Franklin Language Master LM-6000B User manual

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LM-6000b
Language
Master
USER’S GUIDE
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Electronic Publishers

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Contents
Congratulations on your pur-
chase of the Language Master!
With this dictionary you can find
over 110,000 entries, hear dic-
tionary words and entire defini-
tions spoken with or without
the use of headphones, view
thesaurus entries, study the
Grammar Guide, correct mis-
spellings, save words to the
User 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 the User List ..................................................... 15
Splitting the User List ................................................ 17
Combining Lists .......................................................... 18
Playing the Games ..................................................... 19
Troubleshooting Guide .............................................. 24

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Key Guide
Function Keys
CLEAR
Goes to the Entry screen.
GAMES
Goes to the Games
menu.
GRAMMAR
Goes to the Grammar
Guide.
LIST
Goes to the User List
menu. In definitions and
games, adds words to the
User List.
MENU
Goes to the Setup menu.
ON/OFF
Turns Language Master
on or off.
PHONICS
Pronounces and displays
individual sounds of a
word.
READ
Reads definitions.
SAY
Speaks a word.
SEARCH
Finds definitions contain-
ing search words.
Other Keys
BACK
Backs up, erases a typed
letter, or turns off a high-
light.
ENTER
Begins a search, selects
a menu item, or starts 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 at Hand
You can view a help message
at virtually any screen by
pressing
HELP
. Press the di-
rection keys to read it. To exit
help, press
BACK
.
At the Entry screen and
menus, brief instructions are
displayed right on the screen.
➤ Adjusting the Contrast
You can adjust the screen
contrast by using the contrast
wheel ( ) located on the right
side of the unit.

4
Changing SettingsInstalling Batteries
Your Language Master uses 4
AA batteries. When the batteries
require changing, a low battery
warning will be displayed on the
screen. Here is how to install or
replace them.
Warning: When the batteries
lose power or are removed from
your Language Master, any cus-
tom settings that you entered will
be erased; however, your User
List will be kept intact.
1. Turn Language Master
over.
2. Slide off the battery
cover.
3. Install the batteries fol-
lowing the diagram out-
side the battery case.
4. Replace the battery
cover.
You can adjust the font size, 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, or Set Shutoff Time.
4. Press
ENTER
to select it.
5. Highlight a setting, if
needed.
The active settings are marked with
a ✔. To exit without changing set-
tings, press
BACK
.
6. Press
ENTER
to select it.
➤About Screen Illustrations
Some screen illustrations in this
User’s Guide may vary slightly from
what you see on screen. This does
not mean that your Language Mas-
ter is malfunctioning.

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Viewing a
Demonstration
You can view a demonstration
of what your Language Master
can do.
1. Press
CLEAR
.
2. Press
MENU
.
3. Press the arrow keys to
highlight View Demo.
4. Press
ENTER
to select it.
To stop the demo at any
time, press
CLEAR
.
Finding Definitions
To look up a word in the dictio-
nary, simply type it at the Entry
screen and press
ENTER
. Try this
example.
1. Press
CLEAR
.
2. Type a word (e.g., run).
To move 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 screen show
in which direction you can
scroll.
The arrows next to the icons
tell you which arrow key you
can press to navigate
through the entries.
For a description of the
icons, see About Icons on
page 6.

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Finding Definitions Finding Definitions
4. Press or
SPACE
to read.
5. Press
NEXT
to browse the
next dictionary entry.
6. Press
CLEAR
when fin-
ished.
➤ About Icons
Icons on the top of the screen
allow you to easily view dictio-
nary (Dict), thesaurus (Thes),
Classmates™(Class), or Con-
fusables®(Conf) entries for a
word.
A highlighted icon indicates
which category you are cur-
rently viewing.
A bolded icon means there 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 for this word.
➤ About definitions
Some definitions contain the
etymology, or history, of the
word.
In others, examples of usage
are shown in brackets (e.g., in
the first entry for run, <lets his
children
run >).

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Finding Words in
Definitions Finding Words in
Definitions
You can find all the definitions in
which a specific word or phrase
appears.
1. Press
CLEAR
.
2. Press
SEARCH
.
3. Type a word or phrase
(e.g., US state).
4. Press
ENTER
.
If more than one entry with
the search word(s) is found,
the number of matches
is dis-
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-
formation. For example, if
you were viewing a dictio-
nary definition, you would go
to the previous definition.

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Correcting
Misspellings
Finding Synonyms
When the Thes icon appears in
bold type, it means that there is
at least one thesaurus entry for
that word.
1. Press
CLEAR
.
2. Type a word (e.g., splen-
did).
3. Press
ENTER
.
4. Press or to high-
light the Thes icon.
The first thesaurus entry will
be displayed.
If more than one 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
to view its
dictionary entry.
To go back to the correction
list, press
BACK
.
6. Press
CLEAR
when fin-
ished.

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Finding Synonyms Finding
Classmates™
Classmates are words that are
in the same category as the
one you looked up. If a word
has Classmates, the Class icon
appears in bold type.
1. Press
CLEAR
.
2. Type a word (e.g.,
student).
3. Press
ENTER
.
Note that the Class icon is
in bold type.
4. Press or to high-
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 entries.
To return to the previous the-
saurus entry, press PREV .
7. Press
CLEAR
when fin-
ished.

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Finding
Confusables®
Confusables are words that
sound alike, but are spelled dif-
ferently. If a word has Confus-
ables, the Conf icon appears in
bold type.
1. Press
CLEAR
.
2. Type a word (e.g., rein).
3. Press
ENTER
.
Note that the Conf icon is
in bold type.
4. Press or to high-
light the Conf icon.
A list of Confusables will be
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 which its second letter is
h and its last letter is w .
Enter
?h??w to see possible
answers.
Finding a Letter
in a Word

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To find prefixes, suffixes, and
other parts of words, type an
asterisk (
✻ ) in a word. The as-
terisk stands for a series of let-
ters or spaces.
Note: If you type an asterisk at
the beginning of a word, it may
take a little while to find the
matching words.
1. Type a word with an ✻
(e.g., intra
✻ ).
To type an asterisk, hold
SHIFT
and press
?
✽
.
2. Press
ENTER
.
3. Press or to high-
light a match.
4. Press
ENTER
to define it.
5. Press
CLEAR
when
finished.
Highlighting 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 one of the following:
To… Press…
define the word
view thesaurus,
Classmates, or Con-
fusables entry
add word to User List
say the word
see Dynamic Phonics
Guide of the word
ENTER
ENTER
, then high-
light appro-
priate icon.
LIST
SAY
PHONICS

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3. Press
GRAMMAR
.
Use or to highlight a
specific topic, if needed, and
press
ENTER
.
4. Use , or
SPACE
to scroll.
Use PREV and
NEXT
to scroll
from topic to topic.
Your Language Master includes a
complete grammar guide that de-
scribes parts of speech, punctua-
tion usage, subject-verb
agreement, etc. You can view it
by pressing
GRAMMAR
at any time or
by typing the topic you want in
the Entry screen and pressing
GRAMMAR
.
Using the menu
1. Press
CLEAR
.
2. Press
GRAMMAR
.
3. Press or to high-
light a topic (e.g., Facts
About Nouns).
4. Press
ENTER
.
5. Use or
SPACE
to scroll.
Use PREV and
NEXT
to scroll
from topic to topic.
Searching 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 the Grammar
Guide have quiz exercises to
help you sharpen your grammar
skills. The message “Press
GAMES
for exercises” will be
found in the topics on which
you can quiz yourself.
For example, press
GRAMMAR
,
press
SPACE
to highlight
Ambiguous Use of Pronouns ,
and then press
ENTER
. Press
DN
or
SPACE
until you see
“Press
GAMES
for exercises”.
Press
GAMES
and then follow
the screen instructions to begin
the quiz.

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Hearing Words Hearing Words
You can hear a word pronounced
at the Entry screen, in text, or in a
list.
At the Entry Screen
1. Press
CLEAR
.
2. Type a word.
3. Press
SAY
.
In Text
Your Language Master can pro-
nounce either a headword or a
highlighted word.
1. Go to a definition,
thesaurus, Classmates™,
or Confusables®entry.
2. Press
SAY
.
The headword is pronounced.
3. Press
ENTER
to start the
highlight.
4. Press 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. Type a word to
define and press
ENTER
.
3. Press .
The entire definition will
be pronounced.
➤Adjusting the Volume
You can adjust the volume by
using the volume wheel ()))))
located on the right side of the
unit.

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Using the Phonics Key
Using the
Phonics Key
When you press at the Entry screen
while viewing a definition or when a word
is highlighted, the Dynamic Phonics
Guide™ (DPG) is displayed. It shows
how a word is pronounced letter by letter.
When viewing the phonics, press re-
peatedly to hear the parts of the word
pronounced one at a time, or press
ENTER
to hear only the bolded part.
Press
SAY
to hear the entire word
spoken.
At the Entry Screen
1. Press
CLEAR
.
2. Type a word (e.g., wonderful).
3. Press .
In this example, the w is in bold type.
Underneath is the word wet with its w
bolded to show that the w 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 o
sound in wonderful is the same as the
u sound in up and but .
6. Press
CLEAR
when finished.
In Text
You can display the DPG for either a
headword or a highlighted word.
1. Go to a definition, thesaurus,
Classmates
™
, or Confusables
®
entry (e.g., the definition for
table).
2. Press .
The headword, table , is displayed in
the DPG.
3. To display the DPG for a word
in a definition, press
BACK
to
return to the text.
▲
▲

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Using the Phonics Key
Using the User List
4. Press
ENTER
to start a
highlight. Use or to
move the highlight to a word
you want to phonetically
pronounce (e.g., plaque).
5. Press .
The highlighted word appears in the
DPG.
6. Press
CLEAR
when finished.
In the User List
You can display the DPG for a word in
your User List that is also in the Lan-
guage Master dictionary.
1. Press
LIST
to go to 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 List Menu
1. Press
LIST
to view the
User List menu.
2. Highlight Add a word to
the list. Then press
ENTER
.
3. Type a word (e.g.,
restive).
4. Press
ENTER
to add the
word.
5. Press
CLEAR
when
finished.
▲
▲

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Using the User List Using the User List
Viewing the User List
1. Press
LIST
.
2. Select View the list.
The number of items in your
User List flashes on the
screen.
This is a User List of one
word.
3. Press
CLEAR
when
finished.
Adding Highlighted
Words
At any text, you can highlight a word
and add it to your User List.
1. At text, press
ENTER
to start
the highlight.
2. Use the direction keys to
highlight a word.
3. Press
LIST
.
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 as
10 words.
▲
▲
➤Another Way to
Navigate the User List
You can select menu items in
the User List by pressing the
quick key assigned to each
item. For example, to
Add a
word to the list
, press A. To
split User list , press U.

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Using the User List Splitting the
User List
You can delete one or all of the
words in your User List. Here’s
how.
Deleting One Word
1. Press
LIST
.
2. Select Remove a word
from the list.
3. Type the word you
want to delete and
press
ENTER
to delete it.
4. Press
CLEAR
when
finished.
Deleting Your User
List
1. Press
LIST
.
2. Select Erase all words
from the list.
3. Press
Y
to erase the
entire list. Or press
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
.
If you entered words to the
User List before splitting it,
you can choose to put a
copy of the words into each
list, if it consists of 50 words
or less, or select one list in
which to put the words.
▲

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Splitting the User List Splitting the User List
Changing the Name
of a Split List
1. Select Change name of:
games, for example.
Press
BACK
to erase letters;
use to edit.
2. Type a new name for
the list and then press
ENTER
.
Combining Lists
1. Press
LIST
.
2. Highlight Combine User
Lists and then press
ENTER
.
“User List is 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
you select will affect the
games list.
To re-select
vocabulary ,
choose
Select: vocabulary .
3. Press
CLEAR
when
finished.
▲

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Playing the Games
➤About Games Settings
If a game has customizable
settings, they will be
displayed when you select
that game.
Word List lets you pick
with which words you’ll play
in the games. It also
determines the skill level
since you can choose
between elementary,
intermediate and advanced
words. If you select
Enter
your own
, you’ll need to type
in the words before the
game starts.
Word Size lets you pick
how many letters will be in
the words (between three
and 13).
Speed adjusts how fast a
game 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. Press
ENTER
.
If the game has customizable
settings, they will be dis-
played. If not, the game will
begin.
Note: You can ask for a hint in a
game by holding
SHIFT
and
pressing
?
✽
. To reveal the word
and forfeit the game, press
?
✽
.
Anagrams
Anagrams challenges you to find
words formed from the letters of
another word.