Installing the

Connectivity Software

4.At the BOOKMAN Sidekick Connectivity Software Installation screen, click OK.

5.Select the version of PC Side- kick that is installed on your computer and then click OK.

If you do not have a version of PC Sidekick installed on your computer, select Sidekick not installed on PC. This will allow you to only backup and restore your files.

6.Type the destination drive and directory and then click OK.

Or, click Cancel to stop the installation. The default directory is C:/BOOKSDK.

7.Click OK.

8.Click Yes to reboot Windows. When you reboot Windows, a new program group called BOOKMAN appears, containing the BOOKMAN Sidekick Connectivity icon. If you do not reboot, this window and icon will not be created.

Starting the

Connectivity Software

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, select Programs/BOOKMAN/BOOK- MAN Sidekick Connectivity from the Start menu or double-click the BOOKMAN Sidekick Connectivity icon in the BOOKMAN window. Note: If you close the BOOKMAN window, the icon cannot be ac- cessed again.

2.When the BOOKMAN Sidekick Connectivity main window appears, click the COM port pull down menu to match the communications port to which you connected the serial cable.

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Franklin SDK-763 Starting Connectivity Software, Type the destination drive and directory and then click OK, Click OK

SDK-763, SDK-765 specifications

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