Franklin DMQ-450 User manual

User’s Guide

DMQ-450

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Introduction

Welcome to t e world of Franklin. T ank you for purc asing t e

DMQ-450 w ic is a powerful, portable, electronic reference book.

Wit t is electronic Collins Dictionary, you can look up over 250,000

words, p rases & definitions, and over 800,000 synonyms plus

antonyms, definitions & ClassmatesTM. You can view Confusables®,

save words to My Word List, s arpen your spelling wit Spelling Bee

and use Flashcards to improve your vocabulary. You can also save

names and p one numbers to t e databank and play seven fun and

educational games.

To stay informed about new and exciting products from Franklin,

please log on to www.franklin.com/uk and sign up for Wordbug, our

email newsletter.

Enjoy!

To get started, gently pull t e battery

insulation s eet to remove it. Use a t in

pointed object to press t e reset button on t e

back of t e device.

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Contents

Key Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Battery Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Installing Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Setting t e Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Viewing a Demonstration or Tutorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

C anging t e Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Finding Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Finding a Letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Correcting Misspellings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Viewing T esaurus Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Finding a Series of Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Hig lig ting Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Finding Confusables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Using My Word List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Using Learning Exercises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Playing t e Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Storing Names & P one Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Using a Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Using t e Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Using t e Converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Resetting t e DMQ-450 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Limited Warranty (outside U.S., EU and Switzerland) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Limited Warranty (EU and Switzerland) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

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Key uide

Main Keys

S ows t e Main Menu:

Settings, Games, Game

Setup, Tutorial and View

Demo.

Goes to t e dictionary.

Goes to t e t esaurus.

Goes to t e calculator. Press

Pfor t e converter.

Goes to t e Confusables®

list. At t e Word Entry

screen, types a ?to stand

for a letter in a word. At a

menu, displays a menu item.

At a dictionary entry, displays

t e eadword. In games,

reveals t e word and forfeits

t e game.

Toggles between t e Home

and World Clock.

Goes to t e Databank menu.

Goes to t e Learning

Exercises menu.

Function Keys

In t e dictionary, goes to t e

Word Entry screen. In t e

calculator, clears all entries.

In t e converter and data-

bank, goes to its main menu.

Backs up, erases a letter, or

turns off t e ig lig t at an

entry.

S ifts to type capital letters

and punctuation marks.

Enters a word, selects an

item, or begins a ig lig t in

an entry.

Displays a elp message.

Turns t e unit on or off.

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Key uide

Direction Keys

Moves in t e indicated

direction.

NEXT Goes to t e next entry.

PREV Goes to t e previous entry.

At menus and dictionary

entries, pages down. At t e

Word Entry screen, types a

space.

Key Combinations*

+ At a dictionary entry, goes to

t e top or bottom of an entry.

At menus, goes to t e top or

bottom of a list.

+ At t e Entry screen, types an

asterisk to stand for a series

of letters in a word. In

games, gives a int or s uf-

fles t e letters.

*Hold down the first key while pressing the

second.

Calculator Keys

L(1/x) Calculates a reciprocal.

J(√x) Calculates a square root.

K(x2)Squares a number.

M(%) Calculates a percentage.

B(+), H(-) Adds, subtracts, multiplies,

U(x), I(÷) or divides numbers.

N(+/-) C anges t e number on t e

screen to a negative or posi-

tive number.

S(M+) Adds t e number on t e

screen to t e number stored

in t e memory.

W(M–) Subtracts t e number on t e

screen from t e number

stored in t e memory.

A(MR)Recalls t e number stored in

t e memory.

Q(MC)Clears t e memory.

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Installing Batteries Battery Information

Your DMQ-450 is powered by

two CR2032, 3-volt batteries.

Follow t ese instructions to

install or replace t em.

Warning!! If t e batteries wear out

completely, any user-entered infor-

mation will be erased.W en c ang-

ing t e batteries, please remove and

replace one battery at a time. If you

remove bot batteries at once, you

may lose any information you

entered. You s ould always keep

written copies of your important infor-

mation.

1. Turn the unit over.

2. Lift the battery cover on the

back of your DMQ-450 by

pushing it in the direction of

the arrow.

3. Install the batteries positive

side facing up.

4. Replace the battery cover.

• Different types of batteries

or new and used batteries

are not to be mixed.

• Only batteries of the same or

equivalent type as recom-

mended are to be used.

• Batteries are to be inserted

with the correct polarity.

• Exhausted batteries should

be removed.

• Supply terminals are not to

be short-circuited.

➤Help is Always at Hand

You can view a elp message

at any screen by pressing

HELP. Use t e direction keys

to read t e message. To exit

elp, press BACK. To read a

tutorial describing ow to use

t e product, select Tutorial

from t e Main Menu.

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Setting the Clock

T e clock lets you set a Home

Time and view local times around

t e world. You must set t e Home

Time before viewing World Time

because World Time is based on

Home Time.

➤Setting Home Time

1. Press CLOCK.

You see t e Home Time mode.

2. Press S to enter the Setting

mode.

3. Press ENTER to select Set

Time Format.

Press or to cycle

t roug t e 12- and 24- our

Day/Month/Year formats.

Press ENTER to save your

selection. 7

4. Press to highlight Set DST

and press ENTER to select it.

Press or to cycle

between DST On or DST Off.

Press ENTER to select your

c oice.

5. Press to highlight Set

Time and press ENTER to

select it.

Press or until t e cur-

rent our is displayed. Press

to move to minutes, t en

press or until t e cur-

rent minute is displayed.

Press ENTER to set t e time.

6. Press to highlight Set Date

and press ENTER to select it.

Use or to move to t e

next or previous field.

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Setting the Clock

Use or to scroll to t e

current day/mont /year.

Press ENTER to set it.

7. Press to highlight Set

Home City and press ENTER

to select it.

Press or until your local

city is displayed. Press ENTER

to select it.

8. Press CLOCK to exit setting

mode.

➤ Setting World Time

1. Press CLOCK until you see

World City.

2. Press S to enter the Setting

mode.

3. Press ENTER to select Set DST.

Press or to cycle

between DST On or DST Off.

Press ENTER to select your

c oice.

4. Press to highlight Set

World City and press ENTER

to select it.

Press or until t e city

you want is displayed. Press

ENTER to select it.

5. Press CLOCK to exit Setting

Mode and see the World City

time.

➤Follow the Arrows

T e flas ing arrows to t e

rig t of t e screen s ow

w ic arrow keys you can

press to move around menus

or view more text.

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Changing the Settings Viewing a Demonstration

or Tutorial

W en using t is dictionary, you

can adjust t e screen contrast,

t e s utoff time, and t e type

size. T e s utoff time is ow

long your DMQ-450 stays on if

you forget to turn it off.

1. Press MENU.

2. Press ENTER to select

Settings.

3. Press or to highlight

Contrast, Shutoff, or Type

Size.

4. Press ENTER to select the

one you want.

5. Press or to highlight

a new setting and press

ENTER to select it.

Press BACK to leave t e set-

ting unc anged.

6. Press CLEAR to return to the

Word Entry screen.

You can view a tutorial or a

demonstration of t is dictionary

at any time.

1. Press MENU.

2. Press or to highlight

either Tutorial or View Demo.

3. Press ENTER.

To stop t e demonstration or

exit from t e Tutorial and go

to t e Word Entry screen,

press CLEAR.

➤About Screen Illustrations

Some screen illustrations in

t is User’s Guide may differ

slig tly from w at you see on

screen. T is does not mean

t at your DMQ-450 is mal-

functioning.

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