Quick Reference Guide

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Quick Reference
Terminal turns
itself off.
Terminal is inactive. Your terminal turns off after a period of
inactivity. This period can be set from
one to five minutes, in one-minute
intervals. Check the Power dialog box
(in the System tab under Start/
Settings), and change the setting if
you need a longer delay before the
automatic shutoff feature activates.
Terminal doesn’t
recognize my
handwriting.
Character strokes
written incorrectly
with the stylus.
For your terminal to recognize
handwriting input with the stylus,
characters must be written a certain
way. See the PDT 8000 Series
Product Reference Guide for
information about how to write
character strokes.
Character strokes
written on the wrong
part of the LCD
screen.
Make the character strokes in the
lower character entry area on the
screen — not on the display part of the
screen.
Lower-case and
upper-case letters,
and numbers written
on the wrong parts
of the LCD screen.
Ensure you are writing letters and
numbers in the correct part of the LCD
screen. See Using the Block
Recognizer on page 20 or Using the
Letter Recognizer on page 20
depending on what input method you
are using.
Terminal does not
respond to a hard
reset.
Battery door is
attached.
You must remove the battery door
before performing a hard reset.
Battery is not
charged.
Charge the terminal. See Charging
the Battery on page 10.
Tapping the
screen buttons or
icons does not
activate the
corresponding
feature.
LCD screen not
aligned correctly.
Align the screen. See Aligning the
Screen on page 13.
Problem Cause Solution
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