The Cursor
The cursor is a hand icon with a pointing finger. You use it to make keyboard and menu selections.
Control the cursor's movement with the ARROWS on the control pad.
Language Mode
The InfoGenius LANGUAGE Translator translates words and phrases between English and Spanish. When the Translator starts, the cursor automatically points to the English-Spanish mode.
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Use the control pad ARROWS to move the cursor to either English-Spanish mode or Spanish-English mode.
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Press START or BUTTON A to move to the next menu screen.
The Language Mode you select here will affect currency and metric conversions.
The Main Menu
After selecting a language mode, the Main Menu screen is displayed. Your mode preference appears at the top of the screen, with a list of options below it.
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Use the cursor to highlight an option.
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Press START or BUTTON A to enter your selection.
Words
Choose the Words option from the Main Menu to display a keyboard.
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Spell out the word you wish to translate by moving the cursor to a letter on the keyboard.
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Lock in that letter by pressing BUTTON A.
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Use BUTTON B to erase the last letter entered.
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When the word is completely spelled out, press START to begin the translation process.
The word being translated will appear at the top of the screen, and a list of acceptable translations will appear below it.
You can only translate in the language mode you selected at the outset: English to Spanish or Spanish to English.
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To return to the keyboard screen, press START or SELECT.
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To return to the previous menu screen, press SELECT again.
The Keyboard
The Words keyboard includes letters A through Z, which can be entered in either language mode.
The following accented letters can only be entered in Spanish-English mode and are found on the bottom line of the keyboard:
These accented letters will also appear on-screen if they are contained in a Spanish word translated from English.
Phrases
Choose the Phrase option from the Main Menu to display the Phrase Menu screen.
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Choose a category with the cursor, using the control pad ARROWS to move UP and DOWN.
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When the desired category is highlighted, press START or BUTTON A to lock it in.
The selected phrase category's menu screen will appear.
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Use the control pad ARROWS to move the cursor through these sub-categories.
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Your chosen phrase category will be displayed at the top of the screen.
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When the desired sub-category is highlighted, press START or BUTTON A to lock it in.
The phrases in your chosen sub-category will now appear. The sub-category name is displayed at the top of the screen. Below it is the English translation of the first relevant phrase, and below that is its Spanish translation.
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Press the control pad UP ARROW to scroll forward through the list of phrases.
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Press the control pad DOWN ARROW to scroll backward through the list.
The Phrases option will always function the same way, regardless of the language mode you have chosen.
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To return to the previous menu screen, press SELECT.
Numbers
This option functions similarly to the Words option but acts as a shortcut for translating numbers.
English-Spanish Mode
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Choose the Numbers option from the Main Menu. A numerical keypad appears.
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Enter the number you wish to translate by moving the cursor to the appropriate digits on the keypad.
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Lock in each digit by pressing BUTTON A.
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Use BUTTON B to erase the last digit entered.
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When all the digits have been entered, press START to begin the translation process.
The number being translated will appear at the top of the screen, and its Spanish translation will appear below it.
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To return to the keypad screen, press START or SELECT.
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To return to the previous menu screen, press SELECT again.
Spanish-English Mode
In this language mode, numbers will be translated into English. Follow the same instructions as for the English-Spanish mode.
You can also translate numbers in the Words option by spelling them out.
Conversions
The InfoGenius LANGUAGE TRANSLATOR contains a currency and metric converter. The currency converter works with exchange rates for 10 Spanish-speaking countries. The metric converter handles miles/kilometers, miles per hour (m/h)/kilometers per hour (km/h), and Fahrenheit/Centigrade (Celsius) temperatures.
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Choose the Conversions option from the Main Menu.
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The Conversions Menu screen appears.
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Choose a category with the cursor, using the control pad ARROWS to move UP and DOWN.
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When the desired category is highlighted, press START or BUTTON A to lock it in.
Currency
English-Spanish Mode
In this language mode, conversions will be made from dollars to foreign currency.
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If you've selected Currency from the Conversions Menu screen, the Currency Menu screen appears.
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A list of 10 Spanish-speaking countries is displayed.
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Choose a country with the cursor, using the UP and DOWN ARROWS.
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When the desired country is highlighted, press START or BUTTON A to lock it in.
Setting the Exchange Rate
Before using the currency converter, you must first set current exchange rates. This procedure must be followed for each new TRANSLATOR session.
When the Game Boy unit is turned off, the TRANSLATOR will no longer save a previously-set exchange rate. The Game Boy will save the exchange rates for all 10 countries during
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