Chapter 1 – General Comments
1.1 Introduction
Congratulations on having purchased the FA-127 – a powerful program package that
links your CASIO Digital Diary to a personal computer and opens up a whole world of
opportunities. The FA-127 makes your data management extremely easy. The functions of
the various CASIO Digital Diaries have been integrated to suit standard Windows
conventions, so that it'll take you very little time to get used to the program. The simple
selection of database areas through index bars, as well as clearly structured 3D dialogs,
toolbars with self-explanatory icons and context-sensitive Help will enable you to feel at
home with the program in no time at all.
The main purpose of the program is to exchange data between two systems – a CASIO
Digital Diary and a Windows PC. The FA-127 provides a variety of transmission options,
so that you can choose between selective and complete data transmission. The program
also gives you extensive editing and processing facilities, so that you can easily transfer
data to and from other Windows applications. The innovative index bar allows you to
select database areas much faster and more conveniently than with the usual menus. To
increase the clarity of the index bar (area tabs), all Appointment areas have been sum-
marized in a further index which is only shown when needed.
Here is a simple example of how you can use the FA-127 in the day-to-day running of
your office: during the day you may be out collecting information on your CASIO Digital
Diary, new customers' addresses, for example. Meanwhile your secretary plans your
appointments on the PC. When you get back to the office in the evening, all you need to
do is transfer the new addresses from your CASIO Digital Diary to the PC and add the
new appointments to the Schedule area in your CASIO Digital Diary.
The FA-127 is the missing link between a central computer and a CASIO Digital Diary,
so that both systems benefit from an extension of their opportunities.
Your connection kit should contain the following items. Check to make sure that each
item is present.
• One CD
• One cable
• One installation guide
1.2 Note on the Documentation
The documentation comes in two parts - this User's Guide and the Online Help System.
The User's Guide gives you all the basics required for working with the FA-127. How-
ever, your main source of information will be the Online Help System. Any context-
oriented questions that come up while you're working with the FA-127 can be answered
at the press of a button. You will find a detailed description of the Help System in Chapter
4, "How to Use Online Help".
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