Franklin SCD-1890 User Manual

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User’s Guide

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Key Guide

Soft Keys

Soft Key functions are represented by the
labels displayed along the bottom of the
screen. To perform a Soft Key function,
press the unlabeled key at the top of the
keyboard that corresponds to the label on

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the screen that you want to select. These
labels change to reflect the different
functions available in the various books
and exercises in this device.

For example, in the main menu, the
following Soft Keys are available:

BOOKS Displays the Books menu.
LEARN Displays the Learning menu.
EXER Displays the Exercises menu.
GAMES Displays the Games menu.
SETUP Displays the Setup menu.

In the Organizer, the following Soft Keys
are available:

Organizer Keys

CLOCK Goes to the clock.
DATA Goes to the Databank menu.
CALC Goes to the calculator.
CONV Goes to the metric converter.
CURR Goes to the currency

converter.

Please refer to the specific topics in this
User’s Guide to learn the function of any
available Soft Keys.

Function Keys

Turns the product on or off.

Speaks a word.

Displays a help message.

Goes to the main menu. Goes
to the word entry screen in any
book that has one. Clears the
calculator. In the metric
converter and databank, goes
to its main menu.

Backs up, erases a letter, or
turns off the highlight at an entry.

Enters a word, selects an item,
or begins a highlight in an entry.

Goes to the Organizer: clock,
databank, calculator, metric
converter and currency
converter.

Toggles between the word entry
screens of Merriam-Webster’s

11th Collegiate

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Dictionary and

the 5-Language Translator.
Goes to the main menu.

At a word entry screen, types a ?
to stand for a letter in a word. At a
menu, displays a menu item. At a
dictionary entry, displays the
headword. In games, reveals the
word and forfeits the game.

Shifts to type capital letters.

Shifts to allow prev, next, pg
up, pg down, and to type a
hyphen (-).

_

Types an underscore.

Combination Keys*

+ Speaks a definition.

+ At a dictionary entry, pages up

or

or

or

_

*Hold the first key while pressing the second.

or down.

+ At a dictionary entry, displays

the previous or next entry.

+ At a menu, goes to the first or

last menu item. At an entry,
goes to the start or end of the
entry.

+J Types a hyphen.

+M Types an @.

+ Types an apostrophe.

+

At a word entry screen, types an
asterisk to stand for a series of letters in
a word. In games, gives a hint.

Direction Keys

Move up ( ), down ( ),
left ( ), or right ( ).

At menus and dictionary
entries, pages down. At a word
entry screen, types a space.

Replacing Batteries

Your product is powered by two AAA
batteries. Follow these easy instructions
to install or replace them. Please have the
new batteries at hand before you remove
the old ones.

1. Turn your product off and turn it over.

2. Lift the battery cover on the back of
your unit by pushing up on the catch.

3. Remove the old batteries.

4. Install the batteries following the +/­markings in the battery compartment.

Important: Be sure that the batteries are

installed correctly. Wrong polarity may
damage the unit.

5. Replace the battery cover.

Warning: If the batteries wear-out

completely or if you take more than a few
seconds while changing the batteries, any
information that was entered in the built-in
books may be erased. You should always
keep written copies of your important
information.

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

Battery Precautions

• Different types of batteries or new and
used batteries should not be mixed.

• Non-rechargeable batteries are not to
be re-charged. Never recharge
batteries that come with the device.

• Rechargeable batteries are to be removed
from the device before being charged.

• Rechargeable batteries are only to be
charged under adult supervision.

• Only batteries of the same or equivalent

type as recommended are to be used.

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

• Do not expose batteries to direct heat
or try to take batteries apart. Follow the
battery manufacturer’s instructions for
battery use.

• Always remove a weak or dead battery
from the device.

• To avoid damage caused by leakage of
the battery fluid, replace the battery or
batteries once every two years regardless
of how much the device has been used
during that time.

• Should a battery leak, the device may
become damaged. Clean the battery
compartment immediately, avoiding
contact with your skin.

• Keep batteries out of reach of small
children. If swallowed, consult a
physician immediately.

Using the Special Features

Your unit is equipped with several special
features.

Speaker

Function Keys: Each of these keys

corresponds to the dictionary or organizer
functions that appear directly above it on
the screen.

Speaker: The speaker is located on the
front of the unit, to the left of the screen.

Headphone
Jack

Volume
Control

Battery Compartment

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.

Volume Control: The dial, located under

Function
Keys

AC
Adaptor
Jack

the headphone jack, controls the volume of
the speaker or headphones.

AC Adaptor Jack: If using an AC/DC
adaptor (not included) please confirm its
compatibility at its place of purchase. The
AC/DC adaptor must be in the 9 volt range
within a current range of 200 to 300 milli­amperes. The adaptor must also contain
the following symbol:

This symbol indicates that the inner core
of the plug of an AC adaptor is negative
and that the outer part of the plug is
positive.

Battery Compartment: The battery
compartment is located on the back of the
unit. It holds two AAA batteries.

For Your Information

 Follow the Arrows

The flashing arrows on the right of the
screen show which arrow keys you can
press to move around menus or view
more text.

 Help is Always at Hand

You can view a help message at any
screen by pressing HELP. Press or

to read. To exit help, press BACK.

Using the Main Menu

Use the main menu to quickly take you to
different books and exercises in your
device. The main menu contains five tabs:

Books, Learning, Exercises, Games and
Setup. Use and to move to another

tab. Use and to highlight the option
you want and press ENTER to select it.
You can also go directly to a tab by
pressing the tab’s respective Soft Key.

Understanding the Menus

The Books tab enables you to look up
definitions, thesaurus entries, information about
English usage, punctuation, style, signs,
symbols and tables, notable quotations, and
translations of common words.

The Learning tab enables you to access
My Vocabulary List, and read grammar
lessons. You can also access the SAT
Word List.

*SAT is a registered trademark of the College Entrance
Examination Board, which was not involved in the
production of, and does not endorse, this product.

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*

The Exercises tab allows you to access
Speaking Spelling Bee and Flashcards.
You can try both exercises using English
words saved to My Vocabulary List and
those found in the SAT

Games tab allows you to access the

The

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Word List.

twelve games included in your device:

Word Train, Hangman, Anagrams, Word
Builder, Jumble, 1 and 2 player Link Four,
Letris, Letter Poker, Word Blaster, Word
Dozer and Word Deduction. You can also

adjust the game settings.
The Setup tab allows you to access a

demonstration and tutorial of how this
device works. You can also adjust the
device settings.

Viewing a Demonstration

or Tutorial

1. Press MENU.

2. Press SETUP.

You can also press or until you
reach the Setup menu.

3. Press to highlight either Tutorial or
View Demo and press ENTER.

To stop the demonstration or exit from
the Tutorial and return to the Setup
menu, press CLEAR.

Changing the Settings

When using this device, you can activate the
Learn a Word feature, adjust the screen
contrast, the shutoff time, and the type size.
The shutoff time is how long your product
stays on if you forget to turn it off.

1. Press MENU.

2. Press SETUP.

You can also press or until you
reach the Setup menu.

3. Settings will be highlighted. Press
ENTER to select it.

4. Press or to move to Learn a
Word, Contrast, Shutoff, or Type Size.

Learn a Word determines whether or
not you see a word every time you turn
on your device.

Contrast determines how dark or light
the screen is.

Shutoff determines how long your
product stays on if no key is pressed.

Type Size determines how large or
small the text is in the device.

5. Press or to change the setting.

Your changes are automatically saved.

6. Press ENTER when done.

Press CLEAR to return to the Setup menu.

 Learn a New Word

Your dictionary comes with a Learn a Word
feature to help you increase your vocabulary.
Each time you turn your dictionary on, you
can see a random headword.

Finding Dictionary Entries

Use the Merriam-Webster 11th Collegiate
Dictionary to look up definitions.

1. Press MENU.

2. Press BOOKS.

3. Use or to highlight Merriam-
Webster’s 11th Collegiate, then
press ENTER.

4. Type a word (e.g., intuition).

To erase a letter, press BACK.
To type a capital, hold CAP and press a

letter key. To type a number, hold FN
and press Q-P. To type a hyphen, hold
FN and press J.

Press to hear the word you
typed pronounced.

5. Press ENTER to view the definition.

Press SPACE or to scroll.
Press to hear the headword

pronounced. Hold FN and press
to hear the definition read.

6. Hold FN and press or to view the
next or previous definition.

7. Press CLEAR when done.
Press MENU to go to the main menu.

 Understanding Definitions

Entries may consist of headwords, parts
of speech, and definitions. Other forms of
the word may follow the headword. After
the definition, you may see a list of usage
examples.

 Misspelling Words

If you enter a misspelled word, a list of
corrections appears. Highlight the word
you want and then press ENTER to
see its entry.

 Choosing Multiple Forms

Some words in the dictionaries have
more than one form (e.g. resume,
resumé, résumé). When the word you
are looking up has multiple forms, the
different forms appear in a list.

Simply highlight the form you want and

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press ENTER to see its entry. For
example, select Merriam-Webster’s
11th Collegiate from the Books menu,
then type resume at the word entry screen.

Highlight the form you want and press
ENTER to see its entry. To go back to
the Multiple Forms list, press BACK.

 Understanding Confusables

Confusables are homonyms,
homophones and spelling variants that
are easy to confuse, e.g. rain, reign,
rein. If the word you looked up is a
confusable, the CONF Soft Key is
displayed. Press CONF to view the
confusables.

Hearing Words

This dictionary can pronounce the words
that appear on almost any screen - in
definitions, spell correction lists, My
Vocabulary List, and games. When you
want to hear how a word is pronounced, just
highlight it and press .

To adjust the volume, turn the volume
control on the side of the unit. You can
plug headphones into the headphone jack
which is just above the volume control.

Try this example.

1. Press MENU.

2. Press BOOKS.

3. Use or to highlight Merriam-
Webster’s 11th Collegiate, then
press ENTER.

4. Type a word (e.g., ptarmigan).

5. Press to hear it pronounced.

6. Press ENTER to see its definition.

7. Press to hear the headword
pronounced or hold FN and press

to hear the definition read.

Note: Definitions can be read only in

the Merriam-Webster’s 11th Collegiate
Dictionary.

8. Press ENTER to start the highlight.

9. Use the arrow keys to move the
highlight to a word you want to hear.

10.Press to hear the highlighted
word pronounced.

11. Press CLEAR when done.

Using the Thesaurus

Use the Franklin Thesaurus to find
synonyms, antonyms and other
information about a word.

1. Press MENU.

2. Press BOOKS.

3. Use or to highlight Franklin
Thesaurus, then press ENTER.

4. Type a word (e.g., complete).

To erase a letter, press BACK.
To type a capital, hold CAP and press a

letter key. To type a number, hold FN
and press Q-P. To type a hyphen, hold
FN and press J.

Press to hear the word you
typed pronounced.

5. Press ENTER to view the thesaurus
entry.

Press SPACE or to scroll.
Press to hear the headword

pronounced.

6. Hold FN and press or to view
the next or previous entry.

7. Press CLEAR when done.
Press MENU to go to the main menu.

 Understanding Thesaurus

Entries

A thesaurus entry consists of a group of
synonyms, antonyms and classmates.
Synonyms are words that have similar
meanings, e.g. happy/joyous. Antonyms
are words that have the opposite
meaning of the word being defined, e.g.
happy/ miserable. Classmates are
words that are related in some way to
the word being defined, e.g. octagon/

triangle; rectangle; pentagon....

Highlighting Words

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Another way to look up words is by
highlighting them in entries or word lists. You
can then find their definitions, thesaurus
entries, or add them to My Vocabulary List.

1. At any text, press ENTER to start the
highlight.

To turn the highlight off, press BACK.

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

To … Press …

define the word ENTER
view the thesaurus THES

entry

add the word to LIST

My Vocabulary List

hear the word

pronounced

Note: Only English words can be
pronounced.

3. Press CLEAR when done.

Press MENU to go to the main menu.

Finding Letters in Words

If you are uncertain about how to spell a
word, type a question mark (?) in place of
each unknown letter. To find prefixes,
suffixes, and other parts of words, type an
asterisk (]) in a word. Each asterisk
stands for a series of letters. Note: If you
type an asterisk at the beginning of a
word, it may take a little while to find the
matching words.

1. Go to any word entry screen.

You can access a word entry screen by
selecting Merriam-Webster’s 11th

Collegiate, Franklin Thesaurus, or 5­Language Translator from the Books

menu.

2. Type a word with ?s and ]s.

To type an asterisk, hold down CAP
and press ?.

3. Press ENTER.

4. Press to move the highlight to the
word you want and press ENTER to
view its entry.

5. Press CLEAR when done.
Press MENU to go to the main menu.

Reading About

English Usage

This device contains a book to help you
review and learn common rules of English
usage.

1. Press MENU.

2. Press BOOKS.

3. Use or to highlight MW’s
Concise English Usage, then press
ENTER.

4. Use or to highlight the topic
you want and press ENTER.

Use or to highlight a sub-topic, if
needed, and press ENTER.

5. Press SPACE or to scroll.

6. Press CLEAR when done.
Press MENU to go to the main menu.

Reading About

Punctuation and Style

This device contains a book to help you
review and learn common rules of
punctuation and style.

1. Press MENU.

2. Press BOOKS.

3. Use or to highlight MW’s Guide
to Punctuation and Style, then press
ENTER.

4. Use or to highlight the topic
you want and press ENTER.

Use or to highlight a sub-topic, if
needed, and press ENTER.

5. Press SPACE or to scroll.

6. Press CLEAR when done.
Press MENU to go to the main menu.

Using Signs, Symbols

and Tables

This dictionary contains over 20 tables of
useful information about science,
geography, and other fields of knowledge.

To view a table, do the following:

1. Press MENU.

2. Press BOOKS.

3. Use or to highlight MW’s Signs,
Symbols and Tables, then press
ENTER.

4. Press or to highlight the topic
you want.

You can also type a letter to go to the first
topic beginning with that letter. For
example, type st to highlight Stamps and
stamp collecting.

5. Press ENTER to view its entry.

Press or if necessary, to highlight
the sub-topic you want and then press
ENTER. Press BACK to return to the
list.

Press SPACE or to scroll.

6. Press CLEAR when done.
Press MENU to go to the main menu.

Finding Quotations

This dictionary contains a book of notable
quotations, that you can find by author,
subject or work.

1. Press MENU.

2. Press BOOKS.

3. Use or to highlight MW’s