LM-6000SE THE LANGUAGE MASTER™ Special Edition User’s Guide
Table of Contents page 1 How to Get Started ........................................... 6 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 2 How to Use the Keyboard ..............................
Your Instructional Materials Congratulations! You now have a powerful, portable device that makes language reference more accessible to people who are blind, or visually impaired, or learning disabled, or speech impaired. With your Language Master SE, you can. . .
Guide to Keys Direction Keys BACK CLEAR FWD REV SHIFT At the main prompt, erases letters. At reference entries, goes back to the previous screen. Unshifted, returns the screen to the main prompt. Shifted, it clears and resets the speech, setup, and game menus, and the speech speed to their default settings. Shows the next dictionary, thesaurus, or Classmates entry. In a Confusables entry, says the next Confusable. In the Dynamic Pronunciation Guide, says the next sound.
1 Reference Keys CONF CLASS DICT ENTER GRAM THES How to Get Started Shows Confusables, words commonly confused. Shows Classmates, words classified by subject. Shows dictionary entries. Spell-checks words and shows dictionary entries. Shows Grammar Guide topics. Shows thesaurus entries.
Installing and Replacing Batteries Adjusting the Contrast and Volume 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. You can change the screen contrast and speaker volume of your Language Master SE at any time.
Selecting Speech Settings You can easily customize your Language Master SE’s speech settings. Just press MENU to see the Speech 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 on or off the menu instructions.
Selecting Screen Settings You can also customize your Language Master SE’s screen display. Just press MENU and then press 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. NOTE: When you turn off the Language Master SE, your screen settings are saved for your next session.
2 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. How to Use the Keyboard SPELL CLEAR LIST ADD REM DICT THES CLASS GRAM CONF Q W E R T Y U I O P S Z SHIFT ON/OFF WHERE MSG A -13- PLAY SAY I D Press twice to type the dash.
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 ID . In the Identify Mode, keys speak their names when you press them, without performing their functions. One key, CLEAR keeps its function. When you press CLEAR in the Identify Mode, the keyboard returns to normal operation. 1. Press ID . You hear “Identify Mode on.” If you don’t, adjust the volume. 2. Press keys to hear their names.
Getting Help Messages By pressing HELP at any screen, you can see and 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 tells you how to read definitions. 1. Press HELP at any screen. If you’re at the main prompt, you see and hear a help message describing the main keys. 2. Press READ to stop reading. To start reading again, press READ again. repeatedly. 3.
3 Hearing Screens Read Aloud How to Hear Words and Screens HELP MENU READ SPELL PLAY CLEAR MSG LIST ADD REM DICT THES CLASS GRAM CONF Q W E R T Y U I O P I D S Z SHIFT ON/OFF WHERE SAY A You can hear any screen on your Language Master SE read aloud. Simply press READ to start and stop reading. Press READ whenever you want to hear spelling correction lists; dictionary, thesaurus, or other reference entries; grammar topics; or your word or message list.
Hearing Words Spoken Press SPACE to type the spaces. 4. Press SAY . You hear the words said as a phrase. 5. Press CLEAR . ▲ You can hear words spoken by pressing SAY . SAY says words you’ve typed as well as words highlighted in screens. Unlike READ , SAY doesn’t say entire screens. By typing words at the main prompt and pressing SAY , you can use your Language Master SE for augmentative communication.
You can hear words spelled by typing them at the main prompt, or by pressing the arrow keys to highlight words in screens, and then pressing SPELL . To hear words spelled one letter at time, press SPELL repeatedly. To hear the entire words spelled, hold SPELL . , you can also hear words in reference Using entries spelled with their hyphenation points spoken, even if their hyphenation isn’t shown. It’s a useful feature for transcriptionists. 1. Type a word at the main prompt.
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 SHIFT and press SPELL . You can also hear words spelled as “Alpha, Bravo, Charlie” without shifting. Just select the “Speak letters as words” setting on the speech menu. Then, simply pressing SPELL spells words in that manner.
4 How to Check Spellings HELP MENU READ Did you hear that the first sound after you pressed FWD sounded different? It’s a recorded human voice, not synthesized speech. Here’s what you can do next: To hear the sound again, press ENTER . To hear the preceding sound, press REV . To hear the word spoken, press SAY . To hear it spelled, press SPELL or READ . 4. Press BACK to go back to the previous screen. ▲ Using the DPG at Screens plus SAY also works for words highlighted in refence entries.
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 ENTER . You’ll 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?” Press ENTER if you do. You can type and spell-check inflections, contractions, abbreviations, compound words, and proper names.
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 * —in place of the letters or syllables you don’t know. If MatchMaker finds no words matching your request, you see and hear a “None found” message. In that case, press CLEAR to return to the main prompt. 3. Press READ to hear the list. Here’s what else you can do now: or To hear a word said, highlight it by pressing .
Finding Confusables 3. Press READ to hear the list. Here’s what else you can do now: or To hear a word said, highlight it by pressing . To hear a word spelled, highlight it and then hold SPELL . To define a word, highlight it and then press ENTER . When you’re finished reading the definition, press BACK . 4. Press CLEAR . Some words sound the same or nearly the same— homonyms, contractions, etc. You can sort out these “Confusables” by using CONF . Just type a word at the main prompt. Then press CONF .
5 How to Find Dictionary Entries HELP MENU READ SPELL MSG SAY Q I D E S Z SHIFT CLEAR ON/OFF WHERE ADD LIST W A PLAY REM R D T F X C REV FWD Y G V THES DICT U H B CLASS GRAM I O J N SPACE * BACK P FAST SLOW " ' L K M CONF ENTER . ? In this chapter, you’ll learn how to use REV . DICT , FWD Defining Typed Words The basic way to find definitions is to type a word and then press DICT or ENTER .
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, derivative words, usage examples in brackets, and synonyms of definitions in small caps. 3. Press READ to hear the definition. Here’s what you can do next: To move through the definition one word at a time, . press To move up or down the definitions line by line, press or . To move up or down the definitions screen by screen, or .
6 Browsing Through Dictionary Entries With the Language Master SE, you can read dictionary entries sequentially as you might in a printed dictionary. To do that, press FWD and REV when you’re at a dictionary entry. 1. Type a word at the main prompt. Then press . ENTER How to Find Thesaurus, Classmate, and Grammar Information SPELL LIST ADD REM DICT THES CLASS GRAM CONF Q W E R T Y U I O P S Z SHIFT . ▲ BACK and REV Differ don’t do the same thing.
Finding Thesaurus Information The basic way to find thesaurus information is to type a word and then press THES . You’ll see and hear synonyms, antonyms, and core meanings. A core meaning is a definition shared by a group of synonyms. You can also find thesaurus information directly from dictionary and other reference entries by pressing THES at those entries. 1. Type a word at the main prompt. 5. Press READ to start and stop reading.
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 CLASS . If the word lacks Classmates, pressing CLASS shows its dictionary entry. When you press CLASS at a dictionary, thesaurus, or Confusable entry, you’ll find Classmates (if any) for the entry word. 1.
This grammar entry explains the “Kinds of Nouns.” 4. Press READ to hear the grammar topic. Did you hear that the Grammar Guide says italicized words louder and more slowly than regular words? This lets people who are blind and visually impaired hear the same emphases that sighted people see. If you want to see a dictionary, thesaurus, Classmates, or Confusables entry (if any) for a word used in a Grammar Guide topic, press the arrow keys to highlight the word, then press a reference key. 5.
7 Using Your Word List How to Use the User Word and Message Lists HELP MENU READ SPELL PLAY CLEAR MSG LIST ADD REM DICT THES CLASS GRAM CONF Q W E R T Y U I O P A S Z SHIFT ON/OFF WHERE SAY I D You can type and save more than 50 words in your word list for study or use in the games. For example, you can save vocabulary or spelling words and practice them in Flash Cards, Hangman, or any other game.
LIST . ▲ 3. Press Typing Many Words Into Your List Here’s a quick way to type more than one word into your word list: • Press LIST . • Then press ADD . You see and hear this dialog box: -49- • Then type a word. • Then press ADD . • Then type another word. • Then press ADD . When you want to stop adding words, press ▲ This is your word list. Note that each word is indexed to a letter. 4. Press a matching letter to hear a word.
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. Using Your Message List Your can type, save, and playback text-to-speech messages in your message list. For example, “Math homework tonight” and “I’ll be back later.” Your messages can be as brief as two words or as long as a sentence. If your messages average 30 characters, you can save up to 26 messages.
8 3. Press MSG . How to Play Games HELP MENU READ This is your message list. 4. Press a matching letter and to hear a message. or or To move up and down the list, press press matching letters. To hear the entire message list, highlight the first message and then press READ . SPELL and the Dynamic Pronunciation Guide do not work in the message list. 5. Press REM . 6. Press ENTER to remove the message or SPACE to keep it. If you want to remove the entire message list, hold SHIFT and press REM . 7.
This is a game settings screen (for Word Blaster, H on the menu). You select a word list (WORDS), the number of letters in the words (“SIZE”), and the game speed (SPEED). For game play, every word in the Language Master is indexed to a word list: elementary, intermediate, advanced, expert, SAT, or any word from the Language Master SE’s dictionary (ALL WORDS). Just choose the list you want to play. You can also play games using words from your own word list.
Playing the Games To become an expert, play the games often. The individual game instructions that follow will help you get started. By pressing PLAY during a game, you can go back to the games menu to select another game. By pressing MENU , you can go back to the game setting menu. By pressing CLEAR , you can go back to the main prompt. And you can always hear a help message by pressing . HELP [A] Keyboard Wizard Keyboard Wizard makes learning the keyboard fun.
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 anagrams it has. Type an anagram and then press ENTER . If you want to reshuffle the letters of the root . To hear the screen, press READ .
9 Memory Challenge says, spells, and shows the number of words you selected. Type the words in order, pressing ENTER after each. To see and hear a word you can’t remember, press ? . To define a word after playing, press ENTER . [J] Deduction Deduction tests your logic and memory by asking you to guess a random list of letters from A to F. Type letters from A to F. Then press ENTER . To hear the screen read at any time, press READ .
Speech Menu Settings Setup Menu Settings Default settings Alternative Settings Default settings Alternative Settings Turn on full speech mode Prompts, messages, screens, and games to automatically speak. For blind or visually impaired users. Turn off full speech mode Screens are silent unless READ, SAY, or SPELL is pressed. For sighted users. Use small type Displays eight lines of type per screen. For fully sighted users. Use large type Displays four lines of 1/4" type per screen.
Product Care Batteries The Language Master SE runs on four AA 1.5-volt batteries. Use high quality alkaline or rechargeable nickel cadmium batteries. Not all AA nickel batteries fit the Language Master SE, so check them carefully before buying. To install batteries, open the compartment on the back of the unit. Insert the new batteries, aligning the pluses with the pluses in the compartment.
Copyrights and Patents Copyrights © 1987-1998. Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc. Burlington, NJ 08016-4907 U.S.A. All Rights Reserved. Language Master Special Edition, Dynamic Pronunciation Guide, Grammar Guide, Confusables, MatchMaker, Fragment Finder, Letter Detective, Keyboard Wizard, Deduction, Memory Challenge, and Word Train are trademarks of Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved. © 1989 Merriam-Webster. Merriam-Webster is a registered trademark of Merriam-Webster, Inc.
10 Index a-f ADD key, 5, 48, 52 Anagrams game, 58 Antonyms, 41 Asterisk, as Fragment Finder, 32 Automatic shutoff, 11 BACK key, 3, 39 Batteries, 7 Capital letters displaying, 11 typing, 23 CLASS key, 7, 45 Classmates, 43 CONF key 5, 34 Confusables, 34 Contractions, 29 Contrast, setting, 8 Copyrights, 67 Core meanings of synonyms, 41 Correcting misspellings, 29 Deduction game, 61 Defining words by typing them, 36 from reference entries, 38 Demonstration, using, 13 DICT key, 5, 36 Dictionary entries browsing
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