Franklin English Language Trainer Calculator User Manual


 
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Practicing Pronunciations
While viewing a word’s translation
in the English Course/Englischkurs,
you can practice pronouncing it
by recording a pronunciation and
comparing it to the recording in the
device.
1. From a translation screen, press
to highlight and then press
ENTER.
The practice word is listed at the
top of the screen. Below the word
are two rows set to display the
amplitude and pitch of both your
recorded pronunciation (red) and
the device’s recording (blue).
Note: Steps 2 through 5 below must
be followed in sequence in order to
record a pronunciation.
2. is highlighted. Press ENTER to
hear the word pronounced and see
the graph of the pronunciation’s
amplitude and pitch.
is highlighted. Now it is your turn
to pronounce the word.
If you want to change the voice
setting, press to highlight /
/ / and then press ENTER
repeatedly until you have the setting
you want. However, if you move the
highlight away from before you
have recorded your pronunciation,
you have to repeat Step 2 in order to
continue.
3. Press ENTER and say the word into
the microphone, located at the top
right corner of the screen.
Note: While recording, changes
to .
4. Press ENTER when you are
nished.
5. is highlighted. Press ENTER to
hear the device’s pronunciation
and your pronunciation back-to-
back so you can compare them.
Note: Also compare your amplitude
and pitch against that of the record
to see where you need to adjust your
pronunciation.
6. Continue repeating steps
2 through 5 until you are
comfortable with your
pronunciation.
7. Press BACK to return to the
translation screen.
Using the
Pronunciation Trainer/Aussprache
Using the
Pronunciation Trainer/Aussprache