EC-384 3K Organizer Planner
(650-0844) Operation Faxback Doc. # 39204
Note: Before you use the EC-384 for the first time, be sure to follow the
steps in "Preparation," Faxback Doc. # 39203 for initializing the
EC-384.
TURNING ON/OFF THE EC-384
You can press any of these keys to turn on the EC-384:
CONTACTS
TIME/DATE
SCHEDULE
CALC/CE
The EC-384 automatically turns off if you do not press a key for at least
4 minutes.
USING THE KEY TONE
You can set your EC-384 to sound a key tone (beep) each time you press a
key. Follow these steps to turn the key tone on or off at any time.
1. Press TIME/DATE. The last known day, time, and date appear on the
display.
2. To turn on the key tone, press and hold the period (.) key until the
EC-384 beeps once.
To turn off the key tone, press and hold the period (.) key until the
EC-384 beeps twice.
CHECKING/SETTING THE DAY, TIME, AND DATE
To display the day, time, and date at any time, press TIME/DATE.
To change the day, time, and/or date, follow these steps.
Notes:
If you make a mistake in Steps 2-5, start again at Step 1.
To enter a single digit (1-9) in Steps 3 and 5, press 0 first. For
example, to enter 8, press 0 then 8.
To keep the existing day/date or time setting, you can skip Steps 3 or 5.
1. Press TIME/DATE. The last known day, time, and date appear on the
display.
2. Press and hold TIME/DATE until the last known day, date, and THEN PRESS
ENTER appear on the display.
3. Use the number keys to enter the month, day, and year, then press
REW or FWD to change the day of the week backward or forward.
4. Press ENTER to store the day and date. The last known time and THEN
PRESS ENTER appear on the display.
5. Use the number keys to enter the current time, then press A for AM or P
for PM.
6. Press ENTER to store the time. The day, time, and date you just set
appear on the display.
STORAGE CAPACITY
Your EC-384 can store a total of 3,070 units of information in its
memory. Each letter, number, space or other character you store uses
about 1 memory unit. Each file you store uses about 4 memory units for
overhead.
For example, a file containing SMITH.RODNEY 555-1212 would use 24 memory
units.
To view the amount of memory remaining, press CONTACTS or SCHEDULE. The
number of available memory units for all functions appears on the lower
right side of the display.
Note: FULL appears on the display if no storage space is available.
Delete contact or schedule reminder files to free additional storage
space.
DATA ENTRY TIPS
Use the contact files to store personal or company names and phone or fax
numbers.
The EC-384 sorts contact files by the first few characters in the subject
line. If you want to recall files in alphabetical order by last name, enter
the person's last name first on the subject line.
Use the schedule reminder files to record appointments or reminders.
Schedule reminder files are stored and sorted in chronological order (by
date then time).
Press SPACE to enter a space.
You cannot enter a space or a number as the first digit of a contact or
schedule reminder file.
To enter a hyphen in a phone or fax number, press the minus (-) key.
You cannot enter a letter or space in a phone or fax number.
Press ERASE to erase the last character entered.
You must enter double-digit numbers for the date and time. For example,
to enter the date and time for June 14, 1996, at 1:15 in the afternoon, you
would type 061496 for the date and 0115 for the time followed by a P (for
PM).
Using abbreviations lets you store more files.
SCROLLING FORWARD/BACKWARD THROUGH FILES
To scroll backward or forward through contact or schedule files, press REW
or FWD. Each time you press the key, the EC-384 displays the previous or
next file.
Note: Press and hold REW OF FWD to scroll rapidly backward or forward.
MOVING THE CURSOR
The --- on the screen is called a "cursor." The cursor appears when you
edit records and blinks below the character you are currently editing.
When the cursor appears on the display, press VIEW FILE to move the cursor
to the right along a text line, or press FWD to move the cursor to the
other line.
Note: To move the cursor rapidly along the telephone number line of a
contact record, press and hold VIEW FILE.
CONTACT FILES
Each contact file consists of a subject line that can be up to 64 characters
long, and a telephone of fax number line of up to 12 characters (including
hyphens).
For example:
Subject Line:
SMITH.HOWARD--SMITH TOOLS
Telephone or Fax Number Line:
817-555-9382
This example file uses about 40 memory units, including spaces, punctuation,
and overhead. You could enter about 76 files of this length.
Note: Although the subject line of both contact and schedule files can
be up to 64 characters long, the EC-384 can only display 12
characters of that line at a time.
If arrow left and/or arrow right appears on the left side of the display,
this means the subject line is longer than 12 characters.
To view the rest of that line, repeatedly press VIEW FILE. Each time you
press it, the subject line shifts one character to the left on the display.
Press and hold VIEW FILE to rapidly scroll the line across the display.
ENTERING CONTACT FILES
1. Press CONTACTS. CONTACTS and NAME? appear on the display.
2. Press ENTER. THEN PRESS ENTER appears on the display.
3. Enter the information (such as the individual and/or company name) you
want to store on the subject line.
4. Press ENTER. ENTER TEL. # appears on the display.
5. Enter the telephone or fax number you want to store.
6. Press ENTER to store the contact file. The NAME? prompt reappears.
Repeat Steps 2-6 for each contact file you want to store.
RECALLING CONTACT FILES
1. Press CONTACTS. CONTACTS and NAME? appear on the display.
2. If you want to scroll backward or forward through the files in
alphabetical order, press REW OR FWD.
If you want to recall a specific file, enter either the first few letters
(up to seven) of the person's/company's name or the last 4 digits of the
phone/fax number, then press REW or FWD. The EC-384 displays the first
contact file that starts with the character(s) or ends with the digits you
entered.
Notes:
If no file starts with the characters you entered, the EC-384 recalls the
next record in alphanumeric order, based on the search character(s) you
entered. If no file ends with the digits you entered, CONTACTS and NAME ?
reappear.
If more than one file starts with the characters or ends with the digits
you entered, press FWD to scroll forward through the matching entries.
If needed, you can enter up to the last 7 digits of the phone/fax number.
This is useful if you did not enter a hyphen (-) in the number (such as
5551212).
EDITING CONTACT FILES
Note: If you make a mistake during Steps 2 or 3, simply press CONTACTS,
then start over again at Step 1.
1. Recall the contact file you want to change.
2. Press ERASE. The cursor blinks under the first character of the
subject line, and that character flashes.
3. To edit beginning with the first character, simply enter the new
characters.
Or, press VIEW FILE repeatedly to move the cursor to the first character
you want to change, then enter the new characters.
Each time you press a key, the new character replaces the old one and
the cursor moves to the next character on the right.
4. To move to the phone/fax number line, press FWD. The cursor blinks
under the first character of that line, and that character flashes.
5. Repeat Step 3 to edit the phone/fax number.
6. Press ENTER to save you changes to the file. The NAME? prompt
reappears.
DELETING CONTACT FILES
1. Recall the contact file you want to delete.
2. Press and hold ERASE until DELETE? Y/N appears on the display.
3. Press Y (yes) to delete the file or N (no) to cancel.
SCHEDULE FILES
Each schedule reminder file can be up to 64 characters long. The number of
files you can store depends on how much memory is available.
At each preset schedule reminder time, the EC-384 sounds an alarm for 1
minute and displays the associated reminder file. To stop the alarm while
it is sounding, you can press any key.
Notes:
If you press a key (while entering data, for example) at the exact time
a schedule reminder alarm is set to sound, the alarm might not sound and
the reminder file might not appear.
If a schedule reminder time is reached while you are entering data, your
data might not be stored.
To remove an expired schedule reminder from the EC-384's memory, you must
manually delete it.
Although the subject line of both contact and schedule files can be up to
64 characters long, the EC-384 can only display 12 characters of that line
at a time.
If arrow left and/or arrow right appears on the left side of the display,
this means the subject line is longer than 12 characters. To view the rest
of that line, repeatedly press VIEW FILE. Each time you press it, the
subject line shifts one character to the left on the display.
Press and hold VIEW FILE to rapidly scroll the line across the display.
ENTERING SCHEDULE REMINDERS
1. Press SCHEDULE. SCHEDULE and SCHEDULE? appear on the display.
2. Press ENTER. THEN PRESS ENTER appears on the display.
3. Enter the desired schedule reminder information (such as the event or
meeting name) you want to store.
4. Press ENTER. The current date and time appear on the display below
the reminder information.
5. Enter the date and time when you want the alarm to sound, then press A
or P for AM or PM.
6. Press ENTER to store the reminder. The SCHEDULE? prompt reappears.
Repeat Steps 2-6 for each reminder you want to store.
RECALLING SCHEDULE REMINDER FILES
1. Press SCHEDULE. SCHEDULE and SCHEDULE? appear on the display.
2. To recall the latest record first, press REW. Press it repeatedly to
scroll backwards (chronologically) through the stored reminders.
To recall the earliest record first, press FWD. Press it repeatedly
to scroll forward through the stored reminders.
EDITING SCHEDULE REMINDER FILES
Note: If you make a mistake during Steps 2 or 3, simply press SCHEDULE,
then start over again at Step 1.
1. Recall the schedule reminder file you want to change.
2. Press ERASE. The cursor blinks under the first character of the
reminder subject line, and that character flashes.
3. To edit beginning with the first character, simply enter the new
characters.
Or, press VIEW FILE repeatedly to move the cursor to the first
character you want to change, then enter the new characters.
Each time you press a key, the new character replaces the old one and
the cursor moves to the next character on the right.
4. To edit the date and time, press FWD to move the cursor to that line,
enter the new date and time, then press ENTER to save your changes to
the file. The SCHEDULE? prompt reappears.
To save your changes to the file without editing the date and time,
simply press ENTER so the SCHEDULE? prompt reappears.
DELETING SCHEDULE REMINDER FILES
1. Recall the schedule reminder file you want to delete.
2. Press and hold ERASE until DELETE? Y/N appears on the display.
3. Press Y (yes) to delete the file or N (no) to cancel.
DAILY ALARM
You can set the EC-384 so it sounds an alarm at the same time every day to
remind you of an event. When the set daily alarm time is reached, the
EC-384 sounds an alarm for 1 minute. To stop the alarm while it is
sounding, press any key.
Notes:
If the EC-384 is off when the daily alarm sounds, it turns on and displays
the last function used. For example, if the last function you used was
SCHEDULE, the EC-384 displays the SCHEDULE? prompt when it turns on.
If you press a key (while entering data, for example) at the exact time the
daily alarm is set to sound, the alarm might not sound.
Follow these steps to set the daily alarm time and turn on the alarm.
1. Press TIME/DATE. The current day, time, and date appear on the
display.
2. Press ALARM. The last set alarm time appears on the display.
3. Press ENTER. THEN PRESS ENTER appears on the display.
4. Enter the desired alarm time, then press A or P for AM or PM.
Note: If you enter an invalid or incorrect time, start over again at
Step 1.
5. Press ENTER again. The alarm time is stored, and the alarm icon
appears on the display along with the current day, time, and date.
This means the alarm is turned on and will sound at the preset time.
Notes:
To change the daily alarm time, repeat these steps.
To set the EC-384 so it does not sound the preset daily alarm, press
TIME/DATE, then press ALARM twice. The alarm icon disappears from the
display.
LOCK
For privacy, you can set the EC-384 so all information stored in its memory
can be accessed only by entering a numeric password.
Note: Choose a password you can easily remember. If you forget your
password, however, you can reset the EC-384 and store a new one
(see "Care and Maintenance," Faxback Doc. # 39205).
TURNING ON LOCK
Follow these steps to set your password and turn on the lock feature.
1. Press TIME/DATE so the current day, time, and date appear on the
display, then press LOCK. LOCK and four dashes (_ _ _ _) appear on the
display.
2. Enter any four digit number from 000-9999. Each number replaces a
dash on the display as you enter it.
When you enter the last number, the day, time, date, and the key icon
appear on the display. This means the EC-384's lock feature is turned
on.
USING THE EC-384 WITH LOCK TURNED ON
If you press CONTACTS or SCHEDULE while the key icon appears on the display,
LOCKED _ _ _ _ appears on the display. To add, edit, or delete files, you
must enter the correct numeric password first.
After you enter the correct password, the key icon disappears and you can
add, edit, or delete files as usual.
After you finish, you can let the EC-384 turn off automatically. The lock
feature stays on and the key icon and LOCKED _ _ _ _ appear again the next
time someone turns on the EC-384. Or, to reactivate the lock feature so
no one can see your files before the EC-384 turns off, simply press TIME/
DATE then LOCK so the key icon and LOCKED _ _ _ _ appear on the display.
TURNING OFF LOCK
Follow these steps to turn off the EC-384's lock feature.
1. Press TIME/DATE so the day, time, date, and key icon appear on the
display, then press LOCK. LOCKED _ _ _ _ appears on the display.
2. Enter the correct four-digit password. LOCK _ _ _ _ appears on the
display, and the key icon disappears. The lock feature is turned off.
Note: Turning off the lock feature clears your password from the EC-384's
memory. The next time you turn on the lock feature, you can use
the same password again or enter a new one.
CALCULATOR
To use your EC-384 to perform standard arithmetic calculations, press
CALC/CE.
CALCULATOR TIPS
Press CALC/CE once to cancel the last entry, or press it twice to clear the
display for the next calculation.
If the result of a calculation is more than 10 digits long or if you try
to divide a number by 0, E appears. If this happens, press CAL/CE twice
to clear the display.
STANDARD CALCULATIONS
To perform a standard calculation, press the keys in the order the
calculation would appear on paper. For example:
You Press The display shows:
3 + 4 = 7.
8 x 3 - 4 = 20.
6 / 3 + 2 = 4.
SQUARED CALCULATIONS
To perform squared calculations, simply press the number, x, then =.
For example, to calculate 4^2:
You Press: The display shows:
4 x = 16.
Important! If you try to edit an existing Contact or Schedule file when
the EC-384's memory is almost full, and the edited file
becomes larger than the amount of available memory, you will
lose that file when you press ENTER to store it.
To prevent this from happening, we recommend you regularly
maximize the amount of available memory by deleting any
unnecessary or outdated Contact and Schedule files.
(km-04/28/1997)
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