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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).
Simply highlight the word you want to
hear and press
SAY
(green). For
example, type
lead at the Word Entry
screen and press
SAY
(green).
Highlight a word and press
SAY
(green) to hear its pronunciation.
Hearing Words
Using the Dynamic
Pronunciation Guide
Your dictionary is equipped with a Dy-
namic 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).
1. Press
MENU
and select
Turn on
DPG
from the Setup menu.
To turn the DPG off, select
Turn off
DPG from the Setup menu.
2. Type a word at the Word
Entry screen. For example,
type
perseverance
.
3. Press
SAY
(green).
Sample words that contain the
highlighted sound are also displayed.
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Finding Abbreviations
You can find the meanings of
abbreviations used in this dictionary
(e.g.
fr, esp., ML, etc.). First, find an
abbreviation. Then press
ENTER
and
use the arrow keys to highlight the
abbreviation. Press
ENTER
again to see
the meaning of the abbreviation.
Press
BACK
to go back.
