Franklin BES-1850 User manual

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BES-1850
BES-1845
Spanish <> English
Dictionary
User’s Guide
BOOKMAN®III
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Key Guide
Touch Keys
Conjugates a word.
Toggles the entry language
between Spanish and English.
Goes to the dictionary.
Goes to the Exercises menu (for
learning exercises).
Goes to the Games menu.
Goes to the Clock.
Goes to the Databank menu.
Goes to the Calculator.
Goes to the Converter.
Goes to the Currency Converter.
Combination Keys*
At a dictionary entry, pages up or
down.
At a dictionary entry, displays the
next or previous entry.
Transfers a word between books.
Function Keys
Turns the product on or off.
Turns the backlight 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
calculator. In the converter, goes
to its main menu.
Says a word. Speaks traveller’s
phrases.
Backs up, erases a letter, or turns
off the highlight at an entry.
Enters a word, selects an item,
or begins a highlight in an entry.
Goes to the Organizer: clock, data-
bank, calculator, converter and cur-
rency converter.
Displays the main menus for the
dictionary.
CONJ
LANG
DICT
LEARN
GAME
CLOCK
DATA
CALC
CONV
CURR
+
or
or+
+

Types a hyphen.
Types an Ñ.
Types an @.
Types an apostrophe.
Types a slash.
Goes to the traveller’s phrases menu.
If a word is in the Word Entry screen
or is highlighted, finds any phrases
containing that word.
At the Word Entry screen, types
an asterisk to stand for a series
of letters in a word. In games,
gives a hint.
+ _’
+?
+
+
+J
+N
+ M
At the Word Entry screen, types
a ? to stand for a letter in a
word. At a menu, displays a
menu item. At a dictionary entry,
displays the headword. In
games, reveals the word and
forfeits the game.
Shifts to type capital letters and
punctuation marks.
Shifts to allow prev, next, pg up, pg
dn and to type a hypen (-) or ñ.
Exits the book you were reading.
Direction Keys
Move in the indicated direction.
At menus and dictionary entries,
pages down. At the Word Entry
screen, types a space.

Installing Batteries
Your product is powered by two AAA batteries. Follow these easy instructions to install or
replace them. When replacing, please have the new batteries at hand before you remove
the old ones.
1. Turn your product off and turn it over.
2. Lift the battery cover on the back of your product by pushing up on the catch.
3. Install the batteries following the +/- markings in the battery compartment.
4. Replace the battery cover.
Warning: If the batteries wear out completely or if you take more than a few seconds while
changing the batteries, any information that was entered in the built-in book or book
card may be erased. You should always keep written copies of your important infor-
mation.
√Help is Always at Hand
You can view a help message at any screen by pressing HELP. Press or to
read. To exit help, press BACK.

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 Bfor Spanish.
The message language is the language of prompts, help, and other messages. You can
change the message language after your initial decision.
Entry Language
The entry language is the language in which you enter words at the Word Entry screen.
This determines which dictionary you will use, Spanish or English.
1. Press MENU.
2. Use the direction keys to highlight , and then press ENTER to access the
Spanish-to-English dictionary.
Select at the icon menu to go to the English-to-Spanish dictionary. Or you
can touch LANG at the Word Entry screen to switch between Spanish and
English.

Installing Book Cards
1. Turn 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.
Warning: 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.
Selecting a Book
Once a book card is installed in the product, you can select which book you want to use.
1. Turn your product on.
2. Press CARD.
Icons appear for each available book.
3. Press or to highlight your selection.
4. Press ENTER to select it.
5. Press CARD to return to the card menu.

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 (learning exercises).
Goes to the Games menu.
Goes to the English conjugation prompt.
Goes to the Spanish conjugation prompt.
Goes to the English traveller’s phrases menu.
Goes to the Spanish traveller’s phrases menu.
Goes to My Word List.
Goes to the Tools menu.

Viewing a demonstration or tutorial
1. Press MENU.
2. Use the arrow keys to highlight and press ENTER.
3. Press to highlight either Tutorial or View Demo and press ENTER.
To stop the demonstration or exit from the Tutorial and go to the Word Entry
screen, press CLEAR.
To go to the main menu, press MENU.
When a book card is installed in your product, select View Demo from the Setup menu
to see the demonstration for that card.
√Follow the Arrows
The flashing arrows on the right of the screen show which arrow keys you can press to
move around menus or view more text.

Changing the Settings
When using this dictionary, you can adjust the screen contrast, the shutoff time, the type
size, and the message language. The shutoff 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.
3. Settings will be highlighted. Press ENTER to select it.
4. Press
or to move to Learn a Word, Contrast, Shutoff, Type Size, or
Mensajes (Message language).
5. Press
or to change the setting.
Your changes are automatically saved.
6. Press ENTER when done.
Press CLEAR to return to the Word Entry screen.
√Learn a New Word
Your dictionary comes with a Learn a Word feature to help you increase your Spanish
or English vocabulary. Each time you turn your dictionary on, you can see a random
headword.