Franklin DMQ-118 User manual

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Dictionary
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User’s Guide
DMQ-118

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Contents
License Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Key Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Using the Clocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Using the Dictionary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Using the Thesaurus . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Using the Word List . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Playing the Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Using the Databank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Using a Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Using the Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Using the Converters . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Changing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Product Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Limited Warranties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

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License Agreement

Goes to the dictionary.
Shows the synonym/antonym list.
Shows the User List menu.
Toggles between Databank and
Calculator.
Toggles between Home Time and
World Time.
Types a ? to stand for an unknown
letter in a word. In a dictionary entry,
shows Confusables (when present).
Clears to the initial screen of the cur-
rent function. For example, in the
Dictionary, it goes to the Enter a word
screen.
Backs up, erases letters, or removes
an underline.
Enters a search, selects a menu item,
or starts an underline.
Shows the main menus.
Move up or down in text or lists; dark-
en or lighten contrast at the Home
Time or World Time screen.
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Key Guide

Moves left.
SPACE Moves right. Enters a space at the
Enter a word screen.
? + Types an asterisk (❋).
✔Changing the Contrast
You can adjust the screen contrast to suit your
viewing needs. Press and then press
and to adjust the contrast.
✔Viewing a Demonstration
To view a demonstration of this product, press
Menu and then press until you see Demo.
Press ENTER. To stop the Demonstration, press
CLEAR.
✔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.
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Key Guide

This product has a Home Time clock that you can set
and a World Time clock with which you can view the
local time in 43 cities around the world. Each time
you turn the product on, you see the Home Time
clock. You can check the time even when the lid is
closed.
To Set Home Time
1. Press .
❋in the upper left corner indicates Home Time.
2. Press S to enter the setting mode.
3. Use or to scroll through the list of avail-
able settings.
You can select a 12- or 24-hour time format, turn
DST on or off, set the time and date, and select a
Home city.
4. Press ENTER to select a setting.
5. Use the arrow keys to change the setting.
The flashing arrows to the right of the screen indi-
cate which ones to use.
6. Press ENTER to save the changes and return
to the Setting menu.
7. Press to exit the setting mode and see
the time in your Home city.
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Using the Clocks

To View World Time
The time in the World cities depends on your settings
in Home Time. You can however, turn DST on or off
in the World Time mode.
1. Press twice.
The absence of a ❋in the upper left corner indi-
cates World Time.
2. Press S to enter the setting mode.
3. Press ENTER to select Set DST.
4. Use or to select On or Off and press
ENTER to save your setting.
5. Press to see World City and press ENTER.
6. Use or to scroll through the list of
available cities and press ENTER when you
see the one you want.
7. Press to exit the setting mode and see
the time in your selected World city.
Note: For a complete list of World Cities and their
abbreviations, please see the inside back cover of
this manual.
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Using the Clocks

You can find the definition of any word in this diction-
ary very easily.
1. Press DICT.
2. Type a word.
Press BACK or to erase a letter.
To type a period, a hyphen or an apostrophe,
press and then press repeatedly until the
character you want appears.
3. Press ENTER to view the definition.
Use the arrow keys to read the complete defini-
tion. The flashing arrows on the right indicate the
arrows to use.
4. Press CLEAR to return to the Enter a word
screen.
✔Finding a Letter
If you are uncertain about a letter in a word, type a
question mark in place of each unknown letter. For
example, if you’re not sure how to spell receipt,
type rec??pt. Press ENTER. You see the matching
word, or a list of matches if there is more than one
matching word. Use or to scroll through
the list. When you see the word you want, press
ENTER to view its definition.
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Using the Dictionary

✔Using ? in Crossword Puzzles
You can also use ?s to help solve crossword puz-
zles. For example, if the second letter of a five-
letter word is hand its last letter is w, type ?h??w
and press ENTER to see a list of matching words.
✔Finding a Series of Letters
You can find prefixes, suffixes and other parts of
words using an asterisk (❋) to stand for a series of
letters. Note: If you type an asterisk at the begin-
ning of a word, it may take a while to find the
matching words.
At the Enter a Word screen, type a word. For
example, to find all the words in this dictionary that
begin with anti, type anti
❋ . (To type an ❋, press ?
and then .) Press ENTER. You see a list of
matches. Use or to scroll through the list.
When you see the word you want, press ENTER
to view its definition.
✔Correcting Misspellings
If you misspell a word, a list of corrections appears.
Use to move down the list. When you see the word
you want, press ENTER to view its definition.
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Using the Dictionary

To Find Confusables
Confusables are homonyms and spelling variants
that are easy to confuse. If a word has Confusables,
? will flash once on the screen.
1. Press DICT.
2. Type a word (for example, type rein).
?flashes on the screen.
3. Press ?.
A list of Confusables appears. Confusables come
with identifying words. Use or to scroll
through the list.
4. To see the definition of a word, press ENTER
for an underline and use or to move
the underline to the word you want.
5. Press ENTER to see the definition of the
underlined word or press THES to see possible
synonyms and antonyms.
✔Looking up Selected Words
Another way to look up words is by selecting them
in dictionary definitions. In a definition, press
ENTER for an underline. When a word is under-
lined, press ENTER for a definition. Press THES
for synonyms and antonyms.
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Using the Dictionary