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Power!and!Charging!........................................................................................................................................................................!4!
Home!screen!.......................................................................................................................................................................................!4!
Menu%Options%......................................................................................................................................................................................%4!
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Dock%Test%..............................................................................................................................................................................................%5!
Tristar%/%Hydra%Test%.........................................................................................................................................................................%5!
Battery%Presence%Test%.....................................................................................................................................................................%5!
Ambiguous%Results%Warning%........................................................................................................................................................%5!
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First%row:%!Tristar/Hydra%Result%............................................................................................................................................%6!
Second%row:!Battery%test%results%............................................................................................................................................%6!
Third%row:!Interpretation%summary%....................................................................................................................................%6!
Buttons%..................................................................................................................................................................................................%6!
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Enabling!Expert!Mode!....................................................................................................................................................................!7!
Interpretation!of!test!results!.......................................................................................................................................................!7!
Disabling!Expert!Mode!..................................................................................................................................................................!7!
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If!the!warning!persists!even!after!replacing!the!Dock!flex!assembly,!please!ignore!this!message.!
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If!there!are!still!problems!with!standby!power!leakage,!connection!problems!or!
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problem!on!the!main!logic!board!(MLB).!
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rails!fails,!it!is!advised!to!replace!the!Dock!Flex!assembly!and!retest.!
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