Franklin BFQ-475 User Manual

BFQ-475

French English

Comprehensive

Dictionary

User’s Guide

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Please read the following safety warnings and precautions before using your device. Note: If this device is to be used by young children, this User’s Guide should be read to them by an adult and their use of the device should be monitored. Failure to do so may cause injury.

Introduction

Your Franklin BFQ-475 Dictionnaire Intégral Français–Anglais (Edition Luxe) oers you a complete

bilingual dictionary that ts in your pocket. Essential features include:

Dictionary entries, synonyms, antonyms, idioms, • inections, and complete Grammar Guides covering both French and English. New • 2007 Larousse Compact PLUS Dictionnaire

français-anglais (French-English Dictionary). Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary• (OALD) 7th Edition with integrated Thesaurus. OALD Reference Guide• featuring The Oxford 3000™

and advanced vocabulary lists for the Arts, Sciences, and Business. Instant access to translations of the most • commonly used travel phrases, such as Dining, Recreation, Shopping, and Weather. Personal portable databank with password • encryption to safely store names, addresses, and telephone numbers. Convenient calculator, currency and metric • converters, and local/world clocks. Automatic spelling correction and assistance with • potentially confusable words. TOEFL® Test* Word List.• Customize your learning with • My Vocabulary List—available in French and English. Helpful interactive learning exercises test your • knowledge: try Spelling Bee and Flashcards alone or with other participants. Six (6) fun games to enhance your learning! • Play Conjumania, Gender Tutor, Word Train, Word Auction, Word Blaster, and everybody’s favorite classic word game, Hangman.

* 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.

Battery Precautions

Your BFQ-475 is powered by two AAA batteries.

Non-rechargeable batteries are not to be re-• charged. Never recharge batteries that come with the device.

Rechargeable batteries are to be removed from • the device before being charged.

Rechargeable batteries are only to be charged • under adult supervision.

Do not mix old and new batteries.• Only batteries of the same or equivalent type as •

recommended are to be used. The supply terminals are not to be short-circuited.• Do not expose batteries to direct heat or try •

to take batteries apart. Follow the battery manufacturer’s instructions for battery use.

Always remove a weak or dead battery from the • device.

To avoid damage caused by leakage of the battery • uid, replace the battery or batteries once every two years regardless of how much the device has been used during that time.

Should a battery leak, the device may become • damaged. Clean the battery compartment immediately, avoiding contact with your skin.

Keep batteries out of reach of small children. If • swallowed, consult a physician immediately.

Product Care

Your device is designed to be light, compact and durable. However, it is an electronic device and must be handled with care. Putting unneccessary pressure on it or striking the device against other objects can cause damage.

In order to avoid damage to your device, please:

Keep the lid closed when you are not using it. • This will protect the screen from being broken, scratched or marred in any way.

Do not drop, crush, bend, or apply excessive force • to the device.

Do not expose your device to moisture, extreme or • prolonged heat, cold, humidity, or other adverse conditions. Avoid storing it in damp, humid or wet places. It is not waterproof.

Clean the device by spraying a mild glass cleaner • onto a cloth and wipe its surface. Do not spray liquids directly on your device.

Should the device’s display glass break, properly • dispose of the product avoiding contact with your skin, then wash your hands immediately.

Please keep screen protectors and plastic bags • away from babies and children to avoid danger of suocation.

Understanding Your Device

Screen

Clear Help

Soft Keys

Power On/O

Page Up

Page Down

Symbol/Accent Back Direction Keys

Dictionaries

Organiser

Enter

Replacing the Batteries

Your BFQ-475 is powered by two AAA batteries. Replace the batteries when you see the low battery indicator.

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

Turn the unit o and turn it over.1. Push gently on the battery cover to slide it 2.

o. Remove the old batteries. Use a paper clip, if 3.

needed, to pry them out. Install 2 new AAA batteries.4.

Important: Be sure the batteries are installed

with the correct polarity. Wrong polarity may damage the unit.

Replace the battery cover.5.

Resetting Your Device

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

Hold EFFAC and press 1. .

If nothing happens, try Step 2.

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

The reset button is in a pin-sized hole on the right side of the back of your device.

Press the letter of the message language you 3. want.

See “Selecting a Message Language” for more information.

Warning! Pressing the reset button with more than light pressure may permanently disable your unit. In addition, resetting the unit may erase settings and other information you may have entered.

Selecting a Message Language

The rst time you use this device, you will be prompted to set the message language. The message language is used for screen instructions and menu items.

Press the letter for the language you want: French (A) or English (B).

You can change the message language at any time. See “Changing the Settings.”

Selecting Source and

Target Languages

The source language is the language in which you enter a word at the entry screen. The target language is the language in which you wish to view the translation. The source-target relationship is called the translation path.

Press • to toggle between looking up English or French words.

Each travel phrase is already presented in both • French and English.

The • Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, 7th edition is only available in English.

Changing Settings

At any time, you may adjust settings for your device using the basic steps below:

Press MENU and then press SETUP to access 1. the Setup menu.

Settings2. is already selected by default. Press ENTRER.

Press 3. or to select the setting you want to adjust.

Learn a Word—set this to English or French and a new word will greet you each time you turn on your device. This feature may also be set to o.

Shuto—specify the length of idle time permitted before the device automatically powers o. This feature prolongs battery life if you forget to turn o your device after use.

Text Size—set the size of display text. If needed, press ZOOM to override this setting on any screen.

Contrast—adjust the light or dark appearance of your screen.

Message Language (Langue des messages)— change the language of the menus, prompts, and help messages on your device.

Press 4. or to cycle through each available option before setting your preferences. Your changes are automatically saved.

Press 5. to return to the Setup menu.

Or, press MENU to return to the Main Menu screen.

Viewing a Tutorial or Demonstration

Press MENU and then press SETUP to access 1. the Setup menu.

Press 2. or to select either Tutorial or View Demo. Press ENTRER.

If you chose 3. Tutorial, press ESPACE to read through the material.

Press EFFAC when nished.

If you chose 4. View Demo, the demo plays automatically.

To exit the demo, at any time before it is nished, press EFFAC. When the demo ends, you are automatically returned to the Main Menu.

Key Guide

Soft Keys

Soft Key functions are represented by the labels displayed along the bottom of the screen. To perform a Soft Key function, press the unlabeled key at the top of the keyboard that corresponds to the label on the screen that you want to select. These labels change to reect the dierent functions available in the various books and exercises in this device.

For example, in the main menu, the following Soft Keys are available:

BOOKS Opens the Books menu. This is the

default screen that appears whenever the device is powered on or whenever MENU is pressed.

LEARN Opens the Learning menu. GAMES Opens the Games menu. ORG Opens the Organiser menu. SETUP Opens the Setup menu.

Dictionary Soft Keys

LANG Toggles the Larousse Compact PLUS

dictionary between English and French.

CONJ Checks for inected forms. F/E Opens the Larousse Compact PLUS

dictionary.

ENG Opens the Oxford Advanced Learner’s

Dictionary.

THES Opens the thesaurus for viewing

synonyms, antonyms, and idioms.

CONF Displays similar words that may be

confused and claries their distinct denitions.

PHRASES Checks for matching travel phrases.

Grammar Guide Soft Keys

MAIN Goes back to the main menu of the

grammar guide.

Organiser Soft Keys

CLOCK Toggles the home/world clocks. DATA Opens the Databank menu. CALC Opens the calculator. CONV Opens the Conversions menu. CURR Opens the currency exchange tool.

Function Keys

Turns the unit on or o.

Temporarily illuminates the screen for

enhanced viewing in low light conditions.

Opens the Organiser, displaying the

home clock by default.

Shifts to type capital letters and special

characters.

In the dictionary, goes to the word entry

screen. In the calculator, clears all entries. In the metric converter and databank, reverts to its main menu. In help screens, exits help and returns to previous screen.

Erases a letter at the entry screens. Goes

back to the previous screen.

Enters a word or selects an item. In the

calculator, performs a calculation. In the databank, advances to the next eld and then saves any changes.

At a word entry screen, types a ? to stand

for a letter in a word. In a menu or list of truncated items, displays the selected item in full. In games, reveals the word(s) and forfeits the game.

Cycles through the available text sizes.

Shifts to activate special functions in

combination with other keys.

From any screen, opens the main menu

with the Books menu open by default.

Displays helpful instructions (if available).

Opens the Compact PLUS Dictionary in

French or English. From a dictionary entry, goes to the word entry screen. Toggles the My Vocabulary List menu between the French and English lists.

After typing a letter, cycles through

the available marks or symbols. See “Combination Keys” below.

In menus and screens with content on

more than one page, advances down. In entry screens, enters a space.

Opens the Oxford Advanced Learner’s

Dictionary.

Opens the Learning menu. Attempts to

add a current word to My Vocabulary List.

Direction Keys

Moves in the direction indicated to select

words and menu items.

Moves up one page. In the databank,

moves to the previous eld.

Moves down one page. In the databank,

moves to the next eld.

Combination Keys*

+J Types a hyphen ( – ).

+G Types a period ( . ).

+ Types an apostrophe ( ‘ ). Note: Continue

to hold down and press repeatedly to cycle through the special symbols available on the current screen. In the dictionary, symbols ‘ , – / and . will appear. In the databank, you can also choose from : ; @ _ ~ and #.

+ At a word entry screen, types an asterisk

(]) to stand for one or more unknown letters. Also used in games to provide assistance or to reveal hints.

+ Moves to the previous or next entry in a

series.

+ Advances toward the top/rst or the

bottom/last item in a menu or list.

+ Illuminates the screen until the auto-

shuto timer powers o the device.

*Hold the rst key while pressing the second.

Calculator Keys

A–P Types numbers. Q(1/x) Calculates a reciprocal. S(√x) Calculates a square root. D(x2) Squares a number. F(%) Calculates a percentage. G(.) Inserts a decimal point. H(+) J(-) Adds, subtracts, multiplies, or divides

K(x) L(÷) W(+/-) Changes the sign of the number on the

B(m c ) Clears the number stored in memory. V(m r ) Recalls the number stored in memory. C(m-) Subtracts the currently displayed value

X(m+) Adds the currently displayed value to the

numbers.

screen to negative or positive.

from the number in memory.

number stored in memory.

For Your Information

Help is Always at Hand ✓

View a help message from any screen by pressing AIDE. Use the direction keys or press ESPACE or to read the entire message. To exit

from help, press or EFFAC.

Follow the Arrows ✓

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

Understanding the Main Menu

Press MENU at any time to open the main menu. Five (5) main menu options appear, listed as BOOKS, LEARN, GAMES, ORG, and SETUP. To choose an option, press its corresponding soft key. Or, press

or to cycle through the available main menu options. Each main menu presents its own submenu of additional choices. Press or to navigate through each sub-menu. The entire main menu hierarchy for your device is shown below:

Menu Navigation Guide

BOOKS (Books)

Compact PLUS français Compact PLUS anglais OALD 7th Edition English Phrases French Phrases Information

LEARN (Learning)

My French Vocabulary List My English Vocabulary List Grammar Guide Spelling Bee Flashcards TOEFL® Test Word List OALD Reference

GAMES

Game Settings Hangman Conjumania Gender Tutor Word Train Word Auction Word Blaster

ORG (Organiser)

World Clock Databank Calculator Conversions Temperatures Weights Liquids - USA Liquids - UK Lengths Currency Converter

SETUP

Settings Learn a Word Contrast Shuto Type Size Message Language

Tutorial View Demo

Using the Dictionaries

Use your device to look up words and translate their denitions from a source language to a target language. Easily change the source and target languages at any time.

Press MENU.1. Press 2. or to select a dictionary.

Choose Compact PLUS français, Compact PLUS anglais, or OALD 7th Edition.

Or, as a shortcut, instead of steps 1 and 2, 3. press one of the direct dictionary keys as shown below:

Press MENU, and then or to select a dictionary

Compact PLUS français

(French-English)

Compact PLUS anglais

(English-French)

OALD 7th Edition

(English)

Note: Each time you press you toggle between the French and English dictionaries.

Type the word you want to look up or 4. translate.

You can type accent marks, capital letters, and special symbols, but they are not required to nd matches. To type accent marks, type a letter rst and then press ACCENT repeatedly until you see the mark you want.

To type a capital letter, hold down and press a letter key.

To type a special symbol or punctuation mark, press FN + ACCENT repeatedly until you see the symbol you want.

Press ENTRER.5.

Your word appears in the source language with one or more translated entries in the target language. You may also see additional content described later in this guide. See “Understanding Denitions.”

If multiple denitions exist for your word, you will see a prompt (e.g., “Entry 1 of 3”).

A root headword may automatically appear for any alternate spelling you enter.

If you enter a misspelled word or a word not in the dictionary, a list of corrections appears. Select the one you want and then press ENTRER.

If you type an inected word form (e.g., “went”) matching root entries appear (e.g., “go”).

Note: If there are multiple screens of information, press or , or , or ESPACE

to read them.

(source-to-target)...

...or, press:

Press 6. to return to your original entry in the word entry screen.

If a list of corrections appears, you may select another one, or press again to return to the

original entry.

Press EFFAC to start a new search.7.

Finding All Matching Words

If you are uncertain as to how to spell a word, type the portion you do know, and type a question mark (?) in place of each unknown letter. Type an asterisk (]) to stand for any missing portion of a word, including prexes, suxes, spaces, symbols, or any number of letters. Note: If you type an asterisk at the beginning of a word, it may take additional time to nd the matching words.

At a word entry screen, type known letters, a 1. ? in place of each unknown character, and a ] in place of any string of unknown characters. For example, type m?cro].

To type an asterisk, hold down and press .

Press ENTRER.2.

You see a list of matching words.

Press 3. or to select the word you want and press ENTRER to view its translation, dictionary, or thesaurus entry.

Press EFFAC when done.4.

Understanding Denitions

Compact PLUS Denitions

When you look up a word or phrase using the Compact PLUS francais or Compact PLUS anglais dictionaries, you will see denitions translated into the target language. One or more of the following items will appear in the denition:

the original entry or closest matching root • headword in the source and target languages;

multiple forms of the source word arranged in a • list;

a phonetic spelling for pronunciation;• the part of speech (e.g., adjective, noun, verb, etc.) •

for each usage example; a single translated denition, or multiple •

numbered translated denitions arranged by usage or context;

idioms, including short examples demonstrating • proper usage in both the source and target languages.

OALD Denitions

OALD denitions are always displayed in English; they are not translated. When you look up a word or phrase using the OALD, one or more of the following will appear in the denition:

the original entry or closest matching root • headword;

one or more related headwords demonstrating • multiple forms of your original entry;

a phonetic spelling for pronunciation;• the part of speech (e.g., adjective, noun, verb, etc.) •

for each usage example; the denition, or multiple numbered denitions •

arranged by usage or context; a short example sentence or phrase •

demonstrating proper use; synonyms (SYN) and antonyms (OPP);• phrasal verb forms;• idioms;• usage notes, including grammar notes and •

explanations concerning British vs. American English. (See “OALD Reference” to learn more.)

Oxford 3000™ Entries ( ✓ )

OALD denition entries with a key symbol immediately after their headwords are part of The Oxford 3000™—core words considered to be essential when learning English.

Selecting Words Inside Entries

Another way to learn new words is to freely select them as you read other screens, including dictionary entries, word lists, games, grammar guides, phrases, OALD Reference material, etc. Not all words and not all screens support this feature. In general, if the word allows you to highlight it using the steps below, it can be selected for translation, added to custom word lists, or used with any other features.

At a screen supporting word selection, press 1. ENTRER.

If the rst word on the screen is now highlighted, this feature is supported.

Press 2. , , , or to position the highlight cursor over an available word.

Press ENTRER to see the translation for that 3. word.

You may continue selecting words as you 4. read by pressing ENTRER.

Press LEÇ to add words to your own lists. See “My Vocabulary List”.

Press 5. repeatedly to view the history of entries you selected.

Press EFFAC to exit word selection mode, 6. clear all history, and return to the original screen.

Inections and Conjugations

Inections, declensions, and conjugations show changes in a word’s gender, tense, number, person, and other subtle variations. This dictionary includes extensive inections of nouns, verbs, modiers, and other words, grouped collectively under the abbreviation (CONJ). Follow these steps using the example word suggested or with your own word on any screen that shows the CONJ soft key. This includes any dictionary word entry screen, denition screen, grammar guide, etc.

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