MWD-1450 - Electronic dictionary FRANKLIN - Free user manual and instructions

USER MANUAL MWD-1450 FRANKLIN

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Key Guide Touch Keys Goes to the dictionary. Goes to the thesaurus. Goes to the Games menu. Goes to the Learning Exercises menu. Displays Confusables for an entry. Goes to the Clock. Goes to the Databank menu. Goes to the Calculator. Goes to the Converter. Goes to the Currency Converter. Combination Keys* Ata dictionary entry, pages up Oo down. CD+ Ata dictionary entry, displays the next or previous entry. CÉCS “Hold the first key while pressing the second

Transfers a word between books. Types a hyphen. Types an @. Types an apostrophe. Types a slash Atthe Word Entry screen, types an asterisk to stand for a series of letters in a word. In games, gives a hint Function Keys Turns the product on or off. Displays a help message. In the dictionary, goes to the Word Entry screen. Clears the Calculator. In the Converter

Key Guide and Databank, goes to its main menu Backs up, erases a letter, or turns off the highlight at an entry. Enters a word, selects an item, or begins a highlight in an entry. Goes to the Organizer: Clock, Databank, Calculator, Converter and Currency Converter. Displays the main menus for the dictionary. Atthe Word Entry screen, types a ? to stand for a letter in a word. At a menu, displays a menu item. At a dictionary entry, displays the headword. In games, reveals the word and forfeits the game. Shifts to type capital letters and punctuation marks.

Shifts to allow prev, next, pg up, pg dn and to type a hypen (or Exits the book you were reading. Direction Keys eo) Move in the indicated direction.

At menus and dictionary entries, pages down. Atthe Word Entry screen, types a space.

Installing Batteries Your product is powered by two CR-2032 lithium, 3-volt batteries. Follow these easy instructions to install or replace them.

Turn your product over. Lift the battery cover on the back of your product by pushing up on the catch. Install the batteries with the positive side facing up. Replace the battery cover.

Warning: If the batteries wear-out completely, or if you take more than approxi-

mately a minute while changing the batteries, any information that was entered in the built-in book or book card except My Word List will be erased. You should always keep written copies of your important infor- mation

For Your Information / Follow the Arrows The flashing arrows on the right of the screen show which arrow keys you can press to move around menus or view more text. / Help is Always at Hand You can view a help message at any screen by pressing HELP. Press (D or @ to read. To exit help, press BACK. / About Screen Illustrations Some screen illustrations in this User's Guide may differ slightly from what you see on screen. this does not mean that your unit is malfunctioning. Installing Book Cards Turn your product off and turn your product over. Align the tabs on the book card with the notches in the slot.

3. Press the book card down until it snaps into place.

Warning: Never install or remove a book card while your product is on. Any infor-

mation that was entered in the built-in book or book card will be erased.

Selecting a Book Once a book card is installed in the product, you can select which book you want to use

1. Turn your product on

Icons appear for each available book. BLIEEPR

3. Press (O or © to highlight your selection.

4. Press ENTER to select it.

5. Press CARD to return to the card menu:

Using the Main Menu When you press MENU, you will see six icons. Use these to quickly take you to different parts of your dictionary. Use the arrow keys to highlight the icon you want and press ENTER Understanding the Menu EZ Goes to the dictionary Word Entry screen. E= Goes to the thesaurus Word Entry screen. Goes to the Exercises menu (for Learning Exercises). Goes to the Games menu. Goes to My Word List. Goes to the Tools menu.

To stop the demonstration or exit from the Tutorial and go to the Word Entry screen, press CLEAR. To go to the main menu, press MENU. When a book card is installed in your product, select View Demo from the Setup menu to see the demonstration for that card. When using this dictionary, you can activate the Learn a Word feature, adjust the screen contrast, the shutoff time, and the type size. The shutoff time is how long your product stays on if you forget to turn it off. Learn a Word helps you increase your vocbulary by displaying a different headword and definition each time you turn on your dictionary.

1. Press MENU in the dictionary, thesaurus, Databank, Calculator, or Converter.

2. Use the arrow keys to highlight and press ENTER

3. Settings will be highlighted. Press ENTER to select it.

2 minutes Hédiuri Press © or © to move B> to Learn a Word, Contrast, Shutoff, or Type Size. Press (D or @) to change the setting. Your changes are automatically saved. Press ENTER when done. Press CLEAR to return to the Word Entry screen. Finding Dictionary Entries Touch DICT. Or you can press MENU, highlight [P:7], and press ENTER Type a word. nter your word For Dictionary Eicit4 Press ñ es f it To erase a letter, press BACK. To type a capital, hold CAP and press a letter key. To type a hyphen, hold FN and press J. Press ENTER to view the definition.

4. Press © or SPACE to read the definition.

5. Hold FN and press © or © to view the next or previous definition.

6. Press CLEAR when done.

/ Choosing Multiple Forms Some words in this dictionary have more than one form (e.g. resume, resumé). When the word you are looking up has multiple forms, the different forms appear in a list. Simply highlight the form you want and press ENTER to see its dictionary entry. For example, enter dutch at the Word Entry screen. Highlight the form you want and press ENTER to see its dictionary entry. To go back to the Multiple Forms list, press BACK. / Correcting Misspellings If you enter a misspelled word, a list of corrections appears. Highlight the word you want and then press ENTER to see its dictionary entry. / Understanding Definiti Dictionary entries consist of headwords, parts of speech, and definitions. Other forms of the word may follow the headword. After the translation or definition, you may see a list of usage examples.

To erase a letter, press BACK. To type a capital, hold CAP and press a letter key. To type a hyphen, hold FN and press J.

3. Press ENTER to view the thesaurus entry.

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4. Press © or SPACE to read the entry.

5. Hold FN and press @) or (À to view the next or previous thesaurus entry.

6. Press CLEAR when done.

/ Understanding Thesaurus Entries À thesaurus entry consists of a group of synonyms, antonyms and classmates Synonyms are words that have similar meanings, e.g. happy/joyous. Antonyms are words that have the opposite meaning of the word being defined, e.g., happy/unhappy. Classmates are words that are related in some way to the word being defined, e.g. octagon/polygon, triangle, rectangle, pentagon.

/ Understanding Flashing Messages When you first see a definition, notice the upper right corner of the screen. Often either THES Or Con (or both) will flash briefly. THEs means the word you looked up has a the- saurus entry. If you see THEs flash, touch THES to view the thesaurus entry. conF means the word you looked up has a confusable. If you see conr flash, touch CONF to view the confusables / Understanding Confusables Confusables are homonyms, homophones and spelling variants that are easy to con- fuse, e.g. rain, reign, rein. If the word you looked up is a confusable, conr will flash once in the upper right of the screen. Touch CONF to view the confusables recipiEation rein: harness Cost Lines LonMes LLEnN | Highlighting Words Another way to look up words is by highlighting them in dictionary entries, thesaurus entries or word lists. You can then find their definitions, thesaurus entries, or add them to My Word List.

Use the arrow keys to move the highlight to the word you want. To … Press or Touch... define the word ENTER view the thesaurus entry THES add word to My Word List LEARN Press CLEAR when done. Finding Letters in Words If you are uncertain about how to spell a word, type a question mark (?) in place of each unknown letter. To find prefixes, suffixes, and other parts of words, type an asterisk (#) in a word. Each asterisk stands for a series of letters. Note: If you type an asterisk atthe beginning of a word, it may take a little while to find the matching words.

Touch DICT. Type a word with ?s and #%s. To type an asterisk, hold down CAP and press ?. Press ENTER. Press © to move the highlight to the word you want and press ENTER to view its definition. Press CLEAR when done.

Using Learning Exercises Using Learning Exercises, you can test your spelling, improve your vocabulary, and browse a list of words that commonly appear on the Scholastic Assessment Test. Using My Word List You can save up to 40 words total in My Word List for personal study or review. The list is saved between sessions unless the batteries run out of power or your product is reset. Adding Words from the Exercises Menu

3. Press © or © to highlight Add a word and press ENTER

4. Type a word you want to remember or use later.

5. Press ENTER to add the word.

6. Press CLEAR when done.

Adding Words from the Word Entry Screen You can also add words to My Word List directly from the Word Entry screen.

2. Type the word you want to add to your word list (e.g., elegant).

5. Press CLEAR to return to the Word Entry screen

/ Adding Highlighted Words You can also add words to My Word List from definitions and correction lists. First highlight a word and then touch LEARN. Add “your word” will be highlighted. Press ENTER to add the word.

Viewing My Word List

3. View List... will be highlighted. Press ENTER to view the list.

View List: Empty will be displayed if the list is empty.

4. Highlight a word on the list.

5. Press ENTER to view its definition(s).

Removing a Word from My Word List

Or you can press MENU, highlight EE. press ENTER and skip to step 3.

2. Highlight My Word List and then press ENTER.

3. Highlight Delete a Word and press ENTER.

4. Use © to highlight the word you want to remove.

5. Press ENTER to delete that word

Erasing My Word List

Press Y to erase the list or press N to cancel. / Adding Words Not in This Dictionary When you add a word not in this dictionary, you're given three options: Add Anyway, Cancel and Correction List. Highlight the option you want and press ENTER. Caution: Adding words that are not in this dictionary uses considerably more memory than adding words that are. If you add only words that are not in this dictionary, My Word List may contain as few as 10 words. Playing The Games You have nine fun games to choose from. Changing Game Settings Before you play, you can choose the source and size of the words, the skill level, and whether or not graphics will be used.

3. Use © or © to move Be to Words , Skill or Graphics.

Words chooses the source of the words: All of them, SAT Word List, My Word

List, or Enter your own. Skill determines how easy or difficult a game is.

4. Use © or ©) to change the setting(s) you want.

5. Press ENTER when done.

Selecting a Game In the Games list, use © or © to move the highlight to the game of your choice and press ENTER. Getting Help in the Games During any game you can read instructions by pressing HELP. In all games except Tic Tac Toe and Link Four you can get a hint by holding CAP and pressing ? or reveal the game word by pressing ?. Note: If you reveal the game word, you lose the round.

Using the Clock The Clock displays the current time and date. You can save two times: Home time and World time.

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2. Touch CLOCK to toggle between Home time and World time.

3. From Home time, press ENTER to set the time and date.

4. Use © and © to scroll through the options in the highlighted field.

5. Use Q and © to move to another field.

6. Press ENTER when done.

Press CLEAR to exit without saving the settings.

7. Touch CLOCK to toggle to World time

8. Setthe World time the same way you setthe Home time.

Using the Databank Adding Entries You can store as many as 100 names and telephone numbers and addresses in the Databank. The total number of names you can add depends on the size of each entry.

Note: Q-P will type numbers 0-9 automatically. To type a letter from this row, hold FN and press the letter key. To type a hyphen, hold FN and press J.

6. Type a postal address or e-mail address and press ENTER.

To type an @, hold FN and press M.

7. Press MENU to go to the dictionary.

Viewing or Editing Entries

Touch DATA. Highlight View: XX entries (XX% free) and then press ENTER. To edit an entry, highlight it and press ENTER. Type your changes. Use (D to move the cursor; use BACK to delete Press ENTER to move to the number field. Press ENTER twice to move to the address field. Press ENTER again to save your changes or hold down FN and press BACK to can- cel your changes. Press MENU to go to the dictionary. Deleting Entries

Press @. Touch DATA. Highlight Delete an Entry and then press ENTER. Highlight the entry you want to delete and press ENTER. To delete all databank entries, highlight Erase the List in the Databank Menu and then press ENTER Press Y to erase all databank entries or N to cancel the deletion. Press MENU to go to the dictionary. Using a Password You can use a password to prevent unauthorized access to the Databank. Warning!

Always write the password in a safe, separate location. If you lose or forget the pass- word, you will be able to use the Databank again only by removing the batteries from your BOOKMAN, which will permanentiy erase all the information stored in the Databank.

4. Type a password of up to eight characters and press ENTER.

Use © to move the cursor; use BACK to delete.

5. Press C to confirm or CLEAR to cancel the password.

The password you set will be requested the first time that the Databank is used during a session.

6. To change the password, repeat Steps 1-5.

To remove a password, press ENTER at the blank password screen

7. Press MENU to go to the dictionary.

7. Press CLEAR to clear the current calculations.

8. Press MENU to go to the dictionary.

Using the Calculator Memory

1. Inthe Calculator, make a calculation or type a number.

2. To add the number on the screen to the number stored in memory, press X (M+). To

subtract the number on the screen from the number stored in memory, press C (m-). Mindicates the number is stored in memory.

3. To retrieve the number from memory, press V (mr).

Using the Metric Converter Press @. Touch CONV Use © to select a conversion category (e.g., Weights) Select a conversion (e.g., grams/ounces) rams-Dunces

Type à number after one of the units Note: Q-P will type numbers 0-9 automatically. Press © or © to move between the lines. Press BACK to delete a number. Press ENTER to convert it. Press CLEAR to clear the current conversion. Press MENU to go to the dictionary.

Using the Currency Converter . Press © . Touch CURR. Enter a conversion rate. The rate should be in units of the other currency per one unit of the home curren- cy (n other/1 home). Enter an amount for the home or other currency. Press © or © to move between the lines. Use BACK to delete a number. Press ENTER to convert it. Press CLEAR to clear the current conversion. Press MENU to go to the dictionary.

Transferring Words Between Books This dictionary can transfer words with certain other BOOKMAN book cards. To send a word to another book, you must first install a book card in your product, and that book card must be able to send or receive words. To learn if a book card can send or receive words, read its User's Guide. Highlight a word in this dictionary. To highlight a word in a dictionary entry, press ENTER to start the highlight, and use the arrow keys to move the highlight to the word you want. Hold FN and press CARD.

3. Highlight the icon of the other book.

The word you highlighted appears in the other book

5. Press ENTER again, if needed, to search for that word.

Resetting Your Product Ifthe keyboard fails to respond, or if the screen performs erratically, perform a system reset by following the steps below.

1. Hold CLEAR and press @).

If nothing happens, try Step 2.

2. Use a paper clip to gently press the reset button on your unit.

The reset button is recessed in a pin-sized hole to the right of the book card slot. Warning! Pressing the reset button with more than light pressure may permanently dis- able your product. In addition, resetting product erases settings and informa- tion entered in its built-in book, and in an installed bookcard. Copyrights, Trademarks, and Patents Model MWD-1450: Merriam-Webster* Dictionary & Thesaurus + Batteries: two CR-2032 3 voit lithium + Size: 13.6 x 8.75 x 1.55 cm © 2002 Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc. Burlington, N. . 08016-4907 USA. AIl rights reserved Copyright © 1997 by Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.

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