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Using the Metric Converter

1. Press .

2. Press CONV.

3. Use

to select a conversion category

(for example, Weights).

4. Select a conversion (for example,

grams/ounces).

5. Type a number after one of the units.

Note: Q-P will type numbers 0-9
automatically. Press

to move

between the lines. Press BACK to delete
a number.

6. Press ENTER to convert it.
7. Press CLEAR to return to the

Conversions menu.

8. Press MENU to go to the dictionary.

Summary of Contents for BES-1870

Page 1: ...BES 1870 USER S GUIDE...

Page 2: ...this ELECTRONIC REFERENCE You may not make any copies of the ELECTRONIC REFERENCE or of the data stored therein at the time of purchase whether in electronic or print format Such copying would be in...

Page 3: ...the Larousse Spanish English Dictionary 20 Changing the Language 20 Using the Larousse Spanish English Dictionary Menu 22 Viewing a Demonstration or Tutorial 23 Changing the Settings 24 Translating S...

Page 4: ...g Learning Exercises 64 Using the Grammar Guide 68 Using My Word List 70 Playing Games 71 Using the Organizer 77 Using the Clock 77 Using the Databank 78 Using the Calculator 81 Using the Metric Conve...

Page 5: ...nsive definitions most of which contain parts of speech and usage examples conjugate words quickly and easily let state of the art spell correction help you find the word you re looking for hear the p...

Page 6: ...ve definitions most of which contain parts of speech and usage examples let state of the art spell correction help you find the word you are looking for hear the pronunciation of English headwords and...

Page 7: ...English word s synonyms antonyms and other related words using the thesaurus This model includes an Organizer that features a clock databank calculator metric converter and currency converter To lear...

Page 8: ...ys Each of these keys corresponds to the dictionary or organizer function that appears directly above it on the screen Speaker The speaker is located on the front of the unit Headphone Jack The headph...

Page 9: ...ive If the symbol on your AC DC adaptor does not match the above symbol confirm its compatibility at its place of purchase Book Card Slot The card slot is located on the back of the unit It enables yo...

Page 10: ...on the catch 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...

Page 11: ...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...

Page 12: ...uld always keep written copies of your important information 1 Turn your unit off and turn it over 2 Remove the blank protector or any other book card that might be installed 3 Align the tabs on the b...

Page 13: ...it 5 Press CARD to return to the Card menu BOOKMAN Card Troubleshooting Make sure your book card is installed correctly If your card is performing erratically follow the reset instructions in Resetti...

Page 14: ...keys change with the book card The organizer function keys are unaffected Note Once you access the organizer from a book card you will exit the book card You must press CARD and select your book card...

Page 15: ...n a dictionary entry press ENTER to start the highlight and use the arrow keys to move the highlight to the word you want 2 Hold FN and press CARD 3 Highlight 4 Press ENTER The word you highlighted ap...

Page 16: ...rning Exercises menu Merriam Webster Dictionary Keys DICT Goes to the dictionary THES Goes to the thesaurus GAMES Goes to the Games menu LEARN Goes to the Learning Exercises menu CONF Displays Confusa...

Page 17: ...ry Enters a word selects an item or begins a highlight in an entry Says a word In the Larousse Spanish English Dictionary speaks travelers phrases Goes to the Organizer clock databank calculator metri...

Page 18: ...hen _ In the Databank entry screen types an underscore Combination Keys In the Merriam Webster Dictionary speaks a definition At a dictionary entry pages up or down At a dictionary entry displays the...

Page 19: ...Spanish English Dictionary goes to the travelers 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...

Page 20: ...ubtracts one value from another K x Multiplies two values L Divides one value by another Z Changes the number on the screen to a negative or positive number X M Adds the number to the number stored in...

Page 21: ...arrow keys to highlight 4 Press ENTER Many features of the Larousse Spanish English Dictionary are the same or similar to those of the Merriam Webster Dictionary Differences are specifically noted Ch...

Page 22: ...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...

Page 23: ...ys to highlight the icon you want and press ENTER Understanding the Menu Goes to the English to Spanish dictionary Goes to the Spanish to English dictionary Goes to the Learning Exercises menu Goes to...

Page 24: ...eys 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...

Page 25: ...ate the Learn a Word feature adjust the screen contrast the shutoff time the type size and the message language Learn a Word helps you increase your vocabulary by displaying a different headword and d...

Page 26: ...Press MENU 2 Use the arrow keys to highlight and press ENTER Settings will be highlighted 3 Press ENTER to select it 4 Press or to move to Learn a Word Contrast Shutoff Type Size or Mensajes Messages...

Page 27: ...ou can see a different headword and definition If you wish to turn this feature on press MENU Highlight and press ENTER Press ENTER again to select Settings Use or to turn the feature on or off and pr...

Page 28: ...panish if needed 3 Type a word e g estudiar To erase a letter press BACK To type accents type the letter e g e and press or repeatedly until the accent you want appears e g If you want to type an then...

Page 29: ...ng Definitions Dictionary entries consist of headwords parts of speech the translation and or definitions Other forms of the word may follow the headword Capitalized words indicate the category for wh...

Page 30: ...s Highlight the word you want and then press ENTER to see its dictionary entry Translating English Words You can also use the Larousse Spanish English Dictionary to translate English words into Spanis...

Page 31: ...ranslation Press to hear the word pronounced Press SPACE or to scroll 5 Hold FN and press or to view the next or previous definition 6 Press CLEAR when done Choosing Multiple Forms Some words in this...

Page 32: ...want and press ENTER to see its dictionary entry For example enter resume at the Spanish Word Entry screen Highlight the form you want and press ENTER to see its dictionary entry To go back to the Mul...

Page 33: ...sterisk 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 find the matching words 1 Press LANG to switch to the Spanish Word Entry sc...

Page 34: ...tionary entries or word lists You can then find their definitions or phrases hear them pronounced or add them to My Word List 1 At any text press ENTER to start the highlight To turn the highlight off...

Page 35: ...efinitions spell correction lists My Word List and games When you want to hear how a word is pronounced just highlight it and press To adjust the volume turn the volume control on the side of the unit...

Page 36: ...Press ENTER to start the highlight 6 Move the highlight to a word you want to hear 7 Press to hear the highlighted word pronounced 8 Press CLEAR when done To learn how to hear travelers phrases see Tr...

Page 37: ...press ENTER You can choose to read either English cultural notes which refer to the United Kingdom and the United States or Spanish cultural notes which refer to Spain and Latin America Speaking Spel...

Page 38: ...ll be pronounced for you to spell Press CAP to hear it again 4 Type in the word you just heard and press ENTER to see if you spelled it right Press ENTER to see the translation Press BACK to return to...

Page 39: ...o Flashcards 4 Press SPACE to see a new word 5 Press CLEAR when done Viewing the TOEFL Test Word List 1 Press MENU highlight and press ENTER Or you can press LEARN 2 Use to highlight TOEFL Test Word L...

Page 40: ...ammar Guide follow these instructions From the Learning Exercises Menu 1 Press MENU 2 Highlight and then press ENTER Or you can press LEARN 3 Press to highlight Grammar Guide and then press ENTER 4 Pr...

Page 41: ...g leer and then press CONJ 3 Press FN or repeatedly to find the tense you want to read about in the Grammar Guide 4 Press HELP Information about the tense will be displayed along with usage examples...

Page 42: ...between sessions unless your product is reset Warning Inserting a book card may erase any user entered information You should always keep written copies of your important information Adding Words from...

Page 43: ...Word Entry Screen You can also add words to My Word List directly from the Word Entry screen 1 Press CLEAR 2 Press LANG to choose the language of the word you want to add e g Spanish English words wi...

Page 44: ...add the word 6 Press CLEAR to return to the Word Entry screen Adding Highlighted Words You can also add words to My Word List from definitions and correction lists First highlight a word and then pre...

Page 45: ...Spanish List if needed English List Empty or Spanish List Empty will be displayed if either is empty 4 English List or Spanish List will be highlighted Press ENTER to view the list This is a user list...

Page 46: ...Delete a word and then highlight the word you want to delete 5 Press ENTER to delete that word Erasing My Word List 1 Press MENU 2 Highlight and then press ENTER Or you can press LEARN and then press...

Page 47: ...n press ENTER To choose English conjugation select You can also press CONJ and then LANG to choose the language 2 Type a word e g estudiar 3 Press CONJ If needed highlight the part of speech or transl...

Page 48: ...r multiple translations You can easily find which part of speech or specific translation you will need to conjugate by first looking up the word and then pressing CONJ Follow this example 1 Press MENU...

Page 49: ...ant e g know and press ENTER These are the principal forms of the Spanish verb saber The English translations are below each Spanish inflection 5 Press SPACE or to scroll Press to display the root wor...

Page 50: ...le Forms list See Choosing Multiple Forms on page 30 for more information Remember if you want to enter an accent yourself type the letter and press or until the appropriate accent appears You can als...

Page 51: ...his will give you a good idea of each inflection form Verb Conjugations The Spanish Professor conjugates verbs into the following forms present imperfect preterite future conditional present subjuncti...

Page 52: ...sse Spanish English Dictionary Browsing Through Phrases 1 Press MENU 2 Use the arrow keys to highlight and then press ENTER to view the English phrases Select to view the Spanish phrases You can also...

Page 53: ...ss CLEAR and then press LANG to change the entry language from Spanish to English if needed 2 Type a keyword for which you d like to find a phrase e g ticket 3 Hold FN and press To hear a phrase prono...

Page 54: ...e the source of the words the skill level the language and whether or not graphics will be used 1 Press MENU highlight and press ENTER 2 Hold down CAP and press to highlight Game Settings and press EN...

Page 55: ...Spanish or English words in the games Graphics determines whether you see graphics at the end of games 4 Use or to change the setting s you want 5 Press ENTER when done Selecting a Game In the Games...

Page 56: ...ter The letters of the mystery word are hidden by question marks The number of guesses remaining is indicated by s Type letters that you think are in the mystery word If you are correct the letter app...

Page 57: ...take turns typing letters to form a word Whoever types the last letter of the word wins To view the letters you can type at your turn hold CAP and press Press to end a round and reveal the word To see...

Page 58: ...u whether correct or incorrect If you guess the word by revealing all of the letters your remaining cash is added to the next round To see the translation of the game word press ENTER Press BACK to re...

Page 59: ...for headwords and definitions quizzes and lessons in the Grammar Guide an SAT Word List and more educational fun games Other differences are specifically noted in the relevant sections You can access...

Page 60: ...e 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 dictionary Word Entry screen Goes to the thesaurus Word...

Page 61: ...press BACK To type a capital hold CAP and press a letter key To type a hyphen hold FN and press J Press to hear the word pronounced 3 Press ENTER to view the definition 4 Press or SPACE to read the de...

Page 62: ...am Webster Dictionary the same way you can in the Larousse Spanish English Dictionary See Hearing Words on page 34 One difference is that you can hear entire definitions in the Merriam Webster Diction...

Page 63: ...r previous thesaurus entry 6 Press CLEAR when done Understanding Thesaurus Entries A thesaurus entry consists of a group of synonyms antonyms and classmates Synonyms are words that have similar meanin...

Page 64: ...ou see THES flash press THES to view the thesaurus entry CONF means the word you looked up has a confusable If you see CONF flash press CONF to view the confusables Understanding Confusables Confusabl...

Page 65: ...hlight off press BACK 2 Use the arrow keys to move the highlight to the word you want To Press define the word ENTER view the thesaurus entry THES add word to LEARN My Word List 3 Press CLEAR when don...

Page 66: ...AT Speaking Spelling Bee uses words on the SAT Word List Note Because you cannot enter accents accented words in My Word List will not appear in My Speaking Spelling Bee 2 Select the list you want and...

Page 67: ...rds 1 From the Learning Exercises menu use to highlight Flashcards and press ENTER My Flashcards uses words on My Word List SAT Flashcards uses words on the SAT Word List 2 Select the list you want an...

Page 68: ...NTER to view the list 2 Press to scroll through the SAT Word List You can also type a letter to go to the first word beginning with that letter Press to hear the word pronounced Press ENTER or DICT at...

Page 69: ...f speech phrases clauses the correct usage of punctuation and so on To view any grammar topic do the following 1 Press MENU and then LEARN Or you can press MENU highlight press ENTER and skip to step...

Page 70: ...y highlight the sub topic you want and press ENTER 5 Press or SPACE to read 6 Press BACK to return to the list of topics Press CLEAR to go to the dictionary Word Entry screen Note As there are no infl...

Page 71: ...Larousse Spanish English Dictionary on page 41 To access My Word List press MENU highlight and press ENTER Or you can press LEARN highlight My Word List and press ENTER Adding Words Not in This Dicti...

Page 72: ...ce and size of the words the skill level and whether or not graphics will be used Although you change the game settings in the same manner for the Larousse Spanish English Dictionary each setting appl...

Page 73: ...of the word or press THES to see the thesaurus entry Press BACK to return to Anagrams Word Builder Word Builder makes anagrams for you Before you play type letters you want Word Builder to build word...

Page 74: ...em are listed under misplaced The number of guesses remaining appears to the right of the current guess You can use the arrow keys to view previous guesses along with their score Hold CAP and press to...

Page 75: ...PACE between them Watch for the dealer s moves You need to know the following poker terms before you begin to play as they appear as prompts on the screen Press the initial letter to make your choice...

Page 76: ...u see a prompt See Raise or Fold You can discard up to three letters After discarding you see a message showing how many cards if any the house discarded If the hand ends in a tie you do not lose your...

Page 77: ...HES Press BACK to return to Jumble Link Four Link Four challenges you to connect four game pieces in any direction You can play alone 1 Player Link Four or with a friend 2 Player Link Four Use or to m...

Page 78: ...me and date You can save two times Home time and World time 1 Press 2 Press CLOCK to toggle between Home time and World time 3 From Home time press ENTER to set the time and date 4 Use and to scroll t...

Page 79: ...n Entry and then press ENTER 4 Type a name and press ENTER 5 Type a phone number and press ENTER Note Q P will type numbers 0 9 automatically To type a letter from this row hold FN and press the lette...

Page 80: ...changes Use to move the cursor use BACK to delete 5 Press ENTER to move to the number field Press ENTER twice to move to the address field 6 Press ENTER again to save your changes or hold down FN and...

Page 81: ...assword You can use a password to prevent unauthorized access to the databank Warning Always write the password in a safe separate location If you lose or forget the password you will be able to use t...

Page 82: ...To change the password repeat Steps 1 5 To remove a password press ENTER at the blank password screen 7 Press MENU to go to the dictionary Using the Calculator 1 Press 2 Press CALC 3 Type a number Not...

Page 83: ...s 8 Press MENU to go to the dictionary Using the Calculator Memory 1 In the Calculator make a calculation or type a number 2 To add the number on the screen to the number stored in memory press X M To...

Page 84: ...elect a conversion for example grams ounces 5 Type a number after one of the units Note Q P will type numbers 0 9 automatically Press or to move between the lines Press BACK to delete a number 6 Press...

Page 85: ...its of the other currency per one unit of the home currency n other 1 home 4 Enter an amount for the home or other currency Press or to move between the lines Use BACK to delete a number 5 Press ENTER...

Page 86: ...ppens 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 below the book card slot Warning Pressing the reset button with more...

Page 87: ...5 497 474 5 627 726 ISBN 1 59074 350 4 Note This device should be disposed through your local electronic product recycling system do not throw into the trash bin Disclaimer of Warranties Except as sp...

Page 88: ...instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful in...

Page 89: ...E LIMITED WARRANTY THIS REMEDY IS THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR BREACH OF THIS WARRANTY THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU CERTAIN RIGHTS YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS THAT MAY VARY FROM JURISDICTION TO JURISDICTION...

Page 90: ...TO THE DURATION OF THE EXPRESS WARRANTY GRANTED HEREIN Warranty Service If you think your product is defective call Franklin s Customer Service Desk 1 800 266 5626 to request a return merchandise aut...

Page 91: ...nding the disclaimer of warranties above this product excluding batteries and liquid crystal display LCD is guaranteed by Franklin to be free of defects in materials or workmanship for a period of one...

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