Getting Started, To View a Demonstration | Franklin TES-121 specification

Getting Started

Your TES-121 is powered by one CR-2032,

3-volt lithium battery. Before using the device, gently pull the battery insulation tab to remove it. Use a paper clip to gently press the RESET button on the back of the device. See “Resetting Your Device” for details.

Warning! Pressing the reset button with more than light pressure may permanently disable your unit.

To View a Demonstration

You can view a demonstration of this product to familiarize yourself with its features. Press MENU, press until you see Demo and then press ENTER. Press CLEAR at any time to stop the demonstration.

To Set the Message Language

The first time you use this translator you are prompted to select either English or Spanish as the message language.

1.Press.

2.Press E for English or S for Spanish to set the message language.

To Change the Message

Language

1.	Press MENU.
2.	Press	until you see Language and then
	press ENTER.
3.	Press	or until you see English or
	Spanish and then press ENTER.

Replacing the Battery

Replace the battery when you see the low battery indicator. Please have a small screwdriver at hand before you follow the steps below.

Warning! If the battery wears out completely, or if you take more than a few seconds while changing the battery, any user entered information may be erased. You should always keep written copies of your important information.

1.Turn the unit off and turn it over.

2.Use the screwdriver to unscrew the battery cover screw.

3.Push gently on the tab of the battery cover to remove it.

4.Remove the old battery.

Note: Use a paper clip, if necessary, to remove the old battery.

5.Install 1 new CR-2032 lithium battery with positive polarity facing up. Important: Be sure that the battery is installed correctly. Wrong polarity may damage the unit.

6.Replace the battery cover and secure it with the screw.

For Your Information

Follow the Arrows

The flashing arrows at the right of the screen show which arrow keys you can press to view more words.

To Adjust the Screen Contrast

Press MENU, press until you see Local & World and then press ENTER. Press or to lighten or darken the screen contrast. Note: You can adjust the screen contrast only at the clock display screen.

Auto-Shutoff

If no key is pressed, your device will automatically shut off in two minutes. When you turn the device on again, operation resumes with your current settings.

Setting the Clock

This product features a Home Time clock and a World Time clock. After you set your home time you can view local times around the world.

Setting Home Time

1.	Press MENU.
2.	Press until you see Local & World and
	then press ENTER.

The home time displays an @ in the upper left corner. Press ENTER until you see this display, and then press S to enter setting mode.


3. Press	until you see Time format and
then press ENTER.
Press	or	until you see the desired 24 or
12 hour Day/Month/Year format and then
press ENTER.
4. Press	until you see Set DST and then
press ENTER.
Press	or	until you see On or Off and
then press ENTER.
5. Press	until you see Set time and then
press ENTER.
Press	or	until the current hour is
displayed. Press to move to minutes,
press	or	until the current minute is
displayed, and then press ENTER.
6. Press	until you see Set date and then
press ENTER.
Depending on the Day/Month/Year format
you selected in Time format, press			and
to move to each setting, and			to scroll
to the correct date, and then press ENTER.
7. Press	until you see Set city and then
press ENTER.
Press	or	until your local city is
displayed and then press ENTER.

Note: For the complete list of World Cities and their abbreviations please see the end of this manual. Note: The list of World Cities and their abbreviations are in English.

8. Press BACK to exit setting mode.

Setting World Time

1.	Press MENU.
2.	Press	until you see Local & World and
	then press ENTER.
	The absence of an @ indicates World time.
	Press ENTER until you see this display, and
	then press S to enter setting mode.
3.	Press	until you see Set DST and then
	press ENTER.
	Press	or	until you see On or Off and
	then press ENTER.
4.	Press	until you see World City and
	then press ENTER.
	Press	or	to scroll through the list of
	world cities and then press ENTER to
	select your choice.

5. Press BACK to exit setting mode.

Translating Words

You can use this translator to translate a word from English to Spanish and Spanish to English. You can toggle between English and Spanish as the source language at the word

entry screen by pressing . You can also access the word entry screen, by pressing MENU, then until you see Translate Word and then ENTER.

1.Pressto display desired source language.

Type a word you want to look up. For example, using English as the source language, type the word train, then press

ENTER.

“Found: 12” displays, followed by the list of words and/or phrases. Press or to select the desired word or phrase then press ENTER to see its translation.

To see a word or phrase that does not fit on the screen, press repeatedly.

2.Press BACK to return to the list.

3.Press CLEAR for a new search.

Typing Special Characters

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

Special characters can be typed by first typing the desired letter and then repeatedly pressing or until the desired character is displayed.

To type a punctuation mark, press then press or repeatedly until the desired character is displayed.

Translating Phrases

Note: The phrases in this product are listed in the current source language.

You can access the phrases menus by pressing any of the four phrase function keys.

Press ... For ...

Traveling phrases.

Restaurants & Shops phrases.

Health & Emergencies phrases.

other general categories of phrases.