4. Resetting SmartAT-870
When the SmartAT-870 completely stops responding for your command, or an application is locked
up and does not respond, and when you want to upgrade the firmware, it may be necessary to
perform a reset.
Caution
Always at first try to perform the warm reset, before to execute the cold reset. Once you
initiate a cold reset, all applications are forcibly closed and working RAM and files are
cleared.
For the above reason, those important data should be stored into the flash disk.
Warning
Do not use force or sharp objects, such as paperclip, to press the reset button. Sharp
objects would puncture the seal of the reset key.
4.1 Warm Reset
When you should perform the warm reset?
When you cannot turn on or off a program, or execute other programs because of “
hang
”-the
system error that stops responding. The “warm reset” for recovering the SmartAT-870 is to press
R/S button on the front of SmartAT-870. This method not guarantee that cashed disk data will be
saved, so transactional data maybe lost during the reset.
Warm Reset procedure : t
o perform a warm reset, press and hold the
<Reset>
key.
After Warm Reset
• The splash screen will appear shortly.
• The desktop appears with the application shortcuts on the screen.
• The custom settings are existent in the registry
• The RF network's connecting status will be recover rapidly
.
4.2 Hard Reset (cold reset)
When you should perform the cold reset?
If the warm reset fails to restore system operation, it may have necessary to perform a hard reset.
This is a boot method that formats the object store to clean data and registry information from the
SmartAT-870 system and restores them to their factory-default state.
This will erase the memory in the SmartAT-870, including all applications and data files found in the
object store (user store).
A Hard reset is a complete reset of the PDA in which all applications are forcibly closed and working
RAM and files are cleared.
Hard Reset Procedure.
To perform a Hard reset, simultaneously press the
<Reset>
key with the
stylus while pressing the
<power>
key.
After Hard Reset.
When a PDA goes through the Hard reset sequence, it clears the working RAM and initializes the
file system.
• The splash screen will appear shortly.
• You will be asked to recalibrate the touch screen. Press the
<ESC>
key to circumvent
recalibration.
•
The desktop appears with the application shortcuts on the screen.
• The custom settings are existent in the registry.
• The RF network's connecting status will be recovered rapidly.
• The application saved in Flash Disk will not be deleted after cold reset.
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