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II. LABQUEST
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2 HARDWARE
Once LabQuest is connected to AC power or the battery has charged, press the power button
located on the top of the unit, near the left edge. LabQuest will complete its booting procedure
and automatically launch the LabQuest App by default, as shown above. If the screen
momentarily shows a charge battery icon or does not light after a moment when used on battery
power, connect the power adapter to LabQuest and to an AC power source, then try the power
button again.
Power Button
Power on
– If the screen is off for any reason (LabQuest is off, asleep, or the screen has
turned off to conserve battery power), press and release the power button to turn LabQuest
back on. If LabQuest was off, LabQuest will also complete its booting procedure, which
takes about a minute, and then display LabQuest App.
Sleep/wake
– When LabQuest is on, press and release the power button once to put LabQuest
into a sleep mode. Note that sleep mode does not start until you release the power button. In
this mode, LabQuest uses less power but the battery can still drain. This mode is useful if you
are going to return to data collection again soon, in which case waking LabQuest from sleep
is quicker than restarting after shutdown. To wake LabQuest from sleep, press and release the
power button. When LabQuest is left asleep for one week it will automatically shutdown.
Shut down
– To shut down LabQuest, hold the power button down for about five seconds.
LabQuest displays a message indicating it is shutting down. Release the power button, and
allow LabQuest to shut down. To cancel the shutdown procedure at this point, tap Cancel.
You can also shut down LabQuest from the Home screen . To do this, tap System and then
tap Shut Down .
Emergency shutdown
– If you hold the power button down for about eight seconds,
LabQuest powers off uncleanly. This is the same as pulling the battery out of the unit while it
is running. This is not recommended unless LabQuest is frozen, as you may lose your data
and potentially cause file system corruption.