PIM

(Personal Information Manager) The term

 

commonly used to describe programs either

 

on your PC or a handheld device in which

 

you store information data such as names,

 

addresses, telephone numbers, schedules

 

and so on.

port

The part of a computer through which a

 

peripheral device such as a keyboard or

 

printer is connected. There are several types

 

of ports, the most common being serial, par-

 

allel and USB ports.

program

An application that is run either on your PC

 

or on your handheld device. For example

 

Microsoft® Outlook® is an organizer applica-

 

tion that runs on your PC. Franklin Reader is

 

a program that runs on your eBookMan

 

device.

PS/2 connector

(Personal System/2-IBM compatible) The

 

part of a cable that plugs into either a port on

 

your PC or a port on your device. There are

 

male connectors which have one or more

 

pins and female connectors which have a

 

hole in which a male connector can be insert-

 

ed.

Punctuation input The section of the Handwriting area that has

 

:-)on it. This is the area in which you write

 

punctuation marks.

quiet mode

The absence of device sound. eBookMan

 

has various device sounds to indicate differ-

 

ent functions. In My eBookMan® , you can

 

select Quiet Mode if you do not wish to hear

 

these sounds.

RAM

(Random Access Memory) The main memory

 

in your computer that is available to all pro-

 

grams. Programs on any computer, PC or

 

handheld device, need RAM in order to run.

SEB

(secure eBookMan binary) Most content files

 

that you download from Franklin’s Web site

 

have this extension. It means that the file has

 

a security lock on it and can be read only by

 

your eBookMan device.

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