Franklin BOOKMAN SCD-770 User manual

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USER’S GUIDE
SCD-770
Collegiate Dictionary,
Speaking Edition
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Contents
Key Guide .......................................................................... 4
Installing Batteries ............................................................ 5
Using the Special Features ................................................ 6
Installing Book Cards and Selecting a Book...................... 7
Using the Color Keys and Changing the Settings .............. 8
Viewing a Demonstration .................................................. 9
Finding Dictionary Entries ................................................. 9
Using the Word List ......................................................... 11
Using the Subject Menu .................................................. 12
Highlighting Words .......................................................... 13
Hearing Words ................................................................. 13
Using the Dynamic Pronunciation Guide ......................... 14
Using the Thesaurus ........................................................ 15
Finding Inflections ........................................................... 16
Finding Confusables®....................................................... 16
Reading the Tables .......................................................... 17
Reading Signs and Symbols ............................................ 17
Getting Grammar Guidance ............................................. 18
Finding Parts of Words .................................................... 19
Saving Words for Study................................................... 19
Changing Games Settings ............................................... 20
Playing the Games ........................................................... 21
Sending a Word Between Books...................................... 22

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Welcome to the world of BOOKMAN! This BOOKMAN 770 model is a powerful,
portable electronic reference with a built-in book, plus two slots in the back for
more book cards. With
Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, Speaking Edi-
tion
, you can:
• find over 500,000 in-depth definitions, many containing parts of speech and usage
examples,
• use the built-in thesaurus to find a word’s synonyms, antonyms, and other related
words,
• use the Dictionary word list to quickly browse all the words in this dictionary,
• use the Subject menu to view specialized dictionaries for over 130 subjects,
• hear the pronunciations of most headwords, and many others,
• use the Dynamic Pronunciation Guide, which can pronounce each sound in a word
and is ideal for those learning English as a second language,
• see a word’s inflected forms, which include plurals of nouns, comparatives and
superlatives of adjectives, tenses of verbs, etc.
• see many tables of useful information, including tables of chemical elements,
ship’s bells, and signs of the Zodiac,
•usethe Grammar Guide,acomprehensive outline ofEnglishgrammarthat includes
fun quizzes and lessons on such topics as parts of speech, spelling, style and
usage, etc.
• create a User List of study words, and
•playfivefunandeducationalwordsgames,includingHangman,Anagrams,Jumble,
Word Builder, and Flashcards.
To learn more, read this User’s Guide.
Introduction

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Key Guide
Color Keys
THES
(red) Displays the thesaurus
entries for a word, or words.
SAY
(green) Pronounces a word, or
words.
GRAM
(yellow) Displays the English
Grammar Guide.
SUBJ
(blue) Displays a list of
specialized dictionaries
organized by subjects.
➤ Understanding the Color Keys
The color keys (red, green, yellow,
and blue) perform the functions
listed above only for the book
described in this User’s Guide.
Other BOOKMAN books have their
own color key functions, which are
labeled on their keyboards or book
cards. To learn more, read “Using
the Color Keys.”
Direction Keys
Movesthroughtextormenus,or
moves the cursor or highlight.
DN
UP
Pages down or up.
Other Keys
BACK
Erases a letter, backs up, or
turns off a highlight.
CAP
Shifts a key to type capitals or
punctuation.
CARD
Exits the book you are reading.
CLEAR
Clears all entries.
ENTER
Enters a word, selects a menu
item, or starts a highlight.
HELP
Displays help messages.
MENU
Displays the Topic and Setup
menus.
ON/OFF
Turns your BOOKMAN on or off.
?✽
Displays Confusables, types a ?
to stand for an unknown letter in
a word. At menus, displays a full
menu title. In games, displays
correct answers.
With
CAP
, types an ✽to stand
for a series of letters in a word,
and in games, gives a hint.
SPACE
Types a space or pages down.

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Key Guide
Key Combinations*
✩
+ BDisplaystheTablesmenu.
✩
+
C
Displays Confusables®.
✩
+
D
Displays the Dictionary
word list.
✩
+ FDisplays a word’s
inflected forms.
✩
+ LDisplays your User List.
✩
+
M
Displays the games list.
✩
+ Q-PTypes numbers.
✩
+
S
Displays a list of Signs
and Symbols.
✩
+
ENTER
In the Grammar Guide,
highlights a quiz icon.
✩
+ Types a hyphen.
✩
+
DN
Goes to the next or
previous dictionary
entry or match.
CAP
+ Goes to the bottom or
top of a list, menu, or
dictionary entry.
* Hold the first key while pressing
the other key.
Installing Batteries
YourBOOKMAN770ispoweredbytwo
AAA, 1.5-volt batteries. Here is how to
install or replace them.
Warning: When the batteries lose
powerorareremovedfrom yourBOOK-
MAN,informationthatyouenteredinits
built-in book as well as in any installed
book card will be erased.
1. Turn your BOOKMAN over.
2. Remove the battery cover,
located above the speaker, by
compressing its tab with your
finger and then lifting the
cover.
3. Install the batteries as shown
in the diagram in the battery
compartment.
4. Replace the battery cover.
or
UP
or
➤ About Screen Illustrations
Some screen illustrations in this
User’s Guide may differ from what
you see on screen. This does not
mean that your BOOKMAN is
malfunctioning.

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Using the Special Features
PC
Serial Port
Headphone Jack
Volume Control
Your BOOKMAN 770 is equipped with
several special features that many, but
not all, BOOKMAN books use. To learn
if you can use the special features with
a particular BOOKMAN book, read its
User’s Guide.
Headphone Jack: The headphone
jack is designed for 3.5 mm, 35 ohm im-
pedancestereoheadphones. Caution:
Monophonic headphones will not work
with this BOOKMAN model.
Volume Control: The dial located
under the headphone jack controls the
volume of the speaker or headphones.
Serial Port: Theserialportallowscer-
tainBOOKMANbooks, when Franklin’s
3.5mmserialcableisconnectedtoyour
BOOKMAN, to transfer data to a per-
sonalcomputer(PC). Warning:Using
aserialcableotherthantheone obtained
from Franklin may damage your BOOK-
MAN and/or PC. Franklin’s serial cable
is specifically designed for the transfer
of data between BOOKMAN and a PC.
Speaker: The speaker is located on
the back of your BOOKMAN near the
serialport.Forbestresults, donotcover
the speaker with your hand.

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Warning: Never install or remove a
book card when your BOOKMAN is
turnedon.Ifyoudo,informationthatyou
entered in its built-in book as well as in
any installed book card will be erased.
1. Turn your BOOKMAN off.
2. Turn your BOOKMAN over.
3. Align the book card tabs with
the notches in a card slot.
4. Press the book card until it
snaps into place.
Installing Book Cards Selecting a Book
Once you have installed a book card in
your BOOKMAN, you can select which
book 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.
➤ Resuming Where You Left Off
You can turn off your BOOKMAN
at any screen. When you turn your
BOOKMAN on again, the last
screen that you viewed appears.
➤ Removing Book Cards
Warning: When you remove most
book cards, information that you
entered is not saved in the book
cards. If you change the batteries or
reset your BOOKMAN, that
information will be erased.

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Using the Color Keys
Thered,green,yellow,andbluekeyson
the top row of your BOOKMAN change
their functions according to which book
you have selected.
If you have selected the built-in book,
thecolorkeysfunctionaslabeledonthe
BOOKMAN keyboard. If you have se-
lected a book card, the color keys func-
tion as labeled on that card.
Remember, when you’ve selected a
book card, the color keys function as
labeled on that card, not as on the
keyboard.
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You can adjust the type size, shutoff
time,andscreencontrastofyourBOOK-
MAN by using the Setup menu.
TheshutofftimeishowlongyourBOOK-
MAN stays on if you forget to turn it off.
Contrast refers to how light or dark the
screen is.
1. Press
MENU
.
2. Press to highlight the
Setup menu.
3. Highlight Set Type Size, Set
Shutoff, or Set Contrast.
4. Press
ENTER
.
To leave the settings unchanged,
press
BACK
.
5. Use the arrow keys to highlight
a new setting and press
ENTER
.
If you select
Set Contrast , press or
repeatedly to make the screen
darker or lighter and press
ENTER
.
Changing the Settings

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Before you start using your new
BOOKMAN, you may want to see a
brief demonstration of what it can do.
When no book card is installed in your
BOOKMAN, the demonstration will au-
tomaticallyappearafteryouturntheunit
on. To stop the demonstration, press
CLEAR
. To disable it, press
MENU
, and use
the arrow keys to highlight the Setup
menu.Highlight
DisableDemo andpress
ENTER
. To re-enable it, select Enable
Demo
from the Setup menu.
When a book card is installed in your
BOOKMAN, press
MENU
. Then use the
arrow keys to highlight the Setup menu.
Then select
View Demo .
Viewing a Demonstration
➤ Help is Always at Hand
You can view a help message at vir-
tually any screen by pressing
HELP
.
Press or DN to read the help.
Press
BACK
to exit the message.
To read about how to use the product
and what the keys do, select
Tutorial
from the Setup menu.
Finding Dictionary Entries
Finding the dictionary entry of a word in
thisdictionaryiseasy.Simplytypetheword
atthe WordEntry screen andpress
ENTER
.
Somewordsmayhavemorethanonedic-
tionary entry.
1. Press
CLEAR
.
2. Type a word or words. For
example, type keen.
You don’t need to type capitals.
To erase a letter, press
BACK
.
3. Press
ENTER
.
This is a dictionary entry.
4. Press , DN , or
SPACE
to read.
5.
Hold
✩
and press
DN
to see the
next dictionary entry, if any.

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Finding Dictionary Entries
➤ Choosing Multiple Forms
Some words in this dictionary have
more than one form (e.g. resume,
resumé). When the word you are
looking up has multiple forms, the
different forms appear in a list. Simply
highlight the form you want and press
ENTER
to see its dictionary entry. For
example, enter
dutch at the Word
Entry screen. Highlight the form you
want and press
ENTER
to see its
dictionary entry. To go back to the
multiple forms list, press
BACK
.
To go to a previous dictionary entry,
hold
✩
and press
UP
.
6. Press
CLEAR
when finished.
➤ Understanding Dictionary Entries
The bold word at the top of the
dictionary entry is called the head-
word. The headword is followed by its
part of speech, the approximate date
of its origin, and then its dictionary
entry. After the dictionary entry, you
may see usage examples and other
forms of the word.
➤ Correcting Misspellings
If you misspell a word, don’t worry.
The dictionary automatically gives
you a list of corrections. Simply use
the arrow keys to highlight the
correction you want and press
ENTER
to see its dictionary entry. For
example, enter
jiraph at the Word
Entry screen. Highlight the form you
want and press
ENTER
to see its
dictionary entry. To go back to the
correction list, press
BACK
.
Finding Dictionary Entries
➤ Typing Numbers and Capitals
Some dictionary entries include
numbers (e.g. A1, 4WD, etc.). To
type a number, hold
✩
and press a
numbered keys.
To type capitals, hold
CAP
and
press a letter key.
➤ Follow the Arrows
The flashing arrows on the right of
the screen show which arrow keys
you can press to move around the
screen.

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Using the Word List
You can also find dictionary entries by
searching for words on the Dictionary
word list. The Dictionary word list can
be found by selecting
Dictionary on the
Topic menu.
1. Press
CLEAR
.
2. Hold
✩
and press
D
.
Or press
MENU
and select Dictionary
from the Topic menu.
3. Start typing a word until it is
highlighted. For example,
type yoke.
You can also highlight words by
using or .
You don’t need to type capitals.
To undo a letter, press
BACK
.
4. Do one of the following:
To... Press...
find a dictionary entry
ENTER
hear the word
SAY
pronounced
find a thesaurus entry
THES
find Confusables
✩
+
C
find inflected forms
✩
+
F
add word to User List
✩
+L
5. To go back to the word list,
press
BACK
.
6. Press
CLEAR
when finished.
Using the Word List

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Using the Subject Menu
You can also find dictionary entries by us-
ing the Subject menu to search for spe-
cialized words associated with over 130
specificsubjects.Subjectsrangefrompro-
fessionsandscience,toliterature,theater,
and more. The Subject menu is ideal for
solving crossword puzzles.
1. Press
SUBJ
(the blue key).
2. Start typing a subject until it
is highlighted. For example,
type Mythology.
Or use the arrow keys to highlight a
subject.
3. When the subject is high-
lighted, press
ENTER
.
4. Use , DN , or
SPACE
to high-
light a word. For example,
highlight nectar.
Or start typing a word until it is
highlighted.
5. When the word is highlighted,
press
ENTER
.
6. Use , DN , or
SPACE
to scroll
down to read.
7. Press
BACK
to go back.
8. Press
CLEAR
when finished.
Using the Subject Menu

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Highlighting Words
Anotherwaytolookupa word istohigh-
light it in text. Then you can find that
word’s dictionaryentry, thesaurus entry,
inflections, Confusables, or save it in
your User List.
1. At any text, press
ENTER
to start
the highlight.
To turn off the highlight, press
BACK
.
2. Use the arrow keys to move the
highlight.
3. Do one of the following:
To... Press...
find a dictionary entry
ENTER
hear the word
SAY
pronounced
find a thesaurus entry
THES
find Confusables
✩
+
C
find inflected forms
✩
+
F
add word to User List
✩
+L
Hearing Words
You can hear a word pronounced at the
Word Entry screen, in text, or in a list.
You can hear the pronunciation of most
headwords in this dictionary. Try this
example.
1. Press
CLEAR
.
2. Type a word at the Word
Entry screen. For example,
type wharf.
3. Press
SAY
(the green key) to
hear the word.
4. Press
ENTER
.
5. Press
SAY
(green) to hear the
headword pronounced.
6. Press
CLEAR
when finished.
➤ Hearing Words in Lists
You can hear a word in a list
pronounced by highlighting that
word and pressing
SAY
(green).

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➤ HearingMultiplePronunciations
When a word has more than one
pronunciation, a list of possibilities and
their meanings will be displayed on the
screen after you press
SAY
(green).
Simply highlight the word you want to
hear and press
SAY
(green). For
example, type
lead at the Word Entry
screen and press
SAY
(green).
Highlight a word and press
SAY
(green) to hear its pronunciation.
Hearing Words Using the Dynamic
Pronunciation Guide
Your dictionary is equipped with a Dy-
namicPronunciationGuide(DPG),which
illustrates the pronunciation of a word
by giving examples of its component
sounds. To use the DPG, you first have
to turn it on by selecting
Turn on DPG
from the Setup menu. Once you turn it
on, the DPG will appear after each time
you press
SAY
(green).
1. Press
MENU
and select Turn on
DPG from the Setup menu.
To turn the DPG off, select
Turn off
DPG
from the Setup menu.
2. Type a word at the Word
Entry screen. For example,
type perseverance.
3. Press
SAY
(green).
Sample words that contain the
highlighted sound are also displayed.
➤ Finding Abbreviations
You can find the meanings of
abbreviations used in this dictionary
(e.g. fr , esp. , ML , etc.). First, find an
abbreviation. Then press
ENTER
and
use the arrow keys to highlight the
abbreviation. Press
ENTER
again to see
the meaning of the abbreviation.
Press
BACK
to go back.

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Using the Dynamic
Pronunciation Guide
4. Press
SAY
(green) to hear the
word again.
5. Press
ENTER
to hear the high-
lighted sound.
6. Use the arrow keys to high-
light different sounds.
7. Do one of the following:
To... Press...
hear the word
SAY
hear the highlighted
ENTER
sound
8. Press
BACK
to go back.
9. Press
CLEAR
when finished.
When you see THES flash once in the up-
per right of the screen, the selected word
has a thesaurus entry. A thesaurus entry
cancontain a partofspeech, abriefdefini-
tion, a list of synonyms, antonyms, and
Classmates™(words related by subject).
1. Press
CLEAR
.
2. Type a word and press
ENTER
.
For example, enter find.
3. Press
THES
(the red key).
4. Use the Direction keys to read.
5. Hold
✩
and press
DN
to see the
next thesaurus entry, if any.
To see a previous thesaurus entry,
hold
✩
and press
UP
.
6. Press
BACK
to go back.
7. Press
CLEAR
when finished.
Using the Thesaurus

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Inflectionsarethechangesinaword’sform
such as case, gender, number, tense, per-
son, mood, or voice. Verbs have more in-
flections than other parts of speech.
1.
Type a word at the Word Entry
screen or find a dictionary entry.
To learn how, read “Finding Dictionary
Entries.”
2. Hold
✩
and press
F
.
Or press
MENU
and select Inflec-
tions
from the Topic menu.
If Inflections is italicized, then your word
does not have any inflected forms.
3. Highlight a part of speech, if
needed, and press
ENTER
.
4. Hold
✩
and press
F
or hold
✩
and press
DN
to see more
inflections, if any.
To see a previous inflection, if any,
hold
✩
and press
UP
.
5. Press
BACK
to go back.
6. Press
CLEAR
when finished.
Finding Inflections Finding Confusables®
Confusablesarewordsthatareoftencon-
fused or that sound alike but are spelled
differently. Rain, reign, and rein are ex-
amples of Confusables. Not every word
willhaveConfusables.Note:You can also
findConfusablesin text byhighlightinga
word and pressing
?
✻
.
1. Type a word at the Word Entry
screen. For example, type air.
2. Hold
✩
and press
C
.
Or press
MENU
and select
Confusables from the Topic menu.
If
Confusables is italicized, then your
word does not have Confusables.
3. Press
ENTER
to start a highlight.
4.
Highlighta Confusableorits mean-
ing and do one of the following:
To... Press...
find a dictionary entry
ENTER
hear the word
SAY
pronounced
find a thesaurus entry
THES

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Reading the Tables Reading Signs and Symbols
This dictionary contains many tables of
useful information, like a table of world
money, a table of chemical elements, a
table of International Morse Code, etc.
Here’s how to find a table.
1. Press
MENU
and select Tables on
the Topic menu.
Or hold
✩
and press B.
To see a full menu title, press
?
✻
.
2. Highlight a topic and press
ENTER
to select it.
Or highlight a topic, and hold
✩
and
press
ENTER
to go directly to the text.
3. If needed, select a subtopic.
4. Use , DN , or
SPACE
to scroll
down to read.
5. Press
BACK
to go back.
6. Press
CLEAR
when finished.
Yourdictionaryalsohas listsofsignsand
symbols used in different subject areas
orprofessions.Youcanseelistsofsym-
bols and their meanings that are used in
biology, physics, weather, and more.
Here’s how.
1. Press
MENU
and select Signs and
Symbols on the Topic menu.
Or hold
✩
and press
S
.
To see a full menu title, press
?
✻
.
2. Highlight a topic and press
ENTER
to select it.
3. If needed, select a subtopic.
4. Use , DN , or
SPACE
to scroll
down to read.
5. Press
BACK
to go back.
6. Press
CLEAR
when finished.

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Your dictionary is equipped with a Gram-
mar Guide, which contains an outline of
English grammar topics. If you are viewing
awordattheWordEntryscreenorintext,
you will see grammar information relating
tothatword.YoucanseetheentireGram-
marGuideby first pressing
CLEAR
andthen
following the steps below.
1. Press
GRAM
(the yellow key).
2. Use or to highlight a
topic and then press
ENTER
.
Or hold
✩
and press
ENTER
to go
directly to the text.
3. Highlight a subtopic and then
press
ENTER
.
4. If needed, highlight another
subtopic and press
ENTER
.
5. Use , DN , or
SPACE
to scroll
down to read.
6. To see your location in the
Grammar Guide, press
?
✻
.
7. Press
BACK
to go back.
8. Press
CLEAR
when finished.
Getting Grammar Guidance
Getting Grammar Guidance
➤ Taking a Grammar Guide Quiz
Most Grammar Guide topics have
quizzes to test your grammar
knowledge. From the Grammar
Guide, find a quiz icon.
Hold
✩
and press
ENTER
to highlight
the quiz icon. Orpress
ENTER
and use
the arrow keys to highlight the quiz
icon. Press
ENTER
and follow the
screen directions to take the quiz.
To reveal the correct answer to a
quiz question, press
?
✻
. Press
BACK
to go back.

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Finding Parts of Words
If you are uncertain how to spell a word,
youcantypeaquestionmark (?) inplace
of each unknown letter.
Tofindprefixes,suffixes,andotherparts
of words, type an asterisk (✽) in a word.
Asterisks stand for a series of letters.
1. Type a word with ?’s or ✽‘s.
To type an asterisk, hold
CAP
and
press
?
✻
.
2. Press
ENTER
.
3. Highlight amatchandpress
ENTER
to find its dictionary entry.
To go back to the list of matches,
press
BACK
.
4. Press
CLEAR
when finished.
Saving Words for Study
You can create a User List of up to 16
words for study and review. You can add
words not in this dictionary, but they will
take up more room in your list.
Adding and Viewing Words
1. Press
CLEAR
.
2. Hold
✩
and press L.
Or press
MENU
and select User List .
3. Highlight Add A Word.
4. Press
ENTER
.
5. Type a word.
6. Press
ENTER
to add the word to
your User List.
7. Highlight View... and press
ENTER
to view your User List.
➤ Other Ways to Add Words
You can also add a word to your User
ListbytypingitattheWordEntryscreen
or by highlighting it in text.
ToenterawordattheWordEntryscreen,
first type a word and then hold
✩
and
press
L
. Press
ENTER
to add the word.
To add a word in text, press
ENTER
to
startthehighlightandusethearrowkeys
to highlight a word. Then hold
✩
and
press
L
.Press
ENTER
toaddtheword.
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