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- Page 1 WNG-400 Electronic Publishers E L E C T R O N I C ’ ’ ARKER ARKER Wine Guide USER’S MANUAL...
- Page 2 About this Wine Guide Introduction This wine guide is both an educational and a wine buying manual; it is not an encyclopedic listing of wine producers and growers. It is in- tended to make you a more formidable, more confident wine buyer by providing you suffi- cient insider’s information to permit the wisest possible choice when a wine-buying decision must be made.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Key Guide Getting Started Locating Wines Using Other Topics Contents Function Keys ... 4 Other Keys ... 5 Direction Keys ... 5 Installing the Batteries ... 6 Viewing a Demonstration ... 6 Disabling the Demonstration ... 7 Setting the Shutoff Time ... 7 Using the Menus ... - Page 4 Appendixes About the Illustrations Contents Finding Drinkable Years ... 17 Finding a Single Drinkable Year ... 17 Viewing Other Topics ... 18 Advanced Tips ... 19 Specifications ... 20 Product Care ... 20 FCC Notice ... 20 Copyrights, Patents, and ISBN ... 20 Limited Warranty ...
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Page 5: Key Guide
Function Keys HELP MENU WINES GLOSS RGNS MAPS CLEAR ON/OFF ENTER Resuming Where You Left Off Key Guide Shows a help message. Shows the previous menu. Shows the Wines menu. Shows the Glossary menu. Shows the Regions menu. Shows the Maps menu. Clears your search. -
Page 6: Other Keys
Direction Keys BACK NEXT PREV NEXT SHIFT PREV SPACE SHIFT SHIFT Other Keys ACNT ’ Key Guide Backs up a step or erases a letter. Move in the indicated direction. Shows the text of the next or previous menu item. At menus, lightens or dark- ens the screen contrast. -
Page 7: Installing The Batteries
Installing the Batteries Viewing a Demonstration Getting Started This product requires two CR2032, 3-volt batteries. If the batteries are not already installed, here is how to install them. 1. Turn the product over. 2. Place your thumbs on the arrow. 3. -
Page 8: Disabling The Demonstration
Disabling the Demonstration Setting the Shutoff Time Getting Started You probably do not want to view the demonstration every time you turn this product on. Here is how to disable it. 1. If not at the menus, press MENU. 2. Press the arrow keys to highlight the Other menu. -
Page 9: Using The Menus
Using the Menus Getting Started Most functions in this wine guide are acti- vated by using menus. Here is how to navigate the menus. 1. If not at the menus, press MENU. 2. Press the arrow keys to highlight the menu at the far left. 3. -
Page 10: Tips For Beginners
Tips for Beginners Getting Started The flashing arrows at the right of the screen show which arrow keys you can press to view more. At virtually any screen, you can view a help message by pressing HELP. To read the message, use the direction keys. -
Page 11: Searching By Name
Searching by Name Locating Wines Finding a wine is easy. Simply type its producer, winery, or name. Usually you need to type only a few letters to highlight what you want. 1. Press WINES. Or select Wines from the Topics menu. 2. -
Page 12: Searching By Criteria
Searching by Criteria Locating Wines You can locate wines by their variety, country, vintage, price range, and other criteria. You can even locate wines that fit more than one criteria. In this example, we will find highly rated wines priced under $10. -
Page 13: Understanding Wine Ratings
Understand- ing Wine Ratings Locating Wines 6. Select 90+ as the rating range. The asterisks show that no wines priced under $10 are rated 95+ or 100. 7. Press to view the matching items. You can select more criteria now by first pressing 8. -
Page 14: Highlighting Words To Search
Highlighting Words to Search Locating Wines When reading wine descriptions or other topics, you can highlight varieties, terms, and certain other words and then search for other occurrences of them in this guide. 1. Press WINES. 2. Press ENTER twice to view the description of the first listed wine. -
Page 15: Viewing Viticultural Information
Using Other Topics Viewing Viticultural Information You can read about quality consider- ations, buying strategies, and other sub- jects regarding various wine-producing areas around the world. 1. Press RGNS or select Viticultural Information from Topics . 2. Select an area (e.g., Alsace ). 3. -
Page 16: Viewing Maps
Viewing Maps Another Way to View Maps Using Other Topics This wine guide includes detailed maps of important wine-producing areas and growing regions. 1. Press MAPS. 2. Select a country (e.g., France ). 3. Select an area (e.g., Alsace, Northern ). 4. -
Page 17: Rating General Vintages
Rating General Vintages Using Other Topics You can find general vintage ratings for selected growing regions. NOTE: Accord- ing to Robert Parker, Jr., these ratings should be regarded as very general with many exceptions. 1. Select General Vintage Guide from Topics . -
Page 18: Finding Drinkable Years
Finding Drinkable Years Finding a Single Drink- able Year Using Other Topics You can find the best years in which to drink Bordeaux, California Cabernet Sau- vignon, Red Burgundy, and Rhone Valley wines by various producers and of vari- ous vintages. 1. -
Page 19: Viewing Other Topics
Viewing Other Topics Using Other Topics You can become a true oenophile (i.e., wine connoisseur) by reading the other topics in this guide. Select them from the Topics menu and then select their menu items. Here are brief descriptions. Glossary explains wine tasting terms from acetic to woody . -
Page 20: Advanced Tips
Advanced Tips Using Other Topics Deselecting a Subtopic You know a menu item is selected when a check mark appears next to it. To deselect an item, press ENTER when the checked item is highlighted. Typing Numbers To type numbers, hold SHIFT and press a key on the top row of letters (Q-P). -
Page 21: Appendixes
(2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undes- ired operation. © 1994 Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc., Mt. Holly, NJ 08060 USA All rights reserved. © 1994 Robert M. Parker Jr. All rights reserved. -
Page 22: Limited Warranty
Franklin will, at its option, repair or replace any product at no further charge to the end user on determination by Franklin, in its sole discretion, that the product was defective and that such defect arose within the duration of this limited warranty. -
Page 23: Index
Adjusting screen contrast 6 shutoff time 7 Arrows 9 Asterisks 12 Batteries, installing Contrast, adjusting Demonstration disabling 7 stopping 6 Deselecting a sub- topic 19 Direction keys 5 Ellipses in menus 9 Finding wines by categories 11 by name 10 Function keys 4 Help messages 9 Keys 4...