Franklin COL-2010 User Manual



Electronic Publishers

CARTRIDGE

’s

®

COLLEGIA TE DICTIONARY

10TH EDITION

User’s Guide

®

COL-2010

Contents

Welcome to the world of BOOKMAN!

This

Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dic-

tionary, Tenth Edition

definitions, including biographical and
geographical names. The list of tables
contains useful information on subjects
such as world moneys, chemical ele­ments, and more. You can find a word’s
inflected forms at the touch of a key and

has over 500,000

also correct misspellings, save words to
your User List, and play five fun, educa­tional word games.

A list of the abbreviations used in this
dictionary can be found on pages 18-21.

Use your BOOKMAN to read this
cartridge. See “Installing Cartridges”
to learn how.

Using BOOKMAN .......................................................... 3

Using this Dictionary ..................................................... 7

Appendices ................................................................... 17

1

Key Guide

Function Keys

CLEAR

Clears to

MENU

Shows the dictionary’s word

Enter a word

list and Setup menu.

INFL

(red) Shows inflected forms.

TABLES

(green) Shows the Tables list.

GAMES

(yellow) Shows the Games menu.

LIST

(blue) Shows the User list menu.

CARD

Exits the selected book.

ON/OFF

Turns BOOKMAN on or off.

Other Keys

BACK

Backs up, erases letters, or
stops a highlight.

CAP

Shifts keys.

ENTER

Enters a search, selects a
menu item, or starts a highlight.

HELP

Shows a help message.

SPACE

Types a space or pages down.

✱

Types a ? to stand for an

?

unknown letter in a word;
shifted, types an
for a series of unknown letters.

✽

to stand

Direction Keys

.

Move in indicated direction.

DN

Page up or down.

UP

Star Key Combinations*

CARD

✩

+

✩

+

✩

+

Sends a word between books.

DN

Shows the next headword.
Shows the previous

UP

headword.

✩

+ Q... Shifts the top row of

letters to type numbers.

Hold ✩ while pressing the other key.

*

➤ 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 cartridges and listed in their
User’s Guides. For more informa­tion, read “Using the Color Keys.”

2

Using BOOKMAN

Once this dictionary cartridge is in­stalled, you’re ready to start using
BOOKMAN. This section shows you
how to install a cartridge and how to
select which book you want to use. It
explains how to adjust the screen con­trast, type size, and the automatic shut­off time.

You can watch an automatic demon­stration of the main features of this dic­tionary and learn how to get help at
the touch of a key.

Installing Batteries ........................................................ 4

Installing Cartridges ...................................................... 4

Selecting Books ............................................................ 5

Using the Color Keys ..................................................... 5

Changing Settings ......................................................... 6

Viewing a Demonstration .............................................. 6

3

Installing Cartridges

Selecting Books

Warning: Never install or remove a
cartridge when BOOKMAN is on. If
you do, information that you entered
in its built-in book and in an installed
cartridge will be erased.

1. Turn BOOKMAN off.

2. Turn BOOKMAN over.

3. Align the tabs on the book
cartridge with the notches in
the slot.

4. Press the cartridge until it
snaps into place.

➤ Removing Cartridges

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

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

1. Turn 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 off BOOKMAN at
any screen. When you turn
BOOKMAN on again, the screen
that you last viewed appears.

4

Using the Color Keys



Changing Settings

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
cartridge is selected, the color keys
function as labelled on that cartridge.

Remember, the color keys for BOOK­MAN books in cartridges function as
labelled on their cartridges, not as on
the keyboard.

You can adjust the font size, shutoff
time, and screen contrast. The 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

2. Press

MENU

.

or to highlight the

Setup menu.

3. Highlight Change Font, Set
Shutoff or Set Contrast.

4. Press

ENTER

to select it.

5. Highlight a setting.

Or press or if you selected

Set Contrast

6. Press

.

ENTER

to select it.

To exit without changing settings,

BACK

press

.

5

Viewing a Demonstration

Tips for Beginners

Before you start using this book, you
can view a demonstration of its fea­tures and functionality.

Once you have installed and selected
this cartridge, follow these steps:

1. Press

2. Press

MENU

.

or to highlight the

Setup menu.

3. Press to highlight View
Demo.

4. Press

ENTER

to view the

demonstration.

If you want to stop the demon-

CLEAR

stration, press

at any time.

➤ Help is Always at Hand

You can view a help message at
virtually any screen by pressing

HELP

. Use the direction keys to

read it. To exit help, press
If you’d like to read an overview of

how this dictionary works and
what the keys do, highlight
under the Setup menu, and press

ENTER

. Press

CLEAR

when done.

➤ 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.

6

BACK

.

Tutorial

Using this Dictionary

With this electronic dictionary, you can
look up words by typing them at the en­try screen, the word list, or by highlight­ing a word within a definition. You can
also learn how to correct misspellings and
how to find phrases or words when you
only know how to spell part of it.

You can use the Inflection Guide and
go to a list of the tables at the touch of
a key.

You can add words to your User list
and play five educational word games
using your choice of settings to help
build your vocabulary. If your cartridge
is installed in a BOOKMAN book that
can send and receive words, you can
send words between this dictionary
and the other book. Read on to learn
how.

Looking Up Words ......................................................... 8

Searching the Word List ................................................ 9

Choosing Multiple Forms ............................................... 9

Highlighting Words ........................................................ 10

Correcting Misspellings ................................................. 10

Finding Letters in Words and Finding Phrases ............... 11

Finding Inflections ......................................................... 12

Viewing Tables .............................................................. 12

Using the User List ........................................................ 13

Changing Game Settings and Playing the Games ........... 14

Sending Words .............................................................. 16

7

Looking Up Words

Looking Up Words

Looking up a word in this dictionary is
easy. Simply type it at the entry screen
and press

1. Press

ENTER

. Try this example.

CLEAR

.

2. Type a word (e.g., keen).

To erase a letter, press

3. Press

ENTER

to look it up.

BACK

.

This is a dictionary entry.

4. Press , DN, or

SPACE

to move

through the definitions.

5. Hold ✩ and press DN to view
the next dictionary entry.

6. Press

CLEAR

when done.

➤ Understanding Definitions

The main word at the top of the
dictionary entry is called the
headword. The headword is
followed by the part of speech,
the approximate date of its origin,
and then its definition. After the
definition, you may see usage
examples and other forms of the
word.

The asterisk (✱) in a geographical

definition denotes that location is
the capital city.

For the list of abbreviations in
definitions, see “Abbreviations in
This Work” on pages 18-21 in this
User’s Guide.

➤ Browsing Definitions

While in a definition, you can go to
the next or previous dictionary
entry by holding

DN

or UP.

✩

and pressing

8

Searching the Word List

Choosing Multiple Forms

Another way to find a word is by pick­ing one from the dictionary’s word list.
By typing the word you seek at the
word list, you will zoom directly to the
word(s) that begin with the letters you
typed. Try this.

1. Press

2. Press

CLEAR

MENU

.

.

3. Start typing a word (e.g.,
quick).

To go back a letter, press
To scroll down the list, press

4. Press

ENTER

to go to the high-

BACK

.

.

lighted word’s definition.

BACK

5. Press

to go back to the

word list.

6. Press

CLEAR

when done.

There are so many definitions in this
dictionary, it is not uncommon for a
word to have more than one form.
When the word you are looking up has
multiple forms, the different forms ap­pear listed on the screen. Simply se­lect the form you want.

1. Press

CLEAR

.

2. Type dutch.

3. Highlight the word you want.

4. Press

5. Press

ENTER

view its definition.

BACK

to go back to the

multiple forms list.

6. Press

CLEAR

when done.

9

Correcting MisspellingsHighlighting Words

Another way to look up words is by
highlighting them in dictionary entries
or word lists. Then you can find their
definitions, inflections, or add them to
your User list. Use this feature to also
quickly look up abbreviations.

1. At any text, press

ENTER

to

start the highlight.

To turn the highlight off, press

BACK

You can highlight most words.

2. Press the arrow keys to
highlight a word.

3. Do one of the following.

To... Press...

define the word
view its inflections
add it to the User list
go back a screen

ENTER

INFL

LIST

BACK

If you misspell a word, don’t worry. You
will go to a list of corrections.

1. Type a misspelled word.

2. Press

ENTER

.

.

This is the list of corrections.

3. Press to highlight a
correction.

ENTER

4. Press

to view its dictio-

nary entry, if needed.

To go back to the correction list,

BACK

press

5. Press

.

CLEAR

when done.

➤ Typing Numbers

Some definitions include numbers,
such as
To type a number, hold

4WD, 4-F, 4-H

, and so on.

✩

pressing a numbered key.

10

while

Finding Letters in Words

Finding Phrases

If you are uncertain about the spelling
of a word, type a question mark in
place of each unknown letter.

Use the asterisk (✽) to find prefixes,

suffixes, and other parts of words.
Each asterisk stands for any number
of letters. NOTE: If you type an aster­isk at the beginning of a word, it may
take a while to find the matches.

1. Type a word with ?’s or an ✽.

To type an asterisk, hold
press

2. Press

✻

?

ENTER

.

.

CAP

and

3. Highlight a match.

4. Press

5. Press

ENTER

to define it or

INFL

to view its inflections.

CLEAR

when done.

Phrases can be headwords too. Some
of these definitions might be missed if
the root word is the only word typed at
the entry screen.

For example, if you are looking for “cir­cumstantial evidence” and you entered
only the word

circumstantial

, you may not
know that “circumstantial evidence” has
its own dictionary entry. Instead, type an

✽

after the root word to find an expanded

list.

1. Type a word with an asterisk.

To type an asterisk, hold
press

2. Press

3. Press

✻

.

?

ENTER

.

to scroll down the

CAP

list of matches.

4. Select the match you want.

11

and

Finding Inflections Viewing Tables

Inflections are the changes in a word’s
form such as case, gender, number,
tense, person, mood, or voice. Verbs
will have more inflections than other
parts of speech.

1. Type a word at the entry
screen or go to a definition.

2. Press

INFL

.

If you go to a list of parts of
speech, highlight the one you
want and press

INFL

again.

3. Press to scroll down the list.

4. If your word is a verb, repeat­edly press

INFL

to move

through the other verb forms.

To go to a previous verb form,

✩

hold

5. Press

and press UP.

CLEAR

when done.

➤ Expanding a Menu Item

Some menu items are too long to
fit onto one line. To see the full

✻

menu item, press

.

?

This dictionary includes tables that con­tain useful information on topics such
as chemical elements, geologic time,
world moneys, and more. Here’s how
to find them.

1. Press

2. Press

CLEAR

TABLES

.
.

3. Press to highlight a table.

Or type the name of the table at
the list, if you know it.

4. Press

ENTER

to select it.

5. Select subitems, if needed.

6. Press

7. Press

to view the table.

BACK

repeatedly to go

back.

8. Press

CLEAR

when done.

12

Using the User List

Using the User List

You can create a User List of up to 20
words. Use it to study word lists or
use it as a placeholder for quick ac­cess to the added words. Words are
listed in the order they are entered,
not alphabetically. Only words in this
dictionary can be added to the User list.

Adding a Word

▼

1. Press

LIST

to go to the User

list menu.

2. Highlight Add a word.

3. Press

ENTER

.

4. Type a word.

5. Press

ENTER

to add the word.

If the word is not one in this
dictionary, you will go to a spell
correction list.

6. Press

ENTER

to view the list.

Adding a Highlighted Word

▼

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.

LIST

3. Press

.

4. Select Add “your word”.

Deleting One Word

▼

1. Go to the User list menu.

2. Select Delete a word.

3. Highlight a word on the list.

4. Press

Erasing Your User List

▼

ENTER

Or press

to delete it.

BACK

to cancel.

1. Go to the User list menu.

2. Select Erase the list.

3. Press Y to erase the entire list.

Or press N to cancel.

13

Playing the GamesChanging Game Settings

You can select the skill level you will
play the games with by selecting

Skill Levels

from the Games list. The

Game

skill level you choose will pertain to all
the games.

1. Press

2. Press

GAMES

.

ENTER

to select Game

Skill Levels.

3. Select a skill level.

The check mark shows the
selected item.

4. Press

GAMES

to return to the

Games menu.

Now that you have the games set, let’s
play.

1. Press

GAMES

, if not already at

the Games menu.

2. Press

or to highlight a

game.

3. Press

ENTER

to start it.

➤ Keeping Score

Your score appears after each
round of Hangman, Jumble, and
Anagrams until you change games
or until you exit the games.

14

Playing the Games Playing the Games

Hangman

Hangman challenges you to guess a
mystery word, indicated by ?’s, one
letter at a time. The number of
guesses you have left appears to
right of the #’s. For a hint, hold
and press

✻

; or press

?

✻

?

CAP

to end
the round. NOTE: If you ask for a
hint, you will lose the round. To view
the definition of the word, press

ENTER

. Press

BACK

to return to

Hangman. To start a new round,

SPACE

press
press

. To select a new game,

GAMES

.

Flashcards

Flashcards flashes words for you to
define or study. To go to the
definition of the current word, press

ENTER

. Then press

BACK

to return to
Flashcards and try another word. To
flash another word, press

SPACE

.

Jumble

Jumble shuffles the letters of a
mystery word. You must unscramble
all the letters to form a word. The

number of words that can be formed
appears to the right of the letters.
Type your guess and then press

ENTER

. To shuffle the letters, hold

and press

✻

. The difficulty of the

?

word is determined by the skill level.

To quit and see the answer, press

✻

. When there is more than one

?

word, highlight a word, and then

ENTER

press
definition. Press

to see its dictionary

BACK

to return to

Jumble. To play another round press

SPACE

.

Anagrams

Anagrams challenges you to find all
of the words that can occur within a
given word. Each letter can only be
used as many times as it appears in
the given word. Each anagram must
be a specified minimum length. This
will flash on the screen before each
game. The number of possible
anagrams is shown on the right side
of the screen.

15

CAP

Playing the Games

Sending Words

Type an anagram and then press

ENTER

. Use the arrow keys to view
anagrams you’ve already entered.
Hold

CAP

and press

✻

to shuffle

?

the letters of the given word. Press

✻

to end a round and reveal the

?

remaining anagrams. Highlight a
word, and then press
dictionary definition. Press

ENTER

to see its

BACK

to

exit Anagrams.

Word Builder

Word Builder takes letters you’ve
typed and shuffles them to make
words. Type letters at the

screen and press

letters

enter

ENTER

. Use
the arrow keys to scroll through the
list of anagrams.

You can look up a word’s definition
by pressing
the word you want. Press

ENTER

and highlighting

ENTER

again to look up the word. Press

BACK

to return to Word Builder.

SPACE

Press

to continue.

This BOOKMAN dictionary can send
words to and receive words from cer­tain other BOOKMAN books.

To send a word, you must first install
this cartridge in your BOOKMAN, and
that BOOKMAN book must be able
to receive words. To learn if a book
can send or receive words, read its
User’s Guide.

1. Highlight a word in this book.

To highlight a word in a list, use
the arrow keys. To highlight a
word in text, press

ENTER

and then

use the arrow keys.

2. Hold ✩ and press

CARD

.

3. Highlight the other book.

4. Press

5. Press

ENTER

.

ENTER

to look up the

word, if needed.

16

Appendices

In this section, you will find the glos­sary of abbreviations which is taken
directly from the printed version of

Merriam-Webster’s® Collegiate® Dic­tionary, Tenth Edition

tions will appear in most dictionary
entries.

. These abbrevia-

You will also learn how to care for
BOOKMAN cartridges and how to
troubleshoot and reset BOOKMAN if
needed.

Abbreviations in This Work ............................................ 18

Cartridge Care .............................................................. 22

Resetting BOOKMAN .................................................... 22

Limited Warranty ........................................................... 23

Copyrights & Patents ..................................................... 23

Index ............................................................................. 24

17

Abbreviations in This Work

A.&M.

ab
abbr
abl
Acad
acc
act
A.D.
adj
adv
AF
AFB
Afrik
Agric
Alb
alter
Am

Amer
AmerF
AmerInd
AmerSp

anc
ant
anthropol

Agricultural and

Mechanical
about
abbreviation
ablative
Academy
accusative
active
anno Domini
adjective
adverb
Anglo-French
Air Force Base
Afrikaans
Agriculture
Albanian
alteration
America,

American
American
American French
American Indian
American

Spanish
ancient, anciently
antonym
anthropologist;

anthropology

aor
Ar
Arab
Aram
archaeol
Arm
art
astron

attrib

atty
aug
Austral
Av
AV

b
bacteriol
B.C.

bef
Belg
Beng
bet
bib
biochem

aorist
Arabic
Arabian
Armaic
achaeologist
Armenian
article
astronomer,

astronomy

attributive,

attributively
attorney
augmentative
Australian
Avestan
Authorized

Version
born
bacteriologist
before Christ,

British

Columbia
before
Belgian
Bengali
between
biblical
biochemist

18

biol
Braz
BrazPg

Bret
Brit
bro
Bulg
c
C

ca
Canad
CanF
cap

Catal
caus
Celt
cen
cent
chem
Chin
comb
Comm
compar
Confed
conj

biologist
Brazilian
Brazilian

Portuguese
Breton
Britain, British
brother
Bulgarian
century
centigrade,

College
circa
Canadian
Canadian French
capital,

capitalized
Catalan
causative
Celtic
central
century
chemist
Chinese
combining
Community
comparative
Confederate
conjugation,

conjunction

Abbreviations in This Work

constr
contr
Copt
Corn
criminol
d
D
Dan
dat
dau
def
deriv
dial
dim
disc
Dor
dram
Du
DV
e
E

econ
Ed
educ
Egypt
emp
Eng

construction
contraction
Coptic
Cornish
criminologist
died
Dutch
Daniel, Danish
dative
daughter
definite
derivative
dialect
diminutive
discovered
Doric
dramatist
Dutch
Douay Version
eastern
east, eastern,

English
economist
Education
educator
Egyptian
emperor
England, English

equiv
esp
est
ethnol
exc
F

fem
Finn
fl
Flem
fr
Fr
freq
Fris
ft
fut
G
Gael
gen
Ger
Gk
Gmc
Goth
gov
govt
Gr Brit
Heb

equivalent
especially
estimated
ethnologist
except
Fahrenheit,

French
feminine
Finnish
flourished
Flemish
from
France, French
frequentative
Frisian
feet
future
German
Gaelic
general, genitive
German
Greek
Germanic
Gothic
governor
government
Great Britain
Hebrew

19

hist
Hitt
Hung
Icel
IE
imit
imper
incho
indef
indic
infin
Inst
instr
intens
interj
interrog
Ir
irreg
Is
ISV

It, Ital
ital
Jav
Jp
L
LaF

historian
Hittite
Hungarian
Icelandic
Indo-European
imitative
imperative
inchoative
indefinite
indicative
infinitive
Institute
instrumental
intensive
interjection
interrogative
Irish
irregular
island
International

Scientific

Vocabulary
Italian
italic
Javanese
Japanese
Latin
Louisiana French

Abbreviations in This Work

lat
Lat
LG
LGk
LHeb
lit
Lith
LL
long
m
manuf
masc
math
MBret
MD
ME
Mech
Med
Mex
MexSp
MF
MGk
MHG

mi
mil
min
MIr
ML

latitude
Latin
Low German
Late Greek
Late Hebrew
literally, literary
Lithuanian
Late Latin
longitude
meters
manufacturer
masculine
mathematician
Middle Breton
Middle Dutch
Middle English
Mechanical
Medical
Mexican, Mexico
Mexican Spanish
Mexican French
Middle Greek
Middle High

German
miles
military
minister
Middle Irish
Medieval Latin

MLG

modif
MPer
MS
mt
Mt
MW
n
N
naut
NE
neut
NewEng
NewZeal
NGk
NHeb
NL
No
nom
nonstand
Norw
nov
n pl
NZ
obs
occas
OCS

Middle Low

German
modification
Middle Persian
manuscript
mountain
Mount
Middle Welsh
northern, noun
north, northern
nautical
northeast
neuter
New England
New Zealand
New Greek
New Hebrew
New Latin
North
nominative
nonstandard
Norwegian
novelist
noun plural
New Zealand
obsolete
occasionally
Old Church

20

OE
OF
OFris
OHG
OIr
OIt
OL
ON
ONF
OPer
OPg
OProv
OPruss
orig
ORuss
OS
OSp
OW
PaG

part
pass
Per, Pers
perf
perh
pers
Pg
philos

Slavonic
Old English
Old French
Old Frisian
Old High German
Old Irish
Old Italian
Old Latin
Old Norse
Old North French
Old Persian
Old Portuguese
Old Provençal
Old Prussian
original, originally
Old Russian
Old Saxon
Old Spanish
Old Welsh
Pennsylvania

German
participle
passive
Persian
perfect
perhaps
person
Portuguese
philosopher

Abbreviations in This Work

PhilSp

physiol
pl
Pol
polit
pop
Port
pp
prec
prep
pres

prob
pron

pronunc
Prov
prp
Pruss
pseud
psychol
R.C.
redupl
refl
rel
resp
rev
Rom

Philippine

Spanish
physiologist
plural
Polish
political, politician
population
Portuguese
past participle
preceding
preposition
present,

president
probably
pronoun,

pronunciation
pronunciation
Provençal
present participle
Prussian
pseudonym
psychologist
Roman Catholic
reduplication
reflexive
relative
respectively
revolution
Roman,

Romanian

RSV

Russ
S
Sc
Scand
ScGael
Sch
Scot

secy
Sem

Shak
sing
Skt
Slav
So
SoAfr

sociol
Sp, Span
specif
spp
St
Ste
subj

Revised

Standard

Version
Russian
south, southern
Scottish, Scots
Scandinavian
Scottish Gaelic
School
Scotland,

Scottish
secretary
Seminary,

Semitic
Shakespeare
singular
Sanskrit
Slavic
South
South Africa,

South African
sociologist
Spanish
specifically
species
Saint
Sainte
subjunctive

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subsp
substand
superl
Sw, Swed
syn

Syr
Tag
Tech
theol
Theol
Toch
trans
treas
Turk
U
ultim
usu
var
v, vb
vi
VL
voc
vt
W

WGmc
zool

subspecies
substandard
superlative
Swedish
synonym,

synonymy
Syriac
Tagalog
Technology
theologian
Theological
Tocharian
translation
treasury
Turkish
University
ultimately
usually
variant, variety
verb
verb intransitive
Vulgar Latin
vocative
verb transitive
Welsh, west,

western
West Germanic
zoologist

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 built-in book.

• Do not put excessive pressure
on the cartridges.

L

B

S

.

• 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

CLEAR

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

CLEAR

and press

ON/OFF

If nothing happens, try Step 2.

2. Use a paperclip to gently press
BOOKMAN’s reset button.

See your BOOKMAN User’s
Guide to locate the reset button.

➤ Troubleshooting BOOKMAN

• Make sure your book cartridge,

if any, is installed correctly.

• Check that the cartridge’s metal

contacts are dirt-and dust-free.

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.

Optional Features

Limited Warranty (U.S. only)

AC adaptor

jack

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Headphone

jack

AC adaptor jack: Some BOOK­MAN models are 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: Some BOOK­MAN models also have a 3.5 mm ste­reo headphone jack for use with a stan­dard impedance 8 Ohm headset.

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, Burlington, 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.

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Copyrights & Patents

Index

Model: COL-2010

• size: 5.9 x 4.2 x 0.6 cm

• weight: 0.4 oz.

© 1987-1995 Franklin Electronic Publish­ers, Inc., Burlington, NJ 08016-4907 USA.
All rights reserved.
© 1993 Merriam-Webster, Inc. Collegiate is
a registered trademark of Merriam­Webster, Inc. All rights reserved. “A
MERRIAM-WEBSTER” “COLLEGIATE
DICTIONARY,” “Knowledgebase” and
“WREATH & MONOGRAM” are registered
trademarks of Merriam-Webster, Incorpo­rated and are herein pursuant to License.

FCC Notice: Complies with the limits for a
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.

U.S. Patents: 4,490,811; 4,830,618;
4,891,775; 5,007,019; 5,113,340;
5,218,536; 5,229,936; 5,249,965;
5,321,609; 5,333,313; 5,396,606;
European Patent: 0 136 379. Deutsch
Patents: M 9409743.7; M 9409744.5
Pat. Pend. ISBN 1-56712-152-7

?* key

expanding a menu item 12
in games 15

Abbreviations 18
AC adaptor jack 23
Anagrams game 15
Arrow keys 6
Asterisk in definitions 8
Asterisk key 11, 15
Asterisks, typing 11
Automatic shutoff 5
Browsing the dictionary 8
Cartridges

caring for 22
installing 4

Changing BOOKMAN's settings

14

Color keys

understanding 2
using 5

Correction lists 10
Definitions

finding 8
understanding 8

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Index

Demonstration 6
DN key 2, 8
Erasing a letter 8
Expanding a menu item 12
Flashcards game 15
Hangman game 15
Headphone jack 23
Help, finding 6
Highlighting words 10
Inflections, finding 12
Installing a cartridge 4
Jumble game 15
Key guide 2
Misspellings, correcting 10
Numbers, typing 2, 10
Question mark key 11
Resetting BOOKMAN 22
Scorekeeping, in games 14
Selecting a book 4
Sending words between books 16

STAR key

combinations 2
with CARD 16
with DN 8
with UP 8

Tables, viewing 12
Troubleshooting, BOOKMAN 22
Tutorial, reading 6
UP key 2, 8
User list

adding a highlighted word 13
adding a word 13
deleting a word 13
erasing the list 13

Verb forms 12
Warranty 23
Word Builder game 16
Word list, searching 9

FRB-28009-00 A Printed in U.S.
P/N 7201181

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FRONT COVER GOES HERE!

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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 proprietary 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.

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