Franklin DMQ-440N User Manual

Queen’s english dictionary & thesaurus

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DMQ-440N
Queen's English
Dictionary
& Thesaurus
USER'S GUIDE

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  • Page 1 DMQ-440N Queen’s English Dictionary & Thesaurus USER’S GUIDE...
  • Page 2 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.
  • Page 3 All rights in the BOOKMAN CARD remain the property of FRANKLIN. Through your purchase, FRANKLIN grants you a personal and nonexclusive license to use the BOOKMAN CARD on a single FRANKLIN BOOKMAN at a time. You may not make any copies of the BOOKMAN CARD or of the data stored therein, whether in electronic or print format.
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Welcome to the world of BOOKMAN! BOOKMAN is a powerful, portable electronic reference with a built-in book and a slot in the back for more books. With this Dictionary & Thesaurus you can look up thousands of dictionary en- Installing Batteries and Cards ... 4 Selecting Books and Using the Colour Keys ...
  • Page 5: Key Guide

    Function Keys Clears to Enter your word . Shows the main menus. Shows the synonym list(s). (red) Shows Confusables (green) Shows the games list. (yellow) Shows the User list menu. (blue) Exits the selected book. Turns BOOKMAN on or off. Understanding the Colour Keys The colour keys (red, green, yellow, and blue) perform the functions listed...
  • Page 6: Installing Batteries And Cards

    Installing Batteries BOOKMAN model 440 uses two CR2032 batteries. Here is how to in- stall or replace them. Warning: When the batteries lose power or are re- moved from BOOKMAN, information that you entered in its built-in book, and in an installed book card, will be erased. 1.
  • Page 7: Selecting Books And Using The Colour Keys

    Selecting Books Once you have installed a book card in your BOOKMAN, you must select which book you want to use. 1. Turn BOOKMAN on. 2. Press These are sample books. 3. Press to highlight the book you want to use. 4.
  • Page 8: Changing Settings And Viewing A Demonstration

    Changing Settings You can adjust the font size, shutoff time, and screen contrast. The font size changes the number of lines of text that appear on screen. The shut- off time is how long BOOKMAN stays on if you forget to turn it off. 1.
  • Page 9: Finding Definitions

    Finding Definitions You can find definitions by typing a word at the Entry screen and then pressing . Try this example. 1. Press This is the Entry screen. 2. Type a word (e.g., acumen). 3. Press 4. Press to move down. Browsing the Dictionary While in a definition, hold press...
  • Page 10: Correcting Misspellings

    Correcting Misspellings If you misspell a word, don’t worry. It will be corrected automatically. 1. Type a misspelled word. To erase a letter, press 2. Press 3. Press to highlight a correc- tion, if needed. 4. Press to view its dictionary entry.
  • Page 11: Finding A Letter And A Series Of Letters

    Finding a Letter If you are uncertain about a letter in a word, type a question mark in place of each unknown letter. 1. Type a word with ?’s. 2. Press 3. Highlight a match. 4. Press to define it. 5.
  • Page 12: Finding Synonyms

    Finding Synonyms When you see flash once in the upper right of the screen, that word has a thesaurus entry. 1. Press 2. Type a word (e.g., splendid). 3. Press This is the first synonym list. 4. Press to move down. 5.
  • Page 13: Finding Confusables

    Finding Confusables Confusables are homonyms and spell- ing variants that are easy to confuse. If a word has Confusables, flash once in the upper right of the screen. 1. Type a word (e.g., rein). 2. Press 3. Press Confusables come with identifying words.
  • Page 14: Using The User List

    Using the User List You can create a User list of approxi- mately 35 words. You can even add words to your User list that are not in this dictionary. Here’s how to add and to view a word. 1. Press to view the User list menu.
  • Page 15: Sending Words

    Using the User List You can delete one or all the words in your User list. Here’s how. Deleting One Word 1. Press 2. Select Delete word. 3. Highlight a word on the list. 4. Press to delete it. 5. Press when finished.
  • Page 16: Changing Game Settings

    Changing Game Settings You can change the game settings at any time. Each setting applies to all the games. 1. Press 2. Press to highlight the Game menu. 3. Highlight a setting. 4. Press to select it. About Game Settings Word List lets you pick which words you’ll play the games with.
  • Page 17 Playing the Games Hangman Hangman challenges you to guess a mystery word, indicated by ?’s, one letter at a time. The number of guesses you can make appears to the right of the #’s. For a hint hold Or press to end the round.
  • Page 18: Resetting Bookman

    Card Care • Do not touch the metal contacts on the cards. Caution: Touching these electrical contacts with statically charged objects, including your fingers, could erase information entered in a book card or built-in book. • Do not put excessive pressure on the cards.
  • Page 19: Fcc Notice

    Model: DMQ-440N • batteries: 2 CR2032, 3-volt lithium • size: 12 x 1.4 x 8.3 mm • weight: 3.5 oz. (without batteries) © 2001 Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc., Burlington, NJ 08016-4907, USA. All rights reserved. © 1987-1988 William Collins Sons &...
  • Page 20 ?* key 9, 15 Anagrams game 15 Arrow keys 6 Changing Bookman's settings 6 CONF message 11 Confusables, finding 11 Correcting misspellings 8 Demonstration 6 Games changing settings 14 playing 14 Hangman game 15 Help, finding 6 Highlighting words 11 Messages add anyway 12 cancel 12...
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  • Page 22 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.

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