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BDS-1840 Electronic Publishers www .franklin.com/de Deutsch/English Professor PRO Bedienungsanleitung / User ’ s Guide BOOKMAN ® II.
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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; • s.
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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.
* Hold the first key while pressing the second. Calculator Keys a (1/x) Calculates a reciprocal. s ( √ x) Calculates a square root. d (x 2 ) Squares a number . f (%) Calculates a percentage. g (.) Inserts a decimal point. h (+), j (-), Adds, subtracts, multiplies, or divides numbers.
Message Language When you turn on this product for the first time, you must choose the mes- sage language. Press a for German or press b for English. The message language is the language of prompts, help, and other messages. Y ou can change the message language after your initial decision.
➤ Removing Book Cards W arning : Never install or remove a book card while your product is on. Any information that was entered in the built- in book or book card will be erased. ➤ Book Card T roubleshooting If your book card is performing erratically , follow the reset instructions on page 72.
48 Using the Special Features Y our unit is equipped with several special features that many , but not all BOOKMAN book cards use. T o 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.
➤ Understanding the Menu Goes to the English-to-German dictionary . Goes to the German-to-English dictionary . Goes to the School Essentials menu. Goes to the Games menu. Goes to the English conjugation prompt. Goes to the German conjugation prompt.
50 Viewing a Demonstration or T utorial When using this dictionary , you can acti- vate the Learn a Word feature or adjust the screen contrast, the shutoff time, the type size, and the message language. The shutoff time is how long your prod- uct stays on if you forget to turn it off.
51 Y our Deutsch/Englisch Professor PRO is fully bilingual. T ry translating a German word. 1. Press E/D to change the entry language from English to German, if needed. 2. T ype a word (e.g., lernen ). T o erase a letter , press . Note : you do not need to type accents.
52 ➤ Misspelling Words If you enter a misspelled word, a list of corrections appears. Highlight the word you want and then press EINGABE to see its dictionary entry . Y ou can also use the Deutsch/Englisch Professor PRO to translate English words into German.
53 Finding Letters in Words If you are uncertain about how to spell a word, type a question mark ( ? ) in place of each unknown letter . T o find prefixes, suffix- es, and other parts of words, type an aster- isk ( ✽ ) in a word. Each asterisk stands for a series of letters.
Highlighting Words Another way to look up words is by high- lighting them in dictionary entries or word lists. Y ou can then find their definitions, phrases, pronunciation or add them to My Word List . 1. At any text, press EINGABE to start the highlight.
55 Using the School Essentials Using the School Essentials, you can read country information, cultural notes, tips, Shakespeare vocabulary , and help- ful expressions, test your spelling, improve your vocabulary , browse the TOEFL ® T est W ord List, and receive grammar guidance (see “Using the Grammar Guide” on page 58).
56 Y ou can choose to read the list of common expressions for any of the listed English or German topics. Spelling Bee 1. Press MENÜ, highlight and press EINGABE.
57 Using the School Essentials Using the School Essentials 4. T ype in the word you just saw or heard and press EINGABE to see if you spelled it right. Press EINGABE to see the defini- tion. Press to return to Spelling Bee. 5. Press for a new word. 6.
58 Using the Grammar Guide 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. T ype a word to conjugate and then press BEUG. 3. Press FN + or repeatedly to find the tense you want to read about in the Grammar Guide.
59 Advanced V erb Conjugations From a Dictionary Entry Some words have different parts of speech or multiple translations. Y ou can easily find which part of speech or specif- ic translation you will need to conjugate by first looking up the word and then pressing BEUG .
60 Advanced V erb Conjugations Advanced V erb Conjugations ➤ Accenting Letters Y ou can look up accented words with- out typing accents. If there are no Multiple Forms, the Deutsch/Englisch Professor PRO 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.
61 ➤ Viewing English Inflections If you are unfamiliar with inflections, it may be helpful to look at some inflected forms of English verbs. Switch the entry language back to English, type write and press BEUG to see the different forms of the English verb “to translate”.
3. Press or to highlight the category you want and press EINGABE. 4. Press or to highlight the phrase you want to translate and then press EINGABE. T o hear an English phrase pro- nounced, press EINGABE to start a highlight, use the arrow keys to highlight the speaker symbol ( ) in front of the phrase, and then press EINGABE to hear it.
63 Using My Word List Y ou can save up to 40 words total, in both English and German, in My Word List for per- sonal study or review . My W ord List is saved between sessions unless your product is reset. Adding Words from the Main Menu 1. Press MENÜ, highlight and then press EINGABE.
64 Using My Word List Removing a Word from My W ord List 1. Press MENÜ, highlight and then press EINGABE. Or you can press LERNEN and then press EINGABE . 2. Press E/D to switch to the English or German List, if needed. 3. Select Delete a Word and then high- light the word you want to delete.
65 Adding Entries Y ou can store as many as 100 names and telephone numbers in the databank. The total number of names you can add depends on the size of each entry . 1. Press until you see the Databank menu. 2. Highlight Add an Entry and then press EINGABE.
66 Playing the Games Y ou have nine fun games to choose from. Changing Game Settings Before you play , you can choose the source of the words, the skill level, the language and whether or not graphics will be used. 1. Press MENÜ, highlight and press EINGABE.
67 Playing the Games ting(s) you want. 5. Press EINGABE when done. Selecting a Game In the Games list, use or to move the highlight to the game of your choice and press EINGABE . Getting Help in the Games During any game you can read instructions by pressing HILFE .
68 Playing the Games Playing the Games gender of German nouns. Press m for masculine, f for feminine, and n for neuter . T o see the translation of the game word, press EINGABE . Press to return to the game. Word T rain ™ In Word Train, you and the train take turns typing letters to form a word.
69 Using the Calculator Making Calculations 1. Press until you see the calculator . 2. T ype a number . Note : q - p will type numbers 0 - 9 auto- matically . Y ou can type up to 10 digits. T o type a decimal, press g (.). T o change the sign of a number , press y (+/-).
70 Using the Converter The converter allows you to convert measurements and currency . Making Metric Conversions 1. Press until you see the Conversions menu. 2. Use to select a conversion cate- gory (for e.g., Weights ). 3. Select a conversion (for e.
71 Using the Converter Making Euro Conversions Use the Euro converter for conversion between the Euro and 12 national curren- cies. The built-in rates are those adopted by the council of the European Union for the 12 participating countries, based on the set conversion rate of 1 Euro = x in national currency .
72 Reset Button Resetting Y our Product If the keyboard fails to respond, or if the screen performs erratically , per- form a system reset by following the steps below . 1. Hold CLEAR and press ( on/of f ). If nothing happens, try Step 2. 2. Use a paper clip to gently press the reset button on your unit.
73 FCC Notice NOTE : This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide rea- sonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
74 Limited W arranty (U.S. only) LIMITED W ARRANTY , DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES, AND LIMITED REMEDY (A) LIMITED W ARRANTY . FRANKLIN W ARRANTS TO THE ORIGINAL END USER THA T FOR A PERIOD OF ONE (1) YEAR.
75 Limited W arranty (EU and Switzerland) This product, excluding batteries and liquid crystal display (LCD), is guaran- teed by Franklin for a period of two years from the date of purchase. It will be repaired or replaced with an equiv- alent product (at Franklin’s option) free of charge for any defect due to faulty workmanship or materials.
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