Franklin IC-112 User manual

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Contents
Getting Started ............................................... 4
Install the Digital Book .............................. 5
Select the Dictionary ................................. 6
Adjust the Contrast ...................................7
Select Setup Options.................................8
Learn the Keys ........................................... 9
Looking Up Words ........................................11
Correcting Spellings................................. 12
Finding Spellings...................................... 13
Finding Definitions ................................... 16
Finding Synonyms.................................... 19
Finding Confusable Words ......................22
Reviewing Words...................................... 23
Using With Other Books ..........................24
Reference....................................................... 26
Digital Book System ................................. 27
Specifications ........................................... 31
Limited Warranty ...................................... 32
Index .......................................................... 33

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Introduction
Congratulations. You now have a portable and
powerful electronic reference that combines the
features of a dictionary and a thesaurus.
Using
Collins Dictionary and Thesaurus , you can:
• check and correct spellings,
• find unknown letters and fragments of words,
• find definitions, synonyms, and
confusable words,
• 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
Collins Dictionary and Thesaurus . Look for
them.

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Getting Started
If you’re using
Collins Dictionary and Thesaurus
for the first time,
read this section.

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Install the Digital Book
You must install the Collins Dictionary and
Thesaurus
before you can use it.
1. Turn the Digital Book System off.
2. Insert the
digital book in a slot on the back.
3. Press
Protecting Your Digital Books
Never install or remove a digital book while
the Digital Book System is on. If you do, you
may erase information that you entered in the
other installed digital book.
Line up the digital book’s tabs with the notches
in the slot. Then snap the digital book in place.
ON/OFF .

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Select the Dictionary
Once Collins Dictionary and Thesaurus is
installed, here’s how to select and start using it.
1. Press
2. Press or to highlight the
Collins
Dictionary and Thesaurus
symbol.
3. Press
This is the entry line. You can always return to
it by pressing
Resuming Your Session
If the Digital Book System is turned off while
you’re using the
Collins Dictionary and
Thesaurus
, simply press to return to
the previous screen.
CARD .
ON/OFF
CLEAR .
ENTER .

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See a Demonstration
To see a brief demonstration of Collins
Dictionary and Thesaurus
, press
and to highlight Run Demo under
DEMO . Then press To stop the
demo, press
Adjust the Contrast
If the screen contrast is not to your liking, here’s
how to adjust it.
1. Turn the contrast wheel.
2. If the screen is still blank, check the
batteries.
See “Replacing the Batteries” in Reference.
contrast wheel
MENU
ENTER .
CLEAR .

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Select Setup Options
Using the Setup menu, you can select typefaces,
shutoff times, and inflection displays.
1. Press Then press .
2. Press to highlight an option.
3. Press to see the settings.
4. Press to highlight a setting.
5. Press to select it.
Understanding Setup Options
Typefaces are how letters appear on screen.
For easier reading, select a large typeface.
Shutoff is how long the Digital Book System
stays on when you forget to turn it off.
Inflections are plurals and participle forms of
words. If you don’t want to see them in defini-
tions, select Turn off inflections .
MENU .
ENTER
ENTER

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Function Keys
Clear to the request line.
See the menus.
See demonstration or more
references.
Show the path list.
Switch to another digital book.
Find definitions or spelling lists.
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.
Go to the top or bottom.
Go to next or previous.
Learn the Keys
HELP
+
MENU
MORE
CLEAR
LIST
CARD
ENTER
BACK
+
DN
UP
DN
UP

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Gold Key Combinations
+ Show confusable words.
+ Show dictionary definitions.
+ Show synonyms.
MatchMaker™ Key
Letter Detective™, find letters in
words.
+ Fragment Finder™, find fragments
of words.
Learn the Keys
Help is Always at Hand
To... Press...
See a help message
at any time
Move down the message
Exit the message
HELP
BACK
C
D
SHIFT ? *
? *
S

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This section shows
how to find
definitions, synonyms,
and other information
about words.
Looking Up Words

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Correcting Spellings
To check or correct spellings, simply type a word
and press And if you misspell words,
they’re automatically corrected.
1. Press
2. Type a misspelled word.
To erase letters, press
3. Press
This is a correction list.
4. To define a word, press to highlight it.
Then press
To go back to the correction list, press
5. Press
ENTER .
CLEAR .
BACK .
ENTER .
ENTER .
CLEAR .
BACK .

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Finding Spellings
You can find unknown letters, prefixes, suffixes, or
fragments of words by using the MatchMaker
™
characters—the question mark and the asterisk.
Letter Detective™
The question mark is the letter detective. It finds
unknown letters in words.
1. At the entry line, type a word with a ?
for each unknown letter.
2. Press
3. To define a word, press to highlight it.
Then press
4. Press
ENTER .
CLEAR .
ENTER .

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Fragment Finder™
The asterisk is the fragment finder. It finds
prefixes, suffixes, and fragments of words. Each
asterisk can stand for any number of letters.
1. Type a word with an ✽for a series of
unknown letters.
To type the asterisk, press plus
2. Press
3. To define a word, press to highlight it.
Then press
4. Press
Finding Spellings
SHIFT ? * .
ENTER .
ENTER .
CLEAR .

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Finding Spellings
Spelling Finder Tips
☛ You can enter ?’s and ✽‘s in the same
word. For example, pers?ver* . But don’t
place a ? next to an ✽. Remember, ✽‘s can
stand for any number of letters, including one
or none.
☛ You can use ?’s and ✽’s to find unusual
words. For example, to find two-letter words
beginning with an O, enter o? . To find all
words beginning with O, enter o✽.
☛You can use ?’s to help solve crossword
puzzles. For example, if the second letter of a
five-letter word is H and its last letter is W.
Enter ?h??w to see possible answers.
Follow the Arrows
Blinking arrows on screen show
which keys you can press to see
more. Look for them.

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You can find definitions in two ways: (1) by
entering words at the entry line, or (2) by picking
words from definitions or word lists.
By Entering Words
The simplest way to define words is to enter them
at the entry line.
1. Type a word.
2. Press
This is a dictionary entry.
3. To move down the entry, press or .
Read the next section for another way to find
definitions.
Finding Definitions
ENTER .
DN

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Finding Definitions
By Picking Words
You can also define words by picking them from
definition or word lists.
1. At a definition or word list, press
Or, under
Commands , select Pick Mode .
Then press
2. Press the arrow keys to highlight a word.
To erase the highlight, press
3. Press
ENTER .
ENTER .
ENTER .
BACK .

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Seeing MORE Information
By pressing , you can instantly cycle
from definitions to synonym lists to confus-
able words (if any) and then back to defini-
tions. You can start at any point in the cycle.
Understanding Dictionary Entries
In dictionary entries, the entry word appears
first with hyphenation points and part(s) of
speech. One or more definitions of the entry
word follow.
Some dictionary entries also contain defini-
tions of related words, which are bold.
Browsing Dictionary Entries
You can browse through dictionary entries
as you would in a book. At a definition, press
plus to see the next dictionary
entry. Press plus to see the
previous one.
Finding Definitions
CLEAR .
MORE
4. Press
UP
DN

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Finding Synonyms
You can find synonyms (1) by pressing
at dictionary entries, (2) by entering words, or (3)
by picking words.
By Pressing MORE
At any dictionary entry, you can press
to see synonyms of the entry word. See p.18.
By Entering Words
To go directly to synonyms, follow this
example.
1. Type a word.
2. Press plus
MORE
MORE
S .

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If you see a message such as Synonyms
for meaning 1 , there are more synonyms
to view.
3. Press plus repeatedly.
4. Press to highlight a word.
To . . . Press. . .
Define a synonym
See confusable words (if any)
5. Press
By Picking Words
Just as you can pick words in dictionary entries
and then define them, you can pick them and find
their synonyms.
1. At a dictionary entry, press
2. Press the arrow keys to highlight a word.
3. Press plus
4. Press
Finding Synonyms
ENTER
MORE
CLEAR .
ENTER .
CLEAR .
S
S .