CHAPTER THREE - PL3000 BASICS
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REBOOTING YOUR PL3000
The Nordic ID PL3000 gives variety of reboot options. All the options are
accessible through the power button with the exception of some PL3000
configurations. There are configurations of the PL3000 that cannot be hard-reset
using the power button.
Soft-resetting your device
To soft-reboot your device:
1. Press the ‘
power’
button and release the button without delay, a
‘Shutdown’ dialog window pops up on the screen.
The following soft-resets are available in the list:
Warm boot
Cold boot
Reload Windows CE
If you want to cancel the operation, press the ‘esc’ key, or repress the
power button; the shutdown window closes, and the device stays
running.
2. Select among the options using the arrow keys.
3. Press
the
‘ok‘
key to launch the selected option,
Be aware that through the shutdown dialog you may also place the device in
the suspended state. Although the suspend/resume (sleep/awakening) cycle is not
an actual reboot option, some drivers unload and reload on resume.
Hard-resetting your device
PL3000 has two options to hard-reset it.
HARD-RESET BUTTON IN BATTERY
CHAMBER
Every configuration of the PL3000 has a wall-
mounted hard-reset button in its battery chamber.
To hard-reset your device:
Press the button
for a little while from above with a small, blunt instrument such as a small
screwdriver.
HARD-RESET OPTION OF POWER BUTTON
At least, on the configurations furnished with the
pistol grip the power button has a hard-reset property.
Before you hard-rest your device, be aware that