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Electronic Publishers
L
ANGUAGE
Words from Collins Dictionaries
USER’S GUIDE
M
DMQ-210
ASTER
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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.
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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
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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
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.
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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
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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.,
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
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).
or a full stop
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Finding Definitions
✓ Correcting Misspellings
When you enter a misspelled word, or a
correctly spelled word not in this dictionary, a correction list appears. For ex-
ample, enter “kawphy” and you see this.
Place the marker next to the correct word,
if needed. Then press ENTER to view its
definition.
✓ Viewing Multiple Forms
When you enter a word with more than
one form in the dictionary, a list appears.
For example, enter “am” and you see this.
Press to point to the form you want.
Then press ENTER to view its definition.
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write
™
.
Viewing Confusables
Confusables are commonly confused words.
When you see CONF flash at the top of the
screen, that word has Confusables. Try this example.
1. At
ENTER your word:
2. Press ENTER.
Notice the CONF flash in the upperright of the screen.
3. Press CONF.
An identifying word follows each
Confusable.
4. Press
to view more.
, type
✓ Quick Confusables
If you already know that a word has Confusables, press CONF rather than ENTER after typing it at
You’ll go directly to its Confusables list.
ENTER your word:
.
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Finding Letters
To find unknown letters in words, type a
question mark for each unknown letter.
ENTER your word:
1. At
with ?’s for letters.
2. Press ENTER.
3. Press to view more matching
words, if any.
4. Press ENTER to go to the definition.
5. Press BACK to go back to the list.
✓ Help for Word Games
You can use ?’s to help solve crossword
puzzles and other word games.
For example, if the second letter of a
five-letter word is H and its last letter is
W, enter
view possible answers.
?h??w
and then scroll down to
, type a word
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Finding Letters
T o find prefixes, suffixes, or other fragments of
a word, type one or more asterisks in the word.
Each asterisk stands for any number of letters.
1. Type a word with one or more ✻’s.
2. Press ENTER.
3. Press to view more words.
4. Press ENTER to view a definition.
5. Press BACK to return to the list.
6. Press CLEAR when finished.
✓ Letter Finding Tips
You can type both ?’s and ✻’s in a word.
However, if you type either at the start of
the word, finding matching words may
Note:
take a while.
type consecutive ✽’s or an ✽ next to a ?.
You do not need to
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Highlighting Words to Define
In definitions and in Confusables lists, you
can highlight words and then view their definitions. Try this example.
ENTER your word:
1. At
2. Press ENTER to go to the definition.
3. Press ENTER again to start the
highlight.
The first word is highlighted. You can
turn off the highlight by pressing BACK.
4. Press
5. Press ENTER to view its definition. Or
press CONF to view its Confusables.
6. Press BACK to return to the first
definition.
7. Press CLEAR when finished.
to highlight
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, type
incite
instigate
.
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Using the User List
With this User List, you can store up to 50
words to define or to use in the games. Y ou can
even store words not in this dictionary.
The number of words the User List can store
depends upon their length and whether or not
they are part of this dictionary.
To add a word to the User List:
▼
1. Go to a definition or a correction list.
2. Press MENU.
3. Press ENTER to select
The main form of the dictionary word, or
the correction, appears as
User List
Add “your
word” .
Note:
If
Add “your word”
the word may already be in the User List.
4. Press to point to
5. Press ENTER to add the word.
6. Press CLEAR when finished.
does not appear,
Add “your word”
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Note:
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Using the User List
✓ Adding Highlighted Words
You can also add a word from a definition
or Confusables list by highlighting it and
then following the steps on p. 10. Read
p. 9 to learn how to highlight words.
✓ Adding Non-dictionary Words
To add a word not in this dictionary (e.g.,
ninja
), type it in at
press MENU. Then select
word”
from the User List menu.
After selecting
menu appears. Move the pointer to
cel the Add
rect
and then press ENTER to execute
your choice.
Note:
You cannot view the definition of a
non-dictionary word in the User List. If
you select such a word,
appears.
ENTER your word:
Add “ninja”
,
Add it anyway
and
Add “your
, a special
Can-
, or
Spell cor-
Only in User List
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Using the User List
Once you have added words to the User List,
you can view or remove them.
To view the User List:
▼
1. Select
2. Press ENTER to select
3. Point to a word.
4. Press ENTER to view its definition.
To remove a word from the User
▼
User List
from the main menu.
View list
.
List:
1. Select
2. Move the pointer to
3. Press ENTER.
4. Point to a word.
5. Press ENTER to remove the word.
User List
from the main menu.
Remove word
.
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Selecting Game Settings
Y ou can play the games with word lists of various difficulty and with words of various lengths.
Your settings apply to both games until you
change them.
1. Press GAMES.
2. Press to point to
3. Press ENTER.
4. Move the pointer to either
or
Word Length
5. Press ENTER.
6. Move the pointer to a setting.
7. Press ENTER to select it.
✓ Typing in Game Words
If you select
, you will be prompted to enter your
List
own game word after you select a game.
Type them in
.
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Game Setup
Word List
under
Word
.
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Playing Anagrams
In Anagrams, you try to guess all the anagrams
of a word. An anagram is made from some or
all of the letters of a given word.
1. Press GAMES.
2. Press ENTER to select
word anagrams remaining
3. Type an anagram.
4. Press ENTER.
5. Enter more anagrams.
6. Press
have entered.
7. Press ✽ to shuffle letters.
8. Press ? and then
answers.
9. Press SPACE to play a new round.
to view the anagrams you
Anagrams
to view all the
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Playing Hangman
Hangman challenges you to guess all the letters of a mystery word in a number of tries.
1. Press GAMES.
2. Move the pointer to
3. Press ENTER.
? = mystery word, # = tries left
4. Type letters.
5. Press ✽ to reveal a letter.
6. Press ? to reveal the word.
7. Press SPACE to play a new round.
✓ Viewing Game Words
After playing a round of Anagrams or
Hangman, you can view definitions of
the game word(s) by pressing ENTER.
To return to the game, press BACK.
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Hangman
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Product Care
Hardware
• batteries: 4 AAA • CPU: 65C02
• size: 13.6 x 9.2 x 2 cm • weight: 6.8 oz.
Cleaning, Storage, Problems
To clean, spray a mild glass cleaner onto a cloth
and wipe its surface. Do not spray liquids directly
on this product. Do not use or store this product in
extreme or prolonged heat, cold, humidity, or
other adverse conditions. If you have a problem
with this product, refer to the warranty. If you purchased this product outside the United States,
contact the place of purchase to obtain warranty
or repair information.
Copyrights, Trademarks, Patents, ISBN
© 1991-94 Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc.
Burlington, N.J. 08016-4907 USA.
All rights reserved.
© 1987-88 Wm. Collins Sons & Co., Ltd. All rights
reserved. Confusables is a trademark of Franklin.
U.S. PATENTS; 4, 490,811; 4,830,618;
4,891,775; 5,113,340; 5,203,705; 5,218,536;
5,396,606.
EURO. PAT. 0 136 379 PATENTS PENDING
ISBN 1-56712-244-2
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Warranty (U.K. only)
This product, excluding batteries, is guaranteed
by Franklin for a period of one year from the
date of purchase. It will be repaired or replaced
(at Franklin’s option) free of charge for any
defect due to faulty workmanship or materials.
Products returned under warranty should be
sent to the original vendor with proof of purchase
and description of fault. Charges will be made
for all repairs unless valid proof of purchase is
provided.
This warranty explicitly excludes defects due to
misuse, accidental damage, or wear and tear.
This guarantee does not affect the consumer’s
statutory rights.
FCC Notice: Complies with the limits for a
Class B computing device pursuant to Subpart B of Part 15 of 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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Your Notes
FDS-28016-00 A PN 7201438
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