Franklin IC-129 User manual

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Electronic Publishers
For Use with the Franklin
Digital Book System
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Electronic Publishers
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Mt. Holly, NJ 08060
FCR 28029-00 A PN 7201785 Printed in China
IC-129
FOLD
DIGITAL BOOK
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1993
User’s Manual
ENCYCLOPEDIA
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Contents
Getting Started .................................. 4
Install the Digital Book ........................... 5
Adjust the Contrast ................................ 6
See a Demonstration .............................. 7
Learn About Requests ........................... 9
Learn About Stats................................... 11
Learn the Keys ........................................ 12
Simple Requests ............................... 13
Finding Players’ Stats ............................ 14
Finding Team Stats................................. 17
Finding League Standings..................... 20
World Series & Award Winners ............. 23
Best and Worst Batting Stats ................ 27
Best and Worst Pitching Stats .............. 30
Requests with Ratios ............................. 33
Advanced Requests........................... 36
Adding a Limiter ..................................... 37
Limiting By Team.................................... 41
Limiting by Year...................................... 43
Adding Qualifiers.................................... 46
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Reference............................................ 49
Commands .............................................. 50
Sample Ratios ......................................... 51
Limiters and Qualifiers........................... 52
Digital Book System .......................... 53
Installing and Removing Digital Books 54
Restarting the Digital Book System...... 54
Switching Between Digital Books ......... 55
Replacing Batteries ................................ 56
Protecting the Digital Book System...... 57
Limited Warranty .................................... 58
Specifications ......................................... 59
Index ........................................................ 60
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NOTE: Due to updated information,
some screen shots in this User’s
Manual may be different from what you
see when you follow the numbered
steps. Because you have the updated
version, your screen shots are correct.

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If you’re using the Big League Baseball
EncyclopediaTM for the first time,
read this section.
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Getting Started

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Install the Digital Book
Align the book’s tabs with the notches
in the slot. Then snap the book in place.
Protecting Information
Installing a digital book while the Digital Book
System is on may erase information that you
entered in the other installed digital book.
You must install the Big League Baseball
EncyclopediaTM before you can use it.
1. Turn the Digital Book System off.
2. Insert the Big League Baseball
EncyclopediaTM in a slot on the back.
3. Press .
ON/OFF

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contrast wheel
Adjust the Contrast
Resuming Where You Left Off
If you turn off the Digital Book System while
you’re using the Big League Baseball
EncyclopediaTM, you’ll return to the previous
display next time you turn the unit on.
After you’ve installed the Big League Baseball
EncyclopediaTM, you can adjust the screen
contrast at any time.
1. Turn the contrast wheel on the left side
of the Digital Book System.
2. If the screen is still blank, check the
batteries.
See “Replacing the Batteries” in Digital Book
System.

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Here’s how to see a brief demonstration of what
the Big League Baseball EncyclopediaTM can do.
1. Press .
2. Press or to highlight the Big
League Baseball trophy symbol.
3. Press .
4. Type --demo--demo
--demo--demo
--demo in the request box.
5. Press .
6. To stop the demonstration, press .
Use with All-time Baseball Manager
The Big League Baseball EncyclopediaTM can be
used together with the All-time Baseball Manager to
create new and exciting teams for you to manage.
See a Demonstration
.
ENTER
CLEAR
CLEAR
ENTER

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Set Automatic Shut off
The Big League Baseball EncyclopediaTM is
preset to shut off automatically after 2
minutes of nonuse.
You can find set shutoff under the Other
menu.
Under the Other menu, select Set Shutoff
and then press . Select a number
from 1 to 4. Then press again.
Help is Always at Hand
To. . . Press. . .
See a help message
at any time
Move down the message
Exit the message
Demonstration
ENTER
ENTER
HELP
BACK

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Understanding Menus
Use or to highlight the menu you
wish to view.
To select a menu item highlight it , then
press .
There are two ways to request stats using the Big
League Baseball EncyclopediaTM.
A request specifies which stats you wish to see.
You can enter requests for stats at the Request
Line.
The Request Line
Or you can select items from the menus. To see
the main menu, press .
Learn About Requests
ENTER
MENU

10
Following the Arrows
When viewing stats, you’ll see arrows at the
top right of Big League Baseball’s screen:
To... Press
Move up or down
Move left or right
Zoom to top or bottom
of stats
Zoom to left or right
of stats
Page up or down
+
+
or
or
or
or
UP
or
DN
Viewing Requests

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To enter a request you need to learn the stats.
Big League Baseball records up to 35 career and
annual stats for each player.
Learn About The Stats
Battin
g
Pitchin
g
Bio
g
ra
p
hical
at-bats (AB) innin
g
s
p
itched (IP) wei
g
ht (WT)
battin
g
av
g
.
(
BA
)
earned run av
g
.
(
ERA
)
hei
g
ht
(
HT
)
home runs
(
HR
)
wins
(
W
)
throws ri
g
ht
(
TR
)
runs batted in
(
RBI
)
losses
(
L
)
throws left
(
TL
)
hits
(
H
)
saves
(
SV
)
bats ri
g
ht
(
BR
)
tri
p
les
(
3B
)
earned runs
(
ER
)
bats left
(
BL
)
doubles
(
2B
)
walks
(
BB
)
bats switch
(
BS
)
runs
(
R
)
strikeouts
(
SO
)
hall of fame
(
HOF
)
stolen bases
(
SB
)
hits allowed
(
H
)
p
ositions
p
la
y
ed
(
P
)
total bases
(
TB
)
g
ames
p
la
y
ed
(
G
)
first base
(
1B
)
slu
gg
in
g
av
g
.
(
SLG
)
com
p
lete
g
ames
(
CG
)
second base
(
2B
)
cau
g
ht stealin
g
(
CS
)
home runs
g
iven u
p
(
HR
)
third base
(
3B
)
strike outs
(
SO
)
shut outs
(
SHO
)
short sto
p
(
SS
)
walks
(
BB
)
catcher
(
C
)
g
ames
p
la
y
ed
(
G
)
outfield
(
OF
)
designated hitter (DH)

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Function Keys
Clear to blank Request Line.
See the Main Menu.
Switch between batting and
pitching stats.
Type a backslash (/).
Switch between digital books.
Enter a request.
See a help message.
Back up to previous screen or
erase letters.
Direction Keys
Move left or right.
Move up or down in a list.
Page up or down in a list.
Gold Key Combinations
Go to the top or bottom of a list.
Go to the next or previous part
of a long list.
number Type numbers.
Learn the Keys
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SPEC
CARD
ENTER
HELP
BACK
UP
DN
+
+
UP
DN
+

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This section shows
the simplest ways to find stats by
player, team and league.
Simple Requests
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In this example, we’ll find batting and other stats for
Hank Aaron.
1. At the Request Line, type a players’ name.
Then press .
To erase letters, press .
2. Press to see the player’s full name
and handedness, on the top line.
3. Press repeatedly to see his date of birth,
weight, height, and position (s) played.
You can press plus to zoom to the left.
Finding Players’ Stats
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4. Press to see his career batting stats.
To see more career stats, press .
5. Press repeatedly to see his annual stats.
6. When you’re done, press .
Viewing Pitcher's Stats
To see career and annual stats for a pitcher,
type a name at the Request Line. Then press
.
To see pitcher’s batting stats (if he batted),
press .
Finding Players’ Stats
CLEAR
ENTER
MORE

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More About Entering Players’ Names
•You can enter players by their first name
and last name, last name and first name, or
last name alone (e.g., MEL OTT, OTT MEL,
or OTT). It is best to type the first name first.
•If you misspell a name, or if you enter a
name shared by more than one player,
you’ll see a list of players.
•You can enter a players’ nickname. If you
type in a nickname, you will see a list of
players.
Press to move down the list. When the
player you want is highlighted press .
Viewing the Stats
To view a player’s biographical stats, highlight
the player’s name and use the to scroll to
the right. Zoom to the left before trying to
view the player’s career and annual stats.
To see a player’s career and annual stats,
highlight the line you wish to view, and scroll
to the right.
Finding Players’ Stats
ENTER

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Finding Team Stats
To find teams’ annual batting and pitching stats,
enter a team and a year. You can enter a team’s
name, city, or city abbreviation.
In this example, we‘ll find the stats for the 1986
New York Mets.
1. At the Request Line, type a team name and
a year. Then press .
To type the year, press plus the
numbered keys. If you don’t enter a year, you’ll
see the team’s first-year stats.
You can also type mets 86, 86 mets or
1986 mets.
2. Press to see the team batting stats.
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3. Press repeatedly to see individual
batting stats.
To see more batting stats, press .
4. Press to see team pitching stats.
To see more pitching stats, press .
5. Press repeatedly to see team
member’s pitching stats.
6. When you’re done, press .
Seeing Other Year’s Stats
At team stats, you can see the following
year’s stats by pressing plus or
those of previous years by pressing
plus .
Finding Team Stats
MORE
CLEAR
DN
UP

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Finding Team Stats
Moving From Team to Player Stats
At team stats, you can see players’career
and annual stats simply by pressing
when their names are highlighted.
To return to team stats, press .
Typing Numbers and Years
To type years, first press the and
then press a number. Hold down the
to type more than one number.
When entering years, if you enter two digits
Big League Baseball assumes the twentieth
century (e.g., 69 means 1969).
To enter a nineteenth century year, type all
four digits (e.g., 1892).
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