User's Manual

Chapter 1 — Using the Computer
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About the Intermec Dashboard Button
If the Ready-to-Work light blinks, your computer may be experiencing
a problem. Press the Intermec Dashboard button (
m) to launch the
Intermec Dashboard application to see troubleshooting and status
information.
For more information on Intermec Dashboard, see “About the
Intermec Dashboard” on page 102.
Configuring the Screen Backlight
You can turn on the backlight to see the screen better, or you can turn
off the backlight to help conserve battery power.
By default, the computer goes into Screen Off mode when there is no
activity. Screen Off mode turns off the backlight and display. Press a
key or tap the screen to resume activity.
To configure the backlight:
1 Tap the battery icon at the top of the screen, and then tap the
battery icon on the horizontal scroll menu.
2 With Turn off backlight if device is not used for checked, select
the timeout value (30 seconds, or 1 to 5 minutes).
Adjusting the Volume
You can adjust the computer volume for your needs and your
environment. The volume includes sounds you hear when you tap the
screen or read bar codes with the imager. You can set the volume to off,
very low, low, medium, high, very high (default), or vibrate.
To adjust the volume:
1 Tap the Volume icon at the top of the screen, and then tap the
volume icon on the horizontal scroll menu.
2 Use your stylus or the u and d keys to adjust the volume slider to
the volume you want, select Vibrate, or select Off.