Specifications

The MessagePad can’t store anything on a
storage card because it’s write-protected.
Take the card out of your MessagePad and turn off the card’s
write-protection by sliding the switch on the exposed edge
of the card.
The storage card may be full. Tap Extras ´, tap the
Information button ;, then tap Memory Info. In the slip that
appears, you’ll see how much space is left on the card.
Writing and drawing
I’m not tapping where I think I’m tapping.
You need to realign the pen. Tap the Recognition button Ú
and, in the list that appears, tap Preferences. Tap Align Pen
and follow the instructions on the screen. Tap X to close
the slip.
I want my MessagePad to convert my handwriting
to text, but it doesn’t.
Make sure you’ve selected the Text recognition setting Ú.
If you are using the Text recognition setting, but your
handwriting wasn’t converted, the MessagePad may have
been too busy—for example, sending a fax or receiving
beamed information—to convert your handwriting. Scrub
out the handwritten text and try again or double-tap the
word to try converting again.
I wrote information in Ink Text. Can I convert it
to text?
Yes. Select your handwriting and tap it twice. To convert a
single word, tap it twice.
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Troubleshooting
My MessagePad is asking for a card I’ve removed.
Reinsert the card.
Warning Do not insert any card except the one asked for.
Information on the second card could get corrupted.
If the card isn’t available, you can start over by using a pencil
or ballpoint pen to press the Reset button inside the battery
compartment (do not use the MessagePad pen to press the
reset button). However, if you do not reinsert the card, you
may lose information stored on it.
My MessagePad says it is out of memory and
suggests that I restart it.
Your MessagePad has no more memory available to
complete your request. Tap the Restart button; usually this
corrects the problem.
To avoid this situation in the future:
m Don’t run too many applications at once. Close applications
when you are no longer using them; even if you’re not
doing anything in an open application, it still takes up
valuable memory.
m Limit the number of background activities. Uncheck the
“Receive beams automatically” checkbox in the Beam
preferences. Don’t receive calls using the modem (in the
Calls preferences). Log out of eWorld before continuing with
other activities. Wait for an item to finish printing before
continuing with another activity (don’t, for example, write
in the Notepad while a print job is active). Close all other
applications before attempting any communication.
m Remove unneeded applications. Even if you never use or
open an application in internal memory or on a storage card,
its presence takes up a small amount of memory. Limiting
the number of packages you have installed may be enough
to avoid out-of-memory situations.
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