User manual FRANKLIN COL-2010

[. . . ] ® Electronic Publishers CARTRIDGE s ' COLLEGIATE DICTIONARY ® 10TH EDITION User's Guide COL-2010 Contents Welcome to the world of BOOKMAN! This Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition has over 500, 000 definitions, including biographical and geographical names. The list of tables contains useful information on subjects such as world moneys, chemical elements, and more. You can find a word's inflected forms at the touch of a key and also correct misspellings, save words to your User List, and play five fun, educational word games. A list of the abbreviations used in this dictionary can be found on pages 18-21. Use your BOOKMAN to read this cartridge. [. . . ] Press CLEAR when done. Typing Numbers Some definitions include numbers, such as 4WD, 4-F, 4-H, and so on. To type a number, hold while pressing a numbered key. 10 Finding Letters in Words If you are uncertain about the spelling of a word, type a question mark in place of each unknown letter. Use the asterisk () to find prefixes, suffixes, and other parts of words. Each asterisk stands for any number of letters. NOTE: If you type an asterisk at the beginning of a word, it may take a while to find the matches. 1. Type a word with ?'s or an . Finding Phrases Phrases can be headwords too. Some of these definitions might be missed if the root word is the only word typed at the entry screen. For example, if you are looking for "circumstantial evidence" and you entered only the word circumstantial, you may not know that "circumstantial evidence" has its own dictionary entry. Instead, type an after the root word to find an expanded list. 1. Type a word with an asterisk. To type an asterisk, hold press ?Press ENTER CAP and To type an asterisk, hold press ?Press ENTER to define it or INFL to view its inflections. Select the match you want. Finding Inflections Inflections are the changes in a word's form such as case, gender, number, tense, person, mood, or voice. Verbs will have more inflections than other parts of speech. 1. Type a word at the entry screen or go to a definition. Press INFL . Viewing Tables This dictionary includes tables that contain useful information on topics such as chemical elements, geologic time, world moneys, and more. . If you go to a list of parts of speech, highlight the one you want and press INFL again. 3. If your word is a verb, repeatedly press INFL to move through the other verb forms. 3. Press to highlight a table. Or type the name of the table at the list, if you know it. 4. Press CLEAR when done. To go to a previous verb form, hold and press UP . 5. Press CLEAR when done. Expanding a Menu Item Some menu items are too long to fit onto one line. The number of guesses you have left appears to right of the #'s. [. . . ] FRANKLIN SHALL IN NO EVENT BE LIABLE TO YOU OR TO ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY OTHER INDIRECT LOSS OR DAMAGE, ARISING OUT OF YOUR PURCHASE, THE MANUFACTURE OR SALE OF THE BOOKMAN PRODUCT, THIS LICENSE, OR ANY OBLIGATION RESULTING THEREFROM OR THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE BOOKMAN PRODUCT UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY, WHETHER BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY OR ANY OTHER CAUSE OF ACTION OR PROCEEDING, WHICH DAMAGES SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, LOST PROFITS, DAMAGES TO PROPERTY, OR PERSONAL INJURY (BUT ONLY TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW). FRANKLIN'S ENTIRE LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM OR LOSS, DAMAGE, OR EXPENSE FROM ANY SUCH CAUSE SHALL IN NO EVENT EXCEED THE PRICE PAID FOR THE BOOKMAN PRODUCT. THIS CLAUSE SHALL SURVIVE FAILURE OF AN EXCLUSIVE REMEDY. This license and warranty is governed by the laws of the United States and the State of New Jersey. Headphone jack AC adaptor jack: Some BOOKMAN models are equipped with a standard 3. 5 mm jack for use with a 9-volt, 200-300 milliamp AC/DC adaptor. This symbol indicates that the inner core of the plug of an AC adaptor is negative and that the outer part of the plug is positive. [. . . ]