CONTENTS Opening Your Dear Diary III Getting Your Dear Diary III Ready Icons You Should Know Symbols You Should Know Words You Should Know Battery Installation How Your Dear Diary III Works Controls and Indicators Using Your Dear Diary III Reset Operations Editing Characters Changing the Date...
Opening Your Dear Diary To open your Dear Diary III, press and hold the button on the bottom front of the diary and lift the colored lid. When closing the lid, make sure the latch clicks into the base.
Getting Your Dear Diary III Ready ICONS YOU SHOULD KNOW Above are icons that you will see on your diary screen. Learn to recognize them; you will be using them often. Following is a brief explanation of each. DEAR DIARY You can store one message with up to 32 characters and four symbols for each calendar day for up to 40 days.
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SPECIAL DAYS You can record as many as 10 special days (birthdays, anniversaries, dates, and other days) which have specia meaning. MEMO You can store up to 5 memos, each having up to 40 characters. SECRET PASSWORD Your secret password locks certain files. These files are: Dear Diary, Phone/Address, Secrets, Wishes, Favorites, Matching Game, Dislikes and Special Days.
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SECRETS You can store up to 5 secrets, each having up to 40 characters. SHOPPING LIST You can list your shopping needs, up to 120 characters. SCHEDULER Tells you the date and time and stores your appointment information. The scheduler rings an alarm to remind you of appointments.
SYMBOLS YOU SHOULD KNOW The following symbols appear on your Dear Diary III screen: RAIN SHOPPING CARD LUCK (1-4 diamond symbols) WORDS YOU SHOULD KNOW CHARACTER: Any letter, number, punctuation mark or space. CURSOR: The blinking line where any character is or where one can be entered.
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HOROSCOPE: A forecast of fortune based on the stars. ICON: A picture that represents one of the 15 files in your diary. LETTER: Any letter A - Z. MENU: The 15 icons that identify the 15 files/functions in your diary. MODE: This is the way your diary is being operated.
BATTERY INSTALLATION Inserting/Replacing Batteries This diary is powered by two 3V button-cell batteries, both of which are type CR2032. One of the main battery, and the other is the back-up battery. The main battery provides power for normal operations. The back- up battery protects data stored in memory when changing the main battery.
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3. Wipe the surfaces of the new battery with a soft, dry cloth. Insert the new battery. The “+” should be facing you. 4. Screw the battery compartment door back on. WARNING: YOUR MUST REPLACE THE MAIN BATTERY BEFORE CLOSING THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT DOOR OR ALL FILES WILL BE LOST.
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To ensure proper function: • Do not mix old and new batteries • Do not mix alkaline, standard or rechargeable batteries • Battery installation should be done by an adult • Non-rechargeable batteries are not to be recharged • Rechargeable batteries are to be removed from the toy before being charged (if removable) •...
HOW YOUR “DEAR DIARY III” WORKS CONTROLS AND INDICATORS DISPLAY/SCREEN – shows the information stored in your diary ON – turns on the unit OFF – turns off the unit EDIT – used to change information in a file SEARCH – used to find specific information DELETE –...
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NUMERIC KEYBOARD – used to type numeric information in to your diary, the decimal point is also used as a period in alphabetic entries ALPHA KEYBOARD – used to type alphabetic information into your diary SPACE/CLEAR – used to type a space between letters/numbers and to clear the screen in the calculator mode ALARM –...
USING YOUR DEAR DIARY Remove the label adhered to the screen before using your diary. Reset Operations: By pressing the reset button, you can delete all the data previously input. The screen will prompt, CLEAR ALL? Y/N. By pressing Y (yes) all data will be deleted.
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Procedure 1. When you are in a file, press EDIT to select the edit mode. 2. The blinking cursor indicates where you can add a character. You can delete characters in the edit mode and add new characters in their places. 3.
EDITING DATE The prompt MMDDYY asks you to enter a 6-digit date on the message line near the right side of the screen. Procedure: 1. When a date is prompted, the cursor appears under the first M. 2. Type in six digits for month MM (01-12), date DD (01-31) and year YY (01, 02, etc.).
EDITING TIME Certain files display the time for your convenience. Procedure: 1. To edit the time, the prompt HHMM (hour/minutes) will appear on the top line of the screen. The second line will contain A or P (for AM or PM) and the time that is currently set in the organizer.
INITIAL SCREEN Procedure: 1. Press ON the turn diary on. 2. The initial screen displays: 3. If day, date and time are correct, go to step 6. To set the day, date and time, go to step 4. 4. If the time has not been set, the display shows 1/01/01 MON 12:00 A and the clock symbol.
DEAR DIARY The DEAR DIARY file is where you make your diary entries.You can store new diary listings, edit existing information, or search and view entries you have made. Dear Diary messages may be locked, and can only be opened with your secret password. Procedure: 1.
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6. Select today’s screen. *** does not appear; no message is stored. a) Press ENTER twice to start inputting a message. IMPORTANT NOTE: If the password feature is on, you will be prompted to key in the password. See page 28. Key in your secret password.
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7. Making diary entries for future days. a) Select today’s screen. b) Press to select tomorrow’s screen. c) You may store a message now; see step 6. d) For a future date, press ENTER. e) Diary prompts you to enter the future date for the message. DDMMYY means day (01 to 31), month (01 to 12) , and year (98, 99, 00, etc.) f) Move cursor to the first D, and...
CALCULATOR Your diary includes a calculator so you can add, subtract, multiply or divide quickly and easily. Procedure: a) Press ON and ENTER (or press QUIT and ENTER if you are using another file) to access the Menu. b) Use ARROW KEYS to select the CALCULATOR icon. c) Press ENTER.
PHONE/ADDRESS The PHONE/ADDRESS is where you put the names, phone numbers, addresses and birth dates of up to 45 of your favorite people. This file may be locked, and can only be opened with your secret password. Procedure: 1. Press ON and ENTER (or press QUIT once or twice if you are using another file) to access the Menu.
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6. ADDRESS? prompt appears. Type your friend’s address (up to 40 characters). Press ENTER. 7. BIRTH? MMDD prompt appears. Type your friend’s birth date MMDD (2 digits for month and 2 digits for day). 8. Example: Press 0806 for August 6. Press ENTER.
HOROSCOPE The HOROSCOPE file predicts luck and fortune for you or your friends for any date. Procedure: 1. Press ON and ENTER (or press QUIT once or twice if you are using another file) to access the Menu. 2. Use ARROW KEYS to select the horoscope icon.
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a) Fairly good (message) b) Sun symbol c) Rain symbol d) Snowflake e) Gift symbol f) Book symbol g) Red cross (doctor) symbol You may wish to consult a doctor h) TV symbol i) House symbol j) Hearts symbol k) Dollar sign symbol l) Sad face symbol m) Happy face symbol n) Troublesome face symbol...
SPECIAL DAYS Special days file lets you store a list of 10 special days. You store each date followed by a short description (up to 15 characters). Put special days in any order you want. Your special days are automatically arranged by year, then date. Special days file may be locked, and can only be opened with your secret password.
MEMO Your memo file stores up to 5 memos, each having up to 40 characters. Procedure: 1. Press ON and ENTER (or press QUIT once or twice if you are using another file) to access the Menu. 2. Use the ARROW KEYS to select the MEMO icon.
SECRET PASSWORD If you would like to protect secrets in some of your files so that no one can read them except you, use a 4-character (letter or number) secret password. When activated, only by using the password can the dear diary, phone/address, secrets, wishes, favorites, special days, and dislikes files be opened.
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OFF - if you do not want to use the password, use select OFF. (cursor will be under the word OFF). Pressing ENTER turns off the password. EDIT- if you want to change the password, press select EDIT (cursor will be under the word EDIT). Pressing ENTER allows you to change the password.
PLAY A GAME Play the matching game to see how well you know your friends! The matching game pulls records from your phone/address book and displays a piece of information that matches a friend. See if you can guess who and win. Procedure: 1.
WISHES The WISHES file lets you store up to 5 wishes, each having up to 40 characters. Your wishes file may be locked, and can only be opened with your secret password. Procedure 1. Press ON and ENTER (or press QUIT once or twice if you are using another file) to access the Menu.
FAVORITES Your favorites file stores up to 5 of your favorite things. Each favorite thing can be up to 15 characters long. This file may be locked, and can only be opened with your secret password. Procedure: 1. Press ON and ENTER (or press QUIT once or twice if you are using another file) to access the Menu.
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9. Press DELETE to erase a favorite thing from file. 10. Press QUIT to return to the RECORD? prompt. Press QUIT twice to return to Menu. NOTE: Press QUIT once or twice at any time to return to Menu.
DISLIKES You can store up to 5 things you dislike. Each thing can be up to 15 characters. This file may be locked, and can only be opened with your secret password. Procedure: 1. Press ON and ENTER (or press QUIT once or twice if you are using another file) to access the Menu.
HOMEWORK You can store assignments for up to four different days. Each day’s assignments can have up to 50 characters. Procedure: 1. Press ON and ENTER (or press QUIT once or twice if you are using another file) to access the Menu. 2.
SHOPPING LIST List your shopping needs with up to 120 characters. Procedure: 1. Press ON and ENTER (or press QUIT once or twice if you are using another file) to access the Menu. 2. Use the ARROW KEYS to select the SHOPPING LIST icon. Press ENTER.
SECRETS This file stores up to 5 of your secrets; each secret can have up to 40 characters. This file may be locked and can only be opened with your secret password. Procedure: 1. Press ON and ENTER (or press QUIT once or twice if you are using another file) to access the Menu.
SCHEDULER You can store up to 7 appointments. Each appointment has a date and time and up to 15 letters for notes. Dear Diary will ring an alarm for each appointment as a reminder. This feature is just like an alarm clock. It shows the current date and other dates to let you know that appointments are stored in the file.
CAUTION High temperature will destroy the unit. Do not leave unit in direct sunlight. Do not press the liquid crystal display and avoid heavy shock or the display may fail. Do not use a pencil or pin to press the reset button.Use a ball-point pen.
90 - DAY LIMITED WARRANTY Tiger Electronics (Tiger) warrants to the original consumer purchaser of this product that the product will be free from defects in materials or workmanship for 90 days from the date of original purchase. This warranty does not cover damages resulting from accident, negligence, improper service or use or other causes not arising out of defects in materials or workmanship.