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Step-by-step instructions for inserting main and backup batteries correctly.
Details on screen contrast, keypresses, special keys, and the application button pad.
Guides users on setting the device's home city and current time for accurate time zone management.
Explains basic and advanced keypresses for cursor movement and text editing.
Information on battery levels, replacement procedures, and usage monitor.
Instructions on saving, changing, and using calculator memories for storing results.
How to set and display the current time and date, affected by home city settings.
How to set alarms, including text, repeat options, and alarm sounds.
Details on how alarms are displayed, acknowledged, snoozed, or silenced.
Procedures for removing, temporarily disabling, or silencing all alarms.
Introduces the Database application for storing and retrieving information like names and addresses.
Guides on adding new entries using the 'Add' screen and defining labels.
How to search for specific entries using text clues on the 'Find' screen.
Procedures for re-editing, deleting, and copying entries within the database.
How to create, manage, and change names of database files.
Explains the flexibility of the Agenda for notes, appointments, and diaries with various views.
Instructions for entering untimed notes and timed appointments in the Day view.
Setting up entries to repeat on daily, weekly, or monthly schedules with alarms.
Options for tidying entries, including deleting or extracting information.
Covers typing documents, word-wrapping, paragraph creation, and cursor movement.
Procedures for creating new documents and managing existing ones.
Adjusting paragraph indents, fonts, alignment, and line spacing for printed output.
Defining and applying styles to control paragraph formatting consistently.
Tools for creating, applying, renaming, and deleting paragraph styles.
Using 'Find', 'Find again', and 'Replace' functions for text manipulation.
Creating and using template files for consistent document formatting and content.
How to navigate the spreadsheet grid and enter different types of data into cells.
How to create and use formulae for calculations, including cell references and operators.
Using built-in functions like SUM, COS, and SIN in spreadsheet calculations.
How to delete, copy, and paste cells, including the use of the clipboard.
Understanding and using relative and absolute cell references in formulae.
Searching worksheets, using range names, sorting data, and clearing cells.
Creating and saving various types of graphs from worksheet data.
How to set up and use the spreadsheet's database features for structured data.
Explains trigonometric, logarithmic, and logical functions available in the spreadsheet.
Step-by-step guide to recording sounds, setting filenames, duration, and playback.
Configuring dialling settings like country code, tone times, and pause times.
Guidelines for entering local and international phone numbers, including country codes.
Troubleshooting tips for dialling failures, adjusting tone/delay times, and DTMF compatibility.
How to connect the Series 3a to a printer via parallel or serial 3 Link leads.
Selecting the appropriate printer driver, including the 'General' driver for compatibility.
Designing the printed page by setting paper size, orientation, margins, headers, and footers.
Printing the entire worksheet, highlighted ranges, and handling page breaks.
Procedures for closing files from applications or the System screen to free memory.
Detailed explanation of the 'Bring' process across different applications like Agenda, Database, and Spreadsheet.
Explains the purpose and types of SSDs (Flash and Ram) and how to fit them.
Steps to format an SSD, including battery checks and volume naming.
Procedures for creating, copying, deleting, and renaming files and managing open files.
Using the file selector to navigate disks, select files, and manage directories.
Guidance on choosing, setting, changing, and clearing system and file passwords.
Steps to protect against data loss, accidental changes, deletion, or tampering.
Information on backing up single files or entire disks to SSDs or other computers.
Common issues like the device not turning on, screen contrast, beeping, and alarms.
Strategies for freeing up internal memory when storage is low.
Troubleshooting print-related issues, including margins, fonts, and blank lines.
Instructions for performing soft and hard resets to recover from system issues.
Notes on changes in built-in applications like System screen, Database, Word Processor, and Agenda.
Details on the new Comms application, its screen features, and serial communication settings.
Outlines Psion's warranty terms and limitations of liability for product defects and usage.
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