User manual FRANKLIN MWD-1470

MWD-1470 Dictionary & Thesaurus User's Guide www.franklin.com 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. 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 ELEC2 TRONIC REFERENCE or of the data stored therein, 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. This license terminates immediately without notice from FRANKLIN if you fail to comply with any provision of this license. 3 Key Guide Dictionary Keys DICT THES GAMES LEARN CONF Goes to the dictionary. Goes to the thesaurus. Goes to the Games menu. Goes to the Learning Exercises menu. Displays Confusables for an entry. Organizer Keys CLOCK DATA CALC CONV CURR Goes to the Clock. Goes to the Databank menu. Goes to the Calculator. Goes to the Converter. Goes to the Currency Converter. Each unlabeled key at the top of the keyboard corresponds to the function displayed at the bottom of the screen directly above that key. Press the corresponding key to perform the function you want. 4 Function Keys Turns the product on or off. Displays a help message. In the dictionary, goes to the Word Entry screen. Clears the Calculator. In the 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 Organizer: Clock, Databank, Calculator, Converter and Currency Converter. Displays the main menus for the dictionary. 5 At the 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 and punctuation marks. Shifts to allow prev, next, and to type a hyphen (-) or ñ. Exits the book you were reading. 6 Combination Keys* + or At a dictionary entry, pages up or down. At a dictionary entry, displays the next or previous entry. Transfers a word between books. Types a hyphen. Types an @. Types an apostrophe. Types a slash. At the Word Entry screen, types an asterisk to stand for a series of letters in a word. In games, gives a hint. + or + +J +M +_' +_' + *Hold the first key while pressing the second. 7 Direction Keys Move up or down (located on the side of the device). Move left or right. At menus and dictionary entries, pages down. At the Word Entry screen, types a space. 8 Using the Special Features Your unit is equipped with several special features that many, but not all BOOKMAN book cards use. To learn if you can use the special features with a particular book card, read its User's Guide. Up/Down On/Off Function Keys 9 On/Off: Turns the unit on and off. Function Keys: Each of these unlabeled keys corresponds to the dictionary or organizer function that appears directly above it on the screen. Up/Down: Scrolls up or down one line at a time, moves the highlight in the indicated direction, or moves between menu items. 10 Serial Port Battery Compartment Book Card Slot Serial Port: Plug in a serial-to-USB or serial-to-serial cable here to connect this dictionary to your PC. Book Card Slot: The card slot is located on the back of the unit. It enables you to read electronic books purchased from www.franklin.com and is compatible with all BOOKMAN and BMC cards. Battery Compartment: The battery compartment is located on the back of the unit. It holds two AAA batteries. 11 Replacing Batteries Your product is powered by two AAA batteries. Follow these easy instructions to install or replace them. Please have the new batteries at hand before you remove the old ones. 1. Turn your product off and turn it over. 2. Lift the battery cover on the back of your product by pushing up on the catch. 3. Remove the old batteries. 4. Install the batteries following the +/- markings in the battery compartment. 5. Replace the battery cover. 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 book or book 12 card may be erased. You should always keep written copies of your important information. 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. 13 Using the Main Menu When you press MENU, you will see six icons. Use these to quickly take you to different parts of your dictionary. Use the arrow keys to highlight the icon you want and press ENTER. 14 Understanding the Menu Goes to the dictionary Word Entry screen. Goes to the thesaurus Word Entry screen. Goes to the Learning Exercises menu. Goes to the Games menu. Goes to My Word List. Goes to the Tools menu. 15 Viewing a demonstration or tutorial 1. Press MENU. 2. Use the arrow keys to highlight and press ENTER. 3. Press to highlight either Tutorial or View Demo and press ENTER. To stop the demonstration or exit from the Tutorial and go to the Word Entry screen, press CLEAR. To go to the main menu, press MENU. When a book card is installed in your product, select View Demo from the Setup menu to see the demonstration for that card. 16 Changing the Settings When using this dictionary, you can activate the Learn a Word feature, adjust the screen contrast, the shutoff time, and the type size. The shutoff time is how long your product stays on if you forget to turn it off. Learn a Word helps you increase your vocbulary by displaying a different headword and definition each time you turn on your dictionary. 1. Press MENU. 2. Use the arrow keys to highlight and press ENTER. 3. Settings will be highlighted. Press ENTER to select it. 17 4. Press or to move to Learn a Word, Contrast, Shutoff, or Type Size. 5. Press or to change the setting. Your changes are automatically saved. 6. Press ENTER when done. 18 Finding Dictionary Entries Press CLEAR to return to the Word Entry screen. 1. Press DICT. Or you can press MENU, highlight , and press ENTER. 2. Type a word. 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. 3. Press ENTER to view the definition. 19 4. Press or SPACE to read the definition. 5. Hold FN and press or to view the next or previous definition. 6. Press CLEAR when done. Choosing Multiple Forms Some words in this dictionary have more than one form (e.g. resume, resumé). 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 dic20 tionary entry. For example, enter resume at the Word Entry screen. Highlight the form you want and press ENTER to see its dictionary entry. To go back to the Multiple Forms list, press BACK. Correcting Misspellings If you enter a misspelled word, a list of corrections appears. 21 Highlight the word you want and then press ENTER to see its dictionary entry. Understanding Definitions Dictionary entries consist of headwords, parts of speech, and definitions. Other forms of the word may follow the headword. After the translation or definition, you may see a list of usage examples. 22 Using the Thesaurus 1. Press THES. Or you can press MENU, highlight , and press ENTER. 2. Type a word. 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. 3. Press ENTER to view the thesaurus entry. 4. Press entry. or SPACE to read the 23 5. Hold FN and press or to view the next or previous thesaurus entry. 6. Press CLEAR when done. Understanding Thesaurus Entries A thesaurus entry consists of a group of synonyms, antonyms and classmates. Synonyms are words that have similar meanings, e.g. happy/joyous. Antonyms are words that have the opposite meaning of the word being defined, e.g., happy/unhappy. Classmates are words that are related in some way to the word being defined, e.g. octagon/polygon, triangle, rectangle, pentagon.... 24 Understanding Flashing Messages When you first see a definition, notice the upper right corner of the screen. Often either THES or CONF (or both) will flash briefly. THES means the word you looked up has a thesaurus entry. If you see THES flash, press THES to view the thesaurus entry. CONF means the word you looked up has a confusable. If you see CONF flash, press CONF to view the confusables. 25 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, CONF will flash once in the upper right of the screen. Press CONF to view the confusables. 26 Highlighting Words Another way to look up words is by highlighting them in dictionary entries, thesaurus entries or word lists. You can then find their definitions, thesaurus entries, 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. Use the arrow keys to move the highlight to the word you want. 27 To ... Press ... define the word ENTER view the thesaurus THES entry add word to My LEARN Word List 3. Press CLEAR when done. 28 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. Press DICT. 2. Type a word with ?s and s. To type an asterisk, hold down CAP and press ?. 29 3. Press ENTER. 4. Press to move the highlight to the word you want and press ENTER to view its definition. 5. Press CLEAR when done. Using Learning Exercises Using Learning Exercises, you can test your spelling, improve your vocabulary, and browse a list of words that commonly appear on the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT)*. *SAT is a registered trademark of the College Entrance Examination Board, which was not involved in the production of, and does not endorse, this product. 30 Spelling Bee 1. Press LEARN. Or you can press MENU, highlight and then press ENTER. 2. Highlight Spelling Bee and then press ENTER. My Spelling Bee uses words on My Word List. SAT Spelling Bee uses words on the SAT Word List. Note: Because you cannot enter accents, accented words in My Word List will not appear in My Spelling Bee. 3. Select the list you want and 31 press ENTER. A word will flash on the screen for you to spell. 4. Type in the word you just saw and press ENTER to see if you spelled it right. 5. Press ENTER to see the definition of the word or press THES to see the thesaurus entry. 32 6. Press SPACE for a new word. 7. Press CLEAR when done. Flashcards 1. Press LEARN. 2. Highlight Flashcards and then press ENTER. My Flashcards uses words on My Word List. SAT Flashcards uses words on the SAT Word List. 3. Select the list you want and press ENTER. 33 A word will appear on the screen for you to study or define. If needed, press ENTER to see the definition. Press BACK to return to Flashcards. 4. Press SPACE for a new word. 5. Press CLEAR when done. SAT Word List 1. Press LEARN. 2. Highlight SAT Word List and then press ENTER. 34 Press or to scroll through the SAT Word List. You can also type a letter to go to the first word beginning with that letter. For example, type t. Press ENTER or THES at any word to view its definition or thesaurus entry. Press BACK to return to the list. 35 Using My Word List You can save up to 40 words total in My Word List for personal study or review. The list is saved between sessions unless the batteries run out of power or your product is reset. Adding Words from the Learning Exercises Menu 1. Press LEARN. Or you can press MENU, highlight , press ENTER and skip to step 3. 2. Highlight My Word List and then press ENTER. 36 3. Press or to highlight Add a Word and press ENTER. 4. Type a word you want to remember or use later. 5. Press ENTER to add the word. 6. Press CLEAR when done. 37 Adding Words from the Word Entry Screen You can also add words to My Word List directly from the Word Entry screen. 1. Press DICT. 2. Type the word you want to add to your word list (e.g., elegant). 3. Press LEARN. Add ... will be highlighted. 4. Press ENTER to add the word. 5. Press CLEAR to return to the Word Entry screen. 38 Adding Highlighted Words You can also add words to My Word List from definitions and correction lists. First highlight a word and then press LEARN. Add "your word" will be highlighted. Press ENTER to add the word. Viewing My Word List 1. Press LEARN. 2. Highlight My Word List and then press ENTER. 3. View List:... will be highlighted. Press ENTER to view the list. View List: Empty will be displayed 39 if the list is empty. 4. Highlight a word on the list. 5. Press ENTER to view its definition(s). Removing a Word from My Word List 1. Press LEARN. 2. Highlight My Word List and then press ENTER. 3. Highlight Delete a Word and press ENTER. 4. Use to highlight the word you want to remove. 5. Press ENTER to delete that word. Erasing My Word List 1. Press LEARN. 2. Highlight My Word List and then 40 press ENTER. 3. Highlight Erase the List and press ENTER. Press Y to erase the list or press N to cancel. Adding Words Not in This Dictionary When you add a word not in this dictionary, you're 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 than adding words 41 that are. If you add only words that are not in this dictionary, My Word List may contain as few as 10 words. Playing The Games You have nine fun games to choose from. Changing Game Settings Before you play, you can choose the source and size of the words, the skill level, and whether or not graphics will be used. 1. Press GAMES. Or you can press MENU, highlight , and press ENTER. 42 2. Hold down CAP and press to highlight Game Settings and press ENTER. 3. Use or to move to Words, Skill or Graphics. Words chooses the source of the words: All of them, SAT Word List, My Word List, or Enter your own. 43 Skill determines how easy or difficult a game is. 4. Use or to change the setting(s) you want. 5. Press ENTER when done. Selecting a Game In the Games list, use or to move the highlight to the game of your choice and press ENTER. Getting Help in the Games During any game you can read instructions by pressing HELP. In all games except Tic Tac Toe and Link Four you can get a hint by holding CAP and pressing ? or reveal the game word by pressing ?. Note: If you reveal the game word, you lose the round. 44 Using the Clock The Clock displays the current time and date. You can save two times: Home time and World time. 1. Press ORG. 2. Press CLOCK to toggle between Home time and World time. 3. From Home time, press ENTER to set the time and date. 4. Use or to scroll through the options in the highlighted field. 5. Use or to move to another field. 45 6. Press ENTER when done. Press CLEAR to exit without saving the settings. 7. Press CLOCK to toggle to World time. 8. Set the World time the same way you set the Home time. Using the Databank Adding Entries You can store as many as 100 names, telephone numbers, and addresses in the Databank. The total number of names you can add depends on the size of each entry. 1. Press ORG. 2. Press DATA. 46 3. Highlight Add an Entry and then press ENTER. 4. Type a name and press ENTER. 5. Type a phone number and press ENTER. Note: Q-P will type numbers 0-9 automatically. To type a letter from this row, hold FN and press the letter key. To type a hyphen, hold 47 FN and press J. 6. Type a postal address or e-mail address and press ENTER. To type an @, hold FN and press M. 7. Press MENU to go to the dictionary. Viewing or Editing Entries 1. Press ORG. 2. Press DATA. 3. Highlight View: XX entries (XX% free) and then press ENTER. 4. To edit an entry, highlight it and press ENTER. Type your changes. Use to move the cursor; use BACK to delete. 5. Press ENTER to move to the number field. 48 Press ENTER twice to move to the address field. 6. Press ENTER again to save your changes or hold down FN and press BACK to cancel your changes. 7. Press MENU to go to the dictionary. Deleting Entries 1. Press ORG. 2. Press DATA. 3. Highlight Delete an Entry and then press ENTER. 4. Highlight the entry you want to delete and press ENTER. 5. To delete all databank entries, highlight Erase the List in the Databank Menu and then press ENTER. 49 Press Y to erase all databank entries or N to cancel the deletion. 6. Press MENU to go to the dictionary. Using a Password You can use a password to prevent unauthorized access to the Databank. Warning! Always write the password in a safe, separate location. If you lose or forget the password, you will be able to use the Databank again only by removing the batteries from your BOOKMAN, which will permanently erase all the information stored in the Databank. 50