DMQ-118 Dictionary and Thesaurus User's Guide Contents License Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Key Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Using the Clocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Using the Dictionary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Using the Thesaurus . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Using the Word List . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Playing the Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Using the Databank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Using a Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Using the Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Using the Converters . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Changing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Product Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Limited Warranties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 1 License Agreement READ THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT BEFORE USING THE ELECTRONIC REFERENCE. YOUR USE OF THE ELECTRONIC REFERENCE DEEMS THAT YOU ACCEPT THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE. 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You may not export or reexport, directly or indirectly, the ELECTRONIC REFERENCE without compliance with appropriate governmental regulations. The ELECTRONIC REFERENCE contains Franklin's confidential and proprietary information which you agree to take adequate steps to protect from unauthorized disclosure or use. This license is effective until terminated. This license terminates immediately without notice from FRANKLIN if you fail to comply with any provision of this license. 2 Key Guide Goes to the dictionary. Shows the synonym/antonym list. Shows the User List menu. Toggles between Databank and Calculator. Toggles between Home Time and World Time. Types a ? to stand for an unknown letter in a word. In a dictionary entry, shows Confusables (when present). Clears to the initial screen of the current function. For example, in the Dictionary, it goes to the Enter a word screen. Backs up, erases letters, or removes an underline. Enters a search, selects a menu item, or starts an underline. Shows the main menus. Move up or down in text or lists; darken or lighten contrast at the Home Time or World Time screen. 3 Key Guide Moves left. SPACE ?+ Moves right. Enters a space at the Enter a word screen. Types an asterisk (). Changing the Contrast You can adjust the screen contrast to suit your viewing needs. Press and then press and to adjust the contrast. Viewing a Demonstration To view a demonstration of this product, press Menu and then press until you see Demo. Press ENTER. To stop the Demonstration, press CLEAR. 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. 4 Using the Clocks This product has a Home Time clock that you can set and a World Time clock with which you can view the local time in 43 cities around the world. Each time you turn the product on, you see the Home Time clock. You can check the time even when the lid is closed. To Set Home Time 1. Press . in the upper left corner indicates Home Time. 2. Press S to enter the setting mode. 3. Use or to scroll through the list of available settings. You can select a 12- or 24-hour time format, turn DST on or off, set the time and date, and select a Home city. 4. Press ENTER to select a setting. 5. Use the arrow keys to change the setting. The flashing arrows to the right of the screen indicate which ones to use. 6. Press ENTER to save the changes and return to the Setting menu. 7. Press to exit the setting mode and see the time in your Home city. 5 Using the Clocks To View World Time The time in the World cities depends on your settings in Home Time. You can however, turn DST on or off in the World Time mode. 1. Press twice. The absence of a in the upper left corner indicates World Time. 2. Press S to enter the setting mode. 3. Press ENTER to select Set DST. 4. Use or to select On or Off and press ENTER to save your setting. 5. Press to see World City and press ENTER. 6. Use or to scroll through the list of available cities and press ENTER when you see the one you want. 7. Press to exit the setting mode and see the time in your selected World city. Note: For a complete list of World Cities and their abbreviations, please see the inside back cover of this manual. 6 Using the Dictionary You can find the definition of any word in this dictionary very easily. 1. Press DICT. 2. Type a word. Press BACK or to erase a letter. To type a period, a hyphen or an apostrophe, press and then press repeatedly until the character you want appears. 3. Press ENTER to view the definition. Use the arrow keys to read the complete definition. The flashing arrows on the right indicate the arrows to use. 4. Press CLEAR to return to the Enter a word screen. Finding a Letter If you are uncertain about a letter in a word, type a question mark in place of each unknown letter. For example, if you're not sure how to spell receipt, type rec??pt. Press ENTER. You see the matching word, or a list of matches if there is more than one matching word. Use or to scroll through the list. When you see the word you want, press ENTER to view its definition. 7 Using the Dictionary Using ? in Crossword Puzzles You can also use ?s to help solve crossword puzzles. For example, if the second letter of a fiveletter word is h and its last letter is w, type ?h??w and press ENTER to see a list of matching words. Finding a Series of Letters You can find prefixes, suffixes and other parts of words using an asterisk () to stand for a series of letters. Note: If you type an asterisk at the beginning of a word, it may take a while to find the matching words. At the Enter a Word screen, type a word. For example, to find all the words in this dictionary that begin with anti, type anti. (To type an , press ? and then .) Press ENTER. You see a list of matches. Use or to scroll through the list. When you see the word you want, press ENTER to view its definition. Correcting Misspellings If you misspell a word, a list of corrections appears. Use to move down the list. When you see the word you want, press ENTER to view its definition. 8 Using the Dictionary To Find Confusables Confusables are homonyms and spelling variants that are easy to confuse. If a word has Confusables, ? will flash once on the screen. 1. Press DICT. 2. Type a word (for example, type rein). ? flashes on the screen. 3. Press ?. A list of Confusables appears. Confusables come with identifying words. Use or to scroll through the list. 4. To see the definition of a word, press ENTER for an underline and use or to move the underline to the word you want. 5. Press ENTER to see the definition of the underlined word or press THES to see possible synonyms and antonyms. Looking up Selected Words Another way to look up words is by selecting them in dictionary definitions. In a definition, press ENTER for an underline. When a word is underlined, press ENTER for a definition. Press THES for synonyms and antonyms. 9 Using the Thesaurus You can find synonyms and antonyms using the thesaurus. 1. Press DICT. 2. Type the word for which you want synonyms and antonyms. 3. Press THES. A list of words appears. 4. Use or to scroll through this list. 5. To see the definition of a word, press ENTER for an underline and use or to move the underline to the word you want. 6. Press ENTER to see the definition of the underlined word. 7. Press CLEAR to return to the Enter a word screen. Understanding Thesaurus Lists The list of words that appears when you press THES contains synonyms, antonyms and classmates. Classmates are words that belong to the same class as the word you entered. For example, the classmates for "oxygen" are other elements from the periodic table. 10 Using the Word List You can create a User List of approximately 40 words. You can even add words to your User List that are not in this dictionary. To Add a Word to the User List 1. Press LIST to see the User List menu. 2. Select Add a word. 3. Type a word to add. 4. Press ENTER to add it. 5. Select View List. You see the word you just added. To Add Selected Words In a definition, you can select a word and add it to your User List. The selected word is underlined. 1. At text, press ENTER for an underline. The headword is underlined. You can either add this word or use the arrow keys to select another word. Note: Words such as "and" and "if' cannot be selected. 2. Press LIST. You see Add "your word". 3. Press ENTER to add the word. 11 Using the Word List Adding Words Not in Dictionary When you add a word not in this dictionary, you're given two options: Cancel and Add anyway. Select an option. Caution: Adding words not in this dictionary uses considerably more memory than adding words that are. If you add only words that are not in this dictionary, your User List may hold as few as 10 words. To Delete a Word 1. Press LIST. 2. Select Delete word. 3. Move the underline to the word you want to delete. 4. Press ENTER to delete it. To Delete Your User List 1. Press LIST. 2. Select Erase List. 3. Press Y to erase the entire list, press N to cancel the deletion. 12 Playing the Games There are four games to choose from: Anagram Solver, Hangman, Anagrams and Jumble. You can select a skill level. Your selected skill level will apply to all the games. To Select a Skill Level There are five skill levels for the games: Beginner (the default), Intermediate, Advanced, Expert and Wizard. To select a skill level, do the following. 1. Press MENU. 2. Press to see Skill Level and press ENTER. 3. Press or to scroll through the available skill levels. 4. When you see the one you want, press ENTER to select it. To Select a Game 1. Press MENU. 2. Press ENTER to select Games. 3. Press or to scroll through the available games. 4. When you see the one you want, press ENTER to select it. 13 Playing the Games Keys to the Games You can use these keys in most games: To... End a round and reveal the answers Begin a new round View the definition of a game word Press... ? SPACE ENTER Also, when a flashing T appears at the right of a word after a round, you can see its thesaurus entries by pressing THES. To return to the game, press BACK. Anagram Solver Anagram Solver builds words of a minimum size from letters that you enter. Type up to 12 letters and press ENTER. If the letters you typed do not make a word, you see No words. Use or to view the words built from your letters. This unit may change operating modes due to Electrostatic Discharge. Normal operation of this unit can be re-established by pressing the reset key, ON/OFF or by removing/replacing batteries. 14 Playing the Games Hangman Hangman challenges you to guess mystery words one letter at a time. Each letter is hidden by a question mark. The number of wrong guesses appears at the right of the screen. Type the letters you think are in the word. Anagrams Anagrams asks you to form a word from the letters of another word. Each anagram must have the minimum number of letters that flashes before each round. Each letter can be used only as many times as given. Type an anagram and press ENTER. Use or to view the anagrams you have entered. Jumble Jumble tests your skill at unscrambling letters to form words. Each given letter must be used in every word that you make. The number to the right of the letters shows how many words must be made with the letters in order to win. Type your answers and press ENTER. Use or to view the words you have entered. 15 Using the Databank This product has a databank that can save approximately 100 names and phone numbers. The total number of records you can save depends on the number of characters in each record. To Add a Record 1. Press . 2. Use if necessary to see New Entry and press ENTER. 3. Type a name and press ENTER. Only capital letters will be entered. Each name can contain up to 30 characters, including spaces. To delete a character, press BACK. To insert a space, press . To type a period, a hyphen or an apostrophe, press and then press repeatedly until the character you want appears. 4. Type a phone number and press ENTER to store the re ...