Franklin CED-2031 manual

 Electronic Publishers  ELECTRONIC BOOK CARD B O O K M A N   USER ’S GUIDE CED-2031 FUN-damental ™ Dictionary[...]

READ THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT BEFORE USING ANY BOOKMAN BOOK CARD. YOUR USE OF THE BOOKMAN BOOK CARD DEEMS THA T YOU ACCEPT 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 BOOK CARD AND YOUR PURCHASE PRICE WILL BE REFUNDED. BOOKMAN BO[...]

1 Contents Merriam-Webster ® FUN-damental ™ Dictionary is made especially for you, a student in one of the elementary grades. It’ s easy and fun to use. With this BOOKMAN book card, you will be able to look up the definitions of almost 100,000 words, see pictures of some words, play fun games with mov- ing pictures, find rhyming words, and see[...]

2 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. Instead, they do what is printed on the dictionary book card. Other Keys BACK Deletes the last letter or goes back to the previous screen. CAP Makes a capital letter . CARD Leaves the dictionary. CLEAR Clears the[...]

3 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! Y ou should never place a book card in your BOOKMAN when it is turned on. If you do, you may damage the book card. 2. T ur n your BOOKMAN over . 3. Line up the dictionary book card with a hole on[...]

4 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 ENTER . Who T ur ned My Dictionary Of f? T o make your batteries last longer , your BOOKMAN is designed to shut off if it is not used in two minutes. Just turn the BOOKMAN back on and the screen you were worki[...]

5 How to Change the Letter Size and Brightness Y ou can change the letter size of the wor ds that appear on the scr een. There are three settings. 1. Press MENU . 2. Use to highlight Change Letter Size . 3. Press ENTER until you find a letter size you like. 4. Press CLEAR when you are done. Y ou can also change how bright the screen is, to make the[...]

6 It’ s easy to find the meanings of words with this dictionary . Let’ s learn how . 1. Press CLEAR . 2. T ype a word. For example, type the wor d jet . 3. Press ENTER . 4. Press repeatedly to see mor e of the word’ s definition(s). Some words have more than one definition. Some definitions include ex- amples and synonyms. 5. Hold ✩ and pre[...]

7 If you misspell a word, this dictionary automatically gives you a list of corrections. 1. Press CLEAR . 2. T ype a misspelled word. For example, type jiraph . T o erase a letter , press BACK . 3. Press ENTER . The lets you know the dictionary is looking up the word. 4. Press to highlight a correction, if needed. 5. Press ENTER to see its definiti[...]

8 How to See Pictur es Many of the words in this dictionary have pictures. If a word has a picture, a ap- pears next to it. Some of the pictures even move. Let’ s learn how to see them. 1. Press CLEAR . 2. T ype a word. For example, type swan . 3. Press ENTER . 4. Press the gr een key to see a picture of the wor d. 5. Press ENTER or to see the pi[...]

9 What Does That W or d 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. T ype a word. For example, type astr onomer . 3. Press ENTER to see its definition. 4. Press ENTER again to start a highlight. 5. Use to [...]

10 If you are unsure about a letter in a word, type a question mark in place of each un- known letter . Y o u can type more than one question mark in a word. T ry this ex- ample. 1. Press CLEAR . 2. T ype a word with ?’ s. For example, type p?r t. 3. Press ENTER . 4. Press to highlight a word. 5. Press ENTER to see the highlighted word’ s defin[...]

11 Y ou 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. T ype a word with an ✻ . For example, type cl ✻ s. T o type an asterisk, hold CAP and press ? ✻ . 3. Press ENTER . 4. Press to highlight a word. 5. Press ENTER to see the highli[...]

12 Y ou can find words that rhyme with the wor d you type. Rhymes are words that sound alike. 1. Press CLEAR . 2. T ype a word. For example, type sweet . 3. Press ENTER . 4. Press the blue RHYME key to see a list of words that rhyme with your word. 5. Press to highlight a word. 6. Press ENTER to see the rhyming word’ s definition . 7. Press CLEAR[...]

13 Plurals, T enses, and Other W ord Forms Y ou can find the different forms of words. Y ou can find plurals of nouns, comparatives and superlatives of adjectives, basic verb tenses and parts of speech. Here’ s how . 1. Press CLEAR . 2. T ype a word. For example, type mean . 3. Press the r ed FORMS key . 4. Press to highlight a word for m. 5. Pre[...]

14 Y ou can look up words from the FUN-damental Dictionary in some other BOOKMAN books–for example, in the Concise Columbia Encyclopedia. Y ou can also look up words from other BOOKMAN book cards in this dictionary . Note: Y ou must have at least one book card installed in your BOOKMAN to look up words between books. 1. Press CLEAR . 2. T ype a w[...]

15 Hangman challenges you to guess a mystery word one letter at a time. The letters of the mystery words are hidden by question marks. Y ou have a limited number of tries. Wrong guesses take your man one step closer to his doom! 1. Press the yellow GAMES key . 2. Press to highlight Hangman and then press ENTER . 9 = Number of guesses left. 3. T ype[...]

16 How to Play the Wor d T rain ™ Game All aboard the Word T rain spelling game! Y ou and the train take tur ns typing letters to form a word. Each word must have at least four letters. Whoever types the last letter wins. 1. Press the yellow GAMES key . 2. Use to highlight Wor d T rain from the games list. 3. Press ENTER . 4. T ype any letter to [...]

17 How to Play the Flashcar ds Game Flashcards flashes words for you to define or study . T ry 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 GAMES key . 2. Use to highlight Flashcar ds from the games list. 3. Press ENTER . 4. Press ENTER again to see the word’ s definition. 5.[...]

18 How to Play the Pictur e Puzzler ™ Game Picture Puzzler challenges you to match words and pictures. Y ou will be shown a picture for a little while and must try to come up with the matching dictionary word. Y our total score is shown at the top left of the game screen. Each incorrect letter choice will deduct $10 from you prize amount. 1. Pres[...]

19 How to T ake Car e 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. Do not put weight on the book card. Do not leave the book car[...]

20 How to Reset BOOKMAN ▼ If the BOOKMAN keyboard fails to respond, or if its screen performs erratically , 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 perma- nently disable your BOOKMAN. In addition, resetting your[...]

21 Specifications Model CED-2031 Merriam-Webster ® FUN-damental ™ Dictionary • 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. © 1995 Merriam-Webster , Inc. All rights reserved. Merriam-Webster is a r egistered trademark of Merriam-Webster , Inc. FCC[...]

22 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[...]

23 Index ?* key 2, 1 1 Arrow keys 4 Asterisks, searching with 1 1 Auto shut-off 4 Blue (RHYME) key 2, 12 Book card care 19 BOOKMAN resetting 20 troubleshooting 20 CAP key 2 CARD key 2, 3 Changing brightness 5 Changing letter size 5 CLEAR key 2 Copyrights and trademarks 21 Correction list 7 Crossword helper 10 DN key 2 ENTER key 2 FCC notice 21 Flas[...]

24 FRB-28041-00 P/N 7201 126 Rev A. Index Question marks, searching with 10 Red (FORMS) key 2, 13 Rhyming words, finding 12 See It Work 4 Size and weight 21 SP ACE key 2 UP key 2 V erb tenses 13 Viewing pictures 8 W arranty 22 What the keys do 2 Word forms, finding 13 Word T rain changing skill level 16 playing 16 Words, looking up 6 Y ellow (GAMES[...]

 Electronic Publishers  ELECTRONIC BOOK CARD B O O K M A N   USER ’S GUIDE CED-2031 FUN-damental ™ Dictionary[...]