Franklin XBT-2058 User Manual

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B
OO
ELECTRONIC BOOK CARD
Bible Challenge
K
USER’S GUIDE
XBT-2058
MAN
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License Agreement
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LIMITED USE LICENSE
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Contents
Welcome to the world of BOOK­MAN®! With this
Bible Challenge
book card, you can test your trivia knowledge by playing 100 different games at three levels of difficulty.
Bible Challenge
is a game-show­style trivia game with hosts John T isdale and Debbie. In each round, you are challenged to test your knowledge of the Bible in three out of four categories. In each cat­egory, you try to match nine pairs of clues before time runs out. Each
seven fields of knowledge such as
Books, Place, or Story. If you score enough points in the
Challenge Round, you go on to the Championship Round, where you can win even more points and unusual prizes.
T o learn how to install this book card into your BOOKMAN unit, read “Getting Started.”
T o learn how to play the game, read “Playing Bible Challenge”
category is drawn from one to
Getting Started.............................................................. 3
Playing Bible Challenge ................................................. 7
Appendices ................................................................... 15
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Key Guide
Color Keys
NEW
(red) Clears the current game
and goes to the next game.
SCORE
(green) Shows your score.
FACT
(yellow) Shows a Bible Fact,
when available.
ANSWER
(blue) Shows the answers for a
category after a round is completed.
Other Keys
BACK
Backs up to the previous screen or erases numbers.
CARD
Exits the book you are reading.
CLEAR
Clears to the
number:
ENTER
Selects a menu item or
Play game
screen.
matches a pair of game clues.
HELP
Shows help messages.
MENU
Shows the main menus.
ON/OFF
Turns your BOOKMAN on or off.
SPACE
Matches a pair of game clues.
?
Shows the category and field of knowledge for a round and shows a full menu title.
Number Keys
Q
– PType a game number to be
played.
Direction Keys
Changes the top clues, moves in indicated direction or changes the game number.
Changes the bottom clues or
moves in indicated direction.
DN
UP
CAP
Pages up or down.
*Goes to the bottom of a
page.
*Goes to the top of a page.
CAP
CAP
* Hold
Understanding the Color Keys
while pressing the other key.
The color keys (red, green, yellow, and blue) perform the functions listed above only for the BOOKMAN book card described in this User’ s Guide.
Other 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.”
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Getting Started

In this section you will learn how to install a book card and how to select a book once a book card has been installed.
Y ou will be shown how to view a brief demonstration about
lenge
. Also, you will be able to set the shutoff time and screen contrast from the Setup menu.
Installing a Book Card ................................................... 4
Selecting a Book ........................................................... 4
Using the Color Keys..................................................... 5
Viewing a Demonstration .............................................. 5
Changing the Settings ................................................... 6
Reading the Instructions................................................ 6
Bible Chal-
Plus, you will discover how to read the topics in the Instructions menu, such as
ing
you learn how to play
lenge
strategies which you can use in both the Challenge and Championship rounds.
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Basic Game Play
. The Instructions menu will help
and
Bible Chal-
as well as how to develop
Scor-
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Installing a Book Card

Selecting a Book

Warning: Never install or remove a book card while your BOOKMAN is turned on. If you do, information that you entered in its built-in book and in an in­stalled book 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.
Removing a Book Card
Warning: When you remove a book card to install another , information that you have 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. Note: If you change books in the middle of a category you will lose your score for that category.
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
About Screen Illustrations
ENTER
to select it.
Some screen illustrations in this User’ s Guide may differ from what you see on the actual screen. This does not mean that your BOOK­MAN is malfunctioning.
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Using the Color Keys

Viewing a Demonstration

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 card.
Resuming Where You Left Off
You can turn off your BOOKMAN at any screen. When you turn your BOOKMAN on again. The screen that you last viewed appears.
Before you begin playing the games, you may want to view a brief demon­stration describing how to use this book. Simply install the book card and then follow these steps.
1. Press
2. Use
MENU
, if necessary.
or to highlight the
Setup menu.
3. Press
to highlight View
Demo.
4. Press
ENTER
to start the
demonstration.
5. To stop the demonstration at any time, press
Help is Always at Hand
CLEAR
.
You can view a help message at virtually any screen by pressing
HELP
. Use the Direction keys to
read it. To exit help, press
BACK
To see a tutorial and key guide describing the functions of this book, select
Tutorial
from the Setup menu.
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Changing the Settings

Reading the Instructions

Using the Setup menu, you can adjust the shutoff time and screen contrast.
Set Shutoff
sets how long the BOOKMAN unit stays on if you forget to turn it off.
Set Contrast
makes the
screen lighter or darker.
1. Press
2. Use
MENU
.
or to highlight the
Setup menu.
3. Highlight Set Shutoff or Set
Contrast.
4. Press
ENTER
.
5. Use the arrow keys to high-
light a setting.
If you select
Set Contrast,
press or repeatedly to make the screen lighter or darker.
T o exit without changing settings,
BACK
press
6. Press
.
ENTER
to select the
setting.
An Instructions menu has been included to help you better understand the rules. Also included in this menu are tips that will help you play better.
1. Press
2. Use
MENU
, if necessary.
or to highlight the
Instructions menu.
3. Press
to highlight the desired topic (e.g., Basic Game Play).
4. Press
5. Use
6. Press
Follow the Arrows
ENTER
to select the topic.
or to read the text.
SPACE
Or press
or DN to page down.
BACK
when finished.
The flashing arrows on the right of the screen show which arrow keys you can press to move around menus or view more text.
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Playing Bible Challenge

Each game consists of two rounds, the Challenge Round and the Cham­pionship Round.
In the Challenge Round you will play three out of the four categories, try­ing to match nine pairs of clues be­fore time runs out. Every time you correctly match a pair of clues you win points, but every time you incor­rectly match a pair of clues, you lose points.
Selecting a Skill Level ................................................... 8
Selecting a Game .......................................................... 8
Selecting a Category ..................................................... 9
Playing a Category ........................................................ 10
Bible Challenge Tips...................................................... 11
Between Categories ...................................................... 12
The Championship Round .............................................. 12
Winning a Prize ............................................................. 14
If you win 2,500 points or more, you will go on to the Championship Round. In the Championship Round you will play only one category, where you must match the eight cor­rect pairs of clues before time runs out, while avoiding the fake clues (also called bombs).
If you can successfully match the clues, you will win big points and fun prizes.
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Selecting a Skill Level

Selecting a Game

Before you begin playing
Bible Challenge
you must choose one of three levels of difficulty.
The skill level changes the amount of time you have to match clues, and it shuffles the categories into different game num-
1
bers. So for example, Game
will have different categories at the Challenging level than at the Leisurely level.
Later, you can change the skill level at any
MENU
time by pressing
and highlighting
the Level menu.
1. Press
or to highlight the
desired level, if necessary.
Leisurely
is the easiest level. You have more time to match the clues. Y ou may want to begin at this level.
Challenging
is the default level. It is
intended for intermediate players.
Wired
is the most challenging level. Y ou have less time to match the clues. This is for expert players.
ENTER
2. Press
to select the level.
,
With Bible Challenge you can test your Bible knowledge by playing 100 different games.
CLEAR
You may press a game and return to the
ber
screen. Note: Pressing
at any time to exit
Play game num-
CLEAR
change the game number.
1. Use
or to select a game
number.
You can also press
NEW
(the red key) to increase the game number by one, or you can type in the desired game number, from 1 to 100, using the number keys.
T o erase a game numbered, press
BACK
.
2. Press
ENTER
to play the game.
3. If you want, you can end your game at any time by
NEW
(the red key).
Y
to go to the next game.
BACK
to keep playing.
8
pressing
Press Press
will not
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Selecting a Category

Selecting a Category
In the Challenge Round, you must play three out of the four categories shown, each of which are drawn from one of seven fields of knowledge. Each field of knowledge is indicated by an abbreviation (see “Fields of Knowl­edge” for the abbreviation list).
In the following example, you will select the
More Proverbs
category
(the field of knowledge abbreviation
VER
stands for
1. Use
Verse
).
or to highlight a
category.
T o see the full field of knowledge
ENTER
?
.
to play.
name, press
2. Press
Once you have completed a category, you will return to select another category. Categories you have already played will be italicized and no longer selectable.
Fields of Knowledge
Here is a list of the fields of knowledge used in
Bible Challenge
Abbreviation: Field:
BOOK GEN
Books General
Knowledge
PEOP PLAC STOR USE VER
Save Your Best for Last
People Place Story Usage Verse
The value for each correct match increases for each category that you play in the Challenge Round (see “Scoring in the Challenge Round” for more detail). So it is a good idea to save your best category for last.
Remember , you only have to play three of the four categories shown, so you can skip the most difficult one.
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Playing a Category

Playing a Category
Each category begins by displaying a pair of scrambled clues, one on the top and one on the bottom. Each clue on the top has a matching clue on the bottom. You must cycle through the clues and match as many as possible before time runs out.
1. Do one of the following: To... Press...
view the top clues
or
view the bottom or clues
Repeat until you think the two clues match each other according to the chosen category.
The time remaining is indicated by the bar at the right of the screen.
2. Press
SPACE
or
ENTER
when you
think you have a match.
If you have correctly matched a pair of clues, a large check mark will appear to the right of the clues and both clues will be removed from the category.
If you have incorrectly matched a pair of clues, a large
X
will appear to
the left of the clues.
3. You may press
SCORE
green key) at any time to see how many points you have scored.
4. Correctly match as many clues as you can before time runs out.
5. After you have finished a category, see “Between Categories” on page 12 to go on.
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Playing a Category

Bible Challenge Tips

Scoring in the Challenge Round
Here is how many points are counted for each correct and incorrect match in each category:
1st Category Played
• correct: +100 incorrect: -50
2nd Category Played
• correct: +150 incorrect: -75
3rd Category Played
correct: +200 incorrect: -100
If you correctly match all nine pairs of clues in nine guesses, you win 300 bonus points.
If you do not score 2,500 points in the three categories you do not go on to the Championship Round and will re­turn to the
Shared Clues
Play Game Number
screen.
In some categories, the clues may be shared (i.e., clues from one column match more than one clue in another). So these clues might not be removed after you correctly match them.
Here are some tips and strategies that you can use in
Bible Challenge
that will
help you to play better.
Scan Clues Then Match
A good strategy when playing Bible Challenge is to scan all of the clues first. Then match the pairs you know are correct. Matching the easiest pairs first helps you to match the remaining, more difficult ones.
Look Before You Leap
The field of knowledge matched with each category is indicated by an abbreviation (for example,
GEN
General Knowledge). To see the full title of the field of knowledge before selecting a category, highlight the category and press
Watching Your Score
?
.
If you have scored 2,500 points already (or you are close to scoring 2,500 points), you may want to be careful when answering more questions. One incorrect answer might keep you out of the Championship Round.
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Between Categories

The Championship Round

After you complete a category, you can see the correct answers, see your cur­rent score, or read a Bible Fact about one of the answers before you go on. Note: Not every category will have a Bible Fact.
1. After a r ound is complete, the following screen appears.
The screen will be different, if the category does not have a
Fact
.
Bible
2. Do one of the following:
To... Press...
see the correct
ANSWER
(blue)
answers
FACT
read a Bible Fact see your current
SCORE
(yellow ) (green)
score
3. Use the arrow keys to read.
BACK
4. Press
to go back.
If you are viewing your score, you
BACK
do not need to press
ENTER
5. Press
to continue playing.
.
If you win 2,500 points or more in the Challenge Round, you then get to play the Championship Round where you can win big points and unique prizes.
The Championship Round is played ex­actly like the Challenge Round except there is only one round and one category to select. Plus, the top and bottom clues both contain one bogus clue known as a bomb. These bombs do not match any other clues. If you try to match one of the bombs with another clue or the other bomb, your game is over.
Note: Since there are two fake clues, you only have to match eight pairs of clues in the Championship Round in­stead of nine.
1. Press
ENTER
to play the
category.
Remember, ther e is only one category in the Championship Round. So, you do not have a choice of categories.
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The Championship Round The Championship Round
2. Use the arrow keys to view the pairs of clues.
3. Press
SPACE
or
ENTER
when you
think you have a match.
Remember to watch out for the bombs! If you try to match a bomb, your game is over and you cannot win a prize.
4. Correctly answer as many clues as you can before time runs out.
5. Once you have finished the category, r ead the “Between Categories” to go on.
Viewing Answers
After your Championship Round is over , you can view the eight matching pairs of clues and the bombs. Press and then press
ANSW
(the blue key)
or repeatedly
until the bombs appear.
Scoring in the Championship
Round
Here is how many points you get for each correct and incorrect match in the Championship Round:
Championship Round:
correct: +250 incorrect: -125
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Winning a Prize

Winning a Prize
In the Championship Round, you have the chance to win some interesting and fun prizes. Here is how many clues you must match to win prizes.
• If you match one of the bombs or if you match five pairs or less, you will only win points.
• If you match six or seven pairs of clues without attempting to match a bomb, you will win a Consolation Prize.
• If you correctly match all eight prizes before time runs out, you will win a Super Prize.
Here is what to do if you do win a prize.
1. Do one of the following: To... Press...
read about a prize view a prize
R
V
Note: Y ou cannot view a Consola­tion Prize.
2. Press
ENTER
to return to the
Play Game Number screen.
When you return to the
Number
screen, the game number will have increased by one (e.g., if you were playing
32
, the game number listed will be
33)
.
Game Number
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Appendices

In this section you will learn how to care for your BOOKMAN book cards, and learn how to reset your BOOKMAN if any problems occur.
Resetting Your BOOKMAN ............................................ 16
Book Card Care ............................................................ 16
Limited Warranty (U.S. only).......................................... 17
Your Notes .................................................................... 18
Copyrights and Patents ................................................. 18
Index ............................................................................. 19
This is also where you will find all of the warranty information as well as the index.
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LBS.
Resetting Your
BOOKMAN

Book Card Care

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 your BOOKMAN unit erases set­tings and information entered into its built­in book, and in an installed book.
1. Hold
CLEAR
and press
ON/OFF
.
If nothing happens, try Step 2.
2. Use a paper clip to gently press BOOKMAN’s 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 ,
ON/OFF
or by removing/replacing batteries.
Troubleshooting BOOKMAN
• Make sure your book card, if any,
is installed correctly.
Check that your book card’ s metal contacts are dirt-and dust-free.
• Do not touch the metal contacts on your 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 weight on your book cards.
,
• Do not expose your book cards to heat, cold, or liquids.
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Limited Warranty (U.S. only)

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 MODIFICA TION 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 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 T O 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 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 .
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Y our Notes

Copyrights and Patents

Model: XBT-2058
Bible Challenge
• size: 5.9 x 4.2 x 0.2 cm
• weight: 0.4 oz. © 1996 Franklin Electronic Publishers,
Inc., Burlington, NJ 08016-4907 USA. All rights reserved.
© 1996 SilverSun. All rights reserved. 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.
Pat. Pend. Deutsch Pats: Reg. No. M 9409743.7 and M 9409744.5
ISBN 1-56712-322-8
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Index

About screen illustrations 4 Arrows, flashing 6 Bible Challenge tips
look before you leap 11 save your best for last 9 scan clues then match 1 1 watching your score 11
Bible Facts 12 Bombs 12, 13, 14 Book card
care 16 installing 4 removing 4
BOOKMAN
resetting 16 troubleshooting 16 turning on 4
Categories in the Challenge Round
playing 10 selecting 9
Categories in the Championship
Round 12
Challenge Round
categories 9 playing categories in 10
scoring 11 tips 11
Championship Round
bombs 12, 14 scoring 13 winning prizes 14
Changing
game level 8 settings 6
Clues, viewing 10 Color keys
understanding 2 using 5
Consolation prizes 14 Contrast, Setting 6 Demonstration, viewing 5 Direction keys 2 Fields of knowledge 9 Follow the arrows 6 Function keys 2 Game level, changing 8 Game, selecting 8 Help, using 5 Instructions menu 6
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Index
Instructions, reading the 6 Level, selecting 8 Look before you leap 11 Matching pairs of clues 10 Number keys 2 Other keys 2 Play Game Number screen 8 Playing
Challenge Round categories 10 Championship Round categories
12
Prizes, winning 14 Reading prizes 14 Resuming where you left off 5 Save your best for last 9 Scanning Clues 11 Scoring
in the Challenge Round 11 in the Championship Round 13
Screen illustrations 4 Selecting
category 9 game number 8 level of difficulty 8
Set Contrast 6 Set Shutoff 6 Settings, Changing 6 Shared clues 11 Shutoff time, setting 6 Super Prizes 14 Tutorial 5 Understanding the color keys 2 View Demo 5 Viewing
answers 12 Bible Facts 12 clues 10, 13 prizes 14 score 12 tutorial 5
Watching your score 11
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