BOOKMAN EXPANDABLE ELECTRONIC BOOK Speak English! Electronic Publishers USER’S GUIDE ESL-580
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Contents Welcome to the world of BOOKMAN®! nunciations of about 2,000 words and BOOKMAN is a powerful, portable phrases, recording your own pronunelectronic reference with a built-in book ciations and then comparing both. and two slots in the back for more Speak English! also provides lessons, books. With Speak English!, you can exercises, and games that can help you improve your pronunciation of English improve your pronunciation skills.
Key Guide HEAR SELF BOTH SHOW BACK CAP CARD CLEAR ENTER HELP MENU ON/OFF ?✽ SPACE Color Keys (red) Plays the prerecorded word(s). (green) Plays your recorded word(s). (yellow) Plays your recorded word(s) first and then plays the prerecorded word(s). DN UP CAP or (blue) Shows how to pronounce a word. Other Keys Erases a letter or backs up. Shifts the keys to type capitals. Exits the book you are reading. Clears the screen and goes to the Outline menu.
About the Special Features PC Headphone Jack Serial Port Volume Control MAN and/or PC. Franklin’s serial cable is specifically designed for the transfer of data between your BOOKMAN and a PC. Note: Speak English! does not use the serial port. Volume Control: The dial located under the headphone jack controls the volume of the headphones. Headphone Jack: Your BOOKMAN also has a 3.5 mm stereo headphone jack for use with a standard impedance 8 Ohm headphones.
Installing the Batteries Installing Book Cards Your BOOKMAN model ESL-580 requires two AAA batteries. Here is how to install or replace them. Warning: Never install or remove a book card when your BOOKMAN is on. If you do, information that you’ve entered in the built-in book, and in any installed book card, will be erased. 1. Turn your BOOKMAN over. 2. Remove the battery cover by pinching its tab and then lifting up. The battery cover is located near the etched product information. 3.
Selecting a Book Using the Color Keys Once you have installed a book card in your BOOKMAN, you can select which book you want to use. Note: The built-in book will be automatically selected when no book cards are installed. 1. Press ON/OFF to turn your BOOKMAN on. 2. Press CARD . The red, green, yellow, and blue keys on the top row of your BOOKMAN change functions according to which book you have selected and are using.
Changing the Settings Viewing a Demonstration You can adjust the shutoff time and screen contrast of this book. The shutoff time is how long your BOOKMAN stays on if you forget to turn it off. Contrast refers to how light or dark the screen is. Before you start using your new BOOKMAN, you may want to see a brief demonstration of what it can do. When a book card is installed in your BOOKMAN, simply select View Demo from the Setup menu to view the demo.
Hearing Correct Pronunciations Using the Introduction To get started, you can learn about the main features of Speak English! by reading its Introduction. Here’s how. 1. Press CLEAR To hear the correct pronunciation of highlighted words on the Word List and in the lessons and games, all you have to do is press the HEAR key. Try the following example. Note: In order to hear the word, you must be wearing headphones. You can control the volume with the dial located near the headphone jack. .
Recording and Hearing Your Voice Hearing Correct Pronunciations Perfecting your pronunciation of English words takes practice. With your Speak English!, you can record your own voice and then play it back to hear your progress. You can record for up to 16 seconds. Here’s how. ➤ About the Word List The words on the Word List are representative of the different vowel and consonant sounds used in English. ➤ Follow the Arrows 1. Press SPACE to begin recording.
Comparing Pronunciations Showing Pronunciations For comparison, you can hear your pronunciation of a word followed by its correct pronunciation. It is as simple as pressing a key. You can see both the phonetic spelling of a highlighted word and a picture showing how the sounds of that highlighted word are made. Here’s how. 1. Highlight a word on the Word List or find a highlighted word in a lesson. For example, highlight child. 1. Highlight a word on the Word List. For example, highlight flower. 2.
Showing Pronunciations Showing Pronunciations 11. Press ENTER and use to read a lesson about contrasting similar sounds. 12. Press BACK twice to go back to the original phonetic analysis. 13. Press CLEAR when finished. 6. When is on the screen, press ENTER to see a moving picture. ➤ Understanding the International Phonetic Alphabet To stop the moving picture, press any key. 7. To see the picture move again, press ENTER again. 8. Press BACK to go back to the text to continue reading.
Hearing Spellings Hearing Spellings Here’s how to hear words spelled aloud. 1. Press 2. Hold . and press ➤ Another Way to Hear Spellings To read the lesson about spelling words aloud, first highlight Let’s Talk! from the Outline menu and press ENTER to select it. Then select Spelling Words Out and use or DN to read the text. When you get to the end of the text, press ENTER for the exercise. Listen to the prerecorded question and type your answer.
Using the Lessons Using the Lessons You can work on perfecting your English pronunciation by using the lessons in Speak English! The lessons are located on the Outline menu. Be sure to read the screen directions in each lesson for guidance. Remember, if you are having trouble, press the HELP key for more instructions. 5. Use to highlight a lesson and press ENTER . For example, select /p/ as in “pat.” 6. Use or DN to read the text. Follow the screen directions to complete the exercises. 7.
Playing the Games Playing the Games Press HEAR to hear the word again as many times as you like. When you think you know what word is being said, press ENTER to see if you are correct. To hear a new word, press DN . To hear the previous word, press UP . 3. Press 4. Press Playing Say It Right In Say It Right, you will be asked to record a word chosen at random. To record a word, first press SPACE , and then say the word clearly. Press SPACE again to stop recording.
Sending Words Between Books Resetting BOOKMAN This BOOKMAN book can send words to certain other BOOKMAN books. To send a word, you must first install a book card in your BOOKMAN, and that book card must be able to receive words. To learn if a book card can send or receive words, read its User’s Guide. Note: Speak English! can only receive International Phonetic Alphabet symbols from other BOOKMAN books.
Limited Warranty (U.S. only) Specifications FRANKLIN warrants to you that the BOOKMAN PRODUCT will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for one year from purchase. In the case of such a defect in your BOOKMAN PRODUCT, FRANKLIN will repair or replace it without charge on return, with purchase receipt, to the dealer from which you made your purchase or Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc., One Franklin Plaza, Burlington, NJ 08016-4907, within one year of purchase.
Index Name That Picture 14 Numbers, typing 3, 12 Outline menu 14 Picture bar 11 Record (SPACE) key 9, 14 Recording your voice 9 Red (HEAR) key 3, 8, 10, 14 Replacing batteries 5 Say It Right 14 Screen illustrations 6 Selecting books 6 SELF (green) key 3, 9, 11 Serial Port 4 Set Contrast 7 Set Shutoff 7 Setup menu 7 SHOW (blue) key 3, 10, 11 Sounds of English 13 SPACE (record) key 9, 14 Special Features 4 Specifications 16 Tutorial, viewing 7 Using the Lessons 13 Viewing help messages 7 tutorial 7 Volume Con
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BOOKMAN EXPANDABLE ELECTRONIC BOOK Speak English! Electronic Publishers USER’S GUIDE ESL-580
