press ENTER to see its entry. For example, select
✓Understanding Confusables
Confusables are homonyms, homophones and spelling variants that are easy to confuse, e.g. rain, reign, rein. If the word you looked up is a confusable, the CONF Soft Key is displayed. Press CONF to view the confusables.
Hearing Words
This dictionary can pronounce the words that appear on almost any screen - in definitions, spell correction lists, My Vocabulary List, and games. When you want to hear how a word is pronounced, just
highlight it and press 
.
To adjust the volume, turn the volume control on the side of the unit. You can plug headphones into the headphone jack which is just above the volume control. Try this example.
1.Press MENU.
2.Press BOOKS.
3.Use 
or 
to highlight Merriam- Webster’s 11th Collegiate, then press ENTER.
4.Type a word (e.g., ptarmigan).
5.Press 
to hear it pronounced.
6.Press ENTER to see its definition.
7.Press 
to hear the headword pronounced or hold FN and press 
to hear the definition read.
Note: Definitions can be read only in the
8.Press ENTER to start the highlight.
9.Use the arrow keys to move the highlight to a word you want to hear.
10.Press 
to hear the highlighted word pronounced.
11.Press CLEAR when done.
Using the Thesaurus
Use the Franklin Thesaurus to find synonyms, antonyms and other information about a word.
1.Press MENU.
2.Press BOOKS.
3.Use 
or 
to highlight Franklin Thesaurus, then press ENTER.
4.Type a word (e.g., complete). To erase a letter, press BACK.
To type a capital, hold CAP and press a letter key. To type a number, hold FN and press
Press 
to hear the word you typed pronounced.
5.Press ENTER to view the thesaurus entry.
Press SPACE or 
to scroll.
Press 
to hear the headword pronounced.
6.Hold FN and press 
or 
to view the next or previous entry.
7.Press CLEAR when done.
Press MENU to go to the main menu.
✓Understanding Thesaurus Entries
A thesaurus entry consists of a group of synonyms, antonyms and classmates. 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.g. happy/ miserable. Classmates are words that are related in some way to the word being defined, e.g. octagon/ triangle; rectangle; pentagon....
Highlighting Words
Another way to look up words is by highlighting them in entries or word lists. You can then find their definitions, thesaurus entries, or add them to My Vocabulary List.
1.At any text, press ENTER to start the highlight.
To turn the highlight off, press BACK.
2.Use the arrow keys to move the highlight to the word you want.
To … | Press … |
define the word | ENTER |
view the thesaurus | THES |
entry |
|
add the word to | LIST |
My Vocabulary List |
|
hear the word |
|
pronounced |
|
Note: Only English words can be pronounced.
3.Press CLEAR when done.
Press MENU to go to the main menu.
Finding Letters in Words
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. Note: If you type an asterisk at the beginning of a word, it may take a little while to find the matching words.
1.Go to any word entry screen.
You can access a word entry screen by selecting
2.Type a word with ?s and ]s.
To type an asterisk, hold down CAP and press ?.
3.Press ENTER.
4.Press 
to move the highlight to the word you want and press ENTER to view its entry.
5.Press CLEAR when done.
Press MENU to go to the main menu.
Reading About
English Usage
This device contains a book to help you review and learn common rules of English usage.
1.Press MENU.
2.Press BOOKS.
3.Use 
or 
to highlight MW’s Concise English Usage, then press
ENTER.
4.Use 
or 
to highlight the topic you want and press ENTER.
Use 
or 
to highlight a
5.Press SPACE or 
to scroll.
6.Press CLEAR when done.
Press MENU to go to the main menu.
Reading About
Punctuation and Style
This device contains a book to help you review and learn common rules of punctuation and style.
1.Press MENU.
2.Press BOOKS.
3.Use 
or 
to highlight MW’s Guide to Punctuation and Style, then press
ENTER.
4.Use 
or 
to highlight the topic you want and press ENTER.
Use 
or 
to highlight a
5.Press SPACE or 
to scroll.
6.Press CLEAR when done.
Press MENU to go to the main menu.
Using Signs, Symbols
and Tables
This dictionary contains over 20 tables of useful information about science, geography, and other fields of knowledge. To view a table, do the following:
1.Press MENU.
2.Press BOOKS.
3.Use 
or 
to highlight MW’s Signs, Symbols and Tables, then press
ENTER.
4.Press 
or 
to highlight the topic you want.
You can also type a letter to go to the first topic beginning with that letter. For example, type st to highlight Stamps and stamp collecting.
5.Press ENTER to view its entry.
Press 
or 
if necessary, to highlight the
Press SPACE or 
to scroll.
6.Press CLEAR when done.
Press MENU to go to the main menu.
Finding Quotations
This dictionary contains a book of notable quotations, that you can find by author, subject or work.
1.Press MENU.
2.Press BOOKS.
3.Use 
or 
to highlight MW’s