Franklin ADV-640 User Manual

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USER’S GUIDE

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License Agreement

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Contents

Welcome to the world of BOOKMAN! With this

& Thesaurus

110,000 dictionary words with 300,000 entries, 500,000 synonyms, as well as antonyms, etymologies,

Advanced Dictionary

you can find over

Classmates®, Confusables® and more. You can also correct misspellings, save words to your User list, and play three challenging word games. Read this User’s Guide to learn how.

Installing Batteries and Installing a Book Card ............... 4

Selecting a Book and Using the Color Keys ................... 5

Changing the Settings and Viewing a Demonstration ..... 6

Finding Definitions ........................................................ 7

Finding Words in Definitions .......................................... 7

Finding Thesaurus Entries ............................................. 8

Finding Letters in Words................................................ 9

Correcting Misspellings ................................................. 9

Highlighting Words to Look Up ...................................... 10

Finding Classmates ....................................................... 10

Finding Confusables and Reviewing Words .................... 11

Saving Words ................................................................ 12

Deleting Saved Words ................................................... 13

Changing Game Settings ............................................... 13

Playing the Games ......................................................... 14

Sending Words Between Books ..................................... 15

Key Guide

Function Keys

CLEAR

Clears to Displays the main menus.

(red) Displays a thesaurus entry.

THES

(green) Displays Classmates

CLASS

(yellow) Displays the games list.

GAMES

LIST

(blue) Displays the User List menu.

CARD

Exits the selected book.

ON/OFF

Turns BOOKMAN on or off.

Enter your word

➤ 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

Displays 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

✩

Sends a word between books.

✩

+ DNDisplays next entry or match.

✩

+ UPDisplays previous entry or match.

✩

+ C Displays Confusables®.

✩

+ D Displays a definition.

✩

+ P Displays the Path list.

Hold ✩ while pressing the other key.

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Installing Batteries

Installing a Book Card

BOOKMAN model ADV-640 uses four AAA batteries. Here is how to install or replace them.

Warning: When the batteries lose power or are removed from BOOKMAN, information that you entered in its built-in book, and in an installed book card, may 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 on the case.

4. Replace the battery cover.

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About Screen Illustrations

Some screen illustrations may differ from what you see on your screen. This does not mean that your BOOKMAN is malfunctioning.

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.

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Removing a Book Card

Warning: When you remove a book card to install another, information that you entered in the removed book card will be erased.

Selecting a Book

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Using the Color Keys

Once you have installed a book card in your BOOKMAN, you can select which book you want to use.

1. Turn your BOOKMAN on.

CARD

2. Press

These are sample books.

3. Press or to highlight the book you want to use.

4. Press

➤ Resuming Where You Left Off

ENTER

to select it.

You can turn your BOOKMAN off at any screen. When you turn BOOKMAN on again, the screen that you last viewed appears.

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 book cards function as labelled on their book cards, not as on the BOOKMAN keyboard.

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