Franklin CDS-240 User Manual
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Talking
Children’s
Dictionary
USER’S GUIDE
CDS-240
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Key Guide
(red) Writes words in cursive script.
abc
abc
(maroon) Writes words in manuscript
printing.
BACK
Erases a letter, backs up to the previous
screen, or turns off the highlight in definitions.
CLEAR
Clears the most recently entered word.
ENTER
(purple) Enters words, starts the highlight in definitions, or selects items.
GAMES
(purple) Shows the Games menu.
HELP
(light blue) Shows help messages.
LIST
(blue) Lets you use your word list, change
settings, or view a demonstration.
ON/OFF
Turns the dictionary on or off.
SHIFT
Shifts the keys to type capital letters.
(green) Pronounces words aloud.
SPEAK
?
Types a ? to stand for a missing in a
word, or shows confusables
Moves up, or makes the screen darker
Enter a word
at the
Moves down, or makes the screen
lighter at the
Moves the cursor or text to the left.
Moves right, or types a space.
screen.
Enter a word
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.
screen.
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
4. T ype your name as you want it to appear
5. Press
6. Press
ON/OFF
.
in this dictionary. Or press
ENTER
if you do
not want your name to appear.
To type a space, press
. The first letter of
each word you type in your name will automatically appear as a capital in this dictionary.
ENTER
.
or repeatedly to make the
screen lighter or darker.
Note: Y ou can make the screen lighter or darker
only when
RETAIN FOR FUTURE REFERENCE: Use batteries only of
the same or equivalent type, inserted with the correct polarity, as recommended in this manual. Exhausted batteries
should be removed. Do not mix old and new batteries or batteries of different types. In addition, the supply terminals
should not be shorted.
Enter a word
is on the screen.
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Getting Started
✓ Seeing a Demonstration
You can see a brief demonstration by first
pressing
until you see
ENTER
demonstration, press
LIST
(blue) and then pressing
See Me Work
. Then press
to see the demonstration. To stop the
CLEAR
.
✓ Changing the Name
As you saw in “Getting Started,” you can
enter your name or nickname so that it appears when you turn on the dictionary or
win a game.
To enter or change the name, first press
LIST
(blue) and then press until you
see
Enter Your Name
and use
BACK
. Then press
to erase the letters. Type
ENTER
your name or nickname as you want it to
appear and then press
ENTER
again.
✓ Help is Always at Hand
Y ou can view a help message at almost any
screen by pressing
the help message, press
turn off the speech, press
to where you were, press
HELP
(light blue). T o hear
SPEAK
(green). To
BACK
. To go back
BACK
again.
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Looking up a Word
It’s easy to look up the definitions of words with
your dictionary. Let’s learn how.
1. Press
2. Type a word. For example, type
CLEAR
.
apple
.
To erase letters, use
press
3. Press
. To type a capital letter, hold down
SHIFT
while you type a letter.
ENTER
to see its definition.
BACK
. To type a space,
4. Press to read more of the definition.
SPEAK
5. To hear the definition, press
T o turn off the speech, press
(green).
BACK
.
To learn more, read “Hearing Words.”
6. Press
CLEAR
when you are finished.
✓ About the Automatic Shutoff
If you forget to turn off the dictionary, it will turn
off automatically in about two minutes.
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Correcting Misspellings
If you misspell a word, the dictionary automatically shows you a list of spelling corrections.
type
CLEAR
jiraph
.
.
1. Press
2. Type a misspelled word. For example,
3. Press
ENTER
.
The “boing” sound indicates a misspelling.
4. Press
SPEAK
(green) to hear the word.
To highlight another correction, press
ENTER
5. Press
6. Press
7. Press
to see its definition.
BACK
to go back to the corrections.
CLEAR
when you are finished.
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.
Jumping to a Word
If you want to learn the meaning of a word that
you see in a definition, you can highlight the
word and then jump to its definition.
1. Press
2. T ype a word. For example, type
3. Press
4. Press
5. Press the arrow keys to highlight a word.
CLEAR
.
ENTER
.
ENTER
again to start the highlight.
To turn off the highlight, press
For example, highlight
vehicle
BACK
truck
.
.
.
6. Press
ENTER
highlighted word.
7. Press
SPEAK
Then press
8. Press
BACK
that you typed.
9. Press
CLEAR
to jump to the definition of the
(green) to hear the definition.
BACK
to stop the speech.
again to go back to the word
when you are finished.
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