EC-364  (650-0833)          Data Communication         Faxback Doc. # 3622

Data Communication Cable (Cat. No. 65-137, available at CMC) is available
as an option.  You can use this to connect Secret Sender to another Secret
Sender unit, or to an EC-363 (Cat. No. 65-832).  Data can be shared among
these products.

Data Type                        How received data is stored

Telephone Directory
Data Memo "Diary"                Appended to existing data.
Schedule

Calendar                         Replaces existing data.  If a received
                                 month has no highlighting, the
                                 highlighting data in the receiving unit
                                 is retained as is.

Important!

Another product with which Secret Sender can exchange data may use
different icons, or may not have a Fun Face Maker function.  When you send
Secret Sender data to one of these units, icon and Fun Face Maker data are
not sent.

Basic hardware set-up for data communication:

1.  Switch off the power of both the sending and receiving units.

2.  Remove the connector covers of both units.

3.  Connect the two units with a Data Communication Cable.  Be sure to
    insert the connectors at the ends of the cable securely into the
    units.

4.  Switch on the power of both the sending and receiving units.

To prepare one unit to receive:

1.  On the unit intended for reception, while in the main menu or a data
    display, press FUNCTION.  Then use DOWN ARROW to highlight
    "Communication."  Press EXE.

2.  Use the UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW to highlight "Receive Data."
    Press EXE.

About the "Set-up" Menu Item

You will probably notice that the menu appears on the display after you
select "Communication" from the function menu and press EXE.  The "Set-up"
item contained in that menu is used for setting the parameters of the
Secret Sender.  Note that the parameters should always be set to "None"
(Parity) and "9600" (BPS) for data communication between two units.

Sending Data for a Specific Mode

You can send either a single data item (the smallest packet of data which
can be sent in the Calendar Mode, for example, is a single month), or all
the data items stored in a specific mode.  Different procedures are used
to send all the data in a mode, depending on whether you start from within
that mode, or from the main menu.

To send one data item:

1.  Enter the mode that contains the data; then search for and display the
    data you wish to send.

2.  Press FUNCTION.  Then use DOWN ARROW to highlight "Communication".
    Press EXE.

3.  Use UP ARROW to highlight "Send Data."  Press EXE.

4.  Use UP ARROW to highlight "1 Data."  Press EXE.

5.  Use LEFT ARROW to highlight "Yes."  Then press EXE.  This begins data
    transfer to the receiving unit.

To send all the data in a mode, starting from within that mode:

1.  Enter the mode that contains the data you want to send.
    Then press UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW to display the data for that mode.

2.  Press FUNCTION.  Then use DOWN ARROW to highlight "Communication."
    Press EXE.

3.  Use UP ARROW to highlight "Send Data."  Press EXE.

4.  Use UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW to highlight "Mode Data."  Press EXE.

5.  Use LEFT ARROW to highlight "Yes."  Then press EXE.  This begins data
    transfer to the receiving unit.

6.  After the transmission has been completed, the data display for the
    item sent will appear on the screen.

To send all the data in a mode, starting from the main menu:

1.  Start from the main menu.

2.  Press FUNCTION.  Then use DOWN ARROW to highlight "Communication."
    Press EXE.

3.  Use UP ARROW to highlight "Send Data."  Press EXE.

4.  Use UP ARROW to highlight "Mode Data."  Press EXE.

5.  Use UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW to select the name of the mode from which
    data you wish to send.  Press EXE.

6.  Use LEFT ARROW to highlight "Yes."  Then press EXE.  This begins data
    transfer to the receiving unit.

7.  After the transmission has been completed, the main menu will
    reappear.

Sending All Data

Important!

The following procedure sends either all Open Memory Area data or all
Secret Memory Area data.  Before starting to transmit, be sure to access
the memory area (Open or Secret) which contains data you wish to send.

To send all data:

1.  Begin from either the main menu or from a data display (Telephone
    Directory, Schedule, Data Memo "Diary", or Calendar).

2.  Press FUNCTION.  Then use DOWN ARROW to highlight "Communication."
    Press EXE.

3.  Use UP ARROW to highlight "Send Data."  Press EXE.

4.  Use DOWN ARROW to highlight "All Data."  Press EXE.

5.  Use LEFT ARROW to highlight "Yes."  Then press EXE.  This begins data
    transfer to the receiving unit.

6.  After the transmission has been completed, the display you started
    from will reappear.

Data Communication and Error Messages

Error messages will appear, and data Communication will be interrupted,
when any of the following conditions occur.  If this happens, press AC/ON
to clear the message and take the appropriate action.

Message                          Cause 

Stopped!            Low battery power in the sending unit.

                    No data stored in the sending unit.

                    Data communication interrupted by
                    operation of the receiving unit's AC/ON key.

                    Not enough memory in the receiving unit.

Main Battery        Low battery power.
Getting Weak!
Replace it!

Receive Error!      Data communication interrupted by
                    operation of the sending unit's AC/ON key.

                    Connector disconnected.

                    No data transferred for more than one minute after the
                    receiving unit starts to stand by to receive data.

Memory Full!        Not enough memory in the receiving unit.

Send Error!         Low battery power in the receiving unit.

                    Connector disconnected.

No Record!          No data stored in the sending unit's memory.

Specifications

Telephone Directory Mode          Storage and recall of telephone
                                  directory data (name, telephone number,
                                  address, etc.)  Each item can contain up
                                  to 380 characters with a Fun Face.
                                  Includes secret memory area and auto
                                  sort function.

Schedule Mode                     Storage and recall of appointments for
                                  any date in the range of January 1901
                                  through December 2099.  Each item can
                                  contain up to 372 characters with an
                                  icon.  Includes secret memory area and
                                  auto sort function.

Calendar Mode                     Full-month calendars in the range of
                                  January 1901 through December 2099.
                                  Includes highlighting of important dates
                                  and holidays.

Data Memo "Diary" Mode            Storage and recall of memos.  Each item
                                  can contain up to 381 characters.
                                  Includes secret memory area and auto
                                  sort function.

Timekeeping Mode                  Average of accuracy +/- seconds per day
                                  under normal temperatures; Home Time
                                  (year/month/date, AM/PM, day of the
                                  week, city name, daylight
                                  saving/standard time): World Time; full
                                  automatic calendar; 12/24 hour
                                  timekeeping format.

Alarm Mode                        Daily Alarm (20-second electronic
                                  buzzer):  Schedule Alarm (20-second
                                  electronic buzzer:  Hourly Time Signal
                                  (beeps every hour on the hour)

Conversion Mode                   Six built-in conversion pairs
                                  (4-character unit name + 10 digit rate;
                                  user-definable)

Fortune Telling Mode              Fortune telling for any date from
                                  January 1, 1901 to December 31, 2099.

Match Maker Mode                  Compatibility of any two people whose
                                  birthdays are from January 1, 1901 to
                                  December 31, 2099.

Remote Control Modes              Television (Power on/off, TV/VCR mode
                                  select, Channel+/Channel -, direct
                                  channel input, volume control): VCR
                                  (Power on/off, TV/VCR mode select,
                                  Channel +/Channel-, play, record, stop,
                                  pause, fast forward, rewind, TV volume
                                  control): manufacturer name
                                  registration.

Calculator Mode                   10-digit arithmetic calculations;
                                  constant calculations; memory
                                  calculations; 20-digit approximations;
                                  percentage calculations; square roots;
                                  sign changes; function command signs

Other functions                   Contrast adjustment

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