Oregon PDA188 USER MANUAL

OPERATION MANUAL

MODEL PDA188

ENGLISH

INTRODUCTION

Thank you for purchasing the PDA188 Personal Digital
Assistant, a handy and easy-to-use device that helps you
organize your life better.
This manual has been prepared to help you get started
with the PDA188 Personal Digital Assistant. Read it
thoroughly and try out the various functions. With proper
care, this unit will give you years of satisfaction and service.

GETTING STARTED

- Remove the battery insulation tape at the back of the unit.

- Press ON/OFF to turn on the unit.
The home time and date will be displayed.
(Initial Home Time is at London)

- Press ON/OFF to turn off the unit.

• If the home time is not shown or the clock stops, please
reset the unit by following the procedures shown as in
the RESET THE UNIT.

• Always keeps the PDA188 in the leather pouch when
not in use.

BATTERY

Your unit uses two CR2032 lithium batteries. Replace the
batteries when the display becomes dim.

Main Battery

CR20323VCR2032

WARNING: Turn the unit off before replacing batteries.
Replacing batteries when the unit is on may cause permanent
damage. Replace the batteries within 1 minutes, or else,
the time, city and language will be corrupted and you will
need to input them again.

3V

KEYS

ON/OFF

Turns your unit ON or OFF.
SCHEDULE

Allows you to enter your daily schedule information.

PHONE

Allows you to switch between three telephone directories
(1, 2, 3).

CALCULATOR

To use the calculator.

MEMO/TO DO

To enter and view memos and To Do list items. Press
once for Memo and twice for To do.

CALENDAR

To use the calendar.

HOME AND WORLD TIME

To display home and world time.

CURRENCY CONVERSION

To convert to and from Euro currency conversion.

ALARM

Allows you to set a daily alarm for any time of the day.

(CR2032)

PC Link [ ]

To transfer data to a PC and vice versa.

Enter

Confirms an action, like saving or deleting a record, etc.

Page up and down

To search for a particular record.

Ins

To insert a space before cursor location. Also displays a
full record.

Del

To delete a character or record.
CURSOR KEYS (

To move the cursor from field to field.

Edit

Allows you to change the displayed record.

NUMERIC KEYPAD

( M+, M-, MR, MC, 0 ~ 9 • ÷ x - + = , C/CE)
To enter numbers and symbols.

CARRIAGE RETURN

To move the cursor to the next line, or to clear an entry in
the calculator.

PASSWORD PROTECTION

Allows you to set passwords to protect your data.
Symbol ( @ ! # $ ÷ x ‘( ) * + , - . / : \ & = > ? = £ ¥ )

Pressing this lets you type these special symbols.

Dsp

To displays a full record.

12/24 Hr

Allows you to switch between 12 and 24-hour time format.
In HOME TIME mode only.

AM/PM

Allows you to switch between AM and PM (when 12-hour
format has been set in TIME mode).

Key tone

Allows you to switch key tone on or off at Home Time
mode, schedule alarm in Schedule mode and daily alarm
in Daily alarm mode.

Dst (Daylight Savings Time)

Allows you to toggle daylight savings time on and off. In
TIME mode only.

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INDICATORS ON LCD DISPLAY

: Scroll up down : Schedule alarm

: Keytone : Daily alarm
: Password DST : Daylight savings time on

INITIAL SETTINGS/STATUS

The menu lets you change the display contrast, select the
display language, change the date and time format, and
turn daylight savings time on or off. To use these functions,

Press
To change display contrast

- Use
To change display language,

- Press Eng for English, Fre for French, Ger for German,
Ita for Italian, Spa for Spanish and Port for Portuguese.

To change date format,

- Press

To change between 12 and 24 hour time display,

- Press 12/24 to toggle between time formats.

To turn daylight savings time on or off,

- Press Dst. This will turn daylight savings time on, and
“DST” will be displayed.

- Press Dst again to turn it off.

,

or to increase or decrease contrast.

or to toggle between date formats.

MAIN FUNCTIONS

TELEPHONE DIRECTORY

To enter a record in the telephone directory,

- Press
twice or three times to choose the directory).

- “NAME?” and a free memory percentage will be displayed.
(The free percentage tells how much memory you have
left in that directory.)

- Input the name and press Enter.

- “COMPANY?” will be displayed.

- Input the company name and press Enter.

- “TEL 1 ?” will be displayed.

- Input the first telephone number and press Enter.

- Continue to enter information in the same way as above
for other telephone numbers, email address, company
address and note.

To enter a special symbol in the telephone directory,

- When you are entering information in the telephone
directory, you may enter symbols such as @ (for an email
address) or $ & and other common characters.

- To do this, press Sym.

- @ will be displayed. Continue to press Sym until you
find the character you want.

- Press
and continue entering information.

To search for a record,

- Press

- Press

and select directory 1, 2 or 3 (press once,

to move to the next space for another symbol,

and select directory 1, 2 or 3.

or keys.

- To search for a record sequentially, continue to press
or .

- To search for a particular record, enter a letter and press
or to display the first name with that letter.

- Use the cursor keys to select a record in the list.

- Press Dsp to display the full record.

- If no record is found, “NOT FOUND” will be displayed.

To edit a record in the telephone directory,

- Search for the record as above.

- Press Edit.

- The name will be displayed. Use the cursor keys to move

the cursor to the desired location and just type over the
existing characters. Use the Del and Space keys to erase
characters or input space. Press Ins to switch on or off
the insert mode if need.

- Press Enter to go to the next field, and press Enter

again when you have finished editing the record.

To delete a record from the telephone directory,

- Search for the name as above.

- Press the Del key.

- “DELETE OK ?” will be displayed. To delete the record,

press Enter. To cancel the deletion, press any other
key on the keyboard.

SCHEDULER

To enter a record in the schedule,

- Press

- “SCHEDULE” and a free memory percentage will be

displayed. (The percentage tells how much memory you
have left in that directory).

- The cursor will be blinking in the date field. Enter the date

and time of the item to be scheduled. You can type over
each number, or use the cursor keys to move from
place to place.

- Press AM/PM to toggle between AM and PM.

- Press Enter.

- “NOTE?” will be displayed.

- Enter the note for your schedule item and press Enter.

An alarm will sound for 20 seconds at the time and date
you have set for your schedule item. Press any key to
mute the alarm.

To see which dates you have a schedule item set for, press

To search for a schedule record,

- Press

item.

- Press or .

- Use the cursor keys to select a record in the list.

- Press Dsp to display the full record.

- If no scheduled item is found for that date, “NOT FOUND”

will be displayed.

To change the alarm status for a schedule item,

- Search for the schedule item as above.

- Press Dsp to display the full record.

- Press

icon is not shown when it is off.

To edit a record in the schedule,

- Search for the schedule item as above.

- Press Edit.

- Change the time and date as desired, and press Enter.

- Change the Note as desired, and press Enter.

To delete a record in the schedule,

- Search for the schedule item as above.

- Press the Del key.

- “DELETE OK?” will be displayed. To delete the record,

press Enter. To cancel the deletion, press any other
key on the keyboard.

.

. A dot will be displayed next to each schedule date.

and enter the date and time of your schedule

to toggle the alarm on or off. The schedule alarm

MEMO

To enter a memo,

- Press

- Type in your memo and press Enter to save it.

To search for, edit, or delete an existing memo, follow the
similar procedures shown as in the Telephone Directory
section.

once.

TO DO LIST

To enter a To Do item,

- Press

- Type in a To Do item and press Enter.

- Set a priority for the To Do item by entering 1, 2, or 3.

- Press Enter to confirm.

To search for a To Do item by priority,

- Press

- Press Enter.

- Enter which priority you wish to display (1, 2, or 3) and

press
that priority level.

To search for, edit, or delete an existing To Do item, follow
the similar procedures shown as in the Telephone Directory
section.

twice.

twice.

or to display a list of all To Do items with

CALCULATOR

To perform calculations,

- Press

- “CAL.” and a “0” will be displayed. Use the numeric keys

and operation keys as on a standard calculator.

.

- Press MR to clear the last entry or calculator memory.

- Press +/- to toggle the - (minus) sign on and off.

- For percentage calculations, use the % key on the
keyboard together with the +, -, x, ÷ to perform percentage
calculation as usual.

- For memory calculations, press M-, M+, MR and MC.

NOTE: If the result of a calculation has more than 10 digits,
an error occurs and “E” is displayed. Press C/CE to clear
the display.

HOME AND WORLD TIME

To set the home time,

- Press
abbreviation to indicate the home city.

- Use or to scroll through the list of cities, to locate
your city.

- Press Edit.

- Enter the correct time and date. Use the cursor keys to
move the cursor to the field you want to change.

- Press Enter.

Press Dst to toggle daylight savings time on or off.
To set the world time,

- Press
without a “#” in front of it.

- Use

- Press Dst to toggle daylight savings time on or off.

. “#” will be displayed in front of the city

twice. The city abbreviation will be displayed

or to locate the city.

DAILY ALARM

To set the daily alarm,

- Press

- Press Edit.

- Enter the time for your daily alarm, and press AM/PM to

- Press Enter to confirm. Daily Alarm icon will be displayed

- The alarm will sound for 20 seconds at the set time.

To turn the daily alarm on or off,

- Press

- Press

.

set a.m. or p.m.for 12-hour format
to indicate the alarm is on.
Press any key mute it.

.

to toggle between alarm on and alarm off.

CALENDAR

To view a month,

- Press

- The year and month will be displayed in the bottom right-

- Use or to find the month.

- Use the cursor keys to locate the day. If a dot is displayed

. From left to right, the calendar is shown from

Sunday to Saturday.
hand corner of the screen

next to the date, it means there is a schedule item on
that day.

CURRENCY CONVERSION

To convert between Euro currency, press .

- Press

- Enter a number you wish to convert. Press

or to display the available conversions
(EURO_FFR, EURO _ DM, EURO _ L, EURO _ PTA,
EURO _ ES, EURO _ I£, EURO _ SCH, EURO _ FM,
EURO _ FI, EURO _ BFR, EURO _ LFR).

convert back and forth between the two currency.

or to

PASSWORD PROTECTION

You can set a password to protect all your data. To do so,

- Press .

- Enter a password, up to 8 alphanumeric characters.

- Press Enter to confirm.

- Password icon will be displayed. Each time you turn your
organizer on, you must enter the password.

To change or delete the password,

- Enter the correct password.

- Press

- To change the password, enter a new one up to 8

- To delete the password, just press Enter without typing

CAUTION: Please write down the password and keep it
in a safe place. Once you have set the password, you
must enter it every time you turn your unit on. If you forget
it, you will have to reset your unit and enter all your data
again.

.
alphanumeric characters, and press Enter.
in a new password. The password icon will disappear

from the display.

Please refer to your PC SYNC software manual for more
information on data transfer.

RESET THE UNIT

- After turning the power on, press the reset button with a
blunt point.

- “RESET OK?” will be displayed.

- Pressing Enter will clear all data memories, such as
telephone, memo and schedule records.

- Press any other key if you don’t want to reset the unit.

- In either case, the time and alarm settings will be cleared.
This procedure is generally not required unless the unit
malfunctions or you want to clear all data and resume
factory settings.

Reset

PRECAUTIONS

This unit is engineered to give you years of satisfactory
service if you handle it carefully. Here are a few precautions:

1.Do not immerse the unit in water.

2. Do not clean the unit with abrasive or corrosive materials.

3.Do not subject the unit to excessive force, shock, dust,
temperature or humidity.

4.Do not tamper with the unit’s internal components. Doing
so will invalidate the warranty on the unit and may cause
unnecessary damage.

5. Only use fresh batteries as specified in these instructions.
Do not mix new and old batteries as the old ones may
leak.

6.Never let children play with the batteries. Swallowing a
lithium battery could be fatal.

7.To avoid risk of explosion, do not recharge, open, or
heat a lithium battery or dispose of it in fire.

8.Always read the user instructions thoroughly before
operating the unit.

SPECIFICATIONS

MEMORY : PDA188 (384KB)
DISPLAY : 192 ~ 206 Characters (Depending

POWER : 2 x CR2032 Lithium batteries
BATTERY LIFE : Min 6 months (Operating 15 minutes

AUTO POWER OFF
TEMPERATURE : 0 ~ 40°C (32°F ~ 104°F) for operation

DIMENSIONS : 73.7mm (W) x 114mm (L) x 11.5mm (T)
WEIGHT : 86 g with batteries

on Mode)

and Alarm 20 seconds per day)

: 7 minutes.

-20 ~ 60°C (-4°F ~ 140°F) for storage

PC DATA LINKAGE

[ ] DATA LINK

You can transfer the data in your unit to your PC
(personal computer) and vice versa. To do this, you need,

- A PC (personal computer).

- PC SYNC software and a PC SYNC cable.
To transfer the data.,

1.Connect your unit to the PC using the PC SYNC cable.

2.Launch the PC SYNC software and start the
synchronization.

3.Change to Telephone, Scheduler, Memo or To Do mode
by press Telephone, Scheduler, Memo or To Do. Then
press LINK to start .

• Note that if you transfer a large amount of records it may
take a long time.

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