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For Use with the Franklin Digital Book System Electronic Publishers IC-109 DIGITAL BOOK S C R 1 3 1 The Official Players Dictionary Electronic Publishers Mt. Holly, NJ 08060 FCR 28009-00 A P/N 7201690 User’s Manual Printed in China FOLD F License Agreement READ THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT BEFORE USING THE DIGITAL BOOK. YOUR USE OF THE DIGITAL BOOK DEEMS THAT YOU ACCEPT THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE TERMS, YOU MAY RETURN THIS PACKAGE WITH PURCHASE RECEIPT TO THE DEALER FROM WHICH YOU PURCHASED THE DIGITAL BOOK AND YOUR PURCHASE PRICE WILL BE REFUNDED. DIGITAL BOOK means the software product and documentation found in this package and FRANKLIN means Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc. LIMITED USE LICENSE All rights in the DIGITAL BOOK remain the property of FRANKLIN. Through your purchase, FRANKLIN grants you a personal and nonexclusive license to use the DIGITAL 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 or re-export, directly or indirectly, the DIGITAL BOOK without compliance with appropriate governmental regulations. The DIGITAL BOOK contains Franklin’s confidential and propriety information which you agree to take adequate steps to protect from unauthorized disclosure or use. This license is effective until terminated. This license terminates immediately without notice from FRANKLIN if you fail to comply with any provision of this license. 1 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 2 Introduction The Official Scrabble® Players Dictionary contains more than 100,000 words specially chosen for playing Scrabble®. You’ll find short words, unusual words, and words spelled with lessfrequent letters that help you get higher Scrabble® scores. All words have brief definitions. These definitions don’t provide the detail of general dictionary 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 patterns. To learn how, read this User’s Manual. You can follow the numbered steps using the examples shown or using your own tiles and board patterns. 3 Getting Started If you’re using The Official Scrabble® Players Dictionary for the first time, read this section. 4 Install the Digital Book You must install The Official Scrabble® Players Dictionary digital book before you can use it. 1. Turn the Digital Book System off. 2. Insert The Official Scrabble® Players Dictionary 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 . 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. 5 Adjust the Contrast After you’ve installed The Official Scrabble® Players Dictionary digital book, you can adjust the Digital Book System’s screen contrast at any time. 1. Turn the contrast wheel. 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. 6 See a Demonstration .Here’s how to see a brief demonstration of The Official Scrabble® Players Dictionary. 1. Press CARD . 2. Press or 3. Press ENTER . 4. Press MORE . 5. Press CLEAR to highlight SCR. to stop the demonstration. Help is Always at Hand If you’re ever unsure what to do next, press HELP to see a help message. To exit help messages, press BACK . 7 Learn the Keys Function Keys CLEAR Clear to the first screen. MORE See a brief demonstration. LIST Build a list of Scrabble® words. CARD Switch to another digital book. ENTER Verify or define a word. BACK Back up or erase letters. See a help message. HELP Direction Keys Move the cursor left or right. Move up or down in a word list. UP DN Page up or down in a word list. + + Go to the top or bottom of a list. DN UP At a definition, go to the next or previous definition alphabetically. MatchMaker™ Keys ? * or SHIFT 8 SPACE + ?* 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 Letter Score Keys + + W E Type a 2 for a double letter score. Type a 3 for a triple letter score. Clearing and Backing Up To clear to the first screen at any time, press CLEAR . If you entered tiles, they’re cleared, too. To back up at any time, press BACK . 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. 9 Verifying Words This section shows how to verify definitions and spellings. 10 Defining Words You can easily verify the definitions of words in your tray or on the Scrabble® board. You can also define words in definitions. 1. Press CLEAR to go to the first screen. 2. Type a word. To erase letters, press BACK . To edit the word, press and then type other letters. 3. Press ENTER 4. Press ENTER . again. Notice the highlight. 11 Defining Words 5. Press to move the highlight. To turn off the highlight, press 6. Press ENTER BACK . . 7. When you’re done, press CLEAR . 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 alphabetically listed in The Official Scrabble® Players Dictionary by pressing plus UP or plus DN . 12 Checking Spellings Here’s how to verify or correct spellings. 1. At the first screen, type a word that you think may be misspelled. 2. Press ENTER . 3. If you want, press or to highlight another word in the list. 4. Press ENTER to define a word. 5. When you’re done, press CLEAR . 13 Finding Spellings You can find spellings even when you don’t know all the letters in a word by using the MatchMaker™ keys—the question mark 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 2. Press 3. Press 4. Press ENTER or ENTER SHIFT . DN to highlight a word. to define it. 5. When you’re done, press 14 and press ? * . CLEAR . Finding Spellings Using ?’s and ✽’s as Tiles You can type more than one ? or ✽ among your tiles. Remember, ✽’s stand for 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 ENTER . To see words of any length beginning with A, enter A✽. 15 Building Words This section shows how to build words from your tiles and fit them into patterns already on the Scrabble® board. 16 Building With Tiles The simplest way to build words from your tiles is without a board pattern. If you’re not at the first screen, press CLEAR before trying this example. 1. At the first screen, type the tiles in your tray. 2. Press LIST . 3. Press ENTER . scores Scrabble® list The words that you can make are ranked by their Scrabble® scores. 4. Press 5. Press or ENTER DN to highlight a word. to define it. 6. When you’re done, press CLEAR . 17 Building With Tiles Building Words With Blank Tiles If you have a blank tile in your Scrabble® tray, press ? * or SPACE 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 BACK . To edit your tiles, press to move the cursor and then type over them. 18 Building on Words The real power of The Official Scrabble® 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 LIST . 3. Type a word from the Scrabble® board. A R 4. Press ENTER T . 19 Building on Words Scrabble® list your tiles board pattern 5. Press or 6. Press ENTER DN to highlight a word. to define it. 7. When you’re done, press CLEAR . Using Words as Board Patterns When you enter a word as a board pattern, as in the 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.”) 20 Building Between Letters To build words that fit between letters 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 LIST . 3. In the board pattern, type a ? for an empty square or an ✽ for a series of empty squares. To type an ✽, hold 4. Press ENTER D T SHIFT plus ? * . . 21 Building Between Letters 5. Press 6. Press or ENTER DN to highlight a word. to define it. 7. When you’re done, press CLEAR . Using ?’s and ✽’s in Patterns • You can enter more than one ? or ✽ in a board pattern. An ✽ stands for any number 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. 22 Building on Letter Scores For higher scores, 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 LIST . 3. In the board pattern, press plus W to type a 2. Or press plus E to type a 3. A 4. Press ENTER TRIPLE LETTER SCORE T . 23 Building on Letter Scores 5. Press or 6. Press ENTER DN to highlight a word. to define it. 7. When you’re done, press CLEAR . Using 2’s and 3’s in Patterns • You can enter more than one 2 or 3 in a board pattern, 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. 24 Reference Reference This section reviews how to use the Digital Book System. 25 Digital Book System Installing & Removing Digital Books To install a digital book, first turn off your Digital Book System. Then align the digital book’s tabs with the notches in either book slot on the back and snap the book into the slot. If you install only one book, it doesn’t matter which slot you use. But make sure that the book’s metal contacts are facing down. To remove a book, first turn off the Digital 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 CLEAR and then press ON/OFF . If nothing happens, hold CLEAR and press ON/OFF . 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 the Digital Book System is on, or when you reset the Digital Book System, you may erase information that you entered in the installed digital books. 26 Digital Book System Switching Between Digital Books 1. With two digital books installed, press CARD . 2. Highlight a symbol by pressing Then press ENTER . or . To return to the first book, repeat these 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 CARD . 3. Highlight the other digital book’s symbol. ENTER Then press . You see its main display. You may have to press again to look up the word. ENTER 27 Digital Book System Typing Notes The Digital Book System’s built-in notepad stores up to 60 lines of text. To open the notepad, press CARD . Then highlight the notepad symbol and press ENTER . Here’s how to type notes: To . . . Press . . . Type letters letter keys Type numbers Erase characters Insert a line + letters BACK ENTER Move the cursor Zoom the cursor Page up or down + arrows UP or DN To exit the notepad and save your notes, press CARD . 28 Digital Book System Editing Notes Once you’ve typed notes in your notepad, you can edit them. Here’s how. To. . . Highlight a word Unhighlight a word Press. . . MORE BACK Highlight a line Highlight all notes Unhighlight notes + + SHIFT + MORE any arrow key Cut highlighted notes + Copy highlighted notes + Paste highlighted notes + Delete highlighted notes MORE X C V CLEAR 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. 29 Digital Book System Copying Words to/from the Notepad To copy words from the notepad to certain installed digital books: 1. Press the arrow keys to move the cursor to a word in your notepad. 2. Then press 3. Then hold MORE to highlight the word. and press CARD . 4. Highlight the symbol of the digital book to which you want to send the word. Then press ENTER . 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 CARD . 3. Highlight the notepad symbol. Then press . ENTER 4. In the notepad, move the cursor to where you want to insert the word. Then hold and press V . 30 Digital Book System 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. 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 batteries. And, once batteries have been removed, install new ones within two minutes. 31 Digital Book System Protecting the Digital Book System • 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 that you entered in your installed digital books. • Don't put excessive pressure or 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 System, apply a mild household cleaner onto a soft cloth. CAUTION: Spraying liquids directly on your Digital Book System could damage its circuitry. 32 Limited Warranty (USA 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. 33 Product Specifications Model IC-109 • Data: More than 100,000 word specially selected for Scrabble® play; more than 42,000 definitions; parts of speech information. • SpellBlaster II™ spelling correction with MatchMaker™ keys. • Ability to send and receive words from certain digital books. • 2-minute automatic shutoff and screen save auto-resume. • 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., manufacturer of Scrabble Brand word games. U.S. Patent 4,490, 811; 4,830,618; 5,113,340; European Patent 0 136 379 PATENTS PENDING ISBN 1-56712-005-9 34 Index Adjusting screen contrast 6 Arrow keys 9 Asterisks [Index to come][ as tiles 15 for finding spellings 14 in board patterns 21, 22, 24 typing 14 Automatic shut-off 6 BACK key 7, 9, 11 Backing up 9 Batteries replacing 31 Blank tiles 18 Building words to fit board patterns between letters 21 with empty squares 21 with letter scores 23 as patterns 19, 20 with tiles only 17 CARD key 7 CLEAR key 9 Correction lists 13 Defining words in 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 21, 22 Erasing typed characters 9, 11, 18 Finding definitions 11 spellings 14 unusual word lists 15 HELP key 7 Help messages, seeing and exiting 7 Highlighting turning off in definitions 12 words in definitions 11 Installing digital books 5 35 Index Key Guide 8 Letter scores in board patterns 24 typing 23 LIST key 17, 19, 21, 23 MatchMaker™ keys for finding spellings 14 in board patterns 21 MORE key 7 NEXT and PREV 12 "No more" message 18 ON/OFF key 5 PREV and NEXT 12 Question marks 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 36 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 spellings 13 Warranty 33 For Use with the Franklin Digital Book System Electronic Publishers IC-109 DIGITAL BOOK S C R 1 3 1 The Official Players Dictionary Electronic Publishers Mt. Holly, NJ 08060 FCR 28009-00 A P/N 7201690 User’s Manual Printed in China FOLD F
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