Sharp IQ-8900, IQ-8920 manual Memory expansion

Memory expansion

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unit’s memory.

3.Touch m] . (Be careful not to touch ml here or you will lose all the data in the unit.)

A message will appear asking if you want to clear the card memory.

4. Touch PI.

All data on the card will be deleted and the card can now be used in your unit.

The RAM card provides extra memory in the unit. While a RAM card does not expand the amount of main memory in the unit, it does add an auxiliary memory that can be easily accessed.

To use a RAM card, install the card, select an application, and press (CARD). The symbol CARD appears at the top of the display indicating that the card memory is now selected. All operations are the same as when using the main memory, but the RAM card gives you, for example, three more files in the Tel application, one more drawer of folders in the Filer application, etc. (See your RAM card manual for capacity and specifications.)

•When a RAM card is installed, pressing [SEARCH] displays a SEARCH window including buttons to select both card and unit memory.

•In the Filer application, you can collect entries only in the memory you are currently using.

•The unit keeps track of which memory (main or card) was last used for each application. So, for example, if you select the To Do application and it was last used with card memory, the unit will switch automatically to card memory. If you then select another application that was last used with main memory, the unit will switch back automatically to main memory.

You can also store data on a RAM card by copying all data from the main unit’s memory. This is called “backing up.” Unnecessary data can then be deleted from the

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