Sharp YO-290P User Manual

ELECTRONIC ORGANIZER

OPERATION MANUAL

Instrucciones abreviadas en español

CONTENTS

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

Auto Power Off Function .............................................................. 2

Backlight ....................................................................................... 2

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

Turning the key sound On and Off ............................................... 2

Memory Check ............................................................................. 2

Display Symbols and Part Names ...................................................... 3

Entering Characters ............................................................................ 5

Built-in Calendar and Clock ................................................................ 6

Clock Mode ..........................................................................................6

Alarm ................................................................................................... 8

Telephone Mode .................................................................................. 9

Calendar Mode .................................................................................. 11

Schedule Mode ................................................................................. 12

MODEL

YO-290

Anniversary Mode ............................................................................. 14

To Do Mode ....................................................................................... 15

Memo Mode ....................................................................................... 17

Expense Mode ................................................................................... 18

Editing Listings .................................................................................. 20

Deleting Listings ................................................................................ 20

Word Translator Mode ....................................................................... 21

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

Conversion Mode .............................................................................. 23

Secret Function ................................................................................. 25

Game Mode .......................................................................................26

Battery Replacement ......................................................................... 28

Specifications .................................................................................... 29

Appendices ........................................................................................ 31

Instrucciones abreviadas en espanõl ............................................. S-1

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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.

• 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

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

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Using the Organizer for the First Time

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

1. Pull out the battery insulation sheets

from the battery compartment on the back of the unit.

The Organizer starts operation.

(The battery insulation sheets were inserted at the factory to prevent battery wear.)

2. Press the RESET switch.

A message, “RESET?” is displayed.

3. Tap

To tap the touch keys, use the touch pen (included in the package).

The message will appear as “RESET!”. The Organizer is now initialized. Proceed to set the date and time of the clock (see page 6).

Note:

• Press the RESET switch using the stylus or similar object. Do not use an object with a breakable or sharp tip.

If a malfunction occurs under abnormal conditions

If the Organizer is subjected to strong extraneous electrical noise or shock during use, on rare occasions, all the functions will not work properly and data may be displayed incorrectly. In such cases, follow the procedures as shown below.

1. Press the RESET switch.

2. When a message, "RESET?" is displayed, press any key EXCEPT

FOR

RESET

If the first procedure doesn't work, follow the next procedure to initialize the Organizer's memory. In this case, all the stored data will be deleted.

1. Press the RESET switch.

2. When a message, "RESET?" is displayed, tap

, then

f or

, then press

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Auto Power Off Function

When none of the keys has been pressed or tapped for approximately 7 minutes, the Organizer automatically turns the power off to save the operating batteries.

Backlight

The Backlight allows you to view the display and use the Organizer even in low-light conditions. Pressing the display for as long as you continue to use the Organizer; if no key activities are detected within the specified interval, it will be turned off automatically.

•To turn the Backlight off, press

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

• The Backlight does not function in the PC Link mode.

Do not use the Backlight unnecessarily.

• Since the Backlight drains power from the backlight battery, excessive use of the Backlight will significantly reduce the life of your battery.

Setting up the Backlight

• The Backlight can be set to turn off at a specified interval.

1. Tap

, and press

2. By using k or m, select a desired interval (10, 20, or 30 seconds) and press

, select "BL TIME SET" by using k or

once illuminates

again.

Adjusting the LCD Contrast

1. Tap

or m, and press

2. Press k or m to darken/lighten the display (within 1 through 8).

3. When done, press

, select "LCD CONTRAST" by using

Tur ning the key sound On and Off

, select "KEY TONE" by using k or

1. Tap

, and press

2. Select the key sound function on/off by using k or m.

3. When done, press

Memory Check

Tap

or m, and press

The memory check display will appear and indicate the remaining memory space.

The previous screen will appear after 2 seconds.

, select "MEMORY CHECK" by using

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Display Symbols and Part Names

Display Symbols

Hourly Alarm: The Hourly Alarm is ON and will sound every hour.

Schedule sign: Appears when the Home clock time reaches a Reminder time or a Start time of a schedule listing. Disappears when the time reaches the End time of the listing.

Anniversary sign: Appears when a special day will arrive within days as set in Anniversary Reminder.

UP sign: More information exists above the current display.

(Press

DOWN sign: More information exists below the current display. (Press

CAPS LOCK sign: Capital (uppercase) letters will be entered. To enter small (lowercase) letters, tap off.

Beep sound: Key touch sound (beep) is ON.

EDIT mode: The listing on the display can be edited.

to turn “CAPS”

2nd function: Indicates that f has been activated.

Daily Alarm: The Daily Alarm is ON and is set to go off at the specified time every day.

Low Battery sign: Indicates that the battery level is extremely low. (Replace the operating batteries with new ones immediately.)

Secret sign: Secret function is in effect. (Listings cannot be recalled without a password.)

• The display examples in this manual show only the symbols required for each explanation.

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Part Names Key Assignments

Stylus

Option port

Display

RESET switch (on the back of the unit)

Touch Keyboard section

Mode keys

ENTER key

Backlight key Cursor keys

Search keys

Power ON/OFF key

: 2nd Function key

Activates the second function specifically assigned to the next key tapped.

; :

(

): English-Spanish dictionary key

GAME ): Game mode key

(

TEL ): Telephone mode key

(

SCHEDULE/CALENDAR

(

MEMO/ANN ): Memo/Anniversary mode key

(

TO DO/

EXPENSE

(

CLOCK/

ALARM

(

CALC/CONV ): Calculation/Conversion mode key

(

): Schedule/Calendar mode key

): To Do/Expense mode key

): Home Clock/World Clock/Alarm mode key

• In this manual, these Mode keys are represented with icons in parentheses.

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Entering Characters

Moving the Cursor

Move the cursor by pressing j, l, k, or m .

Making Corrections

1. Inserting or Overwriting characters

2. Deleting characters

Entering Characters

Entering letters and numbers

The initial setting for entering letters is small (lowercase) letters. To enter capital (uppercase) letters, turn “CAPS” on by tapping

Touch Keyboard

Alphabet entry mode Number entry mode

• Each time f is tapped, the touch keyboard switches between the Alphabet entry mode and the Number entry mode. To tap the touch keys, use the stylus (included in the package).

• Tap towards the center of each key.

Other characters

Tap

to display the symbol entry mode, allowing a total of 32

symbols and characters to be selected. To select the desired

symbol/special character, tap times at the position where you would like to insert it.

Characters assigned to

the appropriate number of

Right after the power is turned on, function modes can be browsed through; every time sequentially be displayed as below:

Home Clock Schedule ➠ Memo ➠ ...

Pressing the order.

Press from the Loop function.

Tap i, once or twice, to insert or overwrite characters.

can be used for deletion of data in Calculator mode and Rate

figure in Conversion mode.

can be used for deletion of characters.

can also be used to delete listings.

Loop Function

key is pressed, the function modes will

➠

World Clock ➠ Personal ➠ Business ➠ Other

key will display the above menus in the reversed

to select a desired mode; the Organizer will then escape

➠

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Built-in Calendar and Clock

Precautions

• Calendar, Schedule, Expense, and Clock modes allow you to

enter the desired date and time between Jan. 1, 1950 and Dec. 31, 2150.

• If an attempt is made to store an invalid time or date, you will not

be able to move the cursor to date entering, or store the time and

date by pressing

again.

• The Organizer has 43 cities according to the time zones (see

page 31).

. Enter the correct value and press

Clock Mode

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

NEWYORK

is tapped.

HOM

–1–

2003WED

LON 1–1

WORLD ON

2003

–

Setting the Home Clock

1. If the display is in other mode or World Clock mode, tap

Note:

• During the period of the Daylight Saving Time (summer time), set the DST ON beforehand as described on page 7, "Setting Daylight Saving Time ON/OFF".

2. Tap

The Organizer will enter the clock setting mode.

3. Select your Home city using

or >.

City names can be edited, if necessary.

4. Press

Month position.

5. Enter the appropriate month.

Enter the day and then year in the same way.

6. Press

the Hour position.

7. Enter the appropriate hour.

to enter the Home Clock mode.

to move the cursor to the

to move the cursor to

HOM

NEWYORK

–01–

2003

12:05:35

HOM

WYO

–01–

RK 200

12:05:35

HOM

WYO

–24–

RK 200

12:00:00

Home Clock Mode World Clock Mode

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5:00:00

8. Enter the minutes and seconds in the same manner.

(

9. Select AM or PM using

12:05:35

.Press

to set the Clock.

The clock starts from exactly the set time.

Selecting the date format (Default: Month-Day-Year)

1. Tap

, select "DATE FORMAT" by using k or m, and press

2. Select the desired date format by using

Mode Month-Day-Year Year-Month-Day Day-Month-Year

Jan 24,2003

Note:

• The selected date format affects each mode in the Organizer.

Selecting the 12- or 24-hour time system (Default: 12 hour)

1. Tap 12/24 the appropriate number of times to select the 12 hour or 24 hour system.

12 hour 24 hour

(MM-DD-YYYY) (YYYY-MM-DD) (DD-MM-YYYY) 01-24-2003 2003-01-24 24-01-2003

HOM

NEWYORK

–24–

2003

FR I

NEWYORK

HOM

NEWYORK

–24–

2003

10:16:15

or m, and press

HOM

–24–

2003 FRI

FR I

Setting Daylight Saving Time (DST: Summer time) ON/OFF

1. Tap C once to switch the DST

Changing the World Clock city to the Home Clock city

A different city in another time zone can be set as the home city at will, without adjusting the stored correct time.

1. Tap

2. To set the new home city, select the desired city by using

3. Tap

• The previous home city is now set as the world city.

4. Tap

• The selected city in step 2 is now set as the home city.

setting. When the DST is ON, “ appears.

to change the cities between the Home and the World

clocks.

once or twice to display the World clock.

to check the home city.

”

NEWYORK

HOM

–12–

200 TUE

9:43:21

3:23:17

In the 12-hour system, 12:00 AM: midnight, 12:00 PM: noon.

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15:23:17

Alarm

The Organizer has 3 kinds of alarm:

1. Daily Alarm..........Sounds every day at the specified time(for

approx. 1 minute), when " Up to 3 alarms can be set separately (Alarm1,

Alarm2, and Alarm3).

2. Hourly Alarm........Sounds every hour precisely (every time minutes

reach "00"), when "

3. Schedule Alarm... Sounds at the specified times of schedule listings (see page 12).

Press any key to stop the Alarm sounding.

" is displayed.

Setting the Daily Alarm time

Set up the Daily Alarm to go off at a specified time.

1. Tap

2. Press

3. Press

Turning the Daily and Hourly Alarms ON/OFF

The Daily and Hourly Alarms can sound when the respective symbols ("

1. Tap

or three times. The Alarm display will appear.

2. Tap "

of symbols switches.

Note:

• Alarms will sound even when the Organizer is turned off.

" and " ") are displayed.

once twice,

ALARM1

––:––

" appropriate times. Each time you tap " ", the combination

4. Tap

5. Enter the desired time.

6. Press

Note:

•You can turn the respective alarms (Alarms 1 to 3) ON/OFF. Display

The Alarm display will appear.

the Alarm1, Alarm2, or Alarm3.

or l to turn on the Alarm.

(The display differs between the 12 hour and 24 hour systems.)

to specify the time.

the desired Alarm following the above steps 1 and 2, then press or l to display the time (ON) or to hide the time (OFF). When turned off, the Alarm will not sound even when the "

once, twice, or three times.

or > to select

ALARM3

––:––

(Alarm3 is OFF)

ALARM3

12 00 A

(Alarm3 is ON)

" is displayed.

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Telephone Mode

There are three telephone listing categories, Business, Personal, and Others. Each listing can be simply classified for easy access to the data.

, select the desired category by using k or m, and press

Tap

BUS I NESS

SEARCHNAME?

THERS

PERSONAL

SEARCHNAME?

Each entry has the following 14 fields.

SEARCHNAME?

Maximum number of

Field Name alphanumeric characters 1 Last name: 48 2 First name: 48 3 Company: 96 4 Home#: 48 5 Office#: 48 6 Fax#: 48 7 Mobile#: 48 8 E-mail: 48 9 Address: 96

10 City: 48 11 State: 48 12 Zip code: 48 13 Country: 48 14 Note: 96

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Entry

1. Tap

2. Tap

3. Enter the Last name.

4. Press

5. Press

, and select “BUSINESS”,

then press

The Business search display will appear.

The display will change to the record input mode.

For example, “Smith”.

, then enter the First name. For example, “John”.

to move the cursor to the Company field and enter “ABC

International Co.”.

BUS I NESS

SEARCHNAME?

BUS I NESS

LAST NAME:0 FIRST NA COM

PANY

6. Press

7. Enter “585-4280”.

8. Press

9. Enter each field in the same manner.

10.

to move the cursor to the Home # field.

to move the cursor to the Office # field and enter “619-542-

7320”.

At the Note field, press

The Business search display will appear.

to store the telephone listing.

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Last Name Alphabetical Search

1. Tap v and select the Category by using k or m key, then press

The search display will appear.

2. Press < or > to search for the target listing in alphabetical order.

Last Name Direct Search

1. Tap v and select the Category (Business, in this example) by

or m key, then press

using

The search display will appear.

2. Enter some of the last name letters in order.

Up to 10 letters can be entered.

3. Press

to search for the target listing.

If there is no data matched, “NOT FOUND!” will appear, and then the screen will return to the initial display.

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