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DBD-1450
www.franklin.com
German/English
Dictionary
User’s Guide
®
BOOKMAN III
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License Agreement ® READ THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT BEFORE USING ANY BOOKMAN PRODUCT. YOUR USE OF THE BOOKMAN PRODUCT DEEMS THAT YOU ACCEPT THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE. IF YOU DO NOTAGREE WITH THESE TERMS, YOU MAY RETURN THIS PACKAGE WITH PURCHASE RECEIPT TO THE DEALER FROM WHICH YOU PURCHASED THE BOOKMAN PRODUCTAND YOUR PURCHASE PRICE WILL BE REFUNDED. BOOKMAN PRODUCT means the software product and documentation found in this package and FRANKLIN means Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc. LIMITED USE
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Key Guide Touch Keys In the dictionary, goes to the Word Entry screen. Clears the CONJ Conjugates a word. Calculator. In the Converter E/D Toggles the entry language and Databank, goes to its between German and English. main menu. DICT Goes to the dictionary. SYNON Goes to the thesaurus. Backs up, erases a letter, or LEARN Goes to the School Essentials turns off the highlight at an menu. entry. CLOCK Goes to the Clock. Enters a word, selects an DATA Goes to the Databank menu. item, or begins a h
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At the Word Entry screen, types a +J Types a hyphen. ? to stand for a letter in a word. At +M Types an @. a menu, displays a menu item. At a dictionary entry, displays the +_’ Types a slash. headword. In games, reveals the + At the Word Entry screens, types word and forfeits the game. an asterisk to stand for a series of Shifts to type capital letters and letters in a word. In games, gives a punctuation marks. hint. Shifts to allow auf, ab, vorig *Hold the first key while pressing the second. an
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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. Warning: If the batteries wear-out completely, or if you take
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Changing the Language Message Language When your turn this product on for the first time, you must choose the message lan- guage. 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. This determines which dictionary
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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 or to read. To exit help, press . 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. Underst
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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. When
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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. P
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Translating Words Your dictionary is fully bilingual. To translate a German word into English, do the follow- ing. 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.
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Understanding Definitions Dictionary entries consist of headwords, pronunciation, parts of speech, and/or defini- tions. 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. Correcting Misspellings If you enter a misspelled word, a list
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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 and press a letter key. To type a hyphen, hold FN and press J. 3. Press EINGABE to view the synonyms. 4. Press or to read the entry. 5. Hold FN and press or to v
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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. A list of
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To … Press or Touch… define the word EINGABE view the thesaurus entry SYNON view inflections CONJ add word to My Word List LEARN 3. Press CLEAR when done. 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. To access the School Essentials menu, press MENÜ, highlight , and press EINGABE, or you can just touch LEARN. To select a
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From the School Essentials Menu 1. Press MENÜ, highlight , and press EINGABE. Or you can touch LEARN. 2.Use to highlight Grammar Guide and press EINGABE. 3. Press to highlight the topic you want to study and then press EINGABE. 4.Press or to read. 5. Press FN + or 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 repeatedly to find the tense you want to read about in
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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. If needed, highlight the part of speech or translation you want and
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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 and then press EINGABE. To choose English, select . You can also touch CONJ and then E/D to choose the language. 2. Type a word (e.g., reden). 3. Choose a form, if needed. In this case, choose re
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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. Getting Grammar Guidance When viewing inflections, you can p
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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 or to highlight the category you want and press EINGAB
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Using My Word List You can save up to 40 words total, in both English and German, in My Word List for per- sonal 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.
