Franklin RF-8121 manual

www .franklin.com P ersonal Digital Assistant User’ s Guide RF-8121 RF-8131 [...]

1 Contents License Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Understanding the Displa y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Using the Clo[...]

READ THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT BEFORE USING THE ELECTRONIC REFERENCE. Y OUR USE OF THE ELEC- TRONIC REFERENCE DEEMS THA T Y OU ACCEPT THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE. IF Y OU DO NOT A GREE WITH THESE TERMS, Y OU MA Y RETURN THIS P A CKA GE WITH PURCHASE RECEIPT TO THE DEALER FROM WHICH Y OU PURCHASED THE ELECTRONIC REFERENCE AND Y OUR PURCHASE PRICE WILL BE[...]

Recommendations • The manuf acturer strongly recommends that sepa- rate permanent wr itten records be kept of all impor- tant data. Data ma y be lost or altered in vir tually any electronic memor y product under cer tain circum- stances. Theref ore, the manuf acturer assumes no responsibility f or data lost or otherwise rendered unusab le whether[...]

Important Notice This unit is shipped in “ Sleep ” mode in order to con- ser ve battery life . T o star t the unit, it must first be reset. The Reset button is accessed via the hole abov e the battery door on the back of the unit. Using the Organizer f or the First Time The first time you use this organiz er , you should per- f orm a system res[...]

✎ About Screen Illustrations Some screen illustrations in this User ’ s Guide may vary slightly from what you see on the screen. This does not mean that your organiz er is mal- functioning. ✎ A uto-Shut Off When none of the ke ys ha ve been pressed f or appro ximately se ven min utes, the organiz er auto- matically turns the power off to sav [...]

Se ver al icons appear on the upper left of the screen to indicate active modes . These are indicator icons only and perf orm no function when tapped. Note : / on the upper left indicates data e xtending bey ond the current screen. T ap / to scroll up and down and read all the a v ailable data. The bottom half of the screen contains the function ic[...]

Goes to the Timer . Goes to the currently installed book. Cycles through the f our calculators. Cycles through the three conv er ters and the Expense manager (RF-8131 only). Goes to the Data Synchronization screen. This is active only if y ou hav e the PC Sync program installed on your PC and y our unit is connected to your PC . Other Icons / / / M[...]

8 Each time you press ON/OFF , tap , or after a system reset, you see the Home Time screen. Y ou can perf orm the following functions in Home Time. • T ap to go to W orld Time. • T ap MD/DM on bottom left of screen to toggle between the month/da y and da y/month f ormats. • T ap 12/24 on bottom of screen to toggle between 12- and 24-hour disp[...]

9 Setting Home Time 1. T ap until you see HOME TIME. 2. T ap EDIT . 3. At the city name , tap or to cyc le through the av ailable city names. T ap A-Z to edit a city name. This will be your Home city . Y ou can edit the city , month, day , year , hour and minute. T ap / / / to mov e the cursor in the indicated direction. 4. T ap 0-9 to edit the yea[...]

Viewing W orld Time Y ou must set y our home time bef ore viewing World Time. There are 45 built-in cities . The list is av ailable at the end of this User ’ s Guide. 1. T ap until you see WORLD TIME. 2. T ap o r to cyc le through the a vailab le city times. T ap 12/24 at the bottom of screen to toggle between the 12- and 24-hour time f ormat. T [...]

T o set the daily alar m, do the following: 1. T ap until y ou see ALARM. 2. T ap EDIT . T ap 0-9 to edit the hour and minute . T ap / to mov e the cursor in the indicated direction. T ap AM/PM at the bottom of screen to toggle between a.m. and p.m. 3. T ap ENTER to store your settings. 4. T ap on bottom left of screen to disable/re- enable the dai[...]

12 There are three telephone directories: Business, Business 2 and P ersonal. Each director y has 10 fields in which to enter data. The fields appear in the f ollowing sequence: Name, Company , Address, Home, Work, F ax, Cell, Pager , E-mail and Note. Each field has a character limit. Please see the table below . T o enter a phone record, do the fo[...]

T ap ABC/123 to toggle between the letter/number ke yboards. T ap SYML on the numeric ke yboard to cycle through the list of av ailable symbols. T ap SP A CE to inser t a space. T ap DEL to delete a character . The character at the cursor is deleted. T ap INS to inser t a character . T ap / to mov e the cursor . 3. T ap ENTER to enter data in each [...]

14 There are three fields in the Schedule: Star t Date, End Date, and Message . Y ou can set a Schedule alarm which sounds for 20 seconds. Y ou can enable/disab le the alarm, and stop the sound at any time. T o enter a Schedule record, do the following: 1. T ap twice . Y ou see ST ART D A TE? on the screen. 2. T ap 0-9 to enter a Star t Date and ti[...]

Note: In the date and time fields, only the number ke yboard is a vailab le. In the Message field, tap ABC/123 to toggle between the letter/number k e y- boards. T ap A-Z or 0-9 to enter your data. T ap SYML , then tap / to cycle through the list of av ailable symbols. T ap SP A CE to inser t a space. T ap DEL to delete a character . The character [...]

This is av ailable only in RF-8131. Each Anniversary record consists of a Date field and a Message field. T o enter an Anniversary do the following: 1. T ap until you see ANNIVERSAR Y . Y ou see DA T E? on the screen. 2. T ap 0-9 to enter the anniversary date. The date f ormat is what you set in the Home Time, without the year . Y ou MUST enter a d[...]

17 There are f our fields in the T odo book: Date Due, Message (description), Date Done and Pr iority . Y ou can set prior ity lev els of one to three. T o enter a T odo record, do the f ollowing: 1. T ap once . 2. T ap 0-9 to enter the due date for the T odo. The date f ormat is what you set in Home Time. Y ou MUST enter a due date if you w ant to[...]

T ap A-Z or 0-9 to enter your data. T ap SYML , then tap / to cycle through the list of av ailable symbols. T ap SP A CE to inser t a space. T ap DEL to delete a character . T ap INS to inser t a character . T ap / to mov e the cursor . Prior ity is the last field. 4. T ap ENTER to store your data. The T odos are sor ted by the due date. 18 Enterin[...]

Each Memo record consists of a Message field in which you can enter a maxim um of 490 characters. T o enter a Memo do the following: 1.T ap twice. 2. T ap any key to begin entering y our memo. 3. T ap A-Z or 0-9 to enter your data. T ap SYML , then tap or to cycle through the list of av ailable symbols. T ap SP A CE to inser t a space. T ap DEL to [...]

Each Internet record has five fields: Message (description), Inter net (address), Login ID , P ass word and Note. Y ou can enter descriptions of your fa vorite W eb sites, the addresses and a note . Y ou can enter a maximum of 108 characters in the Message and Note fields and 80 characters in the Internet field. T o enter an Internet record, do the[...]

21 The Expense manager is av ailable only in RF-8131. Each Expense record consists of the f ollowing fields: Date, Amount, Expense T ype, P a yment T ype, and Note. T o enter an Expense do the follo wing: 1. T ap until you see EXPENSE. Y ou see DA T E? on the screen. 2. T ap 0-9 to enter the expense date. The date f ormat is what you set in the Hom[...]

Note : In the Date and Amount fields, only the numbers k eyboard is a v ailable . In the Note field, tap ABC/123 to toggle betw een the letters/num- bers ke yboards. T ap A-Z or 0-9 to enter your data. T ap SYML , then tap / to cycle through the list of av ailable symbols. T ap SP A CE to inser t a space. T ap DEL to delete a character . T ap INS t[...]

23 Phone, Memo and Internet records are sor ted alpha- betically . Schedule and T odo records are sor ted chronologically . Y ou can re vie w your records , edit them or delete them. Searc hing f or a Record 1. T ap the icon of the directory you want to searc h. 2. T ap or to view the records in the or der they appear . In the T elephone, Memo and [...]

24 Viewing a Recor d 1. Find the record y ou want to view as described above. 2. T ap / to view other fields in the record. Empty fields are not displa yed. In a phone record, tap to go directly to the e- mail field. Editing a Record 1. Find the record y ou want to edit. T o lear n how , read “ Searching f or a Record ” . 2. T ap EDIT . Edit yo[...]

Y ou can use your organiz er as a Timer . T o set the Timer , do the following. 1. T ap . 2. T ap the number keys or use / to input the hour , minute and seconds you want. 3. T ap ENTER to store your setting. The Timer will beep at the appointed time no mat- ter where you are in the organiz er . T ap any ke y to stop the beeping. T o pause the Time[...]

Y our organizer comes with f our fun games: K eyboard Wizard, Tic T ac T oe, Chance and Memory . Ke yboard Wizard This game challenges you to tap a letter that floats across the screen bef ore it gets to the other side. 1. T ap until you see KEYBO ARD WIZARD . 2. T ap ENTER to begin. 3. T ap the letter that is rightmost on the screen. If you tap th[...]

27 Chance Y ou can hav e the unit select a maximum of 10 num- bers from a range of 1-99. 1. T ap until you see CHANCE. 2. T ap ENTER. 3. Enter a range of numbers from 1 to 99. F or e xample, enter 01-75. 4. T ap and enter the amount of numbers y ou want between 1-10. F or e xample, enter 5. 5. T ap ENTER. Y ou will see five n umbers in the 1-75 ran[...]

28 Memory This game tests your memory . 1. T ap until y ou see MEMOR Y . 2. T ap ENTER to begin. 3. Use /// to mo ve the cursor to a hidden number . 4. T ap ENTER to see the number . The number behind the cursor is re v ealed. Continue doing this until y ou find matching num- bers. The object of the game is to find all the matching number sets. Whe[...]

Y ou can use your organiz er to spell check, find the- saurus entr ies, translate or find phrases f or a word. The RF-8121 includes the US Spell Check er and F oreign Language Phrase Book. The RF-8131 includes the US Spell Check er , Foreign Language Phr ase Book, Thesaurus and Six Language T ranslator . Y ou must first download the book y ou want [...]

30 Y our organizer has f our calculators: a Math Calculator , a Calor ie Calculator , a Tip Calculator and a Discount Calculator . Making a Calculation 1. T ap once . The numeric ke ypad appears. 2. T ap 0-9, . or +/- to enter the numbers you want. Y ou can enter a maximum of 10 digits. 3. T ap +, -, x or ÷ to perform an addition, subtrac- tion, m[...]

31 Note: If there is an error or ov erflow , E is dis- pla yed on the screen and y ou will not be ab le to do any further calculations. T ap C/CE to clear the error screen and return to the Calculator. Using the Calculator Memory 1. In the Calculator , make a calculation or enter a number . 2. T o add the number on the screen to the num- ber stored[...]

Using the Calorie Calculator Y our organizer comes with a b uilt-in database of 100 common f ood items and their caloric values. Note: The data is av ailable in English only . Please see “ Bonus Nutritional Guide ” at the end of this User ’ s Guide. Y ou can use this database to calculate the calories consumed in a selected period. T o enter [...]

33 4. T ap and enter the date . 5. T ap again and enter the time . Y ou can tap AM/PM to enter the proper time of da y if you pre viously selected the 12-hour time displa y f ormat. 6. T ap . The unit f or the f ood you selected will appear . 7. Enter the relevant n umber . F or e xample, if the f ood is Pizza, enter the number of slices. 8. T ap E[...]

Getting a Calorie Report 1. T ap until you see the CALORIE. 2. T ap R on the letter keypad. 3. Enter the begin and end dates. Use / to mov e between the fields . 4. T ap ENTER to see the repor t. T ap repeatedly to scroll through the daily repor ts . 5. T ap CE when done to exit the report mode . Using the Tip Calculator There are three built in pe[...]

Y ou can also use or to change the percent- age to 10% or 20% respectively and tap ENTER . 3. T ap the amount of the bill and tap ENTER. The result you get is the bill amount plus the tip . Using the Discount Calculator There are three built in percentages: 5%, 10% and 20%. Y ou can use these when calculating the dis- count on an item, or you can s[...]

36 There are three conv er ters: Euro , Currency and Metric. Doing Euro Con versions Use the Euro conv er ter to do any of the 12 built-in conv ersions. Note that the rates are set and cannot be changed. In the table below , the rate shown is f or 1 Euro . 1. T ap . 1 EURO = 40.3399 BEF (Belgian Francs) = 1.95583 DEM (German Marks) = 166.386 ESP (S[...]

Y ou see the first conv ersion screen. 2. T ap or to find the conver sion you want. The rate is displa y ed to the right of the screen. 3. T ap / to change the direction of the conver- sion. 4. T ap 0-9 and . to enter the n umber you want. 5. T ap ENTER to convert. Setting Currency Rates Once you set currency r ates, y ou can do currency conv ersio[...]

3. T ap A-Z to enter an abbreviation first f or the currency name on the left, then for the curren- cy name on the right. Y ou can enter a maximum of 3 letters f or each name. Ta p / to mo ve the cursor . 4. T ap ENTER to edit the rate . T ap to erase pre viously entered digits. 5. T ap 0-9 and . to enter a rate. Y ou can enter a maximum of eight d[...]

39 Doing Metric Con versions Use the Metric conv er ter to do any of the eight built- in conv ersions. 1. T ap until you see METRIC. Y ou go to the first conv ersion screen. The conv ersion rate is display ed to the right of the screen. 2. T ap or to find the conver sion you want. 3. T ap / to change the direction of the conver- sion. 4. Enter the [...]

The Rolode x ® Electronics Desktop Manager is the PC software progr am that transf ers data between the Rolode x ® P ersonal Digital Assistant and a personal computer (PC). Y ou can synchronize MS Outlook ® 97/98/2000/2002 and Intellisync Mobile Desktop files or add books to the Organizer . The Desktop Manager has the f ollowing system requireme[...]

T o install the Desktop Manager on your PC: 1. Insert the Rolodex ® Electronics Desktop Manager CD into the CD-ROM drive on y our PC. The Setup screen appears. If this screen DOES NO T launch automatically , fol- low these steps . • Go to Start | Run. • T ype d:setup and press ENTER. 2. Click the Install Rolodex Electr onics Desktop Manager b[...]

Bef ore you can synchroniz e records you m ust: 1. Install the Rolodex ® Electronics Desktop Manager onto your PC. See “ Installing the Rolodex ® Electronics Desktop Mana ger ” on page 41. 2. Connect the organizer to the PC using the seri- al cable pr ovided. • T urn your personal com- puter off. • Connect the 9-pin plug of the cable into[...]

43 Intellisync f or Rolode x Electronics is the program that allows y ou to impor t, export or synchronize files between the PC organizer prog rams and y our Rolode x ® Electronics P ersonal Digital Assistant. The PC organizer applications can be synchroniz ed with the f ollowing progr ams located in your de vice: • Schedule • Memo Book • Ph[...]

Configuring Y our Organizer Programs F or your organiz er data to be included in a synchro- nization, the organizer progr ams must first be aligned with your PC organiz er application. Y ou must select the organizer progr ams and the PC organizer appli- cations that you w ant to synchronize . T o configure the synchronization settings, f ollow thes[...]

45 Export Expor ts data to your PC organiz er application from the organizer program on the organiz er . Synchr onize Synchronizes data between the organizer progr am on the organiz- er and your PC organiz er applica- tion. Click Options to change settings used when e xchanging data with your PC organiz er applica- tion or click Bro wse to map an a[...]

Changing Adv anced Settings Each organizer progr am contains adv anced settings, such as confirmation, conflict resolution, and field mappings. These include program specific par ame- ters and fields to be mapped f or the data e xchange. Note: These settings vary by organiz er program. Once you ha v e selected a translator f or an organizer program[...]

47 5. Click OK to accept this file or folder . Click Cancel to map fields without refreshing the inf ormation from the file or folder . Click Help for additional inf or mation. Y ou see the Field Mapping dialog bo x. 6. Map the fields for the organizer program. Y our PC organizer application fields are bold and listed in the right column. Click and[...]

Y ou can synchronize personal inf or mation between the Desktop Manager on a PC and your organiz er , or you can mo v e a book to your organiz er . Note: Make sure the cab le is connected securely to both the PC and the organizer . T o transfer data from the Desktop Manager , f ollow these steps. 1. Click or File|Synchr onize . T o send a book, cli[...]

49 Note: F or proper synchronization, make sure that the organizer applications y ou want are selected in Intellisync. T ransferring Data W arning! PC organizer applications ma y hav e longer fields than the Rolode x ® Organizer can accept. When the data in your PC organiz er application fields e xceeds the number of characters allo wed in the cor[...]

When you synchroniz e your data, records that w ere deleted either in your handheld organiz er or the Desktop Manager 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 handheld organiz er and the Desktop Manager , copies of both records [...]

51 Y ou can lock y our handheld organizer so that only the Clock, Calculator and Con v er ter can be used without supplying the pass word. Note: Y ou do not need to set a pass word to use this organizer . W arning! Please k eep written records of your data. If you f orget your pass word, y ou will not be able to recov er any of the data stored in y[...]

52 Accessing P assw ord Pr otected Data When your pass word is activated, y ou hav e to unlock your handheld organiz er in order to access the phone records, schedules , todos, memos , anniversary and e xpense records. T o unlock your handheld organiz er , do the follo wing: 1. T ap until you see HOME TIME. 2. T ap or tap , , , , or . 3. T ap your [...]

Changing or Deactivating the P assw or d 1. Unlock y our handheld organizer . 2. T ap until you see HOME TIME. 3. T ap . 4. T o change your passw or d, enter a new pass- wor d, then tap ENTER. T o deactivate your pass word, tap ENTER without entering a password. 53 Using a P assw ord This unit ma y change operating modes due to Electro-static disch[...]

This organizer uses two CR-2032 lithium batteries. When you find the displa y becomes dim, please change the batteries. Note : Replace both batter ies at the same time. F ollow these steps to change the batteries. Before you f ollow these steps you should ha v e a small Phillips screwdriv er and the new batteries at hand. 1. T urn the organizer off[...]

• Model: RF-8121 • Size: 10.4 X 8.0 X 1.17 cm • Weight: 2.8 oz • Batter y: 2 CR-2032 Lithium Storage Capacity: 384 K ISBN: 1-59074-002-5 • Model: RF-8131 • Size: 10.4 X 8.0 X 1.17 cm • Weight: 2.8 oz • Batter y: 2 CR-2032 Lithium Storage Capacity: 750 K ISBN: 1-59074-107-2 Cleaning this Product T o clean this product, spray a mild g[...]

56 NO TE : This equipment has been tested and found to com- ply with the limits f or a Class B digital device , pursuant to P ar t 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonab le protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if [...]

57 LIMITED W ARRANTY , DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIMIT- ED REMED Y (A) LIMITED W ARRANTY . FRANKLIN W ARRANTS T O THE ORIGI- NAL END USER THA T FOR A PERIOD OF ONE (1) YEAR FROM THE ORIGINAL D A TE OF PURCHASE AS EVIDENCED BY A COPY OF Y OUR RECEIPT , Y OUR FRANKLIN PRODUCT SHALL BE FREE FROM DEFECTS IN MA TERIALS AND W ORKMANSHIP . THIS LIMIT- [...]

EVEN IF WE HA VE BEEN AD VISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH D AMAGES , OR THEY ARE O THER WISE FORESEEABLE. WE ARE ALSO NO T RESPONSIBLE FOR CLAIMS BY A THIRD P ARTY . OUR MAXIMUM AGGREGA TE LIABILITY T O Y OU, AND THA T OF OUR DEALERS AND SUPPLIERS, SHALL NO T EXCEED THE AMOUNT P AID BY Y OU FOR THE FRANKLIN PRODUCT AS EVIDENCED BY Y OUR PURCHASE RE[...]

Limited W arranty (EU and Switzerland) This product, e xcluding batteries and liquid cr ystal displa y (LCD), is guaranteed b y F ranklin for a period of two y ears from the date of purchase. It will be repaired or replaced with an equivalent product (at F ranklin ’ s option) free of charge f or any def ect due to f aulty workmanship or materials[...]

Limited W arranty (outside U.S., EU and Switzerland) This product, e xcluding batteries and liquid cr ystal displa y (LCD), is guaranteed b y F ranklin for a period of one year from the date of purchase . It will be repaired or replaced with an equivalent product (at F ranklin ’ s option) free of charge f or any def ect due to f aulty workmanship[...]

61 T able of Cities in W orld Cloc k CITY ABBREVIATION CITY ABBREVIATION LONDON LON SINGAPORE SIN LISBON LIS TOKYO TYO PARIS PAR ADELAIDE ADL BERLIN BER SYDNEY SYD ROME ROM GUAM GUM AMSTERDAM AMS NOUMEA NOU BARCELONA BCN WELLINGTON WLG MADRID MAD AUCKLAND AKL BRUSSELS BRU TONGA TNG HELSINKI HEL MIDWAY ISLANDS MID CAIRO CAI HONOLULU HNL MOSCOW MOW A[...]

62 Bonus Nutritional Guide Food Servin g Carboh y drates Fiber Calories Protein Total Fat Alfalfa s p routs 1/2 cu p raw 0.6 g N/A 5 0.7 g 0.1 g Apple pie 1 slice (about 4 1/4 oz. ) 45.0 g 1.9 g 302 2.6 g 13.1 g Artichoke hearts 1/2 cu p , boiled 9.4 g 4.4 g 42 2.9 g 0.1 g As p ara g us 1/2 cu p , boiled 4.0 g 1.5 g 23 2.3 g 0.3 g Bacon 3 medium sl[...]

63 Bonus Nutritional Guide Food Serving Carbohydrates Fiber Calories Protein Total Fat English muffin 1 (about 2 oz.) plain, toasted 30.0 g 1.5 g 154 5.1 g 1.3 g Frankfurter, beef 1 ( about 1 1/2 oz. ) 0.8 g 0 142 5.4 g 12.8 g French fries 20-25, "stri p s"" 29.3 g N/A 235 3.0 g 12.2 g French or Vienna 1 slice ( 1 1/4 oz. ) 19.4 g 0.[...]

64 Bonus Nutritional Guide Food Serving Carbohydrates Fiber Calories Protein Total Fat Potato 1 (about 7 oz.), baked 51.0 g 2.2 g 220 4.7 g 0.2 g Pound cake 1 slice ( about 1oz. ) 15.9 g N/A 119 1.9 g 5.4 g Pum p kin p ie 1 slice ( about 4 oz. ) 27.9 g 3.1 g 241 4.6 g 12.8 g Rib eye steak 3 oz., lean only, broiled 0 0 191 23.8 g 10.0 g Rice, White,[...]

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