Franklin B-1100 User Manual
Speaking Chinese-
English Dictionary
B-1100
USER’S GUIDE
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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
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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
• 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.
, you can:
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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 approxi-
mately 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
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
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.
(CLEAR) and press
.
HELP
ON/OFF
.
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
or to scroll through the text. To exit help, press (CLEAR) or
HELP
. Press
SPACE
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.
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Key Guide
(SAVE)
(LANG)
(FUNC)
(SAY)
ON/OFF
(CLEAR)
(MENU)
(CARD)
BACK
ENTER
HELP
SHIFT
✩
Color Keys
Saves the entered data.
Toggles the entry language
between Chinese and
English.
Displays the functional
options for a state.
Pronounces the entry,
highlighted word or phrase.
Function Keys
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.
Switches the phonetic
notations for the Chinese
input mode.
SMBL
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.
Combination Keys*
+ Locks the keyboard to the
✩
shift position.
+ Sets the input to insert or
✩
overwrite characters.
+ Deletes the highlighted
✩
character.
+DN Shows the next entry.
✩
+UP Shows the previous entry.
✩
+ Copies a word between books.
✩
(CARD)
+ Displays the last word entered.
✩
( )
BACK
SHIFT
+ From a definition, scrolls to
the first line of text.
+ From a definition, scrolls to
SHIFT
the last line of text.
*
Hold the first key while pressing the second.
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