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KID-1240
Talking
Children’s
Dictionary
User’s Guide
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License Agreement READ THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT BEFORE USING THE ELECTRONIC REFERENCE. YOUR USE OF THE ELECTRONIC REFERENCE DEEMS THAT YOU ACCEPT THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE TERMS, YOU MAY RETURN THIS PACKAGE WITH PURCHASE RECEIPT TO THE DEALER FROM WHICH YOU PURCHASED THE ELECTRONIC REFERENCE AND YOUR PURCHASE PRICE WILL BE REFUNDED. ELECTRONIC REFERENCE means the software product and documentation found in this package and FRANKLIN means Franklin Electronic Publishe
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Key Guide 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
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Getting Started 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. O
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Getting Started 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 yo
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Looking up a Word 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
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Finding Rhymes 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 Som
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Correcting Misspellings 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 y
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Jumping to a Word 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 highli
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Finding Letters in Words 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 l
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Writing Letters and 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
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® Viewing Confusables 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
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Saving Words for Study 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
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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 B
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Hearing Words 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 e
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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 repeat
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Changing Game Settings 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 Ha
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Playing the Games 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.
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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, pr
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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
