Franklin BFQ-1440 User Manual

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BFQ-1440

Professeur d’anglais

French Professor

MODE D’EMPLOI/ USER’S GUIDE

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Table of Contents

Welcome to the world of Franklin! With the
Professeur d’anglais you can find over
2,000,000 translations, correct misspell­ings, conjugate words, study the Grammar

Key Guide ............................................................................................................... 31

Installing Batteries .................................................................................................. 33

Changing the Language ....................................................................................... 33

Installing Book Cards ............................................................................................. 34

Selecting a Book .................................................................................................... 34

Bookcard Color Keys ............................................................................................. 35

Using the Main Menu ............................................................................................. 35

Viewing a Demonstration or Tutorial .................................................................... 36

Changing the Settings ........................................................................................... 36

Translating French Words ....................................................................................... 37

Translating English Words ....................................................................................... 38

Finding Letters in Words ......................................................................................... 39

Highlighting Words ................................................................................................. 40

Using LEARNables™ ............................................................................................... 40

Using the Grammar Guide .................................................................................... 42

Advanced Verb Conjugations.............................................................................. 43

Translating Traveller’s Phrases ............................................................................... 45

Using My Word List .................................................................................................. 46

Playing the Games ................................................................................................ 48

Using the Calculator .............................................................................................. 51

Using the Converter ............................................................................................... 52

Transferring Words Between Books ....................................................................... 53

Resetting Your Product ........................................................................................... 53

Copyrights, Trademarks, and Patents .................................................................. 54

FCC Notice ............................................................................................................. 54

Limited Warranty (U.S. only) .................................................................................. 55

Guide, save words to My Word List, sharp­en your spelling and increase your French
vocabulary with six LEARNables™, and play
seven fun, educational word games.

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Key Guide

conj

lang

dict

leçon

aide

effac

arr

entrer

menu

?*

Color Keys

Conjugates a word.
Toggles the entry language

between French and English.
Goes to the dictionary.
Goes to the LEARNables

™

menu.

Function Keys

Turns the product on or off.
Displays a help message.

When at an inflection screen,
displays Grammar Guide
section about the inflection you
were viewing.

In the dictionary, goes to the
Word Entry screen. Clears the
calculator. In the converter,
goes to its main menu.

Backs up, erases a letter, or
turns off the highlight at an
entry.

Enters a word, selects an item,
or begins a highlight in an entry.

Displays the main menus for
the dictionary.

At the Word Entry screen,

types a ? to stand for a letter in
a word. At a menu, displays a
menu item. At a dictionary
entry, displays the headword. In
games, reveals the word and
forfeits the game.

maj

Shifts to type capital letters
and punctuation marks.

fn

Shifts to allow

bas

and to type a hypen (-) or

préc, suiv, ht

cedilla (ç).
Toggles between the calculator

and converter.

carte

Exits the book you were
reading.

Direction Keys

Move in the indicated direction.

espace

At menus and dictionary
entries, pages down. At the
Word Entry screen, types a
space.

➤ Opening the Lid

To open the lid, push the notch to­wards the back of the unit and lift up.

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,

Key Guide

Combination Keys*

fn

+ At a dictionary entry, pages up

or

maj

or

maj

*

Hold the first key while pressing the second.

or down.

fn

+ At a dictionary entry, displays

the next or previous entry.

or

+ At a menu, goes to the first or

last item. At a dictionary entry,
goes to the start or end of the
entry.

+ Transfers a word between

fn

carte

books.

+cTypes a ç.

fn

fn

+jTypes a hyphen.

fn

+?*Goes to the traveller’s phrases

menu.

+?*At the Word Entry screen,

types an asterisk to stand for a
series of letters in a word. In
games, gives a hint.

Calculator/Converter
Keys

q (1/x) Calculates a reciprocal.
s (√ x) Calculates a square root.

(x2) Squares a number.

d
f (%) Calculates a percentage.
g (.) Inserts a decimal point.
w (+/-) Changes the number on the

screen to a negative or positive
number.

(M+) Adds the number to the

x

number stored in the memory.

(M-) Subtracts the number from the

c

number stored in the memory.

(MR) Recalls the number stored in

v

the memory.

(MC) Clears the memory.

b

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Installing Batteries

Changing the Language

Your product is powered by two CR­2032 lithium, 3-volt batteries. Follow
these easy instructions to install or
replace them.

1. Turn 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.

Warning: If the batteries wear-out
completely, or if you take more than
approximately a minute while changing
the batteries, any information that was
entered in the built-in book or book card
except My Word List will be erased. You
should always keep written copies of
your important information.

➤ Help is Always at Hand

You can view a help message at any

aide

screen by pressing

espace

or to read. To exit help, press

effac

.

. Press

Message Language

When you turn on this product for the first time,
you must choose the message language. Press

a

for French or press b for English.

The message language is the language of
prompts, help, and other messages. You can
change the message language after your initial
decision. See “Changing the Settings” on page
36 to learn how.

Entry Language

The entry language is the language in which you
enter words at the Word Entry screen. This de­termines which dictionary you will use, French or
English.

menu

1. Press

2. Use the direction keys to highlight

the French-to-English dictionary.

Select at the icon menu to go to the
English-to-French dictionary.
Or you can press
screen to switch between French and
English.

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.

, and then press

lang

entrer

to access

at the Word Entry

Installing Book Cards Selecting a Book

1. Turn your product off.

2. Turn your product 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 place.

➤ Removing Book Cards

Warning: Never install or remove a book
card while your product is on. Any
information that was entered in the built-in
book or book card will be erased.

➤ About Screen Illustrations

Some screen illustrations in this User’s
Guide may differ slightly from what you see
on screen. This does not mean that your
product is malfunctioning. The examples in
the English half of this manual use English as
the message language.

Once a book card is installed in the product, you
can select which book you want to use.

1. Turn your product on.

carte

2. Press

.

These are sample books.

3. Press

or to highlight your

selection.

For information on available Franklin
Bookman products, highlight the Bookman

entrer

to select it.

.

Info Icon,

4. Press

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Bookcard Color Keys

Using the Main Menu

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.

conj

games

leçon

dict

lang

thes

dict

learn

RED

GREEN

YELLOW

BLUE

When in your book card:
For… Press…
the red key

the green key

the yellow key

the blue key

You can also press and hold fn
how the color keys on your

conj

lang

dict

leçon

to learn

book card

correspond to the main keys on your

product

.

When you press

menu

, you will see ten
icons. Use these to quickly take you to
different parts of your Professeur d'anglais.

➤ Understanding the Menu

Goes to the English-to-French dictionary.
Goes to the French-to-English dictionary.
Goes to the LEARNables™ menu.

Goes to the Games menu.
Goes to the English conjugation prompt.
Goes to the French conjugation prompt.
Goes to the English traveller’s phrases

menu.
Goes to the French traveller’s phrases

menu.
Goes to My Word List.

Goes to the Tools menu.

1. Press

menu

.

will be highlighted the first time you press

menu

.

2. Use the arrow keys to highlight the

icon you want and press

entrer

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.

Viewing a Demonstration

or Tutorial

Changing the Settings

You can view a demonstration or tutorial of
this dictionary at any time.

menu

1. Press

.

2. Use the arrow keys to highlight

and press

entrer

.

3. Press to highlight either Tuto-
rial or View Demo and press

entrer

To stop the demonstration or exit from
the Tutorial and go to the Word Entry

effac

screen, press
To go to the main menu, press

.

menu

.

When a book card is installed in your
product, select

View Demo

from the
Setup menu to see the demonstration for
that card.

➤ Follow the Arrows

The flashing arrows on the right of the
screen show which arrow keys you
can press to move around menus or
view more text.

When using this dictionary, you can activate
the

Learn a Word

feature, or adjust the
screen contrast, the shutoff time, the type
size, and the message language. The shut­off time is how long your product stays on if
you forget to turn it off.

menu

1. Press

in the dictionary, calcu-

lator, or converter.

2. Use the arrow keys to highlight

.

and press

3. Settings will be highlighted.

Press

entrer

entrer

.

to select it.

4. Press or to move to Learn

a Word, Contrast, Shutoff, Type
Size, or Informations (Message
language).

5. Press

or to change the set-

ting.

Your changes are automatically saved.

Press

entrer

when done.

effac

to return to the Word Entry

6. Press

screen.

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Changing the Settings

Translating French Words

➤ Learn a New Word

Your dictionary comes with a

Word

feature to help you increase

Learn a

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
Press

and press

again to select

Settings

or to turn the feature on

entrer

when done.

entrer

Your Professeur d'anglais is fully
bilingual. Try translating a French word.

1. Press

lang

to change the entry
language from English to
French, if needed.

2. Type a word (e.g., étude).

To erase a letter, press
accents, type the letter (e.g.,

repeatedly until the accent

press

.

you want appears (e.g.,

.

to type a ç, then hold

c.

To type a capital, hold

press a letter key. To type a number,

fn

hold
hyphen, hold

3. Press

and press a-p. To type a

and press j.

fn

entrer

to view the English
translation.

espace

Press

4. Hold

or to scroll.

fn

and press or to
view the next or previous
definition.

5. Press

effac

when done.

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arr

. To type

e

) and

é

). If you want

fn

and press

and

maj

Translating French Words

Translating English Words

➤

Understanding Definitions

Dictionary entries consist of
headwords, parts of speech, and/or
definitions. Other forms of the word
may follow the headword. Capitalized
words indicate the category for which
the word is used. After the translation,
you may see a list of usage examples.

1. Type savoir.

entrer

2. Press

➤

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

m

gender it is with

➤

Misspelling Words

or f.

If you enter a misspelled word, a list
of corrections appears. Highlight the
word you want and then press
to see its dictionary entry.

entrer

You can also use the Professeur
d'anglais to translate English words into
French.

lang

1. Press

to change the entry
language from French to En­glish, if needed.

2. Type a word (e.g., how).

To erase a letter, press

arr

accents, type the letter (e.g.,
press

repeatedly until the accent
you want appears (e.g.,
capital, hold

maj

é

). To type a

and press a letter

key. To type a number, hold

a-p

press

. To type a hyphen, hold

and press j.

entrer

3. Press

to view the French

translation.

espace

Press

4. Hold

or to scroll.

fn

and press or to
view the next or previous defi­nition.

effac

5. Press

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when done.

. TO type

e

) and

and

fn

fn

Translating English Words

Finding Letters in 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

entrer

and press
entry. For example, enter

to see its dictionary

resume

the Word Entry screen.

Highlight the form you want and press

entrer

to see its dictionary entry. To go

back to the Multiple Forms list, press

arr

.

If you are uncertain about how to spell a
word, type a question mark (?) in place of
each unknown letter. To find prefixes,
suffixes, and other parts of words, type an
asterisk (✽) in a word. Each asterisk stands
for a series of letters. Note: If you type an
asterisk at the beginning of a word, it may
take a little while to find the matching
words.

1. Press

at

lang

, if needed, to switch
to the French Word Entry screen,
if needed.

2. Type a word with ?s and ✽s.

To type an asterisk, hold down
press ?*.

3. Press

entrer

.

4. Press to move the highlight to
the word you want and press
to view its definition.

5. Press

effac

when done.

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maj

and

entrer

Highlighting Words

Using LEARNables

™

Another way to look up words is by
highlighting them in dictionary entries or

entrer

their

My

to start

word lists. You can then find
definitions, phrases, or add them to

Word List

.

1. At any text, press
the highlight.

To turn the highlight off, press

arr

2. Use the arrow keys to move the
highlight to the word you want.

Using LEARNables, you can read cultural notes,
test your spelling, improve your vocabulary, browse
the Franklin® TOEFL® Test Word List, and get
grammar guidance (see “Using the Grammar
Guide” on page 42).

Cultural Notes

1. Press

2. Use

.

menu

entrer

Or you can press

, highlight and press

.

leçon

.

to highlight Cultural Notes

and press

entrer

.

You can choose to read either French
cultural notes which refer to France, or
English cultural notes which refer to the
United Kingdom and the United States.

Spelling Bee

1. Press

To … Press …

define the word

find a phrase

add word to

3. Press

TOEFL and the Test of English as a Foreign Language are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (ETS).
This product is not endorsed or approved by ETS.

My Word List

effac

when done.

entrer

fn+?*

leçon

2. Use

40

menu

entrer

Or you can press

, highlight and press

.

leçon

.

to highlight Spelling Bee and

entrer

press

You can choose

.

My Spelling Bee (English)

which uses English words from My Word

Using LEARNables

List,

My Spelling Bee (French)

French words from My Word List, or

Franklin®

TOEFL® Test Spelling Bee

uses words from the

Franklin® TOEFL

™

which uses

the

which

®

Test

Word List.

3. Highlight the word list you want and

entrer

press

.

A word will flash on the screen for you to
spell.

4. Type in the word you just saw and

entrer

press

to see if you spelled it

right.

entrer

Press

arr

6. Press

7. Press

to see the definition. Press

to return to Spelling Bee.

espace

for a new word.

effac

when done.

Flashcards

1. Press

2. Use

menu

entrer

Or you can press

, highlight and press

.

leçon

.

to highlight Flashcards and

entrer

press

You can choose

.

My Flashcards (English)

which uses English words from My Word

My Flashcards (French)

List,

which uses

Using LEARNables

French words from My Word List, or

TOEFL® Test Flashcards

from the TOEFL

which uses words

®

Test Word List.

3. Highlight the word list you want and

entrer

press

.

A word will be displayed on the screen for
you to study or define. Press
the definition. Press

arr

to return to

entrer

to see

Flashcards.

espace

4. Press

5. Press

to see a new word.

effac

when done.

Viewing the TOEFL® Test Word List

1. Press

2. Use

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menu

entrer

Or you can press

, highlight and press

.

leçon

.

to highlight TOEFL® Test Word

entrer

List and press

Press

or to scroll.

to view the list.

You can also type the first few letters of a
word to find it on the list (e.g., type

collaborate

find
Press

entrer

or

).

conj

at any word to view

col

its definition or to conjugate it. Press
to return to the list.

to

arr

Using the Grammar Guide

Using the Grammar Guide

Your Professeur d'anglais includes a
helpful grammar guide that describes
parts of speech. You can view it by

selecting
pressing

from the main menu or by

leçon

.

From the LEARNables™ Menu

1. Press

2. Highlight

3. Press

4. Press to highlight the topic

5. Press

6. Press

menu

.

and then press

entrer

.

leçon

Or you can press

.

to highlight Grammar

Guide and then press

entrer

you want to study and then

entrer

press

.

espace

or to read.

fn

+ or to view the

next or previous topic.

.

From an Inflection Screen

1. Press

2. Type a word to conjugate, and

3. Press

4. Press

5. Press

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menu

, highlight or

, and then press

then press

+ or repeatedly

fn

conj

entrer

.

to find the tense you want to
read about in the Grammar
Guide.

aide

.

Information about the tense will be
displayed along with usage examples.

arr

to return to the
inflection screen or press
to return to the Word Entry
screen.

.

effac

Advanced Verb

Conjugations

Advanced Verb Conjugations

Conjugations show inflections, or changes
in a word’s gender, tense, etc. This dictio­nary includes extensive inflections of
nouns, verb, modifiers, and other words.

From the Icon Menu

1. For example, press
arrow keys to highlight
(French Conjugation), and then

entrer

press

.

To choose English conjugation, press

. You can also press

lang

then

to choose the language.

2. Type a word (e.g., lire).

3. Press

conj

.

If needed, highlight the part of speech or
translation you want and press

These are the principal forms of the
French verb “lire”. The English transla­tions are below each French inflection.

4. Press

espace

or to scroll.

menu

, use the

conj

and

entrer

Press ?* to display the root word.

5. Press either

conj

or hold fn and
press repeatedly to view more
inflections.

If the word is a noun, an adjective, or another
modifier, then there won’t be any other inflec­tions.

6. Press

effac

when done.

From a Dictionary Entry

Some words have different parts of
speech or multiple translations. You can
easily find which part of speech or
specific translation you will need to
conjugate by first looking up the word
and then pressing

conj

example.

menu

, use the arrow keys

, and then

entrer

.

conj

and then

.

1. Press
to highlight
press

To choose English, press . You
can also press

to choose the language.

2. Type a word (e.g., écrire).

entrer

3. Press

to look it up.

Read the definition to find the verb
you want (e.g.,

to write

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. Follow this

lang

).

Advanced Verb Conjugations Advanced Verb Conjugations

4. Press

conj

to conjugate the

headword, écrire.

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.

espace

5. Press

Press

6. Press either

or to scroll.

?*

to display the root word.

conj

or hold
and press repeatedly to view
more inflections.

If the word is a noun, an adjective, or
another modifier, then there won’t be
any other inflections.

7. Press

effac

when done.

tions.

➤ Accenting Letters

You can look up accented words without
typing accents. If there are no Multiple
Forms, the Professeur d'anglais will take you
directly to the word. If there are Multiple
Forms, you will have to choose the correct
word from a Multiple Forms list. See
“Choosing Multiple Forms” on page 39 for
more information.

Remember, if you want to enter an accent
yourself, type the letter and press

until the

appropriate accent appears. You can also

and press c to type a ç.

hold

fn

➤ Getting Grammar Guidance

When viewing inflections, you can press

aide

fn

to go directly to the Grammar Guide
and view detailed descriptions of how to use
the inflections you were viewing along with
usage examples.

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Advanced Verb Conjugations

Translating Traveller’s

Phrases

➤

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

write

English, type

, and press
see the different forms of the English
verb “to write”.

This will give you a good idea of each
inflection form.

➤

Verb Conjugations

The Professeur d'anglais conjugates
French verbs into the following forms:
present indicative, indicative imper­fect, indicative simple past, simple
future indicative, present conditional,
present subjunctive, imperfect
subjunctive, indicative passé
composé, pluperfect indicative,
indicative past anterior, indicative
future anterior, conditional perfect,
perfect subjunctive, pluperfect
subjunctive, imperative, present
participle, and past participle.

conj

There are two ways in which you can
translate several helpful phrases in cat­egories ranging from

Business Communication

. Note that the English phrase al-

Dates

ways appears before the French phrase.

to

Emergencies

to

Browsing Through Phrases

1. Press

2. Use the arrow keys to highlight

3. Press

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menu

.

and then press

view the English phrases.

Press

to view the French

phrases.

You can also hold fn and press
to go straight to the Phrases menu in
the same language as the lookup
language.

or to highlight the

category you want and press

entrer

.

or to highlight a subcat-

Press
egory, if needed, and press

Time &

entrer

to

entrer

to

?*

.

Translating Traveller’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

the look-up language, if needed.

2. Type a keyword for which you’d like to
find a phrase (e.g., ticket).

3. Hold fn and press ?*.

4. If more than one phrase is found, press

to scroll.

lang

to select

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Using My Word List

You can save up to 40 words total, in both
English and French, in My Word List for
personal study or review. My Word List is saved
between sessions unless your product is reset.

Adding Words from the Main Menu

1. Press

2. Highlight

3. Press

4. Press

5. Type a word.

6. Press

7. Press

Adding Words from the Word Entry
Screen

You can also add words to My Word List
directly from the Word Entry screen.

menu

.

Or you can press

entrer

.

leçon

and then press

and then press

entrer

.

You can also select and press

entrer

.

lang

to switch from the

English to the French List, if needed.

or to highlight Add a word

entrer

and press

entrer

effac

.

to add the word.
when done.

Using My Word List

Using My Word List

1. Press

2. Press

effac

.

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. Type the word you want to add to your
word list (e.g., élégant).

4. Press

leçon

.

Your selection is included in the menu item.

entrer

5. Press

6. Press

to add the word.

effac

to return to the Word Entry

screen.

➤ Adding Highlighted Words

You can also add words to My Word
List from definitions and correction lists.
First highlight a word and then press

leçon

.

Add “your word”

highlighted. Press
word.

entrer

will be

to add the

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Viewing My Word List

1. Press

2. Highlight

3. Press

menu

.

Or you can press

entrer

press

entrer

.

.

lang

to switch to the

leçon

and then

and then press

English or French List, if
needed.

English list: Empty

) will be displayed if either is

Empty

(or

French list:

empty.

4. English List (or French List) will

entrer

be highlighted. Press

to

view the list.

This is a user list of one word.

5. Highlight a word on the list.

6. Press

entrer

to view its

definition(s) or

conj

to view its

inflections.

Using My Word List

Playing the Games

Removing a Word from My Word List

1. Press

2. Highlight

3. Press

menu

.

Or you can press

entrer

.

and then press

lang

to switch to the English

leçon

and then press

entrer

or French List, if needed.

4. Select Delete a Word and then
highlight the word you want to
delete.

entrer

5. Press

to delete that word.

Erasing My Word List.

1. Press

2. Highlight

3. Press

menu

.

Or you can press

entrer

.

and then press

lang

to switch to the English

leçon

and then press

entrer

or French List, if needed.

4. Select Erase the List.

y

to erase the list or press n to cancel.

Press
Note: When you erase one list, the other list

is not erased.

You have seven fun games to choose from.

Changing Game Settings

Before you play, you can choose the
source of the words, the skill level, the

.

language, and whether or not graphics will
be used.

menu

1. Press
press

2. Hold down
highlight Game Settings and
press

3. Use or to move to Words
or Skill.

.

Words

words: All of them, TOEFL
My Word List, or Enter your own.

Skill

game is.

4. Use
setting(s) you want.

5. Press

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, highlight and

entrer

.

maj

and press to

entrer

.

chooses the source of the

®

determines how easy or difficult a

or to change the

entrer

when done.

Test List,

Playing the Games Playing the Games

Selecting a Game

In the Games list, use or to move
the highlight to the game of your choice

entrer

and press

.

Getting Help in the Games

During any game you can read instruc­tions by pressing

You can get a hint by holding
pressing
pressing

?*

?*

Note: If you reveal the game word, you

lose the round.

aide

.

maj

and
or reveal the game word by
.

Hangman

Hangman selects a mystery word and
challenges you to guess it letter by letter.
The letters of the mystery word are
hidden by question marks. The number
of guesses remaining is indicated by #’s.

Type letters that you think are in the
mystery word. If you are correct, the letter
appears in place of the corresponding

question mark(s). To see the translation of

entrer

the game word, press

arr

to return to the game.

Conjumania!

™

. Press

Conjumania! teaches verb conjugations. It
shows you an infinitive verb and asks you
to enter a conjugation. Your conjugation
must be spelled correctly, including
accents. Type your guess and then press

entrer

. To see the translation of the game

word, press

entrer

. Press

arr

to return

to the game. To try a new conjugation,

espace

press

Gender Tutor

.

™

Gender Tutor asks you to guess the

m

gender of French nouns. Press

f

masculine and

for feminine. To see the

for

translation of the game word, press

entrer

. Press

arr

to return to the

game.

Word Train

™

In Word Train, you and the train take turns
typing letters to form a word. Whoever
types the last letter of the word wins. To
view the letters you can type at your turn,

maj

and press ?*. Press ?* to end

hold

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Playing the Games

Playing the Games

a round and reveal the word. To see the
translation of the game word, press

entrer

. Press

arr

to return to the

game.

Guess the Word

In Guess the Word, you must type the
missing letters in the mystery word. To read
the definition of the mystery word, press

if needed. Press
select a missing letter, and then type the
letter that you think belongs there.
Continue typing letters until the word is
complete or no more tries are left. Or press
? to give up and reveal the word. To see
the translation of the game word, press

entrer

. Press

game. Press

Word Auction

In Word Auction, you try to bid on all the
letters of a mystery word, before your cash

or , if needed, to

arr

to return to the

to play a new round.

™

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 by revealing all of the
letters, your remaining cash is added to the
next round. To see the translation of the

entrer

game word, press

. Press

return to the game.

,

Word Blaster

™

In Word Blaster you try to guess the
mystery word before all its letters appear.
As soon as you know the word press

entrer

. Then type your guess and press

entrer

. If you’re wrong, Word Blaster asks
you for another word. The speed at which
the letters appear is set by the skill level. To
see the translation of the game word,
press

entrer

. Press

arr

to return to

the game.

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arr

to

Using the Calculator

Using the Calculator

Making Calculations

1. Press until you see the
calculator.

2. Type a number.

3. Press a math function key.

4. Type another number.

5. Press

6. Press

a-p

Note:

will type numbers 0-9
automatically. You can type up to 10
digits. To type a decimal, press
To change the sign of a number, press

w

(+/-).

entrer

.

To repeat the calculation, press
again.

effac

to clear the current

calculations.

g

entrer

To Calculate...

reciprocals
squares
percentages
square roots
negative numbers

Press...

q

(1/x)

2

d

(x

)

f (%)

s

(

√

x

)

w

(+/-)

Using the Calculator Memory

1. In the Calculator, make a
calculation or type a number.

2. To add the number on the

(.).

screen to the number stored in
memory, press x
subtract the number on the
screen from the number stored
in memory, press c

M indicates the number is stored in
memory.

3. To retrieve the number from
memory, press v

4. To clear the memory, press b

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(M+). To

(M-).

(MR).

(MC).

Using the Converter

Using the Converter

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. Type a number after one of the
units.

a-p

Note:
automatically. Press
between the lines. Press
delete a number.

5. Press

will type numbers 0-9

or to move

entrer

to convert it.

arr

to

Making Currency Conversions

1. Press until you see the
Conversions menu.

2. Use

3. Enter a conversion rate.

4. Enter an amount for the home

5. Press

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to select Currency and

entrer

press

You can also press

Currency

.

maj

+ to highlight

which is at the bottom of the

Conversions menu.

The rate should be in units of the
other currency per one unit of the
home currency (n other/1 home).

or other currency.

or . to move between the

Press
lines. Use

arr

entrer

to delete a number.

to convert it.

Transferring Words

Between Books

Resetting Your Product

This dictionary can transfer words with
certain other BOOKMAN book cards.
To 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. To learn if a book
card can send or receive words, read
its User’s Guide.

1. Highlight a word in this
dictionary.

To highlight a word in a dictionary
entry, press

entrer

to start the
highlight, and use the arrow keys to
move the highlight to the word you
want.

2. Hold

fn

and press

carte

.

3. Highlight the icon of the
other book.

4. Press

entrer

.

The word you highlighted appears in
the other book.

5. Press

entrer

again if needed to

search for that word.

This unit may change operating modes due to
Electrostatic Discharge. Normal operation of this unit
can be re-established by pressing the reset key,
or by removing/replacing batteries.

,

If the keyboard fails to respond, or if the
screen performs erratically, perform a
system reset by following the steps be­low.

effac

1. Hold

and press (on/off).

If nothing happens, try Step 2.

2. Use a paper clip to gently press
the reset button on your unit.

The reset button is recessed in a pin­sized hole to the right of the book
card slot.

Warning! Pressing the reset button
with more than light pressure may per­manently disable your product. In addi­tion, resetting product erases settings
and information entered in its built-in
book, and in an installed bookcard.

▲

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Reset
Button

Copyrights, Trademarks,

and Patents

FCC Notice

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 re­served.

© 1998 Larousse Bordas
All rights reserved.
FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE.
U.S. Patents 4,490,811; 4,830,618; 4,891,775;
5,113,340; 5,249,965; 5,203,705; 5,218,536;
5,229,936; 4,982,181; 5,295,070; 5,333,313;
5,497,474; 5,627,726; 5,153,831; 5,249,965;
5,321,609; 5,396,606
German Patents: M9409744.5;
Euro. Pat. 0 136 379
PATENTS PENDING.
ISBN 1-56712-519-0

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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NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to
comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference in a residential installation. This
equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. However, there
is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a
particular installation. If this equipment does cause
harmful interference to radio or television reception,
which can be determined by turning the equipment off
and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:

– Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
– Increase the separation between the equipment

and receiver.

– Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit

different from that to which the receiver is
connected.

– Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV

technician for help.

NOTE: This unit was tested with shielded cables on
the peripheral devices. Shielded cables must be used
with the unit to insure compliance.

NOTE: The manufacturer is not responsible for any
radio or TV interference caused by unauthorized
modifications to this equipment. Such modifications
could void the user’s authority to operate the
equipment.

Limited Warranty (U.S. only)

LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIMITED REMEDY

(A) LIMITED WARRANTY. FRANKLIN WARRANTS TO THE ORIGINAL END USER THAT FOR A PERIOD OF ONE (1) YEAR FROM
THE ORIGINAL DATE OF PURCHASE AS EVIDENCED BY A COPY OF YOUR RECEIPT, YOUR FRANKLIN PRODUCT SHALL BE
FREE FROM DEFECTS IN MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP. THIS LIMITED WARRANTY DOES NOT INCLUDE DAMAGE DUE TO
ACTS OF GOD, ACCIDENT, MISUSE, ABUSE, NEGLIGENCE, MODIFICATION, UNSUITABLE ENVIRONMENT OR IMPROPER
MAINTENANCE. THE SOLE OBLIGATION AND LIABILITY OF FRANKLIN, AND YOUR EXCLUSIVE REMEDY UNDER THIS LIMITED
WARRANTY, WILL BE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT WITH THE SAME OR AN EQUIVALENT PRODUCT OF THE DEFECTIVE PORTION
OF THE PRODUCT, AT THE SOLE OPTION OF FRANKLIN IF IT DETERMINES THAT THE PRODUCT WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE
DEFECTS AROSE WITHIN THE DURATION OF THE LIMITED WARRANTY. THIS REMEDY IS YOUR EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR
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(TRANSPORTATION CHARGES PREPAID) TO:

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IF YOU RETURN A FRANKLIN PRODUCT, PLEASE INCLUDE A NOTE WITH THE RMA, YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, TELEPHONE
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