Franklin DMQ-2110 User Manual

Collins Speaking Reference Library
User's Guide
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Please read the following safety warnings and precautions before using your device.
Note: If this device is to be used by young children, this User's Guide should be read to
them by an adult and their use of the device should be monitored. Failure to do so may
cause injury.
1. Getting Started
1.1 Installing the Batteries
Your device is powered by 2 AAA batteries (included).
1. Turn the unit off and turn it over.
2. Open the battery cover on the back of the unit by pushing in the direction of the
arrow.
3. Install the batteries following the +/–
markings in the battery compartment.
Important: Be sure that the batteries are
installed correctly. Wrong polarity may damage
the unit.
4. Replace the battery cover.
Note: Replace the batteries when you see an alert on the screen.
Warning! If the batteries wear out completely, or if you take more than a few seconds
while changing the batteries, any user entered information may be erased. You should
always keep written copies of your important information.
Battery Precautions
• Non-rechargeable batteries are not to be recharged. 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.
• Do not mix alkaline, standard (carbon-zinc), or rechargeable (nickle-cadmium)
batteries.
• Different types of batteries or new and used batteries are not to be mixed.
• 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, 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, seek medical help
immediately.
1.2 Switching On and Off
Press to switch the device on or off.
1.3 Using the Main Menu
Press menu to access the main menu at any screen to quickly take you to different books
and exercises in your device. The main menu contains five tabs: Books, Learn, Solve, Games
and Tools. Use / to move to another tab. Use / to select the option you want and
press . You can also go directly to a tab by pressing the tab's respective Soft Key.
enter
Books
Current tab
Global Search
Collins Desktop Plus
Collins Concise Thesaurus
Bradford's Crossword Solver's..
Options in the current tab
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
Collins Discovery Encyclopedia
Quotations
Phrasebook
Books Learn Solve Games Tools
Available tabs
1.4 Browsing in the Device
Scroll up or down one line at a time Press /
Scroll up or down one screen at a time Press FN + /
Jump to the top or bottom of a list or entry Press + /
cap
Go to the main menu at any screen Press
menu
Cancel the current operation and revert back Press
back
to the last working prompt, screen or menu
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1.5 Key Guide
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1. Turns on or off. Direction keys you can press to move
around menus or view more text.
2. Soft Keys - Press F1 - F5 that
corresponds to the function label at
Combination Keys
the bottom of the screen.
More functions are available by
3. Speaks a word or phrase (if combining keys. Key 1 + Key 2 means
pronunciation is available).
hold Key 1 while also pressing Key 2.
4. Input letters, numbers and symbols. FN
screen at a time.
5. Shift to type capital letters.
FN
6. Performs additional functions in
next entry.
combination with other keys.
cap +
7. Changes the size of screen type.
entries.
8. Goes to Global Search.
FN
9. Types a space.
shown on the number keys.
10. Goes to the main menu.
cap +
11. Clears all entries or cancels the
an asterisk (*) to stand for any series of
current operation and reverts back
unknown letters or characters in a word.
to the last working prompt, screen or
FN
menu
FN
12. At a word entry screen, types a "?"
menu.
to stand for an unknown letter in a
word.
FN
typing a symbol.
13. Enters a word, selects an item,
submits a response or begins
FN
selection mode in an entry.
characters.
14. Backs up, erases a letter, or turns off
FN
selection mode in an entry.
15. Direction keys - Moves up ( ), down (
), left ( ) or right ( ). The arrows on
the right of the screen show which
2. Quick Guide to Product Features
2.1 Searching with the Dictionaries
The table shows the possible ways for searching with each dictionary in the Books menu.
For further details, refer to the sections in this user's guide indicated in the table.
Search Methods
Global Word Example Idiom Definition
Collins
3.2
Desktop Plus
3.2 3.2
Collins
Concise
Thesaurus
–
Bradford's
Crossword
3.2
Solver
Britannica
3.1
Concise – –
Encyclopedia
3.2
Collins
Discovery
Encyclopedia
Quotations
(Collins A-Z
Search by keyword or authors (3.2)
Thesaurus,
unabridged)
2.3 Other Useful Features
Other dictionary features:
• Spelling Corrections > 3.3
• Saving new words for further study or
• Looking up inflections or conjugations
review > 4.1
> 3.5
• Creating your own dictionary > 4.2
• Looking up words in a dictionary entry
• Making references to the grammar
> 3.8
guides > 4.4
• Looking up translations in French,
• Improving your writing skills > 4.5
German, Italian and Spanish > 3.10
• Using Anagram Solver, Crossword
• Finding translations of useful phrases
Solver and Word Builder > 5
> 3.9
• Using metric converter > 7.6
• Search history > 4.7
• Connecting your device to a PC for
2.2 Basic Features data backup or file transfer > 9
• Adjusting sound levels > 8.3
• Using earphones > 8.1
• Changing sizes of the screen type >
8.4
• Changing settings such as time and
auto shutoff > 7.1
3. BOOKS menu
3.1 Using Global Search
3
Global Search allows searching for
all words and phrases saved in the
dictionaries. You can use multiple words
for searching.
1. In the Books menu, press /
1
select Global Search and then press
.
enter
15
• Or, press .
2. Type a word.
• See 3.6 Hints on Inputting Words.
• With each letter you type, the resulting
list of potential matching entries is
refreshed. If the letters you typed
match an entry in the word list, it is
automatically highlighted. Or, press
/ to select another word entry you
see in the word list.
• The source* of each entry is indicated
in the word list.
*BC = Bradford's Crossword Solver; BE = Britannica
Concise Encyclopedia; CD = Collins Desktop Plus; CE
= Collins Discovery Encyclopedia; CT = Collins Concise
+ / : Scrolls up or down one
Thesaurus; CQ = Quotations (Collins A-Z Thesaurus,
unabridged); PB = Phrasebook; TR = 5 Language
Translator
• Press PREV.ON to preview the entries
+ / : Goes to the previous or
while you are browsing the word list.
Press PREVOFF to cancel this function.
/ : Jumps to top or bottom of
3. Press to go to the dictionary
enter
containing the selected entry.
+ 0-9: Types the special characters
• See 3.2 Using the dictionaries.
4. Press clear to start a new search.
: At a word entry screen, types
Refining Your Search
Use the following soft keys:
• DEF: Goes to definition search.
+ : Displays help instructions.
menu
• EXAMPLE: Goes to usage example
+ : Shows the volume control
search.
• IDIOM: Goes to idiom search.
+ : Shows the symbol menu for
3.2 Using the Dictionaries
+ : Selects accents for
clear
The following instructions apply to the
following dictionaries in the Books menu.
+ : Shows the search history. • Collins Desktop Plus
• Collins Concise Thesaurus
• Bradford's Crossword Solver
• Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
• Collins Discovery Encyclopedia
• Quotations
Note: The functions described below may
not be available to all dictionaries or at
all times.
1. In the Books menu, press /
select a dictionary and then press
enter .
2. Type a word.
Synonym Inflected Uncertain
form spelling
• See 3.6 Hints on Inputting Words.
• To refine your search, press /
–
to select Word, Idiom, Example or
Definition (if available) before you start
3.2
3.5 3.4 to type. In the Thesaurus, you select
Synonym instead of Definition. In the
dictionary for quotations, you select
between Keyword and Authors.
• With each letter you type, the resulting
– list of potential matching entries is
refreshed. If the letters you typed
–
match an entry in the word list, it is
3.5
automatically highlighted. Or, press
–
/ to select another word entry you
see in the word list.
–
• Press PREV.ON to preview the entries
while you are browsing the word list.
Press PREVOFF to cancel this function.
3. Press .
enter
• If there are multiple forms within an
entry, press / to select the one
you want and then press enter
• See 1.4 Browsing in the Device.
• Press FN + / to go to the
previous or next entry in a dictionary
or in a list of multiple search results.
• Press to hear the headword
pronounced (if pronunciation is
available).
4. Press to start a new search.
clear
3.3 Misspelling Words
If the letters you type do not find a match
in the list, your word is misspelled or
not in the dictionaries, a list of possible
spelling corrections is displayed. Press
/ to select the entry you want and then
press enter .
3.4 Uncertain Spellings PREV: Goes to the previous entry.
PREVOFF: Cancels the preview function.
If you are uncertain about how to spell
a word, type the portion of the word
PREV.ON: Previews the current entry.
you do know, and type a question mark
RANGE: Refines searches by multiple
(?) in place of each unknown letter.
words. Press
Type an asterisk (*) to stand for any
from the pop-up menu and then press
missing portion of a word, including
.
enter
prefixes, suffixes, spaces, symbols, or any
to
All = Look for entries with the search
number of letters. Note: This feature is
words, whenever they appear.
not available for the Britannica Concise
Items following specified order = Look
Encyclopedia, the Collins Discovery
for entries with the search words, in the
Encyclopedia and the dictionary for
order as you type.
quotations.
Input words are in successions = Look for
3.5 Inflections/Conjugations
entries with the search words, in the word
successions as you type.
Inflected Form Searching
THES: Goes to the thesaurus.
The device is equipped with a smart
3.8 Highlighting Words
system to retrieve results from an
inflected word. For example, when you
Another way to look up words in the
type "ate", the device will retrieve results
dictionaries is by highlighting them in
from the word "eat". For a word with
an entry. Note: this feature may not be
multiple parts of speech (e.g. the word
available on all screens.
"record" is both a noun and a verb), both
1. At a text screen supporting word
definitions will show.
selection, press
Looking Up Inflections
• If the first word on the screen is
highlighted, this feature is supported.
When inflections are available to a word,
the function label CONJ appears. Press 2. Press , ,
available word you want to learn
CONJ to view the inflections. Some words
may have multiple parts of speech, press and press
in your current dictionary.
/ to select the one you want and
then press to view the inflections. • Alternatively, press
enter
For verbs, press CONJ or + / to look up the word in all dictionaries.
FN
If the selected word has entries
view more conjugations.
in multiple dictionaries, a pop-up
3.6 Hints on Inputting Words
window will show. Press
select the dictionary you want and
The following instructions apply to
press enter
all entry screens where word input is
allowed. Note: Some entry screens may 3. When done, press
allow only certain types of character the original entry or dictionary.
inputs. 4. Press
back
• Hold and press a letter key to type
cap
3.9 Phrasebook
a capital letter.
• To type accents, type a letter (e.g., e) 1. In the Books menu, press
and then press FN + clear until the select Phrasebook and then press
accent you want appears (e.g., é). .
enter
• To type a number, press a number key. 2. Press /
• To type a special character shown on a then press
number key, hold FN and then press • If you want to show the categories in
a number key. another language, press SOURCE to
• To type other symbols, press + select the language you want.
FN
. Use the direction keys to select 3. Press /
the symbol you want from the pop-up want to translate and press
menu and then press .
enter 4. Press TARGET to change the
to
language for the translated phrases.
• Press back to delete the letter to the
left of the cursor.
5. Press
• To amend a word, press / to move listed on the screen. Press [ 2nd] to
the cursor to the desired position, hear the second (translated) phrase.
press back to delete or a letter key to • Press PREV or NEXT to view the
add a letter to the left of the cursor in
previous or next phrase in the current
a word. category.
6. Press
back
3.7 Using the Soft Keys
phrases.
Soft key functions are represented by the
Searching for a Phrase
labels displayed along the bottom of the
screen. These labels change to reflect the Press SEARCH and type a keyword to
various functions available in different
match phrase(s) with the keyword. If
features of the device. Press F1 - F5 your search returns no matches, try other
that corresponds to the label. forms of the word, including the root
word, if you have typed the inflected
CLOSE: Closes the current screen.
form. Accents must be typed to deliver
CONF: Views the confusables (such as
matches.
homonyms, homophones and spelling
variants) related to the current word 3.10 5 Language Translator
entry.
1. In the Books menu, press
CONJ: Shows inflections/conjugations.
select 5 Language Translator and
See 3.5 Inflections/Conjugations.
then press
2. Press SOURCE to change the search
DEF: Goes to definition search.
language.
DICT: Goes to word search or the
3. Press TARGET to change the
. dictionary containing the current entry.
language for the translation.
EXAMPLE: Goes to example search or
• If necessary, press TOGGLE to switch
views usage examples in an entry. When
the source and target languages.
usage examples are available in an entry,
4. Type a word.
the icon EX appears. Press this soft key
• See 3.6 Hints on Inputting Words.
to highlight EX and then press enter to
• With each letter you type, the resulting
view the example. If there are multiple EX
list of potential matching entries is
icons in an entry, press / to select the
refreshed. If the letters you typed
one you want and then press .
enter
match an entry in the word list, it is
GLOBAL: Goes to Global Search.
automatically highlighted. Or, press
IDIOM: Goes to idiom search.
/ to select another word entry you
see in the word list.
LIST: Goes to My Word List or adds the
current entry to My Word List. See 4.1 My 5. Press enter
Word List for details. • If there are multiple forms within an
entry, press
NEXT: Goes to the next entry.
you want and then press
PIC: Views picture or diagram in an entry.
6. Press clear
4. LEARN menu
4.1 My Vocabulary List
As you explore new words, save them in
the My Vocabulary List for further study or
/ to select an option
review. You can save up to 100 words in
the list.
Adding Words Directly
1. In the Learn menu, press / to
select My Vocabulary List and press
.
enter
2. Press ADD. Type a word and then
press FIND or enter .
• If the word to be added can be found
in more than one dictionary, the
dictionary from which the word was
saved is indicated in the list by an
abbreviation*. Press / to select the
one you want.
*BC = Bradford's Crossword Solver; BE = Britannica
Concise Encyclopedia; CD = Collins Desktop Plus; CE
= Collins Discovery Encyclopedia; CT = Collins Concise
Thesaurus; CQ = Quotations (Collins A-Z Thesaurus,
unabridged); PB = Phrasebook; TR = 5 Language
Translator
3. Press SAVE or to add the word
. enter
enter
to the list.
Adding Words from a Dictionary
or to select an
1. In a dictionary, type a word you
want to look up and add to the word
enter to look up the word
list.
2. Press LIST.
+ to
FN enter
• Add "word" to word list?, Go to My Word
List, and Cancel appear in a menu.
3. Press / to make a selection, and
press enter .
/ to
• You can also press enter to view the
dictionary entry and then press LIST
.
to see your options.
back to return to
Viewing My Vocabulary List
to turn off the highlight.
1. In My Vocabulary List, press / to
select an entry.
• You can also type in the "Find:" field to
/ to
look for a word in My Vocabulary List.
2. Press to view the entry.
enter
3. Press to return to the list.
back
to select a category and
Editing My Vocabulary List
enter .
Use the following soft keys:
• DELETE: Deletes the selected word
from the list.
to select a phrase you
• DEL ALL: Erases the entire word list.
.
enter
4.2 Personal Dictionaries
Use the Personal Dictionary feature to
to hear the first phrase
create your own dictionaries on the
device. You can copy them to your PC for
further editing.
Creating Dictionaries on the
Device
to return to the list of
1. In the Learn menu, press / to
select Personal Dictionary and then
press enter .
2. Press NEW to create a new personal
dictionary.
3. Type a name for the dictionary and
then press enter .
4. Input a word and its definition in
the appropriate field and then press
SAVE.
• See 3.6 Hints on Inputting Words.
• Press or enter to advance to the next
field.
/ to
• To quit without saving, press CLOSE.
5. Press ADD to add more words to the
enter .
dictionary.
• Repeat steps 4-5 to add more words to
the dictionary.
Editing Personal Dictionaries on
Your PC
1. Connect the device to your PC.
• See 9.1 Connecting to a PC.
2. Double-click "PersonalDict" to open
that folder.
3. In the folder, double-click to open a
personal dictionary file (.txt) with a
text editor.
4. Edit or add new words.
• Each new word must start on a new
.
line. Separate the headword and its
definition with a tab. Press "Enter" after
/ to select the one
entering the definition, including the
enter .
last line.
to start a new search.
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