Franklin DBE-118 User manual

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DBE-118
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User’s Guide
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License Agreement

Message Language
When you turn on this product for the first time, you
must choose the message language. Press <a> for
Spanish and <b> for English.
The message language is the language of prompts,
help and other messages.To change the message
language after your initial selection, follow these
steps.
1. Press MENU.
2. Press until you see Leng. Mensajes
(Message Language) and then press INTRO.
3. Use and to toggle between English and
Spanish.
4. Press INTRO when you see the one you want.
Entry Language
The entry language is the language in which you
enter words at the Word Entry screen.This deter-
mines which dictionary you will use, Spanish or
English.To change the entry language, do the follow-
ing.
1. Press DICC to go the dictionary Word Entry
screen.
2. Press DICC again to change the entry lan-
guage.
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Changing the Language

Displays a help message.
Shows the inflections of a word.
Goes to the dictionaryWord Entry screen.
Toggles between the databank and
the calculator. From the calculator,
goes to the converter.
Toggles between the Home and
World clocks.
Turns the unit on and off.
Clears a search in the dictionary.
Clears the calculator. Goes to the
main menu in the databank and con-
verters. Stops the demo.
Returns to the previous screen.
Erases an entered letter.
Starts a search, selects an item or
begins a highlight. In the Calculator,
performs a calculation.
Goes to the main menu.
Types a question mark to stand for
one unknown letter in the Word Entry
screen.
BORRAR
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Key Guide

/ Scrolls up or down or enters an
accent.
ESPACE Scrolls right or enters a space.
Scrolls left.
✓Changing the Screen Contrast
Press and then use or to adjust the
contrast. Note:You can adjust the screen contrast
only at the display screen.
✓Viewing a Demonstration
You can view a demonstration of this product to
familiarize yourself with its features. Press MENU,
use to see Demo, and press INTRO. Press
BORRAR at any time to stop the demonstration.
✓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.
✓About Screen Illustrations
Some screen illustrations in this User’s Guide may
differ slightly from what you see on the screen.This
does not mean that your unit is malfunctioning.
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Key Guide

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Using the Clocks
This product has a Home Time clock that you can set
and a World Time clock with which you can view the
local time in 45 cities around the world. Each time
you turn the product on, you see the Home Time
clock.You can check the time even when the lid is
closed.
To Set Home Time
1. Press .
❊in the upper left corner indicates Home Time.
2. Press S to enter the setting mode.
3. Use or to scroll through the list of avail-
able settings.
You can select a 12- or 24-hour time format, turn
DST on or off, set the time and date, and select a
Home city.
4. Press INTRO to select a setting.
5. Use the arrow keys to change the settings.
The flashing arrows to the right of the screen indi-
cate which ones to use.
6. Press INTRO to save the changes and return to
the Setting menu.

7. Press to exit the setting mode and see the
time in your Home city.
To View World Time
The World time is based upon hours added to or
subtracted from the Home time zone. It is not a sepa-
rate clock and cannot be set.
1. Press .
The absence of ❊ in the upper left corner indi-
cates World Time.
2. Press S to enter the setting mode.
3. Press INTRO to select Set DST.
4. Use or to select On or Off and press
INTRO to save you setting.
5. Press to see World City and press INTRO.
6. Use or to scroll through the list of avail-
able cities and press INTRO when you see the
one you want.
7. Press to exit the setting mode and see the
time in your selected World city.
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Using the Clocks

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World Cities and Abbreviations
Using the Clocks
CITY NAME ABBREVIATION CITY NAME ABBREVIATION
ADELAIDE ADL KABUL KBL
AMSTERDAM AMS KARACHI KHI
ANCHORAGE ANC LISBON LIS
AUCKLAND AKL LONDON LON
AZORES ISLANDS AZO LOS ANGELES LAX
BANGKOK BKK MADRID MAD
BARCELONA BCN MID ATLANTIC MAT
BEIJING BEI MIDWAY ISLANDS MID
BERLIN BER MOSCOW MOW
BRUSSELS BRU NEW YORK NYC
CAIRO CAI NOUMEA NOU
CARACAS CCS PARIS PAR
CHICAGO CHI RIO DE JANEIRO RIO
DELHI DEL RIYADH RUH
DENVER DEN ROME ROM
DHAKA DAC SINGAPORE SIN
DUBAI DXB SYDNEY SYD
FERNANDO DE NORAH FER TEHRAN THR
GUAM GUM TOKYO TYO
HELSINKI HEL TONGA TNG
HONG KONG HKG TORONTO YYZ
HONOLULU HNL WELLINGTON WLG
YANGON RGN
✓Help is Always at Hand
You can view a help message at any screen by
pressing AYUDA. Press or to read.To exit
help, press BORRAR.

To Find a Translation
Your dictionary is fully bilingual.
1. Press DICC.
This is the Word Entry screen.
Press DICC again to change the entry language, if
needed.
2. Type a word.
To erase a letter, press RETRO.
To type accents, type the letter and press
repeatedly until the accent you want appears. If
you want to type an ñ, type nand then press
until you see an ñ. Note:There is no need to enter
capitals or accents to find the translation of a
word.
3. Press INTRO to see the translation.
4. Press or to scroll.
5. Press BORRAR to return to the Word Entry
screen.
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Using the Dictionary

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✓Correcting Misspellings
If you misspell a word, a list of corrections
appears. Use to move down the list.When you
see the word you want, press INTRO to see its
dictionary entry.
✓Finding a Letter
If you are uncertain about how to spell a word,
type a question mark (?) in place of each unknown
letter and then press INTRO.
If there is more than one match for the pattern you
entered, a list appears.
Use to move down the list.When you see the
word you want, press INTRO to see its dictionary
entry.
✓Hints
You can also use the question mark to solve
crossword puzzles. For example, if the second let-
ter in a five letter word is l and the last but one let-
ter is r, type ?l?r?.
Using the Dictionary