Franklin Learner User Manual

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Please read the following safety warnings

and precautions before using your device.

Note: If this device is to be used by young

children, this User’s Guide should be read

to them by an adult and their use of the

device should be monitored. Failure to do

so may cause injury.

A-Z letter keys Types letters

(ENTER) Saves a record or submits
an entry

(RECORD) Begins recording

(SPEAK) Pronounces a word or
replays a voice recording

(ON/OFF) Turns the device on or off

(CLEAR) Erases a stored recording or
clears the screen

(BACK) Erases the last letter typed or
returns to your previous location

(SHIFT) Shifts to type capital lette

(SPACE) Types a space

(NAVIGATION) Selects the previous or
next item, or adjusts the settings

(GAMES) Goes to the Games menu

Microphone

(SETTINGS) Goes to the Settings
menu

Description

Your device is powered by 3 AAA batteries.

• No n-r ec har gea ble b att eri es ar e n ot to be

recharg ed. Never recharge batt eries th at come

with the device.

• Rechargeabl e batteries are to be removed from

the device before being charged.

• Rechar geable batteri es are only to be cha rged

Battery Precautions

Product Care

Your device is designed to be light, compact, and

durab le. Ho wever, it is an ele ctron ic dev ice and

must be trea ted care fully. Putt ing unne cess ary

pressure on it or striking the device ag ainst other

objects can cause damage.

In order to avoid damage to your dev ice, please:

• Keep the lid c lose d whe n you are not using it.

This w ill pr otect the screen from bei ng bro ken,

scratched or marred in any way.

• Do not drop , crush , be nd, or appl y ex ces sive

force to the device.

• Do not expose your device to moisture, extreme

or p ro lo ng ed h eat , co ld , hu mi di ty, o r o th er

adv ers e c ond itions. Avo id storing it in da mp,

hu mi d , or we t pla ce s. T he de vi ce is n o t

waterproof.

• Cl ea n the d ev ic e by spra yi ng a m il d g la ss

cleane r onto a cloth and wiping its surface. Do

not spray liquids directly on your device.

• Should the device’s display glass break, properly

dispose of the product avoiding contact with your

skin, and then wash your hands immediately.

• Please keep screen protect ors and plasti c bags

away fro m babies and childr en to avo id danger

of suffocation

1. Key guide

2. Input method

• You cannot type a space as the first character in

the input box.

• Press A-Z to input letter a-z.

• Press A-Z to input letter a-z then press

UP/D OWN t o cho ose the l etter s wi th ac cents ,

umlauts, or other diacritics.

• Hold SHIFT and then press A-Z to type a capital

letter.

• Press CLEAR to clear the input box.

• Press BACK to erase the letter to the left of the

cursor.

• Press LEFT/RIGHT to move the cursor left/right

between typed letters.

3. Settings function “ ”

Press SETTINGS to go to Settings menu.

3.1 Auto Shutoff

Press ENTER and select “Au to shutoff” and then

press UP/DOWN to adjust the time.

You can choose between five options for the auto

shutoff time: 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 minutes (default).

3.2 Contrast

Pre ss EN TER an d s ele ct “C ont ras t” an d t hen

press UP/DOWN to adjust the brightness.

You can s ele ct be tween fi ve le ve ls of sc re en

contrast. Level 5 is the default setting.

3.3 Volume

Press ENTER and select “Volume” and then press

UP/DOWN to adjust the volume.

You can adjust between five volume levels, where

Volu me 0 is th e q uiete st and Vo lum e 5 i s t he

loudest.

4. Record function

• Three lists are under Record function, which are

list 1, list 2 and list 3. Each list can contain up to

20 pairs of data.

• The time for recording is 2 seconds

• When recording is going on, all keys are useless

except ON/OFF and RESET.

• After 20 wor ds be rec ord, you see the wo rd list

with the first word displayed.

• Words are sto red ac cor din g t o the reco rdi ng

time.

4.1. How to record

• If no recording has been stored

1. Press “ ” to enter the Record function. List 1

is disp layed first. Pres s UP/DOW N to sel ect a

list. You can select from three separate lists:

List 1, List 2 and List 3.

2. Press ENTER to start recording once you have

sel ecte d a li st. A fte r press ing E NTER, “ Add

Record” is displayed.

3. Press ENTER to select “Add Record”. You see

the mess age “Ente r wo rd”, promptin g yo u to

type the word you want to record.

4. Type the word a nd then press ENTER to save

it and then uni t displays the message “Enter to

Rec”.

5. Press ENTER to begin recording. The message

“Recording…” is displayed. Pronounce the word

within 2 seconds to record your pronunciation.

6. After y ou sav e the recor ding, the m essage is

display again.

7. Press “ ” to hear your recording.

8. Repeat steps 3 to 6 to record additional words.

Or press UP/DOWN to view other saved words.

• If some recordings have been stored

If you have a lready saved r ecordin gs, fol low the

sam e s te ps as in the s ect ion ab ove t o r eco rd

additional words, except at step 2.

In plac e o f st ep 2 ab ove : Aft er s ele ctin g a lis t,

pres s ENT ER. T he fi rst word from the selec ted

lis t i s d isp layed. Pre ss UP/ DOW N t o v iew the

word list. P ress DOWN agai n when the las t word

is di sp lay ed , a nd yo u see t he me ss age “ Add

Record”. Then continue with step 3 above.

4.2 How to delete word

Deleting a word only can be executed while in the

Record function.

• Deleting a list

In th e L is t m en u w it hin the Rec or d f un cti on ,

select the list you want to delete. Pr ess CLEAR

an d yo u se e th e me ssag e “D elet e li st”. Pre ss

ENTER to delete the list.

• Deleting one word

Wh en on e wor d fr om a list is d ispla yed, pres s

C LEA R and yo u s ee th e m ess age “D el ete a

bold”. Press ENTER to delete this word and you

ret ur n to th e bol d li st w ith t he fi rs t wor d

displayed.

N ote : If th e l ast wor d h as been de let ed, you

return to word list with “Add a record” displayed.

5. Games

Press “ ” to go to game mode.

5.1 Spelling Bee

1. Press ENTER to select “Spelling Bee”. List 1 is

di splayed . You can cho ose bet ween li sts 1, 2

or 3.

2. Press UP/DOWN to select a list and then press

ENTER. The unit plays the recorded voice for a

wo rd fro m t he li st and th en di spl ays th e

mes sa ge “E nte r wor d” . ( You can p res s the

speak ke y to repeat the wor d.) If no word is in

the selec ted word list , yo u see the message

“Empty” and then you return to the List menu.

3. Type the word you just heard.

4. After typing the word , press ENTER t o submit

your guess.

5. Your g ues s i s com par ed aga in st the st ore d

word. You see the message “Excelle nt” if they

are the same. If the two words are different, the

correct word is displayed f or two se conds and

then the next word is pronounced.

6. After completing all the words from the selected

list, your score is displayed.

under adult supervision.

• Do not mix old and new batteries.

• Only batteries of the same or equivalent type as

recommended are to be used.

• The supply terminals are not to be short-circuited.

• Do no t expo se ba tterie s to direct heat or tr y to

take b a tt er ie s ap ar t. F o llo w t he b at te ry

manufacturer’s instructions for battery use.

• Always remove a weak or dead battery from the

device.

• To av oid damag e cause d by le ak age o f the

b att ery fl uid , r eplace the ba tte ry or bat ter ies

once every two years regardless of how much

the device has been used during that time.

• Should a bat tery leak, th e devi ce may become

da ma ged . Cl ean t he ba tt er y c om par tm en t

immediately, avoiding contact with your skin.

• Keep bat teries out of reach of small children. If

swallowed, consult a physician immediately.

User’s Guide

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Notwi th sta nd ing the di sc lai mer of wa rra nt ies

above, this product, excluding batteries and liqui

d

crystal display (LCD), is guaranteed by Franklin to

be free of defects in materials or workmanship for

a period of two years from the date of purchase.

It will be repaired or replace d with a n equiva lent

prod uct ( at Fr ankl in

’s op tion) fre e of charge fo r

any def ect in work mans hip or mate rial s d urin g

that time.

This warran ty ex plicit ly excludes defec ts du e to

mis use, ac cide nta l da mag e, o r w ear and tea

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Thi s w ar ran ty doe s n ot a

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statutory rights.

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Not wi ths ta ndi ng th e dis claim er of wa rr ant ie s

above, this product, excluding batteries and liqui

d

crystal display (LCD), is guaranteed by Franklin to

be free of defects in materials or workmanship for

a per iod of one year f rom the dat e of p urcha se.

It will be repaired or r eplaced with an equivalent

prod uct ( at Fr ankl in

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g

that time.

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description of the defect and a copy of your sale

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receipt as proof of your original date of purchase.

You must also write the RMA prominently on the

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may be a len gthy delay in the processing of your

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return.

Thi s d evi ce complies wi th Par t 1 5 o f t he FC

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Rules . Ope ratio n is subject to the f ollow ing t wo

conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful

interference, and (2)

This device must accept any

interferen ce received, including interference that

may cause undesired operation.

Warning: Chang es o r mo difi cations to th is u nit

not exp res sly app rove d b y th e p art

y

responsi ble for compliance could voi d

th e us e

r’ s au th or it y to o pe ra te t he

equipment.

Note: This equipment has been tested and found

to comp ly w it h t he l im its f or a C las s B

digi tal d evice , pu rsuan t to Part 15 o f the

FCC R ules.

These limits are designed t o

pr ovi de r eas on ab le pr ot ect io n aga in s

t

ha rmf ul int er fer enc e i n a re si den tia l

ins tal lat ion .

This equi pme nt gen era tes ,

us es a nd c an r ad ia te r ad io f re qu en c

y

ene rgy an d, if not ins tal led an d u sed i

n

ac cor da nc e w it h the i ns tru ct io ns, m a

y

ca us e har mf ul in te rf eren ce to r adi

o

commu ni cat io ns. H owe ve

r, the re is n o

guaran tee tha t inter ference will n ot occu r

in a particular installation. If this equipment

does cause harmful interference to radio or

t el ev is i on r ec e pt io n, wh ic h c an b

e

dete rmine d by turn ing t he eq uipm ent o

ff

and on, th e us er is e nco urag ed to t ry t

o

correct th e interference by one or more o

f

the following measures:

– Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

– Inc re ase t he se par ation betw een t he

equipment and receiver.

– Connect the equ ipment into an outlet on

a circuit di

fferen t from that to which the

receiver is connected.

– Con sul t t he dea ler or an ex per ien ced

radio/TV technician for help.

Note: This u nit was tes ted with sh ielded cables

on the perip heral devices. Shielded cabl e

s

mu st b e u se d wit h th e un it to i nsu r

e

compliance.

Note: The manufacturer is not responsible for any

rad io or

T V i nte rf e re nc e ca us e d b y

u n au th or iz ed m o d i fi ca ti on s to t h is

equipm ent. Su ch modi ficatio ns coul d void

t he u se

r ’ s a ut ho ri t y to o pe r a te t he

equipment.

FCC NOTICE (U.S. only)

Disclaimer of Warranties

Except as specifically provide d her ein, Frank lin

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r

implied, with respect to this product.

Recycling and Disposal

Device Disposal

This device should be disp osed through y our

local electr onic product r ecycling syste m - do

not throw in the trash bin.

Packaging Disposal

Please save this User’s Guide and all packing

m at er ia ls , as t he y c ont ai n im p ort an t

information. In case of disposa l, please refer

to your local recycling system.

Battery Disposal

Do n ot di sp ose o f bat te ri es wi th no rm al

house ho ld wa ste . Pl eas e obe y yo ur lo cal

regulations when disposing of used batteries.

Thi s u nit may ch ange op era tin g modes , l ose

information stored in memor

y, or fail to respond

due to elect rostatic disc harge or electrical fas

t

transients. Normal operation of this unit may be

re-est abl ish ed by pr es sin g t he re set key, b y

pressing , or by removing and replacing th

e

battery.

Specifications

Model: LRL-230 Speak Listen Learn

Batteries: 3 x AAA

Size: 5.25x 3.75x 0.75 in

Weight: 6 oz

ISBN: 978-1-59074-537-3

©2 01 0 F ra nk lin E le ctr on ic Pu bl ish er s, In c.

Bur lin gto n, N.J. 080 16- 490 7 U .S. A.

All ri ght s

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5.2 Word Finder

1. Press ENTER to select “Word Finder”.

2. Selec t the word list y ou want to use. You c an

choose between lists 1, 2 and 3.

3. Pre ss UP/D OWN an d then pre ss ENTER t o

select a list.

4. Press ENTER again after “Ready?”

5. Th e gam e pr on o un ce s a w or d f ro m t he

sel ect ed lis t. Pres s

UP /DO WN to select the

right word and then press ENTER.

6. If correct, you see the message “Excellent” and

the game continues to the next word.

7. If inc or rec t, the ga me pr ono unc es th e r igh t

word, and th en the game co ntinues to the nex

t

word.

8. After completing all the words from the selected

list, your score is displayed.

6. Review Function

• Press “ ”.

• Press UP/DOWN to select the word list you want

to use and then pres s

ENTER. You can choose

between lists 1, 2 and 3.

• Press UP/D OWN t o sel ect the wor d you want ,

then press “ ” to hear the word.

• If there are no words insi de the list, “ EMPTY” is

displayed.

7. Resume Function

• When you turn your devic e off and on again, it

will return to the last screen you were looking at.

• No te: You r d evi ce w i ll no t r esu me, wh en

replacing the batteries.

8. Reset Function

Press the re set button on the back to re turn your

device to it s factory defa ult settings.

Note: When

resett ing you r devic e, any recorde d lists will n ot

be erased.

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