Franklin Talking Children's Dictionary KID-1240 Manuale utente
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.
3
Getting Started
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correct polarity, as recommended in this manual.
Exhausted batteries should be removed. Do not mix
old and new batteries or batteries of different types. In
addition, the supply terminals should not be shorted.
✓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.
4
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.
5
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.
6
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.
9
Finding Letters in Words
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