Franklin RF-192 manual

RF-192 Personal Organizer Organizador Personal User’ s Guide Manual del usuario[...]

1 License Agreement READ THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT BEFORE USING THE ELECTRONIC REFERENCE. YOUR USE OF THE ELECTRONIC REFERENCE DEEMS THA T YOU ACCEPT THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE TERMS, YOU MA Y RETURN THIS P ACKAGE WITH PURCHASE RECEIPT TO THE DEALER FROM WHICH YOU PURCHASED THE ELECTRONIC REFER- ENCE AND YOUR PURCHASE PR[...]

2 Introduction Congratulations! Y ou now own a Rolodex ® Electronics Personal Organizer that holds up to 192k of memory . Using this organizer you can: • keep track of daily appointments; • store and retrieve: • business and personal telephone num- bers and addresses • e-mail addresses • memos • schedules • anniversaries • to do li[...]

3 T able of Contents Notice ................................................... 4 Getting Started .................................... 5 Key Guide ............................................ 8 Using the Clocks ............................... 12 Setting the Alarms ............................ 15 Using the Calendar ........................... 17 Usi[...]

4 • The manufacturer strongly recommends that sepa- rate permanent written records be kept of all impor- tant data. Data may be lost or altered in virtually any electronic memory product under certain cir- cumstances. Therefore, the manufacturer assumes no responsibility for data lost or otherwise rendered unusable whether as a result of improper[...]

5 Getting Started Using the Organizer for the First T ime The first time you use this organizer , you should per- form a system reset. W arning! A system reset erases any user-entered information and clears all settings. Pressing the reset button with more than light pressure may permanently disable your orga- nizer. 1. T urn the organizer over and[...]

6 5. Press ENTER to reset the time. To cancel, press any other key. ENGLISH? 6. Press Search or to cycle through US English, Spanish, French, German, Portu- guese, and Italian. 7. When the language you want is displayed on the screen, press ENTER to select it. The unit automatically returns to the Home Time mode. ♦ Setting the Clock T o learn how[...]

7 Getting Started <<HOME TIME>> FRI 1-JAN-1999 HONG KONG 12:35 40 PM ✳ 2. Press L( Lang ). ENGLISH? 3. Press Search or to cycle through US En- glish, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, and Italian. 4. When the language you want is displayed on the screen, press ENTER to select it. The unit automatically returns to the Home T ime mod[...]

8 Key Guide Function Keys T oggles between 3 telephone directories. Goes to the Scheduler. Goes to the T o Do list/Memos. 1 Goes to the Calendar . T oggles between Home T ime, W orld time and Daily Alarm. Goes to the Anniversary directory. Goes to the Expense Manager . Goes to the Converter . Goes to the Calculator . Goes to Data communication. Tur[...]

9 SET/EDIT Allows you to edit information. Sets the Home and W orld Times, Daily Alarm, and conversion rates. SYM T ypes special symbols, e.g. @, #, etc. SP ACE T ypes a space in records, accesses the password in Home Time. Search Cycles through records, world times, conversions. Moves cursor in indicated direction. ( Contr ) Controls the screen co[...]

10 Key Guide Calculator Function Keys Y ou do not need to use ALT when using these keys in the calculator. Q( MC ) Clears the memory . W( MR ) Retrieves a number from the memory . E( M -) Subtracts the displayed number from the number stored in the memory . R( M +) Stores a positive number in the memory . + Adds a number . - Subtracts a number . x [...]

11 Key Guide ♦ T urning the Keytone Off or On The keytone is the beep that sounds when- ever a key is pressed. When the keytone is on, an icon ( ) appears on the screen. T o turn the keytone on or of f, press ( T ime ) to return to Home Time, and then press V( ) . ♦ About the Backlight Y ou can press to switch the backlight on and off. It will [...]

12 Using the Clocks The clock lets you set a Home T ime and view local times around the world. Y ou should set the Home T ime before viewing world times or using the Schedule, T o Do and Anniversary directories, because world times are based on the Home T ime. Setting Home Time 1. Press ( Time ) until the Home T ime screen appears. <<HOME TIM[...]

13 Using the Clocks 7. Press ENTER and enter the date and Home Time. For example, to enter 1 1-25-1999, 10:30 a.m., type 112519991030 . <<HOME TIME>> THU 25-NOV-199 9 NEW YORK 10:30 40 AM ✳ 8. Press ENTER to store your settings. Setting W orld T ime 1. Press ( T ime ) until the W orld T ime screen appears. <<WORLD TIME>> F[...]

14 Using the Clocks 3. Press SET/EDIT to edit a city name of your choice (up to 12 characters) and press ENTER to confirm your choice. 4. Press ( T ime ) to return to the Home T ime screen. City Code City Name City Code City Name AUCKLAND Auckland CAIRO Cairo GUAM Guam PARIS Paris SYDNEY Sydney LONDON London ADELAIDE Adelaide AZORES Azores TOKYO To[...]

15 There are three kinds of alarms: the Daily Alarm, indi- cated by , the Hourly Chime, indicated by , and the Schedule Alarm, indicated by . Setting the Daily Alarm 1. Press ( Time ) until the Daily Alarm screen is displayed. ALAR M 12:00 AM 2. Press SET/EDIT , then use the numbered keys to enter a time. For example, enter 1015, and press X( AM / [...]

16 Setting the Alarms Setting the Hourly Chime/Schedule Alarm The Hourly Chime sounds once every hour on the hour . The Schedule Alarm sounds at the selected day and time. 1. Press ( T ime ) until Home Time is displayed. 2. Press C ( ) until is displayed. <<HOME TIME>> FRI 1-JAN-1999 HONG KONG 12:35 40 PM ✳ 3. T o cancel the alarm, pr[...]

17 Using the Calendar Y ou can view the current date or browse other dates moving one day , one week, or one month at a time through 200 years (from 1901/1/1 to 2099/12/31). Y ou can also view Scheduled events, and T o Do and Anniversary entries from the calendar . T o learn how to enter scheduled events, read "Using the Scheduler" on pag[...]

18 Using the Calendar Viewing Schedule, Anniversary and T o Do Entries from the Calendar 1. Press 1 ( Cal ). 2. Locate the month and week of the entry following the steps on the previous page. The dots to the right of the date indicate Schedule, Anniversary and To Do entries. The upper dot indicates a Schedule entry, the middle dot indicates an Ann[...]

19 Using the T elephone Directory Entering a Phone Record There are three phone directories: Business 1, Business 2 and Personal. 1. Press ( Phone ) to cycle between the three directories. << BUSINESS-1 >> NAME? 2. T ype a name. For example, to enter the name Robert Edwards, type EDW ARDS ROBERT . Note: T o alphabetize your entries by t[...]

20 Using the Telephone Directory Note: If the data on the first line exceeds 18 characters, it will automatically wrap to the next line. 3. Press ENTER to confirm the entry in the Name field. COMPANY ? _ 4. T ype the name of a company . In the Company field, you can enter a maximum of 18 characters including letters, numbers and symbols. 5. Press E[...]

21 7. Press ENTER to go to the next field. Y ou can now enter a Work number , Fax number , Cell phone number , Pager number (each up to 18 characters), E-mail address (up to 45 characters), Street address (up to 81 charac- ters) and NOTE (up to 63 characters). It is not necessary to complete each field. Skip an unwanted field and move on to the nex[...]

22 Using the Scheduler In each schedule record, you can enter the date, time, and keywords for the event. Entering a Schedule Record 1. Press ( Sched ). <<SCHEDULE>> DATE/TIME ? 2. T o type the date and time, press any number key to start the input mode and then type your information. For example, to enter 20-09-1999, 11:30, type 200919[...]

23 Note: If your data on the first line exceeds 18 characters, it automatically wraps to the next line. Schedule records are sorted chronologically by the Date/Time entries. 4. Press ENTER to store the data. - SCHEDULE- DATE/TIME ? 5. T o turn on the Schedule alarm, press C ( ) in the Home Time display mode. T o learn how to set the Schedule alarm,[...]

24 Using the Memo Directory Y ou can enter a maximum of 108 characters including letters, numbers and symbols in each memo record. Entering a Memo Record 1. Press ( T o Do/Memo ) until the Memo screen appears. << MEMO >> MEMO? 2. T ype your data. Press SP ACE to insert spaces in your data. 3. Press (C/C E ) to move the cursor to the nex[...]

25 Using the T o Do Directory In each T o Do record, you can enter the date, time and keywords for the entry . Entering a T o Do Record 1. Press ( T o Do/Memo ) until the T o Do screen appears. <<THING TO DO>> DATE ? 2. T o type the date, press any number key to start the input mode and then type your data. For example, to enter 09-20-1[...]

26 Searching for and Editing Records Y ou can search for your records either directly or sequentially . Y ou can review your records, edit them or delete them. Searching for a Record 1. Press ( Phone ) to search for a T elephone record, press ( Sched ) to search for a Schedule record, or press ( T o Do/Memo ) to search for a T o Do or Memo record. [...]

27 Searching for and Editing Records 2. Press or to view the full record. Continue to press Search or to view more records. Editing a Record 1. Find the record you want to edit. T o learn how , read "Searching for a Record". 2. Press SET/EDIT . 3. Move the cursor to the character you want to edit. 4. Press INS to insert a character . Pres[...]

28 Using the Expense Manager In each expense record, you can enter the Date, Amount, Expense type, Payment type and a reference Note. Entering an Expense Record 1. Press (Exp). 2. T o type the date, press any number key to start the input mode and then type your information. For example, to enter 09-20-1999, type 09201999. The date format follows t[...]

29 Using the Expense Manager T o View an Expense Record Y ou can search your records either by Date or by Note. 1. Press ( Exp ). <<EXPENSES>> DATE ? T o search by NOTE, press ENTER. 2. T ype the DATE or NOTE you are looking for or press Search or to cycle through your records. T o Find a Specific Expense Record 1. Press ( Exp ) and the[...]

30 Using the Expense Manager T o learn how to edit and delete records, please refer to "Editing a Record" and "Deleting a Record" on page 27. T o Edit the Expense T ype Description 1. Press ( Exp ). 2. Press SET/EDIT . TYPE 1? MEAL 3. Edit the description using a maximum of 6 characters, and press ENTER to confirm. Y ou will now[...]

31 Using the Anniversary Directory In each anniversary record, you can enter the date and keywords for the event. Entering an Anniversary Record 1. Press ( Anniv ). <<ANNIVERSARY>> DATE ? 2. T ype the date using the number keys and press ENTER. 3. T ype keywords for the event. Y ou an enter a maximum of 108 characters, including letters[...]

32 Using a Password Y ou can lock your organizer so that only the Clock, Calendar, Calculator and Converter can be used without supplying the password. Note: Y ou do not need to set a password to use this organizer . Warning: Please keep written records of your data. If you forget your password, you will not be able to recover any of the data store[...]

33 Using a Password Accessing Data When the Password is Activated 1. After turning the unit on when the password is activated, press ( Phone ), ( Sched ), ( T o Do/Memo ), ( Anniv ) or ( Exp ). PASSWORD ? [ ] You are prompted to enter your password. Type your password and then press ENTER . If you mistype your password, the message "OPEN ERROR[...]

34 Using a Password Changing or Deactivating the Password 1. Press ( Time ) until Home Time is displayed. 2. Press SP ACE( ). PASSWORD ? [ ] 3. T ype your old password and then press ENTER. Y ou will be prompted to enter your new password. T o deactivate your password, just press ENTER without pressing any number keys first. 4. T ype your new passw[...]

35 Using the Calculator Making a Calculation 1. Press ( Calc ) . <<CALCULATOR> > 0. 2. T ype a number. Y ou can type up to 12 digits. T o type a decimal, press . . To change a number from positive to negative, press P ( +/- ). T o clear a number , press (C/Ce) . 3. Press +, -, x or ÷ to add, subtract, multiply , or divide, respectively[...]

36 Using the Calculator Note: When the integer part of a calculation result, or any integer in the memory , exceeds 12 digits (including the decimal point), or any other invalid operation is attempted, a calculator error will occur and "E" will appear on the display . Press ( C/Ce ) to clear the error . Using the Calculator Memory 1. In t[...]

37 Using the Converter Using the Built-in Conversion Rates Use your organizer to do the following built-in conver- sions: Feet Meter Ya r d Meter Inch Centimeter Mile Kilometer Pound Kilogram US gallon Liter UK gallon Liter Ounce Gram Fahrenheit Centigrade 1. Press ( Conv ) until the Metric conversion screen appears. ➔ 0.3048 0. 0. 0. << ME[...]

38 ➔ << METRIC >> FEET M FEET : M: 0.3048 10. 3.048 10. 5. Press or to convert it in either direction. 3.28083989501 32.808398950 10. 10. << METRIC >> FEET M FEET : M: Converting Currency There are 15 built-in currency exchange rates, 3 of which you can program. 1. Press ( Conv ) until you see the currency conversion scree[...]

39 Using the Converter Note: The bottom row remains unchanged. 5. T ype a new number to start the next conversion. Setting a Currency Rate 1. Press ( Conv ) until you see the currency conversion screen. 2. Press SET/EDIT . EURO FRF USD CUR1 CUR2 USD (SET) 1. 6.55957 1. 1. 1. 1. <SET> will be displayed on the bottom row of the screen to indica[...]

40 Installing the PC Sync Use the following steps to install the PC Sync on your personal computer. Please note that the program has the following system requirements: • Windows 95 or 98 (English version) • 10 MB RAM • 20 MB hard disk space • CD ROM driver (for installation) • One free serial communications (COM) port Note: Y our CD comes[...]

41 T ransmitting or Receiving Records Connecting the Serial Cable Before you can transmit or receive records you need to do the following: 1. T urn your personal computer off. 2. Connect the 9-pin plug of the Organizer PC Sync cable into a free communications (COM) port. 3. Connect the single-pin plug of the cable into the PC PORT hole on the left [...]

42 Transmitting or Receiving Records Synchronizing Data With PC Sync When you synchronize your data, records that were deleted either in your Organizer or PC Sync Program will be deleted in both. New records added in either , will now be added in both. Edited records will be updated in both. If you edit the same record in both your Organizer and yo[...]

43 1-SYNC? 2-TX? 3-RX? 6. Use or to select 1-SYNC? or press 1. 7. Press ENTER to start synchronization. During synchronization, you will see the following messages: T ransmitting… this means your Organizer is transmitting the data necessary for synchronization. Receiving… this means your PC has processed the data and is transmitting back the da[...]

44 Note: Y ou cannot send or receive a single directory between your handheld Organizer and PC Sync for W indows. Y ou can send a single record or all the directories. W arning! When you transfer all directories, your old records at the receiving end will be overwritten. If you wish to retain records unique to your Organizer or PC Sync, choose Sync[...]

45 3. Click OK to confirm the operation. 4. Press (T ime) on your handheld Organizer until the Home T ime screen appears. 5. Press Data Sync to enter the data communication mode. 6. Use or to select 2-TX? or press 2. 7. Press ENTER to start the transmission. Transmitting or Receiving Records T o Receive A Single Record 1. Press (T ime) on your hand[...]

46 T o Receive All Records 1. Press (T ime) on your handheld Organizer until the Home Time screen appears. 2. Press Data Sync to enter the data communication mode. 3. Use or to select 3-Rx? or press 3 to start the transmission. 5. Click File | Export to Organizer on the menu bar of your PC Sync. 6. Click the Export button to confirm the operation. [...]

47 This organizer uses two CR2032, 3-volt lithium batteries. Before you follow these steps you should have a small Phillips screwdriver (one that fits into screws with an " ✕ " notch) and the new batteries at hand. W arning! When no batteries are installed, this organizer will save your information for only about 30 seconds. So quickly [...]

48 Specifications Model: RF-192 Personal Organizer Size: 14.3 x 9.6 cm • Weight: 4.5 oz. Battery: Two CR2032 lithium • Storage capacity: 192 K Contacts For registration and sales call 1-800-266-5626 (U.S. only) or visit us at www .franklin.com. Please have your product number ( RF-192) and date of purchase handy when you call to register. For c[...]

49 LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIMITED REMEDY (A) LIMITED WARRANTY. FRANKLIN WARRANTS TO THE ORIGINAL END USER THAT FOR A PERIOD OF ONE (1) YEAR FROM THE ORIGINAL DATE OF PURCHASE AS EVIDENCED BY A COPY OF YOUR RECEIPT, YOUR FRANKLIN PRODUCT SHALL BE FREE FROM DEFECTS IN MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP. THIS LIMITED WARRANTY DOES NOT I[...]

50 FCC Notice NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, i[...]