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Key Guide Touch Keys CONJ E/D DICT SYNON LEARN CLOCK DATA CALC CONV CURR Conjugates a word. Toggles the entry language between German and English. Goes to the dictionary. Goes to the thesaurus. Goes to the School Essentials menu. Goes to the Clock. Goes to the Databank menu. Goes to the Calculator. Goes to the Converter. Goes to the Currency Converter. Function Keys Turns the product on or off. Displays a help message.
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 and nächste, and find phrases. Exits the book you were reading. Combination Keys* + At a dictionary entry, pages up or down. + At a dictionary entry, displays the next or previous entry. + Transfers a word between books.
Replacing Batteries Your product is powered by two CR-2032 lithium, 3-volt batteries. Follow these easy instructions to replace them. Please have the new batteries at hand before you remove the old ones. 1. Turn the product off and turn it over. 2. Lift the battery cover on the back of your product by pushing up on the catch. 3. Remove the old batteries. 4. Install the batteries with the positive side up. 5. Replace the battery cover.
Changing the Language Message Language When your turn this product on for the first time, you must choose the message language. Press A for German or press B for 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” to learn how. Entry Language The entry language is the language in which you enter words at the dictionary Word Entry screen.
For Your Information ✓ 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. ✓ Help is Always at Hand You can view a help message at any screen by pressing HILFE. Press read. To exit help, press . or to Using the Main Menu When you press MENÜ, you will see ten icons. Use these to quickly take you to different parts of your dictionary. Use the arrow keys to highlight the icon you want and press EINGABE.
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. Viewing a Demonstration or Tutorial 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 dictionary Word Entry screen, press CLEAR. To go to the main menu, press MENÜ.
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 product stays on if you forget to turn it off. Learn a Word helps you increase your vocabulary by displaying a different headword and definition each time you turn on your dictionary. 1. Press MENÜ. 2. Use the arrow keys to highlight and press EINGABE. 3. Settings will be highlighted.
Translating Words Your dictionary is fully bilingual. To translate a German word into English, do the following. 1. Press MENÜ, highlight , and press EINGABE. 2. Type a German word. To erase a letter, press . Note: you do not need to type accents. To type accents if desired, type the letter (for example u) and press repeatedly until the accent you want appears (for example ü). To type ß, type s and press . To type a capital, hold and press a letter key. To type a hyphen, hold FN and press J. 3.
✓ Understanding Definitions Dictionary entries consist of headwords, pronunciation, parts of speech, and/or definitions. Other forms of the word may follow the headword. After the definition, you may see a list of usage examples. ✓ Explanation of Genders German nouns are different from 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.
Using the Thesaurus Note: The thesaurus is available for German words only. The headword appears in bold followed by the synonyms. If the word you type has more than one meaning, you will find several thesaurus entries for that word. 1. Touch SYNON. 2. Type a German word (e.g., frisch). To erase a letter, press . To type a capital, hold type a hyphen, hold FN and press J. 3. Press EINGABE to view the synonyms. 4. Press or 5. Hold FN and press and press a letter key. To to read the entry. or 6.
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, 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. At a Word Entry screen, type a word with ?s and ✽s. To type an asterisk, hold and press ?. 2. Press EINGABE.
To … Press or Touch… define the word view the thesaurus entry view inflections add word to My Word List 3. Press CLEAR when done. EINGABE SYNON CONJ LEARN Using School Essentials School Essentials gives you country information and helpful expressions. It allows you to test your spelling, improve your vocabulary, browse the TOEFL® Test Word List, and receive grammar guidance. , and press To access the School Essentials menu, press MENÜ, highlight EINGABE, or you can just touch LEARN.
From the School Essentials Menu 1. Press MENÜ, highlight Or you can touch LEARN. 2. Use 3. Press , and press EINGABE. to highlight Grammar Guide and press EINGABE. to highlight the topic you want to study and then press EINGABE. 4. Press 5. Press FN + or or to read. 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 touch CONJ. 3. Press FN + or Grammar Guide.
Advanced Verb Conjugations Conjugations show inflections, or changes in a word’s gender, tense, etc. This dictionary includes extensive inflections of nouns, verb, modifiers and other words. From the Icon Menu 1. Press MENÜ, highlight (German conjugation) and then press EINGABE. To choose English conjugation, select . You can also touch CONJ and then touch E/D to choose the language. 2. Type a word (e.g., denken). 3. Touch CONJ.
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 touching CONJ. Follow this example. 1. Press MENÜ, use the arrow keys to highlight 2. 3. 4. 5. and then press EINGABE. To choose English, select . You can also touch CONJ and then E/D to choose the language. Type a word (e.g., reden). Choose a form, if needed.
✓ Accenting Letters You can look up accented words without typing accents. If there are no Multiple Forms, the German/English Dictionary will take you directly to the word. If there are Multiple Forms, you will have to choose the correct word from a Multiple Forms list. See “Choosing Multiple Forms” for more information. Remember, if you want to enter an accent yourself, type the letter and press until the appropriate accent appears.
Translating Traveller’s Phrases There are two ways in which you can translate several helpful phrases in categories ranging from Emergencies to Business Communication to Time & Dates. Browsing Through Phrases 1. Press MENÜ. 2. Highlight and then press EINGABE to view the English phrases. Press to view the German phrases. You can also hold FN and press ? to go straight to the Phrases menu in the same language as the lookup language. 3. Press Press or or 4. Press or EINGABE.
Using My Word List You can save up to 40 words total, in both English and German, in My Word List for personal study or review. My Word List is saved between sessions unless your product is reset. Adding Words from the Main Menu 1. Press MENÜ, highlight and press EINGABE. Or you can touch LEARN, and then press EINGABE. 2. Touch E/D to switch from the English to the German List, if needed. 3. Press or to highlight Add a Word and press EINGABE. 4. Type a word. 5. Press EINGABE to add the word. 6.
4. Touch LEARN. Your selection is included in the menu item. 5. Press EINGABE to add the word. 6. Press CLEAR to return to the dictionary Word Entry screen. ✓ Adding Highlighted Words You can also add words to My Word List from definitions and correction lists. First highlight a word and then touch LEARN. Add “your word” will be highlighted. Press EINGABE to add the word. Viewing My Word List 1. Press MENÜ, highlight and press EINGABE. 2. Touch E/D to switch to the English or German list, if needed.
Erasing My Word List In the My Word List menu, first select the list you want to delete then select Erase the List. Press Y to erase the list or press N to cancel. Note: When you erase one list the other list is not erased. Playing The Games You have seven fun games to choose from: Hangman, Conjumania, Gender Tutor, Word Train, Guess That Word, Word Auction, and Word Blaster.
4. Use or to change the setting you want. 5. Press EINGABE when done. Selecting a Game In the Games list, use press EINGABE. or to move the highlight to the game of your choice and Getting Help in the Games During any game you can read instructions by pressing HILFE. You can get a hint by holding and pressing ? or reveal the game word by pressing ?. Note: If you reveal the game word, you lose the round. Using the Clock The Clock displays the current time and date.
6. Press EINGABE when done. Press CLEAR to exit without saving the settings. 7. Touch CLOCK to toggle to World time. 8. Set World time the same way you set Home time. Using the Databank Adding Entries You can store as many as 100 names and telephone numbers and addresses in the Databank. The total number of names you can add depends on the size of each entry. 1. Press and touch DATA. 2. Highlight Add an Entry and then press EINGABE. 3. Type a name and press EINGABE. 4.
Viewing or Editing Entries 1. Press and touch DATA. 2. Highlight View: XX entries (XX% free) and then press EINGABE. 3. To edit an entry, highlight it and press EINGABE. Type your changes. Use to move the cursor; use 4. Press EINGABE to move to the number field. Press EINGABE twice to move to the address field. to delete. 5. Press EINGABE again to save your changes or hold down FN and press cel your changes. to can- 6. Press MENÜ to go to the dictionary. Deleting Entries 1. Press and touch DATA. 2.
Using a Password You can use a password to prevent unauthorized access to the Databank. Warning! Always write the password in a safe, separate location. If you lose or forget the password, you will be able to use the Databank again only by removing the batteries from your BOOKMAN device, which will permanently erase all the information stored in the Databank. 1. Press and touch DATA. 2. Highlight Set password and then press EINGABE. 3. Type a password of up to eight characters and press EINGABE.
Note: Q-P will type numbers 0-9 automatically. You can type up to 10 digits. To type a decimal, press G (.). To change the sign of a number, press Y (+/-). 3. Press a math function key. 4. Type another number. 5. Press EINGABE. To repeat the calculation, press EINGABE again. To Calculate... Press... reciprocals FN+A squares FN+D percentages FN+F square roots FN+S negative numbers FN+Z 6. Press CLEAR to clear the current calculations. 7. Press MENÜ to go to the dictionary. Using the Calculator Memory 1.
Using the Metric Converter 1. Press and touch CONV. 2. Use to select a conversion category (e.g., Weights). 3. Select a conversion (e.g., grams/ounces). 4. Type a number after one of the units. Note: Q-P will type numbers 0-9 automatically. Press or to move between the lines. Press to delete a number. 5. Press EINGABE to convert it. 6. Press CLEAR to clear the current conversion. 7. Press MENÜ to go to the dictionary. Using the Currency Converter 1. Press and touch CURR. 2. Enter a conversion rate.
Resetting Your Product If the keyboard fails to respond, or if the screen performs erratically, perform a system reset by following the steps below. 1. Hold CLEAR and press . If nothing happens, try Step 2. 2. Use a paper clip to gently press the reset button on your unit. The reset button is recessed in a pin-sized hole to the left of the card slot. Warning! Pressing the reset button with more than light pressure may permanently disable your product.
FCC Notice This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Warning: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
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Limited Warranty (EU and Switzerland) This product, excluding batteries and liquid crystal display (LCD), is guaranteed by Franklin for a period of two years from the date of purchase. It will be repaired or replaced with an equivalent product (at Franklin’s option) free of charge for any defect due to faulty workmanship or materials.
