Handspring 90 - Manual (Page 200)

Page 200 Maintaining Your Handheld
■ If the battery drains to the point where your handheld does not turn on, it stores your data
safely for about three days. In this case, there is enough residual energy in the battery to store
the data, but not enough to turn on your handheld. If your handheld does not turn on when
you press the power button, you should charge the battery immediately.
■ If you leave a drained battery in your handheld for an extended period of time, you can lose
all of the stored data. If this happens, charge the battery and then perform a HotSync
operation to restore the data from your computer.
Resetting your handheld
Under normal circumstances, you will not have to use the reset button. On rare occasions,
however, your handheld may no longer respond to buttons or the screen. In this case, you need
to perform a reset to get your handheld running again.
Performing a soft reset
A soft reset tells your handheld to stop what it’s doing and start over again. All records and entries
stored in your handheld are retained with a soft reset. After a soft reset, the Palm Powered™
screen appears, followed by the Date & Time Preferences screen.
To perform a soft reset:
1. Unscrew the tip of the stylus to access the reset tool.
2. Use the reset tool to gently press the reset button inside the hole on the back panel of your
handheld.
Tip: You can also use the tip of an unfolded paper clip (or similar object without a sharp tip).
Reset tool