Franklin IC-112 User Manual

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1

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

2

Introduction

Congratulations. You now have a portable and
powerful electronic reference that combines the
features of a dictionary and a thesaurus.

Collins Dictionary and Thesaurus

Using

• 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

them.

, you can:

. Look for

3

Getting Started

If you’re using

Collins Dictionary and Thesaurus

for the first time,

read this section.

4

Install the Digital Book

You must install the

Thesaurus

1. Turn the Digital Book System off.

2. Insert the

3. Press

before you can use it.

Line up the digital book’s tabs with the notches
in the slot. Then snap the digital book in place.

ON/OFF .

Collins Dictionary and

digital book in a slot on the back.

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.

5

Select the Dictionary

Once

Collins Dictionary and Thesaurus

installed, here’s how to select and start using it.

is

1. Press

2. Press or to highlight the

Dictionary and Thesaurus

3. Press

This is the entry line. You can always return to
it by pressing

CARD .

Collins

symbol.

ENTER .

CLEAR .

Resuming Your Session

If the Digital Book System is turned off while
you’re using the

Thesaurus

the previous screen.

6

Collins Dictionary and

, simply press to return to

ON/OFF

Adjust the Contrast

If the screen contrast is not to your liking, here’s
how to adjust it.

1. Turn the contrast wheel.

contrast wheel

2. If the screen is still blank, check the
batteries.

See “Replacing the Batteries” in Reference.

See a Demonstration

To see a brief demonstration of

Dictionary and Thesaurus

and to highlight

DEMO . Then press To stop the

demo, press

CLEAR .

Run Demo under

ENTER .

, press

Collins

MENU

7

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.

MENU .

ENTER

ENTER

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 defini­tions, select

8

Turn off inflections .

Learn the Keys

Function Keys

CLEAR

MENU
MORE

LIST

CARD
ENTER

BACK

HELP

Direction Keys

DN

UP

+

DN

+

UP

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.

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.

9

Learn the Keys

Gold Key Combinations

+ Show confusable words.
+ Show dictionary definitions.
+ Show synonyms.

C
D
S

MatchMaker™ Key

? *

SHIFT

+ Fragment Finder™, find fragments

Letter Detective™, find letters in
words.

? *

of words.

Help is Always at Hand

To... Press...

See a help message
at any time

Move down the message
Exit the message

10

HELP

BACK