BOOKMAN ELECTRONIC BOOK CARD Blackjack & Video Poker Electronic Publishers 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 NOT AGREE 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.
Contents in the casinos. Also you can use the teach mode to learn how to play Blackjack more effectively. Plus, your score will be saved even if you turn your BOOKMAN off. Use your BOOKMAN to read this book card. See “Installing Book Cards” to learn how. Welcome to the world of BOOKMAN! BOOKMAN is a powerful, portable electronic reference with a built-in book and a slot in the back for more books.
Key Guide CLEAR MENU STAND DEAL/H IT SCORE HINT CARD ON/OFF Function Keys Clears an entry. Goes to the menu screen. (red) Stays with current cards. (green) Deals a new card in Blackjack and deals new cards in Video Poker. (yellow) Shows your current score. (blue) Gives a hint in Blackjack and rates the value of your hand. Exits the book you are reading. Turns BOOKMAN on or off.
Installing a Book Card Selecting Books Warning: Never install or remove a book card while your BOOKMAN is turned on. If you do, information that you entered in its built-in book and in an installed book will be erased. 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 CARD . 1. Turn your BOOKMAN off. 2. Turn your BOOKMAN over. 3. Align the tabs on the book card with the notches in the slot. These are sample books. 3.
Using the Color Keys Changing Settings The red, green, yellow and blue keys on your BOOKMAN change functions according to which book is selected. 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. When the built-in book is selected, the color keys function as labelled on the BOOKMAN keyboard.
Getting Help Getting Help ▲ ▲ Viewing a Demonstration Viewing Help You can view a help message at virtually any screen by pressing HELP . Use the direction keys to read it. To exit help, press BACK . ▲ 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 MENU . 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.
About Blackjack About Blackjack Blackjack is played with six, standard 52card 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. value, then it is called a “push”, and no one wins or loses the hand.
Blackjack Hand Options Playing Blackjack ▲ Here is a sample walk-through of a game of Blackjack. First Deal Options Here are your options after you have received your first two cards (all of these options can also be used if you split your hand). To: Stand (stay with current cards) Hit (get a new card) Surrender/Give up Double down View score Receive a hint Press: STAND or S or H DEAL/H IT 1. Press CLEAR . 2. Select Blackjack by pressing ENTER .
Playing Blackjack 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 Betting You begin with $1000. You can either type in the amount you wish to bet, or or to raise or lower the press amount by $1. The minimum bet is $5. There is no maximum bet; you can bet as much as you have in your total.
Buying Insurance & Splitting a Pair Blackjack Options ▲ You have several options on what to do after being dealt the original two cards. Buying Insurance If the dealer’s up card is an ace, the dealer will offer you insurance. By pressing Y , 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 that the dealer has blackjack. Your insurance bet is independent from your 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 splitting a hand, and strategy if your hand has an ace. Player Hard Hand Strategy DEALER’S FACE CARD VALUE 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 A PLAYER’S HAND 21 20 19 18 17 16 x 15 14 13 Stand Hit Double Down* Surrender* *Double Down and Surrender can only be done on your first deal.
Winning Strategies Splitting Strategy DEALER’S FACE CARD VALUE 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 A s s s s s s s s s s 8-8 7-7 6-6 s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s 5-5 4-4 3-3 2-2 s s s s s s s s s s s s PLAYER’S HAND A-A 10-10 9-9 7 8 Stand Hit Double Down s Split s s This graphic displays the strategy that you should use when deciding whether to split a pair.
About Video Poker Winning Poker Hands 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. The following sections explain winning hands and their value. Jacks 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.
Video Poker Options Playing Video Poker Here are the options that you have for each hand of Video Poker. Here is a sample walk-through of a game of Video Poker. To: Highlight a card 1. Press CLEAR . to show Video Poker. 2. Press 3. Press ENTER to select it. You may stop the animation by pressing any key other than CLEAR . 4. Type your bet amount using the top row of letter keys.
Playing Video Poker Book Card Care ➤ Video Poker Betting You begin with $250 to start. The minimum bet is $1, and the maximum bet is $5. You can either type in the amount you wish to bet, or press or to raise or lower the amount by $1. • 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.
Limited Warranty (US only) FRANKLIN warrants to you that the BOOKMAN PRODUCT will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for one year from purchase. In the case of such a defect in your BOOKMAN PRODUCT, FRANKLIN will repair or replace it without charge on return, with purchase receipt, to the dealer from which you made your purchase or Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc., One Franklin Plaza, Burlington, NJ 08016-4907, within one year of purchase.
Resetting Your BOOKMAN Copyrights & Patents If the BOOKMAN keyboard fails to respond, or if its screen performs erratically, first press CLEAR and then press ON/OFF twice. If nothing happens, follow the steps below to reset it. Warning: Pressing the reset button with more than very light pressure may permanently disable your BOOKMAN. In addition, resetting your BOOKMAN unit erases settings and information entered into its builtin book, and in an installed book. 1. Hold CLEAR and press ON/OFF .
Index 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 Color keys, understanding 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, t
BOOKMAN ELECTRONIC BOOK CARD Blackjack & Video Poker Electronic Publishers USER’S GUIDE BJP-2034
