Franklin Bookman QBD-2067 User manual

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Electronic Publishers
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EXPANDABLE ELECTRONIC BOOK
B OO K MAN
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Quadrilingual
Business Dictionary
USER’S GUIDE • BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG •
MODE D’EMPLOI • HANDLEIDING
QBD-2067
ENGLISH • DEUTSCH •
FRANÇAIS • NEDERLANDS
www.franklin.com

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Contents
Welcome to the world of BOOKMAN®!
With your new QBD-2067, you can
find dictionary entries containing busi-
ness terms and phrases in English,
German, French, and Dutch. Your
Quadrilingual Business Dictionary al-
lows you to switch seamlessly among
the four languages. This gives you total
control of the language you translate
from, the language you translate into,
and the language of screen instruc-
tions, help messages, and menus.
Read this User’s Guide to learn how.
Key Guide ............................................................................................. 3
Installing a Book Card .......................................................................... 4
Selecting a Book .................................................................................. 5
Setting the Message Language ............................................................. 5
Using the Colour Keys .......................................................................... 6
Changing the Settings .......................................................................... 6
Viewing a Demonstration ..................................................................... 7
Changing the Languages ...................................................................... 7
Searching for Words ............................................................................. 9
Correcting Misspellings ...................................................................... 11
Searching for Partial Words ............................................................... 11
Highlighting Search Words ................................................................. 12
Sending a Word Between Books ......................................................... 12
Resetting Your BOOKMAN ................................................................. 13
Book Card Care .................................................................................. 13
Specifications ..................................................................................... 14
Limited Warranty (outside U.S.).......................................................... 14
Limited Warranty (U.S. only) .............................................................. 15
Key Appendix ..................................................................................... 16

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Key Guide
➤ Understanding the Colour Keys
The colour keys (red, green, yellow,
and blue) perform the functions
listed above only for the book de-
scribed in this User’s Guide.
Colour Keys
ENG
(red) English (see below).
DEU
(green) German (see below).
FRA
(yellow) French (see below).
NED
(blue) Dutch (see below).
• At a clear word-entry screen, sets
the language of the key as the
source language.
•
With a word typed at the word-entry
screen, shows dictionary entries in the
language of the key (target language).
• At a dictionary entry, shows dictionary
entries in the language of the key.
• With a word highlighted in a dictionary
entry or on a list, shows dictionary
entries in the language of the key.
• At a help message, changes the
language of screen instructions, help
messages, and menus (message
language) to the language of the key.
Other Keys
BACK
Erases a letter, backs up, or
turns off the highlight.
CAP
Shiftsthe keys totypecapitals or
punctuation.
CARD
Exits the book you are reading.
CLEAR
Clears all your entries.
ENTER
Shows dictionary entries in all
four languages; selects a menu
item, or starts a highlight in
text.
HELP
Displays help messages.
MENU
Displays the main menus.
ON/OFF
Turns BOOKMAN on or off.
?✽
Types a ?to stand for an
unknown letter in a word. At a
menu, displays a full menu title.
With
CAP
, types an ✻to stand
for a series of letters.
SPACE
Types a space, or pages down.

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Key Guide
Direction Keys
In text or at menus, moves up or
down. At a word-entry screen,
accents a typed letter.
Moves left or right.
DN
UP
Pages down or up.
Key Combinations*
✩
+
DN
Goes to the next or
previous dictionary entry.
✩
+ Types a hyphen (–).
✩
+ Types a slash (/).
✩
+
Q
- PTypes numbers.
CAP
+ Goes to the bottom or
top of a dictionary entry.
* Hold the first key while pressing the other key.
or
UP
or
Warning: Never install or remove a
book card while your BOOKMAN is
turned on. If you do, information that
you have entered in the built-in book,
as well as in any other installed book
cards, may be erased.
1. Turn your BOOKMAN off.
2. Turn your BOOKMAN over.
3. Align the tabs of the book
card with the notches in the
slot.
4. Press the book card down
until it snaps into place.
Installing a Book Card
➤ Removing Book Cards
Warning: When you remove a
book card to install another, informa-
tion that you entered in the removed
book card may be erased.
➤ Resuming Where You Left Off
You can turn off your BOOKMAN at
any time. When you turn your
BOOKMAN on again, the screen
that you last viewed reappears.

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Selecting a Book
Once you have installed a book card in
your BOOKMAN, you can select
which book you want to use.
1. Turn your BOOKMAN on.
2. Press CARD.
These are sample books.
3. Press or to highlight the
book you want to use.
4. Press ENTER to select it.
Setting the Message
Language
The first time you turn on your dictionary,
you must set the message language by
pressing the colour key which corre-
sponds to the desired language.
The message language is the language
of the prompts, screen instructions,
menu items, and help messages.
• To select English as the mes-
sage language, press ENG (the
red key).
• To select German as the mes-
sage language, press DEU (the
green key).
• To select French as the mes-
sage language, press FRA (the
yellow key).
• To select Dutch as the mes-
sage language, press NED (the
blue key).
Once you have set the message lan-
guage, there are several ways you can
change it. Read “Changing the Lan-
guages” to learn how.
➤ 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.
The examples in the English section of this
User’s Guide use English as the language
of screen instructions, help messages,
and menus (message language).

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Using the Colour Keys
The red, green, yellow, and blue keys
on the top row of your BOOKMAN
change their functions according to
which book you have selected.
If you have selected the built-in book,
the colour keys function as labeled on
the BOOKMAN keyboard. If you have
selected a book card, the colour keys
function as labeled on that card.
Remember, when you have selected a
book card, the colour keys function as
labeled on that card, not as on the
keyboard.
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Changing the Settings
You can adjust the type size, shutoff
time, and screen contrast of this book.
The shutoff time is how long your BOOK-
MAN stays on if you forget to turn it off.
The screen contrast is how light or
dark the screen display appears.
1. Press CLEAR.
2. Press MENU.
3. Press to highlight Set Type
Size, Set Shutoff, or Set
Contrast.
4. Press ENTER.
5. Press or to change the
setting.
To leave the settings unchanged,
press BACK.
6. Press ENTER to select it.
➤ Follow the Arrows
The flashing arrows on the right of the
screen show which arrow keys you
can press to move around the screen.

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Viewing a Demonstration
Before you start using your new book
card, you may want to see a brief dem-
onstration of what it can do.
When a book card is installed in your
BOOKMAN, press MENU. Then high-
light
View Demo and press ENTER.
When no book card is installed in your
BOOKMAN, the demonstration will auto-
matically appear after you turn the unit on.
To stop the demonstration, press CLEAR.
To disable it, press MENU, and use the ar-
row keys to highlight
Disable Demo. Then
press ENTER. To re-enable it, select
En-
able Demo
from the Setup menu.
➤ Help is Always at Hand
Note: You can view a help message at
virtually any screen by pressing HELP.
Press or DN to read the help.
Press BACK to exit the message.
To read about what the keys do, se-
lect
Tutorial from the Setup menu.
Note: You can change the message
language while you are reading a help
message or the Tutorial. Simply press
the appropriate colour key to select the
corresponding message language.
You can easily change the message
language, the source language, and
the target language of this dictionary.
The Message Language
The message language is the language
of the prompts, screen instructions,
menu items, and help messages.
The first time you turn on your dictionary,
you must set the message language by
pressing the colour key which corre-
sponds to the desired language.
Once you have set the message lan-
guage, there are several ways you can
change it.
1. Press MENU.
2. Press to highlight Message
Language.
3. Press ENTER.
4. Highlight a language and
press ENTER to select it.
You can also change the message lan-
guage from within the Tutorial or a help
Changing the Languages

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message. If you have selected a message
language you do not understand, you can
use this method to find a familiar one.
1. At any screen, press HELP.
2. Press the desired colour key
to change the message
language.
3. Press BACK to go back.
The Source Language
The source language is the language in
which you type search words. In dictio-
nary entries, the source language
translation always appears at the top of
the screen. You can change the source
language at a clear word-entry screen
by pressing the desired colour key.
1. Press CLEAR.
2. Press a colour key to change the
source language. For example,
press FRA (yellow).
Changing the Languages Changing the Languages
3. To change the source lan-
guage again, press another
colour key. For example,
press DEU (green).
The Target Language
The target language is the language
into which your search words are
translated. In dictionary entries, the tar-
get language translation always ap-
pears below the source language. You
can change the target language by
pressing a colour key after typing your
word(s). You can also change the tar-
get language at a dictionary entry after
entering a word. You can see a dictio-
nary entry in all four languages by
pressing ENTER.

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Searching for Words
You can find dictionary entries contain-
ing business words and phrases in one
target language or in all four languages.
You can type one word and find all the
words and phrases in this dictionary
that are indexed by your word. You can
also type two words to narrow your
search to a specific phrase.
For example, if you enter the English word
price , you will find entries containing low
priced
, price , and price asked , etc. If you en-
ter the English words price stock , you will
find entries containing
stock exchange price ,
price level , stock exchange value , etc.
In One Language
1. Press CLEAR .
2.
To change the source language,
press a colour key. For ex-
ample, press ENG (red).
3. Type up to two words.
This is a sample screen.
Searching for Words
4. Press a colour key to see a
dictionary entry.
The word(s) at the top of the screen are
the source language. The word(s) be-
low it are the target language.
5. Hold
✩
and press DN to see
the next entry that is indexed
by your search word(s).
Hold
✩
and press UP to see previ-
ous entries.
6.
To see dictionary entries in all
languages, press the colour key
of the current source language.
7. Press CLEAR when finished.
In All Four Languages
1. Press CLEAR.
2. To change the source lan-
guage, press a colour key.
3. Type up to two words.