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`NOTE: If magnetic materials are placed close
`to the underside of the Series 3a they may be
`affected by the speaker magnet. For this reason
`it is best not to keep your Series 3a in the same
`pocket as credit cards and/ortravel passes with
`magnetic strips.
`
`WARNING:This equipment has been certified to comply with the
`limits for a Class B computing device, pursuant to Subpart J of Part 15
`of FCC Rules. See the instructions overleaf if interference to Radio or
`Television is suspected.
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`© Copyright Psion PLC 1991-1993
`All rights reserved. This manual and the programsreferred to herein are copyrighted
`works of Psion PLC, London, England. Reproduction in wholeorin part, including
`utilisation in machines capable of reproduction or retrieval, without the express written
`permission of Psion PLC is prohibited. Reverse engineering is also prohibited.
`The information in this documentis subject to change without notice.
`Psion and the Psion logo are registered trademarks, and Psion Series 3a. Series 3, SSD
`and Solid State Disk are trademarks of Psion PLC.
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`Psion PLC acknowledges that some namesreferred to are registered trademarks.
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`This PDF version by David Kimberlin-Wyer 2013
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`v1.0 Jul 93
`English
`Part no. 6103-0044-01
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`FCC Information for the USA
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`Radio and Television Interference
`This equipmentgenerates and usesradio frequency energy andif not used properly —
`that is, in strict accordance with the instructions in this manual - may cause interference
`to Radio and Television reception.
`It has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B computing device
`in accordance with the specifications in Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC Rules. These are
`designedto provide reasonable protection against such interference in a residential
`installation. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a
`particular installation. If this equipment doescause interference to Radioor Television
`reception, which can be determined by turning the equipmentoff and on,try to correct
`the interference by one or moreof the following measures:
`* Reposition the Radio or TV antenna
`* Relocate the Series 3a Computer with respect to the Radio or TV
`* Movethe Series 3a Computer farther away from the Radio or TV
`*
`If you are using the Series 3a Computer with a Mains Adapter, plugit into an outlet
`which is on a different circuit from that of the Radio or TV.
`If necessary, consult an authorised Psion dealer or an experienced radio/Television
`technician for additional suggestions.
`
`Important
`This equipmentwas tested for FCC compliance under conditions that included the use
`of shielded cables and connectors betweenit and the peripherals.It is important that
`you use shielded cables and connectors to reduce the possibility of causing Radio and
`Television interference. Shielded cables, suitable for the Series 3a Computer range,
`can be obtained from an authorised Psion Dealer.
`If the user modifies the Series 3a Computeror its Expansion Modules in any way, and
`these modifications are not approved, by Psion, the FCC may withdraw the user's right
`to operate the equipment.
`The following booklet prepared by the Federal Communications Commission may be
`of help: "How to Identify and Resolve Radio-TV Interference Problems". This booklet
`is available from the US GovernmentPrinting Office, Washington, DC 20402 Stock No
`004-000-00345-4,
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`Table of Contents
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`1
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`2
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`3
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`4
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`5
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`Getting started........-......005-
`Where things are
`2
`2
`Powering the SERIES 3a
`Fitting the batteries - the first time
`Screen and keyboard
`5
`Setting the Home City and Time
`Movingthe cursor and editing text
`Help information
`12
`12
`Notes on menus and dialogs
`15
`Howinformation is stored
`Displaying a status window 16
`Changing the batteries
`17
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`3
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`7
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`11
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`World. 2.0 ee
`Changing the displayed city or country
`23
`Summer times
`24
`Adding and changing information
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`25
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`The Calculator..........0..000205%
`Calculator memories
`32
`Percentages
`33
`Very large and very small numbers
`Decimal places and number formats
`Other functions
`35
`Using your own OPL procedures
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`33
`34
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`36
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`Time and alarmS........000 5 we wae
`Alarms
`39
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`The Database. ...............00.4.
`The structure of adatabase
`44
`Typing in entries
`45
`47
`Finding an entry
`Changing the way an entry is displayed
`Managing your entries
`51
`Labels
`52
`53
`Database files
`Customising the @ list
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`50
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`56
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`21
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`27
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`37
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`The Agenda. .......-. 00 ee ee 57
`Dayentries - appointments and notes
`59
`Birthdays and other anniversaries
`62
`To-dolists and other lists
`64
`Alarms in the Agenda
`67
`Changing anentry 69
`Memos
`70
`Repeating anentry 72
`The Week view 74
`The List view 75
`The Year view 76
`Managing your Agenda
`Defaults for new entries
`Display functions
`80
`Entry management functions
`Agenda files
`83
`Customising your Agenda
`Example setups
`87
`88
`Other editing features
`Using the To-do view as a document manager
`More about repeating entries
`89
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`78
`79
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`81
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`85
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`89
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`The Word Processor.................6..
`Basicuse
`92
`92
`Editing text
`Using Bold,Italic and Underlined text
`The saved file on the disk
`97
`98
`Working with documentfiles
`Altering a paragraph's appearance
`Example uses of the Word Processor
`Advanced use
`112
`112
`Paragraph styles
`113
`Managingstyles
`Managing emphases
`Advanced editing
`Outlining
`121
`123
`Template files
`125
`Otherfile formats
`125
`Plain text files
`Editing Rich Text Format (RTF) files
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`97
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`101
`106
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`126
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`116
`119
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`The Spreadsheet. .........000 eee eeu 127
`Quick start for experienced spreadsheet users
`128
`Whatare spreadsheets and worksheets?
`130
`Moving around and entering data
`132
`Types of data - text, number, formula
`Editing datain cells
`133
`Formulae
`133
`Cellranges
`135
`136
`Functions in formulae
`More ways to move around
`Operators
`137
`Error messages when entering data
`Deleting and moving data
`138
`Relative and absolute references
`Recalculation
`140
`Circular references - the indicator
`Moving data with Bring’
`141
`The file saved on the disk
`142
`Opening or closing a gap
`143
`The display of data
`144
`More operations on the worksheet
`More operations on data
`149
`Graphs
`150
`Adding a new range to the current graph
`Adding text toa graph
`151
`Changing the graph type
`153
`Other display options
`154
`Multiple graphs
`155
`Entering adatabase
`156
`Tables
`159
`Date and time functions
`Financial functions
`161
`Mathematical and logical functions
`Range functions
`166
`String functions
`167
`Statistical and database functions
`Worksheet size
`170
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`138
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`The sound recorder.........
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`171
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`10 Dialling. ..........00.44.
`Setting up for dialling
`176
`Dialling from a Database or Agendafile
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`Printing... . eeiewews cua er
`Setting up the connection
`182
`Choosingthe printer driver
`183
`Choosing the font
`184
`Character sets
`184
`185
`Setting the page layout
`Printing from the Word Processor
`Printing from the Agenda
`190
`Printing from the Database
`192
`Printing from the Spreadsheet
`193
`Advanced worksheetprinting 194
`Print preview 195
`Other printing information
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`187
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`196
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`12 Openfiles................
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`Internal memory and openfiles
`198
`Why open more than onefile?
`Exiting open files
`200
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`13 Moving information with ‘Bring’.
`How ‘Bring’ options work
`202
`Alternatives to ‘Bring’
`203
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`14 Filesanddisks............
`Solid State Disks
`206
`208
`Understandingfiles and disks
`File lists in the System screen
`208
`File management
`209
`Using disks
`210
`Advanceduse of Files and disks
`Directories and file extensions
`The file selector
`214
`File specifications
`216
`Copying adisk 218
`Other advanced options
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`213
`213
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`219
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`Le eee 175
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`ereretre 187
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`ews AE wes S 197
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`ees Ew ERs 201
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`Lee eee 205
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`B
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`Security and backups.............2..... 221
`Passwords
`222
`222
`Setting the system password
`Passwords on Spreadsheet / Word Processorfiles
`Precautionary measures
`224
`Backups
`225
`Incremental backup
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`226
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`223
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`The Systemscreen...........000 ee eee 227
`Icons in the System screen
`228
`Newapplications
`228
`Reatranging and grouping icons
`Customising the System screen
`234
`System-wide settings
`234
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`229
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`Troubleshooting ...........000005 vues 237
`General problems
`238
`"Memory full’, ‘No system memory’ or 'Disk full'
`Everyday use
`240
`The built-in applications
`Resetting the SERIES 3a
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`242
`244
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`239
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`Character set......0.0.0.0.00 0.0055 eaee 245
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`Specification « saciwecaews ewe eweemwe-- 249
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`For Series 3 uS@rS... 1... ee 251
`General changes
`252
`The built-in applications
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`253
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`Serial3 Link. .......00. 00020002 eee. 257
`Remote Link
`258
`The Commsapplication 258
`The Script application
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`Getting started
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`You should read this chapterfirst. It shows you how to start using
`your Series 3a. It also describes basic information on operating the
`Series 3a, which you need to know before you read the other
`chapters in this manual. Wherever there are things for you to do,
`the instruction(s) are indicated with numbers. Extra notes, which
`you mayfind useful, are indicated with al@symbol.
`
`The different applications - Agenda, Databaseandso on - are
`described from chapter 2 onwards. The simpler applications are
`described first. Each chapter begins with the important
`information you will need for everyday use, before covering more
`detailed information. You can read as much asyoulike of these
`chapters, and read them in any order.
`
`The secondhalf of the manual covers more general topics,
`including printing, tone dialling and security.
`If you have any problems, try looking up suitable entries in the
`index, or refer to the 'Troubleshooting' chapter.
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`(Experienced Series 3 users may wishinstead to read Appendix C,
`whichlists the main differences between the two computers. 3 Link
`users should read Appendix D also.)
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`Where things are
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`screen —|
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`application
`buttons
`reset hole -
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`mains power
`light
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`¢— mains socket
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`eres?" | QOIDIDDOOOUOOUODEI
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`Powering the SERIES 3a
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`The Series 3a is powered by two ordinary AAbatteries. It is best to use alkaline
`batteries - they should last for several months of normaluse.
`A backupbattery is also supplied with your Series 3a. This has the sole job of
`preserving your information when the time comes for you to replace the main batteries.
`A mains adaptor for the Series 3a is also available. This may be useful if you use your
`Series 3a heavily in one particular location.
`Don't worry about leaving your Series 3a turned on by mistake,as it will turn itself off
`after a few minutes to conserve power.
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`Fitting the batteries - the first time
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`You canfit the main batteries and the backup battery in any order.
`
`Fitting the main batteries
`1. Make sure that the Series 3a is closed, then turn it over.
`2. Unclip the main battery cover at the top andfit the main batteries. Be sure to insert
`them the right way round, as marked on the case. (Note: one battery hasits
`positive end on a "pushable" contact.)
`
`3, Replace the main battery cover.
`
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`
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`Fitting the backup battery
`1. You will see two doors on the underside of the Series 3a which swing open;the
`backupbattery fits under the dooron the left. Open the left-hand door:
`
`2. The backupbattery slides in from left to right. Insert it with the flat side, usually
`marked with a + symbol, facing upwards.
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`3. Close the door again, and turn the Series 3a over.
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`Turning On
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`:
`The ON key, also marked 'Esc’, is at the top left of the keyboard. —
`It is referred to as either ‘Esc’ or 'ON/Esc’.
`aeoe
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`1. Press the ON/Esc key.
`The Series 3a starts by displaying an introductory/copyright
`screen. If this does not happen, check that you haveinserted
`the main batteries correctly.
`You will now see the System screen, whichinitially lookslike this:
`
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`Sea PTET
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`ON/Esc key
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`=
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`Pe
`GEIS Word Agenda Time World Calc
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`She
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`Turning Off
`1. Hold downthe Psion key, marked uy , at the bottom left of the SS
`keyboard. While holding it down, press the OFF/1 key (next to =Aoa
`ON/Esc).
`
`US ThePsion key (the u symbolis part of the Psion logo) does
`PSION-1
`nothing on its own.It is used in conjunction with other keys
`for extra characters and special functions. Such keypresses are
`=OFFkey
`usually written with a dash joining the keynames, such as
`Psion-1 for the OFF keypress.
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`Other notes
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`* You can use the standard mains adaptor for the Series 3a at any time.
`¢
`‘Changingthe batteries’ is described towards the end of this chapter.
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`Screen and keyboard
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`The screen
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`To change the screen contrast:
`° Hold downthe Psion key, and while doing so, press the >
`(Contrast +) key or the < (Contrast -) key, until you're happy
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`with the screen contrast.
`
`If you ever need to clean the screen, use a dry cloth.
`
`contrast keys
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`Keypresses
`The Series 3a keyboardis similar to that of a typewriter or desktop computer.
`If you hold downeither Shift key you get the symbols above the
`gnnoeeoqo0004
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`numbers on the number keys, and the alphabetic keys produce
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`pais SeeSoe |
`uppercase (capital) letters - A instead of a , and so on.
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`Mostkeys "auto-repeat" (keep producing keypresses) if you hold
`Shift keys
`them down.
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`The @ (diamond) key
`Mostof the applications have different screens or views. You can
`move between these screens or views by pressing the key. You
`will see this referred to in the chapters which follow.
`
`
`
`Diamond key
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`Keyboard markings
`The yellow markings abovecertain keys are extra characters which the key can produce
`(or special functions the key can perform). To get one ofthese charactersor functions,
`hold the Psion key down while pressing the key. For example, Psion-6 gives the @
`character.
`
`§> Although the ON keyis also marked in yellow for consistency, you don't need to use
`the Psion key when turning the Series 3a on.
`
`The application button pad
`The touchpadofeight large buttons between the screen and keyboard allows youto
`move between the different applications on your Series 3a - the Database, Word
`Processor and so on. For example, if you want to check your daily agenda,press the
`Agenda button; you can then look at your agenda, or enter new appointments.
`¢ System takes you to the System screen - the screen shown when youfirst turned the
`Series 3a on. The System screen displays an icon (picture) for each application on
`the application button pad, and for somebuilt-in applications which do not have
`their own application buttons. There are more icons than can be shownonthe screen
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`at one time. You can press the — and <— arrow keys to move between the icons on the
`screen.
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`* Data takes you to the Database, which you can use as a phone/address book.
`¢ Word takes you to the Word Processor, which you can use for typing notes, letters,
`memos and so on.
`
`¢ Agendatakes you to the Agenda, which you can use as a diary/appointment
`manager.
`¢ Time takes you to the screen where everything to do with time is managed,
`including alarms.
`° World takes you to a screen that displays various information, including dialling
`codes, for hundredsofcities and countries.
`¢ Calc takes you to a programmablescientific calculator.
`¢ Sheet takes you to the Spreadsheet where you can enter your own worksheets full of
`calculations.
`
`OS The Program and Record applications do not have application buttons. You can
`access them from their icons on the System screen, You can use ‘Program’ to write
`your own programsin the OPL language to add new features to your Series 3a. See
`the Programming manualfor more details of OPL. You can use "Record" to record
`your own alarm sounds and voice messages. ‘Record’is described in a later chapter
`of this manual.
`
`You can turn on the Series 3a by pressing any application button. You are then
`taken to the relevant application.
`You may wish to practise using the application buttons and special functions for keys
`by trying the following example:
`1. Press the Word button to move to the Word Processor.
`
`2. Type sometext.
`3. Press Psion-¢ to use the special function for the @ key - the
`Caps Lock keypress. Type some more text. As you can see the
`alphabetic keys are now producing uppercaseletters on their ——
`own.Press Psion-¢ again to revert to lowercaseletters.
`Caps Lock
`4, Press the System button to return to the System screen.
`ES You don't haveto finish with one application before
`moving to another. As in the above example, you can press the Word button and
`begin typing sometext, then press the System button to move back to the System
`screen, and then press Word again to continue with your document.
`
`=
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`Setting the Home City and Time
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`There are two things you should set before you enter any of your information:
`your homecity, and the current time. You have to set these before you can make
`effective use of world dialling, alarms, the Agenda andso on.
`In setting these, you will see how some important keys work, and how things are
`displayed on the screen.
`
`Setting the home city
`You should set your homecity before you set the current time. The homecity
`affects the current time displayed by the Series 3a clock because the Series 3a knows
`about time zones.
`
`You can set the home city with either the World application or the Time application.
`1. Press ON/Esc,if necessary, to turn the Series 3a on.
`2. Press the Time button to move to the Time application. The 'Timescreen’initially
`looks somethinglike this:
`
`
`Home: LondonInner, United Kingdom
`No alarm set
`No alarm set
`No alarm set
`No alarm set
`No alarm set
`~
`No alarm set
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`3:61:34 pm
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`The central area of the screen shows any alarmsthat have beenset
`on your Series 3a. There are six lines for alarm details. Initially,
`they all say ‘No alarm set’. Your current homecity is shown on
`the topline.
`3. Press the Menukey.
`The screen will now looklikethis:
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`Home: London Inne|{
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`3:41:41 pm
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`i menu has appeared on top of the previous display. The top line,
`Settings’, is the title of this menu. (To the right of ‘Settings’ is the
`\
`tm.
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`word 'Alarm’'. Thisis the title of a second menu, which allows
`you to manage the alarms).
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`Eachline below the menutitle is a separate option. There is
`currently a highlight on the first option on the ‘Settings’ menu.
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`You can movethe highlight up and down the menu with the t| keys, and between the
`different menus with the <-— keys.
`4. Movethe highlight onto the 'Homecity’ option on the ‘Settings’ menu, and press the
`Enter Key.
`ZT Enter is the "do it” key. Whenever you want to perform a
`fetesletefelele\afelsiereat
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`highlighted option, press Enter. You also use it like the
`Coat2OEE
`Carriage Return on typewriters when you wantto start typing
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`The Time screen now looks somethinglike this: Enter key
`Home: LondonInner, United Kingdom
`3:01:53 pm
`No alarm set
`Set homecity
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`A dialog is now displayed on the screen. Dialogs appear wheneverthe Series 3a has to
`ask you for information. Mostdialogs haveatitle at the top - in this case it is 'Set home
`city' - and a numberoflines in which you enter information. The Ti keys move the
`cursor from linetoline.
`This dialog has two lines: 'City' and ‘Country’. The ‘City’ line is currently highlighted
`and the nameofa city or area is shown. Thereis a flashing cursoronits first letter; you
`can now type the name of a new homecity.
`Sometimes, as in this case, information in oneline of a dialog affects the information
`displayed in other lines. The reason is usually obvious - in this dialog as the ‘City’ line
`changes, the 'Country' line changes as well.
`5. Type in the name of yourcity, or the one nearest to you. As you press each key, the
`cursor movesto the right and the Series 3atries to find a city to match theletters
`you've typed. Stop typing as soonasit has foundthe correctcity.
`OS Becausethe Series 3a also stores dialling codes, some cities may be namedalittle
`strangely - London Inner and London Outer, for example.
`If you make a mistake while typing in the city name, you can
`use the Delete key to delete the last letter typed, moving the
`cursor back to the left. (The Series 3a again showsthe first city
`which matchesthe letters to the left of the cursor.)
`If at any point the Series 3a can't find a city to match the
`letters you've typed, it will beep. If you're sure you have spelt the city correctly, the
`Series 3a doesn't know aboutthatcity. If this is the case you will need to press Delete a
`few times to removethe letters you typed and then typein a different city name. Once
`you are used to the Series 3a, you can moveto the World application and add your own
`city, then move back to Timeto set it as your home city (described under 'Adding or
`Changing Information’ in the World’ chapter).
`6. Whenthe city you want is displayed, press Enter andit will be set as your home
`city. You will now be able to use the World applicationto find dialling codes for
`other cities around the world. When you haveset the current time, you can also use
`the World application to find the times in othercities.
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`ES If you travel, you should changethe "Homecity’ to your current location. The
`current time will change automatically, and international dialling codes will then be
`given based on your newlocation.
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`Setting the time and date
`Experienced computerusers- select the 'Time and date’ option on the 'Settings'
`menu in the Time application to set the time and date for the Series 3a.
`New computer users may wish to use the following step-by-step instructionsto set the
`time and date:
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`1. Press the Time button, if necessary, to go to the Time application.
`2. Press the Menu key andselect the 'Time and date' option on the 'Settings' menu
`(move the highlight onto ‘Time and date’, and press Enter). A dialog will appear, like
`this:
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`Home: London Inner, United Kingdom
`No alarm set
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`Set time and date
`62:63 pm
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`Date 23871993_}
`Jul
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`3. Press | to move the highlight to the ‘Date’ line.
`4, Type the correct day, month and year, in numbers. The highlight will move
`automatically. You can move the highlight manually to the next part of the date by
`pressing — (or the Space key), if the day or month is only one digit.
`USF If you type in incorrect or unsuitable numbers, the day and month numbersare
`corrected to the largest values allowed. For example, if you typed 88888888 the
`numbers would be corrected to 31st December 2049 (the last date allowed by the
`Series 3a).
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`5. Press t to moveto the 'Time'line. The time is shown as hours, minutes and seconds.
`The highlight moves onto the hours.
`6. Type the time, in the same wayas the date. For example,to set the time to twenty five
`minutes past nine in the morning you would type: 0 9 2 5 0
`O
`.For"am-pm"
`clocks you can press A or P to change between "am" and "pm".
`0S In “am-pm" format, midnight is written with a 12 , not 00 . For example,half past
`midnight is 12:30:am.
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`7. Press Enter and the time and date areset.
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`The Series 3a is accurate to within a few seconds a week. Use the "Time and Date’
`option again if you ever need to correct the time.
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`Changing the way time and date is displayed
`If you're used to menus and dialogs on other computers: use the Formats’ option
`on the 'Settings' menu in Time - perhaps by pressing its hot-key Psion-F - to set the
`time and date formats you prefer.
`If you are unsure of menusanddialogs: follow the instructions below. Even if you
`do not wish to change the date and time formats, the example shows you more
`about menusand dialogs along the way.
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`Changing the time and date formats:
`1. Press the Time button, if necessary, to move to the Time application.
`2. Select the 'Formats' menu option on the 'Settings' menu - either press the Menu key
`and select it as you have selected options from menusbefore, or press Psion-F. The
`keypress Psion-F is the hot-key for the ‘Formats’ option.
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`0S Every option on a menu endswith wy (the Psion key symbol), or Shift- u followed by
`a letter. These are the hot-keys - shortcuts for selecting the options. Hot-keys can be
`used with or without the menu on the screen -you would normally use them without
`displaying the menuasit is quicker.
`While you're learning to use the Series 3a, you'll find it easiest to use the Menu key
`to find the option you want, but you'll soon start to rememberthe hot-keys of the
`options you use most.
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`The ‘Set date and time formats’ dialog will appear.It lookslike this:
`Home: London suet, United xinodom
`ales
`Set date ae time formats
`_ (ihe ¢Day month year >
`‘Date separator
`7
`i «Time format
`am-pm
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`3. The highlightis initially on the ‘Date format’ line. If you press the <- and — keys you
`will see the setting on the line change. Leave it set to your preferred date format.
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`OS Wheneveryouseelittle arrows around a setting in a dialog, you can use <-— to
`changeit.
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`4. Press | to move to the 'Date separator’ line. If you wish to change it, just type the
`character that you wantto use as the date separator, for when dates are displayed in
`dialogs.
`5. Press the | key to moveto the "Time format’ line. You canset this line to either
`'24 hour’ or 'am-pm’', Leaveit set to your preferred format.
`6. Press the | key to move to the 'Time separator’ line. If you wish to change the
`character used to separate the numbersfor times, just type a new character.
`7. Press Enter, to say you have finished.
`USF If you bring up a menuordialog which you didn't want, you =
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`can removeit by pressing the Esc ("Escape") key. The Esc key eaBOGEor
`
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`performs the opposite action to the Enterkey, as itwill almost
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`thing I've just chosen”. Here, you would use it to make the
`Esc key
`menu go away.
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`Moving the cursor and editing text
`
`The keypresses and features explained here are used repeatedly throughout the
`Series 3a. You don't haveto learn all of this yet. You may wish to refer back to this
`section as you get used to using your Series 3a.
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`Basic editing keys
`Theseare the basic editing keys you'll use whenever entering almost any kind of
`information on the Series 3a:
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`<—f|—movethe cursor.
`The Delete key deletes the character (number, symbolorletter) to the left of the
`cursor.
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`Shift-Delete deletes the character to the right of the cursor.
`Shift-<— and Shift-— start a highlight from the cursor position. Use this to highlight
`an area oftext.
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`Shift-7 and Shift-| highlight whole lines of text.
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`More advancedediting keys
`Psion-<—and Psion-—movethe cursorto the start and end ofthe line respectively.
`These keypresses are sometimes called 'Home'and 'End’, and they are marked on
`the keyboard as such.
`Psion-f and Psion-| (marked 'Pg Up' and 'Pg Dn’, for "Page Up" and "Page Down")
`move the cursor up and downby several lines at a time.
`Psion-Delete deletes to the beginning of the line, and Shift-Psion-Delete deletes to
`the end ofthe line.
`Control-Shift-Psion-<— (hold down the Control, Shift and Psion —
`keys, and press —) highlights the current word. (The Control
`key, like the Psion and Shift keys, is used to modify other
`keypresses.)
`Control-Shift-Psion-— highlights the current paragraph.
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`Control key
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`Help information
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`Whatever you're doing on your Series 3a, you can always display
`Help information.
`Whenyoupress the Help key, a list of help topics for the screen
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`on which you are working appears, like this:
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`Thu 29 July 199%)
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`Help: Agenda
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`Each topic is marked by a bullet (a small square).
`¢ Use the f| arrow keys to movethe highlight up and down the menuoftopics.
`° Press the Enter key to look at help on a highlighted topic. A page of information,or a
`furtherlist of topics will appear.
`¢ Press Esc to removea help screen. If you've been through several screens of help,
`Esc goes back to the previous one. Press Esc until they are all removed. A useful
`shortcut is Control-Esc, which always leaves help immediately.
`* Control-Help presents a complete index of help topics.
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`Notes on menus and dialogs
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`Together, menus and dialogs give you access to all ofthe features of the Series 3a. You
`can select an option for whatever you want to do from a menu,orpress its hot-key. The
`option you selected will then display a dialog if more information is needed from you.
`
`Displaying a menu
`Each application has a different set of menus. If you press the Menukey,and use the
`arrowkeys to look at the menucontents, the namesof the options will usually
`suggest the features available.
`Whenever you press the Menu key, the highlight moves to the option it was on when
`you last used the menus.
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`Moving between menus
`Use ——to move betweenthe different menus on an application screen.
`OS The Menukeyitself cycles through the menus one by one. Youcanalsopress the
`Menukey and then a number to moveto a particular menu - 1 for the leftmost
`menu, 2
`for the next one, and so on.
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`Hot keys
`You can find out which hot-keys go with which options by displaying the menus, then
`pressing a hot-key without holding down the Psion key. The menu and option which
`goes with the key you press will be highlighted.
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`Selecting on dialog lines
`Many dialog lines, such as "Time format’, havelittle arrows around the setting, and can
`be changed by using <-—. You canalso typethefirst letter of the setting you require.
`
`If you wantto see all of the possible settings in a verticallist,
`press the Tab key. Within the vertical list, you can use T | to move
`the highlight. Enter to pick the highlighted setting, or Esc to
`removethe vertical list.
`
`For example, if you press the Time button, choose the 'Formats'
`option, and press the Tab key when the highlight is on the 'Date
`format’ line, you'll see the list of possible date formats, like this:
`
`
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`3:84:62 pm
`
`|Year month day ‘Time format
`
`Home: London Inner, United Kingdom
`i
`Set date and (Month day
`year )_
`(osETAT 4EIT>
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`‘Date separator
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`Time separator:
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`GS You mayseethis called tabbing outa line of a dialog. The only cases where Tab does
`not work in this way are in options whichlist cities and countries, such as the 'Home
`city' option you usedearlier.
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`Entering dates with the calendar
`Whenentering a date in a dialog - for example, when youare setting the current date in
`the ‘Set time and date’ dialog in Time - you can press Tab to display a one month
`calendar. Then moveto the date you want to enter, and press Enter to insert the date in
`the dialog.
`Shift-Tab (or Tab twice) displays a three month calendar, while Control-Tab (or three
`Tabs) displays a 12 month calendar.
`The —f |—keys movein their respective directions, changing month and year where
`necessary.
`To move from day to day, use Shift-—-—>. To move by a weekat a time, use Shift-7 |.
`Press Esc to remove the calendar without selecting a date.
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`Entering numbers in dialogs
`You can type numbersdirectly into dialog lines if you wish, but you can also use the >
`and < keys to increase or decrease the current number. (You don't need to use one of
`the Shift keys to get the > or < keypress,in this case.) If you hold down the Control
`key while pressing > or < , the number increases or decreases by 10 at a time.
`These keypresses also work when typing each part of a date or time.
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