Franklin Spanish Master IC-122 User manual

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Digital Book System
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IC-122
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SPANISH
MASTER
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MAESTRO
INGLÉS
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User’s Manual
Manual de Uso

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Getting Started..................................................5
Installing the Digital Book................................5
Using the Menus .............................................6
Viewing a Demonstration ................................7
Setting the Shutoff Time..................................8
Changing the Message Language ..................8
Using the Dictionary.........................................9
English to Spanish ..........................................9
Spanish to English ........................................10
English Phrases ............................................ 11
Spanish Phrases...........................................12
Defining Words in Definitions........................14
Hearing Words ..............................................15
Correcting Misspellings.................................16
Finding Letters in Words ...............................17
Using Other Features .....................................19
Viewing Inflections ........................................19
Using the User Lists......................................22
Adding a Word ..............................................22
Deleting a Word ............................................23
Deleting a List ...............................................23
Games..............................................................24
Selecting Game Settings ..............................24
Selecting a Game .........................................25
Contents

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Contents
✓Your First Tip
Throughout this User's Manual you will see tips
like this about how to get the most from your
Spanish Master. Look for them.
Hangman ......................................................25
Word Auction.................................................25
Word Blaster .................................................26
Flashcards ....................................................26
Word Train.....................................................26
Gender Tutor.................................................27
Conjumania...................................................27
Appendixes .....................................................28
Sending Words Between Books....................28
Replacing the Batteries.................................29
Resetting the Digital Book System................30
Protecting and Cleaning................................30
Limited Warranty (USA only).........................32
Index .............................................................33

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SHIFT
BACK
CARD
LIST
MENU
CLEAR
Key Guide
Clears a search.
Shows the main menus.
Shows the games menu.
Shows inflected forms of words.
Shows User List options.
Speaks an English or Spanish word.
Exits the digital book.
Turns the Digital Book System on or off.
Goes back a step, erases a letter.
Enters a request, selects a menu item.
Displays a help message.
Shifts the keyboard to capital letters.
Types a question mark; shifted, an asterisk;
in menus, shows a complete item.
Scrolls up or down.
Goes back a space.
Moves around the screen.
Pages up or down, finds next or previous
entry alphabetically with the key.
Zooms up or down with arrow keys, goes
to previous or next entry with UP or DN,
sends words between digital books with
CARD
.
GAMES
MORE
SPEC
ON/OFF
ENTER
HELP
? *
UP or DN

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Installing the Digital Book
You must first install the Spanish Master digital
book before you can use it. WARNING: Never
install a digital book when the Digital Book
System is turned on.
1. Turn the Digital Book System off.
2. Install the digital book into a slot on the back.
3. Press
ON/OFF
.
4. Turn the wheel on the side of the Digital Book
System to adjust the screen contrast.
If the screen is still blank, check the batteries.
5. Press
CARD
.
6. Press or to highlight the appropriate
digital book symbol.
7. Press
ENTER
.
8. Press A for English or B for Spanish.
Getting Started

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Using the Menus
The menu key is a toggle key that will take you back
and forth between the menus and an entry screen.
Press
MENU
tomoveback andforth betweenscreens.
The arrow keys located at the bottom right of your
DigitalBook System are your primary means of mov-
ing around the screens. Notice also the UP and DN
keys. These keys are used to move down a list or
definition screen by screen.
Tutorial
If you need a portable reminder of what each key
does, highlight “Tutorial”under the Other menu and
then press
ENTER
. The tutorial explains the functions
of the keys.
Getting Started
✓Help Is Always at Hand
•You can view an appropriate help message at
any time by pressing
HELP
.
•To exit a help message, press
BACK
.
•To scroll up or down, press or .
•To page up press UP. To page down, press DN
or
SPACE
.
•To go to the start or to the end of a message or
list, hold and press or .

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Getting Started
Viewing a Demonstration
Before you start using this product, you might
want to view a brief demonstration of what it can
do.
1. Press
MENU
.
2. Highlight “Demo” under the Other menu.
3. Press
ENTER
to start the demonstration.
4. Press
CLEAR
to stop the demonstration.
✓Viewing Complete Menu Items
Some items are too long to fit on menus.
If you see a menu item followed by ellipses,
press
? *
to view the complete item.

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Getting Started
Setting the Shutoff Time
Your Digital Book System has the ability to shut
itself off if no key is pressed in a certain amount
of time, determined by you. This ensures longer
life for your batteries.
1. Highlight “Set Shutoff” under the Other menu.
2. Press
ENTER
to select it.
3. Press to highlight a time.
4. Press
ENTER
to select it.
Changing the Message Language
The first time you use the Spanish Master, you
must select the message language. Here is how
to change your selection. NOTE: The message
language is the language in which the menus and
messages appear. Normally, you should select
your native language.
1.Highlight “Message Language”
under the Other menu.
2. Press
ENTER
to select it.
The message language is changed.
3. Press
ENTER
again to change it back.

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English to Spanish
Here is how to enter an English word to find its
Spanish definition(s).
1. Highlight “English Spanish”
under the Topics menu.
2. Press
ENTER
to select it.
3. Type “house”.
4. Press
ENTER
.
“Multiple forms”appears.
5. Press to highlight “house.”
6. Press
ENTER
to select it.
7. Press to scroll down.
You see the definitions of the word you entered
and of related words and phrases.
8. Press
CLEAR
when done.
Using the Dictionary
✓Understanding Brackets
In definitions, words in brackets indicate spe-
cialized usages.
✓Following the Arrows
Theblinking arrows at the bottom ofthe screen
show which arrow keys you can press to move
around menus and other screens.

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Spanish to English
To find the English definition(s) of a Spanish
word, follow this example.
1. Select “Spanish English”
under the Topics menu.
“ENTER a word in Spanish”appears.
2. Type “verde”.
3. Press
ENTER
.
4. Press to scroll down.
5. Press
CLEAR
when done.
Using the Dictionary
✓Viewing Next and Previous Words
To view the dictionary word listed alphabetically
before the one you entered, hold and press
the UP key. To view the word listed alphabeti-
cally after the one you entered, hold and
press the DN key.

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Using the Dictionary
English Phrases
The Spanish Master is equipped with a special
feature that allows you to find English and
Spanish phrases. Instead of putting together
several words and trying to come up with the
meaning as a whole, you have the phrases right
at your fingertips.
1. Select “English Phrases”
under the Topics menu.
“ENTER a word in an English phrase”appears.
2. Type “year”.
3. Press
ENTER
.
Did you notice the “7 items”message? It means
that "year" was found in seven English phrases.
4. Hold and press the DN key repeatedly
to view the next phrases.
5. Press
CLEAR
when done.

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Using the Dictionary
Spanish Phrases
1. Select “Spanish Phrases”
under the Topics menu.
“ENTER a word in a Spanish phrase”appears.
2. Type “estados”.
3. Press
ENTER
.
4. Press to highlight “estados.”
5. Press
ENTER
again to select it.
6. Press to scroll down.
7. Press
CLEAR
when done.

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Using the Dictionary
✓Searching the Menus
You can find a Spanish or English word or
phrase without having to type it at an Entry
screen. First, if the main menus are not in
view, press
MENU
. An alphabetic list of words
under a dictionary menu appears at the left of
the screen.
Next, start typing a word (e.g., “car”). As you
type, words are highlighted. Usually you need
to type only a few letters to highlight the word
that you want.
Once the word is highlighted, press
ENTER
to
view its definition(s).
NOTE: You can search the menus at the far
left of the screen when any of the four dictio-
naries is selected.

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Using the Dictionary
Defining Words in Definitions
You can look up the definition of a word used in a
definition without having to retype it at an Entry
screen.
1. Select “English Spanish”
under the Topics menu.
2. Type “ground”.
3. Press
ENTER
.
4. Press
ENTER
again.
Notice that “ground”is highlighted.
5. Press to highlight “suelo.”
6. Press
ENTER
to view its definition.
7. Press
BACK
to return to the first definition.
8. Press
BACK
again to remove the highlight.
9. Press
CLEAR
when done.

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Hearing Words
If you have a Digital Book System that can play
audio digital books, you can use the Spanish
Master to hear the pronunciation of both English
and Spanish words.
You can hear pronunciations before entering a
word, after entering it, or by highlighting a word in
a definition. You can also hear words in a User
List, spelling correction lists, and dictionary lists.
1. Type “fish” at “ENTER a word in English.”
2. Press
SPEC
or
SAY
.
You hear the pronunciation of “fish.”Turn the
wheel on the side of the Digital Book System to
adjust the volume.
3. Press
ENTER
to view its definitions.
4. Press
SPEC
or
SAY
.
You hear “fish”again.
5. Press
ENTER
to start the highlight.
6. Press the arrow keys to highlight “pescado.”
7. Press
SPEC
or
SAY
to hear “pescado.”
8. Press
CLEAR
when done.
Using the Dictionary

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Correcting Misspellings
Don’t worry if you misspell a Spanish or English
word. The Spanish Master will automatically
provide a list of spelling corrections. Make sure
you're at the Spanish Entry screen for this
example.
1. Type “roho” at “ENTER a word in Spanish.”
2. Press
ENTER
.
This is a list of spelling corrections.
3. Press to highlight “rojo.”
4. Press
ENTER
to view its definitions.
5. Press
CLEAR
when done.
Using the Dictionary

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Using the Dictionary
Finding Letters in Words
The question mark key is used when you know
how many letters a word has, but don't know how
to spell it. Type a “?” in place of each letter you
don't know. You can type more than one question
mark in a word. But the more question marks you
type, the more matches the Spanish Master finds.
1. Type “ver?o??os?”
at “ENTER a word in Spanish.”
2. Press
ENTER
.
3. Highlight the word you want.
4. Press
ENTER
to view its definition.
5. Press
CLEAR
when done.
✓Zooming Through Text
To zoom to the bottom of a menu, list, or
definition, hold and press .
To zoom to the top of a menu, list, or defini-
tion, hold and press .

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Using the Dictionary
Finding Letters in Words
The asterisk key ( ✽ ) is similar to the question
mark key in that it finds the matches of unknown
words. However, it stands for any number of
letters in a word. Try this example.
1. Type “ver✽os✽” at “ENTER a word in
Spanish.”
To type an asterisk, hold
SHIFT
and press
? *
.
2. Press
ENTER
.
3. Highlight the word you want.
4. Press
ENTER
to view its definition.
5. Press
CLEAR
when done.
✓Accenting Letters
At Entry screens, you can accent letters by
typing the letter and then pressing or
repeatedly until the correct accent ap-
pears. NOTE: You do not need to type ac-
cents when you are searching a menu.
ACNT

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Viewing Inflections
Many words have inflections, such as the plural
form of a noun or the present perfect form of a
verb. You can view inflections of a word by
pressing
MORE
. Make sure you're at the Spanish
Entry screen to try these examples.
Nouns
1. Type “gato” at “ENTER a word in Spanish.”
2. Press
MORE
.
3. Press
CLEAR
when done.
Adjectives
1. Type “bonito” at “ENTER a word in Spanish.”
2. Press
MORE
.
You see two parts of speech for “bonito.”
3. Press to highlight the adjective.
4. Press
ENTER
.
Using Other Features