Radio Shack EC-295 User manual

Cat. No. 65-719
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
EC-295
3K Electronic
Organizer

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©1999 Tandy Corporation.
All Rights Reserved.
RadioShack is a registered trademark
used by Tandy Corporation.
FEATURES
Your RadioShack EC-295 3K Elec-
tronic Organizer is a pocket-size data
organizer. It’s great for the person on
the go, combining a telephone directo-
ry, alarm clock, schedule alarms, a
calculator, and more in one compact,
easy-to-use package. Its features in-
clude:
Three-Row Display — lets you see
up to three lines of data at once.
Phone Directory — puts names,
phone numbers, fax numbers, and e-
mail addresses at your fingertips.
Schedule Alarms — remind you of
meetings and other important events.

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Metric Converter — lets you perform
conversions to and from metric mea-
surements.
Currency Converter — makes it easy
to convert between currencies.
Home Time/World Time — shows
you the current time in your local time
zone and in 24 other cities around the
world.
10-Digit Calculator — lets you per-
form arithmetic and currency conver-
sion calculations.
Daily Alarm — sounds daily at a time
you set.
Password — prevents unauthorized
access to your information.

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Automatic Power-Off — conserves
battery power by turning off the orga-
nizer about 4 minutes after you stop
using it.
3K Memory — gives you ample space
for storing phone numbers, addresses,
and schedules.
Account Manager — lets you keep
track of up to three accounts.
Important: Tandy Corporation as-
sumes 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
malfunctions, repairs, battery replace-
ment, or misuse. You should maintain
physical records of important informa-
tion to protect against such loss.

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CONTENTS
Before You Begin ........................... 7
Removing the Insulation
Strips ........................................... 7
A Quick Look at the Organizer’s
Features ...................................... 8
Operation ...................................... 13
Turning the EC-295 On
and Off ....................................... 13
Turning the Key Tone On
and Off ....................................... 13
Setting/Viewing the Home
Date and Time ........................... 14
Viewing World Times ................. 19
Entering Data/Using Records ..... 20
Recalling a Record .................... 22
Editing a Record ........................ 22
Deleting a Record ...................... 24
Alarms ........................................... 25
Daily Alarm ................................ 25
Schedule Alarms ....................... 27
Entering a Schedule Alarm ........ 29

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Phone Directory ........................... 32
Account Manager ........................ 34
Locked Records .......................... 36
Calculator ..................................... 39
Conversions ................................. 41
Metric Conversions ................... 41
Currency Conversions .............. 42
Care .............................................. 46
Replacing the Batteries ............. 48
Resetting the Organizer ............ 50
Specifications .............................. 53

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BEFORE YOU BEGIN
REMOVING THE
INSULATION STRIPS
Before you can use the organizer, you
must remove the protective insulation
strip from inside the battery compart-
ment. To remove the slip, grasp the
end and gently pull it out in the direc-
tion of the arrows.
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A QUICK LOOK AT THE
ORGANIZER’S
FEATURES

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Directional Controls , , , and
— search forward or backward
through records, and move the cursor
within records.
Number Keys — enter numbers.
Mode Keys — help you organize your
information into categories.
— keeps track of home time
as well as time in 24 other world
cities.
— organizes phone records
and general information about con-
tacts.
— locks specific records.
— keeps track of up to three
different accounts.
— sets appointment times and
reminders.

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— performs standard, metric
conversion, and currency conver-
sion calculations.
— keeps track of two different
currency conversion rates.
— converts between common
standard and metric units of mea-
surement.
Special Keys — help you display, ed-
it, rearrange, and organize your infor-
mation.
EDIT — allows you to update infor-
mation in various records.
DEL ( C/CE) — deletes characters
to the right of the cursor; clears
calculator entries.
— accesses special charac-
ters and secondary functions (as
labeled above some keys).