Franklin eBOOKMAN EBM-900 User manual

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EBM-900/901/911
www.franklin.com/ebookman

User’s Guide
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®
User’s Guide version 2.1.
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change without notice.
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Welcome! 11
Support ................................................................................15
About Screen Illustrations ...................................................15
Getting Started
1. Getting Started 18
I. Install eBookMan®Desktop Manager ...............................18
II. Install Batteries ................................................................19
III. Connect eBookMan to a PC ...........................................20
IV. Start the Desktop Manager ............................................21
V. Synchronize the OS and Applications .............................22
VI. Calibrate your eBookMan ..............................................25
VII. Set the Date and Time ..................................................26
Registering Your eBookMan Device ....................................27
2. eBookMan®Desktop Manager 29
Understanding the Views .....................................................30
Using the Menus .................................................................33
eBookMan Monitor®.............................................................36
Mobipocket Web Companion ..............................................37
Uninstalling the Desktop Manager ......................................37
3. Managing & Synchronizing Content 39
Managing Files in the Desktop Manager .............................39
Using IntellisyncTM ................................................................43
Adding New Content and Applications ................................48
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The eBookMan Device
4. Hardware Features 60
Front Panel ..........................................................................60
Back Panel ...........................................................................62
Cover ...................................................................................63
Product Care ........................................................................64
Resetting the Device ............................................................64
5. The Launcher 67
Using the Launcher Menu ...................................................68
Changing eBookMan Settings .............................................70
Opening and Closing Programs ..........................................72
Performing a System Restart ..............................................73
Using a Password ................................................................74
Using Categories .................................................................78
Managing Files in eBookMan ..............................................81
6. Data Entry 85
Handwriting ..........................................................................85
Onscreen Keyboard .............................................................91
Content Applications
7. Franklin Reader 96
Opening and Closing eBooks ..............................................96
Understanding Franklin Reader Features ...........................98
Using the Menus ................................................................101
Setting Preferences ...........................................................103
Moving Around ...................................................................106
Searching within an eBook ................................................108
Using Bookmarks ...............................................................118
Using Help .........................................................................120
Search Abbreviations .........................................................121
Exiting Franklin Reader .....................................................122
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eBookMan®User’s Guide vii
8. Mobipocket Reader 123
Opening and Closing Documents ......................................123
Understanding the Library .................................................125
Viewing a Document ..........................................................128
Using the Menus ...............................................................130
Changing the Settings .......................................................131
Moving around within a Document ....................................132
Searching a Document ......................................................133
Using Bookmarks ..............................................................134
Getting Help .......................................................................136
Exiting Mobipocket Reader ...............................................137
9. Audiobook Player 139
Understanding the Buttons ................................................140
Using the Menus ...............................................................140
Selecting a Title and Section .............................................141
Listening to an Audiobook .................................................141
Saving Audiobooks to MultiMediaCards ............................142
Exiting Audiobook Player ...................................................143
10. Music Player 145
Understanding the Buttons ................................................145
Using the Menus ...............................................................146
Selecting a Title .................................................................147
Listening to Music ..............................................................147
Exiting Music Player ..........................................................148
Organizer Applications
11. Address Book 150
Adding Contacts ................................................................151
Understanding the Views ...................................................152
Editing Entries ...................................................................155
Searching for an Entry .......................................................158
Deleting Entries .................................................................159
Field Limits ........................................................................159

Using the Menus ................................................................160
Synchronizing with Microsoft®Outlook ..............................161
Exiting Address Book .........................................................161
12. Date Book 163
Adding Appointments .........................................................164
Editing Appointments .........................................................165
Understanding the Views ...................................................172
Field Limits .........................................................................175
Using the Menus ................................................................175
Synchronizing with Microsoft®Outlook ..............................177
Exiting Date Book ..............................................................177
13. ToDo Book 179
Adding Entries ...................................................................179
Editing Entries ....................................................................180
Field Limits .........................................................................183
Using the Menus ................................................................184
Synchronizing with Microsoft®Outlook ..............................185
Exiting ToDo Book .............................................................185
14. Memo Book 187
Adding Memos ...................................................................187
Viewing Memos .................................................................188
Editing Memos ...................................................................189
Using the Menus ................................................................189
Synchronizing with Microsoft®Outlook ..............................191
Exiting Memo Book ............................................................191
Miscellaneous Applications
15. Voice Memo 194
Understanding the Buttons ................................................194
Using the Menus ................................................................195
Recording Voice Memos ....................................................196
Listening to Voice Memos ..................................................197
Exiting Voice Memo ...........................................................197
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16. Calculate 199
Understanding the Keys ....................................................199
Using the Menu .................................................................200
Making Calculations ..........................................................200
Using Calculator Memory ..................................................201
Exiting Calculate ................................................................201
Appendix
A. Getting Updates 204
Checking for Updates ........................................................204
Updating the eBookMan®Desktop Manager .....................204
Updating the eBookMan Software .....................................206
B. Serial Port Connection 207
Serial cradle users .............................................................207
Serial cable users ..............................................................208
C. MultiMediaCards 209
Inserting MMCs .................................................................209
Backing Up to MMC ..........................................................210
Restoring from MMC ..........................................................211
Erasing an MMC ................................................................211
D. Glossary 212
E. Troubleshooting 218
Downloading and Installing the Desktop Manager,
Operating System, or Applications ...................................218
Sending Files from the Desktop Manager to eBookMan ..221
The Desktop Manager .......................................................223
The eBookMan Device ......................................................224
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F. Legal Information 231
Specifications ....................................................................231
FCC Notice ........................................................................231
Copyrights, Trademarks, Legal ..........................................232
Limited Warranty, Disclaimer of Warranties
and Limited Remedy .........................................................233
Limited Warranty (outside U.S.) .........................................234
Index
Index 235
Table of Contentsx

Welcome!
Congratulations on your purchase of eBookMan! eBookMan is a
versatile, handheld computing device. Your package includes:
•the eBookMan device with cover and stylus
•a USB cable (ebm-900 only) or USB cradle (ebm-901 and
ebm-911)
•two AAA batteries (ebm-911 only)
•the eBookMan Installation CD:
- eBookMan
®
Desktop Manager with IntellisyncTM, the PC
software that transfers applications and content to
eBookMan; along with Mobipocket Web Companion, the PC
software that publishes and transfers electronic documents
to eBookMan
- eBookMan Operating System (OS) and core applications
- Complete
eBookMan
®
User’s Guide in PDF format
- Interactive product demo
•Quick Start Guide
•Concise
eBookMan
®
User’s Guide
You determine the use for your eBookMan by installing the
applications and contents you want. eBookMan can be a library
of books, a personal organizer, a music player, a multimedia
reader, a recorder for memos, a calculator or even an arcade of
games. eBookMan enables you to view thousands of book titles,
magazines, and newspapers; listen to audio books and music;
and store addresses, phone numbers and other personal infor-
mation. Just like a larger computer, multiple programs can run
at the same time.
To install the Desktop Manager on your PC, your computer must
meet the following minimum system requirements:
•IBM-compatible Pentium class PC or higher
•256 color VGA monitor
•Mouse or other pointing device
•Windows®98 or higher
•50 MB free disk space
•32 MB RAM (recommended)
•Available USB port
•Internet access
•Microsoft Internet Explorer®4.0 (or above) OR Netscape
Navigator®4.02 (or above)
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Note:
Out of the box,
your eBookMan
device contains a
tour only. To view
the tour, install
batteries and turn
on the device.
Note:
A serial port is
required for
Windows®NT
users. Serial cra-
dles and cables
are sold sepa-
rately.

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Before using eBookMan, follow the instructions in the Quick
Start Guide. For more detailed information, see “Chapter 1.
Getting Started”.
Use the Desktop Manager to transfer content and applications
to and from your eBookMan. For more detailed information, see
“Chapter 2. eBookMan®Desktop Manager”.
Franklin makes these core applications available from the
Installation CD and with each OS download:
The
Franklin Reader application opens and navigates books for-
matted as Franklin Universal Binary (*.fub) files. Use Franklin
Reader to read Bibles, reference material, dictionaries, transla-
tors and other books.
The
Mobipocket Reader opens and navigates eBooks, eNews
and eDocuments. The downloaded files must be sent to the
eBookMan device, during which time they are converted for
viewing on the Mobipocket Reader .
Should you prefer to listen to a book, you can do so with
Audiobook Player . Audible®software powers the audio book lis-
tening features of eBookMan. You must download Audible
Manager from www.audible.com to transfer audio books to
your eBookMan.
The
Music Player application enables you to listen to down-
loaded music. The Desktop Manager converts MP3 files to an
eBookMan music format before moving the files to the device.
eBookMan stores personal information in several programs.
Address Book organizes contact information, Date Book tracks
appointments, ToDo Book lists tasks by priority, and Memo Book
enables you to enter notes. Through IntellisyncT
M
for eBookMan ,
you can synchronize your personal information to Microsoft®
Outlook®.
Other applications include
Voice Memo and Calculate . Voice
Memo lets you record memos, and the calculator ( Calculate )
enables you to solve math problems.
After you install the OS and core applications, you can down-
load content and other applications that you want to use in your
eBookMan. Many companies on the internet provide applica-
tions and content that run on eBookMan. For more detailed
information, see “Chapter 3. Synchronizing and Managing
Contents”.

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This User’s Guide explains how to operate eBookMan and
describes all the features of the core applications. It is arranged
as follows: Getting Started
Chapter 1: Getting Started - Describes how to install the
Desktop Manager, install batteries, connect your device to a PC,
run the Desktop Manager, synchronize the OS and applications,
calibrate eBookMan and set the date and time.
Chapter 2: eBookMan®Desktop Manager - Explains how to
manage files in the Desktop Manager, how to move individual
files to your device, and how to use the Mobipocket Web
Companion.
Chapter 3: Synchronizing and Managing Contents - Explains
how to manage files in the Desktop Manager and how to syn-
chronize with your device.
The eBookMan Device
Chapter 4: Hardware Features - Describes the hardware fea-
tures of your device and includes instructions on installing bat-
teries, resetting the unit and caring for your product.
Chapter 5: The Launcher - Details the Launcher features and
explains how to use menus, set preferences, use a password,
assign categories and manage files.
Chapter 6: Data Entry - Shows how to enter characters in your
device using both natural handwriting and the onscreen key-
board. Content Applications
Chapter 7: Franklin Reader - This chapter describes the
Franklin Reader and shows you how to move around in books
and use the Menu and Search options.
Chapter 8: Mobipocket Reader - This chapter explains how to
use
MobiPocket Reader to view eBooks, eNews and eDocs
and how to use the Mobi Web Companioin.
Chapter 9: Audiobook Player - This chapter illustrates the vari-
ous features of
Audiobook Player and describes how to use the
play, stop, fast forward and rewind functions, and how to use
the menus.
Chapter 10: Music Player - This chapter highlights the features
of
Music Player and describes how to play, stop, fast forward,
and rewind music files.

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Organizer Applications
Chapter 11: Address Book - This chapter explains how to
enter and view names, addresses, phone numbers and other
contact information in
Address Book .
Chapter 12: Date Book - This chapter shows you how to list
appointments and the different ways to view the entered data in
Date Book . It also explains how to set alarms.
Chapter 13: ToDo Book - This chapter demonstrates how to
keep track of tasks with
ToDo Book .
Chapter 14: Memo Book - This chapter shows you how to use
Memo Book to list your memos.
Miscellaneous Applications
Chapter 15: Voice Memo - This chapter describes features of
the program and details how to record and play memos, how to
use the menus, and how to control the volume.
Chapter 16: Calculate - This chapter describes
Calculate and
its functions. Appendix
A. Getting Updates - Explains how to install the Desktop
Manager and update eBookMan software from Franklin’s Web
site.
B. Serial Port Connection - Provides steps for connecting your
eBookMan device to a PC using a serial port.
C. MultiMediaCards - Describes how to install and use
MultiMediaCards (MMCs) in your eBookMan device.
D. Troubleshooting - Offers solutions to problems you may
encounter while using the Desktop Manager or your eBookMan
device.
E. Glossary - Lists and defines terms.
F. Legal Information - Includes specifications, copyright, trade-
marks, warranties, and FCC notice.
Index
Provides an alphabetical list of entries to help you locate infor-
mation in the manual.

Support
Most programs come with online Help. This manual describes
all the features of the various programs in detail. Should you
require further technical support in the United States or Canada,
visit web site www.franklin.com/ebookman and follow the link
to the support screen or call [phone] between 9AM and
5PM EST Monday through Friday. If you require further techni-
cal support outside of the United States and Canada, please
use the following contact information:
Australia [email protected]
Belgium [email protected]
0900 10.388
France [email protected]
0825 309 319
Germany & Austria [email protected]
49 89 90899 116
Luxemburg & Netherlands [email protected]
32 70 22.32.32
Mexico [email protected]
01 800 710 5938
Switzerland [email protected]
41 1 2403360
United Kingdom [email protected]
0800 328 5618
About Screen Illustrations
Some screen illustrations in this user’s guide may vary slightly
from what you see on the device. This does not mean your
eBookMan is malfunctioning.
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GETTING STARTED

18 Chapter 1. Getting Started
1. Getting Started
The following seven step process gets you started using your
eBookMan device. You must follow the steps in the order they
appear.
I. Install the
eBookMan
®
Desktop Manager on your PC.
II. Install batteries in your eBookMan device.
III. Connect your eBookMan device to your PC.
IV. Start the Desktop Manager on your PC.
V. Synchronize the eBookMan Operating System (OS)
and core applications with your eBookMan device.
VI. Calibrate your eBookMan device.
VII. Set the date and time on your eBookMan device.
Once you set up your eBookMan device, you must register to
receive the free content that comes with your model.
Registration is also necessary if you wish to update the OS and
core applications at a later date.
I. Install eBookMan®Desktop Manager
To install the eBookMan
®
Desktop Manager from the Installation
CD, follow these steps.
1. Insert the Installation CD into the CD-ROM drive on your PC.
The Franklin eBookMan Setup screen appears.
Note:
For a seamless
installation of
your Desktop
Manager and OS
for eBookMan, it
is best to access
your Internet con-
nection and close
all other pro-
grams before
beginning the
process.
AOL users MUST
have their con-
nection open.

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If this screen DOES NOT launch automatically, follow these
steps.
•From your PC desktop, double-click My Computer, and
•Double-click the CD drive (EbmInstall).
2. Click a flag to select the corresponding language.
Note: You must have Windows for the language you choose.
3. Click the Install eBookMan Desktop Manager and Device
Drivers button.
Note: You may need to install the USB drivers from the usb-
driver directory on the Installation CD.
Note: If you have not used the USB port on your PC, it may
be disabled. You must enable the USB port in the
BIOS. Consult your computer manufacturer’s docu-
mentation for details.
4. Follow the instructions on the screen to install the program.
5. Once installation is finished, click the Exit button to close the
Franklin eBookMan Setup screen.
You may be prompted to restart your computer.
II. Install Batteries
Your device requires two AAA batteries. You must insert the bat-
teries before connecting your device to a PC. To install batteries,
follow these steps.
1. Push the tab on the battery cover, snap the battery cover
open and lift it off.
2. Insert two AAA batteries following the +/- markings in the bat-
tery compartment.
In the upper half of the compartment, the positive (+) end of
the battery (the end with the bump) goes against the spring.
In the bottom half of the compartment, the negative (-) end of
the battery (the flat end) goes against the spring.
3. Replace the battery cover.
Battery
compartment

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Your eBookMan powers on, and the tour begins. Tap the
introductory sentence in the language you want to view the
tour. It ends with a picture of the device with an arrow. The
tour appears only after the device is left without battery
power for more than five minutes or when a hard reset is
performed.
Replacing Batteries
When eBookMan is on, a battery indicator appears in the Status
bar of the Launcher. The battery indicator is a graphic that
shows the energy left in the batteries. Replace batteries when
the battery indicator runs low.
It is best not to wait for the indicator to empty. Should the bat-
tery power run too low, the unit will start up when you press
On/Off but will then shut off automatically. When this happens,
please replace the batteries immediately.
1. Turn the device off.
Warning: If you change your batteries when the device is
on, your device will reset and you will lose your
data.
2. Attach the eBookMan protective cover to the device and turn
the device over.
Note: When changing batteries, make sure the device is not
on a hard surface. If the On/Off button is pressed
accidentally, your data will be lost.
3. Follow the steps under “Install Batteries.”
Warning: To prevent data loss, synchronize often to back up
your data, and take no more than one minute to
replace the batteries. It is best to replace the bat-
teries as soon as the low battery warning
appears. If your unit does not power on or stay
on, please replace the batteries.
III. Connect eBookMan to a PC
eBookMan has a built in USB port and comes with a cable or
cradle to connect it to your desktop or laptop computer. If you
do not have a USB port, a USB-to-serial connector can be pur-
chased from www.franklin.com/ebookman/accessories.asp
or your local retailer.
See also:
For more infor-
mation on con-
necting your
device using a
serial connector,
see “Appendix B.
Serial Port
Connection”on
page 207.
See also:
For more infor-
mation on the
battery indicator,
see “Chapter 5.
The Launcher”on
page 67.