Franklin BOOKMAN SCD-770 User manual

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EXPANDABLE ELECTRONIC BOOK
B OO K MAN
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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.