Symbol Series 6800, Product Reference Manual

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D-1
Appendix D
Boot-Up Quick Reference
Table D-1. 46-Key Boot Procedures
Boot Type Key Sequence Used For Results
Power On PWR, or Trigger, or
remove terminal
from cradle Normal power on Returns terminal to where it was when
it was turned off.
Warm Boot 4 5 PWR Lets you choose a
program that
resides in NVM. If system software is present, returns
terminal to DOS. Otherwise, returns
terminal to command mode. Retains
contents of RAM.
Cold Boot A B D PWR Resetting BIOS and
the operating
system. Erases and recreates RAM disk. Only
data in NVM is retained.
Command
Mode Start F I PWR Entering command
mode for self-test or
communication Takes terminal to beginning of
command mode. The first time you
turn the terminal on or after the
terminal has been stored without
batteries, acts the same as a Cold Boot
(resets BIOS, loses contents of RAM).