Operating Problems - IBM WorkPad c3 Handbook

Operating problems

Problem
My companion will
not turn on.
I get a warning
message telling me
my companion
memory is full.
My companion
keeps turning itself
off.
My companion is not
making any sounds.
My companion has
frozen.
I do not see anything
on my companion's
screen.
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Solution
Try each of these in turn:
Press the contrast control button and
adjust the contrast.
Recharge the unit. If your companion
still does not operate, try a soft reset. See
"Resetting your companion" in
Appendix A.
Purge Date Book and To Do List. This
deletes To Do List items and past Date
Book events from the memory of your
companion. See "Purging records" in
Chapter 4. You may need to perform a
HotSync operation to recover the
®
memory.
Delete unused memos and records. If
necessary, you can save these records.
See "Deleting records" in Chapter 4.
If you have installed additional
applications on your companion,
remove them to recover memory. See
"Removing applications" in Chapter 3.
Your companion is designed to turn itself
off after a period of inactivity. This period
can be set at one, two, or three minutes.
Check the Auto-off setting. See "General
preferences" in Chapter 7.
Check the System Sound setting. See
"General preferences" in Chapter 7.
Perform a soft reset. See "Resetting your
companion" in Appendix A.
Change the contrast settings.
Check the battery power. If necessary,
recharge the unit.
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