Summary of MWD-520
Page 2: License Agreement
License agreement read this license agreement before using the electronic reference. Your use of the elec- tronic reference deems that you accept the terms of this license. If you do not agree with these terms, you may return this pack- age with purchase receipt to the dealer from which you purchase...
Page 3: Introduction
Introduction congratulations on your purchase of this unit. You can now use your dictionary as a bookmark! Clip the unit onto the cover of your book and use the ribbon to mark a page. With this dictionary you can find over 80,000 entries, correct misspellings, save words to my word list, sharpen you...
Page 4: Key Guide
Key guide main keys toggles between the calculator and conversions menu. Goes to the confusables ® list. At the entry screen, types a ? To stand for a letter 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. To...
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Function keys in the dictionary, goes to the entry screen. In the calculator, clears all entries. In the con- verter and databank, goes to its main menu. 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...
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Key combinations* + at a dictionary entry, goes to the top or bot- tom of an entry. At menus, goes to the 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 press...
Page 7: About Screen Illustrations
➤ about screen illustrations some screen illustrations in this user’s guide may differ slightly from what you see on screen. This does not mean that your unit 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 me...
Page 8: Replacing The Battery
Replacing the battery your unit uses 1 cr-2016, 3-volt lithium battery. Important!! Before you follow these steps please have the new battery at hand. You will also need a small phillips screwdriver (one that fits into screws with an “x” notch). 1. Turn the unit off and turn it over. 2. Use a philli...
Page 9: Setting The Clock
Setting the clock the clock lets you set a home time and view local times around the world. You must set the home time before view- ing world times as world times are based on home time. ➤ setting home time 1. Press . You see the home time mode. 2. Press s to enter the setting mode. 3. Press enter t...
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Press or until the current hour is displayed. Press to move to minutes, then press or until the current minute is displayed. Press enter to set the time. 6. Press to highlight set date and press enter to select it. Use or to move to the next or previous field. Use or to scroll to the current day/mon...
Page 11: Setting World Time
➤ 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...
Page 12: Changing The Settings
Changing the settings when using this dictionary, you can adjust the screen con- trast, the shutoff time, and the type size. The shutoff time is how long your unit stays on if you forget to turn it off. 1. Press setup. 2. Press or to highlight contrast, shutoff, or type size in the settings menu. 3....
Page 13: Viewing A Demonstration
Viewing a demonstration or tutorial you can view a tutorial or a demonstration of this dictionary at any time. 1. Press setup. 2. Press to select the about menu. 3. Press or to highlight either tutorial or view demo. 4. Press enter. To stop the demonstration or exit from the tutorial and go to the e...
Page 14: Finding Definitions
Finding definitions it’s easy to look up a word in this dictionary. Simply type it in at the entry screen. 1. Press . 2. Type a word (for example, study). To erase a letter, press back. To type a capital, hold cap and press a letter key. To look up a hyphenated word, type a space in place of the hyp...
Page 15: Correcting Misspellings
Correcting misspellings if you misspell a word, don’t worry. It will be corrected auto- matically. You can even spell it phonetically. 1. Type a misspelled word (for example, chear). To erase a letter, press back. 2. Press enter. If there is more than one word in the correction list, you see the lis...
Page 16: Finding Confusables
Finding confusables ® confusables are homonyms and spelling variants that are easy to confuse. If a word has confusables, conf will flash in the upper right of the screen. 1. Type a word (for example, rain) and press enter. 2. Press ?*. Confusables are displayed with identifying words. 3. Press ente...
Page 17: Finding A Letter In A Word
Finding a letter in a word if you know how to spell part of a word, you can use matchmaker™ to find words containing those letters by typ- ing a question mark (?) in place of each unknown letter. 1. Press . 2. Type a word with ?’s (for example, st??Y). 3. Press enter. 4. Press or to move the highlig...
Page 18: Finding A Series of Letters
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 ...
Page 19: Highlighting Words
Highlighting words another way to look up words is by highlighting them in dic- tionary entries or word lists. Then you can find their defini- tions, confusables ® , or add them to my word list. 1. At any text, press enter to start the highlight. To turn the highlight off, press back. 2. Press the a...
Page 20: Using My Word 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 unit is reset. ➤ adding words 1. Press learn. 2. Press enter to select my word list. If you haven’t added wor...
Page 21: Adding Highlighted Words
➤ 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 the highlight. 2. Use the arrow keys to highlight the word you want. 3. Press learn. Add “your word” appears in the menu. 4. Press enter to add the word. ➤ deleting one word ...
Page 22: Erasing My Word List
➤ erasing my word list 1. Press learn and select my word list. 2. Press or to highlight erase the list. 3. Press enter. 4. Press y to erase the entire list. Press n to return to the my word list menu without erasing the list. ➤ adding words not found in this dictionary when you add a word not in thi...
Page 23: Using Learning Exercises
Using learning exercises you can test your spelling skills and improve your vocabulary with learning exercises. ➤ spelling bee 1. Press learn. 2. Press or to highlight spelling bee and press enter. You can use words from my word list or words in the sat* word list. Note: because you cannot type acce...
Page 24: Flashcards
➤ flashcards 1. Press learn. 2. Press or to highlight flashcards and press enter. You can use words from my word list or words in the sat list. 3. Select the word list you want and press enter. A word will be displayed on the screen for you to study or define. 4. Press clear when finished. 24.
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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. ➤ to add an entry to the databank 1. Press . 2. Use to highlight new entry and ...
Page 26: To View The Databank
To type a hyphen between the parts of a phone num- ber, 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 list and then press enter. 3. To view a name, type it or use or to see the name you want. ➤ to edit databank entrie...
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➤ to delete an entry from the databank 1. Press . 2. Press or to highlight delete entry and then press enter. 3. Press or to highlight the entry you want to delete. 4. Press enter. 5. Press y to delete the entry or n to cancel the dele- tion. ➤ to erase all the databank entries warning! This procedu...
Page 28: Using A Password
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 dur...
Page 29: Password Setup
➤ password setup 1. Press . 2. Press or to see set password and press enter. 3. Type a password and then press enter. Your password can have up to 8 characters. You are prompted to retype your password, and press enter to confirm. 4. To test the password, press on/off twice, press , type the passwor...
Page 30: Playing The Games
Playing the games ➤ selecting a game 1. Press . 2. Use the arrow keys to move the highlight to the game you want. 3. Press enter to select it. ➤ changing game settings you can choose the skill level for a game. 1. Press . 2. Press cap and then to highlight game settings and press enter. 3. Press or ...
Page 31: Hangman
Hangman dictionary hangman uses all the words in the dictionary for the game. Sat hangman uses only the words in the sat word list and user list hangman uses the words you entered in my word list. The rules for all three games are the same. Hangman selects a mystery word and challenges you to guess ...
Page 32: Anagrams
Anagrams anagrams challenges you to find all of the words that can occur within a selected word. Each letter can only be used as many times as it appears in the selected word. Each ana- gram must be a specified minimum length. This will flash on the screen before each game. The number of possible an...
Page 33: Using The Calculator
Using the calculator ➤ making calculations 1. Press . 2. Type a number. You can type up to 10 digits. 3. Press h(+), j(-), k(x), l(÷) to add, subtract, multiply, or divide.. 4. Type another number. 5. Press enter. To repeat the calculation, press enter again. 6. Press clear to clear the current calc...
Page 34: Using The Converter
Using the converter the converter allows you to easily convert measurements and currency. ➤ making metric conversions 1. Press until you see the conversions menu. 2. Press to select a conversion category and press enter. 3. Type a number after one of the units. Press or to move between the lines. Pr...
Page 35: Making Currency Conversions
➤ making currency conversions 1. Press until you see the conversions menu. 2. Press cap and then to highlight currency converter and then press enter. 3. Enter a conversion rate and press enter. The rate should be in units of the other currency per one unit of the home currency (n other/1 home). 4. ...
Page 36: Resetting Your Unit
Resetting your unit if the keyboard fails to respond, or if the screen performs erratically, perform a system reset by following the steps below. 1. Hold clear and press on/off. If nothing happens, try step 2. 2. Use a paper clip to gently press the reset button located on the back of the unit. Warn...
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Copyrights, trademarks, and patents model: mwd-520-01 • batteries: one cr-2016 lithium • size: 9.35 x 10.2 x 2.5 cm. Isbn 1-59074-149-8 contacts please have your product number (mwd-520-01) and date of purchase handy when you call to register. For customer service and technical support call 609-386-...
Page 38: Fcc Notice
Fcc notice this device complies with part 15 of the 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 unde- sired operation. Warning: ch...
Page 39: And Switzerland)
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 pur- chase. It will be repaired or replaced with an equivalent product (at franklin’s option) free of charge for any defect d...
Page 40: Limited Warranty (U.S. Only)
Limited warranty (u.S. Only) limited warranty, disclaimer of warranties and limited remedy (a) limited warranty. Franklin warrants to the original end user that 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...
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We have been advised of the possibility of such damages, or they are otherwise foreseeable. We are also not responsible for claims by a third party. Our maximum aggregate liability to you, and that of our dealers and suppliers, shall not exceed the amount paid by you for the franklin product as evid...