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- Page 1 For use with the Franklin ® Digital Book System Electronic Publishers IC-157 DIGITAL BOOK ® Speech Card User’ s Manual...
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Page 2: License Agreement
Through your purchase, FRANKLIN grants you a personal and nonexclusive license to use the DIGITAL BOOK on a single FRANKLIN Digital Book System at a time. You may not make any copies of the DIGITAL BOOK or of the data stored therein, whether in electronic or print format. -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
License Agreement ... 1 Contents ... 2 Introduction ... 3 Key Guide ... 4 Installing the Digital Book ... 5 Viewing a Demonstration ... 6 Pronouncing Words ... 7 Pronouncing Phrases & Sentences .. 9 Using Words from Other Books ... 10 Using the Digital Book System ... -
Page 4: Introduction
This Speech Card can be used with the Oxford Student’s Bilingual Dictionary series; as well as most other Franklin digital books. Using the Audio System Make sure that your Digital Book System has audio capabilities, like the DBS-2 and the DBS-2D, that either have speakers or have an earphone jack. -
Page 5: Key Guide
Function Keys Pronounce the typed word, phrase, or sentence. (Not all Digital Book Systems have this key.) Pronounce the typed word, phrase, or ENTER sentence. Pronounce the typed word, phrase, or SPEC sentence Back up (e.g., erase a typed letter). BACK Exit the selected digital book. -
Page 6: Installing The Digital Book
Installing the Digital Book You must install the digital book in your Digital Book System before you can use it. WARNING: Never install a digital book when the Digi- tal Book System is on. If you do, information that you entered in any other installed digital book may be erased. -
Page 7: Viewing A Demonstration
Speech Card works. 1. Press ON/OFF 2. Select the Franklin Speech Card icon, if necessary. 3. If you wish to stop demo, press 4. Type DEMO and press Disabling the Demo will allow you to skip the demo when starting the Speech Card. -
Page 8: Pronouncing Words
The most basic use of the DBS Speech Card is to type a word to hear its pronunciation. 1. Type the word you wish to hear pronounced. The Franklin Speech Card does not spell-check your entries. If you misspell a word you will see a Pronunciation not available error message. This message will also appear if the word that you typed is not in the Speech Card’s word list. - Page 9 Using Punctuation and Capitalization • Apostrophes The Speech Card does recognize conjunctions: (e.g. can’t, wouldn’t, it’s). The apostrophe is typed by holding Speech Card does not pronounce possessives us- ing an apostrophe, like woman’s, players’, their’s. • Periods There are some abbreviations that the Speech Card recognizes.
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Page 10: Pronouncing Phrases & Sentences
Pronouncing Phrases & Sentences Another function of the Speech Card is to pronounce sentences. It can say up to eight words having no more than thirty characters, including spaces. 1. Type the sentence that you wish to hear pro- nounced without sentence punctuation. 2. -
Page 11: Using Words From Other Books
4. Use the arrow keys to highlight the word you wish to send to the Speech Card. 5. Hold and press 6. Highlight the Franklin Speech Card icon. 7. Press ENTER Card and hear it pronounced. 8. You may return to the Digital Book from which... -
Page 12: Using The Digital Book System
Using the Digital Book System Resetting the Digital Book System To reset the Digital Book System, either hold while pressing ON/OFF ton on the back of the Digital Book System. (Read its Basic Operating Guide for details.) WARNING: Resetting the Digital Book System perma- nently erases information, such as notes and default set- tings, that you have entered in the installed digital books. -
Page 13: Replacing The Batteries
Using the Digital Book System Replacing the Batteries The DBS-1 and DBS-2 use four 3-volt, CR2032 lithium batteries. The DBS-2D uses four 1.5-volt, AA batteries. 1. Have new batteries on hand. 2. Turn the Digital Book System off. 3. Slide the battery cover off the back. 4. -
Page 14: Limited Warranty
Limited Warranty FRANKLIN warrants to you that the DIGITAL BOOK will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for one year from purchase. In the case of such a defect in your DIGITAL BOOK, FRANKLIN will repair or replace it without charge on return, with purchase receipt, to the dealer from which you made your purchase or Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc., 122 Burrs Road,... -
Page 15: Product Specifications
United States, contact the place of pur- chase to obtain warranty or repair information. Copyrights, Trademarks, Patents, and ISBN © 1995 Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc. Mt. Holly, N.J., 08060 U.S. All rights reserved. © 1993 First Byte. All rights reserved. -
Page 16: Index
About the screen illustrations 2 Adjusting controls 6 screen contrast 6 volume 6 Apostrophes 8 Audio System 3 Auto-resume feature 5 Batteries, replacing 12 Capitals 8 Cleaning 11 Copyrights 14 Customer service 14 Demonstration, viewing 6 Digital Book System cleaning 11 protecting 11 resetting 11 Disabling a demo 6... - Page 17 Phrases 9 Pronouncing sentences 9 words 7 Pronouncing words from other books 10 Protecting and cleaning 11 Replacing the batteries 12 Resetting the Digital Book System 11 Resuming use of digital book (Auto-resume feature) 5 Screen illustrations 2 Sentence, limitation 9 Sentences, pronouncing 9 Specifications 14 Stopping a demo 6...
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