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Electronic Publishers EXPANDABLE ELECTRONIC BOOK B O O K M A N USER ’S GUIDE ESL-580 Spea k Eng l ish! ...
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1 READ THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT BEFORE USING ANY BOOKMAN ELECTRONIC BOOK. YOUR USE OF THE BOOKMAN ELECTRONIC BOOK DEEMS THA T YOU AC- CEPT THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE TERMS, YOU MA Y RETURN THIS PACKAGE WITH PURCHASE RECEIPT TO THE DEALER FROM WHICH YOU PURCHASED THE BOOKMAN ELECTRONIC BOOK AND YOUR PURCHASE PRICE WILL B ...
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2 Contents Welcome to the world of BOOKMAN ® ! BOOKMAN is a powerful, portable electronic reference with a built-in book and two slots in the back for more books. With Speak English! , you can improve your pronunciation of English by listening to correct prerecorded pro- nunciations of about 2,000 words and phrases, recording your own pronun- ciat ...
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3 Key Guide Color Keys HEAR ( red ) Plays the prerecorded word(s). SELF ( green ) Plays your recorded word(s). BOTH ( yellow ) Plays your recorded word(s) first and then plays the prerecorded word(s). SHOW ( blue ) Shows how to pro- nounce a word. Other Keys BACK Erases a letter or backs up. CAP Shifts the keys to type capitals. CARD Exits the book ...
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4 About the Special Features Y our BOOKMAN 580 model is equipped with several special features that many , but not all, BOOKMAN books use. T o learn if you can use the special features with a par - ticular book, read its User’ s Guide. Serial Port: The serial port allows your BOOKMAN, when connected by Franklin’ s 3.5 mm serial cable, to trans- ...
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5 Installing the Batteries Y our BOOKMAN model ESL-580 re- quires two AAA batteries. Here is how to install or replace them. 1. T urn your BOOKMAN over . 2. Remove the battery cover by pinching its tab and then lift- ing up. The battery cover is located near the etched product information. 3. Install the batteries as shown in the diagram inside the ...
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6 Selecting a Book Once you have installed a book card in your BOOKMAN, you can select which book you want to use. Note: The built-in book will be automatically selected when no book cards are in- stalled. 1. Press ON/OFF to turn your BOOK- MAN on. 2. Press CARD . These are sample books. 3. Press or to highlight the book you want to use. 4. Press E ...
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7 Y ou can adjust the shutoff time and screen contrast of this book. The shutoff time is how long your BOOKMAN stays on if you forget to turn it off. Contrast re- fers to how light or dark the screen is. 1. Press CLEAR . 2. Use or to highlight the Setup menu. 3. Press to highlight Set Shutoff or Set Contrast . 4. Press ENTER . 5. Use or to highligh ...
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8 T o get started, you can learn about the main features of Speak English! by reading its Introduction. Here’ s how . 1. Press CLEAR . Introduction is already highlighted. 2. Press ENTER . T o stop the moving picture, press any key . 3. After watching the moving pic- ture, use to read the text. Follow the directions to learn how to hear the prere ...
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9 ➤ About the Wor d List The words on the Word List are representative of the different vowel and consonant sounds used in English. ➤ Follow the Arrows The flashing arrows on the right side of the screen tell you which keys to press to see more. Recording and Hearing Y our V oice Perfecting your pronunciation of En- glish words takes practice. ...
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10 Comparing Pronunciations For comparison, you can hear your pronunciation of a word followed by its correct pronunciation. It is as simple as pressing a key . 1. Highlight a word on the W or d List or find a highlighted word in a lesson. For ex- ample, highlight child . 2. Press HEAR to hear the word’ s correct pr onunciation. 3. Record yoursel ...
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11 Showing Pronunciations 6. When is on the screen, pr ess ENTER to see a moving picture. T o stop the moving picture, press any key . 7. T o see the picture move again, press ENTER again. 8. Press BACK to go back to the text and use to continue reading. Y ou are shown a list of words that use the highlighted sound. 9. Use HEAR , SELF , BOTH , and ...
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12 Hearing Spellings Hearing Spellings Here’ s how to hear words spelled aloud. 1. Press CLEAR . 2. Hold ✩ and press S . This is the word-entry screen. 3. T ype a word. As you type letters, the prere- corded voice pronounces them. T o erase a letter , press BACK . T o type numbers, hold ✩ and press the numbered keys. 4. Press ENTER after you ...
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13 Using the Lessons Using the Lessons Y ou can work on perfecting your En- glish pronunciation by using the les- sons in Speak English! The lessons are located on the Outline menu. Be sure to read the screen directions in each lesson for guidance. Remember , if you are hav- ing trouble, press the HELP key for more instructions. 1. Press CLEAR . 2. ...
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14 Playing the Games Y ou can play three fun games that test your mastery of English pronuncia- tions. Here’ s how to play . Selecting a Game 1. Press CLEAR . 2. Press to highlight Let’ s T alk! from the Outline menu. 3. Press ENTER . 4. Press to highlight Games. 5. Press ENTER . 6. Press to highlight a game and press ENTER to select it. 7. Pre ...
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15 This BOOKMAN book can send words to certain other BOOKMAN books. T o send a word, you must first install a book card in your BOOKMAN, and that book card must be able to receive words. T o learn if a book card can send or receive words, read its User’ s Guide. Note: Speak English! can only receive International Phonetic Alphabet sym- bols from ...
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16 Limited W arranty (U.S. only) FRANKLIN warrants to you that the BOOKMAN PRODUCT will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for one year from purchase. In the case of such a defect in your BOOKMAN PRODUCT , FRANKLIN will repair or replace it without charge on return, with purchase receipt, to the dealer from which you made your purcha ...
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17 Index Auto-resume feature 9 Batteries installing 5 replacing 5 Blue (SHOW) key 3, 10, 1 1 Book cards installing 5 removing 5 BOTH (yellow) key 3, 10, 1 1, 14 CARD key 6 Color keys understanding 3 using 6 Contrast bar 1 1 Direction keys 3 Disable demo 7 Games 14 Green (SELF) key 3 Headphone Jack 4 HEAR (red) key 3, 8, 10, 14 Hear It Right 14 Hear ...
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18 FTB-28004-00 P/N 7201289 Rev A. 18 ...
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