Franklin TMQ-106 User Manual

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Thesaurus
with Spelling Corrector
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QUEENS ENGLISH
USER’S
GUIDE
MODEL TMQ-106
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License Agreement

READ THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT BEFORE USING THE PRODUCT. YOUR USE OF THE PRODUCT DEEMS THAT YOU ACCEPT THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE TERMS, YOU MA Y RETURN THIS PACKAGE WITH PURCHASE RECEIPT TO THE DEALER FROM WHICH YOU PURCHASED THE PRODUCT AND YOUR PURCHASE PRICE WILL BE REFUNDED. PRODUCT means the software product and documentation found in this package and FRANKLIN means Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc.
LIMITED USE LICENSE
All rights in the PRODUCT remain the property of FRANKLIN. Through your purchase, FRANKLIN grants you a personal and nonexclusive licensed to use this PRODUCT . Y ou may not make any copies of the PRODUCT or of the data stored therein, whether in electronic or print format. Such copying would be in violation of applicable copyright laws. Further, you may not modify, adapt, disassemble, decompile, translate, create derivative works of, or in any way reverse engineer the PRODUCT . Y ou may not export or reexport, directly or indirectly, the PRODUCT without compliance with appropriate governmental regulations. The PRODUCT contains Franklin’s confidential and proprietary information which you agree to take adequate steps to protect from unauthorized disclosure or use. This license is effective until terminated. This license terminates immediately without notice from FRANKLIN if you fail to comply with any provision of this license.
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Key Guide

BACK
CLEAR
CONF
ENTER
GAMES
HELP
NEXT
ON/OFF
PREV
?
Goes back or erases a typed letter. Clears to the Ready screen or
stops the Quick Demo. Gives the Confusables™ of a word. Enters a word or scrolls to the
right. Shows the Games menu. Shows a help message. Shows the next entry or word. Turns the product on or off. Shows the previous entry or word. Types a ? to stand for any letter.
In games, ends a round and shows the thesaurus entries.
Types an to stand for any series of letters.
Scrolls up or types an apostrophe. Scrolls down or types a full stop. Types a space or moves right.
Erases a letter or moves left.
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Getting Started

1. Press ON/OFF.
The Quick Demo appears. You can stop the demo at any time by pressing
2. Press
or to adjust the contrast at
the Ready screen.
You can only adjust the contrast here.
3. If the screen is still blank, you may need to change the battery .
See Product Information to learn how .
Resuming Where You Left Off
To save battery life, this product will auto­matically shut off within two minutes.
If this product is turned off for any reason, you will return to the last screen that you viewed. Note: This will only work if you have turned the demonstration off.
Disabling the Demo
You probably do not want to view the Quick Demo every time you start. To dis-
✽✽
able the demo, type screen, then press
✽✽
demo, enter
d
d
ENTER
again.
3
CLEAR
.
at the Ready
. To enable the
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Looking Up Words

Most thesaurus entries include a brief defini­tion, or meaning core, and a related list of syn­onyms or Classmates. (Classmates are words related by subject.) Some entries include idi­oms and antonyms. Note: If a word has no thesaurus entry, when you enter it.
1. Type a word (e.g.,
To erase a letter , press
2. Press
ENTER
Correct word
tardy
.
).
BACK
will appear
or .
3. Press
ENTER
again to scroll through its
definition.
To stop scrolling, press also press
or to scroll slowly.
BACK
. Y ou can
4. Press repeatedly to view its synonyms or Classmates.
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Looking Up Words
5. Continue pressing to view its idioms, if any .
6. Continue pressing to view its antonyms, if any.
7. Press
BACK
to return to your word.
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Looking Up Words
Follow the Arrows
The flashing arrows at the right of the screen show which arrow keys you can press to view more words.
Remember, whenever you see a flashing right arrow, you can press
ENTER
to auto-
matically scroll to the right.
Help is at Hand
At most displays, you can view an appro­priate help message by pressing scroll the help automatically, press To exit a help message, press
BACK
HELP
. To
ENTER
.
Viewing Multiple Entries
When a word has more than one thesau­rus entry, a message such as appears before its first entry.
To view its other thesaurus entries, press
NEXT
. To view a previous entry, press
PREV
. If you press
No more!
try,
NEXT
appears.
Entry 1 of 5
after its last en-
.
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Viewing Confusables
Confusables are commonly confused words such as homonyms and spelling variants. When a C flashes to the right of a word in a thesaurus entry, that word has Confusables. Try this example.
1. Type
2. Press
reign
ENTER
.
.
Notice the flashing C at the right of the screen.
3. Press
CONF
.
4. Press to view more Confusables.
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Correcting Misspellings

Whenever you enter a misspelled word, a list of corrections and similar words appear. Note: If you enter a correctly spelled word that does not have a thesaurus entry , pears. Try this example.
1. Type a misspelled word.
Correct word
ap-
2. Press
ENTER
.
3. Press to view similar words.
T
Note: A flashing
after a word shows that it has at least one thesaurus entry . To view its entry , press
4. Press
CLEAR
when finished.
ENTER
.
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Finding Letters in Words

To find unknown letters in words, type a ques­tion mark for each unknown letter.
1. T ype a word with ?’s for letters.
2. Press
ENTER
.
3. Press to view more words, if any.
CLEAR
4. Press
.
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 five­letter word is H and its last letter is W, en­ter
?h??w
possible answers.
and then scroll down to view
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Finding Parts of Words

T o find prefixes, suf fixes, or fragments of a word, type one or more s in the word. Each stands for any series of letters.
1. Type a word fragment beginning or
ending with an ✻.
2. Press
ENTER
.
3. Press to view more words.
CLEAR
4. Press
.
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 words may take a while. Note: It is not necessary to type two s in a row.
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Selecting Games

Before you can play a game, you need to know how to select it and how to pick a skill level.
There are five skill levels:
diate, Advanced, Expert
harder the skill level you choose, the longer the word or shorter the time you have to win.
Follow these instructions before playing.
1. Press
GAMES
.
2. Press or until the game you want to play is in view.
3. Press
4. Press
ENTER
.
or until the skill level you
want is in view.
5. Press
ENTER
.
To return to the list of games, press
Beginner, Interme-
, and
Wizard
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. The
BACK
.
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Hangman

Hangman challenges you to guess the letters of a mystery word in a limited number of tries.
1. Select
2. Select a skill level.
mystery word tries left
3. Type letters.
Hangman
.
4. Press
5. Press
6. Press
ENTER
to reveal a letter.
?
to reveal the word.
ENTER
to play a new round.
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Anagrams

In Anagrams, you try to enter all the anagrams of a word. An anagram is a word formed from some or all of the letters of another word.
1. Select
2. Select a skill level.
word anagrams left
3. T ype an anagram, then press
4. Enter more anagrams.
5. Press
6. Press
7. Press
8. Press
Anagrams
.
If the anagram is correct,
to review used anagrams.
ENTER
to jumble letters.
?
and then to view
all the anagrams.
ENTER
to play a new round.
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OK
appears.
ENTER
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Jumble

In Jumble, a jumbled word appears and you must unscramble the letters to spell a word or words. Note: Some jumbles are formed from more than one word.
1. Select
Jumble
2. Select a skill level.
jumble number of words
3. T ype a word, then press
4. Press
5. Press
6. Press
Viewing Scores
When a round is over, a score of how many rounds you have won and lost appears.
.
ENTER
to re-jumble the letters.
?
to reveal the answer.
ENTER
to play a new round.
ENTER
.
To reset the score to zero, press
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GAMES
.
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Spelling Bee, Flashcards

Spelling Bee
In Spelling Bee, you try to spell the word that flashes on the screen. The easier the skill level you choose, the longer you have to view the spelling word.
1. Select
2. Select a skill level.
3. Type the word you just saw.
4. Press
5. Press
In Flashcards, you are shown a randomly selected word to study .
1. Select
2. Select a skill level.
3. To view a new word, press
4. If there is a flashing
Spelling Bee
.
Look for the word to flash on the screen.
ENTER
.
ENTER
to play a new round.
Flashcards
Flashcards
A word appears.
press
?
to view its thesaurus entry .
.
ENTER
?
beside the word,
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Word Builder

In Word Builder, you can type in letters at the
Enter letters
many words (anagrams) as possible. Try your name.
1. Select
2. Type in random letters or a word.
3. Press
4. Press
5. Press
Viewing Game Words
After a round, in many of the games, the word(s) played in the round appear.
If a game word has a thesaurus entry , a flashing thesaurus entry , press Pressing ? at game word lists ends your current game.
screen, and the game will build as
Word Builder
ENTER
.
.
to view the list of anagrams.
ENTER
to play a new round.
?
appears next to it. To view its
?
.
Caution:
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Deduction

Deduction is a decoder game. You have a lim­ited number of tries to guess the pattern of letters hidden by the question marks. The pattern will always be four letters long and include only the letters a-f”.
1. Select
2. Select a skill level.
3. Type in four letters from the choices to
4. Press
Deduction
tries left pattern letter choices
.
the right (a,b,c,d,e,f).
ENTER
.
P stands for perfect. If there is a number beside “P”, you have that many letters in the correct position.
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Deduction
M stands for match. If you have a num­ber beside “M”, you have that many let­ters that match, but they are in the wrong position.
5. Type in another pattern, then press
ENTER
.
6. Continue entering patterns until you win.
?
Press the
7. Press
8. Press
to reveal the answer.
ENTER
to play a new round.
CLEAR
to return to the Ready
screen.
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Word Blaster

In Word Blaster, you must guess the mystery word before it fully appears. You must spell the word correctly to win. Beginners have the most time, and Wizards have the least.
1. Select
2. Select a skill level.
3. Press
4. Type in your answer.
5. Press
6. Press ? to reveal the answer.
7. Press
Word Blaster
.
You will see a row of question marks, which represents a mystery word.
ENTER
to stop the clock.
ENTER
.
ENTER
to play another round.
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Product Information

Model: TMQ-106
500,000 synonyms, antonyms, and Classmates
SpellBlaster II™ spelling correction • Confusables
MatchMaker™ characters (? and ✽)
eight word games with scoring
automatic shutoff context-sensitive help with automatic scrolling
auto self-demonstration contrast adjustment
LCD: 1 x 16 characters battery 1 CR-2032 3-volt lithium size 108 x 68 x 8
mm weight 45.36 g
This Thesaurus with Spelling Corrector uses one CR2032, 3-volt lithium battery. Should you need to replace it, remove the back cover of the Thesaurus with Spelling Corrector with a small screwdriver. Then install a new battery, with its plus sign facing you, and replace the cover.
To clean, spray a mild glass cleaner onto a cloth and wipe its surface. Don’t 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 limited warranty. If you pur­chased this product outside the United Kingdom, contact the place of purchase to obtain warranty or repair information.
© 2000 Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc. Burlington, N.J. 08016-4907 USA. All rights reserved. Classmates, Confusables, MatchMaker, and Word Blaster are trademarks of Franklin.
U.S. PATENTS; 4,490,811; 4,830,618; 4,891,775; 5,007,019; 5,113,340; 5,218,536; 5,203,705; 5,396,606.
EURO. PAT. 0 136 379 PATENTS PENDING ISBN 1-56712-496-8
This unit may change operating modes due to Electro-static Discharge. Normal operation of this unit can be re-established by pressing replacing batteries.
Thesaurus with Spelling Corrector
Replacing the Battery
Cleaning and Storage
Customer Service
Copyrights, Patents, and Trademarks
ON/OFF
, or by removing/
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Product Information
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 with an equivalent product (at Franklins 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
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 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 expereienced radio/TV technician for help. NOTE: This unit was tested with shielded cables on the peripheral de-
vices. Shielded cables must be used with the unit to insure compliance. NOTE: The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV interfer-
ence caused by unauthorized modifications to this equipment. Such modifications could void the users authority to operate the equipment.
FPS-28533-00 P/N 7201486 Rev A
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