Franklin Professor PRO User manual

Electronic Publishers

www.franklin.com/de

Deutsch/Englisch

Professor PRO

Bedienungsanleitung

User’s Guide

DBD-1660

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Introduction

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 English vocabulary with ten

School Essentials;

• and play nine fun, educational word games.

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Key Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Using the Special Features . . . . . . . . . .55
Installing Book Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Installing Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Selecting a Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Book Card Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Changing the Language . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Using the Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Changing the Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Viewing a Demonstration or Tutorial . . .60
Translating German Words . . . . . . . . . .62
Translating English Words . . . . . . . . . . .63
Finding Letters in Words . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Highlighting Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Using the School Essentials . . . . . . . . .67
Using the Grammar Guide . . . . . . . . . . .70
Advanced Verb Conjugations . . . . . . . .71
Translating Traveller’s Phrases . . . . . . .74
Using My Word List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Playing the Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Using the Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
Using the Databank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Using the Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
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Using the Converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Transferring Words Between Books . . .88
Resetting Your Product . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
Book Card Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Copyrights, Trademarks and Patents . .89
FCC Notice (U.S. Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Limited Warranty (U.S. only) . . . . . . . . .91
Limited Warranty 
(outside U.S., EU and Switzerland) . . . .92
Limited Warranty 
(EU and Switzerland) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
Table of Contents

Types ß.

In the dictionary, goes to the Word

Entry screen. Clears the

calculator. In the databank and

converter, goes to the respective

main menu.

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.

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, vor, zur

and to find phrases.

Goes to the organizer: clock,

databank, calculator, metric

converter and currency converter.

Press MENÜ to return to the

dictionary.

_’ In the databank, types an

underscore (_).

Exits the book you were reading.

KARTE

SATZ

MENÜ

EINGABE

CLEAR

Dictionary Function Keys

(CONJ) Conjugates a word.

(E/D) Toggles the entry language

between German and English.

(DICT) Goes to the Word Entry

screen.

(LEARN) Goes to the School

Essentials menu.

(GAMES) Goes to the Games

menu.

Organizer Function Keys*

(CLOCK) Goes to the clock.

(DATA) Goes to the Databank

menu.

(CALC) Goes to the calculator.

(CONV) Goes to the metric

converter.

(CURR) Goes to the currency

converter.

Main Keys

Turns the product on or off.

Displays a help message. When at

an inflection screen, displays the

Grammar Guide section about the

inflection you were viewing.

HILFE

AN/AUS

Key Guide

*From the organizer, the function keys correspond to the

clock, databank, calculator, and converters.

Key Guide

+Goes to the traveller’s phrases

menu. If a word is in the Word

Entry screen or is highlighted,

finds any phrases 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.

Calculator Keys

A(1/x) Calculates a reciprocal.

S (√x) Calculates a square root.

D (x2)Squares a number.

F (%) Calculates a percentage.

G (.) Inserts a decimal point.

H (+)/J (-) Adds, subtracts, multiplies, or

divides numbers.

Y(+/-) Changes the number on the

screen to a negative or positive

number.

X (M+) Adds the number to the number

stored in the memory.

C (M-) Subtracts the number from the

number stored in the memory.

V (MR)Recalls the number stored in the

memory.

B (MC)Clears the memory.

Direction Keys

Moves in the indicated direction.

At the Word Entry screen, types a

space. At menus and dictionary

entries, pages down.

Combination Keys*

+ At a dictionary entry or the

traveller’s phrases menu, 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.

+ JAt the Word Entry screen, types a

hyphen (-).

+MIn the Address field of the

databank, types @.

+_’ Types an apostrophe (’).

+ _’ Types a slash (/).

Key Guide

AUF

ZUR

VOR

*Hold the first key while pressing the second.

AUF

VOR

ZUR

AUF

KARTE

K (x)/L(÷)

SATZ

Key Guide

Using the Special Features

Your unit is equipped with several special features that many, but not all,

BOOKMAN book cards use. To learn if you can use the special features with a

particular book card, read its User’s Guide.

Contrast: The dial on the side of the

unit under the serial port enables you

to dim or lighten the screen.

AC Adaptor Jack: The AC/DC

adaptor is in the 9 volt range within a

current range of 200 to 300

milliamperes.

This symbol indicates that the inner

core of the plug of an AC adaptor is

negative and that the outer part of the

plug is positive. If the symbol on our

AC/DC adaptor does not match the

above symbol, confirm its

compatibility at its place of purchase.

Serial Port: Plug in a serial cable

here to connect the Deutsch/Englisch

Professor PRO to your PC using the

BOOKMAN Connectivity Kit

(available at www.franklin.com/de).

Contrast

Serial

Port

AC Adaptor Jack

Your unit is powered by two AAA

batteries. Follow these easy instructions

to install or replace them.

1. Turn your unit off and turn it over.

2. Open the battery cover on the

back of your unit by pushing in the

direction of the arrow.

3. Remove the old batteries, if

necessary.

4. Install the batteries following the

+/- markings in the battery

compartment.

5. Replace the battery cover.

Warning: If the batteries wear-out

completely, or if you take more than a

few seconds while changing the

batteries, any user-entered information

in the built-in book or book card may be

erased. You should always keep written

copies of your important information.

Installing Batteries Installing Book Cards

Your unit contains a built-in book. You

can purchase more titles on book cards

at www.franklin.com/de. To install a

book card, follow these steps.

1. Turn your unit off and turn it over.

2. Remove the blank protector or any

other book card that might be

installed.

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.

Warning: Never install or remove a

book card while your unit is on. Any

information that was entered in the built-

in book or book card will be erased.

Book Card Keys

The F1 - F5 keys on your product

change functions according to the book

card you select. Their functions are

labelled on individual cards.

When in your book card:

For…Press…

the red key F1

the green key F2

the yellow key F3

the blue key F4

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.

Icons appear for each available book.

The built-in book is highlighted.

3. Press or to highlight your

selection.

4. Press EINGABE to select it.

5. Press KARTE to return to the Card

menu.

ZUR

VOR

Selecting a Book

➤Book Card Troubleshooting

If your book card is performing

erratically, follow the reset

instructions on page 88. 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 fingers and then replace it

making sure it is completely in its

notch.

Message Language

When you turn on this product for the

first time, you must choose the message

language. Press Afor German or press

Bfor 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” on page 60 to learn how.

Changing the Language

Entry Language

The entry language is the language in

which you enter words at the Word

Entry screen. This determines which

dictionary you will use, German or

English.

1. Press MENÜ.

2. Use the arrow keys to highlight

3. Press EINGABE.

Select at the icon menu to go

to the English-to-German dictionary.

Or you can press E/D (F2) at the

Word Entry screen to switch between

German and English.

Changing the Language

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