Franklin BQF-2025 eBook Reader User Manual
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1. horzel horseback on horse oe 3 Do one of the following To Press define the word view inflections add word to Personal list 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 book card in your BOOKMAN and that book card must be able to send or receive words To leam if a book card can send or receive words read its User s Guide 1 Highlight a word in this book chess HA To highlight a word in a list press the arrow keys To highlight a wordin text press and then use the arrow keys Hold and press car Highlight the other book Press imn The word that you highlighted appears in the other book Press to look up the word w 13 Changing Game Settings You can change the game settings at any time Each setting applies to all of the games 1 Press Qx 2 Press or press 4 to adjust the settings 3 Use the arrow keys to high light an option 4 Press gt to change settings Understanding Settings Language Select the language you want to play the games with Word list Choose which words you will play the games with Main or Personal list Difficulty Select the level of difficulty Beginner Intermediate Advanced TOEFL and Expert TOEFL means the difficulty eguals that of the Test of En glish as a2. Shows the next word or inflection group HT Shows the previous word or inflection group Hold while pressing the other key Installing Book Cards Warning Never install or remove a book card while your BOOKMAN is turned on If you do information that you entered in its built in book and in an in stalled book card will be erased 1 Turn BOOKMAN off 2 Turn BOOKMAN 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 Removing Book Card Warning When you remove a book card to install another information that you entered into the removed book card will be erased Selecting Books 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 Carr EI HACHETTE These are sample books 3 Press or amp to highlight the book you want to use FLE 4 Press to select it About Screen Illustrations Some screen illustrations in this User s Guide may differ from what you see on the actual screen This does not mean that your BOOK MAN is malfunctioning Using the Color Keys The red green yellow and blue keys on your BOOKMAN change functions accord ing to which book is selected When the built in book is selected the color keys function as labelled on the BOOKMAN keyboard When a book card is selected the col
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4. Dis able Demo To re enable it select En able Demo When a book card is installed select View Demo from the menu to view the demo Help is Always at Hand You can view a help message at virtually any screen by pressing Gr Press the direction keys to read it To exit help press Am To read a tutorial of how to use the main functions and keys of this book select 7utorial from the Additional Functions menu 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 Translating English Words With the French Professor you are able to translate English words to French sim ply by typing English words 1 Press ac 2 Press to change the entry language to English if needed 3 Type a word e g cat To erase a letter press Am 4 Press nmr 5 Press when finished Explanation of Genders French nouns are different than English nouns in that they must either be masculine or feminine The lt m gt means that the word listed e g chat is masculine Likewise an lt f gt would show the word to be feminine Translating English Words Understanding Definitions When you find a definition you may see that there are several different meanings for your word Here is an example 1 Type man 2 Press re This screen shows that homme is the most common use of the wo
5. E OR ANY OBLIGATION RESULTING THEREFROM OR THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE BOOKMAN PRODUCT UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY WHETHER BREACH OF CONTRACT TORT STRICT LIABILITY OR ANY OTHER CAUSE OF ACTION OR PROCEEDING WHICH DAMAGES SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO LOST PROFITS DAMAGES TO PROPERTY OR PERSONAL INJURY BUT ONLY TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW FRANKLIN S ENTIRE LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM OR LOSS DAMAGE OR EXPENSE FROM ANY SUCH CAUSE SHALL IN NO EVENT EXCEED THE PRICE PAID FOR THE BOOKMAN PRODUCT THIS CLAUSE SHALL SURVIVE FAILURE OF AN EXCLUSIVE REMEDY This license and warranty is governed by the laws of the United States and the State of New Jersey Copyrights amp Patents Model BOF 2025 size 5 9 x 4 2 x 0 2 cm weight 0 4 oz without batteries 1987 1995 Franklin Electronic Publish ers Inc Burlington NJ 08016 USA AI rights reserved 1989 William Collins Sons amp Co Ltd All Rights Reserved FCC Notice Complies with the limits for a Class B computing device pursuant to Subpart B of part 15 of FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 This device must accept any interference received in cluding interference that may cause undes ired operation U S Patents 4 490 811 4 830 618 4 891 775 5 007 019 5 113 340 5 153 831 5 203 705 5 218 536 5 229 936 5 249 965 5 295 070 5 321 609 5 333 313 5 396
6. Foreign Language Inflected forms Choose whether or not to use inflections among your game words Playing the Games Now that you have selected the settings for the games let s play them 1 Press Qmx 2 Highlight a game using the arrow keys rw You can also select a game by typing the letter in front of its name 3 Press to select it 4 Press to play another round Selecting Game Difficulty When you select either Hangman or Word Auction you then must choose certain options for those games In Hang man you must use the direction keys to choose the number of guesses allowed In Word Auction you must use the di rection keys to determine how much your bankroll will be These options make the games more or less difficult accord ing to the setting The default options are at an intermediate skill level Playing the Games gt Hangman Hangman challenges you to guess a mystery word indicated by s one letter at a time As you type letters the correct letters appear in place of the guestion marks your incorrect letters appear below and guesses remaining appear to the right You must guess the word before you run out of tries and your man hangs gt Word Blaster In Word Blaster you try to guess the mystery word before all its letters appear As soon as you know the word press amp m Then type your guess and press enr lf you re wrong Word Blaster asks you for another w
7. Frankie BOOKMAN French Professor Professeur d Anglais USER S GUIDE MODE D EMPLOI BOF 2025 License Agreement READ THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT BEFORE USING ANY BOOKMAN PRODUCT YOUR USE OF THE BOOKMAN PRODUCT 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 BOOKMAN PRODUCT AND YOUR PUR CHASE PRICE WILL BE REFUNDED BOOKMAN PRODUCT means the soft ware product and documentation found in this package and FRANKLIN means Franklin Electronic Publishers Inc LIMITED USE LICENSE All rights in the BOOKMAN PRODUCT remain the property of FRANKLIN Through your purchase FRANKLIN grants you a personal and nonexclusive li cense to use the BOOKMAN PRODUCT on a single FRANKLIN BOOKMAN at a time You may not make any copies of the BOOKMAN PRODUCT or of the data stored therein whether in electronic or print format Such copying would be in violation of applicable copyright laws Further you may not modify adapt disassemble decompile translate create derivative works of or in any way re verse engineer the BOOKMAN PRODUCT You may not export or reexport directly or indirectly the BOOKMAN PRODUCT without compliance with ap propriate governmental regulations The BOOKMAN PRODUCT contains Franklin s confidential and propriety information which you agree to take adequate steps to protect from unauthorized discl
8. NKLIN the BOOKMAN PRODUCT has been tampered with damaged by accident abused misused or misapplication or as a result of service or modification by any party including any dealer other than FRANKLIN This warranty applies only to products manufactured by or for FRANKLIN Batteries corrosion or battery contacts and any damage caused by batteries are not covered by this warranty NO FRANKLIN DEALER AGENT OR EMPLOYEE IS AUTHORIZED TO MAKE ANY ADDITIONAL WARRANTY IN THIS REGARD OR TO MAKE ANY MODIFICATION OR EXTENSION OF THIS EXPRESS WARRANTY THE FOREGOING WARRANTY IS EXCLUSIVE AND IS IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES WRITTEN OR ORAL INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY SHALL BE FRANKLIN S OBLIGATION TO REPLACE OR REFUND AS SET FORTH ABOVE IN THIS WARRANTY Some States do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties or limitations on how long a warranty lasts This warranty gives you speci ights you may also have additional rights which vary from State to State This warranty shall not be applicable to the extent that enforcement of any provision may be prohibited by applicable law FRANKLIN SHALL IN NO EVENT BE LIABLE TO YOU OR TO ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY OTHER INDIRECT LOSS OR DAMAGE ARISING OUT OF YOUR PURCHASE THE MANUFACTURE OR SALE OF THE BOOKMAN PRODUCT THIS LICENS
9. adphone jack 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 O 9 o 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 adaptor does not have this symbol confirm its compatibil ity at its place of purchase Headphone jack Your BOOKMAN may also have a 3 5 mm stereo head phone jack for use with a standard im pedance 8 Ohm headset Limited Warranty US only FRANKLIN warrants to you that the BOOKMAN PRODUCT will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for one year from purchase In the case of such a defect in your BOOKMAN PRODUCT FRANKLIN will repair or replace it without charge on return with purchase receipt to the dealer from which you made your purchase or Franklin Electronic Publishers Inc One Franklin Plaza Burlington NJ 08016 within one year of purchase Alternatively FRANKLIN may at its option refund your purchase price Data contained in the BOOKMAN PRODUCT may be provided under license to FRANKLIN FRANKLIN makes no warranty with respect to the accuracy of data in the BOOKMAN PRODUCT No warranty is made that the BOOKMAN PRODUCT will run uninterrupted or error free You assume all risk of any damage or loss from your use of the BOOKMAN PRODUCT This warranty does not apply if in the sole discretion of FRA
10. and asks you to enter a conjugation Your conjugation must be spelled correctly including accents To try a new conjugation press race Notes Book Card Care Do not touch the metal contacts on the book cards Caution Touching these electrical contacts with statically charged objects including your fingers could erase in formation entered in a book card or built in book e Do not put excessive pressure on the book cards Do not expose the book cards to heat cold or liguids Resetting BOOKMAN If the BOOKMAN keyboard fails to re spond or if its screen performs errati cally first press and then press twice If nothing happens follow the steps below to reset it Warning Pressing the reset button with more than very light pressure may perma nently disable your BOOKMAN In addi tion resetting BOOKMAN erases settings and information entered into its built in book and in an installed book card 1 Hold and press Cvor If nothing happens try Step 2 Use a paper clip to gently press BOOKMAN S reset button The reset button is recessed in a pin sized hole on the back of BOOKMAN Look for it on the battery cover or near the book card slot Troubleshooting BOOKMAN Make sure your book card if any is installed correctly e Check that the book card s metal contacts are dirt and dust free 2 17 Optional Features AC adaptor jack m 905 7 He
11. ction list you will get a longer list of more detailed corrections than the previous list Finding a Prefix Correcting Misspellings To find prefixes type an asterisk in a Ifyou misspell a word in either language word Asterisks stand for a series of let the French Professor shows you a list ters of suggestions from which to choose 1 Type a word ending with an from the selected language e g armo 1 Type a misspelled word e g yp p g Rod Stacey RA chein nau T up a Pe ATJ armo To erase a letter press Am 2 Press vr To type an asterisk hold and press CD aen 2 Press nm chai 3 Use the arrow keys to high light a correction Press to select the word Press when done Uu 3 Highlight a match 4 Press to see the French translation 5 Press when done Using Your Personal List Adding Words Ui You can save up to 80 words total for both English and French in your Personal word list for personal study or review The Personal word list is saved between sessions unless the batteries run out of power or your BOOKMAN is reset Press ust Select N Add new word or press un List Type a word in the current entry language hiver Press to add the word Add another word if desired Press when done 11 Using your Personal List Adding Entered Words You can also add wo
12. her modifier then there won t be any other inflections 6 Press when done Learning Inflections Getting Grammar Guidance When viewing inflections you can press to view detailed descrip tions of how to use inflections with usage examples 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 be and press to see the different forms of the English verb to be This will give you a good idea of each inflection form gt Verb Inflection Forms Your French Professor has the follow ing verb forms present indicative im perfect indicative past definite future conditional present subjunctive im perfect subjunctive perfect indicative pluperfect indicative preterite anterior future perfect conditional perfect perfect subjunctive pluperfect sub junctive imperative and the present participle 9 Finding a Letter 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 Ready For a French word Porta 2 Press mm poris 3 Highlight a match 4 Press to see the word s translation gt Deeper Correction If you select Deeper correction from a corre
13. lighting Words 1csceeeeeeeneneneneeeeeeeeeenseeneneeueueusnnans 12 Sending Words 1 0 ceseeeeeeseeeeneeeeeeeeenseeeeeeeeaseaseeeeeeeeeees 13 Changing Game Settings mmmmmeneneneesennnns 13 Playing the Games Key Guide Function Keys ac Clears to the Ready screen co red Show inflections of a word green Switches between English and French entry languages UX yellow Shows the games list carte Exits the selected book onor Turns BOOKMAN on or off gt Understanding the Color Keys The color keys red green yellow and blue perform the functions listed above only for the BOOKMAN book card described in this User s Guide Other books have their own color key functions which are labelled on their book cards and listed in their User s Guides For more information read Using the Color Keys Shows Additional Functions menu blue Shows Personal list menu ARR AJ AIDE BI RE 0e T aye T D Other Keys Backs up erases letters or stops a highlight Shifts keys to type punctuation Enters a search selects a menu item or starts a highlight Shows help messages Types a space or pages down Types a to stand for an unknown letter in a word shifted types an F to stand for a series of unknown letters Direction Keys Move in indicated direction Star Key Combinations Sends a word between books BAS
14. or keys function as labelled on that book card 0000500000 Y Remember the color keys for BOOK MAN books in book cards function as labelled on their book cards not as on the keyboard Changing the Language gt Message Language When you tum on this product for the first time you must choose the message language The message language is the language of prompts help and other messages You can change the message language after your initial decision NOTE The examples in the English half of this manual use English as the message language 1 Press vew if you are not at the Message Language screen 2 Press 4 to select the Message Language screen 3 Press 2 to select English as the message language press to select French Changing the Language gt 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 mc 2 Press to switch between dictionaries De sate ity Changing the Contrast If you want to change the screen contrast repeatedly press F or 4 at the blank ready screen Viewing a Demonstration When no book card is installed in your BOOKMAN a demonstration automati cally appears after you select this book To stop the demo press ac To dis able it press uv and then select
15. ord The speed at which the letters appear is set by the skil level Help in Games Press while you re in a game if you need help lt will explain the game you are playing To exit Am press CR Playing the Games gt 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 round Word Train All aboard the Word Train spelling game You and the train take tums typing letters to form a word Whoever types the last letter wins Game Options After you finish a round you can do the following To Press Play another round View the word s definition Play a different game Go to the ready screen 15 Playing the Games Flashcards Flashcards flashes words for you to define or study To view the definition of the word press nmr Press to return to Flashcards and then press JL to try another word NOTE These next two games test your knowledge of French words only gt Gender Tutor Gender Tutor asks you to guess the gender of French nouns Press M for masculine and F for feminine Your score is shown in the top right corner of the screen Jm Conjumania Conjumania teaches verb conjuga tions It shows you an infinitive French verb
16. osure or use This license is effective until terminated This license terminates immediately without notice from FRAN KLIN if you fail to comply with any provision of this license 1 Contents 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 noun adjective and verb inflections and save words to a Personal word list for a more enjoyable way to leam To leam how to use other books read their Users Guides Installing Book Cards amp Selecting Books 4 Using the Color Keys mmmmmememennenenennennenennnnnnn 5 Changing the Language mmmmmenennenanenennnnenne 5 Viewing a Demonstration ns nsnsnenenennenenenenenennn 6 Translating English Words 0 0seseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneneeeenen 7 Translating French Words cccseseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeenen 8 Learning Inflections 0ceceeeeeeeneneeeeeeeenenenenseeeeeeeusenenas 8 Finding a Letter c cscsceeeeeeeeeeeneeensneeeeeeuenseeeeeeeueueueusnuans 9 Finding a Prefix cccscsceeeeeeeeeeenenensneeueueusnsneeeeseeeusueusnnans 10 Correcting Misspellings scsceseseeseeeeeeeeeeenseneeeeeeneeeens 10 Using your Personal List cscseseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeesnnens 11 High
17. rd The capitalized words found in brack ets indicate there s another category that this word could be used with For example if you are talking about a chess man you would use the word pi ce instead of homme Translating French Words Your French Professor is fully bilingual Try translating a French word 1 Press to change the Entry language from English to French if needed Type a word e g poisson If you need to type an accent type the letter e g amp and press 4 re peatedly until the accent you want ap pears If you want to type a c then hold and press Press nme In addition to poisson the French Professor translates words with simi lar meanings such as les Poissons which means the astrological sign Pisces To view more press lt b Fi TH ASCO A Se chy irs gla mn mia me Em E Fois Ep Press when done 8 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 to switch to the French ready screen Type a French word e g crire Press con 2 3 Lis xie verb These are the principal forms of the verb crire Use the direction keys to read Press either or hold and press BAS repeatedly to view more inflections usd If the word is a noun an adjective or anot
18. rds to your Personal word list directly from the ready screen Type the word you want to add to your word list Press to go to the Personal list menu and press a to add the word Press to return to the ready screen Adding Highlighted Words You can also add words to your personal word lists from definitions and correction lists Highlight a word and then press to go to the Personal list menu Press A to add the word Press to return to the ready screen Using your Personal List gt Viewing Your List 1 Press Cust 2 Press to change the entry language if needed 3 Press v to view list 4 Highlight a word on the list 5 Press to view its definition s or to view its inflections gt Deleting a Word 1 Press Cust 2 Press v to view the list 3 Highlight the word you want to delete 4 Press R to remove that word P Erasing Your List 1 Press Cust 2 Press v to view the list 3 Press to erase the list 4 Press for yes 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 text press to start the highlight You can tum the highlight off by press ing CAR Use the arrow keys to high light a word
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