Phillip - thanks but that did not work either. I turned the remote on, pushed Sel + Up, then Sel 6 times no go. So, I started over and tried all possibilities but did not get to contrast, perhaps our remotes are not similar.
I can turn on the scare lights, just can't see any options on the LCD screen.
Hopefully someone from the factory will chime in again, or last resort will be to get new remote and program it as Bryan has suggested.
Thanks for trying !!