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- Page 1 For Use with the Franklin Digital Book System Electronic Publishers IC-101 DIGITAL BOOK Merriam Webster DICTIONARY User’ s Manual...
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Page 2: License Agreement
FRANKLIN. Through your purchase, FRANKLIN grants you a personal and nonexclusive license to use the DIGITAL 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. -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents Meet Dictionary Plus ... 3 Starting Dictionary Plus ... 5 Correcting 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 ... -
Page 4: Meet Dictionary Plus
Meet Dictionary Plus What Dictionary Plus Can Do Your new Merriam-Webster more than a dictionary. It’s a spelling corrector, dictionary, and thesaurus combined in one powerful and portable reference. Using Dictionary Plus , you can. . . • find the words you need in spelling correction lists, dictionary definitions, thesaurus meanings, and synonym lists. - Page 5 Dictionary Plus How Dictionary Plus Works Dictionary Plus is easy to use. You simply type in words, or pick them from on screen, and then look them up. Here's what a typical session looks like: The screen says "Type a word. . ." You type a word and press You press...
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Page 6: Starting Dictionary Plus
Starting Dictionary Plus Before you can use Dictionary Plus , it must be installed in your Digital Book System. Here's how. 1. Turn the Digital Book System off . WARNING If you install Dictionary Plus while the Digital Book System is on, information that you entered in the other installed digital book could be erased. - Page 7 Starting If the screen is still blank, check the batteries. 4. Press C A R D C A R D C A R D C A R D C A R D You see the digital book symbols. 5. Highlight the Dictionary Plus symbol by pressing 6.
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Page 8: Help Is Always At Hand
Help is Always at Hand If you're ever unsure about what to do next, press to see an appropriate help H E L P H E L P H E L P H E L P H E L P message. -
Page 9: Correcting Spellings
Correcting Spellings You don't have to be a perfect speller to look up words using Dictionary Plus . As the following example shows, 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 C L E A R C L E A R... -
Page 10: Follow The Arrows
3. Press You scroll down the list. Here's what you can do now: To . . . Define a word Go back to the list from a definition 4. When you're done, press 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... -
Page 11: Finding Spellings
Finding Spellings Dictionary Plus ’s MatchMaker™ key-- you find spellings when you don't know all the letters in a word. You can use it to solve crossword puzzles, too. Using the Letter Detective™ The question mark is called the Letter Detective because it finds missing letters in words. - Page 12 down the list. Just press end of the list, hold 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 1.
- Page 13 Finding Spellings MatchMaker Tips You can type question marks and asterisks in the same word; for example, “pers?ver*”. But avoid typing question marks and asterisks in place of a word’s first letters. If type them there, the search for a MatchMaker list may take a while.
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Page 14: Looking Up Definitions
Looking up Definitions Dictionary Plus contains more than 270,000 dictio- nary definitions. You can find them in two ways: • by typing words at the main prompt, • or by picking words on screen. The following example shows how to define words by typing them. - Page 15 Looking up Definitions You see inflections of the main word (unless you turned off the inflections at the Setup menu), one or more meanings, plus related words and phrases. Here's what you can do now: To . . . Page through the definition Zoom to the end or start of the definition See thesaurus meanings...
- Page 16 Key Keys in Dictionary Plus Here are some keys you'll use often: clears screen to the main prompt C L E A R C L E A R C L E A R C L E A R C L E A R used with other keys displays help messages H E L P...
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Page 17: Finding Thesaurus Meanings
Finding Thesaurus Meanings A thesaurus meaning is a general definition shared by a list of synonyms. Since many words have more than one synonym list, thesaurus meanings help you decide which synonym list suits your needs. As this example shows, you can easily switch between thesaurus meanings and synonym lists. -
Page 18: Finding More Information
3. To see the next thesaurus meaning, hold and press 4. Press B A C K B A C K B A C K B A C K B A C K You return to the first thesaurus meaning. Here's what you can do now: To . -
Page 19: Finding Synonyms
Finding Synonyms Dictionary Plus contains nearly 500,000 synonyms. Not all words in Dictionary Plus have synonyms, but most do. This example shows the basic way to find synonyms-- by typing a word at the main prompt. You can also find synonyms by pressing definitions and thesaurus meanings. - Page 20 3. Hold You see its other synonym lists. Here's what you can do now: To . . . See the thesaurus meaning of a synonym list See previous thesaurus meanings or synonym lists Define a synonym 4. When you're done, press Gold Key Combinations Remember, other keys.
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Page 21: Finding Confusable Words
Finding Confusable Words Confusable words are homonyms, contractions, and possessives that are easy to confuse with other words. For example, “doe” and “dough” are confusable words. Most words in Dictionary Plus aren't confusable words. But here's how to find if they are. 1. - Page 22 Here's what you can do now: To . . . Define a confusable word See thesaurus meanings and synonyms of a confusable word 3. When you're done, press Resuming Your Session When 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.
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Page 23: Using Pick Mode
Using Pick Mode With Dictionary Plus, you can pick a word dictionary definitions and thesaurus meanings and then look it up in one of the references. To pick words, you must first enter the Pick mode first. Then you press the arrow keys to highlight a word. - Page 24 The highlighted word is the picked word. Here's what you can do now: To. . . Define the picked word See thesaurus meanings of the picked word See synonyms 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.
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Page 25: Reviewing Your Path List
Reviewing Your Path List Dictionary Plus 's Path list lets you review words that you looked up during current or previous sessions. The Path list saves the last 26 words that you entered by typing or picking words. Your Path list is erased only when the Digital Book System's batteries are allowed to run out of power or are removed for more than two minutes. - Page 26 To. . . Define a word See thesaurus meanings See synonyms 4. To go back to the Path list, press repeatedly. 5. When you're done, press Two Ways to Back Up At most displays , you can back up either by holding by pressing entry of the same type.
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Page 27: Using With Other Books
Using With Other Books Dictionary Plus can send and receive words to and from other digital books. This means that you can highlight a word in an installed digital book and then look it up in Dictionary Plus . Or you can pick a word in Dictionary Plus and send to the other book. - Page 28 3. Highlight the Dictionary Plus symbol. Then E N T E R E N T E R press E N T E R E N T E R E N T E R This is Dictionary Plus 's main prompt with the word you highlighted in it.
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Page 29: Selecting Menu Settings
Selecting Menu Settings The Commands and Setup menus let you select reference and display settings. 1. Press M E N U M E N U M E N U M E N U M E N U This is the Commands menu. To use a reference: •... - Page 30 This is the Setup menu. Here you can change typefaces, adjust the shutoff timing, and decide if inflections appear in dictionary definitions. Typefaces, or fonts, are how letters appear on screen. You may want to select a large or bold one for visibility.
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Page 31: Appendixes
Appendixes Installing Digital Books NOTE: Your Digital Book System will operate only when one or two digital books are installed. 1. Turn the Digital Book System off . 1. Align the digital book’s tabs with the notches in either book slot on the back of the Digital Book System. -
Page 32: Restarting The Digital Book System
Restarting the Digital Book System If the keyboard fails to respond or the screen performs erratically, follow these steps: 1. Press C L E A R C L E A R C L E A R C L E A R C L E A R 2. -
Page 33: Switching Between Digital Books
Appendixes Switching Between Digital Books 1. With two digital books installed, press C A R D C A R D C A R D C A R D C A R D You see the digital book symbols. 2. Highlight a symbol by pressing . - Page 34 Using the Notepad Your Digital Book System comes with a built-in notepad that can store up to 60 lines of text. You can edit your notes as you would in a word processor. And you can copy words into your notepad from digital books, as well as send words to books from your notepad.
- Page 35 Appendixes Using the Notepad (cont'd.) 4. Edit your notes. To. . . highlight a word unhighlight a word highlight a line highlight all notes unhighlight notes cut highlighted notes copy highlighted notes paste highlighted notes erase highlighted notes If you cut or copy notes, and then cut or copy more before pasting the first, the first will be erased.
- Page 36 Sending Words to & from the Notepad To look up words from your notepad in certain digital books, follow these steps: • Press the arrow keys to move the cursor to a word in your notepad. • Then press M O R E M O R E M O R E M O R E...
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Page 37: Replacing The Batteries
Appendixes 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. - Page 38 Protecting Your Digital Book System To get the longest use from your Digital Book System, follow these precautions. • 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 you entered...
- Page 39 Appendixes Storing and Cleaning When you're not using your Digital Book System, keep two digital books or dummy books installed in its book slots to prevent dust build-up. Store your other digital books in their carrying case. For extra protection, slide the plastic cover over the front of the Digital Book System.
- Page 40 Limited Warranty (U.S.A. 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...
- Page 41 • Inflection shut off • Adjustable 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.
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Page 42: Key Guide
Key Guide Function Keys C L E A R C L E A R C L E A R C L E A R C L E A R M E N U M E N U M E N U M E N U M E N U G A M E S... -
Page 43: Direction Keys
Gold Key Combinations C C C C C D D D D D T T T T T S S S S S Direction Keys MatchMaker S H I F T S H I F T S H I F T S H I F T S H I F T Show confusable words. -
Page 44: Other Keys
Key Guide Other Keys B A C K B A C K B A C K B A C K B A C K E N T E R E N T E R E N T E R E N T E R E N T E R H E L P H E L P... -
Page 45: Index
Index Automatic shutoff, changing 29 Backing up 25, 43 Batteries replacing 36 warnings 36 Browsing through definitions 14 Clearing the screen 6, 15 Commands menu 28 Confusable words 20 Contrast, adjusting 5 Copyrights, trademarks, patents 40 Crossword puzzles, solving 12 Defining confusable words 21 notepad words 35... - Page 46 Help messages 7 Inflections 14 turning off 29 Installing batteries 36 digital books 30 Key Guide 41-43 Letter Detective™ 10 Looking up confusable words 20 definitions 13 Path list 24 spellings 8-12 synonyms 18-19 thesaurus meanings 16- words from other books 26-27 words in lists 23 words on screen 22-23...
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