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BOOKMAN E L E C T R O N I C B O O K C A R D Macquarie Dictionary USER’S GUIDE DMM-2075...
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Contents Key Guide ... 3 Introduction ... 4 Installing a Book Card ... 4 Selecting a Book ... 5 Using the Colour Keys ... 5 Changing the Settings ... 6 Viewing a Demonstration ... 6 Finding Dictionary Entries ... 7 Using the Word List ...
Colour Keys Displays the inflected forms, INFL (red) if any, of the selected word. Displays synonyms, THES (green) antonyms, and Classmates any, of the selected word. Displays phrases, if any, PHRASE (yellow) that contain the selected word. Displays the personal list LIST (blue) menu.
Introduction Welcome to the world of BOOKMAN With your Macquarie Dictionary , you can find over 95,000 words and 500,000 synonyms, antonyms, and ™ Classmates You can also find phrases, correct mis- spellings, save words to your personal list, and play four fun words games. Read this User’s Guide to learn how.
Selecting a Book 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 to highlight the book you want to use. 4.
Changing the Settings 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. The screen contrast is how light or dark the screen display appears.
Finding Dictionary Entries You can find a dictionary entry simply by typing one or more words at the Enter a word screen and then pressing 1. Press CLEAR 2. Type a word (e.g., astute). To erase a letter, press To accent a typed letter, first type the letter to be accented and then use to find the desired accent mark.
Using the Word List You can also find dictionary entries by searching for words on the Entries menu. 1. Press MENU To see a full menu title, press 2. Start typing a word until it is highlighted. For example, type law. You can also highlight words by us- To erase a letter, press 3.
Finding Thesaurus Entries When you see THES flash once in the up- per right of the screen, the selected word has a thesaurus entry. A thesaurus entry can contain a part of speech, a brief mean- ing, and a list of available synonyms, ant- onyms, synonymous phrases, and ™...
Finding Inflections Inflections are the changes in a word’s form such as case, gender, number, tense, person, mood, or voice. Verbs have more inflections than other parts of speech. 1. Press CLEAR 2. Type a word. For example, type mean. If you want, press ENTER dictionary entry.
Finding Parts of Words If you are uncertain how to spell a word, you can type a question mark (?) in place of each unknown letter. To find prefixes, suffixes, and other parts of words, type an asterisk ( ) in a word.
Saving Words for Study Erasing Your Personal List 1. Press (blue). LIST 2. Highlight Erase The List and then press ENTER 3. Press to erase the entire list. Or press to cancel. Other Ways to Add Words You can also add a word to your personal list by typing it at the Enter a word screen or by highlighting it in text or in a list.
Playing the Games Now that you have the game set, let’s play. 1. Hold and press Or press and then select MENU Games from the Topics menu. 2. Use to highlight a game. 3. Press to select it. ENTER 4. Press when finished.
Playing the Games ™ Word Train All aboard the Word Train spelling game! You and the train take turns typ- ing letters to form a word. Whoever types the last letter wins. To view the letters you can type at your turn, hold and press .
Resetting Your BOOKMAN If the BOOKMAN keyboard fails to re- spond, or if its screen performs errati- cally, first press and then press CLEAR twice. If nothing happens, follow ON/OFF the steps below. Warning: Pressing the reset button with more than very light pressure may permanently disable your BOOKMAN.
Patents Pending ISBN 1-56712-387-2 Limited Warranty This product, excluding batteries, is guaranteed by Franklin for a period of one year from the date of purchase. It will be repaired or replaced (at Frank- lin’s option) free of charge for any de- fect due to faulty workmanship or materials.
?* key 11, 13 Anagrams game 13 Arrow keys 4 Auto-resume feature 5 Blue (LIST) key 3, 11, 13 BOOKMAN, resetting 15 CARD key 5, 14 Changing font size 6 screen contrast 6 shutoff time 6 Classmates 9 CLEAR key 7 Colour keys understanding 3 using 5...
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Index STAR key with C 8, 10, 13 with CARD 14 with M 3, 13 with UP, DN 3 THES (green) key 8, 9, 10, 13 Thesaurus entry 9 Tutorial 6 Viewing demonstration 6 help messages 6 Word Train game 14 Yellow (PHRASE) key 8, 10 FRB-28082-00 P/N 7201155...
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