Franklin TMQ-200 User's Manual
Contents
1. type a ques tion mark for each unknown letter 1 Type a word with s for letters 2 Press ENTER 3 Press JL to view more words if any 4 Press CLEAR v Help for Word Games You can use s to help solve cross word puzzles and other word games For example if the second letter of a five letter word is rand its last letter is t enter r t and then scroll down to view possible answers 9 Finding Letters To find prefixes suffixes or fragments of a word type one or more s in the word Each stands for any series of letters 1 Type letters or a word with one or more Xs 2 Press ENTER 3 Press JL to view more words 4 Press CLEAR v Letter Finding Tips You can type both s and s in a word However if you type either at the start of the word finding words may take a while NOTE lt is not nec essary to type two s in a row 10 Selecting Games Before you play a game you need to know how to select it and how to pick a skill level There are five skill levels Beginner Interme diate Advanced Expert and Wizard The harder the skill level you choose the longer the word or shorter the time you have to win Follow these instructions before playing 1 Press GAMES 2 Press L or until the game you want to play is in view 3 Press ENTER to select it 4 Press or until the skill level you want is in view 5 Press ENTER2. Fran Electronic Publishers WORDMASTER Model TMQ 200 User s Guide Introduction Congratulations You now have a powerful and portable electronic reference that you can use at home school or work Using this product you can e find thesaurus meanings e find synonyms Classmates idioms and antonyms e check and correct spellings e find letters and fragments of words e view Confusables and e play fun educational word games Read on to learn how to use your new electronic thesaurus Y Resuming Where You Left Off If you forget to turn this product off it will automatically shut off within two minutes To return to the last display that you viewed press ON OFF 1 Getting Started Place four AAA 1 5 volt batteries into the compartment on the back Follow the diagram inside the case Press ON OFF The Quick Demo appears You can stop the demo at any time by pressing CLEAR Press T or Jt to adjust the contrast at the Ready screen You can only adjust the contrast here If the screen is still blank check the batteries Y Disabling the Demo You probably do not want to view the Quick Demo every time you start To disable the demo type d at the Ready screen then press ENTER To enable the demo enter d again 2 O a Y FOCEROEE EE te T a Ds 6 Key Guide Goes back or erases a typed letter Clears to the Ready screen or stops the Q
3. er of tries to guess the pattern of letters hidden by the question marks The pattern will always be four letters long and include only the letters a f 1 Select Deduction 2 Select a skill level l 26 777 abcdef tries left pattern letter choices 3 Type four letters from the choices to the right a b c d e f 4 Press ENTER 12 bbbb P 4 a P stands for perfect If there is a number beside P you have that many letters in the correct position 17 Deduction M stands for match If you have a number beside M you have that many letters that match but they are in the wrong position Type another pattern then press ENTER Continue entering patterns until you win Press 7 to reveal the answer Press ENTER to play a new round Press CLEAR to return to the Ready screen 18 Word Blaster In Word Blaster you must guess the mystery word before it fully appears You must spell the word correctly to win Beginners have the most time and Wizards have the least 1 Select Word Blaster 2 Select a skill level You will see a row of question marks which represents a mystery word 3 Press ENTER to stop the clock 4 Type your answer 5 Press ENTER 6 Press 2 to reveal the answer 7 Press ENTER to play another round 19 Technical Specifications Model TMQ 200 500 000 synonym returns Antonyms and Classmates SpellBla
4. is over a score of how many rounds you have won and lost appears To reset the score to zero press GAMES 14 Spelling Bee Flashcards In Spelling Bee you try to spell the word that flashes on the screen The easier the skill level you choose the longer you have to view the spelling word 1 Select Spelling Bee 2 Select a skill level Look for the word to flash on the screen 3 Type the word you just saw 4 Press ENTER 5 Press ENTER to play a new round In Flashcards you are shown a randomly selected word to study 1 Select Flashcards 2 Select a skill level A word appears 3 To view a new word press ENTER 4 If there is a flashing beside the word press 2 to view its thesaurus entry 15 Word Builder In Word Builder you can type in letters at the Enter letters screen and the game will build as many words anagrams as possible Try your name 1 Select Word Builder 2 Type in random letters or a word 3 Press ENTER 4 Press to view the list of anagrams 5 Press ENTER to play a new round Y Viewing Game Words After a round in many of the games the word s played in the round appear If a game word has a thesaurus entry a flashing appears next to it To view its thesaurus entry press 2 CAUTION Pressing 2 at game word lists ends your current game and resets the score to zero 16 Deduction Deduction is a decoder game You have a limited numb
5. only This product excluding batteries is guaranteed by Franklin for a period of one year from the date of purchase It will be repaired or replaced at Franklin s option free of charge for any defect due to faulty workmanship or materials Products returned under warranty should be sentto 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 accidental damage or wear and tear This guarantee does not affect the consumer s statutory rights FCC Notice Complies with the limits for a Class B computing device pursuant to Subpart B of Part 15 of 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 undesired operation FDS 28009 00 A PN 7201432 Printed in Thailand 21
6. see a flashing right arrow you can press ENTER to automatically scroll text to the left Y Help is at Hand At most displays you can view an ap propriate help message by pressing HELP To exit a help message press BACK Y Viewing Multiple Entries When a word has more than one the saurus entry a message such as Entry 1 of 5 appears before its first entry To view its other thesaurus entries press NEXT To view a previous entry press PREV If you press NEXT after its last entry No more appears 6 Viewing Confusables Confusables are commonly confused words such as homonyms and spelling variants When a C flashes to the right of a wordina thesaurus entry that word has Confusables Try this example 1 Type a word e g reign 2 Press ENTER Notice the flashing C at the right of the screen 3 Press CONF 4 Press J4 to view more Confusables Correcting Spellings Whenever you enter a misspelled word a list of corrections and similar words appear NOTE If you enter a correctly spelled word that does not have a thesaurus entry Correct word appears Try this example 1 Type a misspelled word 2 Press ENTER 3 Press JL to view similar words NOTE A flashing T after a word shows that it has at least one thesau rus entry To view its entry press EN TER 4 Press CLEAR when finished Finding Letters To find unknown letters in words
7. ster II spelling correction Confusables e MatchMaker characters and eight word games with scoring automatic shutoff context sensitive help with automatic scrolling auto self demonstration contrast adjustment batteries 4 AAA size 13 6 x 9 2 x 2 cm weight 6 8 oz Product Care and Customer Service To clean spray a mild glass cleaner onto a cloth 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 If you purchased this product outside the United States contact the place of purchase to obtain warranty or repair information Complies with the limits for a Class B computing device pursuant to Subpart B of 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 indluding interference that may cause undesired operation Copyrights Trademarks Patents ISBN 1994 95 Franklin Electronic Publishers Inc Mt Holly N J 08060 USA All rights reserved Classmates Confusables Word Blaster and MatchMaker are trademarks of Franklin U S PATENTS 4 490 811 4 830 618 4 891 775 5 007 019 5 113 340 5 203 705 5 218 536 EURO PAT 0 136 379 PATENTS PENDING ISBN 1 56712 197 7 20 Warranty U K
8. to select it To return to the list of games press BACK 11 Hangman Hangman challenges you to guess the letters of a mystery word in a limited number of tries 1 Select Hangman 2 Select a skill level mystery word tries left 3 Type letters 4 Press ENTER to reveal a letter 5 Press 7 to reveal the word 6 Press ENTER to play a new round Y About the Flashing If there is a flashing question mark af ter the answer word press 2 to view the word s thesaurus entry 12 Anagrams In Anagrams you try to enter all the ana grams of a word An anagram is a word formed from some or all of the letters of an other word 1 Select Anagrams 2 Select a skill level word anagrams left 3 Type an anagram then press ENTER If the anagram is correct OK appears Enter more anagrams Press TT to review used anagrams Press ENTER to jumble letters Press Q and then JL to view the answers 8 Press ENTER to play a new round NOOO E 13 Jumble In Jumble a jumbled word appears and you must unscramble the letters to spell a word or words NOTE Some jumbles are formed from more than one word 1 Select Jumble 2 Select a skill level acot 1 jumble number of words 3 Type a word then press ENTER 4 Press ENTER to re jumble the letters 5 Press 7 to reveal the answer 6 Press ENTER to play a new round v Viewing Scores When a round
9. uick Demo Shows Confusables Enters a word or scrolls text Shows the games list Shows a help message Shows the next entry or word Turns the product on or off Shows the previous entry or word Types a to stand for any letter In games ends a round and shows thesaurus entries Types an to stand for any series of letters Move in the indicated direction Types a space between letters Types an apostrophe and a full stop Looking Up Words Most thesaurus entries include a brief defini tion or meaning core and a related list of syn onyms or Classmates Classmates are words related by subject Some entries in clude idioms and antonyms NOTE If a word has no thesaurus entry Correct word will appear when you enter it 1 Type a word e g tardy To erase letters press BACK or Press ENTER Press ENTER again to scroll through its definition To stop scrolling press BACK You can also hold or gt to scroll slowly Press JL repeatedly to view its synonyms or Classmates 4 Looking Up Words 5 Continue pressing JL to view its idioms if any 6 Continue pressing JL to view its antonyms if any 7 Press BACK to return to your word 5 Looking Up Words Y Follow the Arrows The flashing arrows at the right of the screen show which arrow keys you can press to view more words Remember when you
Download Pdf Manuals
Related Search