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Key Guide CONJ LANG DICT LEARN GAME CLOCK DATA CALC CONV CURR + or + or + Touch Keys Function Keys Conjugates a word. Toggles the entry language between Spanish and English. Goes to the dictionary. Goes to the Exercises menu (for learning exercises). Goes to the Games menu. Goes to the Clock. Goes to the Databank menu. Goes to the Calculator. Goes to the Converter. Goes to the Currency Converter. Turns the product on or off. Combination Keys* At a dictionary entry, pages up or down.
+J +N +M +? + _’ + + Types a hyphen. Types an Ñ. Types an @. Types an apostrophe. Types a slash. Goes to the traveller’s phrases menu. If a word is in the Word Entry screen or is highlighted, finds any phrases containing that word. At the Word Entry screen, types an asterisk to stand for a series of letters in a word. In games, gives a hint. At the Word Entry screen, types a ? to stand for a letter in a word. At a menu, displays a menu item. At a dictionary entry, displays the headword.
Installing Batteries Your product is powered by two AAA batteries. Follow these easy instructions to install or replace them. When replacing, please have the new batteries at hand before you remove the old ones. 1. Turn your product off and turn it over. 2. Lift the battery cover on the back of your product by pushing up on the catch. 3. Install the batteries following the +/- markings in the battery compartment. 4. Replace the battery cover.
Changing the Language Message Language When you turn on this product for the first time, choose the message language. Press A for English or press B for Spanish. The message language is the language of prompts, help, and other messages. You can change the message language after your initial decision. Entry Language The entry language is the language in which you enter words at the Word Entry screen. This determines which dictionary you will use, Spanish or English. 1. Press MENU. 2.
Installing Book Cards 1. Turn your product off and turn your product over. 2. Align the tabs on the book card with the notches in the slot. 3. Press the book card down until it snaps into place. Warning: Never install or remove a book card while your product is on. Any information that was entered in the built-in book or book card will be erased. Selecting a Book Once a book card is installed in the product, you can select which book you want to use. 1. Turn your product on. 2. Press CARD.
Using the Main Menu When you press MENU, you will see ten icons. Use these to quickly take you to different parts of your Spanish Professor. Use the arrow keys to highlight the icon you want and press ENTER. Understanding the Menu Goes to the English-to-Spanish dictionary. Goes to the Spanish-to-English dictionary. Goes to the Exercises menu (learning exercises). Goes to the Games menu. Goes to the English conjugation prompt. Goes to the Spanish conjugation prompt.
Viewing a demonstration or tutorial 1. Press MENU. 2. Use the arrow keys to highlight and press ENTER. 3. Press to highlight either Tutorial or View Demo and press ENTER. To stop the demonstration or exit from the Tutorial and go to the Word Entry screen, press CLEAR. To go to the main menu, press MENU. When a book card is installed in your product, select View Demo from the Setup menu to see the demonstration for that card.
Changing the Settings When using this dictionary, you can adjust the screen contrast, the shutoff time, the type size, and the message language. The shutoff time is how long your product stays on if you forget to turn it off. 1. Press MENU in the dictionary, databank, calculator, or converter. 2. Use the arrow keys to highlight and press ENTER. 3. Settings will be highlighted. Press ENTER to select it. 4. Press or to move to Learn a Word, Contrast, Shutoff, Type Size, or Mensajes (Message language). 5.
Translating Words Your Spanish Professor is fully bilingual. Try translating a Spanish word. 1. Touch LANG to change the entry language from English to Spanish, if needed. 2. Type a word (e.g., estudiar). To erase a letter, press BACK. Note: You do not need to type accents. To type accents, type the letter (e.g., E) and press repeatedly until the accent you want appears (e.g., É). If you want to type an ñ, then hold FN and press n. To type a capital, hold CAP and press a letter key.
√ Explanation of Genders Spanish nouns are different than 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. Highlight the word you want and then press ENTER to see its dictionary entry. √ Choosing Multiple Forms Some words in this dictionary have more than one form (e.g. sí, si).
Using Learning Exercises Using learning exercises, you can test your spelling, improve your vocabulary, browse the TOEFL® Test Word List, and get grammar guidance. Using The Grammar Guide Your Spanish Professor includes a helpful grammar guide that describes parts of speech. You can view it by selecting from the main menu or by touching LEARN . From the Exercises Menu 1. Press MENU. 2. Highlight and then press ENTER. Or you can touch LEARN. 3. Press to highlight Grammar Guide and then press ENTER. 4.
From an Inflection Screen 1. Press MENU, highlight or , and then press ENTER. 2. Type a word to conjugate, and then touch CONJ. 3. Press FN + or Grammar Guide. repeatedly to find the tense you want to read about in the 4. Press HELP. Information about the tense will be displayed along with usage examples. 5. Press BACK to return to the inflection screen or press CLEAR to return to the Word Entry screen.
Advanced Verb Conjugations Conjugations show inflections, or changes in a word’s gender, tense, etc. This dictionary includes extensive inflections of nouns, verb, modifiers, and other words. From the Icon Menu 1. For example, press MENU, use the arrow keys to highlight (Spanish Conjugation) and then press ENTER. To choose English conjugation, highlight . You can also touch CONJ and then LANG to choose the language. 2. Type a word (e.g., leer). 3. Touch CONJ.
From a Dictionary Entry Some words have different parts of speech or multiple translations. You can easily find which part of speech or specific translation you will need to conjugate by first looking up the word and then touching CONJ. Follow this example. 1. Press MENU, use the arrow keys to highlight To choose English, press , and then press ENTER. . You can also touch CONJ and then LANG to choose the language. 2. Type a word (e.g., conocer). 3. Press ENTER to look it up.
√ Accenting Letters You can look up accented words without typing accents. If there are no Multiple Forms, the Spanish Professor will take you directly to the word. If there are Multiple Forms, you will have to choose the correct word from a Multiple Forms list. See “Choosing Multiple Forms” for more information. Remember, if you want to enter an accent yourself, type the letter and press until the appropriate accent appears. You can also hold FN and press n to get an ñ.
Finding Letters in Words If you are uncertain about how to spell a word, type a question mark (?) in place of each unknown letter. To find prefixes, suffixes, and other parts of words, type an asterisk (*) in a word. Each asterisk stands for a series of letters. Note: If you type an asterisk at the beginning of a word, it may take a little while to find the matching words. 1. Touch LANG to switch to the Spanish Word Entry screen, if needed. 2. Type a word with ?s and *s.
Translating Traveller’s Phrases There are two ways in which you can translate several helpful phrases in categories ranging from Emergencies to Business Communication to Time & Dates. Note that the English phrase always appears before the Spanish phrase. Browsing Through Phrases 1. Press MENU. 2. Use the arrow keys to highlight phrases. and then press ENTER to view the English Press to view the Spanish phrases.
Using My Word List You can save up to 40 words total, in both English and Spanish, in My Word List for personal study or review. My Word List is saved between sessions unless your product is reset. Viewing My Word List 1. Press MENU. 2. Highlight and then press ENTER. Or you can touch LEARN. 3. Touch LANG to switch from the English to the Spanish List, if needed. English list: Empty (or Spanish list: Empty) will be displayed if either is empty. English List (or Spanish List) will be highlighted.
Adding Words from the Word Entry Screen You can also add words to My Word List directly from the Word Entry screen. 1. Press MENU. 2. Touch LANG to choose the language of the word you want to add (e.g., Spanish). English words will be added to the English List; Spanish words will be added to the Spanish List. 3. Type the word you want to add to your word list (e.g., elegante). 4. Touch LEARN. Your selection is included in the menu item. 5. Press ENTER to add the word. 6.
Erasing My Word List 1. From My Word List, select Erase the List. 2. Press Y to erase the list or press N to cancel. Note: When you erase one list, the other list is not erased. Playing The Games You have seven fun games to choose from. Changing Game Settings Before you play, you can choose the source of the words, the skill level, the language, and whether or not graphics will be used. 1. Press MENU, highlight 2. Hold down CAP and press and press ENTER. to highlight Game Settings and press ENTER. 3.
Selecting a Game In the Games list, use press ENTER. or to move the highlight to the game of your choice and Getting Help in the Games During any game you can read instructions by pressing HELP. You can get a hint by holding CAP and pressing ?* or reveal the game word by pressing ?*. Note: If you reveal the game word, you lose the round. Using the Clock The clock displays the current time and date. You can save two times: Home time and World time. 1. Press and touch CLOCK.
Using the Databank Adding Entries You can store as many as 100 names and telephone numbers and addresses in the databank. The total number of names you can add depends on the size of each entry. 1. Press and touch DATA. 2. Highlight Add an Entry and then press ENTER. 3. Type a name and press ENTER. 4. Type a phone number and press ENTER. Note: Q-P will type numbers 0-9 automatically. To type a letter from this row, hold FN and press the letter key. To type a hyphen, hold FN and press J. 5.
Deleting Entries 1. 2. 3. 4. Press and touch DATA. Highlight Delete an Entry and then press ENTER. Highlight the entry you want to delete and press ENTER. To delete all databank entries, highlight Erase the List in the Databank Menu and then press ENTER. Press Y to erase all databank entries or N to cancel the deletion. Using a Password You can use a password to prevent unauthorized access to the databank. Warning! Always write the password in a safe, separate location.
Using the Calculator 1. Press and touch CALC. 2. Type a number. Note: Q-P will type numbers 0-9 automatically. You can type up to 10 digits. To type a decimal, press G (.). To change the sign of a number, press Z (+/-). 3. Press a math function key. 4. Type another number. 5. Press ENTER. To repeat the calculation, press ENTER again. To Calculate... Press... reciprocals squares percentages square roots negative numbers FN FN FN FN FN +A +D +F +S +Z 6. Press CLEAR to clear the current calculations.
Using the Calculator Memory 1. In the Calculator, make a calculation or type a number. 2. To add the number on the screen to the number stored in memory, press X (M+). To subtract the number on the screen from the number stored in memory, press C (M-). M indicates the number is stored in memory. 3. To retrieve the number from memory, press V (MR). 4. To clear the memory, press B (MC). Using the Metric Converter 1. Press 2. Use and touch CONV. to select a conversion category (e.g., Weights). 3.
Using the Currency Converter 1. Press and touch CURR. 2. Enter a conversion rate. The rate should be in units of the other currency per one unit of the home currency (n other/1 home). 3. Enter an amount for the home or other currency. Press or to move between the lines. Use BACK to delete a number. 4. Press ENTER to convert. 5. Press CLEAR to clear the current conversion. Transferring Words Between Books This dictionary can transfer words with certain other BOOKMAN book cards.
Resetting Your Product If the keyboard fails to respond, or if the screen performs erratically, perform a system reset by following the steps below. 1. Hold CLEAR and press ON/OFF. If nothing happens, try Step 2. 2. Use a paper clip to gently press the reset button on your unit. The reset button is recessed in a pin-sized hole next to the book card slot. Warning! Pressing the reset button with more than light pressure may permanently disable your product.
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