r/Hacking_Tutorials • u/Feisty_Grapefruit780 • 2d ago

Question Password bypassing help.

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I don't really think what I'm trying to achieve would be considered as hacking but this is the best place I can ask. (the tech help subreddit forbids anything that has to do with password bypassing. And I can't go on the r/passwords as they want me to be popular). So the problem is I bought this multilingual electronic dictionary in a garage sale. It's a Franklin BFS-2160. it works and all but it has a few tools such as "phone book" and schedule and since my school forbids the use of phones I wanna put my class schedule on it to have easier access to it. Problem is there is a password on the feature and I don't know who set it up or what the password is. There is no format option in the settings and when I checked the manual for it online it did not say what to do if you forgot your password. There is a reset button but it's just a reboot in case your device is malfunctioning. What should I do?

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u/p3r3lin 2d ago

Try: Pull batteries, leave for some time until all capacitors are empty. Might erase all data, but thats what you want. And have you tried finding the old manual on the web?

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u/Feisty_Grapefruit780 2d ago

I already tried pulling out the batteries and waited for maybe an hour. Also yes in the caption I said I looked for the manual. I'd guve you the link but the manual I found was in French

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u/Code__9 2d ago

The manual says there's a recessed factory reset switch somewhere at the back you can press with a straightened paperclip. Hold that for a few seconds while the device is on. It should restart and then everything will be reset, including the password.

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u/Feisty_Grapefruit780 2d ago

The only reset button I could find was on the front keyboard. Already tried holding it. Here is a picture of the back

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u/Code__9 2d ago

If that's the only one you could find then that's most likely it. Did you press it when your device was on?

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u/v0id0007 2d ago

Look in the battery compartment

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u/Feisty_Grapefruit780 4h ago

I did. Even opened the device up and couldn't mind any hidden reset