Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting

Refer to the Falcon 4400 with Windows Mobile® PRG for more information.

Table 7. Troubleshooting Problems, Causes, and Solutions

Problem

Possible Cause

 

Solution

 

 

 

 

 

The Falcon does not turn

The battery pack is not installed

Ensure the battery is installed properly.

 

on.

properly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The battery is not fully charged.

Insert the Falcon in dock and begin charging. The bat-

 

 

tery pack backup battery and require 24 hours to fully

 

 

charge at first use, and 4 hours thereafter.

 

 

 

 

 

System failure.

Perform a Hard Reset or a Clean Boot. Refer to Reset-

 

 

ting the Falcon starting on page 38.

 

 

 

 

Rechargeable battery pack

Battery failure.

Replace the battery. If the Falcon terminal still does not

did not charge.

 

operate, try a Hard Reset then a Clean Boot; refer to

 

 

Resetting the Falcon starting on page 38.

 

 

 

 

 

The Falcon was removed from

Insert the Falcon in dock and begin charging. The bat-

 

the dock while battery was

tery pack and backup battery require 4 hours to fully

 

charging.

charge.

 

 

 

 

 

Characters are not visible

The Falcon is not powered on.

Press <POWER>.

 

on the display.

 

 

 

 

The ambient room light is too

Turn on the backlight. Refer to the PRG.

 

 

 

 

dark or low.

 

 

 

 

 

 

No sound is audible.

Volume setting is low or turned

Adjust the sound volume by going to the Volume icon

 

off.

on the Task bar at the top of the screen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The expected sound is not con-

Ensure that sounds are enabled by tapping

>

 

figured in the software.

Settings > Personal > Sounds & Notifications, or

 

 

 

> Settings > System > Decoding for sounds

 

 

related to bar code scanning.

 

 

 

OR

 

 

 

 

Scan the appropriate bar code from the PRG.

 

 

 

 

The Falcon turns itself off.

The Falcon is inactive.

The Falcon turns off after a period of inactivity. You can

 

 

set duration from one to 30 minutes. Refer to the PRG

 

 

to modify the default settings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Falcon will not accept

A software application is “hung.”

Tap

> Settings > System > Memory >

 

input from the stylus or the

 

Running Programs. Select the problematic pro-

keypad.

 

 

gram(s) and tap Stop, or Stop All to stop all running

 

 

 

 

programs.

 

 

 

 

 

System failure.

Perform a Hard Reset or a Clean Boot. Refer to Reset-

 

 

ting the Falcon starting on page 38.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Falcon 4400 manual Troubleshooting, Problem Possible Cause Solution, Did not charge, On the display, No sound is audible