Franklin BOOKMAN SED-2050 User Manual

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BOOKMAN
E L E C T R O N I C B O O K C A R D
Speaking
FUN-damental
Dictionary
USER'S GUIDE
SED-2050

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  • Page 1 BOOKMAN E L E C T R O N I C B O O K C A R D Speaking ™ FUN-damental Dictionary USER’S GUIDE SED-2050...
  • Page 2 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 without notice from FRANKLIN if you fail to comply with any provision of this license.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    ® Merriam-Webster Speaking ™ damental Dictionary is made especially for you, a student in one of the elementary grades. It’s easy and fun to use. You will be able to find the definitions and What the Keys Do ... 2 How to Get Started ...
  • Page 4: What The Keys Do

    Red, Green, Yellow, and Blue (red) Shows the forms of a FORMS word (noun, verb, etc.). (green) Says a word. (yellow) Shows the games GAMES you can play. (blue) Shows rhyming words. RHYME Using the Color Keys When you are using this dictionary, the red, green, yellow, and blue keys do not do what is printed on the keys.
  • Page 5: How To Get Started

    Before you can use this dictionary, you have to put it in your BOOKMAN. Follow these steps. 1. Make sure your BOOKMAN is turned off. This is important! You should never place a book card in your BOOKMAN when it is turned on. If you do, you may damage the book card. 2.
  • Page 6: Help Is Always At Hand

    How Do I Get Around? Moving around in your new dictionary is easy. Just use the arrow keys to high- light the choice you want, then press Who Turned My Dictionary Off? To make your batteries last longer, your BOOKMAN is designed to shut off if it is not used in two minutes.
  • Page 7: How To Change The Letter Size And Brightness

    How to Change the Letter Size and Brightness You can change the letter size of the words that appear on the screen. There are three settings. 1. Press MENU 2. Use to highlight Change Letter Size. 3. Press repeatedly until you find a letter size you like. ENTER 4.
  • Page 8: How To Look Up A Word

    How to Look Up a Word It’s easy to find the meanings of words with this dictionary. Let’s learn how. 1. Press CLEAR 2. Type a word. For example, type the word jet. To type numbers, hold 3. Press ENTER 4.
  • Page 9: If You Misspell A Word

    If You Misspell a Word If you misspell a word, this dictionary automatically gives you a list of corrections. 1. Press CLEAR 2. Type a misspelled word. For example, type jiraph. To erase a letter, press 3. Press ENTER lets you know the dictionary is looking up the word. 4.
  • Page 10: How To Hear Words

    You can hear the pronunciations of most of the words in this dictionary. Let’s learn how. Note: You can only hear words if you have a speaking BOOKMAN unit. 1. Press CLEAR 2. Type a word. For example, type debris. 3.
  • Page 11: How To See Pictures

    Many of the words in this dictionary have pictures. If a word has a picture, a camera ) appears next to it. Some of the pictures even move. To see a picture, all you have to do is highlight the camera and then press 1.
  • Page 12: What Does That Word Mean

    What Does That Word Mean? If you do not know the meaning of a word that you see in a definition, you can use your dictionary to help. Simply highlight that word and look up its definition. 1. Press CLEAR 2.
  • Page 13: It's Time To Rhyme

    You can find words that rhyme with the word you type. Rhymes are words that sound alike. 1. Press CLEAR 2. Type a word. For example, type sweet. 3. Press ENTER 4. Press the blue RHYME your word. 5. Use to highlight a word.
  • Page 14: Plurals, Tenses, And Other Word Forms

    Plurals, Tenses, and Other Word Forms You can find the different forms of words with this dictionary. You can find plurals of nouns, comparatives and superlatives of adjectives, basic verb tenses and parts of speech. Here’s how. 1. Press CLEAR 2.
  • Page 15: How To Find A Letter In A Word

    How to Find a Letter in a Word If you are unsure about a letter in a word, type a question mark in place of each unknown letter. You can type more than one question mark in a word. Try this example. 1.
  • Page 16: How To Find A Series Of Letters

    How to Find a Series of Letters You can also find the endings, beginnings, and other parts of words by typing an asterisk ( ). An asterisk stands for a series of letters. 1. Press CLEAR 2. Type a word with an . For example, type cl s. To type an asterisk, hold 3.
  • Page 17: How To Look Up Words In Other Books

    How to Look Up Words in Other Books You can look up words from the Speaking FUN-damental Dictionary in some other BOOKMAN books–for example, in the Concise Columbia Encyclopedia. You can also look up words from other BOOKMAN book cards in this dictionary. Note: You must have at least one book card installed in your BOOKMAN to look up words between books.
  • Page 18: How To Play The Hangman Game

    How to Play the Hangman Game Hangman challenges you to guess a mystery word one letter at a time. The letters of the mystery words are hidden by question marks. You have a limited number of tries. Wrong guesses take your man one step closer to his doom! 1.
  • Page 19: How To Play The Word Train Game

    How to Play the Word Train All aboard the Word Train spelling game! You and the train take turns typing letters to form a word. Each word must have at least four letters. Whoever types the last letter wins. 1. Press the yellow 2.
  • Page 20: How To Play The Flashcards Game

    How to Play the Flashcards Game Flashcards flashes words for you to define or study. Try reading the word to a friend or have the word read to you. Then try to spell or define the word. 1. Press the yellow 2.
  • Page 21: How To Play The Picture Puzzler Game

    How to Play the Picture Puzzler Picture Puzzler challenges you to match words and pictures. You will be shown a picture for a little while and must try to come up with the matching dictionary word. Your total score is shown at the top left of the game screen. Each incorrect letter choice will deduct $10 from your prize amount.
  • Page 22: How To Take Care Of This Dictionary

    How to Take Care of This Dictionary Do not touch the metal parts of the book card. This is important! If you touch the metal parts of the card with metal objects or objects charged with static electricity, including your fingers, you might erase information or damage the book card.
  • Page 23: How To Reset Bookman

    How to Reset BOOKMAN If the BOOKMAN keyboard fails to respond, or if its screen performs erratically, first press and then press CLEAR steps below to reset it. Warning: Pressing the reset button with more than very light pressure may perma- nently disable your BOOKMAN.
  • Page 24: Specifications

    ® • size: 5.9 x 4.2 x 0.6 cm • weight: 0.4 oz © 1996 Franklin Electronic Publisher, Inc., Burlington, NJ 08016-4907 U.S. All rights reserved. © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc. All rights reserved. © 1995 First Byte, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 25: Limited Warranty (U.s. Only)

    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, New Jersey 08016-4907, within one year of purchase.
  • Page 26 ?* key 2, 13, 14 Arrow keys 2, 4 Asterisks, searching with 14 Auto shut-off 4 Blue (RHYME) key 2, 11 Book card care 20 BOOKMAN resetting 21 troubleshooting 21 CAP key 2 CARD key 2, 3 Changing brightness 5 Changing letter size 5 CLEAR key 2 Copyrights and trademarks 22...
  • Page 27: Index

    Pictures moving 9 viewing 9 Plurals 12 Question marks, searching with 13 Red (FORMS) key 2, 12 RHYME (blue) key 2, 11 Rhyming words, finding 11 SAY (green) key 2, 8 See It Work 4 Size and weight 22 SPACE key 2 UP key 2 Verb tenses 12 Viewing pictures 9...
  • Page 28 Electronic Publishers...

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