Franklin RF-8131, RF-8121 User Manual
Personal
Digital Assistant
User’s Guide
RF-8121
RF-8131
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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 an Anniversary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Entering a Todo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Entering a Memo Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Entering an Internet Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Entering an Expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Searching and Editing Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Using the Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Playing the Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Reading a Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Using the Calculators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Using the Converters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Installing the Rolodex® Electronics Desktop Manager .40
Synchronizing Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Using IntellisyncTM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Transferring Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Using a Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Replacing the Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
FCC Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Limited Warranty (U.S. only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Limited Warranty (EU and Switzerland) . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Limited Warranty (outside U.S., EU and Switzerland) . .60
Table of Cities in World Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Bonus Nutritional Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
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License Agreement
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.
• The manufacturer assumes no responsibility, directly
or indirectly, for financial losses or claims from third
parties resulting from the use of this product and any
of its functions, such as stolen credit card numbers,
the loss or alteration of stored data, etc.
• The information provided in this manual is subject to
change without notice.
Cautions
• Do not carry the organizer in the back pocket of your
slacks or trousers.
• Do not drop the organizer or apply excessive force to
it.
• Do not subject the organizer to extreme temperatures.
• Clean only with a soft, dry cloth.
• Since this product is not waterproof, do not use it or
store it where fluids can splash onto it. Raindrops,
water spray, juice, coffee, steam, perspiration, etc.
will also cause the organizer to malfunction.
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Notice
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.Turn the organizer over and carefully pull the
battery insulation sheet to remove it.
2. Press ON/OFF to turn the organizer off.
3. Use a paper clip to gently press the reset button on the back of the organizer.
4.Tap ENTER to reset the organizer.
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Selecting a Language
1.Tap and then tap LANG at the bottom of
the screen.
ENGLISH? appears on the screen.
2.Tap or to cycle through the seven available languages: English, Español, Français,
Deutsch, Português, Italiano, Nederlands.
3.Tap ENTER when you see the one you want.
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Getting Started
When the device is on, press and hold ON/OFF for
about two seconds to turn the backlight on. Press and
hold again to turn the backlight off (RF-8131 only).
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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.
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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.
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Keyboards
ABC/123 at bottom right of screen controls the
keyboards.Tap this to toggle between the
letter/number keyboards.The Calculator function
icons and
SYML appear only in the numeric keyboard. Note: ABC/123 only appears in data entry
screens.
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Symbols
You can enter 22 symbols such as @, $, and 32
accented characters such as Ä, É, etc. To enter a
symbol or special character when tapping letters,
first tap ABC/123, then tap SYML, then tap or
to cycle through the 53 available symbols and
characters.When you see the symbol or character
you want, tap
1-6.Tap ABC/123 to return to the
letter keyboard.
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Getting Started
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.
Note:The display is dependent on the mode you are
in. For example, the Calculator function keys are displayed only in the Calculator.
Function Icons
The function icons appear in a row beneath the data
display.
Cycles between the Business,
Business 2, and Personal phone
directories.
Goes to the Internet directory.
Cycles between Home Time, World
Time and daily alarm mode.
Cycles between the Calendar,
Schedule and Anniversary (RF-8131
only).
Toggles between the Todos and
Memos.
Cycles through the available games.
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Understanding the Display
Goes to the Timer.
Goes to the currently installed book.
Cycles through the four calculators.
Cycles through the three converters
and the Expense manager (RF-8131
only).
Goes to the Data Synchronization
screen.This is active only if you have
the PC Sync program installed on
your PC and your unit is connected to
your PC.
Other Icons
/ / / Moves cursor in the indicated direc-
tion.
Searches up through records.
Searches down through records.
Enables/disables the alarms.
Enables/disables the keytone.
Goes to the Enter Password screen.
Enters a hard return.
Jumps directly to the e-mail field in a
phone record.
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Understanding the Display
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Each time you press ON/OFF, tap , or after a
system reset, you see the Home Time screen.You
can perform the following functions in Home Time.
• Tap to go to World Time.
• Tap
MD/DM on bottom left of screen to toggle
between the month/day and day/month formats.
• Tap
12/24 on bottom of screen to toggle between
12- and 24-hour displays for the clock.
• Tap
DST on bottom right of screen to enable/dis-
able daylight savings time.
• Tap to enable/disable the keytone.
The keytone is the beep that sounds when you
touch the screen. on the upper left indicates the
keytone is enabled.
• Tap to enable/disable the hourly chime.
on the upper left indicates the hourly chime is
enabled.
• Tap to go to the Password entry screen.
• Tap to start data synchronization with your PC.
• T ap
M.CHK to see the percent of available memory.
• Tap / to adjust the LCD contrast.
• Tap
LANG to go to the Language selection
screen.
• Tap
EDIT to go to the Home Time edit screen.
Using the Clocks
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Setting Home Time
1. Tap until you see HOME TIME.
2. Tap EDIT.
3. At the city name , tap or to cycle through
the available city names.
Tap A-Z to edit a city name.This will be your
Home city.
You can edit the city, month, day, year, hour and
minute.
Tap / / / to move the cursor in the indicated
direction.
4. Tap 0-9 to edit the year, day and month.
5. Tap 0-9 to edit the hour and minute.
Tap AM/PM at bottom left of screen to toggle
between a.m. and p.m. in the 12-hour format.
6. Tap ENTER to store the time.
Seconds are updated automatically.
If you enter an invalid time, you will be prompted
for a correction.
Using the Clocks
Viewing World Time
You must set your home time before viewing World
Time.There are 45 built-in cities.The list is available
at the end of this User’s Guide.
1. Tap until you see WORLD TIME.
2. Tap or to cycle through the available city
times.
Tap 12/24 at the bottom of screen to toggle
between the 12- and 24-hour time format.
Tap
DST on bottom right of screen to enable/dis-
able 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.
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Using the Clocks
To set the daily alarm, do the following:
1. Tap until you see ALARM.
2. Tap EDIT.
Tap 0-9 to edit the hour and minute.
T ap / to mov e the cursor in the indicated direction.
Tap
AM/PM at the bottom of screen to toggle
between a.m. and p.m.
3. Tap ENTER to store your settings.
4. Tap on bottom left of screen to disable/reenable the daily alarm.
to the left of the display indicates the daily
alarm is enabled.
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Using the Clocks
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There are three telephone directories: Business,
Business 2 and Personal.Each directory has 10
fields in which to enter data.The fields appear in the
following sequence:Name, Company, Address,
Home, Work, Fax, Cell, Pager, E-mail and Note. Each
field has a character limit. Please see the table
below.
To enter a phone record, do the following:
1. T a p to go to the Business phone directory.
Tap again to go to the Business 2 phone
directory.Tap a third time to go to the
Personal phone directory.
2. Tap A-Z to enter a name.
Name is the first field.You MUST enter a name if
you want to save the record.
Entering a Phone Record
NAME 40
COMPANY 18
ADDRESS 80
HOME PHONE 18
WORK PHONE 18
FAX 18
CELLULAR 18
PAGER 18
EMAIL 40
NOTE 60
Field
Character
Limit
Tap ABC/123 to toggle between the letter/number
keyboards.
Tap
SYML on the numeric keyboard 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.
Note is the last field.
4. Tap ENTER in the Note field to save the record.
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Entering a Phone Record
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There are three fields in the Schedule: Star t Date,
End Date, and Message.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.
You see START DATE? on the screen.
2.Tap 0-9 to enter a Start Date and time.
The date format is what you set in Home Time.
You MUST enter a Start Date and time if you want
to save the record.
Tap / to move the cursor left or right.
3.Tap ENTER to enter data in each successive
field.
You need not enter data in every field.
on the upper left indicates the Schedule alarm
is activated.
At the time fields, tap AM/PM to toggle between
a.m. and p.m. in the 12-hour format.
If you enter an invalid date or time, you are
prompted for a correction.
Message is the last field.You can enter up to 490
characters in this field.
Entering a Schedule record
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 / 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.
4.Tap ENTER to store your data.
Using the Calendar
1. Tap
.
2. Tap or to move to a different month.
3. Tap / / / to move to a different day,week
or month, by day.
The active date blinks on the screen.
4. Tap ENTER to add a schedule entry for the
date the cursor is on.
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Entering a Schedule record
This is available only in RF-8131.Each Anniversary
record consists of a Date field and a Message field.
To enter an Anniversary do the following:
1. Tap
until you see ANNIVERSARY
.
You see DA TE? on the screen.
2. 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.
3. Tap ENTER to move to the Message field.
You can enter a maximum of 108 characters.
You need not enter data in the message field.
Note: In the Date field, only the numbers 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.
4.Tap ENTERto store your data.
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Entering an Anniversary
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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 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.
3.Tap ENTER to enter data in each successive
field.
You can enter a maximum of 108 characters in the
MESSAGE field.
Note: In the date and prior ity fields, only the number keyboard is available. In the Message field, tap
ABC/123 to toggle between the letter/number keyboards.
Entering a Todo
Tap A-Z or 0-9 to enter your data.
Tap
SYML, then tap / 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.
Priority is the last field.
4. Tap ENTER to store your data.
The Todos are sorted by the due date.
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Entering a Todo
Each Memo record consists of a Message field in
which you can enter a maximum of 490 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.
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Entering a Memo Record
Each Internet record has five fields: Message
(description), Internet (address), Login ID, Password
and Note.You can enter descriptions of your favorite
Web sites, 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 .
You see MESSAGE? on the screen.
2. Tap A-Z or 0-9 to enter your description.
You must enter data in this field if you want to save
the record.
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.
3. Tap ENTER to go to the Internet (address) field.
4. In each field, enter data and tap ENTER to go
to the next field.
Note is the last field. Enter a note if you want.
5.Tap ENTER to store the data.
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Entering an Internet Record
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