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Franklin BDS-1990 User Manual

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  • Page 1 BDS-1990 Language Studio German English Pro Look Up - Translate - Listen - Speak User’s Guide...

  • Page 2: License Agreement

    The ELECTRONIC REFERENCE contains Franklin’s confi dential and proprietary information which you agree to take adequate steps to protect from unauthorized disclosure or use. This license is eff ective until terminated by Franklin. This license terminates immediately without notice from FRANKLIN if you fail to comply with any provision of this license.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Franklin PC Desktop ......65 Looking Up a Word ......18 Connecting Your Device ....66 Finding Idioms ......... 23 Using the Franklin PC Desktop ..67 Finding Examples ......25 Using the Highlighting Words ......27 Franklin PC View™ Feature ....72 Using Annotations, Modifi cations Specifi cations ........

  • Page 4: Introduction

    • earphones 7th edition • USB cable • Oxford Thesaurus of English, 2nd Your BDS-1990 has the ability to store edition eBooks, RSS eNews, audio fi les and • Sätze für die Reise (E-D) other documents. It has a built-in •...
  • Page 5 (sold separately) slip dictionaries in this device. easily into the side of your BDS-1990. Transfer fi les directly from your PC to an Most of these books include a word...

  • Page 6: Battery Information

    Battery Information Your BDS-1990 uses a rechargeable 3.7 volt lithium polymer battery. The fi rst time you use your device, it requires approximately 4 to 6 hours of charging before use. Thereafter, your device can take up to 6 hours for a full charge.

  • Page 7: Battery Precautions

    Battery Information Note: To use your device while it is plugged into your PC, use the Franklin PC View™ feature on your PC to access the dictionaries. For more information, please see “Using the Franklin PC View™ Feature” on page 72.

  • Page 8: Understanding Your Device

    Screen in Microphone Speakers Screen in Lid: The screen of the BDS-1990 is contained in the lid, so you can tilt the screen for optimum viewing. Microphone: The microphone is located in the upper left corner, just above the keyboard on the front of your device. Speak into this when recording.
  • Page 9 Understanding Your Device Headphone USB Port Jack Audio Player Buttons MMC/SD Slot USB Port: Plug the cable into this port to connect your device to your PC and to recharge your device using an external power source. Headphone Jack: The headphone jack is designed for 3.5 mm, 35 ohm impedance stereo headphones.

  • Page 10: Key Guide

    Key Guide Key Guide Picture Keys Shifts to type numbers, punctuation marks and other Opens the Audio Player. symbols. Goes to the Library. Adjusts the font size. Displays your search history. At an input box, types a ? to Displays information about stand for a letter in a word.
  • Page 11 Key Guide Key Guide Combination Keys* Calculator Keys + At an input box, types an A(1/x) Calculates a reciprocal. asterisk (✽) to stand for zero, S(√x) Calculates a square root. one or more letters in a word. Squares a number. + Types an apostrophe.

  • Page 12: Product Care

    Key Guide Product Care Soft Keys Your BDS-1990 is designed to be light, compact and durable. However, it is an In this device, up to fi ve extra functions electronic device and must be treated are available depending on what you carefully.

  • Page 13: Resetting Your Device

    Resetting Your Device If the keyboard fails to respond, or if the screen performs erratically, perform a system reset by following the steps below. 1. Use a paper clip to gently press the reset button on your unit. If nothing happens, try step 2. The reset button is recessed in a pin-sized hole on the back of the unit, below the battery compartment.

  • Page 14: Getting Started

    English and then press ENTER. The eBooks tab of the Library is displayed. Changing the Language Initially, the language of the BDS-1990 is set to German. You can change the message language to English, French, 6. Press Spanish, or Italian.

  • Page 15: Using The Library

    SD. Warning! Resetting to the factory defaults returns the device to its initial settings, as it was when you purchased This is the hub of the BDS-1990 and the it, and erases any saved information. place to start in order to access all of the...

  • Page 16: Changing The Settings

    Changing the Settings Changing the Settings Language determines the language At the Library, press to display used for helptext, menu items and the Settings List. From the Settings List, pop-up messages. you can change your user preferences, Learn a Word determines whether or game settings, date and time settings, not you see a word every time you and view the version and identifi cation...
  • Page 17 Universalwörterbuch. Information The information screen displays version and identifi cation information about your BDS-1990 as well as your Personal ID number (PID). You may be asked for your PID when you register your device or purchase books and other content from Franklin or Mobipocket.

  • Page 18: Selecting A Book

    Selecting a Book Selecting a Book In your BDS-1990, you can select from a variety of reference material that comes with your device. You can look up English translations using the PONS Großwörterbuch Englisch-Deutsch, German translations using the PONS Großwörterbuch Deutsch-Englisch,...

  • Page 19: Looking Up A Word

    Note: You can type and search for words in all of the dictionaries in your BDS-1990. Or you can continue typing letters 1. Begin to type a German word, for until the word is complete and example Eisenbahn.
  • Page 20 Soft Key is only available in the dictionary entries of the PONS Großwörterbuch word search screen of the PONS Großwörterbuch Englisch-Deutsch. Use to hear pronunciations Englisch-Deutsch. Please see “Confusables by using British English. Franklin” on page 21 for more information.
  • Page 21 Looking Up a Word Looking Up a Word Press + ? to type an asterisk. Press to highlight the word you want, then press ENTER to look 4. Press ENTER. it up. ✓ MatchMaker If you are uncertain about how to spell a word, type a question mark (?) in place of each unknown letter.
  • Page 22 3. Type rain and then press English. ENTER. † Confusables are provided by Franklin. The Soft Key is displayed only when an English word you look up contains Confusables. Please see “Confusables by Franklin” on the next column for more information.
  • Page 23 Looking Up a Word Looking Up a Word For comparison, look up the confusables of “rain” in the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Follow the steps as in the previous example, except press from the dictionary entry instead of highlighting a link. You see that the confusable word is indicated with In the PONS Großwörterbuch boldface on the left side of a colon,...

  • Page 24: Finding Idioms

    Finding Idioms Finding Idioms The Oxford Advanced Learner’s 4. Type a word, for example turn and Dictionary and Oxford Thesaurus of then press ENTER. English include idioms in addition to their basic entries. For specifi c information on searching for idioms in the Oxford Thesaurus of English, please see “Using the Thesaurus”...
  • Page 25 Finding Idioms Finding Idioms From a Dictionary Entry Another way to fi nd idioms is from a dictionary or thesaurus entry. 1. Press The eBooks tab is displayed. 2. Press to highlight Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, 7th The list of idioms that contain “jump” edition and then press ENTER to is displayed.

  • Page 26: Finding Examples

    Finding Examples Finding Examples Additional usage examples are available The list of usage examples that in the Oxford Advanced Learner’s contain “spoil” is displayed. Press Dictionary and Oxford Thesaurus of to return to the example English. For specifi c information on search screen.
  • Page 27 Finding Examples Finding Examples Using the Examples Link Another way to fi nd examples in the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary is in an entry. Examples are indicated by the examples link. Note: In the Oxford Thesaurus of English, usage examples are listed at the 5.

  • Page 28: Highlighting Words

    Highlighting Words Highlighting Words Another way to look up words is by 3. Press ENTER. highlighting them in text. You can then fi nd their defi nition or translation, copy the word to the clipboard, highlight the word in the entry, add a note, or edit the word.

  • Page 29: Using Annotations, Modifi Cations And Highlights

    Using Annotations, Using Annotations, Modifi cations and Highlights Modifi cations and Highlights Your device contains three special Press CLEAR to clear the screen. When features that help you to customize you are fi nished typing, press your books. The Highlight, Modify and to add the annotation or press Add note menu items allow you to to exit without adding it.
  • Page 30 Using Annotations, Using Annotations, Modifi cations and Highlights Modifi cations and Highlights To edit a modifi cation at a later time, highlight the crossed out section of text and press ENTER. Then select Edit modifi cation from the menu to edit your modifi cations.

  • Page 31: Viewing The Annotations List

    Viewing the Viewing the Annotations List Annotations List At any time, you can see a list of all the The following icons indicate the type bookmarks, annotations, highlights and of notation: modifi cations you have saved within a Annotation particular eBook. Bookmark 1.

  • Page 32: Viewing Infl Ections By Franklin

    Soft Key, it means that the want is highlighted. dictionary includes extensive infl ections (provided by Franklin) of nouns, verbs, modifi ers and other words. In this device, infl ections are available in the PONS English-German and German- English dictionaries, in the DUDEN Deutsches Universalwörterbuch, in the...
  • Page 33 Viewing Infl ections by Franklin Viewing Infl ections by Franklin ✓ 8. Press to see a menu of Soft Keys in the DUDEN available tenses. Deutsches Universalwörterbuch While using the DUDEN Deutsches Universalwörterbuch, at any given moment, up to three extra functions are available.

  • Page 34: Searching Defi Nitions

    Searching Defi nitions Searching Defi nitions You can also search for English Note: or German words that occur in only available in the PONS German- defi nitions of other words in the PONS English and English-German Großwörterbuch Deutsch-Englisch, dictionaries. PONS Großwörterbuch Englisch- 5.

  • Page 35: Viewing Supplemental Information

    Viewing Supplemental Searching Defi nitions Information Note: Results may span multiple In the DUDEN Deutsches pages. At most, fi ve headwords can Universalwörterbuch, you can review be displayed at one time. The page fi ve sections of supplemental numbers are displayed at the top of information, provided by DUDEN, to the page.

  • Page 36: Using The Thesaurus

    Viewing Supplemental Using the Thesaurus Information 6. Press to highlight the one Your device also comes with the Oxford Thesaurus of English. Thesaurus entries you want to review and then press may consist of parts of speech, usage ENTER. examples, synonyms, opposites and other word links.
  • Page 37 Using the Thesaurus Using the Thesaurus 4. When the word you want is on the of the linked word. Press screen, press until the word you return to the entry or to turn off the want is highlighted. highlight. 7. Press CLEAR when done. ✓...
  • Page 38 Using the Thesaurus Using the Thesaurus Note: When there is no active word, As you type letters, the fi rst for example at the empty word Confusable in the book that matches search screen, goes to the letters you type will move to the the idioms search screen, top of the list.
  • Page 39 Using the Thesaurus Using the Thesaurus Using the Idiom Search 3. Press to move the highlight to the idiom you want to view and Screen then press ENTER to select it. Finding Idioms in the Oxford Thesaurus of English is a little bit diff erent than in the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
  • Page 40 Using the Thesaurus Using the Thesaurus The list of usage examples that contain “radiant” is displayed. Press to return to the example search screen. Note: Examples may span multiple pages. At most, three examples can be displayed at one time. The page numbers are displayed at the bottom The example entry screen is of the page.

  • Page 41: Using The Phrase Books

    Using the Phrase Books Using the Phrase Books There are two ways in which you can translate helpful phrases in categories ranging from Emergencies to Business Communication to Time & Dates. Browsing Through Phrases 1. Press You can also begin typing a category 2.
  • Page 42 Using the Phrase Books Using the Phrase Books the English phrase at any time, press A list of phrases matching your . To hear the German phrase keyword is displayed. Press at any time, press . Press to see phrases using words similar to to add the phrase to My your keyword.

  • Page 43: Using The Grammar Guide

    Using the Grammar Guide Using the Grammar Guide Your BDS-1990 includes a helpful Continue selecting subsections, if Grammar Guide that describes parts of necessary, until you reach the text of speech and other grammar topics for the Grammar Guide. both English and German.

  • Page 44: Using My Vocabulary List

    Using the Grammar Guide Using My Vocabulary List To take a quiz, press . During You can save up to 100 total words and a quiz, to move to the next question, phrases, in both English and German, press . Press to exit in My Vocabulary List for personal study the quiz and return to the grammar...
  • Page 45 Using My Vocabulary List Using My Vocabulary List 3. Press to highlight My Press to close the word English Vocabulary List or My entry screen without adding a word. German Vocabulary List and then 5. Type a word and then press press ENTER.
  • Page 46 Using My Vocabulary List Using My Vocabulary List ✓ Adding Words Not in Any Viewing My Vocabulary List Dictionary 1. Press If you type a word that is misspelled 2. Press or not found in any book, you are 3. Press to highlight My notifi ed and asked if you want to add English Vocabulary List or My...

  • Page 47: Using My Dictionary

    Using My Vocabulary List Using My Dictionary Press to cycle through the Your BDS-1990 contains a personal priority settings. The following icons dictionary where you can add 500 of refer to the indicated priority: your own words and defi nitions. You can enter words in any language, but No special status.
  • Page 48 Using My Dictionary Using My Dictionary 4. Press to highlight Add an 3. Press to highlight My Entry and then press ENTER. Dictionary and then press ENTER to select it. 4. Press to highlight Entries: … and then press ENTER. 5.

  • Page 49: Viewing Your Search History

    Using My Dictionary Viewing Your Search History Deleting Entries Your BDS-1990 remembers and keeps track of the last 100 entries you have 1. Press viewed. This search history includes 2. Press both English and German words and phrases. Any time you want to view this 3.

  • Page 50: Using The Menus

    Using the Menus Using the Menus Each book included in your BDS-1990 Annotations displays your list of has access to two menus of additional bookmarks, annotations, highlights and options, eBook and Go to. Press modifi cations. For more information, please see “Viewing the Annotations to open the menus.

  • Page 51: Go To Menu

    Using the Menus Using the Menus Go to Menu Pronunciation Guide displays a guide to the pronunciation and phonetic symbols found within the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Abbreviations displays a list of abbreviations found in the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary and their expansions.

  • Page 52: Using The Audio Player

    Using the Audio Player Using the Audio Player The audio player in your BDS-1990 is a The audio player opens and begins versatile jukebox that you can use to playing the selected fi le. play many kinds of audio fi les, including mp3 and Audible™...
  • Page 53 Using the Audio Player Using the Audio Player ✓ Other Keys in the Audio Player Press… To… increase (+) or decrease (-) the volume. Display a menu of available fi les. Press to highlight a fi le and then press ENTER or to hear it.

  • Page 54: Using Record And Playback

    Using the Audio Player Using Record and Playback If you are listening to an Audible™ The record and playback feature is a audio book, the following menu great tool to help you test and improve items are available to help you your pronunciation.

  • Page 55: Playing The Games

    Using Record and Playback Playing the Games 4. Try to repeat what you just heard. Game Settings Be sure to not speak too far away Before you play, you can choose the skill from the microphone, which is level, the game book, the word list, and located at the upper right corner of whether or not graphics will be used.
  • Page 56 Playing the Games Playing the Games Graphics lets you turn on or off Conjumania™ images between rounds. 5. Press to open the menu of options. 6. Press to move the highlight to your choice. 7. Press or ENTER to accept the setting.
  • Page 57 Playing the Games Playing the Games Gender Tutor Type letters that you think are in the mystery word. If you are correct, the letter appears in place of the corresponding question mark(s). Press to fi ll in a letter. To look up the word, press .

  • Page 58: Using The Clock

    Playing the Games Using the Clock Use the navigation button to move the The clock is automatically displayed every time you access the organiser. The letters as they fall. Hold FN and press clock displays the current time, date and to move the letters as far right or a home city.

  • Page 59: Using The Calculator

    Using the Clock Using the Calculator World Time determines your world 1. Press city. 2. Press World DST sets whether or not your world city is in daylight savings time. Date Format determines how you display the date. Set Date allows you to set the day, month and year according to the selected date format.
  • Page 60 Using the Calculator Using the Calculator Practice with the following equations. c. 320 x 7 = 2240 a. (32 x 12) – (8 x 8) = 320 • Press V( • Press B( • Press K(x). • Type 32. • Type 7. •...

  • Page 61: Using The Phone Book

    Using the Calculator Using the Phone Book f. √19 = 4.35889894354 Adding Entries • Type 19. You can store up to 100 entries in • Press S(√x). the phone book. The total number of entries you can add depends on the size of each entry.
  • Page 62 Using the Phone Book Using the Phone Book 6. Continue fi lling in the fi elds until 4. Press to highlight the entry all the information for that contact you want to view and then press has been added. ENTER. Press to return to a previous fi eld.

  • Page 63: Using A Password

    ENTER. BDS-1990, which will permanently erase all the information stored in the phone book. 1. Press 2. Press 3.

  • Page 64: Using The Converter

    Using the Phone Book Using the Converter The converter allows you to convert values of measurement and currency. Making Metric Conversions 1. Press 2. Press The password you set will be requested the fi rst time that the phone book is used during a session. 3.
  • Page 65 Using the Converter Using the Converter 5. Type a number after one of the The exchange rate should be in units units. of the other currency per one unit of the home currency (n other/1 home). Press to move between the For example, to convert between U.S.

  • Page 66: Installing The Franklin Pc Desktop

    Installing the Installing the Franklin PC Desktop Franklin PC Desktop To install the Franklin PC Desktop from Note: You may be prompted to the installation CD-ROM, follow these restart your computer. steps. 4. Follow the instructions on the Warning: You must install the software screen to install the program.

  • Page 67: Connecting Your Device

    Connecting Your Device Connecting Your Device Your BDS-1990 has a built-in USB port The keyboard on your device is and comes with a cable to connect it to now disabled. You must use the PC your desktop or laptop computer.

  • Page 68: Using The Franklin Pc Desktop

    The Franklin PC Desktop is a PC application that enables you to read and use the content of your BDS-1990 on your PC using the Franklin PC View™ feature of the Mobipocket Reader for Franklin. You can also use the Franklin PC Desktop to purchase more content, register your device, and backup or restore your device data.
  • Page 69 “Audio” folder opens. If Support opens a product support an MMC/SD is installed Web page. in your device, the card’s Help opens a help fi le about “Audio” folder is also the Franklin PC Desktop in the opened. Mobipocket Reader for Franklin.
  • Page 70 Mobipocket Reader for Franklin that opened when you clicked to download and install RSS eNews Franklin Flash refers to a drive subscriptions, any updates to these fi les that stores general purpose fi les, will automatically update to your device including your phone book fi les and when you connect it to your PC.
  • Page 71 PC, click the that in order to use as many fi les as Backup link of the Franklin PC Desktop you can on your device, you save to save your data. A confi rmation dialog them to a MMC/SD.
  • Page 72 Using the Franklin PC Desktop Using the Franklin PC Desktop Using the AudibleManager® 3. Click to open the Use the AudibleManager® to access AudibleManager®. any Audible™ format audio books on 4. Click the check box in the your PC and to purchase and download bottom right pane of the additional audio books.
  • Page 73 No and continue with the instructions below.* * After your initial installation of the Franklin PC Desktop, you can get the latest Mobipocket Reader update by selecting Help from the toolbar. Then select Check for Mobi Reader Update and follow the instructions...
  • Page 74 Click eBook store to shop for eBooks at a later time. 4. Click Franklin PC View in the left pane of the desktop Reader. The list of eBooks stored on your device is displayed in the main pane of the desktop Reader.

  • Page 75: Using The Franklin Pc View™ Feature

    5. Press Backspace to return to the View™ feature. word search screen and search for another word. Looking Up Words 6. Click Franklin PC View to return to the list of eBooks stored on your 1. Click Franklin PC View. device. 2. Click PONS Großwörterbuch...

  • Page 76: Additional Functions

    4. Click the phrase you want to see next or previous tense. translated. Click to return to the 5. Click Franklin PC View to return to overview. Click to return to the list of eBooks stored on your the previous screen.
  • Page 77 Highlighting words in the size. Franklin PC View™ feature diff ers decrease the font from the method in your device. size. 1. Click and drag the mouse across add a bookmark or the text you want to highlight.

  • Page 78: Specifi Cations

    Specifi cations Specifi cations Model: BDS-1990 The Language © 2005 Audible, Inc. All rights reserved. Studio German English Pro This software is the property of Audible, Inc. Possession and use of this • Battery: rechargeable 3.7 volt lithium software must conform strictly to the...

  • Page 79: Recycling And Disposal

    Recycling and Disposal FCC Notice This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two ✓ Device Disposal conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful This device should be disposed interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that through your local electronic may cause undesired operation.

  • Page 80: Disclaimer Of Warranties

    Limited Warranty (EU and Switzerland) Notwithstanding the disclaimer of warranties above, this product, excluding batteries and liquid crystal display (LCD), is guaranteed by Franklin to be free of defects in materials or workmanship for a period of two years from the date of purchase.

  • Page 81: Limited Warranty (U.s. Only)

    AND LIABILITY OF FRANKLIN, AND THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY UNDER THIS LIMITED WARRANTY, IS REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT AT THE SOLE OPTION OF FRANKLIN AND THIS REMEDY APPLIES ONLY IN THE CASE IN WHICH FRANKLIN DETERMINES THAT THE PRODUCT WAS DEFECTIVE AND THAT THE DEFECT AROSE WITHIN THE DURATION OF THE LIMITED WARRANTY.
  • Page 82 Limited Warranty (U.S. only) FRANKLIN HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, OR EVEN IF OTHERWISE FORESEEABLE. FRANKLIN IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR CLAIMS BY A THIRD PARTY. FRANKLIN’S MAXIMUM AGGREGATE LIABILITY SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID FOR THE PRODUCT AS EVIDENCED BY THE SALES RECEIPT.

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