Franklin BFQ-1440 manual

 Electronic Publishers MODE D’EMPLOI/ USER’S GUIDE BOOKMAN ® II Professeur d’anglais French Professor BFQ-1440 [...]

29 License Agreement READ THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT BEFORE USING ANY BOOKMAN ® PROD- UCT . 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 PURCHASE PRICE WILL BE[...]

30 T able of Contents Welcome to the world of Franklin! With the Professeur d’anglais you can find over 2,000,000 translations, correct misspell- ings, conjugate words, study the Grammar Guide, save words to My Word List, sharp- en your spelling and increase your French vocabulary with six LEARNables ™ , and play seven fun, educational word gam[...]

31 Key Guide Color Keys conj Conjugates a word. lang T oggles the entry language between French and English. dict Goes to the dictionary . leçon Goes to the LEARNables ™ menu. Function Keys T urns the product on or off. aide Displays a help message. When at an inflection screen, displays Grammar Guide section about the inflection you were viewin[...]

32 Key Guide Combination Keys* fn + At a dictionary entry , pages up or or down. fn + At a dictionary entry , displays or the next or previous entry . maj + At a menu, goes to the first or or last item. At a dictionary entry , goes to the start or end of the entry . fn + T ransfers a word between carte books. fn + c T ypes a ç . fn + j T ypes a hy[...]

33 Installing Batteries Y our product is powered by two CR- 2032 lithium, 3-volt batteries. Follow these easy instructions to install or replace them. 1. T ur n your product over . 2. Lift the battery cover on the back of your product by pushing up on the catch. 3. Install the batteries with the positive side facing up. 4. Replace the battery cover[...]

34 1. T urn your product off. 2. T ur n your product over . 3. Align the tabs on the book card with the notches in the slot. 4. Press the book car d down until it snaps into place. Installing Book Car ds Selecting a Book Once a book card is installed in the product, you can select which book you want to use. 1. T urn your product on. 2. Press carte[...]

35 The red, green, yellow , and blue keys on your product change functions according to the book card you select. Their functions are labelled on individual cards. Bookcard Color Keys When you press menu , you will see ten icons. Use these to quickly take you to different parts of your Professeur d'anglais. Using the Main Menu Goes to the Engl[...]

36 Y ou can view a demonstration or tutorial of this dictionary at any time. 1. Press menu . 2. Use the arrow keys to highlight and press entrer . 3. Press to highlight either T uto- rial or View Demo and press entrer . T o stop the demonstration or exit from the T utorial and go to the Word Entry screen, press effac . T o go to the main menu, pres[...]

37 ➤ Learn a New Wor d Y our dictionary comes with a Learn a Word feature to help you increase your French or English vocabulary . Each time you turn your Professeur d'anglais on, you can see a different headword taken from the dictionary . If you wish to turn this feature on, press menu . Highlight and press entrer . Press entrer again to s[...]

38 T ranslating French Wor ds ➤ Explanation of Genders French nouns are different than English nouns in that they must either be masculine or feminine. Each definition of a noun indicates which gender it is with m or f . ➤ Misspelling Words If you enter a misspelled word, a list of corrections appears. Highlight the word you want and then press[...]

39 T ranslating English Words ➤ Choosing Multiple Forms Some words in this dictionary have more than one form (e.g. resume, résumé). When the word you are looking up has multiple forms, the different forms appear in a list. Simply highlight the form you want and press entrer to see its dictionary entry . For example, enter resume at the Word En[...]

40 Another way to look up words is by highlighting them in dictionary entries or word lists. Y ou can then find their definitions, phrases, or add them to My Word List . 1. At any text, press entrer to start the highlight. T o turn the highlight off, press arr . 2. Use the arrow keys to move the highlight to the wor d you want. To … Press … def[...]

41 Using LEARNables ™ List, My Spelling Bee (French) which uses French words from My Word List, or the Franklin ® TOEFL ® Test Spelling Bee which uses words from the Franklin ® TOEFL ® T est Word List. 3. Highlight the word list you want and press entrer . A word will flash on the screen for you to spell. 4. T ype in the word you just saw and[...]

42 Using the Grammar Guide Y our Professeur d'anglais includes a helpful grammar guide that describes parts of speech. Y ou can view it by selecting from the main menu or by pressing le ç on . From the LEARNables ™ Menu 1. Press menu . 2. Highlight and then press entrer . Or you can press le ç on . 3. Press to highlight Grammar Guide and t[...]

43 Conjugations show inflections, or changes in a word’ s gender , tense, etc. This dictio- nary includes extensive inflections of nouns, verb, modifiers, and other words. From the Icon Menu 1. For example, press menu , use the arrow keys to highlight (French Conjugation), and then press entrer . T o choose English conjugation, press . Y ou can a[...]

44 4. Press conj to conjugate the headword, écrir e . Highlight the part of speech you want (e.g., verb ) and press entrer . Then highlight the translation you want (e.g., write ) and press entrer . These are the principal forms of the French verb “écrire”. The English translations are below each French inflection. 5. Press espace or to scrol[...]

45 Advanced V erb Conjugations There are two ways in which you can translate several helpful phrases in cat- egories ranging from Emergencies to Business Communication to Time & Dates . Note that the English phrase al- ways appears before the French phrase. Browsing Thr ough Phrases 1. Press menu . 2. Use the arrow keys to highlight and then pr[...]

46 T ranslating T raveller’ s Phrases 4. Press or to highlight the phrase you want to translate and then press entrer . Searching for a Specific Phrase 1. Press effac and press lang to select the look-up language, if needed. 2. T ype a keyword for which you’d like to find a phrase (e.g., ticket ). 3. Hold fn and press ?* . 4. If more than one p[...]

47 1. Press effac . 2. Press lang to choose the language of the word you want to add (e.g., French). English words will be added to the English List; French words will be added to the French List. 3. T ype the word you want to add to your word list (e.g., élégant ). 4. Press le ç on . Y our selection is included in the menu item. 5. Press entrer[...]

48 Removing a Wor d from My Wor d List 1. Press menu . Or you can press le ç on and then press entrer . 2. Highlight and then press entrer . 3. Press lang to switch to the English or French List, if needed. 4. Select Delete a Word and then highlight the word you want to delete. 5. Press entrer to delete that word. Erasing My Wor d List. 1. Press m[...]

49 Selecting a Game In the Games list, use or to move the highlight to the game of your choice and press entrer . Getting Help in the Games During any game you can read instruc- tions by pressing aide . Y ou can get a hint by holding maj and pressing ?* or reveal the game word by pressing ?* . Note : If you reveal the game word, you lose the round.[...]

50 a round and reveal the word. T o see the translation of the game word, press entrer . Press arr to return to the game. Guess the Wor d In Guess the Word, you must type the missing letters in the mystery word. T o read the definition of the mystery word, press , if needed. Press or , if needed, to select a missing letter , and then type the lette[...]

51 Making Calculations 1. Press until you see the calculator . 2. T ype a number . Note: a-p will type numbers 0-9 automatically . Y ou can type up to 10 digits. T o type a decimal, press g (.). T o change the sign of a number , press w (+/-) . 3. Press a math function key . 4. T ype another number . 5. Press entrer . T o repeat the calculation, pr[...]

52 The converter allows you to convert measurements and currency . Making Metric Conversions 1. Press until you see the Conversions menu. 2. Use to select a conversion category (for e.g., Weights ). 3. Select a conversion (for e.g., grams/ounces ). 4. T ype a number after one of the units. Note: a-p will type numbers 0-9 automatically . Press or to[...]

53 This dictionary can transfer words with certain other BOOKMAN book cards. T o send a word to another book, you must first install a book card in your product, and that book card must be able to send or receive words in the selected language. T o learn if a book card can send or receive words, read its User’ s Guide. 1. Highlight a word in this[...]

54 Model BFQ-1440: Professeur d'anglais • Batteries: two CR-2032 3 volt lithium • Size: 13.5 x 9.0 x 1.5 cm • Weight: 113.4 g © 1999 Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc., Burl- ington, N.J. 08016-4907 USA. All rights re- served. © 1998 Larousse Bordas All rights reserved. FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE. U.S. Patents 4,490,811; 4,830,618; 4,891[...]

55 LIMITED WARRANTY , DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIMITED REMEDY (A) LIMITED W ARRANTY . FRANKLIN WARRANTS TO THE ORIGINAL END USER THA T FOR A PERIOD OF ONE (1) YEAR FROM THE ORIGINAL DA TE OF PURCHASE AS EVIDENCED BY A COPY OF YOUR RECEIPT , YOUR FRANKLIN PRODUCT SHALL BE FREE FROM DEFECTS IN MA TERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP . THIS LIMITED WARRANTY DO[...]

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 Electronic Publishers MODE D’EMPLOI/ USER’S GUIDE BOOKMAN ® II Professeur d’anglais French Professor BFQ-1440 [...]