Franklin LDE-1900 User Manual

LDE-1900

User’s Guide

The English Language Studio

Translate – Hear – Speak

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Viewing Your Search

History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Using the Menus . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Using the Audio Player . . . . . . .41

Using Record and Playback . . .43

Playing the Games . . . . . . . . . .44

Using the Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Using the Calculator . . . . . . . . .48

Using the Phone Book . . . . . . .50

Using the Converter . . . . . . . . .53

Installing the

Franklin PC Desktop . . . . . . . . .55

Connecting Your Device . . . . . .56

Using the

Franklin PC Desktop . . . . . . . . .57

Using the Franklin

PC View™ Feature . . . . . . . . . . .62

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

FCC Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Disclaimer of Warranties . . . . . .69

Limited Warranty (EU and

Switzerland) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Limited Warranty (Outside

U.S., EU and Switzerland) . . . .69

Limited Warranty

(U.S. only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Installing Batteries . . . . . . . . . . .5

Understanding Your Device . . . .6

Key Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Product Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Resetting Your Device . . . . . . . .11

Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Using the Library . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Changing the Settings . . . . . . . .14

Selecting a Book . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Looking Up a Word . . . . . . . . . .17

Finding Idioms . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Finding Examples . . . . . . . . . . .22

Highlighting Words . . . . . . . . . .24

Using Annotations, Modifications

and Highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Viewing Inflections . . . . . . . . . .27

Viewing Supplemental

Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Using the Phrase Books . . . . . .30

Using the Grammar Guide . . . .32

Using the TOEFL

Test

Word List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Using My Vocabulary List . . . . .34

Using My Dictionary . . . . . . . . .37

Congratulations on your purchase of the LDE-1900, The English Language Studio! The LDE-1900 is an educational, informational, and versatile handheld computing device. Your package includes:

• your LDE-1900 device

• two AA batteries

• Franklin PC Desktop installation CD-ROM

• earphones

• AC adapter

• USB cable

Your LDE-1900 has the ability to store eBooks, RSS eNews, audio files and other documents. It has a built-in organizer, with a clock, calculator, converter and phone book.

To install Franklin PC Desktop on your PC, your computer must meet the following minimum system requirements:

• IBM-compatible Pentium class PC or higher

• 256 color VGA monitor

• Mouse or other pointing device

• Windows

• 20 MB free disk space

• 32 MB RAM

• Available USB port

• CD-ROM Drive

Your LDE-1900 contains the following reference books:

• Langenscheidt Handwörterbuch Englisch-Deutsch

• Langenscheidt Handwörterbuch Deutsch-Englisch

• Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary

• Travelers’ Phrases (EnglishGerman)

• Travelers’ Phrases (GermanEnglish)

• Guide to English Grammar

• Guide to German Grammar

• TOEFL

Test* Word List

Expand your vocabulary by looking up translations of words using the English-German and GermanEnglish dictionaries as well as by looking up definitions using the English dictionary. Find everyday and travel phrases using the phrase books. Learn grammar using the English and German grammar guides. Build your vocabulary by studying English words needed for the TOEFL

Test. For additional help in using this device, read the English or German Tutorial.

Introduction

* 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.

Save a list of German and English vocabulary that you want to learn, study and remember. Add a list of words and definitions not found in the dictionaries in this device.

Most of these books include a word search feature that helps you find words just by typing the first few letters. If you can’t find the words you want, phonetic spell correction is available to show you other possibilities. In addition, a word search feature is included which allows you to type a “?” in place of any single letter and a “✽” in place of zero, one or more letters in a word so that you can search based on the letters you are sure of. Verbs are conjugated in all tenses to make learning and comprehension easier.

Hear English words and English and German phrases pronounced in high-quality speech so you can practice saying them correctly. Use the listen, record and playback feature to practice pronouncing words. Listen to a word or phrase, record your pronunciation, then play

them both back to see how you compare. In addition, use the audio player that comes with your LDE1900 to listen to audio books and music.

Purchase titles and expand your content by loading it from MMC/SD (MultiMediaCard/Secure Digital). These convenient cards (sold separately) slip easily into the side of your LDE-1900. Transfer files directly from your PC to an MMC/SD and you can carry more books, music, and other documents around with you.

Use the Franklin PC View™ feature of the Franklin PC Desktop to view content from the LDE-1900 on a personal computer. Just connect your device to a PC and you can use the dictionary features on a PC screen.

IntroductionIntroduction

Your unit is powered by two AA batteries. Follow these easy instructions to install or replace them.

1. Turn your unit off and turn it over.

2. Open the battery cover on the back of your unit by pushing in the direction of the arrow.

3. Remove the old batteries, if necessary.

4. Install the batteries following 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, the volume, contrast, date and time settings are reset and any recently entered information may be erased. You should always keep written copies of your important information. Battery disposal: Do not dispose of batteries with normal household waste. Please obey your local regulations when disposing of used batteries.

Battery Precautions

• Non-rechargeable batteries are not to be re-charged. Never recharge batteries that come with the device.

• Rechargeable batteries are to be removed from the device before being charged.

• Rechargeable batteries are only to be charged under adult supervision.

• Only batteries of the same or equivalent type as recommended are to be used.

• The supply terminals are not to be short-circuited.

• Do not expose batteries to direct heat or try to take batteries apart. Follow the battery manufacturer’s instructions for battery use.

• Always remove a weak or dead battery from the device.

• To avoid damage caused by leakage of the battery fluid, replace the battery or batteries once every two years regardless of how much the device has been used during that time.

• Should a battery leak, the device may become damaged. Clean the battery compartment immediately, avoiding contact with your skin.

• Keep batteries out of reach of small children. If swallowed, consult a physician immediately.

Installing Batteries

Screen in Lid: The screen of the LDE-1900 is contained in the lid, so you

can tilt the screen for optimum viewing. Speaker: The speaker is located in the bottom left corner on the front of your

device. For best results do not cover the speaker. Microphone: The microphone is located at the upper right corner of the

speaker. Speak into this when recording.

Understanding Your Device

Microphone

Screen in Lid

Speaker

AC Adapter Jack: The AC/DC adapter input requires regulated 5 volt output

of at least 500 milliamperes. This symbol indicates that the inner core of the plug of an AC adapter is positive

and that the outer part of the plug is negative. If the symbol on your AC/DC adapter does not match the above symbol, confirm its compatibility at its place of purchase. 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.

USB Port: Plug the cable into this port to connect your device to your PC. MMC/SD Slot: Insert MMC/SD here. Slide the MMC/SD into the slot with the

contacts facing the back of the device. Push gently until it clicks into place. To remove an MMC/SD from the slot, put your thumb on the MMC/SD and push it in slightly. You hear a click and the MMC/SD pops out. Slide it out of the slot.

Note: Your device comes with a placeholder in the MMC/SD slot. You cannot save anything to this card.

Understanding Your Device

Headphone Jack

AC Adapter Jack

USB port

MMC/SD slot

RESET

Picture Keys

Goes to the Library. Displays your search

history. Displays information about

your current screen. Opens a menu, if available. Goes to the Games Menu. Goes to the organizer. Turns the product on or off.

Function Keys

Selects an item. In the calculator, performs a calculation. In text, highlights a word.

Clears an input box. From text, goes to the main screen of a book.

Backs up, erases a letter, or turns off the highlight in text.

Cycles through the accents for the last typed letter, if available.

Shifts to type capital letters and punctuation marks.

Shifts to type numbers, punctuation marks and other symbols.

At an input box, types a ? to stand for a letter in a word.

Navigation Button

Moves in the indicated direction. In text, press the left ( ) or right ( ) part of the button to highlight the next or previous link, when available. When no links are available, pages up or down. In text, press the up ( ) or down ( ) part of the button to highlight the previous or next link, when available. When no links are available, scrolls up or down one line at a time.

Key Guide

✓ About Screen Illustrations

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

Combination Keys*

+ At an input box, types an ✽

to stand for zero, one or more letters in a word.

+ Types an apostrophe.

+ Adjusts the font size.

+ At an input box or other

entry field, cycles through the available symbols, including @ / _ ~ : ; , and #.

Audio Keys

Opens the audio player. Plays a file. Stops a file. Goes to the next file. Hold

in to fast-forward through a file.

Goes to the previous file. Hold in to rewind through a file.

Begins recording. Pronounces a word or

phrase. Plays a recorded message. Increases (+) or decreases

(-) the volume.

Calculator Keys

A(1/x) Calculates a reciprocal. S(√x) Calculates a square root. D(x

) Squares a number. F(%) Calculates a percentage. G(.) Inserts a decimal point. H(+),J(-) Adds, subtracts, multiplies

or divides numbers.

Z(+/-) Changes the number on the

screen to a negative or positive number.

M+) Adds the number to the

number stored in memory.

M-) Subtracts the number from

the number stored in memory.

MR) Recalls the number stored

in memory.

MC) Clears the memory.

Key GuideKey Guide

K(x),L(÷)

* Hold the first key while pressing the second.

Soft Keys

In this device, up to five extra functions are available depending on what you are doing and what you are reading. They are indicated by “tabs” or “labels” across the bottom of the screen. Because they can change from location to location, they are called “soft”. To use a Soft Key, press the unlabeled key at the top of the keyboard that corresponds to the label you want.

For example, at the Library, the following Soft Keys are available:

Opens the list of eBooks. Opens the list of eNews. Opens the list of

miscellaneous text and HTML files.

Opens the list of audio files. Displays the Settings List.

Please read each individual section for information on what Soft Keys are available.

Your LDE-1900 is designed to be light, compact and durable. However, it is an electronic device and must be treated carefully. Putting unnecessary pressure on it or striking the device against other objects can cause damage.

In order to avoid damage to your LDE-1900, please:

• Keep the lid closed when you are

not using it. This will protect the screen from being broken, scratched or marred in any way.

• Do not drop, crush, bend, or apply

excessive force to the device.

• Do not expose your LDE-1900 to

moisture, extreme temperatures or other adverse conditions. Avoid storing it in damp, humid or wet places. It is not waterproof.

• Clean the device by wiping with a

soft, dry cloth. Do not use harsh chemicals.

Product Care

Key Guide

If the keyboard fails to respond, or if the screen performs erratically, perform a system reset by following the steps below.

1. Use a paper clip to gently press the reset button on your unit.

If nothing happens, try step 2. The reset button is recessed in a pin-sized hole on the back of the unit,

below the battery compartment.

Warning! Pressing the reset button with more than light pressure may permanently disable your product. In addition, resetting the product resets the volume, contrast, date and time settings to their defaults and may erase any recently entered information.

2. Hold CLEAR and press the reset button.

Warning! This restores factory defaults, so all saved information and

settings will be erased.

Resetting Your Device

RESET

The first time you turn on your device, a contrast bar is displayed. The contrast indicates how dark or light the screen is.

1. Press or to adjust the contrast.

2. Press ENTER when done.

The eBooks tab of the Library is displayed.

If you would like to change the font size, you can do so at this time. Simply hold FN and press M repeatedly until you reach the desired font size.

Changing the Language

Initially, the language of the LDE1900 is set to German. You can change the message language to English, French, Spanish, or Italian.

1. Press .

2. Press ENTER to select Persönliche Voreinstellungen.

3. Press to move to Sprache (Language).

4. Press .

5. Press to highlight English and then press ENTER.

6. Press .

The Library is displayed.

Getting Started

The Library is your home screen.

This is the hub of the LDE-1900 and the place to start in order to access all of the dictionaries and other books stored in your device. At any time, and from any location, press

to return to this location.

The Library consists of five tabs:

eBooks, eNews, Other, Audio and Setup. The first four of these tabs

keep track of the different kinds of files that you can store on your device, and the Setup tab opens the Settings List. To select a tab, simply press the Soft Key that refers to that tab, that is, the blank key at the top of the keyboard that lines up with the name of the tab where it is displayed on the screen.

Try it now by pressing the five Soft Keys at the top of the keyboard to see what happens. Then press

to return to the list of books.

Utilities

From anywhere within the Library, press to open the Utilities Menu. From this menu, you can

reset your device to its factory defaults or format an MMC/SD. Warning! Resetting to the factory defaults returns the device to its initial settings, as it was when you purchased it, and erases any saved information. Formatting an MMC/SD enables you to erase an MMC/SD without connecting to your PC.

1. Press .

2. Press .

3. Press or to highlight the one you want and then press ENTER.

Restore Factory Default Settings

resets all settings to what they were the first time you turned on your device.

Format MMC/SD Card erases all information from an installed MMC/SD.

You are asked to confirm the selected action.

4. Press to confirm or

to cancel.

Using the Library

At the Library, press to display the Settings List. From the Settings List, you can change your user preferences, game settings, date and time settings, and view the version and identification information. For information regarding your game settings, please see “Game Settings” on page 44. For information regarding your date and time settings, please see “Setting the Date and Time” on page 47. Press and to highlight the menu item you want and then press ENTER to select it.

User Preferences

1. Press .

2. Press .

3. Press or to highlight User Preferences and then press ENTER.

4. Press or to move to

Contrast, Font Size, Language, Learn A Word, Auto-shutoff, Justification, or Margins.

Contrast determines how dark or light the screen is.

Font Size determines how large or small the text is in this device.

Language determines the language used for helptext, menu items and pop-up messages.

Learn A Word determines whether or not you see a word every time you turn on your device.

Auto-shutoff determines how long your device stays on if you forget to turn it off.

Justification determines whether or not the text of your books is fully justified.

Margins determines whether or not books have margins.

5. Press to open the menu of options.

Note: For Contrast, there is no

menu of options; and simply adjust the screen contrast when the pointer is there.

6. Press or to move the highlight to your choice.

7. Press or ENTER to accept the setting.

Press to exit the menu without changing the setting.

8. Press or ENTER to return to the Settings List.

Changing the Settings

✓ Learn A Word

Your LDE-1900 comes with a Learn A Word feature to help you increase your English or German vocabulary. Each time you turn on your device, you can see a different word taken from one of the dictionaries in your device.

From the User Preferences menu, open the Learn A Word options menu. Press or to highlight the book you want to use and then press ENTER. You can learn

English words from either the

Langenscheidt Handwörterbuch Englisch-Deutsch or the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary or

German words from the

Langenscheidt Handwörterbuch Deutsch-Englisch.

Information

The information screen displays version and identification information about your LDE-1900 as well as your Personal ID number (PID). You may be asked for your PID when you register your device or purchase books and other content from Franklin or Mobipocket.

Changing the Settings

✓ Help is Always at Hand

For additional assistance while you use your device, a help message is available at any screen by pressing . Use the navigation button to read the message. Press to exit help. This information is also available by selecting Tutorial in the Library.

Changing the Settings

In your LDE-1900, you can select from a variety of reference material that comes with your device. You can look up English and German translations using the Langenscheidt English-German and GermanEnglish dictionaries, English definitions using the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, and everyday and travel phrases in the English and German phrasebooks. You can learn German and English grammar rules and topics. You can study English words included in the TOEFL

Test.

1. Press .

The eBooks tab is displayed.

2. Press and to move the highlight to Langenscheidt

Handwörterbuch DeutschEnglisch and then press ENTER

to select it.

Note: This is the method to select

any book or file in any of the tabs. That is, use the navigation button to scroll through your list of files, and press ENTER to open the highlighted file.

Note: eNews is only available through the Mobipocket Reader for Franklin, made available through the Franklin PC Desktop. For more information on using your device on your PC, please see “Using the Franklin PC Desktop” on page 57.

Selecting a Book

After selecting Langenscheidt Handwörterbuch Deutsch-Englisch,

you see a word search screen. Type words at this screen for instant access to all the translations in this book. Note: You can type and search for words in all of the dictionaries in your LDE-1900.

1. Begin to type a German word, for example Eisenbahn.

As you type letters, the first word in the book that matches the letters you type will move to the top of the word list. You may not have to type the entire word in order to find the one you want. In this example, note that “Eisenbahn” appears on the screen after you type “eise”.

2. When the word you want is on the screen, press until the word you want is highlighted.

Or you can continue typing letters until the word is complete and the matching word in the list is automatically highlighted.

3. Press ENTER to look it up.

4. Use the navigation button to read the entire definition.

Press to hear the word. Note: Only English headwords

can be pronounced.

5. Press CLEAR when done.

✓ Soft Keys in the

Langenscheidt EnglishGerman or German-English Dictionary

While using the Langenscheidt English-German and GermanEnglish dictionaries, at any given moment, up to five extra functions are available. For example, in the entry for “Eisenbahn”, you see the following Soft Keys:

Looking Up a Word

Press… To…

* go to the empty

English word search screen.

go to a grammar topic describing nouns.

look up any inflections for “Eisenbahn”.

add “Eisenbahn” to My

German Vocabulary List.

Please remember, the Soft Keys vary based on the book you are in. These are the Soft Keys while in the Langenscheidt

Handwörterbuch DeutschEnglisch.

Note: When there is no active word, for example at an empty word search screen, goes to the main menu of the Grammar Guide, displays My Vocabulary List, goes to the idiom search screen, and

goes to the empty word

search screen of the phrase book.

✓ Spell Correction

If you type a misspelled word, inflected form, or a word not in a book, nothing in the word list will be highlighted as a match. Press ENTER to view a list of possible spelling corrections for the word as you typed it.

Press or to highlight the word you want, then press ENTER to look it up.

✓ MatchMaker

If you are uncertain about how to spell a word, type a question mark (?) in place of each unknown letter. To find prefixes, suffixes, and other parts of words, type an asterisk (✽) in a word. Each asterisk stands for zero, one or more letters.

Note: If you type an asterisk at the beginning of a word, it may take a little while to find the matching words.

* In the Langenscheidt Handwörterbuch Englisch-Deutsch, this item reads

and goes to the empty German word search screen. In addition, the Soft Key is displayed when an English word you look up contains Confusables.

Looking Up a WordLooking Up a Word

1. Press .

2. Press or to highlight

Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary and then press

ENTER.

3. Type con?er*.

Press + ? to type an asterisk.

4. Press ENTER.

A list of matches is displayed with the first word highlighted.

5. Press or to highlight the word you were looking for and then press ENTER to look it up.

6. Press CLEAR when done.

✓ Soft Keys in the Oxford

Advanced Learner’s Dictionary

While using the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, at any given

moment, up to three extra functions are available. For example, in the entry for “play”, you see the following Soft Keys:

Press… To…

view a list of idioms containing your word.

look up any inflections for your word.

add your word to My

English Vocabulary List.

Looking Up a Word Looking Up a Word

Please remember, the Soft Keys vary based on the book you are in. These are the Soft Keys while in the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

Note: When there is no active word, for example at the empty word search screen, goes to the idiom search screen,

displays My Vocabulary List, and goes to the example search screen. In entries of the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, examples are accessible through the examples link. When you see on the screen, press until it is highlighted, then press ENTER to see the example entry.

Some of the dictionaries in your device include idioms in addition to their basic dictionary entries.

From an Entry Screen

Both the Langenscheidt EnglishGerman and German-English dictionaries and the Oxford

Advanced Learner’s Dictionary

contain an idiom entry screen.

1. Press .

The eBooks tab is displayed.

2. Press and to move the highlight to the dictionary you want and then press ENTER to select it.

3. Press .

The idiom entry screen is displayed. Press to return to the word entry screen.

4. Type a word, for example Katze, and then press ENTER.

Finding Idioms

Looking Up a Word

The list of idioms that contain “Katze” is displayed. Press

to return to the entry

screen.

5. Press and to move the highlight to the idiom you want to view and then press ENTER to select it.

The entry is displayed that contains the idiom you selected.

6. Use the navigation button to read the entire definition.

Press to hear the word. Note: Only English headwords

can be pronounced.

7. Press CLEAR when done.

From a Dictionary Entry

Another way to find idioms is from a dictionary entry.

Note: The Soft Key is only available in an entry in the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

1. Press .

The eBooks tab is displayed.

2. Press and to move the highlight the dictionary you want and then press ENTER to select it.

3. Type a word, for example jump and then press ENTER.

The dictionary entry for “jump” is displayed.

4. Use the navigation button to read the entire definition.

Press to hear the word. Note: Only English headwords

can be pronounced. Note: In the Langenscheidt

English-German and GermanEnglish dictionaries, idioms are listed following the definition to which they apply.

Finding IdiomsFinding Idioms

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Franklin LDE-1900 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

License Agreement

Table of Contents

Introduction

Installing Batteries

Understanding Your Device

Key Guide

Product Care

Resetting Your Device

Getting Started

Using the Library

Changing the Settings

Selecting a Book

Looking Up a Word

Finding Idioms