Franklin BOOKMAN II DBD-1440 User manual

BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG/ USER’S GUIDE
BOOKMAN®II
Deutsch/Englisch
Professor PLUS

www.franklin-net.de
DBD-1440
Electronic Publishers


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Welcome to the world of Franklin! With the Deutsch/Englisch Profes-
sor PLUS you can:
• find over 1,200,000 translations;
• correct misspellings;
• conjugate words;
• study the Grammar Guide;
• save names and phone numbers to the databank;
• save words to My Word List;
• sharpen your spelling and increase your German vocabu-
lary with six Learning Exercises;
• and play seven fun, educational word games.
Introduction

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Table of Contents
Licence Agreement ................................................................................................. 37
Introduction .............................................................................................................. 38
Table of Contents .....................................................................................................39
Key Guide ................................................................................................................. 40
Installing Batteries .................................................................................................... 42
Changing the Language .........................................................................................42
Installing Book Cards ............................................................................................... 43
Selecting a Book ...................................................................................................... 43
Bookcard Colour Keys............................................................................................. 44
Using the Main Menu ............................................................................................... 44
Viewing a Demonstration or Tutorial ...................................................................... 45
Changing the Settings ............................................................................................. 45
Translating German Words ......................................................................................46
Translating English Words ........................................................................................ 47
Finding Letters in Words ........................................................................................... 48
Highlighting Words ................................................................................................... 49
Using the Learning Exercises................................................................................... 49
Using the Grammar Guide ...................................................................................... 51
Advanced Verb Conjugations ............................................................................... 52
Translating Traveller’s Phrases................................................................................. 54
Using My Word List ................................................................................................... 55
Using the Databank ................................................................................................. 57
Playing the Games .................................................................................................. 59
Using the Calculator ................................................................................................61
Using the Converter ................................................................................................. 62
Transferring Words Between Books......................................................................... 63
Resetting Your Product ............................................................................................ 64
Copyrights, Trademarks and Patents ..................................................................... 64
FCC Notice ............................................................................................................... 65
Limited Warranty (U.S. only) .................................................................................... 66

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Key Guide
Colour Keys
beug Conjugates a word.
e/d
Toggles the entry language
between German and English.
wörter
Goes to the dictionary.
lernen
Goes to the Learning
Exercises menu.
Function Keys
Turns the product on or off.
hilfe
Displays a help message.
When at an inflection screen,
displays Grammar Guide
section about the inflection
you were viewing.
clear
In the dictionary, goes to the
Word Entry screen. Clears the
calculator. In the database and
converter, goes to their main
menus.
ï
Backs up, erases a letter, or
turns off the highlight at an
entry.
eingabe
Enters a word, selects an
item, or begins a highlight in
an entry.
menü
Displays the main menus for
the dictionary.
?*
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.
fn
Shifts to allow auf , ab , vorig ,
nächste , find phrases and to
type ß.
Goes to the databank,
converter, or calculator.
-’
Types a hyphen (-).
karte
Exits the book you were
reading.
Direction Keys
Move in the indicated
direction.
At the Word Entry screen,
types a space. At menus and
dictionary entries, pages
down.

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Key Guide
Combination Keys*
fn
+At a dictionary entry, pages
or up or down.
fn
+At a dictionary entry, displays
or the next or previous entry.
+At a menu, goes to the first or
or last item. At a dictionary entry,
goes to the start or end of the
entry.
fn
+ Transfers a word between
karte
books.
fn + j Types a hyphen.
fn
+ m Types @ .
fn
+ s Types ß .
+
-’
Types an apostrophe (’).
fn
+
?*
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.
Calculator Keys
a (1/x) Calculates a reciprocal.
s (√x) Calculates a square root.
d (x2) Squares a number.
f (%) Calculates a percentage.
g (.) Inserts a decimal point.
h (+), j (-), Adds, subtracts, multiplies, or
k (x), l (÷) divides numbers.
y (+/-) Changes the number on the
screen to a negative or
positive number.
x (M+) Adds the number to the
number stored in the memory.
c (M-) Subtracts the number from the
number stored in the memory.
v (MR) Recalls the number stored in
the memory.
b (MC) Clears the memory.
*
Hold the first key while pressing the second.
➤ Opening the Lid
To open the lid, push the notch to-
wards the back of the unit and lift up.

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Installing Batteries
Your product is powered by two CR-
2032 lithium, 3-volt batteries. Follow
these easy instructions to install or
replace them.
1. Turn 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.
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
except My Word List will be erased. You
should always keep written copies of
your important information.
➤ Help is Always at Hand
You can view a help message at any
screen by pressing
hilfe
. Press
or to read. To exit help, press
ï
.
Changing the Language
Message Language
When you turn on this product for the first time,
you must choose the message language.
Press
a for German or press b for English.
The message language is the language of
prompts, help, and other messages. You can
change the message language after your initial
decision. See “Changing the Settings” on page
45 to learn how.
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,
German or English.
1. Press
menü
.
2. Use the direction keys to highlight ,
and then press
eingabe
to access the
German-to-English dictionary.
Select at the icon menu to go to the
English-to-German dictionary.
Or you can press
e/d
at the Word Entry
screen to switch between German and
English.

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1. Turn your product off.
2. Turn your product 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 Cards 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
karte
.
These are sample books.
3. Press or to highlight your
selection.
For information on available Franklin
Bookman products, highlight the Bookman
Info Icon, .
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
product is malfunctioning. The examples in
the English half of this manual use English
as the message language.
➤ Book Card Troubleshooting
If your book card is performing erratically,
follow the reset instructions on page 62. If this
does not fix the problem, remove the book
card and then remove the white rubber strip
located between the two metal pins. Clean the
rubber strip with your fingers and then replace
it making sure it is completely in its notch.
➤ Removing Book Cards
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.

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The red, green, yellow, and blue keys on
your product change functions according
to the book card you select. Their
functions are labelled on individual
cards.
Bookcard Colour Keys
When you press
menü
, you will see ten
icons. Use these to quickly take you to
different parts of your Deutsch/Englisch
Professor PLUS.
Using the Main Menu
When in your book card:
For… Press…
the red key
beug
the green key
e/d
the yellow key
wörter
the blue key
lernen
You can also press and hold
fn
to learn
how the colour keys on your
book card
correspond to the main keys on your
product .
learn
dict
thes
games
RED
GREEN
YELLOW
BLUE
➤Understanding the Menu
Goes to the English-to-German dictionary.
Goes to the German-to-English dictionary.
Goes to the Learning Exercises menu.
Goes to the Games menu.
Goes to the English conjugation prompt.
Goes to the German conjugation prompt.
Goes to the English traveller’s phrases
menu.
Goes to the German traveller’s phrases
menu.
Goes to My Word List.
Goes to the Tools menu.
1. Press
menü
.
will be highlighted the first time you press
menü
.
2. Use the arrow keys to highlight the icon you
want and press
eingabe
.

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You can view a demonstration or tutorial
of this dictionary at any time.
1. Press
menü
.
2. Use the arrow keys to highlight
and press
eingabe
.
3. Press to highlight either Tutorial or
View Demo and press
eingabe
.
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
menü
.
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 acti-
vate the Learn a Word feature or 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
menü
in the dictionary,
databank, converter, or calculator.
2. Use the arrow keys to highlight
and press
eingabe
.
3.
Settings will be highlighted. Press
eingabe
to select it.
4. Press or to move to Learn a
Word
, Contrast , Shutoff , Type Size,
or Anzeigesprache ( Message lan-
guage ).
5. Press or to change the setting.
Your changes are automatically saved.
6. Press
eingabe
when done.
Press
clear
to return to the Word Entry
screen.
Viewing a Demonstration or
Tutorial

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➤Learn a New Word
Your dictionary comes with a Learn a
Word feature to help you increase
your German or English vocabulary.
Each time you turn your Deutsch/
Englisch Professor PLUS on, you
can see a different headword taken
from the dictionary. If you wish to turn
this feature on, press
menü
. Highlight
and press
eingabe
. Press
eingabe
again to select Settings . Press or
to turn the feature on and press
eingabe
when done.
When German is the entry language,
you will be shown a German word
and when English is the entry
language, you will be shown an
English word. To learn how to
change the entry language, read
Changing the Language on page 42.
Changing the Settings
Translating German Words
Your Deutsch/Englisch Professor PLUS
is fully bilingual. Try translating a
German word.
1. Press
e/d
to change the entry
language from English to German,
if needed.
2. Type a word (e.g.,
lernen ).
To erase a letter, press
ï
. Note:
you do not need to type accents. To
type accents if desired, type the letter
(e.g.,
u ) and press repeatedly until
the accent you want appears (e.g.,
ü ). If you want to type a ß, then hold
fn
and press s. To type a capital,
hold and press a letter key. To
type a number, hold
fn and press
q - p . To type a hyphen, press
-’
.
3. Press
eingabe
to view the English
translation.
Press or to scroll.
4. Hold
fn
and press or to
view the next or previous defini-
tion.
5. Press
clear
when done.

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Translating German Words
➤ Explanation of Genders
German nouns are different than
English nouns in that they must
either be masculine, feminine, or
neuter. Each definition of a noun
indicates which gender it is with
m , f ,
or
n .
➤ Understanding Definitions
Dictionary entries consist of head-
words, pronunciation, parts of
speech, and/or definitions. Other
forms of the word may follow the
headword. Capitalized words indi-
cate the category for which the word
is used. After the translation, you
may see a list of usage examples.
1. Type
kennen .
2. Press
eingabe
.
Translating English Words
You can also use the Deutsch/Englisch
Professor PLUS to translate English
words into German.
1. Press
e/d
to change the entry
language from German to English,
if needed.
2. Type a word (e.g.,
where ).
To erase a letter, press
ï
. Note:
you do not need to type accents. To
type accents if desired, type the letter
(e.g.,
e ) and press repeatedly until
the accent you want appears (e.g.,
é ). To type a capital, hold and
press a letter key. To type a number,
hold
fn
and press q - p . To type a
hyphen, press
-’
.
3. Press
eingabe
to view the German
translation.
Press or to scroll.
4. Hold
fn and press or to
view the next or previous defini-
tion.
5. Press
clear
when done.
➤ Misspelling Words
If you enter a misspelled word, a list
of corrections appears. Highlight the
word you want and then press
eingabe
to see its dictionary entry.

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Translating English Words
➤Choosing Multiple Forms
Some words in this dictionary have
more than one form (e.g. resume,
résumé). When the word you are
looking up has multiple forms, the
different forms appear in a list.
Simply highlight the form you want
and press
eingabe
to see its dictionary
entry. For example, enter
oder at the
Word Entry screen.
Highlight the form you want and
press
eingabe
to see its dictionary
entry. To go back to the Multiple
Forms list, press
ï
.
If you are uncertain about how to spell a
word, type a question mark ( ? ) in place of
each unknown letter. To 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 while to find the
matching words.
1. Press
e/d
to switch to the German
Word Entry screen, if needed.
2. Type a word with ?s and ✽s.
To type an asterisk, hold down and
press
?*
.
3. Press
eingabe
.
4. Press to move the highlight to the
word you want and press
eingabe
to
view its definition.
5. Press
clear
when done.
Finding Letters in Words

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Another way to look up words is by
highlighting them in dictionary entries or
word lists. You can then find
their
definitions, phrases, or add them to My
Word List
.
1. At any text, press
eingabe
to start the
highlight.
To turn the highlight off, press
ï
.
2. Use the arrow keys to move the
highlight to the word you want.
To … Press …
define the word
eingabe
find a phrase fn + ?*
add word to My Word List
lernen
3. Press
clear
when done.
Highlighting Words
Using the Learning Exercises, you can read
country information, test your spelling, improve
your vocabulary, browse the TOEFL
®
Test Word
List, and receive grammar guidance (see “Using
the Grammar Guide” on page 51).
Country Information
1. Press
menü
, highlight and press
eingabe
.
Or you can press
lernen
.
2. Use to highlight
Country Information
and press
eingabe
.
You can choose to read about Great
Britain, the United States ofAmerica, or
Germany.
Spelling Bee
1. Press
menü
, highlight and press
eingabe
.
Or you can press
lernen
.
2. Use to highlight
Spelling Bee and
press
eingabe
.
You can choose
My Spelling Bee (English)
which uses English words from My Word
List,
My Spelling Bee (German) which uses
TOEFL and the Test of English as a Foreign Language are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service
(ETS). This product is not endorsed or approved by ETS.
Using the Learning Exercises

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Using the Learning Exercises
German words from My Word List, or the
TOEFL
®
Test Spelling Bee which uses
words from the TOEFL®Test Word List.
3. Highlight the word list you want and
press
eingabe
.
A word will flash on the screen for you to
spell.
4. Type in the word you just saw and press
eingabe
to see if you spelled it right.
Press
eingabe
to see the definition. Press
ï
to return to Spelling Bee.
5. Press for a new word.
6. Press
clear
when done.
Flashcards
1. Press
menü
, highlight and press
eingabe
.
Or you can press
lernen
.
2. Use to highlight
Flashcards and press
eingabe
.
You can choose My Flashcards (English)
which uses English words from My Word
List,
My Flashcards (German) which uses
German words from My Word List, or
Using the Learning Exercises
TOEFL
®
Test Flashcards which uses words
from the TOEFL®Test Word List.
3. Highlight the word list you want and
press
eingabe
.
A word will be displayed on the screen for
you to study or define. Press
eingabe
to see
the definition. Press
ï
to return to
Flashcards.
4. Press to see a new word.
5. Press
clear
when done.
Viewing the TOEFL®Test Word List
1. Press
menü
, highlight and press
eingabe
.
Or you can press
lernen
.
2. Use to highlight
TOEFL
®
Test Word
List
and press
eingabe
to view the list.
Press or to scroll.
You can also type the first few letters of a
word to find it on the list (e.g., type
col to
find
collaborate ).
Press
eingabe
or beug at any word to view
its definition or to conjugate it. Press
ï
to
return to the list.

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Using the Grammar Guide
Your Deutsch/Englisch Professor PLUS
includes a helpful grammar guide that
describes parts of speech. You can
view it by selecting from the main
menu or by pressing
lernen
.
From the Learning Exercises
Menu
1. Press
menü
.
2. Highlight and then press
eingabe
.
Or you can press
lernen
.
3. Press to highlight
Grammar
Guide and then press
eingabe
.
4. Press to highlight the topic you
want to study and then press
eingabe
.
5. Press or to read.
6. Press
fn + or to view the
next or previous topic.
From an Inflection Screen
1. Press
menü
, highlight or
and then press
eingabe
.
2. Type a word to conjugate and then
press
beug
.
3. Press
fn
+ or repeatedly to
find the tense you want to read
about in the Grammar Guide.
4. Press
hilfe
.
Information about the tense will be
displayed along with usage exam-
ples.
5. Press
ï
to return to the inflec-
tion screen or press
clear
to
return to the Word Entry screen.
Using the Grammar Guide

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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
menü
, use the ar-
row keys to highlight (German
Conjugation) and then press
eingabe
.
To choose English conjugation, press
. You can also press beug and then
e/d
to choose the language.
2. Type a word (e.g., denken ).
3. Press beug .
If needed, highlight the part of speech or
translation you want and press
eingabe
.
These are the principal forms of the Ger-
man verb “denken”. The English transla-
tions are below each German inflection.
4. Press or to scroll.
Press
?*
to display the root word.
5. Press either beug or hold fn and
press repeatedly to view more in-
flections.
Advanced Verb Conjugations
If the word is a noun, an adjective, or another
modifier, then there won’t be any other inflec-
tions.
6. Press
clear
when done.
Advanced Verb
Conjugations
From a Dictionary Entry
Some words have different parts of
speech or multiple translations. You can
easily find which part of speech or
specific translation you will need to
conjugate by first looking up the word
and then pressing
beug
. Follow this
example.
1. Press
menü
, use the arrow keys to
highlight and then press
eingabe
.
To choose English, press . You
can also press
beug and then
e/d
to choose the language.
2. Type a word (e.g.,
reden ).
3. Choose a form, if needed.
In this case, choose
reden . Capital-
ized words are usually nouns.
3. Press
eingabe
to look it up.

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➤ Accenting Letters
You can look up accented words
without typing accents. If there are
no Multiple Forms, the Deutsch/
Englisch Professor PLUS 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” on page 48 for more
information.
Remember, if you want to enter an
accent yourself, type the letter and
press until the appropriate accent
appears. You can also hold
fn and
press
s to type ß .
➤ Getting Grammar Guidance
When viewing inflections, you can
press
hilfe
to go directly to the
Grammar Guide and view detailed
descriptions of how to use the
inflections you were viewing along
with usage examples.
Read the definition to find the verb
you want (e.g.,
to speak ).
4. Press
beug
to conjugate the
headword,
reden .
Highlight the translation you want
(e.g.,
speak ) and press
eingabe
.
These are the principal forms of the
German verb “reden”. The English
translations are below each German
inflection.
5. Press or to scroll.
Press
?* to display the root word.
6. Press either
beug or hold fn and
press repeatedly to view more
inflections.
If the word is a noun, an adjective, or
another modifier, then there won’t be
any other inflections
.
7. Press
clear
when done.
Advanced Verb Conjugations Advanced Verb Conjugations

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Advanced Verb Conjugations
There are two ways in which you can
translate several helpful phrases in cat-
egories ranging from
Emergencies to
Business Communication to Time &
Dates
. Note that the English phrase al-
ways appears before the German
phrase.
Browsing Through Phrases
1. Press
menü
.
2. Use the arrow keys to highlight
and then press
eingabe
to view
the English phrases.
Press to view the German
phrases.
You can also hold fn and press ?*
to go straight to the Phrases menu in
the same language as the lookup
language.
3. Press or to highlight the
category you want and press
eingabe
.
Press or to highlight a subcategory, if
needed and press
eingabe
.
Translating Traveller’s
Phrases
➤ Viewing English Inflections
If you are unfamiliar with inflections,
it may be helpful to look at some
inflected forms of English verbs.
Switch the entry language back to
English, type
write and press beug
to see the different forms of the
English verb “to translate”.
This will give you a good idea of
each inflection form.
➤ Verb Conjugations
The Deutsch/Englisch Professor
PLUS conjugates German verbs into
the following forms: present,
preterite, future, present subjunctive,
future subjunctive, preterite subjunc-
tive, present conditional, imperative,
present participle, past participle,
perfect indicative, pluperfect
indicative, future perfect, perfect
subjunctive, pluperfect subjunctive,
future perfect subjunctive, and past
conditional.

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Translating Traveller’s Phrases
4. Press or to highlight the phrase you
want to translate and then press
eingabe
.
Searching for a Specific Phrase
1. Press
clear
and press
e/d
to select the
lookup language, if needed.
2. Type a keyword for which you’d like to find
a phrase (e.g., ticket ).
3. Hold
fn
and press
?*
.
4. If more than one phrase is found, press
to scroll.
You can save up to 40 words total, in both
English and German, in My Word List for
personal study or review. My Word List is saved
between sessions unless your product is reset.
Adding Words from the Main Menu
1. Press
menü
.
Or you can press
lernen
and then press
eingabe
.
2. Highlight and then press
eingabe
.
You can also select and press
eingabe
.
3. Press
e/d
to switch from the English to
the German List, if needed.
4. Press or to highlight Add a word and
press
eingabe
.
5. Type a word.
6. Press
eingabe
to add the word.
7. Press
clear
when done.
Adding Words from the Word Entry
Screen
You can also add words to My Word List directly
from the Word Entry screen. Since many German
words are compounds from two or more words,
you will have to add each component separately
to your word list.
Using My Word List