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Electronic Publishers

For Use with the Franklin

Digital Book System

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Electronic Publishers

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Mt. Holly, NJ 08060

FCR 28029-00 A PN 7201785

Printed in China

IC-129

FOLD

DIGITAL BOOK

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1993

User’s Manual

ENCYCLOPEDIA

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Summary of Contents for IC-129

Page 1: ...tronic Publishers For Use with the Franklin Digital Book System Electronic Publishers F Mt Holly NJ 08060 FCR 28029 00 A PN 7201785 Printed in China IC 129 FOLD DIGITAL BOOK 1993 User s Manual ENCYCLO...

Page 2: ...ITAL BOOK on a single FRANKLIN Digital Book System at a time You may not make any copies of the DIGITAL BOOK or of the data stored therein whether in electronic or print format Such copying would be i...

Page 3: ...rn the Keys 12 Simple Requests 13 Finding Players Stats 14 Finding Team Stats 17 Finding League Standings 20 World Series Award Winners 23 Best and Worst Batting Stats 27 Best and Worst Pitching Stats...

Page 4: ...stem 54 Switching Between Digital Books 55 Replacing Batteries 56 Protecting the Digital Book System 57 Limited Warranty 58 Specifications 59 Index 60 1B HR NOTE Due to updated information some screen...

Page 5: ...4 If you re using the Big League Baseball EncyclopediaTM for the first time read this section B Getting Started...

Page 6: ...talling a digital book while the Digital Book System is on may erase information that you entered in the other installed digital book You must install the Big League Baseball EncyclopediaTM before you...

Page 7: ...ediaTM you ll return to the previous display next time you turn the unit on After you ve installed the Big League Baseball EncyclopediaTM you can adjust the screen contrast at any time 1 Turn the cont...

Page 8: ...eball trophy symbol 3 Press 4 Type demo demo demo demo demo in the request box 5 Press 6 To stop the demonstration press Use with All time Baseball Manager The Big League Baseball EncyclopediaTM can b...

Page 9: ...2 minutes of nonuse You can find set shutoff under the Other menu Under the Other menu select Set Shutoff and then press Select a number from 1 to 4 Then press again Help is Always at Hand To Press S...

Page 10: ...en press There are two ways to request stats using the Big League Baseball EncyclopediaTM A request specifies which stats you wish to see You can enter requests for stats at the Request Line The Reque...

Page 11: ...g stats you ll see arrows at the top right of Big League Baseball s screen To Press Move up or down Move left or right Zoom to top or bottom of stats Zoom to left or right of stats Page up or down or...

Page 12: ...TR runs batted in RBI losses L throws left TL hits H saves SV bats right BR triples 3B earned runs ER bats left BL doubles 2B walks BB bats switch BS runs R strikeouts SO hall of fame HOF stolen bases...

Page 13: ...er a request See a help message Back up to previous screen or erase letters Direction Keys Move left or right Move up or down in a list Page up or down in a list Gold Key Combinations Go to the top or...

Page 14: ...13 This section shows the simplest ways to find stats by player team and league Simple Requests 2B...

Page 15: ...quest Line type a players name Then press To erase letters press 2 Press to see the player s full name and handedness on the top line 3 Press repeatedly to see his date of birth weight height and posi...

Page 16: ...ss 5 Press repeatedly to see his annual stats 6 When you re done press Viewing Pitcher s Stats To see career and annual stats for a pitcher type a name at the Request Line Then press To see pitcher s...

Page 17: ...of players You can enter a players nickname If you type in a nickname you will see a list of players Press to move down the list When the player you want is highlighted press Viewing the Stats To view...

Page 18: ...breviation In this example we ll find the stats for the 1986 New York Mets 1 At the Request Line type a team name and a year Then press To type the year press plus the numbered keys If you don t enter...

Page 19: ...pitching stats To see more pitching stats press 5 Press repeatedly to see team member s pitching stats 6 When you re done press Seeing Other Year s Stats At team stats you can see the following year...

Page 20: ...highlighted To return to team stats press Typing Numbers and Years To type years first press the and then press a number Hold down the to type more than one number When entering years if you enter tw...

Page 21: ...standings for 1992 1 At the Request Line type nl 1992 nl 1992 nl 1992 nl 1992 nl 1992 Then press Type a space between the league and year To type the year press plus the number keys 2 Press to see the...

Page 22: ...gs you can see the following year s standings by pressing plus To see the previous year press plus You can find teams won lost records and winning percentages over seasons by entering their league and...

Page 23: ...following that you typed correct stat abbreviations and spaces between each element in your request that your ratio doesn t mix batting and pitching stats or contain a ratio itself or that your reques...

Page 24: ...o See Select World Series results WS National League Championship NLCS Series results American League Championship ALCS Series results All star game results ALLSTAR Player award winners AW In this exa...

Page 25: ...To see the Series results for the following year press plus To see the previous year s results press plus 5 To see more stats on a specific game highlight the game Then press To see the line scores fo...

Page 26: ...aluable Player AL MVP NL Rookie of the Year NL ROY and AL Rookie of the Year AL ROY Not all of these awards are listed for every year You ll only see ROY listed from 1947 on as this was the first year...

Page 27: ...see the next player To see the previous one First time players are listed alphabetically by year Birthdays To find all players born on a date select Birthdays under the Request menu Type in a date The...

Page 28: ...typing it or by using the menus In this example we ll find the player with the most career hits Type the Request 1 At the Request Line type max h max h max h max h max h Then press 2 Press to move dow...

Page 29: ...its Then press 6 Press to see the results 7 When you re done press Or Use the Menus 1 At the Request Line press 2 Under Requests select Maximum Then press 3 Press 4 Under Stats select Batting Statisti...

Page 30: ...ting Stats There are five menus that you can use The Focus menus lets you focus requests The Other menu lets you view a demo or set the shutoff time The Qualifiers menu lets you add qualifiers to requ...

Page 31: ...most career wins Type the Request 1 At the Request Line type max w max w max w max w max w Then press 2 Press to move down the list 3 When you re done press Or Use the Menus 1 At the Request Line pre...

Page 32: ...to see the results 7 Press to move down the list 8 When you re done press Best and Worst Pitching Stats Biggest Smallest Shortest Tallest You can request player lists using the biographical stats HT W...

Page 33: ...see a pitcher s batting stats if he has any Try this example 1 At the Request Line type steve carlton steve carlton steve carlton steve carlton steve carlton 2 Press and then use the arrows to see hi...

Page 34: ...t or vice versa e g AB IP or use stats in ratios that are already ratios i e BA ERA SLG In this example we ll find the players with the most home runs per at bat Type the Request 1 At the Request Line...

Page 35: ...ress 2 Under Request select Maximum Then press 3 Press 4 Under Stats select Batting Statistics Then press 5 Select Home Runs Then press 6 Press 7 Under Focus select Make a Ratio Then press 8 Press Req...

Page 36: ...Ratios The value of a ratio is infinite when its denomi nator is zero For example if you enter MAX W L you ll see this INF means that Ben Shields never lost a game When you type requests with ratios...

Page 37: ...36 This section shows how to add limiters and qualifiers to your requests 3B Advanced Requests...

Page 38: ...or ratio GT or LT a number GT means greater than LT less than In this example we ll find the players with the most home runs who have a career batting average less than 250 Type a Request 1 Type max h...

Page 39: ...ress 2 Under Requests select Maximum Then press 3 Press 4 Under Stats select Batting Statistics Then press 5 Select Home Runs Then press 6 Press 7 Under Focus select Add a Limiter Then press 8 Select...

Page 40: ...is the same as the one following MAX or MIN For example to see the players with the most home runs who have at least 500 home runs you would enter MAX HR HR GT 499 Notice the second HR When you re lim...

Page 41: ...ts H strikeouts SO and bases on balls BB allowed by a pitcher e g MAX H P Limiting Biographical Stats Type weights in pounds heights in inches e g 74 for players who are 6 2 and ages in years Ages are...

Page 42: ...t If you type a team that has had more than one home city or a city with more than one team you ll see a list of team choices In this example we ll find the Yankee all time RBI leader Type a Request 1...

Page 43: ...When you re done press Or Use the Menus 1 At the Request Line press Under Requests select Maximum Then press 2 Press Under Stats select Batting Statistics Then press 3 Select Runs Batted In Then pres...

Page 44: ...5 an ending year 1900 a year range 1980 89 In this example we ll find the pitchers with the most strike outs from 1980 1989 Type a Request 1 Type max so p 1980 1989 max so p 1980 1989 max so p 1980 19...

Page 45: ...the Menus 1 At the Request Line press 2 Under Request select Maximum Then press 3 Press 4 Under Stats select Pitching Statistics Then press 5 Select Strike Outs Then press 6 Press Limiting by Year CLE...

Page 46: ...Then press 8 Press 9 Press 10 Under Focus select Limit by Year Then press 11 Type 1980 1989 1980 1989 1980 1989 1980 1989 1980 1989 12 Press to see the results 13 When you re done press ENTER BACK MEN...

Page 47: ...QUAL Qualifiers for league leader titles P Pitchers with H BB SO WT HT AGE SS Any single season TR TL Throws right or left In this example you will find the right handed batter who is not in the Hall...

Page 48: ...Line press 2 Under Requests select Maximum Then press 3 Press 4 Under Stats select Batting Statistics Then press 5 Select Home Runs Then press 6 Press 7 Under Qualifiers select Bats Right Then press A...

Page 49: ...ls P specifies the number of each stat given up by a pitcher SS narrows requests to single season totals QUAL narrows requests to players with enough at bats or innings pitched to qualify for the annu...

Page 50: ...49 Reference HR This section contains tables of the commands sample ratios limiters and qualifiers...

Page 51: ...e standings WS World Series results a year all rookies of that year HOF Hall of Famers AW annual player award winners MAX maximum or most MIN minimum or least ALLSTAR All star game results NLCS Nation...

Page 52: ...51 Sample Ratios Batting Pitching Biographical HR AB W L HR WT R AB SO IP RBI WT RBI AB BB IP 3B WT RBI H SO BB 2B WT 3B AB SO H SO HT 2B AB SB AB...

Page 53: ...rs Limiters only one per request Greater Than Less Than GT LT Qualifiers Team Year Other team name single year SS city starting year AL NL city abbrev ending year BR BL BS name city year range TR TL Q...

Page 54: ...53 Digital Book System This section contains information needed to use and maintain your Digital Book System...

Page 55: ...Book System Then compress the book s tab and lift the book from the slot Restarting the Digital Book System If the keyboard fails to respond or the screen performs erratically first press and then pr...

Page 56: ...s Sending Words Between Books Some digital books can send and receive words from other digital books 1 Highlight a word in a digital book Read its User s Manual to learn how 2 Hold and press 3 Highlig...

Page 57: ...clip over it Don t bend the clip it s an electrical contact And make sure the batteries plus signs face up 4 Slide two new batteries into the other cavity Then replace the battery cover To prevent del...

Page 58: ...eight on your digital books or Digital Book System Don t expose your digital books to extreme or prolonged heat cold or other adverse conditions When you re not using your Digital Book System keep two...

Page 59: ...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 PARTI...

Page 60: ...s limiters and qualifiers Spelling correction Context sensitive help messages Self demonstration Screen contrast adjustment ROM size 1 5 megabytes Dimensions 2 1 4 x 1 1 4 x 1 4 Copyrights Trademarks...

Page 61: ...26 how calculated for season stats 40 Cy Young winners 25 Demonstration 7 Digital Book System cleaning 60 protecting 60 replacing batteries 59 restarting 54 sending words between 55 turn on or off 5...

Page 62: ...ing them 9 stats menu 31 understanding 9 viewing 29 More key at batting stats 32 at league standings 21 at pitching stats 32 at team stats 18 MVPs 25 Names players misspelling 16 typing 16 teams city...

Page 63: ...rections 16 Statistics list of 11 Stats annual 15 batting 15 Index limiting stats 37 pitchers 40 pitching 15 team 17 viewing 16 Team names typing 17 stats finding 17 for next previous years 18 moving...

Page 64: ...tronic Publishers For Use with the Franklin Digital Book System Electronic Publishers F Mt Holly NJ 08060 FCR 28029 00 A PN 7201785 Printed in China IC 129 FOLD DIGITAL BOOK 1993 User s Manual ENCYCLO...

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