Franklin BOOKMAN BBQ-840 User manual

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Electronic Publishers
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EXPANDABLE ELECTRONIC BOOK
B OO K MAN
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BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG/
USER’S GUIDE
BBQ-840
Bertelsmann
Wörterbuch
Deutsch-Englisch
BOOK
BEE

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Contents
Welcome to the world of BOOKMAN!
BOOKMAN is a powerful, portable elec-
tronic reference with a built-in book and
a slot in the back for more books. With
this
German/English Dictionary you can
translate more than 200,000 words,
view their inflections with examples, cor-
rect misspellings, hear English words
pronounced, save words to your User
list, and play fun, educational word
games that will help you learn German.
To learn how to use other books, read
their User’s Guides.
Installing Batteries and Installing Book Cards ......................21
Selecting Books and Using the Color Keys ..........................22
Changing Settings and Viewing a Demonstration .................23
Changing the Language .......................................................24
Beginner Tips ......................................................................24
Finding Words .....................................................................25
Finding Phrases ..................................................................25
Finding Inflections ...............................................................26
Advanced Tips .................................................................... 26
Highlighting Words ..............................................................27
Hearing a Word in English ...................................................27
Finding a Letter ...................................................................28
Finding a Series of Letters ................................................... 28
Using the User List ..............................................................29
Playing the Games ............................................................... 30
Sending Words ....................................................................32
Optional Features ................................................................34

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Function Keys
Clears to an entry screen.
Shows the main menus.
(red) Shows inflections.
(green) Switches languages.
(yellow) Shows the games menu.
(blue) Says an English word.
Exits the book you are reading.
Turns your BOOKMAN on or off.
Key Guide
Other Keys
Backs up, erases letters, or
stops a highlight.
Shifts keys to type capitals.
Enters a search, selects a
menu item, or starts a highlight.
Shows help messages.
Types a space or pages down.
Types a ? to stand for an
unknown letter in a word;
shifted, types an
✽ to stand
for a series of unknown letters.
Direction Keys
Move in indicated direction.
Accents a German letter.
AUF/AB Page up or down.
Star Key Combinations*
✩
+
KARTE
Sendsaword between books.
✩
+ AB Shows the next match.
✩
+ AUF Shows the previous match.
MENÜ
TON
SPIEL
KARTE
FLEKT
E/D
CLEAR
AN/AUS
EINGABE
HILFE
✽
?
*Hold
✩
while pressing the other key .
➤ Understanding the Color Keys
The color keys (red, green, yellow, and
blue) perform the functions listed
above only for the BOOKMAN book
described in this User’s Guide.
Other books have their own color
key functions, which are labelled on
their book cards and listed in their
User’s Guides. For more informa-
tion, read “Using the Color Keys.”
ZURÜCK

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Your BOOKMAN model 840 uses four
AAA batteries. Here is how to install
or replace them. Warning: When the
batteries lose power or are removed
from your BOOKMAN, information
that you entered in its built-in book,
and in an installed book card, will be
erased.
1. Turn your BOOKMAN over.
2. Slide off its battery cover in
the direction of the triangle.
3. Install the batteries following
the diagram inside the case.
4. Replace the battery cover.
Warning: Never install or remove a
book card while your BOOKMAN is
turned on. If you do, information that you
entered in its built-in book, as well as in
an installed book card, will be erased.
1. Turn your BOOKMAN off.
2. Turn your BOOKMAN 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 CardsInstalling Batteries
➤ Removing Book Cards
Warning: When you remove a
book card to install another, informa-
tion that you entered into the
removed book card will be erased.
➤ About Screen Illustrations
Some screen illustrations in this
User’s Guide may differ from what
you see on screen. This does not
mean that your BOOKMAN is
malfunctioning.
➤ Resuming Where You Left Off
You can turn off your BOOKMAN at
any screen. When you turn your
BOOKMAN on again, the screen
that you last viewed appears.

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Selecting a Book Using the Color Keys
The red, green, yellow, and blue keys on
your BOOKMAN change functions ac-
cording to which book you have selected.
When the built-in book is selected, the
color keys function as labelled on the
BOOKMAN keyboard. When a book
card book is selected, the color keys
function as labelled on that book card.
Remember, the color keys for BOOK-
MAN books in book cards function as la-
belled on their book cards, not as on the
keyboard.
Once you have installed a book card in
your BOOKMAN, you must select
which book you want to use.
1. Turn your BOOKMAN on.
2. Press
KARTE
.
These are sample books.
3. Press or to highlight the
book you want to use.
4. Press
EINGABE
to select it.
The first time you use this dictio-
nary, you will need to choose the
language you want the messages to
appear in.
5. Press B if you speak English or
press A if you speak German.
6. To adjust the screen contrast,
press
CLEAR
and then press
or repeatedly.
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Before you start using this book, you
can view a demonstration of what it
can do.
The demonstration automatically
appears the first time that you turn this
dictionary on. If you want to stop the
demonstration, press
CLEAR
. To disable
it, press
MENÜ
, highlight the Other
menu, and then select
Disable Demo .
Viewing a Demonstration Changing Settings
You can adjust the font size and shutoff
time to your liking. The font size changes
the number of lines of text that appear
on screen. The shutoff time is how long
your BOOKMAN stays on if you forget
to turn it off.
1. Press
MENÜ
.
2. Press the arrow keys to
highlight the Other menu.
3. Highlight Select Font or Set
Shutoff.
4. Press
EINGABE
.
5. Highlight a setting.
6. Press
EINGABE
to select it.
➤ Setting Other Book Cards
When you install a BOOKMAN book
card, you will not need to change its
settings. It will copy the settings you
have selected for this book.
➤ Help is Always at Hand
You can view a help message at
virtually any screen by pressing
HILFE
.
Press the direction keys to read it. To
exit help, press
ZURÜCK
or
HILFE
.
If you want to read a tutorial of what
this product can do and what the
keys do, select
Tutorial from the
Other menu.
➤ Follow the Arrows
The flashing arrows on the right of
the screen show which arrow keys
you can press to move around
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Changing the Language
Message Language
The message language is the language
of prompts, help and other messages.
NOTE: For examples in the English half
of this manual, the message language
is English.
1. If not at menus, press
MENÜ
.
2. Highlight Message Language
from the Other menu.
3. Press
EINGABE
.
Entry Language
The entry language is the language in
which you enter words at entry screens.
This determines which dictionary you will
use, German or English.
1. If not at an entry screen,
press
CLEAR
.
2. Press
E/D
to switch
dictionaries.
▼
Beginner Tips
➤ A Faster Way to Change
Languages
At the main menus press
E/D
(English/Deutsch). Pressing
E/D
changes the message language at
the menus and help, or changes the
entry language at the entry screen.
➤ Understanding Definitions
Each dictionary entry contains a
wealth of information. Headwords
(i.e., main-words) are in bold type
followed by a part-of-speech label.
Grammatical information is in angle
brackets (< >). Special usages are
noted in regular brackets ([ ]).
➤ If You Misspell a Word
Don’t worry. A list of corrections
automatically appears. Highlight a
correction and then press
EINGABE
to
view its definition(s).
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The simplest way to translate or define
a word is to enter it at an entry screen.
You do not need to type accents or
capital letters.
1. At the German entry screen,
type a German word (e.g.,
kaufen).
To erase a letter, press ZURÜCK .
2. Press
EINGABE
.
3. Press or the space key to
move down.
4. Hold
✩
and press AB to view
the next dictionary entry.
Or hold
✩
and press AUF to view
the previous one.
5. Press
CLEAR
.
Finding Words
This product also contains many
phrases. You can find phrases simply
by entering a single word from a
phrase.
1. Select German Phrases from
the Topics menu.
2. Type a word in a German
phrase (e.g., noch).
3. Press
EINGABE
.
4. Hold
✩
and press AB
repeatedly to view the next
items.
5. Press
CLEAR
when done.
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This dictionary includes extensive
inflections of nouns, verbs, modifiers,
and other words.
1. At the German entry screen,
type a German word
(e.g., schwimmen).
2. Press
FLEKT
.
These are the principal parts of the
verb schwimmen .
3. Press or the space key to
move down.
4. Press
FLEKT
repeatedly to view
more inflections.
5. Press
CLEAR
when done.
Finding Inflections Advanced Tips
➤ Viewing Complete Menu
Items
The words and phrases followed by
ellipses are too long to fit onto one
line. At any highlighted menu item,
press
? ✻
to view the whole item.
➤ Umlauting & Capitalizing
German Letters
You don’t need to type umlauts at
entry screens. However, if you want
to umlaut a letter, first type the letter
and then press repeatedly until
the correct umlaut, or accent,
appears. To capitalize a letter, do the
same until the letter is capitalized.
➤ Another Way to Find Words
Instead of entering words only at
entry screens, try searching the
dictionary menus. First, press
MENÜ
. Then start typing a word.
When the word you want is
highlighted, press
EINGABE
to view its
definition(s).
➤ Getting Grammar Guidance
When viewing inflections, you can
press
HILFE
to view detailed
descriptions of how to use inflec-
tions, with usage examples.