Franklin IC-101 User manual
DIGITAL BOOK
Electronic Publishers
For Use with the Franklin
Digital Book System
Electronic Publishers
DICTIONARY
Merriam
Webster
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User’s Manual
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Mt. Holly, NJ 08060
FCR 28001-00
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IC-101
Printed in China
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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 ............................24
Using With Other Books..............................26
Selecting Menu Settings..............................28
Appendixes...................................................30
Key Guide .....................................................41
Index..............................................................44
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Meet
Dictionary Plus
What
Dictionary Plus
Can Do
Your new
Merriam-Webster® Dictionary Plus
is much
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.
• 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. They explain how to get the
most from your
Dictionary Plus
.
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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 You see the word's
and press . dictionary definitions.
You press . You see 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
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contrast
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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.
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/OFFON/OFF
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ON/OFF
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If the screen is still blank, check the batteries.
4. Press .
You see the digital book symbols.
5. Highlight the
Dictionary Plus
symbol 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 .
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Help is Always at Hand
If you're ever unsure about what to do next,
press to see an appropriate help
message. If you want to see the Gold key
combinations (the keys you can press
while holding ), just press .
To scroll through 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
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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
. To erase letters, press .
2. Press .
This is a spelling correction list.
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Correcting Spellings
3. Press .
You scroll down the list.
Here's what you can do now:
To . . . Press . . .
Define a word Highlight it.
Then
Go back to the list
from a definition
4. When you're done, press .
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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 .
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