User manual FRANKLIN TMQ-440

[. . . ] ® BOOKMAN ELECTRONIC BOOK CARD ® Pocket Lexicon USER'S GUIDE TMQ-440 License Agreement READ THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT BEFORE USING ANY BOOKMAN PRODUCT. YOUR USE OF THE BOOKMAN PRODUCT DEEMS THAT YOU ACCEPT THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE TERMS, YOU MAY RETURN THIS PACKAGE WITH PURCHASE RECEIPT TO THE DEALER FROM WHICH YOU PURCHASED THE BOOKMAN PRODUCT AND YOUR PURCHASE PRICE WILL BE REFUNDED. BOOKMAN PRODUCT means the software product and documentation found in this package and FRANKLIN means Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc. LIMITED USE LICENSE All rights in the BOOKMAN PRODUCT remain the property of FRANKLIN. Through your purchase, FRANKLIN grants you a personal and nonexclusive license to use the BOOKMAN PRODUCT on a single FRANKLIN BOOKMAN at a time. [. . . ] When a book card is installed, select View Demo from the menu to view the demo. ® Help is Always at Hand You can view a help message at virtually any screen by pressing HELP . To read about what the keys do when you're using this book, press MENU and then select Tutorial. ® Just Follow the Arrows The flashing arrows on the right of the screen show which arrow keys you can press to view more text. To leave the settings as they are, press BACK . ® Changing the Contrast When you're using the TMQ-440, you can change the BOOKMAN's screen contrast by pressing CLEAR and then repeatedly pressing or . Finding Synonyms To look up synonyms, simply type a word and then press ENTER . Type a word (e. g. , happy). Finding Synonyms In addition to the brief definition for each lexicon entry, you will find the following word categories which are found in brackets. (Note: most lexicon entries will not have all of these word types): ANTONYM a word of opposite meaning CLASSMATES words that are related by subject or class (i. e. , "lamp" is a classmate of the word "light") IDIOM an expression (i. e. , "on the same wavelength" is an idiom of the word "friend") SLANG informal vocabulary (i. e. , "copper" is a slang term for the police) SYNONYMS words of similar meaning US an "Americanism"­ a word which is characteristic of American English (i. e. , "baloney" is an Americanism of the word "nonsense") 7 To type capitals, hold CAP . Press ENTER to view its first thesaurus entry. . 4. Hold 6 and press DN repeatedly to view its next entries, if any. To view a previous thesaurus entry, hold 6 and press UP . Press CLEAR when finished. Finding Synonyms Viewing the Geographical Information List The Geographical Information List has five different sections that display important information about Europe. Highlight a list item using the arrow keys. ® Understanding Thesaurus Entries When you see THES flash in the upper right of the screen, the entered or highlighted word has a thesaurus entry. Each thesaurus entry begins with the word's part of speech (noun, verb, adjective, etc. ) and a brief definition. ® Selecting Multiple Forms When you enter a word that has more than one form, a word list appears. Highlight the form you want and then press ENTER to select it. ® Viewing Next Entries When a word has more than one thesaurus entry, you can view its next entry by scrolling or paging down at the end of an entry. 3. Highlight the desired country, if necessary. You can type the first letter of a desired country or scroll down to highlight it. Press CLEAR when finished. 8 Viewing the Geographical Information List Viewing the Geographical Information List v v v v EU Facts EU Facts gives you geographic information concerning the European Union. Use the direction keys to read the text. Largest Cities The Lexicon also provides a list of the 30 largest cities within the European Union countries. The Largest Cities section details the population sizes of each of these cities. EU Member Countries The EU Member Countries section is a list of the 15 countries that are currently members of the European Union. To view information about one of the countries in the European Union (e. g. , Greece), use the direction keys to highlight the desired country and press ENTER . v Transport The Transport section lists information about the major ports, motorway networks, rail networks, and major airports of Europe. Rest of European Countries The Rest of European Countries section is a list of 31 European countries that are not members of the European Union. [. . . ] In the case of such a defect in your BOOKMAN PRODUCT, FRANKLIN will repair or replace it without charge on return, with purchase receipt, to the vendor from which you made your purchase. Alternatively, FRANKLIN may, at its option, refund your purchase price. Charges will be made for all repairs or replacement unless valid proof of purchase is provided. Data contained in the BOOKMAN PRODUCT may be provided under license to FRANKLIN. [. . . ]