Franklin DBF-110 manual

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    20 NEXT CENTUR Y By Franklin Electronic Publishers ® DBF-110 PROFESSEUR D’ ANGLAIS DE POCHE P ocket English Professor MODE D’ EMPL O I User ’ s Guide[...]

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    10 Limited W arranty (U.S. only) Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc. (“Franklin”) warrants to the end user that this product will be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of ONE YEAR from the date of original retail purchase, as evidenced by sales receipt. On discovery of a defect, the end user must return this product (tr[...]

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    11 The first time that you use this product, do this: 1. Press ON/OFF . A brief demonstration appears. Y ou can stop the demonstration by pressing EFF . 2. Press A or B to choose the message language. When you choose the message language, the demonstration is disabled. 3. Press or repeatedly to adjust the screen contrast. Y ou can adjust the screen[...]

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    12 Changing Languages ▼ ▼ T o Change the Message Language The message language is the language of help, entry screens, and pop-up messages. 1. Press MENU. 2. Press A or B to select a language. T o Change the Entry Language The entry language is the language in which you enter words to translate or define. 1. Press EFF . 2. Press LANG to change [...]

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    13 T ranslating Words T o translate or define a word in either lan- guage, simply type the word and press ENTRER. Y ou don’t need to type accents, capitals, or punctuation. 1. Press EFF . 2. T ype one or more words. T o erase a letter , press ARR. T o type a space, press ESP ACE. 3. Press ENTRER to view translation(s). 4. Press or ESP ACE to read[...]

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    14 Don’t worry if you enter a misspelled word. A list of corrections will appear . 1. Press EFF . 2. T ype a misspelled word. 3. Press ENTRER. 4. Press to highlight a correction. 5. Press ENTRER to view its translation(s). 6. Press or ESP ACE to read. 7. Press ARR to return to the corrections. 8. Press EFF when done. Correcting Misspellings ✓ V[...]

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    15 If you’re not sure how to spell a word, type a question mark in place of each unknown letter . Y ou can type more than one ? in a word. 1. Press EFF . 2. T ype a word with ?’ s in place of unknown letters. 3. Press ENTRER to view the matching words. 4. Press to highlight a word. 5. Press ENTRER to view its translation(s). 6. Press EFF when d[...]

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    16 V iewing Inflections Y ou can view inflections of nouns, verbs, and adjectives. 1. T ype or enter a word. 2. Press CONJ. 3. Press or ESP ACE to read. 4. If the word you typed or entered is a verb , press CONJ repeatedly to view its other conjugations. 5. Press or ESP ACE to read them. 6. Press EFF when done. ✓ Selecting Parts of Speech Some wo[...]

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    17 Highlighting W ords Y ou can also highlight a word in a translation and then translate that word or view its inflec- tions. 1. Press EFF . 2. T ype a word. 3. Press ENTRER. 4. Press ENTRER again. Notice the highlight. Y ou can turn off the highlight now by pressing ARR. 5. Press the arrow keys to highlight a word. 6. Press ENTRER to view its tra[...]

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    18 Product Care Replacing the Battery: This product is powered by one CR2032, 3-volt lithium battery. Should you need to replace the battery, unscrew the back cover of the product with a very fine screwdriver. Then install a new battery, with its plus (+) sign fac- ing you, and replace the back cover. Cleaning, Storage, Problems: To clean, spray a [...]

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    19 Key Guide Function Keys Shows help information. Shows conjugations of a word. Shows the menu. Changes the entry language. Clears your entry . Other Keys Backs up (e.g., erases a letter). Enters a word or selects an item. T ypes a space or pages down. T urns the product on or off. T ypes a ? to stand for a letter . Arrow Keys Move in the indicate[...]