Rolodex RF-64 User Manual

RF-64

Personal Organizer

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Banco de datos multilingüe

User’s Guide • Mode d’emploi • Manual del usuario

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T able of Contents

Congratulations! You now own a Rolodex
Electronics Personal Organizer that holds up to
64k of memory. Using this organizer you can:
keep track of daily appointments; store and re­trieve telephone numbers and addresses,
e-mail addresses, and memos; set two clocks
to keep time and date in 29 locations around
the world; perform metric and currency conver­sions; set a Daly Alarm; and protect your data
with a password. You can also use the back­light for easier viewing.

Getting Started............................................. 4

Key Guide..................................................... 6

Using the Clocks ....................................... 10

Setting the Alarms ..................................... 13

Using the Calendar .................................... 15

Using the Telephone Directory ................. 16

Using the Scheduler .................................. 18

Using the Memo Directory ........................ 20

Searching for and Editing Records .......... 21

Using a Password...................................... 23

Using the Calculator.................................. 26

Using the Converter .................................. 28

Replacing the Battery ................................ 31

Specifications ............................................ 32

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Notice

• 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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Getting Started

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 user­entered information and clears all settings. Pressing the re­set button with more than light pressure may permanently
disable your organizer.

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

2. Press ON/OFF to turn the organizer off.

3. Use a thin, pointed object (e.g., a straightened paper
clip) to press the reset button on the back of the orga­nizer.

Caution: Do not use an object with a breakable or

sharp tip.

RESET?

4. Press ENTER to clear the memory.

To cancel, press any other key.

RESET TIME?

5. Press ENTER to reset the time.

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Getting Started

To cancel, press any other key.

♦ Setting the Clock

To learn how to set the clock, see "Using the Clocks".

Changing the Language

This organizer can display prompts and other messages in
six languages. To select a language, do the following:

1. Press (

TIME

).

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0:00:00 (H)

(H) indicates Home time. New Y ork is the default home
city.

2. Press L(

LANG

).

ENGLISH?

3. Press Search or to cycle through English,
Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, and Italian.

4. When the language you want is displayed on the
screen, press ENTER to select it.

The unit automatically returns to the Home Time mode.

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Key Guide

Function Keys

Goes to the Telephone directory .
Goes to the Scheduler.

Goes to the Memos.

1

ON/OFF Turns the organizer on and off.
ENTER Stores data in a record, confirms data entries.

SET(EDIT)

ALT Shifts a key to perform the functions printed

SYM Types special symbols, e.g @, #, etc.
DEL Deletes a character when editing a record.

INS Allows characters to be inserted when editing a

Goes to the Calendar.
Toggles between Home and World time.

Goes to the Calculator.
Goes to the Converter.

Sets the alarms and chimes.
Turns on or off the backlight.

Other Keys

Allows your to edit information. Sets the Home
and World times, daily alarm, and conversion
rates.

above the key.

Deletes a record being viewed.
record.

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Key Guide

SPACE Types a space in records, accesses

the password in Home Time.

(C/CE) Moves the cursor to the next line in

a record in editing mode.

Search Cycles through records, world times,

conversions. In the Calendar, se­lects Alarms 1-3.

Moves cursor in indicated direction.

(CONTRAST) Controls the screen contrast.
(NEXT) Displays next record.

C( ) Selects the alarm clock and then

cycles through the daily, hourly, and
reminder alarms to activate/deacti­vate them.

D(

DST

) When the Home time is displayed,

turns daylight savings on or off.

L(

LANG

) Changes the prompt language.

X(AM/PM) Toggles times between a.m. and

p.m.

M(MD/DM) Toggles date display between M/D/Y

and
D/M/Y.

Z(12/24) Toggles times between 12- and 24-

hour time displays.

V( ) Turns the keytone on or off.

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Key Guide

♦ Turning the Keytone Off or On

The keytone is the beep that sounds when­ever a key is pressed. When the keytone is
on, an icon ( ) appears on the screen. To
turn the keytone on or off, press (TIME) to
return to Home Time, and then press V( ).

♦ About the Backlight

You can press to switch the backlight on
and off. It will automatically turn off if you
have not pressed a key for about eight
seconds.

♦ About Symbols

SYM gives you the option of entering any of

15 symbols. Press SYM repeatedly to cycle
through the following symbols: @ / : - , # $ £

¥ ? * ( ) ! &

♦ 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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Key Guide

Calculator Function Keys

Y ou do not need to use ALT when using these keys
in the calculator.

Q(

MC

) Clears the memory.

MR

) Retrieves a number from the

W(

M

-) Stores a negative number in the

E(

M

+) Stores a positive number in the

R(
T(+) Adds a number. Displays as "+".

Y(-) Subtracts a number. Displays as "-".
U(x) Multiplies a number. Displays as "

÷

) Divides a number. Displays as "/ ".

I(
O(.) Inserts a decimal point.
P(=) Performs a calculation.
G(%) Calculates a percentage.

√

) Calculates a square root.

H(
J(+/-) Changes the sign (+/-) of a number.

(C/Ce) Clears the most recent entry.

memory.
memory.
memory.

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Using the Clocks

The clock lets you set a Home time and view local times
around the world. You should set the Home time before
viewing the World times or using the Schedule, because
World times are based on the Home time.

Setting Home Time

1. Press (

(H) indicates Home time. New Y ork is the default home

city.

2. Press M(MD/DM) to toggle between the date display of
M/D/Y and D/M/Y.

3. Press D(
time.

4. Press Z(12/24) to toggle between the 12­hour and 24-hour format.

Note: you can only toggle between 12-hour/24-

hour in the Home Time display mode.

5. Press SET(

6. Press Search or to cycle through the list of 29
cities.

TIME

) until the Home time screen appears.

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DST

) if you want to see daylight savings

DST

is displayed. To turn it off, press D(

EDIT

) to start editing.

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DST

) again.