Franklin IC-129 User manual

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Electronic Publishers

For Use with the Franklin

Digital Book System

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Electronic Publishers

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Mt. Holly, NJ 08060

FCR 28029-00 A PN 7201785 Printed in China

IC-129

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DIGITAL BOOK

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1993

User’s Manual

ENCYCLOPEDIA

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Contents

Getting Started .................................. 4

Install the Digital Book ........................... 5

Adjust the Contrast ................................ 6

See a Demonstration .............................. 7

Learn About Requests ........................... 9

Learn About Stats................................... 11

Learn the Keys ........................................ 12

Simple Requests ............................... 13

Finding Players’ Stats ............................ 14

Finding Team Stats................................. 17

Finding League Standings..................... 20

World Series & Award Winners ............. 23

Best and Worst Batting Stats ................ 27

Best and Worst Pitching Stats .............. 30

Requests with Ratios ............................. 33

Advanced Requests........................... 36

Adding a Limiter ..................................... 37

Limiting By Team.................................... 41

Limiting by Year...................................... 43

Adding Qualifiers.................................... 46

Reference............................................ 49

Commands .............................................. 50

Sample Ratios ......................................... 51

Limiters and Qualifiers........................... 52

Digital Book System .......................... 53

Installing and Removing Digital Books 54

Restarting the Digital Book System...... 54

Switching Between Digital Books ......... 55

Replacing Batteries ................................ 56

Protecting the Digital Book System...... 57

Limited Warranty .................................... 58

Specifications ......................................... 59

Index ........................................................ 60

NOTE: Due to updated information,

some screen shots in this User’s

Manual may be different from what you

see when you follow the numbered

steps. Because you have the updated

version, your screen shots are correct.

If you’re using the Big League Baseball

EncyclopediaTM for the first time,

read this section.

Getting Started

Install the Digital Book

Align the book’s tabs with the notches

in the slot. Then snap the book in place.

Protecting Information

Installing a digital book while the Digital Book

System is on may erase information that you

entered in the other installed digital book.

You must install the Big League Baseball

EncyclopediaTM before you can use it.

1. Turn the Digital Book System off.

2. Insert the Big League Baseball

EncyclopediaTM in a slot on the back.

3. Press .

ON/OFF

contrast wheel

Adjust the Contrast

Resuming Where You Left Off

If you turn off the Digital Book System while

you’re using the Big League Baseball

EncyclopediaTM, you’ll return to the previous

display next time you turn the unit on.

After you’ve installed the Big League Baseball

EncyclopediaTM, you can adjust the screen

contrast at any time.

1. Turn the contrast wheel on the left side

of the Digital Book System.

2. If the screen is still blank, check the

batteries.

See “Replacing the Batteries” in Digital Book

System.

Here’s how to see a brief demonstration of what

the Big League Baseball EncyclopediaTM can do.

1. Press .

2. Press or to highlight the Big

League Baseball trophy symbol.

3. Press .

4. Type --demo--demo

--demo--demo

--demo in the request box.

5. Press .

6. To stop the demonstration, press .

Use with All-time Baseball Manager

The Big League Baseball EncyclopediaTM can be

used together with the All-time Baseball Manager to

create new and exciting teams for you to manage.

See a Demonstration

ENTER

CLEAR

ENTER

Set Automatic Shut off

The Big League Baseball EncyclopediaTM is

preset to shut off automatically after 2

minutes of nonuse.

You can find set shutoff under the Other

menu.

Under the Other menu, select Set Shutoff

and then press . Select a number

from 1 to 4. Then press again.

Help is Always at Hand

To. . . Press. . .

See a help message

at any time

Move down the message

Exit the message

Demonstration

ENTER

HELP

BACK

Understanding Menus

Use or to highlight the menu you

wish to view.

To select a menu item highlight it , then

press .

There are two ways to request stats using the Big

League Baseball EncyclopediaTM.

A request specifies which stats you wish to see.

You can enter requests for stats at the Request

Line.

The Request Line

Or you can select items from the menus. To see

the main menu, press .

Learn About Requests

ENTER

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