[. . . ] This license terminates immediately without notice from FRANKLIN if you fail to comply with any provision of this license. 1 Contents 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. With this New International Version of the Holy Bible, you can quickly find any Bible verse, as well as the occurrences of any word and phrase in the Bible. To learn how to use other BOOKMAN books, read their User's Guides. Installing Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Help is Always at Hand You can view a help message at virtually any screen by pressing or SPACE to read HELP . Just Follow the Arrows The flashing arrows at the right of the screen show which arrow keys you can press to move through menus or view more text. 3. Press ENTER to select it. A Quick Contrast Change When the NIV-440 is the selected book, you can also change the screen contrast by pressing CLEAR and then repeatedly pressing or . 6 Reading the Bible The simplest way to use this Bible is to select a book from the Old or New Testament and then read its text. You can view section titles from the Old or New menu or directly from verses. (e. g. , Romans under New). Reading the Bible Understanding Text Markings · A ¶ indicates a new paragraph. At any Bible verse, you can view its book, chapter, and verse number by pressing ?Highlight a section title. From Verses to Sections When Bible verses are in view, you can view a book's section titles by holding and pressing S. 5. Press MENU to return to the menus or press CLEAR to clear your selection. Then highlight the section that you want and press ENTER to view it. 7 Finding Bible Verses To go directly to a specific Bible verse, enter its book title, chapter number, and verse number. If you enter only a book title and chapter number, you go to the start of the chapter. Type a book title, chapter number, and verse number. Finding Bible Verses Verse Finding Tips · Type abbreviations instead of complete book titles (e. g. , PS for Psalms or EPH for Ephesians ). · Type an Arabic or Roman numeral before books of more than one volume (e. g. , 1 Samuel or II Kings ). · Some book titles, such as Numbers and John , are also valid search words. When you search for one of these ambiguous words, a menu like this appears: To type a number, hold and press a numbered key. Searching for Sections You can search for a section by entering one or more words from a section title of a book. For example, enter beatitudes and you find the start of the Sermon on the Mount. 4. Press CLEAR to clear your request. 8 Finding Words Just as if you were using a concordance, you can search for almost any word in this Bible. After a word search, only those books with matches are listed under Old and New. Press CLEAR to clear your request. If You Misspell a Word If you enter a misspelled word, or enter a word not in this Bible, spelling corrections appear. If You Do Not Find Words If you enter two or more words not in this Bible, you see this menu: 3. Press ENTER to view the first match. Bullets mark the matches. Press MENU . To expand the search to include inflections and synonyms of your words, press ENTER . To change your search word(s), select Change Your Request. 9 Finding Phrases You can search for phrases--adjacent or nearly adjacent words in a particular order--by selecting an ordered search and a narrow search width. [. . . ] THE FOREGOING WARRANTY IS EXCLUSIVE AND IS IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, WRITTEN OR ORAL, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY SHALL BE FRANKLIN'S OBLIGATION TO REPLACE OR REFUND AS SET FORTH ABOVE IN THIS WARRANTY. Some States do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, or limitations on how long a warranty lasts. This warranty gives you specific rights; you may also have additional rights which vary from State to State. [. . . ]