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     DBD-3040  Electronic Publishers www .franklin.com Deutsch/English Professor PRO Bedienungsanleitung User ’ s Guide[...]

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    READ THIS LICENCE AGREEMENT BEFORE USING ANY BOOKMAN ® PRODUCT . 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 TO THE DEALER FROM WHICH YOU PURCHASED THE BOOKMAN PROD- UCT AND YOUR PURCHASE PRICE WILL BE REFUNDED. BOOKMAN P[...]

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    Welcome 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 German vocabulary with ten School Essentia[...]

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    License Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Key Guide . . . . . .[...]

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    Colour Keys Conjugates a word. T oggles the entry language between German and English. Goes to the dictionary . Goes to the School Essentials menu. Function Keys T urns the product on or off. Displays a help message. When at an inflection screen, displays Grammar Guide section about the inflection you were viewing. In the dictionary , goes to the W[...]

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    Combination Keys* + At a dictionary entry , 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 dictionary entry , goes to the start or end of the entry . + T ransfers a word between books. + s T ypes ß . + T ypes an apostrophe (’). + T ypes a slash (/). + Goes to th[...]

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    1. T urn your product off. 2. T urn your product over . 3. Align the tabs on the book card with the notches in the slot. 4. Press the book card down until it snaps into place. Installing Book Cards 37 Once a book card is installed in the product, you can select which book you want to use. 1. T urn your product on. 2. Press KARTE. These are sample b[...]

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    Message Language When you turn on this product for the first time, you must choose the mes- sage language. Press a for German or press b for English. The message language is the lan- guage of prompts, help, and other messages. Y ou can change the mes- sage language after your initial deci- sion. See “Changing the Settings” on page 39 to learn h[...]

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    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 Tutorial or View Demo and press EINGABE. T o stop the demonstration or exit from the T utorial and go to the Word Entry screen, press CLEAR . T o go to the main menu, press MEN[...]

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    Changing the Settings 40 Y our Deutsch/Englisch Professor PRO is fully bilingual. T ry translating a German word. 1. Press E/D to change the entry lan- guage from English to German, if needed. 2. T ype a word (e.g., lernen ). T o erase a letter , press . Note : you do not need to type accents. T o type accents if desired, type the letter (e.g., u )[...]

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    41 ➤ Misspelling Words 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 . ➤ Understanding Definitions Dictionary entries consist of head- words, pronunciation, parts of speech, and/or definitions. Other forms of the word may follow the headword. Capital[...]

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    42 Finding Letters in Words If you are uncertain about how to spell a word, type a question mark ( ? ) in place of each unknown letter . T o find prefixes, suffixes, and other parts of words, type an asterisk ( ✽ ) in a word. Each asterisk stands for a series of letters. Note : If you type an asterisk at the beginning of a word, it may take a lit[...]

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    43 Highlighting Words Another way to look up words is by highlighting them in dictionary entries or word lists. Y ou can then find their definitions, phrases, pronunciation or add them to My Word List . 1. At any text, press EINGABE to start the highlight. T o turn the highlight off, press . 2. Use the arrow keys to move the highlight to the word y[...]

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    44 Y ou can choose to read about any of the listed English language usage tips. Country Information 1. Press MENÜ, highlight and press EINGABE. Or you can press LERNEN . 2. Use to highlight Country Information and press EINGABE. Y ou can choose to read about Great Britain, the United States of America, or Germany . Shakespeare V ocabulary 1. Press[...]

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    45 Press EINGABE to see the defini- tion. Press to return to Spelling Bee. 5. Press for a new word. 6. Press CLEAR when done. Flashcards 1. Press MENÜ, highlight and press EINGABE. Or you can press LERNEN . 2. Use to highlight Flashcards and press EINGABE. Y ou can choose My Flashcards (English) which uses English words from My Word List, My Flash[...]

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    46 Y our Deutsch/Englisch Professor PRO includes a helpful grammar guide that describes parts of speech. Y ou can view it by selecting from the main menu or by pressing LERNEN . From the School Essentials Menu 1. Press MENÜ, highlight and then press EINGABE. Or you can press LERNEN . 2. Press to highlight Grammar Guide and then press EINGABE. 3 . [...]

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    47 Conjugations show inflections, or changes in a word’s gender , tense, etc. This dictionary includes extensive inflections of nouns, verb, modifiers and other words. From the Icon Menu 1. For example, press MENÜ, use the arrow keys to highlight (German Conjugation) and then press EINGABE. T o choose English conjugation, highlight . Y ou can al[...]

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    48 Advanced V erb Conjugations Advanced V erb Conjugations 4. Press EINGABE to look it up. Read the definition to find the verb you want (e.g., to speak ). 5. Press BEUG to conjugate the headword, reden . Highlight the translation you want (e.g., speak ) and press EINGABE . These are the principal forms of the German verb “reden”. The English t[...]

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    49 Advanced V erb Conjugations ➤ Viewing English Inflections If you are unfamiliar with inflec- tions, it may be helpful to look at some inflected forms of English verbs. Switch the entry language back to English, type write and press BEUG to see the different forms of the English verb “to write”. This will give you a good idea of each inflec[...]

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    50 4. Press or to highlight the phrase you want to translate and then press EINGABE. Searching for a Specific Phrase 1. Press CLEAR and press E/D to select the lookup language, if needed. 2. T ype a keyword for which you’d like to find a phrase (e.g., ticket ). 3. Hold FN and press . 4. If more than one phrase is found, press to scroll. T ranslat[...]

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    51 two or more words, you will have to add each component separately to your word list. 1. Press CLEAR. 2 . Press E/D to choose the language of the word you want to add (e.g., German ). English words will be added to the English List; German words will be added to the German List. 3. Type the word you want to add to your word list (e.g., Hotelrechn[...]

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    52 Using My Word List Removing a Word from My Word List 1. Press MENÜ, highlight and then press EINGABE. Or you can press LERNEN and then press EINGABE . 2. Press E/D to switch to the English or German List, if needed. 3. Select Delete a Word and then highlight the word you want to delete. 4. Press EINGABE to delete that word. Erasing My Word List[...]

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    53 Selecting a Game In the Games list, use or to move the highlight to the game of your choice and press EINGABE . 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 H[...]

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    54 Playing the Games Playing the Games for neuter . T o see the translation of the game word, press EINGABE . Press to return to the game. Word T rain ™ In Word T rain, you and the train take turns typing letters to form a word. Whoever types the last letter of the word wins. T o view the letters you can type at your turn, hold and press . Press [...]

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    55 Playing the Games Word Blaster ™ In Word Blaster you try to guess the mystery word before all its letters appear . As soon as you know the word press EINGABE . Then type your guess and press EINGABE . If you’re wrong, Word Blaster asks you for another word. The speed at which the letters appear is set by the skill level. T o see the translat[...]

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    56 FCC Notice NOTE : This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digi- tal device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a resi- dential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy a[...]

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    57 Limited W arranty (U.S. only) LIMITED WARRANTY , DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES, AND LIMITED REMEDY (A) LIMITED WARRANTY . FRANKLIN WARRANTS TO THE ORIGINAL END USER THA T FOR A PERIOD OF ONE (1) YEAR FROM THE ORIGINAL DATE OF PURCHASE AS EVIDENCED BY A COPY OF YOUR RECEIPT , YOUR FRANKLIN PRODUCT SHALL BE FREE FROM DEFECTS IN MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHI[...]

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    58 Limited W arranty (EU and Switzerland) This product, excluding batteries and liquid crystal display (LCD), is guar- anteed by Franklin for a period of two years 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 materi- als. Pro[...]

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    Technical Support/Ayuda técnica /Technische Hilfe/Aiuto tecnico/Aide technique/Technische Steun Deutschland Österreich Bitte schicken Sie dieses Produkt im Garantiefall mit Kaufbeleg an folgende Service-Adresse: Franklin Electronic Publishers (Deutschland) GmbH, Kapellenstrasse 13, D- 85622 Feldkirchen. Den technischen Support erreichen Sie unter[...]

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     DBD-3040  Electronic Publishers www .franklin.com Deutsch/English Professor PRO Bedienungsanleitung User ’ s Guide[...]