Franklin RK-8203, User Manual

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Page 3: ...s be kept of all important data Data may be lost or altered in vir tually any electronic memory product under certain circumstances Therefore the manufacturer assumes no responsibility for data lost or other wise rendered unusable whether as a result of improper use repairs defects battery replace ment use after the specified battery life has expired or any other cause The manufacturer assumes no ...

Page 4: ... apply excessive force to it Do not subject the device to extreme temperatures Clean only with a soft dry cloth Since this product is not waterproof do not use it or store it where fluids can splash onto it Raindrops water spray juice coffee steam perspiration etc will also cause the device to malfunction ...

Page 5: ...ng A system reset erases any user entered information and clears all settings 1 Turn the device over and carefully remove the battery insulation tab 2 Press to turn the device off 3 Use a paper clip to gently press the reset but ton on the back of the device The Reset button is accessed via the hole to the left of the battery door on the back of the unit 4 Press Y to reset the device ...

Page 6: ...s to the Memo directory CALC Goes to the Calculator EDIT Edits selected data SPACE Types a space NEW Starts a new record SAVE Saves the current record or settings Moves the cursor right or left Turn up to move up through records in viewing mode Turn down to move down through records in viewing mode ABC ABC DIAL ...

Page 7: ... you may be required to press SHFT again SHFT Enables you to delete a record or disable a setting SHFT Goes to the System menu SHFT Enables you to insert one character at the cursor SHFT Enters numbers 1 0 You can enter the following symbols by first press ing SHFT and then the letter above which they are printed _ and EDIT DEL SPACE SYSTEM NEW INS Q P 1 0 ...

Page 8: ...ou press SAVE the System menu screen appears Press or to exit the System menu at any time All instruc tions in this section start from the System menu Press SHFT and then press SPACE SYSTEM to access the System menu Setting the Date Format 1 Turn the dial down until you see DATE FORMAT 2 Press Y to change the date format The date format screen appears 3 Press N to toggle between MM DD YYYY and DD ...

Page 9: ...ing is AM PM TIME 4 When you see the format you want press Y to select it Using a Daily Alarm You can set change or turn a daily alarm off in the System menu Setting the Daily Alarm 1 Turn the dial down until you see DAILY ALARM 2 Press Y to set the alarm You see SET ALARM FOR The time format you selected is displayed 3 Enter a time for the alarm For example enter 0730 4 Press SAVE to save the ala...

Page 10: ... 2 Press Y to see the current daily alarm setting 3 Press SHFT and then press EDIT DEL DELETE Y N appears on the screen 4 Press Y to delete the alarm setting Press N to exit without changing the alarm set ting Shutting Off the Alarm When the alarm goes off it will beep for 30 sec onds Press any key to shut off the alarm If you press or CALC you go to that mode If you press any other key you go bac...

Page 11: ...the display setting Setting the Keytone The keytone is the beep that sounds when any key is pressed The default setting is active To turn the keytone off do the following 1 Turn the dial down until you see KEYTONE ON 2 Press N to turn the keytone off Press Y to leave the keytone on To turn the keytone back on turn the dial down in the System menu until you see KEYTONE ON Press Y to turn it on Usin...

Page 12: ...cess your device you will have to perform a system reset which will clear the pass code but will also erase all the data stored in memory To prevent loss of data please keep writ ten records of your data To learn how to perform a system reset read Getting Started Setting a Passcode 1 Turn the dial down until you see SETAPASSCODE 2 Press Y You are prompted to enter a four digit passcode 3 Enter a f...

Page 13: ...a new four digit passcode 5 Enter a new passcode 6 Press SAVE to save the new passcode Press N to exit without confirming your pass code The old passcode is still active Deleting a Passcode 1 Turn the dial down until you see SETAPASS CODE 2 Press Y 3 Enter your existing passcode 4 Press SHFT and then EDIT DEL DELETE Y N appears on the screen 5 Press Y to delete the passcode Press N to exit without...

Page 14: ...SPAÑOL Spanish FRANÇAIS French DEUTSCH German and ITALIANO Italian English is the default language To select a dif ferent language do the following 1 Turn the dial down until you see CHANGE LANGUAGE 2 Press Y Press N to return to the main System menu screen 3 Turn the dial down to cycle through the avail able languages 4 When you see the language you want push the dial in or press SAVE to select i...

Page 15: ...e spot where the character you enter will be placed 1 Press If no time or date has been previously set the display reads HH MM A P and MM DD YYYY 2 Press EDIT to the left of the screen indicates the date field is active 3 Enter the date For example type 01282004 4 Turn the dial once to the right to go to the time field 5 Enter the time and press A or P for a m or p m if necessary For example type ...

Page 16: ... arrow keys you can press to move around the screen The alphabet tabs at the top of the screen func tion like tabs in a telephone directory and indi cate the letter currently being searched if any Entering a Contact 1 Press You are first prompted to enter a name or turn the dial and then NAME appears on the screen This is the default screen each time you turn the unit on 2 Press NEW appears to the...

Page 17: ... down to move to each consecu tive field and enter data in the fields you want The contact s name remains on the top line The second line displays the label of the cur rent field appears to the left of the third line A flashing cursor indicates where you can begin entering data When data exceeds the length of the screen characters scroll off the screen to the left Press to view those characters Yo...

Page 18: ...use these two methods Using Letters or Numbers to View Contacts 1 Press 2 Type one or more characters of the name you want 3 Push in the dial to start the search The Name and Home phone number of the closest matching record are displayed If no matching record is found then the mes sage NO FILE NAME STARTS WITH THIS LETTER flashes and you return to the NAME screen Turn the dial up or down to scroll...

Page 19: ... right to read the rest of the data Press and hold to scroll to the left or right 6 Press to exit that record NAME appears on the screen Using the Letter or Tabs to View Contacts 1 Press 2 Turn the dial up or down to scroll through the letter tabs until you reach the one you want 3 Push in the dial The first record starting with that letter is displayed If no entry exists for the selected letter t...

Page 20: ...ods above 2 Press EDIT The first character of the name field blinks 3 Turn the dial down to find the field you want As the unit is now in Edit mode all fields are displayed The labels on the second line of the display indicate the field currently being displayed 4 Enter your edits Use to move the blinking cursor left or right Press SHFT and then press NEW INS to insert one character before the bli...

Page 21: ...consists of four fields MEMO MM DD YYYY HH MM A P and ALERT Y N You can enter a maximum of 48 characters in the first field You can set a alert for each memo When the clock reaches the time and date you set the alert will sound Memos with alerts are stored in chronological order from the oldest to the newest Undated memos are ranked above dated memos New memos are stored in numeric and then alphab...

Page 22: ... data exceeds a 12 character limit letters scroll off the screen to the left 4 Turn the dial down once to set the date and twice to set the time You need not enter data in every field 5 Turn the dial down once more to go to the ALERT field 6 Press Y to set the alert date and time If you press N in the ALERT field the record is saved automatically and MEMO appears on the screen 7 Turn the dial down...

Page 23: ...mos To find a particular memo follow the steps below 1 Press 2 Type one or more characters of the memo you want 3 Push in the dial to start the search The text of the closest matching record is displayed If no matching record is found then the mes sage NO MEMO FILE STARTS WITH THIS LETTER flashes and you return to the MEMO screen Turn the dial up or down to scroll up and down through the other rec...

Page 24: ...e rest of the data Press and hold to scroll to the left or right 6 Press to exit that record MEMO appears on the screen Editing a Memo Find the memo you want using the steps above 1 Press EDIT The first character in the memo field blinks 2 Turn the dial down until you find the field you want to edit As the unit is now in Edit mode all fields are displayed 3 Enter your edits Use to move the blinkin...

Page 25: ... the screen Memo Alerts The memo reminder alarm sounds for 30 seconds Press any key to shut off the alarm If the unit is on the alarm sounds and the memo you are being reminded of is displayed The memo remains on the screen even after the alarm shuts off If the unit is off it is turned on automatically and the alarm sounds If no other key is pressed for 60 seconds the unit shuts off The next time ...

Page 26: ...unctions are automati cally active in the calculator That means you do not t have to press SHFT to enter a number or function 3 Press D F G x H to add subtract multiply or divide respectively 4 Type another number 5 Press L to do the calculation Or press K to calculate the percentage 6 Press CALC or EDIT to clear the calculator ...

Page 27: ...ellisync Mobile Desktop files The Desktop Manager has the following system requirements IBM compatible Pentium class PC or higher Windows 98 Me 2000 or XP English ver sion 64 MB RAM 256 Color VGA Monitor 30 MB hard disk space CD ROM drive for installation One free serial communications COM port Mouse or other pointing device To install the Desktop Manager on your PC 1 Insert the Rolodex Electronic...

Page 28: ...ess ENTER 2 Check the Install Rolodex Electronics Desktop Manager box Select your model number if needed To install Intellisync Mobile Desktop check the corresponding box 3 Select a language if necessary Follow the instructions on the screen to install the program 4 Click the Finish button when done ...

Page 29: ...tions COM port Connect the single pin plug of the cable into the PC PORT hole on your Rolodex device 3 Start the Desktop Manager 4 From the PC click Start Programs Franklin Electronic Publishers Rolodex Electronics Desktop Manager 5 Set the communication port 6 From the Desktop Manager click Setup Connection Select the port you want and click OK 7 Use Intellisync for Rolodex Electronics to match y...

Page 30: ...the dial down until you see USE PC SYNC 4 Press Y Warning Once you transfer data between your Rolodex device and your PC they become a matched pair Should you try to synchronize data between your device and a different PC your data is likely to be corrupted It is best to synchronize between a single matched pair Note For proper synchronization make sure that the organizer programs you want are sel...

Page 31: ...ormation for only about 30 seconds So install the new batteries quickly when you remove the old ones 1 Turn the device off and turn it over 2 With the Phillips screwdriver remove the screw to the battery cover and then remove the cover Do not remove the screws at the sides of the device 3 Remove the old batteries and quickly replace them with the new batteries with the positive side facing up 4 Re...

Page 32: ...he unit Don t use or store your device in extreme or prolonged heat cold humidi ty or other adverse conditions FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE Customer Support 609 386 8997 Copyrights Trademarks and Patents Microsoft Windows and Outlook are trademarks of Microsoft Corp Puma Technology the Puma Technology logo Intellisync and the Intellisync logo are trademarks of Puma Technology Inc d b a PUMATECH Inc that...

Page 33: ...approved by the party responsible for compli ance could void the user s authority to operate the equip ment NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pur suant 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 c...

Page 34: ...s connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help NOTE This unit was tested with shielded cables on the peripheral devices Shielded cables must be used with the unit to insure compliance NOTE The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV interference caused by unauthorized modifications to this equipment Such modifications could void the user s authority to op...

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Page 37: ...STRONGLY RECOMMEND USING A TRACKABLE FORM OF DELIVERY TO FRANKLIN FOR YOUR RETURN Limited Warranty EU and Switzerland This product excluding batteries and liquid crystal display LCD is guaranteed by Franklin for a peri od of two years from the date of purchase It will be repaired or replaced with an equivalent product at Franklin s option free of charge for any defect due to faulty workmanship or ...

Page 38: ...ed with an equivalent product at Franklin s option free of charge for any defect due to faulty workmanship or materials Products purchased outside the United States the European Union and Switzerland that are returned under warranty should be returned to the original vendor with proof of purchase and description of fault Charges will be made for all repairs unless valid proof of purchase is provid...