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Contents

Classmates

®

, Confusables

®

 and

more. You can also correct misspell-
ings, save words to your User list,
and play three challenging word
games. Read this User’s Guide to
learn how.

Welcome to the world of BOOK-
MAN! With this 

Advanced Dictionary

& Thesaurus you can find over
110,000 dictionary words with
300,000 entries, 500,000 synonyms,
as well as antonyms, etymologies,

Installing Batteries and Installing a Book Card ...............   4
Selecting a Book and Using the Color Keys ...................   5
Changing the Settings and Viewing a Demonstration .....   6
Finding Definitions ........................................................   7
Finding Words in Definitions ..........................................   7
Finding Thesaurus Entries .............................................   8
Finding Letters in Words ................................................   9
Correcting Misspellings .................................................   9
Highlighting Words to Look Up ...................................... 10
Finding Classmates ....................................................... 10
Finding Confusables and Reviewing Words .................... 11
Saving Words ................................................................ 12
Deleting Saved Words ................................................... 13
Changing Game Settings ............................................... 13
Playing the Games ......................................................... 14
Sending Words Between Books ..................................... 15

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BOOKMAN Model ADV-640

• batteries: 4 AAA, 1.5 volt
• size: 14 x 2.5 x 10.3 cm
• weight: 6 oz. (without batteries)
© 1987-1997 Franklin Electronic
Publishers, Inc., Burlington, NJ 08016-
4907 USA. All rights reserved.
© 1989 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
All rights reserved. Classmates,
Confusables, and Word Train are
trademarks of Franklin. 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.
U.S. Patents 4,490,811; 4,830,618;
4,891,775; 5,007,019; 5,113,340;
5,203,705; 5,218,536; 5,249,965;
5,333,313; European Patent 0 136
379. Pat. Pend.

ISBN 1-56712-130-6

Summary of Contents for Bookman Merriam-Webster ADV-640

Page 1: ...N A A A A Ad d d d dv v v v va a a a an n n n nc c c c ce e e e ed d d d dD D D D Di i i i ic c c c ct t t t tio io io io ion n n n nar ar ar ar ary y y y y T T T T Th h h h he e e e es s s s sa a a a au u u u ur r r r ru u u u us s s s s USER S GUIDE ADV 640 ...

Page 2: ...h appropriate govern mental regulations The BOOKMAN 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 ter minated This license terminates immediately without notice from FRANKLIN if you fail to comply with any provision of this license 1 18 key 9 14 Anagram...

Page 3: ...ANY MODIFICATION 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 al...

Page 4: ...rrati cally first press CLEAR and then press ON OFF twice If nothing happens follow 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 erases settings and information en tered into its built in book and in any currently installed book cards 1 Hold CLEAR and press ON OFF If nothing ...

Page 5: ...ss ENTER to look up the word Sending Words Between Books This will flash on the screen before each game The number of possible anagrams is shown on the right side of the screen Type an anagram and then press ENTER Use the arrows to view anagrams you ve already entered Hold CAP and press to shuffle the letters in the selected word Press to end a round and reveal the remaining ana grams Highlight a ...

Page 6: ...Each letter can only be used as many times as it appears in the selected word Each anagram must be a specified minimum length 5 14 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 or to highlight the book you want to use 4 Press ENTER to select it Using the Color Keys Th...

Page 7: ...R to select it Changing the Settings Before you start using a book you may want to see a demonstration If no book card is installed the demonstration appears automatically when you turn on your BOOKMAN To disable the automatic demonstra tion highlight Disable Demo on the Other menu and then press ENTER To re enable it select Enable Demo If a book card is installed first press CARD and select this ...

Page 8: ... text you can highlight a word and add it to your User list 1 At text press ENTER to start the highlight 2 Highlight a word 3 Press LIST blue 4 Select Add your word 5 Press CLEAR when done Adding Words Not Found in This Dictionary When you try to add a word not in this dictionary you re given three options from which to choose Cancel Add anyway and Correction candidate s Cau tion Adding words that...

Page 9: ...nonyms 5 Hold and press DN to see the next thesaurus entry To return to the previous thesaurus entry hold and press UP 6 Press CLEAR when done Reviewing Words Use the Path list to review the last 15 words you looked up The Path list is automatically saved between sessions unless the batteries lose power or your BOOKMAN is reset 1 Select Path list from the Other menu Or hold and press P This is a s...

Page 10: ...he highlight by pressing BACK 2 Use the arrow keys to high light a word 3 Do one of the following To Press define the word ENTER see thesaurus entry THES red see Classmates CLASS green see Confusables C add word to User list LIST blue search for the word MENU and in definitions then select Search for If you misspell a word a list of correc tions automatically appears 1 Type a misspelled word e g n...

Page 11: ...he highlight by pressing BACK 2 Use the arrow keys to high light a word 3 Do one of the following To Press define the word ENTER see thesaurus entry THES red see Classmates CLASS green see Confusables C add word to User list LIST blue search for the word MENU and in definitions then select Search for If you misspell a word a list of correc tions automatically appears 1 Type a misspelled word e g n...

Page 12: ...nonyms 5 Hold and press DN to see the next thesaurus entry To return to the previous thesaurus entry hold and press UP 6 Press CLEAR when done Reviewing Words Use the Path list to review the last 15 words you looked up The Path list is automatically saved between sessions unless the batteries lose power or your BOOKMAN is reset 1 Select Path list from the Other menu Or hold and press P This is a s...

Page 13: ... text you can highlight a word and add it to your User list 1 At text press ENTER to start the highlight 2 Highlight a word 3 Press LIST blue 4 Select Add your word 5 Press CLEAR when done Adding Words Not Found in This Dictionary When you try to add a word not in this dictionary you re given three options from which to choose Cancel Add anyway and Correction candidate s Cau tion Adding words that...

Page 14: ...R to select it Changing the Settings Before you start using a book you may want to see a demonstration If no book card is installed the demonstration appears automatically when you turn on your BOOKMAN To disable the automatic demonstra tion highlight Disable Demo on the Other menu and then press ENTER To re enable it select Enable Demo If a book card is installed first press CARD and select this ...

Page 15: ...Each letter can only be used as many times as it appears in the selected word Each anagram must be a specified minimum length 5 14 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 or to highlight the book you want to use 4 Press ENTER to select it Using the Color Keys Th...

Page 16: ...ss ENTER to look up the word Sending Words Between Books This will flash on the screen before each game The number of possible anagrams is shown on the right side of the screen Type an anagram and then press ENTER Use the arrows to view anagrams you ve already entered Hold CAP and press to shuffle the letters in the selected word Press to end a round and reveal the remaining ana grams Highlight a ...

Page 17: ...rrati cally first press CLEAR and then press ON OFF twice If nothing happens follow 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 erases settings and information en tered into its built in book and in any currently installed book cards 1 Hold CLEAR and press ON OFF If nothing ...

Page 18: ...ANY MODIFICATION 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 al...

Page 19: ...h appropriate govern mental regulations The BOOKMAN 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 ter minated This license terminates immediately without notice from FRANKLIN if you fail to comply with any provision of this license 1 18 key 9 14 Anagram...

Page 20: ...N A A A A Ad d d d dv v v v va a a a an n n n nc c c c ce e e e ed d d d dD D D D Di i i i ic c c c ct t t t tio io io io ion n n n nar ar ar ar ary y y y y T T T T Th h h h he e e e es s s s sa a a a au u u u ur r r r ru u u u us s s s s USER S GUIDE ADV 640 ...

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