Franklin XST-2051 - Manuals

3 Getting Started Plus, you will discover how to readthe topics in the Instructions menu.The Instructions menu will help youlearn how to play a Sports Triviagame as well as how to developstrategies which you can use in boththe Challenge and Championshiprounds. After this brief “Getting Started”secti...

4 Once you have installed a book card inyour BOOKMAN, you must select whichbook you want to use. Note: If youchange books in the middle of a SportsTrivia game you will lose your score. 1. Turn your BOOKMAN on.2. Press CARD . These are sample books. 3. Press or to highlight the book you want to use. ...

5 Using the Color Keys  The red, green, yellow and blue keys onyour BOOKMAN change functions accord-ing to which book is selected. When the built-in book is selected, thecolor keys function as labelled on theBOOKMAN keyboard. When a bookcard is selected, the color keys functionas labelled on that c...

6 ➤ Follow the Arrows The flashing arrows on the right ofthe screen show which arrow keysyou can press to move aroundmenus or view more text. Reading the Instructions An Instructions menu has been added tohelp you better understand the rules.Also included in this menu are tips thatwill help you play...

7 Playing Sports Trivia Each Sports Trivia game consists oftwo rounds, the Challenge Roundand the Championship Round.In the Challenge Round you will playthree out of the four categories, try-ing to match nine pairs of clues be-fore time runs out. Every time youcorrectly match a pair of clues youwill...

8 Before you can begin playing SportsTrivia, you must choose one of threelevels of difficulty.The skill level changes the amount of timeyou have to match clues, and it shufflesthe categories into different game num-bers. So for example, Game 1 will have different categories at the Challenginglevel t...

9 Selecting a Category In the Challenge Round, you must playthree out of the four categories shown,each of which are drawn from one of tenfields of knowledge. Each field of knowl-edge is indicated by an abbreviation (see“Fields of Knowledge” for the abbrevia-tion list). In the following example, you...

10 Playing a Category Each category begins by displaying a pairof scrambled clues, one on the top andone on the bottom. Each clue on the tophas a matching clue on the bottom. Youmust cycle through the clues and matchas many as possible before time runsout. 1. Do one of the following: To... Press... ...

11 Sports Trivia Tips Playing a Category Here are some tips and strategies thatyou can use in Sports Trivia that will helpyou to play better. ➤ Scan Clues Then Match A good strategy when playingSports Trivia is to scan all of theclues first. Then match the pairs youknow are correct. Matching theeasi...

12 Between Categories After you complete a category, you cansee the correct answers, see your cur-rent score, or read a Fun Fact about oneof the answers before you go on. Note:Not every category will have a Fun Fact. 1. After a round is complete, the following screen appears. The screen will be diff...

13 The Championship Round The Championship Round 2. Use the arrow keys to view the pairs of clues. 3. Press SPACE or ENTER when you think you have a match. Remember to watch out for thebombs! If you try to match a bomb,your game is over and you cannotwin a prize. 4. Correctly answer as many clues as...

14 Winning a Prize In the Championship Round, you havethe chance to win some interesting andfun prizes. Here is how many clues youmust match to win prizes. • If you match one of the bombs or if you match five pairs or less, youwill only win points. • If you match six or seven pairs of clues without ...

15 Appendices In this section you will learn how tocare for your BOOKMAN bookcards, and learn how to reset yourBOOKMAN if any problems occur. This is also where you will find allof the warranty information as wellas the index. Resetting Your BOOKMAN ............................................ 16Boo...

16 Book Card Care • Do not expose your book cards to heat, cold, or liquids. • Do not put excessive weight on your book cards. LBS. • Do not touch the metal contacts on your book cards. Caution: Touching these electrical contacts with statically chargedobjects, including your fingers, coulderase inf...

18 Copyrights and Patents Model: XST-2051 • size: 5.9 x 4.2 x 0.2 cm• weight: 0.4 oz.© 1996 Franklin Electronic Publishers,Inc., Burlington, NJ 08016-4907 USA.All rights reserved.© 1996 SilverSun All rights reserved FCC Notice: Complies with the limits for a Class B computing devicepursuant to Subpa...

19 Index About screen illustrations 4Arrows, flashing 6Bombs 14Book card care 16installing 4removing 4 BOOKMAN resetting 16troubleshooting 16turning on 4 Categories in the Challenge Round playing 10selecting 9 Categories in the Championship Round 12 Challenge Round categories 9playing categories in ...

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