User manual

Factory Reset/Clean Boot

THIS PROCEDURE RESETS THE TRIMBLE RANGER TO "FACTORY FRESH" CONDITION AND REMOVES ALL PREVIOUSLY

ADDED SOFTWARE, INCLUDING ANY BADGER METER SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS.

Start the factory reset procedure with the handheld powered on.

1. Press and hold the green power key. When the countdown timer starts, release the green power key.

Result: The Power Menu displays.

2. Tap the Reset button on the Power Menu and immediately press and hold BOTH the green power key AND the

RIGHT key on the handheld keypad.

Figure 148: Power menu

Figure 149: Hold down green power key and RIGHT key

3. When the Clean Boot screen appears, release both the green power key and the RIGHT key.

4. Use the up/down navigation arrows on the keypad

to select the Ok button on the screen. Then press the

ENTER key on the keypad if you want to completely

clear the handheld.

OTE:N Tapping does not work on the Clean Boot

screen. Use the keypad.

Result: Several screens display during the next few

seconds: Blank screen, "Scanning...Wait" screen,

Windows Embedded screen, Finalizing screen, blank

screen again, and then the Windows Embedded

screen again.

Figure 150: Select Ok to clear handheld data

5. Touch the handheld screen to start the reset process as instructed on the screen.

6. Tap the cross hairs that appear to align the touch screen. Continue to tap the cross hairs until the screen aligns.

7. At the Password screen, tap Skip.

8. Tap the Complete screen to nish the reset.

OTE:N After performing a factory reset, the handheld date and time need to be reset. Tap Windows Start> Settings>

Clocks & Alarms to set the correct time and date.

Press & hold

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