BOOKMAN
SDK-763 SDK-765
USER’S GUIDE
EXPANDABLE ELECTRONIC BOOK
License Agreement
Using the Clocks
Contents
Using the Calendar
Using Cardfiles
Using the Calculator
Using Expenses
Using the Connectivity
Software
Color Keys
Key Guide
Understanding the Color Keys
Direction Keys
screen, types a hyphen
Home and World clock
screen, accents a typed
Goes to the next or pre
Headphone Jack SerialPorPort Volume Control
Special BOOKMAN Features
Getting Started
If you are using your BOOKMAN Sidekick
for the first time, read this section
to perform basic and important operations
Installing Book Cards
Installing Batteries
Selecting a Book
Using the Color Keys
1. Turn your BOOKMAN on 2. Press CARD
3. Press or to highlight the book you want to use
3. Press ENTER 4. Use or to change the setting
Viewing the Demonstration Changing the Settings
Help is Always at Hand
1. Press MENU until the main menus appear
Selecting a Topic
To Type Letters and Accents
Typing Characters
To Type Numbers
To Type Special Characters
To Set Your Password
Using a Password
To Change or Delete Your Password
Using a Password
Gauging the Memory
1. Press MENU 2. On the Setup menu, highlight Memory Gauge
Resuming Where You Left Off
Using the Clocks
Setting the Home Clock
Using the Daily Alarm
Setting the World Clock
To Set or Change the Daily Alarm
3. Highlight Set Alarm Time and then press ENTER to select it
Changing the Time/Date Format
To Disable the Daily Alarm
3. Highlight Set Alarm Time and then press ENTER
ENTER
Swapping the Clocks
Using the Calendar
Creating Calendar Entries
4. Highlight Duplicate Calendar Entry and then press ENTER
This is a sample Daily view
Multi-day Events must have event descriptions and number of days
CLEAR
Using the Daily View
+ EDIT blue
appointment alarm
Using the Weekly View
Or hold and press BACK to exit without saving your changes
On the Daily view, calendar entries are identified by these icons
Using the Monthly View
Editing Calendar Entries
Searching for
Calendar Entries
Trimming the Schedule
Creating a Cardfile
Using Cardfiles
Adding Cards
Duplicating a Card
Creating a Cardfile
You can easily change the name of a cardfile
Adding Cards
This is a sample Cardfile Edit menu
Or hold and press BACK to exit without saving
Viewing Cardfiles and Cards
Duplicating a Card
Use BACK to erase typed characters
Editing Cards
Editing Cards Deleting and Undeleting a Card
Searching for Cards
1. If needed, use FILES red to find the cardfile you want to search
2. Press EDIT blue and high- light Search This Cardfile
Searching for Cards 6. Highlight a match and press ENTER
You can use notes and note folders
Using Notes
to create, edit and organize textual information
1. Press NOTES yellow. Or select Notes from the Topics menu
Creating a Note Folder
2. Press MENU to go to the Notes menu 3. Press EDIT blue
4. Press ENTER to select New Folder 5. Name the folder
Adding Notes
Viewing Note Folders
Duplicating a Note
and Notes
Editing Notes
Searching for Notes
Matching notes appear
The Expenses topic tracks your business and personal expenses
Using Expenses
You can save expense information
Then you can quickly calculate your total expenses
Creating Expense Entries
Viewing Expense Entries Editing Expense Entries
Computing Expense Sums
You can use the Calculator
Using the Calculator
To erase numbers, use BACK
Making Calculations
To type a decimal, press the period key
convert to a percentage
7. Then select Use Previous Result
Saving and Retrieving Calculations
Using the Connectivity Software
1. Turn off your computer
The Equipment You Need Connecting the Serial Cable
2. Locate a free communications port on the back of your computer
3. Insert the 9-pin plug into the communications port
Installing the Connectivity Software
Starting the Connectivity Software
Starting the Connectivity Software Testing Your Connection
To Link Two Existing Files
Linking Files
4. Click Link To PC File
To Link a New PC Sidekick File
To Link a New BOOKMAN Cardfile
3. Click New BOOKMAN File
3. Highlight a BOOKMAN Sidekick file
Linking Files 2. Select a Database Type
4. Click Link To PC File
6. Click OK twice to return to the main window
Merging All Linked Files
Merging All Linked Files
1. On the BOOKMAN Sidekick Connectivity main window, click Merge All
2. If you are overwriting data to your BOOKMAN Sidekick, click OK
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
Advanced Transfers and Merging Advanced Transfers and Merging
5. Click OK to transfer or merge. Or click Cancel to stop
2. Select a Database Type
3. Click the linked pair that you want to transfer or merge
Recovering Files
Backing up and Restoring Files
To Restore Your Files
To Back up Your Files
Solutions to Common Problems
Solutions to Common Problems Solutions to Common Problems
Copy and use restrictions for BOOKMAN Sidekick Connectivity software
Disclaimer of software warranty
Limitations of liability
Doing a Factory Reset Resetting Your BOOKMAN
Copyrights and Patents
Specifications
Model SDK-763
Model SDK-765
Limited Warranty U.S. only
Index
Index
finding 50, 53 selecting 52 troubleshooting
amount 43 computing sums 45 creating 43 deleting
setting Home clock by 16 setting World clock by
changing or deleting 13 if you forget it 14 setting
updating links
adding to a note folder 37 deleting
deleting trimming the Schedule
Resetting BOOKMAN 67 Restoring backup files using the
cardfiles 30 note folders
for parts of words 27, 34, 41 note folders
setting Home clock by 16 setting World clock by
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