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www .franklin.com P ersonal Digital Assistant User’ s Guide RF-8121 RF-8131 .
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Recommendations • The manuf acturer strongly recommends that sepa- rate per manent written records be k ept of all impor- tant data. Data ma y be lost or altered in vir tually an y electronic memor y product under cer tain circum- stances .
Impor tant Notice This unit is shipped in “ Sleep ” mode in order to con- ser v e batter y lif e. T o star t the unit, it must first be reset. The Reset b utton is accessed via the hole abo v e the batter y door on the bac k of the unit.
✎ About Screen Illustrations Some screen illustrations in this User ’ s Guide ma y v ar y slightly from what y ou see on the screen. This does not mean that y our organizer is mal- functioning.
Se v eral icons appear on the upper left of the screen to indicate activ e modes. These are indicator icons only and perf or m no function when tapped. Note : / on the upper left indicates data e xtending be yond the current screen. T ap / to scroll up and do wn and read all the a v ailable data.
Goes to the Timer . Goes to the currently installed book. Cycles through the f our calculators . Cycles through the three con v er ters and the Expense manager (RF-8131 only). Goes to the Data Synchronization screen. This is activ e only if you ha v e the PC Sync progr am installed on y our PC and your unit is connected to y our PC .
8 Each time y ou press ON/OFF , tap , or after a system reset, y ou see the Home Time screen. Y ou can perf or m the f ollowing functions in Home Time . • T ap to go to W or ld Time. • T ap MD/DM on bottom left of screen to toggle between the month/da y and da y/month f or mats .
9 Setting Home Time 1. T ap until y ou see HOME TIME. 2. T ap EDIT . 3. At the city name , tap or to cyc le through the a v ailable city names. T ap A-Z to edit a city name. This will be your Home city . Y ou can edit the city , month, da y , year , hour and minute .
Vie wing W orld Time Y ou must set y our home time bef ore viewing W or ld Time . There are 45 b uilt-in cities. The list is a v ailab le at the end of this User ’ s Guide . 1. T ap until y ou see WORLD TIME. 2. T ap o r to cyc le thr ough the av ailable city times.
T o set the daily alar m, do the f ollowing: 1. T ap until y ou see ALARM. 2. T ap EDIT . T ap 0-9 to edit the hour and minute . T ap / to mo v e the cursor in the indicated direction. T ap AM/PM at the bottom of screen to toggle between a.m. and p .m.
12 There are three telephone director ies: Business , Business 2 and P ersonal. Each director y has 10 fields in which to enter data. The fields appear in the f ollowing sequence: Name, Compan y , Address, Home , W or k, F ax, Cell, P ager , E-mail and Note .
T ap ABC/123 to toggle between the letter/number k eyboards . T ap SYML on the numer ic k eyboard to cycle through the list of a v ailab le symbols. T ap SP A CE to inser t a space . T ap DEL to delete a character . The character at the cursor is deleted.
14 There are three fields in the Schedule: Star t Date, End Date , and Message . Y ou can set a Schedule alar m which sounds f or 20 seconds. Y ou can enab le/disable the alar m, and stop the sound at an y time . T o enter a Schedule record, do the f ollowing: 1.
Note: In the date and time fields , only the number k eyboard is a v ailab le . In the Message field, tap ABC/123 to toggle between the letter/n umber ke y- boards . T ap A-Z or 0-9 to enter y our data. T ap SYML , then tap / to cycle through the list of a v ailab le symbols.
This is a v ailab le only in RF-8131. Each Anniv ersar y record consists of a Date field and a Message field. T o enter an Anniv ersar y do the f ollowing: 1. T ap until y ou see ANNIVERSAR Y . Y ou see DA T E ? on the screen. 2. T ap 0-9 to enter the anniver sar y date .
17 There are f our fields in the T odo book: Date Due , Message (descr iption), Date Done and Prior ity . Y ou can set pr iority le v els of one to three. T o enter a T odo record, do the f ollo wing: 1. T ap once . 2. T ap 0-9 to enter the due date for the T odo.
T ap A-Z or 0-9 to enter y our data. T ap SYML , then tap / to cycle through the list of a v ailab le symbols. T ap SP A CE to inser t a space . T ap DEL to delete a character . T ap INS to inser t a character . T ap / to mo v e the cursor . Pr iority is the last field.
Each Memo record consists of a Message field in which y ou can enter a maximum of 490 characters . T o enter a Memo do the f ollowing: 1.T ap twice . 2. T ap an y key to begin entering y our memo. 3. T ap A-Z or 0-9 to enter y our data. T ap SYML , then tap or to cycle through the list of a v ailab le symbols.
Each Inter net record has fiv e fields: Message (descr iption), Internet (address), Login ID , P ass word and Note . Y ou can enter descr iptions of y our f av or ite W eb sites, the addresses and a note . Y ou can enter a maximum of 108 char acters in the Message and Note fields and 80 characters in the Inter net field.
21 The Expense manager is a v ailab le only in RF-8131. Each Expense record consists of the f ollo wing fields: Date , Amount, Expense T ype, P a yment T ype , and Note . T o enter an Expense do the f ollowing: 1. T ap until y ou see EXPENSE. Y ou see DA T E ? on the screen.
Note : In the Date and Amount fields, only the numbers k e yboard is av ailable . In the Note field, tap ABC/123 to toggle betw een the letters/num- bers k eyboards . T ap A-Z or 0-9 to enter y our data. T ap SYML , then tap / to cycle through the list of a v ailab le symbols.
23 Phone , Memo and Inter net records are sor ted alpha- betically . Schedule and T odo records are sor ted chronologically . Y ou can re vie w y our records, edit them or delete them. Sear ching f or a Record 1. T ap the icon of the directory y ou want to sear ch.
24 Vie wing a Recor d 1. Find the recor d y ou want to vie w as described abo ve . 2. T ap / to vie w other fields in the recor d. Empty fields are not displa y ed. In a phone record, tap to go directly to the e- mail field. Editing a Recor d 1. Find the recor d y ou want to edit.
Y ou can use your organiz er as a Timer . T o set the Timer , do the f ollowing. 1. T ap . 2. T ap the number ke ys or use / to input the hour , minute and seconds y ou want. 3. T ap ENTER to store y our setting. The Timer will beep at the appointed time no mat- ter where y ou are in the organizer .
Y our organizer comes with f our fun games: K e yboard Wizard, Tic T ac T oe, Chance and Memor y . K eyboar d Wizar d This game challenges y ou to tap a letter that floats across the screen bef ore it gets to the other side . 1. T ap until y ou see KEYBO ARD WIZARD .
27 Chance Y ou can hav e the unit select a maximum of 10 num- bers from a range of 1-99. 1. T ap until y ou see CHANCE. 2. T ap ENTER. 3. Enter a range of number s fr om 1 to 99. F or e xample, enter 01-75. 4. T ap and enter the amount of number s you want between 1-10.
28 Memory This game tests y our memor y . 1. T ap until y ou see MEMOR Y . 2. T ap ENTER to begin. 3. Use /// to mo ve the cursor to a hidden number . 4. T ap ENTER to see the number . The number behind the cursor is re v ealed. Continue doing this until y ou find matching num- bers .
Y ou can use your organiz er to spell chec k, find the- saur us entr ies, tr anslate or find phr ases f or a word. The RF-8121 includes the US Spell Chec ker and F oreign Language Phrase Book. The RF-8131 includes the US Spell Chec ker , F oreign Language Phrase Book, Thesaur us and Six Language T r anslator .
30 Y our organizer has f our calculators: a Math Calculator , a Calorie Calculator , a Tip Calculator and a Discount Calculator . Making a Calculation 1. T ap once . The numeric k e ypad appears. 2. T ap 0-9, . or +/- to enter the number s y ou want. Y ou can enter a maximum of 10 digits .
31 Note: If there is an error or o v erflow , E is dis- pla y ed on the screen and you will not be ab le to do an y fur ther calculations. T ap C/CE to clear the error screen and retur n to the Calculator . Using the Calculator Memory 1. In the Calculator , make a calculation or enter a number .
Using the Calorie Calculator Y our organizer comes with a b uilt-in database of 100 common f ood items and their calor ic v alues. Note: The data is a v ailab le in English only . Please see “ Bonus Nutr itional Guide ” at the end of this User ’ s Guide.
33 4. T ap and enter the date . 5. T ap again and enter the time . Y ou can tap AM/PM to enter the proper time of da y if y ou pre viously selected the 12-hour time displa y f or mat. 6. T ap . The unit f or the f ood you selected will appear . 7. Enter the rele v ant number .
Getting a Calorie Repor t 1. T ap until y ou see the CALORIE. 2. T ap R on the letter keypad. 3. Enter the begin and end dates. Use / to mov e between the fields . 4. T ap ENTER to see the repor t. T ap repeatedly to scroll through the daily repor ts.
Y ou can also use or to change the percent- age to 10% or 20% respectiv ely and tap ENTER . 3. T ap the amount of the bill and tap ENTER. The result y ou get is the bill amount plus the tip . Using the Discount Calculator There are three b uilt in percentages: 5%, 10% and 20%.
36 There are three con v er ters: Euro , Currency and Metr ic. Doing Eur o Con ver sions Use the Euro con v er ter to do any of the 12 b uilt-in con v ersions . Note that the rates are set and cannot be changed. In the tab le below , the rate sho wn is f or 1 Euro .
Y ou see the first conv ersion screen. 2. T ap or to find the con version y ou want. The rate is displa y ed to the right of the screen. 3. T ap / to change the direction of the con ver- sion. 4. T ap 0-9 and . to enter the number y ou want. 5. T ap ENTER to con ver t.
3. T ap A-Z to enter an abbreviation fir st for the currency name on the left, then for the curren- cy name on the right. Y ou can enter a maximum of 3 letters f or each name . Ta p / to mov e the cursor . 4. T ap ENTER to edit the rate . T ap to erase pre viously entered digits.
39 Doing Metric Con ver sions Use the Metr ic con v er ter to do any of the eight b uilt- in con v ersions . 1. T ap until y ou see METRIC. Y ou go to the first conv ersion screen. The con v ersion rate is displa y ed to the r ight of the screen. 2. T ap or to find the con version y ou want.
The Rolode x ® Electronics Desktop Manager is the PC softw are progr am that transf ers data between the Rolode x ® P ersonal Digital Assistant and a personal computer (PC). Y ou can synchronize MS Outlook ® 97/98/2000/2002 and Intellisync Mobile Desktop files or add books to the Organiz er .
T o install the Desktop Manager on y our PC: 1. Inser t the Rolode x ® Electr onics Desktop Manager CD into the CD-R OM drive on y our PC. The Setup screen appears . If this screen DOES NO T launch automatically , f ol- lo w these steps . • Go to Star t | Run.
Bef ore y ou can synchronize records y ou must: 1. Install the Rolodex ® Electr onics Desktop Manager onto y our PC. See “ Installing the Rolode x ® Electr onics Desktop Manager ” on page 41. 2. Connect the organizer to the PC using the seri- al cable pr o vided.
43 Intellisync f or Rolode x Electronics is the program that allo ws y ou to impor t, e xpor t or synchroniz e files between the PC organiz er progr ams and y our Rolode x ® Electronics P ersonal Digital Assistant.
Configuring Y our Or ganizer Pr ograms F or your organiz er data to be included in a synchro- nization, the organiz er progr ams must first be aligned with y our PC organizer application. Y ou must select the organiz er progr ams and the PC organizer appli- cations that y ou want to synchroniz e.
45 Expor t Expor ts data to your PC organiz er application from the organiz er progr am on the organizer . Synchr onize Synchronizes data betw een the organiz er progr am on the organiz- er and y our PC organizer applica- tion.
Changing Ad v anced Settings Each organiz er progr am contains adv anced settings, such as confir mation, conflict resolution, and field mappings . These include progr am specific parame- ters and fields to be mapped f or the data e xchange. Note: These settings v ar y b y organiz er progr am.
47 5. Click OK to accept this file or f older . Clic k Cancel to map fields without refreshing the inf or mation from the file or f older . Clic k Help f or additional inf or mation. Y ou see the Field Mapping dialog bo x. 6. Map the fields for the or ganiz er pr ogram.
Y ou can synchronize personal inf or mation between the Desktop Manager on a PC and y our organizer , or y ou can mov e a book to your organiz er . Note: Mak e sure the cable is connected securely to both the PC and the organiz er . T o tr ansf er data from the Desktop Manager , f ollow these steps .
49 Note: F or proper synchronization, make sure that the organiz er applications y ou want are selected in Intellisync. T ransferring Data W arning! PC organizer applications ma y ha v e longer fields than the Rolode x ® Organiz er can accept.
When y ou synchronize y our data, records that were deleted either in y our handheld organizer or the Desktop Manager will be deleted in both. Ne w records added in either , will no w be added in both.
51 Y ou can lock y our handheld organiz er so that only the Cloc k, Calculator and Conv er ter can be used without supplying the pass word. Note: Y ou do not need to set a pass word to use this organiz er . W arning! Please k eep wr itten records of y our data.
52 Accessing P assw or d Protected Data When y our pass word is activ ated, y ou ha v e to unlock y our handheld organizer in order to access the phone records , schedules , todos, memos , anniversar y and e xpense records. T o unloc k y our handheld organiz er , do the f ollowing: 1.
Changing or Deactiv ating the P assw ord 1. Unloc k y our handheld or ganizer . 2. T ap until y ou see HOME TIME. 3. T ap . 4. T o change y our pass wor d, enter a new pass- w ord, then tap ENTER. T o deactiv ate your pass word, tap ENTER without enter ing a pass word.
This organiz er uses two CR-2032 lithium batteries. When y ou find the displa y becomes dim, please change the batter ies . Note : Replace both batter ies at the same time . F ollow these steps to change the batter ies . Bef ore y ou f ollow these steps y ou should ha v e a small Phillips scre wdr iv er and the ne w batter ies at hand.
• Model: RF-8121 • Size: 10.4 X 8.0 X 1.17 cm • W eight: 2.8 oz • Batter y: 2 CR-2032 Lithium Storage Capacity: 384 K ISBN: 1-59074-002-5 • Model: RF-8131 • Size: 10.
56 NO TE : This equipment has been tested and f ound to com- ply with the limits f or a Class B digital de vice, pursuant to P ar t 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to pro vide reasonab le protection against har mful interf erence in a residential installation.
57 LIMITED W ARRANTY , DISCLAIMER OF W ARRANTIES AND LIMIT- ED REMED Y (A) LIMITED W ARRANTY . FRANKLIN W ARRANTS T O THE ORIGI- NAL END USER THA T FOR A PERIOD OF ONE (1) YEAR FROM THE ORIGINAL D A TE OF PURCHASE AS EVIDENCED BY A COPY OF Y OUR RECEIPT , Y OUR FRANKLIN PR ODUCT SHALL BE FREE FR OM DEFECTS IN MA TERIALS AND W ORKMANSHIP .
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Limited W arranty (EU and Switz erland) This product, e xcluding batter ies and liquid cr ystal displa y (LCD), is guaranteed b y F ranklin f or a per iod of two y ears from the date of purchase .
Limited W arranty (outside U .S., EU and Switz erland) This product, e xcluding batter ies and liquid cr ystal displa y (LCD), is guaranteed b y F ranklin f or a per iod of one y ear from the date of purchase.
61 T able of Cities in W orld Cloc k CITY ABBREVIATION CITY ABBREVIATION LONDON LON SINGAPORE SIN LISBON LIS TOKYO TYO PARIS PAR ADELAIDE ADL BERLIN BER SYDNEY SYD ROME ROM GUAM GUM AMSTERDAM AMS NOUM.
62 Bon us Nutritional Guide Food Servin g Carboh y drates Fiber Calories Protein Total Fat Alfalfa s p routs 1/2 cu p raw 0.6 g N/A 5 0.7 g 0.1 g Apple pie 1 slice (about 4 1/4 oz. ) 45.0 g 1.9 g 302 2.6 g 13.1 g Artichoke hearts 1/2 cu p , boiled 9.4 g 4.
63 Bonus Nutritional Guide Food Serving Carbohydrates Fiber Calories Protein Total Fat English muffin 1 (about 2 oz.) plain, toasted 30.0 g 1.5 g 154 5.1 g 1.3 g Frankfurter, beef 1 ( about 1 1/2 oz. ) 0.8 g 0 142 5.4 g 12.8 g French fries 20-25, "stri p s"" 29.
64 Bonus Nutritional Guide Food Serving Carbohydrates Fiber Calories Protein Total Fat Potato 1 (about 7 oz.), baked 51.0 g 2.2 g 220 4.7 g 0.2 g Pound cake 1 slice ( about 1oz. ) 15.9 g N/A 119 1.9 g 5.4 g Pum p kin p ie 1 slice ( about 4 oz. ) 27.9 g 3.
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