Franklin DBE-1500 User Manual
Spanish English
Dictionary
User’s Guide
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DBE-1500
Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of the DBE1500, Spanish English Dictionary. The DBE-1500
is a terric resource for nding translations of
thousands of words.
You can search for inected forms of words, correct
misspellings, learn verb conjugations, and nd
conversational phrases. Study rules of grammar and
build your vocabulary using a personal word list,
TOEFL® Test* and SAT® Spanish Subject Test† word
lists. Look up denitions of English words and enjoy
the fun vocabulary building exercises and games.
* TOEFL and the Test of English as a Foreign
Language are registered trademarks of Educational
Testing Service (ETS). This product is not endorsed or
approved by ETS.
† SAT is a registered trademark of the College
Entrance Examination Board, which was not
involved in the production of, and does not endorse,
this product.
Battery Precautions
Your device is powered by two CR-2032, 3-volt
lithium batteries.
• Non-rechargeablebatteriesarenottobere-
charged. Never recharge batteries that come
with the device.
• Rechargeablebatteriesaretoberemovedfrom
the device before being charged.
• Rechargeablebatteriesareonlytobecharged
under adult supervision.
• Donotmixoldandnewbatteries.
• Onlybatteriesofthesameorequivalenttypeas
recommended are to be used.
• Thesupplyterminalsarenottobeshort-
circuited.
• Donotexposebatteriestodirectheatortry
to take batteries apart. Follow the battery
manufacturer’s instructions for battery use.
• Alwaysremoveaweakordeadbatteryfromthe
device.
• Toavoiddamagecausedbyleakageofthe
battery uid, replace the battery or batteries
once every two years regardless of how much
the device has been used during that time.
• Shouldabatteryleak,thedevicemaybecome
damaged. Clean the battery compartment
immediately, avoiding contact with your skin.
• Keepbatteriesoutofreachofsmallchildren.If
swallowed, consult a physician immediately.
Product Care
Your device is designed to be light, compact and
durable. However, it is an electronic device and must
be treated carefully. Putting unneccessary pressure
on it or striking the device against other objects can
cause damage.
In order to avoid damage to your device, please:
• Keepthelidclosedwhenyouarenotusingit.
This will protect the screen from being broken,
scratched or marred in any way.
• Donotdrop,crush,bend,orapplyexcessive
force to the device.
• Donotexposeyourdevicetomoisture,extreme
or prolonged heat, cold, humidity, or other
adverse conditions. Avoid storing it in damp,
humid or wet places. It is not waterproof.
• Cleanthedevicebysprayingamildglass
cleaner onto a cloth and wipe its surface. Do not
spray liquids directly on your device.
• Shouldthedevice’sdisplayglassbreak,properly
dispose of the product avoiding contact with
your skin, then wash your hands immediately.
• Pleasekeepscreenprotectorsandplasticbags
away from babies and children to avoid danger
of suocation.
Understanding Your Device
1
2
3
1) Screen
2) Soft Keys
3) Function Keys
4) Power Key
5) Navigation Key
4
5
Replacing the Batteries
Your product is powered by two CR-2032 lithium
batteries. Follow these easy instructions to install
or replace them. Please have the new batteries and
a small screwdriver at hand before you remove the
old ones.
1. Turn your product o and turn it over.
2. Use the screwdriver to unscrew the batter
cover screw.
3. Lift o the battery cover.
4. Remove the old batteries.
Note: Use a paper clip, if necessary, to remove
the old batteries.
5. Install the batteries positive (+) side facing
up.
Important: Be sure that the batteries are
installed correctly. Wrong polarity may damage
the unit.
6. Replace the battery cover and secure it with
the screw.
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 books may be erased. You should always
keep written copies of your important information.
Resetting Your Product
If the keyboard fails to respond, or if the screen
performs erratically, perform a system reset by
following the steps below.
1. Hold CLEAR and press .
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 back of your device.
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
books.
Key Guide
Soft Keys
Soft Key functions are represented by the labels
displayed along the bottom of the screen. To
perform a Soft Key function, press the unlabeled
key at the top of the keyboard that corresponds to
the label you want. These labels change to reect
the dierent functions available in the various
books and exercises in this device.
For example, in the main menu, the following Soft
Keys are available:
BOOKS Displays the Books menu.
LEARN Displays the Learning menu.
EXER Displays the Exercises menu.
GAMES Displays the Games menu.
SETUP Displays the Setup menu.
Organizer Keys
In the Organizer, the following Soft Keys are
available:
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.
Please refer to the specic topics in this User’s
Guide to learn the function of any available Soft
Keys.
Function Keys
Turns the product on or o.
Displays a help message. When at an
inection screen, displays grammar
information about the inection you
were viewing.
Goes to the main menu. Goes to the
word entry screen in any book that has
one. Clears the calculator. In the metric
converter and databank, goes to its main
menu.
Backs up, erases a letter, or turns o 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.
Goes to the main menu.
At a 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.
Shifts to allow prev, next, pg up, pg
down, and to type a hyphen (-).
Combination Keys*
+ At a dictionary entry, pages up or down.
or
+ At a dictionary entry, displays the
previous or next entry.
or
+ At a menu, goes to the rst or last menu
item. At an entry, goes to the start or end
or
of the entry.
+J Types a hyphen.
+M Types an @.
+ At a word entry screen, types an asterisk
to stand for a series of letters in a word. In
games, gives a hint.
* Hold the rst key while pressing the second.
Direction Keys
Move up ( ), down ( ), left
( ), or right ( ).
At menus and dictionary entries, pages
down. At a word entry screen, types a
space.
For Your Information
Follow the Arrows ✓
The ashing 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
help, press BACK.
About Screen Illustrations ✓
Some screen illustrations in this User’s Guide
may dier 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 rst 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.
Using the Main Menu
Use the main menu to quickly take you to dierent
books and exercises in your device. The main menu
contains ve tabs: Books, Learning, Exercises, Games
and Setup. Use and to move to another tab.
Use and to highlight the option you want and
press ENTER to select it. You can also go directly to
a tab by pressing the tab’s respective Soft Key.
Understanding the Menus
The Books tab enables you to look up Spanish
translations of English words and English
translations of Spanish words. You can conjugate
English or Spanish words and search for English or
Spanish conversational phrases. You can also look
up denitions of English words.
The Learning tab enables you to access My
Vocabulary List, search for English or Spanish usage
examples, and read English or Spanish grammar
lessons. You can also access the TOEFL® Test and
SAT® Spanish Subject Test word lists.
The Exercises tab allows you to access Spelling Bee
and Flashcards. You can try both exercises using
English words saved to My Vocabulary List and those
found in the TOEFL® Test word list. You can also
try the exercises using Spanish words saved to My
Vocabulary List and those found in the SAT® Spanish
Subject Test.
The Games tab allows you to access the seven
games included in your device: Hangman,
Conjumania, Gender Tutor, Word Train, Guess the
Word, Word Auction and Word Blaster. You can also
adjust the game settings.
The Setup tab allows you to access a
demonstration and tutorial of how this device
works. You can also adjust the device settings.
Viewing a Demonstration
or Tutorial
1. Press MENU.
2. Press SETUP.
You can also press or until you reach the
Setup menu.
3. Press to highlight either Tutorial or View
Demo and press ENTER.
To stop the demonstration or exit from the
Tutorial and return to the Setup menu, press
CLEAR.
Changing the Settings
When using this device, you can activate the Learn a
Word feature, adjust the screen contrast, the shuto
time, the type size, and the message language. The
shuto time is how long your product stays on if
you forget to turn it o.
1. Press MENU.
2. Press SETUP.
You can also press or until you reach the
Setup menu.
3. Settings will be highlighted. Press ENTER to
select it.
4. Press or to move to Learn a Word,
Contrast, Shuto, 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 Setup menu.
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.
Translating Words
Your dictionary is fully bilingual. You can use
the English-to-Spanish and Spanish-to-English
dictionaries to translate words between the
languages. Try translating a Spanish word.
1. Press MENU.
2. Press BOOKS.
3. Use or to highlight Spanish -> English,
then press ENTER.
To translate English words into Spanish select
English -> Spanish.
You can also press LANG at the word entry
screen to change the entry language from
Spanish to English.
4. Type a word (e.g., ir).
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).
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.
5. Press ENTER to view the English translation.
Press SPACE or to scroll.
6. Hold FN and press or to view the next or
previous denition.
7. Press CLEAR when done.
Press MENU to go to the main menu.
Understanding Translations ✓
Entries may consist of headwords, parts of
speech, the translation and/or denitions. Other
forms of the word may follow the headword.
After the translation or denition, you may see a
list of usage examples.
Explanation of Genders ✓
Spanish nouns are dierent than English
nouns in that they must either be masculine or
feminine. Each denition 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 entry.
Choosing Multiple Forms ✓
Some words in the dictionaries have more than
one form (e.g. sí, si). When the word you are
looking up has multiple forms, the dierent
forms appear in a list.
Simply highlight the form you want and press
ENTER to see its entry. For example, select
Spanish -> English from the Books menu, then
type si at the word entry screen.
Highlight the form you want and press ENTER
to see its entry. To go back to the Multiple Forms
list, press BACK.
Highlighting Words
Another way to look up words in the Spanish-toEnglish and English-to-Spanish dictionaries is by
highlighting them in entries or word lists. You can
then nd their translations or add them to My
Vocabulary List.
1. At any text, press ENTER to start the
highlight.
To turn the highlight o, press BACK.
2. Use the arrow keys to move the highlight to
the word you want.
To … Press …
dene the word ENTER
add word to LIST
My Vocabulary List
3. Press CLEAR when done.
Press MENU to go to the main menu.
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 nd prexes, suxes, 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
nd the matching words.
1. Go to any word entry screen.
You can access a word entry screen by selecting
English -> Spanish, Spanish-> English, or English
Dictionary from the Books menu.
2. Type a word with ?s and ✽s.
To type an asterisk, hold down CAP and press
.
3. Press ENTER.
4. Press to move the highlight to the word
you want and press ENTER to view its entry.
5. Press CLEAR when done.
Press MENU to go to the main menu.
Advanced
Verb Conjugations
Conjugations show inections, or changes in a
word’s gender, tense, etc. This device includes
extensive inections of Spanish and English nouns,
verbs, modiers, and other words.
From the Main Menu
1. Press MENU.
2. Press BOOKS.
3. Use or to highlight Spanish
Conjugations, then press ENTER.
To conjugate English words select English
Conjugations.
You can also press LANG at the word entry
screen to change the entry language from
Spanish to English.
4. Type a word (e.g., leer).
5. Press CONJ.
If needed, highlight the part of speech or
translation you want and press ENTER.
These are the principal forms of the Spanish
verb “leer”. The English translations are below
each Spanish inection.
6. Press SPACE or to scroll.
Press to display the root word.
7. Press CONJ or hold FN and press
repeatedly to view more inections.
If the word is a noun, an adjective, or another
modier, then there won’t be any other
inections.
8. Press CLEAR when done.
Press MENU to go to the main menu.
From an Entry
Some words have dierent parts of speech or
multiple translations. You can easily nd which
part of speech or specic translation you will
need to conjugate by rst looking up the word
in the Spanish-to-English or English-to-Spanish
dictionaries and then pressing CONJ. Follow this
example.
1. Press MENU.
2. Press BOOKS.
3. Use or to highlight Spanish
Conjugations, then press ENTER.
To conjugate English words select English
Conjugations.
You can also press LANG at the word entry
screen to change the entry language from
Spanish to English.
4. Type a word (e.g., conocer).
5. Press ENTER to look it up.
Read the denition to nd the verb you want
(e.g., to meet).
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