Franklin DBE-118 User manual

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DBE-118

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User’s Guide

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Message Language

When you turn on this product for the first time, you

must choose the message language. Press <a> for

Spanish and <b> for English.

The message language is the language of prompts,

help and other messages.To change the message

language after your initial selection, follow these

steps.

1. Press MENU.

2. Press until you see Leng. Mensajes

(Message Language) and then press INTRO.

3. Use and to toggle between English and

Spanish.

4. Press INTRO when you see the one you want.

Entry Language

The entry language is the language in which you

enter words at the Word Entry screen.This deter-

mines which dictionary you will use, Spanish or

English.To change the entry language, do the follow-

ing.

1. Press DICC to go the dictionary Word Entry

screen.

2. Press DICC again to change the entry lan-

guage.

Changing the Language

Displays a help message.

Shows the inflections of a word.

Goes to the dictionaryWord Entry screen.

Toggles between the databank and

the calculator. From the calculator,

goes to the converter.

Toggles between the Home and

World clocks.

Turns the unit on and off.

Clears a search in the dictionary.

Clears the calculator. Goes to the

main menu in the databank and con-

verters. Stops the demo.

Returns to the previous screen.

Erases an entered letter.

Starts a search, selects an item or

begins a highlight. In the Calculator,

performs a calculation.

Goes to the main menu.

Types a question mark to stand for

one unknown letter in the Word Entry

screen.

BORRAR

Key Guide

/ Scrolls up or down or enters an

accent.

ESPACE Scrolls right or enters a space.

Scrolls left.

✓Changing the Screen Contrast

Press and then use or to adjust the

contrast. Note:You can adjust the screen contrast

only at the display screen.

✓Viewing a Demonstration

You can view a demonstration of this product to

familiarize yourself with its features. Press MENU,

use to see Demo, and press INTRO. Press

BORRAR at any time to stop the demonstration.

✓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.

✓About Screen Illustrations

Some screen illustrations in this User’s Guide may

differ slightly from what you see on the screen.This

does not mean that your unit is malfunctioning.

Key Guide

Using the Clocks

This product has a Home Time clock that you can set

and a World Time clock with which you can view the

local time in 45 cities around the world. Each time

you turn the product on, you see the Home Time

clock.You can check the time even when the lid is

closed.

To Set Home Time

1. Press .

❊in the upper left corner indicates Home Time.

2. Press S to enter the setting mode.

3. Use or to scroll through the list of avail-

able settings.

You can select a 12- or 24-hour time format, turn

DST on or off, set the time and date, and select a

Home city.

4. Press INTRO to select a setting.

5. Use the arrow keys to change the settings.

The flashing arrows to the right of the screen indi-

cate which ones to use.

6. Press INTRO to save the changes and return to

the Setting menu.

7. Press to exit the setting mode and see the

time in your Home city.

To View World Time

The World time is based upon hours added to or

subtracted from the Home time zone. It is not a sepa-

rate clock and cannot be set.

1. Press .

The absence of ❊ in the upper left corner indi-

cates World Time.

2. Press S to enter the setting mode.

3. Press INTRO to select Set DST.

4. Use or to select On or Off and press

INTRO to save you setting.

5. Press to see World City and press INTRO.

6. Use or to scroll through the list of avail-

able cities and press INTRO when you see the

one you want.

7. Press to exit the setting mode and see the

time in your selected World city.

Using the Clocks

World Cities and Abbreviations

Using the Clocks

CITY NAME ABBREVIATION CITY NAME ABBREVIATION

ADELAIDE ADL KABUL KBL

AMSTERDAM AMS KARACHI KHI

ANCHORAGE ANC LISBON LIS

AUCKLAND AKL LONDON LON

AZORES ISLANDS AZO LOS ANGELES LAX

BANGKOK BKK MADRID MAD

BARCELONA BCN MID ATLANTIC MAT

BEIJING BEI MIDWAY ISLANDS MID

BERLIN BER MOSCOW MOW

BRUSSELS BRU NEW YORK NYC

CAIRO CAI NOUMEA NOU

CARACAS CCS PARIS PAR

CHICAGO CHI RIO DE JANEIRO RIO

DELHI DEL RIYADH RUH

DENVER DEN ROME ROM

DHAKA DAC SINGAPORE SIN

DUBAI DXB SYDNEY SYD

FERNANDO DE NORAH FER TEHRAN THR

GUAM GUM TOKYO TYO

HELSINKI HEL TONGA TNG

HONG KONG HKG TORONTO YYZ

HONOLULU HNL WELLINGTON WLG

YANGON RGN

✓Help is Always at Hand

You can view a help message at any screen by

pressing AYUDA. Press or to read.To exit

help, press BORRAR.

To Find a Translation

Your dictionary is fully bilingual.

1. Press DICC.

This is the Word Entry screen.

Press DICC again to change the entry language, if

needed.

2. Type a word.

To erase a letter, press RETRO.

To type accents, type the letter and press

repeatedly until the accent you want appears. If

you want to type an ñ, type nand then press

until you see an ñ. Note:There is no need to enter

capitals or accents to find the translation of a

word.

3. Press INTRO to see the translation.

4. Press or to scroll.

5. Press BORRAR to return to the Word Entry

screen.

Using the Dictionary

✓Correcting Misspellings

If you misspell a word, a list of corrections

appears. Use to move down the list.When you

see the word you want, press INTRO to see its

dictionary entry.

✓Finding a Letter

If you are uncertain about how to spell a word,

type a question mark (?) in place of each unknown

letter and then press INTRO.

If there is more than one match for the pattern you

entered, a list appears.

Use to move down the list.When you see the

word you want, press INTRO to see its dictionary

entry.

✓Hints

You can also use the question mark to solve

crossword puzzles. For example, if the second let-

ter in a five letter word is l and the last but one let-

ter is r, type ?l?r?.

Using the Dictionary

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