Franklin Compact Electronic Organizer RF-8050 manual

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    User ’ s Guide RF-8050 Compact Electronic Organizer[...]

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    License Agreement..................................................................................................... 2 Introduction ............................................................................................................... 3 Getting Started ......................................................................................[...]

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    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 REFERENCE AND YOUR PURCHASE PRICE [...]

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    Introduction Congratulations! Y ou now own an Electronics Personal Organizer that performs a wide range of functions. Using this organizer you can: • Keep track of daily appointments • Store and retrieve: o personal telephone numbers and addresses o schedules o memos o anniversary dates • Set two clocks to keep the time and date of 29 locatio[...]

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    Getting Started Using the Organizer for the First T ime Y ou must perform 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 organizer . 1. Press and hold ON/OFF for appr oximately 5 seconds to deactivate the sle[...]

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    ! Setting the Clock T o learn how to set the clock, see “Using the Clocks”. ! Changing the Language This organizer can display prompts and other messages in six languages. T o select a language, do the following: 1. Press (time) (H) indicates Home T ime. New Y ork is the default Home City . 2. Press L (language). 3. Press SEARCH or to cycle thr[...]

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    Key Guide " Function Keys (phone) Goes to the T elephone (schd) Goes to the Scheduler (memo) Goes to the Memos (ann) Goes to the Anniversary (calendar) Goes to the Calendar (time) T oggles between Home T ime and W orld T ime (alarm) Sets the Alarms and Chimes. (calc) Goes to the Calculator (conv) Goes to the Converter SYNC Goes to Data Communi[...]

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    V ( ) T urns the Keytone on or of f. X (am/pm) T oggles time between a.m. and p.m. Z (12/24) T oggles time between 12- and 24-hour time displays. " Calculator Function Keys E (m-) Subtracts the displayed number from the number stored in the memory . G (%) Calculates a percentage. I ( ÷) Divides a number . Displays as “/”. J (+/-) Changes [...]

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    Using the Clocks The clock allow you to set your Home T ime and view dif ferent local times around the world. Y ou should set the Home T ime before viewing W orld T imes or using the Schedule as the W orld T imes settings are based on the Home T ime. ! Setting Home T ime 1. Press (time) until the Home T ime scr een appears. ( H ) indicates Home T i[...]

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    ! V iewing W orld T ime 1. Press (time) until the < W orld T ime > scr een appears. ( W ) indicates W orld T ime. There are 29 built-in cities in different time zones. 2. Use SEARCH or to cycle through the list of cities and view their corresponding times. Note : W orld T ime is based upon hours added to or subtracted from the Home T ime zone[...]

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    Setting the Alarms There are thr ee kinds of alarms: • The Daily Alarm, indicated by . • The Hourly Chime, indicated by • The Schedule Alarm indicated by ! Setting the Daily Alarm 1. Press (alarm) until the Daily Alarm scr een is displayed. 2. Press EDIT , and then use the numerical keys to enter a time. For example, enter 1015, and pr ess X [...]

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    Using the Calendar Y ou can view the current date or browse other dates by 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 Schedule events and Memo entries from the Calendar . " T o learn how to enter Schedule events, read “Using the Schedule”. " T o learn how to ent[...]

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    Using the T elephone Dir ectory ! Entering a Phone Record 1. Press (phone). 2. T ype a name. For example, to enter the name Robert Edwards, type EDW ARDS ROBER T . Note : T o alphabetize your entries by the last name, you must type the last name first. Y ou can enter a maximum of 64 characters in the name field, including letters, numbers and symbo[...]

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    Using the Schedule In each schedule record, you can enter the date, time and keywords for the event. ! Entering a Schedule Record 1. Press (schd). 2. T o type the date and time, pr ess any number key to start the input mode and then type your information. For example, to enter 20-09-1999, 1 1:30, type 200919991 130. Press X to choose a.m. or p.m., [...]

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    Using the Memo Dir ectory Y ou can enter a maximum of 96 characters inclu ding letters, numbers and symbols in each memo record. ! Entering the Memo Record 1. Press (memo) until the Memo screen appears. 2. T ype your data. Press SP ACE to insert spaces in your data. 3. Press RETURN to move the cursor to the next line. 4. Press ENTER to store your d[...]

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    Using the Anniversary Directory In each anniversary record, you can enter the date and keywords for the event. ! Entering an Anniversary Record 1. Press (ann). 2. T ype the date using the number keys and press ENTER. 3. T ype keywords for the event. Y ou can enter a maximum of 108 characters, including letters, numbers and symbols. 4. Press ENTER t[...]

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    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. ! Sear ching for a Record 1. Press (phone) to search for a T elephone record, pr ess (schd) to search for a Schedule r ecord or press (memo) to search for a Memo record. 2. Press SEARCH or to v[...]

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    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 . W ARNING ! Please keep written records of your data. If you for get your password, you will not be able to recover any of the data sto[...]

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    After you enter your correct password, the icon will disappear from the screen and you will be able to enter your data. Y ou can now enter new data or view existing data. T o learn how , read “Using the T elephone Directory”, “Using the Scheduler”, “Using the Memo Directory”, or “V iewing a Record respectively . ! Changing or Deactiva[...]

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    Using the Calculator ! Making a Calculation 1. Press (calc). 2. T ype a number . Y ou can type up to 12 digits. T o type a decimal, press O( .) . T o clear a number , press RETURN (c/ce). 3. Press T (+),Y (-), U (x) or I (÷) to add, subtract, multiply , or divide respectively . 4. T ype another number . 5. Press P (=) to calculate. Or press G (%) [...]

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    Using the Converter ! Using the built-in Conversion Rates Use your or ganizer to do the following built-in conversions: Y ard ↔ Meter Inch ↔ Centimeter Mile ↔ Kilometer Centigrade ↔ Fahrenheit Feet ↔ Meter Ounce ↔ Gram Pound ↔ Kilogram US gallon ↔ Liter UK gallon ↔ Liter US$ ↔ DM US$ ↔ YEN US$ ↔ POUND 1. Press (conv) until t[...]

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    ! Converting Curr ency Y ou can use one of the three built-in currency exchange rates or enter your own labels. 1. Press (conv). 2. Press SEARCH or until you see one of the three built-in curr ency exchanges. The built-in Currency Exchanges are: US$-DM, US$-YEN, and US$-POUND. 3. Press EDIT and then press until the cursor moves to the second curren[...]

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    Using the unit as a Card ! Ejecting the Card from the Main Body 1. Press ON/OFF to turn off the organizer . 2. Push the card up as shown below . W ARNING ! When removing or inserting the card from the organizer , we strongly recommend that you not touch the LCD display . ! Inserting the Card into the Main Body 1. Press to turn off the card. 2. Inse[...]

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    ! Choosing A Directory 1. Press to turn on the card. 2. Move the arr ow to a specific directory by pr essing , , or . 3. Press to confirm.[...]

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    Installing the PC Synchronization Pr ogram Use the following steps to install the PC Synchronization program on your personal computer . Please note that the program has the following system requirements: # IBM-compatible Pentium PC 133 MHz or higher # W indows 95/98 (English version) # 32 MB RAM # 30 MB hard disk space # CD ROM driver (for install[...]

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    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 PC off. 2. Connect the 9-pin plug of the pr ovided cable into a free communications (COM) port. 3. Connect the 3-pin plug of the cable into the PC POR T hole on the left side of your organizer . ! S[...]

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    Note : Y ou cannot send or receive a single directory between your handheld Organizer and PC Synchronization Program. 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 Synchronizat[...]

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    ! T o Receive All Records 1. Click File | Export to Organizer on the menu bar of your PC Synchr onization Program. 2. Press (time) on your handheld Organizer until the Home T ime scr een appears. 3. Press SYNC to enter the data communication mode. 4. Press 3 to select 3-RX? and press ENTER . 5. Click the Export button of your PC Synchr onization Pr[...]

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    Replacing the Battery This or ganizer uses two CR 2025 3-volt Lithium batteries. Before you follow these steps you should have a small Phillips screwdriver (one that fits into screws with an “X” notch) and the new batteries at hand. W ARNING ! When no batteries are installed, this organizer will save your information for only 30 seconds. So qui[...]

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    Specifications Size: Length of Open (136)/Fold (70) x W idth (108) x Thickness (15) mm Battery: T wo CR 2025 Lithium © 2001 Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc. Burlington, N.J. 08016-4907, USA. All rights reserved. ROLODEX® is a registered trademark of Berol Corporation, a subsidiary of Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE. ISBN: 1-567[...]

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    Limited W arranty (U.S. only) LIMITED W ARRANTY , DISCLAIMER OF W ARRANTIES AND LIMITED REMEDY (A) LIMITED W ARRANTY . FRANKLIN W ARRANTS TO THE ORIGINAL END USER THA T FOR A PERIOD OF ONE (1) YEAR FROM THE ORIGINAL DA TE OF PURCHASE AS EVIDENCED BY A COPY OF YOUR RECEIPT , YOUR FRANKLIN PRODUCT SHALL BE FREE FROM DEFECTS IN MA TERIALS AND WORKMANS[...]

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    DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMIT A TION MA Y NOT APPL Y TO YOU. IF THE LA WS OF THE RELEV ANT JURISDICTION DO NOT PERMIT FULL W AIVER OF IMPLIED W ARRANTIES, THEN THE DURA TION OF IMPLIED W ARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS ARE LIMITED TO THE DURA TION OF THE EXPRESS W ARRANTY GRANTED HEREIN. (C) W ARRANTY SERVICE: UPON DISCOVERING A DEFECT , YOU MUST CALL FRANK[...]