Franklin BQF-2025 manual

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1 READ THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT BEFORE USING ANY BOOKMAN PRODUCT . YOUR USE OF THE BOOKMAN PRODUCT DEEMS THA T YOU ACCEPT THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE TERMS, YOU MA Y RETURN THIS PACKAGE WITH PURCHASE RECEIPT TO THE DEALER FROM WHICH YOU PURCHASED THE BOOKMAN PRODUCT AND YOUR PUR- CHASE PRICE WILL BE REFUNDED. BOOKMAN PRO[...]

2 Contents Installing Book Cards & Selecting Books ....................... 4 Using the Color Keys ..................................................... 5 Changing the Language ................................................. 5 V iewing a Demonstration .............................................. 6 T ranslating English Words .................[...]

3 Function Keys EFFAC Clears to the Ready screen. MENU Shows Additional Functions menu. CONJ (red) Show inflections of a word. LANG (green) Switches between English and French entry languages. JEUX (yellow) Shows the games list. LISTE (blue) Shows Personal list menu. CARTE Exits the selected book. ON/OFF Turns BOOKMAN on or off. Key Guide Other Key[...]

4 Warning: Never install or remove a book card while your BOOKMAN is turned on. If you do, information that you entered in its built-in book, and in an in- stalled book card, will be erased. 1. T urn BOOKMAN off. 2. T urn 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 [...]

5 Using the Color Keys The red, green, yellow , and blue keys on your BOOKMAN change functions accord- ing to which book is selected. When the built-in book is selected, the color keys function as labelled on the BOOKMAN keyboard. When a book card is selected, the color keys function as labelled on that book card. Remember, the color keys for BOOK-[...]

6 Entry Language The entry language is the language in which you enter words at ready screens. This determines which dictionary you will use, French or English. 1. If not at the Ready screen, press EFFAC . 2. Press LANG to switch between dictionaries. ▼ ➤ Changing the Contrast If you want to change the screen contrast, repeatedly press or at th[...]

7 T ranslating English Wor ds With the French Professor you are able to translate English words to French sim- ply by typing English words. 1. Press EFFAC . 2. Press LANG to change the entry language to English, if needed. 3. T ype a word (e.g., cat). T o erase a letter press ARR . 4. Press ENTRER . 5. Press EFFAC when finished. ➤ Explanation of [...]

8 T ranslating French Wor ds Y our French Professor is fully bilingual. T ry translating a French word. 1. Press LANG to change the Entry language from English to French, if needed. 2. T ype a word (e.g., poisson ). If you need to type an accent: type the letter (e.g., e ) and press re- peatedly until the accent you want ap- pears. If you want to t[...]

9 Learning Inflections ➤ Getting Grammar Guidance When viewing inflections, you can press AIDE to view detailed descrip- tions of how to use inflections, with usage examples. ➤ Viewing English Inflections If you are unfamiliar with inflections, it may be helpful to look at some inflected forms of English verbs. Switch the entry language back to[...]

10 Finding a Prefix T o find prefixes type an asterisk in a word. Asterisks stand for a series of let- ters. 1. T ype a word ending with an ✻ (e.g., armo ✻ ). T o type an asterisk, hold MAJ and press ? ✽ . 2. Press ENTRER . 3. Highlight a match. 4. Press ENTRER to see the French translation. 5. Press EFFAC when done. Corr ecting Misspellings [...]

11 Using Y our Personal List Adding Words Y ou can save up to 80 words total, for both English and French, in your Personal word list for personal study or review . The Personal word list is saved between sessions unless the batteries run out of power or your BOOKMAN is reset. 1. Press LISTE . 2. Select N: Add new word, or press N . 3. T ype a word[...]

12 Viewing Y our List 1. Press LISTE . 2. Press LANG to change the entry language, if needed. 3. Press V to view list. 4. Highlight a word on the list. 5. Press ENTRER to view its definition(s) or CONJ to view its inflections. Deleting a Word 1. Press LISTE . 2. Press V to view the list. 3. Highlight the word you want to delete. 4. Press R to r emo[...]

13 Sending a Wor d This BOOKMAN dictionary can send words to and receive words from cer - tain other BOOKMAN books. T o send a word, you must first install a book card in your BOOKMAN, and that book card must be able to send or receive words. T o learn if a book card can send or receive words, read its User’ s Guide. 1. Highlight a word in this b[...]

14 Now that you have selected the settings for the games, let’ s play them. 1. Press JEUX . 2. Highlight a game using the arrow keys. Y ou can also select a game by typing the letter in front of its name. 3. Press ENTRER to select it. 4. Press ESPACE to play another round. Playing the Games ➤ Selecting Game Difficulty When you select either Han[...]

15 Word Auction ™ In Wor d Auction, you try to bid for all the letters of a mystery word, before your cash runs out. The amount of each bid depends on the frequency of the letter . All bids will cost you whether correct or incorrect. If you guess the word, your remaining cash is added to the next round. Word T rain All aboard the Word T rain spel[...]

16 Notes Book Car d Care • Do not expose the book cards to heat, cold, or liquids. • Do not put excessive pr essure on the book cards. L B S . • Do not touch the metal contacts on the book cards. Caution: T ouching these electrical contacts with statically charged objects, including your fingers, could erase in- formation entered in a book ca[...]

17 Resetting BOOKMAN If the BOOKMAN keyboard fails to re- spond, or if its screen performs errati- cally , first press CLEAR and then press ON/OFF twice. If nothing happens, follow the steps below to reset it. Warning: Pr essing the reset button with more than very light pressure may perma- nently disable your BOOKMAN. In addi- tion, resetting BOOK[...]

18 Copyrights & Patents Model: BQF-2025 • size: 5.9 x 4.2 x 0.2 cm • weight: 0.4 oz. (without batteries) © 1987-1995 Franklin Electronic Publish- ers, Inc., Burlington, NJ 08016 USA. All rights reserved. © 1989 William Collins Sons & Co., Ltd. A ll Rights Reserved FCC Notice: Complies with the limits for a Class B computing device pur[...]

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