Detailed instructions for use are in the User's Guide.
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EXPANDABLE ELECTRONIC BOOK
Collegiate Dictionary, Speaking Edition
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USER'S GUIDE
SCD-770
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Using the Dynamic Pronunciation Guide
Your dictionary is equipped with a Dynamic Pronunciation Guide (DPG), which illustrates the pronunciation of a word by giving examples of its component sounds. To use the DPG, you first have to turn it on by selecting Turn on DPG from the Setup menu. Once you turn it on, the DPG will appear after each time you press SAY (green). Press MENU and select Turn on DPG from the Setup menu. To turn the DPG off, select Turn off DPG from the Setup menu. Press SAY (green).
Highlight a word and press SAY (green) to hear its pronunciation. ® Finding Abbreviations You can find the meanings of abbreviations used in this dictionary (e. g. Then press ENTER and use the arrow keys to highlight the abbreviation. Press ENTER again to see the meaning of the abbreviation. 14
Sample words that contain the highlighted sound are also displayed.
Using the Dynamic Pronunciation Guide 4. Press SAY (green) to hear the word again. Press ENTER to hear the highlighted sound. Use the arrow keys to highlight different sounds.
Using the Thesaurus
When you see THES flash once in the upper right of the screen, the selected word has a thesaurus entry. A thesaurus entry can contain a part of speech, a brief definition, a list of synonyms, antonyms, and ClassmatesTM (words related by subject). SAY hear the word ENTER hear the highlighted sound 8. Hold 6 and press DN to see the next thesaurus entry, if any.
To see a previous thesaurus entry, hold 6 and press UP . 15
Finding Inflections
Inflections are the changes in a word's form such as case, gender, number, tense, person, mood, or voice. Verbs have more inflections than other parts of speech. Type a word at the Word Entry screen or find a dictionary entry. To learn how, read "Finding Dictionary Entries. " 2. Or press MENU and select Inflections from the Topic menu. If Inflections is italicized, then your word does not have any inflected forms. [. . . ] Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference; and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
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