Franklin BOOKMAN CED-2031 User manual

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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.

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What Does That Word Mean?
If you do not know the meaning of a word that you see in a definition, you can
use your dictionary to help. Simply highlight that word and look up its definition.
1. Press
CLEAR
.
2. Type a word. For example, type astronomer.
3. Press
ENTER
to see its definition.
4. Press
ENTER
again to start a highlight.
5. Use to highlight a word. For example, highlight the word
astronomy.
6. Press
ENTER
to see the definition of the highlighted word.
7. Press
BACK
to go back to the original definition.
8. Press
CLEAR
when you are done.

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If you are unsure about a letter in a word, type a question mark in place of each un-
known letter. You can type more than one question mark in a word. Try this ex-
ample.
1. Press
CLEAR
.
2. Type a word with ?’s. For example, type p?rt.
3. Press
ENTER
.
4. Press to highlight a word.
5. Press
ENTER
to see the highlighted word’s definition.
6. Press
CLEAR
when you are done.
Crossword Helper
You can also use question marks to help solve crossword puzzles and similar
word games. For example, if the second letter of a five-letter word is h and the
last letter is n, type ?h??n and press
ENTER
to see possible answers.
How to Find a Letter in a Word
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You can also find the endings, beginnings, and other parts of words by typing an
asterisk ( ✻ ). An asterisk stands for a series of letters.
1. Press
CLEAR
.
2. Type a word with an ✻. For example, type cl✻s.
To type an asterisk, hold
CAP
and press
?
✻
.
3. Press
ENTER
.
4. Press to highlight a word.
5. Press
ENTER
to see the highlighted word’s definition(s).
6.
Press
CLEAR
when you are done.
How to Find a Series of Letters

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You can find words that rhyme with the word you type. Rhymes are words that
sound alike.
1. Press
CLEAR
.
2. Type a word. For example, type sweet.
3. Press
ENTER
.
4. Press the blue
RHYME
key to see a list of words that rhyme with
your word.
5. Press to highlight a word.
6. Press
ENTER
to see the rhyming word’s definition .
7. Press
CLEAR
when you are done.
It’s Time to Rhyme

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Plurals, Tenses, and Other Word Forms
You can find the different forms of words. You can find plurals of nouns, comparatives
and superlatives of adjectives, basic verb tenses and parts of speech. Here’s how.
1. Press
CLEAR
.
2. Type a word. For example, type mean.
3. Press the red
FORMS
key.
4. Press to highlight a word form.
5. Press
ENTER
.
6. Press to see more forms, if any.
7. Press
BACK
to go back to the previous screen.
8. Use or to make another choice. For example, highlight mean
(noun).
9. Press
ENTER
.
10. Press
CLEAR
when you are done.

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You can look up words from the
FUN-damental Dictionary in some other BOOKMAN
books–for example, in the Concise Columbia Encyclopedia. You can also look up
words from other BOOKMAN book cards in this dictionary.
Note: You must have at least one book card installed in your BOOKMAN to
look up words between books.
1. Press
CLEAR
.
2. Type a word. For example, type tiger.
3. Hold
✩
and press
CARD
.
4. Press to highlight the symbol of the other book.
We are highlighting the Concise Columbia Encyclopedia .
5. Press
ENTER
.
You see your word from the
FUN-damental Dictionary .
6. If needed, press
ENTER
to look up the word in the other book.
7. Hold
✩
and
CARD
to go back to the FUN-damental Dictionary.
How to Look Up Words in Other Books

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Hangman challenges you to guess a mystery word one letter at a time. The letters
of the mystery words are hidden by question marks. You have a limited number of
tries. Wrong guesses take your man one step closer to his doom!
1. Press the yellow
GAMES
key.
2. Press to highlight Hangman and then press
ENTER
.
9 = Number of guesses left.
3. Type a letter you think is in the mystery word.
4. Keep typing letters until you win or run out of tries.
To see a hint, press
ENTER
. Note: If you ask for a hint, you will lose the round.
5. Press
?
✻
to see the word and end the round.
6. Press
ENTER
to see the definition of the mystery word.
7. Press
BACK
to go back to the game.
8. Press
SPACE
to start a new round.
How to Change the Skill Level of Hangman.
The skill level determines how easy it is to win the game. The beginner level is easier
to win than the Wizard level. To change the setting, first press the yellow
GAMES
key.
Set Skill Level is already highlighted, so press
ENTER
. Then press to highlight the
skill level you want to play and press
ENTER
. A check marks your choice.
How to Play the Hangman Game
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How to Play the Word Train™ Game
All aboard the Word Train spelling game! You and the train take turns typing letters
to form a word. Each word must have at least four letters. Whoever types the last
letter wins.
1. Press the yellow
GAMES
key.
2. Use to highlight Word Train from the games list.
3. Press
ENTER
.
4. Type any letter to start a word.
Now the train adds a letter. In the next round the train will start first.
5. Continue typing letters after the train until a word is formed.
Note: The word formed must be one in this dictionary’s word list.
6. Press
ENTER
to see the letters you can type in a boxcar.
7. Press
?
✻
to see the word and end the round.
8. Press
ENTER
after the game to see the mystery word’s definition.
9. Press
BACK
to go back to the game.
10. Press
SPACE
to start a new round.
How to Change the Skill Level of Word Train.
The skill level determines how easy it is to win Word Train. The beginner level is easier
to win than the Wizard level. To change the setting, first press the yellow
GAMES
key.
Set Skill Level is already highlighted, so press
ENTER
. Then press to highlight the
skill level you want to play and press
ENTER
. A check marks your choice.
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How to Play the Flashcards Game
Flashcards flashes words for you to define or study. Try reading the word to a
friend or have the word read to you. Then try to spell or define the word.
1. Press the yellow
GAMES
key.
2. Use to highlight Flashcards from the games list.
3. Press
ENTER
.
4. Press
ENTER
again to see the word’s definition.
5. Press
BACK
to go back to the game.
6. Press
SPACE
to see another word.
How to Change the Skill Level of Flashcards.
The skill level determines how difficult the Flashcards word is to define. The be-
ginner level uses words that are easier to define than the Wizard level. To change
the setting, first press the yellow
GAMES
key. Set Skill Level is already highlighted,
so press
ENTER
. Then press to highlight the skill level you want to play and
press
ENTER
. A check marks your choice.
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How to Play the Picture Puzzler™Game
Picture Puzzler challenges you to match words and pictures. You will be shown a
picture for a little while and must try to come up with the matching dictionary word.
Your total score is shown at the top left of the game screen. Each incorrect letter
choice will deduct $10 from you prize amount.
1. Press the yellow
GAMES
key.
2. Use to highlight Picture Puzzler from the games list.
3. Press
ENTER
.
4. Type a letter you think is in the mystery word.
Keep entering letters until you win or run out of tries.
5. Press
ENTER
to see the picture again.
6. Press
?
✻
to see the mystery word and end the round.
7. Press
ENTER
after a round to see the definition(s) of the mystery
word.
8. Press
BACK
to go back to the game.
9. Press
SPACE
to start another round.
Note: Skill levels do not affect Picture Puzzler.