Franklin SKM-110 User manual

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SLM-110
DIET & NUTRITION
GUIDE
User’s Guide

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Introduction
Congratulations! You now own a portable pow-
erful nutrition reference that you can take any-
where.
Thiselectronic Dietand NutritionGuide canhelp
you find the nutritional information of food and
record your daily intake with ease. You can look
up, count, and adjust calories all within the Diet
and Nutrition Guide. With this guide you can
•findnutritionalinformation ongenericfoods,
brand name foods, and restaurant foods;
• keep a daily total and a weekly average of
your calorie, total fat, calories from fat, and
sodium intake;
• create a list of personal meals to quickly
add the nutritional information to your daily
totals;
•readspecialnutritionalhelpson
KitchenTips
forHealthierCooking,
UnderstandingCalo-
ries and Nutrients , and Nutrition Recom-
mendations for Healthier Eating
;
• and much more.
It’s easy to do. This User’s Guide shows you
how. Have fun!

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BACK
Returns to previous menu or erases
letters.
BRAND
Selects the Brand or Restaurant list.
CLEAR
Clears your entry, and goes to the
top of the current menu.
ENTER
Selects a menu item, or enters
amounts.
FOOD
Selects the Generic Foods list.
HELP
Shows help messages for the current
entry.
MENU
Shows theAdjust Settings menu.
LIST
Selects the Personal List.
ON/OFF
Turns the product on or off.
TEXT
Selects the Nutrition Text menu.
.
Shows a full menu item.
Scrolls up or down.
Lightens the screen contrast.
Darkens the screen contrast.
Key Guide

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Getting Started
Turning the Product On
The first time you use this product, a brief dem-
onstration appears automatically. You may
chooseto viewthe wholedemonstration, orstop
it at any time.
1. Press
ON/OFF
.
2. Press
CLEAR
to stop the demo.
▲
✓ Help is Always at Hand
You can view a help message at virtually any
screen by pressing
HELP
. Press to read it.
To exit help, press
BACK
.
✓Changing the Screen Contrast
You can change the screen contrast at any
listscreenby pressing repeatedlytolighten
thecontrastor repeatedlytodarkenthecon-
trast.

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Viewing the Tutorial
Thereis atutorial inthe Dietand Nutrition Guide.
Thetutorial gives alist of theproduct’skeys and
their functions.
1. Press
MENU
.
2. Press
ENTER
to select Tutorial .
3. Press to read text.
4. Press
CLEAR
when done.
Changing the Font Size
You can change the type size to either small or
large. With small font selected, you can view
three lines of type; with large font you can view
two.NOTE:Throughout thisGuide,the largefont
will be used for the illustrations.
1. Press
MENU
.
2. Highlight Small Font .
3. Press
ENTER
to view the smaller font size.
4. Press
ENTER
to return to the larger font
size, if desired.
5. Press
BACK
to return to the previous menu.
Changing Settings
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Setting the Shutoff Time
The shutoff time is how long the product stays
on if you forget to turn it off.
1. Highlight
Set Shutoff .
2. Press
ENTER
.
3. Highlight a time.
4. Press
ENTER
to select it.
5. Press
CLEAR
when done.
Disabling the Demonstration
Youprobably donotwant toview thedemonstra-
tion every time you turn this product on. Here’s
how to disable it.
1. Press
MENU
from any screen.
2. Highlight
Disable Demo .
3. Press
ENTER
to disable it.
4. Press
BACK
to return to the previous menu.
Changing Settings
▲▲
✓About Auto-Resume
Thisproducthasan auto-resumefeature,that
will work if the demo has been turned off.You
can turn it off at any time. When you turn it on
again,youreturntothelastscreenyouviewed.

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TheGeneric Foods menulists foodsthat do not
have a specific product name. You can find the
nutritional information for anything from lettuce
to liverwurst.
1. Press
FOOD
.
2. Type the letters of the food you are
looking for, until the word is highlighted
(e.g.,
BREAD) .
To erase letters press
BACK
.
3. Press
ENTER
.
4. Highlight a submenu item if needed
(e.g.,
WHITE).
Searching for Generic Foods

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5. Press
ENTER
.
6. Press to read.
7. Press
CLEAR
when done.
Searching for Generic Foods
✓ Another Way to Search for Food
You can also search for food entries by typing
the first few letters of the food; then press
tomove down untilthe foodname you wantis
highlighted.
✓Viewing Full Menu Items
Somemenuitemsarefollowedbyellipses(...),
because they are too long to fit on one line.
Press
.
to view the full menu item.
✓What do “ tr ” and “ -- ” mean?
Ifthere isonly asmall amount of a particularnutri-
ent in the food, the guide lists it as
tr for trace. If a
certainnutritionalvaluehasneverbeencalculated,
the guide lists it as
--. Trace amounts are given in
the
UnderstandingCalories andNutrients section
of the NutritionText menu.

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Searching for Restaurants
You can also check the nutritional value of food
items from national restaurant chains.
1. Press
BRAND
.
2. Start typing the letters of the desired
restaurant (e.g., WENDYS ).
3. Press
ENTER
once restaurant is highlighted.
4. Select a Submenu item if needed
(e.g.,
SINGLE ).
5. Select a sub-item if needed (e.g., PLAIN ).
6. Press to read.
7. Press
CLEAR
when done.

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Comparing Brand Names
Now, you no longer have to go to the store to
checknutritionalvalues betweenproducts.Inthis
next example you will compare peanut butter.
1. Press
BRAND
.
2. Start typing JIF until it is highlighted.
3. Press
ENTER
.
4. Highlight
CREAMY and press
ENTER
.
5. Press to read.
6. Press
BRAND
.
You can also press BACK twice to return to the
Brand and Restaurant menu where you left.
7. Start typing
SKIPPY .
8. Press
ENTER
.
9. Select
Reduced Fat Creamy .
10. Press to read.
11. Press
CLEAR
when done.

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Youcanalsorecordyourdailynutritionalintake.By
enteringall ofthe foodthat youconsume ina day,
youwillbeabletomeasureyourCalories,TotalFat,
CaloriesfromFat,andSodiumlevels.Youcanuse
theGeneric Foods menu orthe Brand or Restau-
rant menu. For this example we will use the Ge-
neric Foods menu to enter a serving of bacon.
1. Press
FOOD
.
2. Start typing
BACON .
3. Press
ENTER
when Bacon is highlighted.
4. Press
ENTER
at nutritional value screen.
5. Press
Y
to add this entry to Today’s Total.
6. Press
N
.
If you want to adjust the portion size, see
“Adjusting Portions” (on pg 12).
7. Press to read.
8. Press
CLEAR
when finished.
RecordingYourNutritional Intake

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Adjusting Portions
✓Typing Numbers
To type numbers, press the numbered keys
(the top row of letter keys). NOTE: If you ad-
justtheportionswithadecimaltheresultsmay
be rounded off.
Often, the serving size that appears on screen
isdifferent thanthe amount thatyou consumed.
In this example we will adjust the portion from
three strips of Bacon to six strips.
1. Press FOOD.
2. Highlight
Bacon and press ENTER.
3. Press ENTER at nutritional value screen.
4. Press Y.
5. Press Y to adjust the portion.
6. Type 2 to add two, three-strip portions
(i.e. 6 strips) to your daily total.
If you consumed 1
1
_
2 slices of bacon, then you
would type
.5 to add a
1
_
2 , three-strip portion.
7. Press CLEAR when finished.

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Using the Personal List
The Personal List menu centers on the Today’s
Total that was created in the previous section.
Viewing Today’s Total
To viewthecalories thatyouhaveconsumed that
day, press
LIST
and select Nutrition Counter .
Select Today’s Total from the Nutrition Counter
menu. You will then see the Calories, Total Fat,
Calories From Fat, and Sodium that you have
consumed that day.
Starting a New Day
To begin totaling a new day’s nutritional values,
select
Start New Day from the Nutrition Counter
menu.Thenpress
Y
.Thiswill clearthe dailyto-
tals entry and include the values in the weekly
average.
Viewing Weekly Average
Once you have started a new day, you can view
your nutritional average for the week by select-
ing
Weekly Average from the Personal List
menu.
Weekly Average will average the last
sevendays recorded,not includingtoday’stotal.
Ifless thanseven dayswere recorded,then only
that many days will be averaged.
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Adding to Total
Ifyou eat somethingthat isnoton anyof thelists,
andyou know thenutritional values,youmay en-
ter the information yourself. Select
Enter Total
from the Nutrition Counter menu. You will then
beable toenter totalsfor Calories,Fat Total,and
Sodium.
The guide will automatically calculate the Calo-
ries from Fat.
Clearing Your List & Totals
If you want to clear both your daily total and the
weekly average, then highlight
Clear Totals and
press
Y
. This will erase all of your totals.
Using the Personal List
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▲

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Using the Personal Meals Menu
Ifyouhavemealsorrecipesthatyoueatoften,you
may want to combine them into a personal meal.
You can store up to 15 meals depending on the
length of their name. You can create a meal using
both generic foods and brand names in the meal.
Then you can add those meals to your daily total,
saving you much time. NOTE: If you create per-
sonalmealswithshorternames(e.g.,
mac instead
of macaroni ),you will beable to storemore meals.
Adding a Meal
1. Press
LIST
, and select Personal Meals .
2. Press
ENTER
to select Add a Meal .
3. Type a name for this meal.
4. Select Generic or Brand depending on
which list you want to choose from.
5. Highlight a food item, and press
ENTER
.
6. Press
Y
to add it to the meal.
7. Press
Y
to adjust the portion, if needed.
8. To enter more food, press
Y
and repeat
steps 4 -7.
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Using the Personal Meals Menu
9. Press
N
to end the meal.
10. Enter the number individual servings
for this mean, and press
ENTER
.
Showing a Meal
The purpose of having personal meals is to add
those meals to your Daily Totals.
1. Select
Show a Meal from the Personal
Meals menu.
2. Highlight the desired meal, and press
ENTER
.
3. Press
ENTER
again.
4. Press
Y
to add the meal to today’s total.
5. Press
Y
to adjust the portion.
6. Press
CLEAR
when finished.
Deleting a Meal
Ifyouno longereataspecific meal,thenyou may
want to delete that meal from your list.
1. Select
Delete a Meal from the Personal
Meals menu.
2. Highlight the meal you wish to delete.
3. Press
ENTER
.
4. Press
CLEAR
when finished.
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Using the Nutrition Text Menu
The Nutrition Text Menu has four submenus that
describe ways to change your diet and answer
many questions you may have about nutrition.
Nutrition Recommendations
The Nutrition Recommendations for Healthy
Eating
sectioncontains four sectionsdescribing
healthier ways to live.
1. Press
TEXT
.
2. Select
Nutrition Recommendations for
Healthy Eating
.
3. Select an item.
4. Press to read.
5. Press
BACK
to go back.
Understanding Calories and Nutrients
The UnderstandingCalories and Nutrients section
describes the nutritional values given in this guide.
1. Press
TEXT
.
2. Select
Understanding Calories and
Nutrients
.
3. Select an item.
4. Press to read.
5. Press
BACK
to go back.
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Kitchen Tips for Healthier Cooking
The Nutrition Guide also gives several good
ideas on how to lower fat, cholesterol, and so-
dium in your cooking.
1. Press
TEXT
.
2. Select
Kitchen Tips for Healthier Cooking .
3. Select a menu item.
4. Press to read.
5. Press
BACK
to go back.
Twenty Common Nutrition Questions
TheNutritional Guidehas alsoincluded 20com-
monly asked questions about nutrition.
1. Press
TEXT
.
2. Select
20 MostAsked Nutrition Questions .
3. Select a menu item.
Remember,ifyoucannotseethewholeques-
tion, press
.
to reveal the full name.
4. Press to read.
5. Press
BACK
to select another question.
Using the Nutrition Text Menu
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Appendix
Model SLM-110
• self-demonstration • screen contrast adjustment
• battery: 1 CR2032 3-volt lithium
• size: 6.9 x 10.1 x 0.8 cm. • weight: 1.6 oz.
Replacing the Battery
Thisproduct usesone CR2032, 3-volt lithium battery.Should you need
to replace the battery, unscrew the screws on the back with a fine
screwdriver and carefully remove the back cover. Then install a new
battery, plus sign facing you, and replace the cover.
WARNING: When batteries lose power or are removed from this
product, all information that you entered will be lost.
Cleaning and Customer Service
To clean this product, spray a mild glass cleaner onto a cloth and wipe
its surface. Don’t spray liquids directly onto the unit. Don’t use or store
yourunit in extreme or prolonged heat, cold, humidity, or other adverse
conditions. If you have a problem with your unit, refer to the warranty. If
youpurchased your unit outside theUnited States, contact the placeof
purchase to obtain warranty or repair information.
FCC Notice
ComplieswiththelimitsforaClassB computingdevicepursuanttoSubpart
BofPart15ofFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference; and (2) This device
mustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmaycause
undesirableoperation.
Copyrights, Trademarks, Patents, and ISBN
© 1996 Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc.
Burlington, N.J. 08016-4907 USA.All rights reserved.
© 1994 Annette Natow and Jo-Ann Heslin.
U.S. PATENTS; 4, 490,811; 5,113,340; 5,218,536; 5,321,609
EURO. PAT. 0 136 379 PAT. PEND.
ISBN 1-56712-169-1
This unit may change operating modes due to Electro-
static Discharge. Normal operation of this unit can be
re-established by pressing the reset key,
ON/OFF
, or by
removing/replacing batteries.