Franklin MG-6804D User Manual

MG-6803D
MG-6804D

English Language Trainer

User’s Guide

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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.

1

Table of Contents

Introduction .............................................................................................................3

Battery Information ................................................................................................4

Product Care ............................................................................................................7

Understanding Your Device ....................................................................................8

Resetting Your Device ...........................................................................................12

Key Guide ...............................................................................................................13

Using the Main Menu ............................................................................................14

Changing the Settings ..........................................................................................15

Taking the English Course/Englischkurs .............................................................17

Using the Dictionary/Wörterbuch ........................................................................33

Using the Music Player/MP3-Player ....................................................................36

Using the Word Banks ...........................................................................................38

Playing the Word Games .......................................................................................45

Using the Reading Timer .......................................................................................51

Connecting Your Device To a TV ...........................................................................53

Connecting Your Device To a PC ...........................................................................54

Transferring Files to Your Device ..........................................................................55

Downloading Extra Content .................................................................................58

Using Extra Content ..............................................................................................59

Specications .........................................................................................................60

Recycling and Disposal .........................................................................................60

FCC NOTICE (U.S. only) ..........................................................................................61

Disclaimer of Warranties .......................................................................................62

Limited Warranty (U.S. only) .................................................................................62

Limited Warranty (EU and Switzerland) ...............................................................64

Limited Warranty (outside U.S., EU and Switzerland) .........................................64

2

Introduction

Introduction

Congratulations on your purchase of the
MG-6803D or MG-6804D, English Language
Trainer. Both products are educational and
versatile tools designed to help you learn
English. Your package includes:

• yourFranklinhandhelddevice

• rechargeable3voltlithiumpolymer

battery

• USBcable

• headphones

• AVcable

• ACadapter

• slipcase

Your dynamic device includes a colour
screen and sliding keyboard to navigate
the renowned English language learning
content exclusively from digital publishing.
This interactive course of study with life-like
themes helps make learning English fun.
“Tim” is your interactive guide on a trip to
over a dozen U.S. cities to learn the language
and culture. He can guide you through
many themes, activities, and exercises using
English or German. Listen to examples in the
English Course/Englischkurs using a male
or female voice, in either American or British
English. Use the microphone to record your
own pronunciations to take part in the
exercises and conversations.

Note: Features common to
both the MG-6803D and MG­6804D are described in this
user’s guide. Features available
only on the MG-6804D are
indicated by this image.

Your device contains a variety of other
features (varies by model) to help you along
the way. Or use them to just have fun!

•Pronunciation Trainer/Aussprache:
Listen to examples of dierent English
phonetic sounds and spellings.

•Dictionary/Wörterbuch:

Access thousands of denitions
with the built-in interactive Oxford
Advanced Learners Dictionary.

•Word Bank/Wortdatenbank: Save
words from the English Course/
Englischkurs for further study. Even
save your own words and denitions
in My Dictionary/Mein Wörterbuch.

•Word Games/Wortspiele: Practice
learning new words playing Jumble,
Word Train, and Hangman.

•Reading Timer/Lese-Timer: Time your
reading activities.

•Music Player/MP3-Player: Listen to
MP3 les and podcasts.

•Extra Content/Zusatzinhalte:

Download additional learning material
and games at www.franklin.com. Store
content and audio les using internal
memory or removable SD Cards.

•Headphone Jack/Kopfhörer: Use
headphones to listen to the courses or
audio les in private.

•TV Jack/T V-Buchse: Plug your device
intoaTVsoyoucanworkthroughthe

courses or play the games with your
friends.

3

Battery Information

Your device uses a rechargeable 3.7 volt lithium polymer battery of capacity 1000
mAH.

Important! The battery is included in your package, but does not come installed in
the device. Before you can use your device, you must install the included battery.
Please have the battery and a small screwdriver ready before you install the battery.

Approximately 4 hours are required to charge the battery for rst-time use.
Thereafter, your device may require up to 5 hours for a full charge. Battery power
lasts for about 1 week of normal use or 5 hours of continuous use. When you see
the low battery warning, you should recharge your battery.

Installing the Battery for the First Time

Follow these instructions to install the battery for the rst time. Note: Please
contact your local Franklin service oce to replace the battery at a later time.

1. Turn your device over.

2. Use the screwdriver to unscrew the screw until it is loose.
Warning: The screw, even when loose, is attached to the battery compartment

door and should not be removed.

3. Turn the device over and allow the battery compartment door to fall away
from the device, catching it with your hand.

4. Insert the new battery by gently connecting the clip to the clip on your
device.

4

Battery Information

Make sure the battery ts snugly into the compartment after it is connected.

5. Replace the battery compartment door and secure it with the screw.

6. Reset your device.

For more information about resetting your device, please see “Resetting Your
Device” on page 12.

5

Battery Information

Recharging the Battery

Follow these instructions to recharge the battery.

1. Find the USB cable or AC adapter included with your device.

2. Make sure your device is turned o.

3. Plug the wide end of the USB cable into a USB port on your PC and the
smaller end of the USB cable into the USB port on your device.

A red light shines below the bottom right of the screen when the device is
plugged in. Continue charging your device until the battery is fully charged.
It generally takes about 4 hours to completely charge the battery. You can use
your device while it is plugged in and charging.

Note: If you are using the AC adapter, plug one end into a power source and the
USB end into the USB port on your device.

Checking Battery Power ✓

The current level of battery power is displayed in the Settings screen. Press

to turn on your device. From the main menu, press or until Settings/
Einstellungen is highlighted in the middle of the screen and then press ENTER.
Press repeatedly, until you see Battery level/Batteriestand. The more blocks you
see on the right side of the screen, the more power the battery has.
Five (5) blocks indicates the battery is fully charged.

6

Battery Information

Product Care

Battery Precautions

• Ifthedeviceisnotusedforalong

period of time, the battery may
lose its charge. Please recharge
the battery following the steps
described above in order to use your
device.

• Rechargeablebatteriesareonlyto

be charged under adult supervision.

• Useonlythesuppliedchargersto

recharge the battery. Improperly
charging a battery may damage it or
the device.

• Openthedeviceonlytoinsert

or change the battery. All other
changes to this device are strictly
prohibited and will invalidate the
warranty.

• Leavingthebatteryinhotorcold

places, such as in a closed car in
summer or winter conditions, will
reduce the capacity and lifetime of
the battery. Always try to keep the
battery between 15°C and 25°C (59°F
and 77°F). A device with a hot or cold
battery may not work temporarily,
even when the battery is fully
charged.

• Donotdisposeofbatteriesina

re as they may explode. Batteries
may also explode if damaged.
Dispose of batteries according to
local regulations. Do not dispose as
household waste.

Your device is designed to be light,
compact, and durable. However, it is an
electronic device and must be treated
carefully. Putting unnecessary pressure
on it or striking the device against other
objects can cause damage.

In order to avoid damage to your
device, please:

• Keepthedeviceintheincludedslip

case when you are not using it. This
will help protect the screen from
scratches.

• Donotdrop,crush,bend,orapply

excessive force to the device.

• Donotexposeyourdeviceto

moisture, extreme or prolonged
heat, cold, humidity, or other adverse
conditions. Avoid storing it in damp,
humid, or wet places. The device is
not waterproof.

• Cleanthedevicebysprayingamild

glass cleaner 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, then wash your hands
immediately.

• Pleasekeepscreenprotectorsand

plastic bags away from babies
and children to avoid danger of
suocation.

7

Understanding Your Device

Play/Pause/
Enter Key

Sliding
Screen

Back Key

Microphone: Speak into the microphone to record words and phrases in the

English Course.
Navigation Buttons: Use the navigation buttons to move through the menus and

screens on your device in the indicated direction.
Play/Pause/Enter Key: Press this key to enter on a highlighted item and select it.

This key also plays or pauses an audio le in the Music Player.
Back Key: Press this key to exit a feature or back up to a previous location, if

available.

Function Keys: These keys take you to the main features of your device.
Options Key: The options key displays any available user options at your current

location, if available.
Sliding Screen: The screen of your device slides up to reveal a full QWERTY

keyboard. To reveal the keyboard, rest your device on the ngers of both hands and
gently push up on the top with your thumbs.

Microphone

Navigation Buttons

Function Keys

Options Key

8

Understanding Your Device

Warning! Do not push the top past the point where the keyboard is revealed. The

top must remain attached to the bottom.
SD Card Slot: Insert SD card here. Slide the SD card into the slot with the contacts

facing the front of the device. Push gently until it clicks into place. To remove an SD
card from the slot, put your thumb on the SD card and push it in slightly. You hear a
click and then the SD card pops out. Slide it out of the slot. Note: Only SD cards will
function in this slot. MMC cards will not function.

9

Understanding Your Device

Volume Control
Buttons

Volume Control Buttons: The buttons, located on the left side of the device,

control the volume of the speaker or headphones.
Power Button: Push and release the power button to turn on the device. Push and

hold the power button for 2 or 3 seconds to turn your device o.

Headphone Jack USB Port TV Out Jack

Headphone Jack: The headphone jack is designed for 3.5 mm, 35 ohm impedance

stereo headphones. Caution: Monophonic headphones will not work with this
unit.

USB Port: Located on the top of the device, the USB Port is designed for a mini-USB

1.1 compatible connection. Plug the mini-USB jack of the included cable into this
port and the standard-size USB jack into your PC to connect your device to your PC.
You can also plug the mini-USB jack of the included AC adapter cable into this port
and the plug side into an outlet to power your device. Note: The AC adapter cable
includes an interchangeable plug for European and other power sources.

TV Out Jack: TheTVOutjackisdesignedfora2.5mmconnection.Plugthesingle
endoftheincludedAVcableintothisportandtheRCAtypeplugsintoyourTVto

use your device with a television.

Power Button

10

Understanding Your Device

SpeakerBattery Compartment

Reset
Button

Speaker: The speaker is located on the back of your device.
Battery Compartment: The battery compartment is located on the back of your

device and contains a rechargeable 3.7 volt lithium polymer battery.
Reset Button: The reset button is located on the back of your device, towards the

bottom left corner.

11

Resetting Your Device

If the keyboard fails to respond, or if the screen performs erratically, perform a
system reset by following the steps below.

1. Use a paper clip to gently press the reset button on your unit.

The reset button is in a pin-sized hole on the back of the device, below the
bottom left corner of the battery compartment.

Warning! Pressing the reset button with more than light pressure may
permanently disable your device.

12

Key Guide

Key Guide

Main Keys*

Goes to the main menu, where

you can access all the main
features of your device.

Goes directly to the main

menu of the English Course/
Englischkurs.

Opens the Music Player/MP3-

Player.

Displays the Word Bank/

Wortdatenbank menu.

Displays options for the

current screen, if available.

Shows a help message, if

available.

Returns to your previous

location, when available.

Move through the menus and

screens on your device in the
indicated direction.

Selects an item. In the music

player, begins playing the
highlighted le or pauses an
already playing le.

*These keys are located on the top, sliding portion
of your device.

Function Keys

Located on the left side of the

device, turns your device on
and o. When your device is
on, hold in for 2 to 3 seconds
to turn o your device.

Located on the left side of

the device, increases (+) or
decreases (-) the volume of the
speaker or headphones.

Erases the character to the left

of the cursor.

Selects an item.

Displays a pop-up box

containing all the symbols and
punctuation marks you can

type at your location. Press
or to highlight the symbol

you want and then press
ENTER.

Shifts to type capital letters.

Displays a pop-up box

containing all the available
accents for the letter to the left

of the cursor. Press or to
highlight the accent you want
and then press ENTER.

Clears any typed text from the

current eld.

In text or a word list, scrolls

down one screen at a time.

In text or a word list, scrolls up

one screen at a time.

Types a space.

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Key Guide

Using the Main Menu

Navigation Key

The round navigation pad is

located on the top, sliding
portion of your device. The
separate arrow buttons are
located on the keyboard of
your device. Press the upper
part of the navigation pad

or the up button to move
the cursor or highlight up.
Press the bottom part of the

pad or the down button to
move the cursor or highlight
down. Press the left part of
the navigation pad or the left

button to move the cursor
or highlight left. Press the right
part of the navigation pad or

the right button to move the
cursor or highlight right. At the

main menu, press or to
scroll through menu options.

In text or a word list, press or

to page or scroll up or down

one line at a time.

Use the main menu to quickly take you
to the English Course and all the other
tools, resources, and games. The main
menu contains eight options: English

Course/Englischkurs, Pronunciation/
Aussprache, Music Player/MP3-Player,
Settings/Einstellungen, Extra Content/
Zusatzinhalte, Reading Timer/Lese­Timer, Word Games/Wortspiele, and
Word Bank/Wortdatenbank.

MG-6804D models also include
a ninth option: Dictionary/

Wörterbuch.
Press HOME at any time to return to

the main menu. Press or to cycle
through the options. When you see the
one you want, press ENTER to select it.

Understanding the Options

English Course/Englischkurs starts

the English language learning course,
where you can take an interactive trip to
a number of U.S. cities to learn English
language and culture.

Pronunciation Trainer/Aussprache

displays the guide to English
pronunciation, where you can review
sounds used in the English language,
dierences between English and German
sounds, and tricky English spellings.

Music Player/MP3-Player opens the
MP3 audio le music player.

Settings/Einstellungen allows you to
adjust the auto-shuto duration and
to set the sound and keytones on or

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Using the Main Menu

Changing the Settings

o. Set on-screen messages to appear
in English or German. Set the type of

TVyouareconnectingto,thetimeand

date, erase all your user data, obtain
system information, or check your
battery level.

Extra Content/Zusatzinhalte enables
you to access added content in internal
memory, on a removable SD card, or a
PC.

Reading Timer/Lese-Timer provides
you with tools to set timers, log, and
review your reading activities.

Word Games/Wortspiele helps
enhance your English vocabulary
through the word games Jumble,
Hangman, and Word Train.

Word Bank/Wortdatenbank stores
your own personal lists of words you
want to master from the content on
your device. In addition, you can add
your own words and denitions to My

Dictionary/Mein Wörterbuch.

In the MG-6804D, you can also
import your own dictionaries.

After words have been saved, play Word
Practice/Wörter üben to review them.

Dictionary/Wörterbuch

provides access to the Oxford
Advanced Learners Dictionary, 7th Edition
(OALD).Viewdenitionsforwordsand

phrases, usage examples, synonyms,
antonyms, idioms, and more.

When using your device, you can adjust
the shuto time or message language,
choose whether the sound and keytone
features are turned on or o, select a

typeofTV,setthetimeanddate,access

system information, erase all your user
data, and check your battery level.

1. Press HOME.

2. Press or to cycle through
the options until Settings/
Einstellungen appears highlighted
in the middle of the screen.

3. Press ENTER.

4. Press or to move to Auto-

shuto/Automatische Abschaltung,
Sound/Ton, Device language/
Menü-Sprache, Keytone/Tastenton,
TV system/TV System, System
information/System-Information,
Date/Time setup/Datum-/
Zeiteinstellung, or Erase all user
data/Alle Benutzerdaten löschen.

Auto-shuto/Automatische
Abschaltung determines how long

your device stays on if no key is
pressed.

Sound/Ton determines whether or
not music and other sounds are
played on your device.

Device language/Menü-Sprache
changes the menu items and
prompts between English (English) or
Deutsch (German).

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Changing the Settings

Changing the Settings

Keytone/Tastenton determines
whether or not a tone sounds each
time a key is pressed.

TV system/TV System changes the
colour encoding system between

PAL or NTSC.
System information/System-

Information displays your device’s

model number, version number and
serial number.

Date/Time setup/Datum-/
Zeiteinstellung allows you to set the

date and time in your device’s clock.

Erase all user data/Alle Benutzerdaten
löschen allows you to clear your

device memory.
Battery level/Batteriestand displays

how much battery power is currently
left in your device.

5. Press or to change a setting.
Note: Press ENTER to select System

information/System-Information,
Date/Time setup/Datum-/
Zeiteinstellung or Erase all user data/
Alle Benutzerdaten löschen.

Note: You can not access Battery
level/Batteriestand. It is only for

display.

6. Press HOME or BACK to exit.

Changes to your settings will be
automatically saved.

Setting the Date and Time ✓

Date/Time setup/Datum-/
Zeiteinstellung enables you to set the

clock in your device.
At the Settings screen, press until

you highlight Date/Time setup/
Datum-/Zeiteinstellung and then press
ENTER. The clock is displayed. Press
or to change the current eld. Press

to move to the next eld. Press

to return to a previous eld. When the
current time and date are set, press
ENTER to save the data. Press BACK
to exit without saving your changes.

Erasing All User Data ✓

Erase all user data/Alle Benutzerdaten
löschen erases all the words stored

in the English Course Word List/
Englischkurs-Wortliste, My
Dictionary/Mein Wörterbuch, MP3

audio les, and other settings.

In the MG-6804D, OALD Word

List/OALD-Wortliste and
Import Dictionaries/Importierte
Wörterbücher will also be erased.

At the Settings screen, press to
highlight Erase all user data/Alle
Benutzerdaten löschen and then press
ENTER. You are asked to conrm that
you want to erase the data. Press
or to highlight Yes/Ja and press
ENTER to erase your data. Highlight
No/Nein and press ENTER to cancel
the deletion.

16

Taking the

English Course/Englischkurs

Taking the

English Course/Englischkurs

The English Course/Englischkurs
contained in your device is an
interactive course of study to help you
learn English. It uses the renowned
English language learning content from
digital publishing, and uses life-like
themes to help make learning English
fun. Follow your guide, “Tim”, through
an interactive trip to a number of
U.S. cities to learn both language and
culture. He will guide you through
many themes, activities, and exercises
using English or German. You can
hear examples in the English Course/
Englischkurs using a male or female
voice, in either American or British
English. Use the microphone to record
your own pronunciations to take part in
the exercises and conversations of the
English Course/Englischkurs.

Opening the English Course/Englischkurs

1. Press HOME, if necessary, to go to
the main menu.

2. Press or to cycle through
the options until English Course/
Englischkurs is highlighted in the
middle of the screen.

3. Press ENTER to select it.

Or you can press COURSE from any
location.

The rst time you enter the English
Course/Englischkurs, you are
greeted with a message from your
guide, “Tim”. As you work your way
through the course, he lends a
hand by oering written and verbal
instructions.

4. Press ENTER to continue to the
English Course/Englischkurs
menu.

Options ✓

At the top level of the English Course/
Englischkurs, you can set display

options for the expandable menus,
change Tim’s voice settings, and
erase all your stored data so far.

1. Press OPTIONS.

2. Press or to highlight the

option you want.

At Display options/Display­Optionen, press or to choose

the option you want. You can
display the score/Punktzahl, time/
Zeit, or category/Kategorie.

At Tim’s help settings/Tims Hilfe-
Einstellungen, press ENTER to
continue. You can turn Tim’s voice,
his verbal instructions, on/An or
o/Aus, and you can have Tim
speak English/Englisch or German/
Deutsch. Press or to highlight

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Taking the

English Course/Englischkurs

Taking the

English Course/Englischkurs

the setting. Press or to
change the setting. Press BACK to
return to the Options menu.

At Clear all records/Alle Aufnahmen
löschen, press ENTER. You are
asked to conrm if you want to
erase all your scores and data for
the English Course/Englischkurs.
No/Nein is highlighted. Press
ENTER to cancel the deletion.
Press to highlight Yes/Ja and
then press ENTER to erase all
your scores and data.

3. Press BACK or OPTIONS to
return to the English Course/
Englischkurs menu.

Navigating the Menu

After opening the English Course/
Englischkurs, you are presented with a

menu of courses and tours. You can take
2 separate regional tours where you
visit cities across the United States. You
can take a tour of topics organized by
subject or grammar. Or you can review
all the photo stories.

In addition to these tours, you can also
practice vocabulary-building exercises
and take a test to evaluate your
progress through the course.

1. Press or to highlight the item
you want and then press ENTER.

After selecting a tour, you are
presented with “expandable” menus
which provide you with access to all
the activities and exercises.

2. Press or to highlight the item
you want and then press ENTER.

Press or to scroll down or
up one screen at a time.

Press BACK to return to your
previous location or close an
expanded menu.

3. Continue selecting items from the
expanding menus until you begin
an exercise.

Using Expandable Menus ✓

Some menus in the English Course/
Englischkurs are “expandable”. This
means that when you select a menu
item, all its sub-items are displayed
on the same screen. Expandable
menu items are marked with a
“+”. Menu items that have already
been expanded are marked with
a “–”. When an expandable menu
item is highlighted, press ENTER to
open or close it. If you are currently
highlighting a sub-item in an
expandable menu, press BACK to
close the sub-menu.

18

Taking the

English Course/Englischkurs

Taking the

English Course/Englischkurs

Types of Exercises

There are six basic types of exercises
that you will nd in the English Course/
Englischkurs: photo story, pick and
place, scrambled sentence, multiple
choice, ll in the blanks, and picture
choice. Note: Photo story exercises
do not keep a score or have answers.
These are designed to help you practice
conversations and pronouncing words,
phrases and sentences.

As you take tours in the English Course/
Englischkurs, you will come upon these
types of exercises unknowingly. Only
photo story exercises are identiable
either by opening them through the
Photo Story menu or because they do
not display a score next to the exercise
name.

Photo Story

A photo story is a sequence of
photos, phrases or both. You can also
participate in the story through a role
play feature.

1. Open a photo story.

An options menu is displayed. Press
BACK to return to your previous
location.

2. Press or to highlight the icon
you want.

You can select how you want to
proceed. At each step in the story a
phrase or sentences is pronounced.
You can choose to display the text of
the phrase, the accompanying photo
or both. You can also choose to play
a role in the story.

displays only the text of the

phrases.

displays only the photograph

associated with each phrase.

displays both the text and the

associated photograph.

allows you to play a role in this

story.

3. Press ENTER to begin the story.

You may see Tim and a brief screen
of instructions. After a few seconds,
the exercise will begin. Or you can
press or ENTER to begin the
exercise immediately.

You proceed, phrase by phrase
through the story, according to the
option you selected.

Press or to move back and forth
through the story, if you want to
review any or all of the phrases.

You can tell where you are in the
sequence by noticing the blocks on
the right side of the screen. Each
block represents one phrase in the
story. The coloured block is your
current location.

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Press BACK to exit the photo story
and return to the English Course/
Englischkurs menu.

4. When you reach the nal phrase
(or at any time during the story),
press OPTIONS.

The initial options menu is displayed.
Press or to highlight the icon

you want and then press ENTER.

replays the photo story, including

your recording if you played a role.
Press BACK or OPTIONS to exit the

options menu and return to the
story.

Role Playing ✓

When you select to play a role in a
photo story, you will ll in for one
of the characters in the story. You
proceed through the same sequence
of photos and phrases. However,
when it is your character’s turn to
speak, you must record the indicated
phrase.

First, select the roll you want to ll.
Press or to display the role you

want to play and then press ENTER
The photo story begins. When it is

your turn to speak, the recording
begins automatically, so speak your
phrase immediately. Remember:
For best results, speak directly into
the microphone, located just above

the top left corner of the screen. As
soon as you are nished speaking
your phrase, press ENTER to stop
recording and advance through the
rest of the story. Continue recording
other phrases, as required, to
complete the photo story.

When the story is nished, you can
hear your recording, record your

phrase again, or exit. Press or
to highlight the icon you want and
then press ENTER.

replays the photo story,

including your recording if you
played a role. begins the photo

story again, with you playing the
same role.

returns to the English Course/

Englischkurs menu.
Press OPTIONS to return to the

Options menu.

Pick and Place

“Pick and Place” exercises show words or
sentences with accompanying blanks.
Your goal is to pick the appropriate
answer or answers from the list at
the bottom of the screen to place in
the blanks in the top half. Sometimes
you might have to nd matching
translations; sometimes you need to
nd a word to complete a sentence.
Sometimes you need to listen to a

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sentence or conversation. Sometimes
it might be something else, but the
principles stay the same.

1. Open a “pick and place” exercise.

You may see Tim and a brief screen
of instructions. After a few seconds,
the exercise will begin. Or you can

press or ENTER to begin the
exercise immediately.

2. Press or to move the highlight
to the blank you want to ll.

3. Press ENTER.

The highlight shifts to the bottom
half of the screen, where the answers
are listed in a random order.

4. Use any of the arrow keys to
move the highlight to the word or
phrase you want to guess.

5. Press ENTER to place your guess
into the blank above.

6. Continue picking and placing until
the blanks are all lled and there
are no further guesses available in
the bottom half of the screen.

If you want to change a guess, press
ENTER in the blank containing the
guess you want to erase. This places
the guess back among the answers
in the bottom half of the screen.

7. When you are nished, press
OPTIONS to submit your answers
and get your score.

Press BACK at any time to return to
the menu.

Exercise Options ✓

Most exercises in the English Course/
Englischkurs use a basic set of
options to help you navigate, submit
your answers and other tasks. At
any time during an exercise when
you aren’t sure what to do, press
OPTIONS. Then select from the
available options to continue. Press
OPTIONS or BACK to return to the
exercise.

1. Press OPTIONS.

2. Press or to highlight the
icon you want.

allows you to change Tim’s

voice and language options.

displays extra information

about the exercise, if available.

submits your answers for

review.

allows you to highlight a word

to look up its translation.

displays the correct answers.

replays the exercise.

begins the next exercise in

the tour.
Note: Not all options are available

every time you are in the Options
menu.

3. Press ENTER to select it.

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Looking Up a Word ✓

When you press OPTIONS during
an exercise, you might see . This

means you can look up any English
word used in the exercise.

1. Press or to highlight
and then press ENTER.

2. Use the arrow keys to highlight
the word you want.

Press WORD BANK to add the
word to the English Course Word
List/Englischkurs-Wortliste of
the word bank. Add/hinzufügen:
“your word” is highlighted. Press
ENTER to add the highlighted
word. Press BACK to cancel the
addition. Press to highlight Go

to Word Bank/Zur Wortdatenbank
gehen and press ENTER to go to

the Word Bank/Wortdatenbank
menu.

You can also press OPTIONS
to add the word. Yes/Ja is
highlighted. Press ENTER to
select it. Press to highlight No/
Nein and press ENTER to cancel
the addition.

3. Press ENTER.

This is the translation of the
selected word. Press or to

read the translation, if necessary.
Press or to highlight the icon

you want and then press ENTER.

pronounces the word.

/ toggles between hearing

British or American English.

or / or toggles
between hearing a male or female
voice in the selected dialect.

Press WORD BANK to add the
word to the English Course Word
List/Englischkurs-Wortliste of
the word bank. Add/hinzufügen:
“your word” is highlighted. Press
ENTER to add the highlighted
word. Press BACK to cancel the

addition. Press to highlight Go

to Word Bank/Zur Wortdatenbank
gehen and press ENTER to go to

the Word Bank/Wortdatenbank
menu.

You can also press OPTIONS
to add the word. Yes/Ja is
highlighted. Press ENTER to

select it. Press to highlight No/
Nein and press ENTER to cancel
the addition.

4. Press BACK to return your
previous location.

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Viewing Your Score ✓

After you select to submit your
answers, a screen appears displaying
your score for the exercise, including
your status and the time it took
you to complete the exercise. Your
status is green if you score 80% or
higher, yellow if you score between
50 and 80% and red if you score less
than 50%. Note: This number and
colour is what is displayed next to a
menu item when you select Score/
Punktzahl in the Display options/
Display-Optionen setting.

1. Press and to highlight the
icon you want.

replays the exercise.

displays the correct answers.

goes to the next exercise.

2. Press ENTER.
Press BACK to go to the menu.

Showing the Correct Answers ✓

This screen displays the solutions to
the current exercise. Use or to

scroll down or up one line at a time.
Use or to scroll down

or up one screen at a time. Wrong
guesses are coloured red and the
correct answer is displayed in the
bottom half of the screen.

Press BACK to go to the menu. Press

OPTIONS to continue.

Scrambled Sentence

“Scrambled Sentence” exercises show a
list of words on a line. Your goal is to re­order the words into correct sentences.

1. Open a “scrambled sentence”
exercise.

You may see Tim and a brief screen
of instructions. After a few seconds,
the exercise will begin. Or you can
press or ENTER to begin the
exercise immediately.

2. Press or to move the highlight
to the word you want to move.

3. Press ENTER.

4. Press or to move the selected
word to its new location in the
sentence.

5. Press ENTER again.

6. Press the down and up arrow keys
to move from line to line.

7. Repeat steps 2 through 6 until all
the sentences are correct.

8. When you are nished, press
OPTIONS to submit your answers
and get your score.

Press BACK at any time to return to
the menu.

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Multiple Choice

“Multiple Choice” exercises show a
question and a list of possible answers.
Your goal is to select the correct
response to the questions.

1. Open a “multiple choice” exercise.

You may see Tim and a brief screen
of instructions. After a few seconds,
the exercise will begin. Or you can
press or ENTER to begin the
exercise immediately.

2. Press or to move the highlight
to the answer you want to select.

3. Press ENTER to select the answer.
Note: You can select multiple

answers to the given question.
If you select an answer by accident,

press ENTER again to remove the
mark.

4. When you are nished, press
OPTIONS to submit your answers
and get your score.

Press BACK at any time to return to
the menu.

Fill in the Blanks

“Fill in the Blanks” exercises require
you to type in the answers to the
questions. Sometimes you may need
to type a word to complete a sentence;
sometimes you may need to type a
pronounced word. Sometimes it may
be something else, but the principle
remains the same.

1. Open a “ll in the blanks” exercise.

You may see Tim and a brief screen
of instructions. After a few seconds,
the exercise will begin. Or you can
press or ENTER to begin the
exercise immediately.

2. Press the arrow keys to move the
highlight to the blank you want to
ll.

Note: If you need to type a pronounced

word, you may need to highlight and
select a speaker icon to listen to the
word so you know what to type.

3. Press ENTER.

4. Type your guess and then press
ENTER.

5. Continue typing guesses until you
have lled in all the blanks.

If you make a mistake, highlight the
word and press ENTER to re-type it.

6. When you are nished, press
OPTIONS to submit your answers
and get your score.

Press BACK at any time to return to
the menu.

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Picture Choice

“Picture Choice” exercises require you
to match a picture from the list in
the bottom half of the screen to the
description of the highlighted box in
the top half.

1. Open a “picture choice” exercise.

You may see Tim and a brief screen
of instructions. After a few seconds,
the exercise will begin. Or you can
press or ENTER to begin the
exercise immediately.

2. Press the arrow keys to move the
highlight to the picture you want
to nd and then press ENTER.

The list of pictures at the bottom of
the screen becomes active.

3. Press and until you highlight
the picture you think is the match.

4. Press ENTER again.

5. Continue nding matches until the
top half is lled in.

If you make a mistake, highlight the
picture in the top half of the screen
and press ENTER to select a new
picture.

6. When you are nished, press
OPTIONS to submit your answers.

Press BACK at any time to return to
the menu.

Practicing with Vocabulary

The English Course/Englischkurs also
enables you to expand your vocabulary
by memorizing, translating, and
pronouncing English words.

1. From the English Course/
Englischkurs menu, press or to

highlight Vocabulary Practice and
then press ENTER.

You are asked to select which type of
practice you want.

2. Press or to highlight the
version you want.

Memorization presents an English
word and you need to remember or
guess the German translation.

Translation presents a German
translation and you need to type the
English translation.

Dictation pronounces an English
word and you need to type it.

3. Press ENTER.

Before you begin you are asked to
select a source of words.

4. Press or to highlight the
option you want.

Random/Zufällige Auswahl selects
words from the English Course/

Englischkurs at random.
English Course word list/Englischkurs-

Wortliste selects words you have

saved to the English Course word
list/Englischkurs-Wortliste.

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5. Press ENTER to begin.

Press BACK to exit and return to the
menu.

Playing Memorization

In Memorization, an English word is
displayed on the screen. Your goal is

to guess its German translation. is
highlighted. Press ENTER to toggle to
the German translation and see if you
remembered correctly.

You can get a hint by hearing the word
pronounced. Press or to highlight
the icon you want and then press
ENTER.

pronounces the word.

/ toggles between hearing British

or American English.

or / or toggles between
hearing a male or female voice in the
selected dialect.

Select to display a new word.
Press BACK to exit the game.

Playing Translation

In Translation, a German word is
displayed on the screen. Your goal is to
type its English translation.

Type your guess. To type a capital letter,
hold and press the letter. Press

to delete the letter to the left of

the cursor. Press or to move the

cursor. To type an accent, type the letter
you want to accent and then press

. Press or to highlight the

accent you want and then press ENTER.
To type a hyphen or other symbol,

press . Press or to highlight
the symbol you want and then press
ENTER.

is highlighted. After typing your

guess, press ENTER to see if you are
correct. Or press to highlight and

display a new word.
After submitting your guess, it is

displayed on a new screen. If correct,
it is coloured green. If incorrect, it is
coloured red, crossed out, and the
correct word is displayed below your
guess.

At this screen, you can hear the word,
look again at the German translation,
or see a new word. Press or to
highlight the icon you want and then
press ENTER.

pronounces the word.

/ toggles between hearing British

or American English.

or / or toggles between
hearing a male or female voice in the
selected dialect.

Select to display a new word.
Press BACK to exit the game.

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Playing Dictation

In Dictation, an English word is
pronounced. Your goal is to type it.

Type your guess. To type a capital letter,
hold and press the letter. Press

to delete the letter to the left of
the cursor. Press or to move the
cursor. To type an accent, type the letter
you want to accent and then press

. Press or to highlight the

accent you want and then press ENTER.
To type a hyphen or other symbol,

press . Press or to highlight
the symbol you want and then press
ENTER.

is highlighted. If you need to hear

the word again, press ENTER. To change
the dialect or voice, press or to
highlight the icon you want and then
press ENTER.

/ toggles between hearing British

or American English.

or / or toggles between
hearing a male or female voice in the
selected dialect.

Or you can select to hear a new
word.

After submitting your guess, it is
displayed on a new screen. If correct,
it is coloured green. If incorrect, it is
coloured red, crossed out, and the
correct word is displayed below your
guess.

At this screen, you can hear the word
again, look again at the German
translation or see a new word. Press
or to highlight the icon you want and
then press ENTER.

pronounces the word.

/ toggles between hearing British

or American English.

or / or toggles between
hearing a male or female voice in the
selected dialect.

Select to display a new word.
Press BACK to exit the game.

Taking the Evaluation Test

After you have worked through all the
tours, exercises, and activities, you can
test your progress and see if there are
any recommended areas for additional
study and review.

1. From the English Course/

Englischkurs menu, press to

highlight Evaluation Test and then
press ENTER.

The test is organized into four

majorsections:Vocabulary/

Wortschatz, Listening
comprehension/Horverstandnis,
Grammar/Grammatik, Reading
comprehension/Textverstandnis.

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You can take the test for any
major section you like, but you
will not be able to jump around
within a section. For example, in
the vocabulary section of the test,
there are 6 parts. In order to take
part 2, part 1 must be satisfactorily
completed. That means that your
score for part 1 must reach a certain
level before you are allowed to move
on to part 2.

2. Navigate through the Evaluation
Test menu, just as you would
through a tour, expanding the
menus until you reach the test.

Press or to highlight the item
you want and then press ENTER.

Press or to scroll down or
up one screen at a time.

Press BACK to return to your
previous location or close an
expanded menu.

3. Take the selected part of the test.

Each piece of the test reects one of
the types of exercises. For specic
instructions on the dierent types
of exercises, please see “Types of
Exercises” on page 19.

4. When you complete a part of the
test, press OPTIONS.

5. Submit/Abschicken is highlighted.
Press ENTER to submit your
answers.

At the Options menu you can also
save your progress if you are not
nished, change Tim’s settings, or
re-start the entire test. Press or
to highlight the option you want and
then press ENTER.

Select Save/Speichern to save your
progress so far and return to the
Evaluation Test menu.
Note: The next time you select this
part from the menu, you return
to the test with all your previous
answers in place.

Select Tim’s help settings/Tims Hilfe-
Einstellungen to adjust Tim’s voice
settings.

Select Redo the test/Den Test
wiederholen to retake the test.
Warning! This means that any
previously saved answers or results for
every section of the test will be erased.

6. After submitting your answers
your score for the completed
part is displayed along with
your overall score for the current
section.

7. is highlighted. Press ENTER to
continue the test.

The Evaluation Test menu is
displayed, with the next available
part highlighted.

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Note: In the menu, your score is

displayed next to any completed
part of the test. Your status is green
if you score 80% or higher, yellow if
you score between 50 and 80% and
red if you score less than 50%.

8. Press ENTER to continue the test.
Press HOME to go to the main menu.

Viewing Your Overall Results ✓

At any time once parts of the test
are complete, you can review a
summary of your results so far. In the
Evaluation Test menu, press until
you highlight Results/Ergebnisse and
then press ENTER.

A grid is displayed, indicating
your results. Each of the 4 major
sections of the test is represented
by a quarter of the pie. The size
and colour of that piece of the
pie represents your score. The
percentages indicate your overall
score for each major section, and an
overall score for the test as a whole.
Note: Your score is aected by
incomplete sections of the test. For
best scoring results, make sure each
section of the test is complete.

Your score is green if you score 80%
or higher, yellow if your score is
between 50 and 80%, and red if your
score is less than 50%.

Press BACK to return to the
Evaluation Test menu.

Reading Your ✓
Recommendations

The English Course/Englischkurs also
presents you with recommendations
for further study and review based
on your results in the Evaluation Test.
Note: Recommendations are only
available once all sections of the test
are complete.

In the Evaluation Test menu,
press until you highlight
Recommendation/Empfehlung and
then press ENTER. Use or , if
necessary, to scroll down or up one

line at a time. Use or to
scroll down or up one screen a time.

Press BACK to return to the
Evaluation Test menu.

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Trainer/Aussprache

Using the

Pronunciation Trainer/Aussprache

Use the pronunciation trainer in your
device to review rules of English
pronunciation. You can study and
review sounds used in the English
language, dierences between English
and German sounds, and tricky English
spellings.

1. Press HOME.

2. Press or to cycle through
the options until Pronunciation/
Aussprache appears highlighted in
the middle of the screen.

3. Press ENTER to select it.

The menu of options is displayed.

Sounds not in German/Im Deutschen
nicht vorhandene Laute displays

examples of words using sounds not
present in German pronunciations.

Sounds used dierently in English/Im
Englischen anders verwendete Laute

displays examples of words using
sounds dierent from how they are
used in German pronunciations.

Misleading spelling/Irreführende
Schreibweise displays examples

of words where spellings and
pronunciations might be tricky.

4. Press or to highlight the item
you want and then press ENTER.

A bar of pronunciation sounds or
letters is displayed across the top of
the screen. Press or to highlight
a dierent sound or letter.

For each sound or letter, example
words are displayed in a list. Press

or to scroll through the list of

words one line at time. Press or

to scroll one screen at time.

5. Press ENTER at any time to
highlight the word at the top of
the list.

After about 1 second, the word will
be automatically pronounced. Use

/ to adjust the volume

higher or lower.
Press or to scroll down or up
one line at a time. Press or

to scroll one screen at a time.

Press BACK to turn o the highlight.
Press ENTER to look up the

highlighted word’s translation. Press

BACK to return to the word list.

6. Continue reviewing the sounds
and pronunciations until you are
done.

Press BACK to return to the
Pronunciation Trainer/Aussprache
menu.

Press HOME to go to the main menu.

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Options ✓

You have several options while in the
Pronunciation Trainer/Aussprache.
You can change the voice, the dialect
of pronunciations, and how the
words are ordered.

1. From anywhere within the
Pronunciation Trainer/
Aussprache, press OPTIONS.

2. Press or to highlight the
option you want.

Voice/Stimme enables you to
change between a male (Male/

Männlich) or female (Female/
Weiblich) voice.

Pronunciation/Aussprache enables

you hear pronunciations in
American English (US) or British
English (UK).

Word order/Wort-Reihenfolge

enables you to order the words in
a list randomly (Random/Zufällig)
or alphabetically (Alphabetical/
Alphabetisch).

3. Press or to cycle through
the available settings.

4. Press BACK or OPTIONS to exit.

Finding Translations

While viewing the pronunciation
examples, you can look up their
translations in the English Course/
Englischkurs.

1. When a word is highlighted, press
ENTER to look it up.

The translation is displayed.

2. Press or to read the
translation, if necessary.

Use and to highlight an icon at
the bottom of the screen and press
ENTER to select it.

Select to hear the word
pronounced.

Select / to toggle between
hearing British or American English.

Select or / or to toggle
between hearing a male or female
voice in the selected dialect.

Select to practice pronouncing
the word.

3. Press BACK to return to the word
list.

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Practicing Pronunciations

While viewing a word’s translation
in the English Course/Englischkurs,
you can practice pronouncing it
by recording a pronunciation and
comparing it to the recording in the
device.

1. From a translation screen, press
to highlight and then press

ENTER.

The practice word is listed at the
top of the screen. Below the word
are two rows set to display the
amplitude and pitch of both your
recorded pronunciation (red) and
the device’s recording (blue).

Note: Steps 2 through 5 below must
be followed in sequence in order to
record a pronunciation.

2. is highlighted. Press ENTER to

hear the word pronounced and see
the graph of the pronunciation’s
amplitude and pitch.

is highlighted. Now it is your turn

to pronounce the word.

If you want to change the voice
setting, press to highlight /

/ / and then press ENTER

repeatedly until you have the setting
you want. However, if you move the

highlight away from before you
have recorded your pronunciation,
you have to repeat Step 2 in order to
continue.

3. Press ENTER and say the word into
the microphone, located at the top
right corner of the screen.

Note: While recording, changes

to .

4. Press ENTER when you are
nished.

5. is highlighted. Press ENTER to
hear the device’s pronunciation
and your pronunciation back-to­back so you can compare them.

Note: Also compare your amplitude

and pitch against that of the record
to see where you need to adjust your
pronunciation.

6. Continue repeating steps
2 through 5 until you are
comfortable with your
pronunciation.

7. Press BACK to return to the
translation screen.

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Dictionary/Wörterbuch

Using the Dictionary/Wörterbuch

The Oxford Advanced Learners
Dictionary, 7th Edition (OALD),

provides denitions, usage examples,
synonyms, antonyms, and additional
content for thousands of words and
phrases designed to help you better
understand the English language.

1. Press HOME.

2. Press or to cycle through
the options until Dictionary/
Wörterbuch appears highlighted in
the middle of the screen.

3. Press ENTER.

You see the dictionary word search
screen.

4. Type the word or phrase you want
to look up.

As you type each letter, a dynamic
list of matching words appears. You
may nish typing your word or press

to select one from the list.
To type a capital letter, hold
and press the letter. Press to

delete the letter to the left of the
cursor. Press or to move the
cursor. To type an accent, type the
letter you want to accent and then

press . Press or to highlight
the accent you want and then press
ENTER. To type a hyphen or other

symbol, press .
keys until you highlight the symbol
you want, and then press ENTER.

Use the arrow

5. Press ENTER.

The highlighted word’s dictionary
entry is displayed.

6. Press or to read the
denition.

Press OPTIONS to see options and
other information for a word, if
available.

7. Press CLEAR to lookup a new word
or start over.

Viewing Cross-references ✓

Some entries contain cross­references to other words. Cross­references are words highlighted
in red (selected) or blue (not
selected). When only one cross­reference appears on the screen,
it is automatically highlighted. If
necessary, press or to highlight
the cross-reference you want and
then press ENTER to look it up.
Remember, you can tell when
a cross-reference is highlighted
because its background color will
be red.

Try this example:

1. At the dictionary word search

screen, type progress.

2. Press ENTER.

3. Press or to scroll through

the dictionary entry.

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Notice when a cross-reference to
“Advance” appears on the screen,
highlighted in red.

4. Press ENTER.

The dictionary entry for “advance”
is displayed.

5. Press BACK to return to the
previous entry.

Or press CLEAR to return to the
word search screen.

Understanding Denitions ✓

When you look up a word or phrase,
you may see one or more of the
following items:

the original entry (headword)•
a phonetic spelling for •
pronunciation
the part of speech (e.g., adjective, •
noun, verb, etc.)
the definition, or multiple •
numbered definitions arranged by
usage or context (indicated by text
in all capital blue letters)
a short example sentence or phrase •
demonstrating proper use
synonyms (SYN) and antonyms •
(OPP)

phrasalverbforms(PHRV)•

idioms (IDM)•
related spellings and other forms of •
the word (related headwords)
help, notes, and explanatory text•

For example, the word “jump” is both
a noun and verb and has multiple
contexts, numbered denitions, verb
phrases, idioms, synonyms, related
forms, and cross references.

Key Words ✓

Entries with a key symbol ( )
immediately after their headword
in their denitions are part of
The Oxford 3000™—core words
considered to be essential when
learning English.

Viewing Additional Content ✓

Some dictionary entries present
additional content or information to
help you better understand English.
Note: Entries with additional content
are indicated by a small “i” in the
upper right corner.

1. After looking up a word within
the Dictionary/Wörterbuch,
press OPTIONS.

One or more of the following
options may appear:

Synonyms/Synonyme•
Which Word?/Welches Wort?•
British or American/Britisch or •

Amerikanisch
Grammar Point/Grammatik •

Punkt
More About/Mehr Ungefähr•

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Vocabulary Building/Wortschatz-•
Gebäude

2. Press or to select the
option you want.

3. Press ENTER.

The additional content is
displayed.

4. Press or to page
through content if it spans
multiple screens.

5. Press BACK twice to return
to the screen you last viewed
before pressing OPTIONS in
step 1.

MatchMaker ✓

If you are uncertain about how to
spell a word, type a question mark
(?) in place of each unknown letter.
To nd prexes, suxes, and other
parts of words, type an asterisk (]) in
a word. Each asterisk stands for zero,
one or more letters.

Note: If you type an asterisk at the
beginning of a word, it may take
a little while to nd the matching
words.

1. Press HOME.

2. Press or to cycle through
the options until Dictionary/
Wörterbuch appears
highlighted in the middle of the
screen.

3. Press ENTER.

You see the dictionary word
search screen.

4. Type a word with ?s and ]s. For
example, con?er].

To type a question mark or
asterisk, press . Press or

to highlight “?” or “]“ and then

press ENTER.

5. Press ENTER.

A list of matches is displayed with
the rst word highlighted.

6. Press or to highlight the
word you were looking for and
then press ENTER to look it up.

Press BACK to return to the word
search screen.

Adding Words to the OALD ✓
Word List/OALD-Wortliste

All dictionary entries include an
option to add the word to the OALD
Word List/OALD-Wortliste.

1. From any dictionary entry,
press OPTIONS.

2. Press or to select Add to the

Word Bank/Zur Wortdatenbank
Hinzufügen.

3. Press ENTER.

The word is automatically
added to the OALD Word List/
OALD-Wortliste and then you
automatically return to the
dictionary entry.

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Using the Music Player/

MP3-Player

Using the Music Player/MP3-Player

Your device includes a music player that
plays any MP3 audio les you transfer to
your device. Note: You can only listen to
an audio le while in the Music Player/
MP3-Player. You cannot navigate to
another function without “exiting” the
Music Player/MP3-Player and stopping
the playing le.

Copying MP3 Files

Before you can listen to an MP3, you
have to copy les to your device’s
internal memory or an installed SD card.

1. Connect your device to your PC.

For more information, please see
“Connecting Your Device To A PC” on
page 54.

When your device is connected, a
folder may be automatically opened
for the “disk drive” that represents
your device. A “CONTENT” folder is the
content of this folder. If this does not
open automatically, use My Computer
to access the device. The drive to look
for is the one labelled “FRANKLIN”.

Note: If you intend to copy les to
an installed SD card, use the same
method, copying les to “CONTENT/
MUSIC”.

2. Double-click the “CONTENT”
folder.

You see six sub-folders: MUSIC,

VOICEMEM,GAMES,BOOKS,

USERDICT and APPS.

3. Double-click the “MUSIC” folder.

4. Navigate on your PC to where you
store MP3 les on your PC.

5. Right-click an MP3 le you want to
copy to your device and then click
“Copy” from the pop-up menu.

6. Right-click in the “MUSIC” folder
window and then click “Paste”
from the pop-up menu.

Repeat steps 4 through 6 to copy
as many les to your device as you
want.

7. Close the open folders.

8. On your device, press ENTER to
disconnect your device from the
PC.

9. Press MP3 to open the Music
Player/MP3-Player and see the
copied le(s).

Listening to MP3 Files

1. Press HOME.

2. Press or to cycle through the
options until Music Player/MP3-
Player appears highlighted in the
middle of the screen.

3. Press ENTER to select it.

Or you can press MP3.
The MP3 are listed in alphabetical

order by le name. Any MP3 les
saved to an installed SD card
are coloured green and listed
alphabetically following any les
saved to internal memory.

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4. Highlight the MP3 you want to
hear.

Press or to scroll down or up
one le name at a time.

Press or to scroll down or
up one screen at a time.

5. Press ENTER to begin playing the
le.

Press ENTER to pause a playing
le. Press ENTER again to resume
playing the le.

Press or to hear the next or
previous le in the list.

Hold or to fast-forward or
rewind through the currently
selected le.

6. Press MP3 to stop a currently
playing le and return to the le
list.

Press HOME to go to the main menu.

Options ✓

You have several options while
highlighting a le in the le list or
while listening to an MP3 le. You
can lock your keyboard, set repeat
options, set the equalizer or delete
les.

1. While highlighting or listening
to a le, press OPTIONS.

2. Press or to highlight the
option you want.

Hold enables you to lock your
keyboard so that you can’t
accidentally press a key to disrupt
playback.

Repeat enables you to repeat
none (O/Aus), one (One/Einen
Titel) or all (All/Alle Titel) of the
available MP3 les.

Equalizer enables you to set the
equalizer or audio levels like bass
and treble according to the type
of music you are listening to. You
can select Normal, Classic/Klassik,
Rock, Bass, Pop, or Jazz.

Delete/Löschen enables you to
delete the highlighted or selected
MP3 le.

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Using the Word Banks

3. Press or to cycle through
the available settings.

When deleting a le, highlight
Delete/Löschen and press ENTER.
You are asked to conrm the
deletion. No/Nein is highlighted.
Press ENTER to cancel the
deletion. Press to highlight Yes/
Ja and press ENTER to delete the
le.

4. Press BACK or OPTIONS to exit.

Power Save Mode ✓

While using the Music Player/MP3­Player, your device has a power
saving mode. This means that after
around 10 seconds without pressing
a key your screen goes blank but
your device does not turn o. Press
any key to resume. Note: Power save
mode is activated even when no le
is being played, but only overrides
the automatic shuto setting while
a track is playing. You may need to
press to turn your device back
on.

The Word Bank/Wortdatenbank feature
provides access to your own customized
word lists and dictionaries. You can also
practice memorizing your saved words.
Note: Word Practice/Wörter üben is only
available when words have been saved
to a list.

Using the Word Bank/
Wortdatenbank Menu

1. Press HOME.

2. Press or to cycle through
the options until Word Bank/
Wortdatenbank appears
highlighted in the middle of the
screen.

3. Press ENTER to select it.
Or you can press WORD BANK.

4. Press or to highlight the item
you want.

English Course Word List/Englischkurs­Wortliste is a list of up to 500

words from the English Course/
Englischkurs that you have saved for
further study or review.

My Dictionary/Mein Wörterbuch

is a list of up to 500 words and
denitions you have added to your
device.

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OALD Word List/OALD-Wortliste
is a list of up to 500 words

from the Oxford Advanced Learner’s
Dictionary that you have saved for
further study or review.

Import Dictionaries/Importierte
Wörterbücher lists any .csv

formatted personal dictionaries you
have imported to your device via a
PC connection.

Word Practice/Wörter üben presents
words from your word lists or
personal dictionaries as ashcards
so you can practice learning their
denitions.

5. Press ENTER.

Press BACK to return to the main
menu.

Adding Words to the Word
Bank/Wortdatenbank

English Course Word List/
Englischkurs-Wortliste

At various times while navigating the
English Course/Englischkurs, you may
come across an English word that you
want to save for further study, review or
memorization. When you can highlight
the word or access its English Course/
Englischkurs denition, you can add
that word to the English Course Word
List/Englischkurs-Wortliste.

1. Press HOME.

2. Press or to cycle through
the options until English Course/
Englischkurs appears highlighted
in the middle of the screen.

3. Press ENTER to select it.

Or you can press COURSE.
The English Course/Englischkurs is

opened. Navigate to a section or
exercise that presents vocabulary.
You will be able to add words to
the word bank any time you can

look up words using or from any
dictionary entry screen.

For example, select Region Tour -

Course 1 | Arizona | Barbecue | Eating
and drinking. Press until you

highlight the menu item and press
ENTER to select it. Press OPTIONS.

Press to highlight and press
ENTER. Press the arrow keys to
highlight the word you want to look
up.

You can now add the word to the
word bank a couple of dierent
ways.

a. Press OPTIONS.

You are asked to conrm the
addition.

b. Yes/Ja is highlighted. Press

ENTER to add the word.

Press to highlight No/Nein
and press ENTER to cancel the
addition.

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or

a. Press WORD BANK.

Add/hinzufügen: “your word” is
highlighted.

b. Press ENTER to add the word to

the English Course Word List/
Englischkurs-Wortliste.

Or you can press and then
press ENTER to go to the Word
Bank/Wortdatenbank menu.
Press BACK to go to the previous
screen.

Note: You also have these options
when viewing a word’s entry screen
in the English Course/Englischkurs
dictionary. When a word is
highlighted, press ENTER to view the
its translation.

Once you select to add the word
to the English Course Word List/
Englischkurs-Wortliste part of the
word bank, you return to your
previous location.

OALD Word List/OALD­Wortliste

All entries in the Oxford Advanced
Learner’s Dictionary include an option
to add the word to the OALD Word List/
OALD-Wortliste.

1. After looking up a word within
the Dictionary/Wörterbuch, press
OPTIONS.

For more information on looking up
words in the dictionary, please see
“Using the Dictionary/Wörterbuch”
on page 33.

2. Press or to select Add to the

Word Bank/Zur Wortdatenbank
Hinzufügen.

3. Press ENTER.

A message appears conrming your
word has been added to the OALD
Word List/OALD-Wortliste. After the
message, you automatically return
to the screen you last viewed before
pressing OPTIONS in step 1.

Adding Duplicate Words ✓

You are allowed to add the same
word to any of the word lists
multiple times. If the word you are
trying to add is already in the word
list you are asked to conrm the
addition. Press or to highlight
the option you want and then press
ENTER. Highlight Yes/Ja to add the
word again or No/Nein to cancel.

Viewing the Word Bank

1. From the Word Bank/
Wortdatenbank menu, press
or to highlight a word list, and
press ENTER.

Note: The number of words in the

list is indicated next to the menu
item.

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2. Press or to scroll through the
list.

Press or to scroll through
the list one screen at a time.

When you highlight a word you want
to look up, press ENTER to see its
dictionary entry from its respective
source. Press BACK to return to the
word list.

Press WORD BANK to return to the
Word Bank/Wortdatenbank menu.

Press HOME to go to the main menu.

Deleting Words from the Word
Bank

1. From the Word Bank/
Wortdatenbank menu, press
or to highlight a word list, and
press ENTER.

2. Press or to scroll through the
list.

Press or to scroll through
the list one screen at a time.

3. When you highlight a word you
want to delete from a word list,
press OPTIONS.

4. Press or to highlight the
option you want, then press
ENTER.

Delete/Löschen: “your word” enables
you to erase the indicated word from
the list.

Delete all words/Alle Wörter löschen
enables you to erase all words from
the list. You are asked to conrm this
deletion. Press or to highlight
the option you want and then
press ENTER. Highlight Yes/Ja to
erase the word bank or No/Nein to
cancel. Note: You can also delete all
the words from the word bank by
selecting the Erase all user data/Alle
Benutzerdaten löschen option in the
Settings/Einstellungen menu.

5. Press WORD BANK to return to the
Word Bank/Wortdatenbank menu.

Press HOME to go to the main menu.

Using Custom Dictionaries

My Dictionary/Mein Wörterbuch is a
type of word bank where you can type
words and denitions that you want
to remember or aren’t found in the
dictionaries on your device.

Import Dictionaries/Importierte
Wörterbücher allows you to view

any .csv formatted personal dictionaries
that you have imported to your device
from a PC. For more information about
importing dictionaries to your device,
please see “Transferring Files To Your
Device” on page 55.

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Adding Entries

1. From the Word Bank/
Wortdatenbank menu, press or

to highlight My Dictionary/Mein

Wörterbuch or Import Dictionaries/
Importierte Wörterbücher, and

press ENTER.
Note: If you selected Import

Dictionaries/Importierte
Wörterbücher, press or to select

the imported dictionary you want
and press ENTER.

The list of entries is displayed. Note:
If no words have been added to My
Dictionary/Mein Wörterbuch, the list
will be empty.

2. Press OPTIONS.

3. Add a word/Wort hinzufügen is
highlighted. Press ENTER to add a
word.

The word entry screen is displayed.

4. Type the word you want to add.

To delete the letter to the left of
the cursor, press . To move the

cursor, press or .
To type a capital letter, hold

and press a letter.
To type an accent, type the letter you
want to accent and then press .

Press or until you highlight the
accent you want, and then press
ENTER.

To add a symbol at the location of
the cursor, press . Use the arrow

keys until you highlight the symbol
you want, and then press ENTER.

5. Press ENTER or to move to the
“Denition” eld.

Press BACK to return to the
“Word”/”Wort” eld.

6. Type the denition of the word
you just typed.

To delete the letter to the left of
the cursor, press . To move the

cursor, press or .
To type a capital letter, hold

and press a letter.
To type an accent, type the letter you
want to accent and then press .

Press or until you highlight the
accent you want, and then press
ENTER.

To add a symbol at the location of
the cursor, press . Use the arrow
keys until you highlight the symbol
you want, and then press ENTER.

7. When you are nished typing the
denition, press ENTER.

8. Save/Speichern is highlighted.
Press ENTER to save the entry.

Press to highlight Cancel/
Abbrechen and then press ENTER to

cancel the addition.

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Viewing Entries

1. From the Word Bank/
Wortdatenbank menu, press or

to highlight My Dictionary/Mein

Wörterbuch or Import Dictionaries/
Importierte Wörterbücher, and

press ENTER.
Note: If you selected Import

Dictionaries/Importierte
Wörterbücher, press or to select

the imported dictionary you want
and press ENTER.

Note: The number of words in the list
is indicated next to the menu item.

The list of entries is displayed.
Note: If no words have been added

to My Dictionary/Mein Wörterbuch,
the list will be empty.

2. Press or to scroll through the
list.

Press or to scroll through
the list one screen at a time.

When you highlight the word you
want, press ENTER to view its entry.
Press BACK to return to the word
bank.

Press WORD BANK to return to the
Word Bank/Wortdatenbank menu.

Press HOME to go to the main menu.

Editing or Deleting An Entry

1. From the Word Bank/
Wortdatenbank menu, press or

to highlight My Dictionary/Mein

Wörterbuch or Import Dictionaries/
Importierte Wörterbücher, and

press ENTER.
Note: If you selected Import

Dictionaries/Importierte
Wörterbücher, press or to select

the imported dictionary you want
and press ENTER.

The list of entries is displayed.
Note: If no words have been added

to My Dictionary/Mein Wörterbuch,
the list will be empty.

2. Press or to scroll through the
list.

Press or to scroll through
the list one screen at a time.

3. When you have highlighted the
word you want to edit or delete,
press OPTIONS.

Add a word/Wort hinzufügen is
highlighted.

4. Press to highlight Edit/
Bearbeiten: “your word” or Delete/
Löschen: “your word”.

Note: The highlighted word is
included in these menu items.

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Using the Word Banks

5. Press ENTER.

If you selected to delete the entry,
it is automatically deleted and you
return to the list of entries.

If you selected to edit the entry,
you go to the entry screen. Edit the
entry exactly the way you entered it
and press ENTER when done. Press
CLEAR to clear all characters from
the highlighted eld.

Deleting All Entries

1. From the Word Bank/
Wortdatenbank menu, press or

to highlight My Dictionary/Mein

Wörterbuch or Import Dictionaries/
Importierte Wörterbücher, and

press ENTER.
Note: If you selected Import

Dictionaries/Importierte
Wörterbücher, press or to select

the imported dictionary you want
and press ENTER.

The list of entries is displayed.
Note: If no words have been added

to My Dictionary/Mein Wörterbuch,
the list will be empty.

2. At any time, press OPTIONS.

Add a word/Wort hinzufügen is
highlighted.

3. Press to highlight Delete all
words/Alle Wörter löschen and then

press ENTER.

You are asked to conrm the
deletion.

4. No/Nein is highlighted. Press
ENTER to cancel the deletion.

Press to highlight Yes/Ja and then
press ENTER to delete all the entries.

Playing Word Practice/
Wörter üben

Word Practice/Wörter üben is a ashcards
type game where random words from
the word bank are presented and
you have to try to remember their
denitions. Note: You cannot play
Word Practice/Wörter üben if all lists are
empty.

1. From the Word Bank/
Wortdatenbank menu, press
or to highlight Word Practice/
Wörter üben, and press ENTER.

2. Press or to highlight the word
list you want to practice on.

MG-6803D users can practice with
words from the English Course Word

List/Englischkurs-Wortliste or My
Dictionary/Mein Wörterbuch.

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Playing the Word Games

In addition to those lists,
MG-6804D users can also

practice with the OALD Word List/
OALD-Wortliste or any imported
dictionaries.

3. Press ENTER.

A word is displayed from the
selected word list. Try to remember
the word’s denition.

4. Press OPTIONS to view the
denition and see if you
remembered correctly.

Press OPTIONS again to return to

Word Practice/Wörter üben.

5. Press or to view the next or
previous word.

Press BACK to return to the word list
selection screen.

Press WORD BANK to return to the
Word Bank/Wortdatenbank menu.

Press HOME to go to the main menu.

Your device also includes three word
games to help you expand your English
vocabulary - Jumble, Word Train, and
Hangman.

Selecting a Game

Press HOME to go to the main menu.
Press or to cycle through the
options until Word Games/Wortspiele
appears highlighted in the middle of
the screen. Press ENTER. Press or
to highlight the game you want to play
and then press ENTER to select it.

Jumble

In Jumble, your goal is to form a word
from a number of jumbled letters.

1. From the Word Games/Wortspiele
menu, press or until you
highlight Jumble and then press
ENTER.

The Jumble menu is displayed.

2. New Game is highlighted. Press
ENTER to begin a new game.

You can also select other options
from the Jumble menu. Press or
until you highlight the one you want
and then press ENTER.

Options opens the options menu
where you can change the skill level
or view the high scores.

Help displays instructions for the
game.

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Playing the Word GamesPlaying the Word Games

Exit leaves the game and returns to
the Word Games/Wortspiele menu.
Press or to highlight Yes and
press ENTER to leave the game.
Highlight No and press ENTER to
return to the Jumble menu.

3. Form a word by typing the letters
on the screen.

As soon as you complete typing the
correct word, points are awarded
and you move to the next word.
The amount of points per word is
determined by the skill level.

If you type an invalid word, the
correct word is displayed at the
bottom of the screen and the
next word is presented. Points are
deducted for guessing incorrectly.
The amount deducted is determined
by the skill level.

Press to delete the most
recently typed letter.

4. Continue guessing words until you
are done.

5. When you are nished playing,
press OPTIONS.

6. Press to highlight Quit and then
press ENTER.

You are asked to conrm ending the
game.

7. Yes is highlighted. Press ENTER to
exit.

Or press to highlight No and then
press ENTER to continue playing.

When you exit the game, if your
score registers as a high score,
you are asked to input your name.
Type your name and press ENTER.
OK is highlighted. The high scores
screen is displayed. Press or
to highlight Cancel and then press
ENTER if you don’t want to add your
score.

Note: If your score is not a high
score, you go directly to the Jumble
menu.

8. Press or to highlight OK, if
necessary, and then press ENTER.

To clear the high scores, press or
until you highlight Clear All and then
press ENTER.

9. New Game is highlighted. Press
ENTER to play again.

Using Hints ✓

During a game, press OPTIONS for
additional options. Press or to
highlight the option you want and
then press ENTER.

New Game starts a new round. Press
ENTER to start a new game or press

and then press ENTER to return to

the current game.
Help displays instructions for the

game. Read the text or highlight
Close and press ENTER to return to
the game.

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Quit ends the game. Press ENTER to
return to the Jumble menu or press

and then press ENTER to return to

the current game.
Shue shues all unguessed

letters into a new order. Points are
deducted for shuing the letters.
The amount deducted is determined
by the skill level.

Changing the Skill Level ✓

You can change the skill level at
the Options menu. You can select
a level from 1 to 5. The skill level
aects the length of a mystery word,
the amount of points awarded for
guessing correctly, and the amount
of points deducted for shuing
the letters or guessing incorrectly.
At levels 1 and 2, mystery words
are 3 to 7 letters long, 15 points
are awarded for correct answers, 1
point is deducted for shuing the
letters and 2 points are deducted
for guessing incorrectly. Level 3 and
4, use 4 to 11 letter words, award
20 points, and deduct 2 or 4 points,
respectively. Level 5 uses 5 to 15
letter words, awards 25 points and
deducts 3 and 6 points, respectively.

At the Jumble menu, press to
highlight Options and then press
ENTER.

The Level option is highlighted.
Press or to change the skill
level. If you change the skill level,
press until you highlight OK and
press ENTER to save your changes.
Highlight Cancel and press ENTER
to exit the Options menu without
saving your changes.

Word Train

In Word Train, you and the train take
turns typing letters to form a word.
Whoever rst completes a word wins.
The required length of a winning word
is determined by the skill level, but
at level 1, words have to be at least
4 letters long. If the letters you enter
make a stem that can’t be further built
upon to make a word in this dictionary,
you lose.

1. From the Word Games/Wortspiele
menu, press or until you
highlight Word Train and then
press ENTER.

The Word Train menu is displayed.

2. New Game is highlighted. Press
ENTER to begin a new game.

You can also select other options
from the Word Train menu. Press
or until you highlight the one you
want and then press ENTER.

Options opens the options menu
where you can change the skill level
or view the high scores.

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Playing the Word GamesPlaying the Word Games

Help displays instructions for the
game.

Exit leaves the game and returns to
the Word Games/Wortspiele menu.
Press or to highlight Yes and
press ENTER to leave the game.
Highlight No and press ENTER to
return to the Word Train menu.

3. Type letters to try and form a
word.

A train enters the screen from the
right.

Note: You and the computer also
take turns beginning a word. In the
rst round, you type the rst letter. In
the second round the computer will
type the rst letter, and so on.

4. Continue taking turns with the
computer, trying to be the rst
one to complete a word.

Remember, the length of a winning
word is determined by the skill level,
but must be at least 4 letters long.

If you complete a word rst, you win.
If you type a letter that cannot be
further built upon to make a word,
you lose.

Points are awarded for each round
you win. The amount of points per
word is determined by the skill level.

If your score registers as a high score,
you are asked to input your name.
Type your name and press ENTER.
OK is highlighted. Press ENTER again
to view the high scores screen. Press

or to highlight Cancel and then

press ENTER if you don’t want to add
your score.

Note: If your time is not a high score,
you go directly to the Word Train
menu.

5. Press or to highlight OK, if
necessary, and then press ENTER.

To clear the high scores, press or
until you highlight Clear All and then
press ENTER.

6. New Game is highlighted. Press
ENTER to play again.

Using Hints ✓

During a game, press OPTIONS for
additional options. Press or to
highlight the option you want and
then press ENTER.

New Game starts a new round. Press
ENTER to start a new game or press

and then press ENTER to return to

the current game.
Help displays instructions for the

game. Read the text or highlight
Close and press ENTER to return to
the game.

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Playing the Word Games Playing the Word Games

Quit ends the game. Press ENTER
to return to the Word Train menu or
press and then press ENTER to
return to the current game.

Hint displays all possible letters you
can type to continue the word. You
are only permitted one hint per
round.

Changing the Skill Level ✓

You can change the skill level at the
Options menu. You can select a level
from 1 to 4. The skill level aects the
minimum length of a winning word
and the amount of points awarded
for winning a round. At level 1, words
must be at least 4 letters long. At
level 2, 5 letters; level 3, 6 letters;
level 4, 7 letters. Level 4 is the most
dicult level.

At the Word Train menu, press to
highlight Options and then press
ENTER.

The Level option is highlighted.
Press or to change the skill
level. If you change the skill level,
press until you highlight OK and
press ENTER to save your changes.
Highlight Cancel and press ENTER
to exit the Options menu without
saving your changes.

Hangman

Hangman selects a mystery word and
challenges you to guess it letter by
letter. You have to guess the word to
save the cowboy.

1. From the Word Games/Wortspiele
menu, press or until you
highlight Hangman and then press
ENTER.

The Hangman menu is displayed.

2. New Game is highlighted. Press
ENTER to begin a new game.

You can also select other options
from the Hangman menu. Press
or until you highlight the one you
want and then press ENTER.

Options opens the options menu
where you can change the skill level
or view the high scores.

Help displays instructions for the game.
Exit leaves the game and returns to

the Word Games/Wortspiele menu.
Press or to highlight Yes and
press ENTER to leave the game.
Highlight No and press ENTER to
return to the Hangman menu.

3. Type letters you think are in the
mystery word.

Each wrong guess that you make
causes another piece of the cowboy
to appear. When he is whole, you
lose. When you guess a letter
correctly, it gets lled in everywhere
it appears in the mystery word.

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Playing the Word Games Playing the Word Games

Note: The letters of the mystery word

are hidden. The number of guesses
remaining is displayed as a red number
on the screen. Points are awarded
for each correctly guessed letter and
subtracted for each wrong guess.

4. Continue playing until you get a
word wrong.

If your score registers as a high score,
you are asked to input your name. Type
your name and press ENTER. OK is
highlighted. Press ENTER again to view
the high scores screen. Press or to
highlight Cancel and then press ENTER
if you don’t want to add your score.

Note: If your time is not a high score,
you go directly to the Hangman menu.

5. Press or to highlight OK, if
necessary, and then press ENTER.

To clear the high scores, press or
until you highlight Clear All and then
press ENTER.

6. New Game is highlighted. Press
ENTER to play again.

Using Hints ✓

During a game, press OPTIONS for
additional options. Press or to
highlight the option you want and
then press ENTER.

New Game starts a new round. Press
ENTER to start a new game or press

and then press ENTER to return to

the current game.

Help displays instructions for the
game. Read the text or highlight
Close and press ENTER to return to
the game.

Quit ends the game. Press ENTER
to return to the Hangman menu or
press and then press ENTER to
return to the current game.

Hint reveals one letter in the mystery
word. The number of hints remaining
is displayed next to the menu item.
The number of hints available at the
beginning of a game is determined
by the skill level.

Changing the Skill Level ✓

You can change the skill level at the
Options menu. You can select a level
from 1 to 5. The skill level aects the
diculty of the words, the number
of guesses, and the number of hints
allowed. Level 5 is the most dicult
level. At the Hangman menu, press
to highlight Options and then press
ENTER.

The Level option is highlighted.
Press or to change the skill
level. If you change the skill level,
press until you highlight OK and
press ENTER to save your changes.
Highlight Cancel and press ENTER
to exit the Options menu without
saving your changes.

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Using the Reading Timer

Using the Reading Timer

Your device includes a reading timer
which enables you to time your reading
and keep a log of the books you read.

1. Press HOME.

2. Press or to cycle through the
options until Reading Timer/Lese-
Timer appears highlighted in the
middle of the screen.

3. Press ENTER.

You have three options at the
Reading Timer/Lese-Timer menu.

Time your reading/Stelle Deine
Lesezeit ein enables you to time your

reading for up to four hours.
Set a timer/Timer einstellen enables

you to choose your reading time,
from 15 minutes to four hours.

View reading log/Leseprotokoll
ansehen provides you with a list of

the books you have read and the
time spent reading each one.

4. Press or to highlight the
option you want and then press
ENTER.

Timing Your Reading

1. Select Time your reading/Stelle
Deine Lesezeit ein from the
Reading Timer/Lese-Timer menu.

You are asked to enter the name of
the book or reading assignment you
want to time.

2. Type a name.

You can type up to 15 letters or
spaces. Hold and press a letter

to type a capital.

3. Press ENTER to begin the timer.
Note: After a minute your device will

automatically shut o. This is not a
malfunction. To save battery power

and the screen, the device shuts o
during timing.

4. When you are nished reading,
press the power switch to turn on
your unit.

5. Press to highlight Stop/Stopp
and then press ENTER.

You see a screen listing how long
you read.

6. Press ENTER and continue through
the reading log to return to the
Reading Timer/Lese-Timer menu.

Checking Your Progress ✓

When the reading timer is running,
every 10 minutes the device will
“wake up”, beep, turn on and ask
if you want to continue. Continue/
Fortfahren is highlighted. Press
ENTER to select it. Or just wait for
a few seconds and the timer will
continue and the device will shut
o again. Or you can press to
highlight Stop/Stopp and then press

ENTER.

51

Using the Reading Timer Using the Reading Timer

You can also check your progress
at any time, to see how long you
have been reading. Simply press the
power switch to turn the device on.
The timer reappears and displays
your progress. Continue/Fortfahren is
highlighted. Press ENTER to select it.
The timer continues and the device
shuts o again. Or just wait for a few
seconds and the timer will continue
and the device will shut o again. Or
you can press to highlight Stop/

Stopp and then press ENTER.

Ending a Session ✓

At any time when the reading timer
is running, you can stop the timer
and end a session.

Press the power switch to turn the
device on. The timer reappears
and displays your progress. Press
to highlight Stop/Stopp and press

ENTER to stop timing.

Setting a Timer

1. Select Set a timer/Timer einstellen
from the Reading Timer/Lese­Timer menu.

To set a timer, you must rst select
a time.

2. Press or to select a time from
among the reading time options.

You can select from 15 minutes to
four hours, in 15 minute increments.

3. Press or ENTER.

You are asked to enter the name of
the book or reading assignment you
want to time.

4. Type a name.

You can type up to 15 letters or
spaces. Hold and press a letter

to type a capital.

5. Press ENTER to begin the timer.
Note: After a minute your device will

automatically shut o. This is not a
malfunction. To save battery power

and the screen, the device shuts o
during timing.

6. When you have reached your time
limit, your device turns on and a
tone sounds indicating the session
is over.

You see a screen listing how long
you read.

7. Press ENTER and continue through
the reading log to return to the
Reading Timer/Lese-Timer menu.

Viewing the Reading Log

The reading log is automatically
displayed each time you nish a session.
You can also access the reading log
at any time by selecting it from the
Reading Timer/Lese-Timer menu.

1. After a session, press ENTER
to select View reading log/
Leseprotokoll ansehen.

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AUDIO

(MONO)

VIDEO 1
INPUT

R

L

Using the Reading Timer

Connecting

Your Device To a TV

Or you can select it from the Reading
Timer/Lese-Timer menu.

2. Press or to view the reading
log.

Note: The nal page of the log is a

summary screen. Once you see the
summary screen, you cannot return
to list of log entries.

3. To see the summary screen, press

from the last page of entries, or

press ENTER at any time.

A brief summary of the reading log
is displayed, including the number
of sessions and the total time spent
reading.

4. Menu/Menü is highlighted. Press
ENTER to return to the Reading
Timer/Lese-Timer menu.

Press to highlight Clear/Löschen
and press ENTER to erase all times
from the log. You are asked to
conrm the deletion. No/Nein is
highlighted. Press ENTER to cancel
the deletion. Press to highlight
Yes/Ja and then press ENTER to
erase the reading log.

Yourdevicehasabuilt-inTVOutport
andcomeswithanAVcabletoconnect

it to your television. You can then watch
and hear your device on your television.

1. Turn on your device.

2. Connect the single end of the
included AV cable to the TV Out
port on your device and the RCA
type plugs to the audio and video
ports on your television, according
to the colour of the cable and the
jack.

3. Turn the channel or switch the TV/
Video input on your television
so that it is set to display the
input from the jacks where you
connected the cable.

4. Continue to press buttons on your
device as you normally would,
simply watch the TV for all the
audio/video output.

53

Connecting Your Device To a TV

Connecting

Your Device To a PC

Selecting Your TV System ✓

The Settings menu of your device
contains an option to select which
type of colour encoding system is
used where you live. You can select
PAL or NTSC. PAL is the type of colour
encoding generally found across
Europe and NTSC is generally found
in North America. Please check your
local standards for the correct choice
for where you live.

To change the setting, follow these
steps:

1. Press HOME to go to the main
menu.

2. Press or to cycle through
the options until Settings/
Einstellungen is highlighted in
the middle of the screen.

3. Press ENTER.

4. Press until TV system/TV
System is highlighted.

5. Press or to toggle the
setting between PAL or NTSC.

Your device has a built-in USB port. In
order to connect your device to your PC,
you need a USB cable with a mini-USB
jack on one end (to t your device) and
a standard USB jack on the other end
(to t your PC).

You can then access Franklin’s Web
site (see below) to purchase and
download new dictionaries, games
and other content for your device.

1. Turn on your device.

2. Connect your PC to the Internet if
it is not connected already.

3. Connect the standard end of a USB
cable to a USB port on your PC and
the small end to the mini-USB port
on your device.

4. Press HOME.

54

Connecting Your Device To a PC

Transferring Files to Your

Device

5. Press or to cycle through
the options until Extra Content/
Zusatzinhalte appears highlighted
in the middle of the screen.

6. Press ENTER.

7. Press to highlight Connect to PC/
Mit PC verbinden and then press
ENTER.

8. Connect/Verbinden is highlighted.
Press ENTER to select it.

Your device opens communication
to your PC.

Note: The rst time you establish
a connection between your device
and your PC, the drivers are installed.
Please wait until you see the
message on your PC that the new
hardware is found and ready.

When your PC and your device
are connected, the screen on your
device displays a graphic showing a
double-headed arrow between a PC
and a device.

9. Transfer content to your device.

10. When you are ready to disconnect
your device from your PC, press
ENTER on the device.

11. Press BACK to return to the Extra
Content/Zusatzinhalte menu.

Press HOME to go to the main menu.

Your device is not limited to the
content that it originally came with.
You can transfer additional dictionaries,
games, and other content that you can
purchase from www.franklin.com/
estore/languagelearning. And you can
transfer existing MP3 audio les. To use
any content you transfer to your device,
it must be copied into the correct folder.
Six sub-folders are available: MUSIC,

VOICEMEM,GAMES,BOOKS,USERDICT

and APPS.

Adding MP3 Files

Try copying an MP3 le to your device.

1. Connect your device to your PC
following the steps in “Connecting
Your Device To a PC” on page 54.

When your device is connected,
a folder may be automatically
opened on your PC for the “disk” that
represents your device. A “CONTENT”
folder is the content of this folder.
If this does not open automatically,
use My Computer to access the
device. The drive to look for is the
one labelled “FRANKLIN”.

2. Double-click the “CONTENT”
folder.

You see six sub-folders: MUSIC,

VOICEMEM,GAMES,BOOKS,

USERDICT and APPS.

55

Transferring Files to Your Device

Transferring Files to Your Device

3. Double-click the “MUSIC” folder.

4. Navigate on your PC to where you
store MP3 les on your PC.

5. Right-click an MP3 le you want to
copy to your device and then click
“Copy” from the pop-up menu.

6. Right-click in the “MUSIC” folder
window and then click “Paste”
from the pop-up menu.

Repeat steps 4 through 6 to copy
additional les to your device.

7. Close the open folders.

8. On your device, press ENTER to
disconnect it from the PC.

9. Press MP3 to open the Music
Player/MP3-Player and see the
copied le(s).

Importing Your Own
Dictionary

1. Connect your device to your PC
following the steps in “Connecting
Your Device To a PC” on page 54.

When your device is connected,
a folder may be automatically
opened on your PC for the “disk” that
represents your device. A “CONTENT”
folder is the content of this folder.
If this does not open automatically,
use My Computer to access the
device. The drive to look for is the
one labelled “FRANKLIN”.

2. Double-click the “CONTENT”
folder.

You see six sub-folders: MUSIC,

VOICEMEM,GAMES,BOOKS,

USERDICT and APPS.

3. Double-click the “USERDICT”
folder.

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Transferring Files to Your Device Transferring Files to Your Device

4. Navigate on your PC to where you
store .csv les on your PC.

Or you can create a custom
dictionary using a spreadsheet or
database application. Note: Custom
dictionaries should be created with
the following structure:

word-1 denition for word-1

word-2 denition for word-2

... ...

Important: When you save the

le,pleasebesuretoselect“CSV

(Comma delimited) (*.csv)” format.
The le name you give the le is

exactly how it will display on your
device.

5. Right-click an .csv le you want to
copy to your device and then click
“Copy” from the pop-up menu.

6. Right-click in the “USERDICT”
folder window and then click
“Paste” from the pop-up menu.

Repeat steps 4 through 6 to copy
additional les to your device.

7. Close the open folders.

8. On your device, press ENTER to
disconnect it from the PC.

9. Press WORD BANK to open the
Word Bank/Wortdatenbank.

10. Press to select Import
Dictionaries/Wörterbücher einlesen
and see the copied le(s).

Copying Other File Types ✓

If you are copying games or other
content, follow the steps above,
but use the appropriate destination
folder for the type of content you are
moving.

Monitoring Memory Space ✓

Your device contains a limited
amount of internal memory. It is
recommended that in order to use
as many les as you can with your
device you save them to an SD card.

57

Transferring Files to Your Device

Downloading Extra Content

Troubleshooting Special ✓
Characters

When using imported dictionaries
that contain accents, umlauts or
other diacritics, you might nd that
they are missing when you open the
imported dictionary on your device.
This might be because your Windows
language setting is correct. To check
or correct your Windows language
setting, follow these steps:

1. Close all open Microsoft Oce
applications, if necessary.

2. Click “Start” | “Control Panel”.

3. Double-click “Regional and
Language Options”.

4. Click on the “Advanced” tab of
the dialog box.

5. Check the setting in the top
portion of the dialog box:
“Language for non-Unicode
programs”.

This option must be set to one of
the supported languages: English,
French, Italian, German or
Spanish. It is preferred to use the
setting for the home country of
the language if there is a choice.

6. Click “OK”.

Downloading Extra Content

Your device is not limited to the
content it came with. You can purchase
additional dictionaries, games, and
other content for your device from
Franklin’s Web site.

1. Make sure your device is
connected to your PC.

For more information, see
“Connecting Your Device To a PC” on
page 54.

2. Connect your PC to the Internet,
open a browser, and visit
www.franklin.com/estore/
languagelearning.

3. Follow the links and instructions
on the screen to purchase and
download new content to your
device.

Note: The rst time you visit www.

franklin.com, please be sure to
register your device with Franklin.

Important: When you download a
game, please make sure your device
is connected to your PC.

58

Downloading Extra Content

Using Extra Content

During the download, the purchased
content is automatically sent to
your device. However, if you have
inserted an SD card into your device,
you may be asked whether to
save the download to the device’s
internal memory or to the SD
card. Remember: There is a limited
amount of free memory on your
device. If you do not have enough
memory to copy the content, you
will need to use an SD card. You can
return to www.franklin.com at any
time to re-download purchased
content.

4. When your downloads are
complete and you are ready to
disconnect your device from your
PC, press ENTER on the device.

5. Press BACK to return to the Extra
Content/Zusatzinhalte menu.

Press HOME to go to the main menu.

1. Press HOME.

2. Press or to cycle through
the options until Extra Content/
Zusatzinhalte appears highlighted
in the middle of the screen.

3. Press ENTER.

You have three options on this menu:

View content (Internal)/Inhalte ansehen
(interner Speicher) enables you to access

the content you have downloaded to
your device’s internal memory.

View content (SD Card)/Inhalte
ansehen (SD-Karte) enables you

to access the content you have
downloaded to an SD card that is
currently inserted in your device.

Connect to PC/Mit PC verbinden enables
you to connect your device and utilize
its functionality on a PC. For more
information, please see “Connecting
Your Device To a PC” on page 54.

4. Press or to highlight View
content (Internal)/Inhalte ansehen
(interner Speicher) or View content
(SD Card)/Inhalte ansehen (SD­Karte) and then press ENTER.

A list of available content is
displayed, sorted by the date of the
download.

5. Press or to highlight the
content you want to open and
then press ENTER.

Press BACK to return to the Extra
Content/Zusatzinhalte menu.

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Specications Recycling and Disposal

Model: MG-6803D English Language

Trainer

ISBN:

978-1-59074-448-2

Model: MG-6804D English Language
Trainer

ISBN:

978-1-59074-449-9

Battery: 1 rechargeable 3.7 volt
lithium polymer

Size: 12.3 x 6.8 x 2.3 cm
© 2009 Franklin Electronic Publishers,

Inc. Burlington, N.J. 08016-4907 U.S.A.
All rights reserved.

Learning Content © 2006-2008 digital
publishing AG, Munich. All rights
reserved.

Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary,
7th Edition © Oxford University Press

2005. All rights reserved.
MPEG Layer-3 audio decoding

technology licensed from Fraunhofer IIS
and Thomson.

Imported to the European Community
by:

Franklin Electronic Publishers GmbH
Kapellenstr. 13
85622 Feldkirchen, Germany
U.S. Patents: 5,113,340; 5,203,705;

5,218,536; 5,396,606; 5,497,474

Device Disposal ✓

This device should be disposed
through your local electronic
product recycling system - do not
throw in the trash bin.

Packaging Disposal ✓

Please save this User’s Guide and all
packing materials, as they contain
important information. In case of
disposal, please refer to your local
recycling system.

Battery Disposal ✓

Do not dispose of batteries with
normal household waste. Please
obey your local regulations when
disposing of used batteries.

This unit may change operating
modes, lose information stored in
memory, or fail to respond due to
electrostatic discharge or electrical
fast transients. Normal operation of
this unit may be re-established by
pressing the reset key, by pressing
the power switch, or by removing and
replacing the battery.

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FCC NOTICE (U.S. only)

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that
may cause undesired operation.

Warning: Changes or modications to this unit not expressly approved by the
party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the
equipment.

Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for
a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a
residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions,
may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is
no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this
equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which
can be determined by turning the equipment o and on, the user is encouraged to
try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

–Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
–Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
–Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit dierent from that to which the

receiver is connected.

–Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.

Note: This unit was tested with shielded cables on the peripheral devices. Shielded
cables must be used with the unit to insure compliance.

Note:ThemanufacturerisnotresponsibleforanyradioorTVinterferencecaused

by unauthorized modications to this equipment. Such modications could void
the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

61

Disclaimer of Warranties

Except as specically provided herein, Franklin makes no warranty of any kind,
express or implied, with respect to this product.

Limited Warranty (U.S. only)

LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES, AND LIMITED REMEDY

FRANKLIN WARRANTS TO THE ORIGINAL PURCHASER THAT THIS PRODUCT WILL
BE FREE FROM DEFECTS IN MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP FOR A PERIOD OF

ONE(1)YEARFROMTHEORIGINALDATEOFPURCHASEASEVIDENCEDBYACOPY
OFTHESALESRECEIPT.THISLIMITEDWARRANTYDOESNOTCOVERDAMAGE

DUE TO ACTS OF GOD, ACCIDENT, MISUSE, ABUSE, NEGLIGENCE, MODIFICATION,

UNSUITABLEENVIRONMENT,ORIMPROPERMAINTENANCE.THESOLEOBLIGATION
ANDLIABILITYOFFRANKLIN,ANDTHEEXCLUSIVEREMEDYUNDERTHISLIMITED

WARRANTY, IS REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT AT THE SOLE OPTION OF FRANKLIN
AND THIS REMEDY APPLIES ONLY IN THE CASE IN WHICH FRANKLIN DETERMINES

THATTHEPRODUCTWASDEFECTIVEANDTHATTHEDEFECTAROSEWITHINTHE
DURATIONOFTHELIMITEDWARRANTY.THISREMEDYISTHEEXCLUSIVEREMEDY
FORBREACHOFTHISWARRANTY.THISWARRANTYGIVESYOUCERTAINRIGHTS;
YOUMAYALSOHAVEOTHERRIGHTSTHATMAYVARYFROMJURISDICTIONTO

JURISDICTION.

EXCEPTFORTHELIMITEDWARRANTYEXPRESSLYRECITEDABOVE,THISFRANKLIN
PRODUCTISPROVIDEDONAN“ASIS”BASIS,WITHOUTANYOTHERWARRANTIES,

EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABLE QUALITY, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE, OR THOSE ARISING BY LAW, STATUTE, USAGE OF TRADE, OR COURSE OF
DEALING. THIS WARRANTY APPLIES ONLY TO PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED BY OR
FOR FRANKLIN AND SPECIFICALLY DOES NOT INCLUDE BATTERIES, CORROSION OF
BATTERY CONTACTS OR ANY OTHER DAMAGE CAUSED BY BATTERIES. FRANKLIN

SHALLNOTHAVEANYLIABILITYTOTHEPURCHASERORANYOTHERPERSONOR

ENTITY FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES

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Limited Warranty (U.S. only)

WHATSOEVER,INCLUDING,BUTNOTLIMITEDTO,LOSSOFREVENUEORPROFIT,
LOSTORCORRUPTEDDATA,OROTHERCOMMERCIALORECONOMICLOSS,EVENIF
FRANKLINHASBEENADVISEDOFTHEPOSSIBILITYOFSUCHDAMAGES,OREVEN

IF OTHERWISE FORESEEABLE. FRANKLIN IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR CLAIMS BY A
THIRD PARTY. FRANKLIN’S MAXIMUM AGGREGATE LIABILITY SHALL NOT EXCEED

THEAMOUNTPAIDFORTHEPRODUCTASEVIDENCEDBYTHESALESRECEIPT.

SOME STATES/JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION

OFLIABILITYFORCONSEQUENTIALORINCIDENTALDAMAGES,SOTHEABOVE
LIMITATIONMAYNOTAPPLYTOYOU.IFTHELAWSOFTHERELEVANTJURISDICTION
DONOTPERMITFULLWAIVEROFIMPLIEDWARRANTIES,THENTHEDURATIONOF

IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS ARE LIMITED TO THE DURATION OF THE
EXPRESS WARRANTY GRANTED HEREIN.

Warranty Service: If you think your product is defective, call Franklin’s Customer
Service Desk, 1-800-266-5626, to request a return merchandise authorization
(“RMA”) number, before returning the product (transportation charges prepaid) to:

Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc.
Attn: Service Department
One Franklin Plaza
Burlington, NJ 08016-4907

If you return a Franklin product, please include your name, address, telephone
number, a brief description of the defect and a copy of your sales receipt as proof
of your original date of purchase. You must also write the RMA prominently on the
package if you return the product; otherwise there may be a lengthy delay in the
processing of your return. Franklin strongly recommends using a trackable form of
deliver to Franklin for your return.

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Limited Warranty (EU and Switzerland)

Notwithstanding the disclaimer of warranties above, this product, excluding
batteries and liquid 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 replaced with an equivalent product (at Franklin’s
option) free of charge for any defect in workmanship or materials during that time.

This warranty explicitly excludes defects due to misuse, accidental damage, or wear
and tear. This warranty does not aect the consumer’s statutory rights.

Limited Warranty (outside U.S., EU and Switzerland)

Notwithstanding the disclaimer of warranties above, this product, excluding
batteries and liquid crystal display (LCD), is guaranteed by Franklin to be free of
defects in materials or workmanship for a period of one year from the date of
purchase. It will be repaired or replaced with an equivalent product (at Franklin’s
option) free of charge for any defect in workmanship or materials during that time.

Products purchased outside the United States, the European Union and Switzerland
that are returned under warranty should be returned to the original vendor with
proof of purchase and description of fault. Charges will be made for all repairs
unless valid proof of purchase is provided.

This warranty explicitly excludes defects due to misuse, accidental damage, or wear
and tear. This warranty does not aect the consumer’s statutory rights.

ELS-28000-00
Rev. B

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