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swindonandy
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Post by swindonandy »

wannabeek wrote:Why take if off for 2 whole mins?? I doubt that's true anyway. How could it delete software just because it has no power? The silly things were made without a reboot button so I can see no other way than to take the battery out and put it back when it crashes.

Maybe somebody else has a better idea (several at work have spent the day writing out pages of codes on bits of paper! :crazy: )
It doesn't delete the software however it will lose any data that it hasn't yet sent. If it loses the data then you may as well have not scanned the lost items and as far as the system is concerned you haven't scanned them.

There is a restart - hold down the power key and select shutdown or restart.
SpacePhoenix
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Post by SpacePhoenix »

swindonandy wrote:It doesn't delete the software however it will lose any data that it hasn't yet sent. If it loses the data then you may as well have not scanned the lost items and as far as the system is concerned you haven't scanned them.
That'll only be the case if it can't connect to the network otherwise it sends the data as you scan
wannabeek
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Post by wannabeek »

Do you have a 'submit' button after every scan when on 'MC mode'? No idea, just wondering if they have different ways of operating when in different work environments. There is no indication while on deliveries that the items are sent, until the submit button is clicked. It then indicates 'pending 1' in the corner (or maybe 99+, depending on how your signal has been that day!)
SpacePhoenix
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Post by SpacePhoenix »

wannabeek wrote:Do you have a 'submit' button after every scan when on 'MC mode'? No idea, just wondering if they have different ways of operating when in different work environments. There is no indication while on deliveries that the items are sent, until the submit button is clicked. It then indicates 'pending 1' in the corner (or maybe 99+, depending on how your signal has been that day!)
No submit button at all, they just send the data to the cabinet where the PDAs charge up as we scan then the data gets sent off to wherever it goes
fieryjack10
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Post by fieryjack10 »

Has anyone found the hidden camera and video function yet ( front and rear facing )
Or is it only me ?