Franklin Deutsch-Englisch Professor PLUS None User manual

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

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License Agreement .............................................................................27
Using Your BOOKMAN® .....................................................................31
Installing Batteries ..............................................................................32
Installing Book Cards ..........................................................................32
Selecting a Book .................................................................................33
Using the Colour Keys ........................................................................33
Changing the Language.......................................................................34
Changing the Settings .........................................................................35
Viewing a Demonstration ....................................................................35
Finding English Words.........................................................................36
Hearing English Words ........................................................................38
Highlighting Words..............................................................................39
Finding Phrases ..................................................................................39
Finding Inflections ..............................................................................40
Using the Personal Dictionary .............................................................41
Using the Word List.............................................................................42
Playing the Games ..............................................................................43
Using The Databank ............................................................................45
Using the Calculator ...........................................................................47
Using the Converter ............................................................................48
Transferring Words Between Books ....................................................49
Resetting Your BOOKMAN .................................................................49
Copyrights, Trademarks, and Patents..................................................50
FCC Notice .........................................................................................50
Limited Warranty (U.S. only) ...............................................................51
Table of Contents

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Function Keys
Goes to the Word Entry screen
in the dictionary, clears the
calculator, and goes to the main
menus in the Databank,
Converter and Personal
Dictionary.
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
Colour Keys
(red) Goes to the Dictionary.
(green) Changes the entry
language.
(yellow) Goes to the
Databank menu.
(blue) Pronounces English
words or phrases.
MENÜ
0
9
8
7
6
AN/AUS
? *
Key Guide
WÖRTER
E/D
DATEN
TON
Displays the main menus for the
Dictionary, Databank and
Converter.
In the dictionary, shows
inflections.
In the dictionary, shows the
Phrases menu.
In the dictionary, shows the
Word List menu.
In the dictionary, shows the
Games menu.
In the dictionary, shows the
Personal Dictionary menu.
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.
Goes to the Calculator.
Turns on the backlight.

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Calculator Keys
Calculates a reciprocal.
Calculates a square root.
Squares a number.
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.
Subtracts the number from the
number stored in the memory.
Recalls the number stored in
the memory.
Clears the memory.
Clears the calculation(s).
Key Guide
1
Hold the first key while pressing the second.
2
These key combinations apply only when using
the dictionary.
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.
Key Combinations1
Goes to the Personal
Dictionary 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 a 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.
+ 62
+ ß2
+
? *
+
or
+
KARTE
+
AUF
AB
+
ZURÜCK
+
–
÷
x
AUF
AB
A (1/x)
S (√x)
D (x2)
F (%)
Y (+/-)
X (M+)
C (M-)
V (MR)
B (MC)
CLEAR

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Using Your BOOKMAN®
Headphone Jack
Volume Control
This BOOKMAN is equipped with several special features that many, but not all,
BOOKMAN books can use. To learn if you can use the special features with a particular
BOOKMAN book, read its User’s Guide.
Headphone Jack: The headphone jack is designed for 3.5 mm, 35 ohm impedance
stereo headphones. Caution: Monophonic headphones will not work with this
BOOKMAN.
Volume Control: The dial controls the volume of the speaker or headphones.
Speaker: The speaker is located next to the screen. For best results, do not cover the
speaker with your hand.
Backlight: Your BOOKMAN has a backlight to illuminate the screen at night and in other
low-light conditions. To turn on the backlight, first turn on your BOOKMAN and then press
. The backlight will turn off after 30 seconds of non-use. It will also turn off while the unit
pronounces words, but will resume automatically. To turn off the backlight sooner, press
again. Caution: The backlight uses a significant amount of battery power. To extend
the life of your batteries, use the backlight only when needed.
Backlight button

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Your BOOKMAN 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.
Installing Batteries Installing Book Cards
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. You should always
keep written copies of your important
information.
➤ 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.
➤ 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.

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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
[CARD].
These are sample books.
3. Press or to highlight the
book you want to use.
4. Press
EINGABE
[ENTER] to select it.
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.
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
➤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.

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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
[ MENU ] until the main
menus appear.
2. Use the arrow keys to highlight
Messagelanguage ontheSonstiges
menu.
3. Press
EINGABE
[ ENTER ].
Changing the Language
➤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 Diction-
ary menus.
4. Press
E/D
(green) to toggle be-
tween the two dictionaries.

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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
to select it. Press
ZURÜCK
[ BACK ]
to leave the setting unchanged.
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
and then select
Disable Demo from the Setup menu. TO
re-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
.
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
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 and press a letter
key.
To type a hyphen, hold and press .
4. Press
EINGABE
[ ENTER ].
5. Use ,
AB
or 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
to see its
dictionary entry.
Finding English Words
➤ 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 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
.

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➤ Using the English Menu
1. Press
WÖRTER
(red) and then
MENÜ
.
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
, or [ SPACE ] to
scroll down.
6. To see the entry word, press
? *
.
7. Hold and press
AB
or
AUF
to see
the next or previous dictionary
entry.
8. Press
CLEAR
when finished.
Finding English Words
➤ 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.
➤ Understanding Next and Prev
When you hold and press
AB
or
AUF
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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➤ More Ways to Hear Words
You can also hear English words by
highlighting them and pressing
TON
(blue) at the spell correction list.
You can hear the game word after you
finish a round. Highlight the word and
press
TON
(blue).
➤ Hearing Phrases and Sentences
You can hear any traveller’s phrase by
highlighting (the speaker icon), and
pressing
TON
(blue).
You can type an English sentence at the
Word Entry screen and hear it pro-
nounced. Do not type periods, as they
prevent pronunciation. You can, however,
type hyphenated words, (for e.g. age-
old).
If you try to hear a word that is not in this
dictionary, you will see the prompt, “No
pronunciation information.”
Hearing English Words
Using the
TON
(blue) key, you can hear
English words pronounced at many
screens. Try this example.
1. At the English entry screen or
at the English menu, type an
English word. For example,
type, knowledge.
2. Press
TON
(blue).
If the word had multiple pronuncia-
tions, first highlight the form that you
want, and then press
TON
(blue).
3. Press
EINGABE
[ENTER] to see its
dictionary entry.
4. Press
TON
(blue) to hear the
entry word again.
You can also highlight an English word
in a dictionary entry and press
TON
(blue) to hear it pronounced.

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1. From the Topics menu, select
Traveller’s Phrases or press 9
[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
to view it.
5. Hold and press
AB
or
AUF
to see
the next or previous phrase.
6. Press
MENÜ
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 “Finding English
Words”.
2. Press
EINGABE
[ENTER] to start the
highlight.
3. Use the arrow keys to highlight
a word.
4. Press
EINGABE
to view its definition.
Or press 0to view its inflections.
Or press 9to view its phrases.
5. Press
ZURÜCK
[BACK] to return to the
highlighted word.
6. Press
ZURÜCK
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
.
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 0[INFLECTIONS].
If the word you typed has more than one
part of speech, first highlight the form
you want and then press
EINGABE
.
3. To see more inflections of the
word press 0repeatedly, or
hold and press
AB
.
Finding Inflections
➤ 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].

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➤Viewing and Deleting Words
1. Press 6or + 6for your
Personal Dictionary menu.
2. To view your list, select View:...
and press
EINGABE
.
You can then scroll through your list of
words and definitions. To see a
complete definition, use or to
highlight it and press
? *
.
3. To delete an entry, select
Delete an Entry.
Highlight the entry of your choice and
press
EINGABE
to delete it.
4. To erase the entire list, select
Erase the List and press Y.
Using the Personal Dictionary
You can add about 900 English or
German words and definitions to your
Personal Dictionary.
1. Press
WÖRTER
(red).
2. Press
6
.
Press + 6when in the Databank,
Wordlist, Calculator or Converter.
3. Press
EINGABE
[ ENTER ] to select Add an
entry.
You can enter up to 50 characters in
each field.
4. Type the word you want and
press
EINGABE
.
5. Type your definition and press
EINGABE
to add the entry to your
Personal Dictionary.
Note:
TON
(blue) will not pronounce
the words in your Personal Dictionary.

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➤Other Ways to Add Words
You can also add words to your Word
List 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
8
. You will see the Word List menu
with your word next to
Add.... Press
EINGABE
to add it. Press
CLEAR
to return to the
Word Entry screen.
➤Viewing and Deleting Words
1. Press
8
[LIST] and then
E/D
(green) for the language of
your choice.
2. To view your list, select ...List
and press
EINGABE
.
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
to delete it.
4. To erase the entire list, select
Erase the List and press Y.
You can add about 100 words in both
English and German to your Word List.
1. From the Topics menu, select
Word List or press 8[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 Word List

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➤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 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
7
.
2. Highlight a game and press
EINGABE
.
Playing the Games
➤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 7[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
.

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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.
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 and
press
? *
. To conjugate another form of
the same verb, press . 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 infre-
quently. 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.
Guess the Word
Guess the Word challenges you to guess a
mystery word after reading its definition. You
need to guess the letter(s) in the order that
they appear. If you are correct, the blank is
filled. You are allowed three wrong guesses.
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
.
2. To delete all the databank
entries, select Erase the list,
and then press Y.
Using The Databank
Use...
+
+
.
+
? *
To Type...
a hyphen
an underscore
a slash
➤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 scroll-
ing to it or by typing its
name.
4. To edit a highlighted entry,
press
EINGABE
and then enter your
changes.
You can press
EINGABE
to save your
changes or hold and press
ZURÜCK
[BACK] to cancel your changes.
➤Adding Entries
You can store as many as 900 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. Type a name and press
EINGABE
.
To type a capital, hold and press a letter
key. The first letter is automatically
capitalized. To make it lower case hold
and type the letter.
4. Type a number and press
EINGABE
to add
your entry.