Franklin DBD-440 User Manual

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User’s Guide

DBD-440

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Contents

Welcome to the world of BOOKMAN!
BOOKMAN is a powerful, portable
electronic reference with a built-in book
and a slot in the back for more books.
With this German/English Dictionary
you can translate more than 200,000

Installing Batteries .................................................................. 21

Installing Book Cards .............................................................. 21

Selecting Books ....................................................................... 22

Using the Color Keys ............................................................... 22

Changing Settings ................................................................... 23

Viewing a Demonstration ........................................................ 23

Changing the Language ...........................................................24

Beginner Tips........................................................................... 24

Finding Words ......................................................................... 25

Finding Phrases ....................................................................... 25

Finding Inflections ...................................................................26

Advanced Tips .........................................................................26

Highlighting Words ..................................................................27

Finding Spellings ..................................................................... 27

Using the User List ..................................................................28

Playing the Games ................................................................... 29

Sending Words Between Books ............................................... 31

Copyrights & Patents ............................................................... 33

Notes ....................................................................................... 33

words, view their inflections with ex­amples, correct misspellings, save
words to your User list, and play fun,
educational word games that will help
you learn German. To learn how to use
other books, read their User’s Guides.

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Key Guide

Function Keys

CLEAR

Clears to an entry screen.

MENÜ

Shows the main menus.

FLEKT

(red) Shows inflections.

E/D

(green) Switches languages.

SPIEL

(yellow) Shows the games menu.

LISTE

(blue) Shows the User list menu.

KARTE

Exits the selected book.

AN/AUS

Turns BOOKMAN on or off.

➤ Understanding the Color Keys

The color keys (red, green, yellow,
and blue) perform the functions listed
above only for the BOOKMAN book
described in this User’s Guide.

Other books have their own color
key functions, which are labelled on
their book cards and listed in their
User’s Guides. For more informa­tion, read “Using the Color Keys.”

*Hold ✩ while pressing the other key

Other Keys

ZURÜCK

Backs up, erases letters, or
stops a highlight.

Shifts keys to type capitals.

EINGABE

Enters a search, selects a
menu item, or starts a highlight.

HILFE

Shows help messages.

Types a space or pages down.

✽

Types a ? to stand for an

?

unknown letter in a word;
shifted, types an
for a series of unknown letters.

Direction Keys

Move in indicated direction.

Accents a German letter.

AUF/AB Page up or down.

Star Key Combinations*

KARTE

✩

+

✩

+ AB Shows the next match.

✩

+ AUF Shows the previous match.

.

Sends a word between books.

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✽

to stand

Installing Book CardsInstalling Batteries

BOOKMAN model 440 uses two
CR2032 lithium batteries. Here is how
to install or replace them.

Warning: When the batteries lose
power or are removed from BOOK­MAN, information that you entered in
its built-in book, and in an installed
book card, will be erased.

1. Turn BOOKMAN over.

2. Slide off its battery cover in
the direction of the triangle.

3. Install the batteries with their
plus signs facing you.

4. Replace the battery cover.

➤ Resuming Where You Left Off

You can turn off BOOKMAN at
any screen. When you turn
BOOKMAN on again, the screen
that you last viewed appears.

➤ About Screen Illustrations

Some screen illustrations in this
User’s Guide may differ from what
you see on screen. This does not
mean that your BOOKMAN is
malfunctioning.

Warning: Never install or remove a
book card when BOOKMAN is on. If
you do, information that you entered
in its built-in book, and in an installed
book card, will be erased.

1. Turn BOOKMAN off.

2. Turn BOOKMAN over.

3. Align the tabs on the book
card with the notches in the
slot.

4. Press the book card down
until it snaps into place.

➤ Removing Book Cards

Warning: When you remove a
book card to install another,
information that you entered into
the removed book card will be
erased.

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Selecting Books Using the Color Keys

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Once you have installed a book card
in your BOOKMAN, you must select
which book you want to use.

1. Turn BOOKMAN on.

2. Press

KARTE

.

These are sample books.

3. Press or to highlight the
book you want to use.

4. Press

EINGABE

The first time you use this

to select it.

dictionary, you will need to
choose the language you want
the messages to appear in.

5. Press B if you speak English or
press A if you speak German.

The red, green, yellow, and blue keys on
your BOOKMAN change functions ac­cording to which book is selected.

When the built-in book is selected, the
color keys function as labelled on the
BOOKMAN keyboard. When a book
card book is selected, the color keys
function as labelled on that book card.

Remember, the color keys for BOOK­MAN books in book cards function as
labelled on their book cards, not as on
the keyboard.

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