Operating Problems
205
Operating Problems
don’t see anything on my
handheld’s screen.
Try each of these in turn:
■
Press an application button to ensure your handheld is
turned on.
■
Tap the Contrast icon
in the upper-right corner of the
Graffiti
®
writing area, if your handheld supports contrast
adjustment (available on some models). If the Contrast
dialog box appears, adjust the contrast by holding down the
up scroll button for a few seconds. If this doesn’t work, hold
the down scroll button for a few seconds.
■
If your handheld was exposed to cold, make sure it is at
room temperature.
■
Recharge the unit.
■
Perform a soft reset. If your handheld still doesn’t turn on,
perform a hard reset. See
“Resetting Your Handheld”
in
Appendix A
.
IMPORTANT
With a hard reset, all records and entries stored
in your handheld are erased. Never perform a hard reset
unless a soft reset does not solve your problem. You can
restore any data previously synchronized with your computer
during the next HotSync
®
operation. See the online Handbook
for instructions on restoring your data.
I get a warning message telling me
my handheld memory is full.
■
Purge records from Date Book and To Do List. This deletes
To Do List items and past Date Book events from the
memory of your handheld. See
“Purging records”
in
Chapter 5
. You may need to perform a HotSync operation to
recover the memory.
■
Delete unused memos and records. If necessary, you can
save these records. See
“Deleting records”
in
Chapter 5
.
■
If you have installed additional applications on your handheld,
remove them to recover memory. See
“Removing applications”
in
Chapter 5
.
My handheld keeps turning itself off.
Your handheld is designed to turn itself off after a period of
inactivity. This period can be set at one, two, or three minutes.
Check the Auto-off setting. See
“Auto-off delay”
in
Chapter 17
.
My handheld is not making any
sounds.
Check the System, Alarm and Game Sound settings. See
“System, alarm, and game sounds”
in
Chapter 17
.
Summary of Contents for i705
Page 1: ...Handbook for the Palm i705 Handheld ...
Page 10: ...Contents viii ...
Page 12: ...About This Book 2 ...
Page 26: ...Exploring Your Handheld 16 ...
Page 42: ...Entering Data in Your Handheld 32 ...
Page 88: ...Chapter 6 Using Address Book 78 ...
Page 91: ...Performing Calculations 81 About Calculator Shows version information for Calculator ...
Page 92: ...Using Calculator 82 ...
Page 98: ...Using Clock 88 ...
Page 116: ...Using Memo Pad 106 ...
Page 128: ...Using Security 118 ...
Page 134: ...Using To Do List 124 ...
Page 182: ...Performing HotSync Operations 172 ...
Page 212: ...Maintaining Your Handheld 202 ...
Page 238: ...Index 230 ...