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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