Franklin Dictionnaire FQS-1870 User Manual

FQS-1870USER’S GUIDEDictionnairefrançais-anglaisanglais-français

Function KeysLocated on the top of the device, turnsthe product on or off.Goes to the main menu. Goes to the wordentry screen in any book that has one

Exits the book you were reading.Shifts to type capital letters andpunctuation marks.Shifts to allow prev (prec), next (suiv),and to type a hyphen.Comb

Direction KeysMove in the indicated direction.At menus and dictionary entries,pages down. At the Word Entryscreen, types a space.Calculator KeysA(1/X)

Installing BatteriesYour unit is powered by two AAA batteries. Followthese instructions to install or replace them.1. Turn your unit off and turn it o

Battery disposal: Do not dispose of batteries withnormal household waste. Please obey your localregulations when disposing of used batteries.Battery P

For Your Information✓ Follow the ArrowsThe flashing arrows to the right of the screenshow which arrow keys you can press tomove around menus or view m

Installing Book CardsYour unit contains a built-in book. You canpurchase more titles on book cards atwww.franklin.com/fr. To install a book card, foll

Selecting a BookOnce a book card is installed in the unit, you canselect the book you want to use.1. Turn your unit on.2. Press CARTE.Icons appear for

17Using Function Keys in Book CardsThe function keys appear at the top of thekeyboard on your unit. These keys correspondin the order listed to the di

Changing the LanguageMessage LanguageWhen you turn on this product for the first time,you must choose the message language. PressA for French or press

License AgreementREAD THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT BEFORE USING THEELECTRONIC REFERENCE. YOUR USE OF THEELECTRONIC REFERENCE DEEMS THAT YOU ACCEPTTHE TERMS

Using the Main MenuUse the main menu to quickly take you todifferent books and exercises in your device.The main menu contains five tabs: Books,Learni

The Learning tab enables you to access MyVocabulary List, My Phrase List, conjugateFrench or English words, and read Englishgrammar topics. You can al

The Games tab allows you to access the 14games included in your device: Anagrams,Conjumania, Gender Tutor, Hangman, Jumble,Letris, Letter Poker, Word

22Viewing a Demonstration or TutorialYou can view a demonstration or tutorial of thisdictionary any time you want.1. Press MENU.2. Press SETUP.You can

Changing the SettingsWhen using this dictionary, you can activate theLearn a Word feature, adjust the screencontrast, the shutoff time, the type size,

24Learn a Word helps you increase yourvocabulary by displaying a differentheadword and definition each time youturn on your dictionary.Contrast enable

Translating Words1. Press MENU.2. Press BOOKS.You can also press or until you reachthe Books menu.3. Use or to highlight Harrap’s ShorterFr-Eng, the

26letter key. To type a ç, hold FN and pressN. To type a hyphen, hold FN and pressJ. Press to hear an English wordpronounced.5. Press ENTRER to view

27✓ Understanding TranslationsEntries may consist of headwords, parts ofspeech, the translation, and/or definitions.Other forms of the word may follow

28Highlight the form you want and pressENTRER to see its entry. To go back to theMultiple Forms list, press ARR.✓ Correcting MisspellingsThis device h

Table of ContentsIntroduction ...4Using the Special Features ...6Key Guide ...

Highlight the word you want and then pressENTRER to see its entry.To go back to the corrections list, press ARR.✓ Understanding ConfusablesConfusables

30Hearing English WordsThis dictionary can pronounce English wordsthat appear on almost any screen - indefinitions, thesaurus entries, spell correctio

317. Press to hear the English headwordpronounced.8. Press ENTRER for a highlight.9. Move the highlight to an English word youwant to hear.10.Press

Highlighting WordsAnother way to look up words is by highlightingthem in entries or word lists. You can then findtheir definitions, translations, thes

To … Press …translate the word ENTRERview an English word’s THESthesaurus entryview confusables CONFhear an English wordpronouncedadd the word to LEAR

Finding Letters in WordsIf you are uncertain about how to spell a word,type a question mark (?) in place of eachunknown letter. To find prefixes, suff

35To type an asterisk, hold down MAJ andpress ?.3. Press ENTRER.The list of possible matches is displayed.4. Press to move the highlight to the wordy

36Translating Travellers’ PhrasesYou can find translations of French or Englishtravellers’ phrases in categories ranging fromEmergencies to Business C

375. Press or to highlight the phrase youwant to translate and then pressENTRER.Press to hear the English phrase.6. Press EFF or MENU when done.

38Using the English ThesaurusYou can look up thesaurus entries of Englishwords using the English Thesaurus. Thesaurusentries consist of synonyms, anto

Using My Vocabulary List ...42Using My Phrase List ...48Using the Guide to English Grammar ...

6. Press or ESPACE to read the entry.7. Hold FN and press or to view thenext or previous thesaurus entry.8. Press EFF when done.Press MENU to go to

Finding IdiomsYour device includes a helpful feature thatlocates idioms and their translation.1. Press MENU.2. Press BOOKS.You can also press or unt

41A list of all idioms relating to that keywordis displayed.6. Press or to scroll through the list ofidioms.7. Press ENTRER to select the highlighte

Using My Vocabulary ListYou can save up to 40 words total, in bothFrench and English, in My Vocabulary List forpersonal study or review. My Vocabulary

6. Press ENTRER to add the word.7. Press EFF when done.Adding Words from a WordEntry ScreenYou can also add words to My Vocabulary Listdirectly from a

3. Use or to highlight Harrap’s ShorterFr-Eng, then press ENTRER.You can also press LANG, whenavailable, to change the entry languagefrom French to En

45Viewing My Vocabulary List1. Press MENU.2. Press LEARN.You can also press or until you reachthe Learning menu.My Vocabulary List will be highlight

46Removing a Word from MyVocabulary List1. Press MENU.2. Press LEARN.You can also press or until you reachthe Learning menu.My Vocabulary List will

The prompt “Erase the list? (Y/N)”appears.4. Press Y to erase the list or press N tocancel.Note: When you erase one list, the otheris not erased.✓ Add

48Using My Phrase ListYou can save up to 25 phrases in My PhraseList. The list is saved between sessions unlessthe batteries run out of power or your

IntroductionWelcome to the world of Franklin. This Franklinmodel is a powerful, electronic reference with abuilt-in book, plus one slot in the back fo

496. Press ENTRER to add the phrase.7. Press EFF when done.Press MENU to go to the main menu.Viewing or Editing My Phrase List1. Press MENU.2. Press L

507. Edit the phrase.8. Press ENTRER to save your changes.Hold FN and press ARR to exit withoutsaving any changes.Removing a Phrase from My PhraseList

51Erasing My Phrase List1. Press MENU.2. Press LEARN.You can also press or until you reachthe Learning menu.3. Use or to highlight My Phrase List,th

Using the Guide to English GrammarYour device includes a helpful Guide to EnglishGrammar that describes parts of speech. Note:the guide is available o

From an Inflection Screen1. Press MENU.2. Press LEARN.You can also press or until you reachthe Learning menu.3. Use or to highlight FrenchConjugatio

54Information about the tense will bedisplayed along with usage examples.7. Press ARR to return to the inflectionscreen or press EFF to return to the

55Advanced Verb ConjugationsConjugations show inflections, or changes in aword’s gender, tense, etc. This device includesextensive inflections of Fren

56These are the principal forms of theFrench verb “lire”. The Englishtranslations are below each Frenchinflection.6. Press ESPACE or to scroll.Press ?

From an EntrySome words have different parts of speech ormultiple translations. You can easily find whichpart of speech or specific translation you wi

Read the definition to find the verb youwant (e.g., to write).6. Press CONJ to conjugate the headword,écrire.Highlight the part of speech you want(e.g

5• use the MatchMaker function to find words ofwhose spelling you are unsure, or to helpsolve crossword puzzles;• improve your spelling and vocabulary

597. Press ESPACE or to scroll.Press ? to display the root word.8. Press CONJ or hold FN and press repeatedly to view more inflections.If the word is

60how to use the inflections you were viewingalong with usage examples.✓ Viewing English InflectionsIf you are unfamiliar with inflections, it may beh

✓ Verb ConjugationsThe dictionary conjugates French verbs intothe following forms: present indicative,indicative imperfect, indicative simple past,sim

62Using the TOEFL®Test Word ListThe TOEFL®Test Word List contains Englishwords you might find on the Test of English as aForeign Language (TOEFL®Test)

63Using the ExercisesUsing the Exercises, you can test your spellingand improve your vocabulary.✓ Speaking Spelling Bee1. Press MENU.2. Press EXER.You

64In My English Spelling Bee and TOEFL®Test Bee, a word will be pronounced foryou to spell. To hear the word again,press .In My French Spelling Bee a

65You can also press or until you reachthe Exercises menu.You can choose My French Flashcardswhich uses words from My FrenchVocabulary List, My Engl

66Playing the GamesYou have 14 fun games to choose from:Anagrams, Conjumania, Hangman, GenderTutor, Jumble, Letris, Letter Poker, WordBlaster, Word Bu

674. Use or to move to Words, Skill,Graphics or Lang.Words chooses the source of the words:All of them, TOEFL®Test list, MyVocabulary List, Enter you

68Selecting a GameIn the Games menu, use or to move thehighlight to the game of your choice and pressENTRER.Getting Help in the GamesDuring any game

Using the Special FeaturesYour unit is equipped with several special features thatmany, but not all BOOKMAN book cards use. To learn if youcan use the

Hold MAJ and press ? to shuffle the letters in theselected word. Press ? to end a round and revealthe word or words. Press ENTRER to turn on thehighli

70Type letters that you think are in the mysteryword. If you are correct, the letter appears inplace of the corresponding question mark(s).Hold MAJ an

71✓ JumbleJumble tests your ability to unscramble lettersand form words. It shows a series of letters.Type words made from these letters and thenpress

72✓ LetrisIn Letris, letters fall from the top of the display tothe bottom. Use or to move the falling letterto make a word.When you make a valid wo

73✓ Letter PokerLetter Poker challenges you to make longerwords with the letters you are dealt than thehouse does with its letters. You and the houset

74Press the initial letter to make your choice. Forexample, to Bet, press B, to Raise, press R andso on.Bet Means you want to bet on your hand.You can

75✓ Word BlasterIn Word Blaster, you try to guess the mysteryword before all of the letters are filled in on thescreen.One letter at a time is reveale

76✓ Word BuilderWord Builder makes anagrams for you. Beforeyou play, type letters you want Word Builder tobuild words from and press ENTRER.Word Build

77✓ Word DeductionIn Word Deduction, you must guess the puzzleword. The letters of the puzzle word appear asunderscores. You are limited to a certainn

78Press ENTRER to turn on the highlight, thenuse the arrow keys to highlight the word youwant. Press ENTRER again to see thetranslation of the word. P

Serial Port: Plug in a serial-USB or serial-serial cable hereto connect the Collegiate Dictionary to your PC.AC Adaptor Jack: The AC/DC adaptor is in

Letters drop faster with each new level.The game is over when the screen is socrowded with letters that you cannot make aword or when a new letter app

80✓ Link FourLink Four challenges you to connect four gamepieces in any direction. You can play alone (1Player Link Four) or with a friend (2 Player L

Using the ClockThe Clock displays the current time and date.You can save two times: Home time and Worldtime.1. Press UTIL.2. Press CLOCK to toggle bet

Using the DatabankAdding EntriesYou can store as many as 100 names andtelephone numbers and addresses in theDatabank. The total number of names you ca

6. Type a postal address or e-mail addressand press ENTRER.To type a number, hold FN and press A-P. To type an @, hold FN and press M.7. Press EFF to

Deleting Entries1. Press UTIL.2. Press DATA.3. Highlight Delete an Entry and then pressENTRER.4. Highlight the entry you want to delete andpress ENTRE

2. Press DATA.3. Highlight Set password and then pressENTRER.4. Type a password of up to eight charactersand press ENTRER.Use to move the cursor; use

Using the Calculator1. Press UTIL.2. Press CALC.3. Type a number.Note: A-P will type numbers 0-9automatically. You can type up to 10digits. To type a

To Calculate... Press...reciprocals Qsquares Dpercentages Fsquare roots Snegative numbers W7. Press EFF to clear the currentcalculations.Press MENU to

Using the Metric Converter1. Press UTIL.2. Press CONV.3. Use to select a conversion category(for example, Weights).4. Select a conversion (for exampl

Key GuideSoft KeysSoft Key functions are represented by the labelsdisplayed along the bottom of the screen. Toperform a Soft Key function, press the u

Using the Currency Converter1. Press UTIL.2. Press CURR.3. Enter a conversion rate.The rate should be in units of the othercurrency per one unit of th

Transferring Words Between BooksThis dictionary can transfer words with certainother book cards. To send a word to anotherbook, you must first install

Resetting Your UnitIf the keyboard fails to respond, or if the screenperforms erratically, perform a system reset byfollowing the steps below.1. Hold

Copyrights, Trademarks, and PatentsModel FQS-1870: Harrap’s Shorter Dictionnairefrançais-anglais<=>anglais-français• Batteries: two AAA• Size: 1

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