Franklin DMQ-450 User Manual

User’s Guide

DMQ-450

Dictionary

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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 & ClassmatesTM. You can view Confusables®,
save words to My Word List, sharpen your spelling with Spelling Bee
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.

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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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

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

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Key Guide

Main Keys

Shows the Main Menu:

Settings, Games, Game
Setup, Tutorialand View
Demo.

Goes to the dictionary.
Goes to the thesaurus.
Goes to the calculator. Press

Pfor 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.

T oggles 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.

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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

the top or bottom of an entry.

or

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 shuf­fles 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.

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K(x

) 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.

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Installing Batteries Battery Information

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 chang­ing 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.

• 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.

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Setting the Clock

The clock lets you set a Home
Time and view local times around
the world. You must set the Home
Time before viewing World Time
because World Time is based on
Home Time.

➤ Setting Home Time

1. Press CLOCK.

Y ou see the Home Time mode.

2. Press S to enter the Setting
mode.

3. Press ENTER to select Set
Time Format.

Press or to cycle
through the 12- and 24-hour
Day/Month/Year formats.
Press ENTER to save your
selection.

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
choice.

5. Press to highlight Set
Time and press ENTER to

select it.

Press or until the cur­rent hour is displayed. Press

to move to minutes, then
press or until the cur­rent minute is displayed.

Press ENTER to set the time.

6. Press to highlight Set Date
and press ENTER to select it.

Use or to move to the
next or previous field.

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Setting the Clock

Use or to scroll to the
current day/month/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
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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