B-1100 Speaking ChineseEnglish Dictionary USER'S GUIDE 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 NOT AGREE WITH THESE TERMS, YOU MAY RETURN THIS PACKAGE WITH PURCHASE RECEIPT TO THE DEALER FROM WHICH YOU PURCHASED THE BOOKMAN PRODUCT AND 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 LICENSE All rights in the BOOKMAN PRODUCT remain the property of FRANKLIN. Through your purchase, FRANKLIN grants you a personal and nonexclusive license to use the BOOKMAN PRODUCT on a single FRANKLIN BOOKMAN at a time. You may not make any copies of the BOOKMAN PRODUCT or of the data stored therein, whether in electronic or print format. Such copying would be in violation of applicable copyright laws. 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Table of Contents Introduction ....................................................................................... 2 Special Features .......................................................................... 2 Getting Started .................................................................................. 3 Installing Batteries ....................................................................... 3 Resetting Your Product ............................................................... 3 Key Guide .......................................................................................... 4 Using the Main Menu ........................................................................ 6 Understanding the Menus ........................................................... 6 Using the Dictionary ......................................................................... 7 Translating Words ........................................................................ 7 Entering Chinese Words ............................................................. 7 Using Search ................................................................................ 8 Using Spell Correction ................................................................ 8 Using ? and * ................................................................................ 8 Highlighting Words ...................................................................... 9 Viewing Conversational Phrases ............................................... 9 Building Vocabulary .................................................................. 10 Adding Words to the User List ................................................. 10 Removing Words from the User List ........................................ 10 Using the Databank .......................................................................... 11 Adding Entries ............................................................................ 11 Removing Entries ....................................................................... 11 Entering Symbols ....................................................................... 11 Using the Calculator & Converter .................................................. 12 Converting Currency ................................................................. 12 Making Calculations .................................................................. 12 Setting The Clock ....................................................................... 12 Using the Miscellaneous Menu ...................................................... 13 Connecting Your Unit to a PC ................................................... 13 Transferring Data to a PC .......................................................... 13 Receiving Data from a PC ......................................................... 13 Changing Settings ..................................................................... 14 Setting a Password .................................................................... 14 Copyrights, Trademarks, and Patents ........................................... 15 Limited Warranty (U.S. only) .......................................................... 16 1 Introduction Welcome to the world of Franklin! This Franklin unit is a powerful, electronic reference with a built-in book, plus two slots in the back for book cards. With the Speaking Chinese-English Dictionary, you can: · find over 264,000 translations, with comprehensive definitions; · conjugate words quickly and easily; · find similar words and homophones in a thesaurus; · view conversational phrases in eight languages: Chinese, English, French, German, Japanese, Italian, Spanish, and Dutch. · use the Grammar Guide, a comprehensive outline of Chinese and English grammar that includes fun quizzes and lessons; · hear the pronunciation of headwords, definitions, and phrases in Chinese and English; · create your own list of study words in the User List and Exam List; · play fun and educational games · synchronize information from your personal computer using Data Link for Windows, Chinese Windows (95 or 98), and DataGuard® (an optional feature). Your Franklin model also comes with a calculator, converter, databank, calendar, clock, alarm, timer, and password protection. To learn more, read this User's Guide. 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. Headphone Jack: The headphone jack is designed for 3.5 mm, 35 ohm impedance stereo headphones. Caution: Monophonic headphones will not work with this unit. Volume Control: The dial controls the volume of the speaker or headphones. AC Adaptor Jack: The AC adaptor is in the 3 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 your AC/DC adaptor does not match the above symbol, confirm its compatibility at its place of purchase. Speaker: The speaker is located on the front of your unit, next to the display screen. For best results, do not cover the speaker with your hand. 2 Getting Started Before you start using your Franklin unit, you should know how to install batteries and reset your product. Installing Batteries Your product is powered by two AAA batteries. Follow these easy instructions to install or replace them. 1. Turn your product over. 2. Remove the battery cover on the back of your product by sliding the door out. 3. Install the batteries according to the diagram in the battery compartment. 4. Replace the battery cover. Warning: If the batteries wear-out completely, or if you take more than approximately a minute while changing the batteries, any information that was entered in the built-in book or book card will be erased. You should always keep written copies of your important information. Resetting Your Product If the keyboard fails to respond, the screen performs erratically, or the current data becomes corrupted, perform a system reset by following the steps below. 1. Hold (CLEAR) and press ON/OFF . If nothing happens, try Step 2. 2. Use a paper clip to gently press the reset button on your unit. The reset button is recessed in a pin-sized hole on the front of the keyboard, above HELP . Warning! Pressing the reset button with more than light pressure may permanently disable your product. In addition, resetting the product erases settings and information entered in its built-in book or an installed book card. Opening the Lid To open the lid, push the notch at the front of the unit and lift up. Getting Help You can view a help message at any screen by pressing HELP . Press SPACE or to scroll through the text. To exit help, press (CLEAR) or BACK . Following 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. 3 Key Guide Color Keys Saves the entered data. (SAVE) SMBL (LANG) (FUNC) (SAY) Toggles the entry language between Chinese and English. Displays the functional options for a state. Pronounces the entry, highlighted word or phrase. Switches the phonetic notations for the Chinese input mode. From a Databank entry screen, displays the available symbols that can be entered. Displays the inflection of the entry word. Displays synonyms and antonyms of the entry word. Displays confusables of the entry word. Displays grammar information about the entry word. Function Keys ON/OFF (CLEAR) (MENU) (CARD) BACK ENTER HELP SHIFT Turns the product on or off. In the dictionary, goes to the Word Entry screen. Goes back to the previous screen. Highlights the next main menu and wraps at the last menu. Exits the book you were reading. Backs up, erases a letter, or turns off the highlight at an entry. Enters a word, selects an item, begins a highlight in an entry, or makes a calculation. Displays a help message. Shifts to type capital letters and punctuation marks. Shifts to allow special functions, such as prev and next. Combination Keys* + + + + + + + BACK SHIFT DN Locks the keyboard to the shift position. Sets the input to insert or overwrite characters. Deletes the highlighted character. Shows the next entry. Shows the previous entry. Copies a word between books. Displays the last word entered. ( ) UP (CARD) + From a definition, scrolls to the first line of text. + From a definition, scrolls to the last line of text. SHIFT *Hold the first key while pressing the second. 4 Key Guide Direction Keys UP DN In text, scrolls up. In text, scrolls down. Moves the cursor or highlight in the indicated direction. I (x) O (/) P (%) Z (x2) X (xy) C (1/x) V () SPACE At menus and dictionary entries, pages down. At the Word Entry screen, types a space. Icons and Indicators LOW Indicates a low battery. Indicates secure data; the password is locked. Indicates that an alarm is set. Indicates a search in progress. B (x!) N (DRG) M (EXP) - (C/CE) A (sin) S (sin-1) D (cos) F (cos-1) G (tan) H (tan-1) J (log) K (ln) L () Calculator Keys Q (M+) W (M-) E (MR) R (MC) T (+/-) Adds the number to the number stored in the memory. Subtracts the number from the number stored in the memory. Recalls the number stored in the memory. Clears the memory. Changes the number on the screen to a negative or positive number. Calculates the sum of two values. Subtracts one value from another. Y (+) U (-) Multiplies two values. Divides one value by another. Calculates a percentage. Squares a number. Calculates an exponential function. Calculates the reciprocal of a value. Calculates the root of a value. Calculates the factorial of a value. Calculates the degree. Calculates the exponential. Clears the entry or result. Calculates sine. Calculates the inverse sine. Calculates cosine. Calculates the inverse cosine. Calculates tangent. Calculates the inverse tangent. Calculates the logarithmic function. Calculates the natural logarithmic function. Inserts the value for pi. 5 Using the Main Menu The main menu appears as five tabs at the top of the screen - Dictionary, Databank, Clock & Calendar, Calculator & Converter, and Miscellaneous. The current menu is highlighted, and a numbered list of current menu items appears below. Use (MENU) to highlight the tab you want. Understanding the Menus The Dictionary lets you translate words from English to Chinese and from Chinese to English. You can view and hear conversational phrases, access the User List and Exam List, or display nouns to improve your vocabulary. The Databank lets you keep track of your contacts and schedule, using the following functions: Phone Book (TeleCard), Memo, Schedule, To Do List, Solar Anniversaries, and Lunar Anniversaries. The phone book also allows you to categorize your contacts into separate lists. The Clock & Calendar lets you keep track of different times and dates by using a monthly calendar, local and world time, solar-lunar conversion, alarms, and a timer. The Calculator & Converter lets you use a standard and scientific calculator, set the calculator between base 2 and base 10, and display units of measurement and conversion standards. You can also convert values and store financial information, such as ...