Rolodex RF-8001 User manual

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RF-8001
User’s Guide

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Recommendations
• The manufacturer strongly recommends that
separate, permanent written records be kept of all
important data. Data may be lost or altered in
virtually any electronic memory product under
certain circumstances. Therefore, the manufacturer
assumes no responsibility for data lost or otherwise
rendered unusable whether as a result of improper
use, repairs, defects, battery replacement, use after
the specified battery life has expired, or any other
cause.
• The manufacturer assumes no responsibility, directly
or indirectly, for financial losses or claims from third
parties resulting from the use of this product and any
of its functions, such as stolen credit card numbers,
the loss or alteration of stored data, etc.
• The information provided in this manual is subject to
change without notice.
Cautions
• Do not carry the organizer in the back pocket of your
slacks or trousers.
• Do not drop the organizer or apply excessive force
to it.
• Do not subject the organizer to extreme tempera-
tures.
• Clean only with a soft, dry cloth.
• Since this product is not waterproof, do not use it or
store it where fluids can splash onto it. Raindrops,
water spray, juice, coffee, steam, perspiration, etc.
will also cause the organizer to malfunction.
Notice

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RESET?
Getting Started
Using the Organizer for the First Time
The first time you use this organizer, you should perform
a system reset. Warning! Asystem reset erases any
user-entered information and clears all settings.
1. Turn the organizer over and carefully pull the
battery insulation sheet to remove it.
2. Press ON/OFF to turn the organizer off.
3.Use a thin, pointed object (e.g., a paperclip) to press
the reset button on the back of the organizer.
Caution: Do not use an object with a breakable or
sharp tip.
3. Press ENTER to reset the organizer.
♦
Auto Shut-Off
When none of the keys have been pressed for
approximately 7 minutes, the organizer automatically
turns the power off to save the battery. Press ON/OFF to
resume. The actual life of the battery depends on the
usage.
♦Changing the Language
This organizer can display prompts and other messages
in seven languages. To select a language, do the
following:

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1. Press to enter Home Time mode.
indicates Home Time mode.
2. Press LANG.
3. Press (Search up) or (Search down) to cycle
through English, Español (Spanish), Français
(French), Deutsch (German), Portuguêse
(Portuguese), Italiano (Italian), and Nederlands
(Dutch).
4. When the language you want is displayed on the
screen, press ENTER to select it.
The unit automatically returns to the Home Time
mode.
♦Turning the Keytone Off or On
The keytone is the beep that sounds whenever a key is
pressed. When the keytone is on, an icon ( ) appears
at the lower left of the screen. To turn the keytone on or
off, do the following:
1. Press ALT.
2. Press V ( ).
Getting Started
ENGLISH?
NYC MON
2001 - 01 - 01
A 12 - 00 - 00

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Key Guide
Function Keys
Goes to the Business phone directory.
Goes to the Personal phone directory.
Toggles between Home and World time.
Goes to the Schedule.
Goes to the Memos.
Toggles between the Calculator and
Converter.
Displays the e-mail address field in the phone
directories.
Sets the alarms and chimes.
Other Keys
Stores a record.
Turns the organizer on and off.
Pressed once, shifts a key to perform the
function printed above the key.
Types a space in records.
Types special symbols, e.g @, #, etc.
Moves cursor in indicated direction.
Cycles through records, world times,
conversions.
ENTER
ON
ALT
SPACE
SYM

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Key Guide
Combination Keys
Press and release ALT before pressing the next key.
ALT
is displayed.
A(12/24) Toggles times between 12- and 24-hour time
displays.
C ( )Selects the alarm clock and then cycles
through the day and hour.Activates/deactivates
reiminder alarms in the Schedule.
D(
DST )When daylight savings time is set, is
displayed at the bottom of the screen.
F( MCK )Shows memory available.
L(Lang) Changes the prompt language.
S (
AM / PM )Toggles times between a.m. and p.m.
V ( )Turns the keytone on or off.
SET ( )Sets the Home and World times, daily alarm,
the secret mode, and conversion rates.
(Ins/Edit) Edits user information. In the edit mode, inserts
a character or number on the cursor.
(Del) Deletes a character to the left of the cursor.
(Next) Displays next field in a record.
♦About Symbols and Accented Characters
You can enter any of 21 symbols, such as @ . _ - %
and /. Press SYM repeatedly to cycle through them.
For accented characters, press ALT, then press the
letter repeatedly to cycle through the available
accents. For example, press ALT then press Afor Á.

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Calculator Function Keys
In the calculator, the keys are autoshifted to perform the
following functions.
Q (
MC )Clears the memory.
W (
MR )Retrieves a number from the memory.
E ( M -) Stores a negative number in the
memory.
R (
M +) Stores a positive number in the
memory.
T (÷) Divides a number. Displays as "/".
Y (x) Multiplies a number. Displays as "X".
U(-) Subtracts a number.
I (+) Adds a number.
O (.) Inserts a decimal point.
P (+/-) Changes the sign (+/-) of a number.
K (√)Calculates a square root.
J (%) Calculates a percentage.
C/Ce Clears the most recent entry.
=Performs a calculation.
Key Guide
♦About Screen Illustrations
Some screen illustrations in this User’s Guide may
vary slightly from what you see on the screen. This
does not mean that your organizer is malfunctioning.
English is the selected message language for screen
illustrations.

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The clock lets you set a Home time and view local times
around the world. You should set the Home time before
viewing the World times or using the Schedule, because
World times are based on Home time.
Setting Home Time
1. Press ( TIME )until the Home time screen
appears.
indicates Home time. New York (
NYC ) is the
default Home city.
2. Press D (
DST ) if you want to see daylight savings
time.
is displayed. To turn it off, press D( DST ) again.
3. Select the date format you want.
Press ALT, then SET. Press (Search up) or
(Search down) to cycle through the 3 date formats:
YY-MM-DD, MM-DD-YY, or DD-MM-YY. Press
ENTER to select the format you want.
4. Press SET to start editing.
5. Use (Search up) or (Search down) to cycle
through the list of 43 cities.
Using the Clocks
NYC
2001-01-01
A 12-00

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Note: If you wish to change the label of your Home
city, type the name you want using up to 6 letters and
press ENTER or (Next) to confirm the name.
7 . Use the direction keys to move the cursor to the
field you want to edit and enter the date and Home
time.
For example, to enter 2001-04-25, 10:15 p.m., type
20010425, press ENTER/(Next), type 1015, and
press S (AM/PM) to select a.m. or p.m.
8. Press ENTER to confirm your settings.
Using the Clocks
CHI
2001-04-25
P 10-15
6. When you see one in your time zone, press
ENTER to choose it as your Home city.

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Setting World Time
1. Press ( TIME )until the World time screen
appears.
indicates the World time screen. There are 43
built-in cities of diffferent zones.
2. Use (Search up) or (Search down) to cycle
through the list of cities and view their corre-
sponding times.
3. Press D (DST) if you want to see daylight savings
time of the city displayed.
is displayed. To turn it off, press D( DST ) again.
Note: Setting DST in one city does not change the
time for all cities. You must set DST for each city you
want.
Note: The list of available cities is printed at the end of
this User's Guide.
Using the Clocks
PAR
2001-04-25
P 3-22-27

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Setting the Alarms
There are three kinds of alarms: the daily alarm,
indicated by , the hourly chime, indicated by ,
and the Schedule alarm, indicated by .
Setting the Daily Alarm/Hourly Chime
1. Press to enter alarm mode.
2. Press C( ) to toggle between turning daily
alarm and/or hourly chime on and off.
3. Press SET to start editing the alarm time.
4. Use the numbered keys to enter a time. For
example, enter 1015 and press S (
AM / PM ) to
select either a.m. or p.m.
5. Press ENTER to confirm your settings.
indicates that the daily alarm is on, and
indicates the hourly chime is on.
ALARM
A12-00
ALARM
A 1 2-00

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Using the Telephone Directories
There are two telephone directories, a Business
phone directory and a Personal phone directory.
Entering a Phone Record
1. Press to enter a personal telephone record.
Press to enter a business telephone record.
You can enter a maximum of 36 characters,
including letters, numbers and symbols.
Press SYM to cycle through the list of symbols.
Stop when you see the one you want.
2. Type a name. For example, type EDWARDS
ROBERT.
Note: To alphabetize your entries by the last name,
you must type the last name first.
Note: If the display exceeds 12 characters, it begins
to scroll to the left and the icon (
▲
) appears.
PERSONAL
▲
ARDS ROBERT_

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Using the Telephone Directories
3. Press (Next) to go to the next field.
You can enter a Company, Address, Home phone
number, Work number, Fax number, Cell number,
Pager number, E-mail address, and Note. You can
type up to 36 characters in the E-mail address field.
It is not necessary to complete each field. Skip an
unwanted field and move on to the next one by
pressing (Next).
4. Type the information you want to store. For
example, type 201-265-5600 for the Home#.
In each number field, you can enter a maximum of
12 characters including numbers and a hyphen.
Press U (-) to type a hyphen.
Press ALT and then (Del) to erase a character at
the cursor position.
In phone books, icons indicate the field. For example,
indicates the email address field.
5. Press ENTER to save the record.
All records are stored alphabetically by the name field.
To learn how to view and edit records, please refer to
"Searching and Editing Records".
HOME#?
210-265-5600

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In each schedule record, you can enter the name and
type of event and the date and time when the event is
going to occur.
Entering a Schedule Record
1. Press (Sched).
2. Type a description of the event. For example, type
STAFF MEETING.
You can enter a maximum of 36 characters, including
letters, numbers and symbols.
Note: If the display exceeds 12 characters, it begins to
scroll to the left and the icon (
▲
) appears.
3. Press (Next) to type the date and time.
For example, to enter 2001-04-27, 11:30 a.m., type
20010427, press (Next), type 1130, and press S
(AM/PM) to select a.m.
Using the Scheduler
TAFF MEETING_
2001-04-25
P 10-15
▲
MESSAGE?

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Using the Scheduler
Use the direction keys to move the cursor to the
position you want.
4. Press ENTER to store the data.
5. Press ALT and then C ( ) to toggle the schedule
alarm on and off.
indicates that the schedule alarm is on.
When the schedule alarm is set, the alarm will sound
at the time of the appointment. The organizer will turn
on (if it was off), displaying the relevant schedule
record.
Press any key to turn the sound off.
To learn how to view and edit records, please refer to
"Searching and Editing Records".
♦Gauging the Memory
In the Telephone directories, Scheduler or Memos, press
ALT then Fto see how much memory your organizer
has left in which to store information. The message
FREE
XX% will flashmomentarily onthe screen.
Should there not be enough memory remaining to either
storeorcreateanewrecord,themessage
MEMORYFULL
will appear on the screen and the information you typed
will not be stored. You will need to delete old records
before you can enter new ones. To learn how, read
"Deleting a Record".

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Using the Memo Directory
You can enter three lines of data in a memo record. You
can type a maximum of 36 characters including letters,
numbers and symbols on line one, and 36 numbers
each on lines 2 and 3.
Entering a Memo Record
1. Press (Memo).
2. Type your data.
Press SPACE to insert spaces in your data.
3. Press (NEXT) to move the cursor to the next line.
You can use the other direction keys to move the
cursor to another location in the memo.
Note: If the display exceeds 12 characters, it begins to
scroll to the left and the icon (
▲
) appears.
4. Press ENTER to store your data.
To learn how to view and edit records, please refer to
"Searching and Editing Records" .
MESSAGE?

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Searching and Editing Records
Telephone and Memo records are listed alphabetically.
Schedule records are listed in chronological order. You
can search for them either directly or sequentially. You
can review your records, edit them or delete them.
Searching for a Record
1. Press to search for a personal telephone
record.
Press to search for a business telephone record.
Press to search for a schedule record.
Press to search for a memo record.
2. Press (Search up) or (Search down) to
search the records.
In the phone list, Schedule, and Memo records, you
can also type the first letter, and then press
(Search up) or (Search down) to direct the search .
The organizer will display the first record starting
with that letter (if any), or the next closest record.
You can then use or
(Next) to scroll through the
records. In phone directories, you can press to
see the E-mail address field. If you press (Search
up) at the first record or (Search down)
at the last
record, the message NOT FOUND appears on the
screen.
Viewing a Record
1. Find the record you want to view.
2. Press or to scroll through any field that has
more than 12 characters.
3. Press or to view other fields in a record.

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Searching and Editing Records
Editing a Record
1. Find the record you want to edit.
To learn how, read "Searching for a Record".
2. Press ALT and then (Edit/Ins).
3. Move the cursor to the character you want to edit.
Press ALT and then (Edit/Ins) to insert a character
in front of the cursor.
4. Enter the information you want.
Press ALT and then (Del) to delete a character at
the cursor.
5. Press ENTER to store your changes.
Deleting a Record
1. Find the record you want to delete.
To learn how, read "Searching for a Record".
2. Press C/Ce.
3. Press ENTER to delete the record.
To exit without deleting, press any key other than
ENTER.
DELETE?

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Using a Password
You can lock your organizer so that only the Clock,
Calculator and Converter can be used without
supplying the password. Note: You do not need to
set a password to use this organizer.
Warning: Please keep written records of your
data. If you forget your password, you will not be
able to recover any of the data stored in your
organizer. To bypass the password, you will have
to perform a system reset, which will clear the
password and erase all the data stored in
memory. To learn how to perform a system reset,
read "Getting Started".
Setting the Password
1. Press , , or .
You need only one password for all the features.
2. Press SET ( ).
3. Type your password.
The maximum number of digits your password may
contain is six. You can press C/CE to clear all digits.
PASSWORD?

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Using a Password
Unlocking the Unit
1. Press , , or .
2. Type the current password.
3. Press ENTER
The icon, is no longer displayed.
Note that the unit is unlocked temporarily. After
you leave the phone directories, Memo, or
Schedule, the unit automatically locks again.
Changing and Deleting the Password
1. Unlock the unit.
2. Press SET ( ).
3. Type your new password.
To delete the password, do not type a new
password. Simply press ENTER at the empty
screen.
4. Press ENTER to save the new password.
4. Press ENTER to save the password.
When the password is set, is displayed on the
screen to indicate that your password is in effect. Each
time you enter the phone list (either personal or
business), Memo, or Schedule, the password is
required.