MWS-840
Dictionary
& Thesaurus
™
User’s Guide
MWS-840
Electronic Publishers
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License Agreement
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Contents
Welcome to the world of BOOKMAN!
BOOKMAN is a powerful, portable elec-
tronic reference with a built-in book and
a slot in the back for more books. With
this
Dictionary & Thesaurus
you can find
and hear over 83,000 dictionary entries,
and 41,000 thesaurus entries with
496,000 synonyms. You can also cor-
rect misspellings, save words to your
User list, and play three fun, educational
word games. To lear n how to use other
books, read their User’s Guides.
Installing Batteries and Book Cards .............................. 4
Selecting a Book ........................................................... 5
Using the Color Keys ..................................................... 5
Changing Settings ......................................................... 6
Viewing a Demonstration .............................................. 6
Finding Definitions and Words in Definitions................. 7
Correcting Misspellings................................................. 8
Finding Synonyms ......................................................... 8
Finding Spellings ........................................................... 9
Highlighting Words ........................................................10
Finding Confusables
®
..................................................... 10
Hearing and Reviewing Words ....................................... 11
Using the User List ........................................................12
Sending Words .............................................................. 13
Playing the Games ......................................................... 14
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Key Guide
Other Keys
BACK
Backs up, erases letters, or
stops a highlight.
CAP
Shifts keys to type punctuation.
ENTER
Enters a search, selects a
menu item, or starts a highlight.
HELP
Shows help messages.
?
✱
Types a
?
to stand for an
unknown letter in a word.
Shows Confusables in text.
Shifted, types an
✻
to stand
for a series of unknown letters.
Direction Keys
Move in indicated direction.
SPACE
Types a space or pages down.
Star Key Combinations*
✩ +
CARD
Sends a word between books.
✩ + DN Shows next entry or match.
✩ + UP
Shows previous entry or match.
➤
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 and
listed in their User’ s Guides. For
more information, read “Using the
Color Keys.”
Function Keys
CLEAR
Clears to
Enter your word
.
MENU
Shows the main menus.
THES
(red) Shows a thesaurus entry.
SAY
(green) Says a word.
GAMES
(yellow) Shows the games list.
LIST
(blue) Shows the User list menu.
CARD
Exits the selected book.
ON/OFF
Turns BOOKMAN on or off.
* Hold
✩
while pressing the other key.
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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 BOOK-
MAN, information that you entered in
its built-in book, and in an installed
book card, will be erased.
1. Turn your BOOKMAN over.
2. Slide off its battery cover in
the direction of the triangle.
3. Install the batteries follow-
ing the diagram inside the
battery case.
4. Replace the battery cover.
Warning: Never install or remove a
book card when your BOOKMAN is
on. If you do, information that you en-
tered in its built-in book, and in an in-
stalled book card, will be erased.
1. Turn your BOOKMAN off.
2. Turn your BOOKMAN over.
3. Align the tabs on the book
card with the notches in the
slot.
4. Press the book card down
until it snaps into place.
Installing Book CardsInstalling Batteries
➤
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.
➤
Resuming Where Y ou Left Of f
You can turn your BOOKMAN off
at any screen. When you turn it
on again, the screen that you last
viewed appears.
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Selecting a Book Using the Color Keys
The red, green, yellow, and blue keys on
your BOOKMAN change functions ac-
cording 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 func-
tion as labelled on that card.
Remember, the color keys for BOOK-
MAN books in cards function as la-
belled on their cards, not as on the
keyboard.
Once you have installed a book card in
your BOOKMAN, you can select
which book you want to use.
1. Turn your BOOKMAN on.
2. Press
CARD
.
These are sample books.
3. Press or to highlight the
book you want to use.
4. Press
ENTER
to select it.
➤
About Screen Illustrations
Some screen illustrations in this
User’s Guide may differ from
what you see on screen. This
does not mean that your BOOK-
MAN is malfunctioning.
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