Franklin Bookman BDK-1460 User manual

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Electronic Publishers
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EXPANDABLE ELECTRONIC BOOK
B OO K MAN
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Deutsch-Englisch
Professor PLUS
BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG/
USER’S GUIDE

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License Agreement

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Key Guide ..................................................................... 25
Installing Batteries and Installing Book Cards ............. 27
Selecting a Book and Using the Colour Keys ............... 28
Changing the Language ................................................ 29
Changing the Settings and
Viewing a Demonstration .......................................... 30
Finding English Words .................................................. 31
Highlighting Words and Finding Phrases ..................... 33
Finding Inflections ........................................................ 34
Using the Personal Wordlist ......................................... 35
Playing the Games ........................................................ 36
Using The Databank ..................................................... 38
Using the Calculator ..................................................... 40
Using the Converter ..................................................... 41
Transferring Words Between Books and
Resetting Your BOOKMAN ....................................... 42
Copyrights, Trademarks, and Patents and
FCC Notice................................................................ 43
Limited Warranty (U.S. only) ........................................ 44
Table of Contents

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Displays the main menus in
the Dictionary, Databank
and Converter.
Turns the BOOKMAN on
or off.
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.
Function Keys
Goes to the Word Entry
screen in the dictionary, clears
the calculator, and goes to the
main menus in the Databank
and Converter.
Backs up, erases a letter, or
turns off the highlight at an
entry.
Shifts to type capital letters
and punctuation marks.
Exits the book you were
reading.
Enters a word, selects an item,
or begins a highlight in an
entry.
Displays a help message.
CLEAR
ZURÜCK
KARTE
EINGABE
HILFE
Direction Keys
Move in the indicated
direction.
Pages up and down.
At menus and dictionary
entries, pages down. At
the Word Entry screen,
types a space.
Colour Keys
(red) Goes to the Dictionary
menu.
(green) Changes the entry
language.
(yellow) Goes to the
Databank menu.
(blue) Goes to the calculator.
WÖRTER
E/D
DATEN
RECHNE
MENÜ
AN/AUS
*
?
AUF
AB
V
Key Guide

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Key Combinations1
In the dictionary, shows
inflections.
In the dictionary, shows the
Phrases menu.
In the dictionary, shows the
User list menu.
In the dictionary, shows the
Games menu.
Goes to the Conversions
menu.
At the Word Entry screen,
types an asterisk to stand
for a series of letters in a
word.
At the menu, goes to the
first or last item. At a
dictionary entry, goes to
the start or end of the
entry.
Transfers a word between
books.
At a dictionary entry,
displays the previous or
next entry.
At a databank entry, exits
without saving your entry.
Calculator Keys
Types numbers in the
calculator.
Calculates a reciprocal (1/x).
Calculates a square root (
√ x).
Squares a number (X2).
Calculates a percentage (%).
Changes the number on the
screen to a negative or positive
number (+/-).
Adds the number to the
number stored in the memory
(M+).
Subtracts the number from the
number stored in the memory
(M-).
Recalls the number stored in
the memory (MR).
Clears the memory (MC).
Clears the calculation(s).
3
These key combinations apply only when using
the calculator.
2
These key combinations apply only when using
the dictionary.
1
Hold the first key while pressing the second.
+ P2
+ O2
+ I2
+ U2
+ ß2
+
*
?
+
or
+
KARTE
+
AUF
AB
V
+
ZURÜCK
Q-P
+ A3
+S3
+D3
+ F3
+ Y3
+ X3
+ C3
+ V3
+ B3
CLEAR
Key Guide

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Your BOOKMAN 1460 is powered by
two AAA, 1.5-volt batteries. Follow these
easy instructions to install or replace
them.
1. Turn your BOOKMAN®over.
2. Lift the battery cover on the
back of your BOOKMAN by
pushing it in the direction of
the arrow.
3. Install the batteries as shown
on the diagram in the battery
compartment.
4. Replace the battery cover.
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.
Warning: If the batteries wear-out
completely, or if you take more than
approximately a minute while changing
the batteries, any information that was
entered in the built-in book or book card
will be erased.
➤ Removing Book Cards
Warning: Never install or remove a
book card while your BOOKMAN is on.
Any information that was entered in the
built-in book or book card will be erased.
➤ Resuming Where You Left Off
You can turn off your BOOKMAN at
any screen. When you turn it on
again, the last screen you viewed
appears.
Installing Batteries Installing Book Cards

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Once a book card is installed in the
BOOKMAN, you can 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.
➤About Screen Illustrations
Some screen illustrations in this
User’s Guide may differ slightly from
what you see on screen. This does
not mean that your BOOKMAN is
malfunctioning.
The red, green, yellow, and blue colour
keys on your BOOKMAN change functions
according to the book card you select.
If you are using the built-in book, the
colour keys function as labelled on the
BOOKMAN keyboard. If you select a
book card, the colour keys function as
labelled on that book card.
®
BOOKMAN
Remember, when you select a book
card, the colour keys function as labelled
on that book card, not the keyboard.
Selecting a Book Using the Colour Keys

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You can change the message and entry
language of this dictionary to German or
English.
The message language is the language of
the menus, prompts, and help messages.
The entry language is the language in which
you enter words.
The examples in the English part of this
User’s Guide use English as the message
language.
➤Changing the Message Language
1. Press
MENÜ
until the main menus
appear.
2. Use the arrow keys to highlight Mes-
sage Language on the Sonstiges
menu.
3. Press
EINGABE
[ ENTER ].
➤Changing the Entry Language
1. Press
WÖRTER
(red).
2. Press
E/D
(green) to toggle be-
tween the English and German en-
try screens.
This is the English entry screen.
This is the German entry screen.
3. Press
MENÜ
to see the
Dictionary menus.
4. Press
E/D
(green) to toggle be-
tween the two dictionaries.
Changing the Language

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When using this dictionary, you can adjust the
type size, the shutoff time, and the screen
contrast. The shutoff time is how long your
BOOKMAN stays on if you forget to turn it off.
Note: The screen illustrations in this User’s
Guide use the normal type size.
1. Press
MENÜ
[MENU] in the Diction-
ary, Databank or calculator.
2. Use the arrow keys to high-
light Set Type Size, Set Shutoff,
or Set Contrast on the Setup
menu.
3. Press
EINGABE
[ ENTER ].
4. Use or to highlight a new set-
ting.
5. Press
EINGABE
[ ENTER ] to select it. Press
ZURÜCK
[ BACK ] to leave the setting un-
changed.
When no book card is installed, a
demonstration of this dictionary will
appear automatically when you turn on
the BOOKMAN.
To stop the demonstration, press
CLEAR
.
To disable it, press
MENÜ
[MENU] and then
select Disable Demo from the Setup
menu. TOre-enable it, select
Enable
Demo.
When a book card is installed in your
BOOKMAN, select
View Demo from the
Setup menu to see the demonstration.
➤ Help is Always at Hand
You can view a help message at any
screen by pressing
HILFE
[HELP]. Use the
direction keys to read the message.
To exit help, press
ZURÜCK
[BACK].
To read a tutorial describing how to
use the product, select
Tutorial from
the Setup menu.
Viewing a Demonstration Changing the Settings

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7. Hold and press
AB
or
AUF V
to see
the next or previous dictionary
entry.
8. Press
CLEAR
when finished.
➤ Finding English Words
1. Press
WÖRTER
(red).
2. Press
E/D
(green) until the
English entry screen appears.
To find a German word, use the
German entry screen.
3. Type one or more English words.
To erase a letter, press
ZURÜCK
[ BACK ].
To type a capital, hold [
CAP ] and press a
letter key.
To type a hyphen, hold and press
4. Press
EINGABE
[ ENTER ].
5. Use ,
AB
or [SPACE] to
scroll down.
6. To see the entry word, press
*
?
.
➤ Misspelling Words
If you enter a misspelled word a list of
corrections appears. If you enter a
word that is not in this dictionary you
will see a list of possible component
words. Highlight the word you want,
and then press
EINGABE
[ ENTER ] to see its
dictionary entry.
➤ Finding Letters in Words
At the Word Entry screen, you can
type a question mark to stand for any
letter, or an asterisk to stand for a
series of letters. To type an asterisk,
hold [CAP] and press
*
?
. For
example, enter
conc??v *at the English
entry screen. You will see a list of
matching words. Choose the one you
want and press
EINGABE
[ENTER].
Finding English Words

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➤ Using the English Menu
1. Press
WÖRTER
(red) and then
MENÜ
[ MENU ].
2. Press
E/D
(green) till you see
.
3. Start typing an English word, for
example renew.
To undo a typed letter, press
ZURÜCK
[BACK]. You can use the direction keys
to move the highlight.
4. When the word is highlighted,
press
EINGABE
[ ENTER ].
5. Use ,
AB
N
or [ SPACE ] to
scroll down.
6. To see the entry word, press
*
?
.
7. Hold and press
AB
or
AUF
V
to see
the next or previous dictionary
entry.
8. Press
CLEAR
when finished.
➤ Understanding Definitions
Each dictionary entry contains the
headword in bold type followed by the
pronunciation guide (English only).
Grammatical information is in brackets
([]). Special information is in
parentheses. Phrases containing the
headword (if any) are listed last.
Finding English Words
➤ Understanding Next and Prev
When you hold and press
AB
or
AUF V
at a dictionary entry, one of two
things happens.
If the entry word has more than one
dictionary entry, the next or previous
entry for that word appears.
If the entry word has only one entry,
the next or previous alphabetically
listed word appears.

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1. From the Topics menu, select
Traveller’s Phrases or press +
O [PHRASE] at a blank Word Entry
screen.
2. Select a category, (for e.g.
Emergencies) and then a
subcategory (for e.g. General).
3. Highlight a phrase (for e.g. It’s
urgent).
You can highlight an item by typing it
or by scrolling to it.
If necessary, press
E/D
(green) to
make the input language English.
4. Press
EINGABE
[ENTER] to view it.
5. Hold and press
AB
or
AUF
V
to
see the next or previous phrase.
6. Press
MENÜ
[MENU] to return to
the dictionary menus.
You can highlight a word in a dictionary
entry and find
its dictionary entry,
inflections or related phrases (if any).
1. Find the dictionary entry for
emergency.
To learn how, read “Entering English
Words”.
2. Press
EINGABE
[ENTER] to start the
highlight.
3. Use the arrow keys to highlight
a word.
4. Press
EINGABE
[ENTER] to view its
definition.
Or press + P to view its
inflections.
Or press + O to view its phrases.
5. Press
ZURÜCK
[BACK] to return to
the highlighted word.
6. Press
ZURÜCK
[BACK] again to turn
off the highlight.
7. Press
CLEAR
when finished.
Highlighting Words Finding Phrases

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4. To see the previous inflections,
hold and press
AUF
V
.
5. Press
CLEAR
when finished.
You can find the inflections of nouns, verbs,
and certain other words.
1. At an entry screen or at a
menu, type a word. For exam-
ple, type examine at the
English entry screen.
If you want, press
EINGABE
[ENTER] to see
its dictionary entry.
2. Press + P [INFLECTIONS].
If the word you typed has more than one
part of speech, first highlight the form
you want and then press
EINGABE
[ENTER].
3. To see more inflections of the
word press + P [INFLECTIONS]
repeatedly, or hold and
press
AB
.
➤ Understanding Inflections
When you are viewing inflections in
their various tenses, you can press
HILFE
[HELP] to see grammar help and
descriptions of the inflections, as well
as usage examples.
To return to the inflections, press
ZURÜCK
[BACK].
Finding Inflections

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➤Viewing and Deleting Words
1. Press + I [LIST] and then
E/D
(green) for the language of
your choice.
2. To view your list, select ...List
and press
EINGABE
[ENTER].
You can then scroll through your list of
words.
3. To delete a word, select Delete
a Word.
Highlight the word of your choice and
press
EINGABE
[ENTER] to delete it.
4. To erase the entire list, select
Erase the List and press Y.
➤Other Ways to Add Words
You can also add words to your Personal
Wordlist directly from the Word Entry
screen or from a dictionary entry. Type
the word you want to add at the Word
Entry screen, or highlight the word of
your choice in a dictionary entry. Press
+ I [LIST]. You will see the Wordlist
menu with your word next to
Add....
Press
EINGABE
[ENTER] to add it. Press
CLEAR
to return to the Word Entry screen.
You can add both English and German
words to your Personal Wordlist.
1. From the Topics menu, select
Personal Wordlist or press +
I [LIST].
2. Press
E/D
(green) to select the
language you want.
3. Select Add a Word.
4. Type a word in the current
entry language.
5. Press
EINGABE
[ ENTER ] to add it.
6. Press
ZURÜCK
[BACK] to return to
the menu.
Using the Personal Wordlist

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➤Changing Game Settings
You can choose the language you wish to
play in, the source and size of the words,
and the skill level.
1. From the Topics menu select
Games, or press + U [GAMES].
2. Press
EINGABE
[ENTER] to select Game
Settings.
3. Highlight a new source and size
in the WORDS menu and press
EINGABE
.
Note: If you choose Personal List , Toefl-
English Only or Enter Your Own , you
cannot choose the size of the words.
4. Highlight a new skill level in
the SKILL menu and press
EINGABE
.
5. Highlight Yes or No in the INFLECT
menu and press
EINGABE
to choose
whether or not you want inflections
used in the games.
6. Highlight English or German in
the LANG menu and press
EINGABE
.
➤Getting Help in the Games
During any game you can read instruc-
tions by pressing
HILFE
[HELP].
In all the games except Flashcards, you
can get a hint by holding [cap] and
pressing
*
?
or reveal the game word by
pressing
*
?
.
Note: If you get a hint or reveal the
word, you lose the round.
Hangman
Hangman selects a mystery word and
challenges you to guess it letter by letter.
The letters of the mystery word are hidden
by question marks. The number of guesses
remaining is indicated by #’s.
Type letters that you think are in the
mystery word. If you are correct, the letter
appears in place of the corresponding
question mark(s).
➤Selecting a Game
1. From the Topics menu select
Games, or press + U [GAMES].
2. Highlight a game and press
EINGABE
[ENTER].
Playing the Games

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Flashcards
Flashcards flashes words on the screen for
you to define or study. You can practice
your vocabulary in either English or
German. To view the definition of the word,
press
EINGABE
. Then press
ZURÜCK
[BACK] to
try another word.
Conjumania™
Conjumania helps you practice conjugat-
ing English verbs. Enter the requested
form of the verb at the top of the screen.
To see the correct form, hold [CAP]
and press
*
?
. To conjugate another
form of the same verb, press
[SPACE]. To conjugate another verb, hold
and press
AB
.
Word Blaster™
In Word Blaster you try to guess the
mystery word, represented by ?’s, before
all its letters appear. As soon as you know
the word, press
EINGABE
to stop the clock.
Then type your guess and press
EINGABE
.
The speed at which the letters appear is
set by the skill level.
Word Train™
In Word Train, you and the train take turns
typing letters to form a word. Whoever types
the last letter of the word wins.
Gender Tutor
Gender Tutor asks you to guess the gender of
German nouns. Press M for masculine, F for
feminine and N for Neuter. Your score flashes
on the screen at the end of the round.
Word Auction
In Word Auction you must guess a mystery
word by buying letters before you run out of
money. Each letter costs money, regardless of
whether it is correct, incorrect, or whether it
has been guessed already. Commonly used
letters cost more than letters used
infrequently. The starting amount of money
varies depending on the level.
To play, type a letter. If the letter that you
guess appears in the mystery word, it will be
revealed each time that it occurs in the word.
Continue typing letters until you correctly
guess the word or until you run out of money.
Note: If you ask for a hint, it will cost you the
price of the letter plus $25.
Playing the Games

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➤ Deleting Entries
1. In the Databank menu, select
Delete an entry. Highlight an
entry on the list, and then
press
EINGABE
[ ENTER ] .
2. To delete all the databank
entries, select Erase the list,
and then press Y.
➤Adding Entries
You can store as many as 100 names and
telephone numbers in the databank. The total
depends on the size of each entry.
1. Press
DATEN
(yellow) to see the
Databank menu.
2. Select Add an entry.
To select a menu item, highlight it and press
EINGABE
[ ENTER ].
3. Enter a name and press
EINGABE
.
To type a capital, hold [ CAP ] and press a
letter key. The first letter is automatically
capitalized. To make it lower case hold
and type the letter.
4. Enter a number and press
EINGABE
to
add your entry.
➤Viewing or Editing Entries
1. Press
DATEN
(yellow) to see the
Databank menu.
2. Select View: XX entries (X%
free).
3. Highlight an entry by scrolling
to it or by typing its name.
4. To edit a highlighted entry,
press
EINGABE
[ ENTER ] and then enter
your changes.
You can press
EINGABE
to save your
changes or hold and press
ZURÜCK
[BACK] to cancel your changes.
Note: In the Number: field, Q-P type
numbers. To type a letter (i.e. an email
address) hold and press the letter key.
To Type...
a hyphen
an underscore
a slash
an @ sign
a period
a comma
Use...
+
+N
+ K
+M
+ L
+ J
Using The Databank

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If you misplace your password, you can
regain access to your BOOKMAN by
contacting Franklin Electronic Publishers,
Inc.
In the U.S., first call 609-239-4333 to
obtain a return authorization code. Then
mail your BOOKMAN unit, with your
return authorization code, to Franklin
Electronic Publishers, Inc., One Franklin
Plaza, Burlington, NJ 08016.
In Germany, send your carefully
packaged BOOKMAN unit to Franklin
Electronic Publishers (Deutschland)
GMbH, Lohstrasse 22b, D-85445
Schwaig, Flughafen München, Deuts-
chland. Remember to enclose a note
explaining your need to regain access
through having lost or forgotten your
password and make sure your full name
and address is included.
Using The Databank
➤Using a Password
You can use a password to prevent
unauthorized access to the databank.
Warning! Always write the password in a safe,
separate location. If you lose or forget the
password, you may be able to use the databank
again only by removing the batteries from your
BOOKMAN, which will permanently erase all the
information stored in the databank.
1. Press
DATEN
(yellow) to see the
Databank menu.
2. Select Set password.
3. Type a password of up to eight
characters and press
EINGABE
[ENTER].
4. Press C to confirm.
The password that you set will now be
requested the first time that the databank is
used during a session.
5. To change the password, repeat
Steps 1-4.
To remove a password, press
EINGABE
on a blank screen.

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➤Using the Calculator Memory
1. In the calculator, make a
calculation or type a number.
2. To add the number on the
screen to the number stored in
memory, press X (M+). To
subtract the number on the
screen from the number stored
in memory, press C (M-).
M indicates the number is stored in
memory.
3. To retrieve the number from
memory, press V (MR).
4. To clear the memory, press B
(MC).
➤Making Calculations
1. Press
RECHNE
(blue).
2. Type a number.
You can type up to 10 digits. To type a
decimal, press the full stop (.’) key.
To change the sign of a number, press
Y (+/-).
3. Press one of the arrow keys to
enter a math function.
4. Type another number.
5. Press
EINGABE
[ENTER].
To repeat the calculation, press
EINGABE
again. To scroll up or down,
use
AUF
V
or
AB
.
6. Press
CLEAR
to clear the current
calculations.
Use...
+ A
+D
+ F
+S
+ Y
To Calculate...
reciprocals (1/x)
squares (x2)
percentages (%)
square roots (
√x )
negative numbers (+/-)
Using the Calculator

41
➤Making Metric Conversions
1. Press + ß.
2. Select a conversion category
(for e.g., Weights).
3. Select a conversion (for e.g.,
grams/ounces).
4. Type a number after one of the
units.
Use or to move between the
lines.
5. Press
EINGABE
[ENTER] to convert it.
6. Use
ZURÜCK
[BACK] to delete a
number.
The converter allows you to convert
measurements and currency. ➤Making Currency Conversions
1. Press + ß.
2. Use + to select Currency
Converter. Press
EINGABE
[ ENTER ].
3. Enter a conversion rate.
The rate should be in units of the other
currency per one unit of the home currency
(n other/1 home).
4. Enter an amount for the home or
other currency.
Use or to move between the
lines. Use
ZURÜCK
to erase a number.
5. Press
EINGABE
[ ENTER ] to convert it.
Using the Converter