Franklin BOOKMAN PDT-440 User manual

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Contents
etymologies, Classmates®,
Confusables®and more. You can
also correct misspellings, save
words to your User list, and play
three challenging word games. Read
this User’s Guide to learn how.
Welcome to the world of BOOK-
MAN! With this
Power Dictionary
with Thesaurus
you can find over
110,000 dictionary words with
300,000 definitions, 500,000
synonyms, as well as antonyms,
Installing Batteries and Installing Book Cards..................... 4
Selecting a Book and Using the Color Keys ........................ 5
Changing the Settings and Viewing a Demonstration.......... 6
Finding Definitions .............................................................. 7
Finding Words in Definitions................................................ 7
Finding Thesaurus Entries ................................................... 8
Finding Parts of Words ........................................................ 9
Correcting Misspellings....................................................... 9
Highlighting Words ............................................................ 10
Finding Classmates®.......................................................... 10
Finding Confusables®......................................................... 11
Reviewing Words ............................................................... 11
Saving Words for Study..................................................... 12
Changing Game Settings ................................................... 13
Playing the Games ............................................................. 14
Sending Words Between Books......................................... 15
Resetting Your BOOKMAN and Specifications.................. 16

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Key Guide
Other Keys
BACK
Backs up, erases letters, or
stops a highlight.
CAP
Shifts keys to type punctuation.
ENTER
Enters a word, selects a
menu item, or starts a highlight.
HELP
Displays help messages.
?
✽
Types a question mark to stand
for an unknown letter in a word;
shifted, types an asterisk to stand
for a series of unknown letters.
Direction Keys
Moves in indicated direction.
SPACE
Types a space or pages down.
DN
UP
Pages down or up.
Star Key Combinations*
✩
+
CARD
Sendsawordbetweenbooks.
✩
+
DN
Displays the next or previous
entry or match.
✩
+
C
DisplaysConfusables®,ifany.
✩
+
D
Displays a definition.
✩
+
P
Displays the Path list.
➤ Understanding the Color Keys
The color keys (red, green, yellow,
and blue) perform the functions
listed above only for the BOOK-
MAN book described in this User’s
Guide.
Other books have their own color
key functions, which are labelled on
their book cards and listed in their
User’s Guides. For more informa-
tion, read “Using the Color Keys.”
Function Keys
CLEAR Clears to
Enter your word .
MENU Displays the main menus.
THES
(red) Displays a thesaurus entry.
CLASS
(green)DisplaysClassmates®,ifany.
GAMES
(yellow) Displays the games list.
LIST (blue) Displays the User list menu.
CARD Exits the book you are reading.
ON/OFF Turns your BOOKMAN on or off.
or
UP
* Hold
✩
and press the other key .

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Installing Book CardsInstalling Batteries
Your BOOKMAN, model PDT-440,
uses two CR-2032 batteries. Here is
how to install or replace them.
Warning: When the batteries lose
power or are removed from your
BOOKMAN, information that you
entered in its built-in book, and in an
installed 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 in the
holes with their plus signs
facing you.
4. Replace the battery cover.
Warning: Never install or remove a
book card while your BOOKMAN is
on. If you do, information that you
entered in its built-in book and in an
installed book card may 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 book card until it
snaps into place.
➤ Removing a Book Card
Warning: When you remove a
book card to install another,
information that you entered in the
removed book 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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Using the Color KeysSelecting a Book
Once you have installed a book card
in your BOOKMAN, you can 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.
The red, green, yellow, and blue keys
on your BOOKMAN change functions
according to which book is selected.
When the built-in book is selected,
the color keys function as labelled on
the BOOKMAN keyboard. When a
book card book is selected, the
color keys function as labelled on
that book card.
Remember, when you’ve selected a
book card, the color keys function as
labelled on their book cards, not as
on the BOOKMAN keyboard.

➤ About Screen Illustrations
Some screen illustrations may dif-
fer from what you see on your
screen. This does not mean that
yourBOOKMANismalfunctioning.

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Viewing a Demonstration Changing the Settings
You can adjust the font size, shutoff
time, and contrast of this dictionary.
The font size is the number of lines
of text that appear on screen. The
shutoff time is how long BOOKMAN
stays on if you forget to turn it off.
1. Press
CLEAR
.
2. Press
MENU
.
3. Use the arrow keys to high-
light the Setup menu.
4. Highlight Set Font, Set
Shutoff, or Set Contrast.
5. Press
ENTER
.
6. Highlight a setting.
To exit without changing settings,
press
BACK
.
7. Press
ENTER
to select it.
➤ Follow the Arrows
The flashing arrows on the right
of the screen show which arrow
keys you can use to see more.
Before you start using this book, you
may want to see a demonstration of
what it can do.
If no book card is installed, the
demonstration appears automatically
when you turn on your BOOKMAN.
To disable the automatic demonstra-
tion, highlight
Disable Demo on the
Setup menu and then press
ENTER
.
To re-enable it, select
Enable Demo .
If a book card is installed in your
BOOKMAN, press
MENU
and
highlight the Setup menu. Then use
to highlight View Demo and press
ENTER
to see the demonstration.
➤ Help is Always at Hand
You can view a help message at
virtually any screen by pressing
HELP
. Use or
SPACE
to read it.
To exit help, press
BACK
.
To read about what the keys do,
select
Tutorial from the Other menu.

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Finding Definitions
It’s easy to find definitions in this
dictionary. Simply type a word and
then press
ENTER
.
1. Press
CLEAR
.
2. Type a word (e.g., acute).
You cannot type capitals. To erase a
letter, press
BACK
.
3. Press
ENTER
. Or hold
✩
and
press D.
4. Press ,
DN
, or
SPACE
to read
the definition.
5. Hold
✩
and press
DN
or
UP
to
see the next or previous
definition listed alphabetically.
6. Press
CLEAR
when done.
You can also search for all the
definitions in which a specific word
occurs.
1. Press
CLEAR
.
2. Press
MENU
.
3. On the Other menu, highlight
Search for a word and then
press
ENTER
.
4. Type a word (e.g., legal) and
then press
ENTER
.
Note: You can also search for a word
in definitions by entering a word,
pressing
MENU
, and then selecting
Search for... from the Other menu.
5. Press ,
DN
, or
SPACE
to read.
6. Hold
✩
and press
DN
repeat-
edly to see the next defini-
tions containing your word.
7. Press
CLEAR
when done.
Finding Words in Definitions

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Each thesaurus entry contains a
thesaurus meaning and synonyms
for that meaning. Some thesaurus
entries also contain antonyms and
etymologies.
1. Press
CLEAR
.
2. Type a word (e.g., splendid).
3. Press
THES
(red).
This is its first thesaurus entry.
4. Press to see its synonyms.
5. Hold
✩
and press
DN
to see
the next thesaurus entry.
To see a previous thesaurus entry,
hold
✩
and press
UP
.
6. Press
CLEAR
when done.
➤ Other Ways to Find
Thesaurus Entries
When you look up a dictionary
definition of a word, THES may
briefly appear at the upper right of
the screen. THES indicates that
the word you entered has one or
more thesaurus entries. Press
THES
(red) to see them.
THES also flashes at the upper
right of the screen when a
highlighted word has thesaurus
information. Again, press
THES
(red) to see that information.
➤ Comparing Synonyms
Some thesaurus entries include
comparisons to dictionary
definitions to help you understand
their meaning. For example, if you
see
COMPARE: promise 1 , read
the first definition of
promise to
learn more.
Finding Thesaurus Entries Finding Thesaurus Entries

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Finding Parts of Words Correcting Misspellings
If you are uncertain about how to
spell a word, type a question mark
(?) in place of each unknown letter.
To find prefixes, suffixes, and other
parts of words, type an asterisk (✽)
in a word. Each asterisk stands for a
series of letters or spaces.
1. Press
CLEAR
.
2. Type a word with ?’s or ✽’s.
To type an asterisk, hold
CAP
and
press
?
✻
.
3. Press
ENTER
.
4. Highlight a match and press
ENTER
to find its definition.
To go back to the list of matches,
press
BACK
.
5. Press
CLEAR
when done.
If you misspell a word, a list of
corrections automatically appears.
1. Press
CLEAR
.
2. Type a misspelled word
(e.g., nolij).
3. Press
ENTER
.
4. Highlight a correction and press
ENTER
to find its definition.
To go back to the corrections,
press
BACK
.
5. Press
CLEAR
when done.

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Another way to look up a word is to
highlight it in text.
1. At any text, press
ENTER
to
start the highlight.
You can turn off the highlight by
pressing
BACK
.
2. Use the arrow keys to high-
light a word.
3. Do one of the following:
To... Press...
find its definition
ENTER
see thesaurus entry
THES
(red)
see Classmates
CLASS
(green)
see Confusables
✩
+
C
add word to User list
LIST
(blue)
search for the word
MENU
and
in definitions then select
Search for...
Finding Classmates
®
Classmates are words related by
subject. If an entry word or a highlighted
word has Classmates, CLAS will flash
once in the upper right of the screen.
1. Type a word (e.g., lynx).
2. Press
CLASS
(green).
3. Use to read.
➤ Look for the Flashing Messages
When you enter a word or scroll
down a word list, often messages
such as THES, CLAS, or CONF will
flash at the upper right of the
screen. These messages show that
the word has at least one thesaurus
entry, Classmates, or Confusables.
A word can have more than one
message, so watch closely.
Highlighting Words

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Reviewing WordsFinding Confusables®
Confusables are words that are
often confused or that sound alike
but are spelled differently. If a word
has Confusables, CONF will flash
once in the upper right of the screen.
1. Type a word (e.g., rein).
2. Hold
✩
and press
C
.
Each Confusable is followed by an
identifying word.
3. Press
ENTER
and then highlight
a word.
4. Press
ENTER
to find its defini-
tion, or press
THES
(red) to
view its thesaurus entry, if any.
5. Press
CLEAR
when done.
Use the Path list to review the last
15 words you looked up. The Path
list is automatically saved between
sessions unless the batteries lose
power or your BOOKMAN is reset.
1. Select Path list from the
Other menu. Or hold
✩
and
press
P
.
This is a sample Path list. If you
haven’t looked up any words, you
see:
Path is empty .
2. Highlight a word.
3. Do one of the following:
To... Press...
find its definition
ENTER
see thesaurus entry
THES
(red)
see Classmates
CLASS
(green)
see Confusables
✩
+
C
add word to User list
LIST
(blue)
4. Press
BACK
to go back to the
Path list.
5. Press
CLEAR
when done.

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You can save up to 40 words in the
User list for personal study or review.
Your User list is saved between
sessions unless the batteries run out
of power or your BOOKMAN is reset.
Here is how to save your first word.
1. Press
CLEAR
.
2. Press
LIST
(blue).
Ifyouhaven’taddedwordstoyourUser
list, View list: ✽✽Empty✽✽ appears.
3. Highlight Add word and
press
ENTER
.
4. Type a word.
5. Press
ENTER
to add the word.
6. Select View list: 1 word.
7. Do one of the following:
To... Press...
find a definition
ENTER
see thesaurus entry
THES
(red)
see Classmates
CLASS
(green)
see Confusables
✩
+
C
Saving Words for Study Saving Words for Study
➤ Adding Words Not Found
in This Dictionary
When you try to add a word not in
this dictionary, you’re given three
options from which to choose:
Cancel , Add anyway , and Correc-
tion candidate(s)
. Caution: Adding
words that are not in this dictionary
uses considerably more memory
than adding words that are. If you
add only those words that are not in
this dictionary, it is possible that as
few as 10 words can be added.
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 a
highlight.
2. Highlight a word.
3. Press
LIST
(blue).
4. Select Add...
5. Press
CLEAR
when done.
▼

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Deleting Saved Words
You can delete one or all the words
in your User list. Here’s how.
Deleting One Word
1. Press
LIST
(blue).
2. Highlight Delete word and
press
ENTER
.
3. Highlight a word on the list.
4. Press
ENTER
to delete it.
5. Press
CLEAR
when done.
Erasing Your User List
1. Press
LIST
(blue).
2. Highlight Erase list and press
ENTER
.
3. Press
Y
to erase the entire
list. Or press
N
to cancel.
4. Press
CLEAR
when done.
▼
Changing Game Settings
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 an option.
4. Press
ENTER
.
5. Highlight a game setting.
6. Press
ENTER
to select it.
➤ Understanding the Settings
Word List lets you pick the words
with which you’ll play the games.
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.
Skill Level lets you select the
level of difficulty.
▼

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Playing the Games
Now that you have the games set,
let’s play.
1. Press
GAMES
(yellow).
2. Press or to highlight a
game.
3. Press
ENTER
to start playing.
4. To exit a game and return to
the list of games, press
BACK
.
➤ Seeing the Score
Your score appears after each
round of a game.
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 right of the #’s.
For a hint, hold
CAP
and press
?
✻
.
Note: If you ask for a hint, you will lose
the round. To end the round, press
?
✻
.
Press
ENTER
to find the definition of the
word. Press
BACK
to return to Hangman.
Press
SPACE
to start a new round.
Anagrams
Anagrams challenges you to find all
of the words that can occur within a
selected word. Each letter can only
be used as many times as it appears
in the selected word. Each anagram
must be greater than or equal to a
specified minimum length.

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Playing the Games
This will flash on the screen before each
game. The number of possible anagrams
is shown on the right side of the screen.
Type an anagram and then press
ENTER
.
Use or 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 remaining
anagrams. Highlight a word, and then
press
ENTER
to find its definition. Press
BACK
to return to Anagrams.
Word Train™
All aboard the Word Train spelling
game! You and the train take turns
typing letters to form a word. Whoever
types the last letter wins. To view 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 find the definition of the word
Press
BACK
to return to Word Train.
Sending Words
Between Books
This book can send words to and
receive words from certain other
BOOKMAN books.
To send a word, you must install a
book card in a BOOKMAN that is also
able to send or receive words. To learn
if a book card can send or receive
words, read its User’s Guide.
1. Highlight a word in this book.
To highlight a word in text, press
ENTER
and then press the arrow
keys. To highlight a word in a list,
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, if needed.

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If the BOOKMAN keyboard fails to
respond, or if its screen performs
erratically, 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 your BOOKMAN
erases settings and information
entered into its built-in book, and in any
currently installed book cards.
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 your
BOOKMAN.
Resetting Your BOOKMAN
This unit may change operating modes due to
Electro-static Discharge. Normal operation of this
unit can be re-established by pressing the reset
key,
ON/OFF
, or by removing/replacing batteries.
Specifications
BOOKMAN®Model PDT-440
• batteries: 2 CR-2032, 3-volt
• size: 12 x 8.3 x 1.4 cm
• weight: 3.5 oz.
© 1987-1997 Franklin Electronic Publish-
ers, Inc., Burlington, NJ 08016-4907 USA.
All rights reserved.
© 1989 Merriam-Webster, Inc. All rights
reserved.
Merriam-Webster is a registered trademark of
Merriam-Webster, Inc. Classmates,
Confusables, and Word Train are trademarks
of Franklin. All rights reserved.
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 interfer-
ence; and (2) This device must accept any
interference received, including interference
that may cause undesired operation.
U.S. Patents 4,490,811; 4,830,618;
4,891,775; 5,007,019; 5,113,340; 5,203,705;
5,218,536; 5,249,965; 5,333,313; 5,396,606;
5,229,936; 4,982,181; 5,295,070; 5,153,831;
5,321,609. German Pats. M 9409743.7 and
M 9409744.5. U.K. REG. DES 2043953;
European Patent 0 136 379. Pat. Pend.
ISBN 1-56712-129-2

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Limited Warranty (US only)
FRANKLIN warrants to you that the BOOKMAN PRODUCT will be free from defects in materials and
workmanship for one year from purchase. In the case of such a defect in your BOOKMAN PRODUCT,
FRANKLIN will repair or replace it without charge on return, with purchase receipt, to the dealer from
which you made your purchase or Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc., One Franklin Plaza, Burlington, NJ
08016-4907,withinoneyear ofpurchase.Alternatively,FRANKLIN may,atitsoption,refundyourpurchase
price.
Data contained in the BOOKMAN PRODUCT may be provided under license to FRANKLIN. FRANKLIN
makes no warranty with respect to the accuracy of data in the BOOKMAN PRODUCT. No warranty is
made that the BOOKMAN PRODUCT will run uninterrupted or error free. You assume all risk of any
damage or loss from your use of the BOOKMAN PRODUCT.
This warranty does not apply if, in the sole discretion of FRANKLIN, the BOOKMAN PRODUCT has been
tampered with, damaged by accident, abused, misused, or misapplication, or as a result of service or
modification by any party, including any dealer, other than FRANKLIN. This warranty applies only to
products manufactured by or for FRANKLIN. Batteries, corrosion, or battery contacts and any damage
caused by batteries are not covered by this warranty. NO FRANKLIN DEALER,AGENT, OR EMPLOYEE
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Index
?* key 9
Anagrams game 14
Arrow keys 6
Asterisks 9
BACK key 8
Backing up 8
Batteries 4
Book cards
installing 4
removing 4
Changing settings 6
CLAS message 10
Compare:, using 8
CONF message 11
Confusables 11
Contrast, setting 6
Correcting misspellings 9
Demonstration 6
Font size, changing 6
Games
changing settings 13
playing 13
scoring 14
Hangman game 14
Help, finding 6
Highlighting words 10
Installing
a book card 4
batteries 4
Messages
Add anyway 12
Cancel 12
correction list 12
Path is empty 11
Type them in 13
View list: **empty** 12
Misspellings, correcting 9
Patents 16
Path list 11
Question mark key 9, 14
Resetting BOOKMAN 16
Reviewing words 11
Searching for words 7
Selecting a book 5
Shutoff
changing 6
setting 6
Spelling, correcting 9
STAR key
with C key 3, 11, 12
with CARD key 15
with D key 7

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FPB-28053-00
P/N 7201212 Rev A
with DN key 7, 8
with P key 11
User List
adding highlighted words 12
adding words not in dictionary 12
deleting a word from 13
erasing the entire list 13
saving words 12
viewing the list 12
Warranty 17
Word Train game 15
Index