Hitachi SA200 manual Lonestar.boo sa200.fm Page 80 Friday, March 6, 1998 1053 AM

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A Maintenance and Troubleshooting

Symptom: You cannot recharge the battery

If the laptop has been left unused for a prolonged period of time, the battery may become completely discharged. In such cases, you need to connect to the AC adapter for several hours before the battery begins to recharge normally.

Symptom: The printer does not operate

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Verify that the printer is turned on.

Verify that the printer is properly connected to the laptop. Double-click on My Computer, and then double-click on Printers. Check whether your printer is installed here. If not, click on Add Printer to install your printer.

Double-click on My Computer, and then double-click on Printers. Check whether printer output is set to MSFax. Search for help on printer problems in the Windows 95 Help Index.

Symptom: The laptop won’t produce sound

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Check the volume control and mute button. Double-click on the speaker symbol, which is to the right of the clock on the bottom right of the screen to open the Volume Control window.

Check whether the sound is turned down (off) at the keyboard. Press <Fn+PgUp> several times to see whether the volume increases.

Verify that the sound driver is installed. From the Windows 95 Control Panel, double-click on System, and then click on the Device Manger tab. Next click on Sound, Video and Game Controllers. Verify that the YAMAHA OPL3-Sax Sound System is installed. If not, use the Control Panel’s Add New Hardware icon to install the driver.

Symptom: The IR communications will not function properly

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Check the IrDA Port field in the BIOS Setup program. Check that the FIR port is not dirty.

Check the distance between the laptop and the other device. If there is less distance than four inches between the two, data transfer may not work well. Adjust the distance and try again.

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