Franklin WM-1055 User Manual
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THESAURUS
WM-1055
User’s Guide
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BACK
CLEAR
CONF
ENTER
GAMES
HELP
LIST
NEXT
?
✽
Key Guide
Function Keys
Erases a letter, or goes back a step.
Clears to
Shows Confusables, if any.
Enters a word or scrolls text.
Shows the Games menu.
Shows a help message.
Shows the Personal word list menu.
Shows the next thesaurus entry or
starts a new game round.
Types a
Types an
Direction Keys
Move left or right.
Move up or down. At a clear Ready
screen, adjusts screen contrast.
Types an apostrophe or a period.
Ready for word
?
to stand for a letter.
✽
to stand for unknown letters.
.
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Getting Started
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Installing the Batteries
1. Turn the unit over.
2. Slide the battery cover off in the
direction of the arrow.
3. Place the four AAA batteries inside the
case following the diagram.
Adjusting the Screen Contrast
1. Press ON/OFF.
A brief demonstration appears.
2. Press CLEAR if you want to stop the
demonstration.
3. Press
screen contrast.
Note:
only at a clear Ready screen.
✓ Disabling the Demo
You probably don’t want to view the automatic demonstration each time you
turn this product on. To disable the
demo, type
enable the demo, do the same.
or repeatedly to adjust the
You can adjust the screen contrast
✽✽
d
at the Ready screen. To
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Looking Up Words
Almost every entry in this Thesaurus has a brief
definition and a related list of synonyms or
Classmates. (Classmates are words related by
subject.) Some entries include idioms and antonyms.
thesaurus entry .
1. Type a word (e.g.,
2. Press ENTER.
3. Press ENTER again to automatically
4. Press repeatedly to view its
Note:
Many words have more than one
happy
).
To erase letters, press BACK.
scroll through its definition.
To stop scrolling, press BACK. You can
also press
synonyms or Classmates.
or to scroll slowly.
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Looking Up Words
5. Continue pressing to view its
idioms, if any.
6. Continue pressing
antonyms, if any.
7. Press NEXT to go to the next entry, if
any.
8. Press CLEAR when done.
to view its
✓ Finding Help Information
You can view help information at most
screens by pressing HELP. To exit help,
press BACK.
✓ Follow the Arrows
The arrows at the right of the screen show
which arrow keys you can press to view
more.
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Viewing Confusables
Confusables are words that sound alike or are
spelled similarly. Whenever a ? alternately
flashes with arrows to the right of a word, that
word has Confusables. Try this example.
1. Type
2. Press ENTER.
3. Press CONF to view the Confusables.
4. Press to view more Confusables.
5. Press CLEAR when done.
reign
.
Notice the flashing
screen.
?
at the right of the
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