Franklin IC-101, User Manual

Page 1: ...TAL BOOK Electronic Publishers For Use with the Franklin Digital Book System Electronic Publishers DICTIONARY Merriam Webster Plus User s Manual F Mt Holly NJ 08060 FCR 28001 00 FOLD IC 101 Printed in China ...

Page 2: ...GITAL BOOK on a single FRANKLIN Digital Book System at a time You may not make any copies of the DIGITAL BOOK 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 any way reverse engineer the DIGITAL BOOK You may not export...

Page 3: ... Spellings 8 Finding Spellings 10 Looking up Definitions 13 Finding Thesaurus Meanings 16 Finding Synonyms 18 Finding Confusable Words 20 Using Pick Mode 22 Reviewing Your Path List 24 Using With Other Books 26 Selecting Menu Settings 28 Appendixes 30 Key Guide 41 Index 44 ...

Page 4: ...the words you need in spelling correction lists dictionary definitions thesaurus meanings and synonym lists distinguish frequently confused words pick words on screen to look up and review words that you have looked up in previous sessions You can even use Dictionary Plus to look up words from certain other digital books Your First Tip Throughout this manual look for gray boxed tips like this one ...

Page 5: ...its thesaurus meanings You press You see its synonyms You press And you re back at the main prompt ready to type another word It s that easy This User s Manual explains how to use Dictionary Plus in detail If you haven t used Dictionary Plus before read its chapters in order and try the ex amples If you re an experienced user keep this manual for quick reference Dictionary Plus ENTER ENTER ENTER E...

Page 6: ...he Digital Book System is on information that you entered in the other installed digital book could be erased 2 Put Dictionary Plus in either book slot on the back of the Digital Book System Align its tabs with the notches in the book slot Make sure its metal contacts are facing down 3 Press If the screen is blank adjust the contrast control on the left side of the Digital Book System ON OFF ON OF...

Page 7: ...bol by pressing or 6 Press This is Dictionary Plus s main prompt It s where you type words to find spellings dictionary definitions thesaurus meanings synonyms and confusable words You can get to the main prompt at any time by pressing Starting CARD CARD CARD CARD CARD ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR ...

Page 8: ...help messages press or To page through them press or To exit them press How to See a Demonstration To see a brief demonstration of Dictionary Plus s main features follow these steps Press Then press to highlight Demo Then press You can stop the demo at any time by pressing Starting HELP HELP HELP HELP HELP UP DN BACK BACK BACK BACK BACK MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER CLEAR ...

Page 9: ...ws when you enter a misspelled word Dictionary Plus automatically displays a spelling correction list 1 At the main prompt type kawphy If you re not at the main prompt first press To erase letters press 2 Press This is a spelling correction list BACK BACK BACK BACK BACK CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER ...

Page 10: ...inition 4 When you re done press ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER BACK BACK BACK BACK BACK CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR Follow the Arrows In Dictionary Plus you ll often see a blinking arrow at the upper right of the screen like this This arrow shows that more information is in the display than appears on screen now To see more of the display simply press ...

Page 11: ...Using the Letter Detective The question mark is called the Letter Detective because it finds missing letters in words Type a question mark for every letter that you don t know 1 At the main prompt type a conc ve 2 Press This is a MatchMaker list 3 Press to highlight a word Then press You see its definitions When you re at long MatchMaker lists you may want to page up and ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER EN...

Page 12: ... UP down the list Just press or To go to the end of the list hold and press 4 When you re done press Using the Fragment Finder The asterisk is called the Fragment Finder because it finds words containing the word fragment that you type To type an asterisk hold and press 1 At the main prompt type abund 2 Press 3 Press to highlight a word Then press 4 When you re done press ...

Page 13: ...there the search for a MatchMaker list may take a while Solving Crossword Puzzles You can use the MatchMaker key to help solve crossword puzzles For example let s say your crossword clue is To lessen You know its five letter answer starts with an A and ends with TE Simply type a te at Dictionary Plus s main prompt Then press You ll see a MatchMaker list including abate the answer ENTER ENTER ENTER...

Page 14: ...define words by typing them To learn how to define words by picking them read Using the Pick Mode 1 At the main prompt type run 2 Press Or you can hold and press This is a dictionary definition Dictionary definitions start with the word you entered with its hyphenation points and part of speech shown 3 Press to scroll down the definition Looking up Definitions ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER D D D D...

Page 15: ... Page through the definition or Zoom to the end or start of the definition or See thesaurus meanings and synonyms for the main word Browsing Through Definitions With Dictionary Plus you can flip through dictionary entries as you would in a book When you re at a definition hold while pressing to see the next dictionary entry To return to previous entries hold and press DN UP MORE MORE MORE MORE MOR...

Page 16: ...lest way to see them is to press For example let s say you re looking at the definition of capital To see its first thesaurus meaning press Then to see its first list of synonyms press again To go back to the previous entry just press You ll learn about thesaurus meanings and synonym lists in the next chapters Looking up Definitions CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR HELP HELP HELP HELP HELP MORE MORE ...

Page 17: ...this example shows you can easily switch between thesaurus meanings and synonym lists 1 At the main prompt type cold 2 Hold and press Or you can press highlight Thesaurus meaning on the Command menu and then press This is a thesaurus meaning Did you notice the Thesaurus meaning 1 of 7 message It means that the word you typed has more than one thesaurus meaning T T T T T MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU EN...

Page 18: ... this way you can flip between thesaurus meanings and their synonyms 5 When you re done press Thesaurus Meanings Finding MORE Information Remember when you re at a reference display you can see other references synonym lists thesaurus meanings and confusable words simply by pressing DN BACK BACK BACK BACK BACK MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE BACK BACK BACK BACK BACK CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MORE MOR...

Page 19: ...find synonyms by pressing at dictionary definitions and thesaurus meanings 1 At the main prompt type light 2 Hold while pressing Or you can press highlight Thesaurus synonyms on the Commands menu and then press This is a synonym list Did you notice the Synonyms for meaning 1 message It means that light has more than one list of synonyms MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE S S S S S MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU E...

Page 20: ...thesaurus meanings or synonym lists Define a synonym to highlight it Then or 4 When you re done press Finding Synonyms Gold Key Combinations Remember is used in combination with other keys To see a list of the Gold key combinations in Dictionary Plus press DN MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE UP ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER D D D D D CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR ...

Page 21: ...ords in Dictionary Plus aren t confusable words But here s how to find if they are 1 At the main prompt type ere 2 Hold and press Or you can press and then highlight Confusable words at the Command menu and then press This is a list of confusable words Each confusable word is followed by a word identifying its meaning C C C C C MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER ...

Page 22: ...hen you have to stop using Dictionary Plus in the middle of a session you can resume where you left off even if the Digital Book System has shut off Just turn on the Digital Book System You ll automatically return to the last definition thesaurus meaning synonym list or other display that you saw Finding Confusable Words ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER C C C C C T T T T T S S S S S CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR...

Page 23: ... Gold key combination to go to a reference Here s an example 1 At the main prompt type empathy Then press You see its dictionary definition 2 Press again Or you can press highlight Pick mode at the Command menu and then press Now you re in Pick mode Notice that the first word is highlighted or picked 3 To pick another word press the arrow keys Using Pick Mode ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER MENU MEN...

Page 24: ...of the picked word 4 When you re done press Looking up Words in Lists In spelling MatchMaker synonym and confusable word lists you don t have to enter the Pick mode to look up words Just press or to highlight a word in the list Then press a Gold key combination Pick Mode ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER D D D D D T T T T T S S S S S CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR ...

Page 25: ...y when the Digital Book System s batteries are allowed to run out of power or are removed for more than two minutes 1 After you ve looked up words press This is a sample Path list The words in your Path list depend on the words you ve looked up during your use of Dictionary Plus 2 Press to highlight a word 3 Press a Gold key combination Here are the keys you can press Reviewing Your Path List LIST...

Page 26: ... simply by pressing display the previous reference entry of the same type For example when you re looking at synonyms you see the previous synonym list takes you back to whatever display you last saw regardless of what type of reference it was Path List ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER D D D D D T T T T T S S S S S BACK BACK BACK BACK BACK CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR BACK BACK BACK BACK BACK UP UP ...

Page 27: ...ther book Note that Dictionary Plus can receive only one or two words at a time Don t try to send more Also not all digital books can receive words from Dictionary Plus The example below requires that you have Dictionary Plus and Word Games installed in your Digital Book System 1 Go to the end of a round of Hangman by guessing the mystery word or by pressing the question mark key 2 Hold and press ...

Page 28: ... CARD CARD CARD CARD CARD 3 Highlight the Dictionary Plus symbol Then press This is Dictionary Plus s main prompt with the word you highlighted in it 4 Press 5 To return to the Word Games menu first press Then highlight its symbol by pressing or Then press ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER ...

Page 29: ...splay settings 1 Press This is the Commands menu To use a reference First type a word at the main prompt Then press and highlight Commands by pressing Then highlight a reference By pressing Then press 2 Press MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU ...

Page 30: ...stay on when you forget to turn it off Inflections are variations of words such as plurals and participles that normally appear in dictionary definitions You may want to turn them off to shorten your definitions 3 Press to highlight the type of setting you want to change Then press You ll see a list of settings 4 Press to highlight a setting Then press You return to the previous display with the s...

Page 31: ... install only one digital book it doesn t matter which slot you use But make sure that the digital book s metal contacts are facing down 2 Gently snap the digital book into the slot Removing Digital Books 1 Turn the Digital Book System off WARNING If you install or remove digital books while the Digital Book System is on you may erase information that you entered in them 2 Using your fingernail co...

Page 32: ...clip press the recessed reset button on the back Appendixes WARNING When you reset your Digital Book System information that you entered in the currently installed digital books and notes in your notepad will be erased Do not use a pen or pencil CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ...

Page 33: ... Books Some digital books can send and receive words from other digital books Generally here s how 1 Highlight a word in a digital book Read its User s Manual to learn how 2 Hold and press 3 Highlight the other digital book symbol Then press You see its main prompt or display You may have to press again to look up the word Appendixes CARD CARD CARD CARD CARD ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER CARD CARD...

Page 34: ...to your notepad from digital books as well as send words to books from your notepad 1 Press 2 Highlight the notepad symbol Then press 3 Type your notes To Press Type numbers letters Erase characters Insert a line Move the cursor Zoom the cursor arrows Page up or down or Appendixes CARD CARD CARD CARD CARD ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER BACK BACK BACK BACK BACK ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER UP DN ...

Page 35: ... erase highlighted notes If you cut or copy notes and then cut or copy more before pasting the first the first will be erased Also you can t undo cut copy and paste commands 5 Press Your notes are saved as you exit the notepad MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE BACK BACK BACK BACK BACK MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE SHIFT SHIFT SHIFT SHIFT SHIFT X X X X X C C C C C V V V V V CLEAR CLEAR C...

Page 36: ...ant to send the word to Then press To copy words from digital books into your notepad follow these steps Highlight a word in the digital book Read its User s Manual to learn how Then hold and press Highlight the notepad symbol Then press In the notepad move the cursor to where you want to insert the word Then hold and press Appendixes MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE CARD CARD CARD CARD CARD ENTER ENTER E...

Page 37: ...he 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 Then replace the battery cover WARNING To prevent data loss from installed digital books and the notepad Always replace the batteries before they completely lose power Never remove batteries while the unit is on Never mix old and new ba...

Page 38: ...slots of the Digital Book System CAUTION Touching the contacts with statically charged objects including your fingers could erase information you entered in your currently installed digital books Don t put excessive pressure or weight on your digital books or Digital Book System In particular avoid carrying either in your back pocket Don t expose your digital books to extreme or prolonged heat col...

Page 39: ...or extra protection slide the plastic cover over the front of the Digital Book System During normal use however you can carry the Digital Book System without its cover To clean your digital books apply isopropyl alcohol with cotton swab To clean your Digital Book System apply a mild household cleaner onto a soft cloth CAUTION Spraying liquids directly on your Digital Book System could damage its c...

Page 40: ...ON OF THIS EXPRESS WARRANTY THEFOREGOINGWARRANTYISEXCLUSIVEANDISINLIEUOFALLOTHEREXPRESS 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...

Page 41: ...table automatic shutoff time Context sensitive help messages Self demonstration ROM size 1 megabyte Copyrights Trademarks and Patents 1992 Franklin Electronic Publishers Inc All rights reserved This manual is copyrighted 1992 by Franklin 1989 Merriam Webster Inc All rights reserved Merriam Webster is a registered trademark of Merriam Webster Inc US Patents 4 490 811 4 830 618 4 891 775 5 007 019 5...

Page 42: ...nus Doesn t apply Show more reference information Show your Path list Doesn t apply Show the digital book symbols CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE LIST LIST LIST LIST LIST SPEC SPEC SPEC SPEC SPEC CARD CARD CARD CARD CARD GAMES GAMES GAMES GAMES GAMES ...

Page 43: ...he previous entry Show the next entry Zoom to the start of a entry Zoom to the end of entry Direction Keys Page up Page down Move cursor MatchMaker Key Letter Detective find letters in words Fragment Finder find fragments of words Key Guide C C C C C D D D D D T T T T T S S S S S UP DN UP DN SHIFT SHIFT SHIFT SHIFT SHIFT ...

Page 44: ... a help message Turn unit on or off Shift keys to type capitals and other characters Type a space Type punctuation Key Guide BACK BACK BACK BACK BACK ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER HELP HELP HELP HELP HELP ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF SHIFT SHIFT SHIFT SHIFT SHIFT SPACE SPACE SPACE SPACE SPACE ...

Page 45: ...35 Path list words 25 synonyms 19 words from other books 26 words picked on screen 23 Definitions dictionary 13 thesaurus meanings 16 Demonstration 7 Digital Book System cleaning 38 protecting 37 resetting 31 starting 5 6 storing 38 Digital books cleaning 38 installing 5 30 removing 30 sending between 32 switching between 32 DN key 11 14 25 42 Erasing letters 8 Fragment Finder 11 GOLD key plus C 2...

Page 46: ...r key 10 12 Menus changing settings 28 29 Commands 28 Demo 7 Setup 28 29 MORE key 4 17 NEXT 25 Notepad 33 35 closing 34 editing notes 34 opening 33 sending words to from 35 typing notes 33 Path list 24 PREV 25 Previous displays finding 14 19 25 Restarting the DBS 31 Resuming your ses sion 21 Reviewing words Path list 24 Shutoff timing chang ing 29 Spelling correction 8 9 Synonyms 18 19 finding the...

Page 47: ...TAL BOOK Electronic Publishers For Use with the Franklin Digital Book System Electronic Publishers DICTIONARY Merriam Webster Plus User s Manual F Mt Holly NJ 08060 FCR 28001 00 FOLD IC 101 Printed in China ...