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BSI-1900
Manual del usuario • User's Guide
Favor de leer las instrucciones antes de operar su producto.

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  • Page 1 BSI-1900 Manual del usuario • User’s Guide Favor de leer las instrucciones antes de operar su producto.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Highlighting Words ....66 software product and documentation found in Using Annotations, Modifications this package and FRANKLIN means Franklin and Highlights ....67 Electronic Publishers, Inc.

  • Page 3: Introduction

    Introduction Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of Your BSI-1900 contains the following the BSI-1900, Inglés en su Bolsillo! reference books: The BSI-1900 is an educational, • Larousse English-Spanish informational, and versatile handheld Dictionary computing device. Your package • Larousse Spanish-English...
  • Page 4 In or Spanish Tutorial. addition, use the audio player that comes with your BSI-1900 to listen Most of these books include a word to audio books and music. search feature that helps you find...

  • Page 5: Installing Batteries

    Installing Batteries Installing Batteries Your unit is powered by two AA Battery Precautions batteries. Follow these easy • Non-rechargeable batteries are not instructions to install or replace them. to be re-charged. Never recharge 1. Turn your unit off and turn it over. batteries that come with the device.

  • Page 6: Understanding Your Device

    Lid Microphone Speaker Screen in Lid: The screen of the BSI-1900 is contained in the lid, so you can tilt the screen for optimum viewing. Speaker: The speaker is located in the bottom left corner on the front of your device.
  • Page 7 Understanding Your Device AC Adapter Jack Headphone Jack USB port RESET MMC/SD slot AC Adapter Jack: The AC/DC adapter is in the 5 volt range within a current range of 200 to 300 milliamperes. This symbol indicates that the inner core of the plug of an AC adapter is positive and that the outer part of the plug is negative.

  • Page 8: Key Guide

    Key Guide Key Guide Picture Keys Navigation Button Goes to the Library. Moves in the indicated direction. In text, press the Displays your search left ( ) or right ( ) part of history. the button to page up or Displays information about down, or press the up ( ) or your current screen.
  • Page 9 Key Guide Key Guide Soft Keys Goes to the next file. Hold in to fast-forward through a file. In this device, up to five extra functions are available depending on Goes to the previous file. what you are doing and what you Hold in to rewind through a are reading.

  • Page 10: Product Care

    • Do not drop, crush, bend, or apply excessive force to the device. • Do not expose your BSI-1900 to moisture, extreme temperatures or other adverse conditions. Avoid RESET storing it in damp, humid or wet places.

  • Page 11: Getting Started

    The first time you turn on your The Library is your home screen. device, a contrast bar is displayed. This is the hub of the BSI-1900 and The contrast indicates how dark or the place to start in order to access light the screen is.

  • Page 12: Changing The Settings

    Using the Library Changing the Settings Utilities At the Library, press display the Settings List. From the From anywhere within the Library, Settings List, you can change your press to open the Utilities user preferences, game settings, Menu. From this menu, you can date and time settings, and view the reset your device to its factory version and identification...
  • Page 13 The information screen displays 7. Press or INGRESAR to version and identification information accept the setting. about your BSI-1900 as well as your Press to exit the menu Personal ID number (PID). You may without changing the setting. be asked for your PID when you 8.

  • Page 14: Selecting A Book

    Selecting a Book Selecting a Book In your BSI-1900, you can select 1. Press from a variety of reference material The eBooks tab is displayed. that comes with your device. You 2. Press to move the can look up English and Spanish...

  • Page 15: Looking Up A Word

    Looking Up a Word Looking Up a Word After selecting Larousse English- Soft Keys in the Larousse Spanish Dictionary, you see a word English-Spanish or Spanish- search screen. Type words at this English Dictionary screen for instant access to all the While using the Larousse English- translations in this book.
  • Page 16 Looking Up a Word Looking Up a Word Note: When there is no active 1. Press word, for example at an empty 2. Press to highlight word search screen, goes Merriam-Webster Dictionary to the main menu of the Grammar & Thesaurus and then press Guide, displays My ING/ENTER.

  • Page 17: Highlighting Words

    Highlighting Words Highlighting Words Another way to look up words is by Copy copies your word to the highlighting them in text. You can clipboard. then find their definition or Highlight saves a highlight over translation, copy the word to the your word or words in the text.

  • Page 18: Using Annotations, Modifications And Highlights

    Using Annotations, Using Annotations, Modifications and Highlights Modifications and Highlights Your device contains three special Modifications features that help you to customize your When you select Modify from the books. The Highlight, Modify and menu, a note screen is displayed Annotate menu items allow you to mark, containing the highlighted word or edit and expand the text of any of the...

  • Page 19: Viewing Inflections

    Viewing Inflections Viewing Inflections Conjugations show inflections or The principal forms of the Spanish changes in a word’s gender, tense, verb “tener” are displayed. The and form. When you see a root word is displayed at the top label, it means that the dictionary of the screen.

  • Page 20: Using The Thesaurus

    Viewing Inflections Using the Thesaurus Soft Keys in the Diccionario In some dictionaries, a thesaurus may be available. Thesaurus entries VOX de la lengua española may consist of a brief definition, While using the Diccionario VOX followed by groups of synonyms, de la lengua española, at any antonyms and/or classmates.
  • Page 21 Using the Thesaurus Using the Thesaurus Soft Keys in the Merriam- Note: When there is no active word, for example at the empty Webster Dictionary & word search screen, goes Thesaurus to the empty word search screen While using the Merriam-Webster of the thesaurus, goes to Dictionary &...

  • Page 22: Using The Phrase Books

    Using the Phrase Books Using the Phrase Books There are two ways in which you can 6. Press CLEAR when done. translate helpful phrases in categories Searching for a Specific ranging from Emergencies to Business Communication to Time & Dates. Phrase Browsing Through Phrases 1.

  • Page 23: Using The Grammar Guide

    To take quizzes at the end of most sections. a quiz, press . During a quiz, Your BSI-1900 will tell you if you to move to the next question, press . Press to exit the answer correctly.

  • Page 24: Using My Vocabulary List

    Using My Vocabulary List Using My Vocabulary List You can save up to 100 total words 3. Press and phrases, in both English and 4. Type a word and then press Spanish, in My Vocabulary List for personal study or review. My Press to close the word Vocabulary List is saved between...
  • Page 25 Using My Vocabulary List Using My Vocabulary List Viewing My Vocabulary 3. Press to highlight a different item in your list. List Press to cycle through the 1. Press priority settings. The following 2. Press to highlight My icons refer to the indicated English Vocabulary List or My priority: Spanish Vocabulary List and...

  • Page 26: Viewing Your Search History

    Viewing Your Search History Using Word Lists Your BSI-1900 remembers and Your BSI-1900 includes an English keeps track of the last 100 entries and a Spanish word list to help you you have viewed. This search learn vocabulary words that you history includes both English and might find in standardized tests.

  • Page 27: Viewing The Guide To U.s. Naturalization

    Viewing the Guide to U.S. Using Word Lists Naturalization Your BSI-1900 also includes the 6. Press to look up its Guide to U.S. Naturalization to help definition. you learn basic civics about the A menu is displayed listing United States. This is a 96-question...

  • Page 28: Books Menu

    Using the Menus Using the Menus Each book included in your BSI- Go to Menu 1900 has access to two menus of First page goes to the first page of additional options, Books and Go to. the current book. Press to open the menus.

  • Page 29: Using The Audio Player

    Using the Audio Player Using the Audio Player The audio player in your BSI-1900 is The name of the file is listed at a versatile jukebox that you can use the top of the screen. Beneath the to play many kinds of audio files, title is a progress bar indicating including mp3 and Audible™...

  • Page 30: Using Record And Playback

    Using the Audio Player Using Record and Playback The record and playback feature is a display a menu of great tool to help you test and available files. Press improve your pronunciation. to highlight a 1. Go to a word or phrase that you file and then press want to practice pronouncing.

  • Page 31: Playing The Games

    Playing the Games Playing the Games Game Settings 6. Press or ING/ENTER to accept the setting. Before you play, you can choose the Press to exit the menu skill level, the game book, the word without changing the setting. list, and whether or not graphics will 7.
  • Page 32 Playing the Games Playing the Games masculine is automatically highlighted. number of guesses remaining is Press ING/ENTER to select it. Press indicated by #’s and is also displayed to highlight F for feminine and then at the bottom of the screen. Type press ING/ENTER to select it.

  • Page 33: Using The Clock

    Playing the Games Using the Clock the better your score. As you advance The clock is automatically displayed rounds, the letters fall more rapidly. If every time you access the Organizer. the pile of letters reaches the top of The clock displays the current time, the screen, the game is over.

  • Page 34: Using The Calculator

    Using the Clock Using the Calculator World Time Zone determines your 1. Press world city. 2. Press World DST sets whether or not 3. Perform your calculation. your world city is in daylight You can type up to 10 digits. savings time.

  • Page 35: Using The Databank

    Using the Calculator Using the Databank b. 320 ÷ 16 = 20 Adding Entries • Press V( You can store up to 100 entries in • Press L(÷). the databank. The total number of • Type 16. entries you can add depends on the •...
  • Page 36 Using the Databank Using the Databank Viewing or Editing Entries Using a Password 1. Press You can use a password to prevent unauthorized access to the 2. Press databank. Warning! Always write 3. Press to highlight View: the password in a safe, separate …...

  • Page 37: Using The Converter

    Using the Converter Using the Converter The converter allows you to convert Making Currency values of measurement and Conversions currency. 1. Press Making Metric 2. Press Conversions 3. Press to highlight Currency Converter and then 1. Press press ING/ENTER. 2. Press 4.

  • Page 38: Installing The Franklin Pc View™ Function

    Installing the Franklin PC Connecting Your Device View™ Function To install the Franklin PC View™ Your BSI-1900 has a built-in USB function from the installation CD, port and comes with a cable to follow these steps. connect it to your desktop or laptop computer.

  • Page 39: Using The Franklin Pc View™ Function

    PC application that enables you to Franklinespanol.com where we read and use the content of your provide you with links to many BSI-1900 on your PC. You can also interesting sites. use the application to purchase Register opens the product more content, get connected to registration page.
  • Page 40 “tener” to My Reader sees your Franklin device. Spanish 3. Click Franklin PC View in the Vocabulary List. left pane of the desktop Reader. Please remember, the Soft Keys The list of eBooks stored on your...
  • Page 41 To... translation, or copy the word to copy the eBook to the clipboard. Highlighting words your device. in the Franklin PC View function go to the table of differs from the method in your contents, if available. device. go to the previous 1.

  • Page 42: Copying Files To Your Device

    Help | Help in the tool bar. Device To move an audio file to your device follow these steps. Your BSI-1900 is not limited to the books it comes with. You can copy 1. Double-click on your PC eBooks, eNews, text documents, desktop.
  • Page 43 Note: If you have made changes to that in order to use as many files the data saved on your device, as you can on your BSI-1900, you those changes will be overwritten if save them to a MMC/SD. This you perform a restoration.

  • Page 44: Specifications

    Specifications FCC Notice Model: BSI-1900 Inglés en su Bolsillo This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two • Batteries: 2 x AA conditions: (1) This device may not cause • Size: 146 x 96.7 x 17.5 mm harmful interference, and (2) This device must ©...

  • Page 45: Disclaimer Of Warranties

    ONE (1) YEAR FROM THE ORIGINAL liquid crystal display (LCD), is guaranteed by DATE OF PURCHASE AS EVIDENCED Franklin to be free of defects in materials or BY A COPY OF THE SALES RECEIPT. workmanship for a period of two years from the THIS LIMITED WARRANTY DOES NOT date of purchase.
  • Page 46 LIABILITY SHALL NOT EXCEED THE in the processing of your return. Franklin AMOUNT PAID FOR THE PRODUCT AS strongly recommends using a trackable EVIDENCED BY THE SALES RECEIPT. form of deliver to Franklin for your return. GPU-28000-00 Rev. C...
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