Sharp EL-6900 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

6
q Power ON/OFF key
w Cursor keys
e Search keys
r Mode keys
t RESET switch
y TRANSLATOR key
The following notations are used for
key operations.
➝
: Clear memory
CM
(in Calculator mode)
➝
: Letter "U"
U

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!? ¡¿æµ¢
@#$£¥
• 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 WED
Date
2003– 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 .
DATE TYPE
3. Press or to select the
PREV NEXT
desired 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.
3. Press or to select the
PREV NEXT
desired 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.
ELECTRONIC ORGANIZER
EL-6900
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.
1
2
3
4
5
• Purple 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.
➝
: Turn the touch tone on
SHIFT
and off
➝
: Letter "V"
V
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 to select the
PREV NEXT
desired 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.
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
Zone Display City Zone Display City
No. No.
0 TNG TONGA 10 MOW MOSCOW
1 WLG WELLINGTON 11 CAI CAIRO
2 NOU NOUMEA 12 PAR PARIS
3 SYD SYDNEY 13 LON LONDON
3.3 ADL ADELAIDE 14 AZ0 AZORES ISLANDS
4 TYO TOKYO 15 -2H 2hrs behind LON
5 HKG HONG KONG 16 RIO RIO DE JANEIRO
6 BKK BANGKOK 17 CCS CARACAS
6.3 RGN YANGON 18 NYC NEW YORK
7 DAC DHAKA 19 CHI CHICAGO
7.3 DEL NEW DELHI 20 DEN DENVER
8 KHI KARACHI 21 LAX LOS ANGELES
8.3 KBL KABUL 22 ANC ANCHORAGE
9 DXB DUBAI 23 HNL HONOLULU
9.3 THR TEHRAN 24 MID MIDWAY
3. Using World clock
1. Press once or twice to display World
CLOCK
clock (without " ").
2. Press or to select the
PREV NEXT
desired 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 " ").
2. Press or and select the
PREV NEXT
desired 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
press or to select the new
PREV NEXT
world 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
" " is turned on.
2. Hourly alarm ...... beeps every hour when
minutes reach "00", when
" " is turned on.
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.
Telephone mode is composed of two directions of
storage memory. Pressing
TEL
"1" and "2" on the display.
Use these files for convenience, e.g. business
and private files.
A telephone entry consists of name, address,
E-mail address, web address (URL) and number
fields.
Storing telephone entries
1. Press once or
TEL
NAME?
twice to display the

Telephone mode

screen.
2. Enter the name, e.g. SMITH
SPACE
and press .
ENTER
3. Enter the address, e.g. 18
SPACE
ROAD, and press
SPACE
ENTER
4. Enter the E-mail
har
address, e.g.
SROB
SMBL
(to enter " ")
@
SHARPSEC.COM, and press
• The E-mail address is automatically entered
in small letters.
5. Enter the web address (URL), e.g.
to
WWW.SHARPUSA.COM, and press
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.
Pressing toggles between
SCHEDULE/MEMO
Schedule and Memo mode.
1. Storing schedule entries
1. Press
SCHEDULE?
SCHEDULE/MEMO
once or twice to
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
MEMO?
SCHEDULE/MEMO
once or twice to
display the Memo
mode screen.

Notes for storing and recalling entries

• When the memory is full, "MEMORY FULL!"
appears briefly, and the entry cannot be stored.
• When the symbol " " or " " is turned on,
more information exists. Press
switch the display.
Checking details of entries in Telephone mode
• To display each field on the 1st line, follow the
symbol " " or " " and press
symbol above the 1st line shows each field.)
Recalling entries – Telephone, Schedule, Memo –
First press the desired mode key.
: Recalls entries in forward order
NEXT
: Recalls entries in reverse order
PREV
Sequential search
Press or in each mode.
NEXT PREV
Direct search
• Enter the first characters (8 characters or
under) of the person's name, schedule details,
or memo item, and press
NEXT
. Then press
PREV NEXT
continue 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
ENTER
times to display each field (the address field
and so on).
3. Press , , , or to move the cursor to
the position to be edited.
4. Enter, insert, or delete characters (refer to
"Entering Characters").
• To cancel editing, press
C•CE
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.
Turning the alarms on and off
An alarm sounds only when the respective symbol
( , , or ) is turned on.
Display Home clock (press
and press to display the daily alarm
ALARM
screen.
Each time you press
ALARM
screen is displayed, the combination of symbols
switches.
Note
• Alarms sound even when the Organizer is
turned off.
" is
Telephone Mode
6. Enter the phone
toggles between number, and then
the fax number if
needed, e.g.
012-3456-7890
F
SPACE SPACE SPACE
press .
ENTER
• "STORED!" appears briefly, then the Telephone
mode screen is displayed. The telephone entry
is now stored.
Number of
Field
characters
36 characters
The 1st line:
or under
Name, address,
E-mail address
ROBERT,
and web address
(URL)
EAST
The 2nd and the
3rd lines:
.
Phone number
sec.com _
p
Notes
• The symbol "NAME", "ADDRESS", "E-mail", or
"URL" is turned on while entering in each field.
.
ENTER
• To skip entry of an address, E-mail address,
web address (URL), or number, press
when "ADDRESS?", "E-MAIL?", "URL?", or
"NUMBER?" is displayed. However, entering a
.
ENTER
person's name cannot be skipped.
Schedule Mode
4. Press to store in the memory.
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
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
SPACE
BANK
ENTER
01
272-0011223
3. Press to store in the memory.
ENTER
• Pressing displays the E-mail address
E-MAIL
on the 1st line directly.
Pressing (
E-MAIL WWW
or to web address (URL) on the 1st line. Each time
you press (
E-MAIL
WWW
switches between the E-mail and the web
addresses.
• Press and hold to start the auto scroll on the
or . (The
1st line. Press again to stop or restart the
scroll. Press to quit the auto scroll.
C•CE
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):
• Schedule entries are stored by date and time.
or
Note
or to
PREV
• When there is no (further or relevant) entry to
be recalled, "NOT FOUND!" appears briefly, and
the display returns to the mode screen.
5. Press several times (until "STORED!"
ENTER
appears briefly) to finish editing and to store
the entry.
several
Deleting
1. Recall the entry to be deleted.
2. Press .
DEL
• "DELETE?" is displayed.
• To cancel the deletion operation, press
.
C•CE
3. Press to delete the entry.
ENTER
.
PRINTED IN CHINA/IMPRIMÉ EN CHINE
02ETO (TINSE0570EHZZ)
ALARM
A12–00
once or twice)
CLOCK
while the daily alarm
NUMBER?
2–3456–7890
3456–7891 _
3456-7891, and
Allowable
characters
Alphabetic letters,
numbers, symbols,
"+ – × ÷ .", space
Numbers, space, –,
F (Fax), P (Pager)
ENTER
.
ENTER
") is turned on, it
UNION BANK
01
272–0011223 _
) again displays the
), the display