Franklin DMQ-450 User manual

User’s Guide
DMQ-450
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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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