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This dictionary

 

includes extensive in-

flections of nouns, verbs, modifiers,
and other words.

1. At the German entry screen,

type a German word
(e.g., 

schwimmen

).

2. Press 

FLEKT

.

These are the principal parts of
the verb 

schwimmen.

3. Press 

 or the space key to

read.

4. Press 

FLEKT

 repeatedly to view

more inflections.

5. Press 

CLEAR

 when done.

Finding Inflections

 

 Getting Grammar Guidance

When viewing inflections, you can
press 

HILFE

 to view detailed

descriptions of how to use
inflections, with usage examples.

Advanced Tips

 

 Viewing Complete Menu
Items

The words and phrases followed by
ellipses are too long to fit onto one
line. At any highlighted menu item,
press 

 to view the whole item.

 

 Umlauting & Capitalizing
German Letters

You don’t need to type umlauts at
entry screens. However, if you
want to umlaut a letter, first type
the letter and then press 
repeatedly until the correct
umlaut, or accent, appears. To
capitalize a letter do the same until
the letter is capitalized.

 

 Another Way to Find Words

Instead of entering words only at
entry screens, try searching the
dictionary menus. First, press

MEN Ü

. Then start typing a word.

When the word you want is
highlighted, press 

EINGABE

 to view

its definition(s).

Summary of Contents for Deutsch/Englisch Professor DBD-440

Page 1: ... Electronic Publishers User s Guide DBD 440 Deutsch Englisch Electronic Publishers Professor ...

Page 2: ...RONIC BOOK on a single FRAN KLIN BOOKMAN at a time You may not make any copies of the BOOKMAN ELECTRONIC BOOK or of the data stored therein whether in electronic or print format Such copying would be in violation of applicable copyright laws Further you may not modify adapt disassemble decompile translate create deriva tive works of or in any way reverse engineer the BOOKMAN ELECTRONIC BOOK You ma...

Page 3: ...play fun educational word games that will help you learn German To learn how to use other books read their User s Guides Installing Batteries 21 Installing Book Cards 21 Selecting Books 22 Using the Color Keys 22 Changing Settings 23 Viewing a Demonstration 23 Changing the Language 24 Beginner Tips 24 Finding Words 25 Finding Phrases 25 Finding Inflections 26 Advanced Tips 26 Highlighting Words 27...

Page 4: ... types an to stand for a series of unknown letters Direction Keys Move in indicated direction Accents a German letter AUF AB Page up or down Star Key Combinations KARTE Sendsawordbetweenbooks AB Shows the next match AUF Shows the previous match Understanding the Color Keys The color keys red green yellow and blue perform the functions listed above only for the BOOKMAN book described in this User s...

Page 5: ...tered in its built in book and in an installed book card will be erased 1 Turn BOOKMAN off 2 Turn BOOKMAN over 3 Align the tabs on the book card with the notches in the slot 4 Press the book card down until it snaps into place Installing Book Cards Installing Batteries Removing Book Cards Warning When you remove a book card to install another information that you entered into the removed book card...

Page 6: ...ard Remember the color keys for BOOK MAN books in book cards function as labelled on their book cards not as on the keyboard Once you have installed a book card in your BOOKMAN you must select which book you want to use 1 Turn BOOKMAN on 2 Press KARTE These are sample books 3 Press or to highlight the book you want to use 4 Press EINGABE to select it The first time you use this dictionary you will...

Page 7: ...n by pressing HILFE Press the direction keys to read it To exit help press ZURÜCK or HILFE If you want to read a tutorial of what this product can do and what the keys do select Tutorial from the Other menu Follow the Arrows The flashing arrows on the right of the screen show which arrow keys you can press to move around menus or view more text You can adjust the font size shutoff time and screen ...

Page 8: ... not at an entry screen press CLEAR 2 Press E D to switch dictionaries Beginner Tips A Faster Way to Change Languages At the main menus press E D Pressing E D changes the message language at the menus and help or changes the entry language at the entry screen Understanding Definitions Each dictionary entry contains a wealth of information Headwords i e main words are in bold type followed by a par...

Page 9: ...ace key to move down 4 Hold and press AB to view the next or dictionary entry Or hold and press AUF to view the previous one 5 Press CLEAR Finding Words This product also contains many phrases You can find phrases simply by entering a single word from a phrase 1 Select German Phrases from the Topics menu 2 Type a word in a German phrase e g noch 3 Press EINGABE 4 Hold and press AB repeatedly to vi...

Page 10: ...es Advanced Tips Viewing Complete Menu Items The words and phrases followed by ellipses are too long to fit onto one line At any highlighted menu item press to view the whole item Umlauting Capitalizing German Letters You don t need to type umlauts at entry screens However if you want to umlaut a letter first type the letter and then press repeatedly until the correct umlaut or accent appears To c...

Page 11: ...KT add it to a word list LISTE 6 Press ZURÜCK to back up Highlighting Words If you re not sure how to spell a word type a question mark in place of each unknown letter or an asterisk in place of a series of unknown letters 1 At the German entry screen type a word with s and a e g sch ss To type an hold and press 2 Press EINGABE 3 Highlight a matching word 4 Press EINGABE to view its definition s o...

Page 12: ... CLEAR Using the User List Viewing Your List 1 Press LISTE 2 Press EINGABE to view the list 3 Highlight a word on the list 4 Press EINGABE to view its definition s or FLEKT to view its inflections Deleting a Word 1 Press LISTE 2 Highlight Delete a word 3 Press EINGABE 4 Highlight a word 5 Press EINGABE to delete it 6 Press CLEAR when done Erasing Your List 1 Press LISTE 2 Highlight Erase the list ...

Page 13: ... one letter at a time As you type letters your correct guesses appear in place of the question marks and your wrong guesses appear below You must guess the word be foreyourunoutoftriesandyourmanhangs Word Auction In Word Auction you try to bid for all the letters of a mystery word indicated by s before your cash runs out Your starting pot is set by the skill level The amount of each bid depends on...

Page 14: ...CK after viewing the defn play a new round the space key NOTE These two games test your knowledge of German words only Gender Tutor Gender Tutor asks you to guess the gender of German nouns Type m for masculine f for feminine or n for neu ter But hurry There is a time limit set by the skill level To view inflections after a round press FLEKT To go back to Gen der Tutor press ZURÜCK Conjumania Conj...

Page 15: ...up Resetting BOOKMAN If the BOOKMAN keyboard fails to re spond or if its screen performs errati cally first press CLEAR and then press AN AUS twice If nothing happens follow the steps below to reset it Warning Pressing the reset button with more than very light pressure may permanently disable your BOOKMAN Inaddition resettingBOOKMANerases settings and information entered into its built inbook and...

Page 16: ... by batteries are not covered by this warranty NO FRANKLIN DEALER AGENT OR EMPLOYEE IS AUTHORIZED TO MAKE ANY ADDITIONAL WARRANTY IN THIS REGARD OR TO MAKE ANY MODIFICATION OR EXTENSION OF THIS EXPRESS WARRANTY THE FOREGOING WARRANTY IS EXCLUSIVE AND IS IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES WRITTEN OR ORAL INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PAR...

Page 17: ...ubpart B of part 15 of FCC Rules Operation is subject to the follow ing two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 This device must ac ceptanyinterferencereceived includinginterference that may cause undesired operation U S Patents 4 490 811 4 830 618 4 891 775 5 113 340 5 203 705 5 218 536 5 295 070 European Patent 0 136 379 Pat Pend ISBN 1 56712 158 6 Notes FPB 28012 0...

Page 18: ... Electronic Publishers User s Guide DBD 440 Deutsch Englisch Electronic Publishers Professor ...

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