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USER’S GUIDE

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Page 1: ...24 Electronic Publishers CDS 240 USER S GUIDE Talking Children s Dictionary ...

Page 2: ...e this PRODUCT You may not make any copies of the PRODUCT 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 PRODUCT You may not export or reexport directly or indirectly the PRODUCT without c...

Page 3: ... purple Shows the Games menu HELP light blue Shows help messages LIST blue Lets you use your word list change settings or view a demonstration ON OFF Turns the dictionary on or off SHIFT Shifts the keys to type capital letters SPEAK green Pronounces words aloud Types a to stand for a missing in a word or shows confusables Moves up or makes the screen darker at the Enter a word screen Moves down or...

Page 4: ...you do not want your name to appear To type a space press The first letter of each word you type in your name will automati cally appear as a capital in this dictionary 5 Press ENTER 6 Press or repeatedly to make the screen lighter or darker Note You can make the screen lighter or darker only when Enter a word is on the screen RETAIN FOR FUTURE REFERENCE Use batteries only of the same or equivalen...

Page 5: ...so that it ap pears when you turn on the dictionary or win a game To enter or change the name first press LIST blue and then press until you see Enter Your Name Then press ENTER and use BACK to erase the letters Type your name or nickname as you want it to appear and then press ENTER again Help is Always at Hand You can view a help message at almost any screen by pressing HELP light blue To hear t...

Page 6: ...o type a capital letter hold down SHIFT while you type a letter 3 Press ENTER to see its definition 4 Press to read more of the definition 5 To hear the definition press SPEAK green To turn off the speech press BACK To learn more read Hearing Words 6 Press CLEAR when you are finished About the Automatic Shutoff If you forget to turn off the dictionary it will turn off automatically in about two mi...

Page 7: ...ections 1 Press CLEAR 2 Type a misspelled word For example type jiraph 3 Press ENTER The boing sound indicates a misspelling 4 Press SPEAK green to hear the word To highlight another correction press 5 Press ENTER to see its definition 6 Press BACK to go back to the corrections 7 Press CLEAR when you are finished ...

Page 8: ... 3 Press ENTER 4 Press ENTER again to start the highlight To turn off the highlight press BACK 5 Press the arrow keys to highlight a word For example highlight vehicle 6 Press ENTER to jump to the definition of the highlighted word 7 Press SPEAK green to hear the definition Then press BACK to stop the speech 8 Press BACK again to go back to the word that you typed 9 Press CLEAR when you are finish...

Page 9: ...question mark in a word You can use s to help you solve cross word puzzles and other word games Try this example 1 Press CLEAR 2 Type a word with s in place of letters For example type p rt 3 Press ENTER 4 Use to highlight a word 5 Press ENTER to see the definition of the highlighted word 6 Press BACK to go back to the matches 7 Press CLEAR when you are finished ...

Page 10: ...ace press 3 Press abc red to see the word s writ ten in cursive script To see the word s written again press abc red again or ENTER If the word is too long to fit on the screen use to see it 4 Press abc maroon to see the word s written in manuscript printing Changing the Writing Speed You can change the speed of the handwrit ing by pressing LIST blue pressing until you see Handwriting Speed and th...

Page 11: ...ed and then press ENTER Notice the flashing question mark 3 Press Each confusable is followed by a word that explains its meaning 4 Press to view more confusables if any 5 To jump to the definition of a word high light it and press ENTER To learn how to highlight a word read Jump ing to a Word 6 Press BACK to go back to the confusables 7 Press CLEAR when you are finished Viewing Confusables ...

Page 12: ...ss or until you see Add a Word and then press ENTER 4 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 or enter a word If you entered a word you can press ENTER again and then use the triangle keys to high light a word in the definition You can also add highlighted words from spelling corr...

Page 13: ...c maroon to see it written or to see its confusables if any To Erase a Word 1 Press LIST blue 2 Press or to see Erase a Word and then press ENTER 3 Press or to highlight a word 4 Press ENTER to erase the highlighted word Or press BACK to cancel To Erase Your Entire List 1 Press LIST blue 2 Press or to see Erase List and then press ENTER 3 Press Y to erase your list Or press N to cancel Saving Word...

Page 14: ...volume control wheel on the side of the dictionary You can plug headphones into the headphone jack on the other side to listen by yourself Try this example 1 Press CLEAR 2 Type elephant and then press SPEAK green to hear the word If you press SPEAK for a misspelled word or a word not in this dictionary a boing sounds 3 Press ENTER and then press SPEAK green to hear its definition A tone sounds at ...

Page 15: ...n turn the sound on or off by press ing LIST blue pressing to see Sound and then pressing or Hearing the Menus If the sound is turned on you can press SPEAK green to hear the items on the List or Games menu Just press LIST blue or GAMES purple and then press SPEAK green to try it Just Follow the Arrows Do you see the flashing arrows at the right of the screen They show you which arrow keys you can...

Page 16: ...en 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 Tic Tac Toe and the number of letters in Jumble Flashcards and Guess That Word Tic Tac Toe 2 Player is unaffected by the skill level Understanding the Game Words If you choose All the game words will be chosen at random from the d...

Page 17: ...ve up and reveal the 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 Note When you are playing Jumble using Your List only words that are in this dictionary s word list will appear as game words 1 Press GAMES if needed 2...

Page 18: ...he word To go back to the game press BACK 7 Press to play a new round Flashcards Flashcards flashes words for you to spell or say 1 Press GAMES if needed 2 Use or to see Flashcards and then press ENTER 3 Press SPEAK green 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 Playing the Games ...

Page 19: ...ery word press if needed 3 If needed use or to select a missing letter and then type the letter that you think belongs there 4 Continue typing letters until the word is complete or no more tries are left Or press to give up and reveal the word 5 Press to play a new round Playing the Games Seeing Your Score Your score appears after each round of most games until you change games or until you exit t...

Page 20: ... the arrow keys to move your X to the spot that you want and then press ENTER The computer will place its O 4 Continue playing until one side wins or the round ends in a tie 5 Press to play a new round Playing Tic Tac Toe 2 Player Tic Tac Toe 2 Player is the same as regu lar Tic Tac Toe except that you play with a friend instead of against the computer One player plays X and the other plays O Play...

Page 21: ...LIN NOR OUR DEALERS OR SUPPLIERS SHALL HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FOR ANY INDIRECT INCIDENTAL SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF REVENUE OR PROFIT LOST OR DAMAGED DATA OR OTHER COMMERCIAL OR ECONOMIC LOSS EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR THEY ARE OTHERWISE FORESEEABLE WE ARE ALSO NOT RESPON...

Page 22: ...or any defect due to faulty workmanship or materials Products purchased outside the United States the European Union and Switzerland that are returned under warranty should be returned to the original vendor with proof of purchase and description of fault Charges will be made for all repairs unless valid proof of purchase is provided This warranty explicitly excludes defects due to misuse accident...

Page 23: ... the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communica tions 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 m...

Page 24: ...idity or other adverse conditions If you have a problem with your unit refer to the limited warranty For sales and customer service please call 1 800 266 5626 Copyrights Patents and Trademarks 1998 2004 Franklin Electronic Publishers Inc Burlington N J 08016 4907 USA All rights reserved 1993 First Byte All rights reserved Confusables is a trademark of Franklin U S Patents 4 830 618 4 891 775 5 113...

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