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Appendix B Frequently Asked Questions
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Tapping and writing problems
My handheld is not making any
sounds. Check the System, Alarm, and Game Sound settings.
See
“Sounds & Alerts Preferences” in Chapter 17 .
My handheld’s indicator light is
not blinking when alarms
occur. Check the Alarm indicator light setting. See “Alarm LED and
Alarm Vibrate settings” in Chapter 17 .
My handheld does not vibrate
when alarms occur. Check the Alarm Vibrate setting. See “Alarm LED and Alarm
Vibrate settings” in Chapter 17 .
My handheld has frozen.
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If a network connection was improperly terminated, your
handheld may appear to be frozen for up to 30 seconds. If it
is still frozen after 30 seconds, perform a soft reset.
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Perform a soft reset. See “Resetting your handheld” in
Appendix A .
Problem Solution
When I tap the buttons or
screen icons, my handheld
activates the wrong feature. Calibrate the screen. See “Digitizer Preferences” in Chapter 17
.
When I tap the Menu icon ,
nothing happens.
Not all applications or screens have menus. Try changing to a
different application.
I can’t get my handheld to
recognize my handwriting.
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For your handheld to recognize handwriting input with the
stylus, you need to use Graffiti writing. See
“Using Graffiti
writing to enter data” in Chapter 3 .
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Make the Graffiti character strokes in the Graffiti writing
area, not on the display part of the screen.
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Write Graffiti strokes for letters in the left side and the
strokes for numbers in the right side of the Graffiti
writing area.
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Make sure that Graffiti is not shifted into extended or
punctuation modes. See
“Using Graffiti writing to enter
data” in Chapter 3 .
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See “Graffiti tips” in Chapter 3 for tips on increasing your
accuracy when you write Graffiti characters.