Franklin TGA-490 - Manuals

6 Understanding Your Device Screen in lid: The screen of your device is contained in the lid. Toexpose the keyboard, the lid must be moved up. Apply lightpressure with your thumbs to the bottom of the device until you hearthe lid move past the catch. Continue pushing the lid until you heara snap, in...

8 If the keyboard fails to respond, or if the screen performs erratically,perform a system reset by following the steps below.1. Use a paper clip to gently press the reset button on your unit.The reset button is recessed in a pin-sized hole on the back ofthe unit, below the speaker. Warning! Pressin...

9 Your TGA-490 uses arechargeable battery of capacity530 mAH. Battery power lasts forabout 1 week of normal translatoruse or 6 hours of continuousMP3 music play. When you seethe low battery warning, pleaserecharge your battery. The firsttime you use your device, itrequires approximately 3 hours ofch...

10 Your device is designed to belight, compact and durable.However, it is an electronicdevice and must be treatedcarefully. Putting unnecessarypressure on it or striking thedevice against other objectscan cause damage.In order to avoid damage toyour device, please:• Do not drop, crush, bend, or appl...

11 Before you can use yourdevice, the battery must becharged for approximately 3hours. You can do this byconnecting your device to yourPC using the provided USBcable or by connecting yourdevice to a power source usingthe provided AC adapter. Forinstructions on attaching thedevice to your computer or...

12 Changing the Settings Changing the Settings Your TGA-490 allows you toadjust the volume, adjust theshutoff time, set the clock, turna key tone on or off, change thedevice language, adjust thecontrast, check your battery life,and view how much memory isavailable.1. Press . The Setup menu is displa...

13 Setting the Clock Setting the Clock 1. Press . 2. Use to highlight Clock Setup and then press . The Clock Setup menu isdisplayed with Home Cityhighlighted. 3. Press or to highlight Home City, Time, Date,Home City DST, TimeFormat, Date Format,World City, World CityDST, or Time Zone.Home City deter...

14 5. Press or to highlight your choice and thenpress to select it. Note: For the Time and Date settings, press to move to the next field. Press only when all the fields are set. For Time Zone, press or to move to the previous or next time zone. Press to view the cities saved in this device that fal...

15 Clock Mode displays theclock.MP3 opens the MP3 player.Setup opens the Settingsmenu.Calculator displays thecalculator.Voice Memo opens the list ofvoice memos.Alarm opens the alarm setup screen.Contact List displays thecontact list.Game displays the list ofgames. 1. Press until you see Alarm at the...

16 3. Press to see your options. 4. Press or to highlight your choice and thenpress to select it. Note: When Time Setup is highlighted, press to see your options. Press or to change the hour and then press to move to the next field. Press or to change the minutes. Press only when all the fields are ...

17 2. Press .3. Press or to highlight the source language youwant and then press . 4. Press .5. Press or to highlight the target language youwant and then press . Note: If you change thetarget language while a wordis typed at the translationentry screen, the translationis automatically displayed int...

20 Understanding Input Methods Understanding Input Methods When entering a word inChinese, Japanese, Korean, orRussian source language, thereare a few differences from thelanguages with Roman-basedalphabets.• For Chinese, type Roman letters to search for words.Your list of results is alsodisplayed u...

21 Translating Phrases • For Russian, type letters according to your device’skeyboard. Note: Russianletters are indicated at thelower right of the keys.Because the Cyrillic alphabetcontains more letters than aRoman alphabet, the rest ofthe letters are located on themath operator keys. Somekeys conta...

22 4. Press to see the translation.If there is more than onescreen of data, use to read.Press to hear the source word or phrase pronounced.Press to hear the target word or phrase pronounced. 5. Press or to go to the previous or next phrase. 6. Press to return to the list. This product has a contact ...

25 Deleting Entries 1. Press . Your list of entries isdisplayed. 2. Press or to scroll down or up through thelist one line at a time orpress or to page down or up through thelist. 3. Press to delete the highlighted entry.You are asked to confirm thedeletion. Press Y to deletethe entry or N to cancel...

26 practice using the calculatormemory: (32 x 12) – (8 x 8) =320.1. Press until you see the calculator. 2. Press N( MC ) to clear the calculator memory, ifnecessary. 3. Type 32, press , type 12 and then press . 4. Press C( M +) to add the result to memory. M indicates a number is stored in memory. 5...

27 Making CurrencyConversions 1. Press until you see the converter. 2. Press to highlight Currency and then press . Note: The first time you usethe currency converter, youmust set the exchange rate. 3. Type an exchange rate in the “Rate” field.The rate should be in units ofthe other currency per one...

28 There are five fun games foryou to choose from: Hangman,Quiz, Magic Lottery, Memory,and Keyboard Wiz. Selecting a Game 1. Press .2. Use or to highlight the game you want. 3. Press to select it. Setting the SkillLevel You can select the degree ofdifficulty for the games from thefollowing: Beginner...

29 4. Press to show the word and end the round. 5. Press to play a new round. Quiz Quiz tests your translationskills.1. Press .2. Press or to highlight Quiz and then press . A word or phrase appears onthe screen.To change the sourcelanguage, press , press or to highlight the source language you want...

30 Playing the Games Playing the Games set to max. That is, there areat least as many possibilitiesas the amount of numbersyou want picked. The defaultis 49. 3. Press or to select how many numbers youwant in your set and thenpress . 4. Press or to set your range of numbers. 5. Press to generate your...

31 Playing the Games Playing the Games Press to return to the list of games. Keyboard Wiz Keyboard Wiz challenges youto press a key on the keyboardas fast as the letters cross thescreen.1. Press .2. Press or to highlight Keyboard Wiz and thenpress . 3. Press when you are ready to begin.A letter move...

32 Using Voice Memos Using Voice Memos Your TGA-490 contains a voicememo feature where you canrecord reminders or ideas andplay them back later. Recording a VoiceMemo 1. Press . The voice memo start screenis displayed. 2. Press to begin recording. 3. Speak your message into the microphone.The microp...

33 Playing the Games Using the MP3 Player ✓ Deleting a Voice Memo While viewing the list ofsaved voice memos, you candelete a memo to clearmemory for new voicememos. Use or to highlight the memo you wantto delete and then press . Press to delete the voice memo or to cancel the deletion. Your device ...

34 Using the MP3 Player Using the MP3 Player 3. Click My Computer on your PC.You see a new “RemovableDisk” drive connected to yourcomputer. 4. Double-click Removable Disk. 5. Double-click the MP3 folder. 6. Find on your computer the MP3 songs you want tocopy to your device andcopy them to the MP3fol...

37 Using the MP3 Player Specifications Deleting a Song In addition to deleting a songusing your computer (see“Saving Songs”), you candelete them using your device.1. Press . You see the list of songs. 2. Press or to highlight the song you want todelete. 3. Press or to highlight Delete. 4. Press to d...

38 Specifications FCC Notice Cleaning this Product To clean this product, spray a mildglass cleaner onto a cloth and wipeits surface. Do not spray liquidsdirectly onto the unit. Do not use orstore this product in extreme orprolonged heat, cold, humidity, orother adverse conditions. If you havea prob...

39 FCC Notice particular installation. If thisequipment does cause harmfulinterference to radio or televisionreception, which can be determinedby turning the equipment off and on,the user is encouraged to try tocorrect the interference by one ormore of the following measures:–Reorient or relocate th...

42 Notwithstanding the disclaimer of warranties above, this product, excludingbatteries and liquid crystal display (LCD), is guaranteed by Franklin to be freeof defects in materials or workmanship for a period of two years from the dateof purchase. It will be repaired or replaced with an equivalent ...