Franklin BJP-2034 User manual

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Electronic Publishers
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ELECTRONIC BOOK CARD
B OO K MAN
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USER’S GUIDE
BJP-2034
Blackjack &
Video Poker

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Contents
Welcome to the world of BOOKMAN!
BOOKMAN is a powerful, portable elec-
tronic reference with a built-in book and a
slot in the back for more books. With
Black-
jack & Video Poker
you can learn how to
play both Blackjack and Video Poker just like
in the casinos. Also you can use the teach
mode to learn how to play Blackjack more
effectively. Plus, your score will be saved
even if you turn your BOOKMAN off. Use
your BOOKMAN to read this book card.
See “Installing Book Cards” to learn how.
Installing Book Cards and Selecting Books.................... 3
Using the Color Keys and Changing Settings ................. 4
Getting Help .................................................................. 5
About Blackjack ............................................................ 6
Blackjack Hand Options ................................................ 7
Playing Blackjack .......................................................... 7
Blackjack Options ......................................................... 9
Buying Insurance & Splitting a Pair ............................... 9
Winning Strategies ........................................................ 10
About Video Poker ........................................................ 12
Winning Poker Hands .................................................... 12
Video Poker Options ..................................................... 13
Playing Video Poker ...................................................... 13
Optional Features .......................................................... 15
Copyrights & Patents..................................................... 16
Index ............................................................................. 17

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Function Keys
CLEAR
Clears an entry.
MENU
Goes to the menu screen.
STAND
(red) Stays with current cards.
DEAL/H IT
(green) Deals a new card in
Blackjack and deals new cards
in Video Poker.
SCORE
(yellow) Shows your current
score.
HINT
(blue) Gives a hint in Black-
jack and rates the value of
your hand.
CARD
Exits the book you are reading.
ON/OFF
Turns BOOKMAN on or off.
Key Guide
Other Keys
BACK
Backs up to the previous
screen.
ENTER
Selects a menu item or deals
new cards.
HELP
Shows help messages.
Hot Keys
D
Double down in Blackjack, and
deals new cards in Video Poker.
G
Gives up (surrenders) the
hand in Blackjack.
H
Deals a new card in Blackjack,
and holds a card in Video
Poker.
S
Stays with current cards in
Blackjack.
Direction Keys
Move in indicated direction.
DN
UP
Pages up or down.
➤ 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.”

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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
CARD
.
These are sample books.
3. Press or to highlight the
book you want to use.
4. Press
ENTER
to select it.
➤ 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.
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.
Installing a Book Card
➤ 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.

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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 keys function
as labelled on that card.
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You can adjust the shutoff time and the
screen contrast. The shutoff time is how
long BOOKMAN stays on if you forget to
turn it off, and the contrast determines how
dark the screen appears.
1. Press
MENU
.
2. Press
twice to highlight the
Other menu.
3. Highlight Set Shutoff or Set
Contrast.
4. Press
ENTER
.
5. Highlight a setting.
Or press or repeatedly, if you
selected Set Contrast .
To exit without changing settings,
press
BACK
.
6. Press
ENTER
to select the
setting.
7 Press
CLEAR
when done.
Changing Settings
➤ 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.

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Getting Help
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
MENU
. 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.)
Viewing the Rules
Rules for both Blackjack and Video
Poker can be found by pressing
MENU
,
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
opponent (i.e., the dealer). The Video
Poker rules describe the object of the
game, the different winning hand
combinations, and their values.
Getting Help
▲ ▲
Viewing Help
You can view a help message at
virtually any screen by pressing
HELP
.
Use the direction keys to read it. To
exit help, press
BACK
.
Viewing the Tutorial
To read a tutorial of how to use the
main functions and keys of this
product, press
MENU
, and select
Tutorial from the Other menu.
Changing the Help Language
The Help messages and the Rules are
available in English, German, French,
and Spanish. To change the Help
language, press
MENU
, and select
Help/Rules Language from the Other
menu. Then highlight the desired
language and press
ENTER
to select it.
➤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.
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▲
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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 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
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.
About Blackjack
➤ 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
CLEAR
(You cannot change the
mode in the middle of a game).
Next, press
MENU
, and highlight the
Mode menu. Press to highlight
Teach , and press
ENTER
.
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
CLEAR
.
Next, press
MENU
, and highlight the
Mode menu. Highlight
Normal , and
press
ENTER
.

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Here is a sample walk-through of a game
of Blackjack.
1. Press
CLEAR
.
2. Select Blackjack by pressing
ENTER
.
You may stop the animation by
pressing any key other than
CLEAR
.
3. Type your bet amount using
the top row of letter keys.
You also can raise or lower your bet
by $1 by pressing or instead
of typing numbers.
4. Press
ENTER
.
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.
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First Deal Options
Here are your options after you have re-
ceived your first two cards (all of these
options can also be used if you split your
hand).
To: Press:
Stand (stay with
STAND
or
S
current cards)
Hit (get a new card)
DEAL/H IT
or
H
Surrender/Give up
G
Double down
D
View score
SCORE
Receive a hint
HINT
Second Deal Options
These are the options that you have af-
ter you have already received a hit.
To: Press:
Stand (stay with
STAND
or
S
current cards)
Hit (get a new card)
DEAL/H IT
or
H
View score
SCORE
Receive a hint
HINT
▲
Blackjack Hand Options Playing Blackjack

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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.
➤Blackjack Betting
You begin with $1000. You can either
type in the amount you wish to bet, or
press or 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 Payoff
Here are the payoff ratios for a hand
of Blackjack if you bet $10.
Hand/Result: Payoff:
Regular win win $10
Blackjack win win $15
Double Down win win $20
Regular loss lose $10
Double Down loss lose $20
Give up lose $5
Push win $0
➤ Resetting the Scores
You can reset the scores for both Video
Poker and Blackjack. Press
MENU
, and
highlight the Other menu. Press until
Reset Scores is highlighted, and press
ENTER
. Press
Y
to confirm.
Playing Blackjack