Electronic Publishers For Use with the Franklin Digital Book System IC-129 DIGITAL BOOK 1993 Electronic Publishers Mt.
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Contents B 1B Getting Started .................................. 4 Install the Digital Book ........................... 5 Adjust the Contrast ................................ 6 See a Demonstration .............................. 7 Learn About Requests ........................... 9 Learn 1BAbout Stats ................................... 11 Learn the Keys ........................................ 12 2B Simple Requests ............................... 13 Finding Players’ Stats ............................
1B HR 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 .
Getting Started B If you’re using the Big League Baseball EncyclopediaTM for the first time, read this section.
Install the 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. Align the book’s tabs with the notches in the slot. Then snap the book in place. 3. Press ON/OFF . 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.
Adjust the Contrast 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. contrast wheel 2. If the screen is still blank, check the batteries. See “Replacing the Batteries” in Digital Book System.
See a Demonstration .Here’s how to see a brief demonstration of what the Big League Baseball EncyclopediaTM can do. 1. Press CLEAR . 2. Press or to highlight the Big League Baseball trophy symbol. 3. Press ENTER . 4. Type - - d e m o in the request box. 5. Press ENTER . 6. To stop the demonstration, press CLEAR . 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.
Demonstration 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 ENTER . Select a number from 1 to 4. Then press ENTER again. Help is Always at Hand To. . . See a help message at any time Press. . .
Learn About Requests 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 MENU . Understanding Menus Use or wish to view. to highlight the menu you To select a menu item highlight it , then press ENTER .
Viewing Requests Following the Arrows When viewing stats, you’ll see arrows at the top right of Big League Baseball’s screen: To...
Learn About The Stats To enter a request you need to learn the stats. Big League Baseball records up to 35 career and annual stats for each player. Batting Pitching Biographical at-bats (AB) innings pitched (IP) weight (WT) batting avg. (BA) earned run avg.
Learn the Keys Function Keys CLEAR Clear to blank Request Line. MENU See the Main Menu. MORE Switch between batting and pitching stats. Type a backslash (/). SPEC CARD Switch between digital books. ENTER Enter a request. HELP See a help message. Back up to previous screen or erase letters. BACK Direction Keys Move left or right. Move up or down in a list. UP DN Page up or down in a list. Gold Key Combinations Go to the top or bottom of a list.
Simple Requests 2B This section shows the simplest ways to find stats by player, team and league.
Finding Players’ Stats In this example, we’ll find batting and other stats for Hank Aaron. 1. At the Request Line, type a players’ name. Then press ENTER . To erase letters, press . 2. Press to see the player’s full name and handedness, on the top line. 3. Press repeatedly to see his date of birth, weight, height, and position (s) played. You can press 14 plus to zoom to the left.
Finding Players’ Stats 4. Press to see his career batting stats. To see more career stats, press 5. Press . repeatedly to see his annual stats. 6. When you’re done, press CLEAR . Viewing Pitcher's Stats To see career and annual stats for a pitcher, type a name at the Request Line. Then press ENTER . To see pitcher’s batting stats (if he batted), press MORE .
Finding Players’ Stats More About Entering Players’ Names •You can enter players by their first name and last name, last name and first name, or last name alone (e.g., MEL OTT, OTT MEL, or OTT). It is best to type the first name first. •If you misspell a name, or if you enter a name shared by more than one player, you’ll see a list of players. •You can enter a players’ nickname. If you type in a nickname, you will see a list of players. Press to move down the list.
Finding Team Stats To find teams’ annual batting and pitching stats, enter a team and a year. You can enter a team’s name, city, or city abbreviation. In this example, we‘ll find the stats for the 1986 New York Mets. 1. At the Request Line, type a team name and a year. Then press ENTER . To type the year, press plus the numbered keys. If you don’t enter a year, you’ll see the team’s first-year stats. You can also type mets 86, 86 mets or 1986 mets. 2. Press to see the team batting stats.
Finding Team Stats 3. Press repeatedly to see individual batting stats. To see more batting stats, press 4. Press MORE . to see team pitching stats. To see more pitching stats, press . 5. Press repeatedly to see team member’s pitching stats. 6. When you’re done, press CLEAR . Seeing Other Year’s Stats At team stats, you can see the following year’s stats by pressing plus DN or those of previous years by pressing plus UP .
Finding Team Stats Moving From Team to Player Stats At team stats, you can see players’ career and annual stats simply by pressing ENTER when their names are highlighted. To return to team stats, press BACK . Typing Numbers and Years To type years, first press the and then press a number. Hold down the to type more than one number. When entering years, if you enter two digits Big League Baseball assumes the twentieth century (e.g., 69 means 1969).
Finding League Standings League standings include won/lost percentages and games behind first place. In this example, we’ll find the National League standings for 1992. 1. At the Request Line, type n l 1 9 9 2 2. Then press ENTER . Type a space between the league and year. To type the year, press plus the number keys. 2. Press to see the NL East standings. Eastern division records are shown before the Western division. 3. Press to see each teams won/lost percentage and games behind.
Finding League Standings 4. Press repeatedly to see the NL West standings. 5. To see teams’ won/lost percentage and games behind, press . 6. When you’re done, press CLEAR . More About Standings •At league standings, you can see the following year’s standings by pressing plus UP . To see the previous year, press DN plus . •You can find teams’ won/lost records and winning percentages over seasons by entering their league and a year range. For example, enter AL 1937-64.
Finding League Standings Bad Requests If you see the “Bad Request” message, check the following: •that you typed correct stat abbreviations and spaces between each element in your request, •that your ratio doesn’t mix batting and pitching stats or contain a ratio itself, or •that your request contains no more than two limiters.
World Series & Award Winners You can find the following categories with the Big League Baseball EncyclopediaTM: To See. . . Select. . . World Series results WS National League Championship Series results NLCS American League Championship ALCS Series results All-star game results ALLSTAR Player award winners AW In this example, we’ll find the 1992 World Series results. 1. At the Request Line, press MENU . 2. Under Requests, select World Series. Then press ENTER . 3. Type a year.
World Series and Award Winners 4. To see more stats press the arrow keys. To see the Series results for the following year, press plus DN . To see the previous year’s results, press plus UP . 5. To see more stats on a specific game, highlight the game. Then press ENTER . To see the line scores for the other games, + UP . + DN or press 6. When you’re done, press 24 CLEAR .
World Series and Award Winners Allstar Game Results Includes date, complete line score, pitchers, and attendance. If you don’t type a year, you will see the stats for the first All-star game ever played in 1933. Award Winners Includes NL Most Valuable Player (NL MVP), AL Most Valuable Player (AL MVP), NL Rookie of the Year (NL ROY) and AL Rookie of the Year (AL ROY). Not all of these awards are listed for every year. You’ll only see ROY listed from 1947 on as this was the first year it was given.
World Series and Award Winners Finding First Time Players To find all the first time players of a given year, and their first-year stats, simply type a year (e.g., 1939) and press ENTER . Press plus DN to see the next player. + UP . To see the previous one First time players are listed alphabetically by year. Birthdays To find all players born on a date select Birthdays under the Request menu. Type in a date. Then press ENTER . To find all players born on a certain day (e.g.
Best and Worst Batting Stats You find the all-time best and worst hitters by entering MAX or MIN at the Request Line followed by a stat abbreviation. You can enter your request by typing it or by using the menus. In this example, we’ll find the player with the most career hits. Type the Request 1. At the Request Line, type m a x h h. Then press ENTER . 2. Press to move down the list. 3. Press ENTER when a player’s name is highlighted to see their career stats. 4. When you’re done, press CLEAR .
Best and Worst Batting Stats Or Use the Menus 1. At the Request Line, press . MENU 2. Under Requests, select Maximum. Then press ENTER . 3. Press MENU . 4. Under Stats, select Batting Statistics. Then press ENTER . 5. Under Stats, select Hits. Then press 6. Press ENTER to see the results. 7. When you’re done, press 28 CLEAR . ENTER .
Best and Worst Batting Stats Viewing Player Lists Player lists contain up to 30 players. To zoom to the top or bottom of a list, press plus UP or DN . To see a player’s career stats, press ENTER when his name is highlighted. Viewing the Menus There are five menus that you can use. •The Focus menus lets you focus requests. •The Other menu lets you view a demo or set the shutoff time. •The Qualifiers menu lets you add qualifiers to requests without typing them.
Best and Worst Pitching Stats In this example, we’ll find the pitchers with the most career wins. Type the Request 1. At the Request Line, type m a x w w. Then press ENTER . 2. Press to move down the list. 3. When you’re done, press CLEAR . Or Use the Menus 1. At the Request Line, press MENU 2. Under Request, select Maximum. Then press ENTER . 3. Press 30 MENU . .
Best and Worst Pitching Stats 4. Under Stats, select Pitching Statistic. Then press ENTER . 5. Under Stats, select Won. Then press 6. Press 7. Press ENTER ENTER to see the results. to move down the list. 8. When you’re done, press CLEAR . Biggest, Smallest, Shortest, Tallest You can request player lists using the biographical stats: HT, WT, and AGE. For example, enter “MAX WT” to see baseball’s all-time heavyweights. 31 .
Best and Worst Pitching Stats Using the MORE key When you enter a player’s name, Big League Baseball EncyclopediaTM shows batting stats if the player batted for more seasons than he pitched. If he pitched for an equal number or more seasons than he batted, you see his pitching stats. How do you see a pitcher’s batting stats, if he has any? Try this example: 1. At the Request Line, type s t e v e c a r l t o n n. 2. Press ENTER and then use the arrows to see his pitching stats. 3.
Requests with Ratios A ratio is one stat divided by another. You can type a ratio after MAX or MIN in your requests. However, you can’t • divide a batting stat by a pitching stat or vice versa (e.g., AB/IP), or • use stats in ratios that are already ratios (i.e., BA, ERA, SLG). In this example, we’ll find the players with the most home runs per at-bat. Type the Request 1. At the Request Line, type m a x h r / a b b. Then press ENTER . Press 2. Press SPEC or to type a backslash (/). to see more stats.
Requests with Ratios 3. When you’re done, press . CLEAR Or Use the Menus 1. At the Request Line, press MENU . 2. Under Request, select Maximum. Then press ENTER . 3. Press MENU . 4. Under Stats, select Batting Statistics. Then press ENTER . 5. Select Home Runs. Then press 6. Press MENU ENTER . 7. Under Focus, select Make a Ratio (/). Then press ENTER . 8. Press 34 MENU . .
Requests with Ratios 9. Under Stats, select At Bats. Then press ENTER . 10. Press ENTER . 11. Press the arrow keys to see more stats. 12. When you’re done, press CLEAR . About Infinite Ratios The value of a ratio is infinite when its denominator is zero. For example, if you enter MAX W/L, you’ll see this: INF means that Ben Shields never lost a game. When you type requests with ratios, you’ll often want to limit the denominator to see players with significant at-bats, innings pitched, etc.
Advanced Requests 3B This section shows how to add limiters and qualifiers to your requests.
Adding a Limiter To limit the statistical range of your player requests, type a limiter after MAX or MIN and the stat or ratio. Limiters always have this structure: a stat or ratio + GT or LT + a number GT means greater than, LT less than. In this example, we’ll find the players with the most home runs who have a career batting average less than .250. Type a Request 1. Type m a x h r b a l t . 2 5 0 0. Then press . ENTER 2. Press the indicated arrow keys to see more. 3. When you’re done, press CLEAR .
Adding a Limiter Or Use the Menus 1. Press MENU . 2. Under Requests, select Maximum. Then press ENTER . 3. Press MENU . 4. Under Stats, select Batting Statistics. Then press ENTER . 5. Select Home Runs. Then press 6. Press MENU ENTER . . 7. Under Focus, select Add a Limiter. Then press ENTER . 8. Select Batting Average. Then press 9. Press 38 MENU . ENTER .
Adding a Limiter 10. Under Focus, select Less Than. Then press ENTER . 11. Type . 2 5 0 0. Then press 12. Press ENTER ENTER . to see the results. Understanding Limiters • Each limiter must begin with its own stat abbreviation or ratio, even when that stat or ratio is the same as the one following MAX or MIN. For example, to see the players with the most home runs, who have at least 500 home runs, you would enter “MAX HR HR GT 499.” Notice the second HR.
Adding a Limiter Limiting Biographical Stats Type weights in pounds, heights in inches (e.g., 74 for players who are 6’ 2”), and ages in years. Ages are based on birthdays before or after July 1. So, a player who was 24 at season’s start, and was born on June 30, is considered a 24 year old for the entire season. Including Pitchers Pitchers with no at-bats aren’t included in biographical requests. To include them, add a P to your request (e.g., MAX WT P).
Limiting By Team To narrow your lists to a single team, add a team limiter to your requests. Team limiters can be a team’s name, city, or city abbreviation. You can type only one team limiter in a request. If you type a team that has had more than one home city, or a city with more than one team, you’ll see a list of team choices. In this example, we’ll find the Yankee all-time RBI leader. Type a Request 1. At the Request Line, type m a x r b i y a n k e e ss. Then press ENTER . 2.
Limiting by Team 3. When you’re done, press CLEAR . Or Use the Menus 1. At the Request Line, press MENU . Under Requests, select Maximum. Then press ENTER . 2. Press MENU . Under Stats, select Batting Statistics. Then press ENTER 3. Select Runs Batted In. Then press 4. Press MENU . ENTER . . 5. Under Focus, select Limit by Team. Then press ENTER . 6. Type in y a n k e e ss. 7. Press ENTER to see the results.
Limiting by Year You can add a year limiter to your requests. Here are some examples: Year Limiters Examples a single year a starting year an ending year a year range 1969 1945– –1900 1980–89 In this example, we’ll find the pitchers with the most strike outs from 1980-1989. Type a Request 1. Type m a x s o p 1 9 8 0 - 1 9 8 9 9. Then press ENTER . To type a year, press number keys. and then the 2. Use the indicated arrows to see more stats.
Limiting by Year 3. When you’re done, press . CLEAR Or Use the Menus 1. At the Request Line, press MENU . 2. Under Request, select Maximum. Then press ENTER . 3. Press . MENU 4. Under Stats, select Pitching Statistics. Then press ENTER . 5. Select Strike Outs. Then press 6. Press 44 MENU . ENTER .
Limiting by Year 7. Under Qualifiers, select Pitcher. Then press ENTER . 8. Press BACK 9. Press MENU . . 10. Under Focus, select Limit by Year. Then press ENTER . 11. Type 1 9 8 0 - 1 9 8 9 9. 12. Press ENTER to see the results. 13. When you’re done, press CLEAR .
Adding Qualifiers You can also narrow your lists by adding one or more qualifiers to your requests. Qualifier Meaning AL, NL BR, BL, BS HOF, NHOF QUAL P American or National League Bats right, left, or switch hitter Hall of Famers or not Qualifiers for league leader titles Pitchers (with H, BB, SO,WT, HT, AGE) Any single season Throws right or left SS TR, TL In this example, you will find the right-handed batter who is not in the Hall of Fame but who hit the most home runs. Type the Request 1.
Adding Qualifiers 3. When you’re done, press . CLEAR Or Use the Menus 1. At the Request Line, press MENU . 2. Under Requests, select Maximum. Then press ENTER . 3. Press MENU . 4. Under Stats, select Batting Statistics. Then press ENTER . 5. Select Home Runs. Then press 6. Press MENU ENTER . . 7. Under Qualifiers, select Bats Right. Then press ENTER .
Adding Qualifiers 8. Under Qualifiers, select Not Hall of Fame and National League. 9. Press 10. Press BACK ENTER . to see the results. Using Other Qualifiers • P narrows your list requests to pitchers only. You can type P only in requests with H, SO, BB, WT, HT, or AGE. After biographical stats, P includes pitchers who have never batted. After H (hits), SO (strike outs) and BB (bases on balls), P specifies the number of each stat given up by a pitcher. • SS narrows requests to single season totals.
Reference HR This section contains tables of the commands, sample ratios, limiters and qualifiers.
Commands 50 Command Results players' names career and annual stats team names, cities, or abbreviations team stats AL or NL league standings WS World Series results a year all rookies of that year HOF Hall of Famers AW annual player award winners MAX maximum or most MIN minimum or least ALLSTAR All-star game results NLCS National League Championship series results ALCS American League Championship series results mm/dd/yy all players born on that date
Sample Ratios Batting Pitching Biographical HR/AB W/L HR/WT R/AB SO/IP RBI/WT RBI/AB BB/IP 3B/WT RBI/H SO/BB 2B/WT 3B/AB SO/H SO/HT 2B/AB SB/AB 51
Limiters and Qualifiers Limiters (only one per request) Greater Than Less Than GT LT Qualifiers Team Year Other team name single year SS city starting year— AL, NL city abbrev.
Digital Book System This section contains information needed to use and maintain your Digital Book System.
Digital Book System Installing & Removing Digital Books To install a digital book, first turn off your Digital Book System. Then align the digital book’s tabs with the notches in either book slot on the back and snap the book into the slot. If you install only one book, it doesn’t matter which slot you use. But make sure that the book’s metal contacts are facing down. To remove a book, first turn off the Digital Book System. Then compress the book’s tab and lift the book from the slot.
Switching Between Digital Books Switching Between Digital Books 1. With two digital books installed, press CARD . 2. Highlight a symbol by pressing Then press ENTER . or . To return to the first book, repeat these steps. Sending Words Between Books Some digital books can send and receive words from other digital books. 1. Highlight a word in a digital book. Read its User's Manual to learn how. 2. Hold and press CARD . 3. Highlight the other digital book’s symbol. ENTER Then press .
Replacing Batteries Replacing the Batteries Your unit uses CR2032 lithium batteries. Before replacing them, have four new batteries ready. 1. Turn your Digital Book System off. 2. Remove the battery cover on the back. Then remove all batteries. 3. Promptly slide two new batteries into the battery cavity with the metal clip over it. Don't bend the clip; it’s an electrical contact. And make sure the batteries’ plus (+) signs face up. 4. Slide two new batteries into the other cavity.
Protecting and Cleaning Protecting the Digital Book System • Don't touch the metal contacts on the back of your digital books or the rubber contacts in the book slots of the Digital Book System. CAUTION: Touching the contacts with statically charged objects, including your fingers, could erase information that you entered in your installed digital books. • Don't put excessive pressure or weight on your digital books or Digital Book System.
Limited Warranty (USA only) FRANKLIN warrants to you that the DIGITAL BOOK will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for one year from purchase. In the case of such a defect in your DIGITAL BOOK, 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., 122 Burrs Road, Mt. Holly, NJ 08060, within one year of purchase.
Specifications Model IC-129 • Stats: Up to 15 batting, 13 pitching, and 5 biographical annual stats for more than 13,057 AL and NL players since 1876. Plus team totals, league standings; World Series results; MVP, Rookie of Year, and Cy Young award winners; and Hall of Fame players. • Commands: names, teams, AL, NL, WS, AW, HOF, MAX, and MIN, plus limiters and qualifiers. • Spelling correction • Context-sensitive help messages • Self-demonstration • Screen contrast adjustment • ROM size: 1.
Index Adjusting screen contrast 6 All-star games 23, 25 American League Championship Series 23 Arrows following 10 about 10 Automatic shutoff setting 8 Award winners 23, 25 Bad requests 22 Batteries replacing 59 Batting stats defined 11 finding batters' 14 finding pitchers' 15 list of 11 of pitchers 15, 32 pitchers' 32 Best- & worst-ever lists batting 27 pitching 30 Biographical stats in ratios 51 limiting in requests 40 list of 11 using in requests 31 Birthdays 26 finding 26 how calculated for season
Index Handedness finding 14 Height finding 14 Help learn about 8 INF (infinite) as a ratio value 35 Installation 5 League standings 20 Learn about requests 9 Limiters list of 52 understanding them 39 using in requests 37 Limiting 43 biographical stats 40 by team 41 menus for 41 by year 43 menus for 44 Menus about 29 Focus menu 34 qualifiers menu 47 requests menu 23 selecting them 9 stats menu 31 understanding 9 viewing 29 More key at batting stats 32 at league standings 21 at pitching stats 32 at t
Index Players' lists viewing 29 Qualifiers about 46 adding 46 complete list 52 menus for 47 others 48 year(s) 43 Ratios infinite 35 list of samples 51 using in requests 33 Requests defined 9 types of 9 Resuming where you left off 6 Rookies of the Year awards 23 Screen contrast, adjusting 6 Spelling corrections 16 Statistics list of 11 Stats annual 15 batting 15 FCR-28029-00 PN 7201785 62 limiting stats 37 pitchers 40 pitching 15 team 17 viewing 16 Team names typing 17 stats finding 17 for next &
Electronic Publishers For Use with the Franklin Digital Book System IC-129 DIGITAL BOOK 1993 Electronic Publishers Mt.
