Built-in Calendar and Clock

Precautions

• Calendar, Schedule, Expense, and Clock modes allow you to

enter the desired date and time between Jan. 1, 1950 and Dec.

31, 2150.

• If an attempt is made to store an invalid time or date, you will not

be able to move the cursor to date entering, or store the time and

date by pressing x. Enter the correct value and press

Setting the Home Clock

1.If the display is in other mode or World Clock mode, tap hto enter the Home Clock mode.

Note:

During the period of the Daylight Saving Time (summer time), set the DST ON beforehand as described on page 7, "Setting Daylight Saving Time ON/OFF".

2.Tap e .

The Organizer will enter the clock setting mode.

xagain.

• The Organizer has 43 cities according to the time zones (see

page 31).

Clock Mode

The Organizer has both Home Clock and World Clock modes. The display switches between Home and World clock each time

his tapped.

<HOME>

<WORLD>

NEW YORK

LONDON

1 1 2 0 0 3 WED

1 1 2 0 0 3 WED

1 2 : 0 0 : 0 0 AM

5 : 0 0 : 0 0 AM

3.Select your Home city using <or >.

City names can be edited, if necessary.

4.Press mto move the cursor to the Month position.

5.Enter the appropriate month.

Enter the day and then year in the same way.

6.Press mto move the cursor to the Hour position.

7.Enter the appropriate hour.

<HOME>

NEW YORK

0 1 0 1 2 0 0 3 WED 1 2 : 0 5 : 3 5 AM

<HOME>

NEW YORK

0 1 0 1 2 0 0 3 WED 1 2 : 0 5 : 3 5 AM

<HOME>

NEW YORK

0 1 2 4 2 0 0 3 WED

1 2 : 0 5 : 3 5 AM

Home Clock Mode

World Clock Mode

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8.Enter the minutes and seconds in the same manner.

9.Select AM or PM using (.

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Sharp YO-290 operation manual Built-in Calendar and Clock, Clock Mode, Precautions, Setting the Home Clock

YO-290 specifications

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