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TRE-400

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NTERPRETER

W7

ENGLISH • DEUTSCH • ESPAÑOL • FRANÇAIS

ITALIANO • NEDERLANDS • SVENSKA

User’s Guide • Bedienungsanleitung

Manual de usario • Mode d’emploi • Guida dell’utente • Gebruikershandleiding •

Användarhandbok

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Key Guide

ENG

DEU

ESP

FRA

ITA

NED

SVE

Language Keys

English (see below).

German (see below).

Spanish (see below).

French (see below).

Italian (see below).

Dutch (see below).

Swedish (see below).

• Sets the message language as the language of the key at the start-up screen.

• At the source language screen, sets the source language.

• Translates a word or phrase into the target language (i.e., the language of the key).

Function Keys

BACK

CALC

CAP

CLEAR

ENTER

Erases a typed character or goes back to the previous screen.

Selects the calculator.

Shifts keys to type capital letters.

Clears your entry and returns to the source language screen.

Translates a word or phrase into every language, selects a menu item, or calculates math functions.

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Key Guide

HELP

MENU

ON/OFF

SPACE

Displays the tutorial.

Displays the main menu.

Turns the translator on and off.

Types a space or pages down.

Calculator Keys

A

C

(+), (–), Adds, subtracts, multiplies, or

(x), (

÷

) divides numbers.

(

1

/x

)

(c)

Calculates a reciprocal.

Clears all operations.

D

F

Q

S

V

Z

(x 2 )

(%)

-

P

( )

(•)

(+/-)

Squares a number.

Calculates percentages.

Types numbers.

Calculates a square root.

Types a decimal point.

Changes the sign (+/-) of a number.

Direction Keys

PREV

or

NEXT

Scrolls right.

Scrolls left.

Scrolls up or accents typed letters.

Scrolls down or accents typed letters.

Goes to the previous or next entry; in help messages, lists or menus, pages up or down.

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Installing Batteries

This translator uses two CR-2032 lithium batteries. Here is how to install or replace them.

Warning: When the batteries lose power or are removed from this translator, your settings and any information that you have entered into the databank may be erased.

1. Turn your translator over.

2. Slide off its battery cover in the direction of the triangle.

3. Install the batteries with their plus signs facing you.

4. Replace the battery cover.

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Resuming Where You Left off

You can turn off this translator at any time.

When you turn it on again, the screen that you last viewed reappears, with all of your settings and databank information intact.

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Getting Started

To Set the Message Language

The first time you use this translator, you must set the message language. The message language is the language of screen instructions and menu items.

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1. Press

ON/OFF

.

2. Press one of the language keys (

ENG

,

DEU

,

ESP

,

FRA

,

ITA

,

NED

,

SVE

) to select the message language.

To Change the Message Language

1. Press

MENU

.

2. Press or to highlight the Setup menu.

3. Press until

Message Language

is highlighted, and then press

ENTER

.

4. Press or to highlight a language and press

ENTER

.

Or, press a language key to change the message language.

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About Screen Illustrations

Some screen illustrations in this User’s Guide may differ from what you see on the screen. The examples in the English section of this User’s

Guide use English as the message language.

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Changing the Settings

1. Press

CLEAR

.

2. Press

MENU

.

3. Use or to highlight the Setup menu.

4. Press to highlight

Set Shutoff

or

Set

Contrast.

5. Press

ENTER

.

6. Press or to change the setting.

Or, press

BACK

to leave the settings unchanged.

7. Press

ENTER

.

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Help is Always at Hand

Press the

HELP

key at any screen to view a brief tutorial describing the features of this product. Press or

SPACE

to read the tutorial.

Press

BACK

to exit.

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Viewing the Demonstration

To see a demonstration of this translator, press

MENU

, use the arrow keys to highlight

View Demo on the Setup menu, and then press

ENTER

. To stop the demonstration at any time press

CLEAR

.

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Translating Words

You can use this translator to translate a word from a source language into a target language. You can change the source language at a source language screen by pressing the desired language key.

1. Press

CLEAR

.

2. To change the source language, press a language key.

3. Type up to two words.

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This is a sample source language screen.

You do not need to type a capital letter, but if you want to, hold

CAP

and type a letter.

To type a space, press

SPACE

.

4. Press a language key to translate the word(s) into a target language.

Or press

ENTER

to translate the word(s) into the most recently selected target language and view all available translations for each language.

5. If needed, use or to select a desired form or phrase and press

ENTER

.

To go to the previous screen press

BACK

.

6. To translate the word into another target language, press a language key.

7. Press

CLEAR

when finished.

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Translating Words

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Follow the Arrows

The flashing arrows on the right of the screen show which arrow keys you can press to move around the screen.

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Correcting Misspellings

If you misspell a word in any language, or if you enter a word that is not contained in this translator, a list of corrections appears. Use or to highlight a correctly spelled word and press

ENTER

.

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Typing Special Characters

You can type accent marks, diacritical marks, and non-English characters, but they are not needed to find matches.

First type the desired letter and then repeatedly press or until the desired character is displayed.

You also cannot type punctuation marks. Simply type the word without punctuation marks.

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Browsing Entries

To...

Scroll up or down

Press...

or

Go to the previous or next entry

PREV

or

NEXT

Go to the top or bottom of the entry

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CAP

or

+

Translating Phrases

This translator has lots of phrases that you can look up by category. You can also find phrases by entering a keyword from a source language screen. Note: The phrases in this product will be listed in the current source language.

1. Press

MENU

.

2. Press or to select the Phrases menu.

3. Use or to highlight a category.

4. Press

ENTER

.

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5. Use or to highlight a phrase.

Or type the first few letters of the phrase.

6. Press a language key to translate the phrase into a target language.

Or, press

ENTER

to translate the phrase into all languages.

7. To see another translation, press another language key.

8. Press

CLEAR

when finished.

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Calculator and Conversions

To Use the Calculator

1. Press

CALC

.

2. Use the numbered keys to type a number.

To type a decimal point press

V

. NOTE: in this product, a (•) is used as a decimal indicator.

To erase a single digit, press

BACK

.

To clear all numbers, press

C

.

3. Press (+), (–), (x), or (

÷

) to add, subtract, multiply, or divide.

4. Type another number.

5. Press

ENTER

to calculate the equation.

Or press

F

(%) to calculate the percentage.

NEXT

You can press

PREV

or to view your previous calculations and results.

6. Press

CLEAR

when finished.

To Use Conversions

The coverter allows you to convert measurements and currency.

1. Press

MENU

.

2. Press until

Conversion

appears, and then press

ENTER

.

3. Use to highlight to a category and then press

ENTER

.

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Calculator and Conversions

4. Use repeatedly to highlight a conversion, if needed, and then press

ENTER

.

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5. Type the amount to be converted in the desired field.

To cycle through the fields, press

NEXT

or

PREV

.

6. Press

ENTER

.

7. Press

CLEAR

when finished.

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Converting Currency

When you select the currency converter, you must set the conversion rate equal to one unit of your home currency. First, select Currency

Converter from the Conversions menu. Then type the exchange rate.

If you need to change the conversion rate, press

NEXT

or

PREV

field is selected.

until the Conversion rate

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Using the Databank

This product has a databank which can save up to 30 names and phone numbers.

To Add an Entry

1. Press

MENU

.

2. Highlight

Databank

on the Topics menu.

3. Press

ENTER

.

4. Highlight

Add an Entry

and press

ENTER

.

5. Type a name and then press

ENTER

.

Each name can contain up to 31 characters, including spaces.

To erase a character, press

BACK

.

6. Use the numbered keys to type a phone number.

To type a hyphen, press .

7. Press

ENTER

to store the entry.

Or press to edit the name.

PREV

8. Press

CLEAR

when finished.

To Find Entries

1. On the Databank menu, select

Databank...

2. To find a name, type it or use or .

3. Press

CLEAR

when finished.

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Using the Databank

To Edit an Entry

1. On the Databank menu, select

Edit an Entry.

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2. Highlight a entry in the Databank and press

G

ENTER

.

NEXT

3. Press

PREV

or to toggle between fields.

4. Make all necessary changes and press

ENTER

until the entry is stored.

To erase a character, press

BACK

.

5. Press

CLEAR

when finished.

To Delete an Entry

1. On the Databank menu, select

Delete an Entry.

2. Highlight an entry in the Databank and press

ENTER

to delete it.

3. Press

CLEAR

when finished.

To Erase the Entire Databank

1. On the Databank menu, select

Erase the List.

2. Press

Y

to erase the databank.

3. Press

CLEAR

when finished.

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Checking the Memory

To see how much memory is free in the

Databank, select Memory Available on the

Databank menu.

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Using the Databank

Setting a Password

You can use a password to keep the information in your databank private. If you turn off your translator and try to use the databank, you must supply the password.

Warning! Your password is not retrievable from the databank, so always write and save it in a separate location. If you lose or forget your password, you must reset this translator to use the databank, thereby losing all the information. To reset the translator, hold

CLEAR

and press

ON/OFF

.

1. From the Databank menu, press repeatedly to highlight

Set Password

and press

ENTER

.

2. Type a password and then press

ENTER

.

You can type up to eight letters.

3. To test the password, press

ON/OFF

twice and select

Databank

from the Topics menu, type the password, and then press

ENTER

.

4. To disable the password, repeat Step 1 and then press

ENTER

.

Keep Copies of Important Data

Warning! Your databank is stored in memory as long as the batteries supply power. If the battery loses all power, the information in the databank will be permanently lost. Always keep written copies of your important information.

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Playing the Games

To Play Hangman

Hangman challenges you to type the letters of a mystery word.

1. Press

MENU

.

2. Highlight

Games

from the Topics menu and press

ENTER

to select it.

3. From the Games menu, select

Hangman

.

4. Type letters.

The ?’s represent letters of the mystery word.

The numbers show how many guesses remain.

5. To reveal a single letter, press

SPACE

.

6. To reveal the whole word and end the round, press

NEXT

.

7. Press NEXT to play a new round.

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To Play Word Blaster

In Word Blaster, you try to guess the mystery word before all its letters appear.

1. From the Games menu, select

Word Blaster

.

Letters will appear one by one.

2. Press

ENTER

when you think you know the word.

3. To get a hint, press

SPACE

.

4. Type your guess.

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Playing the Games

If you are correct, you win.

If you are incorrect, type another guess or press

NEXT

to see the answer.

5. Press

NEXT

to play a new round.

To Play Quiz

In Quiz, a word or phrase is shown and you must guess its translation.

1. From the Games menu, highlight

Quiz

and press

ENTER

.

Try to guess the translation.

2. Press a language key to see its translation.

Or press

ENTER

to view all six translations.

3. Press NEXT to play a new round.

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Changing the Game Language

The games are played in the current source language unless you change it. To change the language of the games, go to the Games menu and press to select the Language menu. Then press until the desired language is highlighted and then press

ENTER

.

Note: Changing the language of the games does not affect the source or message language.

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Product Care

Specifications

Model TRE-400:

Euro Interpreter W7

• Battery: 2 CR2032, lithium

• Size: 12 x 8.3 x 1.4 cm

• Weight: 113.4 g

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.

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.

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This unit may change operating modes due to Electrostatic Discharge. Normal operation of this unit can be reestablished by pressing

ON/OFF

, or by removing/replacing batteries.

Copyrights, Patents, and Trademarks

© 2000 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;

5,203,705; 5,218,536; 5,396,606; 5,333,313. EURO. PAT. 0

136 379. Patents Pending.

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Limited Warranty

(outside U.S.)

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 with an equivalent product (at Franklin’s option) free of charge for any defect due to faulty workmanship or materials.

Products purchased outside the United States 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 guarantee does not affect the consumer’s statutory rights.

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