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CONCISE COLUMBIA
ENCYCLOPEDIA
User’s Guide
ENC-640
™
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1
Contents
Welcome to the world of BOOK-
™
! With your new ENC-640 you
MAN
can carry and read the
lumbia Encyclopedia
can also search for words, locate ar-
Concise Co-
anywhere. Y ou
ticles 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
BACK
CAP
ENTER
HELP
SPACE
BACK
CARD
ENTER
Function Keys
CLEAR
Clear search words and filters.
MENU
Display the main menus.
(red)
MORE
MARK
Expand a word search.
(green) Place a note in an article,
or select a group of subfilters.
(yellow) Display the Locate menu.
LOC
(blue) Display the note list.
LIST
CARD
Exit the selected book.
ON/OFF
Turn BOOKMAN on or off.
➤ 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. T o learn mor e, read “Using
the Color Keys.”
* Hold ✩ while pressing the other key.
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 ✻ 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 up from article subtitles
or from entering a note.
✩
+
Send a word between books.
✩
+
Highlight cross-references
or notes in articles.
✩
+ Go to the next or previous
or article or word search match.
✩
+
or
Go to the last or first menu item,
or the next or previous table title.
3
Installing CartridgesInstalling Batteries
Y our 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
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.
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. T urn 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.
➤ Removing Cartridges
.
Warning: When you remove a
cartridge to install another, information that you entered in the
removed cartridge will be erased.
4
Selecting Books Using the Color Keys
CARD
ENTER
T
Once you have installed a cartridge
in your BOOKMAN, you can select
which book you want to use.
1. T urn BOOKMAN on.
2. Press
.
These are sample books.
3. Press or to highlight the
book you want to use.
he 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.
4. Press
➤ Resuming Where Y ou Left Off
to select it.
Y ou can turn off your BOOKMAN
at any time. When you turn your
BOOKMAN on again, the screen
that you last viewed reappears.
Remember, when you’ve selected a
book in a cartridge, the color keys
function as labeled on that cartridge,
not as on the keyboard.
5
Changing Settings
CLEAR
ENTER
BACK
ENTER
CLEAR
MENU
HELP
BACK
Viewing a Demonstration
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
2. Press the arrow keys to
highlight the Other menu.
3. Press to highlight Set T ype
Size, Set Shutoff, or Set Contrast.
.
The arrow indicates a submenu.
4. Press
5. Press
setting.
.
or to highlight a
T o leave it unchanged, press
6. Press
➤ Adjusting the Contrast
to select it.
Y ou can also adjust the screen contrast of the ENC-640 by selecting
To Word Search
menu and then pressing
from the Locate
or .
When a cartridge isn’t installed , a brief
demonstration automatically appears
when you turn on your BOOKMAN.
T o stop the demonstration at any time,
press
.
To disable the demonstration, press
and then select
from the Other menu.
T o re-enable it, select
Enable Demo
T o view the demonstration when a
cartridge is installed, select
from the Other menu.
Demo
➤ Help is Always at Hand
.
Y ou can view a help message at
virtually any time by pressing
. Press or to read
the help. Press
Go
message.
T o read about how to use the keys,
select
Tutorial
from the Other menu.
6
Disable Demo
.
View
to exit the
Finding Articles
CLEAR
BACK
ENTER
SPACE
BACK
CLEAR
BACK
CLEAR
ENTER
ENTER
BACK
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
.
The Articles menu is highlighted.
2. Start typing an article title
(e.g., zebra).
Y ou don’ t need to type capitals.
To undo a letter, press
To display a title, press
.
✻
.
?
3. When the title is highlighted,
press
4. Press , , or
.
to
scroll down.
✩
5. Hold
and press to view
the next encyclopedia article.
6. Press
7. Press
to go back to the menu.
to clear the title.
➤ Viewing the Next Title
When you’re typing a title at the Articles menu, you can highlight the next
title beginning with the same letter(s)
✩
by holding
and pressing .
➤ What Article Are Y ou Reading?
When you’re reading an encyclopedia article, you can view its title,
or article location, by pressing
Press
to return to the article.
➤ Understanding Abbreviations
To learn the meaning of an abbr eviation used in this encyclopedia,
first press
. Then hold
and press . Then press
Next, type an abbreviation (e.g.,
Deut.
) and press
to view
its meaning. To back up, press
repeatedly.
7
? *
.
✩
.
ENTER
CAP
ENTER
ENTER
Searching for Words
MENU
ENTER
BACK
ENTER
ENTER
MENU
CLEAR
Searching for Words
Y ou can search for words occurring
in articles and their titles. Each word
you find is called a match.
1. Press
.
2. Highlight Go To Word Search
on the Locate menu.
3. Press
.
4. Type up to five words
(e.g., Russian czars).
Y ou don’ t need to type capitals.
T o erase a letter, press
T o move the cursor, press
5. Press
to search.
6. Highlight a title and then press
to view its article.
.
or .
7. Hold ✩ and press repeatedly to view the next matches.
The matching words are boxed.
Y ou may have to scroll down to
see them.
8. Press
9. Press
to go to the menus.
to clear your search.
➤ If You Misspell a Word
If you enter a misspelled search
word, a list of corrections appears
automatically . Highlight a correction
and press
to view it.
➤ Finding Incomplete Words
If you’re not sure which form of a
word to search for , type an asterisk in place of letters in the word
psych✻
(e.g.,
isk, hold
Then press
). (T o type an aster-
and press
.
Next, highlight a complete word
and press
to search for it.
8
? *
).
Searching for Words
ENTER
ENTER
BACK
ENTER
ENTER
Highlighting Search Words
➤ 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
, you’ll find
travel
space
, etc.
➤ Expanding Your Searches
travels
T o find more matches, press
to three times after entering your word
search. When you press
search expands to include
articles or synonyms and related
words, if they weren’t already found.
space
through
MORE
up
MORE
, your
matches in
Another way you can search for
words is to highlight them in articles.
Then you can view their matches in
other articles. Tr y this example.
1. On the Articles menu,
highlight Irrawaddy.
T o learn how , read “Finding Articles.”
2. Press
3. Press
.
again.
Notice the highlight. Y ou can turn
it off by pressing
4. Press the arrow keys to
highlight a word (e.g., Asia).
5. Press
6. Press
matching article.
7. Hold
9
✩ and press repeat-
edly to view the next matches.
to search.
to select the first
.
MENU
CLEAR
Highlighting Search Words
ENTER
ENTER
ENTER
BACK
ENTER
ENTER
ENTER
BACK
ENTER
BACK
Using Filters
T o view a previous match, hold
✩
and press .
8. Press
9. Press
to go to the menus.
to clear your
search.
➤
Using Cross-References
Cross-references appear in articles
as words in all capital letters.
Each cross-reference is the title of
another encyclopedia article.
To use a cross-r eference, first highlight it by pressing
the arrow keys. Or hold
press
until the cross-reference you want is highlighted. Y ou
can press
to turn off the
highlight.
Next, press
to go to the
cross-referenced article. T o go back
to the original article, press
and then
✩
and
Filters help you locate encyclopedia articles by category. The categories are
Article Type
Location, Subject
(people, places, and things),
, and
Time Period
You can use more than one filter at a
time to locate articles, as shown in the
example below.
1. Press
LOC
.
The Locate menu is highlighted.
2. Press to highlight Article Type.
3. Press
4. Press
to select it.
to select Persons.
A check marks the selected filter. Y ou
can uncheck it by pressing
5. Press
LOC
or
back to the Locate menu.
6. Highlight Location and then
press
to select it.
The arrow indicates subfilters.
7. Select Sub-Saharan Africa.
.
10
.
.
to go
Using Filters
BACK
ENTER
CLEAR
MARK
MARK
8. Press
9. Select Subject.
10. Select Social Sciences.
11. Select Politics.
12. Press to view the matches.
13. Highlight a title (e.g.,
Mandela, Nelson...).
LOC
or
.
Type the title or scroll down to it.
1
4. Press
15. Press
Or select
to view its article.
to clear the filters.
Clear All Filters
from the
Locate menu.
Using Filters
➤ MARKing Filters
Many filters have subfilters, indicated
by a slanted arrow. For example, the
Places filter under the Article Type
category has 9 subfilters.
To select all its subfilters at once, highlight a filter and then press
deselect all its subfilters, press
again.
➤
Understanding Filters
When you select filters from one category , your selections are related by
For example, if you select
Places
from the Article Type category , all
Persons
articles about persons or places will be
found.
However, when you select filters from
more than one category, your selections
and
are related by
Persons
select
egory and
. For example, if you
from the Article Type cat-
1980s
from the Time Period
category, only articles about persons
and the 1980s will be found.
. To
or
and
.
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Using Filters With Searches
ENTER
ENTER
CLEAR
MARK
ENTER
ENTER
BACK
Using Notes
To fine-tune your sear ches, you can
select filters after entering your
search words. Or you can select filters and then search for words. Try
this example.
1. Select Go To Word Search
from the Locate menu.
2. T ype war and then press
3. Press
LOC
.
4. Select Location under Locate.
5. Press
to select Americas.
6. Select Latin America.
7. Press to view the matches.
These articles are about wars and
Latin America.
8. Select an article to view.
9. Press
when you’re done.
Adding Notes
Y ou can place, or add, your own
notes in articles of this encyclopedia.
Then you can use your notes as
bookmarks for quick reference.
Each note can contain up to 23 characters. The number of notes you can
place depends on the length of each.
.
1. When any encyclopedia article
is on screen, press
2. Type a note and then press
12
. Or press
to add
the note already typed.
If you don’t want to place a note,
hold ✩ and press
The
marks the placement of
the note.
.
.
Using Notes
LIST
ENTER
ENTER
BACK
LIST
ENTER
ENTER
CARD
ENTER
ENTER
Sending Words Between Books
Finding & Removing Notes
Once you’ve added notes, it’ s easy to
find or remove them. Just select a
note from your note list.
1. When any encyclopedia article
is on screen, press
This is a sample note list.
2. Highlight a note on the list.
Type the first letters of the note
or scroll down to it.
3. Press
placement.
To view the contents of the note,
press
4. To remove the note, press
5. Then press
Remove Note.
to view its
twice. Then press
to go back to the article.
to select
Y ou can look up words from this
book in certain other BOOKMAN
books, and vice versa.
To send or receive a word to or from
another book, you must have in-
.
stalled a book cartridge in your
BOOKMAN that is able to send or
receive words, too. To learn if a book
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, press
and then press the arrow
keys.
2. Hold ✩ and press
.
3. Highlight the other book.
.
4. Press
.
The word that you highlighted appears in the other book.
5. Press
to look up the
word.
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Resetting BOOKMAN
CLEAR
ON/OFF
CLEAR
ON/OFF
LBS.
Cartridge Care
If the BOOKMAN keyboard fails to respond, or if its screen performs erratically , first press
and then press
twice. If nothing happens, follow
the steps below.
Warning: Pressing the reset button
with more then very light pressure may
permanently disable your BOOKMAN.
In addition, resetting BOOKMAN erases
settings and information entered into its
built-in book and in any installed cartridge.
1. Hold
and press
If nothing happens, try Step 2.
2. Use a paper clip to gently press
reset button on BOOKMAN.
The reset button is recessed in a pinsized hole on the back of the BOOKMAN. Look for it on the battery
cover or near the cartridge slot.
➤ Troubleshooting Tips
• Check that the cartridge,
if any , is installed correctly.
• Check that the cartridge’s metal
contacts are dirt-and dust-free.
• 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.
•
Do not expose the cartridges
to heat, cold, or liquids.
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Limited Warranty (U.S. only)
Specifications
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, New Jersey 080164907, 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 WARRANTY.
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 FOR TH 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 OBLIGA TION RESUL TING 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 INJURY (BUT ONLY 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.
Model ENC-640
The Concise Columbia Encyclopedia
• batteries: 4 AAA, 1.5-volt
• size: 14 x 2.5 x 10.3 cm
• weight: 6 oz. without batteries
© 1994-1995 Franklin Electronic Publisher,
Inc., Burlington, NJ 08016-4907 U.S.
All rights reserved.
© 1989 Columbia University Press.
BOOKMAN is a trademark of Sherwin M.
Borsuk. Used under 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.
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5,203,705; 5,218,536; 5,229,936;
5,249,965; 5,295,070; 5,333,313;
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Index
?* key 7, 8
Abbreviations 7
Articles
abbreviations in 7
finding 7
viewing location 7
viewing next and
previous 7
Articles menu 7, 9
Asterisk 8
Auto-resume feature 5
Batteries 4
BOOKMAN
resetting 14
specifications 15
CAP key 8
CARD key 5, 13
Cartridges
installing 4
removing 4
Changing
shutoff time 6
screen contrast 6
type size 6
Clear All Filters 1 1
Color keys
understanding 3
using 5
Correcting spellings 8
Cross-references 10
Cursor, moving 8
Direction keys 3
DN key 3
FCC Notice 15
Filters
deselecting 10
selecting 10
subfilters 11
understanding 11
using with word
searches 12
Finding
encyclopedia articles 7
incomplete words 8
notes 13
words 8
Font size 6
Function keys 3
HELP key 6
Help messages 6
Installing
batteries 4
cartridges 4
Limited Warranty 15
LIST key 13
LOC key 10, 11, 12
Locate menu 8, 10, 12
MARK key 11, 12
Misspellings 8
MORE key 9
Notes
adding (placing) 12
finding 13
removing 13
Other keys 3
Other menu 6
Removing notes 13
Screen contrast 6
Selecting books 5
Set Contrast 6
Set Shutoff 6
Set T ype Size 6
Shutoff time 6
Specifications 15
ST AR key
combinations 3
with BACK 12
with CARD 13
with ENTER 10
Star key combinations 3
Subfilters 11
Viewing
article locations 7, 8
cross-references 10
help messages 6
Word searches
entering 8
expanding 9
highlighting words 9
understanding 9
using with filters 12
FDB-28012-00
P/N 7201392 Rev A.
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