Franklin DMQ-440N User manual

DMQ-440N
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Queen’s English
Dictionary
& Thesaurus
USER’S GUIDE

Warning! Gently pull the battery
insulation sheet to remove it.Use a thin
pointed object to press the reset button
on the back of the device.

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Contents
Welcome to the world of BOOKMAN!
BOOKMAN is a powerful, portable
electronic reference with a built-in book
and a slot in the back for more books.
With this
Dictionary & Thesaurus you
can look up thousands of dictionary en-
tries, thesaurus entries and synonyms.
You can also correct misspellings, save
words to your User list, and play three
fun, educational word games. To learn
how to use other books, read their
User’s Guides.
Installing Batteries and Cards ........................................ 4
Selecting Books and Using the Colour Keys .................. 5
Changing Settings and Viewing a Demonstration ........... 6
Finding Definitions ......................................................... 7
Finding Words in Definitions........................................... 7
Correcting Misspellings .................................................. 8
Reviewing Words ............................................................ 8
Finding a Letter and a Series of Letters.......................... 9
Finding Synonyms ........................................................ 10
Finding Confusables™ .................................................. 11
Highlighting Words ....................................................... 11
Using the User List ....................................................... 12
Sending Words ............................................................. 13
Changing Game Settings .............................................. 14
Playing the Games ........................................................ 14

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Function Keys
Clears to Enter your word .
Shows the main menus.
(red) Shows the synonym list(s).
(green) Shows Confusables™list.
(yellow) Shows the games list.
(blue) Shows the User list menu.
Exits the selected book.
Turns BOOKMAN on or off.
Key Guide
Other Keys
Backs up, erases letters, or
stops a highlight.
Shifts keys to type punctuation.
Enters a search, selects a
menu item, or starts a highlight.
Shows help messages.
Types a space or pages down.
Types a ? to stand for an
unknown letter in a word;
shifted, types an ✽ to stand
for a series of unknown letters.
Arrow Keys
Move up or down in text or
lists; darken or lighten contrast
at the Entry screen.
Move left or right.
Star Key Combinations*
+ Sends a word between books.
+ Shows the next match.
+ Shows the previous match.
+ Types a hyphen.
➤ Understanding the Colour Keys
The colour keys (red, green, yellow,
and blue) perform the functions listed
above only for the BOOKMAN book
described in this User’s Guide.
Other books have their own colour
key functions, which are labelled on
their cards and listed in their User’s
Guides. For more information, read
“Using the Colour Keys.”
* Hold while pressing the other key .

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BOOKMAN model 440 uses two
CR2032 batteries. Here is how to in-
stall or replace them. Warning: When
the batteries lose power or are re-
moved from BOOKMAN, information
that you entered in its built-in book, and
in an installed book card, will be erased.
1. Turn BOOKMAN over.
2. Slide off its battery cover in
the direction of the triangle.
3. Install the batteries with
their plus signs facing you.
4. Replace the battery cover.
Warning: Never install or remove a
book card when BOOKMAN is on. If
you do, information that you entered
in its built-in book, and in an installed
book card, will be erased.
1. Turn BOOKMAN off.
2. Turn BOOKMAN over.
3. Align the tabs on the book
card with the notches in the
slot.
4. Press the card down until it
snaps into place.
Installing CardsInstalling Batteries
➤ Battery Information
1. Different types of batteries
or new and used batteries
are not to be mixed.
2. Only batteries of the same or
equivalent type as recom-
mended are to be used.
3. Batteries are to be inserted
with the correct polarity.
4. Exhausted batteries should
be removed.
5. Supply terminals are not to
be short-circuited.
➤ Removing Cards
Warning: When you remove a
card to install another, information
that you entered into the removed
card will be erased.

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Selecting Books Using the Colour Keys
The red, green, yellow, and blue keys on
your BOOKMAN change functions ac-
cording to which book is selected.
When the built-in book is selected, the
colour keys function as labelled on the
BOOKMAN keyboard. When a book
card is selected, the colour keys func-
tion as labelled on that card.
Remember, the colour keys for
BOOKMAN book cards function as
labelled on their cards, not as on the
keyboard.
Once you have installed a book card
in your BOOKMAN, you must select
which book you want to use.
1. Turn BOOKMAN on.
2. Press .
These are sample books.
3. Press or to highlight the
book you want to use.
4. Press to select it.
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➤ About Screen Illustrations
Some screen illustrations in this
User’s Guide may differ from what
you see on screen. This does not
mean that your BOOKMAN is
malfunctioning.

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Changing Settings
Before you start using a book, you can
view a demonstration of what it can
do.
If the book is built-in, the demonstra-
tion automatically appears the first time
that you select the book. To stop the
demonstration, press . To disable
it, press , highlight the Setup
menu, and then select
Disable Demo .
If the book is in a card, select
View
Demo
from the Setup menu to view
its demonstration.
Viewing a Demonstration
You can adjust the font size, shutoff
time, and screen contrast. The font
size changes the number of lines of
text that appear on screen. The shut-
off time is how long BOOKMAN stays
on if you forget to turn it off.
1. Press .
2. Press the arrow keys to
highlight the Setup menu.
3. Highlight Set Font, Set
Shutoff, or Set Contrast.
4. Press .
5. Highlight a setting.
Or press and if you selected
Set Contrast .
6. Press to select it.
➤Resuming Where You Left Off
You can turn off BOOKMAN at
any screen. When you turn
BOOKMAN on again, the screen
that you last viewed appears.
➤ Help is Always at Hand
You can view a help message at
virtually any screen by pressing
Press to read it. To exit help, press
or .
➤ 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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Finding Definitions
You can find definitions by typing a
word at the Entry screen and then
pressing . Try this example.
1. Press .
This is the Entry screen.
2. Type a word (e.g., acumen).
3. Press .
4. Press or to move down.
Search for a Word lets you find all of
the definitions in which a specific word
appears.
1. Press .
2. Press .
3. Select Search for a word from
the Other menu.
4. Type a word (e.g., legal).
5. Press .
6. Hold and press to view
the next definition that
includes your word.
To view the previous one, hold
and press .
7. Press or to move down.
8. Press when finished.
Finding Words in Definitions
➤Browsing the Dictionary
While in a definition, hold and
press to view the next dictio-
nary definition. To view the
previous one, hold and press
. Dictionary entries are not
always in alphabetical order.

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If you misspell a word, don’t worry. It
will be corrected automatically.
1. Type a misspelled word.
To erase a letter, press .
2. Press .
3. Press to highlight a correc-
tion, if needed.
4. Press to view its
dictionary entry.
To go back to the correction list,
press .
5. Press when finished.
Correcting Misspellings Reviewing Words
The Path list lets you review the last
15 words you looked up. Your Path
list is automatically saved between
sessions until the batteries lose
power.
1. Select View Path list from the
Other menu.
This is a sample Path list. If you
haven’t looked up any words, you
see:
Path is empty .
2. Press to highlight a word.
3. Press to define it.
4. Press to view a thesau-
rus entry or to view its
Confusables, if any.

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If you are uncertain about a letter in a
word, type a question mark in place of
each unknown letter.
1. Type a word with ?’s.
2. Press .
3. Highlight a match.
4. Press to define it.
5. Press when finished.
➤ Spelling Finding Tips
You can also use ? ’s to help solve
crossword puzzles. For example, if
the second letter of a five-letter word
is
h and its last letter is w . Enter
?h??w to see possible answers.
To find prefixes, suffixes, and other
parts of words, type an asterisk in a
word. Asterisks stand for a series of
letters. NOTE: If you type an asterisk
at the beginning of a word, it may take
a while to find the matching words.
1. Type a word with an ✱.
To type an asterisk, hold
and press .
2. Press .
3. Highlight a match, if needed.
4. Press to define it.
5. Press to go back.
Or press when finished.
Finding a Series of LettersFinding a Letter

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Finding Synonyms
When you see flash once in the
upper right of the screen, that word
has a thesaurus entry.
1. Press .
2. Type a word (e.g., splendid).
3. Press .
This is the first synonym list.
4. Press or to move down.
5. Hold and press to view
the next synonym list.
To return to the previous synonym
list, hold and press .
6. Press when finished.
Finding Synonyms
➤Understanding Dictionary
Entries
In dictionary entries, the headword
appears in bold with hyphenation
points followed by its part of
speech. NOTE: If the word you are
searching for is grouped under a
different headword, you’ll go to the
middle of the definition.
➤Understanding Synonym
Lists
Synonym lists start with your
search word and then list the
synonyms that have similar
meanings.
➤Looking Up a Word from a
List
If you see a word in a synonym or
correction list that you want to
define, press and then use
the arrow keys to highlight the
word. Next, press when the
word you want is highlighted to
find its definition.

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Highlighting Words
Another way to look up words is by
highlighting them in dictionary defini-
tions, synonym or correction lists.
Then you can find their definitions, the-
saurus entries, Confusables, or add
them to your User list.
1. At any text or list, press
to start the highlight.
To turn the highlight off, press
.
2. Use the arrow keys to high-
light a word.
3. Do one of the following:
To... Press...
define the word
view a synonym list
view Confusables
add word to User list
Confusables are homonyms and spell-
ing variants that are easy to confuse.
If a word has Confusables, will
flash once in the upper right of the
screen.
1. Type a word (e.g., rein).
2. Press .
3. Press .
Confusables come with identifying
words.
4. Press and then use the
arrow keys to highlight a
word.
5. Press to define it, or
press to view its
synonym list(s).
6. Press when finished.
Finding Confusables™

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➤ Adding Words Not Found in
This Dictionary
When you add a word not in this
dictionary, you’re given three
options:
Cancel , Add anyway , or
Correction candidate(s) . Select an
option. Caution: Adding words
not in this dictionary uses consid-
erably more memory than adding
words that are. If you add only
words that are not in the dictio-
nary, your User list may hold as
few as 10 words.
Adding Highlighted Words
At any text, you can highlight a word
and add it to your User list.
1. At text, press to start
the highlight.
2. Highlight a word.
3. Press .
4. Select Add “your word”.
Using the User List
Using the User List
You can create a User list of approxi-
mately 35 words. You can even add
words to your User list that are not in
this dictionary. Here’s how to add and
to view a word.
1. Press to view the User
list menu.
If you haven’t added words to
your User list,
View list: **Empty**
appears.
2. Select Add word.
3. Type a word (e.g., restive).
4. Press to add the word.
5. Select View list: 1 word.
This is a User list of one word.
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Sending Words
This BOOKMAN dictionary can send
words to and receive words from cer-
tain other BOOKMAN books.
To send a word, you must first install a
card in your BOOKMAN, and that card
must be able to send or receive words.
To learn if a card can send or receive
words, read its User’s Guide.
1. Highlight a word in this book.
To highlight a word in a list, press
the arrow keys. To highlight a
word in text, press and then
press the arrow keys.
2. Hold and press .
3. Highlight the other book.
4. Press .
The word that you highlighted
appears in the other book.
5. Press to look up the
word.
You can delete one or all the words in
your User list. Here’s how.
Deleting One Word
1. Press .
2. Select Delete word.
3. Highlight a word on the list.
4. Press to delete it.
5. Press when finished.
DeletingYour User List
1. Press .
2. Select Erase list.
3. Press Y to erase the entire
list. Or press N to cancel.
Using the User List
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➤About Game Settings
Word List lets you pick which
words you’ll play the games with.
If you select
Type Them in , you’ll
need to type in words after you
select a game.
Word Length lets you pick how
many letters will be in the words
(3-13).
Skill Level lets you select the level
of difficulty.
➤ Keeping Score
Your score automatically appears
after each round of Hangman and
Word Train until you exit the game.
Changing Game Settings Playing the Games
Now that you have the games set, let’s
play.
1. Press .
2. Press or to highlight a
game.
3. Press to start it.
4. Press to start a new
round.
You can change the game settings at
any time. Each setting applies to all the
games.
1. Press .
2. Press to highlight the
Game menu.
3. Highlight a setting.
4. Press to select it.

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Playing the Games
Type an anagram and then press .
Use the arrow keys to view anagrams
you’ve already entered. Hold and
press to shuffle the letters in the
selected word. Press to end a
round and reveal the remaining ana-
grams. Highlight a word, and then
press to see its dictionary defini-
tion. Press to exit Anagrams.
Word Train
All aboard the Word Train spelling
game! You and the train take turns typ-
ing letters to form a word. Whoever
types the last letter wins. To view the
letters you can type at your turn, hold
and press . Or press to
end a round and reveal the word. Press
to view the dictionary definition
of the word.
Playing the Games
Hangman
Hangman challenges you to guess a
mystery word, indicated by ?’s, one
letter at a time. The number of guesses
you can make appears to the right of
the #’s. For a hint hold and press
Or press to end the round.
NOTE: If you ask for a hint, you will
lose the round. Press to start a
new round. Press to view the
definition of the word. Press to
exit a game and view the games list.
Anagrams
Anagrams challenges you to find all of
the words that can occur within a se-
lected word. Each letter can only be
used as many times as it appears in
the selected word. Each anagram must
be a specified minimum length. This
will flash on the screen before each
game. The number of possible ana-
grams is shown on the right side of
the screen.

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➤ Troubleshooting BOOKMAN
• Make sure your book card, if
any, is installed correctly.
• Check that the card’s metal
contacts are dirt-and dust-free.
Card Care
• Do not expose the cards to
heat, cold, or liquids.
• Do not put excessive pressure
on the cards.
LBS.
Resetting BOOKMAN
If the BOOKMAN keyboard fails to re-
spond, or if its screen performs errati-
cally, first press and then press
twice. If nothing happens, follow
the steps below to reset it.
Warning: Pressing the reset button
with more than very light pressure may
permanently disable your BOOKMAN.
In addition, resetting BOOKMAN erases
settings and information entered into its
built-in book, and in an installed card.
1. Hold and press .
If nothing happens, try Step 2.
2. Use a paperclip to gently press
BOOKMAN’s reset button.
The reset button is recessed in a pin-
sized hole on the back of BOOK-
MAN. Look for it on the battery
cover or near the card slot.
• Do not touch the metal
contacts on the cards.
Caution: Touching these electrical
contacts with statically charged
objects, including your fingers, could
erase information entered in a book
card or built-in book.

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Copyrights & Patents
Model: DMQ-440N
• batteries: 2 CR2032, 3-volt lithium
• size: 12 x 1.4 x 8.3 mm
• weight: 3.5 oz. (without batteries)
© 2001 Franklin Electronic Publishers,
Inc., Burlington, NJ 08016-4907, USA.
All rights reserved.
© 1987-1988 William Collins Sons &
Co., Ltd. All rights reserved.
U.S. Patents 4,490,811; 4,830,618;
4,891,775; 4,982,181; 5,007,019;
5,113,340; 5,153,831; 5,203,705;
5,218,536; 5,229,936; 5,249,965;
5,295,070; 5,321,609; 5,333,313;
European Patent 0 136 379.
Pat. Pend. ISBN 1-56712-190-X
This unit may change operating modes
due to Electro-static Discharge. Nor-
mal operation of this unit can be re-
established by pressing the reset key,
ON/OFF
, or by removing/replacing bat-
teries.
Complies with the limits for a Class B
computing device pursuant to Subpart
B of part 15 of FCC Rules. Operation
is subject to the following two condi-
tions: (1) this device may not cause
harmful interference; and (2) this de-
vice must accept any interference re-
ceived, including interference that may
cause undesirable operation.
FCC Notice

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Index
Misspellings, correcting 8
Path list 8
Reviewing words 8
Searching for words 7
Shutoff
changing 6
setting 6
Spelling finding tips 9
STAR key
combinations 3
with CARD 13
with DN 3, 10
with UP 3, 7, 10
Synonym lists, understanding 10
THES message 10
User List
adding words not in dictionary
12
viewing list 12
WordTrain game 15
?* key 9, 15
Anagrams game 15
Arrow keys 6
Changing Bookman's settings 6
CONF message 11
Confusables, finding 11
Correcting misspellings 8
Demonstration 6
Games
changing settings 14
playing 14
Hangman game 15
Help, finding 6
Highlighting words 11
Messages
add anyway 12
cancel 12
correction list 12
path is empty 8
type them in 14
view list: empty 12
FPB-28058
Rev. A