Radio Shack 65-780 User manual

Cat. No. 65-780
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
256K Metal Case
Organizer
with EL Backlight
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FEATURES
Your RadioShack 256K Organizer is great
for the person on the go. The pocket-size
data organizer combines these features:
256K Memory — lets you store over 7,000
phone records.
Electroluminescent (EL) Backlight —
makes reading the 5-row display easy, even
in low light.
Phone Directories — put names, address-
es, and numbers at your fingertips when you
store them in the business, personal, or gen-
eral directory.
©1999 Tandy Corporation.
All Rights Reserved.
RadioShack is a registered trademark
used by Tandy Corporation.
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Schedule Alarms — keep you in control of
your busy schedule by reminding you of
meetings and other important events.
Memo and To-Do Functions — let you write
yourself notes and to-do lists of up to 512
characters each.
Expense Manager — helps you keep track
of business and personal expenses.
Calendar — shows monthly calendars from
January 1901 to December 2099.
World Time — shows you the current time in
32 cities around the world.
Daily Alarm — lets you set an alarm to re-
mind you of an important daily event. The
snooze feature lets you temporarily silence
this alarm for about 10 minutes.
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Information Transfer — moves records be-
tween this organizer and another one like it
by infrared data transfer or between the orga-
nizer and a personal computer with an op-
tional PC Link cable.
8-Digit Password — prevents unauthorized
access to your private information.
10-Digit Calculator — to do standard arith-
metic and memory calculations.
Automatic Power-Off — conserves battery
power by automatically turning off the orga-
nizer if you do not press a key for about 7
minutes.
Caution: Do not place credit cards, automat-
ic teller machine cards, or other cards with a
magnetic strip on or near the organizer. The
organizer’s speaker contains a magnet that
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could erase important information from these
magnetic strips.
Note:
Tandy Corporation assumes no responsibility
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 malfunc-
tions, repairs, battery replacement, or mis-
use. You should maintain physical records of
important information to protect against such
loss.
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CONTENTS
Preparation ............................................ 7
Overview ................................................ 8
Daily Alarm .......................................... 18
Calendar .............................................. 21
Phone Directories ................................ 22
Schedule Alarms .................................. 31
Memo Function .................................... 38
To-Do Function .................................... 42
Secret Records .................................... 46
Calculator ............................................. 51
Expense Manager ................................ 55
Data Transmission ............................... 66
Care ..................................................... 73
Specifications ....................................... 81
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PREPARATION
REMOVING THE BATTERY
INSULATOR
Your organizer comes with a battery insulator
to preserve battery power during shipping.
Before you can use your organizer, you must
remove the battery insulator from the battery
compartment.
Turn the organizer over so the bottom faces
up. Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the
four screws, then carefully remove the cover.
Remove the battery insulator by grasping it
and pulling it away from the organizer. Then,
replace the metal cover and secure it with the
screws.
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OVERVIEW
TURNING THE ORGANIZER
ON AND OFF
Press ON/OFF to turn on the organizer. The
Main Menu appears. The organizer automati-
cally turns off if you do not press a key for
about 7 minutes. Press ON/OFF again to turn
off the organizer sooner.
SELECTING A FUNCTION
When the Main Menu appears, you can se-
lect a function by pressing the keyboard letter
that appears above the desired icon. You can
also use the arrow keys to highlight the de-
sired icon, then press ENTER.
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ADJUSTING THE DISPLAY
CONTRAST
Press MENU so the Main Menu appears.
Then press SEARCH to increase the dis-
play contrast; press SEARCH to decrease
the display contrast.
USING THE BACKLIGHT
To turn on the backlight, press . The back-
light automatically turns off after about 20
seconds. To turn off the backlight sooner,
press .again.
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USING THE KEY TONE
To set your organizer to sound a tone each
time you press a key, from the Main Menu
press S to select the Home Time function (or
highlight and press ENTER), then press V.
A beep sounds and appears.
To turn off the key tone, select the Home
Time function, then press Vagain. A beep
sounds and disappears.
SETTING THE DATE AND
TIME
When you set the date and time for your
home time zone, all other world times are set
automatically.
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