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- Page 1 LM-6000SE ANGUAGE ™ ASTER Special Edition User’s Guide...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents How to Get Started ... 6 Installing and Replacing Batteries ... 7 Adjusting the Contrast and Volume... 8 Selecting Speech Settings ... 9 Selecting Screen Settings ... 11 Seeing and Hearing a Demonstration ... 13 How to Use the Keyboard ... 14 Using the Identify Mode ... - Page 3 Combining the latest speech and linguistic technology with authoritative Merriam-Webster references, the Language Master SE opens a new world of reference. Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc., is pleased to serve you. Your Instructional Materials The instructional materials packaged with your Language Master SE are designed to serve different purposes and people.
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Page 4: Guide To Keys
Guide to Keys Direction Keys At the main prompt, erases letters. At BACK reference entries, goes back to the previous screen. Unshifted, returns the screen to the main CLEAR prompt. Shifted, it clears and resets the speech, setup, and game menus, and the speech speed to their default settings. -
Page 5: How To Get Started
Reference Keys Shows Confusables, words commonly CONF confused. Shows Classmates, words classified by CLASS subject. Shows dictionary entries. DICT Spell-checks words and shows dictionary ENTER entries. Shows Grammar Guide topics. GRAM Shows thesaurus entries. THES Speech Keys FAST Sets the speech speed. SLOW Starts and stops reading screens. -
Page 6: Installing And Replacing Batteries
Installing and Replacing Batteries Your Language Master SE comes with four AA batteries. You must install them before starting. When you replace batteries, use only high-quality alkaline or nickel cadmium rechargeable batteries. Not all nickel cadmium batteries fit the Language Master SE , however, so check them carefully when you buy. -
Page 7: Selecting Speech Settings
Selecting Speech Settings You can easily customize your Language Master SE ’s speech settings. Just press MENU Menu from any screen except help messages, game screens, Grammar Guide topics, and dialog boxes. At the Speech Menu, you can choose to turn on or off the full speech mode, turn on or off the keyboard echo, turn on or off the key click, speak letters normally or speak letters as words (Alpha, Bravo, Charlie), and turn... -
Page 8: Selecting Screen Settings
Selecting Screen Settings You can also customize your Language Master SE ’s screen display. Just press MENU to see the Setup Menu. At the Setup Menu, you can choose to use small or large type, set the automatic shutoff time from one to six minutes, display letters normally or display capital letters only, and turn off or display menu instructions. -
Page 9: Seeing And Hearing A Demonstration
Seeing and Hearing a Demonstration To preview the main features and functions of your Language Master SE , try its built-in demonstration. It takes about three minutes. To stop the demonstration at any time, just press CLEAR 1. Type “– – demo” at the main prompt. Press twice to type the dash. -
Page 10: Using The Identify Mode
Using the Identify Mode You can become familiar with your Language Master SE ’s keyboard by using its Identify Mode. To turn on the Identify Mode, you press In the Identify Mode, keys speak their names when you press them, without performing their functions. One key, keeps its function. -
Page 11: Getting Help Messages
Getting Help Messages By pressing at any screen, you can see and HELP hear an appropriate help message. Help messages describe the current screen in detail and which keys you can press. For example, when you’re at a dictionary entry, pressing HELP read definitions. -
Page 12: How To Hear Words And Screens
How to Hear Words and Screens MENU HELP READ SPELL PLAY WHERE LIST DICT THES CLASS GRAM S H I F T SPACE In this chapter, you’ll learn how to use SPELL You’ll learn how to. . . • hear screens read aloud; •... -
Page 13: Hearing Words Spoken
Hearing Words Spoken You can hear words spoken by pressing says words you’ve typed as well as words highlighted in screens. Unlike READ screens. By typing words at the main prompt and pressing , you can use your Language Master SE for augmentative communication. -
Page 14: Hearing Words Spelled
Hearing Words Spelled You can hear words spelled by typing them at the main prompt, or by pressing the arrow keys to high- light words in screens, and then pressing To hear words spelled one letter at time, press repeatedly. To hear the entire words spelled, hold SPELL Using , you can also hear words in reference... -
Page 15: Hearing Letters Spoken As Words
Hearing Letters Spoken as Words To clearly distinguish letters, you can hear words spelled using the “Alpha, Bravo, Charlie” system rather than the alphabet. Just type a word at the main prompt, or press the arrow keys to highlight a word in a reference entry, then hold SPELL You can also hear words spelled as “Alpha, Bravo,... -
Page 16: How To Check Spellings
Did you hear that the first sound after you pressed sounded different? It’s a recorded human voice, not synthesized speech. Here’s what you can do next: To hear the sound again, press To hear the preceding sound, press To hear the word spoken, press To hear it spelled, press SPELL 4. -
Page 17: Correcting Misspellings
Correcting Misspellings Your Language Master SE automatically corrects misspellings when you type a word. Just type a word at the main prompt and then press see and hear a list of correct spellings from which to choose. If you type a word not in the Language Master SE ’s dictionary, you’ll see and hear a dialog box asking if you want to “Keep this spelling?”... -
Page 18: Using The Matchmaker Keys
Using the MatchMaker Keys You can find correct spellings even when you don’t know how to spell a word. Just type the MatchMaker keys— ? and letters or syllables you don’t know. If MatchMaker finds no words matching your request, you see and hear a “None found”... -
Page 19: Finding Confusables
3. Press to hear the list. READ Here’s what else you can do now: To hear a word said, highlight it by pressing To hear a word spelled, highlight it and then hold To define a word, highlight it and then press When you’re finished reading the definition, press 4. -
Page 20: How To Find Dictionary Entries
How to Find Dictionary Entries MENU HELP READ SPELL PLAY WHERE LIST DICT THES CLASS GRAM S H I F T SPACE In this chapter, you’ll learn how to use This chapter teaches you how to find dictionary definitions. You’ll learn how to. . . •... -
Page 21: Defining Words In Reference Entries
This dictionary entry shows the main word in bold letters followed by the part of speech in parentheses, inflections in bold letters, a list of definitions, deriva- tive words, usage examples in brackets, and syn- onyms of definitions in small caps. 3. -
Page 22: Browsing Through Dictionary Entries
Browsing Through Dictionary Entries With the Language Master SE , you can read dictio- nary entries sequentially as you might in a printed dictionary. To do that, press you’re at a dictionary entry. 1. Type a word at the main prompt. Then press ENTER 2. - Page 23 Finding Thesaurus Information The basic way to find thesaurus information is to type a word and then press . You’ll see and hear THES synonyms, antonyms, and core meanings. A core meaning is a definition shared by a group of syn- onyms.
- Page 24 Finding Classmates Classmates are words classified by subject, such as “lion” and “tiger.” Classmate entries include lists of the elements of the periodic table, precious gems, breeds of dogs, and many other subjects. You find Classmates for a word by typing the word at the main prompt and then pressing lacks Classmates, pressing CLASS...
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Page 25: Finding Grammar Guide Topics
Finding Grammar Guide Topics By pressing , you can find grammar information GRAM from any screen except help messages. The Gram- mar Guide covers more than 70 grammar topics in detail. Like help messages, grammar topics suit the screen you’re viewing. For example, when you’re at a dictionary entry for a noun, pressing menu of grammar topics about nouns. -
Page 26: How To Use The User Word And Message Lists
How to Use the User Word and Message Lists MENU HELP READ SPELL PLAY WHERE LIST DICT THES CLASS GRAM S H I F T SPACE In this chapter, you’ll learn how to use This chapter teaches how to use your word and message lists. - Page 27 3. Press LIST This is your word list. Note that each word is indexed to a letter. 4. Press a matching letter to hear a word. Here are other ways you can hear words in your list: To hear a word spelled, type its letter and then press or hold SPELL To hear a word spelled using “Alpha, Bravo, Charlie,”...
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Page 28: Using Your Message List
The Check Number is unique for a list of words, regardless of their order. For example, “dog, cat” and “cat, dog” have the same number. But “dig, cat” has a different number. -51- Using Your Message List Your can type, save, and playback text-to-speech messages in your message list. -
Page 29: How To Play The Games
3. Press This is your message list. 4. Press a matching letter and to hear a message. To move up and down the list, press press matching letters. To hear the entire message list, highlight the first message and then press and the Dynamic Pronunciation Guide do not SPELL work in the message list. -
Page 30: Selecting Games, Word Lists, And Other Settings
Selecting Games, Word Lists, and Other Settings Before you play, you must select settings that deter- mine the difficulty of the games. You can select word lists, word sizes, game speeds, and other settings. Your game settings apply across the games. For example, when you select the elementary word list for Hangman, you can play the other games with that list without changing settings. -
Page 31: Playing The Games
Playing the Games To become an expert, play the games often. The individual game instructions that follow will help you get started. By pressing during a game, you can go back to PLAY the games menu to select another game. By pressing , you can go back to the game setting menu. - Page 32 Before you play, select a word list. You can also type a word to play by selecting “ENTER YOUR OWN”. Then press ENTER This menu asks you to select the minimum size of the anagrams. Use the arrow keys to select a size. Then press ENTER Anagrams says and shows a root word and how many...
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Page 33: Troubleshooting Guide
Memory Challenge says, spells, and shows the number of words you selected. Type the words in order, pressing after each. ENTER To see and hear a word you can’t remember, press To define a word after playing, press [J] Deduction Deduction tests your logic and memory by asking you to guess a random list of letters from A to F. -
Page 34: Speech Menu Settings
Speech Menu Settings Default settings Alternative Settings Turn on full speech mode Turn off full speech mode Prompts, messages, screens, Screens are silent unless and games to automatically READ, SAY, or SPELL is speak. For blind or visually pressed. For sighted users. impaired users. -
Page 35: Product Care
A user word list of more than 50 words for study and use in games. A user message list that saves up to 26 text-to-speech messages. Software Franklin’s proprietary dictionary compression, search-and-retrieval, spelling correction, and user interface software BeSTspeech T-T-S™ electronically synthesized speech... -
Page 36: Copyrights And Patents
Franklin will, at its option, repair or replace with an equivalent product any product at no further charge to the end user on determination by Franklin, in its sole discretion, that the product was defective and that such defect arose within the duration of this limited warranty. -
Page 37: Index
Index Fragment Finder, 31 Full speech mode, 9 ADD key, 5, 48, 52 FWD key, 3, 39 Anagrams game, 58 Antonyms, 41 Asterisk, as Fragment Finder, 32 Games, see also individual games Automatic shutoff, 11 selecting settings, 55 BACK key, 3, 39 using keys in, 57 Batteries, 7 Guide to Keys, 3... -
Page 38: License Agreement
This license is effective until terminated. This license terminates immediately without notice from FRANKLIN if you fail to comply with any provision of this license. FSE-28000-00 P/N 7201455...