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Chapter 2: Hardware Resetting the Device
RESETTING THE DEVICE
You may need to reset the MightyMo/MiniMo device when any of the
following occurs:
• The device is slow (selecting objects on the screen takes
noticeably longer).
• The device is in a locked state (nothing can be selected on the
screen and/or the hourglass is displayed continuously).
Perform a Soft Reset Performing a soft reset on your MightyMo/MiniMo device will properly
shut down and restart the software. This type of reset should be used
to improve performance when the device seems to be lagging.
To perform a soft reset, follow these steps:
1. Select the blue Setup button in the title bar. The Mo Setup menu
will open.
2. Select the Soft Reset button.
3. Select the Yes button to confirm that you want to start a soft reset.
The soft reset will take a few minutes. The touch screen will go
dark and then a splash screen will be presented as the device
restarts automatically (you will not need to select the power
button). When the reset is complete, you will be returned to the
page that was open when you started the soft reset process.
Perform a Power Button
Reset
Using the power button to reset a MightyMo/MiniMo device will shut
down and restart the software. This action will be perceived by the
software as an improper shutdown and will automatically end
whatever task was active. A power button reset will not automatically
clear new information on the device’s RAM memory, but new
2 Note: Performing a soft reset will not save any new information to the
storage card. Before you perform a soft reset, you should save
your information to the storage card by following Save Information
to the Storage Card on page 2-17.
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