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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
French Professor
and define more than 250,000 words, cor-
, you can now translate
rect misspellings of both French and English words, view noun, adjective, and verb
inflections, and save words to a Personal
word list for a more enjoyable way to learn.
To lear n how to use other books, read their
User’ s Guides.
Installing Batteries & Book Cards...................................4
Selecting Books & Using the Color Keys ........................5
Changing the Language ................................................. 6
Viewing a Demonstration............................................... 7
T ranslating English W ords..............................................7
T ranslating French W ords .............................................. 8
Highlighting a Word ....................................................... 9
Hearing an English Word................................................ 9
Using your Personal List................................................12
Sending a Word ............................................................. 14
Changing Game Settings ...............................................14
Playing the Games .........................................................15
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Key Guide
Function Keys
EFFAC
Clears to the Ready screen.
MENU
Shows Additional Functions menu.
CONJ
(red) Show inflections of a word.
LANG
(green) Switches between English
and French entry languages.
JEUX
(yellow) Shows the games list.
PARLE
(blue) Says an English word.
CARTE
Exits the selected book.
ON/OFF
Turns BOOKMAN on or off.
➤ Understanding the Color Keys
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.”
Other Keys
ARR
Backs up, erases letters, or
stops a highlight.
MAJ
Shifts keys to type punctuation.
ENTRER
Enters a search, selects a
menu item, or starts a highlight.
AIDE
Shows help messages.
ESPACE
Types a space or pages down in text.
? ✽
Types a ? to stand for an
unknown letter in a word;
shifted, types an
✽
for a series of unknown letters.
Direction Keys
Move in indicated direction.
Star Key Combinations*
CARTE
✩
+
Sends a word between
books.
✩
+ BAS Shows the next word or
inflection group.
✩
+ HTShows the previous word
or inflection group.
L
✩
3
+
*Hold
Shows the personal word list
✩
while pressing the other key .
to stand
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Installing Batteries
Installing Book Cards
BOOKMAN model 840 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 builtin book, and in an 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 with their
positive sides facing you.
4. Replace the battery cover .
➤ Resuming Where You Left Off
You can turn of f BOOKMAN at any
screen. When you turn BOOKMAN
on again, the screen that you last
viewed appears.
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.
➤
Removing Book Cards
Warning: Never install or remove a
book card while your BOOKMAN is
on. Any information that was entered in
the built-in book or book card will be
erased.
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Selecting BooksUsing the Color Keys
Once you have installed a book card in
your BOOKMAN, you must select which
book you want to use.
1. T urn BOOKMAN on.
CARTE
2. Press
.
These are sample books.
3. Press
or to highlight the
book you want to use.
4. Press
ENTRER
to select it.
➤ About Screen Illustrations
Some screen illustrations in this
User’s Guide may differ from what
you see on the actual screen. This
does not mean that your BOOKMAN is malfunctioning.
On the top row of your BOOKMAN the
red, green, yellow, and blue colour keys
change functions according to the book
card you select.
If you are using the built-in book, the
colour keys function as labeled on the
BOOKMAN keyboard. If you select a
book card, the colour keys function as
labeled on that book card.
Remember, when you select a book
card, the colour keys function as labeled
on that book card, not the keyboard.
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Changing the Message
Language
Changing theMessage Language
Message Language
▼
When you turn on this product for the
first time, you must choose the
message language. The message
language is the language of prompts,
help, and other messages. You can
change the message language after
your initial decision.
NOTE: The examples in the English half
of this manual use English as the
message language.
1. Press
MENU
if you are not at the
Message Language screen.
A
2. Press
to select the Message
Language screen.
3. Press
B
to select English as
the message language; press
A
to select French.
Entry Language
▼
The entry language is the language in
which you enter words at ready
screens. This determines which
dictionary you will use, French or
English.
1. If not at the Ready screen,
EFFAC
press
2.
Press
.
LANG
to switch between
dictionaries.
➤ Changing the Contrast
If you want to change the screen
contrast, repeatedly press or at
the blank ready screen.
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Viewing a Demonstration
T ranslating English Words
When no book cartridge is installed in
your BOOKMAN, a demonstration automatically appears after you select this
book. To stop the demo, press
To disable it, press
lect
Disable Demo
lect
Enable Demo
MENU
and then se-
. To re-enable it, se-
.
EFFAC
When a book cartridge is installed, select
View Demo
from the menu to view
the demo.
➤ Help is Always at Hand
You can view a help message at
virtually any screen by pressing
AIDE
. Press the direction keys to
read it. To exit help, press
ARR
.
To r ead a tutorial of how to use the
main functions and keys of this book,
select
Tutorial
from the Additional
Functions menu.
➤ Follow the Arrows
The flashing arrows on the right of
the screen show which arrow keys
you can press to move around
menus or view more text.
With the French Professor you are able
to translate English words to French simply by typing English words.
.
1. Press
2. Press
EFFAC
.
LANG
to change the
entry language to English, if
needed.
3. Type a word (e.g., cat).
To erase a letter press
4. Press
5. Press
ENTRER
.
EFFAC
when finished.
ARR
➤ Explanation of Genders
French nouns are different than
English nouns in that they must
either be masculine or feminine. The
<m> means that the word listed
(e.g.,
chat
) is masculine. Likewise
an <f> would show the word to be
feminine.
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T ranslating English Words
T ranslating French W ords
➤ Understanding Definitions
When you find a definition, you may see
that there are several different meanings
for your word. Here is an example.
1. Type
2. Press
man
ENTRER
.
.
This screen shows that “homme” is
the most common use of the word.
The capitalized words found in brackets indicate there's another category
that this word could be used with. For
example, if you are talking about a
chess man, you would use the word
“pièce” instead of “homme”.
Your French Professor is fully bilingual.
Try translating a French wor d.
1. Press
LANG
to change the
Entry language from English
to French, if needed.
2. Type a word (e.g., poisson).
If you need to type an accent: type
e
the letter (e.g.,
) and press repeatedly until the accent you want appears.
3. Press
ENTRER
.
In addition to "poisson", the French
Professor translates words with similar meanings such as “les Poissons”,
which means the astrological sign
Pisces. To view more press
4. Press
EFFAC
when done.
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Highlighting a Word
Hearing an English Word
You can look up most wor ds by highlighting them within dictionary definitions. You
can then find their definitions, translations,
and synonyms. NOTE: By searching for a
highlighted word, the entry language
changes to the language of the word for
which you searched.
ENTRER
1. At any text, press
to
start the highlight.
You can turn the highlight off by pr ess-
ARR
ing
.
2. Use the arrow keys to highlight a word.
3. Do one of the following:
To...Press...
define the word
view inflections
hear an English word
ENTRER
CONJ
PARLE
You can hear any English word pronounced at the Ready screen, in text, or
in a list. NOTE: You can only hear words
if you have a speaking BOOKMAN unit.
Hearing Words from the Ready
▼
Menu
1.
T ype a wor d at the Ready scr een.
2. Press
PARLE
.
Hearing Words in Text
1. Go to a definition.
PARLE
2. Press
The headword is pronounced.
3. Press
4. Use the arrow keys to highlight
a word.
5. Press
The highlighted word is pronounced.
Hearing Words in a List
▼▼
1. Go to your User’s or Path list.
2. Press
word on the list.
3. Press
9
.
ENTRER
to start the highlight.
PARLE
.
or to highlight a
PARLE
to hear the word.
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Learning Inflections
Learning Inflections
Inflections show changes in a word’s
meaning or function. This dictionary includes extensive inflections of nouns,
verbs, modifiers, and other words.
LANG
1. Press
to switch to the
French ready screen.
Type a French word (e.g., écrire).
2.
3. Press
CONJ
.
4. Highlight the desired word
form, and press
ENTRER
.
4. Use the direction keys to read.
5. Press either
CONJ
or hold
✩
and press BAS repeatedly to
view more inflections.
If the word is a noun, an adjective, or
another modifier, then ther e won’t be
any other inflections.
EFFAC
6. Press
when done.
➤ Getting Grammar Guidance
When viewing inflections, you can
AIDE
press
to view detailed descriptions of how to use inflections, with
usage examples.
➤ Viewing English Inflections
If you are unfamiliar with inflections, it
may be helpful to look at some
inflected forms of English verbs.
Switch the entry language back to
English, type
be
, and press
CONJ
see the different forms of the English
verb “to be”. This will give you a good
idea of each inflection form.
➤ Verb Inflection Forms
Your French Professor has the following verb forms: present indicative, imperfect indicative, past definite, future,
conditional, present subjunctive, imperfect subjunctive, perfect indicative,
pluperfect indicative, preterite anterior ,
future perfect, conditional perfect,
perfect subjunctive, pluperfect subjunctive, imperative, and the present
participle.
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Finding a Letter
Finding a Prefix
If you are uncertain how to spell a word,
type a question mark in place of each
unknown letter. You can use more than
one question mark per word; however,
you will get a longer list of matches.
1. Type a word with ?’s (e.g.,
port?).
2. Press
ENTRER
.
3. Highlight a match.
ENTRER
4. Press
to see the word’s
translation.
➤ Deeper Correction
If you select
Deeper correction
from a
correction list, you will get a longer list
of more detailed corrections than the
previous list.
To find prefixes type an asterisk in a
word. Asterisks stand for a series of letters.
1. Type a word ending with an ✻
✻
? ✽
ENTRER
).
MAJ
.
.
(e.g., armo
To type an asterisk, hold
press
2. Press
3. Highlight a match.
ENTRER
4. Press
to see the word’s
translation.
EFFAC
5. Press
when done.
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Correcting Misspellings
Using Your Personal List
If you misspell a word in either language,
the French Professor shows you a list
of suggestions from which to choose in
the selected language.
1. Type a misspelled word (e.g.,
chein).
To erase a letter, press
ENTRER
2. Press
.
ARR
.
3. Use the arrow keys to highlight a correction.
ENTRER
4. Press
5. Press
to select the word.
EFFAC
when done.
Adding Words
▼
You can save up to 80 wor ds total,
for both English and French, in your
Personal word list for personal study
or review. The Personal word list is
saved between sessions unless the
batteries run out of power or your
BOOKMAN is reset.
1. Press
MENU
.
2. Select D: Personal Word List.
3. Select N: Add new word, or
N
press
.
4. Type a word in the current
entry language.
5. Press
ENTRER
to add the word.
6. Add another word if desired.
EFFAC
7. Press
when done.
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Using your Personal List
Using your Personal List
➤ Adding Entered Words
You can also add wor ds to your
Personal word list directly from the
ready screen. Type the wor d you want
to add to your word list. Press
and select
Word List
, to go to the
Personal list menu. Press
the word. Then press
EFFAC
MENU
A
to add
to return
to the ready screen.
➤ Adding Highlighted Words
Y ou can also add words to your
personal word lists from definitions,
and correction lists. First highlight a
MENU
word. Then press
Word List
. The word you highlighted
and select
will show up as it did when you added
an entered word.
➤ Personal Word List Shortcut
An easier way to access your Personal
word list is to hold ✩ and press L.
This will take you directly to the Word
list menu.
Viewing Your List
▼
1. Press
2. Press
MENU
, and then press D.
LANG
to change the
entry language, if needed.
3. Press V to view the list.
4. Highlight a word on the list.
5. Press
ENTRER
to view its
definition(s) or
CONJ
to view
its inflections.
Deleting a Word
▼
1. Press
2. Press
MENU
, and then press D.
V
to view the list.
3. Highlight the word you want
to delete.
R
4. Press
Erasing Your List
▼
1. Press
2. Press
to remove that word.
MENU
, and then press D.
V
to view the list.
3. Press E to erase the list.
Y
4. Press
for yes.
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Sending a Word
Changing Game Settings
This BOOKMAN dictionary can send
words to and receive words from certain other BOOKMAN books.
To send a word, you must first install a
cartridge in your BOOKMAN, and that
cartridge must be able to send or receive
words. To learn if a cartridge can send
or receive words, read its User’ s Guide.
1. Highlight a word in this book.
T o highlight a word in a list, press the
arrow keys. T o highlight a word in text,
ENTRER
press
and then use the arrow
keys.
2. Hold ✩ and press
CARTE
.
3. Highlight the other book.
ENTRER
4. Press
.
The word that you highlighted appears
in the other book.
5. Press
ENTRER
to look up the
word.
Y ou can change the game settings at any
time. Each setting applies to all of the
games.
1. Press
2. Press
JEUX
.
ENTRER
or press A to
adjust the settings.
3. Use the arrow keys to highlight an option.
4. Press to change settings.
➤ Understanding Settings
Language:
Select the language with
which you wish to play the games.
Word list
: Select which word list to use in
the games (Main or Personal list).
Difficulty
: Select the level of difficulty:
Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced,
TOEFL, and Expert. TOEFL means the
difficulty equals that of the Test of English as a Foreign Language.
Inflected forms:
Choose whether or not
to use inflections among your game words.
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Playing the Games
Now that you have selected the settings
for the games, let’s play them.
JEUX
1. Press
2. Highlight a game using the
arrow keys.
You can also select a game by typing
the letter in front of its name.
3. Press
4. Press
round.
➤ Selecting Game Difficulty
When you select either Hangman or
Word Auction
certain options for those games. In Hangman, you must use the direction keys to
choose the number of guesses allowed.
In Word Auction you must use the direction keys to determine how much
your bankroll will be. These options make
the games more or less difficult according to the setting. The default options
are at an intermediate skill level.
.
ENTRER
to select it.
ESPACE
to play another
™
, you then must choose
Playing the Games
Hangman
▼
Hangman challenges you to guess a
mystery word, indicated by ?’ s, one
letter at a time. As you type letters, the
correct letters appear in place of the
question marks, your incorrect letters
appear below, and guesses remaining
appear to the right. Y ou must guess
the word before you run out of tries
and your man hangs.
Word Blaster
▼
™
In Word Blaster you try to guess the
mystery word before all its letters
appear . As soon as you know the
word, press
guess and press
ENTRER
. Then type your
ENTRER
. If you’re
wrong, Word Blaster asks you for
another word. The speed at which the
letters appear is set by the skill level.
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Playing the Games
Playing the Games
Word Auction
▼
™
In Word Auction, you try to bid for all
the letters of a mystery word, before
your cash runs out. The amount of
each bid depends on the frequency of
the letter. All bids will cost you whether
correct or incorrect. If you guess the
word, your remaining cash is added to
the next round.
Word Train
▼
All aboard the Word T rain spelling
game! You and the train take turns
typing letters to form a word. Whoever
types the last letter wins.
Flashcards
▼
Flashcards flashes words for you to
define or study. To view the
definition of the word, press
Press
ARR
to return to Flashcards,
ENTRER
and then press to try another
word.
NOTE: These next two games test
your knowledge of French words only .
Gender Tutor
▼
™
Gender Tutor asks you to guess the
gender of French nouns. Press
for masculine and F for feminine.
Your score is shown in the top right
corner of the screen.
Conjumania!
▼
™
Conjumania! teaches verb conjugations. It shows you an infinitive
French verb and asks you to enter a
conjugation. Y our conjugation must
be spelled correctly , including
accents. T o try a new conjugation
ESPACE
press
.
.
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Playing the Games
Optional Features
➤ Help in Games
AIDE
Press
while you’re in a game if
you need help. It will explain the
game you are playing. T o exit
ARR
press
.
➤ Game Options
After you finish a round, you can do
the following:
To...Press...
Play another round
View the word’s definition
Play a different game
Go to the ready screen
ESPACE
ENTRER
ARR
EFFAC
AIDE
AC adaptor
jack
,
AC adaptor jack: Your BOOKMAN
may be equipped with a standard 3.5 mm
jack for use with a 9-volt, 200-300 milliamp AC/DC adaptor.
This symbol indicates that the inner core
of the plug of an AC adaptor is negative
and that the outer part of the plug is positive. If your AC/DC adaptor does not
have this symbol, confirm its compatibility at its place of purchase.
Headphone jack: Your BOOKMAN
may also have a 3.5 mm stereo headphone jack for use with a standard impedance 8 Ohm headset.
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Headphone
jack
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Cartridge Care
Resetting BOOKMAN
• Do not touch the metal
contacts on the cartridges.
Caution: Touching these electrical
contacts with statically charged objects,
including your fingers, could erase information entered in a cartridge or builtin book.
• Do not put excessive pressure
on the cartridges.
LBS.
• Do not expose the cartridges
to heat, cold, or liquids.
If the BOOKMAN keyboard fails to respond, or if its screen performs erratically, first press
ON/OFF
twice. If nothing happens, follow
EFFAC
and then press
the steps below to reset it.
Warning: Pressing the reset button
with more than very light pressure may
permanently disable your BOOKMAN.
In addition, resetting BOOKMAN erases
settings and information entered into its
built-in book, and in an installed cartridge.
1. Hold
EFFAC
and press
ON/OFF
If nothing happens, try Step 2.
2. Use a paper clip to gently press
BOOKMAN’s r eset button.
The reset button is recessed in a pinsized hole on the back of BOOKMAN.
Look for it on the battery cover or near
the cartridge slot.
➤ Troubleshooting BOOKMAN
• Make sure your cartridge, if any ,
is installed correctly .
• Check that the cartridge’s metal
contacts are dirt-and dust-free.
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Limited Warranty (US only)
Copyrights & Patents
FRANKLIN warrants to you that the BOOKMAN PRODUCT will be free
from defects in materials and workmanship for one year from purchase.
In the case of such a defect in your BOOKMAN PRODUCT, FRANKLIN
will repair or replace it without charge on return, with purchase receipt,
to the dealer from which you made your purchase or Franklin Electronic
Publishers, Inc., One Franklin Plaza, Bulington, NJ 08016-4907, within
one year of purchase. Alternatively, FRANKLIN may , at its option, refund
your purchase price.
Data contained in the BOOKMAN PRODUCT may be provided under
license to FRANKLIN. FRANKLIN makes no warranty with respect to
the accuracy of data in the BOOKMAN PRODUCT. No warranty is made
that the BOOKMAN PRODUCT will run uninterrupted or error free. You
assume all risk of any damage or loss from your use of the BOOKMAN
PRODUCT.
This warranty does not apply if, in the sole discretion of FRANKLIN,
the BOOKMAN PRODUCT has been tampered with, damaged by
accident, abused, misused, or misapplication, or as a result of service
or modification by any party, including any dealer, other than
FRANKLIN. This warranty applies only to products manufactured by
or for FRANKLIN. Batteries, corrosion, or battery contacts and any
damage caused by batteries are not covered by this warranty. NO
FRANKLIN DEALER, AGENT, OR EMPLOYEE IS AUTHORIZED TO
MAKE ANY ADDITIONAL WARRANTY IN THIS REGARD OR TO MAKE
ANY MODIFICATION OR EXTENSION OF THIS EXPRESS W ARRANTY.
THE FOREGOING WARRANTY IS EXCLUSIVE AND IS IN LIEU OF ALL
OTHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, WRITTEN OR ORAL,
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY SHALL BE FRANKLIN’S
OBLIGATION TO REPLACE OR REFUND AS SET FORTH ABOVE IN
THIS WARRANTY. Some States do not allow the exclusion of implied
warranties, or limitations on how long a warranty lasts. This warranty
gives you specific rights; you may also have additional rights which
vary from State to State. This warranty shall not be applicable to the
extent that enforcement of any provision may be prohibited by
applicable law.
FRANKLIN SHALL IN NO EVENT BE LIABLE TO YOU OR TO ANY
OTHER PERSON FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY OTHER INDIRECT LOSS OR
DAMAGE, ARISING OUT OF YOUR PURCHASE, THE MANUFACTURE
OR SALE OF THE BOOKMAN PRODUCT, THIS LICENSE, OR ANY
OBLIGATION RESULTING THEREFROM OR THE USE OR
PERFORMANCE OF THE BOOKMAN PRODUCT UNDER ANY LEGAL
THEORY , WHETHER BREACH OF CONTRACT , TORT, STRICT LIABILITY
OR ANY OTHER CAUSE OF ACTION OR PROCEEDING, WHICH
DAMAGES SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, LOST PROFITS,
DAMAGES TO PROPERTY, OR PERSONAL INJUR Y (BUT ONL Y TO THE
EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW). FRANKLIN’S ENTIRE LIABILITY FOR
ANY CLAIM OR LOSS, DAMAGE, OR EXPENSE FROM ANY SUCH
CAUSE SHALL IN NO EVENT EXCEED THE PRICE PAID FOR THE
BOOKMAN PRODUCT. THIS CLAUSE SHALL SURVIVE FAILURE OF
AN EXCLUSIVE REMEDY. This license and warranty is governed by
the laws of the United States and the State of New Jersey.
Class B computing device pursuant to Subpart
B of part 15 of FCC Rules. Operation 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.
This unit may change operating modes due to
Electro-static Discharge. Normal operation of
this unit can be re-established by pressing
or by removing/replacing batteries.