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Franklin Explorer FR-S1400 User Manual

14-language speaking global translator
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14-Language
Speaking Global
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User's Guide
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  • Page 1 FR-S1400 14-Language Speaking Global Translator User’s Guide Gebruikershandleiding...
  • Page 2 License Agreement (U.S. only) READ THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT BEFORE USING THE ELECTRONIC REFERENCE. YOUR USE OF THE ELECTRONIC REFERENCE DEEMS THAT YOU ACCEPT THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE TERMS, YOU MAY RETURN THIS PACKAGE WITH PURCHASE RECEIPT TO THE DEALER FROM WHICH YOU PURCHASED THE ELECTRONIC REFERENCE AND YOUR PURCHASE PRICE WILL BE REFUNDED.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Introduction ....... 3 Timer ......... 25 Battery Precautions ....4 Stopwatch ........ 26 Product Care ......5 Using the Clock ......27 Replacing the Batteries ..... 6 Calculator ......... 28 Resetting Your Product ..... 7 Using the Metric Converter ..29 Understanding Your Device ..

  • Page 4: Introduction

    Introduction Thank you for purchasing the 14-Language Speaking Global Translator! With your translator, you can: • translate to and from 14 languages, including: Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Turkish; • look up translations of thousands of words; • find translations of hundreds of conversational phrases; • hear recorded pronunciations of words and phrases in each language; • change easily between source and target languages; • input letters in Russian, Korean and Arabic; • look up definitions of English words using Merriam-Webster's Paperback Dictionary;...

  • Page 5: Battery Precautions

    Battery Precautions Your product is powered by two AAA batteries. • Different types of batteries or new and used batteries should not be mixed. • Non-rechargeable batteries are not to be re-charged. Never recharge batteries that come with the device. • Rechargeable batteries are to be removed from the device before being charged. • Rechargeable batteries are only to be charged under adult supervision. • Only batteries of the same or equivalent type as recommended are to be used. • The supply terminals are not to be short-circuited. • Do not expose batteries to direct heat or try to take batteries apart. Follow the battery manufacturer’s instructions for battery use. • Always remove a weak or dead battery from the device.

  • Page 6: Product Care

    Product Care Your device is designed to be light, compact and durable. However, it is an electronic device and must be treated carefully. Putting unnecessary pressure on it or striking the device against other objects can cause damage. To avoid damage to your device, please: • Keep the lid closed when you are not using it. This will protect the screen from being broken, scratched or marred in any way.

  • Page 7: Replacing The Batteries

    Replacing the Batteries Your product is powered by two AAA batteries. When the battery power is low, an alert will appear on the screen. Follow these easy instructions to install or replace them. Please have the new batteries at hand before you remove the old ones.

  • Page 8: Resetting Your Product

    Resetting Your Product 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. The reset button is recessed in a pin-sized hole on the front of your device. Warning! Pressing the reset button with more than light pressure may permanently disable your product.

  • Page 9: Understanding Your Device

    Understanding Your Device Screen Speak Source and Target Keys 3) Dictionary Key 4) Translator Key Power Key Source and Target Language Keys Menu Key Font/Volume Key Accent/Symbol Key 10) Navigation Keys 11) Function Key 12) Enter/Backlight Key...

  • Page 10: Using The Special Features

    Using the Special Features Your unit is equipped with several special features: Battery Compartment Headphone USB Port Jack Speaker Headphone Jack: The headphone jack is designed for 3.5 mm, 35 ohm impedance stereo headphones. Caution: Monophonic headphones will not work with this unit. USB Port: Located on the top of the device, the USB Port is designed for a mini-USB 1.1 compatible connection. Plug the mini-USB jack of a USB cable into this port and the standard-size USB jack into your PC to...

  • Page 11: Key Guide

    Key Guide Key Guide Function Keys Types a question mark to stand for a letter in a Turns the device on or word. off. Shifts to type special Pronounces the source characters and perform language's word. additional functions. Pronounces the target While in text, cycles language's word.
  • Page 12 Key Guide Key Guide In a series of entries, Displays the volume bar. displays the previous or Press to adjust it. next entry. Direction Keys At a menu, goes to the Moves up ( ), down ( ), first or last menu item. left ( ), or right ( ).

  • Page 13: Getting Started

    Getting Started Key Guide C(+/-) Changes the sign of the The first time you use this number on the screen to translator (or following a product negative or positive. reset), you will be prompted to set the message language used for Adds the currently on-screen prompts and menu displayed value to the...

  • Page 14: Changing The Source And Target Languages

    Changing the Source and Target Languages The source language is the To change the source and target language in which you enter a languages, do the following. word at the translator entry 1. Press screen. The target language is the The list of source languages is language in which you wish to displayed.

  • Page 15: Changing The Settings

    Changing the Settings Changing the Settings At any time, you may adjust For Message Language, a menu settings for your device using the is displayed listing the available basic steps below: languages. Press the letter of the choice you want, or use the 1.

  • Page 16: Translating Words

    Translating Words Changing the Settings 2. Press to adjust the Use your device to translate words selected setting. from a source language to a target language. Remember, you can The Date and Time settings change the source and target open pop-up windows. languages at any time using Press to adjust the...
  • Page 17 Translating Words Translating Words To type accents, umlauts and 5. Press to highlight the diacritic marks, type a letter first entry you want, if necessary. then press repeatedly. To 6. Then press to see the type a capital letter, press translation.

  • Page 18: Finding Letters In Words

    Finding Letters in Words Other Input Methods If you are uncertain about how to When entering a word in Arabic, spell a word, type a question mark Chinese, Japanese, Korean, or (?) in place of each unknown letter. Russian source language, there are To find prefixes, suffixes, and other a few differences from the parts of words, type an asterisk (])
  • Page 19 Other Input Methods Other Input Methods written in Chinese. Note: For a Roman alphabet, some keys best results, type the entire contain two Korean characters. word at the entry screen. Do To enter one of these letters, not try to find words by press the letter and then press entering them character by to select it.

  • Page 20: Translating Phrases

    Translating Phrases Using the Dictionary The common phrases in this You can look up definitions of product are always listed in the English words using Merriam- current source language. Follow Webster’s Paperback Dictionary. these steps to translate a phrase 1. Press MENU. from the source language to the 2.

  • Page 21: Dictionary Entries

    Using the Dictionary Using the Dictionary ✓ Viewing Multiple and then press 2, 3 or Hold Entries 6 to type . ' or -, respectively. Press to delete a letter. If a search finds more than one 4. When the word you want is matching entry you can easily on the screen, press until move back and forth between...

  • Page 22: Using Phone Book, Schedule And Memo

    Using Phone Book, Schedule and Memo Adding Entries To enter a special character (if permitted), hold and press 1. Press MENU. a number key. 2. Press to highlight Organizer You can also hold FN and then and then press press to view a menu of 3.

  • Page 23: Editing Entries

    Using Phone Book, Schedule and Memo 6. When done, hold FN and 5. Press to scroll through press S to save the entry. the available fields. You can also exit without If a field contains too much saving the entry. Hold FN and information than can fit on the press MENU.

  • Page 24: Deleting Entries

    Using Phone Book, Schedule and Memo Deleting Entries 6. Make your changes just as you would when adding an 1. Press MENU. entry. 2. Press to highlight Press to advance to Organizer and then press the next field. Press to return to a previous field.

  • Page 25: Using A Password

    Using Phone Book, Using a Password Schedule and Memo To delete all entries, hold FN You can use a password to and press MENU. Press prevent unauthorized access to highlight Erase All, if necessary, the phone book, schedule and memo functions. Warning! Always and then press .

  • Page 26: Timer

    Timer Using a Password 5. Re-enter the same password 1. Press MENU. 2. Press to highlight You can also hold FN and press Organizer and then press C to confirm the password. Note: If the passwords do not 3. Press to highlight Timer and then press match, you must start over.

  • Page 27: Stopwatch

    Stopwatch Timer 1. Press MENU. You can change the input language while entering, if 2. Press to highlight needed. Hold FN and press Organizer and then press MENU. Press to highlight Input Language, if necessary, 3. Press to highlight and then press Stopwatch and then press 4.

  • Page 28: Using The Clock

    Using the Clock Stopwatch 6. Press L as the participant The clock displays both home time reaches the end of each lap or and world time in your selected portion of the event. format. You can use the clock to check the time in different cities Up to six (6) split times are around the world.

  • Page 29: Calculator

    Calculator Calculator 1. Press MENU. To calculate ... Press ... D(1/x) reciprocals 2. Press to highlight S(x2) squares Organizer and then press A(√x) square roots 8. Press CLEAR( ) or ) to 3. Calculator is highlighted. start over again at 0. Press to select it.

  • Page 30: Using The Metric Converter

    Using the Calculator Metric Converter 5. Type 32, press J(x), type 12, 1. Press MENU. and then press 2. Press to highlight 6. Press V( +) to add the result Organizer and then press to memory. 3. Press to highlight indicates a number is stored Metric Converter and then in memory.

  • Page 31: Using The Currency Converter

    Using the Using the Currency Converter Currency Converter ✓ Adjusting Exchange 1. Press MENU. 2. Press to highlight Rates Organizer and then press 1. Hold FN and press R. 2. Press to select an 3. Press to highlight exchange rate you want Currency Converter and then to change.

  • Page 32: Playing The Games

    Playing the Games Using the Currency Converter 6. Hold FN and press S to You have five fun word games to save your changes. choose from, with five (5) skill levels, using English words from You can also reset all Merriam-Webster's Paperback exchange rates to their Dictionary.

  • Page 33: Playing The Games

    Playing the Games Playing the Games Understanding Game Hangman Options Hangman selects a mystery word and challenges you to guess it During game play, you can receive letter by letter. You have to guess a hint by holding FN and pressing the word to save the little man.

  • Page 34: Word Blaster

    Playing the Games Playing the Games Word Auction Type a word with the required number of letters and then press In Word Auction, you try to bid on . You see columns for Perfect all the letters of a mystery word, and Misplaced containing before your cash runs out.

  • Page 35: Using Personal Dictionaries

    Using Using Personal Dictionaries Personal Dictionaries You can create dictionaries on 4. Press to select the your device of extra words and entry you want to view. phrases that you want to You can also type a word to go remember.
  • Page 36 Using Personal Dictionaries Using Personal Dictionaries ✓ Editing an Entry 4. Type a word and press You can change the input While viewing the list of entries, language while entering, if hold FN and press MENU. Press needed. Hold FN and press to highlight Edit and press MENU.

  • Page 37: Connecting Your Device

    Connecting Your Device Using Personal Dictionaries 3. Type a file name and press Your device has a built-in USB port and comes with a cable to connect it to your desktop or laptop PC. 4. Type a word and press When looking at the keyboard, the You can change the input USB port is on the left side of your language while entering, if...

  • Page 38: Copying Files To Your Device

    Copying Files Connecting Your Device to Your Device The first time you plug your Your device is not limited to the device into your PC, software books it comes with. You can drivers must install. This transfer personal dictionaries. You happens automatically.
  • Page 39 Copying Files to Your Device Copying Files to Your Device Note: Custom dictionaries 7. Repeat steps 4 through 6 to copy additional files to your should be created with the device. following structure: 8. Close the open folders. word-1 definition for word-1 9.
  • Page 40 Copying Files to Your Device Copying Files to Your Device ✓ Restoring Your Data Any other available folders will contain the saved material from If you accidentally erase the Phone Book and other information or it is lost while features. replacing the batteries, you can ✓...

  • Page 41: Specifications

    Specifications Recycling and Disposal Model FR-S1400: 14-Language ✓ Device Disposal Speaking Global Translator • Batteries: two AAA This device should be disposed • Size: 4 x 3 x 0.76 in through your local electronic • Weight: 4.021 oz product recycling system - do ISBN 978-1-59074-531-1 not throw into the trash bin. © 2002-2010 Franklin Electronic ✓ Packaging Disposal Publishers, Inc., Burlington, N.J.

  • Page 42: Fcc Notice (U.s. Only)

    FCC Notice (U.S. only) This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

  • Page 43: Disclaimer Of Warranties

    Disclaimer of Warranties Except as specifically provided herein, Franklin makes no warranty of any kind, express or implied, with respect to this product. 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 44: Limited Warranty (U.s. Only)

    Limited Warranty (U.S. only) LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES, AND LIMITED REMEDY FRANKLIN WARRANTS TO THE ORIGINAL PURCHASER THAT THIS PRODUCT WILL BE FREE FROM DEFECTS IN MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP FOR A PERIOD OF ONE (1) YEAR FROM THE ORIGINAL DATE OF PURCHASE AS EVIDENCED BY A COPY OF THE SALES RECEIPT.

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