Franklin BJP-2034 User's Manual
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1. BOOKMAN ELECTRONIC BOOK C CARD Blackjack amp Video Poker USER S GUIDE BJP 2034 License Agreement READ THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT BEFORE USING ANY BOOKMAN BOOK CARD YOUR USE OF THE BOOKMAN BOOK CARD 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 BOOK CARD AND YOUR PURCHASE PRICE WILL BE REFUNDED BOOKMAN BOOK CARD 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 BOOK CARD remain the property of FRANKLIN Through your purchase FRANKLIN grants you a personal and nonexclusive li cense to use the BOOKMAN BOOK CARD ona single FRANKLIN BOOKMAN at a time You may not make any copies of the BOOKMAN BOOK CARD 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 BOOK CARD You may not export or reexport directly or indirectly the BOOKMAN BOOK CARD without compliance with ap propriate governmental regulations The BOOKMAN BOOK CARD contains Franklin s confidential and propriety information which you agree to take adequate steps to protect from unauthor2. options can also be used if you split your hand To Press Stand stay with r current cards Hit get a new card or 4 Surrender Give up Double down View score Receive a hint Cer gt Second Deal Options These are the options that you have af ter you have already received a hit To Press Stand stay with or Ss current cards Hit get a new card or View score Receive a hint Csr Playing Blackjack Here is a sample walk through of a game of Blackjack 1 Press cir 2 Select Blackjack by pressing Cw You may stop the animation by pressing any key other than czar 3 Type your bet amount using the top row of letter keys You also can raise or lower your bet by 1 by pressing T or JG instead of typing numbers 4 Press n The dealer may give you the option to split your pair or buy Insurance see Blackjack Options for more information 5 Make your First Deal Option If you bust the dealer wins and the hand is over If at any time you get twenty one you win and the hand is over Press any key to continue Playing Blackjack 6 Make your Second Deal Option if needed Repeat if desired unless you have busted 7 Once both your hand and the dealer s hand have been tallied press any key to continue gt Blackjack Payoff Here are the payoff ratios for a hand of Blackjack if you bet 10 Hand Result Payoff Regular win win 10 Blackjack
3. current cards in Blackjack Direction Keys ee Move in indicated direction OY 4p Pages up or down Installing a Book Card Warning Never install or remove a book card while your BOOKMAN is turned on If you do information that you entered in its built in book and in an in stalled book 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 a Book Card Warning When you remove a book card to install another information that you have entered in the removed book card will be erased Selecting Books Once you have installed a book card in your BOOKMAN you can select which book you want to use 1 Turn BOOKMAN on 2 Press caro BLACK TACK DE an ea Foker These are sample books 3 Press gt or amp to highlight the book you want to use O im 4 Press to select it gt About Screen Illustrations Some screen illustrations in this User s Guide may differ from what you see on the actual screen This does not mean that your BOOK MAN is malfunctioning Using the Color Keys The red green yellow and blue keys on your BOOKMAN change functions ac cording to which book is selected When the built in book is selected the color keys function as labelled on the BOOKMAN keyboard When a book card is selected the color k
4. hand closer to 21 Note that the four suits hearts diamonds clubs and spades have no effect on the value of your hand The object of the game is simple to have a hand equal to 21 or closer to 21 than the dealer s hand without going over 21 A winning hand pays 1 to 1 to the play ers original bet except blackjack two cards that together equal 21 which pays 3 2 so a bet of 10 would win 15 If the dealer and player stand on the same About Blackjack value then it is called a push and no one wins or loses the hand The dealer will continue to receive cards until the hand equals or exceeds 17 gt Using the Teach Mode The Teach mode is designed to help you learn how to play a better game of Blackjack by showing you when your move does not correspond to the winning strategies see pp 10 11 To select Teach mode first press You cannot change the mode in the middle of a game Next press w and highlight the Mode menu Press 4 to highlight Teach and press ner After each move that you make you will be shown when your decision is different from the winning strategy NOTE Selecting Teach mode does not change Video Poker To turn off the Teach mode first press cur Next press w and highlight the Mode menu Highlight Normal and press emer Blackjack Hand Options gt First Deal Options Here are your options after you have re ceived your first two cards all of these
5. size of your original bet and you then receive only one more card from the dealer You can only double down on your first two cards Surrender Surrendering allows players to give up and sacrifice only half of their original bet if they are unhappy with their first two cards e g surrendering a bet of 10 would cost 5 Buying Insurance amp Splitting a Pair gt Buying Insurance If the dealer s up card is an ace the dealer will offer you insurance By pressing players bet half of their original wager on insurance i e if your original bet was 10 then insurance would cost you 5 By buying insurance you are wagering that the dealer has blackjack Your insur ance bet is independent from your origi nal bet e f the dealer does have blackjack then you win your insurance bet The insur ance bet pays 2 1 i e you win 10 from the 5 you bet on insurance however you still lose 10 on your hand e f the dealer does not have blackjack then you lose your insurance bet i e 5 if your original bet was 10 gt Splitting a Pair If your first two cards are identical two 8 s two jacks etc the dealer will ask you if you want to split them and play two sepa rate hands The value of the bet for each hand will be equal to the original bet Winning Strategies Here are the winning strategies that the product s hints and teach mode are based on The three graphics describe a player s regula
6. win win 15 Double Down win win 20 Regular loss lose 10 Double Down loss lose 20 Give up lose 5 Push win SO gt Resetting the Scores You can reset the scores for both Video Poker and Blackjack Press ew and highlight the Other menu Press lt 4 until Reset Scores is highlighted and press er Press to confirm Playing Blackjack gt Blackjack Betting You begin with 1000 You can either type in the amount you wish to bet or press Pf or J to raise or lower the amount by 1 The minimum bet is 5 There is no maximum bet you can bet as much as you have in your total NOTE If you bet more than half of your total then you will not be able to either Double Down or Split a Pair If you are down to your last 5 or less the casino will offer you a 100 loan to keep playing If you lose this money or if you decide not to take the loan then the game is over The score will then be reset NOTE You must have at least 5 50 to bet in Blackjack If you win 1 000 000 or more then you will be declared the winner and your score will be reset to 1000 Blackjack Options You have several options on what to do after being dealt the original two cards Stand Standing means that you are finished adding cards to the current hand Hit Hitting means that you are dealt another card You may continue to hit until your hand s value reaches or exceeds 21 Double Down When you Double Down you double the
7. TY 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 Your BOOKMAN If the BOOKMAN keyboard fails to re spond or if its screen performs errati cally first press and then press 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 your BOOKMAN In addition resetting your BOOKMAN unit erases set tings and information entered into its built in book and in an installed book 1 Hold and press Cno If nothing happens try Step 2 2 Use a paper clip to gently press BOOKMAN s reset button This unit may change operating modes due to Electro static Discharge Normal operation of this unit can be re estab lished by pressing the reset key n or or by removing replacing batteries gt Troubleshooting BOOKMAN e Make sure your book card if any is installed correctly e Check that your book card s metal contacts are dirt and dust free 16 Copyrights amp Patents Model BJP 2034 e size 5 9 x 4 2 x 0 2 cm e weight 0 4 oz 1998 Franklin Electronic Publishers Inc Burlingt
8. cceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeenen 12 Video Poker Options 1 cesceseeeeeeeeeeenseneeeeeeneensneeeeeeeeees 13 Playing Video Poker scsceeeeeeeeeneeeeeneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeess 13 Optional Features ecescesceeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeeseseeseeeeeeeenens 15 Copyrights amp Patents csseseeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeneeaeeeeeseeeeees 16 VAX woe eeeeeeee cece E ET 17 Key Guide o 0 000G A gt FIG Function Keys Clears an entry Goes to the menu screen red Stays with current cards green Deals a new card in Blackjack and deals new cards in Video Poker yellow Shows your current score blue Gives a hint in Black jack and rates the value of your hand Exits the book you are reading Turns BOOKMAN 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 card 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 information read Using the Color Keys 000 AAA O Other Keys Backs up to the previous screen Selects a menu item or deals new cards Shows help messages Hot Keys Double down in Blackjack and deals new cards in Video Poker Gives up surrenders the hand in Blackjack Deals a new card in Blackjack and holds a card in Video Poker Stays with
9. e value of your hand against another hand Instead you are rewarded for the value of your hand The better the hand the more you are awarded Your award is multiplied by the dollar amount that you bet For example if you bet 5 on a hand that pays 5 to 1 the award would be 25 If you bet 5 on a hand that pays 1 to 1 you would then win back your original wager of 5 Winning Poker Hands The following sections explain winning hands and their value Jacks or Better Pays 1 to 1 One pair of jacks queens kings or aces Two Pair Pays 2 to 1 Two pairs of equal value cards such as two 5 s and two 9 s Three of a Kind Pays 3 to 1 Any three cards of equal value Straight Pays 5 to 1 Any five cards of consecutive value Aces may be placed either before a 2 or after a king Flush Pays 6 to 1 Any five cards of the same suit hearts diamonds clubs or spades Full House Pays 9 to 1 One pair and one three of a kind such as three kings and two 5 s Four of a Kind Pays 25 to 1 Any four cards of equal value Straight Flush Pays 50 to 1 Any five cards that are of consecutive value and all of the same suit Royal Flush Pays 250 to 1 or 800 to 1 for 5 A 10 jack queen king and ace all of the same suit Video Poker Options Playing Video Poker Here are the options that you have for Here is a sample walk through of a game each hand of Video Poker of Video Poker To Press 1 Press cur Hi
10. eys function as labelled on that card 0000500000 Y gt Resuming Where You Left Off You can turn off your BOOKMAN at any screen When you turn your BOOKMAN on again The screen that you last viewed appears Changing Settings You can adjust the shutoff time and the screen contrast The shutoff time is how long BOOKMAN stays on if you forget to tum it off and the contrast determines how dark the screen appears 1 Press wew 2 Press gt twice to highlight the Other menu 3 Highlight Set Shutoff or Set Contrast Press Enr Highlight a setting Or press or LL repeatedly if you selected Set Contrast To exit without changing settings press Back 6 Press to select the setting 7 Press when done U A Getting Help gt Viewing a Demonstration This product comes equipped with a brief demonstration which describes the many features of this product and how to use them To view the demo press aw Then highlight the Other menu and select View Demo NOTE If you select View Demo the product will ask if you wish to reset the scores If you press N then the Demo will not run gt Viewing the Rules Rules for both Blackjack and Video Poker can be found by pressing e highlighting the Rules menu and then selecting either Blackjack or Video Poker The Blackjack rules describe the different betting options the object of the game and the strategy of your opp
11. ged objects including your fingers could erase information entered in a book card or built in book e Do not put excessive weight on your book cards e Do not expose your book cards to heat cold or liquids Limited Warranty US 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 or for FRANKLIN Batterie
12. ghlight a card or gt 2 Press JL to show Video Poker Hold a card DoT 3 Press to select it You may stop the animation by Rates the value of CT pressing any key other than iar your current hand 4 Type your bet amount using Replace all cards that wm or the top row of letter keys are not held Hold all cards You can raise or lower the bet by 1 by pressing T or Lb 5 Press Video Poker has a 5 betting limit 6 Press 4 or to highlight a card and press 4 or to hold it To view the current value of your hand press anr 6 Press or to get new cards 7 Once the hand is over press any key to continue Playing Video Poker gt Video Poker Betting You begin with 250 to start The mini mum bet is 1 and the maximum bet is 5 You can either type in the amount you wish to bet or press Y or lt 1 to raise or lower the amount by 1 If you lose all of your money the dealer will offer you a 100 loan to keep play ing If you lose this money or if you de cide not to take the loan then the game is over and the scores will be reset If you win 1000 or more then you will be declared the winner and your score will be reset to 250 NOTE If you bet 5 and you get a Royal Flush you win 4000 This automatically declares you a winner Book Card Care Do not touch the metal contacts on your book cards Caution Touching these electrical contacts with statically char
13. help 5 rules 5 tutorial 5 Winning hands Video Poker 12 Printed in U S Rev B Frater Electronic Publishers
14. ized disclosure or 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 _ in the casinos Also you can use the teach BOOKMAN is a powerful portable elec mode to learn how to play Blackjack more tronic reference with a built in book anda effectively Plus your score will be saved slot in the back for more books With Black even if you tum your BOOKMAN off Use jack amp Video Poker you can leam how to your BOOKMAN to read this book card play both Blackjack and Video Pokerjustlike See Installing Book Cards to learn how Installing Book Cards and Selecting Books 0s000 3 Using the Color Keys and Changing Settings 4 Getting Help c cesceeeeeseeeceeeeeeeeeeeseaeeeeeeaeeeenseeeeeeeeneesees 5 About Blackjack 0 ccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneneeenen 6 Blackjack Hand Options csceeeeeeeeseeseeeeeeeeeeenseeeeeeees 7 Playing Blackjack scccseeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeneenseeess 7 Blackjack Options csseeeseeeeneeeeeeeeeesesseseeeeeeeenseneeeeees 9 Buying Insurance amp Splitting a Pair c sseeeeseeseneeeeees 9 Winning Strategies 2 cesceseeseeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeenseaeeseeeeeenens 10 About Video Poker csccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeneneeenen 12 Winning Poker Hands
15. on NJ 08060 4907 USA 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 Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 This device must accept any interference re ceived including interference that may cause undesired operation U S Patent 4 891 775 ISBN 1 56712 216 7 Betting Blackjack 8 Video Poker 14 Blackjack betting in 8 betting screen 7 first deal options 7 insurance 9 object of the game 6 options 9 payoff 8 rules 5 sample game 7 second deal options 7 splitting a pair 9 surrender 9 Book card care 14 installing 3 removing 3 BOOKMAN resetting 16 troubleshooting 16 FRB 28034 00 P N 7201176 Index Color keys under standing 2 Color keys using 4 Direction keys 2 Follow the arrows 5 Function keys 2 Help viewing 5 Hot keys 2 Insurance buying 9 Limited warranty 15 Mode teach 6 Other keys 2 Player hard hand strategy 10 Player soft hand strategy 11 Reset scores 8 Resuming where you left off 4 Rules Blackjack 5 Video Poker 5 Screen illustrations 3 Set contrast 4 17 Set shutoff 4 Settings changing 4 Splitting strategy 11 Strategy hard hand 10 soft hand 11 splitting 11 Teach mode 6 Tutorial viewing 5 Video Poker betting screen 13 options 13 rules 5 sample game 13 winning hands 12 View demo 5 Viewing demonstration 5
16. onent i e the dealer The Video Poker rules describe the object of the game the different winning hand combinations and their values Getting Help gt Viewing Help You can view a help message at virtually any screen by pressing Cr Use the direction keys to read it To exit help press ack gt Viewing the Tutorial To read a tutorial of how to use the main functions and keys of this product press maw and select Tutorial from the Other menu gt Changing the Help Language The Help messages and the Rules are available in English German French and Spanish To change the Help language press ww and select Help Rules Language from the Other menu Then highlight the desired language and press to select it gt Follow the Arrows The flashing arrows on the right of the screen show which arrow keys you can press to move around menus or view more text About Blackjack Blackjack is played with six standard 52 card decks dealt from a shoe a box containing more than one deck This means that there are 24 cards of each value in the shoe 24 aces 24 kings etc This shoe is shuffled after 2 3 of the cards have been dealt The player and dealer are dealt two cards each one of the dealer s cards is dealt face down The number cards are equal to their face value the picture cards king queen and jack count as 10 and the ace can count as either 1 or 11 depending on which brings the
17. r hand strategy strategy for split ting a hand and strategy if your hand has an ace Player Hard Hand Strategy DEALER S FACE CARD VALUE Stand Hit Double Down Surrender Double Down and Surrender can only be done on your first deal If it is your second deal and the strategy tells you to Double Down or Surrender you should Hit PLAYER S HAND This is the basic strategy that is used in a game of Blackjack Player s Hand represents the current total of your cards Dealer s Face Card represents the one card of the Dealer that is face up 10 Winning Strategies Splitting Strategy DEALER S FACE CARD VALUE Stand Hit Double Down Split PLAYER S HAND This graphic displays the strategy that you should use when deciding whether to split a pair Player Soft Hand Strategy DEALER S FACE CARD VALUE 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 A A 9 5 E E GE S ae E ee Stand RODA SESE CE Hit Double Down PLAYER S HAND gt A player is said to have a soft hand when one of the cards is an ace and its value can equal either 1 or 11 without the hand s total being greater than 21 The hand is soft because the ace gives you two values for your one hand 11 About Video Poker Play begins in Video Poker with the dealer giving you five cards You then have one chance to replace as many cards as you feel necessary Winning and losing in Video Poker un like most other forms of poker is not based on comparing th
18. s 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 OR ANY OTHER CAUSE OF ACTION OR PROCEEDING WHICH DAMAGES SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO LOST PROFITS DAMAGES TO PROPER
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