® TM Electronic Publishers CONCISE COLUMBIA ENCYCLOPEDIA User's Guide ENC-640 License Agreement READ THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT BEFORE USING ANY BOOKMAN CARTRIDGE. YOUR USE OF THE BOOKMAN CARTRIDGE DEEMS THAT YOU ACCEPT THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE TERMS, YOU MAY RETURN THIS PACKAGE WITH PURCHASE RECEIPT TO THE DEALER FROM WHICH YOU PURCHASED THE BOOKMAN CARTRIDGE AND YOUR PURCHASE PRICE WILL BE REFUNDED. BOOKMAN CARTRIDGE means the software product and documentation found in this package and FRANKLIN means Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc. LIMITED USE LICENSE All rights in the BOOKMAN CARTRIDGE remain the property of FRANKLIN. Through your purchase, FRANKLIN grants you a personal and nonexclusive license to use the BOOKMAN CARTRIDGE on a single FRANKLIN BOOKMAN at a time. You may not make any copies of the BOOKMAN CARTRIDGE or of the data stored therein, whether in electronic or print format. Such copying would be in violation of applicable copyright laws. Further, you may not modify, adapt, disassemble, decompile, translate, create derivative works of, or in any way reverse engineer the BOOKMAN CARTRIDGE. You may not export or reexport, directly or indirectly, the BOOKMAN CARTRIDGE without compliance with appropriate governmental regulations. The BOOKMAN CARTRIDGE contains Franklin's confidential and propriety information which you agree to take adequate steps to protect from unauthorized disclosure or use. This license is effective until terminated. This license terminates immediately without notice from FRANKLIN if you fail to comply with any provision of this license. 1 Contents Welcome to the world of BOOKMANTM! With your new ENC-640 you can carry and read the Concise Columbia Encyclopedia anywhere. You can also search for words, locate articles by category, combine searches and categories, and add your own notes to quickly find the articles you read most often. Read this User's Guide to learn how. Installing Batteries ........................................................ 4 Installing Cartridges ...................................................... 4 Selecting Books ............................................................. 5 Using the Color Keys ..................................................... 5 Changing Settings ......................................................... 6 Viewing a Demonstration .............................................. 6 Finding Articles ............................................................. 7 Searching for Words ...................................................... 8 Highlighting Search Words ............................................ 9 Using Filters .................................................................. 10 Using Filters With Searches .......................................... 12 Using Notes ................................................................... 12 Sending Words Between Books ..................................... 13 Resetting BOOKMAN .................................................... 14 Cartridge Care ............................................................... 14 Index .............................................................................. 16 2 Key Guide Function Keys CLEAR Clear search words and filters. Display the main menus. (red) BACK MENU CAP MORE MARK Expand a word search. ENTER (green) Place a note in an article, or select a group of subfilters. (yellow) Display the Locate menu. (blue) HELP ? T LOC LIST CARD ON/OFF Display the note list. Exit the selected book. Turn BOOKMAN on or off. SPACE ® 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 cartridges. To learn more, read "Using the Color Keys." * Hold 6 while pressing the other key. 6 6 6 6 + + + + + or 6 or 3 Other Keys Erase a letter, back up, or turn off the highlight in an article. Shift the keys to type capitals. Enter search words, select menu items, or start the highlight. Display a help message. Display the article location or the full title (from the menu). Shifted, type an T to stand for letters. Direction Keys Scroll through text or menus, or move the cursor or highlight. Page down or up. Type a space, or page down. Star Key Combinations* BACK Back up from article subtitles or from entering a note. CARD Send a word between books. ENTER Highlight cross-references or notes in articles. Go to the next or previous article or word search match. Go to the last or first menu item, or the next or previous table title. Installing Batteries Your BOOKMAN model ENC-640 requires four AAA batteries. Here is how to install or replace them. Warning: When the batteries lose all power or are removed from your BOOKMAN, information that you entered in its built-in book, and in any installed cartridge, will be erased. 1. Turn BOOKMAN over. 2. Slide off its battery cover in the direction of the triangle. 3. Install the batteries with their plus signs aligned as shown on the diagram in the battery compartment. 4. Replace the battery cover. ® About Screen Illustrations Installing Cartridges Warning: Never install or remove a cartridge when your BOOKMAN is on. If you do, information that you've entered in the built-in book, and in any installed cartridge, will be erased. 1. Turn BOOKMAN off. 2. Turn BOOKMAN over. 3. Align the tabs of the cartridge with the notches in the slot. 4. Press the cartridge down until it snaps into place. Some screen illustrations in this User's Guide may differ from what you see on screen. This doesn't mean that your BOOKMAN is malfunctioning. 4 ® Removing Cartridges Warning: When you remove a cartridge to install another, information that you entered in the removed cartridge will be erased. Selecting Books Once you have installed a cartridge in your BOOKMAN, you can select which book you want to use. 1. Turn BOOKMAN on. 2. Press CARD . Using the Color Keys The red, green, yellow, and blue keys on the top row of your BOOKMAN change functions according to which book you've selected and are using. If you've selected the built-in book, the color keys function as labeled on the keyboard. If you've selected a book in a cartridge, the color keys function as labeled on that cartridge. ® 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 time. When you turn your BOOKMAN on again, the screen that you last viewed reappears. 5 Remember, when you've selected a book in a cartridge, the color keys function as labeled on that cartridge, not as on the keyboard. Changing Settings You can adjust the type size, shutoff time, and screen contrast of this book The shutoff time is how long your BOOKMAN stays on if you forget to turn it off. 1. Press CLEAR . 2. Press the arrow keys to highlight the Other menu. 3. Press to highlight Set Type Size, Set Shutoff, or Set Contrast. Viewing a Demonstration When a cartridge isn't installed , a brief demonstration automatically appears when you turn on your BOOKMAN. To stop the demonstration at any time, press CLEAR . To disable the demonstration, press MENU and then select Disable Demo from the Other menu. The arrow indicates a submenu. 4. Press ENTER . or to highlight a 5. Press setting. To re-enable it, select Enable Demo. To view the demonstration when a cartridge is installed, select View Demo from the Other menu. . ® Help is Always at Hand To leave it unchanged, press 6. Press ENTER BACK to select it. ® Adjusting the Contrast You can also adjust the screen contrast of the ENC-640 by selecting Go To Word Search from the Locate menu and then pressing or . 6 You can view a help message at virtually any time by pressing or to read HELP . Press the help. Press BACK to exit the message. To read about how to use the keys, select Tutorial from the Other menu. Finding Articles The Articles menu lists all the articles in this encyclopedia alphabetically by title. Here is how to find articles on this menu. 1. Press CLEAR Finding Articles ® Viewing the Next Title . The Articles menu is highlighted. 2. Start typing an article title (e.g., zebra). When you're typing a title at the Articles menu, you can highlight the next title beginning with the same letter(s) by holding 6 and pressing . ® What Article Are You Reading? When you're reading an encyclopedia article, you can view its title, or article location, by pressing ? * . You don't need to type capitals. To undo a letter, press BACK . To display a title, press ? T . 3. When the title is highlighted, press ENTER . Press BACK to return to the article. ® Understanding Abbreviations 4. Press , , or scroll down. SPACE to To learn the meaning of an abbreviation used in this encyclopedia, first press CLEAR . Then hold 6 and press . Then press ENTER . Next, type an abbreviation (e.g., Deut.) and press ENTER to view its meaning. To back up, press BACK repeatedly. 7 to view 5. Hold 6 and press the next encyclopedia article. 6. Press BACK to go back to the menu. 7. Press CLEAR to clear the title. Searching for Words You can search for words occurring in articles and their titles. Each word you find is called a match. 1. Press MENU . 2. Highlight Go To Word Search on the Locate menu. Searching for Words 7. Hold 6 and press repeatedly to view the next matches. The matching words are boxed. You may have to scroll down to see them. 8. Press 9. Press MENU CLEAR to go to the menus. to clear your search. 3. Press ENTER . 4. Type up to five words (e.g., Russian czars). ® If You Misspell a Word If you enter a misspelled search word, a list of corrections appears automatically. Highlight a correction and press ENTER to view it. ® Finding Incomplete Words You don't need to type capitals. To erase a letter, press BACK . To move the cursor, press or . 5. Press ENTER to search. 6. Highlight a title and then press ENTER to view its article. 8 If you're not sure which form of a word to search for, type an asterisk in place of letters in the word (e.g., psychT ). (To type an asterisk, hold CAP and press ? * ). Then press ENTER . Next, highlight a complete word and press ENTER to search for it. Searching for Words Highlighting Search Words Another way you can search for words is to highlight them in articles. Then you can view their matches in other articles. Try this example. 1. On the Articles menu, highlight Irrawaddy. ® Understanding Searches When you search for words, the encyclopedia searches first for matches of the words in the titles of articles. If no matches are found in titles, it automatically searches for matches in the articles themselves. If no exact matches are found in articles, then it searches for synonyms and related words. Searches of more than one word find matches regardless of the order or proximity of the words. For example, if you search for space travel, you'll find travels through space, etc. ® Expanding Your Searches To learn how, read "Finding Articles." 2. Press 3. Press ENTER ENTER . again. Notice the highlight. You can turn it off by pressing BACK . 4. Press the arrow keys to highlight a word (e.g., Asia). 5. Press ENTER to search. To find more matches, press MORE up to three times after entering your word search. When you press MORE , your search expands to include matches in articles or synonyms and related words, if they weren't already found. 9 6. Press ENTER to select the first matching article. 7. Hold 6 and press repeatedly to view the next matches. Highlighting Search Words Using Filters Filters help you locate encyclopedia articles by category. The categories are Article Type (people, places, and things), Location, Subject , and Time Period. You can use more than one filter at a time to locate articles, as shown in the example below. 1. Press 2. Press 3. Press 4. Press LOC To view a previous match, hold 6 and press . 8. Press MENU to go to the menus. 9. Press CLEAR to clear your search. ® Using Cross-References Cross-references appear in articles as words in all capital letters. . The Locate menu is highlighted. to highlight Article Type. ENTER to select it. ENTER to select Persons. Each cross-reference is the title of another encyclopedia article. To use a cross-reference, first highlight it by pressing ENTER and then the arrow keys. Or hold 6 and press ENTER until the cross-reference you want is highlighted. You can press BACK to turn off the highlight. Next, press ENTER to go to the cross-referenced article. To go back to the original article, press BACK . 10 A check marks the selected filter. You can uncheck it by pressing ENTER . 5. Press LOC or BACK to go back to the Locate menu. 6. Highlight Location and then press ENTER to select it. Th ...