User manual FRANKLIN DMQ-1490

DMQ-1490 Collins English Dictionary & Thesaurus Comprehensive English Reference Suite User's Guide www.franklin.com License Agreement (U.S. only) READ THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT BEFORE USING THE ELECTRONIC REFERENCE. YOUR USE OF THE ELECTRONIC REFERENCE DEEMS THAT YOU ACCEPT THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE TERMS, YOU MAY RETURN THIS PACKAGE WITH PURCHASE RECEIPT TO THE DEALER FROM WHICH YOU PURCHASED THE ELECTRONIC REFERENCE AND YOUR PURCHASE PRICE WILL BE REFUNDED. ELECTRONIC REFERENCE means the software product and documentation found in this package and FRANKLIN means Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc. Limited Use License All rights in the ELECTRONIC REFERENCE remain the property of FRANKLIN. Through your purchase, FRANKLIN grants you a personal and nonexclusive license to use this ELECTRONIC REFERENCE. You may not make any copies of the ELECTRONIC REFERENCE or of the data stored therein at the time of purchase, whether in electronic or print format. Such copying would be in violation of applicable copyright laws. Further, you may not modify, adapt, disassemble, decompile, translate, create derivative works of, or in any way reverse engineer the ELECTRONIC REFERENCE. 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 by Franklin. This license terminates immediately without notice from FRANKLIN if you fail to comply with any provision of this license. Key Guide Soft Keys Soft Key functions are represented by the labels displayed along the bottom of the screen. To perform a Soft Key function, press the unlabelled key at the top of the keyboard that corresponds to the label you want. These labels change to reflect the different functions available in the various books and exercises in this device. For example, in the main menu, the following Soft Keys are available: BOOKS Displays the Books menu. LEARN Displays the Learning menu. SOLVE Displays the Solvers menu. GAMES Displays the Games menu. SETUP Displays the Setup menu. In the Organiser, the following Soft Keys are available: Organiser Keys CLOCK DATA CALC CONV Goes to the clock. Goes to the Databank menu. Goes to the calculator. Goes to the metric converter. CURR Goes to the currency converter. Please refer to the specific topics in this User's Guide to learn the function of any available Soft Keys. Function Keys Turns the product on or off. Displays a help message. Goes to the main menu. Goes to the word entry screen in any book that has one. Clears the calculator. In the metric converter and databank, goes to its main menu. Backs up, erases a letter, or turns off the highlight at an entry. Enters a word, selects an item, or begins a highlight in an entry. Goes to the Organiser: clock, databank, calculator, metric converter and currency converter. Goes to the main menu. At a 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. In games, reveals the word and forfeits the game. Shifts to type capital letters. Shifts to allow prev, next, pg up, pg down, and to type a hyphen (-). Types an underscore. Combination Keys* + or + or + or +J +M At a dictionary entry, pages up or down. At a dictionary entry, displays the previous or next entry. At a menu, goes to the first or last menu item. At an entry, goes to the start or end of the entry. Types a hyphen. Types an @. + Types an apostrophe. + Types a slash. + At a word entry screen, types an asterisk to stand for a series of letters in a word. In games, gives a hint. *Hold the first key while pressing the second. Direction Keys Move up ( ), down ( ), left ( ), or right ( ). At menus and dictionary entries, pages down. At a word entry screen, types a space. Replacing Batteries Your product is powered by two CR2032 lithium batteries. Follow these easy instructions to install or replace them. Please have the new batteries and a small Phillips screwdriver at hand before you remove the old ones. 1. Turn your product off and turn it over. 2. Use the Phillips screwdriver to unscrew the battery cover screw. 3. Lift off the battery cover. +3V CR2032 +3V CR2032 RESET 4. Remove the old batteries. Note: Use a paperclip, if necessary, to remove the old batteries. 5. Install the batteries following the +/- markings in the battery compartment. Important: Be sure that the batteries are installed correctly. Wrong polarity may damage the unit. 6. Replace the battery cover and secure it with the screw. Warning: If the batteries wear-out completely or if you take more than a few seconds while changing the batteries, any information that was entered in the built-in books may be erased. You should always keep written copies of your important information. Battery disposal: Do not dispose of batteries with normal household waste. Please obey your local regulations when disposing of used batteries. Battery Precautions · Different types of batteries or new and used batteries should not be mixed. · Non-rechargeable batteries are not to be re-charged. Never recharge batteries that come with the device. · Rechargeable batteries are to be removed from the device before being charged. · Rechargeable batteries are only to be charged under adult supervision. · Only batteries of the same or equivalent type as recommended are to be used. · The supply terminals are not to be short-circuited. · Do not expose batteries to direct heat or try to take batteries apart. Follow the battery manufacturer's instructions for battery use. · Always remove a weak or dead battery from the device. · To avoid damage caused by leakage of the battery fluid, replace the battery or batteries once every two years regardless of how much the device has been used during that time. · Should a battery leak, the device may become damaged. Clean the battery compartment immediately, avoiding contact with your skin. · Keep batteries out of reach of small children. If swallowed, consult a physician immediately. For Your 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. Help is Always at Hand You can view a help message at any screen by pressing HELP. Press or to read. To exit help, press BACK. 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. Using the Main Menu Use the main menu to quickly take you to different books, tools and exercises in your device. The main menu contains five tabs: Books, Learning, Solvers, Games and Setup. Use and to move to another tab. Use and to highlight the option you want and press ENTER to select it. You can also go directly to a tab by pressing the tab's respective Soft Key. Understanding the Menus The Books tab enables you to look up definitions, thesaurus entries, and crossword solutions. You can use the Minidictionaries to find definitions by topic. You can also look up crossword puzzle clues, famous quotes, and common phrases and idioms. Search definitions for words using the Definition Search or search the Collins Desktop Plus, the Collins Concise Thesaurus and the Crossword Solver's Dictionary at once using the Multibook Search. The Learning tab enables you to access My Vocabulary List, Spelling Bee, Flashcards, Keyboard Wizard and grammar quizzes. You can also access a variety of additional material for information about different language tools and writing tips, techniques and suggestions. You can try both Spelling Bee and Flashcards using words saved to My Vocabulary List and those found in the dictionary. The Solvers tab allows you to access Anagram Solver, Crossword Solver, and Word Builder. Use these tools to help you find words used in crossword puzzles and other word games. The Games tab allows you to access the eleven games included in your device: Anagram Game, Antonym Game, Hangman, Synonym Game, Word Blaster, Word Deduction, Word Train, 1 and 2 player Link Four and 1 and 2 player Noughts & Crosses. You can also adjust the game settings. The Setup tab allows you to access a demonstration and tutorial of how this device works. You can also adjust the device settings. Viewing a Demonstration or Tutorial 1. Press MENU. 2. Press SETUP. You can also press or until you reach the Setup menu. 3. Press to highlight either Tutorial or View Demo and press ENTER. To stop the demonstration or exit from the Tutorial and return to the Setup menu, press CLEAR. Changing the Settings When using this device, you can activate the Learn a Word feature, adjust the screen contrast, the shutoff time, and the type size. 1. Press MENU. 2. Press SETUP. You can also press or until you reach the Setup menu. 3. Settings will be highlighted. Press ENTER to select it. 4. Press or to move to Learn a Word, Contrast, Shutoff, or Type Size. Learn a Word determines whether or not you see a word every time you turn on your device. Contrast determines how dark or light the screen is. Shutoff determines how long your product stays on if no key is pressed. Type Size determines how large or small the text is in this device. 5. Press or to change the setting. Your changes are automatically saved. 6. Press ENTER when done. Press CLEAR to return to the Setup menu. 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 random headword. Finding Dictionary Entries Use the Collins Desktop Plus to look up definitions. 1. Press MENU. 2. Press BOOKS. 3. Use or to highlight Collins Desktop Plus, then press ENTER. 4. Type a word (e.g., crash). 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. 5. Press ENTER to view the definition. Press SPACE or to scroll. 6. Hold FN and press or to view the next or previous definition. 7. Press CLEAR when done. Press MENU to go to the main menu. Understanding Definitions Entries may consist of headwords, pronunciation information, parts of speech, definitions, and etymology. Other forms of the word may follow the headword. After the definition, you may see usage examples. 1. Type knowledge. 2. Press ENTER. Misspelling Words If you enter a misspelt word, a list of corrections appears. Highlight the word you want and then press ENTER to see its entry. Second-level Spell Correction Your device comes with a secondlevel spell correction feature. This feature allows you to generate a list of spelling corrections based on an already correctly spelt word. When second-level spell correction is available, the SPELL Soft Key label appears. The SPELL Soft Key is available in correction lists and dictionary entries. Press SPELL to see a list of other words you might be looking for. Choosing Multiple Forms Some words in the dictionaries have more than one form (e.g. resume, résumé). 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 entry. For example, select Collins Desktop Plus from the Books menu, then type resume at the word entry screen and press ENTER. Highlight the form you want and press ENTER to see its entry. To go back to the Multiple Forms list, press BACK. Understanding Confusables Confusables are homonyms, homophones and spelling variants that are easy to confuse, e.g. rain, reign, rein. If the word you looked up is a confusable, the CONF Soft Key is displayed. Press CONF to view the confusables. Using the Thesaurus Use the Collins Concise Thesaurus to find synonyms, antonyms and other information about a word. 1. Press MENU. 2. Press BOOKS. 3. Use or to highlight Collins Concise Thesaurus, then press ENTER. 4. Type a word (e.g., complete). 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. 5. Press ENTER to view the thesaurus entry. Press SPACE or to scroll. 6. Hold FN and press or to view the next or previous entry, if available. 7. Press CLEAR when done. Press MENU to go to the main menu. Understanding Thesaurus Entries A thesaurus entry is organized by part of speech and definition sense. Each sense consists of a group of synonyms. Synonyms are words that have similar meanings, e.g. complete/whole. Some senses contain usage examples to clarify the sense in which the word is used. Also, some senses include antonyms. Antonyms are words that have the opposite meaning of the word being defined, e.g. complete/partial. Using the Crossword Solver's Dictionary Use the Crossword Solver's Dictionary to find solutions to crossword puzzle clues. 1. Press MENU. 2. Press BOOKS. 3. Use or to highlight Crossword Solver's Dict., then press ENTER. 4. Type a word (e.g., friend). 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. 5. Press ENTER to view the entry. Press SPACE or to scroll. 6. Hold FN and press or to view the next or previous entry, if available. 7. Press CLEAR when done. Press MENU to go to the main menu. Understanding Crossword Dictionary Entries A crossword dictionary entry is a list of words organized by the length of the word. So if you are looking for a 4 letter word for "friend", you can go immediately to that area of the entry and select from "ally", "chum" or "mate". Highlighting Words Another way to look up words is by highlighting them in entries or word lists. You can then find their definitions, thesaurus entries, or add them to My Vocabulary 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. To ... define the word view the thesaurus entry add word to My Vocabulary List Press ... ENTER THES LIST find phrases or PHRASE idioms for the word run spell correction SPELL on the word 3. Press CLEAR when done. Press MENU to go to the main menu. Finding Letters in 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. Go to any word entry screen. You can access a word entry screen by selecting Collins Desktop Plus, Collins Concise Thesaurus, Crossword Solver's Dict., Definition Search, or Multibook Search from the Books menu. 2. Type a word with ?s and s. To type an asterisk, hold down CAP and press ?. 3. Press ENTER. 4. Press to move the highlight to the word you want and press ENTER to view its entry. 5. Press CLEAR when done. Press MENU to go to the main menu. Searching Definitions You can also search for words that occur in definitions of other words in the Collins Desktop Plus. 1. Press MENU. 2. Press BOOKS. 3. Use or to highlight Definition Search, then press ENTER. 4. Type a word (e.g., kingdom). 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. Note: You can type multiple words. The search results will only include those Definitions that contain all searchable keywords. Common words such as "the" and "and" are not searchable. 5. Press ENTER to search. The list of entries that contain your word or words is displayed. 6. Press or to scroll through the list. Press SPACE to scroll a page at a time. 7. Press ENTER to see an entry. Press SPACE or to scroll. 8. Press CLEAR when done. Press MENU to go to the main menu. Searching in Multiple Books You can also simultaneously search for a word in the Collins Desktop Plus, the Collins Concise Thesaurus and the Crossword Solver's Dictionary. 1. Press MENU. 2. Press BOOKS. 3. Use or to highlight Multibook Search, then press ENTER. 4. Type a word (e.g., Eden). 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. 5. Press ENTER to search. The list of books is displayed along with the number of entries for the word in each of the books. 6. Press or to highlight the book you want and then press ENTER. Press SPACE or to scroll. Hold FN and press or to see the next or previous entry, if necessary. Press BACK to return to the search results screen and select another book. 7. Press CLEAR when done. Press MENU to go to the main menu. Using the Minidictionaries Use the Minidictionaries to search for dictionary entries by topic. 1. Press MENU. 2. Press BOOKS. 3. Use or to highlight Minidictionaries then press ENTER. 4. Use or to highlight the topic you want and press ENTER. A list of dictionary entries pertaining to that topic is displayed. 5. Use or to highlight the entry you want. Press SPACE to scroll a page at a time. You can also type the first few letters of a word to go directly to that part of the list. 6. Press ENTER. 7. Press SPACE or to scroll. 8. Press CLEAR when done. Press MENU to go to the main menu. Finding Crossword Indicators Use the crossword indicators to help you determine what crossword puzzle clues might mean. 1. Press MENU. 2. Press BOOKS. 3. Use or to highlight Crossword Indicators then press ENTER. The list of crossword indicators is displayed. 4. Use or to highlight the indicator you want. Press SPACE to scroll a page at a time. You can also type the first few letters of a word to go directly to that part of the list. 5. Press ENTER. 6. Press SPACE or to scroll. 7. Press CLEAR when done. Press MENU to go to the main menu. Finding Quotations You can find famous quotations by author or keyword. 1. Press MENU. 2. Press BOOKS. 3. Use or to highlight Quotations then press ENTER. 4. Use or to highlight the option you want. Search by Authors displays a list of authors, arranged alphabetically by last name. Search by Keywords displays a list of keywords, arranged alphabetically. 5. Press ENTER. 6. Use or to highlight the author or keyword you want. Press SPACE to scroll a page at a time. You can also type the first few letters of a word to go directly to that part of the list. Note: If multiple quotes exist for an author or keyword, press or to highlight the quote you want and then press ENTER. 7. Press ENTER 8. Press SPACE or to scroll. 9. Press CLEAR when done. Press MENU to go to the main menu. Finding Phrases and Idioms You can easily find common phrases and idioms. 1. Press MENU. 2. Press BOOKS. 3. Use or to highlight Phrases and Idioms then press ENTER. 4. Use or to highlight the phrase or idiom you want. Press SPACE to scroll a page at a time. You can also type the first few letters of a word to go directly to that part of the list. 5. Press ENTER. 6. Press SPACE or to scroll. 7. Press CLEAR when done. Press MENU to go to the main menu. Using My Vocabulary List You can save up to 40 words in My Vocabulary List for personal study or review. My Vocabulary List is saved between sessions unless your product is reset. Adding Words from the Learning Menu 1. Press MENU. 2. Press LEARN. 3. My Vocabulary List will be highlighted. Press ENTER to select it. 4. Press or to highlight Add a Word and press ENTER. 5. Type a word. 6. Press ENTER to add the word. 7. Press CLEAR when done. Adding Words from a Word Entry Screen You can add words to My Vocabulary List directly from any word entry screen. 1. Press MENU. 2. Press BOOKS. 3. Use or to highlight Collins Desktop Plus, then press ENTER. 4. Type the word you want to add to your word list (e.g., poignant). 5. Press LIST. Your selection is included in the menu item. 6. Press ENTER to add the word. 7. Press CLEAR to return to the word entry screen. Press MENU to go to the main menu. Adding Highlighted Words You can also add words to My Vocabulary List from definitions and correction lists. First highlight a word and then press LIST. Add "your word" will be highlighted. Press ENTER to add the word. Adding Words Not in This Dictionary When you add a word not in this dictionary, you are 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 that adding words that are. If you add only words that are not in this dictionary, My Vocabulary List may contain as few as 10 words. Viewing My Vocabulary List 1. Press MENU. 2. Press LEARN. 3. My Vocabulary List will be highlighted. Press ENTER to select it. View List:... will be highlighted. View List: Empty will be displayed if it is empty. 4. Press ENTER to view the list. 5. Highlight a word on the list. 6. Press ENTER to view its definition. Removing a Word from My Vocabulary List 1. Press MENU. 2. Press LEARN. 3. My Vocabulary List will be highlighted. Press ENTER to select it. 4. Press or to highlight Delete a Word and press ENTER. 5. Highlight the word you want to delete and press ENTER to delete that word. Erasing My Vocabulary List 1. Press MENU. 2. Press LEARN. 3. My Vocabulary List will be highlighted. Press ENTER to select it. 4. Press or to highlight Erase the List and press ENTER. 5. Press Y to erase the list or press N to cancel. Using the Learning Tools Using the learning tools, you can test your spelling, improve your vocabulary, become familiar with the keyboard, take grammar quizzes, and read a variety of additional material for information about different language and writing tools, tips, techniques and suggestions. Spelling Bee 1. Press MENU. 2. Press LEARN. 3. Use or to highlight Spelling Bee, then press ENTER. You can choose My Spelling Bee which uses words from My Vocabulary List or Spelling Bee which uses words from the dictionary. 4. Press or to highlight the one you want, then press ENTER. A word will flash on the screen for you to spell. 5. Type in the word you just saw and press ENTER to see if you spelled it right. 6. Press ENTER to see the definition of the word. Press BACK to return to Spelling Bee. 7. Press SPACE for a new word. 8. Press CLEAR or MENU when done. Flashcards 1. Press MENU. 2. Press LEARN.