RK-8201 E-Z File User’s Guide www.franklin.
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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.
2.Press to turn the organizer off. 3.Use a paper clip to gently press the reset button on the back of the organizer. The Reset button is accessed via the hole to the left of the battery door on the back of the unit. 4.Press Y to reset the organizer. Key Guide Function Keys Turns the unit on and off. Displays the time and date. ABC CALC EDIT SPACE NEW SAVE Goes to the Contacts directory. Goes to the Memo directory. Goes to the Calculator. Edits selected data. Types a space. Starts a new record.
VIEW/NEXTGoes to the next field in a record or next setting in a menu. Moves the cursor right or left. Moves up or down through records in viewing mode. Shifted Keys Press SHFT first and then press a key within two seconds to access the function printed above the key. If you take too long to press another key, you may be required to press SHFT again. SHFT + EDIT (DEL) Enables you to delete a record or disable a setting. Goes to the System menu.
Changing System Settings Press SHFT and then press SPACE (SYSTEM) to access the System menu. System settings appear in the following order when you press VIEW/NEXT repeatedly: DATE FMT?, 12H TIME?, ALARM?, KEYTONE?, SET CODE?, LANGUAGE?. You can change either a single setting or multiple settings at a time. Press menu. , ABC or to exit the System Setting Date and Time Formats 1.Press SHFT and then press SPACE (SYSTEM). The date format screen appears. 2.Press Y to edit the date format.
3.Press N to toggle between MM/DD/YYYY? and DD/MM/YYYY?. 4.Press Y when you see the one you want. The time format screen appears. The default setting is a 12-hour clock. 5.Press N to toggle between 12H TIME? and 24H TIME?. 6.Press Y when you see the one you want. The alarm screen appears. Setting the Daily Alarm 1.Press SHFT and then press SPACE (SYSTEM). 2.Press VIEW/NEXT until you see ALARM?. 3.Press Y to set the alarm. If no alarm has been previously set, you see HH:MM.
5.Press SAVE to save the alarm setting. The keytone screen appears. Changing the Daily Alarm 1.Press SHFT and then press SPACE (SYSTEM). 2.Press VIEW/NEXT until you see ALARM?. 3.Press Y to change the alarm. The current alarm setting appears on the screen. 4.Press EDIT. HH:MM appears on the screen. 5.Enter a new time for the alarm. 6.Press SAVE to save the new alarm setting. The keytone screen appears. Turning Off the Daily Alarm 1.Press SHFT and then press SPACE (SYSTEM). 2.
3.Press Y to see the current alarm setting. The current alarm setting appears on the screen. 4.Press SHFT and then press EDIT (DEL). DELETE? Y/N appears on the screen. 5.Press Y to delete the alarm setting. DELETED! flashes on the screen. The keytone screen appears. Press N to exit without changing the alarm setting. ✔ Shutting Off the Alarm When the alarm goes off, it will beep for 30 seconds. Press any key to shut off the alarm. If you press , ABC , or CALC you go to that mode.
Setting the Keytone The keytone is the beep that sounds when any key is pressed. The default setting is active. To turn the keytone off, do the following. 1.Press SHFT and then press SPACE (SYSTEM). 2.Press VIEW/NEXT until you see KEYTONE?. 3.Press N to deactivate the keytone. To reactivate the keytone, press Y at the KEYTONE? screen. The set code screen appears. Setting a Passcode You can lock your organizer by setting a passcode.
clear the passcode but will also erase all the data stored in memory. To prevent loss of data, please keep written records of your data. To learn how to perform a system reset, please read “Getting Started.” 1.Press SHFT and then press SPACE (SYSTEM). 2.Press VIEW/NEXT until you see SET CODE?. 3.Press Y. CODE #?____ appears on the screen. 4.Enter a four-digit passcode. 5.Press SAVE to save your passcode. The language screen appears. Changing a Passcode 1.Press SHFT and then press SPACE (SYSTEM). 2.
4.Enter your existing passcode. 5.Press EDIT. CODE #?____ appears on the screen. 6.Enter a new passcode. 7.Press SAVE to save the new passcode. The language screen appears. Deleting a Passcode 1.Press SHFT and then press SPACE (SYSTEM). 2.Press VIEW/NEXT until you see SET CODE?. 3.Press Y. CODE #?____ appears on the screen. 4.Enter your existing passcode. 5.Press SHFT and then press EDIT (DEL). DELETE? Y/N appears on the screen. 6.Press Y to delete the passcode. DELETED! flashes on the screen.
Selecting a Language You can change the language of the screen prompts and menus. There are five languages that appear in the following order: ENGLISH?, ESPAÑOL? (Spanish), FRANÇAIS? (French), DEUTSCH? (German) and ITALIANO? (Italian). English is the default language. To select a different language, do the following. 1.Press SHFT and then press SPACE (SYSTEM). 2.Press VIEW/NEXT until you see LANGUAGE?. 3.Press Y. ENGLISH? appears on the screen. 4.Press VIEW/NEXT to cycle through the available languages. 5.
Setting the Time and Date There are two fields in the Time/Date screen: date and time. Note: the format for the time and date displays is set in the System menu. A blinking cursor marks the spot where the character you enter will be placed. 1.Press . If no time has been previously set, 12:00 A (12-H clock) or 00:00 (24-H clock) appears. 2.Press EDIT. The first digit blinks. 3.Enter the time and press A or P for a.m. or p.m (12-hour clock only). For example, enter 0900.
4.Press VIEW/NEXT to set the date. If no date has been previously set, the display reads 01/01/2004. The first digit blinks. 5.Enter the date. For example, type 05282003. 6.Press SAVE to save the current date and time. The time is displayed. 7.Press VIEW/NEXT to view the date. Using the Contacts Directory Each Contacts record has seven fields that appear in the following order: NAME?, ADDRESS?, E-MAIL?, HOME#?, WORK#?, CELL#?, FAX#?.
The alphabet tabs at the top of the screen function like tabs in a telephone directory and indicate the letter currently being searched, if any. The labels at the bottom of the screen indicate the active field. Entering a Contact 1.Press ABC . NAME? appears on the screen. This is the default screen each time you turn the unit on. 2.Press NEW. appears to the left of the screen and a flashing cursor appears on the first line. Each letter you enter is inserted in the spot marked by the flashing cursor. 3.
Note: The first character in the NAME? field cannot be a symbol. It must be a letter or a number. Press SHFT and use Q-P to enter numbers. Use to move the flashing cursor left or right. 4.Press VIEW/NEXT to move to each consecutive field and enter data in the fields you want. When data exceeds the length of the screen, characters scroll off the screen to the left. Press to view those characters. You need not enter data in every field.
Viewing Contacts There are two ways to search for a contact’s information. The first is by entering letters at the NAME? screen and searching for a matching record. The second is by using the letter tabs at the top of the screen. Read the following to learn how to use these two methods. Using Letters or Numbers 1.Press ABC . 2.Type one or more characters of the name you want. 3.Press VIEW/NEXT to start the search. If a matching record is found, then the Name and Home phone number are displayed.
4.Press VIEW/NEXT to cycle through the fields of the record you want. Only fields with data in them are displayed. When the data exceeds the length of the screen, use to scroll left or right to read the rest of the data. Press and hold to scroll to the left or right. 5.Press ABC to exit that record. NAME? appears on the screen. Using the Letter or # Tabs 1.Press ABC . NAME? appears on the screen. 2.Press to scroll through the letter tabs until you reach the one you want. 3.Press VIEW/NEXT.
If you entered numbers in the NAME? field instead of letters, select #. 4.Press to see other records. Follow Steps 4 and 5 above to view the fields of the record you want. Editing a Contact Record 1.Find the record you want to edit using one of the methods above. 2.Press EDIT. The first character of the name field blinks. 3.Press VIEW/NEXT repeatedly to find the field you want. As the unit is now in Edit mode, all fields are displayed.
Press SHFT and then press NEW (INS) to insert one character before the blinking character. 5.Press SAVE at any time to save your changes. The amount of memory used appears on the screen. NAME? appears on the screen. Deleting a Contact Record 1.Find the record you want to delete. 2.Press SHFT and then press EDIT (DEL). DELETE? Y/N appears on the screen. 3.Press Y to delete the record. DELETED! flashes on the screen. Press N to cancel the deletion. NAME? appears on the screen.
Using the Memo Directory Each Memo record consists of four fields that appear in the following order: MEMO?, MM/DD/YYYY, HH:MM A/P, ANNUAL? Y/N. You can enter a maximum of 48 characters in the first field. You can set a memo alert for each memo. To do so, simply set an hour and date when the memo is due. When the clock reaches that time and date, the alert will sound. Memos are stored in chronological order from the oldest to the newest. Entering a Memo 1.Press . MEMO? appears on the screen. 2.Press NEW.
Note: The first character in the MEMO? field cannot be a symbol. It must be a letter or a number. Press SHFT and use Q-P to enter numbers. Use to move the flashing cursor left or right. Once the data exceeds the length of the screen, letters scroll off the screen to the left. 4.Press VIEW/NEXT to move to each consecutive field. You can enter a date and time when to be reminded about the memo. You can also choose to be reminded annually for events such as birthdays, anniversaries etc.
Viewing Memos 1.Press . 2.Press to scroll through your memos. You can also type the first few letters of the memo you’re looking for and then press VIEW/NEXT. The first memo starting with the letters you entered is displayed. If no matching record is found, then the message “NOT FOUND!” flashes and you return to the MEMO? field. 3.Press VIEW/NEXT to cycle through the fields in the record you want. If any field contains more than 12 characters, use to scroll left or right to read the rest of the data.
Editing a Memo 1.Find the memo you want to edit using the steps above. 2.Press EDIT. The first character in the memo field blinks. 3.Press VIEW/NEXT repeatedly to find the field you want to edit. 4.Enter your edits in the field you want. Use to move the blinking cursor left or right. Press SHFT and then press NEW (INS) to insert one character before the blinking character. 5.Press SAVE at any time to save your changes. The amount of memory used appears on the screen. MEMO? appears on the screen.
1.Find the memo you want to delete. 2.Press SHFT and then press EDIT (DEL). DELETE? Y/N appears on the screen. 3.Press Y to delete the record. DELETED! flashes on the screen. Press N to cancel the deletion. MEMO? appears on the screen. ✔ Memo Alerts The memo alert sounds for 30 seconds. Press any key to shut off the alarm. If the unit is on, the alarm sounds and the memo you are being reminded of is displayed. The memo remains on the screen even after the alarm shuts off.
Using the Calculator 1.Press CALC. 2.Type a number. You can type up to 10 digits. To type a decimal, press J(.). All numbers and math functions are automatically active in the calculator. You do not have to press SHFT to enter a number or function. 3.Press D(+), F(—), G(x), H(÷) to add, subtract, multiply, or divide, respectively. 4.Type another number. 5.Press L(=) to do the calculation. Or press K(%) to calculate the percentage. 6.Press EDIT or CALC to clear the calculator.
Replacing the Battery This organizer uses one CR-2032 lithium battery. Replace the battery as soon as the display begins to dim. Please have a small Phillips screwdriver and the new battery at hand before you follow the steps below. Warning! When changing the battery, make sure the device is not on a hard surface. If is pressed accidentally, your data will be lost. Warning! When no battery is installed, this organizer will save your information for only a few seconds.
4.Replace the battery cover. Warning! This organizer stores your information as long as the battery supplies power. If the battery loses power or is removed, all your information will be lost. Always keep written copies of your important information in case it is corrupted or lost. Specifications • Model: RK-8201 E-Z File • Size: 10.6 X 8.52 X 1.19 cm • Weight: 2.
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