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ELECTRONIC BOOK CARD
B
OO
K
MAN
USER’S GUIDE
BLB-2069
Total Baseball
Encyclopedia 1997
™
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Contents
also view team batting and pitching
statistics, league standings, World Se-
ries results, and Award Winners. Read
this User’s Guide to learn how.
Welcome to the world of BOOK-
MAN®! With your new
Total Baseball
Encyclopedia
book card you can find
career batting and pitching statistics
for players from 1876-1996. You can
Installing a Book Card and Selecting a Book ................... 3
Using the Color Keys and Viewing a Demonstration ........ 4
Finding Player Statistics .................................................. 5
Finding Rookies............................................................... 6
Finding Team Statistics ................................................... 7
Correcting Team Names .................................................. 8
Finding League Standings ............................................... 8
Finding World Series and Award Winners ........................ 9
Finding Bests and Worsts .............................................. 10
Using Ratios .................................................................. 11
Adding a Limiter............................................................ 12
Adding Qualifiers .......................................................... 13
Putting It All Together ................................................... 14
Appendix A: Sample Ratios, Qualifiers, & Limiters ......... 16
Appendix B: Abbreviations ............................................ 17
Book Card Care ............................................................ 18
Specifications ............................................................... 18
Limited Warranty (U.S. only) .......................................... 19
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Key Guide
Color Keys
MAX
(red) Types MAX to find
maximum statistics.
MIN
(green) Types MIN to find
minimum statistics.
GT/LT
(yellow) Types a Greater Than
(GT) or Less Than (LT) limiter
in a request.
BAT/PIT
(blue) Switches between
batting and pitching statistics.
Direction Keys
Moves in indicated direction.
Other Keys
BACK
Backs up or erases letters.
CARD
Exits the book you are reading.
CLEAR
Clears your requests.
ENTER
Enters a request or selects a
list item.
HELP
Shows help messages.
MENU
No effect.
ON/OFF
Turns BOOKMAN on or off.
SPACE
Types a space or pages down
in help messages.
. ’
Types a decimal point.
Key Combinations*
✩
+
DN
Showsthenext orprevious
group of statistics.
✩
+ Types a dash (–).
✩
+ Types a slash (/).
✩
+ NLocks and unlocks the
numbered keys.
CAP
+ Zooms down or up.
CAP
+ Zooms left or right.
➤
Understanding the Color Keys
The color keys (red, green, yellow,
and blue) perform the functions listed
above only for the BOOKMAN book
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.” or
*Hold the first key while pressing the other key.
or
UP
or
3
Installing a Book Card Selecting a Book
Warning: Never install or remove a
book card when your BOOKMAN is
turned on. If you do, information that
you entered in its built-in book, as well
as in any other installed book card may
be erased.
1. Turn your BOOKMAN off.
2. Turn your BOOKMAN over.
3. Align the tabs of the book
card with the notches in the
slot.
4. Press the book card down
until it snaps into place.
Once you have installed a book card in
your BOOKMAN, you can select
which book you want to use.
1. Turn your BOOKMAN on.
2. Press
CARD
.
These are sample books.
3. Press or to highlight
the book you want to use.
4. Press
ENTER
to select it.
➤
Removing Book Cards
Warning: When you remove a
book card to install another, infor-
mation that you entered in the re-
moved book card may be erased.
➤
Auto Shutoff and Auto Resume
If you forget to turn off your BOOK-
MAN, it will automatically shut off in
two minutes.
Also, you can turn off your BOOK-
MAN at any screen. When you turn
your BOOKMAN on again, the
screen that you last viewed appears.
4
Viewing a Demonstration
Using the Color Keys
Before you start using this book, you
may want to view a demonstration of
what it can do.
Once you have installed the book card
and selected this book, type
DEMO
and press
ENTER
to view the demon-
stration. If you want to stop the dem-
onstration, press
CLEAR
.
The red, green, yellow, and blue keys
on the top row of your BOOKMAN
change their functions according to
which book you have selected.
If you have selected the built-in book,
the color keys function as labeled on
the BOOKMAN keyboard. If you have
selected a book card, the color keys
function as labeled on that card.
Remember, when you have selected a
book card, the color keys function as
labeled on that card, not as on the
keyboard.
➤
Help is Always at Hand
You can view a help message at any
screen by pressing
HELP
. Use the
direction keys or press
SPACE
to read
the help text. Then press
BACK
to exit
the message.
To read a tutorial about this book,
press
HELP
at the Request screen.
Use the Direction keys to move the
pointer to a topic and then press
ENTER
. Use the direction keys or
press
SPACE
to read the help mes-
sage. Then press
BACK
to exit.
➤
Changing the Contrast
You can change the screen contrast
by pressing
CLEAR
and then repeat-
edly pressing or .
5
You can find a player’s pitching and
batting statistics by entering the
player’s name. If a player is primarily a
pitcher then his pitching statistics will
be displayed first, or if a player is pri-
marily a batter, then his batting statis-
tics will be displayed first.
1. Press
CLEAR
.
2. Type a player’s name.
To erase letters, press
BACK
or .
3. Press
ENTER
to view his full
name and career totals.
To find a pitcher’s batting statistics,
or a batter’s pitching statistics, if
any, press
BAT/PIT
(the blue key).
4. Press repeatedly to view
his biographical information.
All Hall of Fame players have HOF to the
right of their biographical information.
5. Use the arrow keys to view
his statistics.
6. To zoom directly to the
bottom of the statistics, hold
CAP
and then press .
You can also zoom in any direction
by holding
CAP
and then pressing
the appropriate arrow key.
7.
To find statistics for the
player’s team, press
ENTER
when
the desired year is marked.
8. Press
CLEAR
when finished.
Finding Player Statistics
Finding Player Statistics
➤
Just Follow the Arrows
The flashing arrows on the right of the
screen show which arrow keys you
can press to move around the screen.
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➤
More About Entering Names
You can enter players by their first and
last name, last and first name, last
name alone, or even by first name or
nickname alone (e.g.
MEL OTT
,
OTT
MEL
,
OTT
, or
MEL
). Note: By enter-
ing only a player’s first or last name,
the encyclopedia will find all of the
players who share that name.
➤
Correcting Players’ Names
If you misspell a player’s name, or
type a name that is ambiguous or un-
clear, don’t worry. This encyclopedia
automatically provides a list of correc-
tions. Use the arrow keys to move
the pointer to the desired player, and
then press
ENTER
to select that player.
For example, type
RODRIGUEZ
and
press
ENTER
. All of the players who have
shared the name Rodriguez are listed.
Every player in this encyclopedia is listed
alphabetically by the year he began play-
ing major league baseball. Here is how to
find all of the rookies for a given year.
1. Type the desired year. For
example, type 1954.
2. Press
ENTER
.
3. Use the arrow keys to view
player’s statistics.
4. Hold
✩
and press
DN
to view the
next rookie listed alphabetically.
To view a previous rookie, hold
✩
and press
UP
.
5. Press
CLEAR
when finished.
➤
More About Finding Rookies
In addition, while viewing
any
player’s
statistics you can view statistics of
other players who were rookies the
same year, by holding
✩
and press-
ing
UP
or
DN
. For example, you can
look up a player (e.g., Nolan Ryan)
and discover which players began
their career during the same year.
Finding Player Statistics Finding Rookies
➤
Typing Numbers
To type numbers, hold
✩
and
press the numbered keys. To lock
the numbered keys, hold
✩
and
press N. To unlock the numbered
keys, hold
✩
and press Nagain.
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Finding Team Statistics
Finding Team Statistics
To find a team’s batting and pitching
statistics for a certain year, enter a
team and a year. A team can be a
team’s name (e.g.,
CUBS
), city (e.g.,
CHICAGO)
, or city abbreviation (e.g.,
CHI)
. If you don’t enter a year, you will
see statistics for the first year of a
team’s operation.
1. At the Request screen, type a
team name and a year.
To type the year, hold
✩
and use
the numbered keys.
2. Press
ENTER
.
3. Use the arrow keys to view
the team’s hitting statistics.
4. Press
BAT/PIT
(blue) to view
team pitching statistics.
5. Press repeatedly to view
team’s pitching statistics.
6. To view the following year’s
statistics hold
✩
and press
DN
.
To view the previous year’s statis-
tics hold
✩
and press
UP
.
7.
To find statistics for a player,
press
ENTER
when the desired
player is marked.
8. Press
CLEAR
when finished.
➤
About the Screen Illustrations
Some screen illustrations in this
User’s Guide may differ from what
you view on screen. This does not
mean that your BOOKMAN or this
book card is malfunctioning.
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League standings include number of
wins and losses, won/loss percentage
(PCT), and games behind first place
(GB).
Eastern Division records are shown
first, the Central Division second, and
the Western Division last, when appli-
cable.
1. Type NL or AL and a year.
Type a space between the league
and a year. To type the year hold the
✩
key and press the number keys.
2. Press
ENTER
.
3. Press repeatedly to view
the standings.
4. To view a previous year’s
standings, hold
✩
and press
UP
. To view the following
Finding League StandingsCorrecting Team Names
If you enter a city or team name that is
ambiguous or unclear, this encyclope-
dia will give you a list of teams from
which to choose.
1. Type BRAVES and press
ENTER
.
A list of team choices appears.
2. Use the arrow keys to mark
1966-96 ATL BRAVES.
3. Press
ENTER
to view team
statistics.
4. Press
CLEAR
when finished.
➤
Misspelling Team Names
If you misspell a team or city name
(e.g.,
YANKIES
), you will view a list of
players whose names are close to
what you entered (e.g.,
HUGH
YANCY, GEORGE YANKOWSKI,
and
YANK TERRY
).
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