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Highlighting Words

Another way to look up words is by highlighting them in dictionary entries, thesaurus entries or word
lists. Then you can find their definitions, thesaurus entries, Confusables

®

, 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.

Press the arrow keys to highlight a word.

3.

Do one of the following:
To …

Press …

define the word

ENTER

view a thesaurus entry

THES

view Confusables

?

add to My Word List

LEARN

Summary of Contents for MWD-460

Page 1: ...MWD 460 www franklin com Dictionary Thesaurus User s Guide ...

Page 2: ...se 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...

Page 3: ...rs and punctuation marks Displays a help message Goes to the Confusables list 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 Backs up erases a letter or turns off the highlight at an entry At menus and dictionary entries pages down At the Entry screen types a...

Page 4: ...Guide Calculator Keys Q P Types numbers A 1 x Calculates a reciprocal S x Calculates a square root D x2 Squares a number F Calculates a percentage G Inserts a decimal point H J Adds subtracts multiplies or divides numbers Z 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 the memory C M Subtracts the number on the screen fr...

Page 5: ...ve and replace one battery at a time If you remove both batteries at once you may lose any information you entered Warning If the batteries wear out completely any user entered information will be erased You should always keep written copies of your important information 1 Turn the unit off and turn it over 2 Gently push down on the tab under the battery cover and flip the unit to allow the cover ...

Page 6: ...harged 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 r...

Page 7: ...d You can view a help message at any screen by pressing HELP Use the direction keys to read the message To exit help press BACK To read a tutorial describing how to use the product select Tutorial from the menu 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 ...

Page 8: ...me time Setting Home Time 1 Press CLOCK You see the Home Time mode 2 Press S to enter the setting mode 3 Press ENTER to select Set Time Format Press or to cycle through the 12 and 24 hour Day Month Year formats Press ENTER to save your selection 4 Press to highlight Set DST and press ENTER to select it Press or to cycle between DST On or DST Off Press ENTER to select your choice ...

Page 9: ...R to set it 7 Press to highlight Set Home City and press ENTER to select it Press or until your local city is displayed Press ENTER to select it 8 Press CLOCK to exit setting mode Setting World Time 1 Press CLOCK until you see World City Press S to enter Setting Mode 2 Press ENTER to select Set DST Press or to cycle between DST On or DST Off Press ENTER to select your choice 3 Press to highlight S...

Page 10: ... 460 stays on if you forget to turn it off 1 Press MENU 2 Settings will be highlighted Press ENTER to select it 3 Press or to highlight Contrast Shutoff or Type Size in the Settings menu 4 Press ENTER 5 Press or to highlight a new setting and press ENTER to select it Press BACK to leave the setting unchanged 6 Press CLEAR to return to the word entry screen ...

Page 11: ...n view a tutorial or a demonstration of this dictionary at any time 1 Press MENU 2 Press or to highlight either Tutorial or View Demo 3 Press ENTER To stop the demonstration or exit from the Tutorial and go to the word entry screen press CLEAR ...

Page 12: ... definition If a word has a thesaurus entry SYNON will flash in the upper right of the screen Press THES to view the word s thesaurus entry If a word has Confusables CONF will flash in the upper right of the screen Confusables are homonyms and spelling variants that are easy to confuse Press to view any Confusables Press LEARN to add the word to My Word List 4 Press or SPACE to scroll down through...

Page 13: ...ss BACK To type a capital hold CAP and press a letter key To look up a hyphenated word type a space in place of the hyphen 3 Press THES to view the thesaurus entry Press LEARN to add the word to My Word List 4 Press or SPACE to scroll down through the entry 5 Press NEXT or PREV to view the next or previous entry if available 6 Press CLEAR to return to the word entry screen ...

Page 14: ... word for example chear To erase a letter press BACK 2 Press ENTER If there is more than one word in the correction list you see the list If there is only one correct word you go to the definition 3 Press or to highlight a correction 4 Press ENTER to view its dictionary entry To go back to the correction list press BACK 5 Press CLEAR when finished ...

Page 15: ... flash in the upper right of the screen 1 Type a word for example rain and press ENTER 2 Press Confusables are displayed with identifying words 3 Press ENTER to highlight the first word 4 Press or to move the highlight to the word you want 5 Press ENTER to search for a definition 6 Press CLEAR to return to the word entry screen ...

Page 16: ... for example st y 3 Press ENTER 4 Press or to move the highlight to the word you want and press ENTER to view its definition 5 Press CLEAR when finished Word Finding Tips You can also use s to help solve crossword puzzles For example you can search for a five letter word in which its second letter is h and its last letter is w Enter h w to see possible answers ...

Page 17: ...f 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 Type a word with an asterisk for example intra To type an asterisk hold CAP and press 2 Press ENTER 3 Press or to move the highlight to the word you want and press ENTER to view its definition 4 Press CLEAR when finished ...

Page 18: ...n find their definitions thesaurus entries Confusables 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 Press the arrow keys to highlight a word 3 Do one of the following To Press define the word ENTER view a thesaurus entry THES view Confusables add to My Word List LEARN ...

Page 19: ...r your MWD 460 is reset Adding Words 1 Press LEARN 2 Press ENTER to select My Word List If you haven t added words to your word list View List Empty appears 3 Highlight Add a Word and press ENTER 4 Type a word and then press ENTER to add it Viewing My Word List 1 Press LEARN and select My Word List 2 Highlight View List xx word s and press ENTER You see the word or words you added ...

Page 20: ... you want 3 Press LEARN Add your word appears in the menu 4 Press ENTER to add the word Deleting One Word from My Word List 1 Press LEARN and highlight My Word List 2 Press or to highlight Delete a Word and press ENTER 3 Press or to highlight to the word you want to remove and press ENTER The message Word deleted appears on the screen and the word is removed from My Word List ...

Page 21: ...nu without erasing the list Adding Words Not Found in This 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 found in this dictionary to My Word List uses considerably more memory than adding words that are If you add only words that are not in the dictionary My Word List may only hold as few as 10 words ...

Page 22: ... Type in the word you just saw and press ENTER to see if you spelled it correctly 5 Press ENTER to see the definition of the word or press SPACE for a new word 6 Press CLEAR when finished Flashcards 1 Press LEARN 2 Press or to highlight Flashcards and press ENTER You can use words from My Word List or words in the SAT Word List 3 Select the word list you want and press ENTER A word will be display...

Page 23: ...hlight New Entry and press ENTER 3 Type a name and then press ENTER Each name can contain up to 30 characters including spaces with letters appearing as capitals Note Accented characters are not supported in the phone list To delete a character press BACK To edit press To Type Press a space SPACE a hyphen J a period an apostrophe CAP and 4 Use the numbered keys to type a phone number and then pres...

Page 24: ...ield 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 DATA Keep Copies of Important Data Warning Your phone list information is safely stored in memory as long as the battery supplies power However if the battery loses all power this information will be permanently lost Always keep written copies of your impor...

Page 25: ...ssword to access the phone list 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 phone list Warning Resetting the unit erases all user entered information Always keep written copies of your data If you do not have a reset button located on the back of your unit remove the batteries wait ...

Page 26: ...assword and then press ENTER Your password can have up to 8 characters You are prompted to retype your password and press ENTER to confirm 4 To test the password press twice press DATA CALC type the password and press ENTER 5 To disable the password repeat Steps 1 and 2 above and press ENTER when Enter new password displays ...

Page 27: ...en to highlight Game Settings and press ENTER 3 Press or to highlight a new setting 4 Press ENTER when finished to save the new settings Press BACK to return to the games list Getting Help in the Games During any game you can read instructions by pressing HELP In any game except Tic Tac Toe you can get a hint by holding CAP and pressing or reveal the game word or words by pressing Note If you reve...

Page 28: ... place of the corresponding question mark or marks Hold CAP and press to reveal a letter Press to end a round and reveal the word Press DICT to see the definition of the word Press BACK to return to Hangman Jumble As in Hangman the three Jumble games draw from the three different lists The rules for all three games are the same Jumble tests your ability to unscramble letters and form words Jumble ...

Page 29: ...nd press to shuffle the letters in the selected word Press to end a round and reveal the word Press DICT to see the definition of the word Press BACK to return to Anagrams Tic Tac Toe In Tic Tac Toe your challenge is to get three X s in a row before your opponent can get three O s in a row You can choose to play 1 Player Tic Tac Toe in which you play against the MWD 460 or 2 Player Tic Tac Toe in ...

Page 30: ... add subtract multiply or divide 4 Type another number 5 Press ENTER To repeat the calculation press ENTER again 6 Press CLEAR to clear the current calculations Using the Calculator Memory Try the following equation to practice using the calculator memory 32 x 12 8 x 8 320 1 Press B MC to clear the memory 2 Type 32 press K x type 12 and then press ENTER ...

Page 31: ...mory M indicates the number is stored in memory 4 Type 8 press K x type 8 and then press ENTER 5 Press C M to subtract the result from memory 6 Press V MR to retrieve the number from memory 7 Press CLEAR to clear the current calculations ...

Page 32: ...ng Metric Conversions 1 Press DATA CALC until you see the calculator 2 Press M 3 Press to select a conversion category and press ENTER 4 Type a number after one of the units Press or to move between the lines Press BACK to delete a number 5 Press ENTER to convert it 6 Press CLEAR when finished ...

Page 33: ...s ENTER 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 U S Dollars and Euros enter an exchange rate of 1 1888 This means that 1 1888 Euros is the equivalent of 1 U S Dollar 5 Enter an amount for the home or other currency Press or to move between the lines Press BACK to erase a number 6 Press ENTER to convert it ...

Page 34: ...the steps below 1 Hold CLEAR 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 Warning Pressing the reset button with more than light pressure may permanently disable your MWD 460 In addition resetting the MWD 460 erases settings and user entered information ...

Page 35: ...s 2002 2006 Franklin Electronic Publishers Inc Burlington N J 08016 4907 USA All rights reserved 2006 Merriam Webster Incorporated All rights reserved A MERRIAM WEBSTER and WREATH MONOGRAM are registered trademarks of Merriam Webster Incorporated and are used herein pursuant to License U S Patents 4 830 618 4 891 775 5 113 340 5 203 705 5 218 536 Note This device should be disposed through your lo...

Page 36: ...the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is 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 mea...

Page 37: ...ANKLIN PRODUCT IS PROVIDED ON AN AS IS BASIS WITHOUT ANY OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABLE QUALITY MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR THOSE ARISING BY LAW STATUTE USAGE OF TRADE OR COURSE OF DEALING THIS WARRANTY APPLIES ONLY TO PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED BY OR FOR FRANKLIN AND SPECIFICALLY DOES NOT INCLUDE BATTERIES CORROSIO...

Page 38: ...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 Limited Warranty outside U S EU and Switzerland Notwithstanding the dis...

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