Franklin MWD-1470 User Manual

MWD-1470

Dictionary &

Thesaurus

User’s Guide

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Key Guide

Dictionary Keys

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DICT Goes to the dictionary.
THES Goes to the thesaurus.
GAMES Goes to the Games menu.
LEARN Goes to the Learning

Exercises menu.

CONF Displays Confusables for

an entry.

Organizer Keys

†

CLOCK Goes to the Clock.
DATA Goes to the Databank menu.
CALC Goes to the Calculator.
CONV Goes to the Converter.
CURR Goes to the Currency

Converter.

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†

Each unlabeled key at the top of the key­board corresponds to the function displayed
at the bottom of the screen directly above
that key. Press the corresponding key to per­form the function you want.

Function Keys

Turns the product on or off.
Displays a help message.

In the dictionary, goes to
the Word Entry screen.
Clears the Calculator. In the
Converter and Databank,
goes to its main menu.
Backs up, erases a letter,
or turns off the highlight at
an entry.
Enters a word, selects an
item, or begins a highlight
in an entry.
Goes to the Organizer:
Clock, Databank,
Calculator, Converter and
Currency Converter.
Displays the main menus
for the dictionary.

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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.

Shifts to type capital letters
and punctuation marks.

Shifts to allow prev, next,
and to type a hyphen (-) or
ñ.

Exits the book you were
reading.

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Combination Keys*

+ At a dictionary entry,

pages up or down.

+

At a dictionary entry, dis­plays the next or previous
entry.

+ Transfers a word between

books.

+J Types a hyphen.
+M Types an @.
+_’ Types an apostrophe.

+_’ Types a slash.
+ At the Word Entry screen,

types an asterisk to stand for
a series of letters in a word.
In games, gives a hint.

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*Hold the first key while pressing the second.

or

or

Direction Keys

Move up or down (located
on the side of the device).

Move left or right.
At menus and dictionary

entries, pages down. At
the Word Entry screen,
types a space.

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Using the Special Features

Your unit is equipped with several
special features that many, but not all
BOOKMAN book cards use. To learn
if you can use the special features
with a particular book card, read its
User’s Guide.

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On/Off

Function
Keys

Up/Down

On/Off: Turns the unit on and off.
Function Keys: Each of these unla-

beled keys corresponds to the diction­ary or organizer function that appears
directly above it on the screen.
Up/Down: Scrolls up or down one
line at a time, moves the highlight in
the indicated direction, or moves
between menu items.

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Serial Port: Plug in a serial-to-USB
or serial-to-serial cable here to con­nect this dictionary to your PC.
Book Card Slot: The card slot is
located on the back of the unit. It
enables you to read electronic books
purchased from www.franklin.com
and is compatible with all BOOKMAN
and BMC cards.
Battery Compartment: The battery
compartment is located on the back
of the unit. It holds two AAA batteries.

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Serial
Port

Battery
Compartment

Book Card
Slot

Replacing Batteries

Your product is powered by two AAA
batteries. Follow these easy instruc­tions to install or replace them.
Please have the new batteries at
hand before you remove the old
ones.

1. Turn your product off and turn it
over.

2. Lift the battery cover on the
back of your product by push­ing up on the catch.

3. Remove the old batteries.

4. Install the batteries following
the +/- markings in the battery
compartment.

5. Replace the battery cover.

Warning: If the batteries wear-out

completely or if you take more than a
few seconds while changing the bat­teries, any information that was
entered in the built-in book or book

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card may be erased. You should
always keep written copies of your
important information.

For Your Information

✓ Follow the Arrows

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

✓ Help is Always at Hand

You can view a help message at
any screen by pressing HELP.
Press or to read. To exit
help, press BACK.

✓ About Screen Illustrations

Some screen illustrations in this
User’s Guide may differ slightly from
what you see on screen. This does
not mean that your unit is malfunc­tioning.

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Using the Main Menu

When you press MENU, you will see
six icons. Use these to quickly take
you to different parts of your diction­ary. Use the arrow keys to highlight
the icon you want and press ENTER.

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Understanding the Menu

Goes to the dictionary
Word Entry screen.

Goes to the thesaurus
Word Entry screen.

Goes to the Learning
Exercises menu.

Goes to the Games menu.
Goes to My Word List.
Goes to the Tools menu.

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Viewing a demonstration

or tutorial

1. Press MENU.

2. Use the arrow keys to highlight

and press ENTER.

3. Press to highlight either
Tutorial or View Demo and
press ENTER.

To stop the demonstration or exit
from the Tutorial and go to the
Word Entry screen, press CLEAR.

To go to the main menu, press
MENU.

When a book card is installed in
your product, select View Demo
from the Setup menu to see the
demonstration for that card.

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Changing the Settings

When using this dictionary, you can
activate the Learn a Word feature,
adjust the screen contrast, the shut­off time, and the type size. The shut­off time is how long your product
stays on if you forget to turn it off.
Learn a Word helps you increase
your vocbulary by displaying a differ­ent headword and definition each
time you turn on your dictionary.

1. Press MENU.

2. Use the arrow keys to highlight

and press ENTER.

3. Settings will be highlighted.
Press ENTER to select it.

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4. Press or to move to
Learn a Word, Contrast, Shutoff,
or Type Size.

5. Press or to change the
setting.

Your changes are automatically
saved.

6. Press ENTER when done.

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Finding Dictionary Entries

Press CLEAR to return to the Word
Entry screen.

1. Press DICT.

Or you can press MENU, highlight

, and press ENTER.

2. Type a word.

To erase a letter, press BACK. To
type a capital, hold CAP and
press a letter key. To type a
hyphen, hold FN and press J.

3. Press ENTER to view the defini­tion.

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4. Press or SPACE to read the
definition.

5. Hold FN and press or to
view the next or previous defini­tion.

6. Press CLEAR when done.

✓ Choosing Multiple Forms

Some words in this dictionary have
more than one form (e.g. resume,
resumé). When the word you are
looking up has multiple forms, the
different forms appear in a list.
Simply highlight the form you want
and press ENTER to see its dic-

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tionary entry. For example, enter
resume at the Word Entry screen.

Highlight the form you want and
press ENTER to see its dictionary
entry. To go back to the Multiple
Forms list, press BACK.

✓ Correcting Misspellings

If you enter a misspelled word, a
list of corrections appears.

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Highlight the word you want and
then press ENTER to see its dic­tionary entry.

✓ Understanding Definitions

Dictionary entries consist of head­words, parts of speech, and defini­tions. Other forms of the word may
follow the headword. After the
translation or definition, you may
see a list of usage examples.

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Using the Thesaurus

1. Press THES.

Or you can press MENU, highlight

, and press ENTER.

2. Type a word.

To erase a letter, press BACK. To
type a capital, hold CAP and
press a letter key. To type a
hyphen, hold FN and press J.

3. Press ENTER to view the the­saurus entry.

4. Press or SPACE to read the
entry.

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5. Hold FN and press or to
view the next or previous the­saurus entry.

6. Press CLEAR when done.

✓ Understanding Thesaurus

Entries

A thesaurus entry consists of a
group of synonyms, antonyms and
classmates. Synonyms are words
that have similar meanings, e.g.
happy/joyous. Antonyms are words
that have the opposite meaning of
the word being defined, e.g.,
happy/unhappy. Classmates are
words that are related in some way
to the word being defined, e.g.

octagon/polygon, triangle,

rectangle, pentagon....

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✓ Understanding Flashing

Messages

When you first see a definition,
notice the upper right corner of the
screen. Often either

THES or CONF

(or both) will flash briefly. THES
means the word you looked up has
a thesaurus entry.

If you see

THES flash, press THES

to view the thesaurus entry.

CONF means the word you looked

up has a confusable. If you see

CONF flash, press CONF to view the

confusables.

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✓ Understanding Confusables

Confusables are homonyms, homo­phones and spelling variants that
are easy to confuse, e.g. rain, reign,
rein. If the word you looked up is a
confusable,

CONF will flash once in

the upper right of the screen. Press
CONF to view the confusables.

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Highlighting Words

Another way to look up words is by
highlighting them in dictionary
entries, thesaurus entries or word
lists. You can then find their defini­tions, thesaurus entries, or add them
to My Word List.

1. At any text, press ENTER to
start the highlight.

To turn the highlight off, press

BACK.

2. Use the arrow keys to move the
highlight to the word you want.

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To … Press …

define the word ENTER
view the thesaurus THES

entry
add word to My LEARN

Word List

3. Press CLEAR when done.

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Finding Letters in Words

If you are uncertain about how to
spell a word, type a question mark
(?) in place of each unknown letter.
To find prefixes, suffixes, and other
parts of words, type an asterisk (

✽

) in
a word. Each asterisk stands for a
series of letters. Note: If you type an
asterisk at the beginning of a word, it
may take a little while to find the
matching words.

1. Press DICT.

2. Type a word with ?s and ✽s.

To type an asterisk, hold down
CAP and press ?.

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3. Press ENTER.

4. Press to move the highlight

to the word you want and press
ENTER to view its definition.

5. Press CLEAR when done.

Using Learning Exercises

Using Learning Exercises, you can
test your spelling, improve your
vocabulary, and browse a list of
words that commonly appear on the
Scholastic Assessment Test (SA T)*.

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*SAT is a registered trademark of the
College Entrance Examination Board, which
was not involved in the production of, and
does not endorse, this product.

Spelling Bee

1. Press LEARN.

Or you can press MENU, highlight

and then press ENTER.

2. Highlight Spelling Bee and then

press ENTER.

My Spelling Bee uses words on
My Word List. SAT Spelling Bee
uses words on the SATWord List.

Note: Because you cannot enter
accents, accented words in My

Word List will not appear in My
Spelling Bee.

3. Select the list you want and

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press ENTER.

A word will flash on the screen for
you to spell.

4. Type in the word you just saw

and press ENTER to see if you
spelled it right.

5. Press ENTER to see the defini-

tion of the word or press THES
to see the thesaurus entry.

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6. Press SPACE for a new word.

7. Press CLEAR when done.

Flashcards

1. Press LEARN.

2. Highlight Flashcards and then

press ENTER.

My Flashcards uses words on My
Word List. SAT Flashcards uses
words on the SAT Word List.

3. Select the list you want and

press ENTER.

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A word will appear on the screen
for you to study or define. If need­ed, press ENTER to see the defi­nition. Press BACK to return to
Flashcards.

4. Press SPACE for a new word.

5. Press CLEAR when done.

SAT Word List

1. Press LEARN.

2. Highlight SAT Word List and

then press ENTER.

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Press or to scroll through
the SAT Word List. You can also
type a letter to go to the first word
beginning with that letter. For
example, type t.

Press ENTER or THES at any
word to view its definition or the­saurus entry. Press BACK to
return to the list.

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Using My Word List

You can save up to 40 words total in
My Word List for personal study or
review. The list is saved between
sessions unless the batteries run out
of power or your product is reset.

Adding Words from the Learning
Exercises Menu

1. Press LEARN.

Or you can press MENU, highlight

, press ENTER and skip to

step 3.

2. Highlight My Word List and then

press ENTER.

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3. Press or to highlight Add

a Word and press ENTER.

4. Type a word you want to

remember or use later.

5. Press ENTER to add the word.

6. Press CLEAR when done.

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Adding Words from the Word
Entry Screen

You can also add words to My Word
List directly from the Word Entry

screen.

1. Press DICT.

2. Type the word you want to add

to your word list (e.g., elegant).

3. Press LEARN.

Add ... will be highlighted.

4. Press ENTER to add the word.

5. Press CLEAR to return to the

Word Entry screen.

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✓ Adding Highlighted Words

You can also add words to My
Word List from definitions and cor-

rection lists. First highlight a word
and then press LEARN. Add “your
word” will be highlighted. Press

ENTER to add the word.

Viewing My Word List

1. Press LEARN.

2. Highlight My Word List and then

press ENTER.

3. View List:... will be highlighted.

Press ENTER to view the list.

View List: Empty will be displayed

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if the list is empty.

4. Highlight a word on the list.

5. Press ENTER to view its defini-

tion(s).

Removing a Word from My Word

List

1. Press LEARN.

2. Highlight My Word List and then

press ENTER.

3. Highlight Delete a Word and

press ENTER.

4. Use to highlight the word

you want to remove.

5. Press ENTER to delete that

word.

Erasing My Word List

1. Press LEARN.

2. Highlight My Word List and then

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press ENTER.

3. Highlight Erase the List and

press ENTER.

Press Y to erase the list or press
N to cancel.

✓ Adding Words Not in This

Dictionary

When you add a word not in this
dictionary, you’re given three
options: Add Anyway, Cancel and
Correction List. Highlight the option
you want and press ENTER.

Caution: Adding words that are not
in this dictionary uses considerably
more memory than adding words

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that are. If you add only words that
are not in this dictionary, My Word
List may contain as few as 10
words.

Playing The Games

You have nine fun games to choose
from.

Changing Game Settings

Before you play, you can choose the
source and size of the words, the
skill level, and whether or not graph­ics will be used.

1. Press GAMES.

Or you can press MENU, highlight

, and press ENTER.

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2. Hold down CAP and press to

highlight Game Settings and
press ENTER.

3. Use or to move to

Words, Skill or Graphics.

Words chooses the source of the
words: All of them, SAT Word List,
My Word List, or Enter your own.

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Skill determines how easy or diffi­cult a game is.

4. Use or to change the set-

ting(s) you want.

5. Press ENTER when done.

Selecting a Game

In the Games list, use or to
move the highlight to the game of
your choice and press ENTER.

Getting Help in the Games

During any game you can read
instructions by pressing HELP.
In all games except Tic Tac Toe and
Link Four you can get a hint by hold­ing CAP and pressing ? or reveal the
game word by pressing ?.
Note: If you reveal the game word,
you lose the round.

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Using the Clock

The Clock displays the current time
and date. You can save two times:
Home time and World time.

1. Press ORG.

2. Press CLOCK to toggle between

Home time and World time.

3. From Home time, press ENTER

to set the time and date.

4. Use or to scroll through

the options in the highlighted
field.

5. Use or to move to anoth-

er field.

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6. Press ENTER when done.

Press CLEAR to exit without sav­ing the settings.

7. Press CLOCK to toggle to World

time.

8. Set the World time the same

way you set the Home time.

Using the Databank

Adding Entries

You can store as many as 100
names, telephone numbers, and
addresses in the Databank. The total
number of names you can add
depends on the size of each entry.

1. Press ORG.

2. Press DATA.

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3. Highlight Add an Entry and then

press ENTER.

4. Type a name and press ENTER.

5. Type a phone number and press

ENTER.
Note: Q-P will type numbers 0-9

automatically. To type a letter from
this row, hold FN and press the
letter key. To type a hyphen, hold

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FN and press J.

6. Type a postal address or e-mail

address and press ENTER.
To type an @, hold FN and press

M.

7. Press MENU to go to the dic-

tionary.

Viewing or Editing Entries

1. Press ORG.

2. Press DATA.

3. Highlight View: XX entries (XX%

free) and then press ENTER.

4. To edit an entry, highlight it and

press ENTER.

Type your changes. Use to
move the cursor; use BACK to
delete.

5. Press ENTER to move to the

number field.

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Press ENTER twice to move to
the address field.

6. Press ENTER again to save

your changes or hold down FN
and press BACK to cancel your
changes.

7. Press MENU to go to the dic-

tionary.

Deleting Entries

1. Press ORG.

2. Press DATA.

3. Highlight Delete an Entry and

then press ENTER.

4. Highlight the entry you want to

delete and press ENTER.

5. To delete all databank entries,

highlight Erase the List in the
Databank Menu and then press
ENTER.

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Press Y to erase all databank
entries or N to cancel the deletion.

6. Press MENU to go to the dic-

tionary.

Using a Password

You can use a password to prevent
unauthorized access to the Databank.
Warning!Always write the password in
a safe, separate location. If you lose or
forget the password, you will be able to
use the Databank again only by remov­ing the batteries from your BOOKMAN,
which will permanently erase all the
information stored in the Databank.

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1. Press ORG.

2. Press DATA.

3. Highlight Set password and

then press ENTER.

4. Type a password of up to eight

characters and press ENTER.

Use to move the cursor; use

BACK to delete.

5. Press C to confirm or CLEAR to

cancel the password.

The password you set will be
requested the first time that the
Databank is used during a ses­sion.

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6. To change the password, repeat

Steps 1-5.

To remove a password, press
ENTER at the blank password
screen.

7. Press MENU to go to the diction-

ary.

Using the Calculator

1. Press ORG.

2. Press CALC.

3. Type a number.

Note: Q-P will type numbers 0-9

automatically. You can type up to

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10 digits. To type a decimal, press
G (.). To change the sign of a
number, press Z (+/-).

4. Press a math function key.

5. Type another number.

6. Press ENTER.

To repeat the calculation, press

ENTER again.
To Calculate ... Press ...

reciprocals FN+A
squares FN+D
percentages FN+F
square roots FN+S
negative numbers FN+Z

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7. Press CLEAR to clear the cur-

rent calculations.

8. Press MENU to go to the dic-

tionary.

Using the Calculator Memory

1. In the Calculator, make a calcu-

lation or type a number.

2. To add the number on the screen

to the number stored in memory,
press X (

M+). To subtract the num-

ber on the screen from the num­ber stored in memory, press C
(

M-).

M indicates the number is stored in

memory.

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3. To retrieve the number from

memory, press V (

MR).

4. To clear the memory, press B

(

MC).

Using the Metric Converter

1. Press ORG.

2. Press CONV.

3. Use to select a conversion

category (e.g., Weights).

4. Select a conversion (e.g.,

grams/ounces).

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5. Type a number after one of the

units.
Note: Q-P will type numbers 0-9

automatically. Press or to
move between the lines. Press

BACK to delete a number.

6. Press ENTER to convert it.

7. Press CLEAR to clear the cur-

rent conversion.

8. Press MENU to go to the dic-

tionary.

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Using the Currency Converter

1. Press ORG.

2. Press CURR.

3. Enter a conversion rate.

The rate should be in units of the
other currency per one unit of the
home currency (n other/1 home).

4. Enter an amount for the home

or other currency.

Press or to move between
the lines. Use BACK to delete a
number.

5. Press ENTER to convert it.

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6. Press CLEAR to clear the cur-

rent conversion.

7. Press MENU to go to the dic-

tionary.

Installing Book Cards

1. Turn your product off and turn it

over.

2. Remove the blank protector or

any other book card that might
be installed.

3. Align the tabs on the book card

with the notches in the slot.

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This unit may change operating
modes due to Electrostatic
Discharge. Normal operation of
this unit can be re-established by
pressing the reset key, , or by
removing/replacing batteries.

4. Press the book card down until

it snaps into place.

Warning: Never install or remove a

book card while your product is on.
Any information that was entered in
the built-in book or book card will be
erased.

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Selecting a Book

Once a book card is installed in the
product, you can select which book
you want to use.

1. Turn your product on.

2. Press CARD.

Icons appear for each available
book.

3. Press or to highlight

your selection.

4. Press ENTER to select it.

5. Press CARD to return to the

card menu.

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✓

BOOKMAN Card
Troubleshooting

Make sure your book card is installed
correctly. If your card is performing
erratically, follow the reset instruc­tions in “Resetting Your Product”. If
this does not fix the problem, remove
the card and then remove the white
rubber strip with your fingers and
then replace it making sure it is com­pletely in its notch.

Using Function Keys

in Book Cards

The function keys appear at the top
of the keyboard on your unit. These
keys correspond in the order listed to
the dictionary and organizer keys at
the bottom of the screen. The diction­ary function keys change with the

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book card. The organizer function
keys are unaffected. Note: Once you
access the organizer from a book
card, you will exit the book card. You
must press CARD and select your
book card to return to it.
The function keys on your unit corre­spond to the function keys on your
card as illustrated below.

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Function
keys on
unit

Function
keys on
book card

This key
may not be
assigned a
function
when
using a
book card.

Transferring Words

Between Books

This dictionary can transfer words
with certain other BOOKMAN book
cards. To send a word to another
book, you must first install a book
card in your product, and that book
card must be able to send or receive
words. To learn if a book card can
send or receive words, read its
User’s Guide.

1. Highlight a word in this dictionary.

To highlight a word in a dictionary
entry, press ENTER to start the
highlight, and use the arrow keys
to move the highlight to the word
you want.

2. Hold FN and press CARD.

3. Highlight the icon of the other

book.

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4. Press ENTER.

The word you highlighted appears
in the other book.

5. Press ENTER again, if needed,

to search for that word.

Resetting Your Product

If the keyboard fails to respond, or if
the screen performs erratically, per­form a system reset by following the
steps below.

1. Hold CLEAR and press .

If nothing happens, try Step 2.

2. Use a paper clip to gently press

the reset button on your unit.

The reset button is recessed in a
pin-sized hole below the book
card slot.

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Warning! Pressing the reset but­ton with more than light pressure
may permanently disable your
product. In addition, resetting
product erases settings and infor­mation entered in its built-in book,
and in an installed bookcard.

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Copyrights, Trademarks,

and Patents

Model MWD-1470: Merriam-Webster

®

Dictionary & Thesaurus

• Batteries: two AAA

• Size: 3 5/8 x 4 3/8 x 7/8 in

• Weight: 3.5 oz (without batteries)

© 2002-2004 Franklin Electronic
Publishers, Inc., Burlington, N.J. 08016­4907 U.S.A. All rights reserved.
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ISBN 1-59074-261-3

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This device complies with Part 15 of
the 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.
Warning: Changes or modifications to
this unit not expressly approved by the
party responsible for compliance could
void the user’s authority to operate the
equipment.
NOTE: This equipment has been tested
and found to comply with the limits for
a Class B digital device, pursuant to
Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits
are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference
in a residential installation. This equip­ment generates, uses and can radiate
radio frequency energy and, if not

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installed and used in accordance with
the instructions, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particu­lar installation. If this equipment does
cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be
determined by turning the equipment
off and on, the user is encouraged to
try to correct the interference by one or
more of the following measures:
– Reorient or relocate the receiving
antenna.
– Increase the separation between the
equipment and receiver.
– Connect the equipment into an outlet
on a circuit different from that to which
the receiver is connected.
– Consult the dealer or an experienced
radio/TV technician for help.
NOTE: This unit was tested with shield­ed cables on the peripheral devices.
Shielded cables must be used with the

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unit to insure compliance.
NOTE: The manufacturer is not respon­sible for any radio or TV interference
caused by unauthorized modifications
to this equipment. Such modifications
could void the user’s authority to oper­ate the equipment.

Limited Warranty (U.S. only)

LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER
OF WARRANTIES AND LIMITED
REMEDY
(A) LIMITED WARRANTY. Franklin

warrants to the original end user that for
a period of one (1) year from the origi­nal date of purchase as evidenced by a
copy of your receipt, your franklin prod­uct shall be free from defects in materi­als and workmanship. This limited war­ranty does not include damage due to
acts of god, accident, misuse, abuse,
negligence, modification, unsuitable
environment or improper maintenance.

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The sole obligation and liability of
franklin, and your exclusive remedy
under this limited warranty, will be repair
or replacement with the same or an
equivalent product of the defective por­tion of the product, at the sole option of
franklin if it determines that the product
was defective and the defects arose
within the duration of the limited warran­ty. This remedy is your exclusive reme­dy for breach of this warranty. This war­ranty gives you certain rights; you may
also have other legislated rights that
may vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.

(B) DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.

Except for the limited warranties
expressly recited above, this franklin is
provided on an “as is” basis, without
any other warranties or conditions,
express or implied, including, but not
limited to, warranties of merchantable
quality, merchantability or fitness for a
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law, statute, usage of trade, or course
of dealing. This warranty applies only to
products manufactured by franklin and
does not include batteries, corrosion of
battery contacts or any other damage
caused by batteries. Neither franklin
nor our dealers or suppliers shall have
any liability to you or any other person
or entity for any indirect, incidental,
special, or consequential damages
whatsoever, including, but not limited
to, loss of revenue or profit, lost or
damaged data or other commercial or
economic loss, even if we have been
advised of the possibility of such dam­ages, or they are otherwise foresee­able. We are also not responsible for
claims by a third party. Our maximum
aggregate liability to you, and that of
our dealers and suppliers, shall not
exceed the amount paid by you for the
franklin product as evidenced by your
purchase receipt. You acknowledge
that this is a reasonable allocation of

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risk. Some states/countries do not allow
the exclusion or limitation of liability for
consequential or incidental damages,
so the above limitation may not apply to
you. If the laws of the relevant jurisdic­tion do not permit full waiver of implied
warranties, then the duration of implied
warranties and conditions are limited to
the duration of the express warranty
granted herein.
(C) WARRANTY SERVICE: Upon dis­covering a defect, you must call
franklin’s customer service desk, 1-800­266-5626, to request a return merchan­dise authorization (“rma”) number,
before returning the product (trans­portation charges prepaid) to:

FRANKLIN ELECTRONIC PUBLISH­ERS, INC.
ATTN: SERVICE DEPARTMENT
ONE FRANKLIN PLAZA
BURLINGTON, NJ 08016-4907

If you return a franklin product, please
include a note with the rma, your name,

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address, telephone number, a brief
description of the defect and a copy of
your sales receipt as proof of your origi­nal date of purchase. You must also
write the rma prominently on the pack­age if you return the product, otherwise
there may be a lengthy delay in the pro­cessing of your return. We strongly rec­ommend using a trackable form of deliv­ery to franklin for your return.

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Limited Warranty

(EU and Switzerland)

This product, excluding batteries and
liquid crystal display (LCD), is guaran­teed by Franklin for a period of two
years from the date of purchase. It will
be repaired or replaced with an equiva­lent product (at Franklin’s option) free
of charge for any defect due to faulty
workmanship or materials.
Products purchased outside the European
Union and Switzerland that are returned
under warranty should be returned 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.

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Limited Warranty (outside

U.S., EU and Switzerland)

This product, excluding batteries and liq­uid crystal display (LCD), is guaranteed
by Franklin for a period of one year from
the date of purchase. It will be repaired or
replaced with an equivalent product (at
Franklin’s option) free of charge for any
defect due to faulty workmanship or mate­rials.
Products purchased outside the United
States, the European Union and
Switzerland that are returned under war­ranty should be returned 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.

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LPB-28000-00
Rev. B