Franklin IC-142 User Manual
Electronic Publishers
For Use with the Franklin
Digital Book System
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User’s Manual
License Agreement
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Contents
Key Guide ........................................................ 4
Introduction ...................................................... 6
Getting Started.......................................... 7
Installing the Organiz-It ................................... 8
Selecting T opics ............................................... 9
Tips for Beginners .......................................... 10
Viewing Help .................................................. 12
Clock .......................................................... 13
Setting the Date and Time.............................. 14
Schedule .................................................... 16
Making Schedule Entries ............................... 17
Finding Schedule Entries ............................... 18
Changing Schedule Entries............................ 20
Viewing the Next Appointment ....................... 21
Calendar..................................................... 22
Viewing Calendars ......................................... 23
Viewing Schedule Entries .............................. 24
Scheduling from the Calendar........................ 25
Phone Books ............................................. 26
Making Phone Book Entries........................... 27
Finding Phone Book Entries........................... 28
Using the Locate Menu .................................. 30
Changing Phone Book Entries ....................... 31
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Contents
World Time................................................. 32
Finding Locations ........................................... 33
Scanning the Menu ........................................ 34
Entering Locations ......................................... 35
Changing Locations ....................................... 36
Calculator................................................... 37
Making Calculations ....................................... 38
Using Previous Results .................................. 39
To Do .......................................................... 41
Making a To Do List........................................ 42
Finding & Changing To Do Entries ................. 43
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Expenses ................................................... 44
Making Expense Entries ................................ 45
Finding & Changing Expenses....................... 46
Calculating Expenses..................................... 47
Protecting Information.............................. 48
Assigning a Password.................................... 49
Gauging the Memory...................................... 50
Copying an Organiz-It .................................... 51
Copying to and from PCs ............................... 52
Appendix.................................................... 55
®
Digital Book System
..................................... 56
Limited Warranty ............................................ 58
Index .............................................................. 59
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Key Guide
Function Keys
CLEAR
MENU
GAMES
MORE
SPEC
CARD
BACK
ENTER
ON/OFF
SHIFT
SPACE
? *
DN or UP Page down or up. (In Calculator, scroll.)
4
Clears to the main screen of a topic.
Shows the main menus.
No function.
Shows special characters to type.
LIST
Locks top row of letters to type numbers
(DBS-1 & -2 only).
Shows special menus.
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.
Shows a complete menu item.
Direction Keys
Scroll or move the cursor.
+ Jump to the top or bottom of a menu or
entry.
+ DN/UP Show the next or previous entry or
match.
Key Guide
Gold Key Combinations*
A
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
M
N
S
X
CARD
Selects the Personal Phone Book.
B
Selects the Business Phone Book.
C
Selects the Clock.
D
Selects the Calendar (dates).
F
Selects World Time (foreign).
G
Selects To Do (goals).
Selects the Calculator (math).
Shows the next appointment.
Selects the Schedule.
Selects the Expenses.
BACK
Exits an entry without saving changes.
Sends search word to another digital book.
ENTER
Saves an entry or changes.
SHIFT
Types special characters when pressed
with letter keys.
Calculator Only Keys
+
+
+
+
SHIFT
+
* Hold the Gold key while pressing the other key.
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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Introduction
Y our Organiz-It
organizer that works in your Digital Book System
™
is a powerful and portable personal
®
.
This unique organizer has nine main functions, or
topics: Business Phone, Schedule, World Time,
Clock, Calendar, Calculator, Personal Phone, T o Do,
and Expenses.
The Organiz-It can also communicate with personal
computers via the serial port on certain Digital Book
System models. This feature lets you copy information to and from personal computers for backup or
editing.
Y our information is also protected by a built-in battery, which saves your information when the OrganizIt is not installed in the Digital Book System. A
user-designated password provides additional safety.
The Organiz-It also features powerful Schedule and
Phone Book searching, multiple-day Schedule entries, Schedule notes, and more World Time locations.
✓ About Screen Illustrations
Some screen illustrations in this User’s Manual may
vary slightly from what you see on screen. These
variations do not mean that the Organiz-It or your
Digital Book System is malfunctioning.
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Getting Started
If you’re using the
Organiz-It for the first time,
read this section.
It explains basic
terms and tasks
that you need to know.
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Installing the Organiz-It
You must install the Organiz-It digital book in the
Digital Book System before you can use it.
WARNING: Never install a digital book when the
Digital Book System is on. If you do, information entered in it or any other installed digital book(s) may
be permanently erased.
1. Turn off the Digital Book System.
2. Install the digital book into a slot on the back.
3. Press
4. Adjust the screen contrast, if needed.
5. Press
6. Press
ON/OFF
.
If the screen is still blank, check the batteries.
CARD
.
or to highlight the appropriate digi-
tal book symbol.
7. Press
ENTER
.
✓ Resuming Where You Left Off
While using this digital book, you can turn off the
Digital Book System at any time. When you turn
the Digital Book System on again, you return to
the screen that you last viewed.
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Selecting Topics
Before you can use one of the main functions, or topics, of the Organiz-It, you must select that topic.
1. Press
2. Press the arrow keys to highlight a topic
3. Press
4. To select another topic, repeat these steps.
MENU
to view the main menus.
on the T opics menu.
A check marks the currently selected topic.
The flashing arrows at the bottom of the screen
show which arrow keys you can press to move
around the screen.
ENTER
to select the topic.
✓ A Quicker Way to Select Topics
Rather than selecting topics from the Topics
menu, you can select them using Gold key combinations. To select the Schedule topic, for example,
hold
Gold key combinations are listed in the Key Guide
and on the Quick Reference Card.
and press S.
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Tips for Beginners
These tips apply to all or most of the topics in the
Organiz-It.
✓ Using Special Menus
Many tasks require you to use special menus. To
view a special menu, you press
This is a special menu.
To select an item on the menu, press the arrow
keys to highlight it and then press
without selecting an item, press
✓ Typing Special Characters
MORE
Press
to view the special characters you
can type at entry and search screens.
SPEC
BACK
ENTER
.
. To exit
.
To type a special character, press the arrow keys
highlight it and press
SHIFT
and
while pressing a letter key to type
ENTER
. You can also hold
these characters.
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Tips for Beginners
✓ Typing and Locking Numbers
If you are using a Digital Book System without
separate number keys, you normally type numbers by holding
and pressing one of the top
row of letters. When using an Organiz-It in these
models, you can lock the top row of letters to type
again.
LIST
. To unlock the
numbers only by pressing
numbers, press
LIST
At some entry lines, such as those requesting
telephone numbers or numeric calculations, the
Organiz-It automatically switches the top-row letter keys to type numbers. If you hold
and
press a top-row letter key in these lines, you can
type letters. However, you cannot use
LIST
to
type letters at these lines.
✓ Viewing Complete Menu Items
Menu items too long to fit on one line are followed
by ellipses. To view the complete item, highlight it
and press
? *
.
Then press
BACK
to back up.
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Viewing Help
Y ou can view a tutorial that explains the basic functions of the Organiz-It.
1. Press
2. Select
3. Scroll down to read.
4. Press
MENU
.
Tutorial
from the Other menu.
MENU
to return to the main menus.
✓ Help is Always at Hand
To view a help message at virtually any screen,
HELP
press
. To exit help, press
BACK
.
✓ 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
menu. Then select a new time or press
Set Shutoff
from the Other
BACK
.
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Clock
The Clock can be set
to any time or time zone.
You can also set the Clock to
standard or daylight savings time
and display 12- or 24-hour times.
13
Setting the Date and Time
You should set the Clock the first time that you use the
Organiz-It. You can reset it at any time. The OrganizIt’s built-in battery powers the Clock when the OrganizIt is removed from the Digital Book System.
1. Select
2. Press
3. Press
Or hold
Clock
from the T opics menu.
and press C (Clock).
SPEC
.
ENTER
to select
Set Time Zone
4. Select a time zone.
5. Select
6. Select
7. Select
Daylight Savings
Standard Time
or
Set Date and Time
.
Daylight Time
.
8. Enter a year, month, day, and time.
p
for
p.m
To type
9. Press
ENTER
Or hold and press
SPEC
and select
., hold and press P.
at the last line to save the entry.
ENTER
at any line. Or press
Save Changes
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.
.
.
Setting the Date and Time
✓ Setting the Hour Display
The Clock can display 12- or 24-hour times. To
change the display , press
selected. Then select
play 12 hour Clock
.
SPEC
when the clock is
Display 24 hour Clock
or
Dis-
✓ Setting the Clock to World Times
Y ou can also set the Clock to the time zone of any
World T ime location. Read the World T ime section
of this manual to learn how to find a World Time
location.
With a World Time location in view, press
and then select
Set Clock To This Time Zone
SPEC
.
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Schedule
The Schedule is an
electronic date book.
In it, you can
enter meetings,
annual events,
and notes.
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Making Schedule Entries
Y ou can schedule appointments, meetings, etc.
1. Select
2. Press
3. Press
4. Enter a year, month, day, and time.
5. Enter an event, number of days, and a note.
6. Press
7. Press
Schedule
from the T opics menu.
Or hold and press S (Schedule).
MENU
.
ENTER
To type
p
for
to select
p.m
New Entry
.
., hold and press P.
You must enter an event. The note is optional. If
you leave
Number of days
blank, the entry will be
for one day . However, if you enter a number and
want to change it to one day , you must type a
ENTER
at the last line to save the entry.
Or hold
and press
without saving the entry, hold
MENU
to return to the Schedule menu.
ENTER
at any line. To exit
and press
Your Schedule entry is listed by date and time.
✓ Scheduling Annual Events
To schedule birthdays, anniversaries, and other annual events, select the Schedule and press
Then press
SPEC
and select
New Annual Entry
1
BACK
CLEAR
.
.
.
.
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Finding Schedule Entries
You can search for Schedule entries by date or by
words in their event and notes. Read the next page for
all your options.
1. Select the Schedule topic.
2. Type a date or other Schedule search.
3. Press
4. Hold
ENTER
to view the first matching entry .
and press the DN key to view more
matches.
5. Press
MENU
to view all the matches.
After a search, only matching Schedule entries are
listed on the Schedule menu.
6. Highlight a Schedule entry.
Type the entry or scroll to it.
7. Press
8. Press
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ENTER
to view the entry .
CLEAR
to clear your search.
.
Finding Schedule Entries
✓ More Ways to Search the Schedule
Search by. . . For Example. . .
month only
year only
month and year
generic day
jan, feb, mar
1995 or 95
jan 1995
today, yesterday,
tomorrow
generic time period
words in events
and notes
dates followed by
words in events/notes
last week, this month,
next
or
previous year
lunch, ski trip
feb 95 ski trip
✓ Understanding Searches
Search words are case insensitive. If you search
for
john
, you will find
Incomplete words find whole words. If you search
for
market
, you will find entries containing
markets, marketing
Multiple-word searches find only entries containing all the search words. If you search for
meeting
will not be found.
, entries containing only
John
, etc.
.
market
sales
sales
or
meeting
,
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Changing Schedule Entries
Y ou can easily change or delete Schedule entries.
1. Find any Schedule entry.
2. Press
3. Press
4. Enter your changes.
5. Hold and press
6. Press
SPEC
.
ENTER
to select
Or select
Delete Entry
To exit without changing, hold
BACK
. Or press
Changes
Or press
.
SPEC
MENU
to return to the Schedule menu.
Change Entry
and go to Step 6.
SPEC
and select
ENTER
and select
.
and press
Discard
to save the changes.
Save Changes
.
✓ Deleting Entries Older Than a Date
You can delete all your Schedule entries before a
specified date rather than deleting them one at a
time. First, select the Schedule and press
Then select
Delete All Older Than.
SPEC
.
Enter a date and time. Or press
without deleting entries.
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CLEAR
to exit
Viewing the Next Appointment
You can view your next appointment without selecting or searching the Schedule. Your next appointment is the Schedule entry most closely following the
current time on the Clock.
1. Select the Schedule topic.
2. Press
3. Highlight
SPEC
.
Show Next Appointment
.
4. Press
5. Press
ENTER
MENU
to view it.
CLEAR
or
.
✓ A Quicker Way to the Next Appointment
Simply hold and press N at any screen except a menu or help message. Then press
to go back to the previous screen.
✓ Other Schedule Options
SPEC
Press
•
Undelete Entry
cently deleted from the selected topic during
your current session.
•
New Entry
at a Schedule entry to view these options:
restores the entry most re-
lets you enter a new entry .
BACK
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