User manual FRANKLIN DBD-2015

® BOOKMAN EXPANDABLE ELECTRONIC BOOK ® Deutsch/Englisch Professor BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG USER'S GUIDE DBD-2015 License Agreement READ THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT BEFORE USING ANY BOOKMAN ELECTRONIC BOOK. YOUR USE OF THE BOOKMAN ELECTRONIC BOOK 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 ELECTRONIC BOOK AND YOUR PURCHASE PRICE WILL BE REFUNDED. BOOKMAN ELECTRONIC BOOK means the software product, hardware, and documentation found in this package and FRANKLIN means Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc. LIMITED USE LICENSE All rights in the BOOKMAN ELECTRONIC BOOK remain the property of FRANKLIN. Through your purchase, FRANKLIN grants you a personal and nonexclusive license to use the BOOKMAN ELECTRONIC BOOK on a single FRANKLIN BOOKMAN at a time. You may not make any copies of the BOOKMAN ELECTRONIC BOOK or of the preprogrammed data stored therein, whether in electronic or print format. Such copying would be in violation of applicable copyright laws. Further, you may not modify, adapt, disassemble, decompile, translate, create derivative works of, or in any way reverse engineer the BOOKMAN ELECTRONIC BOOK. You may not export or reexport, directly or indirectly, the BOOKMAN ELECTRONIC BOOK without compliance with appropriate governmental regulations. The BOOKMAN ELECTRONIC BOOK contains Franklin's confidential and propriety information which you agree to take adequate steps to protect from unauthorized disclosure or use. This license is effective until terminated. This license terminates immediately without notice from FRANKLIN if you fail to comply with any provision of this license. 17 Contents Welcome to the world of BOOKMAN! With this German/English Dictionary you can translate more than 200,000 words, view their inflections with examples, correct misspellings, save words to your User list, and play fun, educational word games that will help you learn German. Use your BOOKMAN to read this book card. See "Installing Book Cards" to learn how. Key Guide ..................................................................... 19 Installing Book Cards .................................................... 20 Selecting a Book ........................................................... 20 Using the Color Keys ..................................................... 21 Changing Settings ......................................................... 21 Viewing a Demonstration .............................................. 22 Changing the Language ................................................. 22 Beginner Tips ................................................................ 23 Finding Words ............................................................... 23 Finding Phrases ............................................................ 24 Finding Inflections ......................................................... 24 Advanced Tips ............................................................... 25 Highlighting Words ........................................................ 25 Finding Spellings ........................................................... 26 Using the User List ........................................................ 26 Playing the Games ......................................................... 27 Looking up Words in Other Books ................................. 29 Book Card Care ............................................................ 30 Resetting Your BOOKMAN ............................................ 30 Optional Features .......................................................... 31 Limited Warranty (U.S. only) .......................................... 32 18 Key Guide Function Keys CLEAR MENU FLEKT E/D SPIEL LISTE CARD ON/OFF Other Keys BACK Clears to an entry screen. Shows the main menus. Backs up, erases letters, or stops a highlight. Shifts keys to type capitals. Enters a search, selects a menu item, or starts a highlight. Shows help messages. Types a space or pages down. Types a ? to stand for an unknown letter in a word; shifted, types an V to stand for a series of unknown letters. Direction Keys Move in indicated direction. Accents a German letter. CAP (red) Shows inflections. ENTER (green) Switches languages. HELP SPACE (yellow) Shows the games menu. (blue) Shows the User list menu. Exits the selected book. Turns BOOKMAN on or off. ?V ® Understanding the Color Keys The color keys (red, green, yellow, and blue) perform the functions listed above only for the BOOKMAN book described in this User's Guide. Other BOOKMAN books have their own color key functions, which are labelled on their book cards or on the keyboard. For more information, read "Using the Color Keys." *Hold 6 while pressing the other key. DN UP Page up or down. Star Key Combinations* 6 6 6 + + + CARD DN Sends a word between books. Shows the next match. Shows the previous match. UP 19 Installing Book Cards Warning: Never install or remove a book card when BOOKMAN is on. If you do, information that you entered in its built-in book and in an installed book card will be erased. 1. Turn BOOKMAN off. 2. Turn BOOKMAN over. 3. Align the tabs on the book card with the notches in the slot. Selecting a Book Once you have installed a book card in your BOOKMAN, you can select which book you want to use. 1. Turn BOOKMAN on. 2. Press KARTE (or CARD ). These are sample books. 3. Press or to highlight the book you want to use. 4. Press 4. Press the book card until it snaps into place. ® Removing Book Cards EINGABE (or ENTER ) to select it. The first time you use this dictionary, you will need to choose the language you want the messages to appear in. 5. Press B if you speak English or press A if you speak German. Warning: When you remove a book card to install another, information that you entered in the removed book card will be erased. 20 Using the Color Keys 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 color keys function as labelled on the BOOKMAN keyboard. When a book card is selected, the color keys function as labelled on that book card. ® Changing Settings You can adjust the font size, shutoff time, and screen contrast. The font size changes the number of lines of text that appear on screen. The shutoff time is how long BOOKMAN stays on if you forget to turn it off. 1. Press MENÜ (or MENU ). 2. Press the arrow keys to highlight the Other menu. 3. Highlight Select Font or Set Shutoff. 4. Press EINGABE (or ENTER ). 5. Highlight a setting. Or press and Set Contrast. 6. Press EINGABE if you selected ENTER (or ) to select it. Remember, the color keys for BOOKMAN book cards function as labelled on their book cards, not as on the keyboard. 21 Viewing a Demonstration Changing the Language Before you start using this book, you can view a demonstration of what it can do. Once you have installed and selected the book card, press MENÜ (or MENU ) and then the arrow keys to highlight View Demo on the Other menu. Then press EINGABE (or ENTER ) to view the demonstration.If you want to stop the demonstration, press CLEAR . ® Help is Always at Hand w 22 w Message Language The message language is the language of prompts, help and other messages. Note: For examples in the English half of this manual, the message language is English. 1. If not at menus, press MENÜ (or MENU ). 2. Highlight Message Language from the Other menu. 3. Press EINGABE (or ENTER ). Entry Language You can view a help message at virtually any screen by pressing HILFE (or HELP ). Press the direction keys to read it. To exit help, press ZURÜCK (or BACK ). If you want to read a tutorial of what this product, select Tutorial from the Other menu. ® Follow the Arrows The entry language is the language in which you enter words at entry screens. This determines which dictionary you will use, German or English. 1. If not at an entry screen, press CLEAR . 2. Press E/D (green) to switch dictionaries. The flashing arrows on the right of the screen show which arrow keys you can press to move around menus or to view more text. Beginner Tips ® A Faster Way to Change Languages Finding Words The simplest way to translate or define a word is to enter it at an entry screen. You do not need to type accents or capital letters. 1. At the German entry screen, type a German word (e.g., geld). At the main menus press E/D (green). Pressing E/D (green) changes the message language at the menus and help, or changes the entry language at the entry screen. ® Understanding Definitions Each dictionary entry contains a wealth of information. Headwords (i.e., main-words) are in bold type followed by a part-of-speech label. Grammatical information is in angle brackets (< >). Special usages are noted in regular brackets ([ ]). ® If You Misspell a Word To erase a letter, press (or BACK ). 2. Press EINGABE ZURÜCK (or ENTER ). Don't worry. A list of corrections automatically appears. Highlight a correction and then press EINGABE (or ENTER ) to view its definition(s). 3. Press or SPACE to move down. 4. Hold 6 and press DN to view the next or dictionary entry. Or hold 6 and press the previous one. 5. Press 23 CLEAR UP to view . Finding Phrases This product also contains many phrases. You can find phrases simply by entering a single word from a phrase. 1. Select German Phrases from the Topics menu. 2. Type a word in a German phrase (e.g., noch). Finding Inflections This dictionary includes extensive inflections of nouns, verbs, modifiers, and other words. 1. At the German entry screen, type a German word (e.g., schwimmen). 2. Press FLEKT (red). 3. Press EINGABE (or ENTER ). These are the principal parts of the verb schwimmen. 3. Press or SPACE to read. 4. Press FLEKT (red) repeatedly to view more inflections. 5. Press CLEAR when done. 4. Hold 6 and press DN repeatedly to view the next matches. 5. Press CLEAR when done. ® Getting Grammar Guidance When viewing inflections, you can press HILFE (or HELP ) to view detailed descriptions of how to use inflections, with usage examples. 24 Advanced Tips ® Viewing Complete Menu Items Highlighting Words To learn more about a word appearing in a definition, you can highlight the word and find its definition(s) and inflections. 1. At the German entry screen, type a German word (e.g., frei). 2. Press EINGABE (or ENTER ). 3. Press EINGABE (or ENTER ) again to start the highlight. The words and phrases followed by ellipses are too long to fit onto one line. At any highlighted menu item, press ? T to view the whole item. ® Umlauting and Capitalizing German Letters You don't need to type umlauts at entry screens. However, if you want to umlaut a letter, first type the letter and then press repeatedly until the correct umlaut, or accent, appears. To capitalize a letter do the same until the letter is capitalized. ® Another Way to Find Words To turn off the highlight, press ZURÜCK (or BACK ). 4. Press the arrow keys to highlight Mitarbeiter. 5. Press one of these keys. Instead of entering words only at entry screens, try searching the dictionary menus. First, press MENÜ (or MENU ). Then start typing a word. When the word you want is highlighted, press EINGABE (or ENTER ) to view its definition(s). 25 to . . . press . . . view its definition(s) EINGABE / ENTER FLEKT (red) view its inflections add it to a word list LISTE (blue) 6. Press ZURÜCK (or BACK ) to back up. Finding Spellings If you're not sure how to spell a word, type a question mark in place of each unknown letter or an asterisk in place of a series of unknown letters. 1. At the German entry screen type a word with ?'s and a V (e.g., sch?ssV). To type an V, hold (or CAP ) w Using the User List To Add Words For study or fun, you can add words to the personal word lists. Your words are saved as long as the batteries have power or you reset your BOOKMAN. NOTE: Only words from the dictionaries in this product can be added to the personal word lists. 1. At an entry screen or dictionary menu, type a German word (e.g., bild). 2. Press LISTE (blue). and press 2. Press ? T . ENTER EINGABE (or ). 3. Highlight a matching word. 4. Press EINGABE (or ENTER ) to view its definition(s) or FLEKT (red) to view its inflections. ® Tips for Finding Spellings 3. Press 4. Press EINGABE (or . ENTER ) to add bild. Note that this word was added to your German word list. CLEAR Use ?'s to help solve crossword puzzles and other word games (e.g., if the second letter of a fiveletter word is p and its last letter is r, enter ?p??r). 26 ® Adding Highlighted Words You can also add words to your personal word lists from definitions, correction lists, and MatchMaker lists. Highlight a word and then press LISTE (blue). Using the User List w Playing the Games To set the difficulty of the games, first press SPIEL (yellow), and then select Game Settings from the games menu. Next select a word list, skill level, inflections or no inflections, and a language. To View the List 1. Press LISTE (blue). 2. Press EINGABE (or ENTER ) to view the list. 3. Highlight a word on the list. 4. Press EINGABE (or ENTER ) to view its definition(s) or FLEKT (red) to view its inflections. w To Delete a Word On the Words menu, All If Them means all the words in this dictionary, TOEFL means Test of English as a Foreign Language, and Type Them In means that you will enter a word before you play. To start playing a game, press SPIEL (yellow) and then select a game. ® Help in Games 1. Press LISTE (blue). 2. Highlight Delete a word. 3. Press EINGABE (or ENTER ). 4. Highlight a word. 5. Press EINGABE (or ENTER ) to delete it. 6. Press CLEAR when done. w To Erase the List 1. Press LISTE (blue). 2. Highlight Erase the list. 3. Press EINGABE (or ENTER ). 4. Press the Y key for yes. Press HILFE (or HELP ) while you're in a game whenever you need help. It will explain the game you are playing. To exit help, press 27 ZURÜCK (or BACK ). Playing the Games Playing the Games Hangman Hangman challenges you to guess a mystery word, indicated by ?'s, one letter at a time. As you type letters, your correct guesses appear in place of the question marks and your wrong guesses appear below (#). You must guess the word before you run out of tries and your man hangs. Flashcards Flashcards flashes words for you to define or study. To view the definitions of the word, press EINGABE (or ENTER ). Then press ZURÜCK (or BACK ) to return to Flashcards and try another word. Word TrainTM All aboard the Word Train spelling game! You and the train take turns typing letters to form a word. Whoever types the last letter wins. To view the letters you can type at your turn, hold (or CAP ) and press ? T . Word AuctionTM In Word Auction, you try to bid for all the letters of a mystery word, indicated by $'s, before your cash runs out. Your starting pot is set by the skill level. The amount of each bid depends on the frequency of the letter. All bids will cost you whether correct or incorrect. You can buy a letter, at a (or CAP ) and pressing fee, by holding ? T . If you guess the word, your remaining cash is added to the next round. ® Keys to the Games to . . . press . . . change the language E/D (green) HILFE / HELP view help get a hint reveal answer(s) + ?T ?T Word Blaster TM In Word Blaster you try to guess the mys- and end a round tery word, represented by ?'s, before all EINGABE / ENTER view definition(s) its letters appear. As soon as you know go back to the game ZURÜCK / BACK the word, press EINGABE (or ENTER ) to stop the clock. Then type your guess and press after viewing the defn. EINGABE . The speed at which the letters applay a new round SPACE 28 pear is set by the skill level. Playing the Games Looking up Words in Other Books This book card can send words to and receive words from certain other BOOKMAN books. To send a word, you must first install a book card in your BOOKMAN, and that book card must be able to send or receive words. To learn if a book card can send or receive words, read its User's Guide. 1. Highlight a word in this book. NOTE: These two games test your knowledge of German words only. Gender TutorTM Gender Tutor asks you to guess the gender of German nouns. Type m for masculine, f for feminine, or n for neuter. But hurry! There is a time limit set by the skill level. To view inflections after a round, press FLEKT (red). To go back to Gender Tutor, press ZURÜCK (or BACK ). Conjumania!TM Conjumania! teaches verb conjugations. It shows you an infinitive German verb and asks you to enter a conjugation. Your conjugation must include accents where needed. To accent a letter, press repeatedly until the accent you want appears. To try a new conjugation, press ? T for the answer and then press SPACE for a new conjugation. This unit may change operating modes due to electrostatic discharge. Normal operation of this unit can be re-established by pressing the reset key, ON/OFF or by removing/replacing batteries. See "Highlighting Words" in this User's Guide. 2. Hold CARD (or ). 3. Highlight the other book. 4. Press EINGABE (or ENTER ). 6 KARTE and press The other book may automatically enter your word. However, if your word stops at the initial screen of the receiving book, simply press EINGABE (or ENTER ) to look it up. 29 Book Card Care · Do not touch the metal contacts on the book cards. Resetting Your BOOKMAN If the BOOKMAN keyboard fails to respond, or if its screen performs erratically, first press CLEAR and then press AN/AUS (or ON/OFF ) twice. If nothing happens, follow the steps below to reset it. Warning: Pressing the reset button with more than very light pressure may permanently disable your BOOKMAN. In addition, resetting your BOOKMAN erases settings and information entered into its built-in book, and in any installed book card. 1. Hold CLEAR Caution: Touching these electrical contacts with statically charged objects, including your fingers, could erase information entered in a book card or built-in book. · Do not put excessive pressure on the book cards. LBS. and press AN/AUS . If nothing happens, try Step 2. 2. Use a paperclip to gently press BOOKMAN's reset button. · Do not expose the book cards to heat, cold, or liquids. B O O K MAN The reset button is recessed in a pinsized hole on the back of BOOKMAN. Look for it on the battery cover or near the book card slot. ® Troubleshooting · Make sure the book card is installed correctly. · Check that the book card's metal contacts are dirt-and dust-free. 30 Optional Features AC adaptor jack ® Copyrights and Patents Model DBD-2015 · size: 5.9 x 4.2 x 0.6 cm · weight: 0.4 oz. (17 g) © 1998 Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc., Burlington, NJ 08060-4907, USA. All rights reserved. © 1988 Merriam-Webster, Inc. All rights reserved. BOOKMAN is a registered trademark of Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc. © 1997 William Collins Sons & Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. FCC Notice: Complies with the limits for a Class B computing device pursuant to Subpart B of part 15 of FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference; and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. U.S. PATENTS 4,490,811; 4,830,618; 4,891,775; 5,113,340; 5,203,705; 5,218,536; 5,249,965; 5,295,070; 5,333,313; European Pat. 0 136 379. PATENTS PENDING; Deutsch Patents M9409743.7 and M9409744.5; ISBN 1-56712-159-4 Headphone jack AC adaptor jack: Some BOOKMAN models are equipped with a standard 3.5 mm jack for use with a 9-volt, 200-300 milliamp AC/DC adaptor. 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 your AC/DC adaptor does not have this symbol, confirm its compatibility at its place of purchase. Headphone jack: Some BOOKMAN models also have a 3.5 mm stereo headphone jack for use with a standard impedance 8 Ohm headset. 31 Limited Warranty (U.S. only) FRANKLIN warrants to you that the BOOKMAN PRODUCT will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for one year from purchase. In the case of such a defect in your BOOKMAN PRODUCT, FRANKLIN will repair or replace it without charge on return, with purchase receipt, to the dealer from which you made your purchase or Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc., 122 Burrs Road, Mt. Holly, NJ 08060, within one year of purchase. Alternatively, FRANKLIN may, at its option, refund your purchase price. Data contained in the BOOKMAN PRODUCT may be provided under license to FRANKLIN. FRANKLIN makes no warranty with respect to the accuracy of data in the BOOKMAN PRODUCT. No warranty is made that the BOOKMAN PRODUCT will run uninterrupted or error free. You assume all risk of any damage or loss from your use of the BOOKMAN PRODUCT. This warranty does not apply if, in the sole discretion of FRANKLIN, the BOOKMAN PRODUCT has been tampered with, damaged by accident, abused, misused, or misapplication, or as a result of service or modification by any party, including any dealer, other than FRANKLIN. This warranty applies only to products manufactured by or for FRANKLIN. Batteries, corrosion, or battery contacts and any damage caused by batteries are not covered by this warranty. NO FRANKLIN DEALER, AGENT, OR EMPLOYEE IS AUTHORIZED TO MAKE ANY ADDITIONAL WARRANTY IN THIS REGARD OR TO MAKE ANY MODIFICATION OR EXTENSION OF THIS EXPRESS WARRANTY. THE FOREGOING WARRANTY IS EXCLUSIVE AND IS IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, WRITTEN OR ORAL, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY SHALL BE FRANKLIN'S OBLIGATION TO REPLACE OR REFUND AS SET FORTH ABOVE IN THIS WARRANTY. Some States do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, or limitations on how long a warranty lasts. This warranty gives you specific rights; you may also have additional rights which vary from State to State. This warranty shall not be applicable to the extent that enforcement of any provision may be prohibited by applicable law. FRANKLIN SHALL IN NO EVENT BE LIABLE TO YOU OR TO ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY OTHER INDIRECT LOSS OR DAMAGE, ARISING OUT OF YOUR PURCHASE, THE MANUFACTURE OR SALE OF THE BOOKMAN PRODUCT, THIS LICENSE, OR ANY OBLIGATION RESULTING THEREFROM OR THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE BOOKMAN PRODUCT UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY, WHETHER BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY OR ANY OTHER CAUSE OF ACTION OR PROCEEDING, WHICH DAMAGES SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, LOST PROFITS, DAMAGES TO PROPERTY, OR PERSONAL INJURY (BUT ONLY TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW). FRANKLIN'S ENTIRE LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM OR LOSS, DAMAGE, OR EXPENSE FROM ANY SUCH CAUSE SHALL IN NO EVENT EXCEED THE PRICE PAID FOR THE BOOKMAN PRODUCT. THIS CLAUSE SHALL SURVIVE FAILURE OF AN EXCLUSIVE REMEDY. This license and warranty is governed by the laws of the United States and the State of New Jersey. Notes FRB-28014-00 P/N 7201191 32 Rev C