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REX TrueSync User Manual

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Contents
Installing the Batteries ....................................................................... 3
Getting Started ................................................................................... 4
To Turn REX On or Off .................................................................................................... 4
To Use the Keypad .......................................................................................................... 4
Connecting Your REX Card to a PC .................................................. 5
To Use a PC Card Slot .................................................................................................... 5
To Use the REX Docking Station ..................................................................................... 5
Synchronizing Your REX Card .......................................................... 6
Using the Home Screen ..................................................................... 7
Viewing the Calendar ......................................................................... 8
To Use the Daily View ...................................................................................................... 8
To Use the Weekly View .................................................................................................. 8
To Use the Monthly View ................................................................................................. 9
Viewing Contacts ............................................................................. 10
To View Cardfiles and Cards ......................................................................................... 10
To Sort the Cards ........................................................................................................... 11
To Change the Phone Number Display ......................................................................... 11
Viewing the To Do List ..................................................................... 12
To View To Do Items ...................................................................................................... 12
To Mark Completed To Do Items ................................................................................... 12
Viewing Memos ................................................................................ 13
Using the Home and World Clocks ................................................. 14
To Change Cities and Time Zones ................................................................................ 14
To Change the Times .................................................................................................... 14
To Set the Alarm ............................................................................................................ 15
Changing Your Preferences ............................................................ 16
To Change Preferences ................................................................................................. 16
To Check the Memory .................................................................................................... 16
Using Password Protection ............................................................. 17
Resetting Your REX Card ................................................................ 18
Taking Care of REX .......................................................................... 18
To Clean the Screen ...................................................................................................... 18
To Protect Your REX Card ............................................................................................. 18
To Call Technical Support .............................................................................................. 18
Index .................................................................................................. 21
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    Getting Started ................... 4 To Turn REX On or Off ....................4 To Use the Keypad ......................4 Connecting Your REX Card to a PC ..........5 To Use a PC Card Slot ....................5 To Use the REX Docking Station ..................5 Synchronizing Your REX Card ............

  • Page 2: Introducing Rex

    If you have desktop or other computer that For more information about the REX PC does not have a PC card slot, use the REX Companion and REX Docking Station, visit Docking Station to connect the REX PC the REX Web site at http://www.

  • Page 3: Installing The Batteries

    Also, avoid removing both batter- ies at the same time. If you do, the informa- tion stored in your REX card may be erased. 6. Gently close the battery compartment 1. Lay the REX card on a flat surface door until it snaps shut.

  • Page 4: Getting Started

    To Use the Keypad The Select key selects an item or changes a setting. For example at the The REX card has five keys that you use to Preferences screen, it lets you change select and view information. Do not touch alarm sounds, the password, and its screen to operate the REX card.

  • Page 5: Connecting Your Rex Card To A Pc

    Docking Station to connect to a serial port. until the connection tone sounds and “Ready” appears on the REX screen. 2. Slide the REX card into the slot until a connection tone sounds or a PC card icon appears on the Windows Taskbar.

  • Page 6: Synchronizing Your Rex Card

    To change the synchronization configu- its settings, click Synchronize in the rations, right-click the REX TrueSync Starfish TrueSync window. icon on the taskbar and then select Con- figure from the pop-up menu. If you are not at the Starfish TrueSync win-...

  • Page 7: Using The Home Screen

    Memos) and view the local date and time. From the Home screen, you can also view the personal information that identifies your REX card. You enter this information in the REX TrueSync Configuration Wizard on your computer, and it is synchronized to your REX card.

  • Page 8: Viewing The Calendar

    Using the calendar, you can view appoint- reminder alarms. ments, birthdays, and other events that were 6. To scroll to the next or previous day, entered in REX TrueSync Information Man- continue holding down ager or another PC organizer and then syn- 7. Press to view a highlighted event.

  • Page 9: To Use The Monthly View

    The current date is in parentheses. Dates If your REX card is turned on when a with calendar events are shown in bold. reminder alarm sounds, reminder no- 3. To go to the next or previous month, tices appear only when the Home screen is in view.

  • Page 10: Viewing Contacts

    You can also change how your cardfiles are sorted on the REX card, as well as which phone numbers are displayed on the card- files. To View Cardfiles and Cards 6.

  • Page 11: To Sort The Cards

    You can sort the cards in cardfiles alphabeti- and Cards” on page 10. cally by last name, first name, or company. When your REX card is synchronized, the 3. If needed, use to cycle to the phone sorting order of the cards is reset.

  • Page 12: Viewing The To Do List

    To View To Do Items To Mark Completed To Do Items Using the To Do List, you can view tasks, You can mark To Do items on your REX calls, and overdue items. card as done or complete. When you mark a To Do item that was on the Overdue list, it 1.

  • Page 13: Viewing Memos

    Using the Memos, you can easily view 6. Press to return to the list of memos. memos that were entered in REX TrueSync Information Manager or another PC orga- nizer. Individual memos larger than 4K may not fully display on the REX card.

  • Page 14: Using The Home And World Clocks

    Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). When 7. Press to return to the Home Clock/ you set one clock on the REX card, the other World Clock screen. clock automatically adjusts.

  • Page 15: To Set The Alarm

    Home screen, press 8. When done, press at the last item. The alarm you can set on your REX card is not the same as the alarms that can be set in REX TrueSync Information Manager. To learn more about these alarms, read “Using Reminder Alarms”...

  • Page 16: Changing Your Preferences

    Using the Device Information screen, you The automatic shutoff time sets how long can see how much memory your REX card the REX card stays on if you forget to turn has and how much memory is currently free it off.

  • Page 17: Using Password Protection

    Using Password Protection To protect the privacy of your information, If you select “Always,” the password will you can set a password on your REX card. be requested whenever your REX card is When you try to synchronize information to turned on.

  • Page 18: Resetting Your Rex Card

    • Do not expose the REX card to extreme temperatures or other adverse conditions. • Do not store the REX card in damp, hu- mid, or wet places. The REX card is not waterproof.

  • Page 19: Specifications

    FRANKLIN ELECTRONIC PUBLISHERS, INC. ATTENTION: SERVICE DEPARTMENT ONE FRANKLIN PLAZA *The actual number of records that you will be able to store and view on your REX card depends upon the BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY 08016-4907 length of each record. 609-386-2500...

  • Page 20: Fcc Notice

    B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the Inc. This software is licensed to you for your own individual use only. You may make a single copy of the TrueSync Information Manager soft- FCC Rules. These limits are designed to ware for archival purposes only.

  • Page 21: Index

    16 check marks. See To Do List: marking completed items cities (on the clocks) 14 alarm bell icon 7 cleaning the REX screen 18 alarms clock icon (Home and World Clocks) 7 changing preferences 16 Clocks (Home and World)
  • Page 22 Index e-mail addresses laptop computer, connecting to 5 changing display of in cardfiles 11 license agreement 20 viewing 10 local time 15 Enter Password screen 17 defined 7, 8, 14 envelope icons on cards 10 on Home screen 7 exclamation points. See To Do List on status bar 7 selecting 14 setting alarm 15...
  • Page 23 5, 6 times and dates TrueSync Configuration Wizard 6, To Do List 12 7, 16 marking completed items 12 TrueSync Information Manager 2, 6, viewing items 12 15, 17 toolbar 6 Web site 2 tools icon (Preferences) 7 TrueSync...
  • Page 24 Index Synchronize button. See TrueSync Infor- mation Manager synchronizing the REX card 6 preferences 16 cardfiles 10 e-mail addresses 11 memory total and free 16 memos 13 personal identification information 7 Tasks (To Do List) 12 To Do items 12...

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