Franklin Bookman Professor PLUS, User Manual

Page 1: ... EXPANDABLE ELECTRONIC BOOK BOOKMAN Sprechender Deutsch Englisch Professor PLUS BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG USER S GUIDE ...

Page 2: ...e the BOOKMAN ELECTRONIC BOOK on a single FRANKLIN BOOK MAN 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 th...

Page 3: ...Finding English Words 36 Hearing English Words 38 Highlighting Words 39 Finding Phrases 39 Finding Inflections 40 Using the Personal Dictionary 41 Using the Word List 42 Playing the Games 43 Using The Databank 45 Using the Calculator 47 Using the Converter 48 Transferring Words Between Books 49 Resetting Your BOOKMAN 49 Copyrights Trademarks and Patents 50 FCC Notice 50 Limited Warranty U S only 5...

Page 4: ... Dictionary green Changes the entry language yellow Goes to the Databank menu blue Pronounces English words or phrases MENÜ 0 9 8 7 6 AN AUS Key Guide WÖRTER E D DATEN TON Displays the main menus for the Dictionary Databank and Converter In the dictionary shows inflections In the dictionary shows the Phrases menu In the dictionary shows the Word List menu In the dictionary shows the Games menu In ...

Page 5: ...en using the dictionary Direction Keys Move in the indicated direction Pages up and down At menus and dictionary entries pages down At the Word Entry screen types a space Key Combinations1 Goes to the Personal Dictionary menu Goes to the Conversions menu At the Word Entry screen types an asterisk to stand for a series of letters in a word At a menu goes to the first or last item At a dictionary en...

Page 6: ...of the speaker or headphones Speaker The speaker is located next to the screen For best results do not cover the speaker with your hand Backlight Your BOOKMAN has a backlight to illuminate the screen at night and in other low light conditions To turn on the backlight first turn on your BOOKMAN and then press The backlight will turn off after 30 seconds of non use It will also turn off while the un...

Page 7: ...he book card down until it snaps into place Installing Batteries Installing Book Cards 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 Resuming Where You Left Off You can turn ...

Page 8: ... the book card you select If you are using the built in book the colour keys function as labelled on the BOOKMAN keyboard If you select a book card the colour keys function as labelled on that book card Remember when you select a book card the colour keys function as labelled on that book card not the keyboard Selecting a Book Using the Colour Keys About Screen Illustrations Some screen illustrati...

Page 9: ...he message language Changing the Message Language 1 Press MENÜ MENU until the main menus appear 2 Use the arrow keys to highlight Messagelanguage ontheSonstiges menu 3 Press EINGABE ENTER Changing the Language Changing the Entry Language 1 Press WÖRTER red 2 Press E D green to toggle be tween the English and German en try screens This is the English entry screen This is the German entry screen 3 P...

Page 10: ...RÜCK BACK to leave the setting unchanged When no book card is installed a demonstration of this dictionary will appear automatically when you turn on the BOOKMAN To stop the demonstration press CLEAR To disable it press MENÜ and then select Disable Demo from the Setup menu TO re enable it select Enable Demo When a book card is installed in your BOOKMAN select View Demo from the Setup menu to see t...

Page 11: ...croll down 6 To see the entry word press Misspelling Words If you enter a misspelled word a list of corrections appears If you enter a word that is not in this dictionary you will see a list of possible component words Highlight the word you want and then press EINGABE to see its dictionary entry Finding English Words Finding Letters in Words At the Word Entry screen you can type a question mark t...

Page 12: ... 8 Press CLEAR when finished Finding English Words Understanding Definitions Each dictionary entry contains the headword in bold type followed by the pronunciation guide English only Grammatical information is in brackets Special information is in parentheses Phrases containing the headword if any are listed last Understanding Next and Prev When you hold and press AB or AUF at a dictionary entry o...

Page 13: ...ver type hyphenated words for e g age old If you try to hear a word that is not in this dictionary you will see the prompt No pronunciation information Hearing English Words Using the TON blue key you can hear English words pronounced at many screens Try this example 1 At the English entry screen or at the English menu type an English word For example type knowledge 2 Press TON blue If the word ha...

Page 14: ...or previous phrase 6 Press MENÜ to return to the dictionary menus You can highlight a word in a dictionary entry and find its dictionary entry inflections or related phrases if any 1 Find the dictionary entry for emergency To learn how read Finding English Words 2 Press EINGABE ENTER to start the highlight 3 Use the arrow keys to highlight a word 4 Press EINGABE to view its definition Or press 0 t...

Page 15: ...e its dictionary entry 2 Press 0 INFLECTIONS If the word you typed has more than one part of speech first highlight the form you want and then press EINGABE 3 To see more inflections of the word press 0 repeatedly or hold and press AB Finding Inflections Understanding Inflections When you are viewing inflections in their various tenses you can press HILFE HELP to see grammar help and descriptions ...

Page 16: ... 4 To erase the entire list select Erase the List and press Y Using the Personal Dictionary You can add about 900 English or German words and definitions to your Personal Dictionary 1 Press WÖRTER red 2 Press 6 Press 6 when in the Databank Wordlist Calculator or Converter 3 Press EINGABE ENTER to select Add an entry You can enter up to 50 characters in each field 4 Type the word you want and press...

Page 17: ... green for the language of your choice 2 To view your list select List and press EINGABE You can then scroll through your list of words 3 To delete a word select Delete a Word Highlight the word of your choice and press EINGABE to delete it 4 To erase the entire list select Erase the List and press Y You can add about 100 words in both English and German to your Word List 1 From the Topics menu se...

Page 18: ...uestion mark s Selecting a Game 1 From the Topics menu select Games or press 7 2 Highlight a game and press EINGABE Playing the Games Changing Game Settings You can choose the language you wish to play in the source and size of the words and the skill level 1 From the Topics menu select Games or press 7 GAMES 2 Press EINGABE ENTER to select Game Settings 3 Highlight a new source and size in the Wo...

Page 19: ...you to guess the gender of German nouns Press M for masculine F for feminine and N for Neuter Your score flashes on the screen at the end of the round Word Auction In Word Auction you must guess a mystery word by buying letters before you run out of money Each letter costs money regardless of whether it is correct incorrect or whether it has been guessed already Commonly used letters cost more tha...

Page 20: ... highlighted entry press EINGABE and then enter your changes You can press EINGABE to save your changes or hold and press ZURÜCK BACK to cancel your changes Adding Entries You can store as many as 900 names and telephone numbers in the databank The total depends on the size of each entry 1 Press DATEN yellow to see the Databank menu 2 Select Add an entry To select a menu item highlight it and pres...

Page 21: ... the databank is used during a session 5 To change the password repeat Steps 1 4 To remove a password press EINGABE on a blank screen If you misplace your password you can regain access to your BOOKMAN by contacting Franklin Electronic Publishers Inc In the U S first call 609 239 4333 to obtain a return authorization code Then mail your BOOKMAN unit with your return authorization code to Franklin ...

Page 22: ...r AB 6 Press CLEAR to clear the current calculations Use A 1 x D x2 F S x Y To Calculate reciprocals squares percentages square roots negative numbers Using the Calculator Using the Calculator Memory 1 In the Calculator make a calculation or type a number 2 To add the number on the screen to the number stored in memory press X M To subtract the number on the screen from the number stored in memory...

Page 23: ...K to delete a number The converter allows you to convert measurements and currency Making Currency Conversions 1 Press ß 2 Use to select Currency Converter Press EINGABE 3 Enter a conversion rate The rate should be in units of the other currency per one unit of the home currency n other 1 home 4 Enter an amount for the home or other currency Use or to move between the lines Use ZURÜCK to erase a n...

Page 24: ...ed to search for that word If the keyboard fails to respond or if the screen performs erratically first press CLEAR and then press AN AUS twice If nothing happens follow the steps below Warning Pressing the reset button with more than light pressure may per manently disable your BOOKMAN In ad dition resetting BOOKMAN erases set tings and information entered in its built in book and in an installed...

Page 25: ...75 5 113 340 5 218 536 5 229 936 4 982 181 5 007 019 5 153 831 5 203 705 5 249 965 5 295 070 5 321 609 5 333 313 5 396 606 5 497 474 5 627 726 5 640 552 UK Reg Des 2043954 German Pats Reg No M940743 7 and M940744 5 Euro Pat 0 136 379 PATENT PENDING ISBN 1 56712 491 7 Limited Warranty outside U S This product excluding batteries is guaranteed by Franklin for a period of one year from the date of pu...

Page 26: ...Y IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE SHALL BE STRICTLY LIMITED IN DURATION TO THAT OF THE EXPRESS WARRANTY SET FORTH ABOVE THAT IS ONE YEAR FROM THE DATE OF ORIGINAL RETAIL PURCHASE THE WARRANTY AND REMEDY SET FORTH ABOVE ARE THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY OF THE RETAIL BUYER AND END USER IN CONNECTION WITH THE MANUFACTURE SALE OR USE OF THIS PRODUCT AND ARE IN LIEU OF...