Franklin Talking Spanish-English Dictionary BES-1240, User Manual

Page 1: ...User s Guide BES 1240 Talking Spanish English Dictionary ...

Page 2: ...e 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 or reexport direc...

Page 3: ...es a letter backs up to the previous screen or turns off the highlight in definitions Enters words starts the highlight in definitions or selects items Clears the most recently entered word or goes to the word entry screen Moves up or makes the screen darker at the word entry screen Cycles through accents for a letter if available Moves down or makes the screen lighter at the word entry screen Cyc...

Page 4: ...language is the language used in help menu items and pop up messages 4 Press A for English Press B for Spanish You go to the word entry screen 5 Press or repeatedly to make the screen lighter or darker Note You can make the screen lighter or darker only at an empty English or Spanish word entry screen 3 Getting Started RETAIN FOR FUTURE REFERENCE Use batteries only of the same or equivalent type i...

Page 5: ...tch between English and Spanish Your current choice is marked About the Automatic Shutoff If you forget to turn off the dictionary it will turn off automatically in about two minutes Learn a New Word Your dictionary comes with a Learn A Word feature to help you increase your Spanish or English vocabulary Each time you turn your dictionary on you can see a random headword When Spanish is the entry ...

Page 6: ...o type an accent type the letter then press or to cycle through the available accents for that letter To type an ñ press Ñ To type a space press To type a capital letter hold down CAP while you type a letter 4 Press ENTER to see its definition 5 Press SPEAK to hear the word To go to the Dynamic Pronunciation Guide for the word press PHONICS 6 Press to read more of the definition 7 Press CLEAR when...

Page 7: ...the English word entry screen 3 Type a word For example type apple To erase letters use BACK To type a space press To type a capital letter hold down CAP while you type a letter 4 Press ENTER to see its definition 5 Press SPEAK to hear the word To go to the Dynamic Pronunciation Guide for the word press PHONICS 6 Press to read more of the definition 7 Press CLEAR when you are finished ...

Page 8: ...glish word entry screen 3 Type a misspelled word For example type jiraph 4 Press ENTER Press DOWN if necessary to highlight the correct word 5 Press SPEAK to hear the word To highlight another correction press 6 Press ENTER to see its definition 7 Press BACK to go back to the corrections 8 Press CLEAR when you are finished 7 Correcting Misspellings ...

Page 9: ...ish word entry screen 3 Type a word For example type here 4 Press ENTER 5 Press ENTER again to start the highlight To turn off the highlight press BACK 6 Press the arrow keys to highlight a word For example highlight listen 7 Press ENTER to jump to the definition of the highlighted word 8 Press BACK to go back to the word that you typed 9 Press CLEAR when you are finished 8 Jumping to a Word ...

Page 10: ...f necessary to go to the English word entry screen 3 Type peace and then press ENTER 4 Press to scroll until you see the heading CONFUSABLES 5 Press to view the confusables Each confusable is followed by a word that explains its meaning 6 Press CLEAR when you are finished 9 Viewing Confusables Help is Always at Hand You can view a help message at almost any screen by pressing HELP To go back to wh...

Page 11: ...nish word entry screen 3 Type tener and then press ENTER 4 Press to scroll until you see the heading CONJUGATIONS 5 Press to view the inflections Each inflection includes a brief note that helps explain when it s proper to use that form 6 Press CLEAR when you are finished 10 Viewing Conjugations Just Follow the Arrows The flashing arrows on the right of the screen show which arrow keys you can pre...

Page 12: ...een 3 Type perro and then press ENTER 4 Press PHONICS The word you looked up is displayed on the top line The letters that comprise its initial sound are in bold Other words that use that same sound are displayed on the bottom line Press ENTER at any time to hear the sound made by the bold letters Press or to see the next or previous sound 5 Press BACK to go back to the word that you typed 6 Press...

Page 13: ...ake up more space To Add a Word to Your List 1 Press CLEAR 2 Press LIST 3 Press or until you see Add a Word English or Spanish is marked Press or to switch lists 4 Press ENTER 5 Type a word and then press ENTER If the word is not in this dictionary press or to see your options and then press ENTER to select one or 1 Press CLEAR 2 Type a word and press LIST 12 Saving Words for Study ...

Page 14: ...t a word in a definition see Jumping to a Word on page 8 3 Press ENTER to add the word To See and Hear Your Words 1 Press LIST 2 Press or to see See Your Words English or Spanish is marked Press or to switch lists 3 Press ENTER 4 Press or to highlight a word 5 Press SPEAK to hear a word ENTER to see its definition or PHONICS to see its pronunciation information 13 Saving Words for Study ...

Page 15: ...ess ENTER 4 Press or to highlight a word 5 Press ENTER to erase the highlighted word or press BACK to cancel To Erase Your Entire List 1 Press LIST 2 Press or to see Erase List English or Spanish is marked Press or to switch lists 3 Press ENTER 4 Press Y to erase your list or press N to cancel 14 Saving Words for Study ...

Page 16: ...to listen by yourself Try this example 1 Press CLEAR 2 Press DICT if necessary to go to the English word entry screen 3 Type elephant and then press SPEAK to hear the word 4 Press ENTER and then use the arrow keys to highlight a word in the definition 5 Press SPEAK to hear the highlighted word 6 Press CLEAR when you are finished Turning the Sound On or Off You can turn the sound on or off by press...

Page 17: ... change the game language press or to see Game Language and then press or to switch between settings Understanding the Skill Levels The skill levels change the number of guesses in Hangman the difficulty of the computer opponent in Word Train and the number of letters in Jumble Flashcards and Gender Tutor Understanding the Game Words If you choose All the game words will be chosen at random from t...

Page 18: ...e word press 5 To see the definition of the word press ENTER To go back to the game press BACK 6 Press to play a new round Jumble Jumble scrambles the letters of a mystery word You must unscramble all the letters to form the word 1 Press GAMES if needed 2 Press or to see Jumble and then press ENTER 3 To shuffle the letters press ENTER 4 Type your guess and press ENTER 5 To give up and reveal the w...

Page 19: ... SPEAK to hear the word 4 Press ENTER to see the definition of the word To go back to the game press BACK 5 Press to play a new round Gender Tutor In Gender Tutor you must guess whether the word on the screen is masculine or feminine Note You can only play Gender Tutor using Spanish nouns 1 Press GAMES if needed 2 Press or to see Gender Tutor and then press ENTER 3 Press M if you want to guess mas...

Page 20: ...turn type a letter The computer then places its letter 4 Continue alternating turns until a word is completed or you type a letter that cannot be further built upon 5 Press to give up and reveal a solution 6 Press to play a new round 19 Playing the Games Seeing Your Score Your score appears after each round of most games until you change games or until you exit the game About Screen Illustrations ...

Page 21: ...ons may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorien...

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