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Welcome to Languages of the World!
Thank you for choosing Languages of the World for your
language learning needs. We here at Transparent
Language are dedicated to providing you with the
easiest, most interesting and most successful language
experience possible and we sincerely hope you will
find this product useful and fun to use.
As you begin your language adventure, we suggest you
review the "Getting Started" section of our on-line
help (just click on the button on the main screen when
you start the program.) You'll find all kinds of
useful information to help you get the most out of
Languages of the World!:
- Use one of five fun and challenging, interactive
games to build vocabulary, sentence construction,
listening comprehension and overall language
comprehension skills.
- Record and compare your voice to native speakers
using Advanced Pronunciation Analysis in Word and
Sentence Pronunciation.
- Participate in real-life dialogs with native
speakers through your computer.
You can use all of Languages of the World's
revolutionary language tools to master more then 76
world languages. Languages of the World also includes
our new Vocabulary of the Worlds flashcards program
to teach you key vocabulary in over 25 additional
languages. That's more than 101 languages in one
package!
Thank you again for choosing Languages of the World.
If you have any questions or comments about this or
any of our products, please contact our Customer
Support Group at 800-332-8851. They will be happy
to answer all your questions.
You can also visit our web site at www.transparent.com
for more information about our products and company.
And, if you'd like to place an order, you can now use
the web! Or just call Customer Support.
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A Note on Transliteration:
Some of the languages contained on these CDs, like
Chinese and Japanese, Arabic and Hebrew (among others)
normally use character sets very different from
English. For some learners, having to master a new
character set while also trying to understand the
basics of a new language can be difficult. In order to
simplify the new learner's task, we have chosen to
present these languages in a transliterated format
that is written using the Latin alphabet, as in
English. Transliterated texts represent the sounds of
the foreign language in a way that is more easily
recognizable to the English-speaking learner.
Be sure to use the interactive sound features of
Languages of the World to hear exactly how native
speakers pronounce your chosen language. You can also
refer to the Grammar Basics on-line grammar help file
for more information on transliteration and your
language.
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Troubleshooting Tips for Languages of the World
Below are solutions to some common situations. See the
on-line Help for additional troubleshooting information.
1. CANNOT HEAR SOUND OR SEE ILLUSTRATIONS
If you cannot hear sound or see illustrations with
Languages of the World, verify that you have the correct
CD-ROM in the drive. You must have the Languages of the
World CD-ROM marked with the name of the language you
are using in the drive to hear sound and see
illustrations.
If you have the correct CD in the drive but still have
this problem, see the on-line Help for other possible
solutions.
2. CANNOT SEE EVERYTHING ON THE SCREEN /
RESOLUTION TOO LOW
If you cannot see everything on the screen when you use
Languages of the World, your monitor might be set to a
resolution which is too low. Languages of the World
requires at least 800x600 resolution. If you try to run
it with a lower resolution, such as 640x480, the program
will not be displayed properly.
To change your resolution on Windows:
A. Choose Start / Settings / Control Panel.
B. Double-click on the Display control panel icon.
C. Click on the Settings tab.
D. Move the Screen Area slider to right, until the
display resolution under the slider says 800 by
600 pixels or higher.
E. Verify that the Colors setting is still set to
High Color or True Color. For some monitors, the
color setting will change when you change
resolutions.
F. Click OK to close the control panel.
G. Click OK if you are asked to confirm the new
settings.
H. After the new settings are in place, restart
Languages of the World.
To change your resolution on Macintosh:
A. Select <Apple>/Control Panels/Monitors & Sound.
B. Click Monitor.
C. In the Resolution box, select 823 x 624, 75Hz or a
Higher resolution.
D. Close the control panel.
E. Restart Languages of the World.
3. ERROR IN THE SOUND SYSTEM
On Windows, the error message "There was an Error in
the Sound System..." during recording is caused by a
conflict in the memory area of the computer. When you
record your own voice Windows 95 or 98 saves the
recording as a sound file in a temporary area of memory.
When this memory area becomes full Windows 95 or 98
shutsdown the recording utility to protect other
programs that might be using that area of memory.
To free up more memory, disable any other programs that
are running at the same time as Languages of the World
and / or delete all temporary data files on the computer.
To delete Temporary Files
A. Click Start / Find / Files or Folders.
B. In the named box type: *.TMP
C. In the Look In: box make sure it has your Hard
Drive (C:) listed.
D. Click Find Now.
E. When the search is finished, go to the Edit Menu
And choose Select All.
F. Go to the File menu and select Delete. This action
will delete all of the temporary files on your
Hard Drive.
To close programs running in the background:
A. Press CTRL + ALT + DELETE once.
B. A Close Program window will appear. There are two
programs essential to Windows: Explorer and
Systray. You can close all of the other programs
listed there by highlighting them and clicking the
End Task button.
C. You will have to re-open the Close Program window
each time by pressing the CTRL + ALT + DELETE
keys.
After following this procedure, your computer should have
enough memory to run Languages of the World! without
error.
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THANK YOU FROM ALL OF US AT
TRANSPARENT LANGUAGE, INC.!