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Before You Begin
While
Language Tutor
is extremely easy to use, it is important for students to become
familiar with using it before they begin working independently. Introduce the unit,
pointing out and demonstrating the function of the TEACHER, STUDENT, and
RECORD buttons. We suggest working with younger, more inexperienced students
during their first recording attempt.
Getting Started
• Plug in the AC adapter, or place 4 AA batteries in the battery compartment.
See pages 8 and 10 in this guide.
• Set the Teacher Controls (see page 5) on the back of the unit to your preferences.
Using Language Tutor
1. Slip a card into the Card Holder. If the unit is off, inserting a card will turn it on.
2. The unit scans the card’s bar code. The green TEACHER button flashes, prompting
the user to press it.
3. If there is student-recorded audio for the current dial position (1, 2, or 3), the yellow
STUDENT button flashes alternately with the green TEACHER button. The user may
press either button to play the corresponding teacher or student audio.
4. Choose one of the following activities.
Playing Default and Teacher-recorded Audio
• Press the TEACHER button.
• The default audio plays. Tracking lights underline target words on the
card. If you have recorded new audio for the card, then that audio plays.
Note that tracking lights only function with default audio.
• The student listens to the audio.
• The student repeats the audio. The TEACHER button remains lit.
• Press the TEACHER button to replay the audio.
• The student can press, listen, and repeat as many times as necessary until he or she
wishes to record a response.
Playing Student Audio
• If the yellow STUDENT button is flashing, the user may press it to listen
to the recorded student audio for that dial position (1, 2, 3).
• If the yellow STUDENT button is not flashing, no student audio has
been recorded for that dial position. Turn the STUDENT button dial to
another student number (1, 2, or 3). Press the STUDENT button to listen
to the corresponding audio.
• The STUDENT button remains lit.
Teacher-recorded Audio
You may replace the default audio with your own teacher-recorded audio. Some teachers
want students to hear a familiar instructional voice.
Language Tutor
has internal memory
to store a total of two hours of student- and teacher-recorded audio. New teacher-
recorded audio will become the default audio when the TEACHER button is pressed.
