13 Getting Started
• You are advised to keep two sets of rechargeable batteries; when the
pair in the MC 218 need recharging, swap them over. If you have just
one pair, you will run down the backup battery while you are
recharging them.
• You should replace them with fresh non-rechargeable, preferably
alkaline batteries, if you are not going to use the MC 218 for a while.
Warning! When rechargeable batteries go flat, they do so very quickly, and
you may get very little advanced warning. The backup battery will preserve
your information for a limited time.
Switching on & off
This is how you switch on & off your MC 218.
To switch on:
• Press the Esc key. When you first do this, you’ll see the Desktop
screen.
Note! The MC 218 will automatically switch on when an alarm rings, or if
you press one of the external voice note buttons.
To switch off:
• Hold down the Fn key and press the Esc key. You can switch off at any
time. You do not have to save your information first.
Note! If you do not press a key, the MC 218 will automatically switch off after
3 minutes to save battery power. Switch it on again, and you can continue
from where you left off. See the “Switch Off” section of the “Customizing the
MC 218” chapter for details of how to change this behaviour.
Quick launch program icon bar
Upper thumbhold
Toolbar
Pen
Help
Menu bar
Command icon bar
Title bar
Esc
On/Off
Lower thumbhold
Menu
Fn
- +
O
Contrast
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