Franklin DMQ-450 User Manual

DMQ-450

Dictionary

User’s Guide

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Introduction

Welcome to the world of Franklin. Thank you for purchasing the DMQ-450 which is a powerful, portable, electronic reference book.

With this electronic Collins Dictionary, you can look up over 250,000 words, phrases & definitions, and over 800,000 synonyms plus

antonyms, definitions & Classmates TM . You can view Confusables save words to My Word List, sharpen your spelling with and use Flashcards to improve your vocabulary. You can also save names and phone numbers to the databank and play seven fun and educational games.

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Enjoy!

To get started, gently pull the battery insulation sheet to remove it. Use a thin

pointed object to press the reset button on the back of the device.

Contents

Key Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . .	. .4
Battery Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . .	.6
Installing Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . .	. .6
Setting the Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . .	.7
Viewing a Demonstration or Tutorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . .9
Changing the Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . .9
Finding Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . . .	10
Finding a Letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . . .	.11
Correcting Misspellings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . . .11
Viewing Thesaurus Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . .12
Finding a Series of Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . .12
Highlighting Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . . .1	3
Finding Confusables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . .13
Using My Word List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . .14
Using Learning Exercises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . .16
Playing the Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . .17
Storing Names & Phone Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	21
Using a Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . .23
Using the Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . .2	4
Using the Converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . .25
Resetting the DMQ-450 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . .26
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . .	. .27
Limited Warranty (outside U.S., EU and Switzerland) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.28
Limited Warranty (EU and Switzerland) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . .28

Key Guide

Main Keys

Shows the Main Menu:
Settings, Games, Game
Setup, Tutorial and View
Demo.
Goes to the dictionary.
Goes to the thesaurus.
Goes to the calculator. Press
P for the converter.
Goes to the Confusables	®
list. At the 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 the headword. In games, reveals the word and forfeits the game.

Toggles between the Home and World Clock.

Goes to the Databank menu.

Goes to the Learning

Exercises menu.

Function Keys

In the dictionary, goes to the Word Entry screen. In the calculator, clears all entries. In the converter and databank, goes to its main menu.

Backs up, erases a letter, or turns off the highlight at an entry.

Shifts to type capital letters and punctuation marks.

Enters a word, selects an item, or begins a highlight in an entry.

Displays a help message.

Turns the unit on or off.

Key Guide

	Direction Keys
	Moves in the indicated
	direction.
NEXT	Goes to the next entry.
PREV	Goes to the previous entry.
	At menus and dictionary
	entries, pages down. At the
	Word Entry screen, types a
	space.
	Key Combinations*
+	At a dictionary entry, goes to
or	the top or bottom of an entry.
	At menus, goes to the top or
	bottom of a list.
+	At the Entry screen, types an
	asterisk to stand for a series
	of letters in a word. In
	games, gives a hint or shuf-

fles the 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(x 2 ) Squares a number.

M(%) Calculates a percentage.

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

U(x) , I(÷) or divides numbers.

N(+/-) Changes the number on the

screen to a negative or positive number.

S( M +)			Adds the number on the
			screen to the number stored
			in the memory.
W(	M	–)	Subtracts the number on the
			screen from the number
			stored in the memory.
A(	MR	)	Recalls the number stored in
			the memory.
Q( MC		)	Clears the memory.

Installing Batteries

Your DMQ-450 is powered by two CR2032, 3-volt batteries. Follow these instructions to install or replace them.

Warning!! If the batteries wear out completely, any user-entered information will be erased.When chang-

ing the batteries, please remove and replace one battery at a time. If you remove both batteries at once, you

may lose any information you entered. You should always keep

written copies of your important information.

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.

Battery Information

•Different types of batteries or new and used batteries

are not to be mixed.

•Only batteries of the same or equivalent type as recommended 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 help message at any screen by pressing

HELP . Use the direction keys to read the message. To exit

help, press BACK	. To read a
tutorial describing how to use
the product, select	Tutorial
from the Main Menu.

Setting the Clock

The clock lets you set a Home					4. Press		to highlight		Set DST
Time and view local times around						and press ENTER to select it.
the world. You must set the Home						Press	or	to cycle
Time before viewing World Time
						between	DST On or DST Off.
because World Time is based on
						Press	ENTER	to select your
Home Time.
						choice.
Setting Home Time
				5.		Press	to highlight		Set
1.	Press CLOCK.
						Time and press ENTER to
	You see the Home Time mode.
						select it.

						Press	or	until the cur-
						rent hour is displayed. Press
						to move to minutes, then
2.	Press S to enter the Setting
						press	or	until the cur-
	mode.
						rent minute is displayed.
3.	Press ENTER to select			Set
						Press	ENTER	to set the time.
	Time Format.
	Press	or	to cycle	6.		Press	to highlight		Set Date
						and press ENTER to select it.
	through the 12and 24-hour
						Use	or	to move to the
	Day/Month/Year formats.
						next or previous field.
	Press	ENTER	to save your

selection.

Setting the Clock


Use	or		to	scroll to the

current day/month/year.
Press	ENTER			to set it.
7. Press		highlight			Set
	to

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
choice.
4. Press	to highlight		Set
World City and press ENTER
to select it.
Press	or	until the 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

The flashing arrows to the right of the screen show which arrow keys you can press to move around menus or view more text.

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