Epson HX-20 User Manual

Before you use the HX-20 for the first time, you must  initialize  its

memory and its calendar clock. (If your HX-20 is not on now, turn it
on.) The screen will look like this:

(Note: there may be various letters and symbols under “1 MON-

ITOR”. Ignore them.)

If you can’t read the text on your screen, adjust the VIEW

ANGLE knob on the right side of the HX-20.

According to this menu, you must type 

to initialize the

system. To do so, hold down the 

 key (located at the left edge of

the keyboard) with one finger. While you are holding it down, press
the 

 

key.

You may now release both keys. The screen will display:

=

You have two choices now. You may initialize memory and the

calendar clock, or you may decide that you don’t wish to do so.

Your choice will depend on how long you’ve been using the HX-20.

If your HX-20 is new, then of course you will want to initialize the

system. But if you’ve been using the HX-20 for a while, and only
pressed 

 by mistake while looking at the menu, then you

will  not  want to initialize the system. To do so would cause the

HX-20 to lose all programs and data you have already entered into

its memory.

If you do  not  want to initialize the system now, press the red

 key, or the 

 

key, and the HX-20 will again display its

menu. All programs and data previously entered into the HX-20

will still be in its memory.

If you  do  want to initialize the system, then you must now enter

the date and time. This will set the HX-20’s built-in calendar clock,
enabling it to keep track of the date and time from this moment on,

whether the HX-20 is turned on or not.

Figure 3-1 shows the particular form you must use to specify the

date and time: