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Screen, The screen appears blank – Palm PDA CentroTM Smart Device User Manual

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6 Connect your Centro to the charger or

sync cable to charge the new battery.

Screen

The screen appears blank

1 When a call lasts longer than the limit

specified in Power Preferences, the
screen dims automatically. In certain
lighting conditions, the screen may
appear blank when this occurs.
Press any key except Power/End to
restore the screen to normal brightness.
Pressing Power/End hangs up the call.
The screen backlight may also be set to
dim or turn off after a specified amount
of time (see Optimizing power settings).

2 When a period of inactivity lasts longer

than the limit specified in Power
Preferences, the screen turns off. Press
and release Power/End

to wake up

the screen.

3 Look closely at the screen. If you can

see a dim image, try adjusting the
screen brightness (see Adjusting the
brightness).

4 If the screen is still blank, perform a soft

reset (see Performing a soft reset).

5 If the problem persists, connect your

Centro to the charger (see Charging the
battery) and p
erform a soft reset again.

6 If that doesn’t work, perform a hard

reset (see Performing a hard reset).

The screen doesn’t respond accurately to
taps or it activates wrong features

1 Press Applications

.

2 Use the 5-way

to select Prefs

.

3 Use the 5-way

to select

Touchscreen.

4 Follow the onscreen instructions to

align the screen.

5 Select Done.

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Be sure to dispose of your old battery

properly. In some areas, disposal in household
or business trash is prohibited.

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To find carrying cases that protect the

screen, and other useful accessories, visit
go.palm.com/centro-att/.