Franklin BOOKMAN Sidekick SDK-561 User manual

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EXPANDABLE ELECTRONIC BOOK
B OO K MAN
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USER’S GUIDE
SDK-561 • SDK-563 • SDK-565
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Contents
Key Guide .......................... 4
Special BOOKMAN Features 6
Getting Started
Installing Batteries ................... 8
Installing Book Cards............... 8
Selecting a Book...................... 9
Using the Color Keys............... 9
Viewing the Demonstration.... 10
Changing the Settings ........... 10
Selecting a Topic ................... 11
Typing Characters.................. 12
Using a Password.................. 13
Gauging the Memory ............. 14
Using the Clocks
Setting the Home Clock......... 16
Setting the World Clock......... 17
Using the Daily Alarm ............ 17
Changing the
Time/Date Format .................. 18
Swapping the Clocks ............. 19
Using the Calendar
Creating Calendar Entries...... 21
Duplicating a Calendar Entry . 22
Using the Daily View ............. 23
Using the Weekly View .......... 24
Using the Monthly View......... 25
Editing Calendar Entries ........ 26
Searching for
Calendar Entries .................... 26
Trimming the Schedule .......... 27
Using Cardfiles
Creating a Cardfile ................ 29
Adding Cards......................... 30
Duplicating a Card................. 31
Viewing Cardfiles and Cards.. 31
Editing Cards......................... 32
Searching for Cards............... 33
Using Notes
Creating a Note Folder .......... 36
Adding Notes......................... 37

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Duplicating a Note................. 38
Viewing Note Folders
and Notes.............................. 38
Editing Notes......................... 39
Searching for Notes............... 40
Using Expenses
Creating Expense Entries....... 43
Viewing Expense Entries........ 44
Editing Expense Entries ......... 44
Computing Expense Sums ..... 45
Using the Calculator
Making Calculations .............. 47
Saving and Retrieving
Calculations .......................... 48
Using the Connectivity
Software
The Equipment You Need....... 50
Connecting the Serial Cable .. 50
Installing the
Connectivity Software............ 51
Starting the
Connectivity Software............ 52
Testing Your Connection ........ 53
Linking Files .......................... 54
Merging All Linked Files ........ 57
Advanced Transfers
and Merging .......................... 60
Recovering Files .................... 62
Backing up and
Restoring Files....................... 63
Solutions to Common
Problems ............................... 64
Doing a Factory Reset ...... 67
Resetting Your BOOKMAN 67
Specifications .................. 68
Copyrights and Patents...... 68
Limited Warranty ............... 69
Index ................................ 70
Note: This User’s Guide is intended for
use with BOOKMAN Sidekick models
SDK-561, SDK-563, and SDK-565. For
information about your specific BOOK-
MAN Sidekick, read “Specifications.”
Contents

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Key Guide
Color Keys
FILES
(red) Cycles through the
cardfiles.
CALEND
(green) Cycles through the
calendar views.
NOTES
(yellow) Cycles through the
note folders.
EDIT
(blue) Displays entry, search,
edit, delete and other options.
Direction Keys
Moves through text or menus,
or moves the cursor. In the
Calculator, types basic math
symbols (i.e., +, x, -, ÷).
DN
UP
Pages down or up.
➤ Understanding the Color Keys
The color keys (red, green, yellow,
and blue) perform the functions
listed above only for the book de-
scribed 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.”
Other Keys
BACK
Erases a letter, or backs up.
CAP
Shifts a key to type capital
letters or punctuation marks.
CARD
Exits the book you are reading.
CLEAR
Clears to the main screen of
the current topic.
ENTER
Selects a menu item, or enters
search words. In the Calculator,
performsa selectedmath function.
HELP
Displays help messages.
MENU
Displays the main menus.
ON/OFF
Turns your BOOKMAN on or off.
?✽
Types a question mark. At
menus, displays the full title of
a menu item. With
CAP
, types
an asterisk.
SPACE
Types a space or pages down.

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Key Guide
Key Combinations*
✩
+
BACK
Exits a new or edited
entry without saving.
✩
+
C
Toggles between the
Home and World clock.
✩
+
EDIT
Opens an entry to edit.
✩
+
ENTER
Saves an entry. In the
Calendar Daily view,
checks or unchecks To
Do items and Calls.
✩
+
H
In the Calculator, con-
verts a number to a
percentage.
✩
+ JIn the Calculator,
squares a number.
✩
+
K
In the Calculator, calcu-
lates the square root of
a number.
✩
+ LIn the Calculator, calcu-
lates a reciprocal.
✩
+ MSelects the Calculator
(math).
✩
+ NLocks and unlocks the
numbered keys.
✩
+
Q
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P
Types numbers.
✩
+ SDisplays the special
characters you can type.
✩
+ XSelects Expenses.
✩
+ At a field or entry
screen, types a hyphen.
✩
+ At a field or entry
screen, accents a typed
letter.
✩
+
DN
Goes to the next or pre-
vious entry or match.
CAP
+ Goes to the bottom or
top of a list, menu, or
entry.
* Hold the first key while pressing the other
key.
or
UP
or

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Special BOOKMAN Features
Your BOOKMAN model 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
impedance stereo headphones.
Caution: Monophonic headphones
will not work with this BOOKMAN
model.
Volume Control: The dial located
near the headphone jack controls the
volume of the headphones.
Serial Port: The serial port allows cer-
tain BOOKMAN books, when Franklin’s
BOOKMAN PC-Connect serial cable is
connected to your BOOKMAN, to trans-
fer information to a personal computer
(PC). Warning: Using a serial cable
other than the one obtained from Franklin
may damage your BOOKMAN or PC.
Franklin’s serial cable is specifically de-
signed to transfer information between
BOOKMAN and a PC.
PC
Serial Port
Headphone Jack
Serial Cable
Volume Control

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Getting Started
If you are using your BOOKMAN Sidekick
for the first time, read this section.
It explains how to start using your
BOOKMAN Sidekick, as well as how
to perform basic and important operations.
Installing Batteries ......................................................... 8
Installing Book Cards ..................................................... 8
Selecting a Book ............................................................ 9
Using the Color Keys...................................................... 9
Viewing the Demonstration .......................................... 10
Changing the Settings .................................................. 10
Selecting a Topic .......................................................... 11
Typing Characters ........................................................ 12
Using a Password......................................................... 13
Gauging the Memory .................................................... 14

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Warning: Never install or remove a
book card when your BOOKMAN is
turned on. If you do, information that
you entered in any installed book cards
may be erased. However, information
saved in your BOOKMAN Sidekick will
not 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 CardsInstalling Batteries
Your BOOKMAN model is powered by
two AAA, 1.5-volt batteries. Here is
how to install or replace them.
1. Turn your BOOKMAN over.
2. Remove the battery cover on
the back of your BOOKMAN
by compressing its tab with
your finger and then lifting
the cover.
3. Install the batteries as shown
on the diagram in the battery
compartment.
4. Replace the battery cover.
➤ When the Batteries Are Low
An on-screen warning message will
appear when the batteries in your
BOOKMAN Sidekick are low on
power. This message does not
mean that any of the information en-
tered in your BOOKMAN Sidekick
is in danger of being lost or erased.
However, you may not be able to
create new entries until fresh
batteries are installed.
➤ Removing Book Cards
Warning: When you remove most
book cards, information that you en-
tered 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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Selecting a Book Using the Color Keys
The red, green, yellow, and blue keys
on your BOOKMAN change their func-
tions according to which book you are
using.
When you are using the built-in book,
the color keys function as labelled on
the BOOKMAN keyboard. When you
are using a book card, the color keys
function as labelled on that book card.
➤ About the 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 BOOK-
MAN is malfunctioning.
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.
Remember, the color keys for book
cards function as labelled on their cards,
not as labelled on the BOOKMAN
keyboard.
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