BES-1240 Talking Spanish-English Dictionary User’s Guide
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Key Guide Pronounces words aloud. Opens the Dynamic Pronunciation Guide. Goes to the word entry screen. At the word entry screen, changes the input language. Shows the Games menu. Lets you use your word list, change settings, or view a demonstration. Shows help messages. Turns the dictionary on or off. Shifts the keys to type capital letters. Erases a letter, backs up to the previous screen, or turns off the highlight in definitions. Enters words, starts the highlight in definitions, or selects items.
Getting Started Before you start, you should install new batteries and adjust the screen contrast. Note: Replace the batteries when the screen contrast is too light even after adjustment. When you remove batteries, stored information is erased. 1. Remove the battery compartment cover on the back of the unit. 2. Install four AAA batteries. 3. Press . The first time you turn on this dictionary, you are asked to select the message language.
Getting Started ✓ Seeing a Demonstration You can see a brief demonstration by first pressing LIST and then pressing until you see Demonstration. Then press ENTER to see the demonstration. To stop the demonstration, press CLEAR. ✓ Changing the Message Language You can change the message language from English to Spanish, or vice versa, any time you want. First press LIST. Then press until you see Message Language. Press or to switch between English and Spanish. Your current choice is marked.
Looking up a Spanish Word It’s easy to look up the English translation of Spanish words with your dictionary. Let’s learn how. 1. Press CLEAR. 2. Press DICT, if necessary, to go to the Spanish word entry screen. 3. Type a word. For example, type mañana. To erase letters, use BACK. To type an accent, type the letter, then press or to cycle through the available accents for that letter. To type an ñ, press Ñ. To type a space, press . To type a capital letter, hold down CAP while you type a letter. 4.
Looking up an English Word It’s just as easy to look up the Spanish translation of English words with your dictionary. Let’s learn how. 1. Press CLEAR. 2. Press DICT, if necessary, to go to the English word entry screen. 3. Type a word. For example, type apple. To erase letters, use BACK. To type a space, press . To type a capital letter, hold down CAP while you type a letter. 4. Press ENTER to see its definition. 5. Press SPEAK to hear the word.
Correcting Misspellings If you misspell a word, the dictionary automatically shows you a list of spelling corrections. 1. Press CLEAR. 2. Press DICT, if necessary, to go to the English word entry screen. 3. Type a misspelled word. For example, type jiraph. 4. Press ENTER. Press DOWN, if necessary, to highlight the correct word. 5. Press SPEAK to hear the word. To highlight another correction, press 6. Press ENTER to see its definition. . 7. Press BACK to go back to the corrections. 8.
Jumping to a Word If you want to learn the translation of a word that you see in a definition, you can highlight the word and then jump to its definition. 1. Press CLEAR. 2. Press DICT, if necessary, to go to the English word entry screen. 3. Type a word. For example, type here. 4. Press ENTER. 5. Press ENTER again to start the highlight. To turn off the highlight, press BACK. 6. Press the arrow keys to highlight a word. For example, highlight listen. 7.
Viewing Confusables® Confusables are words that are spelled or sound alike that people often confuse. Note: Confusables are only available for English words and are listed in entries following the Spanish translation. 1. Press CLEAR. 2. Press DICT, if necessary, to go to the English word entry screen. 3. Type peace and then press ENTER. 4. Press to scroll until you see the heading “CONFUSABLES”. 5. Press to view the confusables. Each confusable is followed by a word that explains its meaning. 6.
Viewing Conjugations Conjugations show how a verb changes depending on its subject and tense. Note: A brief overview of conjugations is available for verbs and is listed in entries following the translation. 1. Press CLEAR. 2. Press DICT, if necessary, to go to the Spanish word entry screen. 3. Type tener and then press ENTER. 4. Press to scroll until you see the heading “CONJUGATIONS”. 5. Press to view the inflections.
Using the Dynamic Pronunciation Guide The Dynamic Pronunciation Guide is a tool to help you learn how to say a word by hearing all the individual sounds that make up a word. This tool is available for both English and Spanish words. 1. Press CLEAR. 2. Press DICT, if necessary, to go to the Spanish word entry screen. 3. Type perro and then press ENTER. 4. Press PHONICS. The word you looked up is displayed on the top line. The letters that comprise its initial sound are in bold.
Saving Words for Study You can save as many as 80 total words for study and review in separate English and Spanish word lists. You can add words to the lists that are not found in this dictionary, but they take up more space. To Add a Word to Your List 1. Press CLEAR. 2. Press LIST. 3. Press or until you see Add a Word. English or Spanish is marked. Press to switch lists. 4. Press ENTER. or 5. Type a word and then press ENTER.
Saving Words for Study You can also type a word, press ENTER to see the definition and then press LIST. Note: You can also add highlighted words in definitions or spelling correction lists. To learn how to highlight a word in a definition, see “Jumping to a Word” on page 8. 3. Press ENTER to add the word. To See and Hear Your Words 1. Press LIST. 2. Press or to see See Your Words. English or Spanish is marked. Press or to switch lists. 3. Press ENTER. 4. Press or to highlight a word. 5.
Saving Words for Study To Erase a Word 1. Press LIST. 2. Press or to see Erase a Word. English or Spanish is marked. Press or to switch lists. 3. Press ENTER. 4. Press or to highlight a word. 5. Press ENTER to erase the highlighted word or press BACK to cancel. To Erase Your Entire List 1. Press LIST. 2. Press or to see Erase List. English or Spanish is marked. Press to switch lists. 3. Press ENTER. or 4. Press Y to erase your list or press N to cancel.
Hearing Words The dictionary can pronounce any headword or highlighted word. Just press the SPEAK key whenever you want to hear a word. To adjust the volume, turn the volume control wheel on the side of the dictionary. You can plug headphones into the headphone jack on the other side to listen by yourself. Try this example. 1. Press CLEAR. 2. Press DICT, if necessary, to go to the English word entry screen. 3. Type elephant and then press SPEAK to hear the word. 4.
Changing Game Settings Your dictionary has five fun word games. You can choose a skill level (Easy or Hard), which game words (All or Your List) to use, and what language (English or Spanish) to use. 1. Press GAMES. 2. To change the skill level, press or to see Skill Level and then press or to switch between settings. Your current choice is marked. 3. To change the game words, press or to see Game Words and then press or to switch between settings. 4.
Playing the Games Hangman Hangman challenges you to guess a mystery word, indicated by ?s, one letter at a time. 1. Press GAMES, if needed. 2. Press or to see Hangman and then press ENTER. 3. Type letters you think are in the word. 4. To give up and reveal the word, press . 5. To see the definition of the word, press ENTER. To go back to the game, press BACK. 6. Press to play a new round. Jumble Jumble scrambles the letters of a mystery word. You must unscramble all the letters to form the word. 1.
Playing the Games 6. Press ENTER to see the definition of the word. To go back to the game, press BACK. 7. Press to play a new round. Flashcards Flashcards flashes words for you to learn the translation of. 1. Press GAMES, if needed. 2. Use or to see Flashcards and then press ENTER. 3. Press SPEAK to hear the word. 4. Press ENTER to see the definition of the word. To go back to the game, press BACK. 5. Press to play a new round.
Playing the Games 4. Press 5. Press to give up and reveal the answer. to play a new round. Word Train In Word Train, your challenge is to beat the computer as you take turns trying to make a word by adding one letter at a time. Winning words have to be at least four letters long. 1. Press GAMES, if needed. 2. Press or to see Word Train and then press ENTER. 3. When it’s your turn, type a letter. The computer then places its letter. 4.
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Product Information Model: BES-1240 Talking Spanish-English Dictionary • Dimensions: 2.4 x 10 x 15.7 cm • Weight: 7 oz • Batteries: 4 AAA, 1.5-volt • Screen size: 17 x 79 continuous pixel Cleaning, Storage, Problems To clean this spelling corrector, spray a mild glass cleaner onto a cloth and wipe its surface. Don't spray liquids directly on the spelling corrector. Don't use or store this dictionary in extreme or prolonged heat, cold, humidity, or other adverse conditions.
