Franklin BTG-400 User manual

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Mt. Holly, NJ 08060 USER’S MANUAL
BTG-400
Bartender’s
guidide
ELECTROONIC

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About the
Bartender’s
Guide
Introduction
Would you like to make classic mixed
drinks such as a Mimosa or a Piña
Colada? Or how about fun new drinks
such as a Nancy Friedman's Green
Meanie, a Yaka-Hula-Hicky-Dula, or a
Zack is Back with the Zwack?
Well, you’re in luck! Using the
Bartender’s Guide, you can learn how to
make everything from an Aalborg Sour to
an XYZ Cocktail, from a Harvey
Wallbanger to a Wally Harvbanger.
You can also learn about liquors, the se-
crets of mixology, and converting jiggers
to dashes and teaspoons to ponies. And
every recipe shows you what kind of
glass or mug to use.
It’s easy to do. This User’s Manual shows
you how. Have fun!

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Contents
Key Guide
Getting
Started
Function Keys........................................... 4
Direction Keys .......................................... 5
Other Keys................................................ 5
Installing the Batteries.............................. 6
Turning the Product On............................ 6
Disabling the Demonstration.................... 7
Setting the Shutoff Time........................... 7
Using the Menus ...................................... 8
Tips for Beginners .................................... 9
Searching by Name.................................. 10
Searching by Ingredients ......................... 11
Searching by Attributes ............................ 12
Learning Terminology............................... 13
Advanced Tips .......................................... 14
Learning How To ...................................... 15
Finding Measurements............................. 16
Searching
for Drinks
Using
Other Topics

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Specifications ........................................... 17
Product Care ............................................ 17
FCC Notice ............................................... 17
Copyrights, Patents, and ISBN ................ 17
Limited Warranty (USA only) ................... 18
Index ......................................................... 19
Contents
Some screen shots in this User’s Manual
may vary slightly from what you see on
screen. These variations do not mean
that your electronic reference is malfunc-
tioning.
About the
Illustrations
Appendixes

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Key Guide
Shows a help message.
Shows the Drinks menu.
Shows the How To menu.
Shows the Hints menu.
Shows the Glossary menu.
Shows the Liquors menu.
Clears your search.
Turns the product on or off.
Selects a menu item.
Shows the selected menu.
Function Keys
✻ Hold SHIFT while pressing the other key.
CLEAR
HELP
DRINK
HINTS
HOW TO
GLOSS
LIQ
ON/OFF
ENTER
MENU

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Key Guide
Direction Keys
Backs up a step or erases a letter.
Move in the indicated direction.
Shows the text of the next menu item.
(At menus, adjusts the screen contrast.)
Shows the text of the previous menu item.
(At menus, adjusts the screen contrast.)
Page up or down.
Pages down.
Zoom up or down.
Shifts top row of keys to type numbers.
Shows a complete menu item.
No function.
Types an apostrophe.
BACK
NEXT
PREV
SPACE
SHIFT NEXT
PREV
SHIFT
+
+
✻
SHIFT + Q ...
.
Other Keys
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This product requires two CR2032, 3-volt
batteries. If the batteries are not already
installed, here is how to install them.
1. Turn the product over.
2. Place your thumbs on the arrow.
3. Slide the battery cover off.
4. Install the batteries with their plus
signs facing you.
5. Replace the cover.
Installing
the Batteries
Getting Started
The first time you use this product, a brief
demonstration appears automatically. You
may also want to adjust the screen con-
trast.
Note: You can adjust the contrast
only at the main menus.
1. Press ON/OFF.
2. Press CLEAR to stop the demo.
The main menus appear.
3. If needed, press NEXT or PREV to
adjust the screen contrast.
Turning the
Product On

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Getting Started
You probably do not want to view the
demonstration every time you turn this
product on. Here is how to disable it.
1. Press MENU.
2. Press the arrow keys to
highlight the Other menu.
3. Highlight DISABLE DEMO.
4. Press ENTER.
Disabling the
Demonstration
The shutoff time is how long the product
stays on if you forget to turn it off.
1. Highlight SET SHUTOFF
under the Other menu.
2. Press ENTER.
3. Highlight a time.
4. Press ENTER to select it.
Setting the
Shutoff Time

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Getting Started
Most functions in this product are acti-
vated by using the menus. Here is how to
quickly navigate the menus.
1. If not at the menus, press MENU.
2. Press the arrow keys to highlight
the menu at the left.
3. Hold SHIFT and press or to
zoom to the bottom or top of the
menu.
4. Hold SHIFT and press NEXT or
PREV to page down or up.
5. Start typing a word.
As you type, menu items are highlight-
ed.
6. Press CLEAR when done.
Using
the Menus

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Getting Started
✓The flashing arrows at the right of the
screen show which arrow keys you
can press to view more menu items or
text.
✓At virtually any screen, you can view
an appropriate help message by press-
ing HELP. To read the message, use
the direction keys. To exit help, press
BACK.
You can also read an overview of the
main functions and keys by selecting
TUTORIAL under the Other menu.
✓Some names of drinks and other
menu items are followed by ellipses
because they are too long to fit on one
line.
At any highlighted menu item, press .
to view the complete item.
Tips for
Beginners

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Searching for Drinks
Searching
by Name Finding the recipe of a drink is easy.
Simply type the name of the drink at the
Drinks menu. Usually you need to type
only a few letters to highlight the drink
you want.
Note: You do not need to type
capital letters or spaces.
1. Press DRINK.
Or select DRINKS under the Topics
menu.
2. Start typing the name of a drink
(e.g., sloeginfizz).
To erase a letter, press BACK.
3. Press ENTER.
4. Press or SPACE to read.
5. Press CLEAR when done.

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Searching by
Ingredients
Searching for Drinks
You can search for drinks by one or more
ingredients. But first be sure that DRINKS
is the selected topic.
1. Select INGREDIENTS under the
Locate menu.
2. Type an ingredient (e.g., vodka).
3. Press ENTER.
The ✻✻ indicate ingredients not in any
recipes with the selected ingredient(s).
4. Type another ingredient
(e.g., cranberry juice).
5. Press ENTER.
6. Press to view the matches.
7. Select a drink to view its recipe.
8. Press BACK to return to matches.
9. Press CLEAR when done.

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Searching for Drinks
Searching by
Attributes You may have a favorite drink that you
would like to try in a variety of recipes.
For example, there are eighteen recipes
derived from the original Bloody Mary mix.
1. Select ATTRIBUTES under the
Locate menu.
2. Highlight an attribute (e.g.,
punches).
You can type the attribute or scroll
down to highlight it.
3. Press ENTER.
4. Press to view the matches.
5. Select a drink.
6. Press CLEAR when done.

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Using Other Topics
Learning
Terminology The Glossary and Liquors topics provide
a good introduction to mixology. Read
them to become familiar with basic terms
and concepts.
1. Press GLOSS or LIQ.
2. Highlight a subtopic (e.g.,
AMARETTO under GLOSSARY).
You can type the subtopic or scroll
down to highlight it.
3. Press ENTER.
4. Press or SPACE to read.
5. Press BACK to go back to the menu.
6. Press CLEAR when done.

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Using Other Topics
✓Deselecting a Subtopic
You know a menu item is selected
when a check mark appears next to it.
To deselect an item, press ENTER
when it is highlighted.
✓Typing Numbers
You can type numbers in the Hints
menu to highlight a hint by number or in
the Drinks menu to find a drink name
that has a number in it (e.g., 747). To
type numbers, hold SHIFT and press a
key on the top row of letters (Q-P).
✓Selecting a Topic
You can select some topics (e.g., GLOSS)
either by pressing its function key or by
selecting it under the Topics menu.
✓Viewing the Next or Previous Item
While at an entry, press NEXT to view
the next entry or PREV to view the
previous entry.
Advanced
Tips

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Using Other Topics
Learning
How To
1. Press HOW TO or HINTS.
2. Highlight a subtopic (e.g., GLASS-
WARE under HOW TO).
You can type the subtopic or scroll
down to highlight it. Under the Hints
menu, you can select a hint by its
number too.
3. Press ENTER.
4. Press or SPACE to read.
5. Press BACK to go back to the menu.
6. Press CLEAR when done.
The How To and Hints topics explain more
advanced bartending techniques and tips.
Read them to become an expert.

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Using Other Topics
Finding
Measure-
ments
You can find useful conversion and mea-
surement information in the Measure-
ments, Bottle Measures, and Old Bottle
Sizes topics.
1. Select MEASUREMENTS, BOTTLE
MEASURES, or OLD BOTTLE SIZES
under the Topics menu.
2. Highlight a subtopic (e.g., DASH un-
der MEASUREMENTS).
3. Press ENTER.
4. If needed, select a sub-subtopic.
5. Press BACK to go back to the
menu.
6. Press CLEAR when done.

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Appendixes
Specifications
(BTG-400) •
More than 2,200 drinks listed
• 3-line, 24 x 127 continuous pixel LCD
• 2 lithium, CR2032, 3-volt batteries
• 12 (l) x 1.4 (w) x 8.3 (h) cm.
• 3.5 oz with batteries.
To clean this product, spray a mild glass cleaner onto a
cloth and wipe its surface. Do not spray liquids directly
on this product. Do not use or store this product in
extreme or prolonged heat, cold, humidity, or other
adverse conditions. If you have a problem with this
product, refer to the warranty. If you purchased this
product outside the United States, contact the place of
purchase to obtain warranty or repair information.
Complies with the limits for a Class B computing device
pursuant to Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC Rules. Opera-
tion is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This
device may not cause harmful interference; and (2) This
device must accept any interference received, including
interference that may cause undesired operation.
© 1994 Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc., Mt. Holly, NJ
08060 USA All rights reserved.
© 1989 John J. Poister. Published by arrangement with
New American Library, a division of Penguin Books USA
Inc.
U.S. Patents 5,113,340; 4,490,811; 4;830,618;
5,218,536. European Patent 0 136 379. Pat. Pend.
ISBN 1-56712-061-X.
Product Care
FCC Notice
Copyrights,
Patents, and
ISBN

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Limited
Warranty
(USA only)
Appendixes
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Index
Adjusting
screen contrast 6
shutoff time 7
Arrows 9
Attributes 12
Batteries
installing 6
Bottle Size menu 16
Contrast
adjusting 6
Demonstration
disabling 7
stopping 6
Deselecting a menu item 14
Drinks menu 10
Ellipses in menus 9
Finding
drinks
by attributes 12
by ingredients 11
by name 10
glossary terms 13
how to and hints 15
measurements 16
Glossary 13
Help messages 9
Hints menu 15
How To menu 15
Ingredients 11
Keys 4
Liquors menu 13
Locate menu 11, 12
Main menus
navigating 8
viewing 8
Measurements
converting 16
finding 16
Measurements menu 16
Menus
Bottle Size 16
Drinks 10
Glossary 13
Hints 15
How To 15
Liquors 13
Locate 11, 12
main 8
Measurements 16
Old Bottle Sizes 16
Topics 10
NEXT key 14
Numbers
typing 14