® BOOKMAN EXPANDABLE ELECTRONIC BOOK ® Dictionary & Thesaurus USER'S GUIDE MWD-640 License Agreement READ THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT BEFORE USING ANY BOOKMAN PRODUCT. YOUR USE OF THE BOOKMAN PRODUCT 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 PRODUCT AND YOUR PURCHASE PRICE WILL BE REFUNDED. BOOKMAN PRODUCT 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 PRODUCT remain the property of FRANKLIN. Through your purchase, FRANKLIN grants you a personal and nonexclusive license to use the BOOKMAN PRODUCT on a single FRANKLIN BOOKMAN at a time. You may not make any copies of the BOOKMAN PRODUCT 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 PRODUCT. You may not export or reexport, directly or indirectly, the BOOKMAN PRODUCT without compliance with appropriate governmental regulations. The BOOKMAN PRODUCT 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. Contents Welcome to the world of BOOKMAN! BOOKMAN is a powerful, portable electronic reference with a built-in book and a slot in the back for more books. With this BOOKMAN Dictionary & Thesaurus you can find over 83,000 dictionary entries, 41,000 thesaurus entries with 496,000 synonyms, correct misspellings, save words to your User list, and play three fun, educational word games. To learn how to use other book cards, read their User's Guides. Installing Batteries and Installing a Book Card ................ 3 Selecting Books and Using the Color Keys ..................... 4 Changing Settings .......................................................... 5 Viewing a Demonstration ............................................... 5 Finding Definitions ......................................................... 6 Finding Words in Definitions ........................................... 6 Finding Synonyms .......................................................... 7 Finding a Letter .............................................................. 8 Finding a Series of Letters .............................................. 8 Correcting Misspellings .................................................. 9 Finding Confusables® ..................................................... 9 Highlighting Words ......................................................... 10 Reviewing Words ............................................................ 10 Using the User List ......................................................... 11 Sending Words ............................................................... 12 Changing Game Settings ................................................ 13 Playing the Games .......................................................... 13 1 Key Guide Function Keys CLEAR Clears to Enter your word. Shows the main menus. (red) BACK MENU THES CONF GAMES LIST CARD ON/OFF CAP ENTER Shows a thesaurus entry. Shows ConfusablesTM. Shows the games list. (green) (yellow) (blue) HELP Shows the User list menu. ?D Exits the book you are reading. Turns your BOOKMAN on or off. Other Keys Backs up, erases letters, or stops a highlight. Shifts keys to type punctuation. Enters a search, selects a menu item, or starts a highlight. 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 letters. Direction Keys Move in indicated direction. Types a space or pages down. Star Key Combinations* Sends a word between books. Shows the next match. Shows the previous match. Shows a thesaurus entry. Shows the Path list. ® Understanding the Color Keys SPACE The color keys (red, green, yellow, and blue) perform the functions listed above only for the BOOKMAN book described in this User's Guide. Other books have their own color key functions, which are labelled on their book cards and listed in their User's Guides. For more information, read "Using the Color Keys." 2 6 6 6 6 6 + CARD + DN + UP +T +P 6 *Hold while pressing the other key. Installing Batteries BOOKMAN model 640 uses four AAA batteries. Here is how to install or replace them. Warning: When the batteries lose power or are removed from your BOOKMAN, information that you have entered in its built-in book as well as in any installed book card will be erased. 1. Turn BOOKMAN over. 2. Slide off its battery cover in the direction of the triangle. 3. Install the batteries following the diagram in the case. 4. Replace the battery cover. Installing a Book Card Warning: Never install or remove a book card while your BOOKMAN is turned on. If you do, information that you entered in its built-in book as well as in any other installed book cards, 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 down until it snaps into place. ® Resuming Where You Left Off ® Removing Book Cards You can turn off BOOKMAN at any screen. When you turn BOOKMAN on again, the screen that you last viewed appears. 3 Warning: When you remove a book card to install another, information that you entered in the removed book card will be erased. Selecting Books Once you have installed a book card in your BOOKMAN, you can select which book you want to use. Follow these steps. 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 their functions according to which book you have selected. If you have selected the built-in book, the color keys function as labeled on the BOOKMAN keyboard. If you have selected a book card, the color keys function as labeled on that card. ® These are sample books. 3. Press or to highlight the book you want to use. 4. Press ENTER to select it. ® 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. 4 Remember, when you've selected a book card, the color keys function as labeled on that card, not as on the keyboard. Changing Settings You can adjust the font size, shutoff time, and screen contrast. 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. Viewing a Demonstration Before you start using your BOOKMAN, you can view a brief demonstration of what it can do. When no book card is installed in your BOOKMAN, a demonstration automatically appears once you turn it on. To stop the demonstration, press CLEAR. To disable it, press MENU and then select Disable Demo from the CMDS menu. To reenable it, select Enable Demo. When a book card is installed in your BOOKMAN, select View Demo from the CMDS menu to view the demo. ® Help is Always at Hand You can view a help message at virtually any screen by pressing HELP. Press the Direction keys to read it. To exit help, press BACK. To read a tutorial and key guide describing the functions of this book, select Tutorial from the CMDS menu. ® Follow the Arrows The flashing arrows on the right of the screen show which arrow keys you can press to move around the menus or to view more text. 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 it. 5 Finding Definitions It's easy to look up a word in the dictionary. Simply type it at the Entry screen and press ENTER. Try this example. 1. Press CLEAR. 2. Type a word (e.g., knowledge). Finding Words in Definitions Search for a Word lets you find all of the definitions in which a specific word appears. 1. Press CLEAR. 2. Press MENU. 3. Select Search for a word from the CMDS menu. 4. Type a word (e.g., legal). 5. Press ENTER. 3. Press ENTER. 6. Hold 6 and press DN to view the next definition with your word in it. This is a dictionary entry. 4. Press down. or SPACE to move To see the previous one, hold and press UP. 5. Hold 6 and press DN to view the next dictionary entry alphabetically listed. 6. Press CLEAR when done. 6 7. Press or SPACE to read. 8. Press CLEAR when done. 6 Finding Synonyms When you see THES flash once in the upper right of the screen, that word has a thesaurus entry. 1. Press CLEAR. 2. Type a word (e.g., splendid). 3. Press THES. Finding Synonyms ® Understanding Thesaurus Entries Or hold 6 and press T. Thesaurus entries consist of thesaurus meanings and a synonym list. A thesaurus meaning is a definition shared by a list of synonyms. ® Two Ways to Back Up This is the first thesaurus entry. 4. Press to view synonyms. Pressing BACK takes you back to the previous screen you viewed. You can continue to back up until you get to Enter your word. Holding 6 and pressing UP takes you to the previous screen of similar information. For example, if you were viewing a dictionary definition, you would go to the previous definition. 5. Hold 6 and press DN to view more thesaurus entries. To return to the previous thesaurus entry, hold 6 and press UP. 6. Press CLEAR when done. 7 Finding a Letter If you are uncertain about a letter in a word, type a question mark in place of each unknown letter. 1. Type a word with ?'s. Finding a Series of Letters To find prefixes, suffixes, and other parts of words, type an asterisk in a word. Asterisks stand for a series of letters. Note: If you type an asterisk at the beginning of a word, it may take a while to find the matching words. 1. Type a word with an D. 2. Press ENTER. 3. Highlight a match. 4. Press ENTER to define it. To type an asterisk, hold CAP and press ? D . 2. Press ENTER. 5. Press CLEAR when done. ® Spelling Finding Tips 3. Highlight a match. 4. Press ENTER to define it. You can also use ?'s to help solve crossword puzzles. For example, if the second letter of a five-letter word is h and its last letter is w. Enter ?h??w to see possible answers. 8 5. Press CLEAR when done. Correcting Misspellings If you misspell a word, don't worry. It will be corrected automatically. 1. Type a misspelled word. Finding Confusables® Confusables are homonyms and spelling variants that are easy to confuse. If a word has Confusables, CONF will flash once in the upper right of the screen. 1. Type a word (e.g., rein). 2. Press CONF. To erase a letter, press BACK. 2. Press ENTER. 3. Press to highlight a correction. 4. Press ENTER to view its dictionary entry. Confusables come with identifying words. 3. Press ENTER and then highlight a word. To go back to the correction list, press BACK. 5. Press CLEAR when done. 4. Press ENTER to define it, or press THES to view its thesaurus meaning. 5. Press CLEAR when done. 9 Highlighting Words Another way to look up words is by highlighting them in dictionary definitions, thesaurus entries, or word lists. Then you can find their definitions, thesaurus entries, Confusables, or add them to your User list. 1. At any text, press ENTER to start the highlight. Reviewing Words The Path list lets you review the last 15 words you looked up. Your Path list is automatically saved between sessions until the batteries lose power. 1. Select Path list from the CMDS menu. Or hold 6 and press P. To turn the highlight off, press BACK. 2. Press the arrow keys to highlight a word. This is a sample Path list. If you haven't looked up any words, you see: Path is empty. 2. Highlight a word. 3. Press ENTER to define it. 3. Do one of the following: To... define the word view a thesaurus entry view Confusables add word to User list Press... ENTER THES CONF LIST 4. Press THES to view a thesaurus entry or CONF to view its Confusables, if any. 10 Using the User List You can create a User list of up to 40 words. You can even add words to your User list that are not in this dictionary. Here's how to add and to view a word. 1. Press LIST to view the User list menu. w 11 Using the User List 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. 4. Select Add "your word". If you haven't added words to your User list, View list: **Empty** app ...