Franklin Travel Ace TES-100 User Manual

TES-100



Electronic Publishers

User’s Manual

English-Spanish Translator

Translator/Travel Ace

™

✓ Auto-Shutoff

If you forget to turn off your translator, it will
automatically shut off in two minutes. When
you turn on your translator again, operation
resumes with your current settings.

Congratulations! You now have a powerful bilin­gual travel companion . You can use your handy
electronic reference while traveling, or at home,
work, or school. Using your new

Translator/Travel

Ace

™

English-Spanish T ranslator

, you can

• translate over 50,000 words and 1,300
phrases from English into Spanish

and

from Spanish into English,

•

correct misspellings,

•

use as a calculator,

• convert American units into their metric
equivalents, and convert monetary units,

•

find telephone codes of cities around the

world, and

• play two fun word games.

To learn how , follow the steps in this User’s Guide.
To learn even more, also read the tips like the
one below.

Introduction

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Backs up (e.g. erases a letter).
T urns the calculator on and off,

and displays conversions.
Clears your entry.
Enters a word or acts as an

equal sign in the calculator.
Starts the Hangman game.
Changes the language settings.
T urns the translator on or of f.
Displays telephone codes.
Displays the phrase categories,

or searches for a phrase.
Starts the Word Quiz game.
Scrolls right.
Scrolls left.
Scrolls up.
Scrolls down.

Key Guide

BACK

CALC

CLEAR

GAME

ENTER/TRANS

LANG

ON/OFF

PHONE

PHR

QUIZ

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✓ Disabling the Demonstration

You probably do not want to view the
demonstration each time you turn on your
translator. To disable the demonstration,
type DEMO at the entry screen and press

ENTER/TRANS

. To enable the demonstration,

type DEMO again and press

ENTER/TRANS

.

Your

Translator/T ravel Ace™ English-Spanish

Translator

comes with the battery already in-

stalled. All you have to do is turn it on to start.

1. Press

ON/OFF

.

A brief demonstration appears.

2. Press

CLEAR

to stop the demonstration.

3. To adjust the screen contrast, press
or repeatedly .

Note: You can adjust the screen contrast
only at the entry screen.

This is the English entry screen.

4. If needed, press

LANG

to change the lan-

guage settings.

For more information, see Changing the
Languages.

Getting Started

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✓ Using This Manual

For the English part of this manual, we will
be using the

ENG ➜ SPN setting

.

Changing the Languages

When you turn the translator on for the first time,
you can translate English into Spanish (ENG ➜
SPN). You can change the language you translate
from, the language you translate into, and the lan­guage of the screen instructions. Let’s learn how .

1. Press

LANG

.

In this example, the entry language (ING) is
the language you use to enter a word to be
translated. The translation language (ESP) is
the language you want to see the word trans­lated into. The language of the abbreviations is
the language of the screen instructions.

2. Press

LANG

again to see more settings.

There are four settings: ENG ➜ SPN, ING ➜
ESP, SPN ➜ ENG, and ESP ➜ ING.

entry language

translation language

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✓ Follow the Arrows

The flashing arrows at the right of the
screen show which arrow keys you can
press to see the rest of a word, phrase or
translation, or more selections.

✓ One Word At A Time

You can only type one word at the entry
screen. So, for example, if you want to trans­late CELLULAR PHONE, type CELLULAR
and press

ENTER/TRANS

.

Translating W ords

Using your translator to translate words is as
easy as pressing a few keys. Try this example.
(Remember, in this part of the manual we are
translating English words into Spanish.)

1. Press

CLEAR

.

2. Type an English word (e.g. RESTAURANT).

To erase a letter, press

BACK

.

3. Press

ENTER/TRANS

to see the Spanish transla-

tion of the word.

4. Press

CLEAR

when you are finished.

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Translating Words

If the word you type has more than one trans­lation, you will be shown a list of possibilities
from which to choose. Try this example.

1. Press

CLEAR

.

2. Type an English word (e.g. BAR).

To erase a letter, press

BACK

.

3. Press

ENTER/TRANS

.

4. Press

repeatedly to make a selection.

5 Press

ENTER/TRANS

to see a translation.

6. Press

BACK

to go back to the list of words.

7. Press

CLEAR

when you are finished.

✓ Accenting Letters

You do not need to type accents in words.
But if you want to, first type the letter to be
accented and then repeatedly press

or

until the desired accent appears.

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Translating Phrases

You can also easily translate phrases with your
translator. Let’s learn how.

1. Press

CLEAR

.

2. Type a word that appears in the phrase
you want to translate (e.g. TIME).

3. Press

PHR

.

4. Press

repeatedly to select a phrase

(e.g. HAVE A GOOD TIME).

5. Press

ENTER/TRANS

to view its translation.

6. Press

BACK

to go back to the phrase list.

✓ Another Way to Find Phrases

Phrases are also grouped by category.
Press

CLEAR

and then press

PHR

. A list of

phrase categories appears. Press

re­peatedly to select a phrase category (e.g.
EMERGENCIES). Press

ENTER/TRANS

and then

press

repeatedly to select a phrase (e.g.

I AM HURT). Press

ENTER/TRANS

to see its

translation.

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Correcting Misspellings

If you misspell a word, don’t worry. It will be
corrected automatically.

1. Press

CLEAR

.

2. Type a misspelled word (e.g. KWIK).

3. Press

ENTER/TRANS

.

4. If needed, press to select a correction.

5. Press

ENTER/TRANS

to see its translation.

6. Press

BACK

to go back to corrections.

7. Press

CLEAR

when you are finished.

✓ English Origins

An [AM] after a word means that word or
phrase is an American expression or spell­ing. A [BR] means that word or phrase is a
British expression or spelling.

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✓ Another Way to Find Telephone Codes

You can also find a city’s or country’s tele­phone code by typing its name at the entry
screen and pressing

PHONE

and then

ENTER/TRANS

.

You can use your translator to find the tele­phone codes for cities around the world.

1. Press

PHONE

.

2. Start typing the name of the city until its
full name appears on the screen.

Or press

repeatedly to pick a city (e.g.

CANCUN, MEXICO).

3. Press

ENTER/TRANS

to see the city’ s telephone

code.

4. Press to find how many hours the
city’s time is ahead or behind Greenwich
Mean Time.

5. Press

CLEAR

when you are finished.

Finding Telephone Codes

city

country

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Calculator and Conversions

Your translator has a built-in calculator and cur­rency/metric convertor . Let’s find out how to use it.

1. Press

CALC

.

Your translator now functions as a calcula­tor. To erase a number, press

BACK

. The
keyboard is automatically shifted so that the
keys type the numbers or mathematical
functions printed above the keys.

2. To see the currency/metric conversion
categories, press

repeatedly.

There are five categories: Temperature,
Money , W eights, Liquids, and Lengths.

3. Press

ENTER/TRANS

to pick a category.

4. Press repeatedly to see the conversions
and then press

ENTER/TRANS

.

5. Follow the screen directions to convert
(i.e. ounces to grams, inches to centime­ters, etc.).

✓ Converting Money

When you select the money converter , you
must set the rate of exchange equal to one
home unit of currency by selecting SET
RATE. Then select a conversion (e.g. HOME
➜ OTHER) and enter the amount to be con­verted.

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Playing the Games

Hangman challenges you to guess the letters of a
mystery word by typing its letters.

1. To play Hangman, press

GAME

.

2. Type letters.

3. Press

ENTER/TRANS

to reveal the word.

4. Press

ENTER/TRANS

again to start a new round.

Word Quiz tests your translation skills.

1. To play Word Quiz, press

QUIZ

.

Say the word and try to guess its translation.

2. Press

ENTER/TRANS

to see its translation.

3. Press

ENTER/TRANS

again to start a new round.

mystery word

guesses left

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Product Care

Replacing the Battery

This product uses one CR2032, 3-volt lithium battery. Should
you need to replace the battery , unscrew the screws on the back
with a very fine screwdriver and carefully remove the back cover .
Then install a new battery, plus sign facing you, and replace the
cover .

Cleaning, Storage, Problems

To clean, spray a mild glass cleaner onto a cloth and wipe
its surface. Do not spray liquids directly on this product. Do
not use or store this product in extreme or prolonged heat,
cold, humidity, or other adverse conditions. If you have a
problem with this product, refer to the warranty. If you pur­chased this product outside the United States, contact the
place of purchase to obtain warranty or repair information.

FCC Notice

Complies with the limits for a Class B computing device pur­suant to Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC Rules. Operation is
subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may
not cause harmful interference; and (2) This device must ac­cept any interference received, including interference that may
cause undesirable operation.

Copyrights, Patents, and Trademarks

© 1996 Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc.
Burlington, N.J. 08016-4907 USA. All rights reserved.
U.S. PATENTS; 4,490,811; 4,830,618; 4,891,775;
5,113,340; 5,218,536; 5,396,606. EURO. PAT. 0 136 379.

Patents Pending. ISBN 1-56712-273-6

FPS-28090-00
PN 7201273 Rev. A

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