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Summary of BOOKMAN SSA-840

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1 license agreement read this license agreement before using any bookman elec- tronic book. Your use of the bookman electronic book deems that you ac- cept the terms of this license. If you do not agree with these terms, you may return this package with purchase receipt to the dealer from which you ...
Page 2: Contents
2 contents welcome to the world of bookman! Bookman is a powerful, portable elec- tronic reference with a built-in book, plus a slot in the back for more book cards. With this speaking spelling ace , you can check spellings, hear pronunciations of letters and words, learn how to write let- ters, and...
Page 3: Key Guide
3 key guide color keys spell (red) pronounces a letter, number, or punctuation mark. Say (green) pronounces a word. Games (yellow) shows the games list. Rhyme (blue) shows a list of rhyming words. Other keys back erases a letter or backs up. Cap shifts the keys to type capitals or punctuation. Card ...
Page 4: 1. Turn Your Bookman Over.
4 your bookman model 840 is powered by four aaa batteries. Here is how to install or replace them. Warning: when the batteries lose power or are removed from your book- man, information that you have entered in its built-in book, as well as in any in- stalled book card, will be erased. 1. Turn your ...
Page 5: 1. Turn Your Bookman On.
5 once you have installed a book card in your bookman, you can select which book you want to use. Here’s an ex- ample. 1. Turn your bookman on. 2. Press card . 3. Press or to highlight the book you want to use. 4. Press enter to select it. Selecting a book ➤ about screen illustrations some screen il...
Page 6: 1. Press
6 you can adjust the keyboard echo, shut- off time, and screen contrast of this book. You can also change all the let- ters to capitals. Turning the keyboard echo off stops the pronunciation after each symbol is typed and lets you type letters faster. The shutoff time is how long your book- man stay...
Page 7: Hearing Letters and Words
7 hearing letters and words if you misspell a word, your speaking spelling ace automatically provides a list of corrections. If you enter a correctly spelled word, correct appears on the screen. Try this example. 1. Press clear . 2. Type a word. For example, type jiraph. To erase a letter, press bac...
Page 8: Checking Spellings
8 checking spellings finding a letter in a word 5. Press enter . 6. Press say (green) to hear the word pronounced. 7. Press spell (red) repeatedly to hear the word spelled aloud. You can see rhyming words by pressing rhyme . To learn more, read “it’s time to rhyme.” 8. Press back to go back to the c...
Page 9: Finding A Series of Letters
9 finding a series of letters you can also find the endings, begin- nings, and other parts of words by typ- ing an asterisk (✽). An asterisk stands for a series of letters. 1. Press clear . 2. Type a word with an ✽. For example, type de ✽ cks. To type an asterisk, hold cap and press ? ✻ . 3. Press e...
Page 10: Saving Words For Study
10 saving words for study 6. Press or enter again to see the letter or number written on the screen. 7. To see the letter or number writ- ten again, press or enter again. 8. Press say or spell to hear the letter or number pronounced. 9. Hold ✩ and press dn or up to see the next or previous letter or...
Page 11: It’S Time to Rhyme
11 it’s time to rhyme saving words for study deleting one word 1. Press menu and select user list. 2. Select delete word. 3. Highlight a word on the list. 4. Press enter to delete it. Or press back to cancel. Erasing your user list 1. Press menu and select user list. 2. Select erase list. 3. Press y...
Page 12: Changing Game Settings
12 changing game settings learning confusable words confusables ® are words that sound alike but are spelled differently. When a ques- tion mark appears at the top right corner of the screen, that word has confusables. 1. Press clear . 2. Type a word and press enter . For example, enter air. The que...
Page 13: Hangman
13 hangman hangman challenges you to guess a mys- tery word, indicated by ?’s, one letter at a time. The number of guesses you have left appears to the right of the #’s. For a hint, hold cap and press ? ✽ , or press ? ✽ to end the round. Note: if you ask for a hint, you will lose the round. Press sa...
Page 14: Playing The Games
14 playing the games playing the games gram must be a specified minimum length, which 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 arrow keys to view the anagrams that you have alre...
Page 15: Playing The Games
15 playing the games playing the games word blaster word blaster is a speed spelling game. Let- ters of a mystery word appear one by one. You must enter the answer before the last letter is shown and time runs out. When you think you know what word is being spelled, press enter , type your guess and...
Page 16: 1. Highlight A Word.
16 sending a word between books you can look up words from this book in certain other bookman books, and vice versa. To send or receive a word to or from another book, you must have an installed book card in your bookman that is able to send or receive words, too. To learn if a book card can send or...
Page 17: Special Features
17 ac adaptor jack: your bookman may be equipped with a standard 3.5 mm jack for use with a 9-volt, 200-300 milliamp ac/dc adaptor. This symbol indicates that the inner core of the plug of an ac adaptor is negative and that the outer part of the plug is posi- tive. If your ac/dc adaptor does not hav...
Page 18: Limited Warranty
18 limited warranty (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 receip...
Page 19: Index
19 index *'s, searching with 9 ?* key 12 ?'s, searching with 8 anagrams 13 arrow keys 8 batteries, installing 4 blue (rhyme) key 3, 11 book cards, installing 4 books, selecting 5 capitals 6 card key 5, 16 color keys, understanding 3 color keys, using 5 confusables 12 contrast, adjusting 6 copyrights...
Page 20: Index
20 fsb-28007-00 p/n 7201279 rev a index 20 rhyme (blue) key 3, 11 say (green) key 3, 7, 8, 10 set shutoff 6 setup menu 6 shutoff time, adjusting 6 size and weight 17 spell (red) key 3, 7, 8, 10 star key, with card 16 user list 10, 11 viewing, help messages 6 word blaster 15 word builder 15 word capt...