Franklin BOOKMAN DMQ-440 User manual

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Electronic Publishers
User’s Guide
DMQ-440
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Electronic Publishers
B OO K MAN
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Dictionary
& Thesaurus
QUEEN’SENGLISH

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Contents
Welcome to the world of BOOKMAN!
BOOKMAN is a powerful, portable
electronic reference with a built-in
book and a slot in the back for more
books. With your new
Dictionary &
Thesaurus
you can find over 83,000
dictionary entries and 41,000 thesau-
rus entries with 496,000 synonyms,
correct misspellings, save words to
your User list, and play three fun and
educational word games. To learn
how, read this User’s Guide.
Installing Batteries and Cards ................................................. 4
Selecting a Book and Using the Colour Keys ......................... 5
Changing Settings and Viewing the Demonstration ............... 6
Finding Definitions .................................................................. 7
Finding Synonyms ................................................................... 7
Finding Confusables®.............................................................. 8
Finding Words in Definitions ................................................... 9
Highlighting Words .................................................................. 9
Correcting Misspellings .......................................................... 10
Finding a Letter in a Word ....................................................... 10
Finding a Series of Letters ...................................................... 11
Reviewing Your Words ............................................................ 11
Using the User List .................................................................. 12
Sending Words Between Books .............................................. 13
Changing Game Settings ......................................................... 14
Playing the Games .................................................................. 14
Index ........................................................................................ 18

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Function Keys
CLEAR Clears to
Enter your word .
MENU Shows the main menus.
THES
(red) Shows synonym lists.
CONF
(green) Shows Confusables®.
GAMES
(yellow) Shows the games.
LIST (blue) Shows the User list menu.
CARD Exits the selected book.
ON/OFF Turns the BOOKMAN on or off.
Key Guide
Other Keys
BACK
Backs up, erases letters, or
turns off a highlight in the text.
CAP
Shifts keys to type punctuation.
ENTER
Enters a search, selects a
menu item, or starts a highlight.
HELP
Shows help messages.
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.
Arrow Keys
At text, menus, and lists, move
up or down. At the Entry screen,
darken or lighten the contrast.
Move left or right.
Star Key Combinations*
✩
+
CARD
Sends a word between books.
✩
+
DN
Shows the next match.
✩
+
UP
Shows the previous match.
✩
+ Types a hyphen.
✽
?
* Hold
✩
while pressing the other key .
➤ Understanding the Colour Keys
The colour 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 colour
key functions, which are labelled on
their cards and listed in their User’s
Guides. For more information, read
“Using the Colour Keys.”

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BOOKMAN 440 models use two
CR2032 3-volt batteries. Here is how
to install or replace the batteries.
Warning: When the batteries lose
power or are removed from your
BOOKMAN, information that you en-
tered in its built-in book, and in an in-
stalled book card, will be erased.
1. Turn your BOOKMAN over.
2. Slide off its battery cover in
the direction of the triangle.
3. Install the batteries with
their plus signs facing you.
4. Replace the battery cover.
Warning: Never install or remove a
book card when your BOOKMAN is
on. If you do, information that you en-
tered in its built-in book, and in an in-
stalled book card, will be erased.
1. Turn your BOOKMAN off.
2. Turn your BOOKMAN over.
3. Align the tabs on the book
card with the notches in the
slot.
4. Press the card down until it
snaps into place.
Installing CardsInstalling Batteries
➤ Removing Cards
Warning: When you remove a
card to install another, information
that you entered into the removed
card will be erased.
➤ Resuming Where You Left Off
You can turn off your BOOKMAN
at any screen. When you turn
your BOOKMAN on again, the
screen that you last viewed
appears.

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Selecting a Book Using the Colour Keys
The red, green, yellow, and blue keys
on your BOOKMAN change functions
according to which book you are us-
ing.
When the built-in book is selected, the
colour keys function as labelled on the
BOOKMAN keyboard. When a book
in a card is selected, the colour keys
function as labelled on that card.
Remember, when you have selected
and are using a book in a card, the
colour keys function as labeled on that
card, not as on the keyboard.
Once you have installed a card in your
BOOKMAN, you must select which
book you want to use.
1. Turn your 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
BOOKMAN is malfunctioning.
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Changing Settings
Before you start using your BOOKMAN,
you can see a demonstration of what it
can do.
When no card is installed in your BOOK-
MAN, the demonstration automatically
appears when you turn on your BOOK-
MAN. To stop the demonstration, press
CLEAR
. To disable it, press
MENU
, and
then select
Disable Demo from the
menus. To re-enable it, select
Enable
Demo
.
When a card is installed in your BOOK-
MAN, select
View Demo from the
menus to see the demonstration.
Viewing the 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 shutoff time is how long BOOK-
MAN stays on if you forget to turn it
off.
1. Press
MENU
.
2. Press the arrow keys to
highlight the Setup menu.
3. Highlight Set Font, Set
Shutoff, or Set Contrast.
4. Press
ENTER
.
5. Highlight a setting.
Or press and if you selected
Set Contrast .
6. Press
ENTER
to select it.
➤ Help is Always at Hand
You can view a help message at
virtually any screen by pressing
HELP
. Then press to read it. To
exit help, press
BACK
or
HELP
.
➤ Follow the Arrows
The flashing arrows on the right of
the screen show which arrow keys
you can use to move around
menus or view more text.

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Finding Definitions
You can find definitions simply by typ-
ing a word at the Entry screen and
then pressing
ENTER
. Try this example.
1. Press
CLEAR
to clear the Entry
screen.
2. Type a word (e.g., acumen).
3. Press
ENTER
to see its
definition(s).
The main word appears in bold type
with hyphenation points, followed by
its part of speech.
4. Press or
SPACE
to see more.
5. To see the definition(s) of the
next or previous word listed
in this dictionary, hold
✩
and press
DN
or
UP
.
6. Press
CLEAR
when finished.
Finding Synonyms
It’s easy to find synonyms for words
by using the
THES
key.
1. Press
CLEAR
.
2. Type a word (e.g., splendid).
3. Press
THES
to see synonyms
of the word.
4. Press or
SPACE
to move
down.
Each thesaurus entry lists
synonyms with closely related
meanings. Many words have
more than one thesaurus entry.
5. Hold
✩
and press
DN
to see
the next list of synonyms, if
any.

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Confusables are homonyms and spell-
ing variants that are easy to confuse.
If a word has Confusables, will
flash once in the upper right of the
screen.
1. Type a word (e.g., rein).
2. Press
ENTER
.
3. Press
CONF
.
Each Confusable is paired with an
identifying word.
4. Press
ENTER
and then use the
arrow keys to highlight a
word.
5. Press
ENTER
to see its
definition(s).
6. Press
CLEAR
when finished.
Finding Confusables®
Finding Synonyms
➤ Another Way to Find
Synonyms
You can also find synonyms when
you see a flash at the upper
right of the screen.
Simply press
THES
to see
synonyms of the main or high-
lighted word. Then hold
✩
and
press
DN
to see the next list of
synonyms, if any.
6. To return to the previous
synonym list, hold
✩
and
press
UP
.
7. Press
CLEAR
when finished.

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Search for a Word lets you find all of
the definitions in which a specific word
appears.
1. Press
CLEAR
.
2. Press
MENU
.
3. Select Search for a word from
the Other menu.
4. Type a word (e.g., legal).
5. Press
ENTER
.
6. Hold
✩
and press
DN
to see
the next definition that
includes your word.
To see the previous one, hold
✩
and press
UP
.
7. Press or
SPACE
to move
down.
8. Press
CLEAR
when finished.
Finding Words in Definitions Highlighting Words
Another way to look up words is by
highlighting them in definitions, syn-
onym lists, or correction lists. Then
you can find their definitions, syn-
onyms, Confusables, or add them to
your User list.
1. At any definition or list, press
ENTER
to start the highlight.
To turn the highlight off, press
BACK
.
2. Use the arrow keys to high-
light a word.
3. Do one of the following:
To... Press...
view definition(s)
ENTER
view synoyms
THES
view Confusables
CONF
add word to User list
LIST

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If you are uncertain about a letter in a
word, type a question mark in place of
each unknown letter.
1. Type a word with ?’s in it.
2. Press
ENTER
.
3. Highlight a match.
4. Press
ENTER
to define it.
5. Press
CLEAR
when finished.
Finding a Letter in a Word
If you misspell a word, don’t worry. It
will be corrected automatically.
1. Type a misspelled word.
To erase a letter, press
BACK
.
2. Press
ENTER
.
3. Press to highlight a
correction, if needed.
4. Press
ENTER
to see its
definition(s).
5. To go back to the correction
list, press
BACK
.
6. Press
CLEAR
when finished.
Correcting Misspellings
➤ Crossword Puzzles
You can also use ? ’s to help solve
crossword puzzles. For example, if
the second letter of a five-letter word
is
h and its last letter is w . Enter ?h??w
to see possible answers.

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Reviewing Your Words
The Path list lets you review the last
15 words you looked up. The Path list
is automatically saved between ses-
sions unless the batteries lose power.
1. Select View Path list from the
Other menu.
This is a sample Path list. If you
haven’t looked up any words, you
see:
Path is empty .
2. Press to highlight a word.
3. Press
ENTER
to define it.
4. Press
THES
to see synonyms
or
CONF
to see its Confus-
ables, if any.
5. Press
CLEAR
when finished.
To find prefixes, suffixes, and other parts
of words, type an asterisk in a word.
Each asterisk stands for a series of let-
ters. Note: If you type an asterisk at the
beginning of a word, it may take a while
to find the matching words.
1. Type a word with an ✱in it.
To type an asterisk, hold
CAP
and press
? ✻
.
2. Press
ENTER
.
3. Highlight a match, if needed.
4. Press
ENTER
to define it.
5. Press
BACK
to go back. Or
press
CLEAR
when finished.
Finding a Series of Letters

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Adding Highlighted Words
At any text, you can highlight a word
and 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”.
Using the User List
Using the User List
You can create a User list of approxi-
mately 35 words for personal study.
You can even add words to your User
list that are not in this dictionary.
Here’s how to add and to view a word.
1. Press
LIST
to see the User list
menu.
If you haven’t added words to
your User list,
View list: **Empty**
appears.
2. Select Add word.
3. Type a word (e.g., restive).
4. Press
ENTER
to add the word.
5. Select View list: 1 word.
This is a User list of one word.
▼
➤ Adding Words Not Found in
This Dictionary
When you add a word not in this
dictionary, you’re given three
options:
Cancel , Add anyway , or
Correction candidate(s) . Select
an option.
Caution: Adding words not in
this dictionary uses considerably
more memory than adding words
that are. If you add only words
that are not in the dictionary, your
User list may hold as few as 10
words.

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This BOOKMAN dictionary can send
words to and receive words from cer-
tain other BOOKMAN books.
To send a word, you must first install a
card in your BOOKMAN, and that
card must be able to send or receive
words. To learn if a card can send or
receive words, read its User’s Guide.
1. Highlight a word in this book.
To highlight a word in a list, press
the arrow keys. To highlight a
word in text, press
ENTER
and then
press the arrow keys.
2. Hold
✩
and press CARD .
3. Highlight the other book.
4. Press
ENTER
.
The word that you highlighted
appears in the other book.
5. Press
ENTER
to look up the
word.
You can delete one or all the words in
your User list. Here’s how.
Deleting One Word
1. Press
LIST
.
2. Select Delete word.
3. Highlight a word on the list.
4. Press
ENTER
to delete it.
5. Press
CLEAR
when finished.
Deleting Your User List
1. Press
LIST
.
2. Select Erase list.
3. Press Y to erase the entire
list. Or press N to cancel.
Using the User List
▼
▼
Sending Words
Between Books

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Changing Game Settings Playing the Games
Now that you have the game settings
to your liking, let’s play.
1. Press GAMES .
2. Press or to highlight a
game.
3. Press
ENTER
to start it.
4. Press
SPACE
to start a new
round.
You can change the game settings at
any time. Each setting applies to all the
games.
1. Press
MENU
.
2. Press to highlight the
Game menu.
3. Highlight a setting.
4. Press
ENTER
to select it.
➤ About the Game Settings
Word List lets you pick which
words you’ll play the games with.
If you select
Type Them in , you’ll
need to type in words after you
select a game.
Word Length lets you pick how
many letters will be in the words
(3-13).
Skill Level lets you select the level
of difficulty.
➤ Keeping Score
Your score automatically appears
after each round of Hangman and
Word Train until you exit the
game.

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Playing the Games
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 in the selected word. Press
? ✻
to end a round and reveal the re-
maining anagrams. Highlight a word,
and then press
ENTER
to see its dictio-
nary definition. Press
BACK
to exit
Anagrams.
Word Train
All aboard the Word Train spelling
game! You and the train take turns typ-
ing letters to form a word. Whoever
types the last letter wins. To see the
letters you can type at your turn, hold
CAP
and press
? ✻
. Or press
? ✻
to
end a round and reveal the word.
Press
ENTER
to see the dictionary defi-
nition of the word.
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 can make appears to the
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. Press
SPACE
to
start a new round. Press
ENTER
to see
the definition of the word. Press
BACK
to exit a game and see the games list.
Anagrams
Anagrams challenges you to find all of
the words that can occur within a se-
lected word. Each letter can only be
used as many times as it appears in
the selected 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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Card Care
• Do not expose the cards to
heat, cold, or liquids.
• Do not put excessive pressure
on the cards.
LBS.
Resetting BOOKMAN
If the BOOKMAN keyboard fails to re-
spond, or if its screen performs errati-
cally, first press
CLEAR
and then press
ON/OFF
twice. If nothing happens, follow
the steps below to reset it.
Warning: Pressing the reset button
with more than very light pressure may
permanently disable your BOOKMAN.
In addition, resetting BOOKMAN erases
settings and information entered into its
built-in book, and in an installed card.
1. Hold
CLEAR
and press
ON/OFF
.
If nothing happens, try Step 2.
2. Use a paper clip to gently press
BOOKMAN’s reset button.
The reset button is recessed in a pin-
sized hole on the back of BOOK-
MAN. Look for it on the battery
cover or near the card slot.
• Do not touch the metal
contacts on the cards.
Caution: Touching these electrical
contacts with statically charged
objects, including your fingers, could
erase information entered in a book
card or built-in book.
➤ Troubleshooting BOOKMAN
• Make sure your book cards, if
any, are installed correctly.
• Check that the cards’ metal
contacts are dirt-and dust-free.

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Copyrights and Patents
BOOKMAN Model DMQ-440
• batteries: 2 CR2032, 3-volt lithium
• size: 12 x 1.4 x 8.3 mm
• weight: 3.5 oz. (without batteries)
© 1995-96 Franklin Electronic Publish-
ers, Inc., Burlington, NJ 08016 USA.
All rights reserved.
© 1987-1988 Wm. Collins Sons & Co.,
Ltd. All rights reserved.
Confusables is a registered trademark of
Franklin.
FCC Notice: Complies with the limits
for a Class B computing device pursuant
to Subpart B of part 15 of FCC Rules.
Operation is subject to the following two
conditions: (1) This device may not cause
harmful interference; and (2) This device
must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause un-
desired operation.
U.S. Patents 4,490,811; 4,830,618;
4,891,775; 4,982,181; 5,007,019;
5,113,340; 5,153,831; 5,203,705;
5,218,536; 5,229,936; 5,249,965;
5,295,070; 5,321,609; 5,333,313;
5,396,606; European Patent 0 136 379.
U.K. Reg. Des. 2043953; Deutsch.
Pats. M 9409743.7 and M 9409744.5.
Pat. Pend. ISBN 1-56712-190-X
Limited Warranty
This product, excluding batteries, is
guaranteed by Franklin for a period of
one year from the date of purchase. It
will be repaired or replaced (at
Franklin’s option) free of charge for
any defect due to faulty workmanship
or materials.
Products returned under warranty
should be sent to the original vendor
with proof of purchase and description
of fault. Charges will be made for all
repairs unless valid proof of purchase
is provided.
This warranty explicitly excludes de-
fects due to misuse, accidental dam-
age, or wear and tear. This guarantee
does not affect the consumer’s statu-
tory rights.

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Index
flashing message 8
Confusables® 8, 9
Contrast, changing 6
Copyrights 17
Correcting misspellings 10
Crossword puzzles, solving 10
Definitions
entering words 7
highlighting words 9
viewing next and previous 7
Demonstration
disabling 6
viewing 6
FCC notice 17
Finding
Confusables® 8, 9
definitions
by entering words 7
by highlighting words 9
letters in words 10, 11
synonyms
by entering words 7
by highlighting words 9
when THES message appears 8
words you've previously used 11
Font size 6
?* key
finding letters in words 10
using in the games 15
Anagrams game 15
Arrow keys 3, 6
Asterisk, as wild card character 11
Batteries 4
BOOKMAN
installing batteries 4
resetting 16
troubleshooting 16
CARD key 13
Cards
care of 16
installing 4
removing 4
Changing
font size 6
game settings 14
screen contrast 6
shutoff time 6
CLEAR key 6, 7, 16
Colour keys
understanding 3
using 5
CONF
colour key 8
FPB-28022-00
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Function keys 3
Games
changing settings 14
playing 14
Hangman game 15
Help messages 6
Highlighting words 9
Installing
batteries 4
cards 4
LIST key 9
MENU key 9, 14
Messages
add anyway 12
cancel 12
correction list 12
path is empty 11
type them in 14
view list: empty 12
Misspellings, correcting 10
Other keys 3
Patents 17
Path list 11
Question marks, as wild card character
10
Resume feature 4
Screen contrast 6
Searching for words 9
Setup menu 6
Shutoff time 6
Spelling correction 10
STAR key
combinations 3
with CARD 13
with DN 3, 7, 9
with UP 3, 8, 9
Synonyms
entering words 7
flashing THES message 8
highlighting words 9
THES
colour key 7, 8
flashing message 8
Thesaurus entry, explained 7
Troubleshooting 16
User List
adding words not in dictionary
12
viewing list 12
User list
adding words
by highlighting them 9, 12
deleting a word 13
deleting the list 13
Warranty 17
Word Train game 15