Franklin OPD-540 User manual

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OPD-540
User’s Guide
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Introduction
ongratulations on your purchase of the OPD-540.
You can now use your dictionary as a bookmark!
lip the unit onto the cover of your book and use
the ribbon to mark a page. With this dictionary, you
can find thousands of entries, correct misspellings,
save words to My Word List, sharpen your spelling,
increase your vocabulary, and play fun, educational
word games. You can also set local and world
times using the clocks or store names and
numbers using the databank.
Key Guide
Main Keys
When the unit is off, turns the unit on. When
the unit is on, goes to the dictionary or, when
held, turns the unit off.
Toggles between the Home and World
Time/Date.
Goes to the Games menu.
Toggles between the calculator and
onversions menu.
Goes to the Databank menu.

Function Keys
In the dictionary, goes to the Entry screen. In
the calculator, clears all entries. In the
converter and databank, goes to its main
menu.
Goes to the onfusables
®
list. At the 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. In
games, reveals the word and forfeits the
game.
Goes to the User List.
Goes to the menus.
Backs up, erases a letter, or turns off the
highlight at an entry.
Shifts to type capital letters and punctuation
marks.
Enters a word, selects an item, or begins a
highlight in an entry.
Displays a help message.
Direction Keys
Move in the indicated direction.

Goes to the next entry.
Goes to the previous entry.
At menus and dictionary entries, pages down.
At the Entry screen, types a space.
Key ombinations*
+ At a dictionary entry, goes to the top or
bottom of an entry. At menus, goes to the top
or bottom of a list.
+ At the Entry screen, types an asterisk to
stand for a series of letters in a word. In
games, gives a hint or shuffles the letters.
*Hold down the first key while pressing the second.
alculator Keys
Q–P Types numbers.
A(1/
X ) alculates a reciprocal.
S(√
X ) alculates a square root.
D(
X
2
) Squares a number.
F(%) alculates a percentage.
G(.) Inserts a decimal point.
H(+), J(-) Adds, subtracts, multiplies or divides
numbers.
/
K(x), L(÷)

Z(+/-) hanges the number on the screen to a
negative or positive number.
X(
M +) Adds the number on the screen to the
number stored in the memory.
(
M –) Subtracts the number on the screen from the
number stored in the memory.
V(
MR ) Recalls the number stored in the memory.
B(
M ) lears the memory.
➤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 OPD-540 is
malfunctioning.
➤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 BA K. To read a
tutorial describing how to use the product, select
Tutorial from the About menu.
➤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.

Replacing the Battery
Your OPD-540 uses 1 R-2016, 3-volt lithium battery.
To install or replace the battery, follow these steps:
1. Slide the battery compartment out from the OPD-
540.
The battery compartment is located on the right
side of the OPD-540, below the L D.
2. Remove the old battery, if necessary, and insert the
new one with the positive (+) side facing up.
3. Replace the battery cover.
Warning! If the battery wears out completely, or if you
take more than a few seconds while changing the
battery, any user-entered information will be erased.
You should always keep written copies of your
important information.

Setting the lock
The clock lets you set a Home Time and view local
times around the world. You must set the Home time
before viewing World Times as World Times are based
on Home Time.
➤Setting Home Time
1. Press .
You see the Home Time mode.
2. Press S to enter the setting mode.
3. Press ENTER to select Set Time Format.
Press or to cycle through the 12- and 24-
hour Day/ Month/Year formats. Press ENTER to
save your selection.
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 choice.
5. Press to highlight Set Time and press ENTER
to select it.
Press or until the current hour is displayed.
Press to move to minutes, then press or
until the current minute is displayed.

Press ENTER to set the time.
6. Press to highlight Set Date and press ENTER
to select it.
Use or to move to the next or previous field.
Use or to scroll to the current
day/month/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 to exit setting mode.
➤Setting World Time
1. Press until you see World ity.
Press S to enter Setting Mode.
2. Press ENTER to select Set DST.
Press or to cycle between DST On or
DST Off. Press ENTER to select your choice.
3. Press to highlight Set World City and press
ENTER to select it.
Press or until the city you want is
displayed. Press ENTER to select it.
4. Press to exit Setting Mode and see the World
ity time.

hanging the Settings
When using this dictionary, you can adjust the screen
contrast, the shutoff time, and the type size. The
shutoff time is how long your OPD-540 stays on if you
forget to turn it off.
1. Press MENU.
2. Press or to highlight Contrast, Shutoff, or
Type Size in the menu.
3. Press ENTER.
4. Press or to highlight a new setting and
press ENTER to select it.
Press BA K to leave the setting unchanged.
5. Press LEAR to return to the Entry screen.
Viewing a Demonstration
or Tutorial
You can view a tutorial or a demonstration of this
dictionary at any time.
1. Press MENU.
2. Press to select the About menu.
3. Press or to highlight either Tutorial or View
Demo.
4. Press ENTER.
To stop the demonstration or exit from the Tutorial
and go to the Entry screen, press LEAR.

Finding Definitions
It’s easy to look up a word in this dictionary. Simply
type it in at the Entry screen.
1. Press .
2. Type a word (for example, study).
To erase a letter, press BA K.
To type a capital, hold AP and press a letter key.
To look up a hyphenated word, type a space in
place of the hyphen.
3. Press ENTER to view the definition.
4. Press or SPA E to scroll down through the
definition.
5. Press NEXT or PREV to view the next or previous
definition.
6. Press LEAR to return to the Entry screen.
orrecting Misspellings
If you misspell a word, don’t worry. It will be corrected
automatically. You can even spell it phonetically. The
OPD-540 corrects spelling based on U.K. English.
1. Type a misspelled word (for example, chear).
To erase a letter, press BA K.
2. Press ENTER.
If there is more than one word in the correction list,
you see the list. If there is only one correct word,
you go to the definition.

3. Press or to highlight a correction.
4. Press ENTER to view its dictionary entry.
To go back to the correction list, press BA K.
5. Press LEAR when finished.
Finding onfusables®
onfusables are homonyms and spelling variants that
are easy to confuse. If a word has onfusables,
ONF
will flash in the upper right of the screen.
1. Type a word (for example, rain) and press ENTER.
2. Press ?*.
onfusables are displayed with identifying words.
3. Press ENTER to highlight the first word.
4. Press or to move the highlight to the word
you want.
5. Press ENTER to search for a definition.
6. Press LEAR to return to the Entry screen.
Finding a Letter in a Word
If you know how to spell part of a word, you can use
MatchMaker™ to find words containing those letters by
typing a question mark (?) in place of each unknown
letter.

1. Press .
2. Type a word with ?’s (for example, st??y).
3. Press ENTER.
4. Press or to move the highlight to the word
you want and press ENTER to view its definition.
5. Press LEAR when finished.
➤Word Finding Tips
You can also use ?’s to help solve crossword
puzzles. For example, you can search for a five-letter
word in which the second letter is hand the last letter
is w. Enter ?h??w to see possible answers.
Finding a Series of Letters
You can also use MatchMaker to find prefixes, suffixes
and other parts of words. To do so, 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 little while to find the matching
words.
1. Type a word with an ✽(for example, intra✽).
To type an asterisk, hold AP and press ?*.
2. Press ENTER.

3. Press or to move the highlight to the word
you want and press ENTER to view its definition.
4. Press LEAR when finished.
Highlighting Words
Another way to look up words is by highlighting them in
dictionary entries or word lists. Then you can find their
definitions, onfusables
®
, or add them to My Word List.
1. At any text, press ENTER to start the highlight.
To turn the highlight off, press BA K.
2. Press the arrow keys to highlight a word.
To … Press …
define the word ENTER
view onfusables ?*
add to My Word List LIST
Using My Word List
You can save up to 40 words in My Word List for
personal study or review.
Warning: All the words in My Word List will be erased
if your batteries run out of power, or your OPD-540 is
reset.
➤Adding Words
1. Press LIST.
2. Press ENTER to select Add a Word.
3. Type a word and then press ENTER to add it.

➤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 the highlight.
2. Use the arrow keys to highlight the word you want.
3. Press LIST.
Add “your word” appears in the menu.
4. Press ENTER to add the word.
➤Viewing My Word List
1. Press LIST.
2. Press ENTER to select View list: x word(s).
You see the word or words you added.
➤Deleting One Word from My Word List
1. Press LIST.
2. Press or to highlight Delete a Word and
press ENTER.
3. Press or to highlight the word you want to
remove and press ENTER.
The message Word deleted appears on the screen
and the word is removed from My Word List.

➤Erasing My Word List
1. Press LIST.
2. Press or to highlight Erase the List.
3. Press ENTER.
4. Press Y to erase the entire list.
Press N to return to the My Word List menu without
erasing the list.
➤Adding Words Not Found in This
Dictionary
When you add a word not in this dictionary, you are
given two options: Add Anyway or Cancel. Select
an option. aution!! Adding words to My Word List
not found in this dictionary uses considerably more
memory than words that are. If you add only words
that are not in the dictionary, My Word List may
only hold as few as 10 words.
Storing Names & Phone Numbers
This product has a databank that can save as many as
50 names and phone numbers. The total amount of
names and numbers that you can save depends upon
the number of characters in each entry.
➤To Add an Entry to the Databank
1. Press .
2. Use to highlight New Entry and press ENTER.

3. Type a name and then press ENTER.
Each name can contain up to 30 characters,
including spaces, with letters appearing as capitals.
Note: Accented characters are not supported in the
databank.
To delete a character, press BA K. To edit, press
.
To Type… Press…
a space SPA E
a period .’
4. Use the numbered keys to type a phone number
and then press ENTER.
To type a hyphen between the parts of a phone
number, press J.
Note: You cannot type letters in a phone number.
➤To View the Databank
1. Press .
2. Press or , if needed, to see View: # Entries
(xx % free) and then press ENTER.
3. To view a name, type it or use or to see
the name you want.

➤To Edit Databank Entries
1. Press .
2. Press or , if needed, to see Edit Entry,
then press ENTER.
3. Type the name you want to edit, or use or
to highlight it, then press ENTER.
4. Edit the Name field.
You can use BA K to delete characters.
5. Press ENTER to move to the number field.
6. Edit the Number field and press ENTER to save all
changes.
To cancel the edit and return to the Databank menu
without saving changes, press .
➤Keep opies of Important
Data
Warning! Your databank information is safely stored
in memory as long as the battery supplies power.
However, if the battery loses all power, this
information will be permanently lost. Always keep
written copies of your important information.
➤To Delete an Entry from the Databank
1. Press .
2. Press to highlight Delete Entry and then press
ENTER.

3. Press or to highlight the entry you want to
delete.
4. Press ENTER.
5. Press Y to delete the entry or N to cancel the
deletion.
➤To Erase All the Databank Entries
Warning! This procedure permanently erases all
the names and numbers in your databank.
1. Press .
2. Press to highlight Erase All Data and then
press ENTER.
3. Press Y to erase all the entries or N to cancel the
operation.
Using a Password
You can use a password to keep the information in the
databank private. The password is requested when the
unit is turned on and the databank is accessed.
Password Warnings
Warning! After you set the password, you must enter
the password to access the databank for the first time
during a session. Always record your password and
keep it in a separate place.
If you forget the password, you must reset the unit to
access the databank. Warning! Resetting the unit
erases all user-entered information. Always keep
written copies of your data.

If you do not have a reset button located on the back of
your unit, remove the batteries, wait at least two
minutes, and then re-install them. For battery
instructions, see “Replacing the Battery”.
If you have a reset button, use the end of a
straightened paper clip to gently press the reset button.
If the unit does not reset after pressing the reset
button, follow the above instructions for removing the
batteries.
➤Password Setup
1. Press .
2. Press to highlight Set Password and press
ENTER.
3. Type a password and then press ENTER.
Your password can have up to 8 characters.
Retype your password and press ENTER to
confirm.
4. To test the password, turn the OPD-540 off and on
again, press , type the password, and press
ENTER.
5. To disable the password, repeat Steps 1 and 2
above, and press ENTER when Enter Password
displays.