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Franklin BOOKMAN BFS-840 User Manual

Manual is about: French Professor

Summary of BOOKMAN BFS-840

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    Electronic publishers ™ user’s guide/mode d’emploi bfs-840 speaking/parlant ™ french professor/ professeur d’anglais electronic publishers ga ran tie eten du e in fo produit s 3615 franklinfo 1,29 f / minute minitel.

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    1 license agreement read this license agreement before using any bookman elec- tronic book. Your use of the bookman electronic book deems that you ac- cept 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 ...

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    2 welcome to the world of bookman! Bookman is a powerful, portable elec- tronic reference 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 250,000 words, cor- rect misspellings of both french and en- glish words, view...

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    3 other keys arr backs up, erases letters, or stops a highlight. Maj shifts keys to type punctuation. Entrer enters a search, selects a menu item, or starts a highlight. Aide shows help messages. Espace types a space or pages down in text. ? ✽ types a ? To stand for an unknown letter in a word; shif...

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    4 bookman model 840 uses four aaa batteries. Here is how to install or re- place 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 book card, will be erased. 1. Turn bookman over. 2. Slide off its battery...

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    5 once you have installed a book card in your bookman, you must 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 books using the color keys ➤ about screen illustr...

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    6 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. Message language when you turn on this product f...

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    7 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. ...

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    8 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 pr...

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    9 highlighting a word you can look up most words by highlight- 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 ...

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    10 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...

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    11 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; however, 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 t...

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    12 correcting misspellings if you misspell a word in either language, the french professor shows you a list of suggestions from which to choose in 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 c...

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    13 viewing your list 1. Press menu , and then press d . 2. Press lang to change the entry language, if needed. 3. Press v to view the 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 menu , and then press d . 2...

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    14 sending a word 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 cartridge in your bookman, and that cartridge must be able to send or receive words. To learn if a cartridge can send or receive words, read its ...

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    15 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. Playing the games ➤ selectin...

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    16 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 will cost you whether correct or incorrect. If you guess the word, your remaining cash is added to the next roun...

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    17 optional features ac adaptor jack: your bookman may be equipped with a standard 3.5 mm jack for use with a 9-volt, 200-300 milli- amp ac/dc adaptor. 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 posi- tive. If your ac/dc ...

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    18 cartridge care • do not expose the cartridges to heat, cold, or liquids. • do not put excessive pressure on the cartridges. Lbs. 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...

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    19 copyrights & patents model: bfs-840 • batteries: 4 aaa (not included) • size: 14 x 10.2 x 2.5 cm • weight: 7 oz. (without batteries) © 1994-1998 franklin electronic publishers, inc., burlington, nj 08016-4907 usa. All rights re- served. © 1989 william collins sons & co., ltd. All rights reserved....

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    Electronic publishers ™ user’s guide/mode d’emploi bfs-840 speaking/parlant ™ french professor/ professeur d’anglais electronic publishers ga ran tie eten du e in fo produit s 3615 franklinfo 1,29 f / minute minitel.