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Screen in Lid: The screen of the BSI-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.

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Summary of Contents for BSI-1900

Page 1: ...Electronic Publishers www franklin com BSI 1900 Manual del usuario User s Guide Favor de leer las instrucciones antes de operar su producto ...

Page 2: ...ations The ELECTRONIC REFERENCE contains Franklin s confidential and proprietary information which you agree to take adequate steps to protect from unauthorized disclosure or use This license is effective until terminated by Franklin This license terminates immediately without notice from FRANKLIN if you fail to comply with any provision of this license Introduction 52 Installing Batteries 54 Unde...

Page 3: ...wing reference books Larousse English Spanish Dictionary Larousse Spanish English Dictionary Merriam Webster Dictionary Thesaurus Diccionario VOX de la lengua española Phrasebook English Spanish Phrasebook Spanish English Guide to English Grammar Guide to Spanish Grammar TOEFL Test Word List SAT Spanish Subject Test Word List Guide to U S Naturalization Expand your vocabulary by looking up transla...

Page 4: ... of Verbs are conjugated in all tenses to make learning and comprehension easier Hear words and 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 wi...

Page 5: ...y 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 e...

Page 6: ...um 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 ...

Page 7: ...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 cli...

Page 8: ...on 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 page up or down or press the up or down part of the button to highlight the previous or next link when available When no links are available pages up or down Combination K...

Page 9: ... stored in memory V MR Recalls the number stored in memory B MC Clears the memory 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...

Page 10: ...o 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 I...

Page 11: ...ings on page 61 The Library is your home screen This is the hub of the BSI 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...

Page 12: ... confirm or to cancel 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 80 Press and to highlight the menu item you want and then press INGRESAR to select it User Preference...

Page 13: ...se your English or Spanish 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 INGRESAR You can learn English words from either the Larousse English Spanish Dictionary or the Merriam Webster Dictionar...

Page 14: ...iew civics questions in the Guide to U S Naturalization 1 Press The eBooks tab is displayed 2 Press and to move the highlight to Larousse English Spanish Dictionary and then press INGRESAR to select it Note This is the method to select any book or file in any of the tabs Use the navigation button to scroll through your list of files and press INGRESAR to open the highlighted file Note eNews is onl...

Page 15: ...TER to look it up 4 Use the navigation button to read the entire definition You can only move through the text one screen at a time Press to hear the word 5 Press CLEAR when done Soft Keys in the Larousse English Spanish or Spanish English Dictionary While using the Larousse English Spanish and Spanish English Dictionaries at any given moment up to five extra functions are available For example in...

Page 16: ... 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 1 Press 2 Press or to highlight Merriam Webster Di...

Page 17: ...ghlight to the last word 3 Press ING ENTER A menu is displayed at the location of the highlight Lookup searches for your word in any available dictionary of the same language as the highlighted word Translate searches for your word in any available dictionary that translates from the language of the highlighted word to another language Copy copies your word to the clipboard Highlight saves a highl...

Page 18: ...and press ING ENTER Then select Edit annotation from the menu to see and edit your note Press to delete the annotation press to accept any changes to the note or press to exit without accepting any changes Modifications When you select Modify from the menu a note screen is displayed containing the highlighted word or words Begin typing your modification to this text Use the navigation button to mo...

Page 19: ...e dictionary entry for tener is displayed 4 Press If needed use the navigation button to highlight the part of speech or translation you want and then press ING ENTER The principal forms of the Spanish verb tener are displayed The root word is displayed at the top of the screen 5 Use the navigation button to read the text 6 Press to see a menu of available tenses 7 Press or to highlight the tense ...

Page 20: ...book In some dictionaries a thesaurus may be available Thesaurus entries may consist of a brief definition followed by groups of synonyms antonyms and or classmates Synonyms are words that have similar meanings Antonyms are words that have the opposite meaning Classmates are words that are related in some way to the word being defined In this device a thesaurus is available only when using the Mer...

Page 21: ...n the Merriam Webster Dictionary Thesaurus Note When there is no active word for example at the empty word search screen goes to the empty word search screen of the thesaurus goes to the main menu of the Grammar Guide and displays My Vocabulary List When you have typed letters but have not yet looked up a word clears the word search screen Understanding Confusables Confusables are homonyms homopho...

Page 22: ... the Phrasebook English Spanish is displayed if you are in the Phrasebook Spanish English Press to add the phrase to My Vocabulary List 6 Press CLEAR when done Searching for a Specific Phrase 1 Press 2 Press or to highlight Phrasebook English Spanish and then press ING ENTER If you want to search the Spanish phrases press 3 Type one or more keywords for which you want to find a phrase For example ...

Page 23: ... CLEAR when done Grammar Quizzes Your Grammar Guides contain many quizzes to help you learn and understand the rules of grammar you are reading about Note Quizzes are not available for every topic To take a quiz press During a quiz to move to the next question press Press to exit the quiz and return to the grammar topic Press to go to the main menu of the Grammar Guide Select the Solution Quizzes ...

Page 24: ...her language press Note may only be displayed when you have previously added words in the other language If you have not already done so return to Step 1 and select the other language from the Library 3 Press 4 Type a word and then press Press to close the word entry screen without adding a word A menu is displayed indicating the books in which your word is found 5 Press or to highlight the book y...

Page 25: ...a española Phrasebook English Spanish Phrasebook Spanish English To see My Vocabulary List for the other language press if available 3 Press or to highlight a different item in your list Press to cycle through the priority settings The following icons refer to the indicated priority No special status You have learned the word You need to learn the word 4 Press ING ENTER to look it up 5 Press to re...

Page 26: ...SI 1900 includes an English and a Spanish word list to help you learn vocabulary words that you might find in standardized tests The English list includes word needed for the TOEFL Test and the Spanish list includes words needed for the SAT Spanish Subject Test 1 Press 2 Press or to highlight SAT Spanish Subject Test Word List or TOEFL Test Word List and then press ING ENTER The word list is displ...

Page 27: ...EAR when done Your BSI 1900 also includes the Guide to U S Naturalization to help you learn basic civics about the United States This is a 96 question preparation guide provided by the U S Citizenship and Immigration Services 1 Press 2 Press or to highlight Guide to U S Naturalization and then press ING ENTER You can view this guide in English and Spanish or in English only 3 Press or to highlight...

Page 28: ...ext is displayed For information on Annotations Highlights and Modifications please see page 67 Find opens a search dialog box Type the word you want to search for and then press The first match in the text of the current book is displayed Press to stop searching Press again to search for the next match Settings goes to the Settings List For information on the Settings List please see page 61 Go t...

Page 29: ...u want and then press ING ENTER The audio player opens and begins playing the selected file Another way to open the audio player is by pressing at any time and from any location The name of the file is listed at the top of the screen Beneath the title is a progress bar indicating the progress of the track and how much time has elapsed Your list of audio files is displayed below the progress bar Pr...

Page 30: ...usic file the following menu items are available to help you organize your music files Play Single Play All Repeat Single Repeat All and Shuffle The record and playback feature is a great tool to help you test and improve your pronunciation 1 Go to a word or phrase that you want to practice pronouncing 2 Press to hear the word or phrase 3 Press to begin recording 4 Try to repeat what you just hear...

Page 31: ...f options 5 Press or to move the highlight to your choice 6 Press or ING ENTER to accept the setting Press to exit the menu without changing the setting 7 Press to return to the Games Menu Selecting a Game Press to display the Games Menu press or to move the highlight to the game of your choice and then press ING ENTER Getting Help in the Games During any game you can read instructions by pressing...

Page 32: ...stion marks The number of guesses remaining is indicated by s and is also displayed at the bottom of the screen Type letters that you think are in the mystery word If you are correct the letter appears in place of the corresponding question mark s Press to fill in a letter To look up the word press Then press to return to the game To try a new word press Word Train In Word Train you and the comput...

Page 33: ...ozer the game is over Use the navigation button to move the bulldozer and push the letters around the board Hold CAP and press the navigation button to grab a letter and pull it with you instead of pushing it Press to pause the game at any time then press to start playing again To try another round press The clock is automatically displayed every time you access the Organizer The clock displays th...

Page 34: ...G ENTER to accept the setting Press to exit the menu without changing the setting 8 Press to return to the Organizer 1 Press 2 Press 3 Perform your calculation You can type up to 10 digits Press To G type a decimal point Z use negative numbers A 1 x calculate reciprocals D x2 calculate squares F calculate percentages S x calculate square roots Memory Keys Press To X M add the number on the screen ...

Page 35: ...ou can add depends on the size of each entry 1 Press 2 Press 3 Press or to highlight Add an Entry and then press ING ENTER 4 Type a name 5 Press to go to the next field 6 Continue filling in the fields until all the information for that contact has been added Press to return to a previous field Press to erase a character To type a number hold FN and press the key Numbers are automatically active i...

Page 36: ...ress Y to erase the list or N to cancel the deletion Using a Password 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 the databank again only by restoring the factory defaults of your BSI 1900 which will permanently erase all the information stored in the d...

Page 37: ...Press ING ENTER to convert the units Making Currency Conversions 1 Press 2 Press 3 Press or to highlight Currency Converter and then press ING ENTER 4 Type an exchange rate and press ING ENTER The exchange rate should be in units of the other currency per one unit of the home currency n other 1 home For example to convert between U S Dollars and Mexican Pesos enter an exchange rate of 10 7765 This...

Page 38: ...sktop double click My Computer Double click the CD drive 2 Select to install the English or Spanish version of the Franklin PC View function 3 Follow the instructions on the screen to install the program 4 Once installation is finished click the Finish button to close the installation screen You may be prompted to restart your computer Your BSI 1900 has a built in USB port and comes with a cable t...

Page 39: ...k on the page you selected to access the web Find eBooks opens a page that lists books that are available to purchase for use on your device My Download Library opens a page that allows you to log on to your account and see a list of your previously downloaded content Expand My Horizons opens a page that connects you to Franklinespanol com where we provide you with links to many interesting sites ...

Page 40: ...the Library of your device 6 Type tener and press ENTER 7 Press the right or left arrow keys to page up or down and read the text Note Any available Soft Keys are displayed across the bottom of the window Click To go to the empty English word search screen look up any inflections for tener look up a grammar topic describing verbs search for phrases containing tener add tener to My Spanish Vocabula...

Page 41: ...Text in the Franklin PC View function Another way to look up words is by highlighting them in text You can then find their definition or translation or copy the word to the clipboard Highlighting words in the Franklin PC View function differs from the method in your device 1 Click and drag the mouse across the text you want to highlight A pop up menu is displayed 2 Use the up or down arrow keys to...

Page 42: ...top right pane and drag it to the bottom right pane A status bar is displayed indicating the progress of the transfer Listening to audio books on your PC To listen to an audio book on your PC double click the file and it will open in your PC s default media player Copying Files to Your Device Your BSI 1900 is not limited to the books it comes with You can copy eBooks eNews text documents HTML file...

Page 43: ... selected drive Backup Your Data The Franklin PC View function enables you to backup all user entered information that is saved on your BSI 1900 While your device is connected to your PC click to save your data A progress bar is displayed and a confirmation dialog is shown when the backup is complete Restore Your Data If you lose data because you needed to reset your BSI 1900 to factory defaults y...

Page 44: ...rference and 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Warning Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant t...

Page 45: ...on and Switzerland that are returned under warranty should be returned to the original vendor with proof of purchase and description of fault Charges will be made for all repairs unless valid proof of purchase is provided This warranty explicitly excludes defects due to misuse accidental damage or wear and tear This warranty does not affect the consumer s statutory rights LIMITED WARRANTY DISCLAIM...

Page 46: ...BY THE SALES RECEIPT SOME STATES JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU IF THE LAWS OF THE RELEVANT JURISDICTION DO NOT PERMIT FULL WAIVER OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES THEN THE DURATION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS ARE LIMITED TO THE DURATION OF THE EXPRESS WARRANTY GRANTED HEREIN War...

Page 47: ...Electronic Publishers www franklin com BSI 1900 Manual del usuario User s Guide Favor de leer las instrucciones antes de operar su producto ...

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