Franklin BQF-440 Operation & User’s Manual

BOOKMAN  French Professor™/ Professeur d’Anglais USER’S GUIDE MODE D’EMPLOI BQF-440

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BOOKMAN is a powerful, portable elec- tronic library with a built-in book and a slot in the back for more books. With this French Professor, you can now translate and define more than 200,000 words, cor- rect misspellings of both French and En- glish words, view noun, adjective, and verb inflections, and save words to a Personal word list for a more enjoyable way to learn. To learn how to use other books, read their User’s Guides. Contents Installing Batteries & Cards ........................................... 4 Selecting a Book ........................................................... 5 Using the Color Keys..................................................... 5 Changing the Language ................................................. 6 Viewing a Demonstration .............................................. 7 Translating English Words ............................................. 7 Translating French Words .............................................. 8 Learning Inflections ....................................................... 9 Finding a Letter ............................................................. 10 Finding a Prefix ............................................................. 10 Correcting Misspellings................................................. 11 Using your Personal List................................................ 11 Highlighting a Word ....................................................... 13 Sending a Word Between Books .................................... 13 Changing Game Settings ............................................... 14 Playing the Games......................................................... 14

The color keys (red, green, yellow, and blue) perform the functions listed above only for the BOOKMAN book card described in this User’s Guide. Other books have their own color key functions, which are labelled on their cards and listed in their User’s Guides. For more information, read “Using the Color Keys.” 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 Keys ARR Backs up, erases letters, or stops a highlight. MAJ Shifts ? 8 to type an asterisk. ENTRER Enters a search, selects a menu item, or starts a highlight. AIDE Shows help messages. ESPACE Types a space or pages down. ? 8 Types a ? to stand for an unknown letter in a word; shifted, types an 8 to stand for a series of unknown letters. Direction Keys Moves in indicated direction. Star Key Combinations* $ + CARTE Sends a word between books. $ + BAS Shows the next word or inflection group. $ + HT Shows the previous word or inflection group. *Hold $ while pressing the other key.

Warning: When you remove a card to install another, information that you entered into the removed card will be erased. BOOKMAN model 440 uses two lithium CR-2032 batteries. Here is how to in- stall or replace them. Warning: When the batteries lose power or are removed from BOOKMAN, information that you entered in its built- in book, and in an installed card, will be erased. 1. Turn BOOKMAN over. 2. Slide off its battery cover in the direction of the triangle. 3. Install the batteries following the diagram in the case. 4. Replace the battery cover. Warning: Never install or remove a card when BOOKMAN is on. If you do, information that you entered in its built- in book, and in an installed card, will be erased. 1. Turn BOOKMAN off. 2. Turn BOOKMAN over. 3. Align the tabs on the card with the notches in the slot. 4. Press the card down until it snaps into place. Installing Cards Installing Batteries ® Resuming Where You Left Off You can turn off BOOKMAN at any screen. When you turn BOOKMAN on again, the screen that you last viewed appears.

Some screen illustrations in this User’s Guide may differ from what you see on the actual screen. This does not mean that your BOOK- MAN is malfunctioning. Once you have installed a card in your BOOKMAN, you can select which book you want to use. 1. Turn BOOKMAN on. 2. Press CARTE . These are sample books. 3. Press or to highlight the book you want to use. 4. Press ENTRER to select it. Selecting a Book 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 card book is selected, the color keys func- tion as labelled on that card. Remember, the color keys for BOOK- MAN books in cards function as labelled on their cards, not as on the keyboard. 

If you want to change the screen contrast, repeatedly press or at the blank ready screen. 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 Language Message Language When you turn on this product for the first time, you must choose the message language. The message language is the language of prompts, help, and other messages. You can change the message language after your initial decision. NOTE: The examples in the English half of this manual use English as the message language. 1. Press MENU if you are not at the Message language screen. 2. Press A to select the Message language screen. 3. Press B to select English as the message language; press A to select French. M M Changing the Language

You can view a help message at virtually any screen by pressing AIDE . Press the direction keys to read it. To exit help, press ARR . To read a tutorial of how to use the main functions and keys of this book, select Tutorial from the Additional Functions menu. ® 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. ® Explanation of Genders French nouns are different than English nouns in that they must either be masculine or feminine. The means that the word listed (e.g., chat) is masculine. Likewise an shows the word to be feminine. Translating English Words 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. Type a word (e.g., cat). To erase a letter press ARR . 4. Press ENTRER . 5. Press EFFAC when finished. Viewing a Demonstration When no book card is installed in your BOOKMAN, a demonstration automati- cally appears after you select this book. To stop the demo, press EFFAC . To dis- able it, press MENU and then select Dis- able Demo. To re-enable it, select En- able Demo. When a book card is installed, select View Demo from the menu to view the demo.

When you find a definition, you may see that there are several different meanings for your word. Here is an example. 1. Type man. 2. Press ENTRER . This screen shows that “homme” is the most common use of the word. The capitalized words found in brack- ets indicate there's another category that this word could be used with. For example, if you are talking about a chess man, you would use the word “piéce” instead of “homme”. Translating English Words Translating French Words Your French Professor 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., 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. 3. Press ENTRER . In addition to "poisson", the French Professor translates words with simi- lar meanings such as “les Poissons”, which means the astrological sign Pisces. To view more press . 4. Press EFFAC when done.

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 English, type be, and press CONJ to see the different forms of the English verb “to be”. This will give you a good idea of each inflection form. ® Verb Inflection Forms Your French Professor has the follow- ing verb forms: present indicative, imper- fect indicative, past definite, future, con- ditional, present subjunctive, imperfect subjunctive, perfect indicative, pluperfect indicative, preterite anterior, future per- fect, conditional perfect, perfect subjunc- tive, pluperfect subjunctive, imperative, and the present participle. Learning Inflections Learning Inflections Inflections show changes in a word’s meaning or function. This dictionary in- cludes extensive inflections of nouns, verbs, modifiers, and other words. 1. Press LANG to switch to the French ready screen. 2. Type a French word (e.g., écrire). 3. Press CONJ . These are the principal forms of the verb écrire. 4. Press either CONJ or hold $ and press BAS repeatedly to view more inflections. If the word is a noun, an adjective, or another modifier, then there won’t be any other inflections. 5. Use the direction keys to read. 6. Press EFFAC when done.

If you select Deeper correction from a correction list, you will get a longer list of more detailed corrections than the previous list. If you are uncertain how to spell a word, type a question mark in place of each unknown letter. You can use more than one question mark per word, but you will get a longer list of matches. 1. Type a word with ?’s (e.g., port?). 2. Press ENTRER . 3. Highlight a match. 4. Press ENTRER to see the word’s translation. Finding a Letter Finding a Prefix To find prefixes type an asterisk in a word. Asterisks stand for a series of let- ters. 1. Type a word ending with an 6 (e.g., armo6). To type an asterisk, hold MAJ and press ? 8 . 2. Press ENTRER . 3. Highlight a match. 4. Press ENTRER to see the French translation. 5. Press EFFAC when done.

the French Professor shows you a list of suggestions from which to choose from the selected language. 1. Type a misspelled word (e.g., chein). To erase a letter, press ARR . 2. Press ENTRER . 3. Use the arrow keys to high- light a correction. 4. Press ENTRER to select the word. 5. Press EFFAC when done. Using Your Personal List Adding Words You 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. Highlight N: Add new word and press ENTRER , or simply press N . 3. Type a word in the current entry language. 4. Press ENTRER to add the word. 5. Add another word if desired. 6. Press EFFAC when done. M

You can also add words to your Personal word list directly from the ready screen. Type the word you want to add to your word list. Press LISTE to go to the Personal list menu, and press A to add the word. Press EFFAC when finished. ® Adding Highlighted Words You can also add words to your personal word lists from definitions, and correction lists. Highlight a word and then press LISTE to go to the Personal list menu. Press A to add the word. Press EFFAC to return to the ready screen. Viewing Your 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 remove that word. Erasing Your List 1. Press LISTE . 2. Press V to view the list. 3. Press E to erase the list. 4. Press Y for yes. Using your Personal List Using your Personal List M M M

ing them within dictionary definitions. You can then find their definitions, translations, and synonyms. NOTE: By searching for a highlighted word, the entry language changes to the language of the word for which you searched. 1. At any text, press ENTRER to start the highlight. You can turn the highlight off by press- ing ARR . 2. Use the arrow keys to high- light a word. 3. Do one of the following: To... Press... define the word ENTRER view inflections CONJ add word to Personal list LISTE This BOOKMAN dictionary can send words to and receive words from cer- tain other BOOKMAN books. To send a word, you must first install a card in your BOOKMAN, and that card must be able to send or receive words. To learn if a card can send or receive words, read its User’s Guide. 1. Highlight a word in this book. To highlight a word in a list, press the arrow keys. To highlight a word in text, press ENTRER and then use the arrow keys. 2. Hold $ and press CARTE . 3. Highlight the other book. 4. Press ENTRER . The word that you highlighted appears in the other book. 5. Press ENTRER to look up the word. Highlighting a Word Sending a Word Between Books

When you select either Hangman or Word Auction™, you then must choose certain options for those games. In Hang- man, you must use the direction keys to choose the number of guesses allowed. In Word Auction you must use the di- rection keys to determine how much your bankroll will be. These options make the games more or less difficult accord- ing to the setting. The default options are at an intermediate skill level. ® Understanding Settings Language: Select the language you want to play the games with. Word list: Choose which words you will play the games with (Main or Personal list). Difficulty: Select the level of difficulty: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, TOEFL, and Expert. TOEFL means the difficulty equals that of the Test of En- glish as a Foreign Language. Inflected forms: Choose whether or not to use inflections among your game words. 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. You 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. Changing Game Settings Playing the Games You can change the game settings at any time. Each setting applies to all of the games. 1. Press JEUX . 2. Press ENTRER or press A to adjust the settings. 3. Use or to highlight an option. 4. Press to change settings.

After you finish a round, you can do the following: To... Press... Play another round ESPACE View the word’s definition ENTRER Play a different game ARR Go to the ready screen EFFAC ® Help in Games Press AIDE while you’re in a game if you need help. It will explain the game you are playing. To exit help, press ARR . Hangman Hangman challenges you to guess a mystery word, indicated by ?’s, one letter at a time. As you type letters, the correct letters appear in place of the question marks, your incorrect letters appear below, and guesses remaining appear to the right. You must guess the word before you run out of tries and your man is hanged. Word Blaster™ In Word Blaster you try to guess the mystery word before all of 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. Playing the Games M Word Auction™ In Word 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 cost you whether correct or incorrect. If you guess the word, your remaining cash is added to the next round. Word Train™ All aboard the Word Train spelling game! You and the train take turns typing letters to form a word. Whoever types the last letter wins. Playing the Games M M M

Flashcards Flashcards flashes words for you to define or study. To view the definition of the word, press ENTRER . Press ARR to return to Flashcards, and then press to try another word. NOTE: These next two games test your knowledge of French words only. Gender Tutor™ Gender Tutor asks you to guess the gender of French nouns. Press M for masculine and F for feminine. Your score is shown in the top right corner of the screen. Conjumania!™ Conjumania! teaches verb conjuga- tions. It shows you an infinitive French verb and asks you to enter a conjugation. Your conjugation must be spelled correctly, including accents. To try a new conjugation press ESPACE . M M M Card Care • Do not touch the metal contacts on the cards. Caution: Touching these electrical contacts with statically charged objects, including your fingers, could erase in- formation entered in a card or built-in book. • Do not put excessive pressure on the cards. • Do not expose the cards to heat, cold, or liquids.

• Make sure your card, if any, is installed correctly. • Check that the cartridge’s metal contacts are dirt-and dust-free. Resetting BOOKMAN If the BOOKMAN keyboard fails to re- spond, or if its screen performs errati- cally, first press EFFAC and then press ON/OFF twice. If nothing happens, follow the steps below to reset it. Warning: Pressing the reset button with more than very light pressure may permanently disable your BOOKMAN. In addition, resetting BOOKMAN erases settings and information entered into its built-in book, and in an installed card. 1. Hold EFFAC and press ON/OFF. If nothing happens, try Step 2. 2. Use a paper clip to gently press BOOKMAN’s reset button. The reset button is recessed in a pin- sized hole on the back of BOOKMAN. Look for it on the battery cover or near the card slot. Limited Warranty (U.S. only) FRANKLIN warrants to you that the BOOKMAN PRODUCT will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for one year from purchase. In the case of such a defect in your BOOKMAN PRODUCT, FRANKLIN will repair or replace it without charge on return, with purchase receipt, to the dealer from which you made your purchase or Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc., One Franklin Plaza, Burlington, NJ 08016-4907, within one year of purchase. Alternatively, FRANKLIN may, at its option, refund your purchase price. Data contained in the BOOKMAN PRODUCT may be provided under license to FRANKLIN. FRANKLIN makes no warranty with respect to the accuracy of data in the BOOKMAN PRODUCT. No warranty is made that the BOOKMAN PRODUCT will run uninterrupted or error free. You assume all risk of any damage or loss from your use of the BOOKMAN PRODUCT. This warranty does not apply if, in the sole discretion of FRANKLIN, the BOOKMAN PRODUCT has been tampered with, damaged by accident, abused, misused, or misapplication, or as a result of service or modification by any party, including any dealer, other than FRANKLIN. This warranty applies only to products manufactured by or for FRANKLIN. Batteries, corrosion, or battery contacts and any damage caused by batteries are not covered by this warranty. NO FRANKLIN DEALER, AGENT, OR EMPLOYEE IS AUTHORIZED TO MAKE ANY ADDITIONAL WARRANTY IN THIS REGARD OR TO MAKE ANY MODIFICATION OR EXTENSION OF THIS EXPRESS WARRANTY. THE FOREGOING WARRANTY IS EXCLUSIVE AND IS IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, WRITTEN OR ORAL, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY SHALL BE FRANKLIN’S OBLIGATION TO REPLACE OR REFUND AS SET FORTH ABOVE IN THIS WARRANTY. Some States do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, or limitations on how long a warranty lasts. This warranty gives you specific rights; you may also have additional rights which vary from State to State. This warranty shall not be applicable to the extent that enforcement of any provision may be prohibited by applicable law. FRANKLIN SHALL IN NO EVENT BE LIABLE TO YOU OR TO ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY OTHER INDIRECT LOSS OR DAMAGE, ARISING OUT OF YOUR PURCHASE, THE MANUFACTURE OR SALE OF THE BOOKMAN PRODUCT, THIS LICENSE, OR ANY OBLIGATION RESULTING THEREFROM OR THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE BOOKMAN PRODUCT UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY, WHETHER BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY OR ANY OTHER CAUSE OF ACTION OR PROCEEDING, WHICH DAMAGES SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, LOST PROFITS, DAMAGES TO PROPERTY, OR PERSONAL INJURY (BUT ONLY TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW). FRANKLIN’S ENTIRE LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM OR LOSS, DAMAGE, OR EXPENSE FROM ANY SUCH CAUSE SHALL IN NO EVENT EXCEED THE PRICE PAID FOR THE BOOKMAN PRODUCT. THIS CLAUSE SHALL SURVIVE FAILURE OF AN EXCLUSIVE REMEDY. This license and warranty is governed by the laws of the United States and the State of New Jersey.

Model: BQF-440 • batteries: 2 CR-2032, 3-volt lithium • size: 12 x 8.3 x 1.4 cm • weight: 4 oz. (without batteries) © 1987-1996 Franklin Electronic Publish- ers, Inc., Burlington, NJ 08016-4907 USA. All rights reserved. © 1989 William Collins Sons & Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved FCC Notice: Complies with the limits for a Class B computing device pursu- ant to Subpart B of part 15 of FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference; and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause un- desired operation. U.S. Patents 4,490,811; 4,830,618; 4,891,775; 4,982,181; 5,007,019; 5,113,340; 5,153,831; 5,203,705; 5,218,536; 5,229,936; 5,249,965; 5,295,070; 5,321,609; 5,333,313; 5,396,606 European Patent 0 136 379. Deutsch Pats. M9409743.7 and M9409744.5; U.K. Reg. Des. 2044953. Pat. Pend. ISBN 1-56712-294-9 Your Notes

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