Franklin BOOKMAN III MWD-1450 User manual

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MWD-1450
Dictionary & Thesaurus
User’s Guide
BOOKMAN®III

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Touch Keys
DICT Goes to the dictionary.
THES Goes to the thesaurus.
GAMES Goes to the Games menu.
LEARN Goes to the Learning Exercises
menu.
CONF Displays Confusables for an entry.
CLOCK Goes to the Clock.
DATA Goes to the Databank menu.
CALC Goes to the Calculator.
CONV Goes to the Converter.
CURR Goes to the Currency Converter.
Combination Keys*
+At a dictionary entry, pages up
or down.
+At a dictionary entry, displays
the next or previous entry.
+Transfers a word between
books.
+JTypes a hyphen.
+MTypes an @.
+?Types an apostrophe.
+_’ Types a slash.
+At the 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
*Hold the first key while pressing the second.
or
or

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.
At the 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.
Key Guide
Shifts to allow prev, next, pg
up, pg dn and to type a hypen
(-) or ñ.
Exits the book you were reading.
Direction Keys
Move in the indicated direction.
At menus and dictionary
entries, pages down. At the
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.
1. Turn your product over.
2. Lift the battery cover on the back of your product by pushing up on the catch.
3. Install the batteries with the positive side facing up.
4. 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 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
1. Turn your product off and turn your product over.
2. 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.
2. Press CARD.
Icons appear for each available book.
3. Press 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
Goes to the dictionary Word Entry screen.
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.

Viewing a Demonstration or Tutorial
1. Press MENU.
2. Use the arrow keys to highlight and press ENTER.
3. Press to highlight either Tutorial or View Demo and press ENTER.
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.
Changing the Settings
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.

4. Press or to move to Learn a Word, Contrast, Shutoff, or Type Size.
5. Press
or to change the setting.
Your changes are automatically saved.
6. Press ENTER when done.
Press CLEAR to return to the Word Entry screen.
Finding Dictionary Entries
1. Touch DICT.
Or you can press MENU, highlight , and press ENTER.
2. Type a word.
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 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 Definitions
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.

Using the Thesaurus
1. Touch THES.
Or you can press MENU, highlight , and press ENTER.
2. Type a word.
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.
4. Press or SPACE to read the entry.
5. Hold FN and press or to view the next or previous thesaurus entry.
6. Press CLEAR when done.
✓Understanding Thesaurus Entries
A 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 CONF (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 CONF 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, CONF will flash
once in the upper right of the screen. Touch CONF to view the confusables.
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.
1. At any text, press ENTER to start the highlight.
To turn the highlight off, press BACK.

2. 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
3. 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 at the
beginning of a word, it may take a little while to find the matching words.
1. Touch DICT.
2. Type a word with ?s and ✽s.
To type an asterisk, hold down CAP and press ?.
3. Press ENTER.
4. Press to move the highlight to the word you want and press ENTER to view its
definition.
5. 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
1. Touch LEARN.
Or you can press MENU, highlight , press ENTER and skip to step 3.
2. Highlight My Word List and then press ENTER.
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.
1. Touch DICT.
2. Type the word you want to add to your word list (e.g., elegant).
3. Touch LEARN.
Add ... will be highlighted.
4. Press ENTER to add the word.
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
1. Touch LEARN.
Or you can press MENU, highlight , press ENTER and skip to step 3.
2. Highlight My Word List and then press ENTER.
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
1. Touch LEARN.
Or you can press MENU, highlight , 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
1. Touch LEARN.
Or you can press MENU, highlight , press ENTER and skip to step 3.

2. Highlight My Word List and then press ENTER.
3. Highlight Erase the List and press ENTER.
Press Yto erase the list or press Nto 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.
1. Touch GAMES.
Or you can press MENU, highlight , and press ENTER.
2. Hold down CAP and press to highlight Game Settings and press ENTER.
3. Use or to move 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.
1. Press .
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 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. Set the World time the same way you set the Home time.