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Playing the Games

You can play eight word games.

Using the Games Menu

1. Press GAMES.

2. Press or until

you

see

Games Setup and then press
ENTER.

3. Press

or

until you see the

setting you want to change and
then press ENTER.

Word List allows you to choose
which words you want to use in
the games. You can choose to
play with all the word in the
dictionary or only those words
saved in My Word List.

Skill Level allows you to set the
difficulty of the games. You can
select one of five skill levels:

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Summary of Contents for Collins DMQ-119

Page 1: ...DMQ 119 Collins English Dictionary Express Edition with Thesaurus User s Guide www franklin com ...

Page 2: ...S 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...

Page 3: ...orks 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 effectiv...

Page 4: ...smates at the touch of a key check the spelling of thousands of words look up Confusables use the three solvers to find possible crossword answers when you know only a few letters play eight fun word games save words for study store names and numbers in the databank use the handy calculator and metric and currency converters ...

Page 5: ...y screen or displays the thesaurus entry for a word In word lists where you see a flashing T displays the thesaurus entry Goes to the Solvers menu Goes to the Games menu Goes to your user list menu Turns your device on or off Goes to the main menu where you can set the contrast and shutoff time view the demo and access ...

Page 6: ...s location or erases a letter Enters words or numbers selects items or scrolls text to the left At the word entry screen and crossword solver types a to stand for a single letter in a word In games gives up At the word entry screen press then up to type an to stand for a series of letters In word lists dictionary entries or thesaurus entries where ...

Page 7: ...is at the end of a word press to type a space In games press to get a hint In thesaurus entries press to go to the next entry or to go to the previous entry if any At the word entry screen press up to enter a capital letter or add an accent to a letter In a menu press to scroll up a list In a menu press down to scroll down a list ...

Page 8: ...nserts a decimal point H J Adds subtracts multiplies or divides numbers W Changes the number on the screen to a negative or positive number X M Adds the number on the screen to the number stored in memory C M Subtracts the number on the screen from the number stored in memory V MR Recalls the number stored in memory B MC Clears the memory K x L ...

Page 9: ...mo press any key To disable or re enable the demo first press DICT or THES to go to the word entry screen then type d and press ENTER To view the demo at any time press MENU press until you see Demo and then press ENTER Follow the Arrows The flashing arrows show which arrow keys you can press to move around menus or view more text ...

Page 10: ...back of the device For more information please see Resetting your Device Warning Pressing the reset button with more than light pressure may permanently disable your unit In addition resetting the unit may erase settings and information you may have entered Replacing the Battery The battery should be changed when the screen contrast is too light even after adjustment Please have a small Phillips s...

Page 11: ...ation 1 Turn the unit off and turn it over 2 Use the Phillips screwdriver to unscrew the battery cover screw 3 Push gently on the tab of the battery cover and remove it 4 Remove the old battery Note Use a paper clip if necessary to remove the old battery 5 Install 1 new CR 2032 lithium battery with positive polarity facing up Important Be sure that the battery is installed correctly Wrong polarity...

Page 12: ...isposing of used batteries Battery Precautions 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 ...

Page 13: ... 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 physic...

Page 14: ...before viewing World Times as World Times are based on Home Time Setting Home Time 1 Press MENU 2 Press or until you see Clock and then press ENTER You see the Home Time screen 3 Press S to enter the setting mode 4 Press ENTER to select Set Time Format Press or to cycle through the 12 and 24 hour Day Month Year formats ...

Page 15: ...ss until you see Set Time and press ENTER to select it 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 7 Press until you see 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 ...

Page 16: ...Note To see a list of available cities see the appendix at the end of this User s Guide 8 Press BACK to exit setting mode Setting World Time 1 Press MENU 2 Press or until you see Clock and then press ENTER You see the Home Time screen 3 Press to see the World Time screen 4 Press S to enter setting mode 5 Press ENTER to select Set DST ...

Page 17: ...our choice 6 Press until you see Set World City and press ENTER to select it Press or until the city you want is displayed Press ENTER to select it Note To see a list of available cities see the appendix at the end of this User s Guide 7 Press BACK to exit setting mode ...

Page 18: ... press BACK To type a space press To edit a word press and then type to insert characters To type a capital or an accent type the letter first and then press 3 Press ENTER to see the definition If there is more than one entry for the word you looked up you see the message Dictionary Entry 1 of where represents the total number of definitions ...

Page 19: ...e 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 press or until you see the form you want and then press ENTER For example type resume at the word entry screen Press or until you see the form you want and then press ENTER to see its entry To go back to the Multiple Forms list press BACK ...

Page 20: ...ars Press or until you see the word you want and then press ENTER to see its entry For example type nolij at the word entry screen Press or until you see the word you want and then press ENTER to look it up To go back to the Corrections list and select another word press BACK ...

Page 21: ...e or are scrolling through a word list be sure to look at the upper right part of the screen You may see a flashing T or T indicates that a thesaurus entry is available for this word Press THES to view it indicates that Confusables are available for this word Press to view them ...

Page 22: ... thesaurus entry Not in thesaurus appears When you see a flashing T to the right of the screen it indicates that a word has a thesaurus entry Press THES to see it 1 Press CLEAR or DICT DICT returns you to the word entry screen from any mode 2 Type a word For example type forte To erase a letter press BACK To type a space press To edit a word press and then type to insert characters ...

Page 23: ...HES to search If there is more than one thesaurus entry for the word you looked up you see the message Thesaurus Entry 1 of where represents the total number of entries 4 Press to read the entry 5 Press or to view the previous or next thesaurus entry 6 Press CLEAR when finished ...

Page 24: ...ndicates that the word has Confusables Press to see them 1 Press DICT 2 Type ere and then press ENTER 3 Press Each Confusable is followed by a word that explains its meaning 4 Press or to scroll through the list 5 Press ENTER to turn on the highlight Use the navigation button to highlight the word you want 6 Press ENTER to look it up 7 Press CLEAR when finished ...

Page 25: ...sterisk stands for any series of letters Note if you type an asterisk at the beginning of a word it may take a few minutes to find the matches You can use question marks to help solve crossword puzzles and similar word games by typing them in place of missing letters 1 Press DICT 2 Type a word with s and s in it For example type sc o To type an asterisk press then ...

Page 26: ... A list of words matching the pattern you entered appears If the device cannot find words that match the pattern you entered Sorry can t help appears 4 Press or to scroll through the list 5 Press CLEAR when finished ...

Page 27: ...Word List In this device highlighted words are indicated by an underline 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 3 Press ENTER to look up the word To view its thesaurus entry press THES or to see Confusables press if available To add it to My Word List press MY LIST 4 Press CLEAR when finished ...

Page 28: ...oduct is reset Adding Words from the Menu 1 Press MY LIST 2 Press or until you see Add a word and then press ENTER 3 Type a word e g essential 4 Press ENTER to add the word 5 Press CLEAR when done Adding Words from the Word Entry Screen You can add words to My Word List directly from the word entry screen or from a dictionary or thesaurus entry ...

Page 29: ...the dictionary entry Or press THES and then press MY LIST from the thesaurus entry Your word is included in the menu item 4 Press ENTER to add the word 5 Press CLEAR to return to the word entry screen Adding Highlighted Words In addition you can add highlighted words to My Word List 1 From any text press ENTER to turn on the highlight ...

Page 30: ...s included in the menu item 4 Press ENTER to add the word 5 Press CLEAR to return to the word entry screen Adding Words Not in This Dictionary When you type a word not contained in this dictionary you are still allowed to add it You see the message Not in dictionary and then the Add anyway menu item Press ENTER to add the word as you typed it Press to ...

Page 31: ... adding words that are If you add only words that are not in this dictionary My Word List may contain as few as 10 words Viewing My Word List 1 Press MY LIST 2 Press or until you see View List n word s and then press ENTER View List EMPTY will be displayed if My Word List is empty 3 Press or to scroll through your list 4 Press CLEAR when done ...

Page 32: ...3 Press or until you see the word you want to delete 4 Press ENTER to delete the word The message Word deleted is displayed and the word is erased from My Word List Erasing My Word List 1 Press MY LIST 2 Press or until you see Erase the list and then press ENTER 3 Press Y to erase the list or press N to cancel ...

Page 33: ...lver to find words where you only know some of the letters 1 Press SOLVERS 2 Press or until you see Crossword Solver and then press ENTER 3 Type a pattern of letters and s e g con e Remember replaces a single letter in a word 4 Press ENTER The list of words that match the entered pattern is displayed ...

Page 34: ...ords using all the letters you enter 1 Press SOLVERS 2 Press or until you see Anagram Solver and then press ENTER 3 Type a group of letters e g ptosrte 4 Press ENTER The list of anagrams that match the entered group of letters is displayed 5 Press or to scroll through the list of results 6 Press CLEAR when done ...

Page 35: ...rs you enter 1 Press SOLVERS 2 Press or until you see Word Builder and then press ENTER 3 Type a group of letters e g ptyssti 4 Press ENTER A list of words that can be spelt using any number of the entered letters is displayed 5 Press or to scroll through the list of results 6 Press CLEAR when done ...

Page 36: ...Press or until you see the setting you want to change and then press ENTER Word List allows you to choose which words you want to use in the games You can choose to play with all the word in the dictionary or only those words saved in My Word List Skill Level allows you to set the difficulty of the games You can select one of five skill levels ...

Page 37: ...ss BACK to return to the Games menu 6 Press or until you see the game you want to try 7 Press ENTER to select it Anagram Game Anagram Game challenges you to find anagrams of the game word An anagram is a word formed from some or all the letters of another word The number to the right of the screen indicates the number of anagrams that can be formed from the game word ...

Page 38: ...iew its thesaurus entry if any Then press BACK to return to the game Press to play again Flashcards In Flashcards a word appears on the screen for you to study Try to remember its definition Press ENTER to look up the word Press THES to view its thesaurus entry if any Then press BACK to return to the game Press for a new word Hangman Hangman selects a mystery word and challenges you to guess it le...

Page 39: ...Press for a hint Press to give up After the round is over press ENTER to look up the game word or press THES to view its thesaurus entry if any Then press BACK to return to the game Press to play again Spelling Bee In Spelling Bee a word flashes on the screen After a few moments it will disappear Try to type the word you saw and press ENTER Press to flash the word on the screen Press to give up ...

Page 40: ...mystery word and challenges you to guess it letter by letter Your only clue is a synonym of the mystery word displayed at the top of the screen The letters of the mystery word are hidden by question marks The number to the right of the screen indicates the number of guesses allowed Type letters you think are in the mystery word They get filled in everywhere they appear Press for a hint Press to gi...

Page 41: ...pears fully on the screen It gets filled in one letter at a time When there are enough letters filled in for you to guess the word press ENTER Type your guess and press ENTER to see if you were right Press to flash the partially completed word on the screen Press to give up After the round is over press ENTER to look up the game word or press THES to view its thesaurus entry if any Then press BACK...

Page 42: ...h the required number of letters and then press ENTER You see P and M with numbers next to them The number next to P stands for the number of letters in their correct position The number next to M stands for the number of letters present in the mystery word but entered in the wrong position Continue typing words and pressing ENTER using the information from P and M Press to give up ...

Page 43: ...u and the computer take turns trying to complete a word Continue typing letters until a word is typed Winning words must be at least 4 letters long Whoever types the last letter of the word wins Press for a hint Press to give up After the round is over press ENTER to look up the game word or press THES to view its thesaurus entry if any Then press BACK to return to the game Press to play again ...

Page 44: ...tions list and access the databank calculator clock and metric and currency converters Adjusting Screen Contrast You can make the screen lighter or darker 1 Press MENU 2 Press or until you see Contrast and then press ENTER 3 Press or to choose the level you want 4 Press ENTER when you reach the desired contrast level ...

Page 45: ...mo and then press ENTER 3 Press CLEAR when finished Adjusting the Shutoff Time The shutoff time is how long this dictionary stays on if you forget to turn it off 1 Press MENU 2 Press or until you see Shutoff and then press ENTER 3 Press or to choose the time you want 4 Press ENTER when you reach the desired time ...

Page 46: ...s or until you see Abbreviations List and then press ENTER 3 Press or to scroll through the list Or you can begin typing letters to go directly to that part of the list 4 Press ENTER when you see the abbreviation you want The abbreviation s expansion is displayed 5 Press ENTER to look up the expanded word if available 6 Press CLEAR when finished ...

Page 47: ...bers The total amount of names and numbers that you can save depends upon the number of characters in each entry Adding Entries to the Phone List 1 Press MENU 2 Press or until you see Databank and then press ENTER 3 Press or until you see New Entry 4 Press ENTER 5 Type a name and then press ENTER ...

Page 48: ...space press To delete a character press BACK Note Accented characters are not supported in the phone list 6 Use the numbered keys to type a phone number and then press ENTER The number keys are automatically active in the number field To type a hyphen press J Note You cannot type letters in a phone number ...

Page 49: ... left in the databank Press or until you see Free n to see how much memory remains Viewing the Phone List 1 Press MENU 2 Press or until you see Databank and then press ENTER 3 Press or until you see View List 4 Press ENTER 5 To view a name type it or use or to see the name you want ...

Page 50: ... 4 Press ENTER 5 Type a name you want edit or use or until you see it and then press ENTER Edit the name field You can use BACK to delete characters Press ENTER to move to the number field Edit the Number field and press ENTER to save all changes To cancel the edit and return to the Databank menu without saving changes press CLEAR ...

Page 51: ...tery supplies power However if the battery loses all power this information may be permanently lost Always keep written copies of your important information Deleting Entries from the Phone List 1 Press MENU 2 Press or until you see Databank and then press ENTER 3 Press or until you see Delete Entry 4 Press ENTER ...

Page 52: ...eletion Erasing All Entries from the Phone List Warning This procedure permanently erases all the names and numbers in your phone list 1 Press MENU 2 Press or until you see Databank and then press ENTER 3 Press or until you see Erase All Data 4 Press ENTER 5 Press Y to erase all the entries or N to cancel the deletion ...

Page 53: ...word Warnings Warning After you set the password you must enter the password to access the databank for the first time during a session Always record your password and keep it in a separate place If you forget the password you must reset the unit to access the databank Warning Resetting the unit may erase all user entered information Always keep written copies of your data ...

Page 54: ... does not reset after pressing the reset button remove the batteries wait at least two minutes and then re install them For battery instructions see Installing the Battery Setting the Password 1 Press MENU 2 Press or until you see Databank and then press ENTER 3 Press or until you see Set Password 4 Press ENTER 5 Type a password and then press ENTER ...

Page 55: ...pe your password again exactly as you did the first time 7 Press ENTER to confirm and enable your password To test the password press twice press MENU press until you see Databank and then press ENTER To disable the password repeat Steps 1 3 above and press ENTER when Password is displayed ...

Page 56: ...see Calculator and then press ENTER 3 Type a number You can type up to 10 digits To enter a negative number use Z To type a decimal point press G 4 Press H J K x L to add subtract multiply or divide 5 Type another number 6 Press ENTER Or press F to calculate the percentage ...

Page 57: ...s S x squares D x2 7 Press CLEAR to clear the calculator Using the Calculator Memory Try the following equation to practice using the calculator memory 32 x 12 8 x 8 320 1 Press MENU 2 Press until you see Calculator and then press ENTER 3 Press B MC to clear the calculator memory if necessary ...

Page 58: ...M to add the result to memory M indicates a number is stored in memory 6 Type 8 press K x type 8 and then press ENTER 7 Press C M to subtract the result from memory 8 Press V MR to retrieve the number from memory 9 Press CLEAR to clear the current calculations ...

Page 59: ...U 2 Press until you see Converter and then press ENTER 3 Press or until you see the conversion category you want and then press ENTER If there is a sub menu repeat Step 3 4 Type a number Press BACK to delete a number 5 Press ENTER to convert it Press or to change the units you are converting from and to 6 Press CLEAR when done ...

Page 60: ...currency converter you must set the exchange rate 4 Press until you see Set Rate and then press ENTER 5 Enter an exchange rate The rate should be in units of the other currency per one unit of the home currency n other 1 home for example to convert between Euro and British Pounds enter an exchange rate of 0 675732 This means that 0 675732 Euro is the equivalent of 1 British Pound ...

Page 61: ...enu to see what the set rate is 7 Press or until you see Home Other and then press ENTER 8 Type the amount for the home or other currency Press BACK to erase a number Press G to enter a decimal point Press or to change whether you convert to or from your home currency 9 Press ENTER to convert it 10 Press CLEAR when done ...

Page 62: ...LEAR and press If nothing happens try Step 2 2 Use a paper clip to gently press the reset button located on the back of the unit The message Erase All Data Y N is displayed Note This message refers to user entered information not the text in the dictionary User entered information includes the user list the databank and any settings you may have changed ...

Page 63: ...ice In addition resetting your device erases settings and user entered information This unit may change operating modes lose information stored in memory or fail to respond due to electrostatic discharge or electrical fast transients Normal operation of this unit may be re established by pressing the reset key by pressing or by removing and replacing the batteries ...

Page 64: ...BN 1 59074 397 0 Cleaning and Storage To clean spray a mild glass cleaner onto a cloth and wipe the screen Do not spray liquids directly on this product Do not use or store this product in extreme or prolonged heat cold humidity or other adverse conditions Copyrights Trademarks and Patents 2001 2006 Franklin Electronic Publishers Inc Burlington N J ...

Page 65: ... reserved Collins Express English Dictionary 2nd Edition 2006 HarperCollins Publishers 1992 1996 2000 2004 2006 All rights reserved U S Patents 4 830 618 4 891 775 5 113 340 5 203 705 5 218 536 5 396 606 Note This device should be disposed through your local electronic product recycling system do not throw into the trash bin ...

Page 66: ... that may cause undesired operation Warning Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection a...

Page 67: ...s no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the eq...

Page 68: ...nician for help NOTE This unit was tested with shielded cables on the peripheral devices Shielded cables must be used with the unit to insure compliance NOTE The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV interference caused by unauthorized modifications to this equipment Such modifications could void the user s authority to operate the equipment ...

Page 69: ...r of Warranties Except as specifically provided herein Franklin makes no warranty of any kind express or implied with respect to this product For the US Limited Warranty in English visit www franklin com service ...

Page 70: ...efects in materials or workmanship for a period of two years from the date of purchase It will be repaired or replaced with an equivalent product at Franklin s option free of charge for any defect in workmanship or materials during that time This warranty explicitly excludes defects due to misuse accidental damage or wear and tear This warranty does not affect the consumer s statutory rights ...

Page 71: ...t product at Franklin s option free of charge for any defect in workmanship or materials during that time Products purchased outside the United States the European Union and Switzerland that are returned under warranty should be returned to the original vendor with proof of purchase and description of fault Charges will be made for all repairs unless valid proof of purchase is provided This warran...

Page 72: ...LONDON LON LISBON LIS PARIS PAR BERLIN BER ROME ROM AMSTERDAM AMS BARCELONA BCN MADRID MAD BRUSSELS BRU HELSINKI HEL CAIRO CAI MOSCOW MOW RIYADH RUH TEHRAN THR DUBAI DXB KABUL KBL KARACHI KHI DELHI DEL DHAKA DAC YANGON RGN BANGKOK BKK BEIJING BEI ...

Page 73: ...ADELAIDE ADL SYDNEY SYD GUAM GUM NOUMEA NOU WELLINGTON WLG AUCKLAND AKL TONGA TNG MIDWAY ISLANDS MID HONOLULU HNL ANCHORAGE ANC LOS ANGELES LAX DENVER DEN CHICAGO CHI NEW YORK NYC TORONTO YYZ CARACAS CCS RIO DE JANEIRO RIO MID ATLANTIC MAT FERNANDO DE NORONHA FER ...

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