Wednesday, March 8, 2006
Mad Digitizer syndrome
Are you missing your Palm accuracy over time? Some users may have a problem with the accuracy of the touch screen: as time passes, when you tap with a stylus on the screen is more difficult to choose an option from a menu, as sometimes selects the next higher or lower. Character input also becomes more difficult, having to "trace over" for recognition of the strokes. And sometimes the Palm confuses them a stroke with a point, and so on.
Researching more, I discovered that this problem is associated with older models of Palm. There's even a definition in the Wikipedia:
"Mad Digitizer syndrome" is a bug or condition on older Palm Pilot models such as the Clie, Zire, Handspring or that results in drift of power off after Digitizer accuracy of palm unit.This can be fixed with the purchase of one of the many "Digi" applications available. Newer models, such as the Zire71, do not have this issue as they have "Digi" built in applications.
As you can see, the problem gets worse every time you turn off the Palm. But there is a solution, and that is that there are programs that help us correct the problem. The program Recal simply allows us to recalibrate the screen every time you make a hotsync, or a soft reset. On the other hand, DigiFix makes a copy of our calibration, and recovered every time we do a soft reset, so our screen returns to work as well as when the copy was made. And if none of these solutions we are working, we can prove Digi.
I do not know if this problem is common or if it happens with a few palm. I have never had problems with my E2, but it seems older machines that it may suffer. So if your Palm has no problems with accuracy, nor is he happens to play with these programs, but if you have the problem of mad Digitizer syndrome, I hope that these recommendations will help avoid it.
By: Mark Gonzalez Troyes in Palm Tricks
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In fact my T3 is this happening ... sometimes the Graffiti writing on the screen broken, I'm going to try one of these soft and tell you ...
I have a Tungsten E2, and have trouble calibration screen is more when I want to calibrate the screen from tactitil preferences, the cross on which play is not focused because this outdated center of the cross 4 mm down. Causing inconvenience to enter text, or not being able to activate the keyboard can be outdated by 4 mm down.
I also have a Tungsten E2 and have these problems calibration.
The program of preferences for calibrating the PDA does not work, so infinite bike because I do not think that pressing the pencil in the center of the cross.
And when drawing horizontal lines with the "Notes" leave these displaced upwards a few millimeters. The odd thing is that the more top draw lines leaving more displaced.
I asked for support from Palm and I have recommended to do a Hard Reset taking the palm fully charged and the charger cable connected. But it did not work.
Does anyone know what can I do?
Programs that are discussed in this article or are ineffective or create other problems. The palm is hung me every two or even three did not work even once the reset button: I had to discharge the battery!.
mine is desclibro (E2) and recal helped him win a few millimeters in size calibration but not completely ... .. I am worried for the first time and crestfallen
So in the end the service of Palm is going to take responsibility for arreglarmela.
I got it for less than two years and therefore the warranty covers the costs.
For now the deal with the technical service is excellent. I recommend everyone to come to this service if you have problems.
I commented that in about ten days I can take it back.
Hold much hope ...
I got back to my beloved Palm.
I must admit that the service technician Palm has been excellent. On Friday I picked up the PDA today and Thursday and had at home. Less than a week!
And all the time I have had reported.
I think we have had to change all the guts. The housing keeps scratching my dear, but the screen is completely new. Not even hear that annoying buzzing!
Anyway, I hope you will resist ...
Excellent! I also went through the same thing (to the extent of the permanence of rayonazos: P) and is a very good feeling when you have your Palm again as new.
Nothing at all symptoms of descalibración. Without the palm is still under warranty, have the right to request a replacement for service. I did well, and they gave me a new one, failed, and they gave me another, the third it is working so far.
But if we pay for a product, and that product fails, we have the right to enforce the guarantee, no parchecitos and software to prevent "flea" in the palm.
Look for the bill, seeking the technical service in his country, and demand a new, functioning as it should.
You have every reason Denis. It is the second time that I left the Palm fried, hanging completely at the start. I have returned from service arranged, but the screen for some strange artifacts, like bands that change color, so much feeling has returned to travel again. If you are under warranty have to get back for a Palm in perfect condition.