Franklin Merriam-Webster Speaking Spanish - English Dictionary Handheld Game System User Manual


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arrow keys you can press to move
around menus or view more text.
At menus and dictionary entries,
pages down.
1.4 Choosing a Message
Language
Thersttimeyouturnonthisdevice,youare
prompted to choose a message language.
Press AforEnglishorpressBforSpanish.
Themessagelanguageisthelanguageof
prompts,help,andmessages.Tochangethe
messagelanguagelater,see“Changingthe
Settings”.
1.5 Using the Main Menu
Usethemainmenutoquicklytakeyouto
dierentbooksandexercisesinyourdevice.
Themainmenucontainsve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.
1.6 Understanding the Menus
TheBooks tab enables you to look up
SpanishtranslationsofEnglishwordsand
EnglishtranslationsofSpanishwords.You
canconjugateEnglishorSpanishwordsand
searchforEnglishorSpanishconversational
phrases. You can also look up denitions and
thesaurusentriesofEnglishwords.
TheLearn tab enables you to access My
Word List,searchforEnglishorSpanish
usageexamples,andreadEnglishorSpanish
grammar lessons. You can also access the
TOEFL®Test*andSAT®SpanishSubjectTest
†
word lists and any personal dictionaries you
have added to your device.
TheExercises tab allows you to access
Spelling Bee and Flashcards. You can try both
exercisesusingEnglishwordssavedtoMy
Word ListandthosefoundintheTOEFL®Test
word list. You can also try the exercises using
SpanishwordssavedtoMy Word List and
thosefoundintheSAT®SpanishSubjectTest.
TheGames tab allows you to access the ve
games included in your device: Hangman,
Conjumania, Word Train, Word Auction and
Word Blaster. 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.
Organizerfeaturesarealsoavailablefromthe
Toolstab,includingaphonebook,schedule,
calculator and clock.
* TOEFL and the Test of English as a Foreign Language are registered
trademarks of Educational Testing Service (ETS). This product is not
endorsed or approved by ETS.
† SAT is a registered trademark of the College Entrance Examination
Board, which was not involved in the production of, and does not
endorse, this product.
1.7 Demonstration/Tutorial
1. Press
menú
and then press TOOLS.
• Or,press or until you reach the Tools menu.
2. Press to select either Tutorial or Demo
and press
enter
=
.
• Tostopandexitatanytimepress
borrar/clear
.
1.8 Help is Always at Hand
You can view a help message at any screen by
pressing
FN
+
menú
. Press to advance to
the next line, or
FN
+
to advance down to the
nextpage.Toexithelp,press
back
.
2. BOOKS Menu
2.1 Translating Words
TheEnglish-SpanishandSpanish-English
dictionaries are fully bilingual. Use them to
translate words between the two languages.
TrytranslatingaSpanishword:
1. Press
menú
.
• TheBooks menu appears.
2. Press or to select MW Spanish–English
Dictionary, then press
enter
=
.
• TotranslateEnglishwordsintoSpanishselect
MW English–Spanish Dictionary.
• Or,pressLANG at the word entry screen to
toggletheentrylanguagebetweenSpanishand
English.
3. Type a word (e.g., ir).
• With each letter you type, the resulting list
of potential matching entries is refreshed.
Note: The following options apply to
this and all other word entry screens:
• Toerasealetter,press
back
.
• Totypeaccents,typealetter(e.g.,e) and then
press repeatedly until the accent you want
appears(e.g.,é).
•
Totypeacapital,hold
cap
and press a letter key.
•
Totypeanumber,pressanumberkey.
• Toenteraspecialcharacter(ifpermitted),hold
FN
and press a number key.
Forexample,toenter“3-D”,type3, press
FN
+
6(toenterahyphen), and then press
cap
+ D.
Note:Youarenotrequiredtotypeaccentsor
specialcharacters.Thedictionarywillretrieve
similar matches for you.
• Press to hear the word you typed and
other entries in the list pronounced.
4. If the letters you type match a word in
the list, it is automatically highlighted.
• Or,press or to select another word you see
in the list.
5. Press
enter
=
to view the translation.
• Press or to scroll extended content.
• Press to hear the headword pronounced.
6. Hold
FN
and press or to view the next
or previous entry.
7. Press
borrar/clear
when done.
Viewing Multiple Entries
If a search nds more than one matching entry
you can easily move back and forth between the
matches. Hold
FN
and press or to go to the
previous or next matching entry.
Understanding Translations
Entriesmayconsistofheadwords,partsofspeech,
denitions, idioms, other forms, and translations.
After the translation or denition, you may see a
list of usage examples or conversational phrases,
marked with a speaker symbol .
Tohearaphrase within a dictionary entry, press
enter
=
to start a selection highlight, and then use
the arrow keys to position the highlight over the
speaker symbol of the phrase you want to hear, and
then press
enter
=
or to hear it.
Tohearasingle word within an entry
pronounced, press
enter
=
to start a selection
highlight, and then use the arrow keys to
position the highlight over any word, and
then press to hear it. Press
enter
=
to
view the new word’s denition/translation.
Explanation of Genders
SpanishnounsaredierentfromEnglishnounsin
that they must either be masculine or feminine.
Eachdenitionofanounindicateswhichgenderit
is with m or f.
Misspelling Words
If you enter a misspelled word, a list of corrections
appears. Press or to select the word you want
and then press
enter
=
toseeitsentry.Togoback
to the corrections list, press
back
.
2.2 Hearing Words
Thisdictionarywillpronouncethewordsthat
appear on almost any screen—in denitions,
thesaurus entries, spell correction lists,
English/Spanishwordlists,andgames.When
you want to hear how a word is pronounced,
select it and press .Trytheexample
below.
Note: Words cannot be pronounced in Usage
Examples,GrammarGuides,Confusableslists,
and certain other locations.
1. Press
menú
.
• TheBooks menu appears.
2. Press or to select MW Spanish–English
Dictionary, then press
enter
=
.
3. Type a word (e.g., teléfono).
4. Press to hear it pronounced.
5. Press
enter
=
to see its translation entry.
6. Press to hear the headword
pronounced.
7. Press
enter
=
to enter word selection mode.
8. Press the direction keys to position the
highlight cursor on a word or phrase (marked
by ) you want to hear.
9. Press to hear the pronunciation.
10.
Press
borrar/clear
when done.
2.3 Selecting Words in Other
Entries
Another way to look up and learn new words
is to select them from within other entries or
word lists. You can then nd their translations
or add them to word lists. Note:Thisfeature
may not be available on all screens.
1. At a text screen supporting word selection,
press
enter
=
to enter selection mode.
• If the rst word on the screen is now
highlighted, this feature is supported.
2. Press , , , or to select an available
word you want to learn.
• Toexitselectmode,press
back
.
To... Press...
hear the word pronounced
dene the word
enter
=
add the word to My Word List LIST
3. Press
borrar/clear
when done.
2.4 Matchmaker List
If you are uncertain about how to spell a
word, type the portion of the word you do
know,andtypeaquestionmark(?)inplace
ofeachunknownletter.Typeanasterisk(
*
)
to stand for any missing portion of a word,
including prexes, suxes, spaces, symbols,
or any number of letters. Note: If you type
an asterisk at the beginning of a word, it may
take additional time to nd matching words.
1. At any word entry screen, type known
letters, a ? in place of each unknown
letter, and a * in place of any string of
unknown characters.
• For example, in the MW English Dictionary,
type“m?cro
*
”.
• Totypeanasterisk,holddown
cap
and press
?*
.
2. Press
enter
=
.
3. Press to select a word from the list and
press
enter
=
to view its entry.
4. Press
borrar/clear
when done.
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