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Recording Pronunciations

When you see the “Record” function key, this means that you can record your own 

pronunciation of the current item. In this way, you can practice pronouncing words and 
phrases in a foreign language to improve your language skills.
1.  Look up a word or phrase.

2.  Press RECORD (F3).

 

The current word or phrase is pronounced. After it is 

 

finished, the prompt changes, indicating it is time for you 

 

to pronounce the word or phrase. You can record up 

 

to 30 seconds.

3.  After recording your pronunciation, press any key to stop recording.
 

When recording is stopped, the two pronunciations are replayed, back-to-back.

 

You are then prompted to replay the pronunciations.

4. 

Yes

 is highlighted. Press Y or 

 to hear them again.

 

Or you can press N or press 

 to highlight 

No

 and then press 

 to return to the

  

entry.

TDP-590 (T-2910-TDP) English manual TLT-28016-00 Rev A.indd   17

2010-7-5   11:40:17

Summary of Contents for TDP-590

Page 1: ...TDP 590 User s Guide TDP 590 ...

Page 2: ...may not make any copies of the ELECTRONIC REFERENCE or of the data stored therein at the time of purchase 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 directly or i...

Page 3: ...nd phrases practice pronouncing words and phrases and record them for comparison conjugate English German and Polish verbs inflect English German and Polish nouns and adjectives view English synonyms and antonyms become more familiar with speaking English through role playing exercises and phonics search for English German or Polish travel phrases save up to 200 words to a favorites list add words...

Page 4: ...argeable batteries are only to be charged under adult supervision Only batteries of the same or equivalent type as recommended are to be used The supply terminals are not to be short 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 device To avoid damage cause...

Page 5: ...rce to the device Do not expose your device to moisture extreme or prolonged heat cold humidity or other adverse conditions Avoid storing it in damp humid or wet places It is not waterproof Clean the device by spraying a mild glass cleaner onto a cloth and wipe its surface Do not spray liquids directly on your device Should the device s display glass break properly dispose of the product avoiding ...

Page 6: ...cluded to supply power Installing or Replacing Your Batteries When the power is low you see a low battery notice on the screen When you see it it is time to replace the batteries Follow these easy instructions to install or replace the batteries Please have the new batteries at hand before you remove the old ones 1 Turn off your device 2 Open the battery compartment on the back of your device by p...

Page 7: ...see a USB connection icon on the screen of your device when it is properly connected to your PC The keyboard on your device is now disabled The first time you plug your device into your PC software drivers must install This happens automatically When the drivers are installed your PC will let you know that your device is ready to use A window may also be opened displaying the available folders on ...

Page 8: ...The reset button is recessed on the back of your device near the bottom Warning Pressing the reset button with more than light pressure may permanently disable your product In addition resetting the product may return device settings to their default setting Use a thin pointed object to press the reset hole to reset the Dictionary TDP 590 T 2910 TDP English manual TLT 28016 00 Rev A indd 7 2010 7 ...

Page 9: ...et the amount of time to be 3 5 or 10 minutes 2 Goes to the Menu Language screen Press or to highlight the one you want and then press 3 Goes to the Books menu At the top level menu cycles through the other menus 4 Function key 1 Performs the corresponding function TDP 590 T 2910 TDP English manual TLT 28016 00 Rev A indd 8 2010 7 5 11 40 16 ...

Page 10: ...ation 12 Scrolls up one screen at a time 13 Scrolls down one screen at a time 14 Erases the last typed character or removes the last item inputted Returns to your previous location 15 At input screens types a space 16 Moves the cursor left 17 Moves the cursor right 18 Moves the cursor up 19 Moves the cursor down 20 Cycles through the available accents umlauts and other diacritics for the letter to...

Page 11: ...ress the corresponding F1 F5 key at the top of the keyboard to access that function Note These labels change to reflect the different functions available in the various features of this device For example while viewing a definition or translation you may see Function key F1 Press LANG F1 to view the current word or phrase in any of the available languages Function key F2 Press FAV F2 to save the c...

Page 12: ...essed adjust the screen contrast and turn a key tone on or off 1 Press MENU 2 Press SETUP F5 to go to the Setup menu Or you can press once 3 Press or to highlight the setting you want to change and then press 4 Make your changes 5 Press to save your changes or press ESC to exit without saving your changes Menu Language Menu Language determines the language used when displaying menu items prompts a...

Page 13: ...s on or off Press È or to move the pointer to the setting you want and then press to save your setting Searching for Words and Phrases Selecting a Language 1 Press MENU to go to the Books menu 2 Words and Phrases is highlighted Press to select it You can choose to input any of the input languages English German or Polish 3 Press or to point to your choice and then press For example select Input En...

Page 14: ...ing word is highlighted Press to erase a letter and re type your word 3 Press to look it up Press to hear the word or phrase pronounced Press or to move between the available translations to and then press again to hear the selected translation Press LANG F1 to view the translation for another language Press or to highlight the language you want and then press Press FAV F2 to save the word to your...

Page 15: ...s and then to see the special character Viewing Common Phrases When searching for words you might encounter items with a word followed by the message phrases where represents the number of additional phrases for this entry Highlight that item and press Then press PHRASE F5 to see the list of common phrases Or you can press PHRASE F5 when the item is highlighted to go directly to the list TDP 590 T...

Page 16: ...f the available languages English British or American German or Polish 3 Press or to point to your choice and then press For example Press LANG F1 to view select English GB the list of categories in another language Press or to highlight the one you want and then press TDP 590 T 2910 TDP English manual TLT 28016 00 Rev A indd 15 2010 7 5 11 40 17 ...

Page 17: ...2 Press to move the icon to the language you want to hear if necessary 3 Press to hear it Changing the Speech Settings You can adjust how loud the pronunciations are played You can also adjust how slow or fast the pronunciations are played Press to display the menu Press or to move between the Speech rate and Volume setup settings Then press or to adjust the setting slower or faster or softer or l...

Page 18: ...After it is finished the prompt changes indicating it is time for you to pronounce the word or phrase You can record up to 30 seconds 3 After recording your pronunciation press any key to stop recording When recording is stopped the two pronunciations are replayed back to back You are then prompted to replay the pronunciations 4 Yes is highlighted Press Y or to hear them again Or you can press N o...

Page 19: ...ess to highlight User Dictionary and then press 3 Press to highlight User Dictionary and then press 4 Press ADD F2 to add a word or phrase 5 Type the word or phrase you want to add Type a letter and then press to cycle through the available accents umlauts and other diacritics for the letter to the left of the cursor Press to see the available symbols Use the arrow keys to navigate to the symbol y...

Page 20: ...ete the current entry or delete all entries Press to delete the highlighted entry Press to highlight Delete all entries and then press to delete all entries Press ESC to exit without deleting any entries 4 Highlight a word you want to view or edit and press 5 Press EDIT F1 to edit the entry 6 Make your changes just as you would when entering the item Press or to move the cursor Press or to move be...

Page 21: ...ind a user dictionary file on your PC Remember any user dictionaries you want to copy to your device must be 2 column word and definition files tab delimited separated by tabs and saved as a text file 4 Copy the file to the Txt folder on your device To find your device s drive look for and open the drive on your PC labeled Removable disk TDP 590 T 2910 TDP English manual TLT 28016 00 Rev A indd 20...

Page 22: ... save the item to your favorites list Press N or press to highlight No and then press to exit without saving it Deleting an Entry 1 Press MENU to go to the Books menu 2 Press to highlight Favorite List and then press 3 Press or PG DOWN to scroll through the list of favorites 4 Press to delete the highlighted entry You are prompted to delete the current entry or delete all entries Press to delete t...

Page 23: ...ress to delete all entries Press ESC to exit without deleting any entries Learning English At the Learn English menu you can access grammatical tips and other tools to help you master English and compare other languages 1 Press MENU to go to the Books menu 2 Press LEARN F2 to go to the Learn English menu Or you can use or 3 Press or to highlight the option you want and then press English Verb Conj...

Page 24: ...find As you type letters the first word in the list that matches the letters you type will move to the top of the word list You may not have to type the entire word in order to find the one you want 2 When the word you want is on the screen press until the word you want is highlighted Or you can continue typing letters until the word is complete and the matching word in the list is highlighted If ...

Page 25: ...he other During continuous playback press any key to stop English Role Playing English Role Playing allows you to practice English in common situations This can help you become familiar with using English in everyday life There are 10 categories of role playing available Press or to highlight the category you want and then press Continue selecting subcategories until you see the one you want You c...

Page 26: ... your pronunciation Press any key to stop recording The device s recording will then be played alongside yours Press Y or to hear them again Press N or press to highlight No and then press to continue with the next part of the conversation TDP 590 T 2910 TDP English manual TLT 28016 00 Rev A indd 25 2010 7 5 11 40 19 ...

Page 27: ...ary uses all English words you have entered into your personal dictionary Words uses all English words from the dictionaries All of them uses all English words from the Favorite List User Dictionary and the built in dictionaries Enter your own allows you to type in your own game word so you can play with a friend Skill determines the difficulty of the games You can select Beginner Intermediate Adv...

Page 28: ...eturn to the game Press to continue and conjugate another tense for the same verb Press NEXT F3 to conjugate a new verb Guess the Word Guess the Word challenges you to guess the mystery word after reading the definition and translations You need to guess the letters in the order that they appear If your guess is right the letter will appear in the word If you make three wrong guesses you lose Type...

Page 29: ...om 1 to 9 can only occur once in every horizontal row vertical column and 3 x 3 square Each grid begins with a few numbers already in place You simply have to use a process of elimination to fill in the rest Use the navigation button to move the cursor to the empty box you want to fill Type the number you want to place in that block After you type your guess check your answer On the left side of t...

Page 30: ... play again Word Auction In Word Auction you must try to guess a mystery word letter by letter You begin with a cer tain sum of money The amount is based on the selected skill level Each guess costs you money and the amount is deducted from your cash A common letter costs more than a rare letter If you don t guess the word before you run out of money you lose If you get the word right you win and ...

Page 31: ...ator functions are on dedicated keys but all functions are automatically active when in the calculator 1 Type a number Press L to make a number positive or negative Press D G R F2 to cycle between Degree Grade and Radian 2 Select to add subtract multiply x or divide 3 Type another number 4 Press Or you can press K to calculate a percentage 5 Press CE or CE F4 to clear the last number you entered 6...

Page 32: ...enu of additional functions Use the navigation button to highlight the function you want and then press Look in this menu to calculate square roots squares exponents logarithms sin cos and other functions Note Some functions require two numbers for example xy or x1 y To complete these calculations type the first number select the function and then type the second number Note When using trigonometr...

Page 33: ... 32 x 12 8 x 8 320 Type 32 x 12 P 8 x 8 b 21 9 7 Type 21 FUNC F1 9 c 94 6561 Type 9 FUNC F1 4 Converting Between Time Zones You can use the Time Conversion function to compare information between cities in different time zones 1 Press MENU to go to the Books menu 2 Press TOOLS F4 to go to the Tools menu Or you can use or 3 Press or to highlight Time Conversion and then press 4 Press PG UP or PG DO...

Page 34: ...o City 2 and press Ç or È to select a target city You can also type the first letter of a city to go directly to that part of the list For example find London UK Notice how the time is adjusted automatically so that you see the local time in both cities Using the Currency Converter Your device can save exchange rates for 8 different currencies as converted against U S dollars USD You can convert e...

Page 35: ...ncy 1 Press or to move between the 8 currencies until you reach the currency you want to convert 2 Press or to move the pointer between the currency you have on hand 3 Type the amount As you type the amount the value in the other currency is automatically calculated Press to erase any typed numbers 4 Press AC F2 to clear the conversion Using the Unit Converters Your device can convert many kinds o...

Page 36: ...ss or to move between the From and To fields Press or to change the units you want to convert 3 Type the value corresponding to the From units As you type the amount the value in the other currency is automatically calculated Press to erase any typed numbers Use to type negative numbers Performing Size Conversions 1 From the Unit conversions menu select the Size Converter The size converter allows...

Page 37: ...ete the highlighted file Press F4 to add a file name Type the name you want Remember this becomes the actual file name so keep it short and don t use any special characters or it might not display properly on your PC Press when done Or you can press to highlight No and then press to exit without changing the name Making New Recordings While in My Recorder you can save new recordings 1 Press F1 to ...

Page 38: ...rights reserved Collins Multilingual Translator HarperCollins Publishers 2009 Imported to the European Community by Franklin Electronic Publishers GmbH Kapellenstr 13 85622 Feldkirchen Germany Recycling and Disposal Device Disposal This device should be disposed through your local electronic product recycling system do not throw into the trash bin TDP 590 T 2910 TDP English manual TLT 28016 00 Rev...

Page 39: ... batteries FCC Notice U S only This device complies with Part 15 of the 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 Warning Changes of modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for comp...

Page 40: ...eparation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help NOTE This unit was tested with shielded cables on the peripheral devices Shielded cables must be used with the unit to insure compliance NOTE The manufacturer is not responsible for an...

Page 41: ...EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR BREACH OF THIS WARRANTY THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU CERTAIN RIGHTS YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS THAT MAY VARY FROM JURISDICTION TO JURISDICTION EXCEPT FOR THE LIMITED WARRANTY EXPRESSLY RECITED ABOVE THIS FRANKLIN PRODUCT IS PROVIDED ON AN AS IS BASIS WITHOUT ANY OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABLE QUALITY MERCHANTABIL ITY ...

Page 42: ...NTY GRANTED HEREIN Warranty Service If you think your product is defective call Franklin s Customer Service Desk 1 800 266 5626 to request a return merchandise authorization RMA number before returning the product transportation charges prepaid to Franklin Electronic Publishers Inc Attn Service Department One Franklin Plaza Burlington NJ 08016 4907 If you return a Franklin product please include y...

Page 43: ...above this product excluding batteries and liquid crystal display LCD is guaranteed by Franklin to be free of defects in materials or workmanship for a period of one year from the date of purchase It will be repaired or replaced with an equivalent product at Franklin s option free of charge for any defect in workmanship or materials during that time Products purchased outside the United States the...

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