Olympia Caro User manual

RConvenient mobile phone with large keys
Caro model
Olympia Business Systems Vertriebs GmbH
Zum Kraftwerk 1
45527 Hattingen
Operating instructions
18.09.2012 en/en

Contents
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Contents 2...............................................................................
Starting Up 3.............................................................................
Operating Elements 5.....................................................................
Getting Started 6.........................................................................
Setting Up the Phone Book 9...............................................................
Making and Receiving Calls 10.............................................................
Messages 12.............................................................................
Call Logs 14..............................................................................
Settings 15...............................................................................
User Profiles 19...........................................................................
Organizer 20.............................................................................
Troubleshooting 22........................................................................
Technical Properties 23....................................................................
Safety Information 23......................................................................
Maintenance / Guarantee 25...............................................................
Declaration of Conformity 26...............................................................

Starting Up
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Starting Up
Caution: Before you start, please read the safety information on Page 23!
Scope of delivery
The box contains:
1 phone 1 charging unit
1 li-ion battery 1 operating manual
Installing the SIM card
Caution: Risk of swallowing small objects!
The SIM card can be removed.
Small children can swallow them.
1.Switch the phone off.
Caution: Pay attention that the SIM card is not bent or scratched.
Prevent any contact with water, dirt or electrical charges.
2.Slide the battery compartment cover downwards and remove it. If there
is already a battery inside, remove it.
Note: Your telephone number is carried by the SIM card, not the
phone. Therefore if you use a SIM card you had in a previ
ous phone, you will keep the same phone number.
3.Slide the SIM card with the golden contacts facing down in the SIM card slot
provided. The SIM card must be located under the metal retaining bar to be
in the correct position.
4.Insert the battery. The golden contacts on the battery must face towards
the top left.
5.Replace the battery compartment cover.

Starting Up
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Charging the battery
WARNING:
Before starting to charge the battery, check that it has been installed properly. Do not
remove the battery while it is being charged. This could damage the phone.
Note: When charging the battery for the first time, it should be charged for at least 4 hours. Some
batteries only reach their full capacity after several complete charge/discharge cycles. If
the battery is fully discharged, it may take some time for the charging process to be indic
ated.
Connect the charging unit as illustrated in the diagram. For safety reasons, only
use the charging unit supplied.
Switching the phone on and off
3 sec. Switch the phone on
3 sec. Switch the phone off
Note: Some SIM cards will require you to enter a PIN code. Follow the instructions which appear.
Battery charge status indicator
The current battery charge status is indicated in the display as follows:
Full Half empty Low Empty
When the battery charge is low, a corresponding warning message appears in the display.
Note: Charge the battery.
In cases where the battery charge is extremely low, it is possible that the back-lighting no longer
works and certain functions are no longer available.
When the battery charge drops below the minimum status, the phone switches off automatically.
Checking a network is available
Some networks offer better coverage than others in different areas. The icon on the left-hand side of
the display indicates the availability and strength of a network. The higher the bar in the display icon
the better the reception quality. The name of the network appears at the centre of the display.
100% 75% 50% 25%

Operating Elements
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Operating Elements
1 Earpiece
2 Display
3 Navigate up / key lock on / off
4 End a call, switch the phone on / off
5 Navigate down
6 Hash key / speed dial number of trusted male
7 Star key / speed dial number of trusted female
8  - Digit keys 0-9
9 Answer incoming call
10 sDirect dialling of an emergency number
11 Battery compartment cover
12 Charging socket Use to connect the charger
13 Microphone
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Getting Started
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Function keys
Key Mode Press Press & Hold
Standby Key Lock On/Off
Standby Open the main menu
/Menu Select submenu
/During
call
Adjust call volume
Standby Display call log
Menu Confirm selection
Standby Switch phone on/off
Menu Move back / Cancel
During
call
End a Call (on-hook)
Getting Started
This chapter provides basic information on using the operating instruction manual and the phone.
Description of operating sequences in the manual
Press the key depicted briefly
2 sec. Press the button depicted for 2 seconds
hold Press and hold down the key
depicted
Enter numbers or letters
{í} Mobile phone rings
Represents text in the display
Indicates icons in the display
Standby mode
All descriptions in this operating manual assume that the phone is in Standby mode. The system
switches to Standby mode by pressing the key, several times if necessary. It may be necessary
to deactivate the key lock function.
Energy-save mode
When the phone has been in Standby mode for some time, it automatically switches to Energy-save
mode. The display no longer lights up. Press any button to deactivate Energy-save mode.

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Getting Started
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Softkeys
In the various menus, softkeys and are always assigned functions (confirm) and
(cancel/back).
Key lock
The key lock function is intended to prevent other functions being activated inadvertently.
Activate Standby mode and press:
Key lock on / off
Note: Calls can still be taken in the normal way even when the key lock function is activated.
Navigating in the menu
All the functions can be accessed via the various menus.
Open the main menu
/Select a submenu
Open the submenu
/Select a function
Open the function
/Select and confirm a setting
Use the keypad to enter numbers or letters
Confirm entries
Back up one level
Cancel programming and saving processes and resume Standby mode
Creating phone book entries - example
The way in which to navigate through the menus and define settings is explained by means of the
example Creating phone book entries. Proceed as in this example for all the settings.
Open the main menu
/Phonebook Select menu item
/
AddnewcontactSelect menu item
/ Number   Select menu item
/ Edit Select menu item
  Enter / confirm name
/ Done Select menu item
/ Name Enter / confirm phone number
/ Edit Select menu item
Enter / confirm phone number
Open the menu
/ Save Select menu item

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Getting Started
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How to enter text and numbers
The keypad is also labelled with letters for the entry of text.
The phone provides various methods by which text can be entered. These are used when creating or
editing entries in the phone book, when searching for names in the phone book and when writing
SMS text messages.
Note: Not every method is always available for each application.
Methods of entering text
Change the text input method to enter other characters.
Multi-tap upper case letters (DE)
Multi-tap lower case letters (de)
Digits 123
Note: In order to toggle between the different input methods, press while entering text.
Multi-tap
In order to enter text in multi-tap mode, press the key labelled with the corresponding letter/character.
If the first character of the group is required, press the key once. If the second character is required,
press it twice, and so on.
To enter two characters assigned to the same key, press the key the respective number of times to
enter the first character. Wait until the cursor skips to the next position and then enter the letter.
Punctuation and special characters
Check that you are in Edit mode and press . Punctuation marks and special characters are
displayed. Press /to pick a character, then press to accept it. Repeatedly pressing
in Edit mode scrolls through a list of frequently used special characters.
Other entries and functions
Enter a space.
Clear a character.
 hold Clear all characters.
/Move the cursor.

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Setting Up the Phone Book
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Setting Up the Phone Book
The phone book in the phone can store up to 200 entries.
You can store other entries on the SIM card.
SAlways enter phone numbers with the country and area codes.
SWhen the memory capacity is used up, the corresponding message appears when an attempt is
made to store another contact. Before new entries can be stored, old contacts must be deleted.
SThe phone book entries are arranged alphabetically. To skip directly to a required phone book
contact, press the corresponding first letter. Press /to search for entries manually.
Phone book
Press the following keys to display the phone book options:
/Phonebook 
Press /to navigate, then press to pick any of the following menu items:
Contacts Displays the list of contacts.
Addnewcontact Creates a new contact (+Creating phone book entries, page 7).
Deleteall Deletes all phone book entries.
Copyall Copies all entries from the SIM card to the phone or vice versa.
Ownernumber Displays the phone number of the active SIM card.
Preferredstorage Selects a location that new contacts are stored at and used to fill the list of
contacts.
Speeddial +Speed dialling, page 10
Contact list options
Press the following keys to display the phone book options:
/Phonebook / … 
Press /to pick an item, then press to select any of the following options:
Call Dial the number selected.
View View contact details (name, phone number).
Addnewcontact Create new contact.
Writemessage Write SMS and send to the contact (+Writing an SMS, page 12).
Edit Edit contact (alter name/phone number).
Erase Delete contact.
Copy Copy contact to the SIM card or phone.
Move Move contact to the SIM card or phone.
AddtoSpeeddial Add contact to the short dialling list.
Markseveral Select multiple contacts.

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Making and Receiving Calls
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Speed dialling
Keys -can be set up as speed dialling keys for up to 8 phone numbers.
Note: You can only assign phone numbers which are already stored in the phone book to speed
dialling keys. Also check that the speed dialling function is enabled.
Press /to navigate the Speeddial menu, then press to select any of the following menu
items:
Status Enable (On) or disable (Off) speed dialling.
Setnumber Use this option to set up any of keys (-) as a speed dialling
number for a phone book entry (+Assigning speed dialling numbers,
page 10).
Assigning speed dialling numbers
To assign phone numbers to a speed dialling key, open the Setnumber menu and press the following:
/[digit key] Pick the digit key that you wish to set up as a speed dialling key.
/[entry] Pick and confirm a phone book entry.
When Standby mode is active, press the key to which the phone number is assigned for 3 seconds
and the number is dialled.
Making and Receiving Calls
Taking a call
{í}Takes the call.
Rejecting a call
{í}Rejects the call.
Ending a call
Ends the current call.
Making a call
Enter the phone number.
Deletes the last digit if incorrect.
Dial the phone number.
Dialling phone numbers from the call log
Your phone has a call log for storing the last numbers dialled, calls received and calls missed.
Display the call log.
/  Select a call log.
/ …  Select entry, show options.
/Call Select menu item and dial number.

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Dialling numbers from the phone book
Check that phone numbers are stored in the phone book.
Open the main menu.
/Phonebook Open the phone book.
/ Contacts  Open the list of contacts.
/… Select entry and show options.
/Call Select menu item and dial number.
Note: To skip directly to an entry, use the digit keys to enter the first letters of the name stored.
If necessary, you must press a button several times in order to enter the respective letters.
Speed dialling
Check that phone numbers are assigned to the speed dialling keys (+Speed Dialling, page 10).
Activate Standby mode and press:
-Press and hold key in Standby mode.
Calling a trusted female / male
Check that the phone number of a trusted female / male has been stored (+Trusted Female / Male,
page 18).
 or  for 3 sec. Press and hold key in Standby mode.
Talk time display
The duration of a call is displayed in hours, minutes and seconds during the call.
Setting the receiver volume
The volume can be adjusted during a call:
/Adjust the volume as appropriate.
Exposure to the receiver at full volume for a long period could cause ear damage.

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Messages
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Messages
Your phone can be used to transmit and receive text (SMS) messages. This menu is used to write
and manage your messages.
Note: It is possible that not all functions described are supported by every mobile service pro
vider. Therefore, please contact your mobile service provider locally for details.
Press the following keys to open the Messages menu:
/Messages 
Press /to navigate, then press to pick any of the following menu items:
Writemessage Write and send text message (SMS)
(+Writing SMS, page12)
Inbox +Inbox, page 13
Outbox +Outbox, page 13
Settings +Message settings, page 14
Memorystatus View used/remaining SIM card and phone storage capacity.
Writing an SMS
Note: A standard SMS text message contains 160 characters. Extra costs may be incurred for
texts in excess of 160 characters.
To write an SMS text, press the following keys:
/Messages  Writemessage 
Write the text (+How to enter text and numbers, page 8).
Show the options
Press /to navigate, then press to pick any of the following menu items:
Send Send SMS to:
- a phone book entry (AddfromPhonebook).
- a call log entry (Allcalls).
- a number you specify (Enterrecipient).
Save Save SMS to the Outbox.
Writinglanguage Change language of text entry.
Look at the top right corner of the display to see the number of remaining characters as well as the
number of SMS to be sent.
Example: 160 (1)
The full set of 160 characters is available for your first SMS. When all characters are used up, the
display changes to 160 (2). This will generate a second SMS comprising up to another 160
characters, etc.

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Inbox
The Inbox menu stores the messages you receive.
Open the Inbox menu, press /to select a message, and press to display it.
If a message is available, press and then /to select any of the following menu items:
View View SMS.
Reply Write reply.
Erase Delete SMS.
Copytophone Copy SMS to phone memory.
Movetophone Move SMS to phone memory.
Deleteall Delete all SMS in the Inbox.
Copyall Copy all SMS from the phone memory to the SIM card (FromPhone) or vice
versa (FromSIM).
Moveall Move all SMS fromt he phone memory to the SIM card (FromPhone)or vice
versa (FromSIM).
Markseveral Select several SMS.
Outbox
The Outbox menu stores the messages you sent, provided that you enabled this function beforehand.
Open the Outbox menu, press /to select a message, and press to display it.
Press to select any of the following menu items:
View View SMS.
Erase Delete SMS.
Copytophone Copy SMS to phone memory.
Movetophone Move SMS to phone memory.
Deleteall Delete all SMS in the Outbox.
Copyall Copy all SMS from the phone memory to the SIM card (FromPhone) or vice
versa (FromSIM).
Moveall Move all SMS fromt he phone memory to the SIM card (FromPhone)or vice
versa (FromSIM).
Markseveral Select several SMS.

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Call Logs
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Message settings
Note: It is possible that not all functions described are supported by every mobile service pro
vider. Therefore, please contact your mobile service provider locally for details.
In order to set up the message options, press the following keys:
/Messages  Settings 
Press /to navigate, then press to pick any of the following menu items:
Profilesettings +Profile settings, page 14
Commonsettings +General SMS settings, page 14
Profile settings
Press /to navigate the Profilesettings menu, then press to select any of the following
menu items:
MSCno. Change MSC number.
Note: SMS messages are distributed by a messaging service centre (MSC). If you want to send
and receive SMS text messages, you must enter a service centre number in your mobile
phone. Normally, a number is already preset. You are advised to keep the factory settings.
Validity Define how long attempts should be made to deliver an SMS.
Type Choose to send an SMS as Email or Page .
Common settings
Press /to navigate the Commonsettings menu, then press to select any of the following
menu items:
Deliveryreport Request an SMS delivery report.
Replypath Specify whether replies should go through the same MSC.
Savesentmessage Save sent SMSs to the Outbox folder.
Call Logs
Your phone has a call log for storing the last numbers dialled, calls received and calls missed.
Note: If one of the phone numbers received matches an entry in the phone book, the associated
name appears.
Access the call logs.
To access the call logs, you may also press the following keys:
 /Calllogs
Press /to navigate, then press to pick any of the following menu items:
Missedcalls List of missed calls.
Dialledcalls List of calls made.
Receivedcalls List of received calls.
Calllogs List of all calls in chronological order.
Clearlogs Clear one or all call logs.

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Call log options
Note: The same options are available for all of the call logs.
Display the call log.
/… Select and show a list.
/… Select entry and show options.
The following functions are available:
Call Dial the number selected.
View View contact details (name, phone number).
Save Save contact to the phone book.
Erase Delete entry.
Editbeforecall Edit the phone number before dialling it.
Writemessage Write SMS and send to the contact (+Writing an SMS, page 12).
Settings
Use the Settings menu to change the time, language and other general settings.
Press the following keys to open the Settings menu:
/Settings 
Press /to navigate, then press to pick any of the following menu items:
Dateandtime +Set date and time, page 15
Display +Display settings, page 16
Phonesettings +Phone settings, page 16
Callsettings +Call settings, page 16
SOSNumberSetting +SOS number, page 17
FemaleNumberSetting +Trusted female / male, page 18
MaleNumberSetting +Trusted female / male, page 18
Networksettings +Network settings, page 18
NetworkStatus Shows the network the phone is currently connected to.
Securitysettings +Security settings, page 18
Restorefactorysettings +Restore factory settings, Page 19
Date and time
Press /to navigate the Dateandtime menu, then press to select any of the following
menu items:
Setdateandtime Set date and time (+Setting the Date and Time, page 16).
Timezoneupdate Have the phone automatically refresh the date and time.

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Setting the date and time
How to operate the Dateandtime menu:
/ Setdateandtime  Select menu item.
/ DD/MM/YYYY  Select menu item.
/ Change  Select menu item.
 Enter and confirm date.
/ HH/MM  Select menu item.
/ Change Select menu item.
 Enter and confirm time.
/Save Select menu item.
Display settings
Press /to navigate the Display menu, then press to select any of the following menu
items:
LCDbacklight Set the backlight timer.
Brightness Set the backlight brightness.
Phone settings
Press /to navigate the Phonesettings menu, then press to select any of the following
menu items:
Language Set the display language.
Autokeypadlock Choose to automatically lock the keypad after several minutes of not using
the phone.
Inputmethodsettings Set the default method for writing text (+How to enter text and numbers,
page 8).
Call settings
Press /to navigate the Callsettings menu, then press to select any of the following
menu items:
SIMcallsettings +SIM call settings, page 16
Commoncallsettings +Advanced settings, page 17
SIM call settings
Press /to navigate the SIMcallsettings menu, then press to select any of the following
menu items:
CallerID Send you own phone number (SendID) or not (HideID) or use the network
setting (Setbynetwork).
Callwaiting Enable/disable the call waiting feature. If enabled, an acoustic signal tells
you that another call is coming in while you are making a call.
Calldivert +Diverting calls, page 17
Lineswitching Goes from line 1 to line 2. A helpful feature to hold a call on line 1 while
answering another call on line 2, for example.

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Diverting calls
This function is used to divert incoming calls to another number which you define.
Press /to navigate the Calldivert menu, then press to select any of the following menu
items:
Allvoicecalls Diverts all incoming calls.
Ifunreachable Diverts calls if your phone lost the network signal or is off.
Ifnoanswer Diverts calls not answered on your phone.
Ifbusy Diverts calls if your line is busy.
Alldatacalls Diverts all data calls.
Cancelalldiverts Disables all active divert settings.
How to divert calls
Open the Calldivert menu, choose the option you wish to enable, press and then /to
select any of the following menu items:
Activate Enable divert setting.
Deactivate Disable divert setting.
Querystatus Check whether a divert setting is currently enabled.
Advanced settings
Press /to navigate the Commoncallsettings menu, then press to select any of the following
menu items:
Calltimereminder Set an acoustic signal which is sounded at regular intervals during a call.
Autoredial Enable/disable automatic redialling. If a number called is engaged or
cannot be reached, redialling occurs automatically until the person called
answers. An acoustic signal is sounded and the number is dialled.
Answermode Enable/disable answering a call by pressing any key.
SOS number
The SOS button activates the emergency call function. Press and hold the SOS button for approx. 3
sec. to trigger an emergency call. An acoustic alarm signal is sounded and emergency texts (SMS)
are sent to the phone numbers stored for the purpose. After that, the respective phone numbers
stored are dialled in succession in Handsfree mode. You can assign up to 5 phone numbers to the
SOS button.
To assign SOS numbers to the SOS key, open SOSNumberSetting and proceed as follows:
/ Phonebook Choose to select phone book numbers to be called in cases of emergency.
/ Empty  Choose to manually assign phone numbers to the SOS function.
 /  … 
or
  Select and confirm a number from the phone book or enter and confirm a
phone number manually.

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Trusted female/male
Use these menu items to store a number you can later call by pressing & holding key (trusted
female) or (trusted male) in Standby mode.
To assign numbers to these keys, open MaleNumberSetting / FemaleNumberSetting and proceed as follows:
  Enter and confirm the phone number to be saved.
Set the phone to Standby mode and press the corresponding key for approx. 2 sec. and a connection
is established to the number stored.
Network settings
Go to Networksettings and press to select SIMNetwork. Press /to navigate, then press 
to pick any of the following menu items:
Networkselection +Select network, page 18
Preferrednetworks Select network manually.
Note: Changes to the Networksettings may result in high costs.
Network selection
Press /to navigate the Networkselection menu, then press to select any of the following
menu items:
Newsearch Search for available networks.
Selectnetwork Select network manually.
Selectionmode Choose to select a network automatically or manually.
Security settings
Press /to navigate the Securitysettings menu, then press to select any of the following
menu items:
Note: The PIN (Personal Identity Number) and PIN -2 codes are 4 to 8digit numbers. The PIN
and PIN2 codes are given to you, together with the SIM card, by your mobile network pro
vider.
SIMsecurity +SIM security, page 18
Phonesecurity +Phone security, page 19
SIM security
Press /to navigate the SIMsecurity menu, then press to select any of the following
menu items:
SIMlock Enable/disable PIN query when turning the phone on.
Note: If you deactivate the SIM lock, you need not enter the PIN after switching the mobile phone
on. It is recommended to leave the SIM lock on to prevent unauthorised persons from us
ing the mobile phone.
Fixeddial Enter the phone number to be the only one that can be called over this
phone.
Note: You need PIN 2 to to enter a fixed dial number.
Barreddial Locks the phone such that making calls is impossible. Incoming calls can
still be answered. Mind that your mobile network provider must support this
function.
Changepassword Alter PIN and PIN 2. Follow the instructions displayed.

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User Profiles
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Phone security
Press /to navigate the Phonesecurity menu, then press to select any of the following
menu items:
Note: If the phone lock is enabled, you will need to enter the phone lock password every time
you turn on the phone.
Phonelock Enable/disable the phone lock.
Changepassword Change the phone lock password. Follow the instructions displayed.
Note: The factory default password is 1122.
Restoring the factory settings
Note: If you restore the factory (default) settings, all the data saved is lost! You must use the
phone lock password (+page 19) to restore the defaults.
Proceed as follows to restore the factory settings:
1.In Standby mode press:
/Settings /Restorefactorysettings 
2.Enter the phone lock password and press to confirm.
3.Press again to answer the next prompt.
The phone restarts and the factory settings are restored.
User Profiles
Use the Profiles menu to change the ring tone settings.
Press the following keys to open the Profiles menu:
/Profiles 
Press /to select a profile, then press to pick any of the following options:
Activate Enable selected profile.
Edit Adapt selected profile to your personal needs (+Editing user profiles,
page 19).
Editing user profiles
Press /to navigate the Edit menu, then press to select any of the following menu
items:
Tonesetup Select a ring tone for incoming calls.
Alerttype Select an alert type (Ring ,Vibrateonly, Vibrateandring, Vibratethenring or Lightonly).
Volume Adjust the ring tone volume.
Messagetone Select a tone for incoming messages.
Keypadtone Select a keypad tone.
Keytonevolume Adjust the keytone volume.
Number announcement
When this function is switched on, the numbers you have selected are announced.
Open Keypadtone and press to select the Change menu option. Press the /keys to
navigate to the following menu option and press to select it:
Tone Pressing the key is confirmed by a single acoustic tone.
Humanvoicetone1 The number pressed is announced.
In order to accept the changes entered, press the key and then select the Save menu option.

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Organizer
The Organizer menu provides helpful everyday utilities.
Press the following keys to open the Organizer menu:
/Organizer 
Press /to navigate the Organizer menu, then press to select any of the following menu
items:
Calendar +Calendar, page 20
ToTodolist +Create/manage tasks, page 20
Alarm +Alarm, page 21
Calendar
Use the calendar to manage and be reminded of your personal dates & appointments.
When you open the Calendar menu, you will see a calendar with the cursor placed on the current date.
Press /to navigate, then press to pick any of the following menu items:
ViewTasks View and manage tasks set for the selected date (+Managing tasks,
page 20) or create tasks by choosing Empty or Add and proceeding as
described at "Creating tasks, page 20".
Jumptodate Takes you to the date you entered.
Gototoday Takes you to the current date.
Weekstartson Set the start of the week to either Mondays or Sundays.
Managing tasks
Press /to navigate the ToTodolist menu, then press to select any of the following
menu items:
Empty/Add +Create task, page 20
Edit Edit task (change name, date, time, etc.)
Erase Delete selected task.
Deleteall Delete all tasks.
Creating tasks
Assuming you picked Empty or Add before, press /navigate, then press to select any
of the following menu items:
Note Enter task name.
Date Enter task date.
Time Enter the time at which you wish to be reminded.
Status Enable (On) or disable (Off) the task.
Repeat Choose whether or not to repeat the task periodically.
Press when everything is set and done. Then press Save to save the new task, or press to
discard your settings.