Radio Shack 3K Data Organizer User manual

Cat. No. 65-778
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
3K Data Organizer
with Travel Alarm Clock
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FEATURES
Your RadioShack 3K Data Electronic Organizer is a
pocket-size data organizer — great for the person on
the go, combining a telephone directory, alarm clock,
schedule alarms, a calculator, and more in a compact,
easy-to-use package. Its other features include:
3K Memory — gives you ample space for storing con-
tact information and schedule reminders.
Three-Row Display — lets you see up to three lines of
information at once.
Phone-Directory — puts contacts’ names and phone
numbers at your fingertips.
Schedule Alarms —remindyouof meetingsandother
important events.
Currency Converter — makes it easy to convert be-
tween currencies.
Illuminator Backlight/Snooze — lets you see the dis-
play in the dark and temporarily stop the alarm.
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Home/World Time — shows you the current time in
your local time zone and in 22 other cities around the
world (24 time zones in all).
Timer/Stopwatch — Sounds an alarm at the end of a
set time or measures the length of time during an
event.
10-Digit Calculator — lets you perform arithmetic, tax
calculation, and currency conversion calculations.
Password — prevents unauthorized access toyour in-
formation.
Daily Alarm — sounds daily at a time you set.
Important: Tandy Corporation assumes no responsi-
bility for any loss or claims that might arise through use
of this organizer or for damages incurred as a result of
information loss due to malfunctions, repairs, battery
replacement, or misuse. You should maintain physical
records of important information to protectagainst such
loss.
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CONTENTS
A Quick Look at the Organizer .............................. 6
Preparation ........................................................... 10
Removing the Insulation Strips .......................... 10
Standing Up the Organizer ................................ 10
Turning the Key Tone On and Off ...................... 11
Operation .............................................................. 12
Setting/Viewing World/Home Time .................... 12
Using the Timer .................................................. 18
Daily Alarm ......................................................... 20
Entering/Using Data ............................................. 22
Entering Records ............................................... 24
Recalling Records .............................................. 26
Editing Records .................................................. 27
Deleting Records ............................................... 28
Overwrite Protection .......................................... 28
Using the Calculator ............................................ 29
Memory Calculations ......................................... 29
Tax Calculations ................................................. 30
Currency Conversions ....................................... 32
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Password .............................................................. 35
Entering a Password .......................................... 35
Changing the Password ..................................... 36
Cancelling the Password .................................... 36
Care ....................................................................... 37
Replacing the Battery ......................................... 38
Resetting the Organizer ..................................... 40
Specifications ....................................................... 41
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A QUICK LOOK AT THE
ORGANIZER
Directional Controls 6,7, 8, and 9— search
forward and backward through records, and move the
cursor within records.
LIGHT/SNOOZE Home Date/
Time
Secondary
Time
Calendar
Alarm
TIME
TEL
SCHED
CAL
TAX/INS
CURRENCY
/EDIT
DEL/ C/CE
+/– /SET
ENTER
Directional Keys
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Number Keys — enter a character or a number, de-
pending on the current mode.
Mode Keys — ( , TIME, TEL, and so on) help you or-
ganizeyour information into categories(such as phone
records and schedule records).
TIME — keeps track of home time as well as time in
22 other world cities (24 time zones in all), and sets a
timer or stopwatch.
TEL — organizes phone records and general infor-
mation about contacts.
(÷) — protects telephone and schedule records.
SCHED — sets appointment times and reminders.
CAL — performs tax calculation and currency con-
version calculations.
CURRENCY (EDIT) — keeps a currency conversion
rate in memory and allows you to update information in
various records.
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MRC — press this key while in Calculator mode to can-
cel or recall memory information.
Memory Keys (MRC, M+, and M–) — let you perform
multi-step calculations easily.
% (DST) — press to calculate a percentage.
DST (%) — press to turn Daylight Saving Time on and
off.
— press to set the daily alarm to on or off.
INS (TAX) — inserts a space at the current cursor po-
sition and lets you enter a tax rate.
(DEL/C/CE) — press to turn the key tone on and off.
Also clears the current calculator entry, or deletes a
record or character at the current cursor position.
+,–, ×
××
×,÷ — press to perform the indicated mathemati-
cal operation.
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SET — press to store information.
ENTER — press to store information in a multi-field
record, or to move to the next field.
12/24 (0) — press to switch between 12- and 24-hour
time format ,or enter a zero.
AM/PM (.) — press to switch between AM and PM time
format or enter a period.
Note: When6,7,8, or 9appears on the display,
more information appears to the right, left, above or be-
low the displayed information.
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PREPARATION
REMOVING THE INSULATION
STRIPS
Before you can use the
organizer, you must re-
move the two protective
insulation strips from in-
side the battery compart-
ment. To remove the
slips, grasp their ends and gently pull them out in the
direction the arrows.
STANDING UP THE ORGANIZER
You can stand the organizer up
for easier viewing. Grasp the
top portion (the display) and
gently pull it up and out. Then
stand the top portion up on the
keyboard as shown. Keyboard
Top
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TURNING THE KEY TONE ON AND
OFF
The organizer is preset to sound a tone each time you
press a key.
To turn the key tone on or off, press TIME so the
home date and time appear. Then repeatedly press
(DEL/C/CE). appears when the key tone is on.
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OPERATION
SETTING/VIEWING WORLD/HOME
TIME
Notes:
• The clock starts automatically after you remove
the insulation slips or install batteries.
• Choose a time zone, then set the correct time and
date before you use other functions (like SCHED
, for example, as it relies on the time function).
• The default time and date (01/01/99, FRI,
12:00 00) appears when you turn the organizer
on for the first time, or when you replace the bat-
teries.
The organizer includes 24 time zones. Set the home
time zone first, and then follow the directions in “Setting
the Clock” on Page 13 to set the current time and sec-
ondary time.
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Setting/Viewing World Time
1. Repeatedly press TIME until the date and time
appears with #next to the city initials.
2. Repeatedly press 6or 7until the desired city’s
initials appear. Refer to the “Time Zone Chart” on
Page 15.
3. Press DST to turn on Daylight Saving Time, if nec-
essary.
4. Press ENTER to store the setting. The home time
display reappears.
Setting the Clock
1. With the home time displayed, hold down SET for
about 2 seconds. SET appears, and the year dig-
its flash.
2. Repeatedly press 8or 9to set the desired
year. Press ENTER to store the setting.
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3. The month digits flash. Repeatedly press 8or
9to set the desired month. Press ENTER to
store the setting.
4. The day digits flash. Repeatedly press 8or 9
to set the desired day. Press ENTER to store the
setting.
5. The hour digits flash. Repeatedly press 8or 9
to set the desired hour. Press ENTER to store the
setting.
6. The minutes digits flash. Press 12/24 to toggle
between 12- or 24-hour format. If you select the
12-hour format, press AM/PM to select AM or PM.
7. Repeatedly press 8or 9to set the desired
minutes. Press ENTER to store the setting.
8. The entire time display flashes and DUAL
appears.
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9. Repeatedly press 6or 7to select a city repre-
senting the desired time zone for your secondary
time setting. Press ENTER to store the setting.
Time Zone Chart
City Name City Code
London LON
Paris PAR
Cairo CAI
Moscow MCW
Dubal DXB
Karachi KHI
Dhaka DAC
Secondary Time Setting
Home Date and Time
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Bangkok BKK
Hong Kong HKG
Tokyo TYO
Sydney SYD
Noumea NOU
Auckland AKL
Midway MID
Honolulu HNL
Anchorage ANC
Los Angeles LAX
Denver DEN
Chicago CHI
New York NYC
City Name City Code
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Note: As you scroll through the world cities list, –1H
and –2H appear; however, no major cities correspond
with Coordinated Universal Time –1H (hour) or –2H.
You can still choose either of these settings for either
time setting.
Caracas CCS
Rio De Janeiro RIO
–1 Hour UTC –1H
–2 Hour UTC –2H
City Name City Code
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USING THE TIMER
You can use the organizer as a count down timer or a
stopwatch. The maximum duration for the count down
timer and the stopwatch is 23 hours, 59 minutes, and
59 seconds. The organizer beeps and TIMER flashes
when it counts down to zero.
Count Down Timer
1. Repeatedly press TIME until TIMER appears.
2. Press SET. The seconds digits flash and SET
appears.
3. Repeatedly press 8or 9to set the desired
second digits. Press ENTER to store the setting.
4. The minute digits flash. Repeatedly press 8or
9to set the desired minute digits. Press ENTER
to store the setting.
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5. The hour digits flash. Repeatedly press 8or 9
to set the desired hour digits. Press ENTER to
store the count down setting.
6. Press ENTER to begin the count down.
To pause the count down at any time, press ENTER.
Press ENTER again to resume the count down.
When the timer reaches zero, the organizer beeps for
1 minute and TIMER flashes. To stop the alarm soon-
er, press ENTER.
To reset the timer, press SET. Then repeat Steps 3–6.
Stopwatch
1. Press TIME until STOPWATCH appears.
2. To start the stopwatch, press ENTER. The timer
begins to count up from 0.
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3. To stop the stopwatch at any time, press ENTER.
To restart the stopwatch, press ENTER again.
Press SET while the timer is stopped to reset the
stopwatch to 0:00:00.
DAILY ALARM
You can use the organizer to set an alarmto sound ev-
ery day at a preset time.
Setting the Daily Alarm
1. Press so ALARM and the previously set alarm
time appears.
2. Hold down SET until SET appears and the hour
digits flash.
3. Repeatedly press 8or 9to set the desired
hour digits.
4. If you are using the 12-hour time format, repeat-
edly press AM/PM to set the desired alarm time to
AM or PM.
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