Collins English Dictionary & Thesaurus Advanced English Reference Suite DMQ-1870 USER’S GUIDE...
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Table of Contents Key Guide ..............4 Using the Special Features ........7 Replacing Batteries ..........9 Installing Book Cards ..........11 Selecting a Book ............12 Using Function Keys in Book Cards ....13 For Your Information ..........14 Using the Main Menu ..........15 Viewing a Demonstration or Tutorial ....18 Changing the Settings ...........19 Finding Dictionary Entries ........21 Hearing Words ............24...
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Using the Minidictionaries ........41 Finding Phrases and Idioms .........42 Finding Crossword Indicators ......44 Finding Quotations ..........46 Using My Vocabulary List ........48 Using the Learning Tools ........54 Using the Solvers ..........63 Playing The Games ..........68 Using the Clock .............76 Using the Databank ..........78 Using the Calculator ..........82 Using the Metric Converter ........86 Using the Currency Converter ......87...
Key Guide Soft Keys Soft Key functions are represented by the labels displayed along the bottom of the screen. To perform a Soft Key function, press the unlabelled key at the top of the keyboard that corresponds to the label you want.
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Function Keys Located on the top of the device, turns the product on or off. Displays a help message. Goes to the main menu. Goes to the word entry screen in any book that has one. Clears the calculator. In the metric converter and databank, goes to its main menu.
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Combination Keys* At a dictionary entry, pages up or down. At a dictionary entry, displays the previous or next entry. At a menu, goes to the first or last menu item. At an entry, goes to the start or end of the entry.
Using the Special Features Your unit is equipped with several special features that many, but not all book cards use. To learn if you can use the special features with a particular book card, read its User’s Guide. Function On/Off Keys Speaker On/Off: Turns the unit on and off.
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Book Card Slot: The card slot is located on the back of the unit. It enables you to read electronic books purchased from www.franklin.com and is compatible with most BOOKMAN and BMC cards. Battery Compartment: The battery compartment is located on the back of the unit.
Replacing Batteries Your product is powered by two AAA batteries. Follow these easy instructions to install or replace them. Please have the new batteries at hand before you remove the old ones. 1. Turn your product off and turn it over. 2.
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Battery disposal: Do not dispose of batteries with normal household waste. Please obey your local regulations when disposing of used batteries. Battery Precautions • Different types of batteries or new and used batteries should not be mixed. • Non-rechargeable batteries are not to be re- charged.
Installing Book Cards Your unit contains a built-in book. You can purchase more titles on book cards at www.franklin.com. To install a book card, follow these steps. 1. Turn your unit off and turn it over. 2. Remove the blank protector or any other book card that might be installed.
Selecting a Book Once a book card is installed in the unit, you can select the book you want to use. 1. Turn your unit on. 2. Press CARD. Icons appear for each available book. The built-in book is highlighted. 3.
Using Function Keys in Book Cards The function keys appear at the top of the keyboard on your unit. These keys correspond in the order listed to the dictionary and organizer keys at the bottom of the screen. The dictionary function keys change with the book card.
For Your Information 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. Help is Always at Hand You can view a help message at any screen by pressing HELP.
Using the Main Menu Use the main menu to quickly take you to different books, tools and exercises in your device. The main menu contains five tabs: Books, Learning, Solvers, Games and Setup. Use to move to another tab. Use to highlight the option you want and press ENTER to select it.
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The Learning tab enables you to access My Vocabulary List, Spelling Bee, Speaking Spelling Bee, Flashcards, Keyboard Wizard and grammar quizzes. You can also access a variety of additional material for information about different language tools and writing tips, techniques and suggestions. You can try Spelling Bee, Speaking Spelling Bee and Flashcards using words saved to My Vocabulary List and those found in the dictionary.
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The Games tab allows you to access the thirteen games included in your device: Anagram Game, Antonym Game, Hangman, Letris, Letter Poker, Synonym Game, Word Blaster, Word Deduction, Word Train, 1 and 2 player Link Four and 1 and 2 player Noughts &...
Viewing a Demonstration or Tutorial 1. Press MENU. 2. Press SETUP. You can also press until you reach the Setup menu. 3. Press to highlight either Tutorial or View Demo and press ENTER. To stop the demonstration or exit from the Tutorial and return to the Setup menu, press CLEAR.
Changing the Settings When using this device, you can activate the Learn a Word feature, adjust the screen contrast, the shutoff time, and the type size. 1. Press MENU. 2. Press SETUP. You can also press until you reach the Setup menu.
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Type Size determines how large or small the text is in this device. 5. Press to change the setting. Your changes are automatically saved. 6. Press ENTER when done. Press CLEAR to return to the Setup menu. Learn a New Word Your dictionary comes with a Learn a Word feature to help you increase your vocabulary.
Finding Dictionary Entries Use the Collins Desktop Plus to look up definitions. 1. Press MENU. 2. Press BOOKS. 3. Use to highlight Collins Desktop Plus, then press ENTER. 4. Type a word (e.g., crash). To erase a letter, press BACK. To type a capital, hold CAP and press a letter key.
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5. Press ENTER to view the definition. Press SPACE or to scroll. Press to hear the headword pronounced. Hold FN and press to hear the definition read. 6. Hold FN and press to view the next or previous definition. 7. Press CLEAR when done. Press MENU to go to the main menu.
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Second-level Spell Correction Your device comes with a second-level spell correction feature. This feature allows you to generate a list of spelling corrections based on an already correctly spelt word. When second-level spell correction is available, the SPELL Soft Key label appears.
Hearing Words This dictionary can pronounce the words that appear on almost any screen - in definitions, thesaurus entries, spell correction lists, My Vocabulary List, Confusables and games. When you want to hear how a word is pronounced, just highlight it and press To adjust the volume, turn the volume control on the side of the unit.
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4. Press to hear the headword pronounced or hold FN and press to hear the definition read. 5. Press ENTER for a highlight. 6. Move the highlight to a word you want to hear. 7. Press to hear the highlighted word pronounced.
Using the Thesaurus Use the Collins Concise Thesaurus to find synonyms, antonyms and other information about a word. 1. Press MENU. 2. Press BOOKS. 3. Use to highlight Collins Concise Thesaurus, then press ENTER. 4. Type a word (e.g., complete). To erase a letter, press BACK.
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5. Press ENTER to view the thesaurus entry. Press SPACE or to scroll. Press to hear the headword pronounced. Hold FN and press to hear the entry read. 6. Hold FN and press to view the next or previous entry, if available. 7.
Using the Crossword Solver’s Dictionary Use the Crossword Solver’s Dictionary to find solutions to crossword puzzle clues. 1. Press MENU. 2. Press BOOKS. 3. Use to highlight Crossword Solver’s Dict., then press ENTER. 4. Type a word (e.g., friend). To erase a letter, press BACK.
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To type a capital, hold CAP and press a letter key. To type a hyphen, hold FN and press J. Press to hear the word you typed pronounced. 5. Press ENTER to view the entry. Press SPACE or to scroll. Press to hear the headword pronounced.
Using the COBUILD Idioms Dictionary Use the COBUILD Idioms Dictionary to find idioms and their explanations. 1. Press MENU. 2. Press BOOKS. 3. Use to highlight COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, then press ENTER. 4. Type a word (e.g., cat). To erase a letter, press BACK.
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To type a capital, hold CAP and press a letter key. To type a hyphen, hold FN and press J. Press to hear the word you typed pronounced. 5. Press ENTER to view the entry. Press SPACE or to scroll. Press to hear the headword pronounced.
Highlighting Words Another way to look up words is by highlighting them in entries or word lists. You can then find their definitions, thesaurus entries, or add them to My Vocabulary List. 1. At any text, press ENTER to start the highlight. To turn the highlight off, press BACK.
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To … Press … define the word ENTER hear the word pronounced view the thesaurus THES entry add word to LIST My Vocabulary List find phrases or PHRASE idioms for the word run spell correction SPELL on the word 3. Press CLEAR when done. Press MENU to go to the main menu.
Finding Letters in Words If you are uncertain about how to spell a word, type a question mark (?) in place of each unknown letter. To find prefixes, suffixes, and other parts of words, type an asterisk ( ) in a word. Each asterisk stands for a series of letters.
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3. Press ENTER. 4. Press to move the highlight to the word you want and press ENTER to view its entry. 5. Press CLEAR when done. Press MENU to go to the main menu.
Searching Definitions You can also search for words that occur in definitions of other words in the Collins Desktop Plus. 1. Press MENU. 2. Press BOOKS. 3. Use to highlight Definition Search, then press ENTER. 4. Type a word (e.g., kingdom). To erase a letter, press BACK.
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Note: You can type multiple words. The search results will only include those Definitions that contain all searchable keywords. Common words such as “the” and “and” are not searchable. 5. Press ENTER to search. The list of entries that contain your word or words is displayed.
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7. Press ENTER to see an entry. Note: You go directly to the part of the entry that contains the word or words you searched for. Press to scroll up or down one line at a time. Hold CAP and press to scroll up or down one page at a time.
Searching in Multiple Books You can also simultaneously search for a word in the Collins Desktop Plus, the Collins Concise Thesaurus and the Crossword Solver’s Dictionary. 1. Press MENU. 2. Press BOOKS. 3. Use to highlight Multibook Search, then press ENTER. 4.
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5. Press ENTER to search. The list of books is displayed along with the number of entries for the word in each of the books. 6. Press to highlight the book you want and then press ENTER. Press SPACE or to scroll.
Using the Minidictionaries Use the Minidictionaries to search for dictionary entries by topic. 1. Press MENU. 2. Press BOOKS. 3. Use to highlight Minidictionaries then press ENTER. 4. Use to highlight the topic you want and press ENTER. A list of dictionary entries pertaining to that topic is displayed.
Finding Phrases and Idioms You can easily find common phrases and idioms. 1. Press MENU. 2. Press BOOKS. 3. Use to highlight Phrases and Idioms then press ENTER. 4. Use to highlight the phrase or idiom you want. Press SPACE to scroll a page at a time. You can also type the first few letters of a word to go directly to that part of the list.
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5. Press ENTER. 6. Press SPACE or to scroll. 7. Press CLEAR when done. Press MENU to go to the main menu.
Finding Crossword Indicators Use the crossword indicators to help you determine what crossword puzzle clues might mean. 1. Press MENU. 2. Press BOOKS. 3. Use to highlight Crossword Indicators then press ENTER. The list of crossword indicators is displayed. 4. Use to highlight the indicator you want.
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5. Press ENTER. 6. Press SPACE or to scroll. 7. Press CLEAR when done. Press MENU to go to the main menu.
Finding Quotations You can find famous quotations by author or keyword. 1. Press MENU. 2. Press BOOKS. 3. Use to highlight Quotations then press ENTER. 4. Use to highlight the option you want. Search by Authors displays a list of authors, arranged alphabetically by last name.
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6. Use to highlight the author or keyword you want. Press SPACE to scroll a page at a time. You can also type the first few letters of a word to go directly to that part of the list. Note: If multiple quotes exist for an author or keyword, press to highlight the quote you want and then press ENTER.
Using My Vocabulary List You can save up to 40 words in My Vocabulary List for personal study or review. My Vocabulary List is saved between sessions unless your product is reset. Adding Words from the Learning Menu 1. Press MENU. 2.
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5. Type a word. 6. Press ENTER to add the word. 7. Press CLEAR when done. Adding Words from a Word Entry Screen You can add words to My Vocabulary List directly from any word entry screen. 1. Press MENU. 2.
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5. Press LIST. Your selection is included in the menu item. 6. Press ENTER to add the word. 7. Press CLEAR to return to the word entry screen. Press MENU to go to the main menu. Adding Highlighted Words You can also add words to My Vocabulary List from definitions and correction lists.
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Adding Words Not in This Dictionary When you add a word not in this dictionary, you are given three options: Add Anyway, Cancel and Correction List. Highlight the option you want and press ENTER. Caution: Adding words that are not in this dictionary uses considerably more memory that adding words that are.
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5. Highlight a word on the list. 6. Press ENTER to view its definition. Removing a Word from My Vocabulary List 1. Press MENU. 2. Press LEARN. 3. My Vocabulary List will be highlighted. Press ENTER to select it. 4. Press to highlight Delete a Word and press ENTER.
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6. Press ENTER to delete the highlighted word. Erasing My Vocabulary List 1. Press MENU. 2. Press LEARN. 3. My Vocabulary List will be highlighted. Press ENTER to select it. 4. Press to highlight Erase the List and press ENTER. 5.
Using the Learning Tools Using the learning tools, you can test your spelling, improve your vocabulary, become familiar with the keyboard, take grammar quizzes, and read a variety of additional material for information about language and writing tools, tips, techniques and suggestions. Spelling Bee 1.
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5. Type in the word you just saw. 6. Press ENTER to see if you spelled it right. 7. Press ENTER to see the definition of the word. Press BACK to return to Spelling Bee. 8. Press SPACE for a new word. 9.
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3. Use to highlight Speaking Spelling Bee, then press ENTER. You can choose My Speaking Spelling Bee which uses words from My Vocabulary List or Speaking Spelling Bee which uses words from the dictionary. 4. Press to highlight the one you want, then press ENTER.
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7. Press ENTER to see the definition of the word. Press BACK to return to Speaking Spelling Bee. 8. Press SPACE for a new word. 9. Press CLEAR or MENU when done. Flashcards 1. Press MENU. 2. Press LEARN. 3. Use to highlight Flashcards, then press ENTER.
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5. Press SPACE for a new word. 6. Press CLEAR or MENU when done. Keyboard Wizard 1. Press MENU. 2. Press LEARN. 3. Use to highlight Keyboard Wizard, then press ENTER. 4. Press ENTER again to begin. 5. As the letters move across the screen from right to left, press their respective key on the keyboard.
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When the letters stack up on the left side of the screen, you have to press the left-most letter before you can remove any additional letters. If the stack gets too long, the round ends. The rate at which letters appear increases as you advance levels.
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During a quiz, to move to the next question, hold FN and press . Press BACK to exit the quiz. There are three types of quizzes. “Select the solution” quizzes provide you with options. Use the arrow keys to move the highlight to the answer you want and press ENTER to see if you are correct.
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Additional Tools 1. Press MENU. 2. Press LEARN. 3. Use to highlight the option you want and then press ENTER. Good Writing Guide displays topics describing good writing. Language in Action displays topics describing various kinds of writing. Rhetorically Speaking displays topics about rhetoric.
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World In Action displays lists of world terms, ranging from Internet domain names to tropical storms. Write on Target displays topics about different kinds of writing, ranging from essays to reports to experiments. 4. Use to highlight the topic you want and then press ENTER.
Using the Solvers Your device contains three solvers to help you find words. Anagram Solver Anagram Solver builds words using all the letters you enter. 1. Press MENU. 2. Press SOLVE. 3. Anagram Solver will be highlighted. Press ENTER to select it. 4.
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5. Press ENTER. The list of anagrams that match the entered group of letters is displayed. 6. Press to scroll through the list of results, if necessary. To look up the definition of an anagram, first press ENTER to turn on the highlight. Use the arrow keys to move the highlight to the word you want and then press ENTER to look it up.
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4. Type a pattern of letters (e.g., pr??l???). Remember, ? replaces a single letter in a word. 5. Press ENTER. The list of words that match the entered pattern is displayed.
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6. Press to scroll through the list of results, if necessary. 7. Press ENTER to look up the definition of the highlighted word. Press BACK to return to the list. 8. Press CLEAR or MENU when done. Word Builder Word Builder generates a list of words that can be made from any number of the letters you enter.
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5. Press ENTER. A list of words that can be spelt using any number of the entered letters is displayed. 6. Press to scroll through the list of results, if necessary. To look up the definition of a word, first press ENTER to turn on the highlight.
Playing The Games You have thirteen fun games to choose from. Changing Game Settings Before you play, you can choose the source of the words, the skill level, the language, and whether or not graphics will be used. 1. Press MENU. 2.
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4. Use to move to Words, Skill, or Graphics. Words chooses the source of the words: All of them, My Vocabulary List, Enter your own, or Learn a Word list. Skill determines how easy or difficult a game is. Graphics determines if additional graphics are displayed at the end of a round.
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Type an anagram and press ENTER. Use to view the anagrams already entered, if necessary. Hold CAP and press ? to shuffle the letters. Press ? to give up. After the round is over, press ENTER to look up the game word or press THES to view its thesaurus entry, if any.
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Type letters you think are in the mystery word. Hold CAP and press ? for a hint. Press ? to give up. After the round is over, press ENTER to look up the game word, or press THES to view its thesaurus entry, if any.
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normal poker: one four-letter word is better than a three- and two-letter word (in normal poker four-of-a- kind is better than a full house). The longer your word, the better your chances of winning. To play, type a word from your letter cards and press ENTER.
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You can discard up to three letters. After discarding, you see a message showing how many cards, if any, the house discarded. If the hand ends in a tie, you do not lose your money. The pot carries on to the next hand.
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After the round is over, press ENTER to look up the game word, or press THES to view its thesaurus entry, if any. Then press BACK to return to the game. Press SPACE to play again. Word Deduction In Word Deduction, you have to guess a mystery word based on the provided clues.
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After the round is over, press ENTER to look up the game word, or press THES to view its thesaurus entry, if any. Then press BACK to return to the game. Press SPACE to play again. Link Four Link Four challenges you to connect four game pieces in any direction.
Using the Clock The clock displays the current time and date. You can save two times: Home time and World time. 1. Press ORG. Press CLOCK to toggle between Home time and World time. 2. Press ENTER to set the time and date.
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3. Use to scroll through the options in the highlighted field. 4. Use to move to another field. 5. Press ENTER when done. Press CLEAR to exit without saving the settings. 6. Set the World time the same way you set the Home time.
Using the Databank Adding Entries You can store as many as 100 names, telephone numbers, and addresses in the databank. The total number of names you can add depends on the size of each entry. 1. Press ORG and then press DATA. 2.
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4. Type a phone number and press ENTER. Note: Q-P will type numbers 0-9 automatically. To type a letter from this row, hold FN and press the letter key. To type a hyphen, press J. 5. Type a postal address or e-mail address and press ENTER.
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Type your changes. Use to move the cursor; use BACK to delete. 4. Press ENTER to move to the number field. Press ENTER twice to move to the address field. 5. Press ENTER again to save your changes or hold down FN and press BACK to cancel your changes.
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Using a Password You can use a password to prevent unauthorized access to the databank. Warning! Always write the password in a safe, separate location. If you lose or forget the password, you will be able to use the databank again only by removing the batteries from your device, which will permanently erase all the information stored in the databank.
Using the Calculator 1. Press ORG and then press CALC. 2. Perform your calculation. Note: Q-P will type numbers 0-9 automatically. You can type up to 10 digits. Press ... To ... G(.) type a decimal point Z(+/-) use negative numbers A(1/x) calculate reciprocals S( x)
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subtract the number on the screen from the number stored in memory recall the number stored in memory clear the memory Practice with the following equations. a. (32 x 12) - (8 x 8) = 320 • Press B( • Type 32. •...
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b. 320 ÷ 16 = 20 • Press V( • Press L(÷). • Type 16. • Press ENTER. c. 320 x 7 = 2240 • Press V( • Press K(x). • Type 7. • Press ENTER. d. (-39) ÷ (-5) = 7.8 •...
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e. 19 = 4.358898943 • Type 19. • Press S( x). f. 18% of 478 = 86.04 • Type 478. • Press K(x). • Type 18. • Press F(%).
Using the Metric Converter 1. Press ORG and then press CONV. 2. Use to select a conversion category (e.g., Weights). 3. Select a conversion (e.g., grams/ounces). 4. Type a number after one of the units. Note: Q-P will type numbers 0-9 automatically. Press to move between the lines.
Using the Currency Converter 1. Press ORG and then press CURR. 2. Enter a conversion rate. The rate should be in units of the other currency per one unit of the home currency (n other/1 home). For example, to convert between British Pounds and Euros, enter an exchange rate of 0.660345.
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3. Enter an amount for the home or other currency. Press to move between the lines. Use BACK to delete a number. 4. Press ENTER to convert. 5. Press CLEAR to clear the current conversion.
Transferring Words Between Books This dictionary can transfer words with certain other book cards. To send a word to another book, you must first install a book card in your unit, and that book card must be able to send or receive words. To learn if a book card can send or receive words, read its User’s Guide.
Resetting Your Product 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 If nothing happens, try Step 2. 2. Use a paper clip to gently press the reset button on your unit.
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 undesired operation.
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