Franklin BOOKMAN COL-640 User manual

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Contents
Welcome to the world of BOOKMAN!
BOOKMANisapowerful,portableelec-
tronic reference with a built-in book and
a slot in the back for more books.
This
Merriam-Webster’sCollegiateDic-
tionary, Tenth Edition
has over 500,000
definitions, including biographical and
geographical names. The list of tables
contains useful information on subjects
such as world moneys, chemical ele-
ments, and more. You can find a word’s
inflectedforms atthetouchof akeyand
alsocorrectmisspellings,savewordsto
your User List, and play five fun, educa-
tional word games.
A list of the abbreviations used through-
outthisdictionarycanbefoundonpages
19-22 of this User’s Guide.
To learn how to use other books with
your BOOKMAN, read their User’s
Guides.
Using BOOKMAN .......................................................... 4
Using this Dictionary ..................................................... 8
Appendices.................................................................... 18

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Function Keys
CLEAR Clears to
Enter a word .
MENU Shows the dictionary’s word list
and Setup menu.
INFL (red) Shows inflected forms.
TABLES
(green) Shows the Tables list.
GAMES
(yellow)ShowstheGamesmenu.
LIST (blue) Shows the User list menu.
CARD Exits the selected book.
ON/OFF Turns BOOKMAN on or off.
Other Keys
BACK
Backs up, erases letters, or
stops a highlight.
CAP
Shifts keys.
ENTER
Enters a search, selects a
menu item, or starts a highlight.
HELP
Shows a help message.
SPACE
Types a space or pages down.
?✱
Types a ? to stand for an
unknown letter in a word;
shifted, types an ✽ to stand
for a series of unknown letters.
Key Guide
Direction Keys
Move in indicated direction.
Page up or down.
Star Key Combinations*
✩
+
CARD
Sendsawordbetweenbooks.
✩
+ Shows the next headword.
✩
+ Shows the previous
headword.
✩
+ Q... Shifts the top row of
letters to type numbers.
➤ Understanding the Color Keys
The color keys (red, green, yellow,
and blue) perform the functions
listed above only for the BOOKMAN
book described in this User’s Guide.
Other books have their own color
key functions, which are labelled on
their cartridges and listed in their
User’s Guides. For more informa-
tion, read “Using the Color Keys.”
*
Hold
✩
while pressing the other key.
UP
UP
DN
DN

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Using BOOKMAN
Installing Batteries ........................................................ 5
Installing Cartridges ...................................................... 5
Selecting Books............................................................. 6
Using the Color Keys ..................................................... 6
Changing Settings ......................................................... 7
Viewing a Demonstration .............................................. 7
Oncethebatteriesareinstalled,you’re
ready to start using BOOKMAN. This
section shows you how to install the
batteries and other BOOKMAN car-
tridges,and how to selectwhich book
you want to use. It explains how to
adjust the screen contrast, type size,
and the automatic shutoff time.
You can watch an automatic demon-
strationofthemainfeaturesofthisdic-
tionary and learn how to get help at
the touch of a key.

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BOOKMANmodel640usesfourAAA
batteries. Here is how to install or re-
place them.
Warning: When the batteries lose
power or are removed from BOOK-
MAN, information that you entered in
itsbuilt-inbook,andinaninstalledbook
cartridge, will be erased.
1. Turn BOOKMAN over.
2. Slide off its battery cover in
the direction of the triangle.
3. Install the batteries following
the diagram inside the case.
4. Replace the battery cover.
Warning: Never install or remove a
book cartridge when BOOKMAN is
on. If you do, information that you en-
tered in its built-in book, and in an in-
stalled book cartridge, will be erased.
1. Turn BOOKMAN off.
2. Turn BOOKMAN over.
3. Align the tabs on the book
cartridge with the notches in
the slot.
4. Press the cartridge down
until it snaps into place.
Installing CartridgesInstalling Batteries
➤ Removing Cartridges
Warning: When you remove a
cartridge to install another, informa-
tion that you entered into the
removed cartridge will be erased.
➤Resuming Where You Left Off
You can turn off BOOKMAN at
any screen. As long as the
automatic demonstration is
disabled, when you turn BOOK-
MAN on again, the screen that
you last viewed appears.

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Selecting Books Using the Color Keys
Thered,green,yellow,andbluekeyson
your BOOKMAN change functions ac-
cording to which book is selected.
Whenthebuilt-inbookisselected,the
color keys function as labelled on the
BOOKMAN keyboard. When a book
cartridge is selected, the color keys
function as labelled on that cartridge.
Remember,thecolorkeysforBOOK-
MAN book cartridges function as la-
belled on their cartridges, not as on
the keyboard.
Once you have installed a book car-
tridge in your BOOKMAN, you must
select which book you want to use.
1. Turn BOOKMAN on.
2. Press CARD .
These are sample books.
3. Press or to highlight the
book you want to use.
4. Press
ENTER
to select it.

➤ About Screen Illustrations
Some screen illustrations in this
User’s Guide may differ slightly
from what you see on screen. This
does not mean that your BOOK-
MAN is malfunctioning.

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Changing Settings
Youcanviewanautomaticdemonstra-
tion of what this book can do.
The demonstration automatically ap-
pears the first time you press
ON/OFF
.
To stop the demonstration, press
CLEAR
. To disable it, press
MENU
, high-
light the Setup menu, and then select
Disable Demo .
Viewing a Demonstration
You can adjust the font size, shutoff
time, and screen contrast. The font
size changes the number of lines of
text that appear on screen. The shut-
offtimeishowlongBOOKMANstays
on if you forget to turn it off.
1. Press
MENU
.
2. Press or to highlight the
Setup menu.
3. Highlight Change Font, Set
Shutoff or Set Contrast.
4. Press
ENTER
to select it.
5. Highlight a setting.
Or press or if you selected
Set Contrast .
6. Press
ENTER
to select it.
To exit without changing settings,
press
BACK
.
➤ Help is Always at Hand
You can view a help message at
virtually any screen by pressing
HELP
. Press the direction keys to
read it. To exit help, press
BACK
.
If you’d like to read an overview of
how this dictionary works and what
the keys do, highlight
Tutorial under
the Setup menu, and then press
ENTER
. Press
CLEAR
when done.
➤ Follow the Arrows
The flashing arrows on the right of
the screen show which arrow keys
you can press to move around
menus or view more text.

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Using this Dictionary
With this electronic dictionary, you can
look up words by typing them at the en-
try screen, the word list, or by highlight-
ing a word within a definition. You can
alsolearnhowtocorrectmisspellingsand
how to find phrases or words when you
only know how to spell part of it.
You can use the Inflection Guide and
gotoalistofthetablesatthetouchof
a key.
You can add words to your User list
and play five educational word games
using your choice of settings to help
build your vocabuluary. If you have a
BOOKMAN cartridge installed that
can send and receive words, you can
send words between this dictionary
and the cartridge. Read on to learn
how.
Looking Up Words ......................................................... 9
Searching the Word List ................................................ 10
Choosing Multiple Forms............................................... 10
Highlighting Words ........................................................ 11
Correcting Misspellings................................................. 11
Finding Letters in Words and Finding Phrases .............. 12
Finding Inflections ......................................................... 13
Viewing Tables .............................................................. 13
Using the User List ........................................................ 14
Changing Game Settings and Playing the Games .......... 15
Sending Words .............................................................. 17

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Looking Up Words Looking Up Words
Looking up a word in this dictionary is
easy.Simplytypeitattheentryscreen
and press
ENTER
. Try this example.
1. Press
CLEAR
.
2. Type a word (e.g., keen).
To erase a letter, press
BACK
.
3. Press
ENTER
to look it up.
This is a dictionary entry.
4. Press , , or
SPACE
to move
through the definitions.
5. Hold
✩
and press to view
the next dictionary entry.
6. Press
CLEAR
when done.
➤Understanding Definitions
The main word at the top of the
dictionary entry is called the
headword. The headword is
followed by the part of speech,
the approximate date of its origin,
and then its definition. After the
definition, you may see usage
examples and other forms of the
word.
The asterisk (✱) in a geographical
definition denotes that location is
the capital city.
For the list of abbreviations in
definitions, see “Abbreviations in
This Work” on pages 19-22 in this
User’s Guide.
➤Browsing Definitions
While in a definition, you can go to
the next or previous dictionary
entry by holding
✩
and pressing
or .
UP
DN
DN
DN

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Searching the Word List
Another way to find a word is by pick-
ingone fromthe dictionary’sword list.
By typing the word you seek at the
word list, you will zoom directly to the
word(s)that begin with the letters you
typed. Try this.
1. Press
CLEAR
.
2. Press
MENU
.
3. Start typing a word (e.g.,
quick).
To go back a letter, press
BACK
.
To scroll down the list, press .
4. Press
ENTER
to go to the high-
lighted word’s definition.
5. Press
BACK
to go back to the
word list.
6. Press
CLEAR
when done.
Choosing Multiple Forms
There are so many definitions in this
dictionary, it is not uncommon for a
word to have more than one form.
Whenthewordyouarelookinguphas
multiple forms, the different forms ap-
pear listed on the screen. Simply se-
lect the form you want.
1. Press
CLEAR
.
2. Type dutch.
3. Highlight the word you want.
4. Press
ENTER
view its definition.
5. Press
BACK
to go back to the
multiple forms list.
6. Press
CLEAR
when done.

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Another way to look up words is by
highlighting them in dictionary entries
or word lists. Then you can find their
definitions, inflections, or add them to
your User list. Use this feature to also
quickly look up abbreviations.
1. At any text, press
ENTER
to
start the highlight.
To turn the highlight off, press
BACK
.
You can highlight most words.
2. Press the arrow keys to
highlight a word.
3. Do one of the following.
To... Press...
define the word
ENTER
view its inflections
INFL
add it to the User list
LIST
go back a screen
BACK
Ifyoumisspellaword,don’tworry.You
will go to a list of corrections.
1. Type a misspelled word.
2. Press
ENTER
.
This is the list of corrections.
3. Press to highlight a
correction, if needed.
4. Press
ENTER
to view its dictio-
nary entry.
To go back to the correction list,
press
BACK
.
5. Press
CLEAR
when done.
Correcting MisspellingsHighlighting Words
➤Typing Numbers
Some definitions include numbers,
such as
4WD , 4-F , 4-H , and so on.
To type a number, hold
✩
while
pressing a numbered key.

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Finding Phrases
Phrasescanbeheadwordstoo.Some
of these definitions might be missed if
the root word is the only word typed
at the entry screen.
Forexample,ifyouarelookingfor“cir-
cumstantial evidence” and you en-
teredonlytheword
circumstantial ,you
maynotknowthat“circumstantialevi-
dence” has its own dictionary entry.
Instead, type an
✽ after the root word
to find an expanded list.
1. Type a word ending with an
asterisk.
To type an asterisk, hold
CAP
and
press
?
✻
.
2. Press
ENTER
.
3. Press to scroll down the
list of matches.
4. Select the match you want.
Finding Letters in Words
If you are uncertain about the spelling
of a word, type a question mark (?) in
place of each unknown letter.
Use an asterisk (✽) to find prefixes,
suffixes, and other parts of words.
Each asterisk stands for any number
of letters. NOTE: If you type an aster-
isk at the beginning of a word, it may
take a while to find the matches.
1. Type a word with ?’s or an ✽.
To type an asterisk, hold
CAP
and
press
?
✻
.
2. Press
ENTER
.
3. Highlight a match.
4. Press
ENTER
to define it or
INFL
to view its inflections.
5. Press
CLEAR
when done.

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Finding Inflections Viewing Tables
Inflectionsarethechangesinaword’s
form such as case, gender, number,
tense, person, mood, or voice. Verbs
will have more inflections than other
parts of speech.
1. Type a word at the entry
screen or go to a definition.
2. Press
INFL
.
If you go to a list of parts of
speech, highlight the one you
want and press INFL again.
3. Press to scroll down the list.
4. If your word is a verb, repeat-
edly press
INFL
to move
through the other verb forms.
To go to a previous verb form,
hold
✩
and press .
5. Press
CLEAR
when done.
Thisdictionaryincludestablesthatcon-
tain useful information on topics such
as chemical elements, geologic time,
world moneys, and more. Here’s how
to find them.
1. Press
CLEAR
.
2. Press
TABLES
.
3. Press to highlight a table.
Or type the name of the table at
the list, if you know it.
4. Press
ENTER
to select it.
5. Select subitems, if needed.
6. Press to view the table.
7. Press
BACK
repeatedly to go
back.
8. Press
CLEAR
when done.
➤Expanding a Menu Item
Some menu items are too long to
fit onto one line. To see the full
menu item, press
?
✻
.
UP

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Adding a Highlighted Word
At any text, you can highlight a word
and then add it to your User list.
1. At text, press
ENTER
to start
the highlight.
2. Highlight a word.
3. Press
LIST
.
4. Select Add “your word”.
Deleting One Word
1. Go to the User list menu.
2. Select Delete a word.
3. Highlight a word on the list.
4. Press
ENTER
to delete it.
Or press
BACK
to cancel.
Erasing Your User List
1. Go to the User list menu.
2. Select Erase the list.
3. Press Y to erase the entire list.
Or press N to cancel.
Using the User List Using the User List
You can create a User List of up to 20
words. Use it to study word lists or
use it as a placeholder for quick ac-
cess to the added words. Words are
listed in the order they are entered,
not alphabetically. Only words in this
dictionary can be added to the User list.
Adding a Word
1. Press
LIST
to go to the User
list menu.
2. Highlight Add a word.
3. Press
ENTER
.
4. Type a word.
5. Press
ENTER
to add the word.
If the word is not one in this
dictionary, you will go to a spell
correction list.
6. Press
ENTER
to view the list.
▼
▼
▼
▼

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Playing the GamesChanging Game Settings
Nowthatyouhavethegamesset,let’s
play.
1. Press
GAMES
, if not already at
the Games menu.
2. Press or to highlight a
game.
3. Press
ENTER
to start it.
You can select the skill level you will
playthegameswithbyselecting
Game
Skill Levels
from the Games list. The
skill level you choose will pertain to all
the games.
1. Press
GAMES
.
2. Press
ENTER
to select Game
Skill Levels.
3. Select a skill level.
The check mark shows the
selected item.
4. Press
GAMES
to return to the
Games menu. ➤ Keeping Score
Your score appears after each
round of Hangman, Jumble, and
Anagrams until you change games
or until you exit the games.

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Playing the Games Playing the Games
Hangman
Hangman challenges you to guess a
mystery word, indicated by ?’s, one
letter at a time. The number of
guesses you have left appears to
right of the #’s. For a hint, hold
CAP
and press
?
✻
; or press
?
✻
to end
the round. NOTE: If you ask for a
hint, you will lose the round. To view
the definition of the word, press
ENTER
. Press
BACK
to return to
Hangman. To start a new round,
press
SPACE
. To select a new game,
press
GAMES
.
Flashcards
Flashcards flashes words for you to
define or study. To go to the
definition of the current word, press
ENTER
. Then press
BACK
to return to
Flashcards and try another word. To
flash another word, press
SPACE
.
Jumble
Jumble shuffles the letters of a
mystery word. You must unscramble
all the letters to form a word. The
number of words that can be formed
appears to the right of the letters.
Type your guess and then press
ENTER
. To shuffle the letters, hold
CAP
and press
?
✻
. The difficulty of the
word is determined by the skill level.
To quit and see the answer, press
?
✻
. When there is more than one
word, highlight a word, and then
press
ENTER
to see its dictionary
definition. Press
BACK
to return to
Jumble. To play another round press
SPACE
.
Anagrams
Anagrams challenges you to find all
of the words that can occur within a
given word. Each letter can only be
used as many times as it appears in
the given word. Each anagram must
be a specified minimum length. This
will flash on the screen before each
game. The number of possible
anagrams is shown on the right side
of the screen.

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Sending Words
This BOOKMAN dictionary can send
words to and receive words from cer-
tain other BOOKMAN books.
Tosend aword,youmustfirstinstalla
cartridgeinyourBOOKMAN,andthat
cartridge must be able to send or re-
ceivewords.Tolearnifacartridgecan
sendorreceivewords,readitsUser’s
Guide.
1. Highlight a word in this book.
To highlight a word in a list, use
the arrow keys. To highlight a
word in text, press
ENTER
and then
use the arrow keys.
2. Hold
✩
and press CARD .
3. Highlight the other book.
4. Press
ENTER
.
5. Press
ENTER
to look up the
word, if needed.
Type an anagram and then press
ENTER
. Use the arrow keys to view
anagrams you’ve already entered.
Hold
CAP
and press
?
✻
to shuffle
the letters of the given word. Press
?
✻
to end a round and reveal the
remaining anagrams. Highlight a
word, and then press
ENTER
to see its
dictionary definition. Press
BACK
to
exit Anagrams.
Word Builder
Word Builder takes letters you’ve
typed and shuffles them to make
words. Type letters at the
enter
letters
screen and press
ENTER
. Use
the arrow keys to scroll through the
list of anagrams.
You can look up a word’s definition
by pressing
ENTER
and highlighting
the word you want. Press
ENTER
again to look up the word. Press
BACK
to return to Word Builder.
Press
SPACE
to continue.
Playing the Games

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Appendices
In this section, you will find the glos-
sary of abbreviations which is taken
directly from the printed version of
Merriam-Webster’s®Collegiate®Dic-
tionary,TenthEdition
.Theseabbrevia-
tions will appear in most dictionary
entries.
You will also learn how to care for
BOOKMAN cartridges and how to
troubleshoot and reset BOOKMAN if
needed.
Abbreviations in This Work ........................................... 19
Cartridge Care............................................................... 23
Resetting BOOKMAN .................................................... 23
Limited Warranty ........................................................... 24
Copyrights & Patents..................................................... 24
Index.............................................................................. 25

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Abbreviations in This Work
A.&M. Agricultural and
Mechanical
ab about
abbr abbreviation
abl ablative
Acad Academy
acc accusative
act active
A.D. anno Domini
adj adjective
adv adverb
AF Anglo-French
AFB Air Force Base
Afrik Afrikaans
Agric Agriculture
Alb Albanian
alter alteration
Am America,
American
Amer American
AmerF American French
AmerInd American Indian
AmerSp American
Spanish
anc ancient, anciently
ant antonym
anthropol anthropologist;
anthropology
aor aorist
Ar Arabic
Arab Arabian
Aram Armaic
archaeol achaeologist
Arm Armenian
art article
astron astronomer,
astronomy
attrib attributive,
attributively
atty attorney
aug augmentative
Austral Australian
Av Avestan
AV Authorized
Version
b born
bacteriol bacteriologist
B.C. before Christ,
British
Columbia
bef before
Belg Belgian
Beng Bengali
bet between
bib biblical
biochem biochemist
biol biologist
Braz Brazilian
BrazPg Brazilian
Portuguese
Bret Breton
Brit Britain, British
bro brother
Bulg Bulgarian
c century
C centigrade,
College
ca circa
Canad Canadian
CanF Canadian French
cap capital,
capitalized
Catal Catalan
caus causative
Celt Celtic
cen central
cent century
chem chemist
Chin Chinese
comb combining
Comm Community
compar comparative
Confed Confederate
conj conjugation,
conjunction

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constr construction
contr contraction
Copt Coptic
Corn Cornish
criminol criminologist
d died
D Dutch
Dan Daniel, Danish
dat dative
dau daughter
def definite
deriv derivative
dial dialect
dim diminutive
disc discovered
Dor Doric
dram dramatist
Du Dutch
DV Douay Version
e eastern
E east, eastern,
English
econ economist
Ed Education
educ educator
Egypt Egyptian
emp emperor
Eng England, English
Abbreviations in This Work
equiv equivalent
esp especially
est estimated
ethnol ethnologist
exc except
F Fahrenheit,
French
fem feminine
Finn Finnish
fl flourished
Flem Flemish
fr from
Fr France, French
freq frequentative
Fris Frisian
ft feet
fut future
G German
Gael Gaelic
gen general, genitive
Ger German
Gk Greek
Gmc Germanic
Goth Gothic
gov governor
govt government
Gr Brit Great Britain
Heb Hebrew
hist historian
Hitt Hittite
Hung Hungarian
Icel Icelandic
IE Indo-European
imit imitative
imper imperative
incho inchoative
indef indefinite
indic indicative
infin infinitive
Inst Institute
instr instrumental
intens intensive
interj interjection
interrog interrogative
Ir Irish
irreg irregular
Is island
ISV International
Scientific
Vocabulary
It, Ital Italian
ital italic
Jav Javanese
Jp Japanese
L Latin
LaF Louisiana French