Summary of Contents for Franklin Rex Pro
- Page 1 User’s Guide PRO/Docking Station ™ Starfish, 1700 Green Hills Road, Scotts Valley, CA 95066 www.starfish.com Franklin Electronic Publishers, One Franklin Plaza, Burlington, NJ 08016-4907 www.franklin.com...
- Page 2 Starfish or its suppliers has been specifically advised of the possibility of such damages or claims. Regardless of the form of the damage or claim, the only liability Starfish or its suppliers will have to you or any other person will be limited to the amount actually paid for your product of which the software is a part.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
REX PRO: the intelligent device ..5 REX PRO on the go... . . 5 REX PRO accessories... . 6 For more information . - Page 4 Memorable memos....50 Speeding up your REX PRO card..50 Using the REX PRO features ..51 Using the Docking Station Installing the batteries .
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Page 5: Introduction
Your REX PRO card can even alert you with an alarm when a meeting or conference call is imminent. Concerned about security? REX PRO’s password lock feature is designed to protect your data. -
Page 6: Rex Pro Accessories
Do not carry REX PRO in your pocket: the device will break if you sit on it, bend it, or crush it. Do not place REX PRO in your briefcase or handbag if the device can slide around and strike other objects. -
Page 7: Getting Started
You will also want to read these chapters: “Caring PRO card for your REX PRO Card,” to learn how to make sure that your REX PRO stays in good condition, and “Tips and Tricks,” which suggests ways for getting the most from your REX PRO. - Page 8 Edit mode, use the Home key to undo your last action. Press the Home key for a few seconds at the Home screen to turn off the REX PRO card. Press the View key to see a menu of current options.
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Page 9: Understanding The Status Bar
Understanding the The status bar at the bottom of your REX PRO card displays labeled icons that tell you which functions you can perform from that view. status bar Here, the Status bar icons tell you to use the Up or Down key on the... - Page 10 Now you need to enter your first name. Use the Up or Down key on the REX PRO card to select the letters of your name. To scroll quickly, hold down the Up or Down key. After you have highlighted a choice, press the Select key. If you want to enter any numbers, press the View key.
- Page 11 Wizard. REX PRO also needs to know the date. Use the Up or Down key to select the month, and then press the Select key. The highlight will then move to the date. Use the Up or Down key to select the date, and then press the Select key.
- Page 12 If you need to make changes, press the Edit or Up key. Congratulations! You have given your REX PRO card all the information that it needs to be in sync with you. Press the Select key, and you can start using your REX PRO.
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Page 13: Home
Home The Home screen shows the different modules in your REX PRO: Calendar, Contacts, To Do List, Memos, Time Zones, and Preferences. The time in the Status Bar reflects the active time. See the Time Zones section below for details. -
Page 14: Calendar
Calendar Use the Calendar to view, modify, or add to your schedule. The Daily View lists all of that day’s scheduled events. Contacts Use the Contacts module to check, modify, or add to your Contacts. The Contact Index View shows the first line of data for multiple contact entries. -
Page 15: To Do
Use the To Do module to recall, modify, add to, or check off your To Do List items. The two-way synchronization feature in TrueSync Desktop lets you synchronize from your REX PRO card to your desktop application, automatically updating your To Do lists. - Page 16 Chapter 1...
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Page 17: Getting In Sync
“Using Sidekick 98, TrueSync Information Manager, or TrueSync Plus for REX.” For full details on installation, configuring, and synchronizing, refer to the TrueSync Desktop for REX PRO User’s Guide. The steps below will get you started: 1 Install the TrueSync Desktop. -
Page 18: Getting Connected
Getting You can synchronize with either a PC Card slot or the Docking Station. connected To connect using a PC Card slot: 1 Slide the REX PRO card into a PC Card slot on your computer. - Page 19 1 Connect your Docking Station to a serial communications (COM) port on your computer. 2 With its screen facing you, align the REX PRO card with the card slot in the Docking Station and carefully slide the REX PRO card...
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Page 20: Synchronizing
REX PRO card into the slot. When the REX PRO card is inserted correctly, Ready will appear on the REX PRO screen. Slide in the card, and listen for the connection tone. To remove the card, press the Eject button beneath the card slot. -
Page 21: Using The Modules
Alarms do not sound when the REX PRO card is in the Docking Station or PC card slot. Using the Ready to start viewing and entering Calendar events? Anxious to learn how to update your Contacts? Curious about how to create a modules Memo? The next sections will answer those questions, and more. -
Page 22: Editing With Rex Pro
REX PRO card! Editing with REX Pressing the Edit key opens the door to the REX PRO SuperKey data entry system. When you are in Edit mode, you can create, delete, or modify events, Contacts, To Do items, and QuickNotes. -
Page 23: Using The Calendar
REX PRO or Sidekick 98. Then synchronize your Calendar to alarms your REX PRO card — and, no matter where you are, the REX PRO alarm will remind you of that event. You can also set a reminder alarm when you create an event, or a... -
Page 24: Viewing Events
When an alarm sounds, go to the Home screen to read the reminder details. Press any key to turn off the alarm. Press the Home or Select key to clear the reminder notice. If you turn off alarm sounds in Preferences, only a reminder notice appears. - Page 25 Select key twice to view the daily Calendar for the first day of the week. Your events appear as bars, with each bar representing the time span of an event. In the Weekly view, your Calendar events appear as bars. Each bar indicates the duration of the event that it represents.
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Page 26: Editing Your Calendar
QuickList of events. QuickLists allow you to quickly enter events or tasks into your REX PRO without typing. These “pick lists” are based on your user profile. You can customize these pre-defined lists in TrueSync Desktop for REX PRO, and then synchronize them to the REX PRO. - Page 27 Seminar, Interview, or Other Event. If you choose Other Event, you will need to enter the event subject manually. As shown below, the Status Bar helps to guide you through this process. Use the Up or Down key to choose a letter or number, and then press the Select key to enter it.
- Page 28 you want to change. Use the Select key to change the field as desired. Press the Select key again when the date is correct. Remember: the Down key always moves you to the next screen! 11 Depending on the event, you may have the opportunity to set a reminder alarm.
- Page 29 16 Congratulations! You can view the summary of the Event that you have created. Press the Select key to accept it, or the Home key if you want to make a change. 17 You will now see the daily Calendar view for the event that you created.
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Page 30: Using Contacts
Using Contacts, you can view and create cardfiles containing information such as names, phone numbers, street addresses, and e- mail addresses. You can also change how your Contacts are sorted on the REX PRO card, and decide which telephone numbers to display. To select the Contacts module: From the Home screen, use the Up or Down key to highlight the Contacts icon, and then press the Select key. -
Page 31: Sorting Cards
If it is a text field, use the Up or Down key to scroll. Sorting cards You can sort cards in cardfiles alphabetically by last name, first name, or company. When you synchronize your REX PRO card, the order is reset to the last name. To sort cards: 1 In the Contacts module, press the View key. -
Page 32: Editing Your Contacts
Editing your You can create, edit, and delete Contacts by selecting Edit mode and using the REX PRO Wizards. In addition, you can set up a meeting or Contacts a telephone call from within a contact in Edit mode. - Page 33 Work Fax. If you enter a telephone number without hyphens or parentheses, such as “18001003000,” REX PRO will auto-format it for you, adding hyphens (-) and parentheses as needed. 9 Confirm the contact information by pressing the Down key. To change it, press the Up key, or the Edit key.
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Page 34: Using To Do Lists
2 Use the Down key to move the highlight to Remove, and press the Select key. You will be asked to confirm the deletion of this contact. Highlight Yes and press the Select key to complete the removal; highlight No and press the Select key to keep the Contact. To set up a meeting or telephone call with a Contact: 1 Highlight the Contact, and then press the Edit key. -
Page 35: Checking Off Completed Items
To view To Do items 1 From the Home screen, highlight the To Do icon, and press the Select key. 2 You will see a list of your To Do items. Highlight a To Do item, and press the Select key, to see the details of that item. Highlight an item, and press the Select key to see the details. -
Page 36: Creating To Do Items
2 Press the Edit key. Highlight Check Off, and press the Select key. 3 Check Off is highlighted in the menu. Press the Select key to check off the item. (If the item that you check off was overdue, it will be removed from the Overdue Tasks List.) Creating To Do You can create To Do items, including tasks, calls, and deliverables. - Page 37 Edit key to change it. 5 Select a due date, if desired. (Note: “Due by” dates for calls entered on the REX PRO are neither displayed nor accessible on TrueSync Desktop.) If you select “Specific date” from the menu, you can enter a month, day, and year in the next Wizard screen.
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Page 38: Using Memos
To Do item. For example, if you are inspired with a terrific idea for the topic of a speech at work, you could enter it as a QuickNote in your REX PRO. You can add to a QuickNote at any time. For example, you might want to create a QuickNote that contains your daily blood pressure readings. - Page 39 To create a QuickNote 1 Press the Edit key, highlight New QuickNote, and press the Select key. 2 Enter the text of the QuickNote. Press the Select key to enter each letter or number. 3 Use the Up and Down keys to move from letter to letter. Press the Select key after each letter that you want to enter.
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Page 40: Using Time Zones
NOTE Appending to a QuickNote adds new text; you cannot edit existing text by selecting Append. Using Time Your REX PRO card has two clocks: the Home clock, which shows the time and date in your home city, and the World clock, which can Zones show the times and dates in other cities around the world. -
Page 41: Using Alarms
For example, an appointment scheduled for 2 p.m. travel in New York changes to 11 a.m. when Los Angeles is selected. For details on time zones, refer to the TrueSync Desktop for REX PRO manual. Using Your REX PRO card’s preferences include the Time Display, Date... - Page 42 When you have pressed five keys, you will return to the Set Password Screen. 3 If you want to have your REX PRO card password-protected, choose an option other than Disabled in the Password Lock field.
- Page 43 2 You can now view details about your REX PRO device. Press the View key, and use the menu to return to the Preferences screen, or to set your clock or password.
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Page 45: Caring For Your Rex Pro
3 Gently press the battery compartment door towards its hinge and then push outward to open the door. 4 You may need to tilt the REX PRO card so that the battery slides out. 5 Insert a new battery, with the positive (+) side facing the front of the REX PRO card. -
Page 46: Tips For Removing The Batteries
If your REX PRO card fails to operate properly after battery installation, you can perform a reset. Resetting your You should reset your REX PRO card only if it does not operate correctly. For example, if you press the View key, and nothing REX PRO card happens, you can try performing a reset. -
Page 47: Product Care
REX PRO card in your back pocket or wallet. You could damage it when you sit down. Do not bend the REX PRO card. Bending the card can lead to data loss, or damage to the LCD screen. - Page 48 Chapter 3...
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Page 49: Tips And Tricks
Tips and Tricks Chapter 4 Getting the most This chapter offers techniques and tips for using your REX PRO card. Be sure to check the REX Web site at www.franklin.com/rex for the from your REX latest on REX news, and the Starfish Web Site at www.starfish.com PRO card for the latest TrueSync details. -
Page 50: Memorable Memos
Now you can use your desktop application to enter the directions in a Memos file. Synchronize that file to the Memos module in the REX PRO, and take your REX PRO card with you. Then, if you still can’t find the location, just look up the telephone number in your REX PRO Contacts, and call from the nearest phone. -
Page 51: Using The Rex Pro Features
Contact records. A To Do item or Call can be a maximum of 255 characters. The REX PRO card can display up to eight time zones, plus GMT. These can be selected from more than 300 clocks available from the TrueSync Desktop, TrueSync Plus for REX, or Sidekick 98. - Page 52 Chapter 4...
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Page 53: Using The Docking Station
Using the Docking Station Chapter 5 You will need to use the Docking Station if your computer does not have a PC card slot, or if you are running Windows NT 4.0. Installing the To install new batteries: batteries 1 Remove the battery cover on the back of the Docking Station. To do so, first compress the tab. -
Page 54: Connecting The Docking Station
To place your REX PRO card in the Docking Station: REX PRO card 1 Begin sliding the REX PRO card into the slot in the Docking Station. Its screen should face you. 2 Continue sliding the REX PRO card until you hear the connection tone. -
Page 55: Removing Your Rex Pro Card
4 Wait a few seconds, and then return the REX PRO card to the Docking Station slot. The REX PRO card is placed facing outward. CAUTION If the Docking Station batteries are low on power, the message “Cradle battery low!” appears on the REX screen when it is inserted in the Docking Station. - Page 56 Remove the REX PRO card from the Docking Station before attempting to use its keypad. For details on synchronizing, refer to the TrueSync Desktop User’s Guide. Chapter 5...
- Page 57 ONE YEAR LIMITED HARDWARE WARRANTY (U.S. only) IMPORTANT: This is your hardware warranty for all components of the product known as the REX PRO, except software, and includes the REX PRO card and docking station, the removable media (CD or disks) upon which software is recorded, and all other hard goods furnished as part of the REX PRO.
- Page 58 WARRANTY (U.S. only) IMPORTANT: This is your software warranty for all software furnished by Franklin with the product known as the REX PRO, and includes the True- Sync Desktop for REX PRO software and software in the REX PRO card.
- Page 59 enclosed manuals and in the "readme.txt" files contained in the software for a period of NINETY (90) DAYS from the date of original retail purchase, as evidenced by the sales receipt for the end user's purchase. On discovery of the failure of the Software Products to perform these operations, the end user must return the removable media (CD or disks) furnished by Franklin and upon which software was recorded, and, if possible, the Software Product (transportation charges prepaid) either to the dealer from whom it was pur-...
- Page 60 NINETY DAYS FROM THE DATE OF ORIGINAL RETAIL PURCHASE. THE WARRANTY AND REMEDY SET FORTH ABOVE ARE THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY OF THE RETAIL BUYER AND END USER IN CONNECTION WITH THE MANUFACTURE, SALE, OR USE OF THE SOFTWARE PRODUCTS AND ARE IN LIEU OF ANY AND ALL OTHER WARRANTIES OR REMEDIES, WRITTEN OR ORAL, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.
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Page 61: Index
49 entering text 10 checking off To Do items 35 meetings envelope icon 31 cities 40 scheduling 34 events cleaning REX PRO 47 Memos canceling 29 clock removing 38 creating 26 setting 40 viewing 38 rescheduling 29... - Page 62 TrueSync Desktop 17 REX PRO TrueSync icon 20 resetting 46 turning off alarms 23 REX PRO card turning the REX PRO off and removing 19 on 7 turning it off 7 turning it on 7 REX PRO card tone 19...