RF-8120 RF-8130 Personal Digital Assistant Electronic Publishers www.franklin.
Contents License Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Understanding the Display . . . . . . . . . .6 Using the Clocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Entering a Phone Record . . . . . . . . . .12 Entering a Schedule record . . . . . . . .14 Entering a Todo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Entering a Memo Record . . . . . . . . . .18 Entering an Internet Record . . . . . . . .
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Notice 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.
Getting Started Important Notice This unit is shipped in “Sleep” mode in order to conserve battery life. To start the unit, it must first be reset. The “reset” button is accessed via the hole above the battery door on the back of the unit. Using the Organizer for the First Time The first time you use this organizer, you should perform a system reset. Warning! A system reset erases any user-entered information and clears all settings. 1.
Getting Started ✎ 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. ✎ Auto-Shut Off When none of the keys have been pressed for approximately seven 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.
Understanding the Display Several icons appear on the upper left of the screen to indicate active modes. These are indicator icons only and perform no function when tapped. Note: on the upper left indicates data extending beyond the current screen. Tap to scroll up and down and read all the available data. The bottom half of the screen contains the function icons, directions arrows, letters, numbers and other icons that you can tap to perform a number of functions.
Understanding the Display Goes to the Expense directory. Goes to the currently installed book. Cycles between the Calculator, Metric converter and Currency Converter. Goes to the Euro Converter. Goes to the Data Synchronization screen. This is useful only if you have the PC Sync program. Other Icons Moves cursor in the indicated direction. Searches up through records. Searches down through records. Enables/disables the alarms. Enables/disables the keytone. Goes to the Enter Password screen.
Using the Clocks After a system reset, each time you press ON/OFF or tap , you see the Home Time screen. You can perform the following functions in Home Time. 1. Tap to go to World Time. 2. Tap MD/DM on bottom left of screen to toggle between the month/day and day/month formats. 3. Tap 12/24 on bottom center of screen to toggle between 12- and 24-hour displays for the clock. 4. Tap DST on bottom right of screen to enable/disable daylight savings time. 5. Tap to enable/disable the keytone.
Using the Clocks Setting Home Time 1. Tap once to go to the Home Time screen. 2. Tap EDIT. 3. At the city name, tap or to cycle through the available city names. Tap A-Z or 0-9 to edit a city name. This will be your Home city. Tap ABC/123 at the bottom right of the screen to toggle between letter and number input. You can edit the city, month, day, year, hour and minute in that sequence. Tap to move the cursor in the indicated direction. 4. Tap 0-9 to edit the year, day and month.
Using the Clocks 5. Tap 0-9 to edit the hour and minute. Tap AM/PM at bottom center of screen to toggle between a.m. and p.m. in the 12-hour format. 6. Tap ENTER at bottom right corner of screen to store the time. Seconds are updated automatically. If you enter an invalid time, you will be prompted for a correction. Viewing World Time You must set your home time before viewing World Time. There are 43 built-in cities. The list is available at the end of this User’s Guide. 1.
Using the Clocks Tap DST on bottom right of screen to enable/disable daylight savings time. 3. Tap twice to return to Home Time. Setting the Daily Alarm When the set time is reached, the alarm sounds for 20 seconds. Tap any key other than to activate the snooze function and stop the sound. When the snooze function is activated, the alarm sounds every eight minutes. Tap to stop the sound and de-activate the snooze function. To set the daily alarm, do the following: 1.
Entering a Phone Record There are three telephone directories: Personal, Business 1 and Business 2. Each directory has 10 fields in which to enter data. The fields appear in the following sequence: Name, Company, Address, Home phone, Work phone, Fax, Cellular, Pager, Email and Notes. Each field has a character limit. Please see table below.
Entering a Phone Record Tap ABC/123 to toggle between the letter/number keyboards. Tap SYML to cycle through the list of available symbols. Tap SPACE to insert a space. Tap DEL to delete a character. The character at the cursor is deleted. Tap INS to insert a character. Tap to move the cursor. 3. Tap ENTER to enter data in each successive field. You need not enter data in every field. Notes is the last field. 4. Tap ENTER in the Notes field to save the record.
Entering a Schedule record There are five fields in the Schedule: Start Date, Start Time, End Date, End Time, Description. You can set a Schedule alarm which sounds for 20 seconds. You can enable/disable the alarm, and stop the sound at any time. To enter a Schedule record, do the following: 1. Tap twice. 2. Tap 0-9 to go to the Start Date field. 3. Tap 0-9 to enter a Start Date. The date format is what you set in Home Time. You MUST enter a Start Date if you want to save the record.
Entering a Schedule record Message is the last field. You can enter up to 512 characters in this field. Note: In the date and time fields, only the number keyboard is available. In the Message field, tap ABC/123 to toggle between the letter/number keyboards. Tap A-Z or 0-9 to enter your data. Tap SYML, then tap or to cycle through the list of available symbols. Tap SPACE to insert a space. Tap DEL to delete a character. The character at the cursor is deleted. Tap INS to insert a character.
Entering a Todo There are four fields in the Todo book: Date Due, Message (description), Date Done and Priority. You can set priority levels of one to three. To enter a Todo record, do the following: 1. Tap once. 2. Tap 0-9 to go to the Date Due field. 3. Tap 0-9 to enter the due date for the Todo. The date format is what you set in Home Time. You MUST enter a due date if you want to save the record. If you enter an invalid date, you are prompted for a correction. Tap to move the cursor left or right. 4.
Entering a Todo Note: In the date and priority fields, only the number keyboard is available. In the Message field, tap ABC/123 to toggle between the letter/number keyboards. Tap A-Z or 0-9 to enter your data. Tap SYML, then tap or to cycle through the list of available symbols. Tap SPACE to insert a space. Tap DEL to delete a character. Tap INS to insert a character. Tap to move the cursor. 5. Tap ENTER to go to the Date Done field. Tap 0-9 to enter the completed date. 6.
Entering a Memo Record Each Memo record consists of a Message field in which you can enter a maximum of 512 characters. To enter a Memo do the following: 1.Tap twice. 2. Tap any key to begin entering your memo. 3. Tap A-Z or 0-9 to enter your data. Tap SYML, then tap or to cycle through the list of available symbols. Tap SPACE to insert a space. Tap DEL to delete a character. Tap INS to insert a character. Tap to move the cursor. 4. Tap ENTER to store your record.
Entering an Internet Record Each Internet record has three fields: Message (description), Internet (address) and Note. You can enter descriptions of your favorite websites, the addresses and a note. You can enter a maximum of 108 characters in the Message and Note fields and 80 characters in the Internet field. To enter an Internet record, do the following: 1. Tap . 2. Tap any key to go to the Message screen. 3. Tap A-Z or 0-9 to enter your description.
Entering an Anniversary Each Anniversary record consists of a Date field and a Message field. To enter an Anniversary do the following: 1. Tap . 2. Tap 0-9 to go to the Date field. 3. Tap 0-9 to enter the anniversary date. The date format is what you set in the Home Time, without the year. You MUST enter a date if you want to save the record. Tap to move the cursor left or right. 4. Tap ENTER to move to the Message field. You can enter a maximum of 108 characters.
Entering an Expense Each Expense record consists of the following fields: Date, Expense Type, Payment Type, Amount and Notes. To enter an Expense do the following: 1. Tap . 2. Tap 0-9 to go to the Date field. 3. Tap 0-9 to enter the expense date. The date format is what you set in the Home Time, without the year. You MUST enter a date if you want to save the record. Tap to move the cursor left or right. 4. Tap ENTER to move to the Amount field. Tap 0-9 and . to enter your amount.
Entering an Expense You can enter a maximum of 108 characters. You need not enter data in the Note field. Note: In the Date and Amount fields, only the numbers keyboard is available. In the Notes field, tap ABC/123 to toggle between the letters/numbers keyboards. Tap A-Z or 0-9 to enter your data. Tap SYML, then tap or to cycle through the list of available symbols. Tap SPACE to insert a space. Tap DEL to delete a character. Tap INS to insert a character. 8. Tap ENTER to store your data.
Searching and Editing Records Phone, Memo and Internet records are sorted alphabetically. Schedule and Todo records are sorted chronologically. You can search for them either directly or sequentially. You can review your records, edit them or delete them. Searching for a Record Tap the icon of the directory you want to search. Tap or to view the records in the order they appear. In the Telephone, Memo and Internet directories, enter the first few letters of a record then tap or to find it quickly.
Searching and Editing Records Viewing a Record 1. Find the record you want to view as described above. 2. Tap to view other fields in the record. Empty fields are not displayed. In a phone record, tap to go directly to the email field. Editing a Record 1. Find the record you want to edit. To learn how, read “Searching for a Record”. 2. Tap EDIT on bottom center of screen. Edit your records just as you entered them. 3. Tap ENTER to go through the fields in the record. 4.
Using a Book You can use your organizer to spell check, find thesaurus entries, translate or find phrases for a word. The RF-8120 includes the Spell Checker and Foreign Language Phrase Book. The RF-8130 includes the Spell Checker, Foreign Language Phrase Book, Thesaurus and Bilingual Translator. 1. Tap . Tap LANG to switch the direction of the translator or phrase book. 2. Tap ENTER. 3. Tap A-Z to enter a word. 4. Tap ENTER. 5. Tap or to scroll.
Using the Calculator Making a Calculation 1. Tap once. The numeric keypad appears. 2. Tap 0-9, . or +/- to enter the numbers you want. You can enter a maximum of 10 digits. 3. Tap +, -, x or ÷ to perform an addition, subtraction, multiplication or division. Tap to erase the last entered digit. Tap to calculate the square root. 4. Enter another number. 5. Tap = on bottom right of screen to do the calculation. Or tap % to calculate the percentage. 6.
Using the Calculator Using the Calculator Memory 1. In the Calculator, make a calculation or type a number. 2. To add the number on the screen to the number stored in memory, tap M+ on lower left of screen. To subtract the number on the screen from the number stored in memory, tap M– on lower left of screen. M appears on the screen to indicate the number is stored in memory. Note: The number is retained in memory even when you turn the unit off. 3. To retrieve the number from memory, tap MRC once. 4.
Using the Converters There are three converters: Metric, Currency and Euro. Doing Metric Conversions Use the Metric converter to do any of the eight builtin conversions. INCH CM in conversions. YARD M MILE KM C F FT M OZ GRAM LB KG GAL L 1. Tap twice to enter the Metric converter. You go to the first conversion screen. The conversion rate is displayed to the right of the screen. 2. Tap or to cycle through the available conversions. 3. Stop when you see the one you want. 4.
Using the Converters Note the rate change on the right. 5. Tap 0-9 to enter the numbers you want. 6. Tap ENTER to do the conversion. Setting Currency Rates Once you set currency rates, you can do currency conversions. You can set four currency rates. The default currency settings are USD USD and the default rate is 1. To set a conversion rate, do the following: 1. Tap three times to enter the Currency converter. You see the first conversion screen. 2. Tap EDIT on the bottom center of the screen.
Using the Converters 5. Tap 0-9 and . to enter a rate. You can enter a maximum of six digits including a decimal point. 6. Tap ENTER to save the setting. 7. Tap to go to the next conversion screen. Once you set your currencies and rates, you can do currency conversions in the same way you do metric conversions. Doing Euro Conversions Use the Euro converter to do any of the 11 built-in conversions. Note that the rates are set and cannot be changed. In the table below, the rate shown is that for 1 Euro.
Using the Converters 1. Tap . You see the first conversion screen. 2. Tap or to find the conversion you want. The rate is displayed to the right of the screen. 3. Tap to change the direction of the conversion. 4. Tap 0-9 and . to enter the number you want. 5. Tap ENTER to convert.
Installing the PC Sync Your CD includes a README file (English only) which contains detailed instructions on how to use your PC Sync. You can synchronize your MS Outlook® 97/98/2000 files with your handheld organizer using this program.
Transmitting or Receiving Records Connecting the Serial Cable Before you can transmit or receive records you need to do the following: 1. Turn your personal computer off. 2. Connect the 9-pin plug of the PC Sync cable into a free communications (COM) port. 3. Connect the single-pin plug of the cable into the PC PORT hole on the bottom of your handheld organizer. Confirming the Configuration of the PC Sync Software On your PC, go to Start|Programs|PC Organizer and click PC Organizer.
Transmitting or Receiving Records 4. Click OK. Note: To name a new folder at any time, go to File|New in the PC Sync menu bar and follow the above steps. To open a different folder at any time, go to File|Open. Setting your Communication Port 1. Click Setup|Comm Port Setup. 2. Click the check box of the port you want to use. Synchronizing Data With PC Sync When you synchronize your data, records that were deleted either in your handheld organizer or PC Sync will be deleted in both.
Transmitting or Receiving Records 3. Tap on your handheld organizer until the Home Time screen appears. 4. Tap on your handheld organizer to enter the data communication mode. SYNC? appears on the display. 5. Tap ENTER to start synchronization. During synchronization, you will see the following messages: Sending… this means your handheld organizer is transmitting the data necessary for synchronization.
Transmitting or Receiving Records Note: You cannot send or receive a single directory between your handheld organizer and PC Sync. You can send either a single record or all the directories. Warning! When you transfer all directories, your old records at the receiving end will be overwritten. If you wish to retain records unique to your handheld organizer or PC Sync, choose Synchronization instead of Import or Export. Sending A Single Record to the PC 1.
Transmitting or Receiving Records Sending All Records to the PC 1. Click (IMPORT) or File|Import from Organizer on the PC Sync. 2. Tap on your handheld organizer until the Home Time screen appears. 3. Tap to enter the data communication mode. 4. Use or to select TX?. 5. Tap ENTER to start the transmission. Receiving a Single Record from the PC 1. In the PC Sync, select the record you wish to transmit. The selected record is outlined in the list. 2.
Transmitting or Receiving Records Receiving All Records from the PC 1. Click File|Export All to Organizer on the PC Sync. 2. Tap on your handheld organizer until the Home Time screen appears. 3. Tap on your handheld organizer to enter the data communication mode. 4. Use or to select RX? and then tap ENTER to start receiving the data.
Replacing the Batteries This organizer uses two CR-2032 lithium batteries. When you find the display becomes dim, please change the batteries. Note: Replace both batteries at the same time. Follow these steps to change the batteries. Before you follow these steps you should have a small Phillips screwdriver and the new batteries at hand. 1. Turn the organizer off and turn it over. 2. With the Phillips screwdriver, remove the screw to the battery cover and then remove the cover.
Using a Password You can lock your handheld 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 handheld organizer.
Using a Password To unlock your handheld organizer, do the following: 1. Tap 2. Tap to go to Home Time. or tap , , , , , or . 3. Tap your current password and tap ENTER. If you enter the wrong password, “OPEN ERROR” is displayed on the screen and you are again prompted to enter your password. Once you enter the correct password, you can enter new data or view existing data. Note: The unit automatically locks when your handheld organizer is turned off. Changing or Deactivating the Password 1.
Specifications • Model: RF-8120 • Size: 10.4 X 8.0 X 1.17 cm • Weight: 2.8 oz • Battery: 2 CR-2032 Lithium Storage Capacity: 384 K ISBN: 1-56712-694-4 • Model: RF-8130 • Size: 10.4 X 8.0 X 1.17 cm • Weight: 2.8 oz • Battery: 2 CR-2032 Lithium Storage Capacity: 768 K ISBN: 1-56712-695-2 Cleaning this Product To clean this product, spray a mild glass cleaner onto a cloth and wipe its surface. Don’t spray liquids directly onto the unit.
FCC Notice NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
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Limited Warranty (outside U.S.) This product, excluding batteries, is guaranteed by Franklin for a period of one year from the date of purchase. It will be repaired or replaced with an equivalent product (at Franklin’s option) free of charge for any defect due to faulty workmanship or materials. Products purchased outside the United States that are returned under warranty should be returned to the original vendor with proof of purchase and description of fault.
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RF-8120 RF-8130 Personal Digital Assistant Electronic Publishers www.franklin.
