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B
OO
ELECTRONIC BOOK CARD
Great Documents
of American History
K
USER’S GUIDE
GDS-2026
MAN
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Contents
Welcome to the world of BOOK-
®
! With this compilation of great
MAN
documents, you can read over 60 of
the most important documents and
speeches to have shaped America. In
addition, most have background information on topics such as the causes,
provisions, results, dates, and people
related to the documents. You can locate a document from the list or cus-
tomize your searches to find documents by subject, people, year, or the
type of document. You can also find
facts about U.S. presidents at the
touch of a key. There are also two quiz
games that test your knowledge of
America’s history.
Use your BOOKMAN to read this
book card. See “Installing Book
Cards” to learn how.
Installing Book Cards and Selecting Books ........................3
Using the Color Keys and Changing Settings ...................... 4
A Note From the Editors .....................................................5
Viewing a Demonstration ................................................... 5
Finding a Document ...........................................................6
Reading the Document .......................................................6
Viewing the Notes ..............................................................7
Using the Locate Menu .......................................................8
Using the Search Screen ....................................................9
Finding Parts of Words .......................................................10
Reading About Presidents ..................................................11
Playing the Games..............................................................12
Sending a Word Between Books ......................................... 13
Resetting BOOKMAN .........................................................13
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Key Guide
Function Keys
CLEAR
Clears to the main menus.
Shows the main menus.
MENU
(red) Goes to the Facts about
PRES
the presidents list.
(green) Skips background informa-
TEXT
tion and goes directly to the text of
the document.
GAMES
(yellow) Shows the games list.
LIST
(blue) Key has no function.
CARD
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 book described in
this User’s Guide.
Other BOOKMAN 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 a step or erases a letter.
CAP
Shifts keys to type punctuation
at the search screen.
ENTER
Enters a search, selects a
menu item, or starts a highlight.
HELP
Shows help messages.
✱
Expands a menu name; shifted,
?
types an
✽
at the search screen.
Direction Keys
Moves down one line; in
games, gives a hint.
Moves up one line; in games,
shows the score.
Move left or right.
SPACE
Types a space or pages down.
Star Key Combinations
CARD
✩
+
Sends a word between books.
ENTER
✩
+
Goes to background text
from the list of documents
or highlights showing icons.
✩
+ DNShows next entry or match.
✩
+ UPShows previous entry or match.
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Installing Book Cards
Selecting Books
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 BOOKMAN off.
2. Turn 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.
➤ Removing Book Cards
Warning: When you remove a
book card to install another,
information that you entered in the
removed book card will be erased.
Once you have installed a book card
in your BOOKMAN, you can 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.
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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
card is selected, the color keys function as labelled on that book card.
Remember, the color keys for BOOKMAN books in book cards function as
labelled on their book cards, not as on
the keyboard.
You can adjust the type size, shutoff
time, and screen contrast. The type
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 the arrow keys to
highlight the Setup menu.
3. Highlight Set Type Size, Set
Shutoff, or Set Contrast.
4. Press
ENTER
.
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
.
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Viewing a DemonstrationA Note From the Editors
The editors at Franklin Electronic Publishers wish to note that the documents
in this book were taken word for word
from copies of original documents wherever possible.
Archaic spellings and use of uppercase
were corrected to their modern versions
(for example: “... for all manner of Mynes
of Gold, Sylver, and Copper...” was corrected to “...for all mines of gold, silver,
and copper...”). However, obsolete
words were not changed (for example:
“hath” remained as is, and was not
changed to “has”). The older documents
in particular contain words that are now
considered obsolete.
Likewise, many of the older documents
have no headings, sections, or paragraphs. In order to make them easier to
read, we added sections where appropriate for those documents.
Brackets were used to show where any
word or section heading was added, or
any word was edited (except for spelling
and case).
Before you start using your new
BOOKMAN, you may want to see a
brief demonstration of what it can do.
When a book card is installed in your
BOOKMAN, simply select
View Demo
from the Setup menu to view the demo.
When a book card is not installed in your
BOOKMAN, the demonstration will automatically appear after you turn the unit
on. To stop the demonstration, press
CLEAR
. To disable it, press
select
Disable Demo
menu. To re-enable it, select
➤ Help is Always at Hand
MENU
and then
from the Setup
Enable
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
If you want to read a tutorial, select
Tutorial
➤ Follow the Arrows
from the Setup menu.
The flashing arrows on the right of
the screen show which arrow keys
you can press to move around
menus or to view more text.
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Finding a Document Reading the Document
There are two ways to find a document
from the Documents list. You can scroll
to the document, or you can type the
name at the Documents list. Documents are listed by date from oldest
to newest. Some documents have
background information while others
have only the document’s text.
▲
Scrolling to a Document
1. Press
CLEAR
to go to the
Documents list.
2. Press
Mayflower Compact (1620).
▲
Using the Alpha-search
1. Press
repeatedly to highlight
CLEAR
to go to the
Documents list.
2. Start typing MA to highlight
Mayflower Compact (1620).
The slanted arrow at the right of
the line means that there are
submenus below.
Here is how to read a document and its
background information. Background information consists of the causes, provisions, results, signatories, dates, and
source of the document.
Go to the
Mayflower Compact
and fol-
low these steps.
1. Press
ENTER
to go to its
submenu.
To bypass the submenu and go
directly to the
Compact’s
Mayflower
text, press
TEXT
instead.
2. Press
ENTER
to go to the
background information.
ENTER
3. Press
again to select
Causes.
4. Press repeatedly to scroll
down line by line or press
SPACE
or
to scroll down screen
by screen.
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Reading a Document
Viewing the Notes
5. Hold
CAP
and press to
zoom to the next topic
heading.
To zoom back to the previous topic
CAP
heading, hold
6. Press
BACK
and press .
repeatedly to back
up.
CLEAR
7. Press
when done.
➤ Text Viewing Tips
To... Press...
Go directly to the text
TEXT
of a document from
the Documents list
CAP
Zoom to the next
+
topic heading
Zoom to the previous
CAP
+
topic heading
Throughout this book, you will see bibliography, cross-reference, and footnote icons. They have added information on the document you are reading.
Here’s how to view them.
1. Go to a document with a
, , or icon.
2. Hold ✩ and press
ENTER
to
highlight the first icon.
To highlight another icon on screen,
press
3. Press
4. Press
plus
✩
ENTER
to go to the note.
BACK
to go back to the
again.
ENTER
document.
5. Press
BACK
again to turn off
the highlight.
6. Press
CLEAR
when done.
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Using the Locate Menu
Using the Locate Menu
With Great Documents you have the
option of searching for a document by
using these filters:
Year
, and
Document type
Subject, People
. This makes
finding documents by topic quick and
easy. Try this example.
1. Press
2. Press
CLEAR
.
or to highlight the
Locate menu.
3. Press and then
ENTER
to
select People as a filter.
4. Start typing Franklin,
Benjamin.
5. Press
ENTER
.
The check shows that
Benjamin
is selected as a filter. To
deselect a filter, press
Press
now to go the list of
Franklin,
ENTER
again.
matches for Benjamin Franklin, or
go on to add another filter.
,
6. Press
BACK
twice to go back
to the Locate menu.
The check shows that a person is
currently selected as a filter.
7. Press and then
ENTER
select Subject as a filter.
8. Select a subject (e.g., Consti-
tution and its Precursors).
9. Press
to go to the new list
of matches.
10. Highlight a document and
TEXT
press
the text, or press
to go directly to
ENTER
to its submenus.
➤ Clearing All Filters
If you want to clear the filters you’ve
chosen and don’t want to go back
and deselect each one, select
all filters
from the Locate menu.
8
to
to go
Clear
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Using the Search Screen
Another way to search for names or
specific words is by using the word
search screen. You can type any word
you think is relevant to the document
you seek and go to every document in
this book that has the matching word
you entered. Try this example.
1. Select Go to Word Search
from the Locate menu.
2. Type one or more search
words (e.g., kennedy).
To erase a letter, press
do not have to type capital letters.
3. Press
ENTER
to search.
In this example there are 38
matches for the word
7 documents.
4. Press
TEXT
to go directly to
the text.
5. Hold
✩
and press to see
the next match.
BACK
. You
kennedy
in
Using the Search Screen
The matching word is boxed. To
understand how the search
works, read the following note,
“Filter Relationships.”
To see a previous match, hold
and press UP.
6. Press
✻
to see where the
?
match is located.
To see a full line, press
7. Press
BACK
to go back to the
match.
CLEAR
8. Press
when done.
➤ Searching for Numbers
You can also search for a specific
year or number in the documents.
For example, there are 6 matches
for 1492. To type a number, hold
and press a numbered key (Q-P).
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✻
?
✩
again.
✩
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Using the Search Screen
Finding Parts of Words
➤ Filter Relationships
When you search for a document
using the filters, here is how they
are found:
If two items are selected from
different filters, such as one from
People
and one from
Subject
then the list of matches includes
the documents related to
both
person and the subject.
If two items are selected from
same filter, such as two from
People
... then the list of matches
includes the documents related to
either
of the people. Therefore,
each additional item selected
within the filter could make the
document list larger.
If you want a
combination of these
two searches, such as two People
and one Subject... then the list of
matches includes the documents
that are related to the subject and
either of the people.
If you want to find the different forms
of a word and where they are in this
book, type a word with an asterisk at
the word search screen. You can place
the asterisk anywhere in the word.
two
1. Go to the word search screen
...
under the Locate menu.
2. Type a word with an ✽.
the
the
To type an ✽ , hold
✻
.
?
3. Press
ENTER
to search.
CAP
and press
4. Highlight the word you want.
ENTER
5. Press
.
6. Highlight a document.
7. Press
TEXT
to go directly to
the text.
✩
8. Hold
and press to go to
the first match.
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Finding Parts of Words
The search word is boxed.
9. Continue pressing ✩ plus
to see the other matches.
10. Press
CLEAR
when done.
➤ Highlighting Words to Search
If you see a word in the text of a
document that you want to look
ENTER
up, press
to start the
highlight and then use the arrow
keys to highlight the word. Next,
ENTER
press
to search for it.
Follow steps 6-9 above to go to
the matches.
➤ Locating vs. Searching
Use the search screen instead of
the filters when you want a more
thorough search. If you want to
find a specific year, for example,
enter it at the search screen
instead of selecting a year range
from the Locate menu.
Reading About Presidents
You can view facts about every U.S.
president from George Washington to
Bill Clinton. Learn their dates of birth
and death, political party, vice-president, order of presidency and more.
To find instances of a president’s name
in the documents, enter his name at
the search screen.
1. Press
2. Start typing the last name of
3. Press
4. Select a topic.
5. Press to scroll down.
6. Hold
7. Press
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PRES
.
a president (e.g., Lincoln).
ENTER
when the name is
highlighted.
✩
and press to go to
the next president.
BACK
repeatedly to go
back to the list of presidents.
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Playing the Games
UP
Playing the Games
Guess That Document
That President
are quiz games that
and
challenge you to guess a mystery
document or president using as few
hints as possible. The number of hints
given varies in each round.
Your score is set by the number of
hints you receive, not the number of
hints left. If you used only the first hint,
you get 10 points, then 8, 5, 3, 2, and
1 for each subsequent hint received.
Your score remains tallied until you exit
the game.
1. Press
2. Press
CLEAR
GAMES
.
.
3. Select Guess That Document
or Guess That President.
This is a sample screen for
That President
.
4. To see another hint, press .
Guess
Guess
5. Press
ENTER
when you think
you know the answer.
You go to the list of documents or
presidents. NOTE: Once you exit
the game, you cannot return to
the hint screen; you must make a
guess.
6. Type the name of the document or the last name of the
president, or press
scroll down to it.
ENTER
7. Press
when the name
you want is highlighted.
If you’re correct, you win!
8. To... Press...
give up
see score again
play again
SPACE
12
to
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Sending a Word
Between Books
Resetting BOOKMAN
This BOOKMAN book can send
words to and receive words from certain other BOOKMAN books.
To send a word, you must first install
this book card in your BOOKMAN, and
your BOOKMAN must be able to receive words. To learn if your BOOKMAN book can send or receive words,
read its User’s Guide.
1. Highlight a word in this book.
To highlight a word in text, press
ENTER
and then press the arrow
keys. To highlight a word in a list,
use the arrow keys.
2. Hold ✩ and press
CARD
.
3. Highlight the other book icon.
ENTER
4. Press
.
The word that you highlighted
appears in the other book.
5. Press
ENTER
to look up the
word, if needed.
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 book card.
1. Hold
CLEAR
and press
ON/OFF
If nothing happens, try Step 2.
2. Use a paperclip to gently press
BOOKMAN’s reset button.
Read your BOOKMAN’s User
Guide to locate the reset button.
This unit may change operating modes
due to Electro-static Discharge. Normal
operation of this unit can be re-established by pressing the reset key,
or by removing/replacing batteries.
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.
ON/OFF
,
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Book Card Care
Optional Features
• Do not touch the metal
contacts on the book cards.
Caution: Touching these electrical
contacts with statically charged
objects, including your fingers, could
erase information entered in a book
card or built-in book.
• Do not put excessive pressure
on the book cards.
LBS.
• Do not expose the book cards
to heat, cold, or liquids.
AC adaptor
jack
Headphone
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.
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Limited Warranty (U.S. only)
Copyrights & Patents
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Model GDS-2026
• size: 5.9 x 4.2 x 0.6 cm • weight: 0.4 oz.
© 1996 Franklin Electronic Publishers,
Inc., Burlington, NJ 08016-4907 USA.
All rights reserved.
I Have a Dream
speech reprinted by
arrangement with The Heirs to the Estate of
Martin Luther King, Jr., c/o Joan Daves
Agency as agent for the proprietor.
Copyright 1963 by Martin Luther King, Jr.,
copyright renewed 1991 by Coretta Scott
King.
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;4,891,775;
5,113,340; 5,218,536; 5,249,965;
5,321,609; 5,396,606. Deutsch Patents:
M 9409743.7; M 9409744.5.
European Patent: 0 136 379.
Pat. Pend. ISBN 1-56712-241-8
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Index
AC adaptor jack 14
Alpha-searching the
documents list 6
Arrow keys 5
Asterisks 10
Auto resume 3
BIB, viewing 7
Book cards
caring for 14
installing 3
Changing settings 4
Clearing filters 8
Color keys
understanding 2
using 4
Contrast, setting 4
Disable demo 5
Documents
finding 6
reading 6
FRB-28036-00 Printed in U.S.
P/N 7201 172 Rev B.
Erasing a letter 9
FCC notice 15
Filters, clearing 8
Font size, changing 4
FOOT, viewing 7
Guess that document
game 12
Headphone jack 14
Help, finding 5
Highlighting
an icon 7
words to search 11
Icons, viewing 7
Installing a cartridge 3
Locating a document 8
Notes, viewing 7
Numbers, searching 9
Patents 15
Presidents, reading
about 11
16
Resetting BOOKMAN
13
Scoring, in games 12
Screen contrast,
changing 4
Scrolling to a document
6
Search screen 9
Selecting a book 3
Shutoff time, changing 4
ST AR key, with CARD 13
T utorial, reading 5
T ype size, changing 4
Warranty 15
XREF, viewing 7
Zooming through
sections 7
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