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DBE-1450
www.franklin.com
Spanish <> 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 Transfers a word between Touch Keys + books. CONJ Conjugates a word. LANG Toggles the entry language Types a hyphen. + J between Spanish and English. DICT Goes to the dictionary. Types an Ñ. + N LEARN Goes to the Exercises menu (for + M Types an @. learning exercises). GAME Goes to the Games menu. Types an apostrophe. + ? CLOCK Goes to the Clock. DATA Goes to the Databank menu. Types a slash. + _’ CALC Goes to the Calculator. Goes to the traveller’s phrases CONV Goes to the Converter.
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Function Keys At the Word Entry screen, types a ? to stand for a letter in a Turns the product on or off. word. At a menu, displays a menu item. At a dictionary entry, Displays a help message. When displays the headword. In at an inflection screen, displays games, reveals the word and Grammar Guide section about the forfeits the game. inflection you were viewing. Shifts to type capital letters and In the dictionary, goes to the Word punctuation marks. Entry screen. Clears the calcula- tor. In th
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Installing Batteries Your product is powered by two CR-2032 lithium, 3-volt batteries. Follow these easy instructions to install or replace them. 1. Turn your product over. 2. Lift the battery cover on the back of your product by pushing up on the catch. 3. Install the batteries with the positive side facing up. 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 entere
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Changing the Language Message Language When you turn on this product for the first time, choose the message language. Press A for English or press B for Spanish. The message language is the language of prompts, help, and other messages. You can change the message language after your initial decision. Entry Language The entry language is the language in which you enter words at the Word Entry screen. This determines which dictionary you will use, Spanish or English. 1. Press MENU. 2. Use the dire
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Installing Book Cards 1. Turn your product off and turn your product over. 2. Align the tabs on the book card with the notches in the slot. 3. Press the book card down until it snaps into place. Warning: 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. Selecting a Book Once a book card is installed in the product, you can select which book you want to use. 1. Turn your product on. 2. Press CARD. Icons
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Using the Main Menu When you press MENU, you will see ten icons. Use these to quickly take you to different parts of your Spanish Professor. Use the arrow keys to highlight the icon you want and press ENTER. Understanding the Menu Goes to the English-to-Spanish dictionary. Goes to the Spanish-to-English dictionary. Goes to the Exercises menu (learning exercises). Goes to the Games menu. Goes to the English conjugation prompt. Goes to the Spanish conjugation prompt. Goes to the English traveller’
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Viewing a demonstration or tutorial 1. Press MENU. 2. Use the arrow keys to highlight and press ENTER. 3. Press to highlight either Tutorial or View Demo and press ENTER. 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 MENU. When a book card is installed in your product, select View Demo from the Setup menu to see the demonstration for that card. √ Follow the Arrows The flashing arrows on the right of the screen sho
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Changing the Settings When using this dictionary, you can adjust the screen contrast, the shutoff time, the type size, and the message language. The shutoff time is how long your product stays on if you forget to turn it off. 1. Press MENU in the dictionary, databank, calculator, or converter. 2. Use the arrow keys to highlight and press ENTER. 3. Settings will be highlighted. Press ENTER to select it. 4. Press or to move to Learn a Word, Contrast, Shutoff, Type Size, or Mensajes (Message langua
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Translating Words Your Spanish Professor is fully bilingual. Try translating a Spanish word. 1. Touch LANG to change the entry language from English to Spanish, if needed. 2. Type a word (e.g., estudiar). To erase a letter, press BACK. Note: You do not need to type accents. To type accents, type the letter (e.g., E) and press repeatedly until the accent you want appears (e.g., É). If you want to type an ñ, then hold FN and press n. To type a capital, hold CAP and press a letter key. To type a nu
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1. Type saber. 2. Press ENTER. √ Explanation of Genders Spanish nouns are different than English nouns in that they must either be masculine or feminine. Each definition of a noun indicates which gender it is with m or f. √ Misspelling Words If you enter a misspelled word, a list of corrections appears. Highlight the word you want and then press ENTER to see its dictionary entry. √ Choosing Multiple Forms Some words in this dictionary have more than one form (e.g. sí, si). When the word you are
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Using Learning Exercises Using learning exercises, you can test your spelling, improve your vocabulary, browse the ® TOEFL Test Word List, and get grammar guidance. Using The Grammar Guide Your Spanish Professor includes a helpful grammar guide that describes parts of speech. You can view it by selecting from the main menu or by touching LEARN . From the Exercises Menu 1. Press MENU. 2. Highlight and then press ENTER. Or you can touch LEARN. 3. Press to highlight Grammar Guide and then press EN
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From an Inflection Screen 1. Press MENU, highlight or , and then press ENTER. 2. Type a word to conjugate, and then touch CONJ. 3. Press FN + or repeatedly to find the tense you want to read about in the Grammar Guide. 4. Press HELP. Information about the tense will be displayed along with usage examples. 5. Press BACK to return to the inflection screen or press CLEAR to return to the Word Entry screen. Highlighting Words Another way to look up words is by highlighting them in dictionary entrie
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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. For example, press MENU, use the arrow keys to highlight (Spanish Conjugation) and then press ENTER. To choose English conjugation, highlight . You can also touch CONJ and then LANG to choose the language. 2. Type a word (e.g., leer). 3. Touch CONJ. If needed, highlight the part of spe
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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 MENU, use the arrow keys to highlight , and then press ENTER. To choose English, press . You can also touch CONJ and then LANG to choose the language. 2. Type a word (e.g., conocer). 3. Press ENTER to look it up. Read the definition
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√ Accenting Letters You can look up accented words without typing accents. If there are no Multiple Forms, the Spanish Professor 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. You can also hold FN and press n to get an ñ. √ Getting Grammar Guidan
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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. Touch LANG to switch to the Spanish Word Entry screen, if needed. 2. Type a word with ?s and *s. To type an asterisk, hol
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Press to view the Spanish phrases. You can also hold and press to go straight to the Phrases menu in the same lan- guage as the lookup language. 3. Press or to highlight the category you want and press ENTER. Press or to highlight a subcategory, if needed, and press ENTER. 4. Press or to highlight the phrase you want to translate and then press ENTER. Searching for a Specific Phrase 1. Press CLEAR and then touch LANG to select the look-up language, if needed. 2. Type a keyword for which you’d
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2. Highlight and then press ENTER. Or you can touch LEARN. 3. Touch LANG to switch from the English to the Spanish List, if needed. English list: Empty (or Spanish list: Empty) will be displayed if either is empty. English List (or Spanish List) will be highlighted. Press ENTER to view the list. This is a user list of one word. 5. Highlight a word on the list. 6. Press ENTER to view its definition(s) or touch CONJ to view its inflections. Adding Words from the Exercises Menu 1. From My Word List
