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

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

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

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

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+

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

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

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.

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

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 .

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