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LM-6000b

Language

Master

USER’S GUIDE

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Содержание Language Master LM-6000B

Страница 1: ... LM 6000b Language Master USER S GUIDE ...

Страница 2: ...usive licensed to use 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 t...

Страница 3: ...r List and play fun educa tional word games Installing Batteries 4 Changing Settings 4 Viewing a Demonstration 5 Finding Definitions 5 Finding Words in Definitions 7 Correcting Misspellings 8 Finding Synonyms 8 Finding Classmates 9 Finding Confusables 10 Finding a Letter in a Word 10 Finding a Series of Letters 11 Highlighting Words 11 Viewing the Grammar Guide 12 Using the Phonics Key 14 Using th...

Страница 4: ...tarts a highlight HELP Shows help messages SHIFT Shifts keys to type punc tuation or capital letters Types a to stand for an unknown letter in a word shows Confusables in text shifted types an to stand for a series of un known letters Direction Keys Move in indicated direc tion PREV NEXT Shows the previous or next definition UP DN Pages up or down SPACE Types a space or pages down Help is Always a...

Страница 5: ... toggle the display of all capital letters or adjust the shutoff time Set Type Size changes how small or large text appears on your screen Turn on all caps displays text in all capital let ters in every screen Set Shutoff Time determines how long your Language Master stays on if you forget to turn it off 1 Press CLEAR 2 Press MENU 3 Press the arrow keys to high light Set Type Size Turn on all caps...

Страница 6: ...ove the cursor press or To erase a letter press BACK 3 Press ENTER Notice that the Dict icon is highlighted indicating that you are viewing a dictionary entry Read About Icons on page 6 to learn more If more than one entry is found the number of matches is displayed on the top of the screen e g 1 2 indicates the first of two entries Follow the Arrows The flashing arrows on the top right of the scr...

Страница 7: ...ere are entries in that category for the current word An icon shown in italics indi cates there are no entries in that category for the current word For example when you view the dictionary entry for run the Dict icon is highlighted the Thes and Class icons are bolded indicating there are thesaurus and Classmates en tries for this word and the Conf icon is italic meaning there are no Confus ables ...

Страница 8: ...s played on the top of the screen 5 Press or SPACE to read 6 Press NEXT to view the next definition with your word s in it To see the previous one press PREV 7 Press CLEAR when fin ished Two Ways to Back Up Pressing BACK takes you back to the previous screen you viewed You can continue to back up until you get to the Entry screen Pressing PREV takes you to the previous screen of similar in formati...

Страница 9: ...ne entry with the search word s is found the number of matches is dis played on the top of the screen If you misspell a word your Language Master will automati cally correct it Even if you don t know how to spell some thing you can type it in phoneti cally 1 Press CLEAR 2 Type a misspelled word e g nolij To erase a letter press BACK 3 Press ENTER 4 Press or to high light a correction 5 Press ENTER...

Страница 10: ...light the Class icon Press NEXT or PREV to see all Classmates entries 5 Press CLEAR when finished Understanding The saurus Entries A thesaurus entry consists of a thesaurus meaning and a synonym list Antonyms and comparing words are also listed where appli cable A thesaurus meaning is a definition shared by a list of synonyms 5 Press SPACE or DN to view synonyms 6 Press NEXT to view more thesaurus...

Страница 11: ...e displayed 5 Press CLEAR when finished If you are uncertain about how to spell a word type a question mark in place of each un known letter 1 Type a word with s e g int ive 2 Press ENTER 3 Press or to high light a match 4 Press ENTER to define it 5 Press CLEAR when finished Word Finding Tips You can also use s to help solve crossword puzzles For example you can search for a five letter word in wh...

Страница 12: ...hlighting Words Finding a Series of Letters Another way to look up words is by highlighting them in dictionary defini tions thesaurus entries or word lists Then you can find their defini tions thesaurus entries Class mates Confusables or add them to the User List 1 At any text press ENTER to start the highlight To turn the highlight off press BACK 2 Press the arrow keys to highlight a word 3 Do on...

Страница 13: ...arching for a topic 1 Press CLEAR 2 Type a keyword punc tuation mark or vocabu lary word For example type transitive to study transitive verbs to study about semicolons or run to read about its gram mar usage Using Headphones Your Language Master is equipped with a headphone jack should you need to listen in privacy Viewing the Grammar Guide Viewing the Grammar Guide Grammar Quiz Some sections of ...

Страница 14: ...the arrow keys to highlight a word you want to hear You can highlight most words 5 Press SAY The highlighted word is pro nounced In a List You can hear words pronounced in either the User List or a game list 1 When viewing a list press or to high light a word 2 Press SAY to hear the word Hearing Entire Definitions Your Language Master can read out loud every word of a definition 1 Press CLEAR 2 Ty...

Страница 15: ...sound in wonderful is the same sound as in wet 4 Press repeatedly to pronounce the word phoneti cally Press ENTER to speak the highlight ed section phonetically Or press SAY to pronounce the word 5 Use or to change the active sound For example press once to high light the o in wonderful New example words up and but are displayed un derneath with the u in both words highlighted This shows that the ...

Страница 16: ...the User List menu and then select View the list 2 Press or to highlight a word 3 Press to display the word in the DPG You can create a single User List of up to 100 words or two lists of up to 50 words each See Split ting the User List on page 17 for more details You can even add words to your User List that are not in this dictionary Here s how to add and view a word Adding Words at the User Lis...

Страница 17: ...IST 4 Select Add your word to the List Adding Words Not Found in This Dictionary When you want to add a word not in this dictionary you re given three options Add Anyway Cancel or Correc tion list Select an option Caution Adding words not in this dictionary uses considerably more memory than adding words that are If you add only words that are not in the dictionary your User List may hold as few a...

Страница 18: ...ess N to cancel You can split your User List into two lists of 50 words or less if more than one person needs a User List or if a student wants a separate User List for vocab ulary words and another for game words Splitting the User List 1 Press LIST 2 Select Split User List 3 Type a name for the first list e g vocabu lary 4 Press ENTER 5 Type a name for the second list e g games and press ENTER I...

Страница 19: ... combined flashes on the screen when your lists are successfully combined to one User List Highlight your choice and press ENTER User List is split will flash on the screen when you complete the splitting of your User List and you ll return to the Entry screen Selecting a Split List 1 Press LIST 2 Choose Select games for example and press ENTER The games list is now active Any User List commands y...

Страница 20: ...e is played Tries allows you to change how many guesses you are allowed during a game Letters which is only used for Deduction allows you to pick which range of letters to use in the game Playing the Games Language Master contains 12 games to help strengthen spell ing and vocabulary skills 1 Press GAMES 2 Press or to high light a game You can also highlight a game by typing the game s number 3 Pre...

Страница 21: ... word or a group of letters and Before you play select a word list You can also type a word with which to play by selecting Enter your own Then select a word size and press ENTER Each letter in a guess can only be used as many times as it appears in the game word Each anagram must be a specified minimum length This will flash on the screen before each game The number of possible anagrams is shown ...

Страница 22: ...h Press SPACE to continue the game or press ENTER to look up the game word Playing the Games then builds a list of words based on those letters The minimum word size is three Press ENTER to see the list The amount of words created is shown in the top right corner of the screen Press or to view the list At the end of a round you can look up the definitions of the words in the list Highlight a word ...

Страница 23: ...ke your guess hold SHIFT and press to show the puzzle Press at any time to reveal the word and forfeit the game Press SPACE to start a new round Word Train All aboard the Word Train spelling game You and the train take turns typing letters to form a word Whoever completes a word wins To view the letters you can type at your turn hold SHIFT and press Or press to end the round and reveal the word Pr...

Страница 24: ...the round press ENTER to start the highlight and then use or to select a word Press ENTER again to view the definition Press BACK to return to Word Deduction Letris In Letris you must form words with the letters that drop from the top of the screen The long er the word the more points scored Use or to posi tion the letters and to drop Words can be formed horizon tally and vertically however the wo...

Страница 25: ... 3 You are in the small type display 4 The Language Mas ter doesn t have a thesaurus entry for that word 5 The batteries may be low Solutions 1a Install the batteries following the in structions in this manual 1b Increase the con trast by moving the contrast control on the right side of the unit 2 Lower the contrast by moving the con trast control on the right side of the unit 3 Select large type ...

Страница 26: ...e limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harm ful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can ra diate radio frequency energy and if not in stalled and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there ...

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