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PGM-520

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User’s Guide

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Page 1: ...PGM 520 User s Guide www franklin com ...

Page 2: ...ion 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 licensed to use this ELECTRONIC REFERENCE You may not make any copies of the ELECTRONIC REFERENCE or of the data stored therein whether in electronic or print ...

Page 3: ... without notice from FRANKLIN if you fail to comply with any provision of this license Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of this unit You can now use your dictionary as a book mark Clip the unit onto the cover of your book and use the ribbon to mark a page With this dictionary you can find thousands of entries correct misspellings save words to My Word List sharpen your spelling and in...

Page 4: ...to stand for a letter in a word At a menu displays a menu item At a dictionary entry dis plays the headword In games reveals the word and forfeits the game Toggles between the Home and World Time Date Goes to the Databank menu Goes to the dictionary Goes to the Games menu Goes to the Learning Exercises menu Goes to the Setup menu ...

Page 5: ... goes to its main menu Backs up erases a letter or turns off the highlight at an entry Shifts to type capital letters and punc tuation marks Enters a word selects an item or begins a highlight in an entry Displays a help message Direction Keys Move in the indicated direction Goes to the next entry Goes to the previous entry ...

Page 6: ... At the Entry screen types an asterisk to stand for a series of letters in a word In games gives a hint or shuf fles the letters Hold down the first key while pressing the second 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 K x L...

Page 7: ...n the memo ry B MC Clears the memory 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 Help is Always at Hand 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...

Page 8: ...ew on the battery cover and then remove the cover 3 Remove the old battery and insert the new one with the positive side facing up 4 Replace the battery cover Warning If the battery wears out completely or if you take more than a few seconds while changing the battery any user entered information will be erased You should always keep written copies of your impor tant information Follow the Arrows ...

Page 9: ...ss 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 5 Press to highlight Set Home Time and press ENTER to s...

Page 10: ... the time 6 Press to highlight Set Date and press ENTER to select it Use or to move to the next or previ ous field Use or to scroll to the cur rent day month year Press ENTER to set it 7 Press to highlight Set City and press ENTER to select it Press or until your local city is dis played Press ENTER to select it 8 Press to exit setting mode ...

Page 11: ...NTER to select Set DST Press or to cycle between DST On or DST Off Press ENTER to select your choice 3 Press to highlight Set World City and press ENTER to select it Press or until the city you want is dis played Press ENTER to select it 4 Press to exit Setting Mode and see the World City time ...

Page 12: ...ut off time is how long your unit stays on if you forget to turn it off 1 Press SETUP 2 Press or to highlight Contrast Shutoff or Type Size in the Settings menu 3 Press ENTER 4 Press or to highlight a new setting and press ENTER to select it Press BACK to leave the setting unchanged 5 Press CLEAR to return to the Entry screen ...

Page 13: ...al or a demonstration of this dic tionary at any time 1 Press SETUP 2 Press to select the About menu 3 Press or to highlight either Tutorial or View Demo 4 Press ENTER To stop the demonstration or exit from the Tutorial and go to the Entry screen press CLEAR ...

Page 14: ...dy To erase a letter press 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 ENTER to view the definition 4 Press or SPACE to scroll down through the definition 5 Press NEXT or PREV to view the next or pre vious definition 6 Press CLEAR to return to the Entry screen ...

Page 15: ... 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 16: ...ll 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 Entry screen ...

Page 17: ... Press 2 Type a word with s 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 the second letter is h and the last letter is w Enter h w to see possible answers ...

Page 18: ... stand for a series of let ters 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 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 19: ...s or word lists Then you can find their definitions 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 To Press define the word ENTER view Confusables add to My Word List LEARN ...

Page 20: ... or your unit 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 x word s and press ENTER You see the word or words you added ...

Page 21: ...rd 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 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 22: ...t erasing the list Adding Words Not Found in This Dictionary When you add a word not in this dictionary you re given three options Cancel Add Anyway or Correction List Select an option Caution Adding words to My Word List not found in this dictionary uses considerably more memory than 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 23: ... List or words in the SAT word List Note Because you cannot type accents accented words from My Word List will not be used in My Spelling Bee 3 Select the list you want and 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 correctly 5 Press ENTER to see the definition of the word or press SPACE for a new word 6 Pre...

Page 24: ...words in the SAT word list 3 Select the word list you want and press ENTER A word will be displayed on the screen for you to study or define 4 Press CLEAR when finished 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 ...

Page 25: ... in each entry To Add an Entry to the Databank 1 Press 2 Use to highlight 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 databank To delete a character press BACK To edit press To Type Press a space SPACE a hyphen J a period an apostrophe CAP...

Page 26: ...ess ENTER 3 To view a name type it or use or to see the name you want To Edit Databank Entries 1 Press 2 Press or if needed to see Edit Entry then press ENTER 3 Type the name you want to edit or use or to select it 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 th...

Page 27: ...elete an Entry from the Databank 1 Press 2 Press or to highlight Delete Entry and then press ENTER 3 Press or to highlight the entry you want to delete 4 Press ENTER 5 Press Y to delete the entry or N to cancel the deletion To Erase All the Databank Entries Warning This procedure permanently erases all the names and numbers in your databank 1 Press 2 Press or to highlight Erase All Data and then p...

Page 28: ...orget the password you must reset the unit to access the databank Warning Resetting the unit erases all user entered information Always keep writ ten copies of your data If you do not have a reset button located on the back of your unit remove the batteries wait at least two minutes and then re install them For battery instruc tions see Replacing the Battery If you have a reset button use the end ...

Page 29: ...ss 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 ON OFF twice press 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 30: ...ighlight 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 press ing 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 reveal the...

Page 31: ...cated by s Type letters that you think are in the mystery word If you are correct the letter appears in place of the cor responding question mark or marks 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 shows a series of letters Type words made from these...

Page 32: ...P and press to shuffle the letters in the selected word Press to end a round and reveal the word Press 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 unit or 2 Player Tic Tac Toe in which...

Page 33: ...ER again 6 Press CLEAR to clear the current calculations Using the Calculator Memory 1 In the calculator make a calculation or type a number 2 To add the number on the screen to the num ber stored in memory press X M To subtract the number on the screen from the number stored in memory press C M M indicates the number is stored in memory 3 To retrieve the number from memory press V MR 4 To clear t...

Page 34: ...ncy Making Metric Conversions 1 Press until you see the Conversions menu 2 Press to select a conversion category and press ENTER 3 Type a number after one of the units Press or to move between the lines Press BACK to delete a number 4 Press ENTER to convert it 5 Press CLEAR when finished ...

Page 35: ...y Converter and then press ENTER 3 Enter a conversion rate and press ENTER The rate should be in units of the other currency per one unit of the home currency n other 1 home 4 Enter an amount for the home or other curren cy Press or to move between the lines Press BACK to erase a number 5 Press ENTER to convert it ...

Page 36: ...o gently press the reset but ton located on the back of the unit Warning Pressing the reset button with more than light pressure may permanently disable your unit In addition resetting the unit erases settings and user entered information This unit may change operating modes due to Electrostatic Discharge Normal operation of this unit can be reestablished by pressing the reset key ON OFF or by rem...

Page 37: ...o a cloth and wipe its sur face 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 If you have a problem with this product refer to the warranty Copyrights Patents and Trademarks 2003 Franklin Electronic Publishers Inc Burlington N J 08016 4907 USA All rights reserved 1989 Merriam Webster Incorporate...

Page 38: ...15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to pro vide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harm ful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a pa...

Page 39: ...ty EU and Switzerland This product excluding batteries and liquid crystal display LCD is guaranteed by Franklin 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 due to faulty workmanship or materials Products purchased outside the European Union and Switzerland that are returned under w...

Page 40: ...rranty explicitly excludes defects due to misuse acci dental damage or wear and tear This guarantee does not affect the consumer s statutory rights Limited Warranty U S only LIMITED WARRANTY DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIMITED REMEDY A LIMITED WARRANTY FRANKLIN WARRANTS TO THE ORIGI NAL END USER THAT FOR A PERIOD OF ONE 1 YEAR FROM THE ORIGINAL DATE OF PURCHASE AS EVIDENCED BY A COPY OF YOUR RECE...

Page 41: ...TE USAGE OF TRADE OR COURSE OF DEALING THIS WARRANTY APPLIES ONLY TO PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED BY FRANKLIN AND DOES NOT INCLUDE BATTERIES CORROSION OF BATTERY CONTACTS OR ANY OTHER DAMAGE CAUSED BY BATTERIES NEITHER FRANKLIN NOR OUR DEALERS OR SUPPLIERS SHALL HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FOR ANY INDIRECT INCIDENTAL SPECIAL OR CONSEQUEN TIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING BUT N...

Page 42: ...RCHANDISE AUTHORIZATION RMA NUMBER BEFORE RETURNING THE PRODUCT TRANSPORTATION CHARGES PREPAID TO FRANKLIN ELECTRONIC PUBLISHERS INC ATTN SERVICE DEPARTMENT ONE FRANKLIN PLAZA BURLINGTON NJ 08016 4907 IF YOU RETURN A FRANKLIN PRODUCT PLEASE INCLUDE A NOTE WITH THE RMA YOUR NAME ADDRESS TELEPHONE NUMBER A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DEFECT AND A COPY OF YOUR SALES RECEIPT AS PROOF OF YOUR ORIGINAL DAT...

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