Franklin MWS-1840 User manual

MWS-1840
USER’S GUIDE / MANUAL DEL USUARIO
BOOKMAN®II
speaking dictionary
& thesaurus
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Introduction ............................................................................................ 3
Key Guide ............................................................................................... 4
Installing Batteries .................................................................................. 5
Installing Book Cards .............................................................................. 6
Selecting a Book ..................................................................................... 6
Using the Special Features...................................................................... 7
Book Card Color Keys ............................................................................ 8
Using the Dictionary Menu ...................................................................... 8
Viewing a Demonstration or Tutorial ....................................................... 9
Changing the Settings ............................................................................. 9
Finding Dictionary Entries ..................................................................... 10
Hearing Words ...................................................................................... 12
Using the Thesaurus ............................................................................. 13
Viewing Confusables ............................................................................ 14
Highlighting Words................................................................................ 14
Saving and Deleting Words ................................................................... 15
Using Learning Exercises ...................................................................... 17
Playing the Games ................................................................................ 20
Using the Calculator ............................................................................. 24
Using the Converter .............................................................................. 25
Transferring Words Between Books ...................................................... 26
Resetting Your Unit ............................................................................... 26
Copyrights, Trademarks, and Patents.................................................... 27
Limited Warranty (outside U.S.) ............................................................ 27
Limited Warranty (U.S. only) ................................................................. 28
FCC Notice ........................................................................................... 29
Table of Contents

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Welcome to the world of Franklin. This Franklin model is a powerful, electronic
reference with a built-in book, plus one slot in the back for a book card. With
Merriam-Webster’s Speaking Dictionary and Thesaurus , you can:
• find over 120,000 words, with comprehensive definitions, most of which
contain parts of speech and usage examples;
• see a word’s synonyms, antonyms, and other related words using the built-in
thesaurus;
• let state-of-the-art spell correction help you find the word you’re looking for;
• hear the pronunciations of headwords and definitions;
• use the
Grammar Guide , a comprehensive outline of English grammar that
includes fun quizzes and lessons;
• learn a new word every time you turn the unit on;
• use the MatchMaker function to find words of whose spelling you’re unsure, or
to help solve crossword puzzles;
• browse the
SAT* Word List, which contains words most commonly found on
the Scholastic Assessment Tests;
• improve your spelling and vocabulary using the Learning Exercises;
• create your own list of study words in
My Word List ;
• play ten fun and educational games, including
Hangman, Anagrams, Jumble,
Word Builder, Word Train, Letter Poker
and Link Four.
Your Franklin model also comes with a calculator and a metric and currency
converter. To learn more, read this User’s Guide.
Introduction
* SAT is a registered trademark of the College Entrance Examination Board,
which was not involved in the production of, and does not endorse, this product.

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Color Keys
Goes to the dictionary.
Goes to the thesaurus.
Goes to the Games menu.
Goes to the Exercises menu (for
Learning Exercises).
dict
thes
games
learn
cap
card
Shifts to type capital letters and
punctuation marks.
Exits the book you were
reading.
Toggles between the calculator
and converter.
Key Guide Key Guide
Function Keys
Turns the unit on or off.
Displays a help message.
Displays the main menus for the
dictionary.
Enters a word, selects an item,
or begins a highlight in an entry.
Goes to the Word Entry screen
in the dictionary. Clears the
calculator.
Says a word.
At the 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 the
headword.
Backs up, erases a letter, or
turns off the highlight at an entry.
help
menu
enter
clear
say
?*
back
space
Direction Keys
Moves in the indicated direction.
At menus and dictionary entries,
pages down. At the Word Entry
screen, types a space.
fn
+
say
fn
+
card
fn
+
cap
+
Combination Keys*
Speaks a definition.
Transfers a word between books.
At a dictionary entry, pages up or
down.
At a menu, goes to the first or last
item. At a dictionary entry, goes to
the start or end of the entry.
or
or
*
Hold the first key while pressing the second.

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At a dictionary entry,
displays the next or previous
entry.
Types a hyphen.
At the Word Entry screen,
types an asterisk to stand for
a series of letters in a word. In
games, gives a hint.
a(1/x)
s(√x)
d(x2)
f(%)
g(.)
z(+/-)
x(M+)
c(M-)
v(MR)
b(MC)
clear
fn
+
or
fn
+j
cap
+
?*
Calculator Keys
Calculates a reciprocal.
Calculates a square root.
Squares a number.
Calculates a percentage.
Inserts a decimal point.
Changes the number on the
screen to a negative or positive
number.
Adds the number to the number
stored in the memory.
Subtracts the number from the
number stored in the memory.
Recalls the number stored in the
memory.
Clears the memory.
Clears the calculation(s).
Your unit is powered by four AAA batteries.
Follow these easy instructions to install or
replace them.
1. Lift the battery cover on the
top right of your unit by
pushing up the tab.
Follow the illustration on the back of the unit
when installing the batteries.
2. Insert the two top batteries
with the positive terminal
facing out and the two bottom
batteries with the negative
terminal facing out.
Note: If the battery door does not shut,
please check the position of the batteries.
3. Replace the battery cover.
Warning: If the batteries wear-out completely,
or if you take more than approximately a minute
while changing the batteries, any information
that was entered in the built-in book or book
card will be erased. You should always keep
written copies of your important information.
Key Guide Installing Batteries
AAA
+
-
AAA
+
-
AAA
+
-
AAA
+
-
AAA AAA
AAA _
+
AAA

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➤ Removing Book Cards
Warning: Never install or remove a
book card while your unit is on. Any
information that was entered in the built-in
book or book card will be erased.
Once a book card is installed in the unit,
you can select which book you want to
use.
1. Turn your unit on.
2. Press
card
.
These are sample books.
3. Press or to highlight your
selection.
For information on available Franklin
BOOKMAN products, select .
4. Press
enter
to select it.
1. Turn your unit off.
2. Turn your unit over.
3. Align the tabs on the book card
with the notches in the slot.
4. Press the book card down until
it snaps into place.
➤About Screen Illustrations
Some screen illustrations in this
User’s Guide may differ slightly from
what you see on screen. This does
not mean that your unit is malfunction-
ing.
Installing Book Cards Selecting a Book
➤ Help is Always at Hand
You can view a help message at any
screen by pressing
help
. Use the
direction keys to read the message. To
exit help, press
back
.

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AC Adaptor Jack: The AC/DC
adaptor is in the 9 volt range within a
current range of 200 to 300 milliam-
peres.
+
–
This symbol indicates that the inner
core of the plug of an AC adaptor is
negative and that the outer part of the
plug is positive. If the symbol on your
AC/DC adaptor does not match the
above symbol, confirm its compatibility
at its place of purchase.
Speaker: The speaker is located on
the back of your unit, above the book
card slot. For best results, do not
cover the speaker with your hand.
Your unit is equipped with several
special features that many, but not all
BOOKMAN book cards use. To learn if
you can use the special features with a
particular book card, read its User’s
Guide.
Headphone Jack: The headphone
jack is designed for 3.5 mm, 35 ohm
impedance stereo headphones.
Caution: Monophonic headphones
will not work with this unit.
Volume Control: The dial, located
under the headphone jack, controls the
volume of the speaker or headphones.
▲
Volume Control
▲
Headphone Jack
Using the Special Features
A/C Adaptor Jack
▲

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The red, green, yellow, and blue keys on
your unit change functions according to the
book card you select. Their functions are
labelled on individual cards.
When you press
menu
, you will see seven
icons. Use these to quickly take you to
different parts of the dictionary.
➤Understanding the Menu
Book Card Color Keys
Goes to the dictionary Word Entry
screen.
Goes to the thesaurus Word Entry
screen.
Goes to the Exercises menu (for
Learning Exercises).
Goes to the Games menu.
Goes to the Grammar Guide.
Goes to My Word List.
Goes to the Tools menu.
1. Press
menu
.
will be highlighted the first time
you press
menu
.
2. Use the arrow keys to highlight
the icon you want and press
enter
.
Using the Dictionary Menu
RED
GREEN
YELLOW
BLUE
When in your book card: Press ...
dict
thes
games
learn
For ...
the red key
the green key
the yellow key
the blue key
To learn how the color keys on your book
card
correspond to the main keys on your
unit , press
fn
and wait a few seconds.

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➤ Learn a New Word
Your dictionary comes with a Learn a
Word
feature to help you increase your
vocabulary. Each time you turn your
dictionary on, you can see a different
headword and definition. If you wish to
turn this feature on, press
menu
.
Highlight and press
enter
. Press
enter
again to select Settings. Use
or to turn the feature on and press
clear
when done.
You can view a demonstration or tutorial of
this dictionary any time you want.
1. Press
menu
.
2. Use the arrow keys to highlight
and press
enter
.
3. Use to highlight either Tutorial
or View Demo and press
enter
.
To stop the demonstration or exit from
the Tutorial and go to the dictionary
Word Entry screen, press
clear
.
When a book card is installed in your
Franklin platform, select
View Demo from
the Setup menu to see the demonstration
for that card.
When using this dictionary, you can
activate the
Learn a Word feature, adjust
the type size, the shutoff time, and the
screen contrast. The shutoff time is how
long your unit stays on if you forget to
turn it off.
1. Press
menu
in the dictionary, the-
saurus, calculator, or converter.
2. Use the arrow keys to highlight
and press
enter
.
3. Settings will be highlighted.
Press
enter
to select it.
4. Use or to move to Learn
a Word, Contrast, Shutoff or
Type Size.
5. Use or to change the
setting(s) you want.
Your changes are automatically saved.
6. Press
clear
to return to the Word
Entry screen.
Changing the Settings
Viewing a Demonstration or
Tutorial

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It’s easy to look up a word in this dictionary.
Simply type it in at the dictionary Word
Entry screen.
1. Press
dict
.
2. Type a word (e.g., elicit).
This is the Word Entry screen.
To erase a letter, press
back
.
To type a capital, hold
cap
and press a
letter key.
To type a hyphen, hold
fn
and press j .
To type a number, hold
fn
and press q-p .
3. Press
enter
to view the definition.
Press
thes
to view the thesaurus entry.
Press
say
to hear the word pronounced.
Note: Franklin authored data is marked
with .
4. Press or
space
to read the
definition.
5. Hold
fn
and press or to
view the next or previous
definition.
6. Press
clear
when done.
➤ Using MatchMaker
MatchMaker is a useful tool for finding
words and groups of words. If you are
uncertain about how to spell a word,
type a question mark (
? ) in place of each
unknown letter. To find prefixes,
suffixes, and other parts of words,
type an asterisk (✳) in a word. Each
asterisk stands for a series of letters.
Note : If you type an asterisk at the
beginning of a word, it may take a little
while to find the matching words.
1. Press
dict
.
2. Type a word with ?s and ✳s.
To type an asterisk, hold down
cap
and press ?* .
3. Press
enter
.
Finding Dictionary Entries
Finding Dictionary Entries

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Finding Dictionary Entries
4. Press to move the highlight to
the word you want and press
enter
to view its definition.
5. Press
clear
when done.
➤ Choosing Multiple Forms
Some words in this dictionary have
more than one form (e.g. resume,
resumé). When the word you are
looking up has multiple forms, the
different forms appear in a list. Simply
highlight the form you want and press
enter
to see its dictionary entry. For
example, enter
dutch at the Word
Entry screen. Highlight the form you
want and press
enter
to see its
dictionary entry. To go back to the
multiple forms list, press
back
.
➤ Follow the Arrows
The flashing arrows on the right of the
screen show which arrow keys you
can press to move around the screen.
Finding Dictionary Entries
➤ Correcting Misspellings
The dictionary has a spell corrector
that helps you if you misspell a word.
If you enter a misspelled word, you
will see a list of possible corrections.
For example, enter
noledge at the
Word Entry screen.
Use or to highlight the word you
want and press
enter
to see its
dictionary entry. To go back to the
correction list, press
back
.

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Hearing Words Hearing Words
The Merriam-Webster speaking
dictionary and thesaurus can pronounce
the words that appear on almost any
screen - in definitions, thesaurus entries,
spell correction lists,
My Word List ,
confusables and games. When you want
to hear how a word is pronounced, just
highlight it and press
say
.
To adjust the volume, turn the volume
control on the side of the unit. You can
plug headphones into the headphone
jack which is just above the volume
control. Try this example.
1. Type a word at the Word Entry
screen. For example, type
ptarmigan.
2. Press
say
to hear it pro-
nounced.
3. Press
enter
to see its definition.
4. Press
say
to hear the head-
word pronounced or hold
fn
and press
say
to hear the
definition read.
5. Press
enter
for a highlight.
6. Move the highlight to a word
you want to hear.
7. Press
say
to hear the high-
lighted word pronounced.
Note: If you have a word highlighted,
you will not be able to hear the definition
read by holding
fn
and pressing
say
.

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➤ Understanding Thesaurus Entries
A thesaurus meaning is a definition
shared by a group of synonyms.
Synonyms are words that have similar
meanings, e.g.
happy / joyous .
Antonyms are words that have the
opposite meaning of the word being
defined, e.g.
happy/unhappy .
Classmates are words that are related
in some way to the word being
defined, e.g. octagon/polygon,
triangle, rectangle, pentagon ….
Thesaurus entries consist of synonyms,
antonyms, classmates and words to
compare. Many words have more than one
thesaurus entry.
1. Press
thes
.
2. Type a word (e.g., splendid).
To erase a letter, press
back
.
To type a capital, hold
cap
and press a
letter key.
To type a hyphen, hold
fn
and press j .
3. Press
enter
to view the thesaurus
entry.
4. Press or
space
to read the
entry.
5. Hold
fn
and press or to
view the next or previous
thesaurus entry.
6. Press
clear
when done.
➤Understanding Flashing Messages
When you first see a definition, notice
the upper right corner of the screen.
Often either THES or CONF (or both)
will flash briefly. THES means the
word you looked up has a thesaurus
entry.
If you see THES flash, press
thes
to
view the thesaurus entry.
CONF means the word you looked up
has a confusable. To learn more about
confusables, please see “Viewing
Confusables” on page 14.
Using the Thesaurus Using the Thesaurus

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Confusables are homonyms and spelling
variants that are easy to confuse. If the
word you looked up is a confusable,
CONF will flash once in the upper right of
the screen. To view confusables, do the
following:
1. Press
dict
.
2. Type a word (e.g., rein) and
press
enter
.
You will see CONF flash briefly.
3. Press ?* to view the confus-
ables.
Confusables include identifying words.
4. Press
enter
for a highlight. Use
the arrow keys to move the
highlight to the word you
want.
5. Press
enter
to find the defini-
tion, or press
thes
to see the
thesaurus entry (if any).
To …
define the word
view the thesaurus entry
add word to
My Word List
Press …
enter
thes
learn
Another way to look up words is by
highlighting them in dictionary entries,
thesaurus entries, or word lists. You can
then find
their definitions, thesaurus
entries or add them to
My Word List .
1. At any text, press
enter
to start
the highlight.
To turn the highlight off, press
back
.
2. Use the arrow keys to move
the highlight to the word you
want.
3. Press
clear
when done.
Viewing Confusables Highlighting Words

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YOU can save up to 40 words in My
Word List
for personal study or review.
This list is saved unless the batteries run
out of power or your unit is reset. To add
words, do the following:
1. Press
learn
.
Or you can press
menu
, highlight
, press
enter
, and skip to step 3.
2. Press
enter
to select My Word
List.
If you haven’t added words to your
word list,
View List: Empty appears.
3. Press
enter
to select Add a
word.
4. Type a word you want to
remember or use later.
5. Press
enter
to add the word.
Adding Highlighted Words
At any text, you can highlight a word and
add it to
My Word List .
1. At text, press
enter
to start a
highlight.
2. Move the highlight to the
word you want and press
enter
.
3. Press
learn
.
Add … will be highlighted.
4. Press
enter
to add the word to
My Word List.
Saving and Deleting Words
Saving and Deleting Words
▲

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Viewing Saved Words
1. Press
learn
.
You can also press
menu
, highlight
, press
enter
, and skip to step 3.
2. Press
enter
to select My Word
List.
View List: … . is highlighted.
3. Press
enter
again to view the
list of words you have saved.
Deleting One Word from My
Word List
You can delete one or all the words in
My Word List . To delete one word:
1. Press
learn
.
You can also press
menu
, highlight
, press
enter
, and skip to step 3.
2. Press
enter
to select My Word
List.
3. Use to highlight Delete a
Word and press
enter
.
4. Use to highlight the word
you want to remove and press
enter
to remove it.
Erasing My Word List
1. Press
learn
.
You can also press
menu
, highlight
, press
enter
, and skip to step 3.
2. Press
enter
to select My Word
List.
3. Use to highlight Erase the
List and press
enter
.
4. Press Yif you want to erase the
entire list. Press Nto cancel.
➤ Adding Words Not in This
Dictionary
When you add a word not in this
dictionary, you’re given three options:
Add Anyway , Cancel , and Correction
List
. Highlight the option you want and
press
enter
.
Caution: Adding words that are not
in this dictionary uses considerably
more memory than adding words that
are. If you add only words that are not
in this dictionary,
My Word List may
contain as few as 10 words.
▲
Saving and Deleting Words Saving and Deleting Words
▲
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Using Learning Exercises, you can get
grammar guidance, test your spelling,
and improve your vocabulary. You can
also view a list of words that commonly
appear on the Scholastic Assessment
Test.
Speaking Spelling Bee
1. Press
learn
or if you are in the
Main menu, highlight and
press
enter
.
2. Use to highlight Speaking
Spelling Bee and press
enter
.
My Speaking Spelling Bee uses words
on My Word List . SAT Speaking
Spelling Bee uses words on the SAT
Word List .
Note: Because you cannot enter
accents, accented words in My Word
List will not appear in My Speaking
Spelling Bee .
Using Learning Exercises
Using Learning Exercises
3. Select the list you want and
press
enter
.
A word will be pronounced for you to
spell. To hear the word again, press
say
.
4. Type in the word you just heard
and press
enter
to see if you
spelled it right.
5. Press
enter
to see the definition
of the word or press
thes
to see
the thesaurus entry.
6. Press
space
for a new word.
7. Press
clear
when done.
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Using Learning Exercises
Flashcards
1. Press
learn
or if you are in the
Main menu, highlight and
press
enter
.
2. Use to highlight Flashcards and
press
enter
.
My Flashcards uses words on My Word
List . SAT Flashcards uses words on the
SAT Word List .
3. Select the list you want and
press
enter
.
A word will appear on the screen for you
to study or define. If needed, press
enter
to see the definition. Press
back
to return to Flashcards .
Using Learning Exercises
▲
4. Press
space
to see a new word.
5. Press
clear
when done.
SAT Word List
1. Press
learn
.
2. Use to highlight SAT Word List
and press
enter
to view the list.
Press or to scroll through the SAT
Word List
. You can also type a letter to
go to the first word beginning with that
letter. For example, type
t .
Press
say
to hear the word pro-
nounced. Press
enter
or
thes
at any
word to view its definition or thesaurus
entry. Press
back
to return to the list.
▲

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Using Learning Exercises Using Learning Exercises
Press or
space
to read.
Press
fn
+to see the next topic.
Press
fn
+to see the previous
topic.
5. Press
back
to return to the list of
topics.
6. Press
clear
to go the Word Entry
screen.
Viewing the Grammar Guide
Your dictionary is equipped with a
Grammar Guide which contains an
outline of English grammar topics such
as parts of speech, phrases, clauses, the
correct usage of punctuation, words
often confused and so on. Many of the
topics have fun quizzes and lessons. To
view any grammar topic, do the
following.
1. Press
learn
.
2. Use to highlight Grammar Guide
and press
enter
to select it.
3. Press or to scroll through the
list of topics.
Press
space
to move down one
screen at a time.
4. When the topic you want is
highlighted, press
enter
to select
it.
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