Franklin ESL-580 User Manual
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USER’S GUIDE
ESL-580
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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
improve your pronunciation of English
by listening to correct prerecorded pro-
About the Special Features ..................................................... 4
Installing the Batteries and Book Cards .................................. 5
Selecting a Book ..................................................................... 6
Using the Color Keys ............................................................... 6
Changing the Settings ............................................................. 7
Viewing a Demonstration ........................................................ 7
Using the Introduction ............................................................. 8
Hearing Correct Pronunciations .............................................. 8
Recording and Hearing Your Voice .......................................... 9
Comparing Pronunciations ...................................................... 10
Showing Pronunciations .......................................................... 10
Hearing Spellings .................................................................... 12
Using the Lessons ................................................................... 13
Playing the Games ................................................................... 14
Sending Words Between Books ............................................... 15
Resetting BOOKMAN .............................................................. 15
Limited Warranty (U.S. only) ................................................... 16
Specifications .......................................................................... 16
Speak English!
, you can
nunciations of about 2,000 words and
phrases, recording your own pronunciations and then comparing both.
Speak English!
exercises, and games that can help you
improve your pronunciation skills. To
learn how, read this User’s Guide.
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also provides lessons,
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 you are reading.
CLEAR
Clears the screen and goes to
the Outline menu.
ENTER
Enters a word, selects a menu
item, or starts an exercise.
HELP
Displays help messages.
MENU
Displays the main menus.
ON/OFF
Turns BOOKMAN on or off.
✽
?
Displays the Outline location or
the full title (from the menu).
SPACE
Starts and stops a recording.
Direction Keys
Scrolls through text or menus, or
moves the cursor or highlight.
DN
UPPages down or up.
Key Combinations*
CAP
+ Goes to the next or previ-
or
✩
+
ous paragraph or section.
BACK
Goes to the top level of a
menu.
✩
S
+
Lets you enter a word to
hear its spelling.
✩
+ Q-PTypes numbers.
DN
✩
+
UP
or
* Hold the first key while pressing the other key.
Goes to the next or previous exercise or lesson.
➤ Understanding the Color Keys
The color keys (red, green, yellow,
and blue) perform the functions listed
above only for the book described in
this User’s Guide.
Other BOOKMAN books have their
own color key functions, which are labeled on their keyboards or book
cards. To learn more, read “Using the
Color Keys.”
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About the Special Features
t
Headphone Jack
Volume Control
PC
Serial Por
Your BOOKMAN 580 model is equipped
with several special features that many, but
not all, BOOKMAN books use. To learn if
you can use the special features with a particular 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 transfer information to and from a personal
computer.
Warning: Using a serial cable
other than the one obtained from
Franklin may damage your BOOK-
MAN and/or PC. Franklin’s serial
cable is specifically designed for the
transfer of data between your
BOOKMAN and a PC.
Speak English!
Note:
the serial port.
Volume Control: The dial located
under the headphone jack controls the
volume of the headphones.
Headphone Jack: Your BOOKMAN also has a 3.5 mm stereo headphone jack for use with a standard
impedance 8 Ohm headphones.
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does not use
Installing the Batteries
Installing Book Cards
Your BOOKMAN model ESL-580 requires 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 lifting up.
The battery cover is located near
the etched product information.
3. Install the batteries as shown
in the diagram inside the
case.
4. Replace the battery cover.
Warning: When the batteries lose all
power or are removed from your
BOOKMAN, information that you entered in its built-in book and in any installed book cards will be erased.
➤ If the Batteries Are Low
When the batteries are low on
power, the screen display starts to
dim and the voice becomes slurred.
If this happens, replace the old batteries with new ones.
Warning: Never install or remove a
book card when your BOOKMAN is on.
If you do, information that you’ve entered in the built-in book, and in any installed book card, will be erased
1. T urn your BOOKMAN off.
2. T urn your BOOKMAN over.
3. Align the tabs of the book
card with the notches in the
slot.
4. Press the book card down
until it snaps into place.
➤ Removing Book Cards
Warning: When you remove a
book card to install another, information that you entered in the
removed book card will be erased.
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