PA966/967 User's Manual

 

 

 

Appendix B:

Troubleshooting Guide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Problem

 

Solution

 

 

 

 

 

Terminal does not power on

 

Battery needs recharging or replacement

 

Insure that the battery is installed correctly

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Terminal turns itself off

 

Adjust “Power Properties”

 

Battery needs recharging

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjust “Power Properties” - especially if peripherals are used

Battery life is short

 

Adjust backlight of LCD or Keypad

 

Replace battery pack if old (battery can be recharged ap-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

proximately 500 cycles)

 

 

 

“Low Backup Battery” message

 

Charge terminal for 16 hours

 

 

 

 

 

Screen is blank

 

Make sure the terminal is powered on

 

Adjust screen brightness

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Terminal either does not

 

Calibrate touch screen

 

Perform a warm boot - WARNING - Unsaved data will be lost

respond, or responds inaccu-

 

 

Perform a cold boot - WARNING - Terminal will be reset to

rately to touch screen input.

 

 

factory default settings and data will be lost

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Make sure scanning application is loaded and operational

 

 

 

 

Clean scanner window

Cannot read bar code

 

Run “Scanner Setting” program to modify barcode read setting

 

 

 

 

Bar code might be distorted and should be replaced

 

 

 

 

Battery needs recharging or replacement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If terminal is processing data, attach charging cable to insure

 

 

 

 

the battery isn’t depleted

Terminal will not shut off

 

If terminal is connected to AC power, disconnect

 

Perform a warm boot - WARNING - Unsaved data will be lost

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Perform a cold boot - WARNING - Terminal will be reset to

 

 

 

 

factory default settings and data will be lost

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check settings on terminal (see page 27)

Terminal cannot communicate

 

Check settings on PC (see page 25)

 

Make sure cable is tightly connected

with host PC

 

 

Try another cable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check to see if it works on another PC

 

 

 

 

 

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Unitech PA967, PA966 Perform a cold boot Warning Terminal will be reset to, Factory default settings and data will be lost