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NOTICE

Before you install the software, please read the terms and conditions of this agreement. By installing, copying, or otherwise using any of the software, you agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. If you do not agree to the terms of this agreement, you are not authorized to use the software.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY

The Software and any related documentation is provided "AS IS" without warranty of any kind. The entire risk arising out of use of performance of the Software remains with you. You must asume the entire risk of using the Software. The software is not specifically developed or licensed for use in any nuclear, aviation, mass transit, life support, medical or any other inherently dangerous applications.

SCREEN

Unfortunately, the screen glass of the device may break when falling or being blown. After such accidents the screen sensitivity character gets out of order and the device becomes non-usable. Pressing the chosen position of the screen by means of the stylus gets the result as if you pressed the position absolutely different from the chosen one. According to the distributors statistics, 90% of warranty repair cases fall on screen replacement.

You may either bring your device to the repair shop or install "Corrector" program. The program is installed at the damaged device and allows to revise the screen sensitivity.

PalmPilot device

THE PROGAM INSTALLATION AND ADJUSTMENT. THE SCREEN CALIBRATION

To install the program:

After the installation the program automatically starts the screen calibration. When a thick dot appears at the screen: it should be pressed with the stylus. After you have pressed the dot it will appear in another sector of the screen: press it again with the stylus. This procedure should be carried through with every dot appearing at the screen. If you failed and pressed beside the dot, push "Up scroll button" to cancel the operation. To calibrate the screen you should make 100 (one hundred) pressings by means of the stylus.

Screen calibration and PalmPilot screenshot

"GRAFFITI" ENTERING AND SOFT BUTTONS AREA CALIBRATION (REGISTERED VERSION ONLY)

After calibrating the screen it is required to calibrate the area of "graffiti" and soft buttons. Before you start calibrating, print out (by means of a printer) the picture attached to the program, cut the picture out with scissors and impose it on "graffiti" and program buttons area. The screen pointer will indicate one of the ten dot columns. The name of the dot consisting of a letter and a figure is indicated above the pointer. Find that dot at the paper and press it with the stylus. The pointer will shift in a new position. Carry this procedure through with all the dots. Screen calibration procedure is over.

Graffiti area calibration and PalmPilot screenshot

After "Tap on screen" inscription appears, push "Down scroll button" to reboot the device or "Up scroll button" to iterate calibration procedure. After the reboot you may use you computer again.

After calibration. PalmPilot screenshot

ATTENTION!

Because of mechanical damages of the screen the stylus pressing precision may be below the norm. The pressing precision around the crack is likely low. If you carry out cold reboot the system will require to calibrate the screen. In this case you should act as follows: press the indicated dots of the screen four times by means of the stylus and then reboot the device.

CONTACTS

Please, write any comments to gsrv@euro.ru

COPYRIGHT

Graffiti and HotSync are registered trademarks of Palm Computing.


Created and designed by Anatoly Belankov
gsrv@euro.ru
Last update: 20 nov 1999