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Franklin Merriam Webster Dictionary MWD-450 User Manual

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  • Page 1 MWD-450 ® Dictionary User’s Guide / Manual del usuario BOOKMAN® II...

  • Page 2: License Agreement

    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 format.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Congratulations on your purchase of the MWD-450! With this dictionary you can find over 80,000 entries, correct mis- spellings, save words to My Word List, sharpen your spelling and increase your License Agreement ...........1 Key Guide .

  • Page 4: Key Guide

    Main Keys Toggles between the calculator and Conversions menu. Goes to the Confusables® list. At the 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.

  • Page 5: About Screen Illustrations

    Key Combinations* + At a dictionary entry, goes to the top or bottom of an entry. At menus, goes to the top or bottom of a list. + At the Entry screen, types an aster- isk to stand for a series of letters in a word.

  • Page 6: Setting The Clock

    Installing Batteries Your MWD-450 is powered by two CR2032, 3-volt batteries. Follow these instructions to install or replace them. Warning!! If the batteries wear out com- pletely, or if you take more than approxi- mately one minute while changing the bat- teries, any user-entered information will be erased.
  • Page 7 Press 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 select it. Press until the current hour is displayed. Press move to minutes, then press until the current minute is dis- played.

  • Page 8: Changing The Settings

    Changing the Settings When using this dictionary, you can adjust the screen contrast, the shutoff time, and the type size. The shutoff time is how long your MWD-450 stays on if you forget to turn it off. 1. Press SETUP. 2.

  • Page 9: Correcting Misspellings

    Finding Definitions It’s easy to look up a word in this dictionary. Simply type it in at the Entry screen. 1. Press DICT. 2. Type a word (for example, study). To erase a letter, press BACK. To type a capital, hold CAP and press a letter key.

  • Page 10: Finding A Letter In A Word

    Finding Confusables® Confusables are homonyms and spelling variants that are easy to confuse. If a word has Confusables, CONF will 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.

  • Page 11: Highlighting Words

    Finding a Series of Letters You can also use MatchMaker to find prefixes, suffixes and other parts of words. To do so, type an asterisk (*) in a word. Asterisks stand 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.

  • Page 12: Using My Word List

    You can save up to 40 words in My Word List for personal study or review. Warning: All the words in My Word List will be erased if your batteries run out of power, or your MWD-450 is reset. Adding Words 1.
  • Page 13 Deleting One Word from My Word List 1. Press LEARN and highlight My Word Lis t. 2. Press to highlight Delete a Word and press ENTER. 3. Press to highlight to the word you want to remove and press ENTER. The message “Word deleted”...

  • Page 14: Using Learning Exercises

    Using Learning Exercises You can test your spelling skills and improve your vocabulary with Learning Exercises. Spelling Bee 1. Press LEARN. 2. Press to highlight Spelling Bee and press ENTER. You can use words from My Word Lis t or words in the SAT* Word List .

  • Page 15: Storing Names & Phone Numbers

    Storing Names & Phone Numbers This product has a databank that can save as many as 100 names and phone numbers. The total amount of names and numbers that you can save depends upon the number of characters in each entry. To Add an Entry to the Phone List 1.
  • Page 16 Storing Names & Phone Numbers 2. Press , if needed, to see Edit Entry , then press ENTER. 3. Type the name you want to edit, or use to select it, then press ENTER. Edit the name field. You can use BACK to delete characters.

  • Page 17: Using A Password

    You can use a password to keep the information in the Phone List private. The password is requested when the unit is turned on and the Phone List is accessed. Password Warnings Warning! After you set the password, you must enter the password to access the phone list for the first time during a session.

  • Page 18: Playing The Games

    Selecting a Game 1. Press GAMES. 2. Use the arrow keys to move the highlight to the game you want. 3. Press ENTER to select it. Changing Game Settings You can choose the skill level for a game. 1. Press GAMES. 2.
  • Page 19 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 letters and then press ENTER.

  • Page 20: Using The Calculator

    Making Calculations 1. Press CALC. 2. Type a number. For example, type 23 . You can type up to 10 digits. 3. Press H(+), J(-), K(X), L(÷) to add, subtract, multiply, or divide. For example, press H(+). 4. Type another number. For exam- ple, type 10 .

  • Page 21: Using The Converter

    The converter allows you to easily convert measurements and currency. Making Metric Conversions 1. Press CALC until you see the Conversions menu. 2. Press elect a conversion to s category and press ENTER. 3. Type a number after one of the units.

  • Page 22: Resetting Your Mwd-450

    Please have your product number (MWD-450) and date of purchase handy when you call to register. For customer service and technical support call 609-386- 8997 or visit us at www.franklin.com Cleaning, Storage, Problems To clean, spray a mild glass cleaner onto a cloth and wipe its surface.

  • Page 23: Limited Warranty (Outside U.s.)

    Limited Warranty (outside U.S.) This product, excluding batteries 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 workmanship or materials.

  • Page 24: Limited Warranty (U.s. Only)

    REPLACEMENT WITH THE SAME OR AN EQUIVALENT PROD- UCT OF THE DEFECTIVE PORTION OF THE PRODUCT, AT THE SOLE OPTION OF FRANKLIN IF IT DETERMINES THAT THE PRODUCT WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE DEFECTS AROSE WITH- IN THE DURATION OF THE LIMITED WARRANTY. THIS REMEDY IS YOUR EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR BREACH OF THIS WAR- RANTY.
  • Page 25 Warning! Gently pull the battery insulation sheet to remove it. Use a thin pointed object to press the reset button on the back of the device. ¡Advertencia! Tire cuidadosamente de las hojas de aislamiento de la pila a fin de retirarla. Use un objecto delgado y puntiagudo para oprimir el botón de restauración en la parte posterior del aparato.
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