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USER’S GUIDE
M
DMQ-210
ASTER
20
Key Guide
MENU
HELP
GAMES
CONF
CLEAR
ON/OFF
BACK
?
✽
ENTER
SPACE
Shows the main menu.
Shows a help message.
Shows the games menu.
Shows confusable words.
Clears to
ENTER your word:
.
Turns the product on or off.
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.
Enters a word, selects a menu
item, or starts a highlight in text.
Types a space or pages down.
Scrolls up or down or types
punctuation.
Moves the cursor or highlight.
1
Getting Started
The first time you use this product, follow these
steps.
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.
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
word:
by pressing CLEAR.
2
ENTER your
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
Disable Demo
it. To enable it, select
until the arrow is beside
. Press ENTER to disable
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.
3
Changing Settings
Y ou 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
Shutoff
3. Press ENTER to view the settings.
4. Press
If you selected
or repeatedly.
5. Press ENTER to select it.
6. Press CLEAR when finished.
to point to
, or
Set Contrast
or to point to a setting.
Set Font, Set
.
Set Contrast
4
, press
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.,
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:
apostrophe by pressing
by pressing
marks cannot begin a word.
gesticulate
, you can type an
.
Note:
These punctuation
5
).
or a full stop