RF-128b Personal Organizer Organizador Personal Electronic Publishers www.franklin.
Table of Contents License Agreement ................................. 2 Introduction ............................................. 3 Notice ....................................................... 4 Getting Started ........................................ 5 Key Guide ................................................ 8 Using the Clocks ................................... 12 Setting the Alarms ................................ 15 E Using the Telephone Directory ............ 17 N Using the Scheduler .............
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Introduction Congratulations! You now own a Rolodex® Electronics Personal Organizer that holds up to 128k of memory.
Notice • The manufacturer strongly recommends that separate permanent written records be kept of all important data. Data may be lost or altered in virtually any electronic memory product under certain circumstances. Therefore, the manufacturer assumes no responsibility for data lost or otherwise rendered unusable whether as a result of improper use, repairs, defects, battery replacement, use after the specified battery life has expired, or any other cause.
Getting Started Using the Organizer for the First Time The first time you use this organizer, you should perform a system reset. Warning! 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. E 1. Turn the organizer over and carefully pull the N battery insulation sheets to remove them. G 2. Press ON/OFF to turn the organizer off. 3. Use a thin, pointed object (e.g.
Getting Started 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, Portuguese, 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 To learn how to set the clock, see "Using the Clocks". Changing the Language This organizer can display prompts and other messages in six languages.
Getting Started <> FRI 1-JAN-1999 HONG KONG 12:35 40PM 2. Press L(Lang). ENGLISH? E N G 3. Press Search or to cycle through US English, 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 Time mode. ♦ Auto Shut-Off When none of the keys have been pressed for approximately 5-6 minutes, the organizer automatically turns the power off to save the batteries.
Key Guide Function Keys Goes to the Business telephone directories. Goes to the Personal telephone directory. Goes to the Scheduler. Goes to the Memos. $ Toggles between Home time and World time. Goes to the Alarm. Goes to the Metric Converter. Goes to the Currency Converter. Goes to the Calculator. Goes to Data synchronization. Turns the backlight on or off. Other Keys (C/CE) Moves the cursor to the next line in a record in editing mode. ON/OFF Turns the organizer on and off.
Key Guide SET/EDIT Allows you to edit information. Sets the Home SYM SPACE Search (Contr) (Next) C( ) D(DST) L(Lang) X(AM/PM) M(MD/DM) Z(12/24) V( ) and World Times, Daily Alarm, and conversion rates. Types special symbols, e.g. @, #, etc. Types a space in records, accesses the password in Home Time. Cycles through records, world times, conversions. Moves cursor in indicated direction. Controls the screen contrast. Displays next record.
Key Guide Calculator Function Keys You do not need to use ALT when using these keys in the calculator. Q(MC) Clears the memory. Retrieves a number from the W(MR) memory. Subtracts the displayed number from E(M-) the number stored in the memory. Stores a positive number in the R(M+) memory. + Adds a number. Subtracts a number. x Multiplies a number. ÷ Divides a number. Displays as "/ ". • Inserts a decimal point. = Performs a calculation. O(%) Calculates a percentage.
Key Guide ♦ Turning the Keytone Off or On The keytone is the beep that sounds whenever a key is pressed. When the keytone is on, an icon ( ) appears on the screen. To turn the keytone on or off, press (Time) to return to Home Time, and then press E V( ). N ♦ About the Backlight G You can press to switch the backlight on and off. It will automatically turn off if you have not pressed a key for about eight seconds. ♦ About Symbols SYM gives you the option of entering any of 23 symbols. Press SYM.
Using the Clocks The clock lets you set a Home Time and view local times around the world. You should set the Home Time before viewing world times or using the Schedule, To Do and Anniversary directories, because world times are based on the Home Time. Setting Home Time 1. Press (Time) until the Home Time screen appears. <> FRI 1-JAN-1999 HONG KONG 12:35 40PM 2. Press M(MD/DM) to toggle between the date display of M/D/Y and D/M/Y. 3. Press D(DST) if you want to see daylight savings time.
Using the Clocks 7. Press ENTER and enter the date and Home Time. For example, to enter 11-25-1999, 10:30 a.m., type 112519991030. <> THU 25-NOV-1999 NEW YORK 10:30 40AM 8. Press ENTER to store your settings. Setting World Time 1. Press (Time) until the World Time screen appears. <> FRI 1-JAN-1999 LONDON +05 : 00 4:35 40AM 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.
Using the Clocks City Code AUCKLAND GUAM SYDNEY ADELAIDE TOKYO HONG KONG BANGKOK YANGON DHAKA DELHI KARACHI KABUL DUBAI TEHRAN MOSCOW City Name Auckland Guam Sydney Adelaide Tokyo Hong Kong Bangkok Yangon Dhaka Delhi Karachi Kabul Dubai Tehran Moscow City Code CAIRO PARIS LONDON AZORES MID ATLANTIC RIO. CARACAS NEW YORK CHICAGO DENVER LOS ANGELES ANCHORAGE HAWAII MIDWAY City Name Cairo Paris London Azores Mid Atlantic Rio De Janeiro Caracas New York Chicago Denver Los Angeles Anchorage Hawaii Midway 3.
Setting the Alarms There are three kinds of alarms: the Daily Alarm, indicated by , the Hourly Chime, indicated by . the Schedule Alarm, indicated by , and Setting the Daily Alarm 1. Press (Alarm). E N G ALARM 12:00 AM 2. Press SET/EDIT, then use the numbered keys to enter a time. For example, enter 1015, and press X(AM/PM) to select either a.m. or p.m. 3. Press ENTER to confirm your settings. ALARM 10:15 AM indicates that the Daily Alarm is on.
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 (Time) until Home Time is displayed. 2. Press C ( ) until is displayed. <> FRI 1-JAN-1999 HONG KONG 12:35 40PM 3. To cancel the alarm, press C( is displayed.
Using the Telephone Directory Entering a Phone Record There are three phone directories: Business 1, Business 2 and Personal. 1. Press (Bus) to cycle between the two Business phone directories. Press (Pers) to go to the Personal phone directory. << BUSINESS-1 >> NAME? 2. Type a name. For example, to enter the name Robert Edwards, type EDWARDS ROBERT. Note: To alphabetize your entries by the last name, you must type the last name first.
Using the Telephone Directory NAME? EDWARDS_ 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. Type the name of a company. In the Company field, you can enter a maximum of 18 characters including letters, numbers and symbols. 5. Press ENTER to confirm the entry and go to the next field. 6. Type a phone number. For example, type 201265-5600.
Using the Telephone Directory HOME? h: 201-265-5600 In each number field, you can enter a maximum of 18 digits, including hyphens and spaces. E 7. Press ENTER to go to the next field. You can now enter a Work number, Fax number, N Cell phone number, Pager number (each up to G 18 characters), E-mail address (up to 45 characters), Street address (up to 81 characters) and NOTE (up to 63 characters). It is not necessary to complete each field.
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. To 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 200919991130. Press X to choose a.m. or p.m., if needed. The date format follows the one chosen on the Home Time screen. See "Setting Home Time". 3.
Using the Scheduler 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. E N G -SCHEDULE- DATE/TIME? 5. To turn on the Schedule alarm, press C ( ) in the Home Time display mode. To learn how to set the Schedule alarm, please refer to "Setting the alarms". When the Schedule alarm is set, the alarm will sound at the time of the appointment.
Using the Memo Directory You can enter a maximum of 108 characters including letters, numbers and symbols in each memo record. Entering a Memo Record 1. Press (Memo). << MEMO >> MEMO? 2. Type your data. Press SPACE to insert spaces in your data. 3. Press (C/CE) to move the cursor to the next line. 4. Press ENTER to store your data. To learn how to view and edit records, please refer to "Searching for and Editing Records".
Searching for and Editing Records You can search for your records either directly or sequentially. You can review your records, edit them or delete them. Searching for a Record 1. Press (Bus), (Per), (Sched), or (Memo). to view records in order. 2. Press Search or E Records in the phone directories are in alphabetical N order; records in the Schedule directory are in G chronological order and Memo entries are in the order in which you entered them.
Searching for and Editing Records Editing a Record 1. Find the record you want to edit. To 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. Press DEL to delete a character. 5. Press ENTER to store your changes. Deleting a Record 1. Find the record you want to delete. To learn how, read "Searching for a Record". 2. Press DEL. 3. Press ENTER to delete the record.
Using a Password You can lock your organizer so that only the Clock, Calendar, Calculator and Converter can be used without supplying the password. Note: You 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 stored in your organizer. To use the organizer again, you will have to perform a system reset, which will clear the password and erase all the data stored in memory.
Using a Password Accessing Data When the Password is Activated 1. After turning the unit on when the password is activated, press or (Memo). [ (Bus), (Per), (Sched), PASSWORD? ] You are prompted to enter your password. Type your password and then press ENTER. If you mistype your password, the message "OPEN ERROR!" will appear and you will be prompted to enter your password again. After you enter your correct password, the icon will disappear from the screen and you will be able to enter your data. 2.
Using a Password Changing or Deactivating the Password 1. Press (Time) until Home Time is displayed. 2. Press SPACE( [ ). PASSWORD? ] E N G 3. Type your old password and then press ENTER. You will be prompted to enter your new password. To deactivate your password, just press ENTER without pressing any number keys first. 4. Type your new password and then press ENTER. This unit may change operating modes due to Electro-static Discharge.
Using the Calculator Making a Calculation 1. Press (Calc) . << CALCULATOR >> 0. 2. Type a number. You can type up to 12 digits. To type a decimal, press . To change a number from positive to negative, press P (+/-). . (C/Ce). To clear a number, press 3. Press +, -, x or ÷ to add, subtract, multiply, or divide, respectively. 4. Type another number. 5. Press = to calculate. Or press O (%) to calculate the percentage. (C/Ce) to clear the calculations. 6.
Using the Calculator Using the Calculator Memory 1. In the Calculator, make a calculation or type a number. 2. To add the number on the screen to the number stored in memory, press R(m+). To subtract the number on the screen from the number stored in memory, press E(M-). E N << CALCULATOR >> G M 98. M indicates the number is stored in memory. 3. To retrieve the number from memory, press W(MR). 4. To clear the memory, press Q(MC).
Using the Converter Using the Built-in Conversion Rates Use your organizer to do the following built-in conversions: Feet Meter Yard Meter Inch Centimeter Mile Kilometer Pound Kilogram US gallon Liter UK gallon Liter Ounce Gram Centigrade Fahrenheit 1. Press FEET ➔ (Metric). <> M 0.3048 0. 0. 0. FEET M: 2. Press Search or to select a conversion category, if needed. 3. Press or to select the conversion direction, if needed. 4. Type the number to be converted. For example to convert 10 ft.
Using the Converter 5. Press or to convert it in either direction. <> ➔ FEET M 3.28083989501 32.8083989501 10. 10. FEET M: Converting Currency There are 15 built-in currency exchange rates, 3 of which you can program. 1. Press $ (Currency). EURO FR F US D CUR 1 CUR 2 EURO 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0. 2. Press Search or to select one of the built-in currency exchanges. 3. Type the number for conversion on the bottom row and press ENTER to convert. 4.
Using the Converter Setting a Currency Rate 1. Press $ (Currency). 2. Press SET/EDIT. EURO FR F US D CUR 1 CUR 2 US D(SET) 1. 6.55957 1. 1. 1. 1. will be displayed on the bottom row of the screen to indicate that the unit is now ready for a rate to be set. Note: All rates must be in relation to the EURO. For e.g. if 1 Euro = 1.0662 US$, enter 1.0662 as the conversion rate for USD. 3. Press or to cycle through the 3 programmable currencies. Note: The default names are USD, CUR1 and CUR2.
Replacing the Battery 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. Warning! When no batteries are installed, this organizer will save your information for only about 30 seconds. So quickly install the new batteries when you remove the old ones. E 1. Turn off the organizer and turn it over. N 2.
Specifications Model: RF-128b Personal Organizer Size: 14.3 x 9.6 cm • Weight: 4.5 oz. Battery: Two CR2032 lithium • Storage capacity: 128 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-128b) and date of purchase handy when you call to register. For customer service call 609-239-4333. For technical support call 609-386-8997.
Limited Warranty (U.S. only) 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 INCLUDE DAMAGE DUE TO ACTS OF GOD, ACCIDENT, MISUSE, ABUSE, NEGLIGENCE, MODIFICATION, UNSUITABLE ENVIRONMENT OR IMPROPER MAINTENANCE.
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, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
