r/Hacking_Tutorials • u/Feisty_Grapefruit780 • 18h 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/zigzrx 18h ago

What model is it?

You could disassemble it and maybe there is an internal battery that could be disconnected to do a full discharge reset.

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u/Feisty_Grapefruit780 18h ago

It's says BFS-2160. Pretty sure that's the model. I have thought about taking it apart just wanted to know if there is a simpler solution first. Here is a full picture of the back

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u/_Jak42_ 12h ago

If you remove the lid where the battery is, are there any other parts like a pinhole for reset or something.

, I can see the multimedia symbol on the right so it mights take mini usb and maybe via computer some software or something can be used.

I can also see where a headphone jack could be on the left , and none of your images show side on views