Franklin DBE-1470 User Manual

DBE-1470

Spanish <>

English

Dictionary

User ’s Guide

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Key Guide

Dictionary Keys

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CONJ Conjugates a word.
LANG Toggles the entry language

between Spanish and
English.

DICT Goes to the dictionary.
LEARN Goes to the Learning

Exercises menu.

GAMES Goes to the Games menu.

Organizer Keys

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CLOCK Goes to the clock.
DATA Goes to the Databank menu.
CALC Goes to the calculator.
CONV Goes to the metric converter.
CURR Goes to the currency

converter.

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†

Each unlabeled key at the top of the
keyboard corresponds to the function
displayed at the bottom of the screen directly
above that key. Press the corresponding key
to perform the function you want.

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 metric converter, 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.

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Goes to the Organizer:
clock, databank, calculator,
metric converter and
currency converter.

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 prev, next,
and to type a hyphen (-) or
ñ.

Exits the book you were
reading.

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Combination Keys*

+ At a dictionary entry,

pages up or down.

+

At a dictionary entry,
displays the previous or
next entry.

+ Transfers a word between

books.

+J Types a hyphen.
+N Types an ñ.
+M Types an @.
+_’ Types an apostrophe.

+_’ Types a slash.

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*Hold the first key while pressing the second.

or

or

+ Goes to the travellers’

phrases menu. If a word is
in the Word Entry screen or
is highlighted, finds any
phrases containing that
word.

+ At the Word Entry screen,

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

Direction Keys

Move up or down (located
on the side of the device).

Move left or right.
At menus and dictionary

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

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Using the 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.

On/Off: Turns the unit on and off.
Function Keys: Each of these

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On/Off

Function
Keys

Up/Down

unlabeled keys corresponds to the
dictionary or organizer function that
appears directly above it on the
screen.
Up/Down: Scrolls up or down one
line at a time, moves the highlight in
the indicated direction, or moves
between menu items.

Serial Port: Plug in a serial-to-USB
or serial-to-serial cable here to
connect this dictionary to your PC.
Book Card Slot: The card slot is
located on the back of the unit. It
enables you to read electronic books

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Serial
Port

Battery
Compartment

Book Card
Slot

purchased from www.franklin.com
and is compatible with all BOOKMAN
and BMC cards.
Battery Compartment: The battery
compartment is located on the back
of the unit. It holds two AAA batteries.

Replacing Batteries

Your product is powered by two AAA
batteries. Follow these easy
instructions to install or replace them.
Please have the new batteries at
hand before you remove the old
ones.

1. Turn your 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 following

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the +/- markings in the battery
compartment.

5. Replace the battery cover.

Warning: If the batteries wear-out

completely or if you take more than a few
seconds while changing the batteries, any
information that was entered in the built-in
book or book card may be erased. You
should always keep written copies of your
important information.

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 HELP.
Press or to read. To exit

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help, press BACK.

✓ About Screen Illustrations

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

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.

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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 direction keys to
highlight , and then press
ENTER to access the Spanish­to-English dictionary.

Select at the icon menu to
go to the English-to-Spanish
dictionary. Or you can press LANG
at the Word Entry screen to switch
between Spanish and English.

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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
dictionary. Use the arrow keys to
highlight the icon you want and press

ENTER.

Understanding the Menu

Goes to the English-to­Spanish dictionary.

Goes to the Spanish-to­English dictionary.

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Goes to the Learning
Exercises menu.

Goes to the Games menu.
Goes to the English

conjugation prompt.
Goes to the Spanish

conjugation prompt.
Goes to the English

travellers’ phrases menu.
Goes to the Spanish

travellers’ phrases menu.
Goes to My Word List.
Goes to the Tools menu.

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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.

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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.

1. Press MENU.

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

3. Settings will be highlighted.

Press ENTER to select it.

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4. Press or to move to

Learn a Word, Contrast, Shutoff,
Type Size, or Mensajes

(Message language).

5. Press or to change the
setting.

Your changes are automatically
saved.

6. Press ENTER when done.

Press CLEAR to return to the
Word Entry screen.

✓ Learn a New Word

Your dictionary comes with a Learn
a Word feature to help you increase

your Spanish or English vocabulary.
Each time you turn your dictionary
on, you can see a random
headword.

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Translating Words

Your dictionary is fully bilingual. Try
translating a Spanish word.

1. Press 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

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FN and press N. To type a capital,
hold CAP and press a letter key. To
type a number, hold FN and press
Q-P. To type a hyphen, hold FN and
press J.

3. Press ENTER to view the
English translation.

Press SPACE or to scroll.

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

5. Press CLEAR when done.

To translate English words into
Spanish, change the entry
language from Spanish to English.

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✓ Understanding Definitions

Dictionary entries consist of
headwords, parts of speech, the
translation, and/or definitions. Other
forms of the word may follow the
headword. After the translation or
definition, you may see a list of
usage examples.

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.

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✓ Choosing Multiple Forms

Some words in this dictionary have
more than one form (e.g. sí, si).
When the word you are looking up
has multiple forms, the different
forms appear in a list.

Simply highlight the form you want
and press ENTER to see its
dictionary entry. For example, enter
si at the Word Entry screen.

Highlight the form you want and
press ENTER to see its dictionary
entry. To go back to the Multiple
Forms list, press BACK.

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Highlighting Words

Another way to look up words is by
highlighting them in dictionary entries
or word lists. You can then find their
definitions, phrases, or add them to
My Word List.

1. At any text, press ENTER to start
the highlight.

To turn the highlight off, press

BACK

.

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