Franklin SDK-765 Bedienungsanleitung

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     EXPANDABLE ELECTRONIC BOOK B O O K M A N   USER ’S GUIDE SDK-763 • SDK-765 [...]

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    1 License Agr eement READ THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT BEFORE USING ANY BOOKMAN ELEC- TRONIC BOOK. YOUR USE OF THE BOOKMAN ELECTRONIC BOOK DEEMS THA T YOU AC- CEPT THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE TERMS, YOU MA Y RETURN THIS PACKAGE WITH PURCHASE RECEIPT TO THE DEALER FROM WHICH YOU PURCHASED THE BOOKMAN ELEC- TRONIC BOOK AND YOU[...]

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    2 Contents Key Guide .......................... 4 Special BOOKMAN Features 6 Getting Started Installing Batteries ................... 8 Installing Book Cards ............... 8 Selecting a Book ...................... 9 Using the Color Keys ............... 9 Viewing the Demonstration .... 1 0 Changing the Settings ........... 10 Selecting a T opic ..[...]

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    3 Duplicating a Note ................. 38 Viewing Note Folders and Notes .............................. 38 Editing Notes ......................... 39 Searching for Notes ............... 40 Using Expenses Creating Expense Entries ....... 4 3 Viewing Expense Entries ........ 44 Editing Expense Entries ......... 44 Computing Expense Sums ..... 45 Usin[...]

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    4 Key Guide Color Keys FILES (red) Cycles through the cardfiles. CALEND (green) Cycles through the calendar views. NOTES (yellow) Cycles through the note folders. EDIT (blue) Displays entry , search, edit, delete and other options. Direction Keys Moves through text or menus, or moves the cursor . In the Calculator , types basic math symbols (i.e., [...]

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    5 Key Guide Key Combinations* ✩ + BACK Exits a new or edited entry without saving. ✩ + C T oggles between the Home and World clock. ✩ + EDIT Opens an entry to edit. ✩ + ENTER Saves an entry . In the Calendar Daily view , checks or unchecks T o Do items and Calls. ✩ + H In the Calculator , con- verts a number to a percentage. ✩ + J In th[...]

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    PC Serial Por t Headphone Jack Volume Control Y our BOOKMAN 770 is equipped with several special features that many , but not all, BOOKMAN books use. T o learn if you can use the special fea- tures with a particular BOOKMAN book, read its User’ s Guide. Headphone Jack: The headphone jack is designed for 3.5 mm, 35 ohm impedance stereo headphones.[...]

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    7 If you are using your BOOKMAN Sidekick for the first time, read this section. It explains how to start using your BOOKMAN Sidekick, as well as how to perform basic and important operations. Installing Batteries ......................................................... 8 Installing Book Cards ..................................................... 8[...]

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    8 Warning: Never install or remove a book card when your BOOKMAN is turned on. If you do, information that you entered in any installed book cards may be erased. However , information saved in your BOOKMAN Sidekick will not be erased. 1. T urn your BOOKMAN off. 2. T urn your BOOKMAN over . 3. Align the book card tabs with the notches in a car d slo[...]

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    9 Selecting a Book Using the Color Keys The red, green, yellow , and blue keys on your BOOKMAN change their func- tions according to which book you are using. When you are using the built-in book, the color keys function as labelled on the BOOKMAN keyboard. When you are using a book card, the color keys function as labelled on that book card. Once [...]

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    10 Viewing the Demonstration Before you start using your BOOKMAN Sidekick, you may want to see a brief demonstration of what it can do. When a book card is not installed in your BOOKMAN, the demonstration auto- matically appears after you turn on your BOOKMAN. T o stop the demonstration, press CLEAR. T o disable it, press MENU and then select Disab[...]

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    11 Y our BOOKMAN Sidekick has seven main functions, or topics: Cardfiles, (Home) Clock, World Clock, Ex- penses, Calculator , Calendar , and Notes. Here is how to change the selected topic. 1. Press MENU until the main menus appear . 2. Use the arrow keys to high- light the T opics menu. 3. Highlight a topic. 4. Press ENTER to select it. Selecting [...]

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    12 T yping Characters Many of the topics in your BOOKMAN Sidekick let you type and save entries that consist of fields, or items of infor - mation. For example, below are fields in a single-day appointment. T o T ype Letters and Accents At fields that normally require letters, such as names and descriptions, the cursor appears as a flashing triangl[...]

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    13 Using a Passwor d T o limit access to your BOOKMAN Side- kick, you can assign a password that will be required whenever you or anyone else turns on your BOOKMAN Sidekick. Caution: If you lose or forget your password, you will need to send your BOOKMAN Sidekick to Franklin Elec- tronic Publishers to regain access. T o Set Y our Passwor d 1. Press[...]

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    14 Gauging the Memory The amount of memory in your BOOK- MAN Sidekick varies according to the model. As you enter and transfer informa- tion into your BOOKMAN Sidekick, you will occasionally need to check how much memory is available for more entries. 1. Press MENU. 2. On the Setup menu, highlight Memory Gauge. 3. Press ENTER. 4. Press MENU to r et[...]

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    15 Y our BOOKMAN Sidekick has two clocks that keep time simultaneously: a Home Clock and a W orld Clock. Y ou can set either clock to any time zone around the world and then swap the clocks as you travel. Y ou can also set a daily alarm that works even when your BOOKMAN Sidekick is turned off. Setting the Home Clock ................................[...]

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    16 The first time that you use your BOOKMAN Sidekick, you should set the Home Clock to the date and time in your time zone. 1. Hold ✩ and press C until the Home Clock appears. HOME or a home icon indicates the Home Clock. 2. Press EDIT (blue). 3. Press ENTER to select Set Date and Time . Or hold ✩ and press EDIT when the Home Clock is on screen[...]

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    17 The Home Clock has an alarm that you can set for waking up and other once- a-day uses. This single, daily alarm makes a series of quick beeps that stops after about 10 seconds. The daily alarm works even when your BOOKMAN Sidekick is turned off. When the daily alarm sounds, your BOOKMAN Sidekick is automatically turned on and the daily alarm tim[...]

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    18 Changing the Time/ Date Format Y ou may want to change the format of the time and date on the clocks and in the Calendar . The formats you can use are 12- or 24-hour and month/day/year (U.S.) or day/month/year (European). 1. Press MENU to see the main menus. 2. On the Setup menu, highlight Time/Date Format. 3. Press ENTER. A check marks the curr[...]

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    19 Swapping the Clocks Once you have set both the Home and World Clocks, you can swap their times and dates. Swapping the clocks is a useful feature if you frequently travel between time zones. 1. Hold ✩ and press C until the Home Clock appears. 2. Pr ess EDIT (blue). 3. On the Clock Edit menu, high- light Swap Home & W orld T ime. 4. Press E[...]

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    20 Using the Calendar The Calendar is a powerful tool to help you organize your activities. Y ou can use the Calendar to schedule appointments, multiple-day events, to do lists, phone calls, and special days such as birthdays and anniversaries. Y ou can see your Calendar in Daily , W eekly , and Monthly views. And you can even search your Calendar [...]

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    21 Y our calendar entries can be appointments (single-day and recurring), T o Do items, calls, multi-day events, or special days. Y ou can create new calendar entries from the Daily , Weekly , or Monthly calendar view . 1. Press CALEND (gr een). 2. Press EDIT (blue). 3. Press ENTER to select New Calendar Entry . 4. Highlight an entry type and then [...]

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    22 Creating Calendar Entries A quick way to create a new calendar entry is to duplicate an existing entry . When you duplicate an entry , a new entry is opened with the same informa- tion as an existing entry . T o save the new entry , you must change at least one field of information. 1. Press CALEND (gr een) until the Daily view appears. This is [...]

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    23 Using the Daily View go to the top of CLEAR the current Daily view 3. Perform one of these functions: T o... Press... view a full title ? ✻ check/uncheck ✩ + ENTER a completed T o Do item or call view an entry ENTER edit an entry ✩ + EDIT (blue) Note: When you check off a com- pleted T o Do item or call, its title is italicized and checkma[...]

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    24 The Weekly view of the Calendar displays your appointments as bar charts showing their time ranges. 1. Press CALEND (gr een) until a Weekly view appears. O r press CALEND (gr een), MENU, and then select Weekly . This is a sample Weekly view . The bars indicate the time ranges of your appointments, with up to three overlapping. 2. Use the Directi[...]

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    25 The Monthly view lets you quickly scan the Calendar for dates and calendar entries. 1. Press CALEND (gr een) until the Monthly view appears. Or press CALEND (gr een), MENU, and then select Monthly . This is a sample Monthly view . The dots indicate dates with appointments. 2. Use the Direction keys. T o... Press... highlight a date , , , go to t[...]

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    26 Y ou can search the Calendar for current or future appointments, multi-day events, T o Do items, calls and special days. Note: Y ou can not search for calendar entries that are scheduled before the cur - rent date on your Home Clock. 1. At any Calendar view , press EDIT (blue). 2. Highlight Search and then press ENTER. 3. T ype one or more words[...]

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    27 T rimming the Schedule The Daily view of the first date that has a match for your word(s) appears. Note: Multiple-word searches find only entries containing all your search words. 5. Hold ✩ and press DN or UP to go to the next or previous day , if any , with matches. 6. When finished, press CLEAR to clear your search. In order not to fill up t[...]

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    28 Using Cardfiles Think of your cardfiles as a personalized filing system. Y ou can create cardfiles to organize your business and personal addresses, wine and music collections, favorite restaurants or hotels, and almost anything else. Each card in a cardfile is like an index card, holding information such as phone numbers, e-mail addresses, comp[...]

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    29 Creating a Car dfile A cardfile is a collection, or database, of cards. Y ou can create six types of card- files by choosing one of the following templates, or cardfile types: Business Address Book ; Personal Address Book ; Email Address Book ; Wine List ; Hotels, Restaurants ; and Music/CD Collection . Note: Y ou can create more than one cardfi[...]

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    30 ➤ Renaming a Cardfile Y ou can easily change the name of a cardfile. At the Cardfiles menu, highlight the cardfile that you want to rename. Press EDIT (blue), highlight Rename Cardfile , and then press ENTER. Use BACK to erase the typed let- ters and then type your new cardfile name. Press ENTER to rename the cardfile, or press CLEAR to exit w[...]

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    31 Viewing Car dfiles and Cards There are several ways to view and ac- cess your cardfiles and cards. 1. Press FILES (r ed) repeatedly to cycle through your car dfiles. T o display the full title of a card, press ? ✽ . 2. T o see a list of your cardfiles, press MENU to see the Cardfiles menu. T o display the full title of a cardfile, press ? ✽ [...]

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    32 Editing Car ds After you have created a card, you can edit or change it. 1. Press FILES (r ed). 2. T o highlight a card, scroll to it or type the first few letters of its title. 3. Hold ✩ and press EDIT (blue). Or press EDIT (blue) and then se- lect Edit This Card . 4. Enter your card information. Use BACK to erase typed characters. 5. Hold ?[...]

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    33 ➤ Deleting and Undeleting a Car d Y ou can delete existing cards. Y ou can also restore a deleted card by undeleting it. T o delete a card, first use FILES (red) to find the desired cardfile and then highlight the card you want to delete. If you want to view the card before you delete it, press ENTER. Then press EDIT (blue) and highlight Delet[...]

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    Searching for Car ds 6. Highlight a match and press ENTER. 7. Hold ✩ and press DN or UP to go to the next or previous match. 8. T o go back to the list of matching cards, pr ess BACK. 9. Press CLEAR to clear your search. ➤ Searching for Parts of W or ds Y ou can search for words in cards by typing the endings, beginnings, and other parts of the[...]

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    35 Y ou can use notes and note folders to create, edit and organize textual information about anything from travel directions to grocery lists to business ideas. Y ou can even search through a note folder to quickly find the notes that you need. Creating a Note Folder ................................................. 36 Adding Notes ...............[...]

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    36 Cr eating a Note Folder Before you can create notes, you must first create note folders in which to hold them. Note: BOOKMAN Sidekick can hold only one notefile, containing note fold- ers and notes, at a time. 1. Press NOTES (yellow). Or select Notes from the T opics menu. 2. Press MENU to go to the Notes menu. 3. Press EDIT (blue). 4. Press ENT[...]

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    37 Adding Notes Once you have created a note folder , you can create notes and add them to a folder . Each note consists of a sub- ject field and a note field. In their note folders, notes are listed alphabetically by their subjects. 1. If needed, use NOTES (yellow) to find the note folder into which you want to add a note. 2. Press EDIT (blue). Th[...]

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    38 There are several ways to view and ac- cess your notes and note folders. 1. Press NOTES (yellow) r epeat- edly to cycle through your note folders. T o display the full title of a note, press ? ✽ . 2. T o see a list of your note folders, press MENU to go to the Notes menu. T o display the full title of a note folder , press ? ✽ . 3. Highlight[...]

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    39 4. Highlight a note and then press ENTER to view it. 5. T o go to the bottom or top of a note, hold CAP and pr ess and . Note: When you view a note, only the fields in which you typed infor - mation are displayed. 6. T o go to the next or previous note in a note folder , if any , hold ✩ and press EDIT (blue). 7. T o edit a note that you are vi[...]

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    40 ➤ Deleting and Undeleting a Note Y ou can delete existing notes. Y ou can also restore a deleted note by undeleting it. T o delete a note, first use NOTES (yellow) to find the desired note folder and then highlight the note you want to delete. If you want to view the note before you delete it, press ENTER. Then press EDIT (blue) and highlight [...]

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    Matching notes appear . 6. Highlight a match and press ENTER. 7. Hold ✩ and press DN or UP to go to the next or pr evious match. 8. T o go back to the list of matches, press BACK. 9. Press CLEAR to clear your search. Searching for Notes ➤ Searching for Parts of W or ds Y ou can search for words in notes by typing the endings, beginnings, and ot[...]

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    42 Using Expenses The Expenses topic tracks your business and personal expenses. Y ou can save expense information such as account and payment type, restaurant, airline, vendor , currency , remarks, and more. Then you can quickly calculate your total expenses according to their account and payment type. Creating Expense Entries ....................[...]

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    43 Y ou must enter an account and an amount in every expense entry . Y ou can enter other information such as the date and payment type (e.g., cash, check, etc.). Expense entries are listed alphabetically by their Accounts. 1. Hold ✩ and press X. Or select Expenses from the T opics menu. The Expenses menu is empty the first time you use it. 2. Pr[...]

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    44 Editing Expense Entries Once you have created expense en- tries, you can edit them. Y our changes will be reflected when you compute your expenses sums. 1. Hold ✩ and pr ess X. Or select Expenses from the T opics menu. 2. T o highlight an expense entry , scroll to it or type the first few letters of its title. 3. Hold ✩ and press EDIT (blue)[...]

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    45 Editing Expense Entries ➤ Deleting and Undeleting an Expense Entry Y ou can delete any expense entry . Y ou can also restore the most re- cently deleted expense entry by undeleting it. T o delete an expense entry , high- light it and press EDIT (blue) when the Expenses menu is on screen. Then highlight Delete This Expense and press ENTER. Pres[...]

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    46 Y ou can use the Calculator to add, subtract, multiply , divide, and perform other math functions such as percentages and square roots. Y ou can also save and retrieve the results of your calculations for use in subsequent calculations. Using the Calculator Making Calculations ..................................................... 47 Saving and R[...]

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    47 Making Calculations 1. Hold ✩ and press M. Or select Calculator from the T opics menu. 2. T ype a number (e.g., 721 ) by pressing the number ed keys. T o erase numbers, use BACK. T o type a negative number , press before typing a number . T o type a decimal, press the period key . 3. Press one of the arr ow keys to type a math symbol (e.g., ÷[...]

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    48 Y ou can save the results of your calcu- lations and the retrieve them for use in other calculations. 1. Make a calculation. T o learn how , read “Making Calculations.” 2. Press EDIT (blue). 3. Press ENTER to select Save This Result . 4. T ype a name for the r esult (e.g., calc1 ). The name can contain numbers but should not begin with a num[...]

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    49 The BOOKMAN ® Sidekick ® Connectivity software is a powerful tool for sending information between your BOOKMAN Sidekick and your personal computer . Before you can send information, you must first link the files that you want to either transfer or merge. The simplest and quickest way to combine all your linked BOOKMAN Sidekick and PC Sidekick [...]

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    50 T o use the BOOKMAN Sidekick Con- nectivity software, you need: • The BOOKMAN PC-connect serial cable and the BOOKMAN Sidekick Connectivity software disk, packaged with certain BOOKMAN Sidekick mod- els and available only from Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc. • An IBM PC Compatible, 386 processor or higher . • Microsoft Windows version[...]

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    51 Here is how to install the connectivity software for Windows version 3.1 or later , or Windows 95. This section as- sumes a basic understanding of the Windows environment. Note: If you upgrade your PC Sidekick software at a later date, you must rein- stall the connectivity software and select the appropriate Sidekick version. Caution: After you [...]

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    52 Once you have connected the serial cable and installed the BOOKMAN Sidekick Connectivity software on your computer, you can start using the connectivity software. 1. On your computer , start the BOOKMAN Sidekick Connec- tivity Software. If you are using Windows, double- click the BOOKMAN Sidekick Con- nectivity icon. If you are using Windows 95,[...]

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    53 Once you have selected a communi- cations port, you do not need to se- lect it again, unless you change the port you are using. 3. On your BOOKMAN Sidekick, press MENU, highlight PC Connect on the Setup menu, and then press ENTER. The BOOKMAN Sidekick remains in this state until you start linking, transferring, or merging. 4. Y ou now can test t[...]

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    54 Linking Files Before you can merge or transfer files, you must first link them in pairs. When you link a pair of files, you create a con- nection between a BOOKMAN Sidekick file and a PC Sidekick file. Linking itself does not merge or transfer information from one file to another . Note: Y ou only need to link the files that you want to merge or[...]

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    55 later version, your scr een may vary . 3. Click the BOOKMAN Sidekick file to highlight it. 4. Click Link T o PC File . Y ou can also select a BOOKMAN Sidekick file to link to a PC Sidekick file by simply double-clicking the BOOKMAN Sidekick file at the Link Databases dialog box. 5. Select a directory and then high- light a PC Sidekick file. 6. C[...]

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    56 2. Select a Database T ype. 3. Highlight a BOOKMAN Sidekick file. 4. Click Link T o PC File . 5. T ype the name of the new PC Sidekick file to be created. Y ou do not need to type a file ex- tension because the connectivity software automatically adds one. 6. Click OK twice to return to the main window . The new PC Sidekick file is double bracke[...]

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    57 Merging All Linked Files 1. On the BOOKMAN Sidekick Connectivity main window , click Merge All. Before you merge all your files, you must first link them. T o learn how , read “Linking Files.” If you are currently running PC Sidekick, it will automatically quit when you transfer or merge. 2. If you are overwriting data to your BOOKMAN Sideki[...]

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    58 Merging All Linked Files T o learn more, read “Understanding Duplicate Records.” 4. If the Merge Options dialog box appears, click one of the four buttons. The Merge Options dialog box ap- pears only if you are merging two cardfiles that have one or more non- identical field names. Here is what the buttons do: • Use PC Only copies all the [...]

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    59 Merging All Linked Files Merging All Linked Files in their other fields. When the Dupli- cate Record dialog box appears you must choose one of these options: • Use...from Sidekick saves the en- try from the PC Sidekick file and discards the entry from the BOOKMAN Sidekick file. • Use...from BOOKMAN saves the entry from the BOOKMAN Side- kick[...]

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    60 Once you have linked files, you can transfer or merge individual linked files between the computer and your BOOKMAN Sidekick using the Ad- vanced T ransfer button. T ransferring, like merging, sends en- tries between your BOOKMAN Side- kick and the computer . But unlike merging, transferring copies all the en- tries from one file and overwrites [...]

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    61 merged to or from both files. 2. Select a Database T ype. 3. Click the linked pair that you want to transfer or merge. An X in the check box to the left of files indicates they are selected for transferring or merging. T o deselect files, click them again. 4. Do one of the following: T o... Click... T ransfer the file(s) To BOOKMAN from PC to yo[...]

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    62 Recovering Files Every time you transfer a file from your BOOKMAN Sidekick to your computer , as well as every time that you merge a pair of linked files, a recovery file is created on your computer . Recovery files contain all the information from the PC Sidekick file that was overwritten when you merged that file or transferred to that file. C[...]

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    63 Backing up and Restoring Files Even if you do not have PC Sidekick, you can back up all the information on your BOOKMAN Sidekick into one file on your computer . This file can be re- stored later for use on your BOOK- MAN Sidekick. Warning: If you open the backup file as a text file on your computer , you may damage or alter the file. The dam- a[...]

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    64 I clicked T est to discover which communications port is being used, and the screen says that BOOKMAN Sidekick is not found on my system. Do the following: • Make sure that you are using the Franklin BOOKMAN PC-connect serial cable. No other cable will work with your BOOKMAN Side- kick. • Make sure the cable is inserted as far as it will go [...]

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    65 Solutions to Common Problems Solutions to Common Pr oblems A Data Err or dialog box ap- pears, saying Unable to receive data from the BOOKMAN . The Data Error dialog box appears when you are linking files, merging all your files, or using the Advanced T ransfer option. Do one of the following: • Click OK and make sure the COM Port to matches t[...]

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    Copy and use restrictions for BOOKMAN Sidekick Connectivity software Although you are encouraged to make a backup copy of the Soft- ware for your own use, you are not allowed to make unlimited cop- ies. The Software is protected by the copyright laws that pertain to computer software. It is illegal to make copies of the Software ex- cept for backup[...]

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    Doing a Factory Reset W arning: Doing a factory reset per - manently erases all the records saved in your BOOKMAN Sidekick. Unless you want to erase all your information, do not perform a factory reset. In addition, when you do a factory re- set, any settings that you have changed, such as the screen contrast or help message language, are reset to [...]

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    68 Copyrights and Patents © 1996 Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc., Burlington, NJ 08016-4907 U.S. All rights reserved. © 1995 Starfish Software. All rights reserved. Sidekick is a registered trademark of Starfish Software. FCC Notice: Complies with the lim- its for a Class B computing device pur - suant to Subpart B of part 15 of FCC Rules. O[...]

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    69 Limited W arranty (U.S. only) FRANKLIN warrants to you that the BOOKMAN PRODUCT will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for one year from purchase. 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 purcha[...]

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    70 Index ?* key 31, 38 Accenting letters 12, 26 Adding cards to cardfiles 30 notes to note folders 37 Advanced T ransfer 60, 61 Alarms appointments 21 daily 17, 18 Appointments 21, 23-25, 27 Arrows flashing 11 keys 4 Auto-resume featur e 14 Automatic shutoff time described 10 with BOOKMAN Sidekick Connectivity software 52 Backing up files 63 Batter[...]

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    71 Index Calendar Daily view 23 merging files 58 Monthly view 25 transferring files 61 Weekly view 24 Calendar entries creating 21, 22 deleting 26 duplicating 22 icons of 24 partial word searches 27 searching 26 understanding 21 Calls 21-23, 26 Capital letters in searches 33, 40 CARD (green) key 4 Cardfiles creating 29, 30 deleting 29 described 28,[...]

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    Index 72 Communications (COM) port finding 50, 53 selecting 52 troubleshooting 64, 65 Computing expense sums 45 Connectivity software. See BOOK- MAN Sidekick Connectivity software Creating cardfile templates 30 cardfiles 29, 30 cards 30 expense entries 43 files using the connectivity software 55 note folders 36 notes 37 program icon for connectivit[...]

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    73 Index amount 43 computing sums 45 creating 43 deleting 45 merging and transferring to a PC 43 payment type 43, 45 undeleting 45 Expenses menu 43, 45 Factory Reset 67 Files advanced transfer and merging 60 backing up and restoring 63 linking 54-56 merging 59-61 merging all linked files 57-59 recovering (PC Sidekick) only 62 restoring backup files[...]

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    74 Index maintaining and removing links 56 multiple BOOKMAN cardfiles 56 options 54 updating links 56 Locations setting Home clock by 16 setting World clock by 17 Low battery warning 8 Maintaining links 56 Math functions 47 Memory Gauge 14, 60 Merge All button 57, 59 Merge Options dialog box 57, 58 Merging files merging all linked files 57 merging [...]

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    75 Index Port Finder window 53 Problems with the connectivity software 64 Punctuation marks 12 Rebooting Windows 51, 52, 64 Reciprocals 47 Recover subdirectory 62 Recovering files (PC Sidekick only) 62 Recovery files described 62 Recurring appointments deleting 26 trimming the Schedule 27 Recurring special days 26 Renaming cardfiles 30 note folders[...]

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    76 Index Undeleting cards 33 expense entries 45 notes 40 Unlinking files 56 Updating links 56 Upgrading to Sidekick 95 51 Viewing cardfiles, cards 31, 32 connectivity help messages 51 demonstration 10 full titles of menu items 31, 38 help messages 10 note folders, notes 38, 39 V olume control 6 Weekly (Calendar) View 24, 25 World clock setting 17 s[...]

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    FPR-28004-00 P/N 7201305 Rev . A[...]