Franklin IC-116 User manual
Digital Book System
For Use with the Franklin
IC-116
DIGITAL BOOK
F
User’s Manual
Electronic Publishers
Mt. Holly, NJ 08060
FCR-28016-00 A PN 7201750 Printed in China
FOLD
Electronic Publishers
ADVANCED
DICTIONARY
1
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2
Contents
Getting Started ............................................... 4
Install the Digital Book .............................. 5
Select the Dictionary ................................. 6
Select Other Options ................................. 7
Learn the Keys ........................................... 8
Looking Up Words ........................................10
Correcting Spellings................................. 11
Finding Spellings...................................... 12
Finding Definitions ................................... 15
Finding Thesaurus Entries ......................18
Finding ClassmatesTM ............................... 21
Finding Confusable Words ...................... 22
Reviewing Words...................................... 23
Words From Other Books ........................ 24
Using Grammar Guide.................................. 26
Finding Topics .......................................... 27
Grammar Exercises .................................. 29
Digital Book System ..................................... 32
Index .......................................................... 39
3
Introduction
You now have a powerful electronic reference with
the features of a dictionary and a thesaurus.
Using the
Merriam-Webster
®
Advanced
Dictionary
, you can:
• check and correct spellings,
• find unknown letters and fragments of words,
• find extensive definitions, word histories, and
confusable word lists,
• find thesaurus meanings, synonyms,
antonyms, and more,
• pick and look up words on screen,
• review words that you’ve already looked up,
• look up words from other digital books.
This User’s Manual shows you how. You can
follow its numbered instructions using the
examples shown or using words that interest you.
About User Notes
Throughout this User’s Manual, notes like this
provide tips and explain advanced uses of
the
Merriam-Webster®Advanced Dictionary
. Look
for them.
4
Getting Started
If you’re using
The
Merriam-Webster®
Advanced Dictionary
for the first time,
read this section.
5
Protect Your Digital Books
Never install or remove a digital book while the
Digital Book System is on. If you do, information
that you entered in the other installed digital
book may be erased.
Install the Digital Book
You must install the
Merriam-Webster® Advanced
Dictionary
before you can use it.
1. Make sure the Digital Book System is off.
2. Insert the
digital book in a slot on the back.
3. Press
4. To adjust screen contrast, turn the contrast
wheel on the side of the Digital Book System.
5. If the screen is blank, check the batteries.
Line up the digital book’s tabs with the notches
in the slot. Then snap the digital book in place.
ON/OFF .
6
Select the Dictionary
Once the
Merriam-Webster®Advanced Dictionary
is
installed, here’s how to select and start using it.
1. Press
2. Press or to highlight the
Merriam-Webster
®
Advanced Dictionary
symbol.
3. Press
This is the entry line. You can always return to it
by pressing
Resuming Where You Left Off
If the Digital Book System is turned off while
you’re using the
Merriam-Webster®Advanced
Dictionary
, simply press to return to the
previous screen. ON/OFF
CARD .
CLEAR .
ENTER .
7
Select Other Options
Using the Other menu, you can select fonts, set
shutoff times, and see a demonstration.
1. Press Then press .
2. Press to highlight an option.
3. Press to see the settings, if any.
4. Press to highlight a setting.
5. Press to select it.
Understanding the Other Options
Run Demo shows you a brief demonstration.
To stop the demo, press
Select Font lets you decide how you want the
letters to appear on screen. For easier reading,
select a medium or large typeface.
Set Shutoff lets you set how long the Digital Book
System stays on when you forget to turn it off.
CLEAR .
ENTER
MENU .
ENTER
8
Here are some of the keys you’ll often use in the
Merriam-Webster®Advanced Dictionary
.
Function Keys
Clear to the entry line.
See the main menu.
Cycle through references.
See grammar exercises.
Show the path list.
Switch to another digital book.
See a definition or pick a word.
Back up or erase letters.
See a help message.
Direction Keys
Move the cursor left or right.
Move up or down.
Page up or down.
Zoom to the top or bottom of
an entry.
Go to next or previous entry.
Learn the Keys
DN
UP
HELP
+
DN
UP
+
CLEAR
MENU
MORE
LIST
CARD
ENTER
BACK
GAMES
9
Gold Key Combinations
+ See Classmates.
+ Show dictionary definitions.
+ See thesaurus meanings.
Show Confusables.
Go to the Grammar Guide.
MatchMaker™Key
Letter Detective™, find letters in
words.
+ Fragment Finder™, find
fragments of words.
Help is Always at Hand
To... Press...
See a help message
at any time
Move down the message
Exit the message
+
Learn the Keys
BACK
SHIFT ? *
? *
C
D
T
?*
G
+
HELP
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