Franklin SES-28004-00 - Manual

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.

1. Getting Started

1.1 Installing the Batteries

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.

1. Turn your product off and turn it over.

2. Open the battery cover on the back of

your unit by pushing in the direction of

the arrow.

3. Remove the old batteries.

4. Install the batteries following the +/-

markings in the battery compartment.

Important: Be sure that the batteries are

installed correctly. Wrong polarity may

damage the unit.

5. Replace the battery cover.

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.

Battery Precautions

• 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.

1.2 Understanding Your Device

FN

+ 0-9 Types the special character

shown on the number key.

FN

+ Displays a menu of special

characters, including: ! @ # $ % ^

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

FN

+

Displays a help message.

cap

+

At a word entry screen, types an

asterisk to stand for a series of

letters in a word.

Direction Keys

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.

1.4 Using the Main Menu

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.

1.5 Understanding the Menus

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.

1.6 Viewing a Demonstration or

Tutorial

1. Press MENU.

2. Press TOOLS.

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.

1.7 Help is Always at Hand

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.

2. BOOKS Menu

2.1 Finding Dictionary Entries

Use the

Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate®

Dictionary, 11th Edition

to look up definitions.

1. Press MENU.

2. Press BOOKS.

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

highlighted. Press ENTER to select it.

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”.

5. When the word you want is on the

screen, press until the word is

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 highlighted word

pronounced

THES

look up the highlighted word’s

thesaurus entry

LIST

add the highlighted word to

My

Vocabulary List

TRANS

look up translations of the

highlighted word

6. Once the word you want is highlighted,

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.

7. Press FN and then press or to view

the next or previous entry.

8. Press CLEAR when done.

Press MENU to go to the main menu.

Understanding Definitions

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.

Misspelling Words

If you enter a misspelled word, a list of

corrections appears. Highlight the word you

want and then press ENTER to see its entry.

Viewing Multiple Entries

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.

Understanding Confusables

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.

2.2 Hearing Words

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.

1. Press MENU.

2. Press BOOKS.

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

highlighted. Press ENTER to select it.

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

to hear it pronounced.

6. Press ENTER to see its definition.
7. Press

to hear the headword

pronounced or press FN and then press

to hear the definition read.

Note: Definitions can only be read in the

Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate® Dictionary,

11th Edition

.

8. Press ENTER to start the highlight.

9. Use the arrow keys to move the highlight

to a word you want to hear.

10. Press

to hear the highlighted

word pronounced.

11. Press CLEAR when done.

2.3 Using the Thesaurus

Use the Franklin Thesaurus to find synonyms,

antonyms and other information about a word.

1. Press MENU.

2. Press BOOKS.

3. Use or to highlight Franklin

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”.

5. When the word you want is on the

screen, press until the word is

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.

6. Press ENTER to view the thesaurus entry.

Press or SPACE to scroll.
Press

to hear a headword

pronounced.

7. Hold FN and press or to view the

next or previous entry.

8. Press CLEAR when done.

Press MENU to go to the main menu.

stamp collecting

.

5. Press ENTER to view its entry.

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.

6. Press CLEAR when done.

Press MENU to go to the main menu.

2.9 Finding Quotations

This dictionary contains a book of notable

quotations, that you can find by author,

subject or work.

1. Press MENU.

2. Press BOOKS.

3. Use or to highlight M-W’s Dictionary of

Quotations, then press ENTER.

4. Press or to highlight the search

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.

5. Press ENTER.

6. Press or to highlight the author,

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

.

7. Press ENTER.

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.

8. Press CLEAR when done.

Press MENU to go to the main menu.

2.10 Using the 5-Language

Translator

Use the 5-language translator to translate

words to and from English, Spanish, French,

German, and Italian.

1. Press MENU.

2. Press BOOKS.

3. Use or to highlight 5 Language

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”.

5. When the word you want is on the

screen, press until the word is

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.

5. Press ENTER to view the translations.

Press SPACE or to scroll.

6. Press CLEAR when done.

Press MENU to go to the main menu.

3. LEARN Menu
3.1 Using My Vocabulary List

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.

Adding Words from the Learn

Menu

1. Press MENU.

2. Press LEARN.

3. My Vocabulary List will be highlighted.

Press ENTER to select it.

4. Press ADD.

5. Type a word and then press ENTER.

Note: If the word you typed is not found in

any dictionary on the device you see a list

of possible corrections.

6. Press CLOSE when done.

Adding Words from the

Dictionary

You can add words to

My Vocabulary List

from

any dictionary or thesaurus in your device.

1. Press MENU.

You see the

Books

menu.

2. Use or to select a dictionary or

thesaurus and then press ENTER.

3. Type the word you want to look up

and add to your word list (for example,

poignant).

4. Press LIST.

Understanding Thesaurus Entries

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.

triangle/triangle; castanets; cymbal; drum;

glockenspiel;...

.

2.4 Highlighting Words

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

.

1. At any text, press ENTER to start the

highlight.
To turn the highlight off, press BACK.

2. Use the arrow keys to move the highlight

to the word you want.

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

Vocabulary List

TRANS

look up translations of the

word

Note: Not all Soft Key functions are

available in all locations.

3. Press CLEAR when done.

Press MENU to go to the main menu.

2.5 Finding Letters in Words

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.

1. Go to any word entry screen.

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

?*

.

3. Press ENTER.

4. Press to move the highlight to the

word you want and press ENTER to view

its entry.

5. Press CLEAR when done.

Press MENU to go to the main menu.

2.6 Reading About English

Usage

This device contains a book to help you review

and learn common rules of English usage.

1. Press MENU.

2. Press BOOKS.

3. Use or to highlight M-W’s Concise

English Usage, then press ENTER.

4. Use or to highlight the topic you

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

needed, and press ENTER.

5. Press SPACE or to scroll.

6. Press CLEAR when done.

Press MENU to go to the main menu.

2.7 Reading About Punctuation

and Style

This device contains a book to help you review

and learn common rules of punctuation and

style.

1. Press MENU.

2. Press BOOKS.

3. Use or to highlight M-W’s Guide to

Punctuation & Style, then press ENTER.

4. Use or to highlight the topic you

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

needed, and press ENTER.

5. Press SPACE or to scroll.

6. Press CLEAR when done.

Press MENU to go to the main menu.

2.8 Using Signs, Symbols and

Tables

This dictionary contains over 20 tables of

useful information about science, geography,

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

1. Press MENU.

2. Press BOOKS.

3. Use or to highlight M-W’s Signs,

Symbols and Tables, then press ENTER.

4. Press or to highlight the topic you

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.

5. Press CLEAR when done.

Viewing My Vocabulary 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.

4. Press or to highlight an entry.

You can also type the first few letters of a word

to go directly to that part of the list.

5. Press ENTER to view its definition.
6. Press CLOSE when done.

Deleting Words

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.

4. Press or to highlight an entry.

You can also type the first few letters of a word

to go directly to that part of the list.

5. Press DELETE to remove the highlighted

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.

6. To delete all words, press DEL ALL.

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.

7. Press CLEAR when done.

3.2 Reading the Grammar Guide

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.

4. Press or to highlight the topic you want

to study and then press ENTER.

5. If necessary, highlight the sub-topic you

want and press ENTER.

6. Press SPACE or to read.

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.

7. Press FN and then press or to view the

next or previous topic.

8. Press BACK to return to the list of topics.
9. Press CLEAR or MENU when done.

3.3 Using the SAT® Word List

The SAT® Word List is available to you to review

and learn English words like those you might

find on the Scholastic Aptitude Test.

1. Press MENU.

2. Press LEARN.

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.

*SAT is a registered trademark of the College

Entrance Examination Board, which was not

involved in the production of, and does not

endorse, this product.

3.4 Using Personal Dictionaries

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”.

1. Press MENU.

2. Press LEARN.

2. Press to select Personal Dictionary and

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

device appear in a list.

3. Press or to select the dictionary you

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

selected dictionary.

4. Press or to select the entry you want

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

that part of the list.

5. Press ENTER to view the selected entry.

6. Press CLOSE or CLEAR when done.

4. EXERCISES Menu

Using Exercises, you can test your spelling and

improve your vocabulary.

4.1 Speaking Spelling Bee

1. Press MENU.

2. Press EXER.

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.

3. Press or to highlight the one you

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

To hear the word again, press

.

4. Type in the word you just heard and

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

Press QUIT to reveal the word.

5. Press DEFINITION to see the definition of

the word.
Press BACK to return to

Speaking Spelling

Bee

.

6. Press NEW for a new word.

7. Press END when done.

4.2 Flashcards

1. Press MENU.

2. Press EXER.

You can choose

My Flashcards

which uses

words from

My Vocabulary List

or

SAT®

Flashcards

which uses words from the SAT®

Word List.

3. Press or to highlight the one you

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

.

4. Press NEW for a new word.

5. Press END when done.

5. GAMES Menu

You have twelve fun games to choose from.

5.1 Changing Game Settings

Before you play, you can choose the source of

the words or the skill level.

1. Press MENU.

2. Press GAMES.

3. Game Settings is highlighted. Press ENTER

to select it.

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.

5. Use to open the drop-down menu.

6. Press or to highlight the option you

want and then press ENTER.

7. Press BACK to return to the Games

menu.

5.2 Selecting a Game

In the Games menu, use or to move the

highlight to the game of your choice and press

ENTER.

5.3 Getting Help in the Games

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.

6. TOOLS Menu

6.1 Using Phonebook, Schedule

and Memo
Adding Entries

1. Press MENU and then press TOOLS.

2. Press or to select Phone Book,

Schedule or Memo and then press ENTER.

3. Press NEW.

4. Enter the appropriate information in the

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.

SCD-2110

User’s Guide

www.franklin.com

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

1.3 Key Guide
Soft Keys

Soft Key functions are represented by the

labels displayed along the bottom of the

screen. To perform a Soft Key function, press

the

F1

-

F5

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.

Function Keys

Turns the product on or off.

menu

Goes to the main menu. With FN,

displays a help message.

Speaks a word.

cap

Shifts to type capital letters.

FN

Shifts to allow prev, next,

page up, page down, and in

combination with the number

keys, types special characters.

clear

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.

back

Backs up, erases a letter, or turns

off the highlight at an entry.

enter

=

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.

Combination Keys

Hold the first key while pressing the second.

FN

+

Speaks a definition.

FN

+ / Pages up or down.

FN

+ / At a dictionary entry, displays the

previous or next entry.

cap

+ / 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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peaking

)))

2

4

3

1

7

5

6

menu

?*