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Franklin MWD-520 User Manual

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  • Page 2: License Agreement

    This license is effective until terminated. This license terminates immediately without notice from FRANKLIN if you fail to comply with any provision of this license.

  • Page 3: Getting Started

    Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of this unit. You can now use your dictionary as a bookmark! Clip the unit onto the cover of your book and use the ribbon to mark a page. With this dictionary you can find over 80,000 entries, correct misspellings, save words to My Word List, sharpen your spelling and increase your vocabu- lary with learning exercises, and play fun, educational...

  • Page 4: Key Guide

    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 Function Keys In the dictionary, goes to the Entry screen. In the calculator, clears all entries. In the con- verter and databank, goes to its main menu. Backs up, erases a letter, or turns off the highlight at an entry. Shifts to type capital letters and punctuation marks.
  • Page 6 Key Combinations* At a dictionary entry, goes to the top or bot- tom of an entry. At menus, goes to the top or bottom of a list. At the Entry screen, types an asterisk to stand for a series of letters in a word. In games, gives a hint or shuffles the letters.

  • Page 7: Help Is Always At Hand

    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.

  • Page 8: Replacing The Battery

    Replacing the Battery Your unit uses 1 CR-2016, 3-volt lithium battery. Important!! Before you follow these steps please have the new battery at hand. You will also need a small Phillips screwdriver (one that fits into screws with an “x” notch). 1.

  • Page 9: Setting The Clock

    The clock lets you set a Home Time and view local times around the world. You must set the Home time before view- ing World Times as World Times are based on Home Time. Setting Home Time 1. Press You see the Home Time mode. 2.
  • Page 10 Press Press to move to minutes, then press until the current minute is displayed. Press ENTER to set the time. 6. Press to highlight Set Date and press ENTER to select it. day/month/year. Press ENTER to set it. 7. Press to highlight Set City and press ENTER to select it.

  • Page 11: Setting World Time

    Setting World Time 1. Press Press S to enter Setting Mode. 2. Press ENTER to select Set DST. Press Off. Press ENTER to select your choice. 3. Press to highlight Set World City and press ENTER to select it. Press Press ENTER to select it.

  • Page 12: Changing The Settings

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

  • Page 13: Viewing A Demonstration Or Tutorial

    Viewing a Demonstration You can view a tutorial or a demonstration of this dictionary at any time. 1. Press SETUP. 2. Press to select the About menu. 3. Press Demo. 4. Press ENTER. To stop the demonstration or exit from the Tutorial and go to the Entry screen, press CLEAR.

  • Page 14: Finding Definitions

    Finding Definitions It’s easy to look up a word in this dictionary. Simply type it in at the Entry screen. 1. Press 2. Type a word (for example, study). 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.

  • Page 15: Correcting Misspellings

    Correcting Misspellings If you misspell a word, don’t worry. It will be corrected auto- matically. You can even spell it phonetically. 1. Type a misspelled 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.

  • Page 16: Finding Confusables

    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 17: Finding A Letter In A Word

    Finding a Letter in a Word If you know how to spell part of a word, you can use MatchMaker™ to find words containing those letters by typ- ing a question mark (?) in place of each unknown letter. 1. Press 2.

  • Page 18: Finding A Series Of Letters

    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 19: Highlighting Words

    Highlighting Words Another way to look up words is by highlighting them in dic- tionary entries or word lists. Then you can find their defini- tions, Confusables 1. At any text, press ENTER to start the highlight. To turn the highlight off, press BACK. 2.

  • Page 20: Using My Word List

    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 unit is reset. Adding Words 1.
  • Page 21 Adding Highlighted Words At any text, you can highlight a word and add it to My Word List. 1. At text, press ENTER to start the highlight. 2. Use the arrow keys to highlight the word you want. 3. Press LEARN. Add “your word”...

  • Page 22: Erasing My Word List

    Erasing My Word List 1. Press LEARN and select My Word List. 2. Press 3. Press ENTER. 4. Press Y to erase the entire list. Press N to return to the My Word List menu without 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...

  • Page 23: 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 ENTER. You can use words from My Word 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.
  • Page 24 Flashcards 1. Press LEARN. 2. Press ENTER. You can use words from My Word List or words in the SAT 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.

  • Page 25: 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 Databank 1.
  • Page 26 To type a hyphen between the parts of a phone num- ber, press J. Note: You cannot type letters in a phone number. To View the Databank 1. Press 2. Press then press ENTER. 3. To view a name, type it or use name you want.
  • Page 27 To Delete an Entry from the Databank 1. Press 2. Press press ENTER. 3. Press delete. 4. Press ENTER. 5. Press Y to delete the entry or N to cancel the dele- tion. To Erase All the Databank Entries Warning! This procedure permanently erases all the names and numbers in your databank.

  • Page 28: Using A Password

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

  • Page 29: Password Setup

    Password Setup 1. Press 2. Press ENTER. 3. Type a password and then press 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.

  • Page 30: Playing The Games

    Playing the Games Selecting a Game 1. Press 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.
  • Page 31 Hangman Dictionary Hangman uses all the words in the dictionary for the game. SAT Hangman uses only the words in the SAT Word List and User List Hangman uses the words you entered in My Word List. The rules for all three games are the same.
  • Page 32 Anagrams Anagrams challenges you to find all of the words that can occur within a selected word. Each letter can only be used as many times as it appears in the selected word. Each ana- gram must be a specified minimum length. This will flash on the screen before each game.

  • Page 33: Using The Calculator

    Using the Calculator Making Calculations 1. Press 2. Type a number. You can type up to 10 digits. 3. Press H(+), J(-), K(X), L(÷) to add, subtract, multiply, or divide.. 4. Type another number. 5. Press ENTER. To repeat the calculation, press ENTER again. 6.

  • Page 34: Using The Converter

    Using the Converter The converter allows you to easily convert measurements and currency. Making Metric Conversions 1. Press 2. Press to select a conversion category and press ENTER. 3. Type a number after one of the units. Press BACK to delete a number. 4.
  • Page 35 Making Currency Conversions 1. Press until you see the Conversions menu. 2. Press CAP and then 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).

  • Page 36: Resetting Your Unit

    Resetting Your Unit If the keyboard fails to respond, or if the screen performs erratically, perform a system reset by following the steps below. 1. Hold CLEAR and press ON/OFF. If nothing happens, try Step 2. 2. Use a paper clip to gently press the reset button located on the back of the unit.

  • Page 37: Copyrights, Trademarks, And Patents

    • Size: 9.35 x 10.2 x 2.5 cm. ISBN 1-59074-149-8 Contacts Please have your product number (MWD-520-01) 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 38: Fcc Notice

    FCC Notice This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause unde- sired operation.

  • Page 39: Limited Warranty (Outside U.s., Eu And Switzerland)

    Limited Warranty (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 pur- chase. It will be repaired or replaced with an equivalent product (at Franklin’s option) free of charge for any defect due to faulty workman-...

  • Page 40: Limited Warranty (U.s. Only)

    RANTY, WILL BE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT WITH THE SAME OR AN EQUIVALENT PRODUCT OF THE DEFECTIVE PORTION OF THE PROD- UCT, AT THE SOLE OPTION OF FRANKLIN IF IT DETERMINES THAT THE PRODUCT WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE DEFECTS AROSE WITHIN THE DURATION OF THE LIMITED WARRANTY.
  • Page 41 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 DATE OF PURCHASE.

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