Sharp EL-6800 Operation Manual

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.

Part Names

t
q Power ON/OFF key
w Cursor keys
e Search keys
r RESET switch
t Mode keys
Using the Organizer for the First Time
Be sure to perform the following operations
before using the Organizer for the first time.
1. Remove the isolating film that is affixed to the
battery holder on the back of the unit.
2. Press the RESET switch with a ball-point pen
or similar object.
"RESET?" is displayed.
3. Press to initialize the
SHIFT ENTER
Organizer.
After "RESET!" is displayed, Home clock is
displayed. (See "Clock Mode".) You have
deleted all the memory contents now.
Changing the Guidance Language
Guidance messages can be displayed in 7
languages – English, Dutch, Portuguese, Italian,
German, French, and Spanish. After initializing the
Organizer, the default setting is English.

Entering Characters

• Alphanumeric letters, symbols, and "+ –
can be entered into the dot display area (the 1st
line).
• Numbers and some characters (only space, –,
and F and P in Telephone mode) can be entered
into the number display area (the 2nd and the
3rd lines).
• Basically letters are entered in capital letters
("CAPS" is turned on). To enter small letters,
press to turn "CAPS" off.
CAPS
Entering symbols and letters with an accent
mark
• To enter a symbol, press repeatedly until
SMBL
the desired symbol appears:
( )~': / \_&<>ß!? ¡¿
@#$£¥
• To enter a letter with an accent mark, press
to turn "SHIFT LOCK" on, and
SHIFT SHIFT
press the appropriate key repeatedly. (Refer to
the "QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE" inside the
cover.)
• To turn "SHIFT LOCK" off, press again.
SHIFT

Clock Mode

Home clock
Home city (with " ") Day of the week
LON MON
Date
2001– 1– 1
Time
A12–00–00
Each time you press , the clock switches
CLOCK
between Home and World clocks. (For World
clock, " " is not displayed.)
1. Before setting the clock
• The default setting for the date is "YYYY/MM/
DD" (year-month-day). To change the setting to
"MM/DD/YYYY" (month-day-year) or "DD/MM/
YYYY" (day-month-year):
1. Press once or twice to display
CLOCK
Home clock (with " ").
2. Press .
SHIFT DATE TYPE
NEXT
3. Press or to select the desired
PREV
type.
4. Press to store the new setting.
ENTER
• To change the 12-hour clock to the 24-hour
clock, press ("A" or "P" is cleared).
12 24
Each time you press , the clock
12 24
switches.
• In the period of daylight saving time/summer
time, press in advance ("#" is displayed).
DST
2. Setting the clock
1. Press once or twice to display Home
CLOCK
clock (with " ").
2. Press to start setting.
SHIFT SET
The cursor starts to flash on the city name.
NEXT
3. Press or to select the desired
PREV
time zone. (Refer to the list of cities described
below.)
• Enter the city name, if needed (6 characters
or under). Only one changed name for Home
clock can be stored.
4. Press to move the cursor to the year.
5. Enter the year (4 digits), the month, and the
day (2 digits each).
• The built-in calendar extends from January
1st, 1901, to December 31st, 2098.
6. Press to select "A" (morning) or "P"
AM•PM
(afternoon) for the 12-hour clock.
7. Enter the time (hours and minutes).
Note: P12-00: noon, A12-00: midnight
8. Press . The clock starts from "00"
ENTER
seconds.
Notes
• To enter a single-digit date or time, enter "0"
and the digit (e.g. "02").
• If you enter an invalid date or time, "ERROR!"
appears briefly. Enter the correct date and time
and press .
ENTER
ELECTRONIC ORGANIZER
MODEL
EL-6800
OPERATION MANUAL
• 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, loss or alteration of stored
data, etc.
• The information provided in this manual is
subject to change without notice.
The following notations are used for key
operations.
: Clear memory
CM
q
(in Calculator mode)
w
: Letter "U"
U
e
: Turn the touch tone on
SHIFT
and off
r
: Letter "V"
V
• Yellow colored functions are operated by
pressing ("SHIFT" is turned on) and the
SHIFT
appropriate keys.
• In this manual, only the display symbols
necessary for explanation of this product are
shown.
NOTES
• If the Organizer is subjected to strong,
extraneous electrical noises or shocks during
use, an abnormal condition may occur in which
OFF
no keys (including ) will respond. Press
ON
the RESET switch and press
SHIFT ENTER
delete all the memory contents.
• To minimize battery consumption, the Organizer
is designed to automatically turn off when no
key has been pressed for approximately 7
minutes.
• The key touch tone is turned on and off by
pressing . When the tone is turned
SHIFT
on, " " is turned on.
To change the language, press
SHIFT LANGUAGE
followed by or NEXT to select the desired
PREV
language, then press .
ENTER
÷ ." Making corrections
Move the cursor to the character to be corrected.
Enter the correct character to replace the previous
one.
Cursor
The cursor (_) indicates the position for entering a
character. Move the cursor with the cursor keys
( ).
Inserting characters
Each time is pressed, a space is inserted at
INS
the cursor position to allow you to enter a
character.
Deleting characters
Press to delete the character at the cursor
DEL
position.
Press to clear all the characters that you
C•CE
have entered and not stored yet.
Zone Display City Zone Display
No. No.
0 TNG TONGA 10 MOW MOSCOW
1 WLG WELLINGTON 11 CAI
2 NOU NOUMEA 12 PAR
3 SYD SYDNEY 13 LON
3.3 ADL ADELAIDE 14 AZ0
4 TYO TOKYO 15 -2H
5 HKG HONG KONG 16 RIO
6 BKK BANGKOK 17 CCS
6.3 RGN YANGON 18 NYC
7 DAC DHAKA 19 CHI
7.3 DEL NEW DELHI 20 DEN
8 KHI KARACHI 21 LAX
8.3 KBL KABUL 22 ANC
9 DXB DUBAI 23 HNL
9.3 THR TEHRAN 24 MID
3. Using World clock
1. Press once or twice to display World
CLOCK
clock (without " ").
NEXT
2. Press or to select the desired
PREV
city.
4. Changing the cities between Home
and World clocks
You can change the home city for a city in another
time zone without adjusting the stored correct
time.
1. Press once or twice to display World
CLOCK
clock (without " ").
NEXT
2. Press or and select the desired
PREV
city to be set as the new home city.
3. Press to change the cities
SHIFT SET
between Home and World clocks.
• The previous home city is now set as the
world city (without " ").
4. Press to check the home city.
CLOCK
• The selected city in step 2 is set as the home
city (with " ").
5. Press to recheck the world city, and
CLOCK
NEXT
press or to select the new world
PREV
city, if needed.
5. Setting daylight saving time (DST:
summer time)
1. Press once or twice to display Home
CLOCK
or World clock.
2. Press .
DST
"#" is displayed. The time is set 1 hour ahead.
To clear DST, press to clear "#". The time
DST
is set 1 hour behind.
Notes
• DST can be set independently in either Home or
World clock.
• When DST is set for one world city, it is used
for all cities displayed in World clock.
6. Setting alarms
The Organizer has 3 kinds of alarm:
1. Daily alarm ........ beeps every day at the alarm
time (for 1 minute), when
"
2. Hourly alarm ...... beeps every hour when
minutes reach "00", when
"
3. Schedule alarm .. beeps at the time for all the
schedule entries (for 1
minute), when "
turned on. (Refer to

"Schedule Mode".)

Press any key to stop the alarm beeping.
Setting/Changing the daily alarm time
1. Press once or twice to display Home
CLOCK
clock (with " ").
2. Press to
ALARM
display the daily
alarm screen.
(The display differs
between the 12-hour and 24-hour clock.)
3. Press .
SHIFT SET
4. Enter the time.
5. Press .
ENTER
• The daily alarm time is set.
Telephone mode is composed of two files, TEL1
("1" is turned on) and TEL2 ("2" is turned on).
Use these files for convenience, e.g. business
and private files.
A telephone entry consists of name, address,
E-mail address, and number fields.
Storing telephone entries
1. Press once or
TEL
twice to display the

Telephone mode

screen (in this case,
TEL1).
2. Enter the name, e.g. SMITH
and press .
ENTER
3. Enter the address, e.g. 18
ROAD, and press
SPACE
4. Enter the E-mail
address, e.g.
to
SROB
SMBL
(to enter " @ ")
SHARPSEC.COM, and press
• The E-mail address is automatically entered
in small letters.
Schedule mode is used for storing schedule
details (36 characters or under), date and time
(year, month, day, hour, and minute).
In the 1st line the same characters are allowable
as in Telephone mode.
1. Storing schedule entries
1. Press to
SCHEDULE
display the Schedule
mode screen.
2. Enter the details and
press .
ENTER
3. Enter the date and time.
• The types of date and time are the same as
the types set for the clock.
• To enter a single-digit date or time, enter "0"
and the digit (e.g. "O2").
Notes or other pieces of information that are not
appropriate for Telephone or Schedule mode can
be entered for convenience.
In the 1st line the same characters are allowable
as in Telephone mode. In the 2nd and the 3rd
lines you can enter numbers, –, and space. (36
characters or under can be entered in each line.)
Storing memo entries
1. Press to
MEMO
display the Memo
mode screen.

Notes for storing and recalling entries

City
• When the memory is full, "MEMORY FULL!"
appears briefly, and the entry cannot be stored.
CAIRO
PARIS • When the symbol " " or " " is turned on,
LONDON
more information exists. Press
AZORES ISLANDS
switch the display.
2hrs behind LON
RIO DE JANEIRO
Checking details of entries in Telephone mode
CARACAS
• To display each field on the 1st line, follow the
NEW YORK
symbol " " or " " and press
CHICAGO
DENVER symbol above the 1st line shows each field.)
LOS ANGELES
ANCHORAGE
HONOLULU
Recalling entries – Telephone, Schedule, Memo –
MIDWAY
First press the desired mode key.
NEXT
: Recalls entries in forward order
: Recalls entries in reverse order
PREV
Sequential search
NEXT
Press or
PREV
Direct search
• Enter the first characters (7 characters or
under) of the person's name, schedule details,
or memo item, and press
Then press NEXT or
performing a direct search.
Editing or deleting entries – Telephone, Schedule, Memo –
Editing
1. Recall the entry to be edited.
2. Press . The cursor starts to flash.
EDIT
• In Telephone mode press
times to display each field (the address field
and so on).
3. Press , , , or
the position to be edited.
4. Enter, insert, or delete characters (refer to
"Entering Characters").
• To cancel editing, press
Turning the alarms on and off
An alarm sounds only when the respective symbol
( , , or
Display Home clock (press
and press
ALARM
" is turned on.
screen.
Each time you press
screen is displayed, the combination of symbols
" is turned on.
switches.
Note
• Alarms sound even when the Organizer is
" is
turned off.
ALARM
A12–00
Telephone Mode
5. Enter the phone
number, and then
the fax number if
needed, e.g.
012-3456-7890
F
SPACE SPACE
press
ENTER
• "STORED!" appears briefly, then the Telephone
mode screen is displayed. The telephone entry
NAME?
is now stored.
Field
The 1st line:
Name, address,
ROBERT,
SPACE
E-mail address
The 2nd and the
EAST
SPACE
3rd lines:
.
ENTER Phone number
sec.com _ Notes
har p
• The symbol "NAME", "ADDRESS", or "E-mail"
is turned on while entering in each field.
• To skip entry of an address, E-mail address, or
.
ENTER
number, press
"E-MAIL?", or "NUMBER?" is displayed.
However, entering a person's name cannot be
skipped.
Schedule Mode
4. Press
ENTER
Notes
• Schedules for the following dates can be stored:
January 1901 to December 2098.
• If an attempt is made to store an entry without a
date or time, or with an invalid date or time,
"ERROR!" appears briefly. Enter the correct
date and time and press
SCHEDULE?
2. Alarm for Schedule mode
When the schedule alarm ("
is set for all the schedule entries. Beeping sounds
for 1 minute when the time for a schedule entry is
reached. Press any key to stop the alarm. The
schedule alarm cannot be set for an individual
entry.

Memo Mode

2. Enter the memo item
and numbers.
E.g. UNION
BANK
ENTER
01
272-0011223
3. Press
ENTER
MEMO?
• Pressing
E-MAIL
on the 1st line directly.
• Press and hold
or to 1st line. Press
scroll. Press
or . (The
Sorting order
• Telephone and memo entries are stored by the
first character of the person's name or memo
item in the following order (case sensitive):
in each mode.
• Schedule entries are stored by date and time.
Note
NEXT
or .
PREV
• When there is no (further or relevant) entry to
to continue
PREV
be recalled, "NOT FOUND!" appears briefly, and
the display returns to the mode screen.
5. Press
ENTER
appears briefly) to finish editing and to store
the entry.
several
ENTER
Deleting
1. Recall the entry to be deleted.
2. Press .
DEL
to move the cursor to
• "DELETE?" is displayed.
• To cancel the deletion operation, press
.
C•CE
3. Press
ENTER
.
C•CE
PRINTED IN CHINA/IMPRIMÉ EN CHINE
00DTO (TINSE0417EHZZ)
) is turned on.
once or twice)
CLOCK
to display the daily alarm
while the daily alarm
ALARM
NUMBER?
2–3456–7890
3456–7891 _
3456-7891, and
SPACE
.
Number of Allowable
characters characters
36 characters
Alphabetic letters,
or under numbers, symbols,
"+ – ÷ .", space
Numbers, space, –,
F (Fax), P (Pager)
when "ADDRESS?",
ENTER
to store in the memory.
.
ENTER
") is turned on, it
UNION BANK
01
SPACE
272–0011223 _
to store in the memory.
displays the E-mail address
to start the auto scroll on the
again to stop or restart the
to quit the auto scroll.
C•CE
several times (until "STORED!"
to delete the entry.