Franklin DBE-1450 manual

 DBE-1450 Spanish <> English Dictionary User ’ s Guide BOOKMAN ® III www .franklin.com[...]

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Key Guide T ouch Keys CONJ Conjugates a word. LANG T oggles the entry language between Spanish and English. DICT Goes to the dictionary . LEARN Goes to the Exercises menu (for learning exercises). GAME Goes to the Games menu. CLOCK Goes to the Clock. DA T A Goes to the Databank menu. CALC Goes to the Calculator . CONV Goes to the Converter . CURR G[...]

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 Word Entry screen. Clears the calcula- tor . In the converter , goes to its main menu. Backs up, erases a letter , or turns off the highlight at an e[...]

Installing Batteries Y our product is powered by two CR-2032 lithium, 3-volt batteries. Follow these easy instructions to install or replace them. 1. T urn your product over . 2. Lift the battery cover on the back of your product by pushing up on the catch. 3. Install the batteries with the positive side facing up. 4. Replace the battery cover . W [...]

Changing the Language Message Language When you turn on this product for the first time, choose the message language. Press A for English or press B for Spanish. The message language is the language of prompts, help, and other messages. Y ou can change the message language after your initial decision. Entry Language The entry language is the langua[...]

Installing Book Cards 1. T urn your product off and turn your product over . 2. Align the tabs on the book card with the notches in the slot. 3. Press the book card down until it snaps into place. W arning: Never install or remove a book card while your product is on. Any information that was entered in the built-in book or book card will be erased[...]

Using the Main Menu When you press MENU , you will see ten icons. Use these to quickly take you to different parts of your Spanish Professor . Use the arrow keys to highlight the icon you want and press ENTER . Understanding the Menu Goes to the English-to-Spanish dictionary . Goes to the Spanish-to-English dictionary . Goes to the Exercises menu ([...]

Viewing a demonstration or tutorial 1. Press MENU . 2. Use the arrow keys to highlight and press ENTER . 3. Press to highlight either T utorial or View Demo and press ENTER . 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 MENU . When a book card is installed in you[...]

Changing the Settings When using this dictionary , you can adjust the screen contrast, the shutoff 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 off. 1. Press MENU in the dictionary , databank, calculator , or converter . 2. Use the arrow keys to highlight and press ENTER[...]

T ranslating Words Y our Spanish Professor is fully bilingual. T ry translating a Spanish word. 1. T ouch LANG to change the entry language from English to Spanish, if needed. 2. T ype a word (e.g., estudiar ). T o erase a letter , press BACK . Note: Y ou do not need to type accents. T o type accents, type the letter (e.g., E ) and press repeatedly[...]

1. T ype saber . 2. Press ENTER . √ Explanation of Genders Spanish nouns are different than English nouns in that they must either be masculine or feminine. Each definition of a noun indicates which gender it is with m or f . √ Misspelling Words If you enter a misspelled word, a list of corrections appears. Highlight the word you want and then [...]

Using Learning Exercises Using learning exercises, you can test your spelling, improve your vocabulary , browse the TOEFL ® T est Word List, and get grammar guidance. Using The Grammar Guide Y our Spanish Professor includes a helpful grammar guide that describes parts of speech. Y ou can view it by selecting from the main menu or by touching LEARN[...]

From an Inflection Screen 1. Press MENU , highlight or , and then press ENTER . 2. T ype a word to conjugate, and then touch CONJ . 3. Press FN + or repeatedly to find the tense you want to read about in the Grammar Guide. 4. Press HELP . Information about the tense will be displayed along with usage examples. 5. Press BACK to return to the inflect[...]

Advanced V erb Conjugations 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 MENU , use the arrow keys to highlight (Spanish Conjugation) and then press ENTER . T o choose English conjugatio[...]

From a Dictionary Entry Some words have different 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 touching CONJ . Follow this example. 1. Press MENU , use the arrow keys to highlight , and then press ENTER . T o choose Englis[...]

√ Accenting Letters Y ou can look up accented words without typing accents. If there are no Multiple Forms, the Spanish Professor will take you directly to the word. If there are Multiple Forms, you will have to choose the correct word from a Multiple Forms list. See “Choosing Multiple Forms” for more information. Remember , if you want to en[...]

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 little wh[...]

Press to view the Spanish phrases. Y ou can also hold and press to go straight to the Phrases menu in the same lan- guage as the lookup language. 3. Press or to highlight the category you want and press ENTER . Press or to highlight a subcategory , if needed, and press ENTER . 4. Press or to highlight the phrase you want to translate and then press[...]

2. Highlight and then press ENTER . Or you can touch LEARN . 3. T ouch LANG to switch from the English to the Spanish List, if needed. English list: Empty (or Spanish list: Empty) will be displayed if either is empty . English List (or Spanish List) will be highlighted. Press ENTER to view the list. This is a user list of one word. 5. Highlight a w[...]

4. T ouch LEARN . Y our selection is included in the menu item. 5. Press ENTER to add the word. 6. Press CLEAR to return to the Word Entry screen. √ Adding Highlighted Words Y ou can also add words to My Word List from definitions and correction lists. First highlight a word and then touch LEARN . Add “your word” will be highlighted. Press EN[...]

Playing The Games Y ou have seven 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 MENU , highlight and press ENTER . 2. Hold down CAP and press to highlight Game Settings and press ENTER . 3. Use or to move to[...]

Using the Clock The clock displays the current time and date. Y ou can save two times: Home time and World time. 1. Press and touch CLOCK . T ouch CLOCK to toggle between Home time and World time. 2. Press ENTER 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. Press[...]

4. T ype a phone number and press ENTER . Note : Q-P will type numbers 0-9 automatically . T o type a letter from this row , hold FN and press the letter key . T o type a hyphen, hold FN and press J . 5. T ype a postal address or e-mail address and press ENTER . T o type an @, hold FN and press M . Viewing or Editing Entries 1. Press and touch DA T[...]

Press Y to erase all databank entries or N to cancel the deletion. 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 pass- word, you will be able to use the databank again only by removing the batteries from your BOOKMA[...]

Using the Calculator 1. Press and touch CALC. 2. T ype a number . Note : Q-P will type numbers 0-9 automatically . Y ou can type up to 10 digits. T o type a decimal, press G (.) . T o change the sign of a number , press Z (+/-) . 3. Press a math function key . 4. T ype another number . 5. Press ENTER . T o repeat the calculation, press ENTER again.[...]

2. T o add the number on the screen to the number stored in memory , press X (M+). T o subtract the number on the screen from the number stored in memory , press C (M-). M indicates the number is stored in memory . 3. T o retrieve the number from memory , press V (MR). 4. T o clear the memory , press B (MC). Using the Metric Converter 1. Press and [...]

The rate should be in units of the other currency per one unit of the home curren- cy (n other/1 home). 3. Enter an amount for the home or other currency . Press or to move between the lines. Use BACK to delete a number . 4. Press ENTER to convert. 5. Press CLEAR to clear the current conversion. T ransferring Words Between Books This dictionary can[...]

Resetting Y our Product 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 ON/OFF . 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 to the right of t[...]

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

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