Intermec 6400 Turning Your Hand-Held Computer On and Off Suspending, Turning On Your Computer

SECTION 2 Operation

Turning Your Hand-Held Computer On and Off (Suspending)

Turning On Your Computer

Turn your hand-held computer on by pressing and releasing the [I/O] key. When your computer is cold booted (turning on the first time or after resetting), it displays several mes- sages in rapid succession. The first message shows the firm- ware version and its release date (DD/MMM/YY). If you are just resuming, the display is restored to its previous state.

The screens that follow depend on your application. The documentation that addresses using this computer as a batch (store now and send later) unit instruct you about all remaining operations.

Suspending Your Hand-Held

Computer

To suspend operation, press and release the [I/O] key once. Suspending operation works only if your computer is not plugged into a charging source. The memory contents are protected when the power is suspended.

Automatic Suspend

Your computer automatically puts itself into the suspend mode after a period of inactivity. However, waiting to sus- pend uses battery energy. Therefore it is best to manually suspend it by pressing the [I/O] key when not entering da- ta. The memory contents are protected when the power is suspended.

Terminal Emulation programs do not automatically sus- pend. When lying idle but not manually suspended, the in- tegrated radio module is still active and will drain battery

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