Franklin BOOKMAN CED-2031 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
CED-2031
FUN-damental
™
Dictionary

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Contents
Merriam-Webster®FUN-damental™
Dictionary is made especially for you, a
student in one of the elementary
grades. It’s easy and fun to use.
With this BOOKMAN book card, you
will be able to look up the definitions of
almost 100,000 words, see pictures of
some words, play fun games with mov-
ing pictures, find rhyming words, and
see the plurals of nouns and the basic
forms of other words.
To learn how, follow the steps in this
user’s guide. Let’s get started.
What the Keys Do ...................................................................... 2
How to Get Started .................................................................... 3
How to Change the Letter Size and Brightness ......................... 5
How to Look Up a Word............................................................. 6
If You Misspell a Word ............................................................... 7
How to See Pictures .................................................................. 8
What Does That Word Mean? .................................................... 9
How to Find a Letter in a Word ................................................ 10
How to Find a Series of Letters ............................................... 11
It’s Time to Rhyme ................................................................... 12
Plurals, Tenses, and Other Word Forms .................................. 13
How to Look Up Words in Other Books ................................... 14
How to Play the Hangman Game ............................................. 15
How to Play the Word Train™ Game ........................................ 16
How to Play the Flashcards Game ........................................... 17
How to Play the Picture Puzzler™ Game ................................. 18
How to Take Care of This Dictionary ....................................... 19
How to Reset BOOKMAN ........................................................ 20
Index........................................................................................ 23

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Using the Color Keys
When you are using this dictionary,
the red, green, yellow, and blue keys
do not do what is printed on the keys.
Instead, they do what is printed on the
dictionary book card.
Other Keys
BACK
Deletes the last letter or goes
back to the previous screen.
CAP
Makes a capital letter.
CARD
Leaves the dictionary.
CLEAR
Clears the screen and goes
back to
Enter your word screen.
ENTER
Enters a word or highlights a
menu item.
HELP
Shows a help message.
MENU
Shows the menu.
ON/OFF
Turns the BOOKMAN on or off.
?
✻
Types a question mark to stand
for an unknown letter in a word;
with
CAP
types an asterisk to
stand for a series of unknown
letters.
SPACE
Types a space.
Direction Keys
Move in menus and games.
UP
Shows the previous screen.
DN
Shows the next screen.
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What the Keys Do
Red, Green, Yellow, and Blue
(red)
Shows the forms of a
word (noun, verb, etc.).
(green) Shows a picture when
a camera appears after a word.
(yellow) Shows the games
you can play.
(blue) Shows rhyming words.
FORMS
RHYME
GAMES
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Before you can use this dictionary, you have to put it in your BOOKMAN. Follow
these steps.
1. Make sure your BOOKMAN is turned off.
This is important! You should never place a book card in your BOOKMAN when
it is turned on. If you do, you may damage the book card.
2. Turn your BOOKMAN over.
3. Line up the dictionary book card with a hole on the back.
4. Press the book card into the hole.
5. Press
ON/OFF
.
6. Press
CARD
.
7. Press to highlight the FUN-damental Dictionary.
8. Press
ENTER
to start using the dictionary.
How to Get Started

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How Do I Get Around?
Moving around in your new dictionary is easy. Just use the arrow keys to high-
light the choice you want, then press
ENTER
.
Who Turned My Dictionary Off?
To make your batteries last longer, your BOOKMAN is designed to shut off if it
is not used in two minutes. Just turn the BOOKMAN back on and the screen
you were working on last appears.
Help is Always at Hand
If you are confused about how to do something, just press
HELP
. A message
appears that will help you.
How It Works
To learn more about how to use this dictionary, press
MENU
. How It Works
is already highlighted, so press
ENTER
. Use to read the instructions. To
stop, press
CLEAR
.
See It Work
To see a show about the FUN-damental Dictionary , press
MENU
. Press
to highlight See It Work and then press
ENTER
. To stop the show, press
CLEAR
.
How to Get Started
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How to Change the Letter Size and Brightness
You can change the letter size of the words that appear on the screen. There are three
settings.
1. Press
MENU
.
2. Use to highlight Change Letter Size.
3. Press
ENTER
until you find a letter size you like.
4. Press
CLEAR
when you are done.
You can also change how bright the screen is, to make the dictionary easier to
read.
1. Press
MENU
.
2. Use to highlight Change Brightness.
3. Press
ENTER
.
4. Use or to make the screen darker or lighter.
5. Press
CLEAR
when you are done.

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It’s easy to find the meanings of words with this dictionary. Let’s learn how.
1. Press
CLEAR
.
2. Type a word. For example, type the word jet.
3. Press
ENTER
.
4. Press repeatedly to see more of the word’s definition(s).
Some words have more than one definition. Some definitions include ex-
amples and synonyms.
5. Hold
✩
and press
UP
to see the word that comes before your
word in this dictionary.
6. Hold
✩
and press
DN
to see the word that comes after your
word in this dictionary.
7. Press
CLEAR
when you are done.
How to Look Up a Word

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If you misspell a word, this dictionary automatically gives you a list of corrections.
1. Press
CLEAR
.
2. Type a misspelled word. For example, type jiraph.
To erase a letter, press
BACK
.
3. Press
ENTER
.
The lets you know the dictionary is looking up the word.
4. Press to highlight a correction, if needed.
5. Press
ENTER
to see its definition.
6. To go back to the spelling corrections, press
BACK
.
7. Press
CLEAR
when done.
If You Misspell a Word

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How to See Pictures
Many of the words in this dictionary have pictures. If a word has a picture, a ap-
pears next to it. Some of the pictures even move. Let’s learn how to see them.
1. Press
CLEAR
.
2. Type a word. For example, type swan.
3. Press
ENTER
.
4. Press the green key to see a picture of the word.
5. Press
ENTER
or to see the picture move again.
Note: You can hold
✩
and press
DN
to see the next picture in this dictionary. Hold
✩
and press
UP
to see the previous picture in this dictionary.
6. Press
BACK
to go back to the definition.
7. Press
CLEAR
when you are done.