Franklin BOOKMAN II User manual

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Electronic Publishers
MODE D’EMPLOI/ USER’S GUIDE
BOOKMAN®II
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FQS-1840
Professeur d’anglais
parlant

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Table of Contents
Introduction .......................................................................................... 34
Key Guide ............................................................................................. 35
Installing Batteries ................................................................................ 37
Changing the Language......................................................................... 37
Using the Special Features.................................................................... 38
Installing Book Cards ............................................................................ 39
Selecting a Book ................................................................................... 39
Bookcard Color Keys ............................................................................ 40
Using the Main Menu ............................................................................ 40
Viewing a Demonstration or Tutorial ..................................................... 41
Changing the Settings ........................................................................... 41
Translating French Words ..................................................................... 42
Translating English Words ..................................................................... 43
Finding Letters in Words ....................................................................... 44
Highlighting Words................................................................................ 45
Hearing Words ...................................................................................... 45
Using LEARNables™ ............................................................................. 46
Using the Grammar Guide ..................................................................... 48
Advanced Verb Conjugation .................................................................. 49
Translating Traveller’s Phrases .............................................................. 51
Using My Word List ............................................................................... 53
Playing the Games ................................................................................ 55
Using the Calculator ............................................................................. 57
Using the Converter .............................................................................. 58
Transferring Words Between Books ...................................................... 59
Resetting Your Product ......................................................................... 60

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Welcome to the world of Franklin. This speaking Franklin model is a powerful,
electronic reference product with a built-in book, plus one slot in the back for a book
card. With the Prosseur d’anglais parlant , you can:
• find over 2,500,000 translations, with comprehensive definitions, most of which
contain parts of speech and usage examples;
• conjugate words quickly and easily;
• let state-of-the-art spell correction help you find the word you’re looking for;
• hear the pronunciations of English headwords, definitions and traveller’s phrases;
• use the
Grammar Guide , a comprehensive outline of French and English grammar
that includes helpful lessons;
• learn a new word every time you turn the unit on;
• translate helpful traveller’s phrases in categories such as
Business Communication ,
Travel , and Times & Dates ;
• use the MatchMaker function to find words of whose spelling you’re unsure, or to
help solve crossword puzzles;
• browse the
TOEFL®Test Word List, which contains words most commonly found
on the TOEFL®Test;
• improve your spelling and vocabulary using the LEARNables™;
• create your own list of study words in
My Word List ;
• and play seven fun and educational games, including
Hangman, Conjumania,
Gender Tutor, and Word Train.
Your Franklin model also comes with a calculator and a metric and currency converter.
To learn more, read this User’s Guide.
Introduction

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Key Guide
Color Keys
conj
Conjugates a word.
lang
Toggles the entry language
between French and English.
dict
Goes to the dictionary.
leçon
Goes to the Learn 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. Clears the
calculator. In the converter,
goes to its main menu.
pron
Says an English word. Speaks
English traveller’s phrases.
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 hypen (-) or
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.

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Key Guide
Calculator/Converter
Keys
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.
w(+/-) Changes the number on the
screen to a negative or positive
number.
x(M+) Adds the number to the
number stored in the memory.
c(M-) Subtracts the number from the
number stored in the memory.
v(MR) Recalls the number stored in
the memory.
b(MC) Clears the memory.
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.
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.

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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 45 to learn how.
Entry Language
The entry language is the language in which you
enter words at the Word Entry screen. This deter-
mines which dictionary you will use, French or En-
glish.
1. Press
menu
.
2. Use the direction keys to highlight
and then press
entrer
to access the
French-to-English dictionary.
Select from the icon menu to go back to
the English-to-French dictionary.
Or you can press
lang
at the Word Entry
screen to switch between French and English.
Installing Batteries
Your product is powered by four AAA batteries.
Follow these easy instructions to install or
replace them.
1. Lift the battery cover on the
top right of your product by
pushing up the tab.
Follow the illustration on the back of the unit
when installing the batteries.
2. Insert the two top batteries
with the positive terminal
facing out and the two bottom
batteries with the negative
terminal facing out.
Note: If the battery door does not shut,
please check the position of the batteries.
3. 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 will be erased. You should always keep
written copies of your important information.
AAA +
-
AAA +
-
AAA +
-
AAA +
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AAA AAA
AAA _
+
AAA

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▲
Volume Control
▲
Headphone Jack
Using the Special Features
A/C Adaptor Jack
▲
current range of 200 to 300 milliam-
peres.
+
–
This symbol indicates that the inner core
of the plug of an AC adaptor is negative
and that the outer part of the plug is
positive. If the symbol on your AC/DC
adaptor does not match the above
symbol, confirm its compatibility at its
place of purchase.
Speaker: The speaker is located on the
back of your unit, above the book card
slot. For best results, do not cover the
speaker with your hand.
Your unit is equipped with several special
features that many, but not all BOOK-
MAN book cards use. To learn if you can
use the special features with a particular
book card, read its User’s Guide.
Headphone Jack: The headphone
jack is designed for 3.5 mm, 35 ohm
impedance stereo headphones.
Caution: Monophonic headphones will
not work with this unit.
Volume Control: The dial, located
under the headphone jack, controls the
volume of the speaker or headphones.
AC Adaptor Jack: The AC/DC
adaptor is in the 9 volt range within a

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1. Turn your unit off.
2. Turn your unit 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.
➤ 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.
➤ Help is Always at Hand
You can view a help message at any
screen by pressing
aide
. Use the
direction keys to read the message.
To exit help, press
effac
.

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The red, green, yellow, and blue keys on
your product change functions according to
the book card you select. Their functions
are labelled on individual cards.
Bookcard Color Keys
When you press
menu
, you will see ten icons. Use
these to quickly take you to different parts of your
Professeur d'anglais parlant.
Using the Main Menu
When in your book card:
For… Press…
the red key
conj
the green key
lang
the yellow key
dict
the blue key
leçon
You can also press and hold
fn
to learn
how the color keys on your
book card
correspond to the main keys on your
product .
RED
GREEN
YELLOW
BLUE
➤Understanding the Menu
Goes to the English-to-French dictionary.
Goes to the French-to-English dictionary.
Goes to LEARNables
™
.
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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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. Use to highlight either Tutorial
or View Demo and press
entrer
.
To stop the demonstration or exit from
the Tutorial and go to the Word Entry
screen, press
entrer
.
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
shutoff time is how long your product stays
on if you forget to turn it off.
1. Press
menu
in the dictionary, calcu-
lator, or converter.
2. Use the arrow keys to highlight
and press
entrer
.
3. Settings will be highlighted.
Press
entrer
to select it.
4. Use or to move to Learn a
Word, Contrast,Shutoff,Type
Size,or Informations (Message
language).
5. Use or to change the setting.
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 English or French vocabulary.
Each time you turn your Professeur
d'anglais parlant 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.
The entry language determines the
language of the words you’ll be
shown. For example, if Franch is the
current entry language, you will be
shown French words with their English
translations. To learn how to change
the entry language, see “Changing
the Language” on page 41.
Changing the Settings
Translating French Words
Your Professeur d'anglais parlant 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
. To type
accents, 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.
Use
espace
or to scroll.
4. Hold
fn
and press or to
view the next or previous
definition.
5. Press
effac
when done.

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Translating French Words
➤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 the translation. 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 apprendre.
2. Press
entrer
.
Translating English Words
You can also use the Professeur d'anglais
parlant to translate English words into
French.
1. Press
lang
to change the entry
language from French to English,
if needed.
2. Type a word (e.g., study).
To erase a letter, press
arr
. TOtype
accents, type the letter (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 number, hold
fn
and press a - p . To
type a hyphen, hold
fn
and press j .
3. Press
entrer
to view the French
translation.
Press
pron
to hear the word pronounced.
Use
espace
or to scroll.
4. Hold
fn
and press or to
view the next or previous
definition.
5. Press
effac
when done.
➤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 .

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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
.
Finding Letters in Words
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
, if needed, to switch to the
French Word Entry screen.
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.

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Highlighting Words Hearing Words
The Professeur d’anglais parlant can
pronounce English words that appear on
almost any screen - in definitions, inflection
screens, spell correction lists,
My Word
List
, and games. When you want to hear
how an English word is pronounced, just
highlight it and press
pron
.
To adjust the volume, turn the volume
control on the side of the unit. You can plug
headphones into the headphone jack which
is just above the volume control. Try this
example.
1. Type a word at the English Word
Entry screen. For example, type
knowledge.
2. Press
pron
to hear it pronounced.
3. Press
entrer
to see its definition.
Another way to look up words is by highlighting
them in dictionary entries or word lists. You can
then find
their definitions, phrases,
pronounciation (if they are English) 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
+
?*
hear the (English) word
pron
add word to My Word List
leçon
3. Press
effac
when done.

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Hearing Words
4. Press
pron
to hear the head-
word pronounced.
5. Press
entrer
to start the high-
light.
6. Move the highlight to a word
you want to hear.
7. Press
pron
to hear the high-
lighted word pronounced.
8. Press
effac
when done.
Using LEARNables™
Using LEARNables, you can get grammar guid-
ance, test your spelling, and improve your vocabu-
lary. You can also view a list of words that com-
monly appear on the TOEFL
®
Test.
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 cul-
tural notes which refer to France, or English
cultural notes which refer to the United King-
dom and the United States.
Speaking Spelling Bee
1. Press
menu
, highlight and press
entrer
.
Or you can press
leçon
.
2. Use to highlight Speaking Spelling
Bee and press
entrer
.
You can choose My Speaking Spelling Bee (En-
glish) which uses English words from My Word
List, My Spelling Bee (French) which uses
French words from My Word List, or Franklin
®
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 LEARNables™
TOEFL
®
Test Speaking Spelling Bee which
uses words from the Franklin
®
TOEFL
®
Test
Word List.
3. Highlight the list you want and press
entrer
.
My Spelling Bee (French) displays a word for
you to spell. Press
maj
+
?*
to display the
word again.
My Speaking Spelling Bee (English) says the
word. Press
maj
+
?*
to hear it again.
4. Type in the word you just saw or heard
and press
entrer
to see if you spelled it
right.
Press
entrer
to see the translation. 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 Franklin
®
TOEFL
®
Test
Using LEARNables
Flashcards which uses words from the Fran-
klin®TOEFL®Test Word List.
3. Highlight the list you want and press
entrer
.
A word will be displayed on the screen for
you to study or define. If the word is English,
press
pron
to hear it. Press
entrer
to see
the translation. Press
arr
to return to
Flashcards.
4. Press
espace
to see a new word.
5. Press
effac
when done.
Viewing the Franklin®TOEFL®Test
Word List
1. Press
menu
, highlight and press
entrer
.
Or you can press
leçon
.
2. Use to highlight Franklin®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
translation or to conjugate it. Press
pron
to
hear it. Press
arr
to return to the list.

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Using the Grammar Guide
Your Professeur d'anglais parlant
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 LEARNables™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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Advanced Verb Conjugation
Conjugations show inflections, or changes in a
word’s gender, tense, etc. This dictionary in-
cludes extensive inflections of nouns, verb,
modifiers, and other words.
From the Icon Menu
1. For example, press
menu
, use the ar-
row 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 translations are be-
low each French inflection.
4. Press
espace
or to scroll.
Press
?*
to display the root word.
Advanced Verb Conjugation
From a Dictionary Entry
Some words have different parts of speech or mul-
tiple translations. You can easily find which part of
speech or specific translation you will need to con-
jugate by first looking up the word and then press-
ing
conj
. Follow this example.
1. Press
menu
, use the arrow keys to high-
light , and then press
entrer
.
To choose English, press . You can also
press
conj
and then
lang
to choose the lan-
guage.
2. Type a word (e.g., écrire).
3. Press
entrer
to look it up.
5. Press either
conj
or hold
fn
and
press repeatedly to view more in-
flections.
If the word is a noun, an adjective, or another
modifier, then there won’t be any other inflec-
tions.
6. Press
effac
when done.

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Advanced Verb Conjugation Advanced Verb Conjugation
Read the definition to find the verb you want
(e.g.,
to write ).
4. Press
conj
to conjugate the head-
word, écrire.
Highlight the part of speech you want (e.g.,
verb ) and press
entrer
. Then highlight the
translation you want (e.g.,
to 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 or repeatedly to view
more inflections.
If the word is a noun, an adjective, or another
modifier, then there won’t be any other inflec-
tions.
7. Press
effac
when done.
➤ Accenting Letters
You can look up accented words without
typing accents. If there are no Multiple
Forms, the Professeur d'anglais parlant 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 48 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 get 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.