User manual FRANKLIN SCD-770

[. . . ] BOOKMAN EXPANDABLE ELECTRONIC BOOK Collegiate Dictionary, Speaking Edition ® USER'S GUIDE SCD-770 License Agreement READ THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT BEFORE USING ANY BOOKMAN ELECTRONIC BOOK. YOUR USE OF THE BOOKMAN ELECTRONIC BOOK 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 ELECTRONIC BOOK AND YOUR PURCHASE PRICE WILL BE REFUNDED. BOOKMAN ELECTRONIC BOOK means the software product, hardware, and documentation found in this package and FRANKLIN means Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc. [. . . ] When the word you are looking up has multiple forms, the different forms appear in a list. Simply highlight the form you want and press ENTER to see its dictionary entry. For example, type Mythology. Using the Subject Menu Or start typing a word until it is highlighted. When the word is highlighted, press ENTER . Or use the arrow keys to highlight a subject. Press CLEAR when finished. 12 Highlighting Words Another way to look up a word is to highlight it in text. Then you can find that word's dictionary entry, thesaurus entry, inflections, Confusables, or save it in your User List. Use the arrow keys to move the highlight. Hearing Words You can hear a word pronounced at the Word Entry screen, in text, or in a list. ENTER find a dictionary entry SAY hear the word pronounced THES find a thesaurus entry 6+C find Confusables 6+F find inflected forms 6+L add word to User List 13 5. ® Hearing Words in Lists You can hear a word in a list pronounced by highlighting that word and pressing SAY (green). Hearing Words ® Hearing Multiple Pronunciations When a word has more than one pronunciation, a list of possibilities and their meanings will be displayed on the screen after you press SAY (green). For example, type lead at the Word Entry screen and press SAY (green). Using the Dynamic Pronunciation Guide Your dictionary is equipped with a Dynamic Pronunciation Guide (DPG), which illustrates the pronunciation of a word by giving examples of its component sounds. To use the DPG, you first have to turn it on by selecting Turn on DPG from the Setup menu. Once you turn it on, the DPG will appear after each time you press SAY (green). Press SAY (green). Highlight a word and press SAY (green) to hear its pronunciation. ® Finding Abbreviations You can find the meanings of abbreviations used in this dictionary (e. g. Then press ENTER and use the arrow keys to highlight the abbreviation. 14 Sample words that contain the highlighted sound are also displayed. Using the Dynamic Pronunciation Guide 4. Use the arrow keys to highlight different sounds. Using the Thesaurus When you see THES flash once in the upper right of the screen, the selected word has a thesaurus entry. A thesaurus entry can contain a part of speech, a brief definition, a list of synonyms, antonyms, and ClassmatesTM (words related by subject). Hold 6 and press DN to see the next thesaurus entry, if any. To see a previous thesaurus entry, hold 6 and press UP . 15 Finding Inflections Inflections are the changes in a word's form such as case, gender, number, tense, person, mood, or voice. If Inflections is italicized, then your word does not have any inflected forms. Hold 6 and press F or hold 6 and press DN to see more inflections, if any. [. . . ] "Merriam-Webster, " "Collegiate Dictionary, " "Knowledgebase, " and "Wreath & Monogram" are registered trademarks of Merriam-Webster, Inc. , and are herein pursuant to License. FCC Notice: Complies with the limits for a Class B computing device pursuant to Subpart B of part 15 of FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference; and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. U. S. Patents 4, 490, 811; 4, 830, 618; 4, 891, 775; 4, 406, 626; 4, 982, 181; 5, 113, 340; 5, 153, 831; 5, 203, 705; 5, 218, 536; 5, 229, 936; 5, 249, 965; 5, 295, 070; 5, 321, 609; 5, 333, 313; 5, 396, 606; 5, 007, 019; European Patent 0 136 379; Reg. [. . . ]