Franklin TES-100 User manual

TES-100

Electronic Publishers
User’s Manual
English-Spanish Translator
Translator/Travel Ace
™

✓Auto-Shutoff
If you forget to turn off your translator, it will
automatically shut off in two minutes. When
you turn on your translator again, operation
resumes with your current settings.
Congratulations! You now have a powerful bilin-
gual travel companion . You can use your handy
electronic reference while traveling, or at home,
work, or school. Using your new
Translator/Travel
Ace
™
English-Spanish Translator , you can
• translate over 50,000 words and 1,300
phrases from English into Spanish
and
from Spanish into English,
• correct misspellings,
• use as a calculator,
• convertAmerican units into their metric
equivalents, and convert monetary units,
• find telephone codes of cities around the
world, and
• play two fun word games.
To learn how, follow the steps in this User’s Guide.
To learn even more, also read the tips like the
one below.
Introduction
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Backs up (e.g. erases a letter).
Turns the calculator on and off,
and displays conversions.
Clears your entry.
Enters a word or acts as an
equal sign in the calculator.
Starts the Hangman game.
Changes the language settings.
Turns the translator on or off.
Displays telephone codes.
Displays the phrase categories,
or searches for a phrase.
Starts the Word Quiz game.
Scrolls right.
Scrolls left.
Scrolls up.
Scrolls down.
Key Guide
BACK
CALC
CLEAR
GAME
ENTER/TRANS
LANG
ON/OFF
PHONE
PHR
QUIZ
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✓Disabling the Demonstration
You probably do not want to view the
demonstration each time you turn on your
translator. To disable the demonstration,
type DEMO at the entry screen and press
ENTER/TRANS
. To enable the demonstration,
type DEMO again and press
ENTER/TRANS
.
Your
Translator/Travel Ace
™
English-Spanish
Translator
comes with the battery already in-
stalled. All you have to do is turn it on to start.
1. Press
ON/OFF
.
A brief demonstration appears.
2. Press
CLEAR
to stop the demonstration.
3. To adjust the screen contrast, press
or repeatedly .
Note: You can adjust the screen contrast
only at the entry screen.
This is the English entry screen.
4. If needed, press LANG to change the lan-
guage settings.
For more information, see Changing the
Languages.
Getting Started
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✓Using This Manual
For the English part of this manual, we will
be using the
ENG ➜SPN setting .
Changing the Languages
When you turn the translator on for the first time,
you can translate English into Spanish (ENG ➜
SPN). You can change the language you translate
from, the language you translate into, and the lan-
guage of the screen instructions. Let’s learn how.
1. Press
LANG
.
In this example, the entry language (ING) is
the language you use to enter a word to be
translated. The translation language (ESP) is
the language you want to see the word trans-
lated into. The language of the abbreviations is
the language of the screen instructions.
2. Press
LANG
again to see more settings.
There are four settings: ENG ➜SPN, ING ➜
ESP, SPN ➜ENG, and ESP ➜ING.
entry language translation language
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✓Follow the Arrows
The flashing arrows at the right of the
screen show which arrow keys you can
press to see the rest of a word, phrase or
translation, or more selections.
✓One Word At A Time
You can only type one word at the entry
screen. So, for example, if you want to trans-
late CELLULAR PHONE, type CELLULAR
and press
ENTER/TRANS
.
Translating Words
Using your translator to translate words is as
easy as pressing a few keys. Try this example.
(Remember, in this part of the manual we are
translating English words into Spanish.)
1. Press
CLEAR
.
2. Type an English word (e.g. RESTAURANT).
To erase a letter, press
BACK
.
3. Press
ENTER/TRANS
to see the Spanish transla-
tion of the word.
4. Press
CLEAR
when you are finished.
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Translating Words
If the word you type has more than one trans-
lation, you will be shown a list of possibilities
from which to choose. Try this example.
1. Press
CLEAR
.
2. Type an English word (e.g. BAR).
To erase a letter, press
BACK
.
3. Press
ENTER/TRANS
.
4. Press repeatedly to make a selection.
5 Press
ENTER/TRANS
to see a translation.
6. Press
BACK
to go back to the list of words.
7. Press
CLEAR
when you are finished.
✓Accenting Letters
You do not need to type accents in words.
But if you want to, first type the letter to be
accented and then repeatedly press or
until the desired accent appears.
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Translating Phrases
You can also easily translate phrases with your
translator. Let’s learn how.
1. Press
CLEAR
.
2. Type a word that appears in the phrase
you want to translate (e.g. TIME).
3. Press
PHR
.
4. Press repeatedly to select a phrase
(e.g. HAVE A GOOD TIME).
5. Press
ENTER/TRANS
to view its translation.
6. Press
BACK
to go back to the phrase list.
✓Another Way to Find Phrases
Phrases are also grouped by category.
Press
CLEAR
and then press
PHR
. A list of
phrase categories appears. Press re-
peatedly to select a phrase category (e.g.
EMERGENCIES). Press
ENTER/TRANS
and then
press repeatedly to select a phrase (e.g.
IAM HURT). Press
ENTER/TRANS
to see its
translation.
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Correcting Misspellings
If you misspell a word, don’t worry. It will be
corrected automatically.
1. Press
CLEAR
.
2. Type a misspelled word (e.g. KWIK).
3. Press
ENTER/TRANS
.
4. If needed, press to select a correction.
5. Press
ENTER/TRANS
to see its translation.
6. Press
BACK
to go back to corrections.
7. Press
CLEAR
when you are finished.
✓English Origins
An [AM] after a word means that word or
phrase is an American expression or spell-
ing. A [BR] means that word or phrase is a
British expression or spelling.
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✓Another Way to Find Telephone Codes
You can also find a city’s or country’s tele-
phone code by typing its name at the entry
screen and pressing PHONE and then
ENTER/TRANS
.
You can use your translator to find the tele-
phone codes for cities around the world.
1. Press PHONE .
2. Start typing the name of the city until its
full name appears on the screen.
Or press repeatedly to pick a city (e.g.
CANCUN, MEXICO).
3. Press
ENTER/TRANS
to see the city’s telephone
code.
4. Press to find how many hours the
city’s time is ahead or behind Greenwich
Mean Time.
5. Press
CLEAR
when you are finished.
Finding Telephone Codes
city country
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Calculator and Conversions
Your translator has a built-in calculator and cur-
rency/metric convertor. Let’s find out how to use it.
1. Press
CALC
.
Your translator now functions as a calcula-
tor. To erase a number, press
BACK
. The
keyboard is automatically shifted so that the
keys type the numbers or mathematical
functions printed above the keys.
2. To see the currency/metric conversion
categories, press repeatedly.
There are five categories: Temperature,
Money, Weights, Liquids, and Lengths.
3. Press
ENTER/TRANS
to pick a category.
4. Press repeatedly to see the conversions
and then press
ENTER/TRANS
.
5. Follow the screen directions to convert
(i.e. ounces to grams, inches to centime-
ters, etc.).
✓Converting Money
When you select the money converter, you
must set the rate of exchange equal to one
home unit of currency by selecting SET
RATE. Then select a conversion (e.g. HOME
➜OTHER) and enter the amount to be con-
verted.
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Playing the Games
Hangman challenges you to guess the letters of a
mystery word by typing its letters.
1. To play Hangman, press
GAME
.
2. Type letters.
3. Press
ENTER/TRANS
to reveal the word.
4. Press
ENTER/TRANS
again to start a new round.
Word Quiz tests your translation skills.
1. To play Word Quiz, press
QUIZ
.
Say the word and try to guess its translation.
2. Press
ENTER/TRANS
to see its translation.
3. Press
ENTER/TRANS
again to start a new round.
mystery word guesses left
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Product Care
Replacing the Battery
This product uses one CR2032, 3-volt lithium battery. Should
youneedtoreplacethebattery,unscrewthescrewsontheback
withaveryfinescrewdriverandcarefullyremovethebackcover.
Then install a new battery, plus sign facing you, and replace the
cover. Cleaning, Storage, Problems
To clean, spray a mild glass cleaner onto a cloth and wipe
its surface. Do not spray liquids directly on this product. Do
not use or store this product in extreme or prolonged heat,
cold, humidity, or other adverse conditions. If you have a
problem with this product, refer to the warranty. If you pur-
chased this product outside the United States, contact the
place of purchase to obtain warranty or repair information.
FCC Notice
Complies with the limits for a Class B computing device pur-
suant to Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC Rules. Operation is
subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may
not cause harmful interference; and (2) This device must ac-
ceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmay
cause undesirable operation.
Copyrights, Patents, and Trademarks
© 1996 Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc.
Burlington, N.J. 08016-4907 USA. All rights reserved.
U.S. PATENTS; 4,490,811; 4,830,618; 4,891,775;
5,113,340; 5,218,536; 5,396,606. EURO. PAT. 0 136 379.
Patents Pending. ISBN 1-56712-273-6
FPS-28090-00
PN 7201273 Rev. A
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