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Dictionary

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Thesaurus

User’s Guide

DMQ-118

Summary of Contents for DMQ-118

Page 1: ... Dictionary and Thesaurus User s Guide DMQ 118 ...

Page 2: ...e Clocks 5 Using the Dictionary 7 Using the Thesaurus 10 Using the Word List 11 Playing the Games 13 Using the Databank 16 Using a Password 19 Using the Calculator 20 Using the Converters 21 Changing the Battery 22 Product Care 23 Limited Warranties 24 ...

Page 3: ...e this ELECTRONIC REFERENCE You may not make any copies of the ELECTRONIC REFER ENCE 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 deriva tive works of or in any way reverse engineer the ELEC TRONIC REFERENCE You may not export or reexport di...

Page 4: ...In a dictionary entry shows Confusables when present Clears to the initial screen of the cur rent function For example in the Dictionary it goes to the Enter a word screen Backs up erases letters or removes an underline Enters a search selects a menu item or starts an underline Shows the main menus Move up or down in text or lists dark en or lighten contrast at the Home Time or World Time screen 3...

Page 5: ...g needs Press and then press and to adjust the contrast Viewing a Demonstration To view a demonstration of this product press Menu and then press until you see Demo Press ENTER To stop the Demonstration press CLEAR 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 4 Key Guide ...

Page 6: ...s Home Time 2 Press S to enter the setting mode 3 Use or to scroll through the list of avail able settings You can select a 12 or 24 hour time format turn DST on or off set the time and date and select a Home city 4 Press ENTER to select a setting 5 Use the arrow keys to change the setting The flashing arrows to the right of the screen indi cate which ones to use 6 Press ENTER to save the changes ...

Page 7: ...ode 3 Press ENTER to select Set DST 4 Use or to select On or Off and press ENTER to save your setting 5 Press to see World City and press ENTER 6 Use or to scroll through the list of available cities and press ENTER when you see the one you want 7 Press to exit the setting mode and see the time in your selected World city Note For a complete list of World Cities and their abbreviations please see ...

Page 8: ...efini tion The flashing arrows on the right indicate the arrows to use 4 Press CLEAR to return to the Enter a word screen Finding a Letter If you are uncertain about a letter in a word type a question mark in place of each unknown letter For example if you re not sure how to spell receipt type rec pt Press ENTER You see the matching word or a list of matches if there is more than one matching word...

Page 9: ...type an asterisk at the begin ning of a word it may take a while to find the matching words At the Enter a Word screen type a word For example to find all the words in this dictionary that begin with anti type anti To type an press and then Press ENTER You see a list of matches Use or to scroll through the list When you see the word you want press ENTER to view its definition Correcting Misspellin...

Page 10: ...oll through the list 4 To see the definition of a word press ENTER for an underline and use or to move the underline to the word you want 5 Press ENTER to see the definition of the underlined word or press THES to see possible synonyms and antonyms Looking up Selected Words Another way to look up words is by selecting them in dictionary definitions In a definition press ENTER for an underline When...

Page 11: ...nd use or to move the underline to the word you want 6 Press ENTER to see the definition of the underlined word 7 Press CLEAR to return to the Enter a word screen Understanding Thesaurus Lists The list of words that appears when you press THES contains synonyms antonyms and class mates Classmates are words that belong to the same class as the word you entered For example the classmates for oxygen ...

Page 12: ...add it 5 Select View List You see the word you just added To Add Selected Words In a definition you can select a word and add it to your User List The selected word is underlined 1 At text press ENTER for an underline The headword is underlined You can either add this word or use the arrow keys to select another word Note Words such as and and if cannot be selected 2 Press LIST You see Add your wo...

Page 13: ...memory than adding words that are If you add only words that are not in this dictionary your User List may hold as few as 10 words To Delete a Word 1 Press LIST 2 Select Delete word 3 Move the underline to the word you want to delete 4 Press ENTER to delete it To Delete Your User List 1 Press LIST 2 Select Erase List 3 Press Y to erase the entire list press N to can cel the deletion 12 Using the W...

Page 14: ...efault Intermediate Advanced Expert and Wizard To select a skill level do the following 1 Press MENU 2 Press to see Skill Level and press ENTER 3 Press or to scroll through the available skill levels 4 When you see the one you want press ENTER to select it To Select a Game 1 Press MENU 2 Press ENTER to select Games 3 Press or to scroll through the available games 4 When you see the one you want pr...

Page 15: ...ES To return to the game press BACK Anagram Solver Anagram Solver builds words of a minimum size from letters that you enter Type up to 12 letters and press ENTER If the letters you typed do not make a word you see No words Use or to view the words built from your letters 14 Playing the Games This unit may change operating modes due to Electro static Discharge Normal operation of this unit can be ...

Page 16: ... the minimum number of letters that flashes before each round Each letter can be used only as many times as given Type an anagram and press ENTER Use or to view the anagrams you have entered Jumble Jumble tests your skill at unscrambling letters to form words Each given letter must be used in every word that you make The number to the right of the letters shows how many words must be made with the...

Page 17: ...ENTER Only capital letters will be entered Each name can contain up to 30 characters including spaces To delete a character press BACK To insert a space press To type a period a hyphen or an apostrophe press and then press repeatedly until the character you want appears 4 Type a phone number and press ENTER to store the record To type a hyphen press and then press repeatedly until the hyphen is di...

Page 18: ... ENTER 3 To find a name type it or use The name and number are displayed 4 To view another record use or or start to type a name To Edit a Record 1 Press 2 Use or to see Edit Entry and then press ENTER 3 To find a name type it or use 4 Press ENTER to select it Follow the instructions on the screen 5 Type your changes and press ENTER to store them 17 Using the Databank ...

Page 19: ...pies of your important information To Delete one Record 1 Press 2 Use until you see Delete Entry and press ENTER 3 To find a name type it or use 4 When you see the record you want to delete press ENTER 5 Press Y to delete the entry or press N to cancel the deletion To Delete all the Records 1 Press 2 Use until you see Erase All Data and press ENTER 3 Press Y to delete all the entries or press N to...

Page 20: ...To Add Remove a Password 1 Press 2 Use until you see Set Password and then press ENTER 3 Type a password and then press ENTER Your password can have up to 8 letters You will be asked to confirm your password Type your password again exactly as you did the first time and then press ENTER to confirm it Remember Write your password down just in case you forget it 4 To disable your password press and ...

Page 21: ...ubtract multiply or divide 4 Type another number 5 Press ENTER to calculate the equation 6 Press CLEAR to clear the Calculator To Press Calculate a percentage X Calculate a square root C Change the sign of a number Z Add a positive number L M to memory Add a negative number K M to memory Retrieve a number J MR from memory Clear the memory H MC 20 Using the Calculator ...

Page 22: ...egory 2 When you see the one you want press ENTER to select it 3 Use repeatedly to scroll through the avail able conversions and press ENTER when you see the one you want 4 Type a number and press ENTER to do the conversion 5 Press CLEAR to return to the Conversions menu Converting Money The first time you select the Currency Converter you must set the exchange rate equal to one unit of the home c...

Page 23: ...r databank information Replacing the Battery This product uses one CR 2032 3 volt lithium battery To replace the battery press the tab down and care fully remove the back cover Install the new battery with the plus sign facing you and replace the cover Battery Information 1 Different types of batteries or new and used batteries are not to be mixed 2 Only batteries of the same or equivalent type as...

Page 24: ...idity or other adverse conditions Customer Service If you have a problem with this product refer to the limited warranty If you purchased this product out side the United Kingdom contact the place of pur chase to obtain warranty or repair information U S Patents 4 490 811 4 830 618 4 891 775 5 113 340 5 203 705 5 218 536 5 229 936 4 982 181 5 295 070 5 153 831 5 249 965 5 321 609 5 396 606 Euro pa...

Page 25: ...ear and tear This guarantee does not affect the consumer s statutory rights Limited Warranty outside U S EU and Switzerland This product excluding batteries and liquid crystal dis play LCD is guaranteed by Franklin for a period of one year 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 workmanshi...

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