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Viewing 

My Vocabulary List

1.  Press MENU.
2.  Press LEARN.
3. 

My Vocabulary List

 will be highlighted. Press 

ENTER to select it.

English List

 (or 

Spanish List

) will be highlighted. 

Press 

LANG

 to switch from the English to the 

Spanish List, if needed.

English List: Empty

 (or 

Spanish List: Empty

) will be 

displayed if either is empty.

4.  Press ENTER to view the list.
5.  Highlight a word on the list.
6.  Press ENTER to view its translation or press 

CONJ to view its inflections.

Removing a Word from 

My 

Vocabulary List

1.  Press MENU.
2.  Press LEARN.
3. 

My Vocabulary List

 will be highlighted. Press 

ENTER to select it.

4.  Press   or   to highlight 

Delete a Word

 and 

press ENTER.

5.  Highlight the word you want to delete and 

press ENTER to delete that word.

Erasing 

My Vocabulary List

1.  Press MENU.
2.  Press LEARN.
3. 

My Vocabulary List

 will be highlighted. Press 

ENTER to select it.

4.  Press   or   to highlight 

Erase the List

 and 

press ENTER.

5.  Press Y to erase the list or press N to cancel.

Note

: When you erase one list, the other list is 

not erased.

Finding Usage Examples

Your device includes a helpful feature that locates 

usage examples and their translation.

1.  Press MENU.
2.  Press LEARN.
3.  Press   or   to highlight 

Spanish Usage 

Examples

, then press ENTER.

To locate English usage examples select 

English 

Usage Examples

.

4.  Press   or   to scroll through the list of 

Spanish keywords.

You can also type a letter to go to the first word 

beginning with that letter. For example, type 

tru

 

to highlight 

truco

.

5.  Press ENTER to select the highlighted 

keyword.

A list of all usage examples using that keyword 

is displayed.

6.  Press   or   to scroll through the list of 

usage examples.

7.  Press ENTER to select the highlighted 

example.

The translation of the usage example is 

displayed.

Press 

ENTER

 to view the entry that refers to the 

selected usage example.

8.  Press CLEAR or MENU when done.

Reading

Grammar Lessons

Your device includes an outline of English and 

Spanish grammar lessons such as parts of speech, 

phrases, clauses, the correct usage of punctuation, 

and so on.

From the Learning Menu

1.  Press MENU.
2.  Press LEARN.
3.  Press   or   to highlight 

Spanish Grammar 

Lessons

, then press ENTER.

To review English grammar select 

English 

Grammar Lessons

.

Each major section is composed of topics and 

sub-topics.

4.  Press   or   to highlight the topic you want 

to study and then press ENTER.

5.  If necessary, highlight the sub-topic you want 

and press ENTER.

6.  Press SPACE or   to read.

If a topic contains a quiz to help you review 

the rules described in that topic, the 

QUIZ

 Soft 

Key will be displayed. Press 

QUIZ

 to begin the 

quiz. Follow the instructions on the screen to 

complete the quiz. To exit the quiz, press 

BACK

.

7.  Press FN +   or   to view the next or 

previous topic.

8.  Press BACK to return to the list of topics.

Press 

CLEAR

 or 

MENU

 when done.

From an Inflection Screen

1.  Press MENU.
2.  Press BOOKS.
3.  Use   or   to highlight 

Spanish 

Conjugations

, then press ENTER.

To conjugate English words select 

English 

Conjugations

.

You can also press 

LANG

 at the word entry 

screen to change the entry language from 

Spanish to English.

4.  Type a word to conjugate, and then press 

CONJ.

5.  Press FN +   or   repeatedly to find the 

tense you want.

6.  Press HELP.

Information about the tense will be displayed 

along with usage examples.

7.  Press BACK to return to the inflection screen 

or press CLEAR to return to the word entry 

screen.

Press 

MENU

 to go to the main menu.

Using Word Lists

Two word lists are available to you to review and 

learn English and Spanish words.

TOEFL® Test Word List

The TOEFL® Test Word List contains English words 

you might find on the Test of English as a Foreign 

Language (TOEFL® Test).

1.  Press MENU.
2.  Press LEARN.

3.  Press   or   to highlight 

TOEFL® Test Word 

List

, then press ENTER.

Press   or   to scroll through the TOEFL® Test 

Word List. You can also type a letter to go to 

the first word beginning with that letter. For 

example, type 

col

 to highlight 

collaborate

.

Press 

ENTER

 or 

CONJ

 at any word to view its 

translation or to conjugate it. Press 

BACK

 to 

return to the list.

SAT® Spanish Word List

The SAT® Spanish Word List contains Spanish words 

you might find on the SAT® Spanish Subject Test.

1.  Press MENU.
2.  Press LEARN.
3.  Press   or   to highlight 

SAT® Spanish Word 

List

, then press ENTER.

Press   or   to scroll through the SAT® Spanish 

Word List. You can also type a letter to go to 

the first word beginning with that letter. For 

example, type 

gre

 to highlight 

gremio

.

Press 

ENTER

 or 

CONJ

 at any word to view its 

translation or to conjugate it. Press 

BACK

 to 

return to the list.

Using Exercises

Using Exercises, you can test your spelling and 

improve your vocabulary.

Spelling Bee

1.  Press MENU.
2.  Press EXER.

You can choose 

My English Spelling Bee

 which 

uses words from 

My English Vocabulary List

My 

Spanish Spelling Bee 

which uses words from 

My 

Spanish Vocabulary List

TOEFL® Test Spelling Bee

 

which uses words from the TOEFL® Test Word 

List, or 

SAT® Spanish Spelling Bee

 which uses 

words from the SAT® Spanish Word List.

3.  Press   or   to highlight the one you want, 

then press ENTER.

A word will flash on the screen for you to spell.

4.  Type in the word you just saw and press 

ENTER to see if you spelled it right.

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Page 2: ...lp is Always at Hand You can view a help message at any screen by pressing HELP Press or to read To exit help press BACK About Screen Illustrations Some screen illustrations in this User s Guide may differ slightly from what you see on screen This does not mean that your unit is malfunctioning Changing the Language Message Language When you turn on this product for the first time choose the messag...

Page 3: ...hting them in entries or word lists You can then find their translations 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 add word to LIST 3 Press CLEAR when done Press MENU to go to the main menu Finding Letters in Words If you are u...

Page 4: ...hen press ENTER 6 Press CLEAR or MENU when done Using the English Dictionary You can look up definitions of English words using the English Dictionary 1 Press MENU 2 Press BOOKS 3 Use or to highlight English Dictionary then press ENTER 4 Type a word e g poignant 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 Q P To type a hyphen ho...

Page 5: ...iew the rules described in that topic the QUIZ Soft Key will be displayed Press QUIZ to begin the quiz Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the quiz To exit the quiz press BACK 7 Press FN or to view the next or previous topic 8 Press BACK to return to the list of topics Press CLEAR or MENU when done From an Inflection Screen 1 Press MENU 2 Press BOOKS 3 Use or to highlight Spanish Con...

Page 6: ...old FN and press J 5 Type a postal address or e mail address and press ENTER To type an hold FN and press M Viewing or Editing Entries 1 Press ORG and then press DATA 2 Highlight View XX entries XX free and then press ENTER 3 To edit an entry highlight it and press ENTER Type your changes Use or to move the cursor use BACK to delete 4 Press ENTER to move to the number field Press ENTER twice to mo...

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