Franklin IC-101 User Manual

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Electronic Publishers

For Use with the Franklin

Digital Book System

IC-101

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DIGITAL BOOK

Merriam
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DICTIONARY

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User’s Manual

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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

2

Meet

Dictionary Plus

What

Your new
more than a dictionary. It’s a spelling corrector,
dictionary, and thesaurus combined in one powerful
and portable reference. Using
you can. . .

You can even use
from certain other digital books.

Dictionary Plus

Merriam-Webster® Dictionary Plus

• 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.

Dictionary Plus

Can Do

Dictionary Plus

to look up words

is much

,

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

.

3

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 You see the word's

ENTERENTER

ENTER

and press . dictionary definitions.
You press . You see its thesaurus

ENTERENTER

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MORE

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meanings.

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MORE

You press . You see its synonyms.
You press . And you’re back at the

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main prompt, ready to

type another word.
It’s that easy.
This User's Manual explains how to use

Plus

in detail. If you haven’t used

Dictionary

Dictionary Plus

before, read its chapters in order and try the ex­amples. If you’re an experienced user, keep this
manual for quick reference.

4

Starting

Dictionary Plus

Before you can use
installed in your Digital Book System. Here's how.

1.

Turn the Digital Book System off

WARNING If you install

while the Digital Book System is on,
information that you entered in the other
installed digital book could be erased.

2. Put

Dictionary Plus

Dictionary Plus

Dictionary Plus

in either book slot

, it must be

.

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.

contrast
control

ON/OFFON/OFF

ON/OFF

ON/OFFON/OFF

3. Press .

If the screen is blank, adjust the contrast control
on the left side of the Digital Book System.

5

Starting

If the screen is still blank, check the batteries.

4. Press .

CARDCARD

CARD

CARDCARD

You see the digital book symbols.

5. Highlight the

Dictionary Plus

symbol by

pressing or .

ENTERENTER

ENTER

6. Press .

This is

ENTERENTER

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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Starting

Help is Always at Hand

If you're ever unsure about what to do next,

HELPHELP

press to see an appropriate help

HELP

HELPHELP

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

BACKBACK

or . To exit them, press .

UP

BACK

BACKBACK

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How to See a Demonstration

To see a brief demonstration of

Dictionary Plus

main features, follow these steps:

• Press .

MENUMENU

MENU

MENUMENU

• Then press to highlight "Demo."

• Then press .

ENTERENTER

ENTER

ENTERENTER

You can stop the demo at any time by pressing

.

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’s

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Correcting Spellings

You don't have to be a perfect speller to look up
words using
example shows, when you enter a misspelled word,

Dictionary Plus

correction list.

1. At the main prompt, type "kawphy".

If you're not at the main prompt, first press

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2. Press .

Dictionary Plus

. As the following

automatically displays a spelling

BACKBACK

BACK

. To erase letters, press .

ENTERENTER

ENTER

ENTERENTER

BACKBACK

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

BACKBACK

BACK

from a definition

4. When you're done, press .

BACKBACK

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Follow the Arrows

In

Dictionary Plus

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 .

, you'll often see a

ENTERENTER

ENTER

ENTERENTER

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Finding Spellings

Dictionary Plus

you find spellings when you don't know all the letters in
a word. You can use it to solve crossword puzzles, too.

’s MatchMaker™ key-- --helps

? *? *

? *

? *? *

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".

ENTERENTER

ENTER

2. Press .

This is a MatchMaker list.

3. Press to highlight a word. Then press

ENTERENTER

.

ENTER

ENTERENTER

You see its definitions. When you're at long
MatchMaker lists, you may want to page up and

ENTERENTER

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Finding Spellings

down the list. Just press or . To go to the

DN

UP

end of the list, hold and press .

4. When you're done, press .

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Using the Fragment Finder™

The asterisk is called the Fragment Finder because it
finds words containing the word fragment that you type.

SHIFTSHIFT

SHIFT

To type an asterisk, hold and press .

1. At the main prompt, type " abund*".

ENTERENTER

ENTER

2. Press .

ENTERENTER

3. Press to highlight a word . Then press

ENTERENTER

ENTER

ENTERENTER

.

4. When you're done, press .

SHIFTSHIFT

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? *? *

? *

? *? *

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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.

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
prompt. Then press . You'll see a
MatchMaker list including "abate," the answer.

Dictionary Plus

ENTERENTER

ENTER

ENTERENTER

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's main

Looking up Definitions

Dictionary Plus

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. 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.

contains more than 270,000 dictio-

ENTERENTER

ENTER

ENTERENTER

DD

D

DD

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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 . . . Press . . .

Page through the definition or

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Zoom to the end or start +
of the definition or

See thesaurus meanings
and synonyms for the main word

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MORE

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Browsing Through Definitions

With

Dictionary Plus

dictionary entries as you would in a book.

, you can flip through

UP

When you're at a definition, hold while
pressing to see the next dictionary entry.

DN

To return to previous entries, hold and
press .

UP

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Looking up Definitions

Key Keys in

Dictionary Plus

Here are some keys you'll use often:

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clears screen to the main prompt
used with other keys

HELPHELP

HELP

HELPHELP

MOREMORE

MORE

MOREMORE

displays help messages
displays other reference entries

(See below.)

Finding MORE Than Definitions

Dictionary Plus

different types of reference entries. The simplest
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.

has the ability to quickly display

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MORE

MOREMORE

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MORE

MOREMORE

BACKBACK

BACK

BACKBACK

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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.

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

.

ENTERENTER

ENTER

ENTERENTER

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.

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MENUMENU

MENU

MENUMENU

TT

T

TT

Thesaurus Meanings

3. To see the next thesaurus meaning, hold
and press .

BACKBACK

4. Press .

BACK

BACKBACK

DN

You return to the first thesaurus meaning.
Here's what you can do now:

To . . . Press . . .

See synonyms for a

MOREMORE

MORE

MOREMORE

thesaurus meaning
To go back to the

BACKBACK

BACK

BACKBACK

thesaurus meaning
In this way, you can flip between thesaurus

meanings and their synonyms.

5. When you're done, press .

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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 .

MOREMORE

MORE

MOREMORE

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Finding Synonyms

Dictionary Plus

Not all words in
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 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.

contains nearly 500,000 synonyms.

Dictionary Plus

ENTERENTER

ENTER

ENTERENTER

MENUMENU

MENU

MENUMENU

have synonyms, but

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SS

S

SS

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Finding Synonyms

3. Hold and press repeatedly.

DN

You see its other synonym lists.
Here's what you can do now:

To . . . Press . . .

See the thesaurus meaning

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MORE

MOREMORE

of a synonym list
See previous thesaurus

meanings or synonym lists +
Define a synonym to highlight

it. Then
or +

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4. When you're done, press .

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Gold Key Combinations

Remember, is used in combination with
other keys. To see a list of the Gold key
combinations in

Dictionary Plus

, press .

UP

ENTERENTER

ENTER

ENTERENTER

DD

D

DD

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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
words. But here's how to find if they are.

Dictionary Plus

aren't confusable

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.

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ENTERENTER

ENTER

ENTERENTER

MENUMENU

MENU

MENUMENU

CC

C

CC

Finding Confusable Words

Here's what you can do now:

To . . . Press . . .

Define a confusable word Highlight it.

Then
or +

See thesaurus meanings Highlight it.
and synonyms of a Then +
confusable word or .

3. When you're done, press .

TT

T

TT

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Resuming Your Session

ENTERENTER

ENTER

ENTERENTER

CC

C

CC

SS

S

SS

When you have to stop using
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.

Dictionary Plus

in

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Using Pick Mode

With

Dictionary Plus,

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. And then you press the appropriate Gold key
combination to go to a reference. Here's an example.

1. At the main prompt, type "empathy". Then

ENTERENTER

press .

ENTER

ENTERENTER

You see its dictionary definition.

ENTERENTER

ENTER

2. Press again.

ENTERENTER

you can pick a word dictionary

Or you can press , highlight "

MENUMENU

MENU

MENUMENU

at the Command menu, and then press .

Pick mode

ENTERENTER

ENTER

ENTERENTER

Now you're in Pick mode. Notice that the first word
is highlighted, or picked.

3. To pick another word, press the arrow keys.

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"

Pick Mode

The highlighted word is the picked word.
Here's what you can do now:

To. . . Press . . .

ENTERENTER

ENTER

Define the picked word or +
See thesaurus meanings

of the picked word +
See synonyms of

the picked word +

4. When you're done, press .

ENTERENTER

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TT

T

TT

SS

S

SS

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.

DD

D

DD

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Reviewing Your Path List

Dictionary Plus

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.

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

's Path list lets you review words that

LISTLIST

LIST

LISTLIST

Dictionary Plus

.

2. Press to highlight a word.

3. Press a Gold key combination.

Here are the keys you can press:

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Path List

To. . . Press. . .

ENTERENTER

ENTER

Define a word or +
See thesaurus meanings +
See synonyms +

4. To go back to the Path list, press

ENTERENTER

TT

T

TT
SS

S

SS

BACKBACK

BACK

BACKBACK

repeatedly.

DD

D

DD

5. When you're done, press .

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Two Ways to Back Up

At most displays, you can back up either by
holding and pressing or simply
by pressing .

entry of the same type. For example, when
you're looking at synonyms, you see the
previous synonym list.

BACKBACK

BACK

BACKBACK

last saw, regardless of what type of reference it
was.

BACKBACK

BACK

BACKBACK

+ display the previous reference

UP

takes you back to whatever display you

UP

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Using With Other Books

Dictionary Plus

from other digital books. This means that you can
highlight a word in an installed digital book and then
look it up in
in

Dictionary Plus

Note that
words at a time. Don't try to send more. Also, not all
digital books can receive words from

The example below requires that you have

Plus

and

System.

can send and receive words to and

Dictionary Plus

and send to the other book.

Dictionary Plus

Word Games

. Or you can pick a word

can receive only one or two

Dictionary Plus

installed in your Digital Book

Dictionary

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 .

CARDCARD

CARD

CARDCARD

.

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Using With Other Books

3. Highlight the

press .

This is

Dictionary Plus

Dictionary Plus

ENTERENTER

ENTER

ENTERENTER

symbol. Then

's main prompt with the

word you highlighted in it.

ENTERENTER

ENTER

4. Press .

5. To return to the

press . Then highlight its symbol by
pressing or . Then press .

ENTERENTER

CARDCARD

CARD

CARDCARD

Word Games

menu, first

ENTERENTER

ENTER

ENTERENTER

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Selecting Menu Settings

The Commands and Setup menus let you select
reference and display settings.

MENUMENU

MENU

1. Press .

This is the Commands menu. To use a reference:

• First type a word at the main prompt.

MENUMENU

• Then press and highlight "Commands"

MENUMENU

MENU

MENUMENU

by pressing .

• Then highlight a reference By pressing .

ENTERENTER

ENTER

Then press .

ENTERENTER

2. Press .

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Menu Settings

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.

Shutoff is how long the Digital Book System
will 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

ENTERENTER

ENTER

you want to change. Then press .

ENTERENTER

You'll see a list of settings.

4. Press to highlight a setting. Then press
.

ENTERENTER

ENTER

ENTERENTER

You return to the previous display, with the setting
changed.

NOTE: The Demo menu is explained on page 7.

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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.

If you 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, compress the digital
book’s tab while lifting it from the slot.

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Appendixes

Restarting the Digital Book System

If the keyboard fails to respond or the screen
performs erratically, follow these steps:

1. Press .

2. Press .

3. Hold and press .*

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ON/OFFON/OFF

ON/OFF

ON/OFFON/OFF

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CLEAR

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ON/OFFON/OFF

ON/OFF

ON/OFFON/OFF

4. Using a paper clip, press the recessed reset
button on the back.*

Do not use a
pen or pencil.

* 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.

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Appendixes

Switching Between Digital Books

1. With two digital books installed, press

CARDCARD

.

CARD

CARDCARD

You see the digital book symbols.

2. Highlight a symbol by pressing or

ENTERENTER

ENTER

. Then press .

ENTERENTER

You switch to the other digital book. To return to
the first digital book, repeat the steps above.

Sending Words Between 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 .

CARDCARD

CARD

CARDCARD

3. Highlight the other digital book symbol.

ENTERENTER

ENTER

Then press .

ENTERENTER

You see its main prompt or display. You may have
to press again to look up the word.

ENTERENTER

ENTER

ENTERENTER

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Appendixes

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.

CARDCARD

CARD

ENTERENTER

ENTER

ENTERENTER

.

CARDCARD

BACKBACK

BACK

BACKBACK

1. Press .

2. Highlight the notepad symbol. Then press

3. Type your notes.

To . . . Press . . .

Type numbers + letters
Erase characters
Insert a line

ENTERENTER

ENTER

ENTERENTER

Move the cursor
Zoom the cursor + arrows
Page up or down or

UP

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Appendixes

Using the Notepad (cont'd.)

4. Edit your notes.

To. . . Press. . .

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highlight a word
unhighlight a word

MOREMORE

BACKBACK

BACK

BACKBACK

highlight a line +
highlight all notes +

+

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MORE

MOREMORE

unhighlight notes any arrow key
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. Also,
you can't undo cut, copy, and paste commands.

CARDCARD

CARD

5. Press .

Your notes are saved as you exit the notepad.

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CARDCARD

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CLEAR

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SHIFTSHIFT

SHIFT

SHIFTSHIFT

XX

X

XX
CC

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CC
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Appendixes

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 to highlight the word.

• The hold and press .

MOREMORE

MORE

MOREMORE

CARDCARD

CARD

CARDCARD

* Highlight the symbol of the digital book you

ENTERENTER

ENTER

want to send the word to. Then press

ENTERENTER

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 .

CARDCARD

CARD

CARDCARD

• Highlight the notepad symbol. Then press

ENTERENTER

ENTER

.

ENTERENTER

• In the notepad, move the cursor to where you
want to insert the word. Then hold and
press .

VV

V

VV

.

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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.

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 batteries.

• Once batteries have been removed, install

new ones within two minutes.

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Appendixes

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
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, cold, or other adverse
conditions.

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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. 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
circuitry.

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Appendixes

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
Burrs Road, Mt. Holly, NJ 08060, within one year of purchase. Alternatively, FRANKLIN may,
at its option, refund your purchase price.
Data contained in the DIGITAL BOOK may be provided under license to FRANKLIN.
FRANKLIN makes no warranty with respect to the accuracy of data in the DIGITAL BOOK.
No warranty is made that the DIGITAL BOOK will run uninterrupted or error free. You assume
all risk of any damage or loss from your use of the DIGITAL BOOK.
This warranty does not apply if, in the sole discretion of FRANKLIN, the DIGITAL BOOK has
been tampered with, damaged by accident, abuse, misuse, or misapplication, or as a result
of service or modification by any party, including any dealer, other than FRANKLIN. This
warranty applies only to products manufactured by or for FRANKLIN. Batteries, corrosion or
battery contacts and any damage caused by batteries are not covered by this warranty. NO
FRANKLIN DEALER, AGENT, OR EMPLOYEE IS AUTHORIZED TO MAKE ANY
ADDITIONAL WARRANTY IN THIS REGARD OR TO MAKE ANY MODIFICATION OR
EXTENSION OF THIS EXPRESS WARRANTY.
THE FOREGOING WARRANTY IS EXCLUSIVE AND IS IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER EXPRESS
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, or limitations on how long a warranty lasts. This
warranty gives you specific rights; you may also have additional rights which vary from State
to State. This warranty shall not be applicable to the extent that enforcement of any provision
may be prohibited by applicable law.
FRANKLIN SHALL IN NO EVENT BE LIABLE TO YOU OR TO ANY OTHER PERSON FOR
ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY OTHER
INDIRECT LOSS OR DAMAGE, ARISING OUT OF YOUR PURCHASE, THE
MANUFACTURE OR SALE OF THE DIGITAL BOOK, THIS LICENSE, OR ANY
OBLIGATION RESULTING THEREFROM OR THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE
DIGITAL BOOK UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY, WHETHER BREACH OF CONTRACT,
TORT, STRICT LIABILITY OR ANY OTHER CAUSE OF ACTION OR PROCEEDING,
WHICH DAMAGES SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, LOST PROFITS,
DAMAGES TO PROPERTY, OR PERSONAL INJURY (BUT ONLY TO THE EXTENT
PERMITTED BY LAW). FRANKLIN’S ENTIRE LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM OR LOSS,
DAMAGE, OR EXPENSE FROM ANY SUCH CAUSE SHALL IN NO EVENT EXCEED THE
PRICE PAID FOR THE DIGITAL BOOK. THIS CLAUSE SHALL SURVIVE FAILURE OF AN
EXCLUSIVE REMEDY.
This license and warranty is governed by the laws of the United States and the State of New
Jersey.

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Appendixes

Specifications (IC-101)

Product Features

• 83,000 dictionary entry words • 274,000 definitions

• 41,000 thesaurus entry words • 496,000 synonyms

• Confusables™ • Phrases and hyphenation

• MatchMaker™II spelling correction • Path list of up

to 26 words • Pick mode • 5 typeface settings

• Inflection shut off • Adjustable automatic shutoff

time • Context-sensitive help messages • Self­demonstration • 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; 5,133,340. European Patent: 0 136 379.
Patents Pending.

ISBN 0-945731-91-4 FCR 28001-00

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Key Guide

Function Keys

CLEARCLEAR

CLEAR

CLEARCLEAR

MENUMENU

MENU

MENUMENU

GAMESGAMES

GAMES

GAMESGAMES

MOREMORE

MORE

MOREMORE

LISTLIST

LIST

LISTLIST

SPECSPEC

SPEC

SPECSPEC

CARDCARD

CARD

CARDCARD

Clear the screen to the main
prompt.

Show the Command, Setup, and
Demo menus.

Doesn’t apply.
Show more reference information.
Show your Path list.
Doesn’t apply.
Show the digital book symbols.

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Gold Key Combinations

Key Guide

+ Show confusable words.
+ Show dictionary definitions.
+ Show a thesaurus meaning.
+ Show synonyms.
+ Show the previous entry.
+ Show the next entry.
+ Zoom to the start of a entry.
+ Zoom to the end of entry.

Direction Keys

UP

DN

MatchMaker™ Key

? *? *

? *

? *? *

+ Fragment Finder™, find fragments

SHIFTSHIFT

SHIFT

SHIFTSHIFT

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CC

C

CC
DD

D

DD
TT

T

TT
SS

S

SS

UP

DN

? *? *

? *

? *? *

Page up.
Page down.
Move cursor.

Letter Detective™, find letters in
words.

of words.

Key Guide

Other Keys

BACKBACK

BACK

BACKBACK

ENTERENTER

ENTER

ENTERENTER

HELPHELP

HELP

HELPHELP

Backspace, or go back to the
previous display.

Find definitions or spelling lists.
Show a help message.

ON/OFFON/OFF

ON/OFF

ON/OFFON/OFF

SHIFTSHIFT

SHIFT

SHIFTSHIFT

SPACESPACE

SPACE

SPACESPACE

, -, -

, -

;;

, -, -

;

;;
::

:

::

Turn unit on or off.
Shift keys to type capitals and

other characters.
Type a space.
Type punctuation.

..

.

..

''

'

''

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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
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 20
plus CARD 26
plus D 13
plus DN 19
plus S 18, 23, 42
plus T 16,18, 23, 42
plus UP 19, 25

GOLD key combina-

tions 19, 42

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Index

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-

17

words from other

books 26-27
words in lists 23
words on screen 22-23

MatchMaker 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 thesaurus

meanings of 17

scrolling through 19

Thesaurus meanings 16-

17

finding synonyms of 17

Typefaces, changing 29
UP key 25,42

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