Franklin DBD-1450 User Manual

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German/English

Dictionary

DBD-1450

User’s Guide

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Key Guide

Touch Keys

CONJ Conjugates a word.
E/D Toggles the entry language

between German and English.
DICT Goes to the dictionary.
SYNON Goes to the thesaurus.
LEARN Goes to the School Essentials

menu.

CLOCK Goes to the Clock.
DATA Goes to the Databank menu.
CALC Goes to the Calculator.
CONV Goes to the Converter.
CURR Goes to the Currency Converter.

Function Keys

Turns the product on or off.

Displays a help message. When

at an inflection screen, displays

Grammar Guide section about the

inflection you were viewing.

In the dictionary, goes to the
Word Entry screen. Clears the
Calculator. In the Converter
and Databank, goes to its
main menu.

Backs up, erases a letter, or
turns off the highlight at an
entry.

Enters a word, selects an
item, or begins a highlight in
an entry.

Goes to the Organizer: Clock,
Databank, Calculator, Metric
Converter and Currency
Converter. Press MENÜ to
return to the dictionary.

Displays the main menus for
the dictionary.

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.
Shifts to allow auf, ab, vorig

and nächste, and find phrases.
Exits the book you were reading.

Combination Keys*

+ At a dictionary entry, pages up

/

/

or down.
At a dictionary entry, displays

+

the next or previous entry.

+ Transfers a word between

books.

+J Types a hyphen.
+M Types an @.
+_’ Types a slash.

+ At the Word Entry screens, types

an asterisk to stand for a series of
letters in a word. In games, gives a
hint.

*Hold the first key while pressing the second.

Direction Keys

Move in the indicated direction.

At menus and dictionary
entries, pages down. At the
Word Entry screen, types a
space.

Replacing Batteries

Your product is powered by two CR-2032 lithium, 3-volt batteries. Follow these easy
instructions to replace them. Please have the new batteries at hand before you remove
the old ones.

1. Turn the product off and turn it over.

2. Lift the battery cover on the back of your product by pushing up on the catch.

3. Remove the old batteries.

4. Install the batteries with the positive side up.

5. Replace the battery cover.
Warning: If the batteries wear-out completely, or if you take more than a few sec-

onds while changing the batteries, any information that was entered in a
card or built-in book may be erased. You should always keep written
copies of your important information.

Changing the Language

Message Language

When your turn this product on for the first time, you must choose the message lan­guage. Press A for German or press B for English.

The message language is the language of prompts, help, and other messages. You can
change the message language after your initial decision. See “Changing the Settings” to
learn how.

Entry Language

The entry language is the language in which you enter words at the dictionary Word
Entry screen. This determines which dictionary you will use, German or English. Please
Note: The thesaurus is available for German words only.

1. Press MENÜ.

2. Use the direction keys to highlight and then press EINGABE to access the
German-to-English dictionary.

Select at the icon menu to go to the English-to-German dictionary.
You can also touch E/D at the dictionary Word Entry screen to switch between

German and English.

For Your Information

✓ Follow 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.

✓ Help is Always at Hand

You can view a help message at any screen by pressing HILFE. Press or to
read. To exit help, press .

Using the Main Menu

When you press
parts of your dictionary. Use the arrow keys to highlight the icon you want and press

EINGABE

Understanding the Menu

MENÜ

, you will see ten icons. Use these to quickly take you to different

.

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.
Goes to the English traveller’s phrases menu.
Goes to the German traveller’s phrases menu.
Goes to My Word List.
Goes to the Tools menu.

Viewing a Demonstration or Tutorial

1. Press MENÜ.

2. Use the arrow keys to highlight and press EINGABE.

3. Press to highlight either Tutorial or View Demo and press EINGABE.
To stop the demonstration or exit from the Tutorial and go to the dictionary Word

Entry screen, press CLEAR.
To go to the main menu, press MENÜ.

When a book card is installed in your product, select View Demo from the Setup menu
to see the demonstration for that card.

Changing the Settings

When using this dictionary, you can activate the Learn a Word feature, 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. Learn a Word helps you
increase your vocabulary by displaying a different headword and definition each time you
turn on your dictionary.

1. Press MENÜ.

2. Use the arrow keys to highlight and press EINGABE.

3. Settings will be highlighted. Press EINGABE to select it.

4. Press
Anzeigesprache (Message Language).

5. Press
Your changes are automatically saved.

6. Press EINGABE when done.
Press CLEAR to return to the dictionary Word Entry screen.

or

to move to Learn a Word, Contrast, Shutoff, Type Size or

or

to change the setting.

Translating Words

Your dictionary is fully bilingual. To translate a German word into English, do the follow­ing.

1. P

ress MENÜ, highlight , and press EINGABE.

2. Type a German word.
To erase a letter, press . Note: you do not need to type accents. To type

accents if desired, type the letter (for example u) and press repeatedly until

the accent you want appears (for example ü). To type ß, type s and press . To
type a capital, hold and press a letter key. To type a hyphen, hold FN and
press J.

3. Press EINGABE to view the English definition.
Press or to scroll.

4. Hold FN and press or to view the next or previous definition.

5. Press CLEAR when done.

To translate an English word into German, change the entry language from German to
English.