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Contents

Getting Started .............................................. 4

Install the Digital Book ............................. 5

Adjust the Contrast .................................. 6

See a Demonstration ................................ 7

Learn the Keys .......................................... 8

Verifying Words ........................................... 10

Defining Words ........................................ 11

Checking Spellings .................................. 13

Finding Spellings ..................................... 14

Building Words ............................................ 16

Building With Tiles .................................. 17

Building on Words ................................... 19

Building Between Letters ........................ 21

Building on Letter Scores ....................... 23

Reference ...................................................... 25

Digital Book System ................................ 26

Limited Warranty ..................................... 33

Product Specifications ............................ 34

Index ......................................................... 35

Summary of Contents for IC-109

Page 1: ...ctronic Publishers For Use with the Franklin Digital Book System Electronic Publishers User s Manual F Mt Holly NJ 08060 FCR 28009 00 A P N 7201690 Printed in China IC 109 S1 C3 R1 Players Dictionary The Official FOLD ...

Page 2: ...GITAL BOOK on a single FRANKLIN Digital Book System at a time You may not make any copies of the DIGITAL BOOK or of the data stored therein whether in electronic or print format Such copying would be in violation of applicable copyright laws Further you may not modify adapt disassemble decompile translate create derivative works of or in any way reverse engineer the DIGITAL BOOK You may not export...

Page 3: ...arn the Keys 8 Verifying Words 10 Defining Words 11 Checking Spellings 13 Finding Spellings 14 Building Words 16 Building With Tiles 17 Building on Words 19 Building Between Letters 21 Building on Letter Scores 23 Reference 25 Digital Book System 26 Limited Warranty 33 Product Specifications 34 Index 35 ...

Page 4: ...ary but they do give you a sense of one of the word s meanings With The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary digital book finding high scoring words is easier than ever Simply type your tiles and a board pattern and you ll see a list of words ranked by their Scrabble scores You can also check and find spellings type blank tiles and empty squares and include double and triple letter scores in your ...

Page 5: ...4 If you re using The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary for the first time read this section Getting Started ...

Page 6: ...sert The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary in a slot on the back 3 Press Line up the digital book s tabs with the notches in the slot Then snap the digital book in place ON OFF Protect Your Digital Books Never install a digital book while your Digital Book System is on If you do you may erase information that you entered in the other installed digital book ...

Page 7: ... the Digital Book System s screen contrast at any time 1 Turn the contrast wheel 2 If the screen is still blank check the batteries See Replacing the Batteries in Reference Automatic Shut Off When you re using the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary the Digital Book System will automatically shut off after two minutes of nonuse ...

Page 8: ...Official Scrabble Players Dictionary 1 Press 2 Press or to highlight SCR 3 Press 4 Press 5 Press to stop the demonstration CLEAR MORE ENTER CARD Help is Always at Hand If you re ever unsure what to do next press to see a help message To exit help messages press HELP BACK ...

Page 9: ...ove the cursor left or right Move up or down in a word list Page up or down in a word list Go to the top or bottom of a list At a definition go to the next or previous definition alphabetically MatchMaker Keys Type a to stand for a blank tile or an empty square Type an to stand for any number of blank tiles or a series of empty squares Learn the Keys CLEAR MORE LIST CARD ENTER HELP BACK UP DN UP D...

Page 10: ... at any time press If you entered tiles they re cleared too To back up at any time press If you were typing tiles or a board pattern the previous character is erased At other screens you return to the previous screen Follow the Arrows Whenever you see blinking arrows on screen you can press the arrow keys in the indicated directions to see more words CLEAR BACK ...

Page 11: ...10 This section shows how to verify definitions and spellings Verifying Words ...

Page 12: ...words in your tray or on the Scrabble board You can also define words in definitions 1 Press to go to the first screen 2 Type a word To erase letters press To edit the word press and then type other letters 3 Press 4 Press again Notice the highlight ENTER ENTER BACK ...

Page 13: ...Defining Words More About Definitions When you verify an inflected word you see a definition of its root word Whenever you re at a definition you can see the next or previous definition alpha betically listed in The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary by pressing plus or plus DN UP BACK ENTER CLEAR ...

Page 14: ...to verify or correct spellings 1 At the first screen type a word that you think may be misspelled 2 Press 3 If you want press or to high light another word in the list 4 Press to define a word 5 When you re done press ENTER ENTER CLEAR ...

Page 15: ...k and asterisk Each stands for a single unknown letter Each stands for any number of unknown letters 1 At the first screen type a word with a for each unknown letter or an for a number of unknown letters To type an hold and press 2 Press 3 Press or to highlight a word 4 Press to define it 5 When you re done press ENTER SHIFT ENTER CLEAR DN ...

Page 16: ...any number of letters including none Unusual Uses for s and s Typing s and s as tiles can help you find lists of unusual words For example to see a list of two letter words beginning with A type A as your tiles and press To see words of any length beginning with A enter A Finding Spellings ENTER ...

Page 17: ...16 This section shows how to build words from your tiles and fit them into patterns already on the Scrabble board Building Words ...

Page 18: ... at the first screen press before trying this example 1 At the first screen type the tiles in your tray 2 Press 3 Press The words that you can make are ranked by their Scrabble scores 4 Press or to highlight a word 5 Press to define it 6 When you re done press Scrabble list scores DN ENTER CLEAR LIST ENTER CLEAR ...

Page 19: ...our Scrabble tray press or to simulate it There are only two blank tiles in Scrabble Eight Tiles in a Tray If you type more than eight tiles you see a No more message Then you should erase tiles by pressing To edit your tiles press to move the cursor and then type over them SPACE BACK ...

Page 20: ... Players Dictionary is its ability to fit tiles into patterns of letters and words already on the Scrabble board This example shows how to build on words 1 At the first screen type your tiles 2 Press 3 Type a word from the Scrabble board 4 Press A R T LIST ENTER ...

Page 21: ...e above example s automatically appear before and after the word These s allow words to be built by adding tiles at either end of your board pattern If you enter a or an in a board pattern however no s are automatically added See Building on Letters 5 Press or to highlight a word 6 Press to define it 7 When you re done press DN ENTER CLEAR ...

Page 22: ...on the Scrabble board use the MatchMaker keys the and the to stand for the empty squares 1 At the first screen type your tiles 2 Press 3 In the board pattern type a for an empty square or an for a series of empty squares To type an hold plus 4 Press D T ENTER SHIFT LIST ...

Page 23: ...er of empty squares including none Remember when you enter one or more or in a board pattern no s or s are automatically added by The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary So you may want to type s at the beginning or end of the pattern 5 Press or to highlight a word 6 Press to define it 7 When you re done press DN ENTER CLEAR ...

Page 24: ...you can enter the letter score squares that appear on the Scrabble board Just type a 2 for each double letter score or a 3 for each triple letter score 1 At the first screen type your tiles 2 Press 3 In the board pattern press plus to type a 2 Or press plus to type a 3 4 Press LIST ...

Page 25: ...ttern but there are no patterns on the Scrabble board with double and triple letter scores squares When you enter 2 s or 3 s in a board pattern no s or s are automatically added to that pattern If you want to include s or s you must type them If No Scrabble List is Made You ll see a Sorry can t help message Then try building words with different tiles or board patterns CLEAR DN ENTER ...

Page 26: ...25 Reference This section reviews how to use the Digital Book System Reference ...

Page 27: ...l Book System Then compress the book s tab and lift the book from the slot Restarting the Digital Book System If the keyboard fails to respond or the screen performs erratically first press and then press If nothing happens hold and press If nothing happens still press the recessed reset button on the back of your Digital Book System using a paper clip If you install or remove digital books when t...

Page 28: ...se steps Sending Words Between Books Some digital books can send and receive words from other digital books 1 Highlight a word in a digital book Read its User s Manual to learn how 2 Hold and press 3 Highlight the other digital book s symbol Then press You see its main display You may have to press again to look up the word ENTER CARD ENTER ENTER Digital Book System ...

Page 29: ...ss Then highlight the notepad symbol and press Here s how to type notes To Press Type letters letter keys Type numbers letters Erase characters Insert a line Move the cursor Zoom the cursor arrows Page up or down or To exit the notepad and save your notes press CARD ENTER CARD UP DN BACK ENTER Digital Book System ...

Page 30: ...d Unhighlight a word Highlight a line Highlight all notes Unhighlight notes any arrow key Cut highlighted notes Copy highlighted notes Paste highlighted notes Delete highlighted notes One Edit at a Time If you cut or copy notes and then cut or copy more before pasting the first the first will be deleted Also you can t undo edits Digital Book System ...

Page 31: ...d 3 Then hold and press 4 Highlight the symbol of the digital book to which you want to send the word Then press To copy words from digital books to the notepad 1 Highlight a word in the digital book Read its User s Manual to learn how 2 Then hold and press 3 Highlight the notepad symbol Then press 4 In the notepad move the cursor to where you want to insert the word Then hold and press V ENTER CA...

Page 32: ...er 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 To prevent deleting information from installed digital books and the notepad Always replace the batteries before they lose all power and never remove the batteries while the Digital Book System is on Never mix old and new...

Page 33: ...r weight on your digital books or Digital Book System Don t expose your digital books to extreme or prolonged heat cold or other adverse conditions When you re not using your Digital Book System keep two digital books or dummy books in its slots to prevent dust build up Cleaning the Digital Book System To clean the digital books apply isopropyl alcohol with cotton swab To clean the Digital Book Sy...

Page 34: ... 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 orlim...

Page 35: ...Context sensitive help messages Self demonstration ROM size 1 megabyte Copyrights Trademarks and Patents 1993 Franklin Electronic Publishers Inc All rights reserved This manual is copyrighted 1993 by Franklin 1990 by Milton Bradley Company a division of Hasbro Inc All rights reserved SpellBlaster II and MatchMaker are trademarks of Franklin Scrabble is a registered trademark of Hasbro Inc manufact...

Page 36: ...correction lists 13 in definitions 11 in lists 13 14 that you type 11 Definitions finding for typed words 11 of inflected words 12 of words in definitions 11 of words in lists 13 14 17 20 22 24 scrolling through 12 understanding 12 Demonstration 7 Digital Book System cleaning 32 restarting 26 Digital books installing 26 switching between 27 DN key 12 17 20 22 24 Editing tiles 11 18 Empty squares 2...

Page 37: ...arks as tiles 15 in board patterns 21 24 for finding spellings 14 Scrabble lists 17 20 Scrabble scores 17 Screen contrast 6 Scrolling through definitions 12 Self demonstration 7 SHIFT key 14 21 Sorry can t help message 24 SPACE key 18 Spellings checking 13 finding 14 Tiles maximum on screen 18 Typing 2 s and 3 s 23 asterisks 14 21 blank tiles 18 tiles 17 words 11 UP key 12 Verifying definitions 11...

Page 38: ...ctronic Publishers For Use with the Franklin Digital Book System Electronic Publishers User s Manual F Mt Holly NJ 08060 FCR 28009 00 A P N 7201690 Printed in China IC 109 S1 C3 R1 Players Dictionary The Official FOLD ...

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