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Franklin SDK-763 manual The Equipment You Need Connecting the Serial Cable, Turn off your computer

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The Equipment You Need Connecting the Serial Cable

To 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 3.1 or later, or Windows 95.

•Minimum of 2 MB RAM (4 MB is rec- ommended).

•Minimum of 2 MB hard disk space .

•One available communications (COM) port on your computer.

•One 3.5” high density floppy disk drive.

If you have questions about Sidekick PC software, see your owner’s manual or call Starfish Software. For installa- tion or initial configuration questions, call 1 (970) 522-4610. For all other questions, call 1 (800) 953-9995. Or visit the Starfish Software web site at http://www.starfishsoftware.com.

Before you can start using the BOOKMAN Sidekick Connectivity software, you must first connect the Franklin BOOKMAN PC- connect serial cable between your BOOK- MAN Sidekick and your computer.

Warning: Using a different serial cable may damage your BOOKMAN Sidekick files, as well as your BOOK- MAN Sidekick itself or your computer.

1.Turn off your computer.

2.Locate a free communications port on the back of your computer.

To learn how to find a communica- tions port, read the user manual for your personal computer.

3.Insert the 9-pin plug into the communications port.

Note which communications port you used (for example, COM1). You will need this information when you start using the connectivity software.

4.Turn on your computer.

5.Turn off your BOOKMAN Sidekick.

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Contents

EXPANDABLE ELECTRONIC BOOK SDK-763 SDK-765BOOKMAN USER’S GUIDELicense Agreement Using Cardfiles ContentsUsing the Clocks Using the CalendarSoftware Using ExpensesUsing the Calculator Using the ConnectivityDirection Keys Key GuideColor Keys Understanding the Color KeysGoes to the next or pre Home and World clockscreen, types a hyphen screen, accents a typedHeadphone Jack SerialPorPort Volume Control Special BOOKMAN Featuresto perform basic and important operations If you are using your BOOKMAN SidekickGetting Started for the first time, read this sectionInstalling Book Cards Installing Batteries3. Press or to highlight the book you want to use Using the Color KeysSelecting a Book 1. Turn your BOOKMAN on 2. Press CARD1. Press MENU until the main menus appear Viewing the Demonstration Changing the Settings3. Press ENTER 4. Use or to change the setting Help is Always at HandSelecting a Topic To Type Special Characters Typing CharactersTo Type Letters and Accents To Type NumbersUsing a Password To Set Your PasswordTo Change or Delete Your Password Resuming Where You Left Off Gauging the MemoryUsing a Password 1. Press MENU 2. On the Setup menu, highlight Memory GaugeUsing the Clocks Setting the Home Clock 3. Highlight Set Alarm Time and then press ENTER to select it Setting the World ClockUsing the Daily Alarm To Set or Change the Daily AlarmTo Disable the Daily Alarm Changing the Time/Date Format3. Highlight Set Alarm Time and then press ENTER ENTER Swapping the ClocksUsing the Calendar Creating Calendar Entries This is a sample Daily view 4. Highlight Duplicate Calendar Entry and then press ENTERMulti-day Events must have event descriptions and number of days Using the Daily View CLEAR+ EDIT blue On the Daily view, calendar entries are identified by these icons Using the Weekly Viewappointment alarm Or hold and press BACK to exit without saving your changesUsing the Monthly View Searching for Editing Calendar EntriesCalendar Entries Trimming the Schedule Duplicating a Card Using CardfilesCreating a Cardfile Adding CardsCreating a Cardfile Or hold and press BACK to exit without saving Adding CardsYou can easily change the name of a cardfile This is a sample Cardfile Edit menuViewing Cardfiles and Cards Duplicating a CardUse BACK to erase typed characters Editing Cards2. Press EDIT blue and high- light Search This Cardfile Searching for CardsEditing Cards Deleting and Undeleting a Card 1. If needed, use FILES red to find the cardfile you want to searchSearching for Cards 6. Highlight a match and press ENTER Using Notes You can use notes and note foldersto create, edit and organize textual information 4. Press ENTER to select New Folder 5. Name the folder Creating a Note Folder1. Press NOTES yellow. Or select Notes from the Topics menu 2. Press MENU to go to the Notes menu 3. Press EDIT blueAdding Notes Duplicating a Note Viewing Note Foldersand Notes Editing Notes Searching for Notes Matching notes appear Then you can quickly calculate your total expenses Using ExpensesThe Expenses topic tracks your business and personal expenses You can save expense informationCreating Expense Entries Viewing Expense Entries Editing Expense Entries Computing Expense Sums You can use the Calculator Using the Calculatorconvert to a percentage Making CalculationsTo erase numbers, use BACK To type a decimal, press the period key7. Then select Use Previous Result Saving and Retrieving CalculationsUsing the Connectivity Software 3. Insert the 9-pin plug into the communications port The Equipment You Need Connecting the Serial Cable1. Turn off your computer 2. Locate a free communications port on the back of your computerInstalling the Connectivity Software Starting the Connectivity Software Starting the Connectivity Software Testing Your Connection To Link Two Existing Files Linking Files3. Click New BOOKMAN File To Link a New PC Sidekick File4. Click Link To PC File To Link a New BOOKMAN Cardfile6. Click OK twice to return to the main window Linking Files 2. Select a Database Type3. Highlight a BOOKMAN Sidekick file 4. Click Link To PC File2. If you are overwriting data to your BOOKMAN Sidekick, click OK Merging All Linked FilesMerging All Linked Files 1. On the BOOKMAN Sidekick Connectivity main window, click Merge AllCancel stops these two files from merging Both saves the entries from both the BOOKMAN Sidekick file and the PC Sidekick file Advanced Transfers and Merging Advanced Transfers and Merging3. Click the linked pair that you want to transfer or merge 5. Click OK to transfer or merge. Or click Cancel to stopAdvanced Transfers and Merging Advanced Transfers and Merging 2. Select a Database TypeRecovering Files To Restore Your Files Backing up and Restoring FilesTo Back up Your Files Solutions to Common Problems Solutions to Common Problems Solutions to Common Problems Disclaimer of software warranty Copy and use restrictions for BOOKMAN Sidekick Connectivity softwareLimitations of liability Doing a Factory Reset Resetting Your BOOKMAN Model SDK-765 SpecificationsCopyrights and Patents Model SDK-763Limited Warranty U.S. only Index Index finding 50, 53 selecting 52 troubleshooting amount 43 computing sums 45 creating 43 deleting adding to a note folder 37 deleting changing or deleting 13 if you forget it 14 settingsetting Home clock by 16 setting World clock by updating linksfor parts of words 27, 34, 41 note folders Resetting BOOKMAN 67 Restoring backup files using thedeleting trimming the Schedule cardfiles 30 note folderssetting Home clock by 16 setting World clock by Rev. A FPR-28004-00