Franklin SES-28004-00 Folheto

Please read the following safety warnings and 

precautions before using your device. Note: 

If this device is to be used by young children, 

this User’s Guide should be read to them by 

an adult and their use of the device should be 

monitored. Failure to do so may cause injury.

Your product is powered by two AAA batteries. 

Follow these easy instructions to install or 

replace them. Please have the new batteries at 

hand before you remove the old ones.

Important: Be sure that the batteries are 

installed correctly. Wrong polarity may 

damage the unit.

Warning: If the batteries wear-out completely 

or if you take more than a few seconds while 

changing the batteries, any information that 

was entered in the built-in books may be 

erased. You should always keep written copies 

of your important information.

•  Non-rechargeable batteries are not to be re-

charged. Never recharge batteries that come

with the device.

•  Rechargeable batteries are to be removed

from the device before being charged.

•  Rechargeable batteries are only to be charged

under adult supervision.

•  Do not mix old and new batteries.
•  Only batteries of the same or equivalent type

as recommended are to be used.

•  The supply terminals are not to be short-

circuited.

•  Do not expose batteries to direct heat or try

to take batteries apart. Follow the battery 

manufacturer’s instructions for battery use.

•  Always remove a weak or dead battery from

the device.

•  To avoid damage caused by leakage of the

battery fluid, replace the battery or batteries 

once every two years regardless of how much 

the device has been used during that time.

•  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 children. If

swallowed, consult a physician immediately.

 + 0-9  Types the special character

shown on the number key.

 +    Displays a menu of special

characters, including: ! @ # $ % ^ 

& * ( ) – / \ ; : ‘ “ , . ? _ = ¡ ¿ [ and ].

 

+

Displays a help message.

 +  

At a word entry screen, types an 

asterisk to stand for a series of 

letters in a word.

 

Moves up (   ), down (   ), left 

(   ), or right (   ). Follow the 

arrow: The flashing arrows on

the right of the screen show 

which arrow keys you can press 

to move around menus or view 

more text.

 

In menus and dictionary entries, 

pages down.

Use the main menu to quickly take you to

different books and exercises in your device.

The main menu contains five tabs: Books, 

Learn, Exercises, Games and Tools. Use   and 

 to move to another tab. Use   and   to 

highlight the option you want and press 

ENTER to select it. You can also go directly to a 

tab by pressing the tab’s respective Soft Key.

The Books tab enables you to look up 

definitions, thesaurus entries, information

about English usage, punctuation, style, signs, 

symbols and tables, notable quotations, and

translations of common words.
The Learn tab enables you to access My 

Vocabulary List, a personal dictionary, and read 

grammar lessons. You can also access the SAT®

Word List.
The Exercises tab allows you to access 

Speaking Spelling Bee and Flashcards. You can 

try both exercises using English words saved to

My Vocabulary List and those found in the SAT®

Word List.
The Games tab allows you to access the twelve 

games included in your device: Word Train, 

Hangman, Anagrams, Word Builder, Jumble, 1 

and 2 player Link Four, Letris, Letter Poker, Word 

Blaster, Word Dozer and Word Deduction. You 

can also adjust the game settings.
The Tools tab allows you to access a 

demonstration and tutorial of how this device 

works. You can also adjust the device settings. 

Use this menu to access a phone book, 

schedule, memo book, class schedule, timer, 

stopwatch, clock, calculator, metric converter 

and currency converter.

You can also press   or   until you reach 

the Setup menu.

3. Press   to highlight either Tutorial or 

View Demo and press ENTER.
To stop the demonstration or exit from the

Tutorial and return to the Tools menu, press

CLEAR.

You can view a help message at any screen by 

pressing FN and then pressing MENU. Press   

or   to read. To exit help, press BACK.

Use the Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate® 

Dictionary, 11th Edition to look up definitions.

3.  M-W’s 11th Collegiate Dictionary is 

4.  Begin typing a word (e.g., intuition).

As you type letters, the first word in the

book that matches the letters you type 

moves to the top of the word list. You may 

not have to type the entire word in order 

to find the one you want. In this example,

note that “intuition” appears on the screen 

after you type “intu”.

highlighted.
Or you can continue typing letters until the

word is complete and the matching word is 

automatically highlighted.
To erase a letter, press BACK. To type a

capital, press CAP and then press a letter 

key.

  hear the highlighted word 

pronounced

THES 

look up the highlighted word’s 

thesaurus entry

LIST 

add the highlighted word to My 

TRANS 

look up translations of the 

highlighted word

press ENTER to look it up.
Press   or SPACE to scroll.
Press 

 to hear a headword 

pronounced. Press FN and then press 

to hear the definition read.

Press MENU to go to the main menu.

Entries may consist of headwords, parts 

of speech, and definitions. Other forms of

the word may follow the headword. After 

the definition, you may see a list of usage

examples.

If you enter a misspelled word, a list of 

corrections appears. Highlight the word you 

want and then press ENTER to see its entry.

If a search finds more than one matching entry

you can easily move back and forth between 

the matches. Press FN and then press   or   to 

go to the previous or next matching entry.

Confusables are homonyms, homophones 

and spelling variants that are easy to confuse, 

e.g. board, bored. If the word you looked up is 

a confusable, the CONF Soft Key is displayed.

Press CONF to view the confusables.

This dictionary can pronounce the words that

appear on almost any screen – in definitions,

spell correction lists, My Vocabulary List, and 

games. When you want to hear how a word 

is pronounced, just highlight it and press 

.

To adjust the volume, first press

. Then

press   or   to adjust it higher or lower. You 

can also plug headphones into the headphone 

jack which is located on the right side of the 

device when looking at the screen.
Try this example.

3.  M-W’s 11th Collegiate Dictionary is 

4.  Type a word (e.g., ptarmigan).
5. Press 

 to hear it pronounced.

 to hear the definition read.

Note: Definitions can only be read in the

11th Edition.

 to hear the highlighted 

Use the Franklin Thesaurus to find synonyms,

antonyms and other information about a word.

Thesaurus, then press ENTER.

4.  Begin typing a word (e.g., complete).

As you type letters, the first word in the

book that matches the letters you type 

moves to the top of the word list. You may 

not have to type the entire word in order 

to find the one you want. In this example,

note that “complete” appears on the screen 

after you type “complet”.

highlighted.
Or you can continue typing letters until the

word is complete and the matching word is 

automatically highlighted.
To erase a letter, press BACK. To type a

capital, press CAP and then press a letter 

key.
Press 

 to hear the word you typed 

pronounced.

Press   or SPACE to scroll.
Press 

 to hear a headword 

pronounced.

Press MENU to go to the main menu.

stamp collecting.

Press   or   if necessary, to highlight the 

sub-topic you want and then press ENTER. 

Press BACK to return to the list.
Press SPACE or   to scroll.

Press MENU to go to the main menu.

This dictionary contains a book of notable

quotations, that you can find by author,

subject or work.

Quotations, then press ENTER.

option you want.
Search by Author displays a list of authors, 

arranged alphabetically.
Search by Subject displays a list of subject, 

arranged alphabetically.
Search by Work displays a list of published 

works, arranged alphabetically.

subject or work you want.
Press SPACE to scroll one page at a time. 

You can also type a letter to go to the 

first item beginning with that letter. For

example, in the authors list, type cs to 

highlight C.S. Lewis.

Note: If multiple quotes exist for an author,

subject or work, press   or   to highlight 

the quote you want and then press ENTER.
Press SPACE or   to scroll.

Press MENU to go to the main menu.

Use the 5-language translator to translate 

words to and from English, Spanish, French,

German, and Italian.

Translator, then press ENTER.
The input language is English by default.

Press a language’s respective Soft Key to

change the input language.

4.  Begin typing a word (e.g., place).

As you type letters, the first word in the

book that matches the letters you type 

moves to the top of the word list. You may 

not have to type the entire word in order 

to find the one you want. In this example,

note that “place” appears on the screen 

after you type “pl”.

highlighted.
Or you can continue typing letters until the

word is complete and the matching word is 

automatically highlighted.
To erase a letter, press BACK. To type a

capital, press CAP and then press a letter 

key.

Press SPACE or   to scroll.

Press MENU to go to the main menu.

You can save up to 100 words in My Vocabulary 

List for personal study or review. My Vocabulary 

List is saved between sessions unless your 

product is reset.

3.  My Vocabulary List will be highlighted. 

Note: If the word you typed is not found in 

any dictionary on the device you see a list 

of possible corrections.

You can add words to My Vocabulary List from 

any dictionary or thesaurus in your device.

You see the Books menu.

poignant).

A thesaurus entry consists of a group of 

synonyms, antonyms and classmates. 

Synonyms are words that have similar

meanings, e.g. happy/joyous. Antonyms are 

words that have the opposite meaning of the 

word being defined, e.g. happy/ miserable. 

Classmates are words that are related in 

some way to the word being defined, e.g.

glockenspiel;....

Another way to look up words is by 

highlighting them in entries or word lists. 

You can then find their definitions, thesaurus

entries, or add them to My Vocabulary List.

highlight.
To turn the highlight off, press BACK.

Press... To...
ENTER or DICT  define the word

  

hear the word pronounced

THES 

view the word’s thesaurus 

entry

LIST 

add the word to My 

TRANS 

look up translations of the 

word

Note: Not all Soft Key functions are

available in all locations.

Press MENU to go to the main menu.

If you are uncertain about how to spell a 

word, type a question mark (?) in place of each

unknown letter. To find prefixes, suffixes, and

other parts of words, type an asterisk (✽) in a 

word. Each asterisk stands for a series of letters. 

Note: If you type an asterisk at the beginning 

of a word, it may take a little while to find the

matching words.

You can access a word entry screen by 

selecting M-W’s 11th Collegiate Dictionary, 

Franklin Thesaurus, or 5 Language Translator 

from the Books menu.

2.  Type a word with ?’s and ✽’s.

To type an asterisk, hold down CAP and 

press 

.

Press MENU to go to the main menu.

This device contains a book to help you review

and learn common rules of English usage.

English Usage, then press ENTER.

want and press ENTER.
Use   or   to highlight a sub-topic, if 

needed, and press ENTER.

Press MENU to go to the main menu.

This device contains a book to help you review

and learn common rules of punctuation and 

style.

Punctuation & Style, then press ENTER.

want and press ENTER.
Use   or   to highlight a sub-topic, if 

needed, and press ENTER.

Press MENU to go to the main menu.

This dictionary contains over 20 tables of

useful information about science, geography, 

and other fields of knowledge.
To view a table, do the following:

Symbols and Tables, then press ENTER.

want.
You can also type a letter to go to the 

first topic beginning with that letter. For

example, type st to highlight Stamps and 

Add “poignant” to word list?, Go to My 

Vocabulary List, and Cancel appear in a 

menu. Press   or   to highlight the option 

you want and press ENTER. A message will 

confirm if your entry was added.
You can also press ENTER to view the 

dictionary or thesaurus entry and then 

press LIST to see your options.

1.  Press MENU.
2.  Press LEARN.
3.  My Vocabulary List will be highlighted. 

Press ENTER to select it.
The number of entries appears at the top

right of the screen.

You can also type the first few letters of a word

to go directly to that part of the list.

1.  Press MENU.
2.  Press LEARN.
3.  My Vocabulary List will be highlighted. 

Press ENTER to select it.
The number of entries appears at the top

right of the screen.

You can also type the first few letters of a word

to go directly to that part of the list.

entry.
You are asked to confirm the deletion. Yes 

is highlighted. Press ENTER to delete the 

word. Press   to highlight No and then 

press ENTER to cancel the deletion.

You are asked to confirm the deletion. No 

is highlighted. Press ENTER to cancel the 

deletion. Press   to highlight Yes and then 

press ENTER to erase the list. Note: Only

the current list is erased.

Your device includes an outline of English 

grammar topics such as parts of speech, phrases, 

clauses, the correct usage of punctuation, and 

so on.
1.  Press MENU.
2.  Press LEARN.
3. Press   or   to highlight Grammar Guide 

and then press ENTER.
Each major section is composed of topics and 

sub-topics.

If a topic contains a quiz to help you review

the rules described in that topic, the QUIZ Soft

Key will be displayed. Press QUIZ to begin the 

quiz. Follow the instructions on the screen

to complete the quiz. To exit the quiz, press

CLOSE.

The SAT® Word List is available to you to review

and learn English words like those you might 

find on the Scholastic Aptitude Test.

3. Press   or   to highlight SAT® Word List, 

then press ENTER.
Press   or   to scroll through the SAT®

Word List. You can also type a letter to go to 

the first word beginning with that letter. For

example, type gre to see gregarious.
Press ENTER at any word to view its 

definition. Press BACK to return to the list.

Use the Personal Dictionary feature to view any

.csv formatted personal dictionaries that you 

have imported to your device from a PC. For 

more information about importing dictionaries 

to your device, please see “Copying Files to 

Your Device”.

2. Press   to select Personal Dictionary and 

then press ENTER.
Any .csv files you have imported to your

device appear in a list.

want to view and then press ENTER.
You see the list of entries contained in the 

selected dictionary.

to view.
You can also type letters to go directly to 

that part of the list.

Using Exercises, you can test your spelling and

improve your vocabulary.

You can choose My Speaking Spelling Bee 

which uses words from My Vocabulary List 

or SAT® Speaking Spelling Bee which uses 

words from the SAT® Word List.

want, then press ENTER.
A word will be pronounced for you to spell. 

To hear the word again, press

 .

press ENTER to see if you spelled it right.
Press HINT to flash the word on the screen. 

Press QUIT to reveal the word.

the word.
Press BACK to return to Speaking Spelling 

Bee.

You can choose My Flashcards which uses 

words from My Vocabulary List or SAT® 

Flashcards which uses words from the SAT®

Word List.

want, then press ENTER.
A word will appear on the screen for 

you to study or define. If needed, press

DEFINITION to see the definition. Press

BACK to return to Flashcards.

You have twelve fun games to choose from.

Before you play, you can choose the source of 

the words or the skill level.

3.  Game Settings is highlighted. Press ENTER 

4. Use   or   to move   to Game Words or 

Skill Level.
Game Words chooses the source of the 

words: M-W’s 11th Collegiate Dictionary, 

SAT® Word List, or My Vocabulary List.
Skill Level determines how easy or difficult

a game is.

In the Games menu, use   or   to move the 

highlight to the game of your choice and press 

ENTER.

During any game you can read instructions by

pressing HELP.
You can get a hint by pressing HINT or reveal 

the game word by pressing QUIT. Note: If you 

reveal the game word, you lose the round.

Schedule or Memo and then press ENTER.

available fields.
Press   or ENTER to advance to the next

field.
To erase a letter, press BACK.
To type a capital, hold CAP and press a 

letter key.
To type a number, press a number key.
To enter a special character (if permitted),

press FN and then press a number key. 

You can also press FN and then press   

to view a menu of special characters. Use 

the direction keys to select one and press 

ENTER.

1)   Screen 
2)  Speaker
3)  Function Keys
4)   USB Port: The USB Port is designed for a

mini-USB 1.1 compatible connection. Plug

the mini-USB jack of a USB cable into this

port and the standard-size USB jack into

your PC to connect your device to your PC.

5)   Headphone jack: The headphone jack is

designed for 3.5 mm, 35 ohm impedance 

stereo headphones. Caution: Monophonic 

headphones will not work with this unit.

6)  Power Key
7)  Direction Keys

Soft Key functions are represented by the

labels displayed along the bottom of the 

screen. To perform a Soft Key function, press

the 

 - 

 key at the top of the 

keyboard that corresponds to the label on 

the screen that you want to select. These

labels change to reflect the different functions 

available in the various books and exercises in

this device.
For example, in the main menu, the following

Soft Keys are available:
BOOKS

Displays the Books menu.

LEARN

Displays the Learn menu.

EXER

Displays the Exercises menu.

GAMES

Displays the Games menu.

TOOLS

Displays the Tools menu.

Please refer to the specific topics in this User’s

Guide to learn the function of any available 

Soft Keys.

Turns the product on or off.

  

Goes to the main menu. With FN, 

displays a help message.

Speaks a word.

Shifts to type capital letters.

Shifts to allow prev, next, 

page up, page down, and in 

combination with the number 

keys, types special characters.

  

Clears or cancels the current 

operation and reverts to the last 

menu, prompt or screen. Goes 

to the word entry screen in any 

book that has one. Clears the 

calculator.

 

Backs up, erases a letter, or turns 

off the highlight at an entry.

  

Enters a word, selects an item, or 

begins a highlight in an entry.

 

At a word entry screen, types a ? 

to stand for a letter in a word.

While in text, cycles through

the available font sizes (small,

medium, large).

Displays the volume bar. Press   

or   to adjust it.

 

At entry screens, types a space.

Hold the first key while pressing the second.

+

Speaks a definition.

 +  /  Pages up or down.

 +  /  At a dictionary entry, displays the 

previous or next entry.

 +  /  At a menu, goes to the first or last

menu item. At an entry, goes to 

the start or end of the entry.

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