Franklin IC-112 User Manual

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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

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.

Getting Started

If you’re using

Collins Dictionary and Thesaurus for the first time,

read this section.

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.

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

3. Press ON/OFF .

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.

Select the Dictionary

Once Collins Dictionary and Thesaurus is installed, here’s how to select and start using it.

1.Press CARD .

2.Press or to highlight the Collins Dictionary and Thesaurus symbol.

3.Press ENTER .

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

Resuming Your Session

If the Digital Book System is turned off while you’re using the Collins Dictionary and Thesaurus, simply press ON/OFF to return to the previous screen.

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 Collins Dictionary and Thesaurus, press MENU

and	to highlight	Run Demo under
DEMO . Then press		ENTER . To stop the

demo, press CLEAR .

Turn off inflections

Select Setup Options

Using the Setup menu, you can select typefaces, shutoff times, and inflection displays.

1. Press MENU . Then press

2. Press	to highlight an option.
3. Press	ENTER	to see the settings.
4. Press	to highlight a setting.
5. Press	ENTER	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 definitions, select .

	Learn the Keys
Function Keys
CLEAR	Clear to the request line.
MENU	See the menus.
MORE	See demonstration or more
	references.
LIST	Show the path list.
CARD	Switch to another digital book.
ENTER	Find definitions or spelling lists.
BACK	Back up or erase letters.
HELP	See a help message.

Direction Keys

+ UP DN

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

Gold Key Combinations

+	C	Show confusable words.
+	D	Show dictionary definitions.
+	S	Show synonyms.
MatchMaker™		Key
? *		Letter Detective™, find letters in
		words.
SHIFT +	? *	Fragment Finder™, find fragments
		of words.

Help is Always at Hand

To...	Press...
See a help message	HELP
at any time
Move down the message
Exit the message	BACK

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