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NEXT CENTURY
By Franklin Electronic Publishers
PROFESSEUR D’ANGLAIS
DE POCHE
Pocket English Professor
MODE
D’EMPLOI
User’s Guide
DBF-110
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Limited Warranty (U.S. only) Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc. (“Franklin”) warrants to the end user that this product will be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of ONE YEAR from the date of original retail purchase, as evidenced by sales receipt. On discovery of a defect, the end user must return this product (transportation charges prepaid) either to the dealer from whom it was purchased or directly to Franklin at the address given below. Each product returne
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Getting Started The first time that you use this product, do this: 1. Press ON/OFF. A brief demonstration appears. You can stop the demonstration by pressing EFF. 2. Press A or B to choose the message language. When you choose the message language, the demonstration is disabled. 3. Press or repeatedly to adjust the screen contrast. You can adjust the screen contrast only at a clear entry screen. Enabling the Demonstration To view the demonstration again, first press MENU. Then press to high
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Changing Languages To Change the Message Language The message language is the language of help, entry screens, and pop-up messages. 1. Press MENU. 2. Press A or B to select a language. To Change the Entry Language The entry language is the language in which you enter words to translate or define. 1. Press EFF. 2. Press LANG to change the language Viewing Help Messages You can view help messages at most screens by pressing AIDE. To read the help, press or ESPACE. To exit help, pres
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Translating Words To translate or define a word in either lan- guage, simply type the word and press ENTRER. You don’t need to type accents, capitals, or punctuation. 1. Press EFF. 2. Type one or more words. To erase a letter, press ARR. To type a space, press ESPACE. 3. Press ENTRER to view translation(s). 4. Press or ESPACE to read. 5. Press EFF to clear your entry. Accenting Letters If you want to type an accent over a letter, first type the letter and then press or until the desired acc
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Correcting Misspellings Don’t worry if you enter a misspelled word. A list of corrections will appear. 1. Press EFF. 2. Type a misspelled word. 3. Press ENTRER. 4. Press to highlight a correction. 5. Press ENTRER to view its translation(s). 6. Press or ESPACE to read. 7. Press ARR to return to the corrections. 8. Press EFF when done. Viewing More Corrections Some spelling correction lists have Deeper correction as their last item. To view more corrections, highlight this item and then press
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Finding Letters in Words If you’re not sure how to spell a word, type a question mark in place of each unknown letter. You can type more than one ? in a word. 1. Press EFF. 2. Type a word with ?’s in place of unknown letters. 3. Press ENTRER to view the matching words. 4. Press to highlight a word. 5. Press ENTRER to view its translation(s). 6. Press EFF when done. Letter Finding Tips • Use ?’s to find unusual words. For ex- ample, to view four-letter words begin- ning with a z, enter z???. •
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Viewing Inflections You can view inflections of nouns, verbs, and adjectives. 1. Type or enter a word. 2. Press CONJ. 3. Press or ESPACE to read. 4. If the word you typed or entered is a verb, press CONJ repeatedly to view its other conjugations. 5. Press or ESPACE to read them. 6. Press EFF when done. Selecting Parts of Speech Some words have more than one part of speech. So when you press CONJ, a list of their parts of speech appears. Highlight the word that you want and then press ENTRER
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Highlighting Words You can also highlight a word in a translation and then translate that word or view its inflec- tions. 1. Press EFF. 2. Type a word. 3. Press ENTRER. 4. Press ENTRER again. Notice the highlight. You can turn off the highlight now by pressing ARR. 5. Press the arrow keys to highlight a word. 6. Press ENTRER to view its translation(s) or CONJ to view its inflections. If you highlighted a verb, you can view its other inflections by pressing CONJ repeatedly. If you press ARR, the
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Product Care Replacing the Battery: This product is powered by one CR2032, 3-volt lithium battery. Should you need to replace the battery, unscrew the back cover of the product with a very fine screwdriver. Then install a new battery, with its plus (+) sign fac- ing you, and replace the back cover. Cleaning, Storage, Problems: To clean, spray a mild glass cleaner onto a cloth and wipe its surface. Do not spray liquids di- rectly on this product. Do not use or store this product in extreme or pro
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ON OFF Key Guide Function Keys AIDE Shows help information. CONJ Shows conjugations of a word. MENU Shows the menu. Changes the entry language. LANG EFF Clears your entry. Other Keys ARR Backs up (e.g., erases a letter). ENTRER Enters a word or selects an item. ESPACE Types a space or pages down. Turns the product on or off. Types a ? to stand for a letter. ? Arrow Keys Move in the indicated direction. (At entry screens, pressing or accents a letter.)
