The phrase "a reference manual" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to a document that provides detailed information or instructions about a specific subject or system.
Example: "Before starting the new software, make sure to consult a reference manual to understand its features and functionalities."
Alternatives: "a guidebook" or "an instruction manual".
Unfortunately, that chapter is long, boring and reads more like a reference manual than a tutorial.
It lies somewhere between being a tutorial and a reference manual.
Part II then provides a reference manual to support practicing clinicians in reading medical literature and conducting research studies".--BOOK JACKET.
Its existing documentation includes a User's Manual that describes how to run the program and a Reference Manual that covers its theory and algorithms.
Wright, F. H. G., II and Gorin, R. E. This is a reference manual for FAIL, a fast, one-pass assembler for PDP-10 and PDP-6 machine language.
This book will serve as a reference manual for staff of financial institutions, government personnel, accountants and legal practitioners, who in their work may be confronted with aspects of money-laundering.
The materials in this collection include a library reference manual, a large collection of photographs of library staff gatherings, library exhibitions and remodeling efforts.
There's a little spot for an SD card (it won't fit anything larger) and a pocket behind everything where a quick reference manual or prints can be stored.
Judges now have a scientific reference manual, put out by the Federal Judicial Centre (a government agency) to help them, and can attend courses run by the centre.
At the same time, it has been continually updated to serve as a key reference manual for researchers.
"People realize more and more that what's good for me, including massage, is probably good for my animal," said Jean-Pierre Hourdebaigt, an animal massage therapist and teacher in Wellington, Fla., whose book "Canine Massage: A Complete Reference Manual" is considered the standard text.
