Franklin DMQ-2110 Manual Do Utilizador

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Please read the following safety warnings and precautions before using your device. 

Note: If this device is to be used by young children, this User’s Guide should be read to 

them by an adult and their use of the device should be monitored. Failure to do so may 

cause injury.

Your device is powered by 2 AAA batteries (included). 

Be sure that the batteries are 

installed correctly. Wrong polarity may damage 

the unit.

Note: Replace the batteries when you see an alert on the screen. 

Warning! If the batteries wear out completely, or if you take more than a few seconds 

while changing the batteries, any user entered information may be erased. You should 

always keep written copies of your important information.

•  Non-rechargeable batteries are not to be recharged. Never recharge batteries that

come with the device.

•  Rechargeable batteries are to be removed from the device before being charged.

•  Rechargeable batteries are only to be charged under adult supervision.

•  Do not mix alkaline, standard (carbon-zinc), or rechargeable (nickle-cadmium)

batteries.

•  Different types of batteries or new and used batteries are not to be mixed.

•  The supply terminals are not to be short-circuited.

•  Do not expose batteries to direct heat or try to take batteries apart. Follow the battery

manufacturer’s instructions for battery use.

•  Always remove a weak or dead battery from the device.

•  To avoid damage caused by leakage of the battery fluid, replace the battery or

batteries once every two years regardless of how much the device has been used 

during that time.

•  Should a battery leak, the device may become damaged. Clean the battery

compartment immediately, avoiding contact with your skin.

•  Keep batteries out of reach of small children. If swallowed, seek medical help

immediately.

Press 

 to switch the device on or off.

Press 

to access the main menu at any screen to quickly take you to different books

and exercises in your device. The main menu contains five tabs: Books, Learn, Solve, Games 

and Tools. Use   /   to move to another tab. Use   /   to select the option you want and 

press 

. You can also go directly to a tab by pressing the tab’s respective Soft Key.

Global Search

Collins Desktop Plus

Collins Concise Thesaurus

Bradford’s Crossword Solver’s..

Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

Collins Discovery Encyclopedia

Quotations

Phrasebook

Books

Learn

Solve

Games

Tools

Scroll up or down one line at a time

Press   / 

Scroll up or down one screen at a time

Press 

 +   / 

Jump to the top or bottom of a list or entry

Press 

 +   / 

Go to the main menu at any screen

Press 

Cancel the current operation and revert back

to the last working prompt, screen or menu

Press 

1.  Turns on or off.
2.  Soft Keys - Press

F1

-

F5

 that 

corresponds to the function label at 

the bottom of the screen. 

3.  Speaks a word or phrase (if

pronunciation is available).

4.  Input letters, numbers and symbols. 
5.  Shift to type capital letters.
6.  Performs additional functions in 

combination with other keys. 

7.  Changes the size of screen type.
8.  Goes to Global Search.
9.  Types a space.
10.  Goes to the main menu.  
11.  Clears all entries or cancels the

current operation and reverts back 

to the last working prompt, screen or 

menu

12.  At a word entry screen, types a “?” 

to stand for an unknown letter in a 

word.

13.  Enters a word, selects an item, 

submits a response or begins 

selection mode in an entry.

14.  Backs up, erases a letter, or turns off

selection mode in an entry.

15.  Direction keys - Moves up ( ), down (

), left ( ) or right ( ). The arrows on

the right of the screen show which 

Global Search allows searching for

all words and phrases saved in the 

dictionaries. You can use multiple words 

for searching.

1.  In the Books menu, press   /   to 

select Global Search and then press 

.

•  Or, press

. 

2.  Type a word.
•  See 3.6 Hints on Inputting Words.
•  With each letter you type, the resulting

list of potential matching entries is 

refreshed. If the letters you typed 

match an entry in the word list, it is 

automatically highlighted. Or, press   

/   to select another word entry you 

see in the word list.

•  The source* of each entry is indicated

in the word list.

 

*BC = Bradford’s Crossword Solver; BE = Britannica 

Concise Encyclopedia; CD = Collins Desktop Plus; CE 

= Collins Discovery Encyclopedia; CT = Collins Concise

Thesaurus; CQ = Quotations (Collins A-Z Thesaurus,

unabridged); PB = Phrasebook; TR = 5 Language 

Translator

•  Press PREV.ON to preview the entries 

while you are browsing the word list. 

Press PREVOFF to cancel this function.

 to go to the dictionary 

•  See 3.2 Using the dictionaries.

 to start a new search.

Use the following soft keys:
•  DEF: Goes to definition search.
• EXAMPLE: Goes to usage example

search.

• IDIOM: Goes to idiom search.

The following instructions apply to the

following dictionaries in the Books menu. 
•  Collins Desktop Plus
•  Collins Concise Thesaurus
•  Bradford’s Crossword Solver
•  Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
•  Collins Discovery Encyclopedia
•  Quotations

Note: The functions described below may

not be available to all dictionaries or at 

all times.

1.  In the Books menu, press   /   to 

.

2.  Type a word.
•  See 3.6 Hints on Inputting Words.
•  To refine your search, press   /   

to select Word, Idiom, Example or 

Definition (if available) before you start 

to type. In the Thesaurus, you select

Synonym instead of Definition. In the 

dictionary for quotations, you select 

between Keyword and Authors.

•  With each letter you type, the resulting

list of potential matching entries is 

refreshed. If the letters you typed 

match an entry in the word list, it is 

automatically highlighted. Or, press   

/   to select another word entry you 

see in the word list.

•  Press PREV.ON to preview the entries 

while you are browsing the word list. 

Press PREVOFF to cancel this function.

•  If there are multiple forms within an 

entry, press   /   to select the one 

you want and then press 

.

•  See 1.4 Browsing in the Device.
•  Press

 +   /   to go to the 

previous or next entry in a dictionary

or in a list of multiple search results.

•  Press

 to hear the headword 

pronounced (if pronunciation is 

available).

 to start a new search.

If the letters you type do not find a match

in the list, your word is misspelled or 

not in the dictionaries, a list of possible 

spelling corrections is displayed. Press   

/   to select the entry you want and then 

press 

.

If you are uncertain about how to spell 

a word, type the portion of the word 

you do know, and type a question mark 

(?) in place of each unknown letter. 

Type an asterisk (*) to stand for any

missing portion of a word, including 

prefixes, suffixes, spaces, symbols, or any

number of letters. Note: This feature is

not available for the Britannica Concise

Encyclopedia, the Collins Discovery

Encyclopedia and the dictionary for 

quotations.

The device is equipped with a smart

system to retrieve results from an 

inflected word. For example, when you

type “ate”, the device will retrieve results 

from the word “eat”. For a word with 

multiple parts of speech (e.g. the word 

“record” is both a noun and a verb), both 

definitions will show.

When inflections are available to a word,

the function label CONJ appears. Press 

CONJ to view the inflections. Some words

may have multiple parts of speech, press 

 /   to select the one you want and 

then press 

to view the inflections.

For verbs, press CONJ or 

 +   /   to 

view more conjugations.

The following instructions apply to

all entry screens where word input is 

allowed. Note: Some entry screens may

allow only certain types of character 

inputs.
•  Hold

 and press a letter key to type 

a capital letter.

•  To type accents, type a letter (e.g., e)

and then press 

 + 

 until the 

accent you want appears (e.g., é).

•  To type a number, press a number key.
•  To type a special character shown on a

number key, hold 

 and then press 

a number key.

•  To type other symbols, press

 + 

. Use the direction keys to select 

the symbol you want from the pop-up

menu and then press 

.

•  Press

 to delete the letter to the 

left of the cursor.

•  To amend a word, press   /   to move 

the cursor to the desired position, 

press 

 to delete or a letter key to 

add a letter to the left of the cursor in 

a word. 

Soft key functions are represented by the

labels displayed along the bottom of the 

screen. These labels change to reflect the

various functions available in different

features of the device. Press 

F1

-

F5

 

that corresponds to the label. 
CLOSE: Closes the current screen.
CONF: Views the confusables (such as 

homonyms, homophones and spelling 

variants) related to the current word 

entry.
CONJ: Shows inflections/conjugations.

See 3.5 Inflections/Conjugations.
DEF: Goes to definition search.
DICT: Goes to word search or the 

dictionary containing the current entry.
EXAMPLE: Goes to example search or

views usage examples in an entry. When

usage examples are available in an entry,

the icon EX  appears. Press this soft key 

to highlight EX  and then press 

 to 

view the example. If there are multiple EX  

icons in an entry, press   /   to select the 

one you want and then press 

.

GLOBAL: Goes to Global Search.
IDIOM: Goes to idiom search.
LIST: Goes to My Word List or adds the

current entry to My Word List. See 4.1 My 

Word List for details.
NEXT: Goes to the next entry.
PIC: Views picture or diagram in an entry.  

PREV: Goes to the previous entry.
PREVOFF: Cancels the preview function.

 

PREV.ON: Previews the current entry. 
RANGE:  Refines searches by multiple

words. Press   /   to select an option 

from the pop-up menu and then press

.

All = Look for entries with the search 

words, whenever they appear.
Items following specified order = Look 

for entries with the search words, in the 

order as you type.
Input words are in successions = Look for 

entries with the search words, in the word 

successions as you type.
THES: Goes to the thesaurus.

Another way to look up words in the 

dictionaries is by highlighting them in 

an entry. Note: this feature may not be 

available on all screens.

•  If the first word on the screen is

highlighted, this feature is supported.

2. Press  ,  ,   or   to select an 

•  Alternatively, press 

 + 

 to 

look up the word in all dictionaries.

 

If the selected word has entries 

in multiple dictionaries, a pop-up

window will show. Press   /   to 

select the dictionary you want and 

press 

.

 to return to 

 to turn off the highlight.

1.  In the Books menu, press   /   to 

select Phrasebook and then press 

.

2. Press   /   to select a category and 

.

•  If you want to show the categories in

another language, press SOURCE to 

select the language you want.

3. Press   /   to select a phrase you 

.

 to hear the first phrase 

•  Press PREV or NEXT to view the 

previous or next phrase in the current

category.

 to return to the list of 

Press SEARCH and type a keyword to 

match phrase(s) with the keyword. If 

your search returns no matches, try other 

forms of the word, including the root 

word, if you have typed the inflected

form. Accents must be typed to deliver 

matches. 

1.  In the Books menu, press   /   to 

select 5 Language Translator and 

.

•  If necessary, press TOGGLE to switch 

the source and target languages.

4.  Type a word.
•  See 3.6 Hints on Inputting Words.
•  With each letter you type, the resulting

list of potential matching entries is 

refreshed. If the letters you typed 

match an entry in the word list, it is 

automatically highlighted. Or, press   

/   to select another word entry you 

see in the word list.

•  If there are multiple forms within an 

entry, press   /   to select the one 

you want and then press 

.

 to start a new search.

As you explore new words, save them in

the My Vocabulary List for further study or 

review. You can save up to 100 words in 

the list.

1.  In the Learn menu, press   /   to 

select My Vocabulary List and press 

•  If the word to be added can be found 

in more than one dictionary, the 

dictionary from which the word was 

saved is indicated in the list by an 

abbreviation*. Press   /   to select the 

one you want. 

*BC = Bradford’s Crossword Solver; BE = Britannica 

Concise Encyclopedia; CD = Collins Desktop Plus; CE 

= Collins Discovery Encyclopedia; CT = Collins Concise

Thesaurus; CQ = Quotations (Collins A-Z Thesaurus,

unabridged); PB = Phrasebook; TR = 5 Language 

Translator

2.  Press LIST.
•  Add “word” to word list?, Go to My Word 

List, and Cancel appear in a menu.

•  You can also press

 to view the 

dictionary entry and then press LIST 

to see your options.

1.  In My Vocabulary List, press   /   to 

•  You can also type in the “Find:” field to 

look for a word in My Vocabulary List.

2.  Press 

 to return to the list.

Use the following soft keys:
• DELETE: Deletes the selected word

from the list.

•  DEL ALL: Erases the entire word list.

Use the Personal Dictionary feature to

create your own dictionaries on the 

device. You can copy them to your PC for

further editing. 

1.  In the Learn menu, press   /   to 

select Personal Dictionary and then 

•  See 3.6 Hints on Inputting Words.
•  Press   or 

to advance to the next

field.

•  To quit without saving, press CLOSE.

•  Repeat steps 4-5 to add more words to

the dictionary.

1.  Connect the device to your PC.
•  See 9.1 Connecting to a PC.
2.  Double-click “PersonalDict” to open 

4.  Edit or add new words.
•  Each new word must start on a new 

line. Separate the headword and its

definition with a tab. Press “Enter” after

entering the definition, including the

last line. 

Other dictionary features:
•  Spelling Corrections > 3.3
•  Looking up inflections or conjugations

> 3.5

•  Looking up words in a dictionary entry

> 3.8

•  Looking up translations in French,

German, Italian and Spanish > 3.10

•  Finding translations of useful phrases

> 3.9

•  Search history > 4.7

•  Adjusting sound levels > 8.3
•  Using earphones > 8.1
•  Changing sizes of the screen type >

•  Changing settings such as time and

auto shutoff > 7.1

•  Saving new words for further study or

review >  4.1

•  Creating your own dictionary > 4.2
•  Making references to the grammar

guides > 4.4

•  Improving your writing skills > 4.5
•  Using Anagram Solver, Crossword

Solver and Word Builder > 5

•  Using metric converter > 7.6
•  Connecting your device to a PC for

data backup or file transfer > 9

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 12 13 14

15

Direction keys you can press to move

around menus or view more text.

More functions are available by

combining keys. Key 1 + Key 2 means 

hold Key 1 while also pressing Key 2.

 +   /  : Scrolls up or down one

screen at a time.

 +   /  : Goes to the previous or

next entry.

 +   /  : Jumps to top or bottom of

entries.

 + 0-9: Types the special characters

shown on the number keys.

 + 

: At a word entry screen, types

an asterisk (*) to stand for any series of

unknown letters or characters in a word.

 + 

: Displays help instructions.

 + 

: Shows the volume control

menu. 

 + 

: Shows the symbol menu for

typing a symbol. 

 + 

: Selects accents for

characters. 

 + 

: Shows the search history.

Options in the current tab

Available tabs

Current tab

The table shows the possible ways for searching with each dictionary in the Books menu.

For further details, refer to the sections in this user’s guide indicated in the table. 

Collins

Desktop Plus

–

Collins

Concise

Thesaurus

–

Bradford’s 

Crossword

Solver

–

–

–

Britannica 

Concise

Encyclopedia

–

–

Collins

Discovery

Encyclopedia

Quotations 

(Collins A-Z

Thesaurus,

unabridged)

–

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