LM-6000b Language Master Electronic Publishers USER’S GUIDE
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Contents Congratulations on your purchase of the Language Master! With this dictionary you can find over 110,000 entries, hear dictionary words and entire definitions spoken with or without the use of headphones, view thesaurus entries, study the Grammar Guide, correct misspellings, save words to the User List, and play fun, educational word games. Installing Batteries ....................................................... 4 Changing Settings ........................................................
Key Guide Function Keys CLEAR GAMES GRAMMAR LIST MENU ON/OFF ICS ON PH RE AD SAY SEARCH Goes to the Entry screen. Goes to the Games menu. Goes to the Grammar Guide. Goes to the User List menu. In definitions and games, adds words to the User List. Goes to the Setup menu. Turns Language Master on or off. Pronounces and displays individual sounds of a word. Reads definitions. Speaks a word. Finds definitions containing search words. Direction Keys Move in indicated direction.
Installing Batteries Changing Settings Your Language Master uses 4 AA batteries. When the batteries require changing, a low battery warning will be displayed on the screen. Here is how to install or replace them. Warning: When the batteries lose power or are removed from your Language Master, any custom settings that you entered will be erased; however, your User List will be kept intact. 1. Turn Language Master over. 2. Slide off the battery cover. 3.
Viewing a Demonstration Finding Definitions To look up a word in the dictionary, simply type it at the Entry screen and press ENTER . Try this example. 1. Press CLEAR . You can view a demonstration of what your Language Master can do. 1. Press CLEAR . 2. Press MENU . 3. Press the arrow keys to highlight View Demo. 2. Type a word (e.g., run). To move the cursor, press or . To erase a letter, press BACK . 3. Press ENTER . 4. Press ENTER to select it. To stop the demo at any time, press CLEAR .
Finding Definitions Finding Definitions 4. Press or SPACE to read. ➤ About Icons 5. Press to browse the next dictionary entry. NEXT 6. Press ished. CLEAR Icons on the top of the screen allow you to easily view dictionary (Dict), thesaurus (Thes), Classmates™ (Class), or Confusables® (Conf) entries for a word. A highlighted icon indicates which category you are currently viewing. A bolded icon means there are entries in that category for the current word.
Finding Words in Definitions Finding Words in Definitions You can find all the definitions in 6. Press to view the which a specific word or phrase next definition with appears. your word(s) in it. 1. Press CLEAR . 2. Press SEARCH . NEXT To see the previous one, press . 7. Press CLEAR when finished. PREV 3. Type a word or phrase (e.g., US state). 4. Press ENTER . ➤ Two Ways to Back Up Pressing takes you back to the previous screen you viewed.
Correcting Misspellings Finding Synonyms When the Thes icon appears in bold type, it means that there is at least one thesaurus entry for that word. 1. Press CLEAR . 2. Type a word (e.g., splendid). 3. Press ENTER . If you misspell a word, your Language Master will automatically correct it. Even if you don’t know how to spell something, you can type it in phonetically. 1. Press CLEAR . 2. Type a misspelled word (e.g. nolij). To erase a letter, press 3. Press ENTER BACK . . 4.
Finding Classmates™ Finding Synonyms Classmates are words that are in the same category as the one you looked up. If a word has Classmates, the Class icon appears in bold type. 1. Press CLEAR . 2. Type a word (e.g., student). To return to the previous the- 3. Press ENTER . saurus entry, press . 7. Press CLEAR when finished. 5. Press , SPACE , or DN to view synonyms. 6. Press to view more thesaurus entries. NEXT PREV Note that the Class icon is in bold type. 4. Press or to highlight the Class icon.
Finding Confusables® Finding a Letter in a Word Confusables are words that sound alike, but are spelled differently. If a word has Confusables, the Conf icon appears in bold type. If you are uncertain about how to spell a word, type a question mark (?) in place of each unknown letter. 1. Type a word with ?’s (e.g., int???ive). 2. Press ENTER . 1. Press CLEAR . 2. Type a word (e.g., rein). 3. Press ENTER . 3. Press or to highlight a match. 4. Press ENTER to define it.
Finding a Series of Letters Highlighting Words To find prefixes, suffixes, and other parts of words, type an asterisk (✻) in a word. The asterisk stands for a series of letters or spaces. Note: If you type an asterisk at the beginning of a word, it may take a little while to find the matching words. 1. Type a word with an ✻ (e.g., intra✻). To type an asterisk, hold and press . SHIFT 2. Press ENTER .
Viewing the Grammar Guide Viewing the Grammar Guide Your Language Master includes a complete grammar guide that describes parts of speech, punctuation usage, subject-verb agreement, etc. You can view it by pressing GRAMMAR at any time or by typing the topic you want in the Entry screen and pressing GRAMMAR . 3. Press GRAMMAR . or to highlight a Use specific topic, if needed, and press ENTER . , or SPACE to scroll. 4. Use and to scroll Use from topic to topic.
Hearing Words Hearing Words ▲ At the Entry Screen 1. Press CLEAR . 2. Type a word. 3. Press SAY . ▲ In Text Your Language Master can pronounce either a headword or a highlighted word. 1. Go to a definition, thesaurus, Classmates™, or Confusables® entry. 2. Press SAY . The headword is pronounced. 3. Press ENTER to start the highlight. 4. Press the arrow keys to highlight a word you want to hear. You can highlight most words. 5. Press SAY . The highlighted word is pronounced.
Using the Phonics Key Using the Phonics Key When you press at the Entry screen while viewing a definition or when a word is highlighted, the Dynamic Phonics Guide™ (DPG) is displayed. It shows how a word is pronounced letter by letter. When viewing the phonics, press repeatedly to hear the parts of the word pronounced one at a time, or press ENTER to hear only the bolded part. Press SAY to hear the entire word spoken. ▲ At the Entry Screen In this example, the w is in bold type.
Using the Phonics Key 4. Press ENTER to start a or to highlight. Use move the highlight to a word you want to phonetically pronounce (e.g., plaque). Using the User List You can create a single User List of up to 100 words or two lists of up to 50 words each. See Splitting the User List on page 17 for more details. You can even add words to your User List that are not in this dictionary. Here’s how to add and view a word. ▲ 5. Press . The highlighted word appears in the DPG. 6. Press CLEAR when finished.
Using the User List This is a User List of one word. 3. Press CLEAR when finished. ▲ ▲ Viewing the User List 1. Press LIST . 2. Select View the list. The number of items in your User List flashes on the screen. Using the User List Adding Highlighted Words At any text, you can highlight a word and add it to your User List. 1. At text, press ENTER to start the highlight. 2. Use the direction keys to highlight a word. 3. Press LIST .
Splitting the User List Using the User List You can delete one or all of the words in your User List. Here’s how. ▲ Deleting One Word 1. Press LIST . 3. Type the word you want to delete and press ENTER to delete it. ▲ 2. Select Remove a word from the list. You can split your User List into two lists of 50 words or less if more than one person needs a User List, or if a student wants a separate User List for vocabulary words and another for game words. Splitting the User List 1. Press LIST . 2.
Splitting the User List Splitting the User List ▲ Highlight your choice and press ENTER . “User List is split” will flash on the screen when you complete the splitting of your User List and you’ll return to the Entry screen. ▲ Selecting a Split List The games list is now active. Any User List commands you select will affect the games list. To re-select vocabulary, choose Select: vocabulary. 3. Press CLEAR when finished. 1. Select Change name of: games, for example. Press to erase letters; use to edit.
Playing the Games ➤ About Games Settings If a game has customizable settings, they will be displayed when you select that game. Playing the Games Language Master contains 12 games to help strengthen spelling and vocabulary skills. 1. Press GAMES . Word List lets you pick with which words you’ll play 2. Press or to highin the games. It also light a game. determines the skill level You can also highlight a since you can choose game by typing the game’s between elementary, number.
Playing the Games Playing the Games Before you play, select a word list. You can also type a word with which to play by selecting Enter your own. Then select a word size and press ENTER . Each letter in a guess can only be used as many times as it appears in the game word. Each anagram must be a specified minimum length. This will flash on the screen before each game. The number of possible anagrams is shown on the top-right of the screen. Type an anagram and then press ENTER .
Playing the Games Playing the Games then builds a list of words based on those letters. The minimum word size is three. Press ENTER to see the list. The amount of words created is shown in the top-right corner of the screen. Press or to view the list. At the end of a round, you can look up the definitions of the words in the list. Highlight a word and then press ENTER to see its dictionary definition. Press BACK to return to Word Builder.
Playing the Games Playing the Games Hangman Word Train™ Hangman challenges you to guess a mystery word, indicated by ?’s, one letter at a time. Before you play, select a word list, a word size, and the number of tries (wrong guesses allowed). The number of wrong guesses you can make appears to the right of the ?’s. To reveal a letter, hold SHIFT and press ? . Or press to end the round. Press ENTER to define the word. Press to return to Hangman. Press SPACE to start a new round.
Playing the Games Playing the Games Word Deduction Word Deduction selects a mystery word for you to guess in the amount of tries you’ve picked in the game’s settings. Type your guess, then press ENTER . After each guess, the number of Perfect and Misplaced letters is shown on the right. Hold SHIFT and press ? to reveal a letter or press ? to reveal the word and to end the round. Press SPACE to start a new round.
Troubleshooting Guide Problems 1. I don’t see anything on the screen. Causes 1a. The batteries may not be installed. 1b. The screen contrast may be too low. Solutions 1a. Install the batteries, following the instructions in this manual. 1b. Increase the contrast by moving the contrast control on the right side of the unit. 2. The screen is too dark. 2. The screen contrast is too high. 2. Lower the contrast by moving the contrast control on the right side of the unit. 3.
FCC Notice Specifications Model: LM-6000b Language Master • batteries: 4AA (included) • size: 5.5 x 5.75 x 1.5 in • weight: 12 oz. • 9V DC 200 mA Cleaning Instructions To clean the surface of this product, use a mild household glass cleaner. Spray the cleaner onto a paper towel and gently wipe the surface. AC Adapter Jack Your Language Master may be equipped with an AC/DC adapter in the 4.5 to 6 volt range within a current range of 250 to 350 milliamps.
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LM-6000b Language Master Electronic Publishers USER’S GUIDE
