Franklin RK-8201 User Manual

RK-8201

E-Z File

User’s Guide

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separate permanent written records be kept of
all important data. Data may be lost or altered
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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.

Getting Started

The first time you use this organizer, you
should perform a system reset. Pressing the
reset button with more than light pressure
may permanently disable your organizer.
Warning! A system reset erases any user­entered information and clears all settings.

1. Turn the organizer over and carefully pull
the battery insulation sheet to remove it.

2. Press to turn the organizer off.

3. Use a paper clip to gently press the
reset button on the back of the organizer.

The Reset button is accessed via the hole
to the left of the battery door on the back of
the unit.

4.Press Y to reset the organizer.

Key Guide

Function Keys

Turns the unit on and off.
Displays the time and date.

Goes to the Contacts directory.
Goes to the Memo directory.

CALC Goes to the Calculator.
EDIT Edits selected data.
SPACE Types a space.
NEW Starts a new record.
SAVE Saves the current record or

settings.

AB C

ABC

VIEW/NEXTGoes to the next field in a record

or next setting in a menu.
Moves the cursor right or left.
Moves up or down through

records in viewing mode.

Shifted Keys

Press SHFT first and then press a key with­in two seconds to access the function print­ed above the key. If you take too long to
press another key, you may be required to
press SHFT again.

SHFT + Enables you to delete a

record or disable a setting.

SHFT + Goes to the System menu.
SHFT + Enables you to insert a

character at the cursor.

SHFT + Enters numbers 1-0.

You can enter the following symbols by first
pressing SHFT and then the letter above
which they are printed: _, \, .,, @, #, /, $, (, ),
&, :, and —.

EDIT (DEL)

SPACE (

SYSTEM)

NEW (

INS)

Q-P (1-0)

Changing System Settings

Press SHFT and then press SPACE (SYSTEM)
to access the System menu. System set­tings appear in the following order when you
press VIEW/NEXT repeatedly: DATE FMT?,

12H TIME?, ALARM?, KEYTONE?, SET
CODE?, LANGUAGE?. You can change

either a single setting or multiple settings at
a time.

Press , or to exit the System
menu.

Setting Date and Time Formats

1.Press SHFT and then press
SPACE (SYSTEM).

The date format screen appears.

2.Press Y to edit the date format.
The default setting is MM/DD/YYYY.
Press N to keep the default setting and

go to the time format screen.
You can also press VIEW/NEXT to go to

the time format screen.

AB C

ABC

3.Press N to toggle between
MM/DD/YYYY? and DD/MM/YYYY?.

4.Press Y when you see the one you want.
The time format screen appears. The

default setting is a 12-hour clock.

5.Press N to toggle between 12H TIME?
and 24H TIME?.

6.Press Y when you see the one you want.
The alarm screen appears.

Setting the Daily Alarm

1.Press SHFT and then press
SPACE (SYSTEM).

2.Press VIEW/NEXT until you see ALARM?.

3.Press Y to set the alarm.
If no alarm has been previously set, you

see HH:MM.
A/P appears for the 12-hour clock

setting.

4. Enter a time for the alarm. For example,
type 0730.

In the 12-hour clock, press A or P for
a.m. or p.m.

5.Press SAVE to save the alarm setting.
The keytone screen appears.

Changing the Daily Alarm

1.Press SHFT and then press
SPACE (

SYSTEM).

2.Press VIEW/NEXT until you see ALARM?.

3.Press Y to change the alarm.
The current alarm setting appears on the

screen.

4.Press EDIT.
HH:MM appears on the screen.

5. Enter a new time for the alarm.

6.Press SAVE to save the new alarm
setting.

The keytone screen appears.

Turning Off the Daily Alarm

1.Press SHFT and then press
SPACE (

SYSTEM).

2.Press VIEW/NEXT until you see ALARM?.

3.Press Y to see the current alarm setting.
The current alarm setting appears on the

screen.

4.Press SHFT and then press EDIT (

DEL).

DELETE? Y/N appears on the screen.

5.Press Y to delete the alarm setting.
DELETED! flashes on the screen.
The keytone screen appears.
Press N to exit without changing the

alarm setting.

✔ Shutting Off the Alarm

When the alarm goes off, it will beep for 30
seconds. Press any key to shut off the

alarm. If you press , , or
CALC you go to that mode. If you press any
other key you go back to the time mode. If
no key is pressed, the unit will automatically
shut off after 60 seconds.

AB C

ABC

Setting the Keytone

The keytone is the beep that sounds when any
key is pressed. The default setting is active. To
turn the keytone off, do the following.

1.Press SHFT and then press

SPACE (

SYSTEM).

2.Press VIEW/NEXT until you see

KEYTONE?.

3.Press N to deactivate the keytone.
To reactivate the keytone, press Y at the

KEYTONE? screen. The set code screen
appears.

Setting a Passcode

You can lock your organizer by setting a
passcode. Once you activate your pass­code, you will be required to enter it each
time you turn on your unit.

Warning! Please write down your passcode
and keep it in a safe location. If you forget
your passcode or enter the wrong passcode
you will not be able to use your organizer. In
order to access your organizer, you will
have to perform a system reset, which will

clear the passcode but will also erase all the
data stored in memory. To prevent loss of
data, please keep written records of your
data. To learn how to perform a system
reset, please read “Getting Started.”

1.Press SHFT and then press

SPACE (

SYSTEM).

2.Press VIEW/NEXT until you see

SET CODE?.

3.Press Y.
CODE #?____ appears on the screen.

4. Enter a four-digit passcode.

5.Press SAVE to save your passcode.
The language screen appears.

Changing a Passcode

1.Press SHFT and then press
SPACE (

SYSTEM).

2.Press VIEW/NEXT until you see

SET CODE?.

3.Press Y.
CODE #?____ appears on the screen.
Press N to exit without changing your

passcode.