Sharp EL-6890, EL-6890S, EL-6890SB - 256K Memory Display Electronic Organizer Operation Manual

ELECTRONIC ORGANIZER

EL-6850
EL-6890
EL-6890S

OPERATION MANUAL

CONTENTS

Using the Organizer for the First Time ........................................ 1

When Abnormal Conditions Cause a Malfunction ....................... 1

Auto Power Off Function ............................................................. 1

Backlight ..................................................................................... 1

Adjusting the LCD Contrast ........................................................ 2

Turning the Key Touch Tone On and Off ...................................... 2

Freeing Up Memory .................................................................... 2

Part Names ...................................................................................... 3

Display Symbols .............................................................................. 4

Entering Characters .......................................................................... 4

Notes for the Built-in Calendar and the Time .................................... 5

Clock Mode ...................................................................................... 5

Note For Storing the Listings ............................................................ 8

Telephone/E-mail Mode .................................................................... 9

WWW Mode ................................................................................... 11

Calendar Mode ............................................................................... 12

Schedule Mode .............................................................................. 13

Memo Mode ................................................................................... 15

Anniversary Mode .......................................................................... 16

Recalling the Listings ..................................................................... 17

Editing the Listings ......................................................................... 19

Deleting the Listings ....................................................................... 19

Secret Function .............................................................................. 20

Calculator Mode ............................................................................. 22

Currency/Unit Conversion Mode .................................................... 23

Miscellaneous Functions ................................................................ 25

Using the Option Function .............................................................. 29

Battery Replacement ...................................................................... 32

Specifications ................................................................................. 35

NOTICE

• SHARP 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, SHARP 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.

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

• This Organizer is not designed to visit Web sites or transfer/receive e-mails by using the URL or E-mail addresses you will
store.

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

CAUTIONS

• Do not carry the Organizer in the back pocket of slacks or trousers.

• Do not drop the Organizer or apply excessive force to it.

• Do not subject the Organizer to extreme temperatures.

• 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 malfunction.

• Clean only with a soft, dry cloth.

• Use only a SHARP approved service facility.

NOTES

• Unless otherwise specified, the text material applies to ALL 3 models.

• Some of the models described in this manual may not be available in some countries.

• All company and/or product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective manufactures.

1

Using the Organizer for the First Time

Be sure to perform the following operations before using the
Organizer for the first time.

1. Press the RESET switch while holding

ON

. Release the

RESET switch and then release

ON

.

“CLEAR ALL DATA OK (Y/N) ?” is displayed.

• Under certain conditions the message may appear as
“Data has been impaired ! Press [Y] to CLEAR ALL
memory”. Proceed to the next step in either case.

2. Press

Y

.

3. The Organizer is now initialized. Proceed to set the date
and time of the clock. (Refer to page 7.)

Press the RESET switch with a ball-point pen or similar
object.

Do not use an object with a breakable or sharp tip.

When Abnormal Conditions Cause a Malfunction

If the Organizer is subjected to strong, extraneous electrical
noises or shocks during use, an abnormal condition may
occur in which no keys (including

ON

) will respond. If this

happens, press the RESET switch.
Noises or shocks may erase some or all of the Organizer’s

memory.

Auto Power Off Function

When none of the keys have been pressed for approximately
7 minutes, the Organizer automatically turns the power off to
save the batteries. (The actual time may vary depending upon
the condition of use.) Press

ON

to resume operation.

Backlight

The Organizer provides a built-in Backlight, which allows you
to view the display and use the Organizer even in low-light
conditions. Pressing

once illuminates the display for as
long as you continue to use the Organizer, until you have not
typed any key for the interval you set. (See the following
section, “Setting up the Backlight”.)

2

• To turn the Backlight off, press again.

• The Backlight may remain on for less than the set interval
or it may not function if the battery level is very low.

• The Backlight does not function during data transfer.

★

Do not use the Backlight unnecessarily.

• Since the Backlight drains power from the operating

batteries, excessive use of the Backlight will
significantly reduce the life of your batteries.

• Do not continue using the Organizer after it has

automatically turned itself off while the backlight was
being used. Even if it can be turned on again, the clock
time will be incorrect and other functions may not work
properly until the batteries are replaced.

Setting up the Backlight

You can change the interval after which the Backlight turns
off automatically.

1. Press

2nd

MENU NEXT

3.

2. Press

or to change

interval (15 – 60 seconds).

3. Press

ENTER

.

Adjusting the LCD Contrast

1. Press

2nd

MENU

3.

2. Press

or to darken or
lighten the display as
required.

3. Press

C•CE

after adjusting the contrast.

Turning the Key Touch Tone On and Off

The key touch tone is turned on and off by pressing

2nd

.

Freeing Up Memory

When you turn the power on, the following message may be
displayed, asking you to free up memory by deleting
unnecessary space.

Press

Y

to delete it. Freeing
up memory requires not more
than one minute.

Press

N

when you wish to
start the operation soon. (Refer to page 28.)

CAPS

<

B/L SETUP

>

TURN OFF AFTER
15 30 45 60
SECONDS

<

LCD CONTRAST

>

–DARK
–LIGHT

CAPS

DO YOU WANT TO
FREE UP
MEMORY ?
(Yes/No

)

CAPS

3

Part Names

OPTION key

MENU key

Mode keys

Computer link

Cursor movement keys

Power ON key
Power OFF key

RESET switch

Search keys

: Indicates the & key.
: Indicates the numeric 7 key.
: Indicates the MENU key.
: Indicates the alphabetic Q key.

To access the symbols above the number key (*1) and “

,

”

and “

”, press the desired key after pressing

2nd

.

*1 … &, , (, $, /, ∧ , !, @, #, )

* Numbers and letters and space between them for entering

are shown as unboxed numbers and letters.

In this manual the keys are represented by symbols,
for example:

→

&

→

7

→

2nd MENU

→

Q

4

Display Symbols

:A “beep” will sound when a key is pressed.
:The schedule alarm will sound.

CAPS

:Capital (uppercase) letters will be entered. To enter

small (lowercase) letters, turn “CAPS” off by
pressing

CAPS

.

EDIT

:The listing on the display can be edited.

2nd

:Indicates that

2nd

has been pressed. The function
or character shown in yellow (or green) above the
keypad can be used next.

:More information exists above the current display.

(Press

.)

:More information exists below the current display.

(Press

.)

S

:Secret function is in effect. (Secret listings cannot be

recalled without a password.)

:Indicates that the recalled listing is secret.

BATT

:Indicates that the operating battery level is low.

• In this manual, only the symbols necessary for
explanation will be shown.

Entering Characters

1.Moving the Cursor

The cursor ( _ or ) can be moved by pressing (or holding
down)

, , , or .

2.Entering Characters

(1) Entering Letters and Numbers

After initializing the Organizer, the default setting for entering
letters will be capital (uppercase) letters. To enter small
(lowercase) letters, turn “CAPS” off by pressing

CAPS

.

• To enter “ ’ ” or “ : ”, press , or : after pressing

2nd

.

(2) Entering graphic symbols and special characters

Press

SMBL

to display the symbol entry mode, allowing a
total of 90 symbols and characters to be selected. To select
the symbol display containing the desired symbol/special
character, press

NEXT

or

PREV

, then press the number

corresponding to it.

• The first display is determined by your previous choice.

The 5 most recently used symbols/special characters are
stored and displayed on this display.

Press

SMBL

to exit the symbol entry mode.

5

3.Making Corrections

(1) Inserting characters

Press

INS

to change the cursor from “■” (replace) to “ ”

(insert).
Press

INS

again to change the cursor from “ ” to “■”.

(2) Deleting characters

Press

DEL

or

BS

to delete the character.

•

DEL

and

BS

will not operate in some cases such as
when inputting time during the schedule entry or when
using the calculator. In these cases, press the

C•CE

key

and reenter.

• Press

C•CE

to clear all characters on the current display.

Notes for the Built-in Calendar and the Time

• Calendar, Schedule, and Clock modes allow you to enter
the desired date and time between Jan. 1, 1901 and Dec.
31, 2099.

• If an attempt is made to store an invalid time or date, you
cannot move the cursor to date entering, or cannot store
time and date by pressing

ENTER

. Enter the correct

value and press

ENTER

again.

CAPS

NEW YORK [H

]

MON JAN 1 01

0:00

Day of the week/
Month/Day/Year

Time

LONDON [W

]

MON JAN 1 01

(+

5 00

)

5:00

CAPS

Time

Day of the week/
Month/Day/Year

Home city indication

World city indication

Clock Mode

The Organizer has both Home and World clocks. The display
switches between Home and World clock each time

CLOCK

is pressed.

Home clock World clock

“(+ 5:00)” indicates the time difference from the Home city.

1.Setting the Home Clock

(1) Setting and changing the Home city

Set your local city as the Home city by selecting its zone
number.

6

Zone

City

Zone

City

number number

0 10 MOSCOW
1 AUCKLAND 11 CAIRO
2 NOUMEA 12 PARIS
3 SYDNEY 13 LONDON

3.3 ADELAIDE 14
4 TOKYO 15
5 HONG KONG 16 RIO DE JANEIRO
6 BANGKOK 17 CARACAS

6.3 YANGON 18 NEW YORK
7 DHAKA 19 CHICAGO

7.3 NEW DELHI 20 DENVER
8 KARACHI 21 LOS ANGELES

8.3 KABUL 22 ANCHORAGE
9 DUBAI 23 HONOLULU

9.3 TEHRAN 24 MIDWAY

Zone numbers are based on the distance of the zones from
the international date line (zone number zero). For example,
there is a 13-hour difference between the date line and
London (London is 13 hours behind), so the zone number for
London is 13. Honolulu is 23 hours behind the date line, so
its zone number is 23.

The names and zone numbers of 27 cities are stored in the
Organizer's memory. (Refer to this page.)

1. Press

CLOCK

once or twice to display the Home clock.

• The initial Home city after initialization of the Organizer is
New York.

2. Press

2nd

EDIT

to enter the edit mode.

• “18” on the display indicates the time zone.

3. Press

NEXT

or

PREV

to display the desired city which
correspond to your local zone from the cities stored in the
Organizer.

4. Press

ENTER

to set the Home city.

• Some city names are abbreviated on the display as
follows:

HONG KONG → HONGKONG, NEW DELHI → DELHI,
RIO DE JANEIRO → RIO, LOS ANGELES → L.A.,
ANCHORAGE → ANC.

• Zone numbers 0, 14, and 15 have no city name display.

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(2) Setting the Clock

<Example>

Set the date and time to February 8, 2001, 10:05
PM.

1. Press

CLOCK

once or twice to display the Home clock.

2. Press

2nd EDIT

.

• The cursor will flash.

3. Enter the hour and minutes.

1005

PM

(For the 24-hour clock, press

2205

.)

(Enter 2 digits each for both hour and minutes.)

4. Enter the month, day, and year.

02082001

Use to skip entering a number that needs no change.

5. Press

ENTER

. The clock starts from 0 seconds.

• The time can be displayed using either the 12-hour AM/
PM system or the 24-hour system (default). To change the
time system, refer to page 27, “Selecting the Time
System”. AM or PM is displayed for the 12-hour clock. For
this example, set the 12 hour clock.
(Note: 12:00PM: noon, 12:00AM: midnight)

NEW YORK 18
MON JAN 1 01

0:03

CAPS

2.Using the World Clock

(1) Changing the city for the World clock

1. Press

CLOCK

once or twice to display the World clock.

2. Press

2nd EDIT

to enter the edit mode.

3. Press

NEXT

or

PREV

to display the city which

corresponds to the desired zone.

4. Press

ENTER

.

• The date and time need to be changed in the edit mode of
the Home clock.

3.Registering a City Name not Found in the List

If you want to set the city for the World clock to Rome, for
example (Rome belongs to the zone number 12, but is not
included in the city list):

1. Press

CLOCK

once or twice to display the World clock.

2. Press

2nd EDIT

to enter the edit mode.

3. Press

NEXT

(or

PREV

) to set the zone number to 12.

(Initially the city is Paris.)

4. Enter the city name (up to 8
characters).

ROME (Press

DEL

to delete unnecessary
character(s), if necessary.)

ROME 12
FRI FEB 9 ©01

4:05

A

CAPS

8

(2) World clock

1. Press

CLOCK

once or twice to display the World clock.

2. Press

2nd EDIT

, then

2nd

ENTER

.

Setting DST in the World clock automatically sets the time
one hour ahead.

• When DST is set for one World city, it is used for all cities
displayed in the World clock.

(3) Clearing DST

To clear DST, follow the steps 1 to 4 for Home clock, or
follow the steps 1 and 2 for World clock.

A “

” disappears.

Note For Storing the Listings

If the memory is full, “MEMORY FULL” will be displayed
briefly and the listing cannot be stored. Delete unnecessary
data and free up memory to make enough space to store new
listings. (Refer to pages 26, 28.)

5. Press

ENTER

to store the new name.

• To register a city name for the Home clock, first display
the Home clock then

2nd EDIT

followed by to

move the cursor to the city name line.

• Only one changed city name can be stored in each of the
Home and World clocks.

• Each changed name is stored until you change the zone
number next time.

4.Setting Daylight Saving Time/Summer Time

If DST (daylight saving time/summer time) is used, the local
time is advanced one hour during the summer.

• DST can be set independently in either the Home or the
World clock. For example, if DST is set for the Home
clock, it does not have to be set for the World clock.

(1) Home clock

1. Press

CLOCK

once or twice to display the Home clock.

2. Press

2nd EDIT

to enter the edit mode.

3. Enter the correct daylight saving time/summer time.

4. Press

2nd ENTER

to set the time as DST.

A “

” appears on the display and DST is now set.

9

Telephone/E-mail Mode

Telephone/E-mail listings can be accessed by pressing either
of

TEL

or

E-MAIL

, while both keys recall the same stored

listings respectively in each order on the display.

TEL

recalls and displays the listing in the following order:

NAME → NUMBER → ADDRESS → E-MAIL, while

E-MAIL

does in the following order: NAME → E-MAIL → NUMBER
→ ADDRESS.

Further, Telephone/E-mail listings are divided into 2 files
(TEL/MAIL1, TEL/MAIL2). You can switch them for
convenience by using one for business and one for personal.
The files are cycled each time you press

TEL

or

E-MAIL

.

↔

↔

TEL/MAIL 1
NAME ?

(

TEL MODE

)

CAPS

TEL/MAIL 2
NAME ?

(

TEL MODE

)

CAPS

TEL/MAIL 1
NAME ?

(

E–MAIL MODE

)

CAPS

TEL/MAIL 2
NAME ?

(

E–MAIL MODE

)

CAPS

TEL

E-MAIL

135

the same stored listing

135

the same stored listing

In Telephone/E-mail mode, a listing consists of 4 entries:
name, number, postal address, and E-mail address. The
maximum number of characters that can be entered for each
listing is 512 in all.

Number entry

Address entry

→

E-mail address entry

→

NUMBER ?

CAPS

ADDRESS ?

CAPS

E–MAIL ?

CAPS

Name entry

TEL/MAIL 1
NAME ?

(

TEL MODE

)

CAPS

←

1.Designating the File Names

You can change each file name up to 10 characters long as
follows:

1. Press

2nd MENU NEXT

2

.

2. Enter the new name for TEL/
MAIL1, then press

ENTER

.

CAPS

<FILE NAME

>

1:[TEL/MAIL 1

]

2:[TEL/MAIL 2

]

3:[ URL

]

10

Space

edwards@abcd.e
fg.com

–

6. Press

ENTER

, then enter
the E-mail address. For
example,

[e-mail]

7. Press

ENTER

.
“STORED !” will be displayed briefly, then the listing will

be displayed.

• To skip entering the number, address, or E-mail address,
press

ENTER

when “NUMBER ?”, “ADDRESS ?”, or “E­MAIL ?” is displayed. However, the name entry can not be
skipped.

• Regardless of the entry order, listings in the Telephone/E­mail mode are stored internally according to the first
character of the person’s name in the following order:

201–265–5600

CAPS

F 265–1234

–

Edwards Bob

–

Supervisor
Sales dept.
ABCD co.
15 North St.

–

• You can skip changing an each file name by pressing

ENTER

.

• To cancel entering the filenames, press

C•CE

twice.

3. Perform the same procedure as step 2 for TEL/MAIL2 and
URL.

4. Press

TEL, E-MAIL

, or

WWW

to check the new file

name(s).

2.Storing Telephone Listings

1. Press

TEL

to display the TEL/MAIL1 entry prompt.

2. Enter the name. For example,

Edwards Bob

3. Press

ENTER

.

The number entry prompt is displayed.

4. Enter the phone number.
For example,

201-265-5600
F 265-1234

5. Press

ENTER

, then enter the address. For example,

Supervisor
Sales dept.
ABCD co.
15 North St.