Franklin IC-126 User Manual

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Key Guide

Function Keys

CLEAR

MENU

GAMES

MORE

SPEC

CARD

BACK

ENTER

ON/OFF

SHIFT

SPACE

UP/DN Page up or down.

? *

SHIFT

2

Clears to the main screen of a topic.
Shows the main menus.
No function.
Shows special characters to type. At some

help messages, shows more help.

LIST

No function.
Shows a special menu.
Exits the Organiz-It.

Other Keys

Backs up (e.g., erases typed characters).
Makes an entry or selects a menu item.

HELP

Shows a help message.
Turns the Digital Book System on or off.
Shifts keys to type punctuation, capitals, etc.
Types a space.

Direction Keys

Scroll or move the cursor.

MatchMaker™ Keys

Stands for an unknown character in a search.

? *

+

Stands for a series of unknown characters

in a search.

* Hold the Gold key while pressing the other key.

Key Guide

Gold Key Combinations*

A

+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+

C

G

M

N

S

X

CARD

Selects the Personal Phone Book.

B

Selects the Business Phone Book.
Selects the Clock.

D

Selects the Calendar (dates).

F

Selects World Time (foreign).
Selects To Do (goals).
Selects the Calculator (math).
Shows the next appointment.
Selects the Schedule.
Selects the Expenses.
Sends search word to another digital book.

ENTER

Saves an entry or changes.

HELP

Shows help about key combinations.

SHIFT

Shows special characters to type.

SPEC

Locks keys to type numbers (DBS-1 & -2).

+ Go to top or bottom of menu or entry.

In the Calculator, scroll up or down.

+ DN/UP Show the next/previous entry or tutorial.

In the Calculator Only

SHIFT

+
+
+
+

+

Calculates a percentage (%).

H

Squares a number (n2).

J

K

Calculates a square root (√n).

L

Calculates a reciprocal (1/n).

, -

Types a negative number (–n).

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Getting Started

Installing the Organiz-It

WARNING: Never install a digital book when the Digi-

tal Book System is on. If you do, information that you
have entered in that or any other installed digital book
may be permanently erased.

Snap the Organiz-It into a slot on the Digital Book Sys­tem. Then turn on the Digital Book System and press
CARD. Then press the arrow keys to outline the Orga­niz-It symbol and press ENTER to select it.

TIP: If nothing appears on screen when you turn on
the Digital Book System, adjust its screen contrast. If
still nothing appears, turn off the Digital Book System
and check its batteries.

Using Menus

To view the main menus, press MENU. To view special
menus, press SPEC. To highlight menu items, use the
direction keys. Then press BACK. To select a menu
item, highlight it and press ENTER. TIP: To view a
complete item on a menu, highlight it and press

Selecting T opics

Press MENU and then highlight a topic on the Topics
menu. The blinking arrows at the bottom of the screen
show which arrow keys you can press. Press ENTER
to select the topic.

? *

.

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Getting Started

TIP: A quicker way to select topics is by using Gold

key combinations. For example, hold the Gold key and
press S to select the Schedule topic. For Gold key
combinations, see the Key Guide or Quick Reference
Card.

Setting the Clock

Set the Clock the first time you use the Organiz-It.
Y ou can reset it at any time.

First, select the Clock. Then press SPEC to view the
Clock special menu and select a menu item. When
you select
and then press ENTER at the last line.

TIP: You can also set the Clock to the time of any World
Time location. With a World Time location in view, press

SPEC

Set Date and Time

and then select

, type a date and time

Set Clock To This Time Zone

.

More Tips for Beginners

Changing the Shutoff Time: The shutoff time is how

long the Digital Book System stays on if you forget to
turn it off. To change the shutoff time, select

from the Other menu. Then select a new time or

off

press BACK.
Help is Always at Hand: To view a tutorial explaining

the basic functions of the Organiz-It, select
the Other menu. To view a help message at virtually
any screen, press HELP. To exit help, press BACK.

Set Shut-

T utorial

on

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Handling Data

Entering Data

In most topics, you can enter information by pressing
MENU and selecting
At the entry screen, type the requested information.
Use the direction keys to move the cursor.

To save your entry , press ENTER at the last line or
hold the Gold key and press ENTER at any line. To
exit without saving, hold the Gold key and press
BACK.

New Entry

Finding Data

In all topics except the Clock and the Calendar, you
can find an entry by highlighting the topic menu and
typing an entry. When the entry is highlighted, press
ENTER to view it.

In the same topics, you can also find information by
searching for words. To go to the search screen in
those topics, press CLEAR. Then enter your search
word(s) or numbers. TIP: To type numbers using a
Digital Book System without separate number keys,
hold the Gold key and press SPEC to lock and unlock
the numbers.

You can type special characters at search and other
screens by pressing MORE, highlighting a character
and pressing ENTER. Or you can type them by hold­ing the Gold key and SHIFT and pressing the appropri­ate letter key.

from the topic menu.

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