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Trakker Antares 243X Hand-Held Terminal User’s Manual

Using the Boot Menu

To access the Boot menu, you can

•upgrade the firmware. For help, see “Upgrading the Firmware” in Chapter 2 of the 2400 Family system manual.

•reset the terminal. For help, see “Resetting the Terminal” on page 4-19.

•remove the main battery and wait longer than 15 minutes to install a charged main battery. This procedure also performs a destructive reset, which can have unpredictable results.

The Boot Menu contains these commands:

Boot System Press ￿to boot the terminal. Once the terminal is finished booting, your application appears on the screen.

Run Loader Press ￿to load the terminal firmware. To upgrade or load the firmware, use the Firmware Upgrade option in the TRAKKER Antares 2400 Menu System. For help, see Chapter 2 in the 2400 Family system manual.

Power Down Press ￿to turn off the terminal. When you turn on the terminal, the Boot Menu screen appears again if POST passes.

BOOT MENU

1 - Boot System

2 - Run Loader

3 - Power Down

POWER DOWN IN 60 SEC

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Troubleshooting a Locked Up Application

If the terminal or application is locked up and the terminal will not respond to any key sequences, try the following steps in order:

1.Press Fto turn off the terminal. Press Fto turn on the terminal.

2.Use the TRAKKER Antares 2400 Menu System to reboot the terminal.

a.Press LT￿￿￿or LX￿￿￿to enter the TRAKKER Antares 2400 Menu System.

b.Choose System Menu and then Upgrade Firmware.

c.Choose OK, then YES, then press E. The Boot Menu appears.

d.Press ￿to boot the terminal.

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