EC-353 (650-0852) Operation Faxback Doc. # 16729 TURNING THE EC-353 ON AND OFF To turn on the EC-353, you can press [timer, ALARM, store, or recall. To conserve battery power, the EC-353 automatically turns off if you do not press a button for about 7 minutes. NOTE: The EC-353 does not automatically turn off when the timer is running (see "Using the Timer"). TURNING THE KEY TONE AND TIME ANNOUNCEMENT CHIME ON AND OFF You can set the EC-353 to beep each time you press a key. When set this way, it announces the time and chimes at the beginning of each hour, and announces the time whenever you select the time/date display. To turn on the key tone and time announcement/chime, press CLOCK SYMBOL. Then press and hold down MUSICAL NOTE SYMBOL until the EC-353 beeps and - appears above CHIME in the lower right corner of the display. To turn off the key tone and time announcement/chime, press CLOCK SYMBOL. Then press and hold MUSICAL NOTE SYMBOL until the EC-353 beeps and - disappears from the display SETTING/VIEWING THE TIME AND DATE The EC-353 displays the time, month, date, and day of the week. NOTES: You can display the time in 12- or 24-hour format. In the 12-hour format, A (for AM) or P (for PM) appears in the lower left corner of the display. In the 24-hour format, hours are numbered 0:00 through 23:59 (for example, 1:00 PM appears as 13:00). The time format you choose determines the date format. In the 12- hour format, the month appears first (for example, March 5 appears as 03/05). In the 24-hour format, the date appears first (for example, March 5 appears as 05/03). If you enter invalid characters (for example, 15 for the month), the display returns to the previous date and time setting and the cursor returns to the date's first digit, so you can enter a date and time again. You must press 0 before single-digit numbers. Follow these steps to set the date and time. 1. Press CLOCK SYMBOL. The display shows a time and date. 2. To change from 12- to 24-hour format, press and hold down T (12/24) for about two seconds. (A or P appears in the lower left corner of the display in the 12-hour format.) 3. Press SET to change the date and time. The first date digit flashes. 4. Enter the date. If you selected the 12-hour format, enter the month first. If you selected the 24-hour format, enter the date first. For example, enter March 5 as: 12-hour format: 03/05 24-hour format: 05/03 After you enter the date, the first hour digit flashes. 5. Enter the hour and minutes. For example, enter 1:00 PM as: 12-hour format: 01 00 24 hour format: 13 00 After you enter the time, the cursor returns to the date's first digit. NOTE: If you need to correct the date, or time, press RIGHT ARROW to move the cursor to the digit you need to change. Then enter the correct digit. 6. In the 12-hour format, press A or P to set the clock to AM or PM. 7. Repeatedly press DAY to set the day of the week. 8. Press SET to store the settings. The EC-353 announces the current time and day of the week, if you turned on the key tone and time announcement. To view the date and time at any time, press CLOCK SYMBOL. USING THE DAILY ALARM You can set the daily alarm to sound at the time you set. When the alarm is turned on, - appears above ALARM in the lower right corner of the display. At the set time, the EC-353 repeatedly announces the alarm time for 20 seconds. Press any button to silence the alarm sooner. The alarm sounds at the same time the next day, unless you turn it off. NOTES: When the alarm is turned on, it sounds daily at the set time even if the EC-353 is off. Because pressing any key turns off the alarm, the alarm might not sound if you are entering information at the alarm time. Setting the Daily Alarm Time NOTES: You must press 0 before any single-digit numbers. If you enter invalid characters (for example, 25 for the hour), the display returns to the previous alarm time setting and the cursor returns to the first hour digit, so you can enter the daily alarm time again. 1. Press and hold CLOCK SYMBOL until ALARM and the current alarm time appear on the display. 2. Press SET. The first hour digit flashes. 3. Enter the alarm time, then press SET. The alarm time shows on the display. 4. Press CLOCK SYMBOL to return to the date and time display. Turning the Daily Alarm On/Off 1. Press CLOCK SYMBOL until Alarm and the current alarm time appear on the display. 2. To turn on the alarm, press and hold down MUSICAL NOTE until the EC-353 beeps and appears above ALARM in the lower right corner of the display. At the set alarm time, the EC-353 repeatedly announces the alarm time for 20 seconds. Press any key to silence the alarm sooner. 3. To turn the alarm off, press MUSICAL NOTE until the EC-353 beeps and - disappears from the display. USING RECORDS CHECKING THE MEMORY CAPACITY To see how much storage space is available, press STORE. The remaining space available (shown as memory units) appears in brackets. NOTES: Your data directory has 20,000 memory units (MU) available before you start storing records. Each record uses 8 MU, plus 2 MU for each character and 1 MU for each digit. FULL appears on the display if no storage space is available. You can delete some telephone/business card records to free up storage space. See "Deleting Telephone/Business Card Records." To get the most from your data directory's storage space, use abbreviations where possible. DATA ENTRY TIPS Records are retrieved by the first few letters on the first line, so you might want to enter a contact's last name first. Press SPACE to enter a space. Press ERASE to erase the last character entered. Press CLOCK SYMBOL at any time to clear the display and return to the date/time display. Always keep a written record of all important names and numbers. All electronic devices are subject to possible data loss. TELEPHONE/BUSINESS CARD MEMORY You can enter a person's or company's name, address, telephone or fax number into each telephone/business card record. The name and address can be up to 100 characters, and the number can be up to 64 digits, including spaces. Entering Telephone/Business Card Records 1. Press STORE. ENTER MESSAGE and the number of available memory units appear on the display. 2. Enter the person's or company's name and address, or any other information you want to store. In this part of the record, you can enter letters or digits. NOTE: If you enter more than 12 characters, the display scrolls to the right until you stop entering characters. 3. Press STORE. ENTER TEL NO appears on the display. 4. Enter the telephone number or any numeric information you want to store. NOTES: If you leave this part of the record blank, you cannot add information to it later. If you plan to enter a phone or fax number later, enter a dummy phone number now. For example, enter 000-000-0000. You cannot enter letters in this part of the record. To enter a dash press ! (-). 5. Press STORE. WAIT appears on the display, followed by the record you entered. 6. Repeat Steps 1-5 to enter more telephone/business card records. Recalling Telephone/Business Card Records The EC-353 stores telephone/business card records in alphanumeric order. NOTE: Numbers come before letters in this type of order, so if you have records that begin with digits, the EC-353 stores these records first. Follow these steps to recall a telephone/business card record. 1. Press CLOCK SYMBOL. The display shows the time and date. 2. Press RECALL. ENTER INITIAL appears on the display. 3. Enter up to three of the first characters in the record you want to recall. 4. Press RECALL. The EC-353 displays the first matching record and announces the telephone number. NOTES: If the display shows only part of the record, repeatedly press or press and hold down SCR to see the rest of the record. If NO FILE appears, you can press RECALL to begin viewing records in alphanumeric order. 5. To recall other records, repeat Steps 1-4. Or you can press RECALL to move forward or SBW to move backward through the records. Editing Telephone/Business Card Records You can update the information in your records as needed. However, you cannot enter more characters in either part of a record than the number of characters you originally entered. For example, if the record has a seven digit phone number, you cannot edit it to add the area code. To add more characters, you must delete the record and then re-enter it (see "Deleting Telephone/Business Card Records"). Follow these steps to edit a telephone/business card record. 1. Recall the record you want to edit (see "Recalling Telephone/Business Card Records"). 2. Press EDIT. The cursor appears below the first character in the record, and that character flashes. If you do not need to change the name/address, go to Step 5. 3. Press <- or -> to move the cursor to the character you want to change. 4. To replace a character, enter the new character. To delete a character press ERASE. The remaining characters shift to the left. 5. Press STORE. WAIT briefly appears, then the edited information appears on the display. The cursor appears below the first number in the phone/fax number, and that number flashes. 6. Press <- or -> to move the cursor to the number you want to change. 7. To replace a number, enter the new number. To delete a number, press ERASE. The remaining numbers shift to the left. 8. Press STORE. The display shows the corrected record. Deleting Telephone/Business Card Records 1. Recall the record you want to delete (see "Recalling Telephone/ Business Card Records"). 2. Press and hold down ERASE until WAIT briefly appears, then NO FILE. The record is now deleted. USING THE SCHEDULER You can record appointments in the data directory and set schedule alarms to remind you of them. Enter a reminder message up to 100 characters long, and at the appointed time, the message appears on the display and the alarm sounds for 20 seconds. NOTES: The scheduler shares memory capacity with telephone/business card records (see "Checking the Memory Capacity"). If the EC-353 is off, it automatically turns on at the scheduled alarm time. To silence the EC-353, press any key. Because pressing any key turns off the alarm, the alarm might not sound and the alarm message might not appear if you enter information at a scheduled alarm time. Also, if an alarm message appears while you enter information, the information you enter might not be stored. Entering Schedule Reminders 1. Press STORE. ENTER MESSAGE and the amount of available storage appears. 2. Press ALARM BELL SYMBOL. The display shows the current date and time, and the cursor appears below the date's first digit. 3. Enter the appointment date and time. After you enter the time, the cursor returns to the date's first digit. NOTE: If you are using the 12-hour format, press A or P for AM or PM after you enter the date and time. 4. Press STORE. The display shows ENTER MESSAGE and the date and time you entered. NOTE: If you entered invalid characters (for example, 15 for the month), the display shows the previous date and time setting, and the cursor returns to the date's first digit. 5. Enter the reminder message you want the display to show at the scheduled alarm time. NOTE: You must enter a message, or the scheduled alarm will not be set. 6. Press STORE. WAIT briefly appears. Then the display shows the schedule reminder date, time, and message. Recalling Schedule Reminders The EC-353 stores the schedule reminders in chronological order. Follow these steps to recall a schedule reminder. 1. Press ALARM BELL SYMBOL. The earliest schedule reminder appears. NOTES: If you have just entered a schedule reminder, the display shows the record following that one, instead of the earliest schedule reminder. If NO FILE appears, press ALARM BELL SYMBOL to begin viewing from the earliest schedule reminder. If the display shows only part of the record, repeatedly press or press and hold down SCR to scroll the display to the right. 2. To recall other schedule reminders, repeatedly press ALARM BELL SYMBOL to move forward or SBW to move backward through the reminders. Editing Schedule Reminders You can update information in your schedule reminders as needed. However, you cannot enter more characters in any part of a reminder than the number of characters you originally entered. To add more characters, you must delete the reminder and then re-enter it. Follow these steps to edit a schedule reminder. 1. Recall the reminder you want to edit (see "Recalling Schedule Reminders"). 2. Press EDIT. The reminder's date and time appear, the cursor appears below the date's first digit, and that digit flashes. If the date and time are correct, but you want to change the message, go to Step 4. 3. To change the date and time, press <- or -> to move the cursor to the digit you want to change. Enter the correct digit. If you are using the 12-hour format, press A or P for AM or PM. 4. Press STORE. The reminder date and time appear on the bottom row. The top row shows the reminder message. The cursor appears beneath the first character, and that character flashes. 5. To change the message, press -> or <- to move the cursor to the character you want to change. To replace a character, enter the correct character. To delete a character, press ERASE. The remaining characters shift to the left. 6. Press STORE. The display shows the new reminder date, time, and message. Deleting Schedule Reminders 1. Recall the reminder you want to delete (see "Recalling Schedule Reminders"). 2. Press and hold down ERASE for about 5 seconds. WAIT briefly appears, followed by NO FILE. The reminder is now deleted. LOCKING AND UNLOCKING RECORDS AND REMINDERS With the security code feature, you can block access to individual telephone/business card records and schedule reminders so no one else can see them. NOTE: Account manager records are automatically locked, and cannot be accessed without using the security code (see "Account Manager"). CHANGING THE SECURITY CODE The security code is preset to 000. Follow these steps to change the security code. 1. Press CLOCK SYMBOL. The date and time display appears. 2. Press LOCK. CODE --- appears. 3. Enter 000 (or the current security code). CODE and the current security code appear. NOTE: If CODE --- remains on the display, the EC-353 does not recognize the code you entered. If you cannot remember the code, you must re-initialize the EC-353 so it recognizes the preset code 000 (see "Initializing the EC-353"). 4. Enter the three digits you want to use. CODE and the new security code appear on the display. 5. Press LOCK. The date and time display returns. LOCKING A TELEPHONE/BUSINESS CARD RECORD OR SCHEDULE REMINDER You can lock a telephone/business card record or schedule reminder after you enter it, or you can recall it and then lock it. While the record or reminder appears on the display, press and hold down LOCK until -LOCK- appears. Only the first six characters of the record or the time and date of the reminder appear, along with --- . The information in the record or reminder can now only be accessed by entering the security code. RECALLING A LOCKED TELEPHONE/BUSINESS CARD RECORD 1. Recall the record (see "Recalling Telephone/Business Card Records"). The first six characters of the record and --- appear on the display. 2. Press and hold down LOCK until CODE --- appears on the display. 3. Enter the security code. The display then shows the information in both parts of the record. RECALLING A LOCKED SCHEDULE REMINDER 1. Recall the reminder (see "Recalling Schedule Reminders"). CODE --- and the reminder time and date appear. 2. Enter the security code. The display then shows the information in both parts of the reminder. UNLOCKING A TELEPHONE/BUSINESS CARD RECORD 1. Recall the locked record (see "Recalling Telephone/Business Card Records"). The first six characters of the record and --- appear on the display. 2. Press and hold down LOCK until CODE --- appears on the display. 3. Enter the security code. The display then shows the information in both parts of the record. 4. Press LOCK for about 2 seconds. -UNLOCK- appears on the display to show that the record is now unlocked. UNLOCKING A SCHEDULE REMINDER 1. Recall the reminder (see "Recalling Schedule Reminders"). CODE --- and the reminder time and date appear. 2. Enter the security code. The display then shows the information in both parts of the reminder 3. Press LOCK for about 2 seconds. -UNLOCK- appears on the display to show that the reminder is now unlocked. ACCOUNT MANAGER The account manager lets you keep track of the current balance of up to six accounts. Although the keys are designed for three bank (B1, B2, B3), and three credit card (C1, C2, or C3) accounts, you can store any type of account balance in any of the six locations. You must enter the security code to use the account manager. The security code is preset to 000. to use a different code, see "Changing the Security Code". Follow these steps to enter or update an account balance. 1. Press CALC, then press ACCT. CODE --- appears. 2. Enter the security code. ACCOUNT and the total balance for all six accounts appear on the display. 3. Press one of the account keys (B1, B2, B3, C1, C2, or C3). The display shows that account's current balance. 4. To enter a positive starting balance or record a deposit, enter the amount and press DEP. To enter a negative starting balance or record a withdrawal, enter the amount and press WHD. The display then shows the new account balance. To display the new total balance for all accounts, press ACCT. CALCULATOR You can use the EC-353 to do standard arithmetic calculations, memory calculations, and percent calculations. Press CALC to begin using the calculator. CALC. and 0. appear on the display. Press C/CE/erase to cancel the last entry. To clear the display for the next calculation, press and hold C/CE/erase until 0. appears. NOTE: If the result of the calculation is longer than 12 digits, or if you attempt to divide by 0, E appears. Press and hold C/CE/erase to clear the display. Then re-enter the calculation. STANDARD CALCULATIONS For standard calculations, press the keys in the order they appear in the arithmetic operation. For example: You press: You see: 3 + 4 = 7. 8 x 3 - 4= 20. MEMORY CALCULATIONS The memory calculation feature lets you easily do multi-step calculations. For memory calculations, press: MC to clear the memory. M+ to add the result of the calculation to the value in memory. M- to subtract the result of the calculation from the value in memory. MR to recall (display) the value in memory. For example: You press: You see: 4 x 5 = M+ 20. 28 + 2 = M+ 30. 7 - 2 = M - 5. 75/5 = M + 15. R 60. NOTES: M appears at the top of the display when you store a value in memory. M disappears when you clear the memory. You cannot store the results of percent calculations in memory. The EC-353 clears the calculator's memory each time you press CALC, when you use a feature other than the calculator, and when the EC-353 turns itself off. PERCENT CALCULATIONS Perform percent calculations as shown in the following examples: What is 12 percent of 150? You press: You see: 150 x 12 % 18. What percentage of 880 is 660? You press: You see: 660 / 880 % 75. What is 15 percent discounted from 82? You press: You see: 82 - 15% 69.7 Add 8 percent to 65. You press: You see: 65 + 8 % 70.2 CONVERTING CURRENCY You can convert from U.S. dollars to three different currencies, or vice versa. You must first set the exchange rate for each currency. SETTING THE EXCHANGE RATES 1. Press CALC. 2. Press EX SET. ENTER RATE appears on the display. 3. Enter the amount of the currency that is equal to 1 U.S. dollar. NOTE: If you make a mistake, press ERASE and enter the correct exchange rate. 4. Press EX 1, EX 2, or EX 3 to store the exchange rate in memory. CALC and 0. appear on the display. 5. Repeat Steps 2-4 to set additional exchange rates. CONVERTING FROM U.S. DOLLARS Follow these steps to convert from U.S. dollars to another currency. 1. Press CALC. 2. Enter the amount of US currency. NOTE: If you make a mistake, press ERASE and enter the correct amount. 3. Press EX 1, EX 2, or EX 3 to recall the exchange rate you need. The display shows the amount in the other currency. 4. Repeat Steps 1-3 for each additional currency conversion. CONVERTING TO U.S. DOLLARS Follow these steps to convert from another currency to U.S. dollars. 1. Press CALC. 2. Enter the amount of the other currency. NOTE: If you make a mistake, press ERASE and enter the correct amount. 3. Press EX REV. CALC. REV appears on the display. 4. Press EX 1, EX 2, or EX 3 to recall the exchange rate you need. The display shows the amount in U.S. dollars. 5. Repeat Steps 1-4 for each additional currency conversion. USING THE TIMER You can use the timer to have an alarm sound at the end of a set time. You can also use it like a stopwatch, which lets you measure the length of an event. The maximum count down or count up time is 23 hours, 59 minutes, and 59 seconds. NOTES: The EC-353 does not automatically turn off when the timer is running. You can not run the timer while using any other function. You must press 0 before any single-digit numbers. COUNTING DOWN 1. Press TIMER. TIMER and 00-00 00 appear on the display. 2. Press SET. The cursor appears beneath the hour's first digit, and that digit flashes. 3. Enter the number of hours and minutes. For example, if you want the timer alarm to sound in an hour and a half, enter 01 30. NOTE: The minimum time you can set the timer for is 1 minute. 4. Press SET to store the countdown time. NOTE: If you enter a number higher than 23 for hours or 59 for minutes, the cursor returns to the first digit, and the display returns to 00-00 00. Try entering the time again. 5. Press 3. The timer begins counting down and the display shows the remaining time. At the end of the specified time, an alarm sounds for about 30 seconds. To silence the alarm sooner, press any key. When the timer counts down to 00-00 00, it automatically starts counting down again from 23 hours, 59 minutes, and 59 seconds. Press any function button to stop the timer and reset it to 00-00 00. COUNTING UP 1. Press TIMER. TIMER and 00-00 00 appear on the display. 2. Press 9. The timer begins counting up, and the display shows the elapsed time. 3. Press 6 to pause the timer. Press 9 to resume counting up. When the timer reaches 23 hours, 59 minutes, and 59 seconds, it automatically starts counting up again from 00-00 00. Press any function button to stop the timer and reset it to 00-00 00. DECISION-MAKER You can ask the EC-353 questions and have it decide the answer for you. For example: Should I get out of bed today? From the date and time display, press DEP. DECISION-YES, DECISION-NO, or CONSIDERING appears. Keep pressing DEP as often as you like to continuing playing with Decision-Maker. (br/all-08/29/95)