Configuring Memory on the PDA
To effectively use a PDA with Pocket TOTAL, we recommend you have at least 16MB. This memory is used for both permanent storage and RAM. For optimal performance, it is recommended that you use as much of this for RAM as possible. That way, you could run other applications, such as the built-in spreadsheet or web browser at the same time you use Pocket TOTAL. The setup program for Pocket TOTAL will request up to 2MB (2000KB) of storage space before starting the installation, but more is better. At a minimum, you should have 4MB of free storage space before setting up Pocket TOTAL.
To configure this setting on your PDA, do the following:
  1. On your PDA, tap Start, then Settings, and then tap the System tab at the bottom of the window. Your system control panel will display.
     
  2. Tap the Memory icon to see how memory is allocated on your PDA.
     
  3. Move the slider to the right to get more Program Memory (RAM) and to the left to get more Storage Memory. Simply make sure the difference between the “Allocated” and “In Use” items on the left are more than 4000KB before installing Pocket TOTAL.
     
  4. Tap OK to confirm any changes you may need to make.
     
  5. You can adjust this setting “on the fly” at any time while using your PDA.



 

Brightness Settings
Depending on your handheld device and lighting conditions, you may need to adjust the brightness of the PDA’s backlight, so that you can see the screen better while in the field. (It’s best that you adjust these settings while in the field. Note that you will probably need to readjust these settings on days when the lighting conditions in the field vary from sunny to cloudy.)
  1. On your PDA, tap Start, then Settings, and then tap the System tab at the bottom of the window. Your system control panels will display.
     
  2. Tap the Backlight icon, then tap the Brightness tab at the bottom of the window.
     
  3. Tap each of the radio buttons to test which level of brightness is best for the conditions in the field. Select the optimum brightness level for the lighting conditions you are currently experiencing. [Note: the higher you set the brightness level, the more power your PDA will use. Click the power link at the bottom of the Backlight window in order to adjust your power settings.]
     
  4. When you have selected the proper backlight and power settings, tap OK to close the control panel window. Keep tapping OK or X until you reach the PDA desktop.

           
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