Franklin BFQ-3033 User manual

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Electronic Publishers
MODE D’EMPLOI/ USER’S GUIDE
BOOKMAN®II
Professeur d’anglais
French Professor
BFQ-3033
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www.franklin.com

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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 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 Learning Exercises, and
play seven fun, educational word games.
License Agreement ............................................................................... 27
Key Guide ............................................................................................. 28
Installing Book Cards ............................................................................ 30
Selecting a Book ................................................................................... 30
Changing the Language ......................................................................... 31
Using the Main Menu ............................................................................ 31
Viewing a Demonstration or Tutorial ..................................................... 32
Changing the Settings ........................................................................... 32
Translating French Words ..................................................................... 33
Translating English Words ..................................................................... 34
Finding Letters in Words ....................................................................... 35
Highlighting Words ................................................................................ 36
Using the Learning Exercises ................................................................ 36
Using the Grammar Guide ..................................................................... 38
Advanced Verb Conjugations ................................................................ 39
Translating Traveller’s Phrases .............................................................. 41
Using My Word List ............................................................................... 42
Playing the Games ................................................................................ 44
Transferring Words Between Books ...................................................... 46
Copyrights, Trademarks, and Patents .................................................... 47
FCC Notice ........................................................................................... 47
Limited Warranty (U.S. only) ................................................................. 48

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License Agreement
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This card will only work in
BOOKMAN II platforms, includ-
ing the DBD-460, BDS-590, BIL-
1640 and BAS-1590/1595 models.
Key Guide
Color Keys
conj
(Red) Conjugates a word.
lang
(Green) Toggles the entry
language between French and
English.
dict
(Yellow) Goes to the dictionary.
leçon
(Blue) Goes to the Learning
Exercises menu.
Function Keys
Turns the product on or off.
aide
Displays a help message.
When at an inflection screen,
displays Grammar Guide
section about the inflection you
were viewing.
effac
In the dictionary, goes to the
Word Entry screen.
arr
Backs up, erases a letter, or
turns off the highlight at an
entry.
entrer
Enters a word, selects an item,
or begins a highlight in an entry.
menu
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 préc , suiv , ht ,
bas and to type a hyphen (-) or
cedilla (ç). In some units,
fn is
replaced by
✩
.
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.

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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
+Transfers a word between
carte
books.
fn
+ c Types a ç .
fn
+ j Types a hyphen.
fn + ?* Goes to the traveller’s phrases
menu. If a word is in the Word
Entry screen or is highlighted,
finds any phrases containing
that word.
maj + ?* At the Word Entry screen,
types an asterisk to stand for a
series of letters in a word. In
games, gives a hint.
*
Hold the first key while pressing the second.
The red, green, yellow, and blue keys on
your BOOKMAN change functions
according to which book is selected. When
the built-in book is selected, the colour
keys function as labelled on the
BOOKMAN keyboard. When a book
card is selected, the colour keys function
as labelled on that book card.
When the language or languages in your
book card are different from those in
your built-in book, the key references
may also be different. Please refer to the
grid below for help in determining a
particular key’s function.
Deutsch Français English Italiano Español Symbols
hilfe aide help guida ayuda --------
clear effac clear canc borrar --------
zurück arr back indietro retro
eingabe entrer enter invio intro --------
menü menu menu menu men --------
groß maj cap maiusc may s
fn fn fn fn fn
✩
karte carte card sched tarjet --------
leer espace space spazio espaciador
auf ht pg up giu abajo ;
fn+
ab bas pg dn su arrib ;
fn+
nächste suiv next seg sig
✩
+ ;
fn+
vorig préc prev prec prev
✩
+ ;
fn+

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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.
Installing Book Cards Selecting a Book
Once a book card is installed in the product, you
can select which book you want to use.
1. Turn your product on.
2. Press
carte
.
These are sample books.
3. Press or to highlight your
selection.
For information on available Franklin
Bookman products, highlight the Bookman
Info Icon, .
4. Press
entrer
to select it.
➤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.
➤ 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.
➤ Book Card Troubleshooting
If your book card is performing erratically, follow
the reset instructions for your platform. If this
does not fix the problem, remove the book card
and then remove the white rubber strip located
between the two metal pins. Clean the rubber
strip with your fingers and then replace it
making sure it is completely in its notch.

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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 English-to-French dictionary.
Goes to the French-to-English dictionary.
Goes to the Learning Exercises 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
.
➤Understanding the Menu
Changing the Language
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
32 to learn how.
Entry Language
The entry language is the language in which you
enter words at the Word Entry screen. This de-
termines which dictionary you will use, French or
English.
1. Press
menu
.
2. Use the direction keys to highlight
, and then press
entrer
to access
the French-to-English dictionary.
Select at the icon menu to go to the
English-to-French dictionary.
Or you can press
lang
at the Word Entry
screen to switch between French and
English.

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You 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 Tuto-
rial or View Demo and press
entrer
.
To stop the demonstration or exit from
the Tutorial and go to the Word Entry
screen, press
effac
.
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.
Changing the Settings
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 shut-
off time is how long your product stays on if
you forget to turn it off.
1. Press
menu
in the dictionary.
2. Use the arrow keys to highlight
and press
entrer
.
3. Settings will be highlighted.
Press
entrer
to select it.
4. Press or to move to Learn
a Word, Contrast,Shutoff,Type
Size,or Messages.
5. Press or to change the set-
ting.
Your changes are automatically saved.
6. Press
entrer
when done.
Press
effac
to return to the Word Entry
screen.
Viewing a Demonstration
or Tutorial

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➤Learn a New Word
Your 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 select Settings .
Press or to turn the feature on
and press
entrer
when done.
When French is the entry language,
you will be shown a French word and
when English is the entry language,
you will be shown an English word. To
learn how to change the entry
language, read Changing the
Language on page 31.
Changing the Settings
Translating French Words
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
arr
. Note:
you do not need to type accents. To
type accents, if desired, type the
letter (e.g.,
e ) and press repeatedly
until the accent you want appears
(e.g.,
é ). If you want to type a ç, then
hold
fn
and press c. To type a
capital, hold
maj and press a letter
key. To type a number, hold
fn
and
press
a - p . To type a hyphen, hold
fn
and press j .
3. Press
entrer
to view the English
translation.
Press
espace
or to scroll.
4. Hold
fn
and press or to
view the next or previous
definition.
5. Press
effac
when done.
➤ Help is Always at Hand
You can view a help message at any
screen by pressing
aide
. Press
espace
or to read. To exit help, press
effac
.

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Translating French Words
➤ 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
entrer
to see its dictionary entry.
➤ 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.
2. Press
entrer
.
Translating English Words
You can also use the Professeur
d'anglais to translate English words into
French.
1. Press
lang
to change the entry
language from French to En-
glish, if needed.
2. Type a word (e.g., how).
To erase a letter, press
arr
. Note:
you do not need to type accents. To
type accents, if desired, type the let-
ter (e.g.,
e ) and press repeatedly
until the accent you want appears
(e.g., é ). To type a capital, hold
maj
and press a letter key. To type a num-
ber, hold
fn
and press a - p . To type a
hyphen, hold
fn and press j .
3. Press
entrer
to view the French
translation.
Press
espace
or to scroll.
4. Hold
fn
and press or to
view the next or previous defi-
nition.
5. Press
effac
when done.

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Translating 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 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
lang
to switch to the
French Word Entry screen, if
needed.
2. Type a word with ?s and ✽s.
To type an asterisk, hold down maj and
press ?* .
3. Press
entrer
.
4. Press to move the highlight to
the word you want and press
entrer
to view its definition.
5. Press
effac
when done.
Finding Letters in Words

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Another way to look up words is by
highlighting them in dictionary entries or
word lists. You can then find
their
definitions, phrases, or add them to My
Word List
.
1. At any text, press
entrer
to start
the highlight.
To turn the highlight off, press
arr
.
2. Use the arrow keys to move the
highlight to the word you want.
To …Press …
define the word
entrer
find a phrase
fn
+
?*
add word to My Word List
leçon
3. Press
effac
when done.
Highlighting Words Using the Learning
Exercises
Using the Learning Exercises, you can read cultural
notes, test your spelling, improve your vocabulary,
browse the TOEFL
®
Test Word List, and get
grammar guidance (see “Using the Grammar
Guide” on page 38).
Cultural Notes
1. Press
menu
, highlight and press
entrer
.
Or you can press
leçon
.
2. Use 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
menu
, highlight and press
entrer
.
Or you can press
leçon
.
2. Use to highlight Spelling Bee and
press
entrer
.
You can choose
My Spelling Bee (English)
which uses English words from My Word
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.

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Using the Learning Exercises
List, My Spelling Bee (French) which uses
French words from My Word List, or the
TOEFL®Test Spelling Bee which uses
words from the TOEFL®Test Word List.
3. Highlight the word list you want and
press
entrer
.
A word will flash on the screen for you to
spell.
4. Type in the word you just saw and
press
entrer
to see if you spelled it
right.
Press
entrer
to see the definition. Press
arr
to return to Spelling Bee.
6. Press
espace
for a new word.
7. Press
effac
when done.
Flashcards
1. Press
menu
, highlight and press
entrer
.
Or you can press
leçon
.
2. Use to highlight Flashcards and
press
entrer
.
You can choose
My Flashcards (English)
which uses English words from My Word
List,
My Flashcards (French) which uses
French words from My Word List, or
Using the Learning Exercises
TOEFL®Test Flashcards which uses words
from the TOEFL®Test Word List.
3. Highlight the word list you want and
press
entrer
.
A word will be displayed on the screen for
you to study or define. Press
entrer
to see
the definition. Press
arr
to return to
Flashcards.
4. Press
espace
to see a new word.
5. Press
effac
when done.
Viewing the TOEFL®Test Word List
1. Press
menu
, highlight and press
entrer
.
Or you can press
leçon
.
2. Use to highlight TOEFL®Test Word
List and press
entrer
to view the list.
Press or to scroll.
You can also type the first few letters of a
word to find it on the list (e.g., type
col to
find
collaborate ).
Press
entrer
or
conj
at any word to view
its definition or to conjugate it. Press
arr
to return to the list.

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Using the Grammar Guide
Your Professeur d'anglais includes a
helpful grammar guide that describes
parts of speech. You can view it by
selecting from the main menu or by
pressing
leçon
.
From the Learning Exercises
Menu
1. Press
menu
.
2. Highlight and then press
entrer
.
Or you can press
leçon
.
3. Press to highlight Grammar
Guide and then press
entrer
.
4. Press to highlight the topic
you want to study and then
press
entrer
.
5. Press
espace
or to read.
6. Press
fn
+ or to view the
next or previous topic.
From an Inflection Screen
1. Press
menu
, highlight or
, and then press
entrer
.
2. Type a word to conjugate, and
then press
conj
.
3. Press
fn
+ or repeatedly
to find the tense you want to
read about in the Grammar
Guide.
4. Press
aide
.
Information about the tense will be
displayed along with usage examples.
5. Press
arr
to return to the
inflection screen or press
effac
to return to the Word Entry
screen.
Using the Grammar Guide

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Conjugations show inflections, or changes
in a word’s gender, tense, etc. This dictio-
nary includes extensive inflections of
nouns, verbs and adjectives.
From the Icon Menu
1. For example, press
menu
, use the
arrow keys to highlight
(French Conjugation), and then
press
entrer
.
To choose English conjugation, press
. You can also press
conj
and
then
lang
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
entrer
.
These are the principal forms of the
French verb “lire”. The English transla-
tions are below each French inflection.
4. Press
espace
or to scroll.
Press
?*
to display the root word.
Advanced Verb Conjugations
5. Press either
conj
or hold
fn
and
press repeatedly to view more
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
. Follow this
example.
1. Press
menu
, use the arrow keys
to highlight , and then
press
entrer
.
To choose English, press . You
can also press
conj
and then
lang
to choose the language.
2. Type a word (e.g., écrire).
3. Press
entrer
to look it up.
Read the definition to find the verb
you want (e.g.,
to write ).
Advanced Verb
Conjugations

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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.
5. Press
espace
or to scroll.
Press
?*
to display the root word.
6. Press either
conj
or hold
fn
and press repeatedly to view
more inflections.
7. Press
effac
when done.
Advanced Verb Conjugations Advanced Verb Conjugations
➤ 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 35 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
hold
fn
and press c to type a ç .
➤ Getting Grammar Guidance
When viewing inflections, you can press
aide
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
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 Through Phrases
1. Press
menu
.
2. Use the arrow keys to highlight
and then press
entrer
to
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.
3. Press or to highlight the
category you want and press
entrer
.
Press or to highlight a subcat-
egory, if needed, and press
entrer
.
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
English, type
write , and press
conj
to
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 imper-
fect, 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.

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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
lang
to select
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.
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
menu
.
Or you can press
leçon
and then press
entrer
.
2. Highlight and then press
entrer
.
You can also select and press
entrer
.
3. Press
lang
to switch from the
English to the French List, if needed.
4. Press or to highlight Add a word
and press
entrer
.
5. Type a word.
6. Press
entrer
to add the word.
7. Press
effac
when done.
Adding Words from the Word Entry
Screen
You can also add words to My Word List
directly from the Word Entry screen.
Using My Word List

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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. 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.
5. Press
entrer
to add the word.
6. Press
effac
to return to the Word
Entry screen.
Using My Word List
Viewing My Word List
1. Press
menu
.
Or you can press
leçon
and then
press
entrer
.
2. Highlight and then press
entrer
.
3. Press
lang
to switch to the
English or French List, if
needed.
English list: Empty (or French list:
Empty
) will be displayed if either is
empty.
4. English List (or French List) will
be highlighted. Press
entrer
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
➤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”
will be highlighted. Press
entrer
to add the
word.

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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.
1. Press
menu
, highlight and
press
entrer
.
2. Hold down
maj
and press to
highlight Game Settings and
press
entrer
.
3. Use or to move to Words
or Skill.
Words chooses the source of the
words: All of them, TOEFL®Test List,
My Word List, or Enter your own.
Skill determines how easy or difficult a
game is.
4. Use or to change the
setting(s) you want.
5. Press
entrer
when done.
Playing the Games
Using My Word List
Removing a Word from My Word List
1. Press
menu
.
Or you can press
leçon
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 Word List
1. Press
menu
.
Or you can press
leçon
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 Erase the List.
Press y to erase the list or press n to
cancel. Note: When you erase one list,
the other list is not erased.