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
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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.