Franklin Princeton Review SAT-2400, User Manual

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Page 2: ...sive license to use this ELECTRONIC REFERENCE You may not make any copies of the ELECTRONIC REFERENCE or of the data stored therein whether in electronic or print format Such copying would be in violation of applicable copyright laws Further you may not modify adapt disassemble decompile translate create derivative works of or in any way reverse engineer the ELECTRONIC REFERENCE You may not export...

Page 3: ... 9 Using the Special Features 11 Key Guide 12 Using the Menus 14 Changing the Settings 15 3 Reviewing Preparation Materials 20 Highlighting Words 22 Using Bookmarks 23 4 Taking the Practice Tests 25 Take a Practice Test 26 Reading Instructions and Passages 28 Answering the Essay Question 29 Answering Other Questions 31 Reading Test Reports 34 2 ...

Page 4: ...us 41 Using the Grammar Guide 42 Using the User Word List 44 Using the Calculator 48 Playing Games 51 Copyrights Trademarks and Patents 57 FCC Notice 58 Limited Warranty U S only 59 Limited Warranty EU and Switzerland 61 Limited Warranty outside U S EU and Switzerland 61 3 ...

Page 5: ...he design of the exam and tutorials focused on verbal math and vocabulary skills bookmark sections or words to review later practice with three full exams that can be timed and scored time your practice tests by counting up or down with the clock use the calculator to help solve math problems review answers and explanations diagnose and compare your performance with reports that you can format fin...

Page 6: ...ustrations in this User s Guide may differ slightly from what you see on screen This does not mean that your unit is malfunctioning Help is Always at Hand You can view a help message at any screen by pressing Use the navigation button to scroll through the text To exit help press During practice tests press to access reference information for the current question if available To exit reference inf...

Page 7: ...g a practice test If you do not set the clock the time stamp for the practice test will be inaccurate Installing or Replacing Batteries Your unit comes with and is powered by four 4 AAA batteries Install the batteries provided in the packaging to start using the unit Replace the batteries as soon as the low battery warning is displayed Follow these instructions to install or replace the batteries ...

Page 8: ...eplace the battery cover Warning If the batteries wear out completely any user entered information may be erased You should always keep written copies of your important information Battery disposal Do not dispose of batteries with normal household waste Please obey your local regulations when disposing of used batteries ...

Page 9: ...ort 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 unit To avoid damage caused by leakage of the battery fluid replace the battery or batteries once every two years regardless of how much the unit has been used during that time Should a battery leak the unit...

Page 10: ... reset button is recessed in a pin sized hole on the back of the unit Warning Pressing the reset button with more than light pressure may permanently disable your unit The message Initializing Keep data found in memory is displayed Note This message refers to user entered information not the text of the books User entered information includes practice test scores bookmarks the user word list and a...

Page 11: ...n If you select No the message Erase data Are you sure is displayed Select Yes to erase all user entered information Select No to preserve the data Resuming Where You Left Off When you turn off the Pocket Prep for the NEW SAT and turn it on again the Princeton Review logo flashes and the last screen you viewed is displayed ...

Page 12: ...the reference material For details please see the Key Guide on page 12 5 Way Navigation Button This button moves the highlight or page in the indicated direction up down left or right Press the center of the button to begin a highlight select an item or enter a word Battery Compartment The battery compartment is located on the back of the unit It holds four 4 AAA batteries 11 On Off Answer Menu Ke...

Page 13: ...nu At the calculator multiplies numbers In the thesaurus goes to the dictionary In the dictionary goes to the thesaurus C In the Home menu goes to the Reference menu At the calculator subtracts one number from another In SAT Drills goes to the calculator D In the Home menu goes to the Settings menu In the calculator adds numbers In the user word list word detail screen deletes the current word E I...

Page 14: ... help message or instructions for a test question Direction Keys When the the center of the button is pressed begins a highlight selects an item or enters a word in an entry This key is referred to as ENTER throughout this guide Moves the highlight or page in the indicated direction up down left or right The left and right arrows go to the previous or next word item or entry These keys are referre...

Page 15: ...e and Settings Start from Home Use the Home menu to quickly access study materials practice tests and settings To access this menu press The following icons are displayed Goes to the SAT Prep menu Goes to the SAT Practice Tests menu Goes to the Reference menu Goes to the Settings menu Follow the Arrows The flashing arrows to the top right of the screen show which arrow keys you can press to move a...

Page 16: ...terial you want to look up words and pick your test report options Set the Date and Time Set Date and Time enables you to set the date and time The date and time are used to time stamp and accurately record your practice tests To set the time and date follow these steps 1 Press 2 Use the arrow keys to highlight Settings and press ENTER The Settings menu is displayed 3 Press ENTER to select Set Dat...

Page 17: ... using the arrow keys to adjust the settings and move between the fields 7 Press to return to the Settings menu Set the Screen Contrast Screen Contrast enables you to set how light or dark the screen is displayed To set the screen contrast follow these steps 1 From the Settings menu press the down arrow to highlight Screen Contrast 2 Press ENTER to select it 16 ...

Page 18: ...ess to return to the Settings menu Set the SAT Report Options SAT Report Options enable you to change the settings for displaying practice test scores and percentages To set the SAT Report Options follow these steps 1 From the Settings menu press the down arrow repeatedly to highlight SAT Report Options 2 Press ENTER to select it ...

Page 19: ...Identification and Sentence Completion Test Sequence sorts the report by the test section You can select what answers you want to include in your report All Answers displays all questions Incorrect Answers displays all incorrectly answered questions Marked Answers displays all those questions you marked to review while you were taking the test Note Highlight Go to detailed report and press ENTER t...

Page 20: ...g your unit stays on if you forget to turn it off Choose to automatically shut off the unit in 2 3 5 or 10 minutes Note The unit does not automatically turn off during a timed practice test Shutoff is disabled when the timer is operating Shutoff resumes when the time has expired or the timer is turned off The Default Lookup is the reference book that is opened when you want to look up a highlighte...

Page 21: ...test read about how the exam is organized and learn strategies for taking the test To access the SAT Prep menu and review the text follow these steps 1 Press use the arrow keys to highlight SAT Prep and then press ENTER The foreword and sections are listed 2 Use the down arrow to highlight the chapter or section you want and press ENTER ...

Page 22: ...en For example the message Next may appear at the bottom of the screen Press the right arrow to go to the next section From text you can highlight words search for definitions and thesaurus entries add bookmarks and add words to a user word list For details please read Highlighting Words on page 22 and Using Bookmarks on page 23 4 Press the left or right arrows to scroll up or down one screen at a...

Page 23: ...rom any location in text press ENTER to start the highlight To turn the highlight off press 2 Use the arrow keys to move the highlight to the word you want To look up a word press ENTER From reference materials the dictionary thesaurus grammar guide and so forth press A to add the highlighted word to the user word list 3 Press to return to your previous location 4 Press when done For more informat...

Page 24: ...dd a bookmark follow these steps 1 From any location in text press The Bookmark menu is displayed Note If you press from a practice test question the question is marked with a check so that you can review it later If you press from a menu you can only view the list of bookmarks or cancel 2 Press ENTER to add the bookmark The message Bookmark added flashes on the screen A small M is displayed in th...

Page 25: ...Bookmark Detail screen is displayed This screen shows the outline location of the bookmark From this screen you can go to the text location of the bookmark delete the bookmark or erase all bookmarks 5 Press ENTER again to select Go to this bookmark To delete a single bookmark or erase the entire list of bookmarks press the down arrow to highlight Delete this Bookmark or Erase All Bookmarks and the...

Page 26: ...hat to expect Taking a practice exam on the unit is different from taking a practice exam on paper This chapter describes how to do the following access practice tests read instructions and passages for a test section answer the different types of questions essay critical reading writing and math and check your test scores It is strongly recommended that you read this entire chapter before you beg...

Page 27: ...s the down arrow to highlight the practice test you want and then press ENTER The Practice Test screen is displayed Note Once you begin a practice test you can suspend or abort the test at any time Turn off the unit to suspend the test or press to abort the test and discard your results so far To return to the SAT Practice Test menu without starting the test use the navigation button to highlight ...

Page 28: ...sh a section of the practice test before time has expired you can continue with the exam or end the practice test and discard your score At the end of a test you can save your answers and proceed to the test reports or exit the test Press the down arrow to highlight the item you want then press ENTER When you begin a test information about the first section is displayed This information includes t...

Page 29: ...d Press the arrow keys to scroll through this information and then press the right arrow to go to the first question 4 Read the question thoroughly f you need to read the instructions again press A help menu is displayed Press A to read the instructions or press B to read a help message Press again to return to the question Note If the question refers to a passage or Reference Information press to...

Page 30: ... follow these steps 1 Press ENTER when you are ready to begin The timer begins counting as soon as you start the section 2 Read the directions carefully Use the arrow keys to scroll through the directions 3 After you have read the directions press the right arrow to go to the essay question 4 Read the question thoroughly and write your answer on the lined paper provided with the unit Note If you p...

Page 31: ...e left and right arrow keys to change the score 7 Press the down arrow to highlight ACCEPT SCORE and press ENTER to record the score If you do not want to accept the score you can stop the test and discard the score Use the up or down arrow keys to highlight STOP TEST AND DISCARD SCORE and press ENTER If you discard the score you must confirm the deletion Select CONFIRM to discard the score Select...

Page 32: ...ht arrow to go to the first question 3 After you have read the directions press the ENTER to go to the first question Note If the question refers to a passage or Reference Information the passage or Reference Information is displayed Press the arrow keys to scroll through this information and then press the right arrow to continue on to the question 4 Read the question thoroughly and read the poss...

Page 33: ...w To change an answer simply press the answer button A E for the answer you want If you are at the last question in a section the end section screen is displayed You can choose to review the questions for that section accept your answers and go on to the next section or stop the test and discard the results so far If you have run out of time you can accept your answers and go on to the next sectio...

Page 34: ...ress B to read a help message Press again to return to the question Note If the question refers to Reference Information press to display the information Press again to return to the question 2 Press the down arrow to highlight the symbol or number you want to enter into the position in the grid and then press ENTER 3 Press the right arrow to move to the next column in the grid 4 Repeat Steps 2 an...

Page 35: ...test you have taken follow these steps 1 Press 2 Use the arrow keys to highlight SAT Practice Test and then press ENTER The SAT Practice Tests menu is displayed Note You also can access test reports at the end of a practice test or from the SAT Report Options screen in the Settings menu 3 Press the down arrow repeatedly to highlight Test Reports and then press ENTER The Test Reports menu is displa...

Page 36: ...score and the total time it took to finish the practice test 5 Press the down arrow to highlight Go to detailed report and press ENTER This more detailed breakdown of your test report is sorted depending on the Test Report options one of two ways by the types of question or by the test sequence The percentage of correct incorrect and unanswered questions are displayed in a table 35 ...

Page 37: ...ch question The results table shows the section question number correct answer your answer and the time spent Bolded answers are incorrect Hyphens indicate the question was left unanswered Press the down arrow to scroll through the results table 9 Press ENTER to start the highlight 10 Press the down arrow to move the highlight to the question you want to review 11 Press ENTER to go to the question...

Page 38: ... Dictionary The letter a is displayed The blinking line marks the location of the cursor Press the up and down arrows to scroll through the alphabet and available symbols 4 Press the right arrow to move the cursor and enter the second letter The word aardvark is displayed Please note that when the dictionary finds a word that matches the letters you have entered it automatically completes the word...

Page 39: ...hted 8 Press the down arrow until the word award is displayed 9 Press the right arrow to enter the next letter 10 Press the down arrow until the word aware is displayed 11 Press ENTER to look it up The dictionary entry is displayed If there is more than one definition the message Entry 1 of is displayed where stands for the number of available definitions If necessary press the down arrow to read ...

Page 40: ...en and press ENTER The message Multiple forms flashes on the screen and the Multiple forms list is displayed 2 Highlight the form you want and press ENTER to see its dictionary entry To go back to the Multiple Forms list press Correcting Misspellings The dictionary has a spell corrector that helps you if you misspell a word If you enter a misspelled word a list of corrections is displayed Try this...

Page 41: ...ies 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 At the dictionary Enter your word screen type a word with s and s for example se rc and press ENTER The message MatchMaker List flashes on the screen and the list of possible matches is displayed 2 Use the arrow keys to highlight the word you want and press ENTER to view i...

Page 42: ...ing the Dictionary on page 37 4 Press ENTER to view the thesaurus entry 5 Press the down arrow to read the entry Press the left or right arrows to view the next or previous thesaurus entry 6 Press when done Understanding Thesaurus Entries A thesaurus entry consists of a group of synonyms antonyms and classmates Synonyms are words that have similar meanings for example happy joyous Antonyms are wor...

Page 43: ...nd then press ENTER 2 Press the down arrow to highlight Grammar Guide and press ENTER The Grammar Guide is displayed Each major section is composed of topics and sub topics 3 Press the down arrow to highlight to the topic you want and press ENTER to select it 4 If necessary highlight the sub topic you want and press ENTER To take a grammar quiz highlight a menu item with the word QUIZ in the name ...

Page 44: ...ion about grammar quizzes please see Grammar Guide Quizzes on page 56 5 Use the arrow keys to scroll through the text Press ENTER to start a highlight and to remove the highlight 6 Press to return to the list of topics Press to go to the Home menu 43 ...

Page 45: ...rrow keys to highlight Reference and press ENTER 2 Press ENTER again to select Merriam Webster s Dictionary The dictionary Enter your word screen is displayed 3 Type the word you want to add to the user word list for example preposterous 4 Press A The Add To User List screen is displayed Note You can add a word from a dictionary or thesaurus entry too Simply go to the entry and press A 5 Press ENT...

Page 46: ...ist follow these steps 1 Press use the arrow keys to highlight Reference and press ENTER 2 Press the down arrow to highlight View User Word List and press ENTER The user word list is displayed If you have not added words to the user list the message The list is empty flashes on the screen 3 Press the down arrow to highlight a word on the list 4 Press ENTER to go to the User Word Detail screen From...

Page 47: ...o to the Home menu Adding Words Not in the Dictionary When you add a word not in the dictionary you are given three options Add Anyway Correction List and Cancel and return to previous screen Highlight the option you want and press ENTER Caution Adding words that are not in the dictionary uses considerably more memory than adding words that are If you add only words that are not in this dictionary...

Page 48: ...Press the down arrow to highlight View SAT Word List and press ENTER The SAT Word List is displayed 3 Press the down arrow to highlight a word on the list 4 Press ENTER to look up the word in the dictionary Press the down arrow and then ENTER to look up the word in the Thesaurus Press twice to return to the list 5 Press when done ...

Page 49: ... arrow keys to highlight Reference and press ENTER 2 Press the down arrow to highlight Calculator and press ENTER 3 Press the arrow keys to move the highlight to the number or math operator you want and press E For example select a number You can type up to 10 digits If you type the wrong number select CE to clear the entry Select x or to add subtract multiply or divide To Press divide A multiply ...

Page 50: ...E again To use negative numbers try this example calculation 25 4 6 25 Select the following keys in order 2 5 4 To use exponential numbers try this example calculation 1 053 1 157625 Select the following keys in order 1 0 5 x To use the root of a number try this example calculation 5 2 2360679775 Select the following keys in order 5 sqrt To use a percentage try this example calculation 12 of 480 5...

Page 51: ... 52 x 8 12 x 3 380 2 Select the following keys in order 5 2 x 8 M 1 2 x 3 M MR Note An M is displayed on the screen when a number is stored in memory To use numbers in memory try this example calculation 380 19 20 1 Press the following keys in order MR 1 9 2 Press MC to erase the content of the memory 50 ...

Page 52: ...ct a game follow these steps 1 Press use the arrow keys to highlight Reference and press ENTER 2 Press the down arrow to highlight Games and press ENTER again 3 Use the arrow keys to highlight the game you want and press ENTER During any game you can read instructions by pressing For details about playing the games read the following sections 51 ...

Page 53: ...user word list 1 From the Flash Cards menu press ENTER to begin the game using random words To use words from the user word list press the down arrow to highlight Begin User List Drill and press ENTER A word is displayed on the screen for you to study or define 2 If needed press ENTER to see the definition Press to return to Flash Cards 3 Press the navigation button right and press ENTER to see a ...

Page 54: ...ord 2 Press the down arrow to make the letter fall faster When the score reaches 50 a dinosaur appears on the display At 100 the dinosaur shoots fire from its mouth burns up all the letters and jumps off the display At 200 the dinosaur jumps down and squishes all the letters At each of these new levels the falling letter drops faster The game is over when there is no room for a new letter to fall ...

Page 55: ...th of the word 2 Press ENTER to pull a letter When the score reaches 50 100 200 400 the Word Dozer clears the letters off of the screen and a new level starts Letters drop faster with each new level The game is over when the screen is so crowded with letters that you cannot make a word a new letter appears in the same space as the bulldozer or a letter falls on an existing letter 3 Press to return...

Page 56: ...essary 4 Press the right arrow to go to the first drill Press C to go to the calculator if needed 5 Press A to display the answer to the question 6 Press the right arrow to go to the next drill Press the left arrow to move to the previous drill without displaying the answer Note If you are at the first or last question press to return to the SAT Drills menu If you entered through the SAT Prep text...

Page 57: ...begin 3 Press the down arrow to scroll through the text if necessary 4 Press the right arrow to start the quiz 5 Press the left and right arrows to highlight the correct answer and press A to display the answer 6 Use the arrow keys to highlight Prev or Next at the bottom of the screen and then press ENTER Note If you are at the first or last question the previous or next Grammar Guide quiz is disp...

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