Franklin DBD-1680 User manual

DBD-1680
Language Professor
Bedienungsanleitung
User’s Guide
www.franklin.com/eu
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Please read the following safety warnings and precautions before using your
device. Note: If this device is to be used by young children, this User’s Guide
should be read to them by an adult and their use of the device should be
monitored. Failure to do so may cause injury.
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Welcome to the world of Franklin! With the Language Professor you can:
• nd translations;
• search for inected forms of words;
• correct misspellings;
• conjugate verbs;
• study rules of German grammar;
• search for German and English travel phrases;
• save words to My Word List;
• save words and denitions to My Dictionary;
• review country, cultural and Shakespeare information and common expressions
using the resources in the Learn menu;
• review vocabulary words with Flashcards and Spelling Bee;
• enhance your English vocabulary using the TOEFL® Test* and SAT®† word lists;
• save names and phone numbers to the databank;
• learn new words each time you turn on your device with the Learn a Word feature;
• and play eight fun, educational games.
Introduction
* 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.
† SAT is a registered trademark of the College Entrance Examination Board, which
was not involved in the production of, and does not endorse, this product.
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Table of Contents
Battery Precautions.......................54
Product Care .................................. 55
Using the
Special Hardware Features ...........56
Installing the Batteries..................57
Resetting Your Product .................58
Key Guide .......................................59
For Your Information ..................... 62
Changing the Language................ 63
Using the Main Menu ....................64
Viewing a
Demonstration or Tutorial ............ 65
Changing the Settings ..................65
Translating German Words ........... 66
Finding Letters in Words ............... 69
Highlighting Words .......................70
Translating English Words ............ 70
Advanced Verb Conjugations ....... 71
Using the Grammar Guide ............73
Translating Travel Phrases ............ 74
Using My Word List......................... 75
Table of Contents
Using My Dictionary....................... 77
Using the Learn Menu ...................79
Playing the Games......................... 82
Using the Clock .............................. 85
Using the Databank.......................85
Using the Calculator......................88
Using the Converters.....................89
Installing Book Cards ....................90
Selecting a Book ............................91
Transferring
Words Between Books...................91
Book Card Care .............................. 92
Specications................................. 92
Recycling and Disposal .................93
FCC Notice (U.S. only) .................... 93
Disclaimer of Warranties...............94
Limited Warranty (U.S. only)......... 94
Limited Warranty (outside U.S.,
EU and Switzerland) ......................95
Limited Warranty
(EU and Switzerland).....................95
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Your device is powered by two AAA batteries.
• Non-rechargeable batteries are not to be recharged. Never recharge batteries
that come with the device.
• Only rechargeable batteries can be recharged and must be removed from the
device before being charged.
• Rechargeable batteries are only to be charged under adult supervision.
• Do not mix old and new batteries.
• Only batteries of the same or equivalent type as recommended are to be
used.
• The supply terminals are not to be short-circuited.
• Do not expose batteries to direct heat or try to take batteries apart. Follow
the battery manufacturer’s instructions for battery use.
• Always remove a weak or dead battery from the device.
• To avoid damage caused by leakage of the battery uid, replace the battery
or batteries once every two years regardless of how much the device has
been used during that time.
• Should a battery leak, the device may become damaged. Clean the battery
compartment immediately, avoiding contact with your skin.
• Keep batteries out of reach of small children. If swallowed, consult a physician
immediately.
Battery Precautions
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Product Care
Your device is designed to be light, compact and durable. However, it is an
electronic device and must be treated carefully. Putting unnecessary pressure
on it or striking the device against other objects can cause damage.
In order to avoid damage to your device, please:
• Keep the lid closed when you are not using it. This will protect the screen
from being broken, scratched or marred in any way.
• Do not drop, crush, bend, or apply excessive force to the device.
• Do not expose your device to moisture, extreme or prolonged heat, cold,
humidity, or other adverse conditions. Avoid storing it in damp, humid or wet
places. It is not waterproof.
• Clean the device by spraying a mild glass cleaner onto a cloth and wipe its
surface. Do not spray liquids directly on your device.
• Should the device’s display glass break, properly dispose of the product
avoiding contact with your skin, then wash your hands immediately.
• Please keep screen protectors and plastic bags away from babies and
children to avoid danger of suocation.
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Your unit is equipped with several special features that many, but not all, book
cards use. To learn if you can use the special features with a particular book card,
read its User’s Guide.
Mini-USB Port: Use the mini-USB port to connect your device to an external
power source using a mini-USB adapter (available at www.franklin.com/de).
Warning! Please connect your device only to an AC power source using the
mini-USB port. Connecting your device to a PC may cause damage.
Contrast: The dial on the right side of the unit enables you to dim or lighten the
screen.
Using the Special Hardware Features
Mini-USB
Port
Contrast
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Your unit is powered by two AAA batteries. Follow these easy instructions to install or
replace them.
1. Turn your unit o and turn it over.
2. Open the battery cover on the back of your unit by pushing in the direction
of the arrow.
3. Remove the old batteries, if necessary.
4. Install the batteries following the +/- markings in the battery compartment.
Important: Be sure that the batteries are installed correctly. Wrong polarity may
damage the unit.
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5. 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 user-entered information in the built-in
book or book card may be erased. You should always keep written copies of your
important information.
Installing the Batteries
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If the keyboard fails to respond, or if the screen performs erratically, perform a
system reset by following the steps below.
1. Hold CLEAR and press .
If nothing happens, try Step 2.
2. Use a paper clip to gently press the reset button on your unit.
The reset button is recessed in a pin-sized hole above the book card slot.
Warning! Pressing the reset button with more than light pressure may
permanently disable your product. In addition, resetting the product erases
settings and information entered in its built-in book and in an installed book
card.
Resetting Your Product
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Soft Keys
Soft Key functions are represented
by the labels displayed along the
bottom of the screen. To perform a
Soft Key function, press the unlabeled
key at the top of the keyboard that
corresponds to the label on the
screen that you want to select. These
labels change to reect the dierent
functions available in the various
books in this device. For example, in
the main menu, the following Soft
Keys are available:
BOOKS Displays the Books menu.
LEARN Displays the Learning menu.
GAMES Displays the Games menu.
ORG Displays the Organiser menu.
SETUP Displays the Setup menu.
Dictionary Soft Keys
E/G Toggles the entry language
between German and
English.
CONJ Displays inections for a
typed or selected word.
PHRASES Goes to the list of travel
phrases for the selected
message language.
LEARN Automatically adds the
headword, or typed or
selected word, to My Word
List.
Organizer Soft Keys
CLOCK Goes to the clock.
DATA Goes to the Databank menu.
CALC Goes to the calculator.
CONV Goes to the metric converter.
CURR Goes to the currency
converter.
Key Guide Key Guide
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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. With
FN, press to go the
Travel Phrases menu.
Selects items in a list or
executes a search. In text,
begins a highlight. In the
calculator, performs a
calculation.
In the word entry screen
deletes all input characters.
In the dictionary, goes to
the word entry screen. In
the grammar guide and
Travel Phrases menu, goes
to the top of the menu. In
any feature in the Learn
menu, returns to the Learn
menu. In games, returns to
the Games menu. Clears the
calculator. In the databank
Key Guide
Main Keys
Turns the product on or o.
Turns the backlight on or o.
When pressed, the backlight
stays on for 30 seconds.
Shifts to type capital letters
and punctuation marks.
Shifts to allow auf (home),
ab (end), vor (next), zur
(prev) in menus, word lists
and dictionary entries. Shifts
with letter keys to perform
alternate functions.
Types ß.
Backs up, erases a letter, or
turns o the highlight at an
entry.
Cycles through the available
font sizes.
Displays a help message.
When at an inection screen,
displays the grammar guide
section about the part of
speech or verb tense you
were viewing.
Key Guide
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and converter, goes to the
respective main menu.
Displays the Books tab of the
main menu.
Displays the home clock.
Provides access to the
organiser: clock, databank,
calculator, metric converter
and currency converter.
Exits the book you were
reading and allows any
installed book card to be
opened.
Direction Keys
Moves in the indicated
direction.
At the word entry screen,
types a space. At menus and
dictionary entries, pages
down.
Combination Keys*
+ At a dictionary entry or in
menus, pages up or down.
Key Guide Key Guide
+ At a dictionary entry, displays
the next or previous entry.
Following a phrase search,
displays the next or previous
matching phrase.
+ At a menu, goes to the rst
or last item. At a dictionary
entry, goes to the start or end
of the entry.
+ Transfers a word between the
built-in book and an installed
book card.
+JAt the word entry screen,
types a hyphen (-).
+MIn the dictionary types an
apostrophe (‘ ).
+ Goes to the Travel Phrases
menu. If a word is in the
word entry screen or is
highlighted, nds 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.
/
/
/
* Hold the rst key while pressing the second.
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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
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.
Help is Always at Hand✓
You can view a help message at any
screen by pressing HILFE.
Press or to read the
message. To exit help, press .
Follow the Arrows✓
The ashing arrows on the left of
the screen show which arrow keys
you can press to move around
menus or view more text.
Key Guide For Your Information
K(x)/L(÷)
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Message Language
When you turn on this product
for the rst time, you must choose
the message language. Press Afor
German or press Bfor 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”
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 or to highlight
German -> English Dictionary.
Or highlight English -> German
Dictionary for English entry
language.
3. Press EINGABE.
Or you can press E/G at the word
entry screen to toggle between
German and English.
Changing the Language Changing the Language
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Use the main menu to quickly take
you to dierent books, exercises
and tools in your device. The main
menu contains ve tabs: Books, Learn,
Games, Organiser, and Setup. Use or
to move to another tab. Use or
to highlight the option you want and
press EINGABE to select it. You can
also go directly to a tab by pressing
the tab’s respective Soft Key.
Understanding the Menus
The Books tab enables you to look
up denitions, read about the rules
of German grammar, and nd travel
phrases.
The Learn tab enables you to access
My Word List and My Dictionary. You
can read additional information about
German culture, geography and
common expressions. You can use
multiple versions of Spelling Bee and
Flashcards to enhance and practice
your vocabulary. Study common
English words using the TOEFL® Test
and SAT® word lists.
The Games tab allows you to access
the eight games included in your
device: Hangman, Conjumania, Gender
Tutor (German words only), Word Train,
Word Auction, Word Blaster and 1 or 2
player Tic Tac Toe. You can also adjust
the game settings.
The Organiser tab displays the
list of organiser functions. You can
access the home and world clocks,
the calculator, the databank and the
metric and currency converters. Once
you are using one of the organiser
functions, you can access any other
organiser function using the Organiser
Soft Keys.
The Setup tab allows you to access
a demonstration and tutorial of how
this device works. You can also adjust
the device settings.
Using the Main Menu Using the Main Menu
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You can view a demonstration or
tutorial of this dictionary at any time.
1. Press MENÜ.
2. Press SETUP.
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
main menu, press CLEAR.
When a book card is installed
in your product, select Demo
from the Setup menu to see the
demonstration for that card.
When using this dictionary, you can
activate the Learn A Word feature or
adjust the shuto time, the type size,
and the message language.
1. Press MENÜ.
2. Use the arrow keys to highlight
the Setup tab.
Settings will be highlighted.
3. Press EINGABE to select it.
4. Press or to move to
Learn a Word, Shuto, Type Size,
or Anzeigesprache (Message
language).
Learn a Word enables you to see an
English or German word each time
you turn on your device.
Shuto determines how long your
device stays on if no key is pressed.
Type Size determines how large or
small the text is in your device.
Anzeigesprache (Message language)
determines the language used for
helptext, menu items, prompts and
other messages.
Viewing a Demonstration
or Tutorial Changing the Settings
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5. Press or to change the
setting.
Your changes are automatically
saved.
6. Press EINGABE when done.
Press CLEAR to return to the Setup
tab.
Learn a New Word✓
Your dictionary comes with a Learn
a Word feature to help you increase
your English or German vocabulary.
When this setting is turned on,
each time you turn on your device,
you can see a dierent headword
taken from the English or German
side of the dictionary.
To turn this feature on, press MENÜ
and then press SETUP. Settings
is highlighted. Press EINGABE to
select it. Press or until you
see the setting you want and then
press EINGABE. Select English to
display English words, German to
display German words, or O to
turn the feature o.
Your Language Professor is fully
bilingual. Try translating a German
word.
1. Press MENÜ.
2. German -> English Dictionary is
highlighted. Press EINGABE to
select it.
Press E/G to change the entry
language from English to German,
if needed.
3. Type a word (for example, Löel).
To erase a letter, press . Note:
You do not need to type accents.
To type accents, if desired, type the
letter (for example, o) and press
repeatedly until the accent you
want appears (for example, ö). To
type a capital, hold and press
a letter key. To type a hyphen, hold
FN and press J.
4. Press EINGABE to view the
English translation.
Some words have multiple forms.
That is, words that are spelled the
same except for capital letters,
Changing the Settings Translating German Words
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accents and umlauts. If you
see a multiple forms list when
searching for a word, press or
to highlight the one you want and
then press EINGABE.
5. Hold FN and press or to view
the next or previous denition.
6. Press CLEAR when done.
Accenting Letters✓
You can look up accented words
without typing accents. If there are
no multiple forms, the Language
Professor will take you directly
to the word. If there are multiple
forms, select the word you want
from the multiple forms list.
Remember, if you want to enter
an accent yourself, type the letter
and press until the appropriate
accent appears. You can also
type the accent letter from the
keyboard. For example, to type ö,
hold FN and press O.
Explanation of Genders✓
German nouns are dierent than
English nouns in that they must
be masculine, feminine, or neuter.
Each denition of a noun indicates
which gender it is with Masculine,
Feminine, or Neuter.
Understanding✓
Translations
Dictionary entries consist of
headwords, pronunciation
information, parts of speech,
and/or translations. Other forms of
the word may follow the headword.
Capitalized words indicate 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 German Words Translating German Words
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Search Methods✓
Word searches are implemented in
various ways: word input, phonetic
spell correction, disinection,
MatchMaker, alphasearch, phrase
keyword search, and pick mode.
Word input searching occurs
as described in this section,
“Translating German Words”and
in“Translating English Words”on
page 70. This is simply typing a
whole word that has a matching
entry in the dictionary.
Phonetic spell correction occurs
when you misspell a word
when typing it or type a word
that is not in the dictionary. For
more information, please see
“Misspelling Words”on page 69.
Disinection happens when you
search for an inected form of a
word. You will see the entry for the
root word.
MatchMaker is used when you
use“wildcards”in a search. That
is typing a word using ? and ✽
in place of any letters you do
not already know. For more
information, please see“Finding
Letters in Words” on page 69.
Alphasearch is used in the TOEFL®
Test and SAT® word lists. You can go
directly to dierent parts of the list
by typing the rst few letters of a
word. For more information, please
see“Viewing the TOEFL® Test Word
List”on page 81 and“Viewing the
SAT® Word List” on page 81.
Phrase keyword search is used
to nd all phrases that contain a
typed or highlighted word. For
more information, please see
“Translating Travel Phrases” on
page 74.
Pick mode searches for the
dictionary entry for any highlighted
word. Only words in dictionary
entries or word lists can be picked.
Please see“Highlighting Words” on
page 70.
Translating German Words Translating German Words
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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.
Choosing Multiple Forms✓
Some words in this dictionary have
more than one form that dier
only slightly from one another,
because of capital letters, accents
or umlauts. For example, Reise,
reise, reiße. When the word you are
looking up has multiple forms, the
dierent forms appear in a list. Try
this example.
1. Type reise at the German word
entry screen.
2. Press EINGABE.
3. Press or to highlight the
form you want.
4. Press EINGABE to see its
dictionary entry.
To go back to the Multiple
Forms list, press .
If you are uncertain about how to
spell a word, type a question mark
(?) in place of each unknown letter.
To nd prexes, suxes, and other
parts of words, type an asterisk (✽) in
a word. Each asterisk stands for zero,
one or more letters. Note: If you type
an asterisk at the beginning of a word,
it may take a little while to nd the
matching words.
1. Press MENÜ.
2. Press or to highlight either
the German -> English or
English -> German dictionary.
3. Press EINGABE.
4. Type a word with ?s and ✽s.
To type an asterisk, hold down
and press .
5. Press to highlight the word you
want and press EINGABE to view
its denition.
6. Press CLEAR when done.
Translating German Words Finding Letters in Words
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