Franklin Deutsch/English Professor PRO BDS-1840 User manual

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BDS-1840
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Electronic Publishers
www.franklin.com/de
Deutsch/English
Professor PRO
Bedienungsanleitung / User’s Guide
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Introduction
Welcome to the world of Franklin! With the Deutsch/Englisch
Professor PRO you can:
• find translations;
• correct misspellings;
• conjugate words;
• study the Grammar Guide;
• save names and phone numbers to the databank;
• save words to My Word List;
• sharpen your spelling and increase your German vocabu-
lary with ten School Essentials;
• and play nine fun, educational word games.
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Licence Agreement ..........................................................................................................41
Introduction ........................................................................................................................42
Key Guide ..........................................................................................................................44
Installing Batteries ..............................................................................................................46
Changing the Language ..................................................................................................46
Installing Book Cards ........................................................................................................47
Selecting a Book................................................................................................................47
Using the Special Features................................................................................................48
Bookcard Colour Keys ......................................................................................................49
Using the Main Menu ........................................................................................................49
Changing the Settings ......................................................................................................50
Viewing a Demonstration or Tutorial................................................................................50
Translating German Words................................................................................................51
Translating English Words ..................................................................................................52
Finding Letters in Words ....................................................................................................53
Hearing Words....................................................................................................................54
Highlighting Words ............................................................................................................54
Using the School Essentials................................................................................................55
Using the Grammar Guide................................................................................................58
Advanced Verb Conjugations..........................................................................................59
Translating Traveller’s Phrases ..........................................................................................61
Using My Word List..............................................................................................................63
Using the Databank ..........................................................................................................65
Playing the Games ............................................................................................................66
Using the Calculator ..........................................................................................................69
Using the Converter ..........................................................................................................70
Transferring Words Between Books ..................................................................................72
Resetting Your Product ......................................................................................................72
Copyrights, Trademarks and Patents ..............................................................................73
FCC Notices........................................................................................................................73
Limited Warranty (U.S. only)..............................................................................................74
Limited Warranty (outside U.S., EU and Switzerland)......................................................75
Limited Warranty (EU and Switzerland)............................................................................75
Table of Contents
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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.
Shifts to type capital letters and
punctuation marks.
Shifts to allow auf, ab, vorig,
nächste, find phrases and to
type ß.
Goes to the databank, converter,
or calculator.
Types an underscore (_).
Exits the book you were reading.
Direction Keys
Moves in the indicated direction.
At the Word Entry screen, types
a space. At menus and dictionary
entries, pages down.
.,
_
Colour Keys
Conjugates a word.
Toggles the entry language
between German and English.
Goes to the dictionary.
Goes to the School Essentials
menu.
Function Keys
Turns the product on or off.
Displays a help message. When
at an inflection screen, displays
Grammar Guide section about
the inflection you were viewing.
In the dictionary, goes to the
Word Entry screen. Clears the
calculator. In the databank and
converter, goes to their main
menus.
Says a word.
Backs up, erases a letter, or
turns off the highlight at an entry.
Enters a word, selects an item,
or begins a highlight in an entry.
Displays the main menus for the
dictionary.
Key Guide
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beug
e/d
wörter
lernen
hilfe
clear
eingabe
menü
ton
karte

*Hold the first key while pressing the second.
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.
Combination Keys*
+At a dictionary entry, pages up
or down.
+At a dictionary entry, displays
the next or previous entry.
+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.
+jTypes a hyphen.
+mTypes @.
+sTypes ß.
+Types an apostrophe (’).
+Types a slash (/).
+Goes to the traveller’s phrases
menu. If a word is in the Word
Entry screen or is highlighted, finds
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.
.,
_
.,
_
Key Guide
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or
or
or
karte
k(x), l(÷)

Message Language
When you turn on this product for the
first time, you must choose the mes-
sage 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” on page 50 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 the direction keys to highlight ,
and then press EINGABE to access the
German-to-English dictionary.
Select at the icon menu to go to the
English-to-German dictionary.
Or you can press E/D at the Word Entry
screen to switch between German and
English.
Changing the Language
Your unit is powered by four AAA batter-
ies. Follow these easy instructions to
install or replace them.
1. Lift the battery cover on the top right
of your unit by pushing up the tab.
Follow the instructions on the back of
the unit when installing the batteries.
2. Insert the two top batteries with the
positive terminal facing out and the
two bottom batteries with the nega-
tive terminal facing out.
Note: If the battery door does not shut,
please check the position of the batteries.
3. Replace the battery cover.
Warning: If the batteries wear-out com-
pletely, or if you take more than approxi-
mately a minute while changing the bat-
teries, any user-entered information in
the built-in book or book card will be
erased. You should always keep written
copies of your important information.
Installing Batteries
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AAA +
-AAA +
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AAA +
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AAA +
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AAA
AAA
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➤Removing Book Cards
Warning: Never install or remove a
book card while your product is on. Any
information that was entered in the built-
in book or book card will be erased.
➤Book Card Troubleshooting
If your book card is performing erratically,
follow the reset instructions on page 72. If
this does not fix the problem, remove the
book card and then remove the white rub-
ber strip located between the two metal
pins. Clean the rubber strip with your fin-
gers and then replace it making sure it is
completely in its notch.
➤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 exam-
ples in the English half of this manual use
English as the message language.
Once a book card is installed in the product,
you can select which book you want to use.
1. Turn your product on.
2. Press KARTE.
These are sample books.
3. Press or to highlight your
selection.
For information on available
Franklin Bookman products, high-
light the Bookman Info Icon, .
4. Press EINGABE to select it.
Selecting a BookInstalling Book Cards
1. Turn your product off.
2. Turn your product 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.
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Using the Special Features
Your unit is equipped with several
special features that many, but not all
BOOKMAN book cards use. To learn
if you can use the special features
with a particular book card, 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 unit.
Volume Control: The dial, located
under the headphone jack, controls
the volume of the speaker or head-
phones.
AC Adaptor Jack: The AC/DC adap-
tor is in the 9 volt range within a cur-
rent range of 200 to 300 milliamperes.
This symbol indicates that the inner
core of the plug of an AC adaptor is
negative and that the outer part of the
plug is positive. If the symbol on our
AC/DC adaptor does not match the
above symbol, confirm its compatibility
at its place of purchase.
Speaker: The speaker is located on
the back of your unit, above the book
card slot. For best results, do not
cover the speaker with your hand.
Headphone Jack
Volume Control
AC Adaptor Jack

➤Understanding the Menu
Goes to the English-to-German dictionary.
Goes to the German-to-English dictionary.
Goes to the School Essentials menu.
Goes to the Games menu.
Goes to the English conjugation prompt.
Goes to the German conjugation prompt.
Goes to the English traveller’s
phrases menu.
Goes to the German traveller’s
phrases menu.
Goes to My Word List.
Goes to the Tools menu.
1. Press MENÜ.
will be highlighted the first time
you press MENÜ.
2. Use the arrow keys to highlight the
icon you want and press EINGABE.
Using the Main Menu
When you press MENÜ, you will see ten
icons. Use these to quickly take you to
different parts of your Deutsch/Englisch
Professor PRO.
Bookcard Colour Keys
The function keys on your product, located
to the left of the screen, change functions
according to the book card you select. Their
functions are labelled on individual cards.
When in your book card:
For… Press…
the red key BEUG
the green key E/D
the yellow key WÖRTER
the blue key LERNEN
You can also press and hold FN to
learn how the colour keys on your
book card correspond to the main
keys on your product.
RED
GREEN
YELLOW
BLUE
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➤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 .

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Viewing a Demonstration
or Tutorial
When using this dictionary, you can acti-
vate the Learn a Word feature or adjust
the screen contrast, the shutoff time, the
type size, and the message language.
The shutoff time is how long your prod-
uct stays on if you forget to turn it off.
1. Press MENÜ in the dictionary,
databank, converter, or calculator.
2. Use the arrow keys to highlight
and press EINGABE.
3. Settings will be highlighted.
Press EINGABE to select it.
4. Press or to move to
Learn a Word, Contrast, Shutoff,
Type Size, or Anzeigesprache
(Messages).
5. Press or to change the setting.
Your changes are automatically saved.
6. Press EINGABE when done.
Press CLEAR to return to the Word
Entry screen.
Changing the Settings
➤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 demonstration or tuto-
rial of this dictionary at any time.
1. Press MENÜ.
2. Use the arrow keys to highlight
and press EINGABE.
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
Word Entry screen, press CLEAR.
To go to the main menu, press MENÜ.
When a book card is installed in your
product, select View Demo from the
Setup menu to see the demonstration
for that card.

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Your Deutsch/Englisch Professor PRO is
fully bilingual. Try translating a German word.
1. Press E/D to change the entry
language from English to
German, if needed.
2. Type a word (e.g., lernen).
To erase a letter, press . Note:
you do not need to type accents. To
type accents if desired, type the letter
(e.g., u) and press repeatedly until
the accent you want appears (e.g., ü).
If you want to type a ß, then hold FN
and press s. To type a capital, hold
and press a letter key. To type a
number, hold FN and press q-p. To
type a hyphen, hold FN and press j.
3. Press EINGABE to view the
English translation.
Press or to scroll.
4. Hold FN and press or to view
the next or previous definition.
5. Press CLEAR when done.
Translating German Words
Changing the Settings
➤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 PRO
on, you can see a different head-
word taken from the dictionary. If
you wish to turn this feature on,
press MENÜ. Highlight and
press EINGABE. Press EINGABE
again to select Settings. Press
or to turn the feature on and
press EINGABE when done.
When German is the entry language,
you will be shown a German word
and when English is the entry lan-
guage, you will be shown an English
word. To learn how to change the
entry language, read “Changing the
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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.
You can also use the Deutsch/Englisch
Professor PRO to translate English
words into German.
1. Press E/D to change the entry
language from German to
English, if needed.
2. Type a word (e.g., where).
To erase a letter, press . Note: you
do not need to type accents. To type
accents if desired, type the letter (e.g., e)
and press repeatedly until the accent
you want appears (e.g., é). To type a cap-
ital, hold and press a letter key.To
type a number, hold FN and press q-p.
To type a hyphen, hold FN and press j.
3. Press EINGABE to view the
German translation.
Press TON to hear the word pronounced.
Press or to scroll.
4. Hold FN and press or to view
the next or previous definition.
5. Press CLEAR when done.
Translating English Words
➤Understanding Definitions
Dictionary entries consist of headwords,
pronunciation, parts of speech, and/or
definitions. Other forms of the word
may follow the headword. Capitalized
words indicate the category for which
the word is used. After the definition,
you may see a list of usage examples.
1. Type kennen.
2. Press EINGABE.
➤Explanation of Genders
German nouns are different than
English nouns in that they must either
be masculine, feminine, or neuter.
Each definition of a noun indicates
which gender it is with m, f, or n.
Translating German Words

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Finding Letters in Words
If you are uncertain about how to spell a
word, type a question mark (?) in place of
each unknown letter. To find prefixes, suffix-
es, and other parts of words, type an aster-
isk (✽) in a word. Each asterisk stands for a
series of letters. Note: If you type an aster-
isk at the beginning of a word, it may take a
little while to find the matching words.
1. Press E/D to switch to the German
Word Entry screen, if needed.
2. Type a word with ?s and ✽s.
To type an asterisk, hold down
and press .
3. Press EINGABE.
4. Press to move the highlight to
the word you want and press
EINGABE to view its definition.
5. Press CLEAR when done.
➤Choosing Multiple Forms
Some words in this dictionary have
more than one form (e.g. resume,
résumé). When the word you are
looking up has multiple forms, the
different forms appear in a list.
Simply highlight the form you want
and press EINGABE to see its dic-
tionary entry. For example, enter
resume at the Word Entry screen.
Highlight the form you want and
press EINGABE to see its diction-
ary entry. To go back to the Multiple
Forms list, press .
Translating English Words

Highlighting Words
Another way to look up words is by high-
lighting them in dictionary entries or word
lists. You can then find their definitions,
phrases, pronunciation or add them 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.
To … Press …
define the word EINGABE
find a phrase FN+
add word to My Word List LERNEN
3. Press CLEAR when done.
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Hearing Words
The Deutsch/Englisch Professor PRO
can pronounce English words that
appear on almost any screen - in defi-
nitions, inflection screens, spell cor-
rection lists, My Word List, and
games. When you want to hear how
an English word is pronounced, just
highlight it and press TON.
To adjust the volume, turn the volume
control on the side of the unit. You can
plug headphones into the headphone
jack which is just above the volume
control. Try this example.
1. Type a word at the English Word
Entry screen. For example, type
knowledge.
2. Press TON to hear it pro-
nounced.
If the word had multiple pronuncia-
tions, first highlight the form that
you want, and then press TON.
3. Press EINGABE to see its defini-
tion.
4. Press TON to hear the headword

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Using the School Essentials
Using the School Essentials, you can
read country information, cultural notes,
tips, Shakespeare vocabulary, and help-
ful expressions, test your spelling,
improve your vocabulary, browse the
TOEFL®Test Word List, and receive
grammar guidance (see “Using the
Grammar Guide” on page 58).
Cultural Notes
1. Press MENÜ, highlight and
press EINGABE.
Or you can press LERNEN.
2. Use to highlight Cultural Notes
and press EINGABE.
You can choose to read about any
of the listed English cultural topics.
Tips
1. Press MENÜ, highlight and
press EINGABE.
Or you can press LERNEN.
2. Use to highlight Tips and
press EINGABE.
You can choose to read about any of
the listed English language usage tips.
Hearing Words
pronounced.
5. Press EINGABE to start the high-
light.
6. Move the highlight to a word you
want to hear.
7. Press TON to hear the highlight-
ed word pronounced.
8. Press CLEAR when done.
Hearing Phrases
You can hear any traveller’s phrase by
highlighting (the speaker icon),
and pressing TON. See “Translating
Traveller’s Phrases” on page 61 for
more information.
If you try to hear a word that is not in
this dictionary, you will see the
prompt, “No pronunciation informa-
tion.”
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.

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You can choose to read the list of
common expressions for any of the
listed English or German topics.
Spelling Bee
1. Press MENÜ, highlight and
press EINGABE.
Or you can press LERNEN.
2. Use to highlight Spelling Bee
and press EINGABE.
You can choose My Speaking
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 Speaking
Spelling Bee which uses words from
the TOEFL®Test Word List.
3. Highlight the word list you want
and press EINGABE.
My Spelling Bee (German) displays a
word for you to spell. Press +
to display the word again.
My Speaking Spelling Bee (English) and
TOEFL®Test Speaking Spelling Bee
say the word. Press + to hear it
again.
Using the School Essentials
Country Information
1. Press MENÜ, highlight and
press EINGABE.
Or you can 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.
Shakespeare Vocabulary
1. Press MENÜ, highlight and
press EINGABE.
Or you can press LERNEN.
2. Use to highlight Shakespeare
Vocabulary and press EINGABE.
You can choose to read any of the
listed words from Shakespeare’s
works and their German translation.
Helpful Expressions
1. Press MENÜ, highlight and
press EINGABE.
Or you can press LERNEN.
2. Use to highlight Helpful
Expressions and press EINGABE.
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Using the School EssentialsUsing the School Essentials
4. Type in the word you just saw or
heard and press EINGABE to see
if you spelled it right.
Press EINGABE to see the defini-
tion. Press to return to Spelling
Bee.
5. Press for a new word.
6. Press CLEAR when done.
Flashcards
1. Press MENÜ, highlight and
press EINGABE.
Or you can 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 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. If
the word is English, press TON to
hear it. Press EINGABE to see the
definition. Press to return to
Flashcards.
4. Press to see a new word.
5. Press CLEAR when done.
Viewing the TOEFL
®
Test Word List
1. Press MENÜ, highlight and
press EINGABE.
Or you can press LERNEN.
2. Use to highlight TOEFL®Test
Word List and press EINGABE to
view the list.
Press or to scroll.
You can also type the first few let-
ters of a word to find it on the list
(e.g., type col to find collaborate).
Press EINGABE or BEUG at any
word to view its definition or to conju-
gate it. Press TON to hear it. Press
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Using the Grammar Guide
4. Press or to read.
5. Press FN + or to view the
next or previous topic.
From an Inflection Screen
1. Press MENÜ, highlight or
and then press EINGABE.
2. Type a word to conjugate and
then press BEUG.
3. Press FN + or repeatedly
to find the tense you want to read
about in the Grammar Guide.
4. Press HILFE.
Information about the tense will be
displayed along with usage exam-
ples.
5. Press to return to the inflec-
tion screen or press CLEAR to
return to the Word Entry screen.
Your Deutsch/Englisch Professor PRO
includes a helpful grammar guide that
describes parts of speech. You can
view it by selecting from the main
menu or by pressing LERNEN.
From the School Essentials Menu
1. Press MENÜ, highlight and
then press EINGABE.
Or you can press LERNEN.
2. Press to highlight Grammar
Guide and then press EINGABE.
3. Press to highlight the topic
you want to study and then press
EINGABE.
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Advanced Verb
Conjugations
From a Dictionary Entry
Some words have different parts of
speech or multiple translations. You can
easily find which part of speech or specif-
ic translation you will need to conjugate
by first looking up the word and then
pressing BEUG. Follow this example.
1. Press MENÜ, use the arrow keys
to highlight and then press
EINGABE.
To choose English, press . You
can also press BEUG and then E/D
to choose the language.
2. Type a word (e.g., reden).
3. Choose a form, if needed.
In this case, choose reden.
Capitalized words are usually nouns.
4. Press EINGABE to look it up.
Read the definition to find the verb
you want (e.g., to speak).
Advanced Verb Conjugations
Conjugations show inflections, or changes
in a word’s gender, tense, etc. This dic-
tionary includes extensive inflections of
nouns, verb, modifiers and other words.
From the Icon Menu
1. For example, press MENÜ, use the
arrow keys to highlight (German
Conjugation) and then press EINGABE.
To choose English conjugation, press
. You can also press BEUG and
then E/D to choose the language.
2. Type a word (e.g., denken).
3. Press BEUG.
If needed, highlight the part of speech or
translation you want and press EINGABE.
These are the principal forms of the
German verb “denken”. The English trans-
lations are below each German inflection.
4. Press or to scroll.
Press to display the root word.
5. Press either BEUG or hold FN and
press repeatedly to view more
inflections.
If the word is a noun, an adjective, or
another modifier, then there won’t be
any other inflections.
6. Press CLEAR when done.