Franklin DMQ-118N User manual

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Collins Dictionary
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User’s Guide
DMQ-118N
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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
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Goes to t e dictionary.
S ows t e synonym/antonym list.
S ows t e 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,
s ows Confusables (w en present).
Clears to t e initial screen of t e cur-
rent function. For example, in t e
Dictionary, it goes to t e Enter a word
screen.
Backs up, erases letters, or removes
an underline.
Enters a searc , selects a menu item,
or starts an underline.
S ows t e main menus.
Move up or down in text or lists; dark-
en or lig ten contrast at t e Home
Time or World Time screen.
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Key Guide
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Moves left.
SPACE Moves rig t. Enters a space at t e
Enter a word screen.
? + Types an asterisk (❋).
✔Getting Started
Gently pull t e battery insulation tab to remove it.
Use a t in pointed object to press t e reset button
on t e back of t e device.
✔Changing the Contrast
You can adjust t e screen contrast to suit your
viewing needs. Press and t en press
and to adjust t e contrast.
✔Viewing a Demonstration
To view a demonstration of t is product, press
Menu and t en press until you see Demo.
Press ENTER. To stop t e Demonstration, press
CLEAR.
✔Follow the Arrows
T e flas ing arrows on t e rig t of t e screen
s ow w ic arrow keys you can press to move
around menus or view more text.
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Key Guide
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T is product as a Home Time clock t at you can set
and a World Time clock wit w ic you can view t e
local time in 43 cities around t e world. Eac time
you turn t e product on, you see t e Home Time
clock. You can c eck t e time even w en t e lid is
closed.
To Set Home Time
1. Press .
❋in t e 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- our time format, turn
DST on or off, set t e time and date, and select a
Home city.
4. Press ENTER to select a setting.
5. Use the arrow keys to change the setting.
T e flas ing arrows to t e rig t of t e screen indi-
cate w ic 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
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To View World Time
T e time in t e World cities depends on your settings
in Home Time. You can owever, turn DST on or off
in t e World Time mode.
1. Press twice.
T e absence of a ❋in t e 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 t eir
abbreviations, please see t e inside back cover of
t is manual.
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Using the Clocks
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You can find t e definition of any word in t is diction-
ary very easily.
1. Press DICT.
2. Type a word.
Press BACK or to erase a letter.
To type a period, a yp en or an apostrop e,
press and t en press repeatedly until t e
c aracter you want appears.
3. Press ENTER to view the definition.
Use t e arrow keys to read t e complete defini-
tion. T e flas ing arrows on t e rig t indicate t e
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 eac unknown letter. For
example, if you’re not sure ow to spell receipt,
type rec??pt. Press ENTER. You see t e matc ing
word, or a list of matc es if t ere is more t an one
matc ing word. Use or to scroll t roug
t e list. W en you see t e word you want, press
ENTER to view its definition.
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Using the Dictionary
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✔Using ? in Crossword Puzzles
You can also use ?s to elp solve crossword puz-
zles. For example, if t e 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 matc ing words.
✔Finding a Series of Letters
You can find prefixes, suffixes and ot er parts of
words using an asterisk (❋) to stand for a series of
letters. Note: If you type an asterisk at t e begin-
ning of a word, it may take a w ile to find t e
matc ing words.
At t e Enter a Word screen, type a word. For
example, to find all t e words in t is dictionary t at
begin wit anti, type anti
❋ . (To type an ❋, press ?
and t en .) Press ENTER. You see a list of
matc es. Use or to scroll t roug t e list.
W en you see t e 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 t e list. W en you see t e word
you want, press ENTER to view its definition.
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Using the Dictionary
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To Find Confusables
Confusables are omonyms and spelling variants
t at are easy to confuse. If a word as Confusables,
? will flas once on t e screen.
1. Press DICT.
2. Type a word (for example, type rein).
?flas es on t e screen.
3. Press ?.
A list of Confusables appears. Confusables come
wit identifying words. Use or to scroll
t roug t e 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
Anot er way to look up words is by selecting t em
in dictionary definitions. In a definition, press
ENTER for an underline. W en a word is under-
lined, press ENTER for a definition. Press THES
for synonyms and antonyms.
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Using the Dictionary
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You can find synonyms and antonyms using t e t e-
saurus.
1. Press DICT.
2. Type the word for which you want synonyms
and antonyms.
3. Press THES.
A list of words appears.
4. Use or to scroll through this list.
5. To see the definition of a word, press ENTER
for an underline and use or to move
the underline to the word you want.
6. Press ENTER to see the definition of the
underlined word.
7. Press CLEAR to return to the Enter a word
screen.
✔Understanding Thesaurus Lists
T e list of words t at appears w en you press
THES contains synonyms, antonyms and class-
mates. Classmates are words t at belong to t e
same class as t e word you entered. For example,
t e classmates for “oxygen” are ot er elements
from t e periodic table.
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Using the Thesaurus
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You can create a User List of approximately 40
words. You can even add words to your User List
t at are not in t is dictionary.
To Add a Word to the User List
1. Press LIST to see the User List menu.
2. Select Add a word.
3. Type a word to add.
4. Press ENTER to add it.
5. Select View List.
You see t e word you just added.
To Add Selected Words
In a definition, you can select a word and add it to
your User List. T e selected word is underlined.
1. At text, press ENTER for an underline.
T e eadword is underlined. You can eit er add
t is word or use t e arrow keys to select anot er
word. Note: Words suc as “and” and “if’ cannot
be selected.
2. Press LIST.
You see Add “your word”.
3. Press ENTER to add the word.
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Using the Word List
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✔Adding Words Not in Dictionary
W en you add a word not in t is dictionary, you’re
given two options: Cancel and Add anyway. Select
an option. Caution: Adding words not in t is dic-
tionary uses considerably more memory t an
adding words t at are. If you add only words t at
are not in t is dictionary, your User List may old
as few as 10 words.
To Delete a Word
1. Press LIST.
2. Select Delete word.
3. Move the underline to the word you want to
delete.
4. Press ENTER to delete it.
To Delete Your User List
1. Press LIST.
2. Select Erase List.
3. Press Yto erase the entire list, press Nto can-
cel the deletion.
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Using the Word List
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T ere are four games to c oose from: Anagram
Solver, Hangman, Anagrams and Jumble. You can
select a skill level. Your selected skill level will apply
to all t e games.
To Select a Skill Level
T ere are five skill levels for t e games: Beginner
(t e default), Intermediate, Advanced, Expert and
Wizard. To select a skill level, do t e following.
1. Press MENU.
2. Press to see Skill Level and press ENTER.
3. Press or to scroll through the available
skill levels.
4. When you see the one you want, press ENTER
to select it.
To Select a Game
1. Press MENU.
2. Press ENTER to select Games.
3. Press or to scroll through the available
games.
4. When you see the one you want, press ENTER
to select it.
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Playing the Games
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✔Keys to the Games
You can use t ese keys in most games:
To… Press…
End a round and ?
reveal t e answers
Begin a new round SPACE
View t e definition ENTER
of a game word
Also, w en a flas ing Tappears at t e rig t of a
word after a round, you can see its t esaurus
entries by pressing THES. To return to t e game,
press BACK.
Anagram Solver
Anagram Solver builds words of a minimum size
from letters t at you enter. Type up to 12 letters
and press ENTER. If t e letters you typed do not
make a word, you see No words. Use or
to view t e words built from your letters.
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Playing the Games
T is unit may c ange operating modes due to Electro-
static Disc arge. Normal operation of t is unit can be
re-establis ed by pressing t e reset key, ON/OFF or
by removing/replacing batteries.
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Hangman
Hangman c allenges you to guess mystery words
one letter at a time. Eac letter is idden by a
question mark. T e number of wrong guesses
appears at t e rig t of t e screen. Type t e letters
you t ink are in t e word.
Anagrams
Anagrams asks you to form a word from t e letters
of anot er word. Eac anagram must ave t e
minimum number of letters t at flas es before
eac round. Eac letter can be used only as many
times as given.
Type an anagram and press ENTER. Use or
to view t e anagrams you ave entered.
Jumble
Jumble tests your skill at unscrambling letters to
form words. Eac given letter must be used in
every word t at you make. T e number to t e rig t
of t e letters s ows ow many words must be
made wit t e letters in order to win. Type your
answers and press ENTER. Use or to
view t e words you ave entered.
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Playing the Games
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T is product as a databank t at can save approxi-
mately 100 names and p one numbers. T e total
number of records you can save depends on t e
number of c aracters in eac record.
To Add a Record
1. Press .
2. Use if necessary to see New Entry and
press ENTER.
3. Type a name and press ENTER.
Only capital letters will be entered. Eac name can
contain up to 30 c aracters, including spaces.
To delete a c aracter, press BACK. To insert a
space, press .
To type a period, a yp en or an apostrop e,
press and t en press repeatedly until t e
c aracter you want appears.
4. Type a phone number and press ENTER to
store the record.
To type a yp en, press and t en press
repeatedly until t e yp en is displayed.
You cannot type letters in t e p one number field.
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Using the Databank
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✔Checking Free Memory
To see ow muc memory is free in t e databank,
press and t en press to see Free: x%.
To View a Record
1. Press .
2. Use or to see View List and then press
ENTER.
3. To find a name, type it or use .
T e name and number are displayed.
4. To view another record, use or , or start
to type a name.
To Edit a Record
1. Press .
2. Use or to see Edit Entry and then press
ENTER.
3. To find a name, type it or use .
4. Press ENTER to select it.
Follow t e instructions on t e screen.
5. Type your changes and press ENTER to store
them.
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Using the Databank
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✔Keep Written Copies of Important Data
Warning! Your databank information is safely
stored in memory as long as t e battery supplies
power. However, if t e battery loses all power, t is
information will be permanently lost. Always keep
written copies of your important information.
To Delete one Record
1. Press .
2. Use until you see Delete Entry and press
ENTER.
3. To find a name, type it or use .
4. When you see the record you want to delete,
press ENTER.
5. Press Y to delete the entry or press N to cancel
the deletion.
To Delete all the Records
1. Press .
2. Use until you see Erase All Data and press
ENTER.
3. Press Y to delete all the entries or press N to
cancel the deletion.
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Using the Databank
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You can use a password to keep t e information in
your databank private. Your password will be
requested w enever anyone turns on t e unit and
presses .
Warning! After you set a password, it will be required
w enever you try to access t e p one list for t e first
time during a session. So always keep a written copy
of your password.
To Add/Remove a Password
1. Press .
2. Use until you see Set Password and then
press ENTER.
3. Type a password and then press ENTER.
Your password can ave up to 8 letters.
You will be asked to confirm your password. Type
your password again exactly as you did t e first
time, and t en press ENTER to confirm it.
Remember! Write your password down just in
case you forget it.
4. To disable your password, press and
type your password. Repeat Step 2 above.
When you see the Password screen, press
ENTER.
Your password is disabled.
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Using a Password
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