Sharp EL-6920 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.
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 now
cleared the memory.
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).
• Letters are entered in capital letters ("CAPS" is
turned on). To enter small letters, press
to turn "CAPS" off.
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
SHIFT
Home clock
Home city (with " ") Day of the week
LON WED
Date
2 0 0 3 – 1 – 1
Time
A 1 2 – 0 0 – 0 0
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.
• For 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
NEXT
PREV
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
ELECTRONIC ORGANIZER
EL-6920
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.

Part Names

• Orange 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 subject to strong, extraneous
electrical noises or shocks during use, an
abnormal condition may occur in which no keys
OFF
(including ) will respond. Press the RESET
ON
switch and press
SHIFT ENTER
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
followed by or
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
( ).
CAPS
Inserting characters
Each time is pressed, a space is inserted at
INS
the cursor position to allowing you to enter a
character.
Deleting characters
Press to delete the character at the cursor
DEL
position.
Press to clear all the characters you have
C•CE
entered and not stored yet.
Press to delete the character at the left of the
BS
cursor.
again.

Clock Mode

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
Zone Display City Zone Display
No. No.
0 TNG TONGA 10 MOW MOSCOW
1 WLG WELLINGTON 11
2 NOU NOUMEA 12
3 SYD SYDNEY 13
3.3 ADL ADELAIDE 14
4 TYO TOKYO 15
5 HKG HONG KONG 16
6 BKK BANGKOK 17
6.3 RGN YANGON 18
7 DAC DHAKA 19
7.3 DEL NEW DELHI 20
8 KHI KARACHI 21
8.3 KBL KABUL 22
9 DXB DUBAI 23
9.3 THR TEHRAN 24
3. Using World clock
1. Press once or twice to display World
CLOCK
clock (without " ").
2. Press or
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
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
PREV NEXT
world city, if needed.
5. Setting daylight saving time (DST:
summer time)
1. Press
CLOCK
or World clock.
2. Press .
DST
"#" is displayed. The time is set 1 hour ahead.
To clear DST, press
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 types of alarms.
1. Daily alarm ........ beeps every day at the alarm
2. Hourly alarm ...... beeps every hour when
3. Schedule alarm .. beeps at the time for all the
Press any key to stop the alarm beeping.
1
2
3
4
5
Telephone mode is composed of two directions of
storage memory. Pressing
"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
TEL
twice to display the

Telephone mode

screen.
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.
SROB
SMBL
(to enter " @ ")
SHARPSEC.COM, and press
• The E-mail address is automatically entered
in lower case letters.
• To enter " @ ", simply press
to delete all
.
SMBL
5. Enter the web address (URL), e.g.
WWW.SHARP-USA.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.
1. Storing schedule entries
SHIFT LANGUAGE
to select the
1. Press
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
MEMO
display the Memo
mode screen.
• 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.)
City
Recalling entries – Telephone, Schedule, Memo –
CAI CAIRO
PAR PARIS
LON LONDON
First press the desired mode key.
AZ0 AZORES ISLANDS
: Recalls entries in forward order
NEXT
-2H 2hrs behind LON
RIO RIO DE JANEIRO
: Recalls entries in reverse order
PREV
CCS CARACAS
NYC NEW YORK
Sequential search
CHI CHICAGO
Press
NEXT
DEN DENVER
LAX LOS ANGELES
Direct search
ANC ANCHORAGE
• Enter the first characters (8 characters or
HNL HONOLULU
MID MIDWAY
under) of the person's name, schedule details,
or memo item, and press
. Then press
PREV
continue performing a direct search.
to select the
Editing or deleting entries – Telephone, Schedule, Memo –
Editing
1. Recall the entry to be edited.
2. Press
EDIT
• In Telephone mode press
times to display each field (the address field
and select the
and so on).
3. Press ,
the position to be edited.
4. Enter, insert, or delete characters (refer to
"Entering Characters").
• To cancel editing, press
to select the new
Setting/Changing the daily alarm time
1. Press
clock (with "
once or twice to display Home
2. Press
display the daily
alarm screen.
(The display differs
to clear "#". The time
DST
between the 12-hour and 24-hour clock.)
3. Press
4. Enter the time.
5. Press
• The daily alarm time is set.
Turning the alarms on and off
An alarm sounds only when the respective symbol
(
Display Home clock (press
and press
screen.
time (for 1 minute), when
Each time you press
" " is turned on.
screen is displayed, the combination of symbols
switches.
minutes reach "00", when
Note
" " is turned on.
• Alarms sound even when the Organizer is
turned off.
schedule entries (for 1
minute), when " " is
turned on. (Refer to

"Schedule Mode".)

Telephone Mode
6. Enter the phone
toggles between number, and then
TEL
the fax number if
needed, e.g.
012-3456-7890
F
press
• "STORED!" appears briefly, then the Telephone
mode screen is displayed. The telephone entry
is now stored.
once or
NAME?
The 1st line:
Name, address,
E-mail address
ROBERT,
SPACE
and web address
. (URL)
EAST
SPACE
The 2nd and the
3rd lines:
.
ENTER
Phone number
s e c . c om _
h a r 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
instead of
@
"NUMBER?" is displayed. However, entering a
person's name cannot be skipped.
.
ENTER
Schedule Mode
4. Press
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
to
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
3. Press
to
MEMO?

Notes for storing and recalling entries

• Pressing
on the 1st line directly.
Pressing
or to web address (URL) on the 1st line. Each time
you press
switches between the E-mail and the web
addresses.
• Press and hold
or . (The
1st line. Press
scroll. Press
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):
or in each mode.
PREV
• Schedule entries are stored by date and time.
or
NEXT
Note
or to
NEXT 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
appears briefly) to finish editing and to store
. The cursor starts to flash. the entry.
several
ENTER
Deleting
1. Recall the entry to be deleted.
2. Press
, , or to move the cursor to
• "DELETE?" is displayed.
• To cancel the deletion operation, press
3. Press
.
C•CE
once or twice to display Home
CLOCK
").
to
ALARM
ALARM
A12–00
.
SHIFT SET
.
ENTER
, , or ) is turned on.
once or twice)
CLOCK
to display the daily alarm
ALARM
while the daily alarm
ALARM
NUMBER?
2 – 3 4 5 6 – 7 8 9 0
3 4 5 6 – 7 8 9 1 _
3456-7891, and
SPACE SPACE SPACE
.
ENTER
Number of Allowable
Field
characters characters
36 characters
Alphabetic letters,
or under
numbers, symbols,
"+ – × ÷ .", space
Numbers, space, –,
F (Fax), P (Pager)
ENTER
to store in the memory.
ENTER
.
ENTER
") is turned on, it
UN I ON BANK
0 1
SPACE
2 7 2 – 0 0 1 1 2 2 3 _
BANK
ENTER
01
272-0011223
to store in the memory.
ENTER
displays the E-mail address
E-MAIL
( ) again displays the
E-MAIL WWW
( ), the display
E-MAIL WWW
to start the auto scroll on the
again to stop or restart the
to quit the auto scroll.
C•CE
several times (until "STORED!"
ENTER
.
DEL
.
C•CE
to delete the entry.
ENTER
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