IBM Simon User Manual

Calendar
Alarm
When
this
feature
is
on,
you
will
hear
a beep
when
a
calendar
alarm
goes
off.
(See,,New
Entry"
on
page
4.1 for
more
information
about
setting
calendar
alarms.)
Error
Beep
When
Error
Beep
is
on,
you
hear
a beep
whenever
there
is
an
error,
and
a
pop_up
message
window
appears.
You
can
also
change
the
phone
ringer
tone
from
Standard
to
Bells
or
Beeps.
When
you
touch
the
check
boxes
for
these
tones, you
hear
what
they
sound like.
Running
Diagnostics
Usually,
you
would
run
the
diagnostic programs
only
at the request
of
a service
representative.
To
run
the
diagnostic
program,
touch
the
Diagnostics
button
on
the
main
System
screen.
The
Diagnostics
screen
appears.
On the
Diagnostics
screen,
you
can
choose
to
test
only the
cellular
telephone
or to
test
the
system
(which
tests
the
cellular
telephone,
the
modem,
the
display,
the
speaker,
and the
up/down
buttons
on
the
side
of
lhe
unit).
Time
The
Time
feature
lets
you
set the
current
date
and
time
on
your
Simon.
You
can
display
the
time
and
date using
either
a world
or
digital
clock.
To
use
the
time feature,
just
touch
the
Time
icon
from
the
Mobile
Office
screen
and
then
the
Settings
button.
Then
select
Set
Date,
Set
Time,
Set Alarm,
or
Cancel
Alarm.
When
the
alarm
sounds,
just
touch
the
screen
anywhere
to
turn
it
off.
When
you
set
the
time,
be sure
the
clock is
in the
correct
time
zone.
If
you
move
or travel
to
a
different
time
zone,
don't
forget
to
change
the
time
zone,
or the
clock
(and
any
alarms
you,ve
set) will
not
be correct.
Tip: When you
set
the
date
and
time, you
can
touch
and
hold
the
arrow
buttons
to
scroll
quickly.
you
can touch
AM
to
change
to
pM,
or
pM
to
change
to
AM.
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User's
Guide
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uo
-
-
:a To
Do
feature
to help
you
keep
track
of
:--
,,,:*
items
and their
due
dates.
ldaking
a New
Entry
--
:-.aie
a
new
To Do
entry,
touch
the
New
Entry
:-:::-
on
the main To
Do
screen.
A form
will
-=.?,
to
let
you
set
the due
date for
the
entry.
.
-:
'n
mind
that
you
can
touch
and hold
the
arrow
:-:::s
to
scroll
quickly
through
the
choices.
When
.:-
:ave
set the
due date,
touch
the
OK button.
'.=ri.
th€
To
Do form
appears
with
the
on-screen
.:-.:.3ard.
The first
line
of the
form
is the
Subject
-=
Later,
when
this
entry
appears
as a
button in
:-:
-fc
Do list,
the information
in
the
Subject
line
will
:-:€ar
in
the
button
so
you
can
use it
as a
-=-:Cer.
Below
the
Subject
line,
you
can type
::-='
notes
for
this
entry. When you
have finished
:..:
^E.
touch
the Done
button.
The
main To
Do
s:-::n
will
reappear,
with
this
entry in its
correct
:,:::
cn in
the
To Do list
(organized
by due
date).
Working
with To
Do
ltems
-:
,,.ork
with
an item,
just
touch
its
button.
lf
you
-:.e
more
items
than
will fit
on
a screen,
use the
=-:,';
buttons
to scroll
the
To Do
items
until
you
see
:-:
:ie
you
want.
When
you
touch
a To
Do item
:-:cn.
the
contents
of
the item
appear,
with
action
:-:3ns
at the
bottom
of the
screen.
-:
srase
the item,
touch
the
Erase
button.
To
::a:ge
the
item,
touch
the
Change
button. lf
you
-=.e
completed
the item,
but want
to
save it,
touch
:-:
Put
in
Done
List
button.
The
Done
list will
-.ear,
with this
item in
it.
Working
with
Done
ltems
-s,ally,
you
should
erase
a To
Do item
after
you
::rplete
it.
However,
you
may want
to save
some
::':,.s
as
reminders.
To
view
the
Done
list,
touch
::
Done
List
button
on the
main
To
Do
screen.
--e
Done
list
appears.
To
work
with
an item,
just
::-ch
its
button.
When
you
are working
with
a
=
-.:le
done item,
you
can
use
the
action
buttons
to
:'ase
it,
change
it,
or
put
it
back in
the To
Do
list.
,',
-en
you
are looking
at the
entire
Done
list,
you
:.=^
choose
to
erase
all the items
in the
Done
list
by
Simon Features
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IBM Simon Specifications

General

Release Year	1994
Display	Monochrome LCD
Resolution	160 x 293 pixels
RAM	1 MB
Storage	1 MB
Operating System	Datalight ROM-DOS
Dimensions	200 x 64 x 38 mm
Weight	510 g
Network	AMPS
SIM	No
Phonebook	Yes
Call records	Yes
Loudspeaker	No
3.5mm jack	No
Memory Card slot	No
Talk time	1 hour
Alert types	Ringtone
Messaging	Email
Features	Touchscreen
Battery	NiCad, 7.5V