Franklin DMQ-450 User manual

User’s Guide
DMQ-450
www.franklin.com
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Introduction
Welcome to t e world of Franklin. T ank you for purc asing t e
DMQ-450 w ic is a powerful, portable, electronic reference book.
Wit t is electronic Collins Dictionary, you can look up over 250,000
words, p rases & definitions, and over 800,000 synonyms plus
antonyms, definitions & ClassmatesTM. You can view Confusables®,
save words to My Word List, s arpen your spelling wit Spelling Bee
and use Flashcards to improve your vocabulary. You can also save
names and p one numbers to t e databank and play seven fun and
educational games.
To stay informed about new and exciting products from Franklin,
please log on to www.franklin.com/uk and sign up for Wordbug, our
email newsletter.
Enjoy!
To get started, gently pull t e battery
insulation s eet to remove it. Use a t in
pointed object to press t e reset button on t e
back of t e device.
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Contents
Key Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Battery Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Installing Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Setting t e Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Viewing a Demonstration or Tutorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
C anging t e Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Finding Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Finding a Letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Correcting Misspellings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Viewing T esaurus Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Finding a Series of Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Hig lig ting Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Finding Confusables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Using My Word List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Using Learning Exercises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Playing t e Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Storing Names & P one Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Using a Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Using t e Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Using t e Converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Resetting t e DMQ-450 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Limited Warranty (outside U.S., EU and Switzerland) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Limited Warranty (EU and Switzerland) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
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Key uide
Main Keys
S ows t e Main Menu:
Settings, Games, Game
Setup, Tutorial and View
Demo.
Goes to t e dictionary.
Goes to t e t esaurus.
Goes to t e calculator. Press
Pfor t e converter.
Goes to t e Confusables®
list. At t e 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
t e eadword. In games,
reveals t e word and forfeits
t e game.
Toggles between t e Home
and World Clock.
Goes to t e Databank menu.
Goes to t e Learning
Exercises menu.
Function Keys
In t e dictionary, goes to t e
Word Entry screen. In t e
calculator, clears all entries.
In t e converter and data-
bank, goes to its main menu.
Backs up, erases a letter, or
turns off t e ig lig t at an
entry.
S ifts to type capital letters
and punctuation marks.
Enters a word, selects an
item, or begins a ig lig t in
an entry.
Displays a elp message.
Turns t e unit on or off.
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Key uide
Direction Keys
Moves in t e indicated
direction.
NEXT Goes to t e next entry.
PREV Goes to t e previous entry.
At menus and dictionary
entries, pages down. At t e
Word Entry screen, types a
space.
Key Combinations*
+ At a dictionary entry, goes to
t e top or bottom of an entry.
At menus, goes to t e top or
bottom of a list.
+ At t e Entry screen, types an
asterisk to stand for a series
of letters in a word. In
games, gives a int or s uf-
fles t e letters.
*Hold down the first key while pressing the
second.
Calculator Keys
L(1/x) Calculates a reciprocal.
J(√x) Calculates a square root.
K(x2)Squares a number.
M(%) Calculates a percentage.
B(+), H(-) Adds, subtracts, multiplies,
U(x), I(÷) or divides numbers.
N(+/-) C anges t e number on t e
screen to a negative or posi-
tive number.
S(M+) Adds t e number on t e
screen to t e number stored
in t e memory.
W(M–) Subtracts t e number on t e
screen from t e number
stored in t e memory.
A(MR)Recalls t e number stored in
t e memory.
Q(MC)Clears t e memory.
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Installing Batteries Battery Information
Your DMQ-450 is powered by
two CR2032, 3-volt batteries.
Follow t ese instructions to
install or replace t em.
Warning!! If t e batteries wear out
completely, any user-entered infor-
mation will be erased.W en c ang-
ing t e batteries, please remove and
replace one battery at a time. If you
remove bot batteries at once, you
may lose any information you
entered. You s ould always keep
written copies of your important infor-
mation.
1. Turn the unit over.
2. Lift the battery cover on the
back of your DMQ-450 by
pushing it in the direction of
the arrow.
3. Install the batteries positive
side facing up.
4. Replace the battery cover.
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• Different types of batteries
or new and used batteries
are not to be mixed.
• Only batteries of the same or
equivalent type as recom-
mended are to be used.
• Batteries are to be inserted
with the correct polarity.
• Exhausted batteries should
be removed.
• Supply terminals are not to
be short-circuited.
➤Help is Always at Hand
You can view a elp message
at any screen by pressing
HELP. Use t e direction keys
to read t e message. To exit
elp, press BACK. To read a
tutorial describing ow to use
t e product, select Tutorial
from t e Main Menu.
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Setting the Clock
T e clock lets you set a Home
Time and view local times around
t e world. You must set t e Home
Time before viewing World Time
because World Time is based on
Home Time.
➤Setting Home Time
1. Press CLOCK.
You see t e Home Time mode.
2. Press S to enter the Setting
mode.
3. Press ENTER to select Set
Time Format.
Press or to cycle
t roug t e 12- and 24- our
Day/Month/Year formats.
Press ENTER to save your
selection. 7
4. Press to highlight Set DST
and press ENTER to select it.
Press or to cycle
between DST On or DST Off.
Press ENTER to select your
c oice.
5. Press to highlight Set
Time and press ENTER to
select it.
Press or until t e cur-
rent our is displayed. Press
to move to minutes, t en
press or until t e cur-
rent minute is displayed.
Press ENTER to set t e time.
6. Press to highlight Set Date
and press ENTER to select it.
Use or to move to t e
next or previous field.
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Setting the Clock
Use or to scroll to t e
current day/mont /year.
Press ENTER to set it.
7. Press to highlight Set
Home City and press ENTER
to select it.
Press or until your local
city is displayed. Press ENTER
to select it.
8. Press CLOCK to exit setting
mode.
➤ Setting World Time
1. Press CLOCK until you see
World City.
2. Press S to enter the Setting
mode.
3. Press ENTER to select Set DST.
Press or to cycle
between DST On or DST Off.
Press ENTER to select your
c oice.
4. Press to highlight Set
World City and press ENTER
to select it.
Press or until t e city
you want is displayed. Press
ENTER to select it.
5. Press CLOCK to exit Setting
Mode and see the World City
time.
➤Follow the Arrows
T e flas ing arrows to 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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Changing the Settings Viewing a Demonstration
or Tutorial
W en using t is dictionary, you
can adjust t e screen contrast,
t e s utoff time, and t e type
size. T e s utoff time is ow
long your DMQ-450 stays on if
you forget to turn it off.
1. Press MENU.
2. Press ENTER to select
Settings.
3. Press or to highlight
Contrast, Shutoff, or Type
Size.
4. Press ENTER to select the
one you want.
5. Press or to highlight
a new setting and press
ENTER to select it.
Press BACK to leave t e set-
ting unc anged.
6. Press CLEAR to return to the
Word Entry screen.
You can view a tutorial or a
demonstration of t is dictionary
at any time.
1. Press MENU.
2. Press or to highlight
either Tutorial or View Demo.
3. Press ENTER.
To stop t e demonstration or
exit from t e Tutorial and go
to t e Word Entry screen,
press CLEAR.
➤About Screen Illustrations
Some screen illustrations in
t is User’s Guide may differ
slig tly from w at you see on
screen. T is does not mean
t at your DMQ-450 is mal-
functioning.
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Finding Definitions
You can find definitions by
typing a word at t e Word
Entry screen and t en press-
ing ENTER. Try t is example.
1. Press DICT.
T is is t e Word Entry
screen.
2. Type a word (e.g., garner).
To erase a letter, press
BACK.
To type a capital, old CAP
and press a letter key.
To look up a yp enated
word, type a space in place
of t e yp en.
3. Press ENTER to view the
definition.
4. Press or SPACE to scroll
down through the definition.
5. Press CLEAR to return to the
Word Entry screen.
➤Browsing the Dictionary
W ile in a definition, press
NEXT or PREV to view t e
next or previous definition.
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Correcting Misspellings Finding a Letter
If you misspell a word, don’t
worry. It will be corrected auto-
matically. You can even spell it
p onetically.
1. Type a misspelled word at
the Word Entry screen (e.g.,
chear).
To erase a letter, press BACK.
2. Press ENTER.
3. Press or to highlight
a correction.
4. Press ENTER to view its dic-
tionary entry.
To go back to t e correction
list, press BACK.
5. Press CLEAR when
finished.
If you are uncertain about a letter
in a word, type a question mark in
place of eac unknown letter.
1. Type a word with ?s at the
Word Entry screen (e.g.,
conc??ve).
2. Press ENTER.
3. Press or to highlight
a match.
4. Press ENTER to view the
definition.
5. Press CLEAR when finished.
➤Crossword Solver
You can also use ?s to elp
solve crossword puzzles. For
example, if t e second letter of
a five-letter word is hand its
last letter is w, type ?h??w to
see possible answers.
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Finding a Series of
Letters Viewing Thesaurus
Entries
To find prefixes, suffixes, and
ot er parts of words, type an
asterisk in a word. Asterisks
stand for a series of letters.
Note: If you type an asterisk at
t e beginning of a word, it may
take a w ile to find t e matc ing
words.
1. Type a word with an ✱at the
Word Entry screen.
To type an asterisk, old CAP
and press ?.
2. Press ENTER.
3. Press or to highlight
a match.
4. Press ENTER to view the
definition.
5. Press CLEAR when finished.
1. Press DICT.
2. Type a word and press ENTER.
W en you see THES flas
once to t e upper rig t of t e
screen, t at word as a t e-
saurus entry.
3. Press THES.
In a t esaurus entry, a brief
definition of t e word is fol-
lowed by a list of synonyms
and antonyms.
4. Press or SPACE to move
down.
To look up t e definition of a
synonym or antonym, press
ENTER to start a ig lig t,
use to move it to t e
word you want, and press
ENTER.
5. Press CLEAR when finished.
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Finding Confusables Highlighting Words
Confusables are omonyms and
spelling variants t at are easy to
confuse. If a word as Confusables,
CONF will flas once in t e upper
rig t of t e screen.
1. Press DICT.
2. Type a word (e.g., rein).
3. Press ENTER.
4. Press ?.
Confusables come wit iden-
tifying words.
5. Press ENTER again and then
use the arrow keys to high-
light a word.
6. Press ENTER to define it, or
press THES to view its syn-
onym list(s).
7. Press CLEAR when finished.
Anot er way to look up words is
by ig lig ting t em in diction-
ary definitions, synonym or cor-
rection lists.
1. At any text or list, press
ENTER to start the highlight.
To turn t e ig lig t off, press
BACK.
2. Use the arrow keys to high-
light a word.
3. Do one of the following:
To… Press…
define t e word ENTER
view synonyms THES
view Confusables ?
add t e word to LEARN
My Word List
4. Press CLEAR to return to the
Word Entry screen.
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Using My Word List
You can save up to 40 words in
My Word List for personal study or
review. Warning: All t e words in
My Word List will be erased if your
batteries run out of power or your
DMQ-450 is reset.
➤Adding Words
1. Press LEARN.
2. Press ENTER to select My
Word List.
If you aven’t added words to
your word list, View List:
Empty appears.
3. Highlight Add a Word and
press ENTER.
4. Type a word and then press
ENTER to add it.
➤ Adding Highlighted Words
At any text, you can ig lig t a
word and add it to My Word List.
1. At text, press ENTER to start
the highlight.
2. Use the arrow keys to high-
light the word you want.
3. Press LEARN.
Add “your word” appears in
t e menu.
4. Press ENTER to add the
word.
➤Viewing My Word List
1. Press LEARN and select My
Word List.
2. Highlight View List: x
word(s) and press ENTER.
You see t e word or words
you added.
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Using My Word List
➤Deleting One Word from
My Word List
1. Press LEARN, highlight My
Word List and press ENTER.
2. Press or to highlight
Delete a Word and press
ENTER.
3. Press or to highlight
to the word you want to
remove and press ENTER.
T e message “Word deleted”
appears on t e screen and
t e word is removed from My
Word List.
➤Erasing My Word List
1. Press LEARN, highlight My
Word List and press ENTER.
2. Press or to highlight
Erase the List.
3. Press ENTER.
4. Press Y to erase the entire list.
Press Nto return to t e My
Word List menu wit out eras-
ing t e list.
➤Adding Words Not
Found in This 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 to
My Word List not found in t is
dictionary uses considerably
more memory t an words
t at are. If you add only
words t at are not in t e dic-
tionary, My Word List may
only old as few as 10 words.
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Using Learning Exercises
You can test your spelling skills
and improve your vocabulary
wit Learning Exercises.
➤Spelling Bee
1. Press LEARN.
2. Press or to highlight
Spelling Bee and press
ENTER.
Spelling Bee selects words at
random from t e dictionary.
My Spelling Bee displays
words from My Word List.
Note: Accented words from
My Word List will not be used
in My Spelling Bee.
3. Select the one you want and
press ENTER.
A word will flas on t e
screen for you to spell.
4. Type in the word you just
saw and press ENTER to see
if you spelled it correctly.
5. Press ENTER to see the defi-
nition of the word or press
SPACE for a new word.
6. Press CLEAR when finished.
➤Flashcards
1. Press LEARN.
2. Press or to highlight
Flashcards and press ENTER.
Flashcards selects words at
random from t e dictionary.
My Flashcards displays
words from My Word List.
3. Select the one you want and
press ENTER.
A word will be displayed on
t e screen for you to study or
define.
4. Press CLEAR when finished.
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Playing the ames
➤Selecting a ame
1. Press MENU.
2. Press to highlight Games
and press ENTER to select it.
3. Press or to move the
highlight to the game you
want and press ENTER to
select it.
➤Changing ame Settings
You can c oose t e skill level,
t e word list and t e word lengt
for a game.
1. Press MENU.
2. Press to highlight Game
Setup and press ENTER to
select it.
3. Press or to highlight
a new setting and press
ENTER to select it.
4. Press or to change
the setting and press ENTER
when finished to save the
new setting.
5. Press BACK to return to the
Main Menu.
➤etting Help in the ames
During any game you can read
instructions by pressing HELP.
In any game, except Noughts &
Crosses, you can get a int by
olding CAP and pressing ?or
reveal t e game word or words
by pressing ?.
Note: If you reveal t e word or
words, you lose t e round.
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Playing the ames
Anagram Solver
Anagram Solver finds all t e
words t at can be made from a
word or letters t at you type in.
T e words found may not use
all t e letters, but a letter will be
used only as many times as it
as been entered.
T e number of possible ana-
grams is displayed to t e rig t of
t e screen. Use or to see
t e anagrams. To look up a word,
use t e arrow keys to move t e
ig lig t to t e word you want,
and press DICT to see t e defini-
tion or press THES to see its t e-
saurus entry.
Press BACK to return to t e
game.
Hangman
Hangman selects a mystery
word and c allenges you to
guess it letter by letter. T e let-
ters of t e mystery word are id-
den by question marks. T e
number of guesses remaining is
indicated by #’s.
Type letters t at you t ink are in
t e mystery word. If you are cor-
rect, t e letter appears in place
of t e corresponding question
mark or marks.
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Playing the ames
Anagrams
Anagrams c allenges you to
find all of t e words t at can
occur wit in a selected word.
Eac letter can only be used as
many times as it appears in t e
selected word. Eac anagram
must be a specified minimum
lengt . T is will flas on t e
screen before eac game. T e
number of possible anagrams is
s own on t e rig t side of t e
screen.
Type an anagram and t en
press ENTER. Use t e arrow
keys to view anagrams you’ve
already entered. Press DICT to
see t e definition of t e word.
Press BACK to return to
Anagrams.
Word Train
In Word Train, you and t e train
take turns typing letters to forma
word. W oever types t e last
letter of t e word, wins. Press ?
to end t e round and reveal t e
word. Press DICT to see t e
definition of t e word.
Press BACK to return to Word
Train.
Jumble
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