Franklin NIV-450 User Manual

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NIV-450

HOLY BIBLE

NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION

User’s Guide

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Key Guide

Function Keys

Turns the product on or off.
Displays a help message.

Goes to the Verse Reference
screen. Clears the Calculator. In
the Converter and Databank,
goes to its main menu.

Backs up, erases a letter, or turns
off the highlight in text.

Enters a search request, selects
an item, or begins a highlight in
text.

Expands a search. In the
Organizer, goes to the Clock

Places a bookmark. In the
Organizer, goes to the Databank
()

.

Goes to the Word search
screen. In the Organizer, goes
to the Calculator

()

()

.

Displays a footnote. In the
Organizer, goes to the
Converter

Goes to the Organizer: Clock,
Databank, Calculator, and
Converter.

Displays the main menus. In
the Organizer, returns to the
Bible.

At a menu, displays a menu
item. In text, displays the
book, chapter and verse.

Shifts to type capital letters

.

and punctuation marks.
Shifts to allow pg up, pg dn

and to type numbers and spe­cial symbols.

Displays the next or previous

or

verse.

()

.

Key Guide

Combination Keys*

+ Pages up or down.

or

+ At a menu, goes to the first or

last item. In Bible text, goes to

or

the start or end of the next or
previous chapter.

+J Types a hyphen.
+M Types an @.
+? Types a comma.

+_’ Types a slash.

+ At the Word search screen, types an

asterisk to stand for a series of let­ters in a word.

*Hold the first key while pressing the second.

Direction Keys

Move in the indicated direction.

At menus and dictionary
entries, pages down. At the
Word search screen, types a
space.

Getting Started

Gently pull the battery installation tab to remove it. Use a thin pointed object to press the reset
button on the back of the device. See “Resetting Your Product” for details.

Replacing Batteries

Your product is powered by two CR-2032 lithium, 3-volt batteries. Follow these easy
instructions to replace them.

Warning: When changing the batteries, please remove and replace one battery at a

Warning: If the batteries wear out completely any user-entered information will be

time. If you remove both batteries at once, you may lose any information you
entered.

erased. You should always keep written copies of your important information.

1. Turn your product off and turn it over.

2. Gently push down on the tab under the battery cover and flip the product to allow the
cover to drop out.
Do not force the cover. Use a paper clip, if necessary, to remove the old batteries.

3. Install the batteries with the positive side facing up.

4. Replace the battery cover.

For Your Information

✓ 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.

✓ Help is Always at Hand

You can view a help message at any screen by pressing HELP. Use the direction keys
to read the message. To exit help, press BACK.

✓ About Screen Illustrations

Some screen illustrations in this User’s Guide may differ slightly from what you see on
screen. This does not mean that your unit is malfunctioning.

✓ Resuming Where You Left Off

You can turn your electronic Bible off at any passage. When you turn it on again, the last
passage that you viewed appears, unless you had previously turned on the Learn-A-
Verse feature. If Learn-A-Verse is on, you will see a verse for you to memorize. To return
to your last viewed passage, press BACK.

✓ Where in the Bible Am I?

At any Bible verse, you can view its book, chapter, and verse number by pressing ?.

Viewing a demonstration or tutorial

You can view a demonstration or tutorial of this Bible any time you want.

1. Press .

Setup

2. Use the arrow keys to highlight

3. Press ENTER to select Tutorial or use to highlight View Demo and press ENTER.
To stop the demonstration or exit from the Tutorial and go to the Verse Reference

screen, press CLEAR.
To go to the main menu, press .

✓ Learn-a-Verse

Your Bible comes with a Learn-a-Verse feature. Each time you turn your Bible on, you
can see a verse from either the Old or New Testament for you to read or memorize. If
you wish to turn this feature on, press . Highlight Setup, use to highlight
Learn-a-Verse on and press ENTER.

To turn the feature off, highlight Learn-a-Verse off and press ENTER.

.

Changing the Settings

When using this Bible, you can activate the Learn-a-Verse feature, adjust the type size,
the shutoff time, and the screen contrast. The shutoff time is how long your unit stays on
if you forget to turn it off.

1. Press .

2. Use the arrow keys to highlight Setup.

or

3. Use

4. Press ENTER.

5. Use

6. Press ENTER to store your changes.
Press BACK to exit without making a change.

to move the highlight to Set Contrast, Set Shutoff or Set Type Size.

or

to change the setting.

Reading the Bible

Old Testament and New Testament contain the Books of the Bible.

1. Press .

2. Use
select it.

3. Use
For example, select Romans.
Note: You can also type the name of a Book to highlight it.

4. Use
For example, to highlight Chapter 5, type 5.
To type numbers, hold FN and press q-p.

5. Use , FN+ or SPACE to scroll down.

6. Use

7. Press CLEAR when done.

or

to highlight Old Testament or New Testament, and press ENTER to

or

to highlight a book and press ENTER to select it.

or

to highlight a Chapter, or type its number and press ENTER to select it.

or

to go to the next or previous Chapter.

Using the Index

Index contains a list of popular chapters with their titles, arranged in the order that they
appear in the Bible.

1. Press .

2. Use

or

to highlight Index and press ENTER to select it.

3. Use
verse that you wish to view, and press ENTER to select it.
For example, to highlight Isaiah 25:1, type isaiah251.
To type numbers, hold FN and press Q-P.

4. Press CLEAR when done.

or

to highlight a selection, or type the name of the book, chapter and

Viewing Devotional Verses

Devotional contains a list of inspirational verses.

1. Press .

2. Use to highlight Devotional and press ENTER to select it.

3. Use
and the day whose selection you wish to view, and press ENTER to select it.
For example, to see the Devotional verse for Oct. 7, you must type oct7. There is
no need to type the period and space.

4. Press CLEAR when done.

or

to highlight a selection, or type the name of the month (abbreviated)