Palm PDA CentroTM Smart Device manual Screen appears blank

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6Connect your Centro to the charger or sync cable to charge the new battery.

TIP Be sure to dispose of your old battery properly. In some areas, disposal in household or business trash is prohibited.

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The screen appears blank

1When a call lasts longer than the limit specified in Power Preferences, the screen dims automatically. In certain lighting conditions, the screen may appear blank when this occurs. Press any key except Power/End to restore the screen to normal brightness. Pressing Power/End hangs up the call. The screen backlight may also be set to dim or turn off after a specified amount of time (see Optimizing power settings).

2When a period of inactivity lasts longer than the limit specified in Power

Preferences, the screen turns off. Press

and release Power/End to wake up the screen.

3Look closely at the screen. If you can see a dim image, try adjusting the screen brightness (see Adjusting the brightness).

4If the screen is still blank, perform a soft reset (see Performing a soft reset).

5If the problem persists, connect your Centro to the charger (see Charging the battery) and perform a soft reset again.

6If that doesn’t work, perform a hard reset (see Performing a hard reset).

TIP To find carrying cases that protect the screen, and other useful accessories, visit

go.palm.com/centro-att/.

The screen doesn’t respond accurately to taps or it activates wrong features

1Press Applications .

2Use the 5-way to select Prefs .

3Use the 5-way to select Touchscreen.

4Follow the onscreen instructions to align the screen.

5Select Done.

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