User manual LEXIBOOK COLLINS POCKET ELECTRONIC DICTIONARY DL601

[. . . ] It also includes extra functions such as 10 games, world clock, calculator, money and metric converter. Under normal use the DC752GB is designed to give many years of service. Please follow these instructions carefully to ensure your product operates correctly. 2- KEY GUIDE & DISPLAY SYMBOLS 2. 1 Key Guide ON/OFF 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 M+ M- MRC 12/24h Home CLR The functions of the keys are listed below: ESC: Escape key. GRAM: To view the homophones or conjugations / inflections. [. . . ] For example, enter the word their and press ENTER. Press the GRAM key to view the list of homophones. Your original word is displayed together with a brief description which identifies the homophone. 11 DC752GBIM0096. indd 11 13/03/2006 09:30:57 Press the down arrow key to view the next homophone. Press the up arrow key to return to the previous homophone or press CLR to clear the screen ready for another word entry. If you wish to go back to your original spelling attempt, press the ESC key twice. NOTE: If the original word is a homophone and has conjugations or inflections, when the GRAM key is pressed the display will show the View conjugations?option. 7. 3. 2 Verb conjugation Enter the word eat and press ENTER. The word is spellchecked and G & S flash. Press the GRAM key to display the first tense: Note: If the original word is both a homophone and has conjugations or inflections. When the GRAM key is pressed, the display will show the View conjugations?option. 12 DC752GBIM0096. indd 12 13/03/2006 09:31:21 To view conjugations of the word, press ENTER. Then, hit the down arrow key repeatedly to display all the present tense forms. 7. 3. 3 Inflections Enter the word battery and press ENTER. The word is spellchecked and displayed together with a flashing S and G. Press the GRAM key to display the inflections: 7. 4 Crossword searching You may replace unknown letters in a word by question marks (?). This feature can help you find crossword solutions or words that match certain criteria. If you enter a wrong word, the unit displays the Try again message and deducts 1 opportunity. If you guess the word before losing all your opportunities, you have won. If your number of opportunities reaches zero, you have lost the game. 8. 5 Missing Letter The display prompts you to select a word length. Press the left or right arrow key repeatedly to decrease/increase the word length (min. Press ENTER to confirm. 17 DC752GBIM0096. indd 17 13/03/2006 09:33:11 The unit picks a word with the specified length and randomly removes one of its letters. Input the missing letter, and press ENTER to confirm. If you enter a wrong letter, the unit displays the Try again message and deducts 1 opportunity. If you guess the correct missing character before losing all your opportunities, you have won. If your number of opportunities reaches zero, you have lost the game. 8. 6 Words Fishing The display prompts you to select a word length. Press the left or right arrow key repeatedly to decrease/increase the word length (min. You must then "fish" words out of the initial "pond" of letters displayed. Example: type in the word "APPLE": Press ENTER. [. . . ] If the display becomes too dim to read properly, it is an indication that the batteries are nearing the end of their life, and that they should be replaced as soon as possible. To replace the batteries: 1- Undo the screw on the back of the units battery door and then remove it. 2- Take out the battery, noting the polarity, and then replace with a new one making sure the polarity is correct. Press ON/OFF and adjust the display contrast as necessary. [. . . ]