Franklin TTQ-206, TTQ-106 User Manual

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TTQ-106
TTQ-206

TM

Wordmaster

Travel PLUS

USER’S GUIDE

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1

BACK
CLEAR
ENTER

GAMES

HELP

ON/OFF

THES

TRANS

?

✽

Key Guide

Function Keys

Goes back or erases a typed letter.
Clears the search or stops the demo.
Enters a word or scrolls to the right.
Shows the Games menu.
Shows a help message.
Turns the product on or off.

Selects the thesaurus mode and
goes to the
a thesaurus entry, goes to the next
entry .

Selects the translator mode.
Toggles between entry languages.

Toggles between the calculator
and Phone List.

Types a ? to stand for any letter.
At a thesaurus entry, shows the
Confusables
games, ends a round and shows
the thesaurus entries.
Types an ✽ to stand for any series of
letters. In the Phone List, deletes an
entry. In games, gives a hint.

2

Enter a word

®

for a word. In

screen. In

Key Guide

Direction Keys

In lists, scrolls up or down. At entry
screens, types apostrophes or full
stops, and cycles through a list of ac­cents and capital letters. At

screen, adjusts the screen con-

word

trast.
At entry screens, moves the cursor
right or left or enables Edit mode.

Calculator Keys

+

A

S

D

F

G

H
H
J
K

L

Z

X

Adds two values.

-

Subtracts one value from another.

x

Multiplies two values.

÷

Divides one value from another.

.

MC

Types a decimal point.

MC

Clears the memory.

MR

Recalls the number stored in memory.

-

M

Subtracts the number from the number
stored in memory.

+

M

Adds a number to memory .

(CONV) Goes to the Converter screen.

+/-

Changes the number on the screen to
a negative or positive number.

C

V

Calculates a square root.

%

Calculates a percentage.

3

ENTER a

Getting Started

T o V iew the Demo

When you first use this product, you will see a
demonstration of what it can do.

1. Press

2. To stop the demonstration, press

T o Disable or Re-enable the Demo

Y ou probably do not want to view the demonstration
every time you use this product. Here is how to
disable and re-enable the demonstration.

1. Press

2. Press

3. Type

4. Press

5. To re-enable the demonstration, repeat the

T o Adjust the Screen Contrast

1. Press

2. Press

3. At

ON/OFF

.

The demonstration automatically appears.

CLEAR

.

CLEAR

.

THES

.

d

.

**

=

ENTER

.

above steps.

CLEAR

.

THES

.

ENTER a word

, use or to darken or

lighten the screen contrast.

Note: You can adjust the screen contrast
only when

ENTER a word

is on the screen.

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Finding Thesaurus Entries

Most thesaurus entries include a brief definition and
a related list of available synonyms, antonyms,
Classmates
Note: If a word has no thesaurus entry ,
appears and then the word appears on the main
word list.

Note: You can see the thesaurus entry, if any, of a
word on the screen by pressing

1. Press

2. T ype a word. For example, type

3. Press

4. Press
antonyms, Classmates, and idioms.

5. T o go to the next thesaurus entry, if any, press

6. Press

™

(words related by subject), and idioms.

Correct word

=

ENTER

THES

.

T o delete letters, use

. To edit a word, press and then type

press

BACK

.

fond

.

. To type a space,

to insert characters.
Press

or to cycle through the list of
accents and capital letters. Note: Y ou cannot
begin a word with a punctuation mark.

=

ENTER

.

Note: If the text is too long to fit on the screen,
press

=

ENTER

or to see it all.

repeatedly to view any synonyms,

THES

.

T o go to the previous thesaurus entry, if any,

BACK

press

.

CLEAR

when finished.

5

Viewing Confusables

®

Confusables are words such as homonyms and
spelling variants that people often confuse. When
you see a flashing question mark to the right of a
word, that word has Confusables. Try this ex­ample.

1. Press

2. Press

3. Type

CLEAR

.

THES

.

rain

and then press

ENTER

=

.

A flashing question mark appears.

4. Press ?.

Each Confusable is followed by a word that
explains its meaning.

5. Use

and to view the Confusables.

6. Press

CLEAR

when finished.

✓ Correcting Misspellings

If you misspell a word, do not worry. The
thesaurus automatically gives you a list of
corrections. Simply use
and then press

ENTER

6

to see a correction

=

to see its thesaurus entry.

Finding Parts of Words

Y ou can find parts of words by typing question marks
and asterisks in place of letters. Each question mark
stands for any single letter. Each asterisk stands for
any series of letters.
Y ou can use question marks to help solve crossword
puzzles and similar word games by typing them in
place of missing letters.

1. Press

2. Type a word with ?’s and ’s in it.

3. Press

4. Press repeatedly to view more words.

5. To see a word’s thesaurus entry, if any, press

THES

.

*

=

ENTER

.

A T next to a word indicates that the word has a
thesaurus entry.

=

ENTER

.

If a word has more than one entry , press
see additional meanings.

✓ Help is Always at Hand

Y ou can view an appropriate help message at any
screen by pressing
screen, press

BACK

HELP

. To go back to the previous

.

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THES

to

Using the T ranslator

The translator gives you words and phrases in
French and English. You can enter a query
word in either language. To translate words,
follow these steps.

1. Press

2. Type a word (for example, emperor).

3. Press

4. Press

TRANS

.

The Translator screen for English words
appears. To change the entry language to
French, press

To erase a letter, press
Use

or to enter a capital or accent.

=

ENTER

to view the translation.

TRANS

again.

BACK

.

If more than one expression exists, the
message
number of expressions found. Use
to select the translation you want and press

ENTER

Found:

appears, followed by the

or

=

.

CLEAR

when done.

✓ Follow the Arrows

The flashing arrows at the right of the screen
show which arrow keys you can press to view
more words.

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Storing Names & Phone Numbers

This product has a databank that can save as many
as 100 names and phone numbers. The total
amount of names and numbers that you can save
depends upon the number of characters in each
entry .

T o Add an Entry to the Phone List

1. Press twice.

If the databank is empty, the
screen appears. Otherwise, use or to see

Add a new entry

2. Press

ENTER

.

=

.

3. T ype a name and then press

Each name can contain up to 23 characters,
including spaces.

NOTE: All letters appear in capitals.
T o delete a character, press

space, press

.

For Edit mode, press
characters.

4. Use the numbered keys to type a phone
number and then press

T o type a hyphen between the parts of a phone
number, press

.

S

NOTE: Y ou cannot type letters in the phone
number.

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Add a new entry

=

ENTER

.

BACK

. T o type a

and then type to insert

=

ENTER

.

Storing Names & Phone Numbers

T o V iew the Phone List

1. Press twice.

2. Use

or , if needed, to see

and then press

list

ENTER

=

.

View phone

3. To view a name, type the name or use

BACK

T o delete a letter, press

=

ENTER

4. Press

to see the phone number.

.

T o edit an entry

1. Find the entry you want to edit.

2. Press

T o view another name and number, use

3. Press

4. Use

, then press Y, and type your

changes.

, or type a name, and then press

=

ENTER

N

to cancel the edit.

until the entry is saved. Or press

BACK

to go back to the phone list

options.

ENTER

=

✓ Keep Copies of Important Data

Warning! Your phone list information is safely

stored in memory as long as the battery supplies
power. However , if the battery loses all power,
this information will be permanently lost. Y ou
should always keep written copies of your
important information.

.

or

.

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Storing Names & Phone Numbers

T o Delete an Entry from the Phone List

1. Press .

2. Press

3. Press
delete.

4. Press ✽.

5. Press
the deletion.

6. T o delete another entry , repeat Steps 3
through to 5 above.

=

ENTER

to select

View phone list

.

until you see the entry you want to

Y

to delete the entry or N to cancel

T o Erase All the Phone List Entries

Warning! This procedure permanently erases all

the names and numbers in your phone list.

1. Press

2. Use
then press

3. Press

.

or until you see

Y

=

ENTER

.

to erase all the entries or N to

Erase all data

and

cancel the operation.

✓ Checking the Memory

T o see how much memory is free in the phone
list, press

XX% free

and then use to see

.

Space:

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Using a Password

Y ou can use a password to keep the information in the
Phone List private. The password is requested when the
unit is turned on the unit and the Phone List is accessed..

Password Warnings

Warning! After you set the password, you must enter the

password to access the phone list for the first time during a
session. Always record your password and keep it in a
separate place.
If you forget the password, you must reset the unit to
access the phone list. Warning! Resetting the unit erases
all user-entered information. Always keep written copies of
your data.
If you do not have a reset button located on the back of
your unit, remove the batteries, wait at least
and then re-install them. For battery instructions, see
Changing the Battery on page 22.
If you have a reset button, use the sharp end of a
straightened paperclip to

gently

press the reset button.
If the unit does not reset after pressing the reset button,
follow the above instructions for removing the batteries.

Password Setup

1. Press twice.

2. Use to see

3. Type a password and then press

Y our password can have up to 23 characters.

4. To test the password, press

password, and press

5. To disable the password, repeat Steps 1 and 2

above, and press
appears.

Set the password

ON/OFF

=

ENTER

.

=

ENTER

when

12

two minutes

and press

ENTER

ENTER

=

.

twice, type the

Enter password

=

,

.

Using the Calculator

T o Make a Calculation

1. Press .

2. Use the numbered keys to type a number.

T o make a number negative or positive, use
T o type a decimal point, press

+

-

x

3. Use

A

S

,

,

÷

D

F

, or

to enter a math

function.

Note: To find a square root, press

4. T ype another number .

5. Press

ENTER

%

=

V

or

.

T o clear the calculation, press

T o Use the Calculator Memory

1. Perform a calculation as shown above, or

simply type a number in the calculator.

2. Press

memory as a positive number or
to the memory as a negative number.

The total in the memory flashes on screen.

3. Press

continue performing a calculation.

T o retrieve the figure from the memory, press
T o clear the entire calculator memory, press

+

M

to add the number to the calculator

L

CLEAR

to clear the calculator, or

13

CLEAR

or

C

.

MC

.

H

G

.

.

-

M

to add it

K

+/-

X

.

MR

.

J

MC

.

H

Converting Measures & Currencies

You can convert temperatures, weights, liquid
measures, and lengths to and from imperial
and metric measurements. You can also
convert currencies using an exchange rate
that you enter.

1. Press

2. Press

3. Use
and press

If you selected
category, set the exchange rate.

To change the exchange rate, first use
or , if required, to see

ENTER

change rate and press
decimal, use
will be saved until you change it.

Important! The exchange rate should be
the number of units of the other currency
per one unit of home currency (e.g.,
other/1 home).

4. Use
press

5. Type an amount and then press

6. To make another conversion, press

BACK

.

Z

(CONV).

to select a conversion category

=

ENTER

.

Money

as the conversion

set rate

=

. Then type a number as the ex-

to select a conversion and then

=

ENTER

.

ENTER

.

MC

or

. The exchange rate

H

G

and press

=

. To type a

.

14

ENTER

2.0

= 2

=

.

Setting the Skill Level of the Games

You can play the games at skill levels from
Beginner to Wizard.

1. Press

2. Press

3. Use

✓ About Automatic Shutoff

If you forget to turn off this product, it
will automatically turn off in about two
minutes. When you turn it on again, op­eration resumes with your current set­tings.

✓ Understanding the Skill Levels

Depending on the game, the skill levels
change the level of difficulty, the num­ber of guesses, or the minimum number
of letters in a word. Word Blaster is un­affected by the skill level.

GAMES

.

The

Set Skill Level

ENTER

message appears.

.

or to see the skill level that

you want and then press

BACK

Press

to leave the skill level un-

changed.

15

=

ENTER

to select it.

Playing Hangman

Hangman challenges you to guess mystery
words in a certain number of tries.

1. Press

2. Press

mystery word wrong guesses remaining

3. T ype letters that you think are in the word.

4. Press * to reveal a letter.

5. T o reveal the word and end the round, press

GAMES

.

press

or to see

=

ENTER

.

Hangman

and then

Note: If you reveal a letter, you will lose the
round.

?

.

✓ User Hangman and Anagrams

User Hangman and User Anagrams require
that you enter a word (known to the thesaurus)
with which to play before each round. Y ou can
use User Hangman and User Anagrams to
test your friends.

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Playing Anagrams

Anagrams challenges you to find the ana­grams of words. An anagram is a word formed
from some or all the letters of another word.

1. Press

2. Press

GAMES

.

ENTER

press

Note: The

or to see

=

.

Min size

Anagrams

is the minimum number of

letters that the anagrams can have.

and then

word anagrams remaining

3. T ype an anagram and then press

If the anagram is correct,

OK

ENTER

appears.

4. Enter more anagrams.

5. Press

6. Use

to jumble the letters.

*

and to see the anagrams that

you have already found, if any.

7. T o end the round and see the unused
anagrams, press

=

8. Press

ENTER

?

and then use .

to play a new round.

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=

.

Jumble & Word Builder

Playing Jumble

1. Press

2. Press

3. Type a word formed from the jumbled

4. To reveal the word and end the round,

5. Press

Playing Word Builder

Word Builder builds words of a minimum size
from letters chosen from the letters that you
enter.

1. Press

2. Use

3. Type up to 14 letters.

4. Press

5. Use

6. Press

GAMES

.

press

or to see

=

ENTER

.

Jumble

and then

The letters are a jumbled word or words.

=

letters and then press

?

press

press

.

=

ENTER

to play a new round.

GAMES

.

or to see

=

ENTER

.

ENTER

.

Word Builder

and then

You can type a letter more than once.

=

ENTER

.

and to view the words built.

=

ENTER

to play a new round.

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Word Blaster & Word Train

Playing Word Blaster

In Word Blaster, you must guess the mystery
word before it fully appears. You must spell
the word correctly to win.

1. Press

2. Use

3. Press

4. Type your answer.

5. Press

6. Press

Playing Word Train

In Word Train, you and the train take turns
typing letters to form a word. Whoever types
the last letter wins!

1. Press

2. Use

3. Type any letter to start a word.

4. Continue typing letters alternately with

5. To start a new round, press

GAMES

.

or to see

then press

ENTER

ENTER

?

to reveal the answer.

GAMES

or to see

ENTER

press

ENTER

=

to stop the clock.

=

.

.

=

.

Word Blaster

=

.

Word Train

the train until a word is formed.

ENTER

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and

and then

=

.

Word Deduction

Try to determine the mystery word by entering
words and evaluating which of the letters you
entered are in the mystery word and where
they belong.

GAMES

1. Press

2. Press
and press

3. Type a word in the spaces and press

=

ENTER

P

indicates the number of correctly placed
letters.
placed. If you have zeros for
letters you typed are not in the mystery
word.

4. Type additional words using different
letters.

To get a hint press *.

5. Press

6. To end the round press

.

or to see

=

ENTER

Word Deduction

.

.

M

indicates correct letters wrongly

to view past guesses.

=

ENTER

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P

and M the

.

Spelling Bee

Test your spelling and improve your vocabu­lary.

GAMES

1. Press

2. Press
press

A word flashes on the screen for you to
spell.

3. Type the word you just saw and press

=

ENTER

You have three chances to spell the word
correctly. To get a hint press *. Note: When
you use a hint you will not get credit for
spelling the word correctly.

4. To view a new word press

5. To return to the games menu press

This unit may change operating modes due to electrostatic dis­charge. Normal operation of this unit can be reestablished by

pressing

.

or to see

=

ENTER

.

Spelling Bee

and

to see if you spelled it correctly.

=

ENTER

.

ON/OFF

.

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CLEAR

.

Changing the Battery

The batteries should be changed when the screen
contrast is too light even after adjustment. Before you
replace the batteries, you should have new batteries on
hand.

Warning! If the batteries completely lose power, all the
information stored in the phone list will be permanently
lost. Furthermore, any time that you change the batteries,
you risk losing all user-entered data, so always keep

written

copies of your databank information.

TTQ-106 Battery Replacement

TTQ-106 uses one CR2032 battery . To change the battery,

follow these steps.

1. Using a Phillips screwdriver, unscrew and remove
the back cover.

2. Install a new battery, with its plus sign (+) facing you.

3. Replace the back cover.

TTQ-206 Batteries

TTQ-206 requires four AAA batteries (not included).

Battery Information

1. Different types of batteries or new and used
batteries are not to be mixed.

2. Only batteries of the same or equivalent type as
recommended are to be used.

3. Batteries are to be inserted with the correct polarity.

4. Exhausted batteries should be removed.

5. The supply terminals are not to be short-circuited.

IDS-28004-00 Rev B
P/N 7201951

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Product Information

Model: TTQ-106

• Dimensions: 10.8 x 6.8 x 0.8 cm

• Weight 45.4 g

• Battery: 1 CR2032

• ISBN 1-56712-613-8

Model: TTQ-206

• Dimensions: 10.8 x 6.8 x 0.8 cm

• Weight 45.4 g

• Battery: 4 AAA batteries

• ISBN 1-56712-614-6

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.

Complies with the limits for a Class B computing device pursuant to
Subpart B of Part 15 of 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 undesirable operation.

© 2002 Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc. Burlington N.J. 08016­4907 U.S.A. All rights reserved.
TTQ-106 U.S. PATENTS: 4,490,811; 4,830,618; 4,891,775;
5,113,340; 5,218,536; 5,295,070; 5,396,606;5,895,463
European Patent 0 136 379
TTQ-206 U.S. PATENTS: 4,490,811; 4,830,618; 4,891,775;
5,895,463; 5,113,340; 5,218,536; 5,295,070; 5,396,606
European Patent 0 136 379

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