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- Page 1 BOOKMAN E X P A N D A B L E E L E C T R O N I C B O O K Collegiate Dictionary, ® ® ® ® ® Speaking Edition USER’S GUIDE SCD-770...
- Page 2 ELECTRONIC BOOK contains Franklin’s confidential and propriety information which you agree to take adequate steps to protect from unauthorized disclosure or use. This license is effective until terminated. This license terminates immediately with- out notice from FRANKLIN if you fail to comply with any provision of this license.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents Key Guide ... 4 Installing Batteries ... 5 Using the Special Features ... 6 Installing Book Cards and Selecting a Book ... 7 Using the Color Keys and Changing the Settings ... 8 Viewing a Demonstration ... 9 Finding Dictionary Entries ... 9 Using the Word List ... - Page 4 Welcome to the world of BOOKMAN! This BOOKMAN 770 model is a powerful, portable electronic reference with a built-in book, plus two slots in the back for more book cards. With Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, Speaking Edi- tion , you can: •...
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Page 5: Key Guide
Color Keys Displays the thesaurus (red) THES entries for a word, or words. Pronounces a word, or (green) words. Displays the English (yellow) GRAM Grammar Guide. Displays a list of (blue) SUBJ specialized dictionaries organized by subjects. Direction Keys Moves through text or menus, or moves the cursor or highlight. -
Page 6: Installing Batteries
Key Guide Key Combinations* Displays the Tables menu. Displays Confusables Displays the Dictionary word list. Displays a word’s inflected forms. Displays your User List. Displays the games list. Types numbers. Displays a list of Signs and Symbols. In the Grammar Guide, ENTER highlights a quiz icon. -
Page 7: Using The Special Features
BOOKMAN, to transfer data to a per- sonal computer (PC). Warning: Using a serial cable other than the one obtained from Franklin may damage your BOOK- MAN and/or PC. Franklin’s serial cable is specifically designed for the transfer of data between BOOKMAN and a PC. -
Page 8: Installing Book Cards And Selecting A Book
Installing Book Cards Warning: Never install or remove a book card when your BOOKMAN is turned on. If you do, information that you entered in its built-in book as well as in any installed book card will be erased. 1. Turn your BOOKMAN off. 2. -
Page 9: Using The Color Keys And Changing The Settings
Using the Color Keys The red, green, yellow, and blue keys on the top row of your BOOKMAN change their functions according to which book you have selected. If you have selected the built-in book, the color keys function as labeled on the BOOKMAN keyboard. -
Page 10: Viewing A Demonstration
Viewing a Demonstration Before you start using your new BOOKMAN, you may want to see a brief demonstration of what it can do. When no book card is installed in your BOOKMAN, the demonstration will au- tomatically appear after you turn the unit on. -
Page 11: Correcting Misspellings
Finding Dictionary Entries To go to a previous dictionary entry, hold and press 6. Press when finished. CLEAR Understanding Dictionary Entries The bold word at the top of the dictionary entry is called the head- word. The headword is followed by its part of speech, the approximate date of its origin, and then its dictionary entry. -
Page 12: Using The Word List
Using the Word List You can also find dictionary entries by searching for words on the Dictionary word list. The Dictionary word list can be found by selecting Dictionary on the Topic menu. 1. Press CLEAR 2. Hold and press Or press and select Dictionary MENU... -
Page 13: Using The Subject Menu
Using the Subject Menu You can also find dictionary entries by us- ing the Subject menu to search for spe- cialized words associated with over 130 specific subjects. Subjects range from pro- fessions and science, to literature, theater, and more. The Subject menu is ideal for solving crossword puzzles. -
Page 14: Highlighting Words
Highlighting Words Another way to look up a word is to high- light it in text. Then you can find that word’s dictionary entry, thesaurus entry, inflections, Confusables, or save it in your User List. 1. At any text, press the highlight. -
Page 15: Using The Dynamic Pronunciation Guide
Hearing Words Hearing Multiple Pronunciations When a word has more than one pronunciation, a list of possibilities and their meanings will be displayed on the screen after you press Simply highlight the word you want to hear and press (green). For example, type lead at the Word Entry screen and press Highlight a word and press... -
Page 16: Using The Thesaurus
Using the Dynamic Pronunciation Guide 4. Press (green) to hear the word again. 5. Press to hear the high- ENTER lighted sound. 6. Use the arrow keys to high- light different sounds. 7. Do one of the following: To... hear the word hear the highlighted sound 8. -
Page 17: Finding Inflections
Finding Inflections Inflections are the changes in a word’s form such as case, gender, number, tense, per- son, mood, or voice. Verbs have more in- flections than other parts of speech. 1. Type a word at the Word Entry screen or find a dictionary entry. To learn how, read “Finding Dictionary Entries.”... -
Page 18: Reading The Tables
Reading the Tables This dictionary contains many tables of useful information, like a table of world money, a table of chemical elements, a table of International Morse Code, etc. Here’s how to find a table. 1. Press and select Tables on MENU the Topic menu. -
Page 19: Getting Grammar Guidance
Getting Grammar Guidance Your dictionary is equipped with a Gram- mar Guide, which contains an outline of English grammar topics. If you are viewing a word at the Word Entry screen or in text, you will see grammar information relating to that word. -
Page 20: Finding Parts Of Words
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. Asterisks stand for a series of letters. -
Page 21: Changing Games Settings
Saving Words for Study Deleting One Word 1. Hold and press and select User List . Or press MENU 2. Select Delete A Word. 3. Highlight a word on the list. 4. Press to delete it. ENTER Or press to cancel. BACK Erasing Your User List 1. -
Page 22: Playing The Games
Playing the Games Now that you have the game set, let’s play. 1. Press and select Games MENU from the Topic menu, if not already at the Games list. Or hold and press 2. Use to highlight a game. 3. Press to select it. -
Page 23: Sending A Word Between Books
Playing the Games Jumble Jumble shuffles the letters of a mystery word. You must unscramble all the let- ters to form a word. The number of words that can be formed appears to the right of the letters. Type your guess and then press . -
Page 24: Resetting Bookman
• size: 14 x 8.9 x 1.6 cm twice. ON/OFF • weight: 7 oz © 1996 Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc., Burlington, NJ 08016-4907 U.S. All rights reserved. © 1993 Merriam-Webster, Inc. All rights reserved. © 1995 First Byte. All rights reserved. - Page 25 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.
- Page 26 ?* key 4, 18, 19, 21, 22 Anagrams 21 Arrow keys 10 Auto-resume feature 7 Batteries, installing 5 Blue (SUBJ) key 4, 12 Book cards installing 7 removing 7 Books, selecting 7 CARD key 7, 22 Classmates 15 Color keys, understanding 4 Confusables 5, 11, 16 Contrast 8 Copyrights and trademarks 23...
- Page 27 Numbers, typing 5 ON/OFF key 23 Quiz icon 18 Red (THES) key 4, 11, 13, 15, 16, 21 Resetting BOOKMAN 23 SAY (green) key 4, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 21 Screen contrast 8 Serial cable 6 Serial port 6 Setup menu 8, 14 Shutoff time 8 Signs and Symbols 5, 17...
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- Page 29 Annotations from SCD-770.pdf Page 6 Errata; Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc.; Date: 12/17/2003 10:59:06 AM The description of the Serial Port and data transfer function is in error. The SCD-770 does not support transfer of data between BOOKMAN and a PC.