Franklin MWS-3053, User Manual

Page 1: ...MWS 3053 www franklin com Merriam Webster Speaking Dictionary Thesaurus User s Guide BOOKMAN II Electronic Publishers Inc ...

Page 2: ...usive license to use the BOOKMAN PRODUCT on a single FRANKLIN BOOKMAN at a time You may not make any copies of the BOOKMAN 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 BOOKMAN PR...

Page 3: ...n educational word games To learn how to use other books read their User s Guides Key Guide 3 Installing Book Cards 4 Using the Color Keys 5 Selecting Books 5 Viewing a Demonstration 6 Changing Settings 6 Finding Definitions 7 Finding Synonyms 8 Finding Spellings 9 Finding Synonyms 9 Finding Confusables 10 Using the User List 12 Sending Words 13 Changing Game Settings 14 Playing the Games 14 Reset...

Page 4: ...uides For more information read Using the Color Keys on page 5 ON OFF CARD LIST GAMES SAY THES MENU CLEAR Key Guide Other Keys Backs up erases letters or stops a highlight Shifts keys to type punctuation Enters a search selects a menu item or starts a highlight Shows help messages Types a to stand for an unknown letter in a word shows Confusables in text shifted types an to stand for a series of u...

Page 5: ...ill be erased Installing Book Cards When the language or languages in your card are different from those in your built in book the key references may also be different Please refer to the grid below for help in determining how a particular key functions Deutsch Françai s English Italiano Español Symbols hilfe aide help guida ayuda clear effac clear canc borrar zurück arr back indietro retro eingab...

Page 6: ...y screen When you turn BOOKMAN on again the screen that you last viewed appears The red green yellow and blue keys on your unit change functions according to which book is selected When the built in book is selected the color keys function as labelled on the BOOKMAN keyboard When a book card is selected the color keys function as labelled on that book card Remember the color keys for BOOKMAN books...

Page 7: ...on of what it can do Once you have installed and selected the book card press MENU and then the arrow keys to highlight View Demo on the Setup menu Then press ENTER to view the demonstration If you want to stop the demonstration press CLEAR Help is Always at Hand You can view a help message at virtually any screen by pressing HELP Press the direction keys to read it To exit help press BACK or HELP...

Page 8: ... in it To see the previous one hold FN and press 8 Press CLEAR when done Finding Words in Definitions It s easy to look up a word in the dictionary Simply type it at the Entry screen and press ENTER Try this example 1 Press CLEAR 2 Type a word e g knowledge To erase a letter press BACK 3 Press ENTER The dictionary entry appears 4 Press or SPACE to read 5 Hold FN and press to browse the next dictio...

Page 9: ...thesaurus entries To return to the previous thesaurus entry hold FN and press 6 Press CLEAR when done If you misspell a word don t worry It will be corrected automatically 1 Type a misspelled word e g nolij To erase a letter press BACK 2 Press ENTER 3 Press to highlight a correction if needed 4 Press ENTER to view its dictionary entry To go back to the correction list press BACK 5 Press CLEAR when...

Page 10: ...f you were viewing a dictionary definition you would go to the previous definition Finding Spellings If you are uncertain about how to spell a word type a question mark in place of each unknown letter To find prefixes suffixes and other parts of words type an asterisk in a word Each asterisk stands for a series of letters or spaces NOTE If you type an asterisk at the beginning of a word it may tak...

Page 11: ...ables add word to User list LIST blue Highlighting Words Another way to look up words is by highlighting them in dictionary definitions thesaurus entries or word lists Then you can find their definitions thesaurus entries Confusables or add them to your User list 1 At any text press ENTER to start the highlight To turn the highlight off press BACK 2 Press the arrow keys to highlight a word 3 Do on...

Page 12: ...t LIST blue Reviewing Words You can hear a word pronounced at the Entry screen in text or in a list NOTE You can only hear words if you have a speaking BOOKMAN unit At the Entry screen 1 Type a word at the Entry screen 2 Press SAY green In Text 1 Go to a definition 2 Press SAY green The headword is pronounced 3 Press ENTER to start the highlight 4 Press the arrow keys to highlight a word you want ...

Page 13: ...ppears Using the User List Adding Highlighted Words At any text you can highlight a word and add it to your User list 1 At text press ENTER to start the highlight 2 Highlight a word 3 Press LIST blue 4 Select Add your word Adding Words Not Found in This Dictionary When you add a word not in this dictionary you can choose one of three options Cancel Add anyway or Correction list Select an option Ca...

Page 14: ...end words to and receive words from certain other BOOKMAN books To send a word you must first install this book card in a BOOKMAN and that BOOKMAN must also be able to send or receive words To learn if a BOOKMAN can send or receive words read its User s Guide 1 Highlight a word in this book To highlight a word in a list see Highlighting Words on page 10 2 Hold FN and press CARD 3 Highlight the ico...

Page 15: ...Test Word length lets you pick how many letters will be in the words 3 13 Skill level lets you select the level of difficulty There are five levels 1 Press MENU 2 Press to highlight the Game menu 3 Highlight a setting 4 Press ENTER to select it Now that you have the games set let s play 1 Press GAMES yellow 2 Press or to highlight a game 3 Press ENTER to start it Keeping Score In Hangman and Word ...

Page 16: ...will flash on the screen before each game The number of possible anagrams is shown on the right side of the screen Playing the Games Type an anagram and then press ENTER Use the arrows to view anagrams you ve already entered Hold CAP and press to shuffle the letters in the selected word Press to end a round and reveal the remaining anagrams Highlight a word and then press ENTER to see its dictiona...

Page 17: ...s below to reset it Warning Pressing the reset button with more then very light pressure may permanently disable your BOOKMAN In addition resetting BOOKMAN erases settings and information entered into its built in book and in an installed book card 1 Hold CLEAR and press ON OFF If nothing happens try Step 2 2 Use a paperclip to gently press BOOKMAN s reset button The reset button is recessed in a ...

Page 18: ... 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 ...

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Page 20: ...d tear This guarantee does not affect the consumer s statutory rights This product excluding batteries and liquid crystal display LCD 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 Franklin s option free of charge for any defect due to faulty workmanship or materials Products purchased outside the United St...

Page 21: ...r fail to respond due to Electro static Discharge or Electrical fast transients Normal operation of this unit may be re established by pressing the reset key by pressing ON OFF or by removing and replacing the batteries FRB 28545 00 A Rev A MWS 3053 qx 12 1 04 10 58 AM Page 20 ...

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