BOOKMAN EXPANDABLE ELECTRONIC BOOK Dizionario IngleseItaliano Compatto Electronic Publishers GUIDA ALL’USO/USER’S GUIDE BQL-2066
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Contents Introduction .................................................................. 23 Installing Book Cards .................................................... 23 Selecting a Book ........................................................... 24 Using the Color Keys ..................................................... 24 Setting the Message Language ...................................... 25 Viewing a Demonstration .............................................. 25 Changing the Settings .................
Key Guide CO NIU LING GI OCHI LISTA Color Keys (red) Displays inflections of a word. (green) Switches between English and Italian entry languages. (yellow) Displays the games list. (blue) Displays the personal word list menu. Direction Keys or or Key Combinations* + CARD ✩ + or ✩ + Q - P ✩ + CAP + or CAP + ?✽ Sends a word between books. Shows the next or previous word or inflection group. Types letters. Types a hyphen. Goes to the top or bottom of the text or menus.
Introduction Installing Book Cards Welcome to the world of BOOKMAN! BOOKMAN is a powerful, portable electronic reference with a built-in book and a slot in the back for more books. With this Dizionario Inglese-Italiano Compatto, you can now translate and define more than 34,000 words, correct misspellings of both Italian and English words, view English inflections, and save words to a personal word list for a more enjoyable way to learn. To learn how to use this dictionary, read this User’s Guide.
Selecting a Book Using the Color Keys Once you have installed a book card in your BOOKMAN, you can then select which book you want to use. The red, green, yellow, and blue keys on the top row of your BOOKMAN change functions according to which book is selected. 1. Turn your BOOKMAN on. 2. Press CARD . If you have selected the built-in book, the colour keys function as labeled on the BOOKMAN keyboard. If you have selected a book card, the color keys function as labeled on that card.
Setting the Message Language Viewing a Demonstration When you turn on this product for the first time, you must choose the message language. The message language is the language of the prompts, screen instructions, menu items, and help messages. Before you start using your BOOKMAN, you can view a brief demonstration of what it can do. When no book card is installed in your BOOKMAN, the demonstration will automatically appear after you turn the unit on. To stop the demonstration, press CLEAR .
Changing the Entry Language Changing the Settings The entry language is the language in which you type search words. In dictionary entries, the entry language always appears at the beginning of the entry. You can change the entry language at the entry screen or the main menus. You can adjust the type size, shutoff time, and screen contrast of this book. The shutoff time is how long your BOOKMAN remains on if you forget to turn it off. The screen contrast is how light or dark the screen display appears.
Finding Dictionary Entries Finding Dictionary Entries With this dictionary, you can translate English words to Italian and Italian words to English simply by typing the word. ➤ Typing Accents and Diacritical Marks You do not need to type accent and diacritical marks when you are entering words at the entry screen. They will be added automatically. If you type a word which has two forms (for example, resume, résumé) that are accented differently, you must highlight the form that you want and press ENTER .
Finding Dictionary Entries Highlighting a Word ➤ Another Way to Find Words Instead of entering words at the entry screen, you can also search the dictionary list. First press MENU . Then start typing a word at the dictionary list. To erase a letter, press BACK . When the word you want translated is highlighted, press ENTER to view its dictionary entry. You can also use the Direction keys to help you highlight words on the dictionary list.
Finding English Inflections Finding English Inflections 6. Press CO NIU (red) repeatedly to view inflections. Or you can also hold ✩ and press or to go through the list of inflections. 7. Press CLEAR when finished. Inflections show changes in the meaning or function of a word. This dictionary includes inflections of English nouns, verbs, modifiers, and other words 1. Press LING (green) to change the entry language to English, if needed 2. Type an English word. For example, type swim. 3.
Finding a Letter in a Word Finding a Series of Letters If you are uncertain how to spell a word, type a question mark in place of each unknown letter. You can use more than one question mark per word. However, you will get a longer list of matches. Use the asterisk (✽) to find prefixes, suffixes, and other parts of words. Each asterisk stands for a series of letters. 1. Type a word with an ✽. For example, type sco✽. 1. Press CLEAR . 2. Type a word with ?’s. For example type tr??e.
Using Your Personal List Correcting Misspellings If you misspell a word in either language, this dictionary shows you a list of corrections from which you can choose. Adding Words You can save up to 10 words total, in both English and Italian, in your personal word list for study or review. The personal word list is saved between sessions, unless the batteries run out of power or your BOOKMAN is reset.
Using Your Personal List Using Your Personal List ➤ Adding Typed Words You can also add words to your personal word list directly from the entry screen. Type the word you want to add to your personal word list. Press LISTA (blue) to go to the personal word list menu, and press ENTER to add the word. Then press CLEAR to return to the entry screen. Note: You can add the headword of a dictionary entry, by pressing LISTA (blue) from within the entry.
Changing Game Settings Playing the Games You can change the game settings at any time. Each setting applies to all of the games. 1. Press GI OCHI (yellow). 2. Press ENTER to select Game Settings. Now that you have selected the settings for the game, let’s play them. 1. Press GI OCHI (yellow). 2. Highlight a game using the arrow keys. 3. Use or to highlight an option, if needed. to select the 4. Press or desired game setting. 5. Press ENTER to select the setting. 6. Press BACK to return to the games. 3.
Playing the Games Playing the Games Hangman Type an anagram and then press ENTER . Use the arrow keys to view any anagrams you have already entered. Hold CAP and press ? ✽ to shuffle the letters of the given word. Press ? ✽ to end a round and reveal the remaining anagrams. Hangman challenges you to guess a mystery word, indicated by ?’s, one letter at a time.
Sending a Word Between Books Playing the Games Conjumania™-English This BOOKMAN dictionary can send words to and receive words from certain other BOOKMAN books. Conjumania teaches verb conjugations. It shows you an infinitive English verb and asks you to enter a conjugation. Your conjugation must be spelled correctly, including accents. To try a new conjugation for the same word, press SPACE . To try a new conjugation for a new word, hold ✩ and press .
Limited Warranty (outside U.S.) Book Card Care • Do not touch the metal contacts on the book cards Caution: Touching these electrical contacts with statically charged objects, including your fingers, could erase information entered in a book card or built-in book This product, excluding batteries, is guaranteed by Franklin for a period of one year from the date of purchase. It will be repaired or replaced (at Franklin’s option) free of charge for any defect due to faulty workmanship or materials.
Limited Warranty (U.S. only) FRANKLIN warrants to you that the BOOKMAN PRODUCT will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for one year from purchase. In the case of such a defect in your BOOKMAN PRODUCT, FRANKLIN will repair or replace it without charge on return, with purchase receipt, to the dealer from which you made your purchase or Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc., One Franklin Plaza, Burlington, NJ 080164907, within one year of purchase.
Resetting Your BOOKMAN Copyrights and Patents If the BOOKMAN keyboard fails to respond, or if its screen performs erratically, first press CLEAR and then press ON/OFF twice. If nothing happens, follow the steps below to reset it. Model BQL-2066 • size: 5.9 x 4.2 0.6 cm • weight 11.34 g (without batteries) © 1997 Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc., Burlington NJ 08016 USA. All rights reserved © 1996 Zanichelli, editore S.p.A. All rights reserved.
Key Appendix Some BOOKMAN keyboards use different words on the keys. Use the chart below for reference if the words on the keys of your BOOKMAN do not match the ones in this User’s Guide. To learn what the keys do, read “Key Guide.
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BOOKMAN EXPANDABLE ELECTRONIC BOOK Dizionario IngleseItaliano Compatto Electronic Publishers GUIDA ALL’USO/USER’S GUIDE BQL-2066
