Franklin Deutsch/Englisch Professor DBD-470 User Manual

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DBD-470
Deutsch/Englisch Professor
Elektronisches Kompakt-Wörterbuch
Bedienungsanleitung
User's Guide

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  • Page 1 DBD-470 Deutsch/Englisch Professor Elektronisches Kompakt-Wörterbuch Bedienungsanleitung User’s Guide...
  • Page 2: License Agreement (U.s. Only)

    FRANKLIN means Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc. Limited Use License All rights in the ELECTRONIC REFERENCE remain the property of FRANKLIN. Through your purchase, FRANKLIN grants you a personal and nonexclusive licensed to use this ELECTRONIC REFERENCE. You may not make any copies of the ELECTRONIC REFERENCE or of the data stored therein, whether in electronic or print format.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents License Agreement (U.S. Only) .........35 Key Guide .
  • Page 4: Key Guide

    Key Guide Main Keys Conjugates a word. Toggles the entry language between English and German. Goes to the Dictionary. Goes to the Learning Exercises menu. Goes to the Traveller’s Phrases. Toggles between the Databank and the Calculator. From the Calculator, goes to the Converter when M is pressed.
  • Page 5: About Screen Illustrations

    Key Guide Combination Keys* + At a dictionary entry, goes to the start or end of the entry. At a menu, goes to the first or last item. + At the Word Entry screen, types an asterisk to stand for a series of let- ters in a word.
  • Page 6: Installing Batteries

    Installing the Battery Your DBD-470 is powered by one CR2032, 3-volt battery. Before using the device, gently pull the battery insulation tab to remove it. Use a paper clip to gently press the RESET button on the back of the device. See “Resetting Your DBD-470”...
  • Page 7: Changing The Language

    Changing the Language To Select a Message Language When you turn this product on for the first time you must choose the Message Language. Press A for German and B for English. The Message Language is the language of the prompts, help and other mes- sages.
  • Page 8: Using The Clocks

    Using the Clocks The clock lets you set a Home Time and view local times around the world. You must set the Home Time before viewing World Times as World Times are based on Home Time. To Set Home Time 1.
  • Page 9: Changing The Settings

    Using the Clocks 7. Press to highlight Set Home City and press EINGABE to select it. Press until your local city is displayed. Press EINGABE to select it. 8. Press to exit setting mode. To View World Time 1. Press until you see World City.
  • Page 10: Viewing A Demonstration Or Tutorial

    Changing the Settings Learn a New Word Your dictionary comes with a Learn a Word feature to help you increase your German or English vocabulary. Each time you turn your Deutsch/Englisch Professor on, you can see a different headword taken from the dictionary.
  • Page 11: Translating German Words

    Translating German Words Your Deutsch/Englisch Professor is fully bilingual. Try translating a German word. 1. Press WÖRTER. Press E/D to switch to the German Word Entry screen, if needed. 2. Type a word. For example, type lernen. To erase a letter, press To type a capital, hold press a letter key.
  • Page 12: Translating English Words

    Translating English Words You can also use the Deutsch/ Englisch professor to translate English words into German. 1. Press WÖRTER. Press E/D to change the entry language from German to English if needed. 2. Type a word (e.g. study). To erase a letter, press To type a capital, hold press a letter key.
  • Page 13: Finding Letters In Words

    Finding Letters in Words If you are uncertain of 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.
  • Page 14: Using The Learning Exercises

    Using the Learning Exercises Using the Learning Exercises, you can read country information, test your spelling, improve your vocabu- lary, browse the TOEFL List, and receive grammar guidance (see “Using the Grammar Guide” on page 46). Country Information 1. Press LERNEN. 2.
  • Page 15 Using the Learning Exercises 3. Highlight the word list you want and press EINGABE. A word will flash on the screen for you to spell. 4. Type the word you just saw and press EINGABE to see if you spelled it right. Press EINGABE to see the defi- nition.
  • Page 16: Using The Grammar Guide

    Using the Learning Exercises 3. Press to scroll. You can also type the first few letters of a word to find it on the list (e.g., type col to find collabo- rate). Press EINGABE or BEUG at any word to view its definition or to conjugate it.
  • Page 17: Finding Conjugations

    Finding Conjugations Conjugations show inflections, or changes in a word’s gender, tense, etc. This dictionary includes exten- sive inflections of nouns, verbs, modifiers, and other words. Follow this example. 1. Press BEUG. Press E/D, if necessary, to select the language. 2.
  • Page 18 Finding Conjugations Viewing English Inflections If you are unfamiliar with inflec- tions, it may be helpful to look at some inflected forms of English verbs. Switch the entry language back to English, type beg, and press BEUG to see the different forms of the English verb “to beg.”...
  • Page 19: Translating Traveller's Phrases

    Translating Traveller’s Phrases There are two ways in which you can translate several helpful phras- es in categories ranging from Emergencies to Business Communication to Time & Dates. Note that the English phrase always appears before the German phrase. To Browse Through Phrases 1.
  • Page 20: Using My Word List

    Using My Word List You can save up to 40 words total in both German and English in My Word List for personal study or review. Warning: All the words in My Word List will be erased if your battery runs out of power, or your DBD-470 is reset.
  • Page 21 Using My Word List If needed, highlight the compo- nent you want and press EINGABE. 5. Press CLEAR when done. Adding Highlighted Words You can also add words to My Word List from definitions and correction lists. First highlight a word and then press LERNEN.
  • Page 22: Playing The Games

    Using My Word List 3. Press EINGABE to delete that word. To Erase My Word List 1. Press LERNEN and select My Word List. Press E/D to switch to the German or English list, if needed. 2. Select Erase the List and press EINGABE.
  • Page 23 Playing the Games Language lets you choose the language of the games: English or German. to highlight the one you want and press EINGABE. 4. Press to return to the main Menu. To Select a Game 1. Press MENÜ. 2. Press to highlight Games and press EINGABE.
  • Page 24 Playing the Games Gender Tutor Gender Tutor asks you to guess the gender of German nouns. Press M for masculine and F for feminine, and N for neutral. Guess the Word In Guess the Word, you must type the missing letters in the mystery word.
  • Page 25: Using The Databank

    Using the Databank This product has a databank that can save as many as 100 names and phone numbers. The total amount of names and numbers that you can save depends upon the number of characters in each entry. To Add an Entry to the Phone List 1.
  • Page 26 Using the Databank Warning! Your phone list infor- mation is safely stored in memory as long as the battery supplies power. However, if the battery loses all power, this information will be permanently lost. Always keep written copies of your important information.
  • Page 27: Using A Password

    Using the Databank 3. Press to find the entry you want or type the name you’re looking for, then press EINGABE. 4. Press Y to delete the entry or N to cancel the deletion. To Erase All the Phone List Entries Warning! This procedure perma- nently erases all the names and...
  • Page 28: Using The Calculator

    Using a Password If the unit does not reset after pressing the reset button, remove the battery, wait at least two min- utes, and then re-install it. To Set a Password 1. Press 2. Press to highlight Set Password and press EINGABE. 3.
  • Page 29: Using The Converter

    Using the Calculator To Use Calculator Memory 1. In the Calculator, make a calcu- lation or type a number. 2. To add the number on the screen to the number stored in memory, press X( To subtract the number on the screen from the number stored in memory, press C( M indicates the number is stored...
  • Page 30 Using the Converter To Use the Euro Converter This product features a Euro con- verter for conversion between the Euro and 12 national currencies. The built-in rates are those adopted by the Council of the European Union for the 12 participating coun- tries, based on the set conversion rate of 1 Euro=x in national curren- cy.
  • Page 31: Resetting Your Dbd-470

    Using the Converter To Do Currency Conversions 1. Press until you see the Calculator screen and then press M. 2. Press and then light Currency and then press EINGABE to select it. 3. Enter a conversion rate and press EINGABE. The rate should be in units of the other currency per one unit of the home currency (n other/1 home).
  • Page 32: Fcc Notice

    If you have a problem with this product, refer to the warranty. Copyrights, Patents, and Trademarks © 2002-2004 Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc., Burlington, N.J. 08016-4907 USA. All rights reserved. FCC Tested To Comply With FCC Standards FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE ©...
  • Page 33: Limited Warranty (U.s. Only)

    LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIMITED REMEDY (A) LIMITED WARRANTY. FRANKLIN WARRANTS TO THE ORIGINAL END USER THAT FOR A PERIOD OF ONE (1) YEAR FROM THE ORIGINAL DATE OF PURCHASE AS EVIDENCED BY A COPY OF YOUR RECEIPT, YOUR FRANKLIN PRODUCT SHALL BE FREE FROM DEFECTS IN MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP.
  • Page 34: Limited Warranty (Eu And Switzerland)

    Limited Warranty (EU and Switzerland) This product, excluding batteries and liquid crystal display (LCD), is guaranteed by Franklin for a period of two years from the date of pur- chase. It will be repaired or replaced with an equivalent prod- uct (at Franklin’s option) free of...
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