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DBD-4028DL
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 Enters a word, selects an item, or begins a highlight in CONJ Conjugates a word. an entry. E/D Toggles the entry language between German and English. Goes to the Organizer: Clock, DICT Goes to the dictionary. Databank, Calculator, Metric LEARN Goes to the School Essentials Converter and Currency menu. Converter. Press MENÜ to return to the dictionary. Function Keys Displays the main menus for Turns the product on or off. the dictionary. Displays a help message. When At the W
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Key Guide Shifts to allow auf, ab, vorig and +M Types an @. nächste, and find phrases. Exits the book you were reading. +_’ Types a slash. Combination Keys* + At the Word Entry screen, types an asterisk to stand for a series of + At a dictionary entry, pages up letters in a word. In games, gives a / or down. hint. At a dictionary entry, displays + Direction Keys the next or previous entry. / Move in the indicated direction. + Transfers a word between At menus and dictionary books. entries, pages
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When the language or languages in your card are different from those in your built-in book, the key references 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
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Installing BOOKMAN Cards 1. Turn your product off. 2. Turn your product over. 3. Align the tabs on the card with the notches in the slot. 4. Press the card down until it snaps into place. Removing Cards Warning: Never install or remove a BOOKMAN card while your product is on. Any information that was entered in the built-in book or card will be erased. BOOKMAN Card Troubleshooting Make sure your BOOKMAN card is installed correctly. If your card is performing erratically, fol- low the reset i
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Selecting This Book Once you have installed the card in your BOOKMAN, you must select this book. Follow these steps: 1. Turn your product on. 2. Press KARTE. The built-in book is highlighted. 3. Press or to move the highlight to Deutsch/English. 4. Press EINGABE to select it.
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Changing the Language Message Language The first time you select this book, you must choose the message language. 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 you will use, Ge
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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 .
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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. Note: If your BOOKMAN Card is in a 1450 or 1850 device, when you press MENÜ from the Organizer, you will go to the menu of the built-in book. To return to the book on the card, you must press KARTE and select it again. Understanding the Menu Goes to the English-to-German dictionary. Goes to the G
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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 Word Entry screen, press CLEAR. To go to the main menu, press MENÜ. 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
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5. Press or to change the setting. Your changes are automatically saved. 6. Press EINGABE when done. Press CLEAR to return to the dictionary Word Entry screen. Translating Words Your dictionary is fully bilingual. To translate a German word into English, do the following. 1. Press MENÜ, highlight , and press EINGABE. 2. Type a German word (for example, 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 repeat
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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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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 o
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Highlighting Words Another way to look up words is by highlighting them in dictionary entries, or word lists. You can then find their definitions, or add them to My Word List. 1. At any text, press EINGABE to start the highlight. To turn the highlight off, press . 2. Use the arrow keys to move the highlight to the word you want. To … Press or Touch… define the word EINGABE view inflections CONJ add word to My Word List LEARN 3. Press CLEAR when done. Using School Essentials School Essentials giv
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Using the Grammar Guide Your dictionary includes a helpful grammar guide that describes parts of speech. You can access this information in two ways. 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, highligh
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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
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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
