Franklin Deutsch/Englisch Professor DBD-470 User manual

DBD-470
www.franklin.com/de
Deutsch/Englisch Professor
Elektronisches Kompakt-Wörterbuch
Bedienungsanleitung
User’s Guide

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Contents
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License Agreement (U.S. Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Key Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Installing Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Changing the Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Using the Clocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Changing the Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Viewing a Demonstration or Tutorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Translating German Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Translating English Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Finding Letters in Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Highlighting Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Using the Learning Exercises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Using the Grammar Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Finding Conjugations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Translating Traveller’s Phrases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Using My Word List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Playing the Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Using the Databank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Using a Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Using the Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Using the Converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Resetting Your DBD-470 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
FCC Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Copyrights, Trademarks, and Patents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Limited Warranty (U.S. only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Limited Warranty (EU and Switzerland) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
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Key Guide Key Guide
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Main Keys
Conjugates a word.
Toggles the entry language
between English and German.
Goes to the Dictionary.
Goes to the Learning Exercises
menu.
Goes to the Traveller’s Phrases.
Toggles between the Databank
and the Calculator. From the
Calculator, goes to the
Converter when Mis pressed.
Toggles between Home and
World Time.
Goes to the Settings menu.
Function Keys
In the dictionary, goes to the
Entry screen. In the calculator,
clears all entries. In the converter
and databank, goes to the main
menu.
Backs up, erases a letter, or
turns off the highlight at an entry.
Shifts to type capital letters and
punctuation marks.
Enters a word, selects an item,
or begins a highlight in an entry.
Displays a help message. When
at an inflection screen, displays
Grammar Guide section about
the inflection you were viewing.
Turns the unit on or off.
Direction Keys
Move in the indicated direction.
Goes to the next entry.
Goes to the previous entry.
At menus and dictionary entries,
pages down.At data entry
screens, types a space.

Key Guide Key Guide
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Combination Keys*
+ At a dictionary entry, goes to the
start or end of the entry.At a menu,
goes to the first or last item.
+ At the Word Entry screen, types an
asterisk to stand for a series of let-
ters in a word. In games, gives a
hint.
*Hold down the first key while pressing the second.
Calculator Keys
Q–P Types numbers.
A(1/x) Calculates a reciprocal.
S(√x) Calculates a square root.
D(x
2
)Squares a number.
F(%) Calculates a percentage.
G(.) Inserts a decimal point.
H(+), J(-) Adds, subtracts, multiplies
K(x), L(÷) or divides numbers.
Y(+/-) Changes the number on the
screen to a negative or positive
number.
X(
M +) Adds the number on the screen to
the number stored in memory.
C(
M –) Subtracts the number on the
screen from the number stored
in memory.
V(
MR )Recalls the number stored in
memory.
B(
MC )Clears the memory.
➤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.
➤Help is Always at Hand
You can view a help message at
any screen by pressing HILFE.
Use or , to read.
To exit help, press .
or

Your DBD-470 is powered by one
CR2032, 3-volt battery. Before using
the device, gently pull the battery
insulation tab to remove it. Use a
paper clip to gently press the RESET
button on the back of the device. See
“Resetting Your DBD-470” for details.
Warning! Pressing the RESET button
with more than light pressure may
permanently disable the device. In
addition, resetting the unit erases set-
tings and information you may have
entered.
Replace the battery when the display
dims.
Warning!! If the battery wears out
completely, or if you take more than a
few seconds while changing the bat-
tery, any user-entered information will
be erased. You should always keep
written copies of your important infor-
mation.
Follow these instructions to install or
replace the battery.
1. Turn the unit off and turn it over.
2. Lift the battery cover on the back
of the unit by pushing up on the
catch.
3. Use a paper clip, if necessary, to
remove the old battery.
4. Install the battery positive side fac-
ing up in place of the old battery.
Note: Do not remove the foam
protector from the other battery
slot or attempt to install a battery
there. Your device only functions
with the battery where it was pre-
installed.
5. Replace the battery cover.
Battery disposal: Do not dispose of
batteries with normal household
waste. Please obey your local regula-
tions when disposing used batteries.
Note: If the keyboard fails to respond
or if the screen performs erratically,
perform a system reset.
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Installing the Battery Installing the Battery

Changing the Language
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Changing the Language
➤To Select a Message Language
When you turn this product on for
the first time you must choose the
Message Language.
Press Afor German and Bfor
English.
The Message Language is the language
of the prompts, help and other mes-
sages. To change the Message
Language, follow the steps below:
1. Press MENÜ.
2. Press EINGABE to select
Settings.
3. Press , highlight
Anzeigesprache (Message
Language) and press EINGABE.
4. Press or to move between
German and English.
5. When the one you want is high-
lighted, press EINGABE to select
it.
➤To Select an 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.
To change the Entry Language, press
E/D at the Word Entry screen.

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The clock lets you set a Home Time
and view local times around the
world. You must set the Home Time
before viewing World Times as World
Times are based on Home Time.
➤To Set Home Time
1. Press .
You see the Home Time screen.
2. Press S to enter the setting
mode.
3. Press EINGABE to select Set
Time Format.
Using the Clocks Using the Clocks
Press or to cycle through the
12- and 24-hour Day/ Month/Year for-
mats. Press EINGABE to save your
selection.
4. Press to highlight Set DST and
press EINGABE to select it.
Press or to cycle between
DST On or DST Off. Press
EINGABE to select your choice.
5. Press to highlight Set Time
and press EINGABE to select it.
Press or until the current
hour is displayed. Press to
move to minutes, then press or
until the current minute is dis-
played.
Press EINGABE to set the time.
6. Press to highlight Set Date and
press EINGABE to select it.
Use or to move to the next or
previous field. Use or to scroll
to the current day/month/year. Press
EINGABE to set it.

Changing the Settings
When using this dictionary, you can
activate the Learn a Word feature,
adjust the screen contrast, the shutoff
time, the type size and the message
language. The shutoff time is how
long your DBD-470 stays on if you for-
get to turn it off.
1. Press MENÜ.
2. Press EINGABE to select
Settings.
3. Press or to highlight
Learn a Word, Contrast, Shutoff,
Type Size or Message Language.
4. Press EINGABE to select the
one you want.
5. Press or to highlight a
new setting and press EINGABE
to select it.
Press to leave the setting
unchanged.
6. Press CLEAR to return to the
Word Entry screen.
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Using the Clocks
7. Press to highlight Set Home
City and press EINGABE to
select it.
Press or until your local city is
displayed.
Press EINGABE to select it.
8. Press to exit setting mode.
➤To View World Time
1. Press until you see World
City.
2. Press S to enter Setting Mode.
3. Press EINGABE to select Set DST.
Press or to cycle between
DST On or DST Off. Press
EINGABE to select your choice.
4. Press to highlight Set World
City and press EINGABE to
select it.
Press or until the city you
want is displayed. Press EINGABE
to select it.
5. Press to exit Setting Mode
and see the World City time.

Viewing a Demonstration
or Tutorial
Changing the Settings
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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 on, you
can see a different headword taken
from the dictionary. If you wish to
turn this feature on, press MENU.
Press EINGABE to select Settings.
Press EINGABE to select Learn a
Word. Press or to turn the
feature on and press EINGABE
when done.
When German is the entry lan-
guage, 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
37.
➤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.
You can view a tutorial or a demon-
stration of this dictionary at any
time.
1. Press MENÜ.
2. Press to highlight Tutorial or
View Demo.
3. Press EINGABE to select it.
To stop the demonstration or exit
from the Tutorial and go to the
Word Entry screen, press
CLEAR.

Translating German Words
4. Press or to scroll.
Press NÄCH or VORIG to view
the next or previous entry.
5. Press CLEAR when done.
➤Misspelling Words
If you enter a misspelled word, a
list of corrections appears.
Highlight the word you want and
press EINGABE to see its dic-
tionary entry.
➤Finding Accented Words
You can look up accented words
without typing accents. If you
want to enter an accent, type the
letter and then press
or
repeatedly until the accent you
want appears.
Translating German Words
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Your Deutsch/Englisch Professor is
fully bilingual. Try translating a
German word.
1. Press WÖRTER.
Press E/D to switch to the
German Word Entry screen, if
needed.
2. Type a word. For example, type
lernen.
To erase a letter, press .
To type a capital, hold and
press a letter key.
3. Press EINGABE to view the
English translation.

Translating English Words
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You can also use the Deutsch/
Englisch professor to translate
English words into German.
1. Press WÖRTER.
Press E/D to change the entry
language from German to
English if needed.
2. Type a word (e.g. study).
To erase a letter, press .
To type a capital, hold and
press a letter key.
3. Press EINGABE to see the
German translation.
4. Press or to scroll.
Press NÄCH or VORIG to view
the next or previous entry.
5. Press CLEAR when done.
Translating English Words
➤Choosing Multiple Forms
Some words in this dictionary
have more than one form (for
example resume and résumé).
When the word you are looking
up has multiple forms, the differ-
ent forms appear in a list.
Highlight the form you want and
press EINGABE to see its dic-
tionary entry.
To return to the Multiple Forms
list, press .

Highlighting Words
Another way to look up words is by
highlighting them in dictionary entries
or word lists. You can then find the
translation of the highlighted word or
add it to My Word List.
1. At any text, press EINGABE to
start the highlight.
To turn the highlight off, press .
2. Use the arrow keys to move the
highlight to the word you want.
3. Press EINGABE to see the transla-
tion of the word.
To add it to My Word List, press
LERNEN.
Finding Letters in Words
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If you are uncertain of 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 WÖRTER.
2. Type a word with ?s and ✽s.
To type an asterisk, hold down
and press ?.
3. Press EINGABE.
You see the list of matching
words.
4. Press or to move the
highlight to the word you want
and press EINGABE to view its
translation.
5. Press CLEAR when done.

Using the Learning Exercises
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Using the Learning Exercises, you
can read country information, test
your spelling, improve your vocabu-
lary, browse the TOEFL®Test Word
List, and receive grammar guidance
(see “Using the Grammar Guide” on
page 46).
➤Country Information
1. Press LERNEN.
2. Use to highlight Country
Information and press EINGABE.
You can choose to read about
Great Britain, the United States
of America, or Germany.
3. Highlight the country you want
and press EINGABE.
4. Press or to scroll.
➤Spelling Bee
1. 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 German words from My
Word List, or the TOEFL®Test
Spelling Bee which uses words
from the TOEFL®Test Word List.
Using the Learning Exercises
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
List, or 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 defi-
nition. Press to return to
Flashcards.
5. Press for a new word.
6. Press CLEAR when done.
➤To View the TOEFL®Test
Word List
1. Press LERNEN.
2. Use to highlight TOEFL
®
Test
Word List and press EINGABE.
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Using the Learning Exercises
3. Highlight the word list you want
and press EINGABE.
A word will flash on the screen
for you to spell.
4. Type the word you just saw and
press EINGABE to see if you
spelled it right.
Press EINGABE to see the defi-
nition. Press to return to
Spelling Bee.
5. Press for a new word.
6. Press CLEAR when done.
➤Flashcards
1. 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

Using the Grammar Guide
Your Deutsch/Englisch Professor
includes a helpful grammar guide that
describes parts of speech. To see this,
do the following:
1. Press LERNEN.
2. Press to highlight Grammar
Guide and press EINGABE.
3. Press
to highlight the topic
you want to study and then
press EINGABE.
If English is your Message
Language you will see the
German Grammar Guide. If
German is your Message
Language you will see the
English Grammar Guide.
4. Press or to read.
5. Press CLEAR when done.
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3. 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 collabo-
rate).
Press EINGABE or BEUG at any
word to view its definition or to
conjugate it.
Press to return to the list.
Using the Learning Exercises

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Finding 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 WÖRTER.
Press E/D if necessary to select
German.
2. Type a word. For example type
reden.
3. Press EINGABE to look it up.
4. Press BEUG to conjugate the
headword, reden.
5. Highlight the part of speech you
want, for example verb and
press EINGABE.
If necessary, highlight the transla-
tion you want and press
EINGABE.
6. Press or to scroll.
7. Press CLEAR when done.
Conjugations show inflections, or
changes in a word’s gender, tense,
etc. This dictionary includes exten-
sive inflections of nouns, verbs,
modifiers, and other words. Follow
this example.
1. Press BEUG.
Press E/D, if necessary, to select
the language.
2. Type the word. For example,
type denken.
3. Press BEUG.
If needed, highlight the part of
speech or translation you want
and press EINGABE.
4. Press or to scroll.
5. Press BEUG repeatedly to view
more inflections.
6. Press CLEAR when done.
Finding Conjugations

➤Viewing English
Inflections
If you are unfamiliar with inflec-
tions, it may be helpful to look at
some inflected forms of English
verbs. Switch the entry language
back to English, type beg, and
press BEUG to see the different
forms of the English verb “to
beg.”
➤Understanding Conjugations
The Deutsch/Englisch Professor
conjugates German verbs into
the following forms: present,
preterite, future, present subjunc-
tive, future subjunctive, preterite
subjunctive, present conditional,
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Finding Conjugations Finding Conjugations
imperative, present participle,
past participle, perfect indicative,
pluperfect indicative, future per-
fect, perfect subjunctive, pluper-
fect subjunctive, future perfect
subjunctive, and past conditional.
➤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 exam-
ples.

Translating Traveller’s
Phrases Translating Traveller’s Phrases
There are two ways in which you
can translate several helpful phras-
es in categories ranging from
Emergencies to Business
Communication to Time & Dates.
Note that the English phrase always
appears before the German phrase.
➤To Browse Through Phrases
1. Press SATZ.
Press E/D, if needed, to change
the look up language.
2. Press or to highlight the
category you want and press
EINGABE.
Press or to highlight a sub-
category, if needed, and press
EINGABE.
3. Press or to highlight the
phrase you want to translate and
then press EINGABE.
➤To Search for a Specific
Phrase
1. Press WÖRTER.
Press E/D, if needed, to change
the look up language.
2. Type a keyword for which you
would like to see a phrase (for
example, ticket.)
3. Press SATZ.
4. If more than one phrase is
found, press NÄCH to read.
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Using My Word List Using My Word List
You can save up to 40 words total in
both German and English in My Word
List for personal study or review.
Warning: All the words in My Word
List will be erased if your battery
runs out of power, or your DBD-470
is reset.
➤To Add Words from the Main
Menu
1. Press LERNEN.
2. Press EINGABE to select My
Word List.
If you haven’t added words to
your word list, …List: Empty
appears.
3. Highlight Add a Word and press
EINGABE.
Press E/D to switch from the
German entry screen to the
English entry screen, if neces-
sary.
4. Type a word and then press
EINGABE to add it.
➤To Add 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.
1. Press WÖRTER.
Press E/D to choose the lan-
guage of the word you want to
add (e.g. German).
English words will be added to
the English List; German words
will be added to the German List.
2. Type the word you want to add
to your word list.
3. Press LERNEN.
Your word appears next to the
menu item Add….
4. Press EINGABE to add the word.
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