Psion Series 7 hard reset

How do I reset the Series 7?
If you find that you cannot exit a program normally, move to the
System screen and select the List open files command from the
File menu. Select the program from the list and press the Close
file button.
If this does not work, or if your Series 7 appears to have “locked
up”, you can always perform a “soft reset”. This should restart
your Series 7 while preserving most of your information.
It is worth trying a soft reset if the keys on the Series 7 do not
appear to respond, or if the Series 7 does appear to switch on
and you are sure the batteries are good (especially if the contrast
adjustment still appears to work), but the screen is otherwise
blank.
· To perform a soft reset: gently press something like an
unfolded paperclip into the reset hole, above the backup
battery location.
After a soft reset, any changes to open Word or Sheet files (or
OPL programs) will be lost. Your other files on the Internal disk
will almost always be safe.
It is possible (although unlikely) that a program failure causes the
reset to lose the information on the Internal disk; it could even
prevent the reset from working at all. If this happens, you will
have to perform a “hard reset”.
· To perform a hard reset: remove all power sources, ie
the mains adapter and the main and backup batteries.
Important: A hard reset resets the Series 7 completely, and all
information on the Internal disk will be lost.

Psion NetBook Pro hard reset

How do I reset the netBook?
If you find that you cannot exit a program normally, move to the
System screen and select the List open files command from the
File menu. Select the program from the list and press the Close
file button.
If this does not work, or if your netBook appears to have “locked
up”, you can always perform a “soft reset”. This should restart
your netBook while preserving most of your information.
It is worth trying a soft reset if the keys on the netBook do not
appear to respond, or if the netBook does appear to switch on
and you are sure the batteries are good (especially if the contrast
adjustment still appears to work), but the screen is otherwise
blank.
· To perform a soft reset: gently press something like an
unfolded paperclip into the reset hole, above the backup
battery location.
After a soft reset, any changes to open Word or Sheet files (or
OPL programs) will be lost. Your other files on the Internal disk
will almost always be safe.
It is possible (although unlikely) that a program failure causes the
reset to lose the information on the Internal disk; it could even
prevent the reset from working at all. If this happens, you will
have to perform a “hard reset”.
· To perform a hard reset: remove all power sources, ie
the mains adapter and the main and backup batteries.
Important: A hard reset resets the netBook completely, and all
information on the Internal disk will be lost

Psion Revo hard reset

How do I reset my Revo?
If you find that you cannot exit a program normally, move to the System screen and select the List open
files command from the File menu. Select the program from the list and tap the Close file button.
If this does not work, or if your Revo appears to have locked up, perform a soft reset. This should restart
your Revo while preserving most of your information. Use a soft reset if the keys on your Revo do not
appear to respond, or if your Revo does appear to switch on and you are sure the battery isn't too low
(especially if the contrast adjustment still appears to work), but the screen is otherwise blank.
· To perform a soft reset: open your Revo, then gently press something like an unfolded paperclip
into the reset hole marked 1. Do not insert anything in the hole marked 2 at the same time.
After a soft reset, your Revo will beep twice when you switch it on. Any changes to open files, messages,
or OPL programs, will be lost. Files and messages which are not open will almost always be safe.
It is possible (although unlikely) that a program failure causes the soft reset to lose the information on your
Revo; it could even prevent the reset from working at all.
If the soft reset does not fix the problem, you will have to perform a hard reset.
Important warning
A hard reset resets your Revo completely, and all
information on the machine will be lost.
· To perform a hard reset: open your Revo, then press both ends of an unfolded paperclip into the
reset holes marked 1 and 2 at the same time.
Press the On key twice to switch on your machine.
To switch on your machine after a hard reset, press the Esc (On) key twice. Your Revo will beep once
when you switch it on. If your Revo beeps twice, you have performed a soft reset. If this happens, perform
the hard reset again, making sure that you press both reset holes firmly, and at the same time.
Note: If you have backed up your Revo using PsiWin, restore the files to your machine after the hard reset.

Psion Revo Plus hard reset

How do I reset my Revo?
If you find that you cannot exit a program normally,
move to the System screen and select the List open
files command from the File menu. Select the
program from the list and tap the Close file button.
If this does not work, or if your Revo appears to have
“locked up”, perform a “soft reset”. This should restart
your Revo while preserving most of your information.
Use a soft reset if the keys on your Revo do not
appear to respond, or if your Revo does appear to
switch on and you are sure the battery isn’t too low
(especially if the contrast adjustment still appears to
work), but the screen is otherwise blank.

· To perform a soft reset: open your Revo, then
gently press something like an unfolded paperclip
into the reset hole marked ‘1’. Do not insert
anything in the hole marked ‘2’ at the same time.
After a soft reset, your Revo will ‘beep’ twice when
you switch it on. Any changes to open files, messages,
or OPL programs, will be lost. Files and messages
which are not open will almost always be safe.
It is possible (although unlikely) that a program failure
causes the soft reset to lose the information on your
Revo; it could even prevent the reset from working at
all.
If the soft reset does not fix the problem, you will
have to perform a “hard reset”.

Important warning
A hard reset resets your Revo completely, and all
information on the machine will be lost.

· To perform a hard reset: open your Revo, then
press both ends of an unfolded paperclip into the
reset holes marked ‘1’ and ‘2’ at the same time.
Press the On key twice to switch on your
machine.
To switch on your machine after a hard reset, press
the Esc (On) key twice. Your Revo will beep once
when you switch it on. If your Revo beeps twice, you
have performed a soft reset. If this happens, perform
the hard reset again, making sure that you press both
reset holes firmly, and at the same time.
Note: If you have backed up your Revo using PsiWin,
restore the files to your machine after the hard reset.

Psion Series 3a hard reset

Resetting the Series 3a

You should never need to reset your Series 3a. Even if an add-on application were to stop working, the Series 3a is designed in such a way that it could not interfere with other applications, such as Data, Word, and so on.
Killing a running application
If you find that you cannot exit an application normally, you will need to “kill” the application. You can kill any application (except Time).

When you kill an application you will lose all the unsaved information in the file
that was open. You should therefore only kill applications in an emergency.

To do so:
• Move to the System screen, move the highlight onto the application that you wish to kill and select the ‘Kill application’ option on the ‘Apps’ menu.

• If you cannot move to the System screen, you will need to press
to kill the application that is currently displayed on screen (the foreground process).

Soft reset - preserving your data
If, for any reason, your Series 3a should “lock-up”, you can always perform a “soft reset”; a soft reset should restart your Series 3a while preserving most of your data.
It is worth trying a soft reset if:
• the keys on your Series 3a do not appear to respond, or
• your Series 3a does appear to switch on and you are sure the batteries are good
(especially if the contrast still works but the screen is otherwise blank).
If you do need to reset:
• gently press something like an unfolded paper clip into the reset hole (above the key).

When you turn the Series 3a on again it will beep, show the start-up screen again, and then the System screen. After a soft reset:
• Any changes you had made to open Sheet or Word files (or OPL programs) would be lost.
• Your other files on the internal disk will almost always be safe.
• If you had other applications installed (other than the built-in applications), the icons will have disappeared from the System screen. Use ‘Install’ from the ‘Apps’ menu in the System screen to re-install the application icons.
• Any additional file lists or application groups you had set up in the System screen will be lost, and you will need to set them up again.
• Any alarms that you had set in the Time application are lost.

Psion Series 3a Hard reset - losing all of your data

It is possible (though unlikely) that an application failure causes the reset to lose the information on the internal disk. It could even prevent the reset from working at all. If this happens, you will have to perform a “hard reset”. To do this:
• Hold down the right-hand key, and gently press a suitable object into the reset hole, as before. Press to turn on, still holding down the right key.This will reset the Series 3a completely, and all information in internal memory, including the internal disk, will be lost.

You may not need to press to switch on when resetting, as the Series 3a may turn itself on.

Psion Series 3c hard reset

Resetting the Series 3c

You should never need to reset your Series 3c. Even if an add-on application were to stop working, the Series 3c is designed in such a way that it could not interfere with other applications, such as Data, Word, and so on.
Killing a running application
If you find that you cannot exit an application normally, you will need to “kill” the application. You can kill any application (except Time).

When you kill an application you will lose all the unsaved information in the file
that was open. You should therefore only kill applications in an emergency.

To do so:
• Move to the System screen, move the highlight onto the application that you wish to kill and select the ‘Kill application’ option on the ‘Apps’ menu.

• If you cannot move to the System screen, you will need to press
to kill the application that is currently displayed on screen (the foreground process).

Soft reset - preserving your data
If, for any reason, your Series 3c should “lock-up”, you can always perform a “soft reset”; a soft reset should restart your Series 3c while preserving most of your data.
It is worth trying a soft reset if:
• the keys on your Series 3c do not appear to respond, or
• your Series 3c does appear to switch on and you are sure the batteries are good
(especially if the contrast still works but the screen is otherwise blank).
If you do need to reset:
• gently press something like an unfolded paper clip into the reset hole (above the key).

When you turn the Series 3c on again it will beep, show the start-up screen again, and then the System screen. After a soft reset:
• Any changes you had made to open Sheet or Word files (or OPL programs) would be lost.
• Your other files on the internal disk will almost always be safe.
• If you had other applications installed (other than the built-in applications), the icons will have disappeared from the System screen. Use ‘Install’ from the ‘Apps’ menu in the System screen to re-install the application icons.
• Any additional file lists or application groups you had set up in the System screen will be lost, and you will need to set them up again.
• Any alarms that you had set in the Time application are lost.

Psion Series 3c Hard reset - losing all of your data

It is possible (though unlikely) that an application failure causes the reset to lose the information on the internal disk. It could even prevent the reset from working at all. If this happens, you will have to perform a “hard reset”. To do this:
• Hold down the right-hand key, and gently press a suitable object into the reset hole, as before. Press to turn on, still holding down the right key.This will reset the Series 3c completely, and all information in internal memory, including the internal disk, will be lost.

You may not need to press to switch on when resetting, as the Series 3c may turn itself on.

Psion Series 3MX hard reset

Resetting the Series 3MX

You should never need to reset your Series 3MX. Even if an add-on application were to stop working, the Series 3MX is designed in such a way that it could not interfere with other applications, such as Data, Word, and so on.
Killing a running application
If you find that you cannot exit an application normally, you will need to “kill” the application. You can kill any application (except Time).

When you kill an application you will lose all the unsaved information in the file
that was open. You should therefore only kill applications in an emergency.

To do so:
• Move to the System screen, move the highlight onto the application that you wish to kill and select the ‘Kill application’ option on the ‘Apps’ menu.

• If you cannot move to the System screen, you will need to press
to kill the application that is currently displayed on screen (the foreground process).

Soft reset - preserving your data
If, for any reason, your Series 3MX should “lock-up”, you can always perform a “soft reset”; a soft reset should restart your Series 3MX while preserving most of your data.
It is worth trying a soft reset if:
• the keys on your Series 3MX do not appear to respond, or
• your Series 3MX does appear to switch on and you are sure the batteries are good
(especially if the contrast still works but the screen is otherwise blank).
If you do need to reset:
• gently press something like an unfolded paper clip into the reset hole (above the key).

When you turn the Series 3MX on again it will beep, show the start-up screen again, and then the System screen. After a soft reset:
• Any changes you had made to open Sheet or Word files (or OPL programs) would be lost.
• Your other files on the internal disk will almost always be safe.
• If you had other applications installed (other than the built-in applications), the icons will have disappeared from the System screen. Use ‘Install’ from the ‘Apps’ menu in the System screen to re-install the application icons.
• Any additional file lists or application groups you had set up in the System screen will be lost, and you will need to set them up again.
• Any alarms that you had set in the Time application are lost.

Psion Series 3MX Hard reset - losing all of your data

It is possible (though unlikely) that an application failure causes the reset to lose the information on the internal disk. It could even prevent the reset from working at all. If this happens, you will have to perform a “hard reset”. To do this:
• Hold down the right-hand key, and gently press a suitable object into the reset hole, as before. Press to turn on, still holding down the right key.This will reset the Series 3MX completely, and all information in internal memory, including the internal disk, will be lost.

You may not need to press to switch on when resetting, as the Series 3MX may turn itself on.

Psion Series 5MX Pro hard reset

How do I reset the Series 5MX?

If you find that you cannot exit a program normally, move to the System screen and select the List open files command from the
File menu. Select the program from the list and press the Close file button.
If this does not work, or if your Series 5 appears to have locked up, you can always perform a soft reset. This should restart
your Series 5 while preserving most of your information.
It is worth trying a soft reset if the keys on the Series 5 do not appear to respond, or if the Series 5 does appear to switch on
and you are sure the batteries are good (especially if the contrast adjustment still appears to work), but the screen is otherwise
blank.
· To perform a soft reset: gently press something like an unfolded paperclip into the reset hole, above the backup
battery location.
After a soft reset, any changes to open Word or Sheet files (or OPL programs) will be lost. Your other files on the Internal disk
will almost always be safe.
It is possible (although unlikely) that a program failure causes the reset to lose the information on the Internal disk; it could even
prevent the reset from working at all. If this happens, you will have to perform a hard reset.
· To perform a hard reset: press the unfolded paperclip into the reset hole as for the soft reset. Then, hold down
both Shift keys, and press Esc to switch on.
Important: A hard reset resets the Series 5 completely, and all information on the Internal disk will be lost.