1. Turn your product off and turn it over.
2. Open the battery cover on the back of
your unit by pushing in the direction of
the arrow.
3. Remove the old batteries.
4. Install the batteries following the +/-
markings in the battery compartment.
AAA
AAA
Important
: Be sure that the batteries are
installed correctly. Wrong polarity may
damage the unit.
5. Replace the battery cover.
Warning
: If the batteries wear-out completely
or if you take more than a few seconds while
changing the batteries, any information that
was entered in the built-in books may be
erased. You should always keep written copies
of your important information.
Resetting Your Product
If the keyboard fails to respond, or if the
screen performs erratically, perform a system
reset by following the steps below.
1. Hold CLEAR and press
.
If nothing happens, try Step 2.
2. Use a paper clip to gently press the reset
button on your unit.
The reset button is recessed in a pin-sized
hole on the back of your device.
Warning!
Pressing the reset button with
more than light pressure may permanently
disable your product. In addition, resetting
the product erases settings and information
entered in its built-in books.
Key Guide
Soft Keys
Soft Key functions are represented by the
labels displayed along the bottom of the
screen. To perform a Soft Key function,
press the
-
key at the top of the
keyboard that corresponds to the label on the
screen that you want to select. These labels
change to reflect the different functions
available in the various books and exercises in
this device.
For example, in the main menu, the following
Soft Keys are available:
BOOKS
Displays the Books menu.
LEARN
Displays the Learn menu.
EXER
Displays the Exercises menu.
GAMES
Displays the Games menu.
TOOLS
Displays the Tools menu.
Please refer to the specific topics in this User’s
Guide to learn the function of any available
Soft Keys.
Function Keys
Turns the product on or off.
Goes to the main menu. With
FN
,
displays a help message.
Speaks a word.
Shifts to type capital letters.
Shifts to allow
prev
,
next
,
page up
,
page down
, and in combination
with the number keys, types special
characters.
Clears or cancels the current
operation and reverts to the last
menu, prompt or screen. Goes to
the word entry screen in any book
that has one. Clears the calculator.
Backs up, erases a letter, or turns off
the highlight at an entry.
Enters a word, selects an item, or
begins a highlight in an entry.
At a word entry screen, types a ? to
stand for a letter in a word.
While in text, cycles through
the available font sizes (small,
medium, large).
Displays the volume bar. Press
or to adjust it.
At entry screens, types a space.
Combination Keys*
+
Pages up or down.
+
At a dictionary entry, displays the
previous or next entry.
+
At a menu, goes to the first or last
menu item. At an entry, goes to the
start or end of the entry.
+
Types the special character
shown on the number key.
+
Displays a menu of special
characters, including: ! @ # $ % ^
& * ( ) – / \ ; : ‘ “ , . ? _ = ¡ ¿ [ and ].
+
Displays a help message.
+
At a word entry screen, types an
asterisk to stand for a series of
letters in a word.
Direction Keys
Moves up ( ), down ( ), left ( ),
or right ( ).
In menus and dictionary entries,
pages down.
For Your Information
Follow the Arrows
✓
The flashing arrows on the right of the screen
show which arrow keys you can press to
move around menus or view more text.
Help is Always at Hand
✓
You can view a help message at any screen by
pressing
FN
and then pressing
MENU
. Press
or to read. To exit help, press
BACK
.
Using the Main Menu
Use the main menu to quickly take you to
different books and exercises in your device.
The main menu contains five tabs:
Books
,
Learn
,
Exercises
,
Games
and
Tools
. Use and
to move to another tab. Use and to
highlight the option you want and press
ENTER
to select it. You can also go directly to
a tab by pressing the tab’s respective Soft Key.
Understanding the Menus
The
Books
tab enables you to look up
definitions, thesaurus entries, information
about English usage, punctuation, style, signs,
symbols and tables, notable quotations, and
translations of common words.
The
Learn
tab enables you to access
My
Vocabulary List
, a personal dictionary, and
read grammar lessons. You can also access the
SAT® Word List.
The
Exercises
tab allows you to access
Speaking Spelling Bee
and
Flashcards
. You can
try both exercises using English words saved
to
My Vocabulary List
and those found in the
SAT® Word List.
The
Games
tab allows you to access the
twelve games included in your device:
Word
Train
,
Hangman
,
Anagrams
,
Word Builder
,
Jumble
, 1 and 2 player
Link Four
,
Letris
,
Letter
Poker
,
Word Blaster
,
Word Dozer
and
Word
Deduction
. You can also adjust the game
settings.
The
Tools
tab allows you to access a
demonstration and tutorial of how this device
works. You can also adjust the device settings.
Use this menu to access a phone book,
schedule, memo book, class schedule, timer,
stopwatch, clock, calculator, metric converter
and currency converter.
Viewing a Demonstration
or Tutorial
1. Press MENU.
2. Press TOOLS.
You can also press or until you reach the
Setup menu.
3. Press to highlight either
Tutorial
or
View
Demo
and press ENTER.
To stop the demonstration or exit from the
Tutorial
and return to the Tools menu, press
CLEAR
.
Changing the Settings
When using this device, you can activate
the
Learn a Word
feature, adjust the screen
contrast, the shutoff time, and the type size.
You can also set up the time, date and cities
displayed in the clock.
1. Press MENU.
2. Press TOOLS.
You can also press or until you reach the
Tools menu.
3.
Settings
will be highlighted. Press ENTER
to select it.
4. Press or to move to
Shutoff
,
Contrast
,
Type Size
,
Learn a Word
or
Time
Setup
.
Shutoff
determines how long your product
stays on if no key is pressed.
*Hold the first key while pressing the second.
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