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- Page 1 DBE-1450 www.franklin.com Spanish <> English Dictionary User’s Guide BOOKMAN ®...
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Page 2: License Agreement
FRANKLIN grants you a personal and nonexclusive license to use the BOOKMAN PRODUCT on a single FRANKLIN BOOKMAN at a time. You may not make any copies of the BOOKMAN PRODUCT or of the data stored therein, whether in electronic or print format. Such copying would be in violation of applicable copyright laws. -
Page 3: Key Guide
Touch Keys CONJ Conjugates a word. LANG Toggles the entry language between Spanish and English. DICT Goes to the dictionary. LEARN Goes to the Exercises menu (for learning exercises). GAME Goes to the Games menu. CLOCK Goes to the Clock. DATA Goes to the Databank menu. - Page 4 Function Keys Turns the product on or off. Displays a help message. When at an inflection screen, displays Grammar Guide section about the inflection you were viewing. In the dictionary, goes to the Word Entry screen. Clears the calcula- tor. In the converter, goes to its main menu.
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Page 5: Installing Batteries
Your product is powered by two CR-2032 lithium, 3-volt batteries. Follow these easy instructions to install or replace them. 1. Turn your product over. 2. Lift the battery cover on the back of your product by pushing up on the catch. 3. -
Page 6: Changing The Language
Message Language When you turn on this product for the first time, choose the message language. Press A for English or press B for Spanish. The message language is the language of prompts, help, and other messages. You can change the message language after your initial decision. Entry Language The entry language is the language in which you enter words at the Word Entry screen. -
Page 7: Installing Book Cards
1. Turn your product off and turn your product over. 2. Align the tabs on the book card with the notches in the slot. 3. Press the book card down until it snaps into place. Warning: Never install or remove a book card while your product is on. Any information that was entered in the built-in book or book card will be erased. -
Page 8: Using The Main Menu
When you press MENU, you will see ten icons. Use these to quickly take you to different parts of your Spanish Professor. Use the arrow keys to highlight the icon you want and press ENTER. Understanding the Menu Goes to the English-to-Spanish dictionary. Goes to the Spanish-to-English dictionary. -
Page 9: Viewing A Demonstration Or Tutorial
Viewing a demonstration or tutorial 1. Press MENU. 2. Use the arrow keys to highlight 3. Press to highlight either Tutorial or View Demo and press ENTER. To stop the demonstration or exit from the Tutorial and go to the Word Entry screen, press CLEAR. -
Page 10: Changing The Settings
When using this dictionary, you can adjust the screen contrast, the shutoff time, the type size, and the message language. The shutoff time is how long your product stays on if you forget to turn it off. 1. Press MENU in the dictionary, databank, calculator, or converter. 2. -
Page 11: Translating Words
Your Spanish Professor is fully bilingual. Try translating a Spanish word. 1. Touch LANG to change the entry language from English to Spanish, if needed. 2. Type a word (e.g., estudiar). To erase a letter, press BACK. Note: You do not need to type accents. To type accents, type the letter (e.g., E) and press If you want to type an ñ, then hold FN and press n. - Page 12 1. Type saber. 2. Press ENTER. Explanation of Genders Spanish nouns are different than English nouns in that they must either be masculine or feminine. Each definition of a noun indicates which gender it is with m or f. Misspelling Words If you enter a misspelled word, a list of corrections appears.
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Page 13: Using Learning Exercises
Using learning exercises, you can test your spelling, improve your vocabulary, browse the TOEFL ® Test Word List, and get grammar guidance. Your Spanish Professor includes a helpful grammar guide that describes parts of speech. You can view it by selecting from the main menu or by touching LEARN . From the Exercises Menu 1. -
Page 14: Highlighting Words
From an Inflection Screen 1. Press MENU, highlight 2. Type a word to conjugate, and then touch CONJ. 3. Press FN + Grammar Guide. 4. Press HELP. Information about the tense will be displayed along with usage examples. 5. Press BACK to return to the inflection screen or press CLEAR to return to the Word Entry screen. -
Page 15: Advanced Verb Conjugations
Advanced Verb Conjugations Conjugations show inflections, or changes in a word’s gender, tense, etc. This dictionary includes extensive inflections of nouns, verb, modifiers, and other words. From the Icon Menu 1. For example, press MENU, use the arrow keys to highlight Conjugation) and then press ENTER. - Page 16 From a Dictionary Entry Some words have different parts of speech or multiple translations. You can easily find which part of speech or specific translation you will need to conjugate by first looking up the word and then touching CONJ. Follow this example. 1.
- Page 17 Accenting Letters You can look up accented words without typing accents. If there are no Multiple Forms, the Spanish Professor will take you directly to the word. If there are Multiple Forms, you will have to choose the correct word from a Multiple Forms list. See “Choosing Multiple Forms”...
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Page 18: 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. -
Page 19: Using My Word List
Press to view the Spanish phrases. You can also hold and press to go straight to the Phrases menu in the same lan- guage as the lookup language. 3. Press to highlight the category you want and press ENTER. Press 4. - Page 20 2. Highlight and then press ENTER. Or you can touch LEARN. 3. Touch LANG to switch from the English to the Spanish List, if needed. English list: Empty (or Spanish list: Empty) will be displayed if either is empty. English List (or Spanish List) will be highlighted. Press ENTER to view the list. This is a user list of one word.
- Page 21 4. Touch LEARN. Your selection is included in the menu item. 5. Press ENTER to add the word. 6. Press CLEAR to return to the Word Entry screen. Adding Highlighted Words You can also add words to My Word List from definitions and correction lists. First highlight a word and then touch LEARN.
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Page 22: Playing The Games
You have seven fun games to choose from. Changing Game Settings Before you play, you can choose the source of the words, the skill level, the language, and whether or not graphics will be used. 1. Press MENU, highlight 2. Hold down CAP and press 3. -
Page 23: Using The Clock
The clock displays the current time and date. You can save two times: Home time and World time. 1. Press and touch CLOCK. Touch CLOCK to toggle between Home time and World time. 2. Press ENTER to set the time and date. 3. - Page 24 4. Type a phone number and press ENTER. Note: Q-P will type numbers 0-9 automatically. To type a letter from this row, hold FN and press the letter key. To type a hyphen, hold FN and press J. 5. Type a postal address or e-mail address and press ENTER. To type an @, hold FN and press M.
- Page 25 Press Y to erase all databank entries or N to cancel the deletion. Using a Password You can use a password to prevent unauthorized access to the databank. Warning! Always write the password in a safe, separate location. If you lose or forget the pass- word, you will be able to use the databank again only by removing the batteries from your BOOKMAN, which will permanently erase all the information stored in the databank.
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Page 26: Using The Calculator
1. Press and touch CALC. 2. Type a number. Note: Q-P will type numbers 0-9 automatically. You can type up to 10 digits. To type a decimal, press G (.). To change the sign of a number, press Z (+/-). 3. -
Page 27: Using The Metric Converter
2. To add the number on the screen to the number stored in memory, press X (M+). To subtract the number on the screen from the number stored in memory, press C (M-). M indicates the number is stored in memory. 3. -
Page 28: Transferring Words Between Books
The rate should be in units of the other currency per one unit of the home curren- cy (n other/1 home). 3. Enter an amount for the home or other currency. Press to move between the lines. Use BACK to delete a number. 4. -
Page 29: Resetting Your Product
Copyrights, Trademarks, and Patents Model DBE-1450: Spanish Professor/Profesor de inglés • Batteries: two CR-2032 3 volt lithium Copyright © 2002 Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc., Burlington, N.J. 08016-4907 USA. All rights reserved. Copyright © 1998 by Merriam-Webster, Inc. FCC Tested To Comply With FCC Standards FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE. -
Page 30: Fcc Notice
FCC Notice NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio fre- quency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful inter- ference to radio communications. -
Page 31: Limited Warranty (U.s. Only)
This reme- dy is your exclusive remedy for breach of this warranty. - Page 32 BURLINGTON, NJ 08016-4907 If you return a franklin product, please include a note with the rma, your name, address, telephone number, a brief description of the defect and a copy of your sales receipt as proof of your original date of purchase. You must also write the rma prominently on the package if you return the product, otherwise there may be a lengthy delay in the processing of your return.