Casio FA-127 User Manual

FA-127

User's Guide

Version 1.5

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CD-ROM Precautions

• Never try to play the CD-ROM using an audio CD player. Doing so can cause damage to your hearing or your speakers if the volume setting is too high.

• Store the CD-ROM in an area that is not exposed to direct sunlight, or extreme heat or cold.

• Take care that the surface of the CD-ROM is not scratched or soiled by fingerprints, dust, or dirt.

• Never turn off CD-ROM drive power or remove the CD-ROM from the drive while a disc read operation is in progress.

Important!

• Keep this manual in a safe place for future reference.

* Note that the term "Digital Diary" in this manual is used to indicate CASIO SF, CSF and

NX models.

User's Guide

Personal Computer Link for Windows

FA-127

from Version 1.5

Contents 4

1. General Comments 5

1.1 Introduction 5

1.2 Note on the Documentation 5

1.2.1 List of Symbols 6

1.2.2 Different CASIO Models 6

1.3 Minimum Desktop Computer Requirements 6

2. Linking the CASIO Digital Diary to Your PC 7

2.1 Connecting the Interface Cable 7

2.1.1 Connecting the Cable to Your PC 7

2.1.2 Connecting the Cable to Your CASIO Digital Diary 8

3. Working with the FA-127 9

3.1 Installing the FA-127 on Your PC 9

3.2 First Steps 9

3.2.1 Running the Program 10

3.2.2 Transmitting Data from a CASIO Digital Diary to a PC 12

3.2.3 Saving Data 14

3.2.4 Loading Data 14

3.2.5 Entering New Records into the Telephone Directory 15

3.2.6 Entering New Appointment Items 17

3.2.7 Finding Records 17

3.2.8 Deleting Certain Records 18

3.2.9 Transmitting Data from a PC to a CASIO Digital Diary 18

3.2.10 Working with Secret Data 19

3.2.11 Data Import and Export 20

3.2.12 Calling up the Spreadsheet Transmission Program 21

3.2.13 Quitting the Program 21

4. How to Use Online Help 22

4.1 The Topic Overview 22

4.2 How to Find Certain Help Topics 23

4.3 Printing a Help Topic 23

4.4 Quitting the Help System 23

Appendix A – Keyboard Assignment 24

Appendix B – The Toolbars 27

Appendix C – Special Features of the Various Digital Diaries 29

Important Notes 31

General Comments 5

Chapter 1 – General Comments

1.1 Introduction

Congratulations on having purchased the FA-127 – a powerful program package that links your CASIO Digital Diary to a personal computer and opens up a whole world of opportunities. The FA-127 makes your data management extremely easy. The functions of the various CASIO Digital Diaries have been integrated to suit standard Windows conventions, so that it'll take you very little time to get used to the program. The simple selection of database areas through index bars, as well as clearly structured 3D dialogs, toolbars with self-explanatory icons and context-sensitive Help will enable you to feel at home with the program in no time at all.

The main purpose of the program is to exchange data between two systems – a CASIO Digital Diary and a Windows PC. The FA-127 provides a variety of transmission options, so that you can choose between selective and complete data transmission. The program also gives you extensive editing and processing facilities, so that you can easily transfer data to and from other Windows applications. The innovative index bar allows you to select database areas much faster and more conveniently than with the usual menus. To increase the clarity of the index bar (area tabs), all Appointment areas have been summarized in a further index which is only shown when needed.

Here is a simple example of how you can use the FA-127 in the day-to-day running of your office: during the day you may be out collecting information on your CASIO Digital Diary, new customers' addresses, for example. Meanwhile your secretary plans your appointments on the PC. When you get back to the office in the evening, all you need to do is transfer the new addresses from your CASIO Digital Diary to the PC and add the new appointments to the Schedule area in your CASIO Digital Diary.

The FA-127 is the missing link between a central computer and a CASIO Digital Diary, so that both systems benefit from an extension of their opportunities.

Your connection kit should contain the following items. Check to make sure that each item is present.

• One CD

• One cable

• One installation guide

1.2 Note on the Documentation

The documentation comes in two parts - this User's Guide and the Online Help System.

The User's Guide gives you all the basics required for working with the FA-127. However, your main source of information will be the Online Help System. Any contextoriented questions that come up while you're working with the FA-127 can be answered at the press of a button. You will find a detailed description of the Help System in Chapter 4, "How to Use Online Help".

General Comments 6

A number of Digital Diaries have several Appointment areas summarized in the area tab called "Appointments", while other Digital Diaries have only one Appointment area called "Schedule". Whenever the area is called "Appointments", it is further subdivided into "Schedule", "Reminder", "Reminder 2", "Anniversary" and/or "To-do". These sub-areas are accessible through the vertical area tabs to the right of the Calendar. Note, however, that if the main area itself is called "Schedule", then it has no further subdivision.

1.2.1 List of Symbols

Our documentation contains the following symbols:

[ ] Button in the FA-127. < > Key or combination of keys on your PC, e.g. <Alt D> <N> means: press <Alt>

and <D> simultaneously, followed by <N>.

A key on your CASIO Digital Diary, e.g. "TEL". " " A file name on disk (i.e. hard disk or floppy). ' ' A selectable menu item on your PC.

1.2.2 Different CASIO Models

To make the FA-127 more convenient, the user interface of the program automatically adjusts itself to the CASIO model you have specified.

As we do not want to confuse you with the functions of other CASIO models, the FA-127 only offers you the functions that are available on your own Digital Diary.

As a result, the screen display on your PC may sometimes vary from the relevant illustration in this manual. So when a particular screenshot does not match your own display, please remember that this is not due to a mistake on our part but to a deliberate feature in the program.

Example: The CASIO SF-8900 has an Expense area, the CASIO SF-4600 does not. If you have selected the model "SF-8900" in the FA-127, then the program will have a tab called

Expense, which is automatically hidden if you have specified "SF-4600" as a model.

1.3 Minimum Desktop Computer Requirements

The following system configuration is required for FA-127.

Operating System RAM Processor

Windows XP Home Edition/Professional 64MB Pentium 233MHz

Windows Me 32MB Pentium 150MHz

Windows 2000 Professional 64MB Pentium 150MHz

Windows 98/98 Second Edition 24MB Pentium 150MHz

Windows 95 16MB Pentium 75MHz

Windows NT Workstation 4.0 (Service Pack 3 or later)

• CD-ROM drive for software installation

• 9-pin COM Port (serial port)

32MB Pentium 150MHz

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Chapter 2 – Linking the CASIO Digital Diary to Your PC

2.1 Connecting the Interface Cable

Beware:

Before linking your CASIO Digital Diary to your PC using the interface cable, make sure they are both turned off, as you might otherwise damage the units or the cable.

2.1.1 Connecting the Cable to Your PC

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Insert the cable into your PC's serial port (RS-232C), called COM1, COM2, COM3 or COM4.

Check the serial port on the back of your PC. If the connector on the interface cable that comes with this kit does not match it, you will have to get an adaptor. Make sure you follow any instructions specified in your PC operating manual.

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2.1.2 Connecting the Cable to Your CASIO Digital Diary

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Having turned off your Digital Diary, insert the cable into the data communications jack on the right or left-hand side of the Digital Diary (see CASIO Manual). Remove the cover from the jack, so that it becomes accessible.

Carefully insert the plug into the jack. Do not use force! The plug should just slot into place with a slight click.

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Chapter 3 – Working with the FA-127

3.1 Installing the FA-127 on Your PC

Start Windows and insert CD-ROM of the FA-127 into a drive of your PC.

Select Run from the Start menu, and in the dialog box that appears, enter "d:\setup" and click on [OK].

If you use a disk drive other than "d:", insert whichever letter is appropriate here.

Next, follow the online instructions of the installation program.

3.2 First Steps

This chapter gives you a number of examples, to illustrate the use of the program. Each example is based on the preceding one and can easily be followed on your computer. If you require further details about each function, use the context-sensitive Online Help System. An introduction to this system can be found in Chapter 4.

Note:

As the examples involve data transmission, we suggest that you connect the cable to the two units before running the program, following the instructions given in Chapter 2.

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3.2.1 Running the Program

Once the program has been correctly installed, you can run it with the mouse in the usual way. Open the group called "FA-127" in Program Manager, and double click on the program of the same name.

After a short while the following screen is presented:

Title Bar

Menu Bar

Toolbar

Area Tabs

Status Bar

List Window View Window

The title bar, next to the program name, contains the file name under which your cur- rent data has been saved to disk. The menu bar underneath the title bar allows you to call up all the functions of the program. The name and content of the third menu depends on the current database area. We shall refer to it as the "area-specific menu".

A number of options from the menu bar are repeated on the toolbar, in the form of icons. These are the most frequent functions, and the purpose of the toolbar is to give you more convenient access to them. Appendix B of this manual contains a complete list of all toolbar icons and their functions.

The display window shows the data currently in the memory of your PC. It is divided into two sections - the List Window and the View Window. The Appointment area also has a calendar display which will be explained at a later stage. In the List Window, several records (i.e. entries) are presented below one another, one per line, whereas the View Window displays the selected record. The ratio between the List Window and the View Window can be changed with the vertical dividing line between them. To change the size of the two windows, simply move the line to the left or right with the mouse.

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