Franklin MWD-520 User manual

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Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of this unit. You can
now use your dictionary as a bookmark! Clip the unit
onto the cover of your book and use the ribbon to mark
a page. With this dictionary you can find over 80,000
entries, correct misspellings, save words to My Word
List, sharpen your spelling and increase your vocabu-
lary with learning exercises, 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.
Getting Started
Gently pull the battery insulation tab to remove it. Use a
paper clip to gently press the Reset button on the back of the
unit. See “Resetting Your Unit” for details.
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Key Guide
Main Keys
Toggles between the calculator and
Conversions menu.
Goes to the Confusables
®
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.
Toggles between the Home and World
Time/Date.
Goes to the Databank menu.
Goes to the dictionary.
Goes to the Games menu.
Goes to the Learning Exercises menu.
Goes to the Setup menu.
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Function Keys
In the dictionary, goes to the Entry screen. In
the calculator, clears all entries. In the con-
verter and databank, goes to its main menu.
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.
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Key Combinations*
+ At a dictionary entry, goes to the top or bot-
tom 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.
Calculator Keys
Q–P Types numbers.
A(1/x) Calculates a reciprocal.
S(√x) Calculates a square root.
D(x
2
)Squares a number.
F(%) Calculates a percentage.
G(.) Inserts a decimal point.
H(+),J(-) Adds, subtracts, multiplies or divides numbers.
Z(+/-) Changes the number on the screen to a neg-
ative or positive number.
X( M +) Adds the number on the screen to the num-
ber stored in the memory.
C( M –) Subtracts the number on the screen from the
number stored in the memory.
V(
MR )Recalls the number stored in the memory.
B(
MC )Clears the memory.
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➤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 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 BACK. To read a tutori-
al describing how to use the product, select Tutorial
from the Setup menu.
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Replacing the Battery
Your unit uses 1 CR-2016, 3-volt lithium battery. Important!!
Before you follow these steps please have the new battery at
hand. You will also need a small Phillips screwdriver (one
that fits into screws with an “x” notch).
1. Turn the unit off and turn it over.
2. Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the screw on
the battery cover and then remove the cover.
3. Remove the old battery and insert the new one with
the positive (+) side facing up.
4. 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.
➤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.
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Setting the Clock
The clock lets you set a Home Time and view local times
around the world. You must set the Home time before view-
ing World Times as World Times are based on Home Time.
➤Setting Home Time
1. Press .
You see the Home Time mode.
2. Press Sto 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 Home Time and press
ENTER to select it.
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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 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.
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➤Setting World Time
1. Press until you see World City.
Press Sto 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
City time.
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Changing the Settings
When using this dictionary, you can adjust the screen con-
trast, the shutoff time, and the type size. The shutoff time is
how long your unit stays on if you forget to turn it off.
1. Press SETUP.
2. Press or to highlight Contrast, Shutoff, or
Type Size in the Settings menu.
3. Press ENTER.
4. Press or to highlight a new setting and press
ENTER to select it.
Press BACK to leave the setting unchanged.
5. Press CLEAR to return to the Entry screen.
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Viewing a Demonstration
or Tutorial
You can view a tutorial or a demonstration of this dictionary
at any time.
1. Press SETUP.
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 CLEAR.
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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 BACK.
To type a capital, hold CAP 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 SPACE to scroll down through the defi-
nition.
5. Press NEXT or PREV to view the next or previous
definition.
6. Press CLEAR to return to the Entry screen.
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Correcting Misspellings
If you misspell a word, don’t worry. It will be corrected auto-
matically. You can even spell it phonetically.
1. Type a misspelled word (for example, chear).
To erase a letter, press BACK.
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 BACK.
5. Press CLEAR when finished.
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Finding Confusables®
Confusables are homonyms and spelling variants that are
easy to confuse. If a word has Confusables, CONF will flash
in the upper right of the screen.
1. Type a word (for example, rain) and press ENTER.
2. Press ?*.
Confusables 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 CLEAR to return to the Entry screen.
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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 typ-
ing 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 CLEAR 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.
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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 CAP 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 CLEAR when finished.
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Highlighting Words
Another way to look up words is by highlighting them in dic-
tionary entries or word lists. Then you can find their defini-
tions, Confusables
®
, 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. Press the arrow keys to highlight a word.
To … Press …
define the word ENTER
view Confusables ?*
add to My Word List LEARN
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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 the words in My Word List will be erased if your
batteries run out of power, or your unit is reset.
➤Adding Words
1. Press LEARN.
2. Press ENTER to select My Word List.
If you haven’t added words to your word list, Word
List: Empty appears.
3. Highlight Add a word and press ENTER.
4. Type a word and then press ENTER to add it.
➤Viewing My Word List
1. Press LEARN and select My Word List.
2. Highlight Word list: x word(s) and press ENTER.
You see the word or words you added.
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