Franklin BSI-6300 manuale d’uso

BSI-6300 User’ s Guide www.franklin.com Gran Maestr o Color Speaking Spanish-English Language Master TM[...]

1 1. Getting Started 3 1.1 Charging the Battery 3 1.2 Battery Precautions 4 1.3 Switching On and O 5 1.4 Selecting Message Language 5 1.5 Key Guide 6 1.6 Using the Main Menu 7 1.7 Browsing in the Device 8 2. Quick Guide to Product Features 9 2.1 Dictionaries and Searching 9 2.2 Basic Featur es 10 2.3 Other Useful Features 10 3. BOOKS Menu 11 3.1[...]

2 5.5 Pronunciation T rainer 40 5.6 Reading Comprehension 43 5.7 Exercise Review 44 5.8 Flashcards 45 6. TOOLS Menu 46 6.1 Clock 46 6.2 Calculator 47 6.3 Memo 48 6.4 Voic e Memo 49 7. SETTINGS Menu 50 7.1 Auto Shuto Time 50 7.2 Brightness 50 7.3 Message Language 50 7.4 Stylus Calibration 50 7.5 Key T one 50 8. General Controls 51 8.1 Connecting [...]

3 Please read the f ollowing safety warnings and precautions befor e using your device . Note: If this device is to be used by young children, this U ser ’ s Guide should be read to them by an adult and their use of the device should be monitored. F ailure to do so may cause injury. 1. Getting Star ted 1.1 Charging the Ba tter y Y our device is p[...]

4 dierent c omponent to the adapter . Refer to the diagram belo w to remove and r eplace the connector . 1 2 1 2 3 2. Plug the wide end of a USB cable to the AC adapt er and the small end into the USB port on your device . 3. Insert the AC adapter to a pow er outlet. • Itgenerallytakesafewhoursto completely rechar ge th[...]

5 • Donotattempttoopenthe rechargeable batt er y or battery pack . There are no user serviceable parts inside. • 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 [...]

6 1.5 Key Guide 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 1. T urns on or o . 2. Headphone jack 3. Soft keys – Press F1 to F5 that correspond to the functional labels at the bottom of the screen. 4. Goes to the main menu. 5. Backs up or clears all entries, or turns o selection mode in an entr y . 6. Shifts to type capital letter[...]

7 • Thiskeyisref erredtoas OK in this guide. Combina tion Ke ys More functions are available by combining keys. Key 1 + Key 2 means hold Key 1 while also pressing Key 2 . • FN + / (vol+/vol–) V olume adjustment • FN + ( ) Displays help instructions. • FN + / ( / ) Goes to the previous or next entry in the dic[...]

8 1.7 Brow sing in the Device Using the Soft Key s Soft Key func tions are repr esented by the labels displayed along the bottom of the screen. T o perform a Sof t Key function, press F1 to F5 at the top of the keyboard that correspond t o the labels you want. These labels change to reect the dierent functions available in the various books a[...]

9 2. Quick Guide to Product F eatures 2.1 Dic tionaries and Searching The table shows the possible wa ys for searching with each dictionary. F or details, refer t o the sections in this user ’ s guide indicated in the table (for example, 3.1 means referring to section 3.1 Search F eature ). Dictionaries Search methods Search Wor d Example Idiom C[...]

10 2.3 Other Useful F eatures • T ocreateyouro wndictionar y> Section 4.6 • T omakerefer encestothegrammar guides > Section 4.2 • T oimprovey ourEnglishvocabularies > Section 4.1 • T olearnthebasicsinEnglishor Spanish (Euro T alk) > Sections 4.3 [...]

11 3. BOOKS Menu 3.1 Search F eature The search f eature allows sear ching for entries sav ed in the following dictionaries. Y ou can use multiple words for searching . • CollinsSpanishComplet e& Unabridged Dictionar y (English- Spanish/Spanish-English) • DiccionarioGeneraldelaLengua Español V ox • Dic[...]

12 Spa Visual Spanish Visual Dictionar y VOX Diccionarios General de la Lengua Español Vox 5. Press OK / to vie w the entry in the related dictionary . 6. Press to r eturn to Search. 7. Press to star t a new search. Using Soft Key s Press F1 to F5 that c orrespond to the labels displayed along the bottom of the screen. • [DICT ] : Goes to wor[...]

13 previous or next entry in the dictionar y or in a list of multiple search results . • Press to hear the headword pronounced. • Press list t o save the current headword in My Word List f or fur ther study or review . S ee 3.16 Adding W ords to My Wor d List and 4.5 My W ord List . 4. T ype to star t a new search. Using Soft Key s [...]

14 3.3 Diccionario General de la Lengua Español V ox 1. In the Books menu, press / to select “ General de la Lengua Española V ox” and then press OK / . 2. T ype a word. • See 3.17 Hints on Inputting Wor ds . • Witheachlettery outype,the resulting list of potential mat ching entries is refreshed . If the letters you t[...]

15 3.4 Merriam-W ebster’ s Adv anced Learner’ s English Dic tionar y 1. In the Books menu, press / to select “M-W ALD” and then press OK / . 2. T ype a word. • See 3.17 Hints on Inputting Wor ds . • Witheachlettery outype,the resulting list of potential mat ching entries is refreshed . If the letters you typed match[...]

16 • [ Inec. ]: Shows inections/ conjugations. See 3.9 L ooking Up Inections. • [ Thes ]: Looks up the curr ent word in the Thesaurus. See 3.8 F ranklin Thesaurus . 3.5 Diccionario Merriam- W ebster de Sinónimos y Antónimos en Inglés 1. In the Books menu, press / to select “Diccionario M-W de Sinónimos” and then press OK [...]

17 search results . • Press to hear the headword pronounced. • Press list t o save the current headword in My Word List f or fur ther study or review . S ee 3.16 Adding W ords to My Wor d List and 4.5 My W ord List . 4. T ype to star t a new search. Using Soft Key s Press F1 to F5 that c orrespond to the labels displayed along the b[...]

18 4. Press the letter k ey corresponding to the callouts in the diagram to view the wor d and translation in a pop-up window . • If necessar y , press A A A repeat edly to zoom in or out the diagram or change the font size . In an enlarged diagram, press the dir ection keys, if necessary, to mo ve around. • Press or to hear the headword [...]

19 3.8 F ranklin Thesaurus 1. In the Books menu, press / to select “Franklin Thesaurus” and then press OK/ . 2. T ype a word. • See 3.17 Hints on Inputting Wor ds . • Witheachlettery outype,the resulting list of potential mat ching entries is refreshed . If the letters you typed match an entry in the word list, it is au[...]

20 4. Some words ma y have multiple parts of speech or translations, press / to selec t the one you want and then press OK / to view the inections. • Intheexample “r ecord” ,press / to select “verbo ” (verb) and then press OK / . The verb “record” has three equivalent Spanish translations, pr ess / to select a tra[...]

21 3.13 Uncertain Spellings If you are uncertain about how to spell a word , type the por tion of the word you do know , and type a question mark (?) in place of each unknown letter . T ype an asterisk (*) to stand for an y missing portion of a word, including prex es, suxes, spac es, symbols, or an y number of letters. Note: If you type an a[...]

22 the following optins fr om the menu: All = Look f or entries with the search words , whenever they appear . Items following specied order = Look for en tries with the search words , in the order as you typed. Input words in suc cession = Look for entries with the search w ords, in the word succ essions as you typed. 3. Press OK / . • If?[...]

23 3.15 H ighlighting W ords Another way to look up w ords in the dictionaries is by highlighting them in an entry. Note: this f eature may not be available on all screens . 1. At a te xt screen suppor ting word selection, press OK / . • Iftherstwordonthescreenis highlighted, this f eature is supported. 2. Use the di[...]

24 3.17 Hints on Inputting W ords The following instructions apply to all entry screens where word input is allowed. N ote: Some entr y screens may allow only certain types of charac ter inputs. • Hold and press a letter key to type a capital letter . • T otypeaccents,typealetter(e.g ., e) and then press acc ent un[...]

25 4. LEARN Menu 4.1 Merriam-W ebster’ s V ocabular y Builder This featur e helps you enhance your vocabulary with explanations and quizzes. 1. In the Learn menu, press / to select “Merriam-W ebster ’ s V ocabulary Builder ” and then press OK / . 2. The wor ds are grouped into units . Press / to select a unit and then press OK / . • A?[...]

26 2. In a quiz, press or / to select questions. 3. T o answer a question, pr ess / to select an answer and then press OK / . 4. Press [ ] to go to the next question. • Press[ ] t o go back to the previous question. 5. When all questions are done , press F1 [ ] for the scores . 6. When the score is sho wn, press F1 [ ] to do the same qui[...]

27 4.3 About Eur o T alk Euro T alk is a language-learning program which contains three modules: T alk More, T alk the T alk and T alk Business. All modules support English and Spanish and up to 10 users with their own history and records . • T alk More : T eaches basic conv ersational phrases and builds condence to speak a f oreign languag[...]

28 created f or each module. • Note : Once created, the user’ s prole (source and target languages) cannot be changed. If you hav e made a mistake, delete the user pr ole and create a new one with the corr ect prole. T o rename a user name, press F2 [ Edit ]. T o delete a user name, pr ess / to select the user name in the user selec[...]

29 2. Press / to select a phrase or a dialogue and then press OK / . • Whilebrow singthephrasesor dialogues, press F1 [ ] to display the phrase or dialogue in full screen with translations. 3. In the standby screen, press OK / again to start the playback. • Duringplayback,usethefollowing keys for con trols: 1[...]

30 F1 [ ] Shows the current phrase or dialogue on the left of the video. In this view , press F2 [ ] to show the translations. P ress F1 [ ] to return to the list of phrases or dialogues. Using the Quiz Section This section contains quizzes in three levels. The quiz contents are r elated to the current chapter you ar e studying. 1. In the Quiz sect[...]

31 • F2 [Stat] : Shows y our score history in a table format. • F3 [Details] : Shows your sc ore history by indicating which questions have been answ ered wrongly or correctly . Press / to switch between levels. P ress F3 [ ] to redo the whole selected exercise or only the questions with wrong answers . Using Retry This featur e is a shor[...]

32 Collins Spa- Eng Collins Spanish-English Dictionar y Eng Visual English Visual Dictionar y MW ALD Merriam-Webst er ’ s Advanced L earner ’ s English Dictionar y MWDSA Diccionario Merriam- W ebster de Sinónimos y Antónimos en Inglés Spa Visual Spanish Visual Dictionar y VOX Diccionarios General de la Lengua Español Vox 3. Press / to selec[...]

33 4.6 P ersonal Dictionar y Use the P ersonal Dictionar y to create your own dictionaries on the device. Y ou can copy them to y our PC for further editing. A maximum of 50 dictionaries can be created with up to 500 en tries in each dictionar y . Creating Dictionaries on the Device 1. In the Learn menu, press / to select “Personal Dictionar y”[...]

34 V iewing P ersonal Dictionaries 1. In the Learn menu, press / to select “Personal Dictionar y” and then press OK / . 2. Press / in the dictionar y selection screen to select the one you wan t and then press OK / . 3. Press / to select the entry you want to view and pr ess OK / . • Y oucanalsotypeinthesearcheld[...]

35 5. EXERCISES Menu 5.1 Crea ting User Names A user name must be created bef ore starting the exercises. A maximum of 10 user names can be created . The same user names will be used for all the exer cises in the Exercises menu. 1. In the Exercises menu , press / to select an exer cise (e.g. A udio Dictation) and then press OK / . • Ifthere[...]

36 5.2 Audio Dictation In Audio Dictation, a word is read out in the language you hav e selected. Y ou have to spell the w ord. 1. In the Exercises menu , press / to select “ Audio Dictation” and then press OK / . 2. In Audio Dictation, press / to select a user name and then press OK / . • See 5.1 Creating User Names. 3. A word is r ead[...]

37 for level advanc ement and progress check. • Language : Selects a language as the exer cise language. • Skills : Selects a sk ill level. • Content : Selects a dic tionar y as the source of wor ds. 2. Press F1 [ Conrm] when done . 5.3 Phrase Builder In Phrase Builder , you have to arrange the words of a sent ence in the correct [...]

38 • T oskipthecurrentquestion,press F2 [ Skip ]. • T otranslatethesentencein tothe target language, pr ess F4 [ T rans ]. • T oshowahint,press F5 [ Hint ]. In test mode, showing hints will a ect the scores. 4. Press F1 [ C onrm ] to submit the answer . • Intestmode,[...]

39 5.4 Picture F lash Card Game In Picture Card Game, y ou match words with pictures. 1. In the Exercises menu , press / to select “Picture Card Game” and then press OK / . 2. In Picture Card Game, pr ess / to select a user name and then press OK / . • See 5.1 Creating User Names. 3. Press / or / (when applicable) to select a word or a [...]

40 In test mode, there is a time limit f or each question. Scores are r ecorded for level advanc ement and progress check. • Source : Selects a language as the exer cise language. • T arget : Selects a language as the hint/translation language. • Skills : Selects a sk ill level. • Cont ent: Selects using words or pictures for an[...]

41 OK or . 3. In the selected module, press / to select a topic and then press OK / . • Repeatthisstepiftherearesub- topics. 4. Press / or / to read the content. • Ifawordorphraseishighlighted ,it means a pronunciation is available . Press F3 [ List en ] to listen. Pr ess F3 [ Stop ] to stop liste[...]

42 automatically when the progr ess bar is full. • Aftertherecor ding,press F1 [ C omp . ] to hear it. 5. Press F2 [ Next ] to continue t o the next question. 6. When all the questions in an ex ercise are done , press F5 [A gain] to play all the questions again. Using P ronunciation Pr actice 1. In the Exercises menu , press / to s[...]

43 5.6 Reading Compr ehension In Reading Comprehension, you ll in the missing words while r eading an English passage. 1. In the Exercises menu , press / to select “Reading Comprehension ” and then press OK / . 2. In Reading Comprehension, pr ess / to select a user name and then press OK / . • See 5.1 Creating User Names. 3. Press / [...]

44 • Press F2 [ Retry ] to try again the same exer cise. Changing the Settings In the list of user names, press / to select a user and then press F5 [Setting] to change the settings. 1. In the setting menu, press / to select an option and then press . Press / to change the settings in the pop-up menu and then press OK / to conrm. • Mod[...]

45 5.8 Flashcar ds Flashcards r andomly picks words from a selected word list t o test your memorization of new vocabularies. Y ou are requir ed to recite the denitions or translations of wor ds which you have saved in My W ord List. See 4.5 My W ord List . 1. In the Exercises menu , press / to select “Flashcards” and then press OK / . 2. Pr[...]

46 6. T OOLS M enu 6.1 Clock 1. In the T ools menu, press / to select “Clock” and then press OK / . • Theclockshowsthetimesofthelocal city and a chosen world city. 2. Press F5 [ ] when done . Setting Cities and DST 1. Press F1 [ ]. 2. Press / to shift between local and world cities and then press OK / . 3. Press / t[...]

47 6.2 Calculat or 1. In the T ools menu, press / to select “C alculator” and then press OK / . 2. T ype a numb er . • Y oucantypeupto10digits. T ot ypea decimal, press L(.) . T o change the sign of a number , press C(+/-) . 3. Press a math function ke y . 4. T ype another numb er . 5. Press OK / for the r [...]

48 6.3 Memo 1. In the T ools menu, press / to select “Memo” and then press OK / . 2. Press F1 [New]. 3. Enter informa tion in the available elds. • Pr ess , OK or to advance to the next eld. • F orthedate,press / to move between elds and use the number keys to make changes (if necessary). 4. Press F1 [ Cat .[...]

49 6.4 V oice Memo Making Recordings 1. In the T ools menu, press / to select “Voice Memo ” and then press OK / . 2. Press F1 [ ] to star t recording . • T opauserecording ,press F1 [ ] . Press F1 [ ] to resume. 3. Press F2 [ ] when done. Listening to Rec ordings 1. In V oice Memo , press / to select a recording and then pr ess[...]

50 7. SET TINGS Menu Use the following options t o change the settings of the device. 7.1 Aut o Shuto Time 1. In the Settings menu, press / to select Auto Shuto Time and then press OK / . 2. Press / to change the setting and then press OK / . • Thissettingdetermineshowlong your device stay s on if no key is pressed. 7.2 Br[...]

51 8. General C ontrols 8.1 Connecting to Headphones The headphone jack is located on the top of the device for 3.5 mm, 35 ohm impedance stereo headphones . Caution: Monophonic headphones will not work with this unit. 8.2 Using USB P or t The USB port is located at the bottom of the device for a micr o-USB 1.1 compatible connection. See 9.1 Connect[...]

52 8.7 Using the T ouch Screen The screen of the device is t ouch- sensitive. Y ou can use your nger or a stylus (not included) to use the touch screen. Note: The instruc tions in this user ’ s guide are for oper ations through buttons only though many icons , buttons and headwords can be selected or operat ed on the touch screen. Important: T[...]

53 9.2 Cop ying F iles to Y our Device Y ou can transfer data t o the device from your PC or sav e copies of your data to another location on your PC to backup important information. 1. Make sure y our device is connected to your PC. • See 9.1 Connecting to a PC . 2. On your PC, nd the drive labeled “Removable Disk” or “Franklin ” and [...]

54 9.5 Restoring Y our Data If you accidentally erase or lose information, you can r estore any important information you have previously sav ed to your PC. Connect your device to y our PC. Next, nd the location on your PC where y ou saved a backup copy of your inf ormation. Right- click on those les or folders and click “Cop y ” . Click [...]

55 Impor ted to the European C ommunity by : Fr anklin Elec tronic Publishers GmbH Kapellenstr . 13 85622 F eldkirchen Germany This unit may change operating modes , lose information stor ed in memor y , or fail to respond due to electrostatic discharge or electrical fast transients. Normal operation of this unit may be re- established by pressing [...]

56 10.3 Pr oduct Care Y our device is designed to be light, compact, and durable. How ever , it is an electronic device and must be treated carefully . Putting unnecessar y pressure on it or striking the device against other objects can cause damage. In order to avoid damage to y our device, please: • Donotdrop ,crush,bend,or[...]

57 engineer the ELECTRONIC REFERENCE. Y ou may not export or re -expor t, directly or indirectly , the ELEC TRONIC REFERENCE without compliance with appropriate gov ernmental regulations. The ELECTRONIC REFERENCE contains Fr anklin’ s condential and proprietary information which you ag ree to take adequate steps to pr otect from unauthorized d[...]

58 and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measur es: – Reorient or relocate the rec eiving antenna. – Increase the separation between the equipment and receiv er . – Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit dier ent from that to which the receiver is c onnected. – Consul[...]

59 A T THE SOLE OPTION OF FRANKLIN AND THIS REMED Y APPLIES ONL Y IN THE CASE IN WHICH FRANKLIN DETERMINES THA T THE PRODUC T W AS DEFEC TIVE AND THA T THE DEFEC T AROSE WITHIN THE DURA TION OF THE LIMITED W ARRANT Y . THIS REMED Y IS THE EXCL USIVE REMEDY FOR BREACH OF THIS W ARRANTY . THIS W ARRANT Y GIVES Y OU CERT AIN RIGHTS; Y OU MA Y ALSO HA [...]

60 Fr anklin Elec tronic Publishers , Inc. Attn: Service Depar tment One Fr anklin Plaza 8 T erri Lane Burlington, NJ 08016-4907 If you return a F ranklin product, please include your name, addr ess, telephone number , a brief descr iption of the defect and a copy of your sales r eceipt as proof of your original date of pur chase. Y ou must also wr[...]

61 11.4 Limited W arranty (outside U .S., EU and Switz erland) Notwithstanding the disclaimer of warranties above , this product, excluding batteries and liquid crystal display (L CD), is guaranteed by F ranklin 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 r eplaced wit[...]

62 product will be repaired or replac ed with an equivalent product (at F ranklin’ s option) free of charge f or any defect in workmanship or materials during that time. The repair of your goods may result in the loss of any user-generated data. Please ensure that y ou have made a copy of any data sav ed on your goods. Goods presented f or repair[...]