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

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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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