Owner`s manual

eight different files. To change files, press F1 to go to File 1,
F2 to go to File 2, and so on.
I try to type into a file, but no characters show up.
• If the file looks empty, press the Clear File key to make
sure the file is erased. Then try typing again. (Sometimes
the file recovery command Option-
x-R gets hit by mis-
take, filling up the file so that you can’t type any more into
it. See the Data Recovery section for more details.)
• If you can’t see the cursor on the screen, then your batter-
ies may be too low. Check your batteries or plug in your
AC adapter.
My file is full of garbage/The end of my file is full of
garbage.
• If you have no useful text in the file, just press the Clear
File key to erase the entire file.
• If you have some data you would like to save, go to where
the garbage characters start and press
x-delete to delete
from the cursor to the end of the file.
• Send the file, abort when garbage shows up.
The spacebar has come off. How do I replace it?
Like riding a bike, replacing the space bar can be hard or
awkward the first time, but easy from then on.
To replace the spacebar:
1. Put the spring on either the left or the right circular spot—
it doesn’t matter which one (note: there is only one spring
per spacebar). (If the spring is missing, it’s not that big of a
deal—the spacebar works fine without it—but it will work
better when the spring is attached.)
2. Make sure the wire bar is inserted in the spacebar key cap
correctly (this is the hardest part). The long part of the
wire needs to be snapped into the length of the spacebar
key cap. There are two little snaps, one at each end on the
bottom of the key cap. When the wire bar is correctly
inserted, there will be two wire “ears” poking up, one at
each end (see Figure 13).
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this is definitely the problem. To fix it:
1. Turn the AlphaSmart off.
2. Take the 8 screws off the back with a Phillips screwdriver.
3. Flip the unit over and carefully open the case by lifting
the front of the top case, taking care not to disconnect
the LCD cable.
4. With the unit open, the top case laying back, prevent
static discharge damage by touching one of the metal
connector cubes on the upper right side of the keyboard
with your bare finger.
5. Locate the Lithium battery—it is a silver-colored coin
cell battery about the size of a nickel. The socket for the
battery is in the upper-left corner of the printed circuit
board when the keyboard is in front of you.
6. Replace the Lithium battery, making sure the flat, plus
(+) side is up, slipping the battery under the metal clip.
7. Flip the lid closed and test to see if it saves data now by
turning the AlphaSmart on (you should see a “Testing
RAM…” message the first time you turn it back on).
Type something in the file, then turn the AlphaSmart
off for more than 60 seconds. Turn the AlphaSmart on—
if it is fixed, your data should still be there and you
should not see the “Testing RAM” message.
8. Replace the screws.
When I attach my AlphaSmart to my computer, I can’t
send any data and my AlphaSmart screen shows my file
instead of the “Attached to…” message.
• Check the cable connections. One may be loose.
• Check each end of the cable for bent or broken pins.
Note: We suggest having a few spare cables on hand. Schools
have told us that the younger the student, the more often the
pins will get bent.
When I start up the AlphaSmart, I see something other
than the file that I expected.
• Make sure you are in the correct file. AlphaSmart supports
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