Franklin TPQ-200 User manual

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USER’S GUIDE
TPQ-200
®
Wordmaster
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Key Guide
Function Keys
BACK
Goes back a step (e.g., deletes typed let-
ters). In a thesaurus entry, goes to a pre-
vious entry, if any.
CALC
Selects the calculator mode.
CLEAR
Clears to the start of selected mode.
ENTER
=
Enters words or numbers, or selects items.
GAMES
Selects the game mode.
HELP
Displays help messages.
PHONE
Selects the phone list mode.
ON/OFF
Turns the unit on or off.
THES
Selects the thesaurus mode. In a thesau-
rus entry, goes to the next entry, if any.
Calculator Keys
A
+
Lets you add numbers.
C
Calculates square roots.
D
x
Lets you multiply numbers.
ENTER
=
Performs calculations (i.e., acts as =).
F
÷
Lets you divide numbers.
H
MC
Clears the calculator memory.
J
MR
Retrieves total from the memory.
K
M
-
Subtracts a number from the memory.
L
M
+
Adds a number to the memory.

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S
-
Lets you subtract numbers. (In the phone
list, types a hyphen.)
V
%
Calculates percentages.
X
+/-
Changes the sign (+/-) of a number.
Z
In the calculator, lets you convert mea-
surements and currencies.
Other Keys
✽
In the phone list, deletes an entry. When en-
tering a word in the thesaurus, types an as-
terisk to stand for a series of letters in a
word. During a game, provides a clue.
?
When entering a word in the thesaurus, types
a question mark to stand for any letter. When
a question mark flashes next to a word, dis-
plays its Confusables
®
. During a game, re-
veals the answer(s) and ends the round.
Direction Keys
Scrolls up or types an apostrophe. At the
ENTER a word screen, darkens the
screen contrast.
Scrolls down or types a full stop. At the
ENTER a word screen, lightens the
screen contrast.
Scrolls right or types a space.
Scrolls left or lets you edit a word.
Key Guide
CONV

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Getting Started
This product uses four AAA batteries. The batter-
ies should be changed when the screen contrast
is too light even after adjustment.
Warning! If the batteries completely lose power,
all the information stored in the phone list will be
permanently lost. Furthermore, any time that you
change the batteries, you risk losing all your
phone list information, so always keep
written
copies of your phone list information.
1. Remove the battery compartment cover on
the back of the unit.
2. Install four new AAA batteries.
3. Press
ON/OFF
.
A brief demonstration appears.
4. Press
CLEAR
to stop the demonstration.
5. Press or to adjust the screen contrast.
Note: You can only adjust screen contrast
when
ENTER a word is on the screen.
✓To Disable or Re-enable the Demo
You probably do not want to view the demon-
stration every time you use this product. To
disable the demonstration, first press
THES
,
type
✽✽ d , and then press
ENTER
=
. To re-enable
it, do the same.

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Finding Thesaurus Entries
Most thesaurus entries include a brief definition
and a related list of available synonyms, ant-
onyms, Classmates™ (words related by subject),
and idioms. Note: If a word has no thesaurus en-
try,
Correct word appears and then the word ap-
pears on the main word list.
Note: You can see the thesaurus entry, if any, of
a word on the screen by pressing
ENTER
=
.
1. Press
THES
.
2. Type a word. For example, type
dusty .
To delete letters, use
BACK
. To type a space,
press . To edit a word, press and then
type to insert characters.
You cannot type capital letters. Also, you can-
not begin a word with a punctuation mark.
3. Press
ENTER
=
.
Note: If the text is too long to fit on the screen,
press
ENTER
=
or to see it all.
4. Press repeatedly to view any synonyms,
antonyms, Classmates, and idioms.
5. To go to the next thesaurus entry, if any,
press
THES
.
To go to the previous thesaurus entry, if any,
press
BACK
.
6. Press
CLEAR
when finished.

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Confusables are words such as homonyms and
spelling variants that people often confuse. When
you see a flashing question mark to the right of a
word, that word has Confusables. Try this example.
1. Press
THES
.
2. Type
rain and then press
ENTER
=
.
Notice the flashing question mark.
3. Press
?
.
Each Confusable is followed by a word that
explains its meaning.
4. Use and to view the Confusables.
5. Press
CLEAR
when finished.
Viewing Confusables®
✓Correcting Misspellings
If you misspell a word, do not worry. The the-
saurus automatically gives you a list of correc-
tions. Simply use to see a correction and
then press
ENTER
=
to see its thesaurus entry.

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You can find parts of words by typing question
marks and asterisks in place of letters. Each
question mark stands for any single letter. Each
asterisk stands for any series of letters.
You can use question marks to help solve cross-
word puzzles and similar word games by typing
them in place of missing letters.
1. Press
THES
.
2. Type a word with ?’s and ✽’s in it.
3. Press
ENTER
=
.
A T next to a word indicates that the word has
a thesaurus entry.
4. Press repeatedly to view more words.
5. To see a word’s thesaurus entry, if any,
press
ENTER
=
.
6. Press
CLEAR
when finished.
Finding Parts of Words

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This product has a data bank 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 Phone List
1. Press
PHONE
.
2. Use or , if needed, to see
Add a new
entry
and then press
ENTER
=
.
3. Type a name and then press
ENTER
=
.
Each name can contain up to 23 characters (with
letters appearing as capitals only) and spaces.
To delete a character, press
BACK
. To type a
space, press .
To edit a word, press and then type to insert
characters.
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
S
.
You cannot type letters in the phone number.
Storing Names & Phone Numbers
✓Follow the Arrows
The flashing arrows at the right of the screen
show which arrow keys you can press to view
more words.

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Storing Names & Phone Numbers
To View the Phone List
1. Press
PHONE
.
2. Use or , if needed, to see
View phone
list
and then press
ENTER
=
.
3. To view a name, type the name or use .
To delete a letter, press
BACK
.
4. Press
ENTER
=
to see the phone number.
5.
To edit an entry, first press , then press
Y
,
type your changes and then press
ENTER
=
until
the entry is saved. Or press
N
to cancel the edit.
6. To view another name and number, use or
, or type a name, and then press
ENTER
=
.
7. Use
BACK
to go back to the phone list options.
✓Checking the Memory
To see how much memory is free in the phone
list to add more names and numbers, press
PHONE
and then use to see Space: XX% free .
✓Keep Copies of Important Data
Warning! Your phone list information is safely
stored in memory as long as the batteries sup-
ply power. However, if the batteries lose all
power, this information will be permanently
lost. You should always keep written copies of
your important information.