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Electronic Publishers dictionary & thesaurus USER ’S GUIDE / MANUAL DEL USUARIO BOOKMAN ® II MWD-1440 www .franklin.com.
1 READ THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT BEFORE USING ANY BOOKMAN ® PROD- UCT . YOUR USE OF THE BOOKMAN PRODUCT DEEMS THA T 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 BOOKMAN PRODUCT AND YOUR PURCHASE PRICE WILL BE REFUNDED.
2 T able of Contents Installing Batteries ...................................................................................................... 5 Installing Book Cards ..................................................................................
3 Welcome to the world of Franklin. This Franklin model is a powerful, portable electronic reference with a built-in book, plus one slot in the back for a book card.
4 Key Guide Color Keys Goes to the dictionary . Goes to the thesaurus. Goes to the Games menu. Goes to the Exercises menu (for Learning Exercises). Shifts to type capital letters and punctuation marks. Exits the book you were reading. T oggles between the calculator and converter .
5 At a dictionary entry , displays the next or previous entry . T ypes a hyphen. At the Wor d Entr y screen, types an asterisk to stand for a series of letters in a word. In games, gives a hint. Y our unit is powered by two CR-2032 lithium, 3-volt batteries.
6 ➤ Opening Your Unit T o open your unit, push the latch on the lid towards the back of the unit and lift up. ➤ Removing Book Cards Warning: Never install or remove a book card while your unit is on. Any information that was entered in the built- in book or book card will be erased.
7 The r ed, green, yellow , and blue keys on your unit change functions according to the book card you select. Their functions are labelled on individual cards. When you press menu , you will see six icons. Use these to quickly take you to different parts of the dictionar y .
8 ➤ Learn a New Word Y our dictionar y comes with a Learn a Word feature to help you increase your vocabulary . Each time you turn your dictionary on, you can see a different headword and definition. If you wish to turn this feature on, press menu .
9 It’ s easy to look up a word in this dictionary . Simply type it in at the dictionary W ord Entry screen. 1. Press dict . 2. T ype a word (e.g., elicit ). This is the dictionary W ord Entry scr een. T o erase a letter , pr ess back . T o type a capital, hold cap and press a letter key .
10 ➤ Correcting Misspellings The dictionary has a spell corrector that helps you if you misspell a word. If you enter a misspelled word, you will see a list of possible corrections. For example, enter noledge at the Word Entry scr een. Use or to highlight the correction you want and press enter to see its dictionary entr y .
11 ➤ Understanding Thesaurus Entries A thesaurus meaning is a definition shared by a group of synonyms. 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.
12 Confusables are homonyms, homo- phones and spelling variants that are easy to confuse. If the word you looked up is a confusable, CONF will flash once in the upper right of the screen. T o view confusables, do the following: 1. Press dict . 2. T ype a word (e.
13 Adding Highlighted Words At any text, you can highlight a word and add it to My Word List . 1. At text, press enter to start a highlight. 2. Move the highlight to the word you want and press enter . 3. Press learn . Add … will be highlighted. 4. Press enter to add the word to My W ord List .
14 ➤ Adding W ords Not in This Dictionary When you add a word not in this dictionary , you’r e given thr ee 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 that are.
15 Using Learning Exercises, you can test your spelling and improve your vocabu- lary . Y ou can also view a list of wor ds that commonly appear on the Scholastic Assessment T est. Spelling Bee 1. Press learn or if you are in the Main menu, highlight and press enter .
16 SA T W ord List 1. Press learn . 2. Use to highlight SA T Word List and press enter to view the list. Press or to scroll through the SAT Word List . Y ou can also type a letter to go to the first word beginning with that letter . For example, type t .
17 ➤ 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 .
18 Hangman Hangman selects a mystery word and challenges you to guess it letter by letter . The letters of the mystery word are hidden by question marks. The number of guesses remaining is indicated by #’ s. T ype letters that you think are in the mystery word.
19 use or to move the highlight to the anagram you want and press enter or thes . Press back to retur n to Wor d Builder . Jumble J umble tests your ability to unscramble letters and for m words. Before you play , select a word list. Y ou can also type a word to play by selecting “Enter Y our Own”.
20 Using the Calculator Memory 1. In the Calculator , make a calcula- tion or type a number . 2. T o add the number on the screen to the number stored in memory , press x (M+) . To subtract the number on the screen from the number stored in memory , press c (M-) .
21 Making Currency Conversions 1. Press till you see the Conver- sions menu. 2. Use to select Currency Con- verter and press enter . Y ou can also press cap + to highlight Currency Converter which is at the bottom of the Conversions menu. 3. Enter a conversion rate.
22 This dictionary can transfer words with certain other BOOKMAN book cards. T o send a word to another book, you must first install a book card in your unit, and that book card must be able to send or receive wor ds. T o learn if a book card can send or receive words, read its User’ s Guide.
23 Model MWD-1440 • Batteries: two CR-2032 3 volt lithium • Size: 13.5 x 9.0 x 1.5 cm. • Weight: 4 oz. © 2000 Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc., Burlington, N.J. 08016-4907 USA. All rights reserved. © 1997 Merriam-Webster , Incorporated FCC tested to Comply with FCC stan- dards.
24 LIMITED WARRANTY , DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIMITED REMEDY (A) LIMITED WARRANTY . FRANKLIN WARRANTS TO THE ORIGINAL END USER THA T 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 .
25 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.
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