User's Manual

Last update: 31/03/04
TELL ME MORE
®
User Manual 3
Caution!
This manual is intended to help you use and understand TELL ME MORE
®
. If you would like further information
on how to use a specific screen or the navigation bar, click on the arrow in the top right-hand corner of each screen
to access the different Help tools within TELL ME MORE
®
(e.g. the ‘On the navigation’ and the ‘On the current
screen’ help options).
1 Presentation of TELL ME MORE
®
Welcome to the world of TELL ME MORE
®
!
TELL ME MORE
®
, which already has millions of users around the world, owes its success to its
constant innovation, adapting to the changing needs of foreign language learners.
Thanks to its combination of technical and pedagogical expertise, you will learn to write and speak
the language of your choice effectively and efficiently.
The TELL ME MORE
®
range includes software solutions for learners of English, German,
Spanish, Italian, French and Dutch. Several ability levels are available for all languages.
2 Practical information
2.1 System requirements
Configuration Minimum (CD-ROM) Recommended (CD-ROM and
DVD-ROM)
PC or
compatible
Celeron
®
333 MHz or equivalent Pentium
®
III 650 MHz or
equivalent
Windows
®
95*, 98, Millennium NT4*, 2000 or XP
* Caution!
Windows
®
95 and NT4 require Microsoft
®
Internet Explorer 4 or later.
RAM
64 MB (128 MB for Millennium) 128 MB (256 MB for 2000 and
XP)
Space available
on hard disk
80 MB 110 MB
CD-ROM/DVD-
ROM
8x CD-ROM drive 24x CD-ROM drive or DVD-
ROM
Sound card
16 bit Windows
®
compatible sound card
Graphics card
800x600 with 65 536 colours (16 bits) 1024x768 with 16 million
colours (24 bits)
Accessories
Microphone and loudspeaker or microphone-equipped headset
Internet
Connection
Note:
If you wish to use the audio extraction function, you must have sufficient space on your hard
drive to copy the recordings. If you then wish to write the audio recordings, you must also have a
CD-writer and the relevant software.
2.2 Checking the sound card: recording/playback
☛ To connect the microphone-equipped headset to the sound card inputs
These inputs are usually found at the back of the computer.
• The microphone corresponds to the
plug of the headset. This plug must be connected to the
sound card input indicated Mic or .
• The headphones correspond to the ² plug of the headset. This plug must be connected to the
sound card input indicated Spk/Line out or .