Franklin Professor PRO DBD-3040 User manual

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DBD-3040
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Electronic Publishers
www.franklin.com
Deutsch/English
Professor PRO
Bedienungsanleitung
User’s Guide

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License Agreement
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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
vocabulary with ten School Essentials;
• and play nine fun, educational word games.
Introduction
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This card will only work in 1440, 1450,
1840 and 1850 BOOKMAN platforms,
plus the DBD-460, BDS-1590, BIL-1640
and BAS-1590/1595 models.

License Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Key Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Selecting a Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Installing Book Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Using the Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Changing the Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Viewing a Demonstration or Tutorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Changing the Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Translating German Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Translating English Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Finding Letters in Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Using the School Essentials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Highlighting Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Using the Grammar Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Advanced Verb Conjugations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Translating Traveller’s Phrases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Using My Word List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Playing the Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Transferring Words Between Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Copyrights, Trademarks and Patents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
FCC Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Limited Warranty (U.S. only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Limited Warranty (outside U.S., EU and Switzerland) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Limited Warranty (EU and Switzerland) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Table of Contents
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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.
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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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. In some units,
is replaced by .
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.
.,
_
beug
e/d
wörter
lernen
hilfe
clear
eingabe
menü
karte

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.
+sTypes ß.
+Types an apostrophe (’).
+Types a slash (/).
+Goes to the traveller’s phras-
es menu. If a word is in the
Word Entry screen or is
highlighted, finds any phras-
es 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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The red, green, yellow, and blue keys
on your BOOKMAN change functions
according to which book is selected.
When the built-in book is selected, the
colour keys function as labelled on
the BOOKMAN keyboard. When a
book card is selected, the colour keys
function as labelled on that book card.
When the language or languages in
your book card are different from
those in your built-in book, the key ref-
erences may also be different. Please
refer to the grid below for help in
determining a particular key’s function.
Deutsch Français English Italiano Español Symbols
hilfe aide help guida ayuda --------
clear effac clear canc borrar --------
zurück arr back indietro retro
eingabe entrer enter invio intro --------
menü menu menu menu menú --------
groß maj cap maiusc mayús
fn fn fn fn fn
✩
karte carte card sched tarjet --------
leer espace space spazio espaciador
auf ht pg up giu abajo ;
fn+
ab bas pg dn su arrib ;
fn+
nächste suiv next seg sig
✩
+ ;
fn+
vorig préc prev prec prev
✩
+ ;
fn+
or
or
or
karte
*Hold the first key while pressing the second.

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.
Installing Book Cards
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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, highlight the
BOOKMAN Info Icon, .
4. Press EINGABE to select it.
Selecting a Book
➤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 errat-
ically, follow the reset instructions for
your platform. If this does not fix the
problem, remove the book card and
then remove the white rubber 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 mal-
functioning. The examples in the
English half of this manual use
English as the message language.

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 lan-
guage of prompts, help, and other
messages. You can change the mes-
sage language after your initial deci-
sion. See “Changing the Settings” on
page 39 to learn how.
Entry Language
The entry language is the language in
which you enter words at the Word
Entry screen. This determines which dic-
tionary 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
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When you press MENÜ, you will see ten icons.
Use these to quickly take you to different parts
of your Deutsch/Englisch Professor PRO.
Using the Main Menu
➤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.

You can view a demonstration or
tutorial 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.
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When using this dictionary, you can
activate 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 product stays on if you forget to
turn it off.
1. Press MENÜ in the dictionary.
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
Viewing a Demonstration
or Tutorial
➤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.

Changing the Settings
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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 lan-
guage 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
➤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
Language on page 38.
➤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 .