Franklin OPD-540, User Manual

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Page 3: ...y Word List sharpen your spelling increase your vocabulary and play fun educational word games You can also set local and world times using the clocks or store names and numbers using the databank Key Guide Main Keys When the unit is off turns the unit on When the unit is on goes to the dictionary or when held turns the unit off Toggles between the Home and World Time Date Goes to the Games menu T...

Page 4: ... in a word At a menu displays a menu item At a dictionary entry displays the headword In games reveals the word and forfeits the game Goes to the User List Goes to the menus Backs up erases a letter or turns off the highlight at an entry Shifts to type capital letters and punctuation marks Enters a word selects an item or begins a highlight in an entry Displays a help message Direction Keys Move i...

Page 5: ...e top or bottom of a list At the Entry screen types an asterisk to stand for a series of letters in a word In games gives a hint or shuffles the letters Hold down the first key while pressing the second Calculator Keys Q P Types numbers A 1 X Calculates a reciprocal S X Calculates a square root D X2 Squares a number F Calculates a percentage G Inserts a decimal point H J Adds subtracts multiplies ...

Page 6: ...en illustrations in this User s Guide may differ slightly from what you see on screen This does not mean that your OPD 540 is malfunctioning Help is Always at Hand You can view a help message at any screen by pressing HELP Use the direction keys to read the message To exit help press BACK To read a tutorial describing how to use the product select Tutorial from the About menu Follow the Arrows The...

Page 7: ...t is located on the right side of the OPD 540 below the LCD 2 Remove the old battery if necessary and insert the new one with the positive side facing up 3 Replace the battery cover Warning If the battery wears out completely or if you take more than a few seconds while changing the battery any user entered information will be erased You should always keep written copies of your important informat...

Page 8: ...g mode 3 Press ENTER to select Set Time Format Press or to cycle through the 12 and 24 hour Day Month Year formats Press ENTER to save your selection 4 Press to highlight Set DST and press ENTER to select it Press or to cycle between DST On or DST Off Press ENTER to select your choice 5 Press to highlight Set Time and press ENTER to select it Press or until the current hour is displayed Press to m...

Page 9: ... until your local city is displayed Press ENTER to select it 8 Press to exit setting mode Setting World Time 1 Press until you see World City Press S to enter Setting Mode 2 Press ENTER to select Set DST Press or to cycle between DST On or DST Off Press ENTER to select your choice 3 Press to highlight Set World City and press ENTER to select it Press or until the city you want is displayed Press E...

Page 10: ...3 Press ENTER 4 Press or to highlight a new setting and press ENTER to select it Press BACK to leave the setting unchanged 5 Press CLEAR to return to the Entry screen Viewing a Demonstration or Tutorial You can view a tutorial or a demonstration of this dictionary at any time 1 Press MENU 2 Press to select the About menu 3 Press or to highlight either Tutorial or View Demo 4 Press ENTER To stop th...

Page 11: ...CE to scroll down through the definition 5 Press NEXT or PREV to view the next or previous definition 6 Press CLEAR to return to the Entry screen Correcting Misspellings If you misspell a word don t worry It will be corrected automatically You can even spell it phonetically The OPD 540 corrects spelling based on U K English 1 Type a misspelled word for example chear To erase a letter press BACK 2 ...

Page 12: ...pper right of the screen 1 Type a word for example rain and press ENTER 2 Press Confusables are displayed with identifying words 3 Press ENTER to highlight the first word 4 Press or to move the highlight to the word you want 5 Press ENTER to search for a definition 6 Press CLEAR to return to the Entry screen Finding a Letter in a Word If you know how to spell part of a word you can use MatchMaker ...

Page 13: ... letter word in which the second letter is h and the last letter is w Enter h w to see possible answers Finding a Series of Letters You can also use MatchMaker to find prefixes suffixes and other parts of words To do so type an asterisk in a word Asterisks stand for a series of letters Note If you type an asterisk at the beginning of a word it may take a little while to find the matching words 1 T...

Page 14: ...t any text press ENTER to start the highlight To turn the highlight off press BACK 2 Press the arrow keys to highlight a word To Press define the word ENTER view Confusables add to My Word List LIST Using My Word List You can save up to 40 words in My Word List for personal study or review Warning All the words in My Word List will be erased if your batteries run out of power or your OPD 540 is re...

Page 15: ...ears in the menu 4 Press ENTER to add the word Viewing My Word List 1 Press LIST 2 Press ENTER to select View list x word s You see the word or words you added Deleting One Word from My Word List 1 Press LIST 2 Press or to highlight Delete a Word and press ENTER 3 Press or to highlight the word you want to remove and press ENTER The message Word deleted appears on the screen and the word is remove...

Page 16: ...ct an option Caution Adding words to My Word List not found in this dictionary uses considerably more memory than words that are If you add only words that are not in the dictionary My Word List may only hold as few as 10 words Storing Names Phone Numbers This product has a databank that can save as many as 50 names and phone numbers The total amount of names and numbers that you can save depends ...

Page 17: ...aracter press BACK To edit press To Type Press a space SPACE a period 4 Use the numbered keys to type a phone number and then press ENTER To type a hyphen between the parts of a phone number press J Note You cannot type letters in a phone number To View the Databank 1 Press 2 Press or if needed to see View Entries xx free and then press ENTER 3 To view a name type it or use or to see the name you ...

Page 18: ...field and press ENTER to save all changes To cancel the edit and return to the Databank menu without saving changes press Keep Copies of Important Data Warning Your databank 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 Always keep written copies of your important information To Delete a...

Page 19: ...the operation Using a Password You can use a password to keep the information in the databank private The password is requested when the unit is turned on and the databank is accessed Password Warnings Warning After you set the password you must enter the password to access the databank for the first time during a session Always record your password and keep it in a separate place If you forget th...

Page 20: ...t does not reset after pressing the reset button follow the above instructions for removing the batteries Password Setup 1 Press 2 Press to highlight Set Password and press ENTER 3 Type a password and then press ENTER Your password can have up to 8 characters Retype your password and press ENTER to confirm 4 To test the password turn the OPD 540 off and on again press type the password and press E...

Page 21: ... press ENTER 3 Press or to highlight the setting you want 4 Press or to highlight a new setting 5 Press ENTER when finished to save the new settings Press to return to the Games list Getting Help in the Games During any game you can read instructions by pressing HELP In any game except Noughts Crosses and Link Four you can get a hint by holding CAP and pressing or reveal the game word or words by ...

Page 22: ...letter by letter The letters of the mystery word are hidden by question marks The number of guesses remaining is indicated by s Type letters that you think are in the mystery word If you are correct the letter appears in place of the corresponding question mark or marks Anagrams Anagrams challenges you to find all of the words that can occur within a selected word Each letter can only be used as m...

Page 23: ...etter of the word wins The winning word must be at least four letters long To view the letters you can type at your turn hold CAP and press Press to end a round and reveal the word To see the definition of the game word press ENTER Press BACK to return to Word Train Link Four Link Four challenges you to connect four game pieces in any direction You can play against the OPD 540 1 Player Link Four o...

Page 24: ...ll place an O The game ends when one side places three in a row or if there is a tie Spelling Bee A word will flash on the screen for you to spell Type in the word you just saw and press ENTER to see if you spelled it correctly Press ENTER to see the definition of the word or press SPACE for a new word Note Because you cannot type accents accented words from My Word List will not be used in Spelli...

Page 25: ... to clear the current calculations Using the Calculator Memory 1 In the Calculator make a calculation or type a number 2 To 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 M indicates the number is stored in memory 3 To retrieve the number from memory press V MR 4 To clear the memory press B MC ...

Page 26: ...ts and press ENTER 4 Type a number after one of the units Press or to move between the lines Press BACK to delete a number 5 Press ENTER to convert it 6 Press CLEAR when finished Making Currency Conversions 1 Press until you see the Conversions menu 2 Press CAP and then to highlight Currency and then press ENTER 3 Enter a conversion rate and press ENTER The rate should be in units of the other cur...

Page 27: ...reset Use a paper clip to gently press the reset button located on the back of the unit Warning Pressing the reset button with more than light pressure may permanently disable your OPD 540 In addition resetting the OPD 540 erases settings and user entered information This unit may change operating modes due to Electrostatic Discharge Normal operation of this unit can be reestablished by pressing t...

Page 28: ... and wipe its surface Do not 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 warranty Copyrights Patents and Trademarks 2004 Franklin Electronic Publishers Inc Burlington N J 08016 4907 USA All rights reserved Compact Oxford English Dictionary 2003 Oxf...

Page 29: ... not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment 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 generate...

Page 30: ... the equipment Limited Warranty EU and Switzerland This product excluding batteries and liquid crystal display LCD is guaranteed by Franklin for a period of two years 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 European Union and Switzerl...

Page 31: ...r any defect due to faulty workmanship or materials Products purchased outside the United States the European Union and Switzerland that are returned under warranty should be returned 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 accidenta...

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