Franklin BOOKMAN BJP-2034 User's Manual
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1. Do not expose your book cards to heat cold or liquids Limited Warranty US only LIMITED WARRANTY DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIMITED REMEDY A LIMITED WARRANTY FRANKLIN WARRANTS TO THE ORIGINAL END USER THAT FOR A PERIOD OF ONE 1 YEAR FROM THE ORIGINAL DATE OF PURCHASE AS EVIDENCED BY A COPY OF YOUR RECEIPT YOUR FRANKLIN PRODUCT SHALL BE FREE FROM DEFECTS IN MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP THIS LIMITED WARRANTY DOES NOT INCLUDE DAMAGE DUE TO ACTS OF GOD ACCIDENT MISUSE ABUSE NEGLIGENCE MODIFICATION UNSUITABLE ENVIRONMENT OR IMPROPER MAINTENANCE THE SOLE OBLIGATION AND LIABILITY OF FRANKLIN AND YOUR EXCLUSIVE REMEDY UNDER THIS LIMITED WARRANTY WILL BE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT WITH THE SAME OR AN EQUIVALENT PRODUCT OF THE DEFECTIVE PORTION OF THE PRODUCT AT THE SOLE OPTION OF FRANKLIN IF IT DETERMINES THAT THE PRODUCT WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE DEFECTS AROSE WITHIN THE DURATION OF THE LIMITED WARRANTY THIS REMEDY IS YOUR EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR BREACH OF THIS WARRANTY THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU CERTAIN RIGHTS YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER LEGISLATED RIGHTS THAT MAY VARY FROM JURISDICTION TO JURISDICTION B DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIMITATION CF LIABILITY EXCEPT FOR THE LIMITED WARRANTIES EXPRESSLY RECITED ABOVE THIS FRANKLIN IS PROVIDED ON AN AS IS BASIS WITHOUT ANY OTHER WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABLE QUALITY MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR2. 1 2 2 211 ELECTRONIC BOOK CARD Blackjack amp Video Poker USER S GUIDE BJP 2034 License Agreement READ THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT BEFORE USING ANY BOOKMAN BOOK CARD YOUR USE OF THE BOOKMAN BOOK CARD DEEMS THAT YOU ACCEPT THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE IF YOU DO NOTAGREE WITH THESE TERMS YOU MAY RETURN THIS PACKAGE WITH PURCHASE RECEIPT TO THE DEALER FROM WHICH YOU PURCHASED THE BOOKMAN BOOK CARD AND YOUR PURCHASE PRICE WILL BE REFUNDED BOOKMAN BOOK CARD means the software product and documentation found in this package and FRANKLIN means Franklin Electronic Publishers Inc LIMITED USE LICENSE All rights in the BOOKMAN BOOK CARD remain the property of FRANKLIN Through your purchase FRANKLIN grants you a personal and nonexclusive li cense to use the BOOKMAN BOOK CARD onasingle FRANKLIN BOOKMAN at a time You may not make any copies of the BOOKMAN BOOK CARD or of the data stored therein whether in electronic or print format Such copying would be in violation of applicable copyright laws Further you may not modify adapt disassemble decompile translate create derivative works of or in way re verse engineer the BOOKMAN BOOK CARD You may not export or reexport directly or indirectly the BOOKMAN BOOK CARD without compliance with ap propriate governmental regulations The BOOKMAN BOOK CARD contains Franklin s confidential and propriety information which you agree to take adequate steps to protect from unauthoriz
3. 13 Playing Video Poker cene 13 Copyrights amp 16 quM 17 o 8 886 n gt BIB Key Guide Function Keys Clears an entry Goes to the menu screen red Stays with current cards green D eals a new card in Blackjack and deals new cards in Video Poker yellow S hows your current score blue Gives a hint in Black jack and rates the value of your hand Exits the book you are reading Turns BOOKMAN on or off gt Understanding the Color Keys The color keys red green yellow and blue perform the functions listed above only for the BOOKM AN book card described in this User s Guide Other books have their own color key functions which are labelled on their book cards and listed in their User s Guides For more information read Using the Color Keys 8889 AAA 4 E Other Keys Backs up to the previous screen Selects a menu item or deals new cards Shows help messages Hot Keys Double down in Blackjack and deals new cards in Video Poker Gives up surrenders the hand in Blackjack Deals a new card in Blackjack and holds a card in Video Poker Stays with current cards in Blackjack Direction Keys Move in indicated direction Pages up or down Installing a Book Card Warning Never install or remove a book card while your BOOKMAN is turned on If y
4. or closer to 21 than the dealer s hand without going over 21 A winning hand pays 1 to 1 to the play ers original bet except blackjack two cards that together equal 21 which pays 3 2 so a bet of 10 would win 15 If the dealer and player stand on the same About Blackjack value then it is called a push and no one wins or loses the hand The dealer will continue to receive cards until the hand equals or exceeds 17 gt Using the Teach Mode The Teach mode is designed to help you learn how to play a better game of Blackjack by showing you when your move does not correspond to the winning strategies see pp 10 11 To select Teach mode first press You cannot change the mode in the middle of a game Next press and highlight the Mode menu Press JL to highlight Teach and press emer After each move that you make you will be shown when your decision is different from the winning strategy NOTE Selecting Teach mode does not change Video Poker To turn off the Teach mode first press cues Next press and highlight the Mode menu Highlight Normal and press evn Blackjack Hand Options gt First Deal Options Here are your options after you have re ceived your first two cards all of these options can also be used if you split your hand To Press Stand stay with seno or S current cards Hit get a new card or 8 Surrender G ive up s Double down View
5. A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR THOSE ARISING BY LAW STATUTE USAGE OF TRADE OR COURSE OF DEALING THIS WARRANTY APPLIES ONLY TO PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED BY FRANKLIN AND DOES NOT INCLUDE BATTERIES CORROSION OF BATTERY CONTACTS OR ANY OTHER DAMAGE CAUSED BY BATTERIES NEITHER FRANKLIN NOR OUR DEALERS OR SUPPLIERS SHALL HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FORANY INDIRECT INCIDENTAL SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF REVENUE OR PROFIT LOST OR DAMAGED DATA OR OTHER COMMERCIAL OR ECONOMIC LOSS EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR THEY ARE OTHERWISE FORESEEABLE WE ARE ALSO NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR CLAIMS BY A THIRD PARTY OUR MAXIMUM AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO YOU AND THAT OF OUR DEALERS AND SUPPLIERS SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU FOR THE FRANKLIN PRODUCT AS EVIDENCED BY YOUR PURCHASE RECEIPT YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS A REASONABLE ALLOCATION OF RISK SOME STATES COUNTRIES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU IF THE LAWS OF THE RELEVANT JURISDICTION DO NOT PERMIT FULL WAIVER OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES THEN THE DURATION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS ARE LIMITED TO THE DURATION OF THE EXPRESS WARRANTY GRANTED HEREIN C WARRANTY SERVICE UPON DISCOVERING A DEFECT YOU MUST CALL FRANKLIN S CUSTOMER SERVICE DESK 1 800 266 5626 TO REQUEST A RETURN MERCHANDISE
6. AUTHORIZATION RMA NUMBER BEFORE RETURNING THE PRODUCT TRANSPORTATION CHARGES PREPAID TO FRANKLIN ELECTRONIC PUBLISHERS INC ATTN SERVICE DEPARTMENT ONE FRANKLIN PLAZA BURLINGTON NJ 08016 4907 IF YOU RETURNAFRANKLIN PRODUCT PLEASE INCLUDE ANOTE WITH THE RMA YOUR NAME ADDRESS TELEPHONE NUMBER A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DEFECT AND A COPY OF YOUR SALES RECEIPT AS PROOF OF YOUR ORIGINAL DATE OF PURCHASE YOU MUST ALSO WRITE THE RMA PROMINENTLY ON THE PACKAGE IF YOU RETURN THE PRODUCT OTHERWISE THERE MAY BE ALENGTHY DELAY IN THE PROCESSING OF YOUR RETURN WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND USING A TRACKABLE FORM OF DELIVERY TO FRANKLIN FOR YOUR RETURN 15 Resetting Your BOOKMAN If the BOOKMAN keyboard fails to re spond or if its screen performs errati cally first press and then press twice If nothing happens follow the steps below to reset it Warning Pressing the reset button with more than very light pressure may perma nently disable your BOOKMAN In addition resetting your BOOKMAN uniterases set tings and information entered into its built in book and in an installed book 1 Hold and press If nothing happens try Step 2 2 Use a paper clip to gently press BOOKMAN s reset button This unit may change operating modes due to Electro static Discharge Normal operation of this unit can be re estab lished by pressing the reset key ewe or by removing replacing bat
7. NOTE This unit was tested with shielded cables on the peripheral devices Shielded cables must be used with the unit to insure compliance NOTE The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV interference caused by unauthorized modi fications to this equipment S uch modifications could void the user s authority to operate the equipment U S Patent 4 891 775 5 396 606 EURO PAT 0 136 379 ISBN 1 56712 216 7 o 16 Betting Blackjack 8 Video Poker 14 Blackjack betting in 8 betting screen 7 first deal options 7 insurance 9 object of the game 6 options 9 payoff 8 rules 5 sample game 7 second deal options 7 splitting a pair 9 surrender 9 Book card care 14 installing 3 removing 3 BOOKMAN resetting 16 troubleshooting 16 FRB 28034 00 P N 7201176 Index Color keys under standing 2 Color keys using 4 Direction keys 2 Follow the arrows 5 Function keys 2 Help viewing 5 Hot keys 2 Insurance buying 9 Limited warranty 15 Mode teach 6 Other keys 2 Player hard hand strategy 10 Player soft hand strategy 11 Reset scores 8 Resuming where you left off 4 Rules Blackjack 5 Video Poker 5 Screen illustrations 3 Set contrast 4 Set shutoff 4 Settings changing 4 Splitting strategy 11 Strategy hard hand 10 softhand 11 splitting 11 Teach mode 6 Tutorial viewing 5 Video Poker betting screen 13 options 13 rules 5 sample game 13 winning hands 12 View demo 5 Viewing demonstrat
8. both Video Poker and Blackjack Press aw and highlight the Other menu Press J1 until Reset Scores is highlighted and press ex Press to confirm Playing Blackjack gt Blackjack Betting You begin with 1000 You can either type in the amount you wish to bet or press 4r or JL to raise or lower the amount by 1 The minimum bet is 5 There is no maximum bet you can bet as much as you have in your total NOTE If you bet more than half of your total then you will not be able to either Double Down or Split a Pair If you are down to your last 5 or less the casino will offer you a 100 loan to keep playing If you lose this money or if you decide not to take the loan then the game is over The score will then be reset NOTE You must have at least 5 50 to bet in Blackjack If you win 1 000 000 or more then you will be declared the winner and your score will be reset to 1000 Blackjack Options You have several options on what to do after being dealt the original two cards Stand Standing means that you are finished adding cards to the current hand Hit Hitting means that you are dealt another card You may continue to hit until your hand s value reaches or exceeds 21 Double Down When you Double Down you double the size of your original bet and you then receive only one more card from the dealer You can only double down on your first two cards Surrender Surrendering allows players
9. if you bet 5 hand that pays 5 to 1 the award would be 25 If you bet 5 ona hand that pays 1 to 1 you would then win back your original wager of 5 Winning Poker Hands The following sections explain winning hands and their value J acks or Better Pays 1 to 1 One pair of jacks queens kings or aces Two Pair Pays 2 to 1 Two pairs of equal value cards such as two 5 s and two 9 s Three of a Kind Pays 3 to 1 Any three cards of equal value Straight Pays 5 to 1 Any five cards of consecutive value Aces may be placed either before a 2 or after a king Flush Pays 6 to 1 Any five cards of the same suit hearts diamonds clubs or spades Full House Pays 9 to 1 One pair and one three of a kind such as three kings and two 55 Four of a Kind Pays 25 to 1 Any four cards of equal value Straight Flush Pays 50 to 1 Any five cards that are of consecutive value and all of the same suit Royal Flush Pays 250 to 1 or 800 to 1 for 5 A 10 jack queen king and ace all of the same suit Video Poker Options Here are the options that you have for each hand of Video Poker To Press Highlight a card ory Hold a card C9 or 4r Rates the value of Cer your current hand Replace all cards that or Caner are not held Hold all cards Playing Video Poker Here is a sample walk through of a game of Video Poker 1 Press cr 2 3 4 5 6 Press JL to show Vide
10. score Receive a hint Cw gt Second Deal Options These are the options that you have af ter you have already received a hit To Press Stand stay with or Cs current cards Hit get a new card or 8 View score Receive a hint C Playing Blackjack Here is asample walk through of a game of Blackjack 1 Press cr 2 Select Blackjack by pressing ems You may stop the animation by pressing any key other than eus 3 Type your bet amount using the top row of letter keys You also can raise or lower your bet by 1 by pressing 1r or 4L instead of typing numbers 4 Press em The dealer may give you the option to split your pair or buy Insurance see Blackjack O ptions for more information 5 Make your First Deal Option If you bust the dealer wins and the hand is over If at any time you get twenty one you win and the hand is over Press any key to continue Playing Blackjack 6 Make your Second Deal Option if needed Repeat if desired unless you have busted 7 Once both your hand and the dealer s hand have been tallied press any key to continue Blackjack Payoff Here are the payoff ratios for a hand of Blackjack if you bet 10 Hand Result Payoff Regular win win 10 Blackjack win win 15 Double Down win win 20 Regular loss lose 10 Double Down loss lose 20 Give up lose 5 Push win 0 Resetting the Scores You can reset the scores for
11. to give up and sacrifice only half of their original bet if they are unhappy with their first two cards e g Surrendering a bet of 10 would cost 5 Buying Insurance amp plitting a Pair gt Buying Insurance If the dealer s up card is an ace the dealer will offer you insurance By pressing CO players bet half of their original wager on insurance i e if your original bet was 10 then insurance would cost you 5 By buying insurance you are wagering thatthe dealer has blackjack Your insur ance bet is independent from your origi nal bet If the dealer does have blackjack then you win your insurance bet The insur ance bet pays 2 1 i e you win 10 from the 5 you bet on insurance however you still lose 10 on your hand If the dealer does not have blackjack then you lose your insurance bet i e 5 if your original bet was 10 gt Splitting a Pair If your first two cards are identical two 8 two jacks etc the dealer will ask you if you want to split them and play two sepa rate hands The value of the bet for each hand will be equal to the original bet Winning Strategies Here are the winning strategies that the product s hints and teach mode are based on The three graphics describe a player s regular hand strategy strategy for split ting a hand and strategy if your hand has an ace Player Hard Hand Strategy DEALER S FACE CARD VALUE Stand Hit Double Down S urr
12. ed disclosure or use This license is effective until terminated This license terminates immediately without notice from FRAN KLIN if you fail to comply with any provision of this license Contents Welcome to the world of BOOKMAN _ inthe casinos Also you can use the teach BOOKMAN is a powerful portable elec mode to learn how to play Blackjack more tronic reference with a built in book and a effectively Plus your score will be saved slotin the back for more books With Black even if you tum your BOOKMAN off Use jack amp Video Poker you can learn how to your BOOKMAN to read this book card play both Blackjack and Video Pokerjustlike See Installing Book Cards to learn how Installing a Book Card eene 3 Selecting Books 3 Using the Color 4 Changing Settings eene nennen nnne 4 Getting Help 5 About Blackjack 6 Blackjack Hand Options 7 Playing Blackjack 7 Blackjack Options 9 Buying Insurance amp Splitting a Pair 9 Winning Strategies 10 About Video Poker 12 Winning Poker Hands 12 Video Poker Options
13. ender Double Down and Surrender can only be done on your first deal If itis your second deal and the strategy tells you to Double Down or Surrender you should Hit PLAYER S HAND This is the basic strategy that is used in a game of Blackjack Player s Hand represents the current total of your cards Dealer s Face Card represents the one card of the Dealer that is face up 10 Winning Strategies Splitting Strategy DEALER S FACE CARD VALUE 3 5 6 7 8 Stand Hit Double Down S plit PLAYER S HAND This graphic displays the strategy that you should use when deciding whether to split a pair a A 3 Player Soft Hand Strategy Stand Hit Double Down A 2i DEALER S FACE CARD VALUE 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 A A player is said to have a soft hand when one of the cards is an ace and its value can equal either 1 or 11 without the hand s total being greater than 21 The hand is soft because the ace gives you two values for your one hand 11 About Video Poker Play begins in Video Poker with the dealer giving you five cards You then have one chance to replace as many cards as you feel necessary Winning and losing in Video Poker un like most other forms of poker is not based on comparing the value of your hand against another hand Instead you are rewarded for the value of your hand The better the hand the more you are awarded Your award is multiplied by the dollar amount that you bet For example
14. ion 5 help 5 rules 5 tutorial 5 Winning hands Video Poker 12 Printed in U S RevC
15. o Poker Press to select it You may stop the animation by pressing key other than cuz Type your bet amount using the top row of letter keys You can raise or lower the bet by 1 by pressing 4r or LL Press e Video Poker has a 5 betting limit Press or gt to highlight a card and press or 1r to hold it To view the current value of your hand press Cr Press x or to get new cards Once the hand is over press any key to continue Playing Video Poker Video Poker Betting You begin with 250 to start The mini mum bet is 1 and the maximum bet is 5 You can either type in the amount you wish to bet or press 4r or JL to raise or lower the amount by 1 If you lose all of your money the dealer will offer you a 100 loan to keep play ing If you lose this money or if you de cide not to take the loan then the game is over and the scores will be reset If you win 1000 or more then you will be declared the winner and your score will be reset to 250 NOTE If you bet 5 and you get a Royal Flush you win 4000 This automatically declares you a winner Book Card Care Do not touch the metal contacts on your book cards Caution Touching these electrical contacts with statically charged objects including your fingers could erase information entered in a book card or built in book Do not put excessive weight on your book cards
16. ou do information that you entered in its built in book and in an in stalled book will be erased 1 Turn your BOOKMAN off 2 Turn your BOOKMAN over 3 Align the tabs on the book card with the notches in the slot 4 Press the book card down until it snaps into place gt Removing a Book Card Warning W hen you remove a book card to install another information that you have entered in the removed book card will be erased Selecting Books Once you have installed a book card in your BOOKMAN you can select which book you want to use 1 Turn BOOKMAN on 2 Press car These are sample books 3 Press amp to highlight the book you want to use Em 4 Press to EM it BLACETACK About Screen Illustrations Some screen illustrations in this User s Guide may differ from what you see on the actual screen This does not mean that your BOOK MAN is malfunctioning Using the Color Keys The red green yellow and blue keys on your BOOKMAN change functions ac cording to which book is selected When the built in book is selected the color keys function as labelled on the BOOKMAN keyboard When a book card is selected the color keys function as labelled on that card C23C39 9C9C2COC9 A eee Resuming Where You Left Off You can turn off yourBOOKMAN at any screen When you turn your BOOKMAN on again The screen that you las
17. p message at virtually any screen by pressing Gar Use the direction keys to read it To exit help press ack gt Viewing the Tutorial To read a tutorial of how to use the main functions and keys of this product press mw and select Tutorial from the O ther menu gt Changing the Help Language The Help messages and the Rules are available in English German French and Spanish To change the Help language press and select Help Rules Language from the Other menu Then highlight the desired language and press ewer to select it Follow the Arrows The flashing arrows on the right of the screen show which arrow keys you can press to move around menus or view more text About Blackjack Blackjack is played with six standard 52 card decks dealt from a shoe a box containing more than one deck This means that there are 24 cards of each value in the shoe 24 aces 24 kings etc This shoe is shuffled after 2 3 of the cards have been dealt The player and dealer are dealt two cards each one of the dealer s cards is dealt face down The number cards are equal to their face value the picture cards king queen and jack count as 10 and the ace can count as either 1 or 11 depending on which brings the hand closer to 21 Note that the four suits hearts diamonds clubs and spades have no effect on the value of your hand The object of the game is simple to have a hand equal to 21
18. t viewed appears Changing Settings You can adjust the shutoff time and the screen contrast The shutoff time is how long BOOKMAN stays on if you forget to turn it off and the contrast determines how dark the screen appears 1 Press ve 2 Press to highlight the Other menu 3 Highlight Set Shutoff or Set Contrast 4 Press 5 Highlight a setting Or press 4r or repeatedly if you selected Set Contrast To exit without changing settings press 6 Press to select the setting 7 Press when done Getting Help gt Viewing a Demonstration This product comes equipped with a brief demonstration which describes the many features of this product and how to use them To view the demo press ew Then highlight the Other menu and select View Demo NOTE If you select View Demo the product will ask if you wish to reset the scores If you press then the Demo will not run gt Viewing the Rules Rules for both Blackjack and Video Poker can be found by pressing highlighting the Rules menu and then selecting either Blackjack or Video Poker The Blackjack rules describe the different betting options the object of the game and the strategy of your opponent i e the dealer The Video Poker rules describe the object of the game the different winning hand combinations and their values Getting Help gt Viewing Help You can view a hel
19. teries Troubleshooting BOOKMAN Make sure your book card if any is installed correctly Check that your book card s metal contacts are dirt and dust free Copyrights amp Patents Model BJ P 2034 Size 5 9 x 4 2 x 0 2 cm weight 0 4 oz 2000 Franklin Electronic Publishers Inc Burlington NJ 08060 4907 USA AII rights reserved FCC Notice NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits fora Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 ofthe FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable pro tection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications How ever there is no guarantee that interference will not occurin a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio ortelevision recep tion which can be determined by turning the equip ment off and on the user is encouraged to try to cor rect the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV tech nician for help
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