Franklin Talking Children's Dictionary KID-1240 User manual

User’s Guide
KID-1240
Talking
Children’s
Dictionary

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Toggles between writing words in
manuscript printing and cursive script.
Shows a list of words that rhyme with your
word.
Shows the Games menu.
Lets you use your word list, change
settings, or view a demonstration.
Shows help messages.
Pronounces words aloud.
Turns the dictionary on or off.
Types a ?to stand for a missing letter in a
word, or shows Confusables®. With SHIFT,
types a ✽ to stand for zero, one or more
letters in a word.
Shifts the keys to type capital letters.
Erases a letter, backs up to the previous
screen, or turns off the highlight in definitions.
Enters words, starts the highlight in
definitions, or selects items.
Clears the most recently entered word.
Moves up, or makes the screen darker at
the Enter a word screen.
Moves down, or makes the screen lighter
at the Enter a word screen.
Moves the cursor or text to the left.
Moves right, or types a space.
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Key Guide

Before you start, you should install new
batteries and adjust the screen contrast. Note:
Replace the batteries when the screen contrast
is too light even after adjustment. When you
remove batteries, stored information is erased.
1. Remove the battery compartment cover
on the back of the unit.
2. Install four AAA batteries.
3. Press ON/OFF.
The first time you turn on this dictionary, you
are asked to enter your name.
4. Type your name as you want it to appear
in this dictionary. Or press ENTER if you
do not want your name to appear.
To type a space, press . The first letter of each
word you type in your name will automatically
appear as a capital in this dictionary.
5. Press ENTER.
6. Press or repeatedly to make the
screen lighter or darker.
Note: You can make the screen lighter or
darker only when Enter a word is on the screen.
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Getting Started
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✓Seeing a Demonstration
You can see a brief demonstration by first
pressing LIST and then pressing until you
see See Me Work. Then press ENTER to
see the demonstration. To stop the
demonstration, press CLEAR.
✓Changing the Name
You can enter your name or nickname so
that it appears when you turn on the
dictionary or win a game. To enter or change
the name, first press LIST and then press
until you see Enter Your Name. Then press
ENTER and use BACK to erase the letters.
Type your name or nickname as you want it
to appear and then press ENTER again.
✓Help is Always at Hand
You can view a help message at almost any
screen by pressing HELP. To hear the help
message, press SPEAK. To turn off the
speech, press BACK. To go back to where
you were, press BACK again.
✓About the Automatic Shutoff
If you forget to turn off the dictionary, it will
turn off automatically in about two minutes.
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Getting Started

It’s easy to look up the definitions of words with
your dictionary. Let’s learn how.
1. Press CLEAR.
2. Type a word. For example, type apple.
To erase letters, use BACK. To type a
space, press . To type a capital letter, hold
down SHIFT while you type a letter.
3. Press ENTER to see its definition.
4. Press to read more of the definition.
5. To hear the definition, press SPEAK. To
turn off the speech, press BACK.
To learn more, read “Hearing Words.”
6. Press CLEAR when you are finished.
✓Just Follow the Arrows
Do you see the flashing arrows at the right
of the screen? They show you which arrow
keys you can press to see more words in
lists and definitions.
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Looking up a Word

You can find rhymes with your dictionary.
Rhymes are words that sound alike.
You can check for words that rhyme with: a
word you type at the Enter a word screen; a
word you looked up; the highlighted word in a
definition or list; a game word; a printed or
cursively written word.
Try this example:
1. Press CLEAR.
2. Type wild.
3. Press RHYME.
4. Press or to scroll through the list of
words that rhyme with your word.
5. Press CLEAR when you are finished.
✓Multiple Pronunciatons
Some words have more than one
pronunciation. Lead, for example, could
rhyme with bed or weed. There are separate
rhyme lists for each pronunciation.
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Finding Rhymes

If you misspell a word, the dictionary automatically
shows you a list of spelling corrections.
1. Press CLEAR.
2. Type a misspelled word. For example,
type jiraph.
3. Press ENTER.
Press DOWN, if necessary, to highlight the
correct word.
4. Press SPEAK to hear the word.
Press RHYME to see a list of words that
rhyme with the word. To highlight another
correction, press .
5. Press ENTER to see its definition.
6. Press BACK to go back to the corrections.
7. Press CLEAR when you are finished.
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Correcting Misspellings

If you want to learn the meaning of a word that
you see in a definition, you can highlight the
word and then jump to its definition.
1. Press CLEAR.
2. Type a word. For example, type truck.
3. Press ENTER.
4. Press ENTER again to start the highlight.
To turn off the highlight, press BACK.
5. Press the arrow keys to highlight a word.
For example, highlight vehicle.
Press RHYME to see a list of words that
rhyme with the word.
6. Press ENTER to jump to the definition of
the highlighted word.
7. Press SPEAK to hear the definition.
Then press BACK to stop the speech.
8. Press BACK to go back to the word that
you typed.
9. Press CLEAR when you are finished.
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Jumping to a Word

If you don’t know how to spell a word, type a
question mark (?) in place of each letter that you
are unsure about. To find prefixes, suffixes, and
other parts of words, type an asterisk (✽) in a
word. Each asterisk stands for a series of letters.
You can type more than one question mark or
asterisk in a word. You can also use ?s and ✽s
to help you solve crossword puzzles and other
word games. Try this example.
1. Press CLEAR.
2. Type a word with ?s or ✽s in place of
letters. For example, type p?r
✽ .
To type an asterisk, hold SHIFT and press ?.
3. Press ENTER.
4. Use to highlight a word.
5. Press ENTER to see the definition of the
highlighted word.
Press RHYME to see a list of words that
rhyme with the word.
6. Press BACK to go back to the matches.
7. Press CLEAR when you are finished.
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Finding Letters in Words

The dictionary can write letters and words in
both manuscript printing and cursive script.
1. Press CLEAR.
2. Type or enter one or more words. For
example, type or enter hot dog.
To type a space, press .
3. Press ABC to see the word(s) written in
manuscript printing.
To see the word(s) written again, press
ENTER. If the word is too long to fit on the
screen, use to see it.
4. Press ABC again to see the word(s)
written in cursive script.
✓Changing the Writing Speed
You can change the speed of the
handwriting by pressing LIST, pressing
until you see Handwriting Speed, and then
pressing or .
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Writing Letters and Words

Confusables are words that are spelled or
sound alike that people often confuse. When
you see a question mark flashing to the right of
a word, that word has confusables.
1. Press CLEAR.
2. Type rain and then press ENTER.
Notice the flashing question mark.
3. Press ?.
Each confusable is followed by a word that
explains its meaning.
4. Press to view more confusables, if any.
5. To jump to the definition of a word,
highlight it and press ENTER.
To learn how to highlight a word, read
“Jumping to a Word.” Press RHYME to see
a list of words that rhyme with the word.
6. Press BACK to go back to the confusables.
7. Press CLEAR when you are finished.
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Viewing Confusables®

You can save as many as 80 words in your own
word list for study and review. You can add words
to the list that are not found in this dictionary, but
they take up more space in your list.
To Add a Word to Your List
1. Press CLEAR.
2. Press LIST.
3. Press or until you see Add a Word
and then press ENTER.
4. Type a word and then press ENTER.
If the word is not in this dictionary, press
or to see your options and then press
ENTER to select one.
- or -
1. Press CLEAR.
2. Type a word and press LIST.
You can also type a word, press ENTER to
see the definition and then press LIST.
Note: You can also add highlighted words in
definitions, spelling correction lists or
Confusables®lists. To learn how to highlight
a word in a definition, see “Jumping to a
Word on page 7.
3. Press LIST.
4. Press ENTER to add the word.
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Saving Words for Study

To See and Hear Your Words
1. Press LIST.
2. Press or to see See Your Words
and then press ENTER.
3. Press or to highlight a word.
4. Press SPEAK to hear a word, ENTER to
see its definition, ABC to see it written,
RHYME to see a list of words that rhyme
with that word or ? to see its
Confusables, if any.
To Erase a Word
1. Press LIST.
2. Press or to see Erase a Word and
then press ENTER.
3. Press or to highlight a word.
4. Press ENTER to erase the highlighted
word or press BACK to cancel.
To Erase Your Entire List
1. Press LIST.
2. Press or to see Erase List and then
press ENTER.
3. Press Y to erase your list or press N to
cancel.
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Saving Words for Study

The dictionary can pronounce the words that
appear on almost any screen–in definitions,
handwriting examples, spelling correction lists,
your word list, confusables, games, menus,
prompts, and even help messages. Just press
the SPEAK key whenever you want to hear
words.
To adjust the volume, turn the volume control
wheel on the side of the dictionary. You can
plug headphones into the headphone jack on
the other side to listen by yourself.
Try this example.
1. Press CLEAR.
2. Type elephant and then press SPEAK to
hear the word.
3. Press ENTER and then press SPEAK to
hear its definition.
A tone sounds at the end of the definition.
To stop the speech, press BACK.
4. Press ENTER and then use the arrow
keys to highlight a word in the definition.
5. Press SPEAK to hear the highlighted
word.
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Hearing Words

6. Press ABC to see the highlighted word
written.
7. Press SPEAK to hear the written word.
8. Press CLEAR when you are finished.
✓Turning the Sound On or Off
You can turn the sound on or off by pressing
LIST, pressing to see Sound, and then
pressing or .
✓Hearing the Menus
If the sound is turned on, you can press
SPEAK to hear the items on the List or
Games menu. Just press LIST or GAMES
and then press SPEAK to try it.
✓Turning the Keyboard Sound On or Off
Keyboard Sound repeats out loud the letter or
name of each key that you press. To turn this
on or off, press LIST, press until you see
Keyboard Sound and then press or .
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Hearing Words
This unit may change operating modes due to
Electro-static Discharge. Normal operation of this
unit can be re-established by pressing the reset
key, ON/OFF or by removing/replacing batteries.

Your dictionary has six fun word games. You
can choose a skill level (easy or hard) and
which game words (all or your list) to use.
1. Press GAMES.
2. To change the skill level, press or to
see Skill Level and then press or to
switch between settings.
The check marks your current setting.
3. To change the game words, press or
to see Game Words and then press
or to switch between settings.
✓Understanding the Skill Levels
The skill levels change the number of
guesses in Hangman, the difficulty of the
computer opponent in Tic-Tac-Toe, and the
number of letters in Jumble, Flashcards, and
Guess That Word. Tic-Tac-Toe 2-Player is
unaffected by the skill level.
✓Understanding the Game Words
If you choose All, the game words will be
chosen at random from the dictionary. If you
choose Your List, the game words will be
from the words in your list. Words in your list
that have capitals, punctuation, spaces or
are too long will not appear in the games.
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Changing Game Settings

Hangman
Hangman challenges you to guess a mystery
word, indicated by ?s, one letter at a time.
1. Press GAMES, if needed.
2. Press or to see Hangman and then
press ENTER.
3. Type letters you think are in the word.
4. To give up and reveal the word, press ?.
5. To see the definition of the word, press
ENTER.
To go back to the game, press BACK.
6. Press to play a new round.
Jumble
Jumble scrambles the letters of a mystery word.
You must unscramble all the letters to form the
word. Note: When you are playing Jumble using
Your List, only words that are in this dictionary's
word list will appear as game words.
1. Press GAMES, if needed.
2. Press or to see Jumble and then
press ENTER.
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Playing the Games

3. To shuffle the letters, press ENTER.
4. Type your guess and press ENTER.
5. To give up and reveal the word, press ?.
6. Press ENTER to see the definition of the
word.
To go back to the game, press BACK.
7. Press to play a new round.
Flashcards
Flashcards flashes words for you to spell or say.
1. Press GAMES, if needed.
2. Use or to see Flashcards and then
press ENTER.
3. Press SPEAK to hear the word.
4. Press ENTER to see the definition of the
word.
To go back to the game, press BACK.
5. Press to play a new round.
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Playing the Games

Guess That Word
In Guess That Word, you must type the
missing letters in the mystery word.
1. Press GAMES, if needed.
2. Press or to see Guess that Word
and then press ENTER.
To read the definition of the mystery word,
press , if needed.
3. If needed, use or to select a
missing letter, and then type the letter
that you think belongs there.
4. Continue typing letters until the word is
complete or no more tries are left, or
press ? to give up and reveal the word.
5. Press to play a new round.
✓Seeing Your Score
Your score appears after each round of most
games until you change games or until you
exit the game.
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Playing the Games