EXPANDABLE ELECTRONIC BOOK
SDK-763 SDK-765
BOOKMAN
USER’S GUIDE
License Agreement
Using Cardfiles
Contents
Using the Clocks
Using the Calendar
Software
Using Expenses
Using the Calculator
Using the Connectivity
Direction Keys
Key Guide
Color Keys
Understanding the Color Keys
Goes to the next or pre
Home and World clock
screen, types a hyphen
screen, accents a typed
Headphone Jack SerialPorPort Volume Control
Special BOOKMAN Features
to perform basic and important operations
If you are using your BOOKMAN Sidekick
Getting Started
for the first time, read this section
Installing Book Cards
Installing Batteries
3. Press or to highlight the book you want to use
Using the Color Keys
Selecting a Book
1. Turn your BOOKMAN on 2. Press CARD
1. Press MENU until the main menus appear
Viewing the Demonstration Changing the Settings
3. Press ENTER 4. Use or to change the setting
Help is Always at Hand
Selecting a Topic
To Type Special Characters
Typing Characters
To Type Letters and Accents
To Type Numbers
To Change or Delete Your Password
Using a Password
To Set Your Password
Resuming Where You Left Off
Gauging the Memory
Using a Password
1. Press MENU 2. On the Setup menu, highlight Memory Gauge
Using the Clocks
Setting the Home Clock
3. Highlight Set Alarm Time and then press ENTER to select it
Setting the World Clock
Using the Daily Alarm
To Set or Change the Daily Alarm
3. Highlight Set Alarm Time and then press ENTER
To Disable the Daily Alarm
Changing the Time/Date Format
ENTER
Swapping the Clocks
Using the Calendar
Creating Calendar Entries
Multi-day Events must have event descriptions and number of days
This is a sample Daily view
4. Highlight Duplicate Calendar Entry and then press ENTER
+ EDIT blue
Using the Daily View
CLEAR
On the Daily view, calendar entries are identified by these icons
Using the Weekly View
appointment alarm
Or hold and press BACK to exit without saving your changes
Using the Monthly View
Calendar Entries
Searching for
Editing Calendar Entries
Trimming the Schedule
Duplicating a Card
Using Cardfiles
Creating a Cardfile
Adding Cards
Creating a Cardfile
Or hold and press BACK to exit without saving
Adding Cards
You can easily change the name of a cardfile
This is a sample Cardfile Edit menu
Viewing Cardfiles and Cards
Duplicating a Card
Use BACK to erase typed characters
Editing Cards
2. Press EDIT blue and high- light Search This Cardfile
Searching for Cards
Editing Cards Deleting and Undeleting a Card
1. If needed, use FILES red to find the cardfile you want to search
Searching for Cards 6. Highlight a match and press ENTER
to create, edit and organize textual information
Using Notes
You can use notes and note folders
4. Press ENTER to select New Folder 5. Name the folder
Creating a Note Folder
1. Press NOTES yellow. Or select Notes from the Topics menu
2. Press MENU to go to the Notes menu 3. Press EDIT blue
Adding Notes
and Notes
Duplicating a Note
Viewing Note Folders
Editing Notes
Searching for Notes
Matching notes appear
Then you can quickly calculate your total expenses
Using Expenses
The Expenses topic tracks your business and personal expenses
You can save expense information
Creating Expense Entries
Viewing Expense Entries Editing Expense Entries
Computing Expense Sums
You can use the Calculator
Using the Calculator
convert to a percentage
Making Calculations
To erase numbers, use BACK
To type a decimal, press the period key
7. Then select Use Previous Result
Saving and Retrieving Calculations
Using the Connectivity Software
3. Insert the 9-pin plug into the communications port
The Equipment You Need Connecting the Serial Cable
1. Turn off your computer
2. Locate a free communications port on the back of your computer
Installing the Connectivity Software
Starting the Connectivity Software
Starting the Connectivity Software Testing Your Connection
To Link Two Existing Files
Linking Files
3. Click New BOOKMAN File
To Link a New PC Sidekick File
4. Click Link To PC File
To Link a New BOOKMAN Cardfile
6. Click OK twice to return to the main window
Linking Files 2. Select a Database Type
3. Highlight a BOOKMAN Sidekick file
4. Click Link To PC File
2. If you are overwriting data to your BOOKMAN Sidekick, click OK
Merging All Linked Files
Merging All Linked Files
1. On the BOOKMAN Sidekick Connectivity main window, click Merge All
Cancel 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 Merging
3. Click the linked pair that you want to transfer or merge
5. Click OK to transfer or merge. Or click Cancel to stop
Advanced Transfers and Merging Advanced Transfers and Merging
2. Select a Database Type
Recovering Files
To Back up Your Files
To Restore Your Files
Backing up and Restoring Files
Solutions to Common Problems
Solutions to Common Problems Solutions to Common Problems
Limitations of liability
Disclaimer of software warranty
Copy and use restrictions for BOOKMAN Sidekick Connectivity software
Doing a Factory Reset Resetting Your BOOKMAN
Model SDK-765
Specifications
Copyrights and Patents
Model SDK-763
Limited 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 setting
setting Home clock by 16 setting World clock by
updating links
for parts of words 27, 34, 41 note folders
Resetting BOOKMAN 67 Restoring backup files using the
deleting trimming the Schedule
cardfiles 30 note folders
setting Home clock by 16 setting World clock by
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