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arrow keys you can press to move
around menus or view more text.
At menus and dictionary entries,
pages down.
1.4 Choosing a Message
Language
The first time you turn on this device, you are
prompted to choose a message language.
Press A for English or press B for Spanish.
The message language is the language of
prompts, help, and messages. To change the
message language later, see "Changing the
Settings".
1.5 Using the Main Menu
Use the main menu to quickly take you to
different books and exercises in your device.
The main menu contains five tabs: Books,
Learn, Exercises, Games and Tools. Use and
to move to another tab. Use and to
highlight the option you want and press
to select it. You can also go directly to
enter
=
a tab by pressing the tab's respective Soft Key.
1.6 Understanding the Menus
The Books tab enables you to look up
Spanish translations of English words and
English translations of Spanish words. You
can conjugate English or Spanish words and
search for English or Spanish conversational
phrases. You can also look up definitions and
thesaurus entries of English words.
The Learn tab enables you to access My
Word List, search for English or Spanish
usage examples, and read English or Spanish
grammar lessons. You can also access the
TOEFL® Test* and SAT® Spanish Subject Test
word lists and any personal dictionaries you
have added to your device.
The Exercises tab allows you to access
Spelling Bee and Flashcards. You can try both
exercises using English words saved to My
Word List and those found in the TOEFL® Test
word list. You can also try the exercises using
Spanish words saved to My Word List and
those found in the SAT® Spanish Subject Test.
The Games tab allows you to access the five
games included in your device: Hangman,
Conjumania, Word Train, Word Auction and
Word Blaster. You can also adjust the game
settings.
The Tools tab allows you to access a
demonstration and tutorial of how this device
works. You can also adjust the device settings.
Organizer features are also available from the
Tools tab, including a phonebook, schedule,
calculator and clock.
* TOEFL and the Test of English as a Foreign Language are registered
trademarks of Educational Testing Service (ETS). This product is not
endorsed or approved by ETS.
† SAT is a registered trademark of the College Entrance Examination
Board, which was not involved in the production of, and does not
endorse, this product.
1.7 Demonstration/Tutorial
1. Press
and then press TOOLS.
menú
• Or, press or
until you reach the Tools menu.
2. Press to select either Tutorial or Demo
and press
.
enter
=
• To stop and exit at any time press
1.8 Help is Always at Hand
You can view a help message at any screen by
+
menú
pressing
FN
. Press
+
the next line, or
FN
to advance down to the
next page. To exit help, press
back
2. BOOKS Menu
2.1 Translating Words
The English-Spanish and Spanish-English
dictionaries are fully bilingual. Use them to
translate words between the two languages.
Try translating a Spanish word:
1. Press
.
menú
The Books menu appears.
•
or
2. Press
to select MW Spanish–English
Dictionary, then press
enter
=
• To translate English words into Spanish select
MW English–Spanish Dictionary.
• Or, press LANG at the word entry screen to
toggle the entry language between Spanish and
English.
3. Type a word (e.g., ir).
†
With each letter you type, the resulting list
•
of potential matching entries is refreshed.
Note: The following options apply to
this and all other word entry screens:
•
To erase a letter, press
.
back
• To type accents, type a letter (e.g., e) and then
press
repeatedly until the accent you want
appears (e.g., é).
• To type a capital, hold
and press a letter key.
cap
• To type a number, press a number key.
• To enter a special character (if permitted), hold
FN
and press a number key.
For example, to enter "3-D", type 3, press
+ 6 (to enter a hyphen), and then press
+ D.
Note: You are not required to type accents or
special characters. The dictionary will retrieve
similar matches for you.
• Press
to hear the word you typed and
other entries in the list pronounced.
4. If the letters you type match a word in
the list, it is automatically highlighted.
•
Or, press or
to select another word you see
in the list.
5. Press
to view the translation.
enter
=
• Press
or
• Press
to hear the headword pronounced.
6. Hold
FN
and press
or previous entry.
7. Press
borrar/clear
Viewing Multiple Entries
If a search finds more than one matching entry
.
you can easily move back and forth between the
borrar/clear
matches. Hold
FN
previous or next matching entry.
Understanding Translations
to advance to
Entries may consist of headwords, parts of speech,
definitions, idioms, other forms, and translations.
.
After the translation or definition, you may see a
list of usage examples or conversational phrases,
marked with a speaker symbol
To hear a phrase within a dictionary entry, press
to start a selection highlight, and then use
enter
=
the arrow keys to position the highlight over the
speaker symbol of the phrase you want to hear, and
then press
enter
or
=
To hear a single word within an entry
pronounced, press
highlight, and then use the arrow keys to
position the highlight over any word, and
then press
.
view the new word's definition/translation.
Explanation of Genders
Spanish nouns are different from English nouns in
that they must either be masculine or feminine.
Each definition of a noun indicates which gender it
is with m or f.
Misspelling Words
If you enter a misspelled word, a list of corrections
appears. Press
or
and then press
enter
to the corrections list, press
2.2 Hearing Words
This dictionary will pronounce the words that
appear on almost any screen—in definitions,
thesaurus entries, spell correction lists,
English/Spanish word lists, and games. When
FN
you want to hear how a word is pronounced,
cap
select it and press
below.
Note: Words cannot be pronounced in Usage
Examples, Grammar Guides, Confusables lists,
and certain other locations.
1. Press
.
menú
The Books menu appears.
•
2. Press
Dictionary, then press
3. Type a word (e.g., teléfono).
4. Press
5. Press
to scroll extended content.
6. Press
pronounced.
or
to view the next
7. Press
8. Press the direction keys to position the
when done.
highlight cursor on a word or phrase (marked
by
9. Press
10. Press
and press
or
to go to the
2.3 Selecting Words in Other
Entries
Another way to look up and learn new words
is to select them from within other entries or
word lists. You can then find their translations
or add them to word lists. Note: This feature
may not be available on all screens.
.
1. At a text screen supporting word selection,
press
If the first word on the screen is now
•
highlighted, this feature is supported.
to hear it.
2. Press , , , or to select an available
word you want to learn.
to start a selection
enter
=
•
To exit select mode, press
To...
hear the word pronounced
to hear it. Press
to
enter
=
define the word
add the word to My Word List LIST
3. Press
2.4 Matchmaker List
If you are uncertain about how to spell a
word, type the portion of the word you do
know, and type a question mark (?) in place
of each unknown letter. Type an asterisk (
to stand for any missing portion of a word,
to select the word you want
including prefixes, suffixes, spaces, symbols,
to see its entry. To go back
=
or any number of letters. Note: If you type
back
.
an asterisk at the beginning of a word, it may
take additional time to find matching words.
1. At any word entry screen, type known
letters, a ? in place of each unknown
letter, and a * in place of any string of
unknown characters.
• For example, in the MW English Dictionary,
type "m?cro * ".
. Try the example
•
To type an asterisk, hold down
?*
2. Press
3. Press
press
4. Press
or
to select MW Spanish–English
.
enter
=
to hear it pronounced.
to see its translation entry.
enter
=
to hear the headword
to enter word selection mode.
enter
=
) you want to hear.
to hear the pronunciation.
when done.
borrar/clear
to enter selection mode.
enter
=
.
back
Press...
enter
=
when done.
borrar/clear
)
*
cap
and press
.
.
enter
=
to select a word from the list and
to view its entry.
enter
=
when done.
borrar/clear
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