Franklin Deutsch/English Professor PRO BDS-1860 Bedienungsanleitung

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1 Introduction W elcome to the world of Franklin! With the Deutsch/Englisch Professor PRO you can: • find translations; • correct misspellings; • conjugate words; • study the Grammar Guide; • save names and phone numbers to the databank; • save words to My Word List ; • sharpen your spelling and increase your English vocabulary with t[...]

Key Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Using the Special Features . . . . . . . . . . .6 Installing Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Installing Book Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Selecting a Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Book Card Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Changing the Lan[...]

3 Main Keys T urns the product on or of f. Displays a help message. When at an inflection screen, displays the Grammar Guide section about the inflection you were viewing. T ypes ß . In the dictionary , goes to the W ord Entry screen. Clears the calculator . In the databank and converter , goes to the respective main menu. Backs up, erases a lette[...]

Direction Keys Moves in the indicated direction. At the W ord Entry screen, types a space. At menus and dictionary entries, pages down. Combination Keys* + At a dictionary entry or the traveller ’s phrases menu, pages up or down. + At a dictionary entry , displays the next or previous entry . + At a menu, goes to the first or last item. At a dict[...]

5 Calculator Keys A (1/x) Calculates a reciprocal. S ( √ x) Calculates a square root. D (x 2 ) Squares a number . F (%) Calculates a percentage. G (.) Inserts a decimal point. H (+)/ J (-) Adds, subtracts, multiplies, or divides numbers. Y (+/-) Changes the number on the screen to a negative or positive number . X ( M +) Adds the number to the nu[...]

6 Using the Special Features Y our unit is equipped with several special features that many , but not all, BOOKMAN book cards use. T o learn if you can use the special features with a particular book card, read its User ’s Guide. Speaker Speaker: The speaker is located on the front of your unit. For best results, do not cover the speaker with you[...]

7 V olume Control: The dial, located under the headphone jack, controls the volume of the speaker or headphones. AC Adaptor Jack: The AC/DC adaptor is in the 9 volt range within a current range of 200 to 300 milliamperes. This symbol indicates that the inner core of the plug of an AC adaptor is negative and that the outer part of the plug is positi[...]

8 Y our unit is powered by two AAA batteries. Follow these easy instructions to install or replace them. 1. T urn your unit off and turn it over . 2. Open the battery cover on the back of your unit by pushing in the direction of the arrow . 3. Remove the old batteries, if necessary . Installing Batteries 4. Install the batteries following the +/- m[...]

9 Installing Book Cards Y our unit contains a built-in book. Y ou can purchase more titles on book cards at www .franklin.com . T o install a book card, follow these steps. 1. T urn your unit off and turn it over . 2. Remove the blank protector or any other book card that might be installed. 3. Align the tabs on the book card with the notches in th[...]

10 Book Card Keys The F1 - F5 keys on your product change functions according to the book card you select. Their functions are labelled on individual cards. When in your book card: For… Press… the red key F1 the green key F2 the yellow key F3 the blue key F4 Once a book card is installed in the product, you can select which book you want to use[...]

11 Message Language When you turn on this product for the first time, you must choose the message language. Press A for German or press B for English. The message language is the language of prompts, help, and other messages. Y ou can change the message language after your initial decision. See “Changing the Settings” on page 14 to learn how . [...]

12 ➤ Understanding the Menu Goes to the English-to- German dictionary . Goes to the German-to- English dictionary . Goes to the School Essentials menu. Goes to the Games menu. Goes to the English conjugation prompt. Using the Main Menu When you press MENÜ , you will see ten icons. Use these to quickly take you to dif ferent parts of your Deutsch[...]

13 V iewing a Demonstration or T utorial Y ou can view a demonstration or tutorial of this dictionary at any time. 1. Press MENÜ. 2. Use the arrow keys to highlight and press EINGABE. 3. Press to highlight either Anleitung or Demo and press EINGABE. T o stop the demonstration or exit from the tutorial and go to the W ord Entry screen, press CLEAR [...]

14 When using this dictionary , you can activate the Wort lernen feature or adjust the shutof f time, the type size, and the message language. The shutof f time is how long your product stays on if you forget to turn it of f. 1. Press MENÜ. 2. Use the arrow keys to highlight and press EINGABE. V oreinstellungen will be highlighted. 3. Press EINGAB[...]

15 Y our Deutsch/Englisch Professor PRO is fully bilingual. T ry translating a German word. 1. Press CLEAR. 2. Press E/D (F2) to change the entry language from English to German, if needed. 3. T ype a word (for example, Zahlungsmittel ). T o erase a letter , press . Note : Y ou do not need to type accents. T o type accents, if desired, type the let[...]

16 ➤ Understanding Definitions Dictionary entries consist of headwords, parts of speech, and/or definitions. Other forms of the word may follow the headword. Capitalized words indicate the category for which the word is used. After the definition, you may see a list of usage examples. 1. T ype train . 2. Press EINGABE. T ranslating German Words T[...]

17 ➤ Misspelling W ords If you enter a misspelled word, a list of corrections appears. Highlight the word you want and then press EINGABE to see its dictionary entry . Y ou can also use the Deutsch/Englisch Professor PRO to translate English words into German. 1. Press CLEAR. 2. Press E/D (F2) to change the entry language from German to English, [...]

18 ➤ Choosing Multiple Forms Some words in this dictionary have more than one form (for example, reise , reiße ). When the word you are looking up has multiple forms, the dif ferent forms appear in a list. Simply highlight the form you want and press EINGABE to see its dictionary entry . For example, enter reise at the W ord Entry screen. 4. Pre[...]

19 Finding Letters in W ords If you are uncertain about how to spell a word, type a question mark ( ? ) in place of each unknown letter . T o find prefixes, suf fixes, and other parts of words, type an asterisk ( ✽ ) in a word. Each asterisk stands for zero, one or more letters. Note : If you type an asterisk at the beginning of a word, it may ta[...]

20 Highlighting W ords Another way to look up words is by highlighting them in dictionary entries or word lists. Y ou can then find their definitions, phrases, pronunciations (English words only) or add them to My Word List . 1. At any text, press EINGABE to start the highlight. T o turn the highlight of f, press . 2. Use the arrow keys to move the[...]

21 Hearing W ords The Deutsch/Englisch Professor PRO can pronounce English words that appear on almost any screen - in definitions, inflection screens, spell correction lists, My Word List , and games. When you want to hear how an English word is pronounced, just highlight it and press SA Y ( F5 ). T o adjust the volume, turn the volume control on [...]

22 Hearing W ords If the word had multiple pronunciations, first highlight the form that you want, and then press SA Y ( F5 ) or EINGABE . 3. Press EINGABE to see its definition. 4. Press SA Y ( F5) to hear the headword pronounced. 5. Press EINGABE to start the highlight. 6. Move the highlight to a word you want to hear . 7. Press SA Y ( F5) to hea[...]

23 Using the School Essentials Using the School Essentials, you can read country information, cultural n otes, tips, Shakespeare vocabulary , and helpful expressions. Y ou can test your spelling, improve your vocabulary , browse the T OEFL ® T est W ord List*, and receive grammar guidance (see “Using the Grammar Guide” on page 27). T o access [...]

24 Using the School Essentials Helpful Expressions From the School Essentials menu, use to highlight Helpful Expressions and press EINGABE . Y ou can choose to read the list of common expressions for any of the listed English or German topics. Spelling Bee 1. From the School Essentials menu, use to highlight Spelling Bee and press EINGABE. My Speak[...]

25 Using the School Essentials T OEFL ® T est Speaking Spelling Bee uses words from the T OEFL ® T est W ord List. 2. Highlight the word list you want and press EINGABE. My Spelling Bee (German) displays a word for you to spell. Press + to display the word again. My Speaking Spelling Bee (English) and TOEFL ® T est Speaking Spelling Bee say the [...]

26 Using the School Essentials A word will be displayed on the screen for you to study or define. If the word is English, press F5 to hear it. Press EINGABE to see the definition. Press to return to Flashcards . 3. Press to see a new word. 4. Press CLEAR when done. V iewing the T OEFL ® T est W ord List 1. From the School Essentials menu, use to h[...]

27 3. Press to highlight the topic you want to study and then press EINGABE. 4. Press or to read. 5. Press + or to view the next or previous topic. From an Inflection Screen 1. Press MENÜ, highlight or and then press EINGABE. Y our Deutsch/Englisch Professor PRO includes a helpful Grammar Guide that describes parts of speech. Y ou can view it by s[...]

28 Using the Grammar Guide 2. T ype a word to conjugate and then press BEUG (F1). 3. Press + or repeatedly to find the tense you want to read about in the Grammar Guide. 4. Press HILFE. Information about the tense will be displayed along with usage examples. 5. Press to return to the inflection screen. 6. Press CLEAR to return to the W ord Entry sc[...]

29 Advanced V erb Conjugations From a Dictionary Entry Some words have dif ferent parts of speech or multiple translations. Y ou can easily find which part of speech or specific translation you will need to conjugate by first looking up the word and then pressing BEUG (F1) . Follow this example. 1. Press MENÜ, use the arrow keys to highlight and t[...]

30 Advanced V erb Conjugations 3. Use the arrow keys to highlight a form, if needed. In this case, choose reden . Capitalized words are usually nouns. 4. Press EINGABE to look it up. Read the definition to find the verb you want (for example, to speak ). 5. Press BEUG (F1) to conjugate the headword, reden . 6. Highlight the translation you want (fo[...]

31 Advanced V erb Conjugations ➤ Accenting Letters Y ou can look up accented words without typing accents. If there are no Multiple Forms, the Deutsch/Englisch Professor PRO will take you directly to the word. If there Advanced V erb Conjugations ➤ Getting Grammar Guidance When viewing inflections, you can press HILFE to go directly to the Gram[...]

32 ➤ V erb Conjugations Der Deutsch/Englisch Professor PRO konjugiert englische V erben in die folgenden Formen: Präsens (Gegenwart), V erlaufsform Präsens, Präteritum (einfache V ergangenheit), Imperfekt (V erlaufsform V ergangenheit), Futur (Zukunft), Perfekt, Futurperfekt (vollendete Zukunft), Plusquam- perfekt (V orvergangenheit), Konditio[...]

33 Y ou can also hold and press to go straight to the T raveller ’s Phrases menu in the same language as the lookup language. 3. Press or to highlight the category you want and press EINGABE. 4. Press or to highlight the phrase you want to translate and then press EINGABE. T ranslating T raveller ’ s Phrases T o hear an English phrase pronounce[...]

34 T o hear an English phrase pronounced, press F5 . 4. If more than one phrase is found, press to scroll. 5. Press CLEAR when done. T ranslating T raveller ’ s Phrases Using My W ord List Y ou can save up to 40 words total, in both English and German, in My Word List for personal study or review . My Word List is saved between sessions unless yo[...]

35 Using My W ord List 2. Press E/D (F2) to switch from the English to the German List, if needed. 3. Press or to highlight Add a Word and press EINGABE. 4. T ype a word. 5. Press EINGABE to add the word. 6. Press CLEAR when done. Adding W ords from the W ord Entry Screen Y ou can also add words to My Word List directly from the W ord Entry screen.[...]

36 ➤ Adding Highlighted W ords Y ou can also add words to My Word List from definitions and correction lists. First highlight a word and then press LERNEN (F4) . Y our selection is included in the menu item. Press EINGABE to add the word. 5. Press EINGABE to add the word. If needed, highlight the component you want and press EINGABE . 6. Press CL[...]

37 Using My W ord List This is a user list of one word. 4. Highlight a word on the list. Press F5 to hear the English word pronounced. 5. Press EINGABE to view its translation(s) or BEUG (F1) to view its inflections. Removing a W ord from My W ord List 1. Press MENÜ, highlight and then press EINGABE. Or you can press LERNEN (F4) and then press EIN[...]

38 Playing the Games Y ou have nine fun games to choose from. Changing Game Settings Before you play , you can choose the source of the words, the skill level, the language and whether or not graphics will be used. 1. Press MENÜ, highlight and press EINGABE. 2. Hold down and press to highlight Game Settings and press EINGABE. 3. Use or to move to [...]

39 Getting Help in the Games During any game you can read instructions by pressing HILFE . Y ou can get a hint by holding and pressing or reveal the game word by pressing . Note : If you reveal the game word, you lose the round. Hangman Hangman selects a mystery word and challenges you to guess it letter by letter . The letters of the mystery word [...]

40 press EINGABE . Press to return to the game. T o try a new conjugation, press . Gender T utor ™ Gender T utor asks you to guess the gender of German nouns. Press M for masculine, F for feminine, and N for neuter . T o see the translation of the game word, press EINGABE . Press to return to the game. W ord T rain ™ In Word T rain , you and th[...]

41 Press to return to the game. Press to play a new round. W ord Auction ™ In Word Auction , you try to bid on all the letters of a mystery word, before your cash runs out. The amount of each bid depends on the frequency of the letter . All bids will cost you whether correct or incorrect. If you guess the word by revealing all of the letters, you[...]

42 Using the Clock The clock displays the current time and date. Y ou can save two times: Home time and W orld time. 1. Press . Press ÜHR (F1) to toggle between Home time ( ) and W orld time ( ). 2. Press EINGABE to set the time and date. 3. Use and to scroll through the options in the highlighted field. 4. Use and to move to another field. 5. Pre[...]

43 Adding Entries Y ou can store as many as 100 names and telephone numbers in the databank. The total number of names you can add depends on the size of each entry . 1. Press and DA TEN (F2). 2. Highlight Add an Entry and then press EINGABE. 3. T ype a name and press EINGABE. Using the Databank 4. T ype a phone number and press EINGABE. 5. T ype a[...]

44 Using the Databank T ype your changes. Use to move the cursor; use to delete. 4. Press EINGABE to move to the number field. Press EINGABE twice to move to the address field. 5. Press EINGABE again to save your changes or hold down and press to cancel your changes. Deleting Entries 1. Press and DA TEN (F2). 2. Highlight Delete an Entry and then p[...]

45 Using the Databank Using a Password Y ou can use a password to prevent unauthorized access to the databank. W arning! Always write the password in a safe, separate location. If you lose or forget the password, you will be able to use the databank again only by removing the batteries from your BOOKMAN, which will permanently erase all the informa[...]

46 Using the Calculator Making Calculations 1. Press and RECHN (F3). 2. T ype a number . Note : Y ou can type up to 10 digits. T o type a decimal, press G (.). T o change the sign of a number , press Y (+/-). 3. Press a math function key . 4. T ype another number . 5. Press EINGABE. T o repeat the calculation, press EINGABE again. 6. Press CLEAR to[...]

47 Using the Converter The converter allows you to convert measurements and currency . Making Metric Conversions 1. Press and KONV (F4). 2. Use to select a conversion category (for example, Weights ). 3. Select a conversion (for example, grams/ounces ). Using the Calculator 3. T o subtract the number on the screen from the number stored in memory ,[...]

48 Using the Converter 4. T ype a number after one of the units. Note : Press or to move between the lines. Press to delete a number . 5. Press EINGABE to convert it. Making Currency Conversions 1. Press and WÄHR (F5). 2. Enter a conversion rate. The rate should be in units of the other currency per one unit of the home currency ( n other/1 home).[...]

49 2. Hold and press KARTE. 3. Highlight the icon of the other book. 4. Press EINGABE. The word you highlighted appears in the other book. 5. Press EINGABE again, if needed, to search for that word. T ransferring Words Between Books T ransferring W ords Between Books This dictionary can transfer words with certain other BOOKMAN book cards. T o send[...]

50 If the keyboard fails to respond, or if the screen performs erratically , perform a system reset by following the steps below . 1. Hold CLEAR and press AN/AUS. If nothing happens, try Step 2. 2. Use a paper clip to gently press the reset button on your unit. The reset button is recessed in a pin-sized hole above the book card slot. Resetting Y o[...]

51 Function Keys (THES) Shows a thesaurus entry . (SA Y) Says a word. (GAMES) Shows the games list. (LIST) Shows the User List menu. Note: The function keys perform the functions listed above only for the englisches Wörterbuch und Synonymlexikon . Other BOOKMAN cards have their own key functions, which are labelled on their cartridges and listed i[...]

52 Using the Menu The englisches Wörterbuch und Synonymlexikon includes three menus: GAME , SETUP and OTHER . T o go to the menus, press MENÜ . Use the arrow keys to highlight the menu you want. Resuming Where Y ou Left Off Y ou can turn of f BOOKMAN at any screen. When you turn BOOKMAN on again, the screen that you last viewed appears. Note: The[...]

53 When using the englisches Wörterbuch und Synonymlexikon , you can set the font size, shutof f time and contrast. T o change the settings, follow these steps. 1. From the Setup menu, use the arrow keys to move the highlight to the menu item you want. 2. Use the arrow keys to change the setting. 3. Press EINGABE. The changes are automatically sav[...]

54 SEARCH FOR A WORD lets you find all of the definitions in which a specific word appears. 1. Press CLEAR. 2. Press MENU. 3. Select SEARCH FOR A WORD from the OTHER menu. 4. T ype a word (for example, legal ). 5. Press EINGABE. Finding W ords in Definitions This is a dictionary entry . 4. Press or to read. 5. Hold and press to browse the next dict[...]

55 Finding W ords in Definitions 6. Press or to read. 7. Hold and press to view the next definition. T o see the previous one, hold and press . 8. Press CLEAR when done. If you misspell a word, don’t worry . It will be corrected automatically . 1. Press CLEAR. 2. T ype a misspelled word (for example, nolij ). T o erase a letter , press . 3. Press[...]

56 Finding Synonyms When you see THES flash once in the upper right of the screen, that word has a thesaurus entry . 1. Press CLEAR. 2. T ype a word (for example, splendid ). 3. Press THES (F1). This is the first thesaurus entry . 4. Press to view the next thesaurus entry . Correcting Misspellings 4. Press to highlight a correction, if needed. 5. P[...]

57 T o return to the previous thesaurus entry , press . 5. Press CLEAR when done. Finding Synonyms Finding Synonyms ➤ Understanding Thesaurus Entries Thesaurus entries consist of thesaurus meanings and a synonym list. A thesaurus meaning is a definition shared by a list of synonyms. ➤ T wo W ays to Back Up Pressing takes you back to the previou[...]

58 5. Do one of the following: T o define the word, press EINGABE . T o view a thesaurus entry for the word, press THES ( F1 ). T o hear the word, press SA Y ( F2 ). T o add the word to the User list, press LIST ( F4 ). Finding Confusables™ Finding Confusables™ Confusables are words that sound alike, but are spelled dif ferently . If a word has[...]

59 The Path list lets you review the last 15 words you looked up. Y our Path list is automatically saved between sessions until the batteries lose power . 1. Press MENU. 2. Press to highlight the OTHER menu, if needed. 3. Press to highlight VIEW P A TH LIST and press EINGABE. This is a sample Path list. If you have not looked up any words, you see:[...]

60 Changing Game Settings Y ou can change the game settings at any time. Each setting applies to all games in the englisches Wörterbuch und Synonymlexikon only . 1. Press MENÜ. 2. Use the arrow keys to highlight the GAME menu, if needed. WORD LIST lets you pick the list of words for the game. If you select TYPE THEM IN , you must type in words af[...]

61 Playing the Games Now that you have the games set, let’ s play . 1. Press GAMES (F3). 2. Press or to highlight a game. 3. Press EINGABE to start it. ➤ Keeping Score In Hangman and Word T rain , your score briefly appears after each round until you choose a new game or press CLEAR . Anagrams Anagrams challenges you to find all of the words th[...]

62 Copyrights, T rademarks and Patents Model BDS-1860: Deutsch/Englisch Professor PRO • Batteries: two x AAA • Size: 13,2 x 7,8 x 2,2 cm © 2002-2003 Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc., Burlington, N.J. 08016-4907 USA. All rights reserved. © Dictionary data from PONS Wörterbuch für Schule und Studium Englisch by Ernst Klett V erlag GmbH, S[...]

63 Lizenzvertrag (nur f ü r USA) Bitte lesen sie den lizenzvertrag vor dem gebrauch dieses produktes. Diese Lizenz gilt nur für den Erwerb dieses Produktes in USA. Der Gebrauch dieses Produktes schliesst mit ein, dass Sie sich mit den Bedingungen dieser Lizenz einverstanden erklären. Im Falle, dass Sie nicht mit diesen Bedingungen einverstanden [...]

64 READ THIS LICENCE AGREEMENT BEFORE USING ANY BOOKMAN ® PRODUCT . THIS LICENCE IS V ALID ONL Y FOR PURCHASES IN THE UNITED ST A TES. YOUR USE OF THE BOOKMAN PRODUCT DEEMS THA T YOU ACCEPT THE TERMS OF THIS LICENCE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE TERMS, YOU MA Y RETURN THIS P ACKAGE WITH PURCHASE RECEIPT T O THE DEALER FROM WHICH YOU PURCHASED TH[...]

65 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. Products purchased outside the United States, [...]

66 Franklin gewährt für dieses Produkt (mit Ausnahme der Batterien und des Flüssigkristall-Displays) eine Garantie von zwei Jahren ab Kaufdatum. Im Falle eines Defekts durch fehlerhafte V erarbeitung oder Materialien wird Franklin das Produkt nach eigenem Ermessen entweder kostenlos reparieren oder durch ein gleichwertiges Produkt ersetzen. Prod[...]

67 Limited W arranty (U.S. only) LIMITED W ARRANTY , DISCLAIMER OF W ARRANTIES, AND LIMITED REMEDY (A) LIMITED W ARRANTY . FRANKLIN W ARRANTS TO THE ORIGINAL END USER THA T FOR A PERIOD OF ONE (1) YEAR FROM THE ORIGINAL DA TE OF PURCHASE AS EVIDENCED BY A COPY OF YOUR RECEIPT , YOUR FRANKLIN PRODUCT SHALL BE FREE FROM DEFECTS IN MA TERIALS AND WORK[...]

68 FCC Notice 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. W arning: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressl[...]

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