Appendix A
Maintaining Your Handheld
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Prolonging battery life
Note the following considerations for the battery in your handheld:
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Under normal conditions your handheld battery should remain charged when
you connect it to the cable every day. You can conserve battery life by changing
the Auto-off setting that automatically turns the handheld off after a period of
inactivity. See
for more information.
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If the battery becomes low in the course of normal use, an alert appears on the
handheld screen, describing the low battery condition. If this alert appears,
perform a HotSync
®
operation to back up your data; then leave your handheld
connected to the cable to recharge the unit. This helps prevent accidental data
loss.
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If the battery drains to the point that your handheld does not operate, it stores
your data safely for about a week. In this case there is enough residual energy
in the battery to store the data, but not enough to turn on your handheld. If your
handheld does not turn on when you press the power button, you should
recharge the unit immediately.
■
If your battery drains and you have the unit in an uncharged state for an
extended period of time, you can lose all your stored data.
■
There are no serviceable parts inside your handheld, so do not attempt to open
the unit.
■
If you ever dispose of your handheld, please dispose of it without damaging the
environment. Take your handheld to your nearest environmental recycling
center.
Resetting your handheld
Under normal circumstances you will not have to use the reset button. On rare
occasions, however, your handheld may no longer respond to buttons or to the
screen. In this case you need to perform a reset to get your handheld running again.
Performing a soft reset
A soft reset tells your handheld to stop what it’s doing and start over again. All
records and entries stored in your handheld are retained with a soft reset. After a
soft reset, the Preferences screen appears and the Date and Time option is
highlighted so you can reset the date and time if needed.
Summary of Contents for P80730US - Zire 21 - OS 5.2.1 126 MHz
Page 1: ...Handbook for the Palm Zire 21 Handheld ...
Page 10: ...About This Book 2 ...
Page 16: ...Chapter 1 Setting Up Your Palm Zire 21 Handheld 8 ...
Page 24: ...Chapter 2 Exploring Your Handheld 16 ...
Page 86: ...Chapter 7 Using Date Book 78 ...
Page 110: ...Chapter 12 Using World Clock 102 ...
Page 130: ...Chapter 13 Performing HotSync Operations 122 ...
Page 166: ...Chapter 14 Setting Preferences for Your Handheld 158 ...
Page 172: ...Appendix A Maintaining Your Handheld 164 ...
Page 184: ...Appendix B Frequently Asked Questions 176 ...
Page 196: ...Index 188 ...