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Franklin German/English Dictionary DBD-1450 User Manual

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German/English
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User's Guide
BOOKMAN
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  • Page 1 DBD-1450 www.franklin.com German/English Dictionary User’s Guide BOOKMAN ®...

  • 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. Toggles the entry language between German and English. DICT Goes to the dictionary. SYNON Goes to the thesaurus. LEARN Goes to the School Essentials menu. CLOCK Goes to the Clock. DATA Goes to the Databank menu. CALC Goes to the Calculator.

  • Page 4: Combination Keys

    At the Word Entry screen, types a ? to stand for a letter in a word. At a menu, displays a menu item. At a dictionary entry, displays the headword. In games, reveals the word and forfeits the game. Shifts to type capital letters and punctuation marks.

  • Page 5: Replacing Batteries

    Your product is powered by two CR-2032 lithium, 3-volt batteries. Follow these easy instructions to replace them. Please have the new batteries at hand before you remove the old ones. 1. Turn the product off and turn it 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 your turn this product on for the first time, you must choose the message lan- guage. Press A for German or press B for English. The message language is the language of prompts, help, and other messages. You can change the message language after your initial decision.

  • Page 7: For Your Information

    Follow the Arrows The flashing arrows on the right of the screen show which arrow keys you can press to move around menus or view more text. Help is Always at Hand You can view a help message at any screen by pressing HILFE. Press read.

  • Page 8: Viewing A Demonstration Or Tutorial

    Goes to the German conjugation prompt. Goes to the English traveller’s phrases menu. Goes to the German traveller’s phrases menu. Goes to My Word List. Goes to the Tools menu. Viewing a Demonstration or Tutorial 1. Press MENÜ. 2. Use the arrow keys to highlight 3.

  • Page 9: Changing The Settings

    When using this dictionary, you can activate the Learn a Word feature, 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. Learn a Word helps you increase your vocabulary by displaying a different headword and definition each time you turn on your dictionary.

  • Page 10: Translating Words

    Your dictionary is fully bilingual. To translate a German word into English, do the follow- ing. 1. Press MENÜ, highlight 2. Type a German word. To erase a letter, press accents if desired, type the letter (for example u) and press the accent you want appears (for example ü).
  • Page 11 Understanding Definitions Dictionary entries consist of headwords, pronunciation, parts of speech, and/or defini- tions. Other forms of the word may follow the headword. After the definition, you may see a list of usage examples. Explanation of Genders German nouns are different from English nouns in that they must either be masculine, feminine, or neuter.

  • Page 12: Using The Thesaurus

    Note: The thesaurus is available for German words only. The headword appears in bold followed by the synonyms. If the word you type has more than one meaning, you will find several thesaurus entries for that word. 1. Touch SYNON. 2.

  • Page 13: 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 14: Using The Grammar Guide

    To … define the word view the thesaurus entry view inflections add word to My Word List 3. Press CLEAR when done. School Essentials gives you country information and helpful expressions. It allows you to test your spelling, improve your vocabulary, browse the TOEFL receive grammar guidance.
  • Page 15 From the School Essentials Menu 1. Press MENÜ, highlight Or you can touch LEARN. 2. Use to highlight Grammar Guide and press EINGABE. 3. Press to highlight the topic you want to study and then press EINGABE. 4. Press 5. Press FN + From an Inflection Screen 1.

  • Page 16: 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. Press MENÜ, highlight To choose English conjugation, select touch E/D to choose the language. 2.
  • Page 17 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 18 Accenting Letters You can look up accented words without typing accents. If there are no Multiple Forms, the German/English Dictionary 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”...

  • Page 19: Translating Traveller's Phrases

    Translating Traveller’s Phrases There are two ways in which you can translate several helpful phrases in categories ranging from Emergencies to Business Communication to Time & Dates. Browsing Through Phrases 1. Press MENÜ. 2. Highlight and then press EINGABE to view the English phrases. Press to view the German phrases.

  • Page 20: Using My Word List

    You can save up to 40 words total, in both English and German, in My Word List for per- sonal study or review. My Word List is saved between sessions unless your product is reset. Adding Words from the Main Menu 1.
  • Page 21 4. Touch LEARN. Your selection is included in the menu item. 5. Press EINGABE to add the word. 6. Press CLEAR to return to the dictionary 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.

  • Page 22: Playing The Games

    Erasing My Word List In the My Word List menu, first select the list you want to delete then select Erase the List. Press Y to erase the list or press N to cancel. Note: When you erase one list the other list is not erased.

  • Page 23: Using The Clock

    4. Use to change the setting you want. 5. Press EINGABE when done. Selecting a Game In the Games list, use press EINGABE. Getting Help in the Games During any game you can read instructions by pressing HILFE. You can get a hint by holding Note: If you reveal the game word, you lose the round.

  • Page 24: Using The Databank

    6. Press EINGABE when done. Press CLEAR to exit without saving the settings. 7. Touch CLOCK to toggle to World time. 8. Set World time the same way you set Home time. Adding Entries You can store as many as 100 names and telephone numbers and addresses in the Databank. The total number of names you can add depends on the size of each entry.
  • Page 25 Viewing or Editing Entries 1. Press and touch DATA. 2. Highlight View: XX entries (XX% free) and then press EINGABE. 3. To edit an entry, highlight it and press EINGABE. Type your changes. Use 4. Press EINGABE to move to the number field. Press EINGABE twice to move to the address field.

  • Page 26: Using The Calculator

    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 device, which will permanently erase all the information stored in the Databank.
  • Page 27 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 Y (+/-). 3. Press a math function key. 4. Type another number. 5.

  • Page 28: Using The Metric Converter

    Using the Metric Converter 1. Press and touch CONV. 2. Use to select a conversion category (e.g., Weights). 3. Select a conversion (e.g., grams/ounces). 4. Type a number after one of the units. Note: Q-P will type numbers 0-9 automatically. Press the lines.

  • Page 29: Resetting Your Product

    • Batteries: 2 CR-2032 3 volt lithium • Size: 13.6 x 8.75 x 1.55 cm © 2003 Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc., Burlington, N.J. 08016-4907 USA. All rights reserved. © 2002 Ernst Klett Sprachen GmbH, Stuttgart, Federal Republic of Germany © 1994 Erich und Hildegard Bulitta. All rights reserved.

  • Page 30: Fcc Notice

    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 31 INCLUDE BATTERIES, CORROSION OF BATTERY CONTACTS OR ANY OTHER DAMAGE CAUSED BY BATTERIES. NEITHER FRANKLIN NOR OUR DEALERS OR SUPPLIERS SHALL HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMIT- ED TO, LOSS OF REVENUE OR PROFIT, LOST OR DAMAGED DATA OR OTHER COMMERCIAL OR ECONOMIC LOSS, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, OR THEY ARE OTHERWISE FORESEEABLE.

  • Page 32: Limited Warranty (Eu And Switzerland)

    This product, excluding batteries and liquid crystal display (LCD), is guaranteed by Franklin for a period of one year from the date of purchase. It will be repaired or replaced with an equivalent product (at Franklin’s option) free of charge for any defect due to faulty workmanship or materials.

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