BOOKMAN EXPANDABLE ELECTRONIC BOOK Sprechender Deutsch-Englisch Professor PLUS BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG/ USER’S GUIDE
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Table of Contents License Agreement ............................................................................. 27 Using Your BOOKMAN® ..................................................................... 31 Installing Batteries .............................................................................. 32 Installing Book Cards .......................................................................... 32 Selecting a Book .................................................................................
Key Guide Colour Keys WÖRTER E/D DATEN TON MENÜ (red) Goes to the Dictionary. (green) Changes the entry language. (yellow) Goes to the Databank menu. (blue) Pronounces English words or phrases. 0 9 8 7 CLEAR ZURÜCK KARTE EINGABE HILFE 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.
Key Guide ÷ Direction Keys Move in the indicated direction. + x – A (1/x) S (√x) D (x2) F (%) Pages up and down. AUF AB + 6 2 + ß2 + ? * + or + KARTE AUF + + AB ZURÜCK 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.
Using Your BOOKMAN® Headphone Jack Volume Control Backlight button 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.
Installing Batteries Installing Book Cards 1. Turn your BOOKMAN off. 2. Turn your BOOKMAN over. 3. Align the tabs on the book card with the notches in the slot. 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.
Selecting a Book Using the Colour Keys Once a book card is installed in the BOOKMAN, you can select which book you want to use. The red, green, yellow, and blue colour keys on your BOOKMAN change functions according to the book card you select. 1. Turn your BOOKMAN on. 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. 2. Press KARTE [CARD]. These are sample books.
Changing the Language You can change the message and entry language of this dictionary to German or English. ➤ Changing the Entry Language 1. Press WÖRTER (red). 2. Press E/D (green) to toggle between the English and German entry screens. This is the English entry screen. 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 Settings Viewing a Demonstration 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. 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.
Finding English Words ➤ 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 To type a capital, hold key. To type a hyphen, hold 4. Press [ENTER]. 7. Hold and press or to see the next or previous dictionary entry. 8. Press CLEAR when finished.
Finding English Words ➤ Using the English Menu 1. Press 2. Press (red) and then MENÜ . (green) till you see . 3. Start typing an English word, for example renew. WÖRTER E/D 8. Press CLEAR when finished. ➤ 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.
Hearing English Words Using the TON (blue) key, you can hear English words pronounced at many screens. Try this example. ➤ More Ways to Hear Words You can also hear English words by highlighting them and pressing TON (blue) at the spell correction list. 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 pronunciations, first highlight the form that you want, and then press TON (blue). 3.
Highlighting Words Finding Phrases 1. From the Topics menu, select Traveller’s Phrases or press 9 [PHRASE] at a blank Word Entry screen. 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. 2. Select a category, (for e.g. Emergencies) and then a subcategory (for e.g. General). To learn how, read “Finding English Words”. 3. Highlight a phrase (for e.g. It’s urgent).
Finding Inflections 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 example, type examine at the English entry screen. If you want, press [ENTER] to see its dictionary entry. 4. To see the previous inflections, and press . hold 5. Press CLEAR when finished. EINGABE AUF 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 .
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 + 6 when in the Databank, Wordlist, Calculator or Converter. Note: TON (blue) will not pronounce the words in your Personal Dictionary. ➤ Viewing and Deleting Words 3. Press entry. EINGABE + 6 for your 1. Press 6 or Personal Dictionary menu. 2. To view your list, select View:... .
Using the Word List ➤ 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 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.
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]. [ENTER] to select Game 2. Press Settings. ➤ Selecting a Game 1. From the Topics menu select Games, or press 7 . 2. Highlight a game and press EINGABE . ➤ Getting Help in the Games EINGABE During any game you can read instructions by pressing [HELP].
Playing the Games Flashcards Gender Tutor Flashcards flashes words on the screen for you to define or study. You can practice your vocabulary in either English or German. 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. Conjumania™ Conjumania helps you practice conjugating English verbs. Enter the requested form of the verb at the top of the screen.
Using The Databank ➤ 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. ➤ 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 scrolling to it or by typing its name. 4. To edit a highlighted entry, press and then enter your changes. You can press to save your changes or hold and press [BACK] to cancel your changes. 1.
Using The Databank ➤ 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 may be able to use the databank again only by removing the batteries from your BOOKMAN, which will permanently erase all the information stored in the databank. 1. Press DATEN (yellow) to see the Databank menu. 2. Select Set password. 3.
Using the Calculator ➤ Making Calculations To Calculate... 1. Press reciprocals Use... A (1/x) squares D (x2) percentages F (%) square roots S (√x) negative numbers Y (+/-) . 2. Type a number. You can type up to 10 digits. To type a decimal, press the full stop (.’) key. To change the sign of a number, press Y (+/-). 3. Press one of the arrow keys to enter a math function. 4. Type another number. 5. Press [ENTER]. To repeat the calculation, press again.
Using the Converter The converter allows you to convert measurements and currency. ➤ Making Currency Conversions 1. Press + ß. 1. Press ➤ Making Metric Conversions 2. Use + to select Currency Converter. Press . + ß. EINGABE 2. Select a conversion category (for e.g., Weights). 3. Select a conversion (for e.g., grams/ounces). 4. Type a number after one of the units. Use or to move between the lines. 5. Press [ENTER] to convert it. 3. Enter a conversion rate.
Transferring Words Between Books This dictionary can transfer words with certain other BOOKMAN book cards. To send a word to another book, you must first install a book card in your BOOKMAN unit, and that book card must be able to send or receive words in the selected language. To learn if a book card can send or receive words, read its User’s Guide. 1. Highlight a word in this dictionary. To highlight a word in a dictionary entry, press [ENTER] and then use the arrow keys.
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