Franklin BOOKMAN ADV-2002 User manual

™
User’sGuide
ADV-2002
Cartridge
Dictionary
& Thesaurus
Advanced

Electronic Publishers

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Contents
Installing Book Cards and Selecting a Book................... 4
Using the Color Keys and Changing Settings................. 5
Viewing a Demonstration .............................................. 6
Finding Definitions ........................................................ 6
Finding Words in Definitions .......................................... 7
Finding Thesaurus Entries ............................................. 7
Finding Letters in Words................................................ 8
Correcting Misspellings................................................. 9
Highlighting Words to Look Up ...................................... 9
Finding Classmates and Finding Confusables ................ 10
Reviewing Words and Saving Words.............................. 11
Deleting Saved Words ................................................... 12
Sending Words Between Books ..................................... 13
Changing Game Settings ............................................... 13
Playing the Games......................................................... 14
Index ............................................................................. 18
Welcome to the world of BOOKMAN!
With this
Advanced Dictionary & The-
saurus
you can find over 110,000 dic-
tionary words with 300,000 entries,
500,000 synonyms, as well as ant-
onyms, etymologies, Classmates®,
Confusables®and more. You can also
correct misspellings, save words to
your User list, and play three challeng-
ing word games. Use your BOOK-
MAN to read this book card. See “In-
stalling Book Cards” to learn how.

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➤ 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 books have their own color
key functions, which are labelled
on their book cards or on the
keyboard. For more information,
read “Using the Color Keys.”
Other Keys
BACK
Backs up and erases letters.
CAP
Shifts keys to type punctuation.
ENTER
Enters a search, selects a
menu item, or starts a highlight.
HELP
Shows 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
Move in indicated direction.
SPACE
Types a space or pages down.
Star Key Combinations*
✩
+
CARD
Sendsawordbetweenbooks.
✩
+
DN
Shows next entry or match.
✩
+
UP
Showspreviousentryormatch.
✩
+ CShows Confusables.
✩
+ DShows a dictionary definition.
✩
+ PShows the Path list.
Function Keys
CLEAR
Clears to Enter your word .
MENU Shows the main menus.
THES
(red) Shows a thesaurus entry.
CLASS
(green) Shows Classmates.
GAMES
(yellow) Shows the games list.
LIST
(blue) Shows the User list menu.
CARD
Exits the selected book.
ON/OFF
Turns BOOKMAN on or off.
Key Guide
* Hold
✩
while pressing the other key.

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➤ Removing Book Cards
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 your BOOKMAN off
at any screen. When you turn
BOOKMAN on again, the screen
that you last viewed appears.
Installing Book Cards
Warning: Never install or remove a
book card when BOOKMAN is on. If
you do, information that you entered
in its built-in book and in an installed
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 book card until it
snaps into place.
Selecting a Book
Once you have installed a book card
in your BOOKMAN, 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.

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Using the Color Keys
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, the color keys for
BOOKMAN books in book cards
function as labelled on their book
cards, not as on the keyboard.
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 BOOKMAN
stays on if you forget to turn it off.
1. Press
CLEAR
.
2. Press MENU .
3. Press the arrow keys to
highlight the Setup menu.
4. Highlight Set Font, Set
Shutoff, or Set Contrast.
5. Press ENTER .
6. Highlight a setting.
Or press or if you selected
Set Contrast . To exit without
changing settings, press
BACK
.
7. Press ENTER to select the
setting.
Changing Settings


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Before you start using this book, you
may want to view a demonstration of
what it can do.
Once you have installed and
selected the book card, press MENU
and highlight View Demo on the
Setup menu. Then press ENTER to
view the demonstration.
If you want to stop the demonstra-
tion, press
CLEAR
.
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 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.
Viewing a 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 .
If you need a reminder of what
each key does, select
Tutorial
from the Other menu.
➤ Follow the Arrows
The flashing arrows on the right of
the screen show which arrow keys
you can press to move around
menus or to view more text.

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Finding Thesaurus Entries
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 return to the previous thesaurus
entry, hold ✩and press
UP
.
6. Press
CLEAR
when done.
Finding Words in Definitions
You can also search for all the defini-
tions 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 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.

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➤ 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
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.
Note: If you type an asterisk at the be-
ginning of a word, it may take a while
to find the matching words.
1. Type a word with ?’s or an ✽.
To type an asterisk, hold
CAP
and
press
?
✻
.
2. Press ENTER .
3. Highlight a match.
4. Press ENTER to define it.
5. Press
CLEAR
when done.
Finding Letters in Words

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➤ Two Ways to Back Up
Pressing
BACK
takes you back to
the previous screen you viewed.
Holding ✩and pressing
UP
takes you to the previous screen
of similar information.
If you misspell a word, a list of correc-
tions automatically appears.
1. Type a misspelled word
(e.g., nolij).
2. Press ENTER .
3. Highlight a correction.
4. Press ENTER to view its
dictionary definition.
5. To go back to the corrections,
press
BACK
.
6. Press
CLEAR
when done.
Another way to look up words is by
highlighting them in dictionary defini-
tions, thesaurus entries, and word lists.
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...
define the word 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...
Correcting Misspellings Highlighting Words
to Look Up

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➤ Look for the Flashing Messages
When you enter a word or scroll
through a word list, look at the upper
right corner of the screen. Often
messages such as THES, CLAS, or
CONF will briefly appear on screen.
Thesemessagessignalthattheword
has thesaurus information, Class-
mates, or Confusables. A word can
have more than one message, so
watch closely.
Finding Confusables®
Confusables are words that sound
alike but are spelled differently. If an
entry word or a highlighted 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 define it, or
press
THES
(red) to view its
thesaurus entry, if any.
Classmatesarewords classified bysub-
ject. 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. Press to read.
Finding Classmates
®

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Saving Words
You can save up to 40 words in the
User list for personal study or review.
Your User list is saved between ses-
sions unless the batteries run out of
power or your BOOKMAN is reset.
Here is how to save your first word.
1. Press LIST (blue).
If you haven’t added words to
your User list,
View list:
✽✽Empty✽✽
appears.
2. Highlight Add word.
3. 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...
define the word ENTER
see thesaurus entry
THES
(red)
see Classmates CLASS (green)
see Confusables ✩+ C
Reviewing Words
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...
define the word 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 list.
5. Press
CLEAR
when done.

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➤ Removing the Book Card
Warning: Your User list will be
erased when you remove this
book card from your BOOKMAN.
➤ 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
Correction candidate(s) . Cau-
tion: Adding words that are not
in this dictionary uses consider-
ably 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.
Saving Words
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 (blue).
4. Select Add “your word”.
5. Press
CLEAR
when done.
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. Select Delete word.
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. Select Erase List.
3. Press Y to erase the entire
list. Or press N to cancel.
▼▼
▼

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➤ Understanding the 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.
Skill Level lets you select the level
of difficulty.
This book can send words to and re-
ceive words from certain other BOOK-
MAN books.
To send a word, you must install the
book card in a BOOKMAN that has a
built-in book which is also able to send
or receive words. To learn if a built-in
book 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.
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 setting.
6. Press ENTER to select it.
Changing Game Settings
Sending Words
Between Books

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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
?
✻
. Or press
? ✻
to end
the round. NOTE: If you ask for a hint,
you will lose the round. Press
ENTER
to
define 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 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.

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Playing the Games Book Card Care
• Do not expose the book cards
to heat, cold, or liquids.
• Do not put excessive pressure
on the book cards.
LBS.
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 the arrows 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 ana-
grams. Highlight a word, and then
press
ENTER
to see its dictionary entry.
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 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 define the word.
• Do not touch the metal
contacts on the book cards.
Caution: Touching these electrical
contacts with statically charged ob-
jects, including your fingers, could
erase information entered in a book
card or built-in book.

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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 your BOOKMAN
erases settings and information en-
tered 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 your BOOKMAN.
Read its User’s Guide to find the
location of the reset button.
Optional Features
AC adaptor jack: Some BOOK-
MAN models are equipped with a
standard 3.5 mm jack for use with a9-
volt, 200-300 milliamp AC/DC adaptor.
This symbol indicates that the inner
core of the plug of an AC adaptor is
negative and that the outer part of the
plug is positive. If your AC/DC adap-
tor does not have this symbol, confirm
its compatibility at its place of pur-
chase.
Headphone jack: Some BOOK-
MAN models also have a 3.5 mm ste-
reo headphone jack for use with a
standard impedance 8 Ohm headset.

Headphone
jack
AC adaptor
jack
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.

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BOOKMAN Model ADV-2002
• size: 5.9 x 4.2 x 0.6 cm
• weight: 0.4 oz.
© 1987-1996 Franklin Electronic Publisher,
Inc., Burlington, NJ 08016 USA. All rights
reserved.
© 1989 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Merriam-Webster is a registered trademark
of Merriam-Webster, Inc. Classmates,
Confusables, and Word Train are trade-
marks of Franklin. All rights reserved.
FCC Notice: Complies with the limits for a
Class B computing device pursuant to Sub-
part 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 in-
terference 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;
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M9409743.7; M9409744.5. European
Patent 0 136 379. Pat. Pend.
ISBN 1-56712-131-4
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FRB-280001-00 Printed in U.S.
P/N 7201386 Rev. B
?* key 8, 14
AC adaptor jack 16
Anagrams game 14
Arrow keys 6
Asterisks 8, 14
BACK key 8
Backing up 8
Book cards
caring for 15
installing 4
removing a cartridge
12
Changing settings 5
CLAS message 10
Color keys
understanding 3
using 5
Compare
using
9
CONF message 10
Confusables 10
Contrast, setting 5
Demonstration 6
Font, setting 5
Games
Index
changing settings 13
playing 13
scoring 14
Hangman game 14
Headphone jack 16
Help, finding 6
Highlighting words 9
Installing a book card
4
Messages
add anyway 12
cancel 12
correction list 12
path is empty 11
type them in 13
view list: empty 11
Patents 17
Path list 11
Question mark key
8, 14
Resetting BOOKMAN
16
Reviewing words 11
Searching for words 7
Selecting a book 4
Shutoff
changing 5
setting 5
Spelling, correcting
9
STAR key
with CARD 13
with D 6,
7
with DN 6, 7
with P 11
THES message 7
Thesaurus entries 8
User List
adding highlighted
words 12
adding words not in
dictionary 12
saving words 11
viewing list 11
Warranty 17
Word Train game 15