Franklin MOVIEVIEWS FLX-110 User manual

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User’s Guide
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FLX-110
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Introduction
Congratulations!You nowown a powerfulmovie
guidethatyou can take anywhere.MovieViews™
is designed to help you quickly find the movies
that you want to see, in ways that you can’t ac-
complish with a printed book. With your elec-
tronic movie guide you can:
• find more than 4,000 movies. For each
movie, MovieViews details its year of re-
lease, running time, critic rating, MPAA
rating, cast, plot summary, and more;
• search for movies by cast members, di-
rectors, or themes;
• search for Academy Award winning mov-
ies, or movies released in a specific year;
•
search for movies that fit a number of dif-
ferent categories (e.g., PG movies that star
Dustin Hoffman, released before 1980)
;
• place notes to remind you which movies
you like or which movies you want to see;
• play games that test your movie knowl-
edge; and much more.
It’s easy to do. This User’s Guide shows you
how. Have fun!

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Key Guide
OFF
ON
BACK
Returns you to the previous menu or
erases letters.
CAST
Shows the Cast menu.
CLEAR
Clears your entry.
ENTER
Selects a menu item or highlights a
cast name in movie reviews.
GAMES
Shows the Games menu.
HELP
Shows help messages for the current
screen.
MENU
Shows the main menu.
NEXT
Goes to the next movie title.
Turns the product on or off.
PREV
Goes to the previous movie title.
.
Shows the full name.
Scrolls up or starts a new game.
Scrolls down or gives a hint in
games.
Scrolls left or shows matches.
Scrolls right or ends a game.
?

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Getting Started
Turning MovieViews On
The first time you use MovieViews, a brief dem-
onstration appears automatically.
1. Press
ON/OFF
.
2. I
f you want to stop the demo, press
CLEAR
.
Disabling the Demonstration
Youprobablydonot want to view thedemonstra-
tion every time you turn MovieViews on. Here is
how to disable the demonstration.
1. Press
MENU
.
2. Press until
Disable Demo is marked.
A menu item is marked when the triangle is
displayed to the left of that menu item.
3. Press
ENTER
to disable it.
4. Press
CLEAR
when done.
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Viewing the Tutorial
MovieViews includes a tutorial that shows a list
of the keys and their functions, and gives an
overview of the product.
1. Press
MENU
.
2. Press to mark Tutorial .
3. Press
ENTER
.
4. Press to read text.
5. Press
CLEAR
when done.
Getting Started
▲
✓ Help is Always at Hand
You can view a help message at virtually
any screen by pressing
HELP
. Press to
read it. To exit help, press
BACK
.
✓Resuming Where You Left Off
Should you forget to turn off MovieViews, it
will automatically shut itself off after a few
minutes. Assuming that the demo is turned
off, the screen that you last viewed will
appear when MovieViews is turned on again.

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Changing Settings
Youcanchangethetypesize,theshutofftime,and
the screen contrast of MovieViews.
The type size determines the size of the words,
when reading movie reviews and help mes-
sages. The shutoff time is how long the product
stays on if you forget to turn it off.
Set Contrast
determines how light or dark the screen is.
1. If not at the menus, press
MENU
.
2. Press repeatedly to mark Set Type
Size
, Set Shutoff , or Set Contrast .
The indicates that a menu item has
subtopics.
3. Press
ENTER
to select it.
4. Mark a setting.
If you select
Set Contrast , press or to
adjust control.
5. Press
ENTER
to select it.
6. Press
CLEAR
when done.

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Finding a Movie Review
MovieViews contains movie reviews for over
5000 movies between 1914 and 1994. Here is
howtofind a movie byname.
Note :All of the lists
in MovieViews are alphabetized letter-by-letter,
regardless of punctuation. For example, the
movie
AceVentura:Pet Detective islistedbefore
A Change of Seasons .
1. Press
CLEAR
.
You can always return to this list by pressing
CLEAR
.
2. Begin typing a movie title until it is
marked (e.g., BIG ).
A movie is marked when the triangle is dis-
played to the left of that movie.
Movie titles that begin with an article, such
as,
a , an , or the , may be listed both with the
article (e.g.,
The Sting ) and separate from
the article (e.g. Sting, The ).

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Finding a Movie Review
3. Press
ENTER
when it is marked.
4. Press to read the movie review.
5. Press
CLEAR
when done.
Note : From within the movie review, you
can press
NEXT
to go to the next movie re-
view or
PREV
to go to the previous one.
✓ Another Way to Search for Movie Titles
You can also search for movies by typing
the first few letters of the movie, and then
pressing to move down until the movie
title you want is marked. Then press
ENTER
to
view the movie review.
✓Movies Starring the Same Cast Member
When reading a movie review, you can view
other movies that include the same cast
member. Press
ENTER
and then press to
highlight the cast member you want. To turn
the highlight off, press
BACK
. Then press
ENTER
again to search for the movies that
include the highlighted cast member.

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Finding Movies by Cast
WithMovieViewsyou can searchfor moviesthat
feature one or more specific cast members, as
well as many other categories. In this example,
wewillsearchformovies that feature Lee Marvin.
1. Press
CAST
.
2. Begin typing the cast member’s name
(e.g.,
Marvin, Lee ).
Note : Cast members names’should be
typed as they appear, with their last name
before their first.
3. When the name is marked press
ENTER
.
A check ( ✓) marks your selection.
To deselect a cast member, press
ENTER
again.
4. Press to view the films staring that
cast member.

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Finding Movies by Cast
5. Select a movie.
You can search this list the same way that
you would search the main movie list.
6. To return to the Cast menu, press
CAST
.
7. Press
CLEAR
when done.
✓Selecting More Than One Cast Member
If you check more than one cast member,
MovieViews will search for movies that star
both cast members.
✓Another Way to Find the Cast Menu
You can also go to the list of cast members by
pressing
MENU
and selecting Locate . Next,
mark Cast Members , and press
ENTER
.This is
useful only when searching for movies with
more than one category (see “Putting it all
Together”on p. 17).

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Locating Movies by Categories
You can look for specific movies by narrowing
your searches by categories. In the following
example we will search for movies that won
AcademyAwards for BestAdapted Screenplay.
1. Press
MENU
.
2. Select
Locate.
3. Select a category (e.g., Awards ).
4. Select the subcategory you wish to view
(e.g., Adapted Screenplay ).
5. Press
ENTER
.
6. Press to view the matches.
7. Select a movie.
8. Press
CLEAR
when done.

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Locating Movies by Categories
Awards
TheAwards category lists movies that have won
AcademyAwards from the twenty-seven major
award categories. You can also look for films that
received awards in more than one category (e.g.,
movies that won awards for Best LeadingActress
and Best Director).
Note : Since all of theAcad-
emyAward titles begin with “Best”, it has been
omitted (e.g., look for
LeadingActor instead of
Best LeadingActor).
Directors
The Directors category searches for the per-
son (or persons) who directed the film. You
can search by entering the director’s last and
first names (e.g.,
Stone , Oliver ). You can also
search for more than one director, but most
movies have only one. By selecting more than
one director, MovieViews will look for films di-
rected by both directors.
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Theme
There are over 550 themes in MovieViews,
and most movies have over ten themes each.
Themes are the subject matter of the films
(e.g.,
Drama , 19th Century , Robin Hood , etc.).
You can look for films that share one or more
themes.
MPAA Rating
The Motion Picture Academy ofAmerica
(MPAA) rates movies for various audiences us-
ing the familiar code of G, PG, R, etc. If you se-
lect more than one MPAA rating, MovieViews
will search for films that match either rating.
Critic Rating
You can search for movies by selecting a critic
rating. Movies are rated by one to five stars,
five being the best. If you choose more than
one critic rating, MovieViews will search for
films that match either rating.
Locating Movies by Categories
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Locating Movies by Year
You can search for movies by entering a year or
ayearrange.Inthefollowingexamplewewillfind
movies that were released in 1973.
1. Select
Year from the Locate menu.
Parentheses indicate the decade column is selected.
2. Press three times to mark 19<7>0 .
3. Press to select the year column.
Parenthesesnow indicatetheyear columnisselected.
4. Press until 197<3> is marked.
5. Press
ENTER
.
6. Press twice to view movies.
✓Selecting a Range of Years
First select your starting year, exactly as
described above (e.g.,
1973 ). Then mark your
ending year (e.g.,
1976) , and press
ENTER
.All
the years in between are selected.

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Putting It All Together
With MovieViews you may fine-tune your
searches even further by selecting multiple
search items in a single search. The combina-
tionsof search items arevirtually endless.In this
example,we will lookfor PG-13movies thatstar
Kevin Costner and were released in 1994.
1. Press
CLEAR
.
2. Press
CAST
.
3. Select
Costner, Kevin .
4. Press
MENU
and select Locate .
5. Select
MPAA Rating .
6. Select
PG-13 .
7. Press
BACK
.
8. Select
Year .
9. Press to select the year column.
10. Select
1994 .
11. Press to view the matches.
12. Press
CLEAR
when done.
✓If No Matches Were Found
Some combinations of search items have no
matching movies in MovieViews. To deselect an
entered search item, mark it and press
ENTER
.
To deselect all your search items, press
CLEAR
.

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Placing Notes
Youcanplace a personalizednote in amovie for
quickreference; notes canbe used tomark your
favoritemovies, movies thatyouwant to rent,or
recentlyseen movies .Your notes aremarked in
the movie review with a .
1. Press Nwithin any movie review.
2. Press
ENTER
to select Add Note.
The highlighted text is the movie title and year
of its release.
3. Enter a note.
•To use the movie title as the note,
press
ENTER
.
•To use your own note, type it and press
ENTER
.
To type a space press .To erase a letter,
press
BACK
. Note: The amount of notes you
can add depends upon their length. The
smaller the note, the more notes you can add.

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Viewing & Removing Notes
▲
Viewing a Note
1. Press
MENU
and mark List .
2. Press
ENTER
.
Your note list appears.
3. Press to mark a note, if needed.
4. Press
ENTER
to go to the movie review.
5. Press
CLEAR
when done.
Removing a Note
1. Go to the movie review with the note you
want to remove.
To find the note you want to remove, select
it from your note list.
2. Press
N
.
3. Press
ENTER
to select Remove Note .
The note is now removed, and you return to
the text of the former note.
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Playing the Games
MovieViews has two games that will test your
movie knowledge, Hangman and Movie Quiz.
1. Press
GAMES
.
2. Press or to mark either
Hangman or
Movie Quiz .
3. Press
ENTER
to start playing.
4. Select
Clear Scores from the Games
menu to clear the scores for both
Hangman and Movie Quiz.
5. Press
CLEAR
when done, at any time.
Hangman
MovieViews Hangman challenges you to guess a
mystery actor or actress, indicated by ?’s, one letter
at a time.As you type letters, your correct guesses
appear in place of the question marks, and your
wrong guesses appear below. The number of
guesses remaining appears above the #’s. During
the game press to view your score. For a hint
press , or press to end the round.
Note : If you
ask for a hint, you will lose the round.
Once the round is over, you may press
ENTER
to
view the movie(s) that the cast member was in.
Press to start a new round. Press
BACK
to exit
the game and view the Games menu.
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Movie Quiz
In Movie Quiz, your goal is to guess a movie
from a series of ten hints.The sooner you figure
out the movie, the more points you gain.After
selecting
Movie Quiz from the Games menu, you
will be given your first clue.To see another clue,
press . If the full name of the clue or the movie is
too large to see, press
?
.
To make a guess, press
ENTER
. The main movie list
will appear. Mark the movie you think is correct,
and press
ENTER
. Note : While playing games, mov-
ies that begin with articles (a, an, or the) will appear
only once in the movie list and they will begin with
the article (e.g.,
The Abyss ). Movie Quiz will then
tell you if your guess is correct or incorrect. Once
the round is over, you can press
ENTER
to see its
movie review. Press to start a new round.
Playing the Games
▲
✓Setting The Year Range
You can limit which movie titles which you will
play the games with by selecting
Set Year Range
in the Games menu. Only titles within a year
range that you select will be used in the games.
Select the year range the same way that you
would select a year range for search purposes.