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Using the Grammar Guide This dictionary includes a helpful grammar guide that describes parts of speech. To see the Grammar Guide do the following: 1.Press LEÇON. 2Press to highlight Grammar Guide and press ENTRER. 3.Press to highlight the topic you want to study and then press ENTRER. If English is your Message Language you will see the French Grammar Guide. If French is your Message Language you will see the English Grammar Guide. 4.Press ESPACE or to read. 5.Press EFF to return to the Word En
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Translating Travellers’ Phrases This dictionary includes translations for several helpful traveller’s phrases in categories ranging from Emergencies to Business Communications. You can either browse the phrase list or you can search for a specific phrase. ➤ Browsing Through Phrases 1.Press PHRASE. 2.Use or to move the highlight to the category you want and press ENTRER. If needed, press LANG to change the language. If necessary, use or to move the highlight to the subcategory you want and press
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BFQ-470
English↔ French
Dictionary
User’s Guide
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License Agreement READ THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT BEFORE USING THE ELECTRONIC REFERENCE. YOUR USE OF THE ELECTRONIC REFERENCE DEEMS THAT YOU ACCEPT THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE TERMS, YOU MAY RETURN THIS PACKAGE WITH PURCHASE RECEIPT TO THE DEALER FROM WHICH YOU PURCHASED THE ELECTRONIC REFERENCE AND YOUR PURCHASE PRICE WILL BE REFUNDED. ELECTRONIC REFERENCE means the software product and documentation found in this package and FRANKLIN means Franklin Electronic Publishe
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Key Guide Congratulations on your purchase of the BFQ-470! With this dictionary you can find thousands of entries, correct misspellings, save words to My Word List, sharpen your spelling and increase your vocabulary with learning exercises, and get inflection information and grammar help. You can also set local and world times using the Clocks and store names and numbers using the Databank. Function Keys Main Keys In the dictionary, goes to the Entry Conjugates a word. screen. In the Calculator,
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Key Guide Direction Keys Calculator Keys A–P Types numbers. Moves in the indicated direction. Q(1/X) Calculates a reciprocal. S(√X) Calculates a square root. Goes to the next entry. 2 D(X ) Squares a number. Goes to the previous entry. F(%) Calculates a percentage. At menus and dictionary entries, G(.) Inserts a decimal point. pages down. At data entry screens, types a space. H(+),J(-) Adds, subtracts, multiplies or divides K(X),L(÷) numbers. Key Combinations* W(+/-) Changes the number on the sc
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➤ 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 BFQ-470 is malfunctioning. ➤ 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 ARR. ➤ 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.
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Installing the Battery Your BFQ-470 is powered by one CR2032, 3-volt battery. Before using the device, gently pull the battery insulation tab to remove it. Use a paper clip to gently press the RESET button on the back of the device. See “Resetting Your BFQ-470” for details. Warning! Pressing the reset button with more than light pressure may permanently disable your BFQ- 470. In addition, resetting the BFQ-470 erases settings and user-entered information. Replace the battery when the display dim
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Battery disposal: Do not dispose of batteries with normal household waste. Please obey your local regulations when disposing of used batteries. Battery Precautions • 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. • Only batteries of the same or equivalent type as recommended are to be us
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Changing the Language ➤ Selecting a Message Language When you turn this product on for the first time you must choose the message language. Press A for French and B for English. The message language is the language of the prompts, help and other messages. You can change the message language after your initial selection. To do so, do the following: 1.Press MENU. 2.Press ENTRER to select Settings.
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3.Press to highlight Message Language and press ENTRER. 4.Press or to move between French and English. 5.When the one you want is highlighted, press ENTRER to select it. ➤ Selecting an Entry Language The entry language is the language in which you enter words at the Word Entry screen. This determines which dictionary you will use – French or English. To change the Entry Language, press LANG at the Word Entry screen.
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Setting the Clock The clock lets you set a Home Time and view local times around the world. You must set the Home Time before viewing World Times as World Times are based on Home Time. ➤ Setting Home Time 1.Press . You see the Home Time screen. 2.Press S to enter the setting mode. 3.Press ENTRER to select Set Time Format. Press or to cycle through the 12- and 24-hour Day/Month/Year formats. Press ENTRER to save your selection. 4.Press to highlight Set DST and press ENTRER to select it. Press or
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6.Press to highlight Set Date and press ENTRER to select it. Use or to move to the next or previous field. Use or to scroll to the current day/month/year. Press ENTRER to set it. 7.Press to highlight Set Home City and press ENTRER to select it. Press or until your local city is displayed. Press ENTRER to select it. 8.Press to exit setting mode. ➤ Setting World Time 1. Press until you see World City. 2.Press S to enter setting mode. 3.Press ENTRER to select Set DST. Press or to cycle between DST
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Changing the Settings When using this dictionary, you can adjust the screen contrast, the shutoff time, the type size and the message language. The shutoff time is how long your BFQ-470 stays on if you forget to turn it off. 1.Press MENU. 2.Press ENTRER to select Settings. 3.Press or to highlight Contrast, Shutoff, Type Size or Message Language. 4.Press ENTRER to select the one you want. 5.Press or to highlight a new setting and press ENTRER to select it. Press ARR to leave the setting unchanged
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Translating French Words This dictionary is fully bilingual. Try translating a French word into English. 1.Press DICT. Press LANG to switch to the French Word Entry screen, if needed. 2.Type a word. For example, type étude. To erase a letter, press ARR. To type a capital, hold MAJ and press a letter key. 3.Press ENTRER to see the English translation. 4.Press ESPACE or to scroll down through the definition. 5.Press SUIV or PREC to view the next or previous entry. 6.Press EFF to return to the Wor
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Translating English Words You can also use this dictionary to translate English words into French. 1.Press DICT. Press LANG to switch to the English Word Entry screen, if needed. 2.Type a word. For example, type study. To erase a letter, press ARR. To type a capital, hold MAJ and press a letter key. 3.Press ENTRER to see the French translation. 4.Press ESPACE or to scroll down through the definition. 5.Press SUIV or PREC to view the next or previous entry. 6.Press EFF to return to the Word Entr
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➤ Choosing Multiple Forms Some words in this dictionary have more than one form (for example, resume and résumé). When the word you are looking up has multiple forms, the different forms appear in a list. Highlight the form you want and press ENTRER to see its dictionary entry. To return to the Multiple Forms list, press ARR. Finding Letters in Words If you are uncertain of how to spell a word, type a question mark (?) in place of each unknown letter. To find prefixes, suffixes, and other parts
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Highlighting Words Another way to look up words is by highlighting them in dictionary entries or word lists. You can then find the translation of the highlighted word or add it to My Word List. 1.At any text, press ENTRER to start the highlight. To turn the highlight off, press ARR. 2.Press the arrow keys to highlight a word. 3.Press ENTRER to see the translation of the word. To add it to My Word List, press LEÇON.
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Finding Conjugations Conjugations show inflections or changes in a word’s gender, tense, and so forth. This dictionary includes extensive inflections of nouns, verbs, modifiers, and other words. Follow this example. 1.Press CONJ. 2.Type a word to conjugate. 3.Press CONJ to view the inflections. If needed, use or to highlight the part of speech or translation you want and press ENTRER. 4.Press ESPACE or to scroll. 5.Press CONJ repeatedly to view more inflections. 6.Press EFF when done. ➤ From a D
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➤ 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.” ➤ Understanding Conjugations The following forms of French verbs are displayed: present indicative, indicative imperfect, indicative simple past, simple future indicative, present conditional, present subjunctive, imperfect subjuncti
