Acer s10 manual Frequently Asked Questions Operating problems

13 Frequently Asked Questions Operating problems

Operating problems

Problem Solution

I don’t see anything on my Acer s10 screen.

Try each of these in turn:

•Press an application button to ensure your Acer s10 is turned on.

	•	Tap the Contrast icon on the upper-left corner of the
		Graffiti® writing area.
		On the Contrast dialog box, adjust the contrast by
		holding down the up scroll button for a few seconds. If
		this doesn’t work, hold the down scroll button for a few
		seconds.
	• If your Acer s10 was exposed to cold, make sure it is at
		room temperature.
	•	Recharge the unit.
	• Perform a soft reset. If your Acer s10 still doesn’t turn on,
		perform a hard reset. See "Resetting your Acer s10" on
		page vi for instructions.
	IMPORTANT: WIth a hard reset, all records and entries stored in your
	Acer s10 are erased. Never perform a hard reset unless a soft reset does
	not solve your problem. You can restore any data previously
	synchronized with your computer during the next HotSync operation.
I get a warning message telling me	• Purge records from Date Book and To Do List. This deletes
memory in my Acer s10 is full.		To Do List items and past Date Book events from the
		memory of your Acer s10. See "Purging records" on page
		56.
		You may need to perform a HotSync operation to recover
		the memory. Refer to "11 Exchanging and updating data
		using HotSync operations" on page 253.
	• Delete unused memos and records. If necessary, you can
		save these records. See "Deleting records" on page 55.
	• If you have installed additional applications on your
		Acer s10, remove them to recover memory. See "To
		remove an add-on application" on page 40.
My Acer s10 keeps turning itself off.	Your Acer s10 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 "Setting the Auto-off interval
	time" on page 278.
My Acer s10 is not making any sounds.	Check the System, Alarm and Game Sound settings. See "Setting
	the sounds and volumes" on page 278.
My Acer s10 LED indicator is not	Check the Alarm LED setting. See "Setting the LED settings" on
blinking when alarms occur.	page 279.
My Acer s10 has frozen.	Perform a soft reset. See "Performing a soft reset" on page vi.

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