Royal Extreme 3 Instruction Manual

ROYAL EXTREME 3 INSTRUCTION MANUAL

Thank you for purchasing this PDA. Please read this manual carefully to become familiarized with
your PDA’s many features and to ensure years of reliable operation.

NOTICE

We assume no responsibility for any damage or loss resulting from the use of this manual.

We strongly recommend that separate, permanent printed records be kept of all data. Under

certain circumstances, such as exposure to an electrostatic discharge, data may be lost or altered, or
the unit may become inoperative until reset. Therefore, we assume no responsibility for data lost or
otherwise rendered unusable, whether as a result of improper use, repair, battery replacement, or
use after the specified battery life has expired from similar causes.

We assume no responsibility, directly or indirectly, for financial losses or claims from third persons
resulting from the use of this product and all of its functions, such as stolen credit card numbers, the
loss or alteration of stored data, etc.

This product was not designed to bend or survive extreme pressure or temperatures. Do not
carry it in your trouser or pants pockets. When in a bag or briefcase, make sure that it is stationary
and well padded and protected. Do not leave or store the PDA in environments where temperature
ranges can be extreme.

To provide a longer product life, a flip-top cover is provided with the PDA. This should prevent
scratches to the display. Do not apply harsh chemicals or water to the display.

The information provided in this manual is subject to change without notice.

SAFETY TIPS

• Be careful not to scratch the touch screen. Use only the supplied stylus or other plastic-tipped
pens designed for a touch-sensitive screen. Never use an actual pen or pencil, fingernails or
other sharp objects on the surface of the touch screen.

• The PDA should be protected from rain and moisture. Treat the PDA as you would other
electronic devices.

• Do not drop your PDA or subject it to strong impacts.

• Protect your PDA from extreme temperatures.

• The touch screen can be cleaned with a soft cloth lightly moistened with a window cleaning

solution. Commercial cleaners are sold separately.

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INSTALLING THE BATTERIES

Your new PDA is powered by 3 CR2032 lithium batteries. Before using your new PDA for the first
time, you will need to install the batteries. You will find them in the PDA’s package. Check the
back of the PDA. You will see the battery compartment door. Slide the door lock switch to the
unlock position. Remove the battery compartment door. Install the batteries with the + sign on the
battery facing you. After you have installed the batteries, put the battery compartment door back on
the unit.

IMPORTANT NOTE – YOU MUST LOCK THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT DOOR BEFORE USING

THE PDA. YOUR PDA WILL NOT OPERATE UNTIL THE DOOR IS LOCKED IN PLACE BY MOVING
THE LOCKING SWITCH TO THE LOCKED POSITION!

To ensure smooth operation you now need to reset the PDA. Insert a pointed object, such as a
pencil point or the open end of a paperclip into the RESET hole located on the back of the unit.
Press lightly until the PDA displays “ERASE DATA” and “KEEP DATA”. Tap “ERASE DATA”
to reset or tap “KEEP DATA” to keep data.

Switching On/OFF

The unit can be switched on or off by touching the key.

Lower Power Detection

“LOW BATTERY” will be displayed and the unit will turn off automatically if low battery power
is detected. Change the batteries to continue using your PDA.

Back Light

Tap the icon to turn the back light on or off.

Insert & Overwrite

To toggle between insert or overwrite, tap ins .

Enter Numbers, Alphabets & Symbols:

To toggle between numerical keyboard or alphabetical keyboard, tap 2nd .
To enter special symbols, tap sym .

Navigating Through the Screen Prompts, Messages and Records

You can easily navigate through the different functions and operations by using the cursor keys.
You will find 4 cursor keys located directly below the screen, near the on/off key. Simply touch a
cursor key to move in the direction indicated on the key. There is also a set of cursor keys located
on the touch screen. Tap any of the screen cursor keys to move in the desired direction. For your
convenience your PDA has an up/down scroll key on the upper left side of the unit. This scroll key

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can be used to quickly move through lists of record by advancing one whole screen of information
at a time.

Home Time / World Time :

To enter Clock mode, press menu and tap ∧ / ∨ or Ï / Ð to select CLOCK then tap OK .

Setting Home Time:

• Tap edit to enter the CLOCK edit mode. Screen message “SET” appears on the screen.

i. Editing City/ Place:

¾ Tap place name to start changing the place or city.
¾ Toggle between CITY and PLACE to select place or city.

¾ Tap ∧ / ∨ or Ï / Ð to select the desired place or city.
¾ Tap OK to confirm the new setting or tap esc to abort the change.

ii. Editing Date:

¾ Tap date to change the date.
¾ Enter the date. To change the date format see the System Menu instruction.
¾ Tap OK to confirm the new setting or tap esc to abort the change.
¾ If the input value is not valid, a message “INCORRECT” will be displayed.

iii. Editing Time:

¾ Tap time to change the time.
¾ Enter the time.
¾ Tap OK to confirm the new setting or tap esc to abort the change.
¾ If the input value is not valid, a message “INCORRECT” will be displayed.

World Time Setting:

• In CLOCK mode, toggle HM to WD so that the time changes from home time to world time.

• Tap edit to edit location. Toggle between CITY or PLACE to select place or city.

• Tap ∧ / ∨ or Ï / Ð to select the desired place or city.

• Tap OK to confirm the new setting or tap esc to abort the change.

View Home Time/ World Time:

• To view home time, press menu and select CLOCK to enter clock mode.

• To view world time, enter clock mode and toggle HM to WD.

Daily Alarms

To enter Alarm mode, tap menu and tap ∧ / ∨ or Ï / Ð to select ALARM then tap OK .
Screen message “ALARM” appears.

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z Tap edit to edit the daily alarm setting.

• Input the alarm time. If the time setting is in am/ pm format, toggle between AM and PM to
select the time setting.

• Tap OK to confirm the new setting or tap esc to abort the change.

• At the “Alarm” screen, toggle between ON and OFF to switch on or off the new daily alarm

setting. The word “Alarm” will be shown.

• A beep tone will sound automatically for 30 seconds at the alarm time. Tap any key to stop the
beep tone.

Phone Book:

Entering new records:

• Tap phone to enter phone book.

• Tap new to begin new record input.

• There are 2 categories, Business and Personal. Select the desired group by touching group.

Please note: The example shown below assumes you will enter information in every field of the
phone record. You do not need to fill in all the fields. If you desire, you can simply enter a name
and phone number. Tap OK at any time to save the record.

• Enter last name in the first line of screen.

• Tap ∨ or Ð to go to second line and input first name. Screen message “FIRST NAME”

appears.

• Tap ∨ or Ð to go to third line and input company name. Screen message “COMPANY”
appears.

• Tap ∧ / ∨ or Ï / Ð to go to fourth line and input title. Screen message “TITLE” appears.

• Tap ∧ / ∨ or Ï / Ð to go to fifth line and input home telephone number. Screen message

“HOME” appears.

• Tap ∧ / ∨ or Ï / Ð to go to sixth line and input office telephone number. Screen message
“WORK” appears.

• Tap ∧ / ∨ or Ï / Ð to go to seventh line and input fax number. Screen message “FAX”
appears.

• Tap ∧ / ∨ or Ï / Ð to go to the eighth line and input mobile phone number. Screen message
“MOBILE” appears.

• Tap ∧ / ∨ or Ï / Ð to go to the ninth line and input pager number. Screen message
“PAGER” appears.

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• Tap ∧ / ∨ or Ï / Ð to go to the tenth line and input email address. Screen message
“EMAIL” appears.

• Tap ∧ / ∨ or Ï / Ð to go to the eleventh line and input address. Screen message
“ADDRESS” appears.

• Tap ∧ / ∨ or Ï / Ð to go to the twelfth line and input city. Screen message “CITY” appears.

• Tap ∧ / ∨ or Ï / Ð to go to the thirteenth line and input state. Screen message “STATE”

appears.

• Tap ∧ / ∨ or Ï / Ð to go to the fourteenth line and input zip. Screen message “ZIP” appears.

• Tap ∧ / ∨ or Ï / Ð to go to the fifteenth line and input note. Screen message “NOTE”

appears.

• Tap OK at any time to save the inputted record and return to Phone entry screen.

Viewing records:

The records are displayed in the following 2 formats:

i. In alphabetical order of company.

ii. In alphabetical order of last name.

• Toggle to select the display format.

• Tap ∧ / ∨ or Ï / Ð to select the desired record.

• Tap OK or tap the record directly to read.

• To view characters which are not displayed tap the corresponding line.

Searching for Records:

Records can be located by searching in the following 2 ways:

1. By typing the first character of the name directly:

¾ Input the first character of the name directly
¾ If a matching record is found, the record will be shown. If more than one record is

found, tap ∧ / ∨ or Ï / Ð to select the desired record. If no matching record is
found, the message “NO RECORD” will be displayed on screen and press esc to return
to the Phone screen.

2. By using find key:

¾ Tap find and input string to search
¾ Tap OK to start searching
¾ If a matching record is found, the record will be shown. If more than one record is

found, tap ∧ / ∨ or Ï / Ð to select the desired record. If no matching record is
found, the message “NO RECORD” will be displayed on screen and press esc to return
to the Phone screen

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