Tiger Electronics Dear Diary III 59919 User manual

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Item No.: 59919
Ages 7 & Up
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980 Woodlands Parkway,
Vernon Hills, Illinois 60061, USA
www.tigertoys.com
MADE & PRINTED IN CHINA
A division of Hasbro, Inc.
200103820WTI-01
INSTRUCTIONS

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CONTENTS
Opening Your Dear Diary III
Getting Your Dear Diary III Ready
Icons You Should Know
Symbols You Should Know
Words You Should Know
Battery Installation
How Your Dear Diary III Works
Controls and Indicators
Using Your Dear Diary III
Reset Operations
Editing Characters
Changing the Date
Changing the Time
Scrolling
Initial Screen
Dear Diary
Calculator
Phone/Address
Horoscope
Special Days
Memo
Secret Password
Play a Game
Wishes
Favorites
Dislikes
Homework
Shopping List
Secrets
Scheduler
Caution
90-Day Limited Warranty
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Opening Your Dear Diary
To open your Dear Diary III, press and hold the button on the bottom front
of the diary and lift the colored lid. When closing the lid, make sure the
latch clicks into the base.
ENTER=

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Getting Your Dear Diary III Ready
ICONS YOU SHOULD KNOW
Above are icons that you will see on your diary screen. Learn to recognize
them; you will be using them often. Following is a brief explanation of each.
DEAR DIARY
You can store one message with up to 32 characters and four
symbols for each calendar day for up to 40 days. Days can be in
any order that you desire, and each day can be in any year you
choose.
CALCULATOR
You can make the calculations you desire.
PHONE/ADDRESS
You can store the name (up to 15 letters), phone number (12
digits and 3 decimal points), street address, city and state (up to
40 letters) birth date, secrets and hobbies for up to 40 friends.
HOROSCOPE
You can find symbols for luck and fortune and other predictions in
your horoscope. Using your birthdate, your horoscope displays as
personal message on the screen and up to four dollar signs
(fortune), up to four heart symbols (luck), and other meaningful
symbols.

SPECIAL DAYS
You can record as many as 10 special days (birthdays,
anniversaries, dates, and other days) which have specia meaning.
MEMO
You can store up to 5 memos, each having up to 40 characters.
SECRET PASSWORD
Your secret password locks certain files. These files are: Dear
Diary, Phone/Address, Secrets, Wishes, Favorites, Matching
Game, Dislikes and Special Days. The following files are not
protected by your password: Horoscope, Homework, Shopping List,
Calculator, Memo and Scheduler.
PLAY A GAME
A fun matching game using records in Phone Book / Address
mode
WISHES
You can store up to 5 wishes, each having up to 40 characters.
FAVORITES
You can list up to 5 things - records, friends, days, colors, and
animals. Each “favorite” can be up to 15 characters.
DISLIKES
You can list up to 5 things you don’t like. For instance, you can list
records, friends, days, colors and animals. Each “dislike” can be up
to 15 characters.
HOMEWORK
You can enter homework assignments for up to four days. Each day
you will be able to enter up to 50 characters
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SECRETS
You can store up to 5 secrets, each having up to 40 characters.
SHOPPING LIST
You can list your shopping needs, up to 120 characters.
SCHEDULER
Tells you the date and time and stores your appointment
information. The scheduler rings an alarm to remind you of
appointments. Up to 7 appointments can be stored. The current
date will be displayed, as well as an indicator about diary content
on a particular date.
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SYMBOLS YOU SHOULD KNOW
The following symbols appear on your Dear Diary III screen:
WORDS YOU SHOULD KNOW
CHARACTER: Any letter, number, punctuation mark or space.
CURSOR: The blinking line where any character is or where one can be
entered.
DELETE: Pressing this key removes the character or symbol above the
cursor. Delete also erases information in a file.
DIGIT: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 0.
EDIT: Changing information stored in the diary.
ENTER=: Pressing this key verifies (stores) information in your diary also
and performs other function which will be explained later.
SUN RAIN SNOW GIFT BOOK DOCTOR TV
LUCK (1-4 diamond symbols) FORTUNE (1-4 dollar signs)
SHOPPING
CARD
HOUSE HEARTS DOLLAR
SIGN SAD FACE UNHAPPY FACE
HAPPY
FACE

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HOROSCOPE: A forecast of fortune based on the stars.
ICON: A picture that represents one of the 15 files in your diary.
LETTER: Any letter A - Z.
MENU: The 15 icons that identify the 15 files/functions in your diary.
MODE: This is the way your diary is being operated. Example: Diary is
operating in the “calculator” mode. Sometimes the word “function” is used
instead of mode.
PASSWORD: A 4-character code that locks certain files.
PROMPT: A question on the screen that asks you to do something.
QUIT: Stops the file you are in and returns to the initial screen, also leaves
initial screen and return to the main menu.
SCREEN: The LCD of your diary, sometimes called the “display.”
SCROLL: Moving the cursor to the right or left to read information on the
screen, or up and down to read records in a file.
SEARCH: Automatically looks for words that you previously stored
SPACE/CLEAR: Adds a space or clears a calculator computation.
STORE: Records information in the diary.
SYMBOL: One of 16 pictures that selects categories of information in
various files. Fortune (dollar signs) or luck (diamond) symbols may appear
alone or in multiples of up to four.

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BATTERY INSTALLATION
Inserting/Replacing Batteries
This diary is powered by two 3V button-cell batteries, both of which are
type CR2032. One of the main battery, and the other is the back-up
battery. The main battery provides power for normal operations. The back-
up battery protects data stored in memory when changing the main
battery.
If the LCD becomes dim, replace the main battery. Your data is protected
by the back-up battery during main battery replacement.
Memory contents are lost when both the main battery and the back-up
battery are removed at the same time. Be sure to leave one of the
batteries in place to protect the data in memory. If you remove the main
battery for any amount of time, memory retention will depend entirely on
the condition of the back-up battery and memory contents are likely to be
damaged. If memory seems corrupted, clear it using the reset operation.
Replacing Main Battery
1. With the diary turned off, using a
Phillips® screwdriver, remove the
screw on the battery compartment
door on the back of the unit.
Remove the battery compartment
door.
2. Remove the old battery using a thin,
pointed, non-metallic object.

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WARNING: YOUR MUST REPLACE THE MAIN BATTERY BEFORE
CLOSING THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT DOOR OR ALL FILES
WILL BE LOST.
3. Wipe the surfaces of the new
battery with a soft, dry cloth. Insert
the new battery. The “+” should be
facing you.
Replacing Back-up Battery
1. You replace this battery in the same
way you replace the main battery.
2. Be sure that the main battery is in
place before removing the back-up
battery, or all data will be lost.
BACK UP
BATTERY MAIN BATTERY
4. Screw the battery compartment
door back on.