Troubleshooting 206
Troubleshooting
If you find that you cannot exit a program normally, move to the Desktop
screen and select List List open files on the File menu. Select the program
from the list and press Close file.
If this does not work, or if your MC 218 appears to have locked up, you can
always perform a ‘soft reset’. This should restart your MC 218 while
preserving most of your information.
It is worth trying a soft reset if the keys on the MC 218 do not appear to
respond, or if the MC 218 seems to switch on and you are sure the batteries
are good (especially if the contrast still appears to work), but the screen is
otherwise blank.
• To perform a soft reset: gently press something like an unfolded paperclip
into the reset hole, above the backup battery location.
After a soft reset, any changes to open Word or Sheet files (or OPL programs)
are lost. Your other files on the disk drive are almost always safe.
It is possible (although unlikely) that a program failure causes the reset to lose
the information on the disk drive and could even prevent the reset from
working at all. If this happens, you will have to perform a ‘hard reset’.
WARNING! A hard reset resets the MC 218 completely, and all
information on the internal disk drive is lost.
To perform a hard reset:
1. Press the unfolded paperclip into the reset hole as for the soft reset.
2. Close the battery cover.
3. Open your MC 218 and hold down both Shift keys.
4. Press Esc to switch on and a hard reset is performed.
RESETTING YOUR MC 218
Reset hole
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