Franklin mwd-450 merriam webster dictionary user's guide (26 pages)
Summary of Contents for Franklin TES-120
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TR2250 TES-120 OPERATION MANUAL MANUAL DE OPERACIÓN...
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Thank you for purchasing the TES-120. Please read this operation manual carefully before using the product. The TES-120 features the following functions; Translation, Inflections, Phrase display, EZ-Learn, Word games, Data bank, Expense manager, Converters, Calculator, and Time and calendar. Removing the battery deletes all data stored in the Data Bank mode, the Expense Manager mode and the EZ-Learn mode.
English CONTENTS Functions and Features ......2 Currency Conversion ......44 The Keys and their Functions ....6 Metric Conversion ......44 Translator ..........8 Clothing Size Chart ......45 Basic Procedure .........8 Calculator ..........46 Pick Function ........12 Time and Calendar .......47 Inflection Function ........13 Setting Function ........50 Phrase Display Function ......21 Help function ........54...
Functions and Features 1. Translator * The unit provides over 800,000 words. * The unit will check whether the entered word is the English word or the Spanish word. * You may scroll the headwords through the dictionary's word list in alphabetical order. * The translation word can be picked and you can confirm the meaning of the translation word in your language.
4. “EZ-Learn” Teaching Function * This function takes words from a list you build and presents them to you for translation. * You can keep up to 100 words. 5.Word Games * You can take on the challenge of 5 different word games set to any one of three levels of difficulty.
8.Converters * The conversion function enables you to convert foreign currencies and metric units of length, area, volume, weight, capacity, power, and temperature. * In foreign countries you can easily check the clothing sizes: shirts, hats and shoes etc. for men, women and children. 9.Calculator * You may add, subtract, multiply and divide numbers with up to 12 digits.
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1 Turns power ON and OFF. 13 Selects the item on the screen. 2 Selects Translator mode. Backspace Erasure key 3 Selects Phrase Display mode. Change the tense in the inflection 4 Selects Data Bank mode. function. 5 Selects Expense Manager mode. 14 For scrolling back up or down through 6 Selects Word Game mode.
Translator Basic Procedure Translator Enter a Word or Phrase: 1. Press language 2. Enter a word. Enter a Word or Phrase: Example: language language_ 3. Press ENTER ENTER The unit will check whether the entered word is the Base Form English word or the Spanish word.
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mark will appear if there is insufficient space to display all the translations. idioma [m], lengua [ f], 4. Press lenguaje [m]. * If you press after all corresponding translations languid [adj] are shown, the next headword with it’s translation lánguido.
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Entering and Correcting letters * Up to 30 letters can be entered. * For entering capital letters or Spanish letters with accents, use after pressing the corresponding lower case letter. * Use to enter a space. * Corrections can be made by using * The entire display can be cleared by pressing Misspelled Words or Words Not in Enter a Word or Phrase:...
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Searching for Word * The word lists for both English and Spanish are in apple [n] alphabetical order. manzana [ f]. You can scroll through the word list by moves forward through the alphabet. applicable [adj] moves backward. aplicable. Example: apple application [n] aplicación [ f ], solicitud * The unit shows only the base form by scrolling search.
Pick Function The translation word can be picked and you can confirm the meaning of the translation word in your language. Example: friend 1. Press to select the first word you can pick. friend [n] amiga [ f ], amigo [m]. Selected word will have a flashing cursor on it.
Inflection Function • You can see the verbal inflections after having displayed the translation screen using the Translation Function. 1. Press Enter a Word or Phrase: 2. Enter a word. ENTER Example: go Base Form 3. Press ENTER Results will be displayed. go [v] 4.
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5. To view the person and tense, press again. ENTER Present Indicative The person and tense will be displayed. 1st Singular Then the screen will return to the previous state. I go Yo ando, Yo voy, Yo • Tense may be changed. If you wish to see other tenses, the tense may be changed by pressing 6.
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* If you press from tense [17], the display will move to tense [1]. Conversely, if you press from tense [1], the display will move to tense [17]. * If you press from person [K], the display will move to person [A]. Conversely, if you press from person [A], the display will move to person [K].
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9. You can return to the base form you have entered by ENTER pressing Base Form go [v] andar, ir, marchar. * If you enter a verb and search the inflections, movement of tense, person and form by means of key operation, they will occur from the original (A-1) position.
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• You can enter the inflected forms of a verb together with the personal pronoun. 1. Press Enter a Word or Phrase: 2. Enter words. he was going_ Example: he was going ENTER Inflections ENTER 3. Press The translated inflection appears, which falls into the He was going position of [D-3] on the chart (see page 15.) Él andaba, Él iba, Él...
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• You can enter the base form or the inflected forms of an adjective. 1. Press Enter a Word or Phrase: 2. Enter a word. best_ Example: best ENTER Inflections ENTER 3. Press The translated inflection appears. best el más bueno. * In this case, movement of inflection by means of key operation will occur from this position.
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• You can enter the singular form or the plural form Enter a Word or Phrase: of a noun. tree_ 1. Press ENTER 2. Enter a word. Base Form Example: tree tree [n] 3. Press ENTER árbol [m]. ENTER 4. Press ENTER Inflections You can switch the singular form or the plural form...
Phrase Display Function Keyword Search The keywords of phrases can be used to look up phrases containing that word. 1. Press PHRS Translator Enter Phrase or a Word: 2. Enter the keyword. taxi Example: taxi Enter Phrase or a Word: taxi_ 3.
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4. Select the phrase using stand nearby? If no more phrases using the keyword exist, the ¿Hay una parada de taxis message “End of Phrase List” will be displayed. ¿Hay una parada de taxis cerca? * Once a word is entered in the translator, you can search the phrases from the translation mode.
EZ-Learn Function Building word list: The EZ-Learn function creates the user's word list from the Translator. When a headword or the translation you wish to add language [n] is displayed, press EZ-LN idioma [m], lengua [ f ], EZ-LN The message “Word has been added to the EZ-Learn list.”...
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Finding a word EZ-LN EZ-Learn 1. Press EZ-LN Bookmarks Delete Erase A blinking cursor on Bookmarks indicates that is your selection. ENTER apple [n] 2. Press to select “Bookmarks”. ENTER language [n] 3. Press to select a word. apple [n] language [n] ENTER 4.
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Deleting a word 1. Press EZ-Learn EZ-LN Boolmarks Delete Erase 2. Press to select “Delete” then ENTER ENTER 3. Press to select the word you wish to delete. apple [n] 4. Press ENTER language [n] 5. Press to select “Yes”. ENTER ENTER The selected word will be deleted from the word list.
Word Games You can take on the challenge of 5 different word games set to any one of three levels of difficulty. Setting the level of the game Demo Message... 1. Press LCD Contrast... 2. Press to select “Games Level ...” then ENTER LCD Contrast...
3. Press to enter the selected game. ENTER * You can press the first letter of any title of the game in order to select the game. Hangman This is a game in which you have to find a mystery word with a limited number of tries. 1.
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2. When you enter one of the letters used in the mystery ?p?? word, the question mark will be replaced by the letter. * To skip the displayed question, press * To give up and see the mystery word, press ENTER .
User Hangman This is a Hangman Game using a word that one player can enter, while a second player tries to guess what it is. 1. Select “User Hangman”. Enter a Word or Phrase: beat_ 2. Enter a word. 3. Press ENTER ???? * The ensuing procedure is the same as that used in the Hangman Game.
Against the Clock The letters of a mystery word are displayed one at a time at regular intervals. Enter the mystery word before they are all displayed. 1. Select “Against the Clock”. Guess this Spanish Word. The language of the mystery word will be changed alternately.
2. Re-enter the word which has just disappeared from Enter your guess the screen. azul_ 3. Press ENTER Translation 1. Select “Translation”. todo [adv] The unit will provide the game word on the upper keen, all, hunt, taper, wit. line, and the translations on the lower line. todo [adv] 2.
You can store any type of personal information up to 100 entries. Since your Data will be lost with a battery change, it is strongly suggested that you keep any information entered into the TES-120 written down on a sheet of paper. Selecting the function Data Bank 1.
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3. You can also enter the data in the fields; Tel.(2), Fax, Address, e-mail Memo * If you have no need to enter the data in the particular field, press . The next field will appear. ENTER * You can return to the previous field by pressing Saving ...
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Finding an Entry Brown 1. Select “View”. Clark The [ ] of the entries will be displayed in Name alphabetical order. 2. Select the entry by pressing Brown Clark * If you press the first letter of the name you wish to review, the unit automatically select the first listing ENTER that begins with that letter.
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Editing an Entry 1. Select “Edit”. The [ ] of the entries will be displayed in Name alphabetical order. 2. Select the entry by pressing 3. Press to select the entry you wish to edit. ENTER 4. Edit the entry and press ENTER * If you have no need to edit the data in the particular field, press...
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Deleting an Entry 1. Select “Delete”. 2. Select the entry by pressing 3. Press to select the entry you wish to delete. ENTER Delete OK? The confirmation screen will appear. 4. Press and then or simply press ENTER select “Yes”. * If you decide not to delete the entry, press to select “No”.
Expense Manager You can store your payment information up to 100 records. Selecting the function 1. Press EXP.M Expense Manager 2. Select the function by pressing View Total New Edit 3. Press to enter the selected function. ENTER * You can press the first letter of any name of the View Total New Edit function in order to select the function.
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2. Change a category name, day or month by pressing Lunch Th, 03 Oct [Categories] Airfare, Breakfast, Bus, Car Rental, Dinner, Fax, Gas, Gifts, Hotel, Laundry, Lunch, Lunch Th, 03 Oct Parking, Postage, Taxi, Tolls, Train 7.30 3. Enter the amount of money. 4.
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3. Press once the cursor is placed on your selection. ENTER Train Tu, 01 Oct 4. If you have several entries within different categories 2.30 on the same date, you can press scroll through them. Lunch Tu, 01 Oct * Pressing again will show you the Total for all ENTER entries within all categories, for that particular date.
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Searching a Record 1. Select “Search”. Expense Search 2002 2. Select the year or month by pressing Expense Search 3. Change the year or month by pressing 2002 and then press ENTER 4. Select the date by pressing Mon, 30 Sep, 2002 5.
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Editing a Record 1. Select “Edit”. The dates of records will be displayed in order. 2. Select the date by pressing 3. Press and then press to select the ENTER record you wish to edit. 4. Press and then press to select the ENTER item you wish to edit.
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Deleting an Entry 1. Select “Delete”. 2. Select the date and the record. 3. Press to select the record you wish to delete. ENTER Delete OK? The confirmation screen will appear. 4. Press and then or simply press ENTER select “Yes”. * If you decide not to delete the entry, press to select “No”.
Converters Entering or Changing a Conversion Rate 1. You can switch between the calculator/conversion display and the time display by pressing TIME CALC For example, the unit was inputted “130” already on 130. calculator. 2. Press to display the conversion menu. 3.
Currency Conversion Currency Converter Example: Japanese Yen to US Dollar ( $1 = 130 $ Other Other $ Japanese Yen ) Input value (5,200) on calculator and press OC 5,200. 1. Select “Money”, press ENTER . Select “Other $” OC 5,200. = (other currency to American dollar) and press ENTER $40.
5. Enter the number you wish to convert. 5. km 6. Press ENTER (5 Kilometers = 3.10685596119 miles.) 5. km = 3.10685596119 mi. Clothing Size Chart In foreign countries you can easily check the clothing Select a Converter sizes: shirts, shoes, hats etc. for men, women and Money Metric Clothing children.
Calculator You can switch between the calculator/conversion display and the time display by pressing TIME CALC Keys and their Functions CLR (CE/C)– Clears last entry with one press, clears all with two presses. 1 ~ 0 – Number input keys. +, –, x, –...
Time and Calendar Setting the Home Time 1. Press Home time ... 2. Press to select “Home Time...” then World Time ... ENTER Setting the Time and Calendar 1. Select “Time and Date...” and then press ENTER Time and Date ... * Press to return.
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Setting the Format of the calendar display 1. Select “Format...” and then press ENTER 2002 6:18 2. Press to change the format of the Th, Aug 1 calendar display. Day of week – Month, Date – 12hr. Day of week – Month, Date – 24hr. Day of week –...
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Setting the city of the home time New York 1. Select “City...” and then press ENTER Norfolk Isl. 2. Press to select a city. * If you enter the first letter of a city name, the first city that begins with that letter will appear. World Time...
Setting Function 1. Press 2. Press to select the menu. LCD Contrast Message Language... 1. Select “LCD Contrast...” and then press ENTER LCD Contrast... 2. You can use either ) to adjust the contrast of the display. 3. Press ENTER Message Language Message Language...
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User Word List If you have compiled a list within the EZ-Learn function (user’s word list), you can choose the frequency level for the words in this list to appear in the Games. 1. Press . Select “User Word List...” and then press User Word List...
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3. Enter a password of up to four characters and then Enter New Password. press ENTER * * * 4. Enter the password again and then press ENTER Confirm Password. • Once you set the password, the unit will ask the * * * password in the Data Bank mode or the Expense Manager mode.
Deleting a Password 1. Select “Password...” and then press ENTER Password Disabled. 2. Select “Clear” and then press ENTER 3. Enter the old password and then press ENTER Games Level See page 26. Home Time See page 47. World Time See page 49.
Enter a Word or Phrase: 2. Press HELP To translate a word, type it and press ENTER. * The can be pressed at all sections of the HELP TES-120. * You can stop display of the explanation by pressing any of the keys.
Proper Use To ensure a long and useful life from this precision electronic instrument, do not expose the unit to extreme heat or cold, water or other liquids (including spray cleaners) or extreme pressure (such as carrying in a back pocket). Doing any or all of these things may render the unit inoperable and invalidate the warranty.
Changing Battery The battery needs to be changed as soon as display becomes dim. Make sure that power is switched off before replacing the battery. • Removing the battery deletes all data stored in the Data Bank mode, the Expense Manager mode and the EZ-Learn mode.
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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 disposal: Do not dispose of batteries with normal household waste. Please obey your local regulations when disposing of used batteries.
Resetting If the unit does not operate properly after the battery has been replaced, or if at any time the unit fails to operate properly; 1. Press the “RESET” button on the front of the unit. (This will reset the time display.) 2.
LIABILITY OF FRANKLIN, AND THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY UNDER THIS LIMITED WARRANTY, IS REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT AT THE SOLE OPTION OF FRANKLIN AND THIS REMEDY APPLIES ONLY IN THE CASE IN WHICH FRANKLIN DETERMINES THAT THE PRODUCT WAS DEFECTIVE AND THAT THE DEFECT AROSE WITHIN THE DURATION OF THE LIMITED WARRANTY.
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Burlington, NJ 08016-4907 If you return a Franklin product, please include 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. You must also write the RMA prominently on the package if you return the product;...
Notwithstanding the disclaimer of warranties above, this product, excluding batteries and liquid crystal display (LCD), is guaranteed by Franklin to be free of defects in materials or workmanship for a period of two years 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 in...
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. Warning: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compli- ance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
FRANKLIN means Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc. Limited Use License Through your purchase, FRANKLIN grants you a personal and nonexclusive license to use this ELECTRONIC REFERENCE. You may not make any copies of the ELECTRONIC REFERENCE or of the data stored therein at the time of purchase, whether in electronic or print format. Such copying would be in violation of applicable copyright laws.
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Note: This device should be disposed through your local electronic product recycling system - do not throw into the trash bin. Nota: Deseche este dispositivo a través del sistema local de reciclado de productos electrónicos, no lo tire a la basura. EC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY This is to certify that this equipment fully conforms to the protection requirements of the following EC Council Directives on the approximation of the laws of the member states relating to:-...
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