Franklin Bookman MWD-640 User's Manual
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1. BOOKMAN EXPAND DABLE ABLE ELECTRONIC BOOK Dictionary amp Thesaurus USER S GUIDE MW D 640 License Agreement READ THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT BEFORE USING ANY BOOKMAN PRODUCT YOUR USE OF THE BOOKMAN PRODUCT DEEMS THAT YOU ACCEPT THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE TERMS YOU MAY RETURN THIS PACKAGE WITH PURCHASE RECEIPT TO THE DEALER FROM WHICH YOU PURCHASED THE BOOKMAN PRODUCT AND YOUR PURCHASE PRICE WILL BE REFUNDED BOOK MAN PRODUCT means the software product and documentation found in this package and FRANKLIN means Franklin Electronic Publishers Inc LIMITED USE LICENSE All rights in the BOOKMAN PRODUCT remain the property of FRANKLIN Through your purchase FRANKLIN grants you a personal and nonexclusive li cense to use the BOOKMAN PRODUCT onasingle FRANKLIN BOOKMAN at a time You may not make any copies of the BOOKMAN PRODUCT or of the data stored therein whether in electronic or print format Such copying would be in violation of applicable copyright laws Further you may not modify adapt disassemble decompile translate create derivative works of or in any way re verse engineer the BOOKMAN PRODUCT You may not export or reexport directly or indirectly the BOOKMAN PRODUCT without compliance with ap propriate governmental regulations The BOOKMAN PRODUCT contains Franklin s confidential and propriety information which you agree to take adequate steps to protect from unauthorized disclosure o2. and the train take turns typ ing letters to form a word Whoever types the last letter wins To view the letters you can type at your turn hold CAP and press 2 Or press 2 to end around and reveal the word Press ENTER to view the dictionary defini tion of the word Limited Warranty U S only FRANKLIN warrants to you that the BOOKMAN PRODUCT will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for one year from purchase In the case of such a defect in your BOOKMAN PRODUCT FRANKLIN will repair or replace it without charge on return with purchase receipt to the dealer from which you made your purchase or Franklin Electronic Publishers Inc One Franklin Plaza Burlington NJ 08016 4907 within one year of purchase Alternatively FRANKLIN may at its option refund your purchase price Data contained in the BOOKMAN PRODUCT may be provided under license to FRANKLIN FRANKLIN makes no warranty with respect to the accuracy of data in the BOOKMAN PRODUCT No warranty is made that the BOOKMAN PRODUCT will run uninterrupted or error free You assume all risk of any damage or loss from your use of the BOOKMAN PRODUCT This warranty does not apply if in the sole discretion of FRANKLIN the BOOKMAN PRODUCT has been tampered with damaged by accident abused misused or misapplication or as a result of service or modification by any party including any dealer other than FRANKLIN This warranty applies only to products manufactured by
3. the correction list press BACK 5 Press CLEAR when done Finding Confusables Confusables are homonyms and spell ing variants that are easy to confuse If a word has Confusables CONF will flash once in the upper right of the screen 1 Type a word e g rein 2 Press CONF Confusables come with identify ing words 3 Press ENTER and then high light a word 4 Press ENTER to define it or press THES to view its thesau rus meaning Highlighting Words Another way to look up words is by highlighting them in dictionary defini tions thesaurus entries or word lists Then you can find their definitions the saurus entries Confusables or add them to your User list 1 At any text press ENTER to start the highlight i To turn the highlight off press BACK 2 Press the arrow keys to highlight a word Ss 3 Do one of the following To Press define the word ENTER view a thesaurus THES entry view Confusables CONF add word to User list LIST Reviewing Words The Path list lets you review the last 15 words you looked up Your Path list is automatically saved between sessions until the batteries lose power 1 Select Path list from the CMDS menu Or hold G and press P This is a sample Path list If you haven t looked up any words you see Path is empty 2 Highlight a word 3 Press ENTE
4. OFITS DAMAGES TO PROPERTY OR PERSONAL INJURY BUT ONLY TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW FRANKLIN S ENTIRE LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM OR LOSS DAMAGE OR EXPENSE FROM ANY SUCH CAUSE SHALL IN NO EVENT EXCEED THE PRICE PAID FOR THE BOOKMAN PRODUCT THIS CLAUSE SHALL SURVIVE FAILURE OF AN EXCLUSIVE REMEDY This license and warranty is governed by the laws of the United States and the State of New Jersey 15 Resetting BOOKMAN If the BOOKMAN keyboard fails to respond or if its screen performs erratically first press CLEAR and then press ON OFF twice If nothing happens follow the steps below to reset it Warning Pressing the reset button with more than very light pressure may perma nently disable yourBOOKMAN Inaddition resetting yourBOOKMAN unit erases set tings and information entered into its built in book and in any installed books 1 Hold CLEAR and press ON OFF If nothing happens try Step 2 Use a paper clip to gently press BOOKMAN s reset button The reset button is recessed in a pin sized hole on the back of your BOOKMAN Look for it on the bat tery cover ornearthe book card slot 2 gt Troubleshooting BOOKMAN e Make sure your book card if any is installed correctly e Check that the book card s metal contacts are dirt and dust free 16 Copyrights and Patents Model MWD 640 batteries 4 AAA 1 5 volt e size 14 x 2 5 x 10 3 cm e weight 6 oz without batteries 1987 1996 Franklin Electronic Pu
5. R to define it af 13 ai 4 Press THES to view a thesau rus entry or CONF to view its Confusables if any 10 Using the User List You can create a User list of up to 40 words You can even add words to your User list that are not in this dictionary Here s how to add and to view a word 1 Press LIST to view the User list menu If you haven t added words to your User list View list Empty appears 2 Highlight Add word Then press ENTER 3 Type a word e g restive list wordi 4 Press ENTER to add the word 5 Select View list 1 word Hesta E ee ar This is a User list of one word Using the User List gt Adding Highlighted Words At any text you can highlight a word and add it to your User list 1 At text press ENTER to start the highlight 2 Highlight a word 3 Press LIST 4 Select Add your word gt Adding Words Not Found in This Dictionary When you add a word not in this dictionary you re given three options Cancel Add anyway or Correction list Select an option Caution Adding words not in this dictionary uses considerably more memory than adding words that are If you add only words that are not in the dictionary your User list may hold as few as 10 words 11 Using the User List Sending Words You can delete one or althe words in This BOOKMAN d ictionary can send your
6. User list Here s how words to and receive words from cer tain other BOOKMAN books Deleting One Word Pi 2 To send a word you must first install a 1 Press LIST book card in your BOOKMAN and 2 Select Delete word that book card must be able to send 3 Highlight a word on the list or receive words To learn if a book 4 Press ENTER to delete it card can send or receive words read its User s Guide gt Deleting Your User List 1 Highlight a word in this book 1 Press LIST a 2 Select Erase list ians iganea oy 3 Press Y to erase the entire list Or press N to cancel To highlight a word in a list press the arrow keys To highlight a word in text press ENTER and then press the arrow keys 2 Hold and press CARD 3 Highlight the other book 4 Press ENTER The word that you highlighted appears in the other book 5 Press ENTER to look up the word Changing Game Settings You can change the game settings at any time Each setting applies to all the games Word List lets you pick which words you ll play the games with If you se lect Type Them in you ll need to type in words after you select a game Word Length lets you pick how many letters will be in the words 3 13 Skill Level lets you select the level of difficulty 1 Press MENU 2 Press 4 to highlight the Game menu 3 Highlight a setting 4 Press ENTER to select it Playing the Games N o
7. blishers Inc Burlington NJ 08016 4907 USA All rights reserved 1989 M erriam W ebster Inc All rights reserved FCC Notice Complies with the limits for a Class B computing device pursuant to Subpart B of part 15 of FCC Rules Opera tion is subjectto the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful inter ference and 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation U S Patents 4 490 811 4 830 618 4 891 775 5 007 019 5 113 340 5 203 705 5 218 536 5 249 965 5 333 313 European Patent 0 136 379 Pat Pend ISBN 1 56712 133 0 This unit may change operating modes due to Electro static Discharge Normal opera tion of this unit can be re established by pressing the reset key ON OFF or by removing replacing batteries key 8 14 key 8 14 Anagrams game 14 Arrow keys 5 Asterisk key 8 14 BACK key 7 Backing up 7 Changing Bookman s settings 5 CONF message 9 Confusables finding 9 Correcting misspellings 9 Disable demo 5 DN key 2 6 7 Games changing settings 13 playing 13 Hangman game 14 Help finding 5 Highlighting words 10 Installing a book card 3 Messages add anyway 11 cancel 11 correction list 11 FDB 28000 00 P N 7201384 Index path is empty 10 type them in 13 view list empty 11 Misspellings correcting 9 Path list 10 Reviewing words 10 Searching for words 6 Shutoff changing 5 setting 5 Spelling find
8. ing Words ccscecceeeeeeeeeeneeeseaeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeeeeeeoes 10 Reviewing WordsS sss s 5 5 5 5 5 55 10 Using the User LiSt ccsccsceeeeeseeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeseueeeeeeeeoesoeeoes 11 Sending WOKS cesceeeeeee eee eeeeeeaeeeseaeeaeeeseaeeaseeeeaseasoneeanes 12 Changing Game Settings ccsseseeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneae 13 Playing the Games ccseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeaeeeeeaseeeseeseeeeeseesaae 13 00000000 Key Guide Function Keys Clears to Enter your word Shows the main menus red Shows a thesaurus entry green Shows Confusables yellow Shows the games list blue S hows the User list menu Exits the book you are reading Turns yourBOOKMAN on or off gt Understanding the Color Keys The color keys red green yellow and blue perform the functions listed above only for the BOOKMAN book described in this User s Guide Other books have their own color key functions which are labelled on their book cards and listed in their User s Guides For more informa tion read Using the Color Keys CAP E G T E Other Keys Backs up erases letters or stops a highlight Shifts keys to type punctuation Enters a search selects a menu item or starts a highlight Shows help messages Types a question mark to stand for an unknown letter in a word Shifted types an asterisk to stand for a series of letters Direction Keys M
9. ing tips 8 STAR key combinations 2 with CARD 12 with DN 6 with P 10 THES message 7 Thesaurus entries 7 Tutorial 5 UP key 2 7 User List adding words not in dictionary 11 viewing list 11 Word Train game 14 Printed in U S Rev F
10. or for FRANKLIN Batteries corrosion or battery contacts and any damage caused by batteries are not covered by this warranty NO FRANKLIN DEALER AGENT OR EMPLOYEE IS AUTHORIZED TO MAKE ANY ADDITIONAL WARRANTY IN THIS REGARD OR TO MAKE ANY MODIFICATION OR EXTENSION OF THIS EXPRESS WARRANTY THE FOREGOING WARRANTY IS EXCLUSIVE AND IS IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES WRITTEN OR ORAL INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY SHALL BE FRANKLIN S OBLIGATION TO REPLACE OR REFUND AS SET FORTH ABOVE IN THIS WARRANTY Some States do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties or limitations on how long a warranty lasts This warranty gives you specific rights you may also have additional rights which vary from State to State This warranty shall not be applicable to the extent that enforcement of any provision may be prohibited by applicable law FRANKLIN SHALL IN NO EVENT BE LIABLE TO YOU OR TO ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ORANY OTHER INDIRECT LOSS OR DAMAGE ARISING OUT OF YOUR PURCHASE THE MANUFACTURE OR SALE OF THE BOOKMAN PRODUCT THIS LICENSE OR ANY OBLIGATION RESULTING THEREFROM OR THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE BOOKMAN PRODUCT UNDERANY LEGAL THEORY WHETHER BREACH OF CONTRACT TORT STRICT LIABILITY ORANY OTHER CAUSE OF ACTION OR PROCEEDING WHICH DAMAGES SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO LOST PR
11. ove in indicated direction Types a Space or pages down Star Key Combinations Sends a word between books DN Shows the next match UP Shows the previous match T G P Shows a thesaurus entry Shows the Path list Hold while pressing the other key Installing Batteries BOOKMAN model640 uses fourAAA batteries Here is how to install or re place them Warning W hen the batteries lose power or are removed from your BOOKMAN information that you have entered in its built in book as well as in any installed book card will be erased 1 Turn BOOKMAN over 2 Slide off its battery cover in the direction of the triangle 3 Install the batteries following the diagram in the case 4 Replace the battery cover gt Resuming Where You Left Off You can turn off BOOKMAN at any screen When you turn BOOKMAN on again the screen that you last viewed appears Installing a Book Card Warning N ever install or remove a book card while yourBOOKMAN is turned on If you do information that you entered in its built in book as well as in any other installed book cards will be erased 1 Turn your BOOKMAN off 2 Turn your BOOKMAN over 3 Align the tabs on the book card with the notches in the slot 4 Press the book card down until it snaps into place gt Removing Book Cards Warning When you remove a book card to install another information that you entered in the removed book card will be era
12. previous screen of similar information For example if you were viewing a dictionary definition you would go to the previous definition Finding a Letter If you are uncertain about a letter in a word type a question mark in place of each unknown letter 1 Type a word with s 3 Highlight a match 4 Press ENTER to define it f 5 Press CLEAR when done gt Spelling Finding Tips You can also use s to help solve crossword puzzles For example if the second letter of a five letter word is hand its last letter is w Enter h w to see possible answers Finding a Series of Letters To find prefixes suffixes and other parts of words type an asterisk in a word Asterisks stand for a series of letters Note If you type an asterisk at the beginning of a word it may take a while to find the matching words 1 Type a word with an To type an asterisk hold CAP and press z 2 Press ENTER ie 3 Highlight a match 4 Press ENTER to define it 5 Press CLEAR when done Correcting Misspellings If you misspell a word don t worry It will be corrected automatically 1 Type a misspelled word TBE our word To erase a letter press BACK 2 Press ENTER 3 Press Lt to highlight a correction 4 Press ENTER to view its dictionary entry To go back to
13. r use This license is effective until terminated This license terminates immediately without notice from FRAN KLIN if you fail to comply with any provision of this license Contents Welcome to the world of BOOKMAN tionary entries 41 000 thesaurus en BOOKMAN is a powerful portable tries with 496 000 synonyms correct electronic reference with a built inbook misspellings save words to your User and a slot in the back for more books list and play three fun educational With this BOOKMAN Dictionary amp The word games To learn how to use other saurus you can find over 83 000 dic book cards read their User s Guides Installing Batteries and Installing a Book Card 1000 3 Selecting Books and Using the Color Keys c sssesese0e 4 Changing SettingS csccsseseeeeeneeneeeeenseneeeeeneeeeseeenueeesoeees 5 Viewing a Demonstration csccsseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeneeeeeemeas 5 Finding Definitions c ccceeeeseeeeeneeeseaseeeeeeeneeeeeeeeneseeeoes 6 Finding Words in Definitions c ccsseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeae 6 Finding SYNONYMS ceeseeeeeeeeeeee eee eee eeeeeeeeeeeeeseeseeneeseeeaae 7 Finding a Letter c ccsccsseeeeeeeneeeeeeeenseeuseeeeaueeseeseaseesoneees 8 Finding a Series of Letters c ccesesseseeeeenseneeeeeneeeeseeeaas 8 Correcting Misspellings c cssesseeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeneeuseeees 9 Finding Confusables cccecsseseeeeeeeeneeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeesoes 9 Highlight
14. sed Selecting Books Once you have installed a book card in yourBOOKMAN you can select which book you want to use Follow these steps 1 Turn BOOKMAN on 2 Press CARD HOLY HIELE MEW Pail kT ADVANCED These are sample books 3 Press 5 or 4 to highlight the book you want to use HOLY EBIELE 4 press ENTER to select it gt About Screen Illustrations Some screen illustrations in this User s Guide may differ from what you see onscreen This does not mean that your BOOKMAN is malfunctioning Using the Color Keys The red green yellow and blue keys on the top row of yourBOOKMAN change their functions according to which book you have selected If you have selected the built in book the color keys function as labeled on the BOOKMAN keyboard If you have selected a book card the color keys function as labeled on that card OOMeeogo A A DERE E AE M Remember when you ve selected a book card the color keys function as labeled on that card not as on the keyboard Changing Settings You can adjust the font size shutoff time and screen contrast Font size changes the number of lines of text that appear on screen The shutoff time is how long BOOKMAN stays on if you forget to turn it off 1 Press CLEAR 2 Press MENU 3 Press the arrow keys to highlight the Setup menu Highlight Set Font Set Shutoff or Set Contrast Press ENTE Highlight a
15. setting Or press lt p or wt if you selected Set Contrast To exit without changing settings press BACK Press ENTER to select it 5 Viewing a Demonstration Before you start using your BOOK MAN you can view a brief demonstra tion of what it can do When no book card is installed in your BOOKMAN a demonstration automati Cally appears once you turn it on To stop the demonstration press CLEAR To dis able it press MENU and then select Dis able Demo from the CMDS menu To re enable it select Enable Demo When a book card is installed in your BOOKMAN select View Demo from the CMDS menu to view the demo gt Help is Always at Hand You can view a help message at virtually any screen by pressing HELP Press the Direction keys to read it To exit help press BACK To read a tutorial and key guide de scribing the functions of this book se lect Tutorial from the CMDS menu gt Follow the Arrows The flashing arrows on the right of the screen show which arrow keys you can press to move around the menus or to view more text Finding Definitions It s easy to look up a word in the dic tionary Simply type it at the Entry screen and press ENTER Try this ex ample 1 Press CLEAR 2 Type a word e g knowl edge This is a dictionary entry 4 Press J or SPACE to move down 5 Hold lt _ and press DN to view the next dictionary entry alphabeticall
16. w that you have the games set let s play 1 Press GAMES 2 Press Pf or L to highlight a game 3 Press ENTER to start it EORPA iz G word gt Keeping Score Your score appears after each round of a game Playing the Games Hangman Hangman challenges you to guess a mystery word indicated by s one letter at a time The number of guesses you can make appears to right of the s Fora hint hold CAP and press 2 Or press 2 to end the round Note If you ask for a hint you will lose the round Press SPACE to start a new round Press ENTER to view the defi nition of the word Press BACK to exit a game and view the games list Anagrams Anagrams challenges you to find all of the words that can occur within a se lected word Each letter can only be used as many times as it appears in the selected word Each anagram must be a specified minimum length This will flash on the screen before each game The number of possible ana grams is shown on the right side of the screen Playing the Games Type an anagram and then press EN TER Use the arrows to view anagrams you ve already entered Hold CAP and press 2 to shuffle the letters in the selected word Press 2 to end a round and reveal the remaining ana grams Highlight a word and then press ENTER to see its dictionary defi nition Press BACK to exit Anagrams Word Train All aboard the Word Train spelling game You
17. y listed 6 Press CLEAR when done Finding Wordsin Definitions Search for a Word lets you find all of the definitions in which a specific word appears 1 Press CLEAR 2 Press MENU 3 Select Search for a word from the CMDS menu 4 Type a word e g legal 5 Press ENTER Ei 6 Hold and press DN to view the next definition with your word in it a it To see the previous one hold and press UP 7 Press L or SPACE to read 8 Press CLEAR when done Finding Synonyms When you see THES flash once inthe upper right of the screen that word has a thesaurus entry 1 Press CLEAR 2 Type a word e g splendid 3 Press THES Or hold and press T late ml aa This is the first thesaurus entry 4 Press J to view synonyms ahi Luxurl d apran D Gorgeous zh aje 5 Hold G and press DN to view more thesaurus entries To return to the previous thesau rus entry hold and press UP 6 Press CLEAR when done Finding Synonyms gt Understanding Thesaurus Entries Thesaurus entries consist of thesaurus meanings and a synonym list A thesaurus meaning is a definition shared by a list of synonyms gt Two Ways to Back Up Pressing BACK takes you back to the previous screen you viewed You can continue to back up until you get to Enter your word Holding and pressing UP takes you to the
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