Franklin DMQ-210 User Manual

â DMQ-210

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LANGUAGE MASTER

Words from Collins Dictionaries

USER’S GUIDE

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Key Guide

MENU Shows the main menu.

HELP Shows a help message.

GAMES Shows the games menu.

CONF Shows confusable words.

CLEAR Clears to ENTER your word:.

ON/OFF Turns the product on or off.

BACK Goes back or erases a typed letter.

?Types a ? to stand in for a letter. In games, reveals the answer(s).

Types an asterisk to stand for a series of letters. In games, gives a hint or shuffles letters.

ENTER Enters a word, selects a menu item, or starts a highlight in text.

SPACE Types a space or pages down.

Scrolls up or down or types punctuation.

Moves the cursor or highlight.

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Getting Started

The first time you use this product, follow these steps.

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Installing the Batteries

1.Turn the unit over.

2.Slide the battery cover off in the direction of the arrow.

3.Place the four AAA batteries into the cavity following the diagram inside the case.

4.Replace the battery cover.

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Starting the Language Master

1. Press ON/OFF.

A brief demonstration appears.

2. Press CLEAR if you want to stop the demo.

Note: You can always view ENTER your word: by pressing CLEAR.

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Getting Started

Disabling the Demonstration

You probably do not want to view the demo every time you turn this product on. To disable the demo, press MENU and then until the arrow is beside Disable Demo. Press ENTER to disable it. To enable it, select Enable Demo.

Help is at Hand

At almost any screen, you can view an appropriate help message by pressing HELP. To exit help, press BACK.

Follow the Arrows

The flashing arrows at the right of the screen show which arrow keys you can press to view more text.

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Changing Settings

You can change the font, shutoff timing, and screen contrast. The shutoff timing is how long the product stays on if you forget to turn it off.

1.Press MENU.

2.Press to point to Set Font, Set Shutoff, or Set Contrast.

3.Press ENTER to view the settings.

4.Press or to point to a setting.

If you selected Set Contrast, press or repeatedly.

5.Press ENTER to select it.

6.Press CLEAR when finished.

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Finding Definitions

Most definitions include parts of speech labels, inflected forms, and hyphenation points. Here is how to look up a word.

1.Press CLEAR.

2.Type a word (e.g., gesticulate).

To erase a letter, press BACK.

3.Press ENTER.

4.Press repeatedly to scroll down. Or press SPACE to page down.

5.Press CLEAR when finished.

Typing Punctuation

At ENTER your word:, you can type an apostrophe by pressing or a full stop by pressing . Note: These punctuation marks cannot begin a word.

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