Hasbro Princess Dear Diary 71-554 User manual

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Princess Dear Diary...
The keepsake organizer!
Contents
Opening your Princess Dear Diary p.2
A Quick Look at Princess Dear Diary Icons p.3
How to Change the Batteries Without
Losing Your Stuff p.4-6
The Functions You Will Use p.7-8
Features:
Clock/Alarm p.9-10
Things to Remember p.11
Calculator p.12-13
Things to Do p.14-15
Friends & Family p.16-17
Password p.18-19
Stuff p.20
Troubleshooting p.21
Cautions p.22
Warranty p.23

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Opening Your
Princess Dear Diary
To open your
Princess Dear Diary, turn
the heart-shaped latch a
quarter turn to the left
and lift.
Open the left-hand locket
cover, then the right-hand
locket cover and finally,
the top locket cover. This
will display all the buttons
you will need to use your
Princess Dear Diary.
Close the covers in the
reverse order. To lock your
Princess Dear Diary, turn
the heart-shaped latch a
quarter turn to the right.
NOTE: The locket covers are designed to snap off the
base. This is to help prevent breakage. If any of the
covers snap off, just align the hinges and snap it back
on.
ON OFF
ON OFF

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A Quick Look at
Princess Dear Diary Icons
THINGS TO REMEMBER
You can save dated messages of fifteen
characters each.
CALCULATOR
You use this for basic math functions.
THINGS TO DO
You can save messages for an exact time
and date.
FRIENDS & FAMILY
You can save the names, phone numbers
and birthdays of special people.
PASSWORD
You can create a four character password
to protect your files from nosey people.
STUFF
You can save one list that holds up to fifty
characters.
CLOCK/ALARM
You can set and change the clock and the
alarm can remind you of an important
appointment.

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How to Change the Batteries
Without Losing Your Stuff
The Princess Dear Diary has main batteries and a
backup battery. The main batteries are two AAA
batteries that must be installed before you can use
Princess Dear Diary. The backup battery is a CR2032
“button cell”battery about the size of a nickel. It
provides power to hold your information if the AAA
batteries discharge completely.
Never remove all of the batteries at the same time or all
of your information will be erased!
Replacing the Main Batteries
Remove the screw from
the battery compartment
door using a phillips®
screwdriver.
Lift and remove the
battery compartment
door.

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Insert the batteries,
making sure to align the
“+”and “-”signs.
Replace the battery
compartment door and
screw.
TO ENSURE PROPER FUNCTION :
– DO NOT MIX OLD AND NEW BATTERIES
– DO NOT MIX ALKALINE, STANDARD OR
RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES
– BATTERY INSTALLATION SHOULD BE DONE BY AN ADULT
– NON-RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES ARE NOT TO BE RECHARGED
– RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES ARE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE TOY
BEFORE BEING CHARGED (IF REMOVABLE)
– RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES ARE ONLY TO BE CHARGED UNDER ADULT
SUPERVISION
– ONLY BATTERIES OF THE SAME OR EQUIVALENT TYPE AS RECOM
MENDED ARE TO BE USED
– BATTERIES ARE TO BE INSERTED WITH THE CORRECT POLARITY
– EXHAUSTED BATTERIES ARE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE TOY
– THE SUPPLY TERMINALS ARE NOT TO BE SHORT-CIRCUITED

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Replacing the Backup Battery
Note: This battery was installed at the factory and, with
normal use, should not need changing for 24 months
after you begin using your Princess Dear Diary.
Using a Phillips®
screwdriver, remove the
screw on the small battery
compartment door. Lift
and remove the battery
compartment door.
Remove the CR2032
button cell battery and
replace it with one of
the same type. The “+”
should be facing you.
Replace the battery
compartment door and
screw.

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The Functions You Will Use
Press the ON button and a clock face appears on the
screen. NOTE: The diary will NOT operate unless the
ON button is pressed.
Press EDIT when you want to change information that
is in your Princess Dear Diary and is showing on the
display. You can add or remove information using the
keyboard.
Press DELETE when you want to erase a character at
the underline cursor or erase an item from your
THINGS TO DO, THINGS TO REMEMBER, FRIENDS
& FAMILY or STUFF lists.
Press SEARCH when you have a list in Princess Dear
Diary and you want to look through it. If you press a
letter, followed by SEARCH, you will see the first
word that begins with that letter. (Very useful for
finding Zack’s number in the telephone directory.) If
you press SEARCH in the THINGS TO REMEMBER
mode, you will see your list in date order.
ON OFF
÷
+
x
–

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Press QUIT to stop editing or reading the current list
and backup one level closer to the main menu.
Press MENU to jump right to the main menu.
Press the UP, DOWN, LEFT and RIGHT ARROWS to
make the calculator divide, add, multiply and subtract.
The ARROW keys are marked with the associated
calculator function.
Press AC or SPACE to clear the display and memory in
the calculator.
Press ENTER to make a selection when Princess Dear
Diary asks you to. In the CALCULATOR mode, use
ENTER for the equal sign.
Press ON to access the CLOCK/ALARM mode. Press
ENTER and the entire menu is shown.
Press OFF to turn off menu icons.
Note: The clock, day and date will be on the screen for
quick reference when you are not in a function mode.
Reset Operation :
- By pressing the reset
button on the bottom of
the unit, you can delete
all the data previously
input. A message on the
screen will ask you,
CLEARALL?Y/N. By
pressing Y(yes) all data
will be deleted, N(no)
will return you to the
clock display screen.
- Be sure to press reset button and clear all data
before you use PRINCESS DEAR DIARY for the
first time.
RESET BUTTON

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Clock/Alarm
Press MENU to see the
icon.
Use the LEFT or RIGHT
ARROW followed by
ENTER to select the clock
icon. You will know when
you are on that icon
because it will be flashing.
Press EDIT,the screen
will show CLOCK/ALARM
Press "C" for clock.
Enter the date using keys
0-9. Use two digits for the
month, two digits for the
day and the last two digits
of the year. Press ENTER
when date is correct.
Enter the time using keys
0-9. Use two digits for the
hour and two digits for the
minute. Press AM/PM to
activate AM or PM mode.
Press ENTER when time
is correct.

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To access the ALARM
function, go back to the
screen that shows
CLOCK/ALARM and press
“A”for alarm. Enter the
alarm time using keys 0-9.
Press ENTER when alarm
is correct. Press AM/PM to
activate AM or PM mode.
To activate the alarm,
select ON/OFF using the
ARROW keys.
Press ENTER to save the
alarm.
Note: When the alarm rings, press any key to turn it
off.