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Key Guide Key Guide Main Keys Backs up, erases a letter, or turns off the highlight at an entry. Conjugates a word. Shifts to type capital letters and Toggles the entry language punctuation marks. between English and French. Enters a word, selects an item, Goes to the Dictionary.
User’s Guide may differ slightly from what you see on screen. S(√x) Calculates a square root. This does not mean that your Squares a number. BFQ-450 is malfunctioning. F(%) Calculates a percentage. G(.) Inserts a decimal point. Help is Always at Hand H(+), J(-) Adds, subtracts, multiplies K(x), L(÷) or divides numbers.
Installing Batteries Changing the Language Your BFQ-450 is powered by two CR2032, Selecting a Message Language 3-volt batteries. Follow these instructions When you turn this product on for to install or replace them. the first time you must choose the message language.
Changing the Language Setting the Clock The clock lets you set a Home Time 4. Press to move between and view local times around the French and English. world. You must set the Home Time 5. When the one you want is high- before viewing World Times as lighted, press ENTRER to select World Times are based on Home...
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Setting the Clock Setting the Clock 8. Press to exit setting mode. Press to cycle between DST On or DST Off. Press Setting World Time ENTRER to select your choice. until you see World City. 1. Press 5. Press to highlight Set Time and press ENTRER to select it.
Translating French Words Translating French Words This dictionary is fully bilingual. Try 4. Press ESPACE or to scroll translating a French word into down through the definition. English. 5. Press SUIV or PREC to view the 1. Press DICT. next or previous entry. Press LANG to switch to the 6.
Translating English Words Translating English Words You can also use this dictionary to Choosing Multiple Forms translate English words into French. Some words in this dictionary 1. Press DICT. have more than one form (for Press LANG to switch to the example resume and résumé).
Finding Letters in Words Highlighting Words If you are uncertain of how to spell Another way to look up words is by a word, type a question mark (?) in highlighting them in dictionary place of each unknown letter. To entries or word lists.
Finding Conjugations Finding Conjugations Conjugations show inflections, or From a Dictionary Entry changes in a word’s gender, tense, Some words have different parts of etc. This dictionary includes exten- speech or multiple translations. You sive inflections of nouns, verbs, can easily find which part of speech modifiers, and other words.
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Finding Conjugations Finding Conjugations future indicative, present condi- 6. Press ESPACE or to scroll. tional, present subjunctive, imper- 7. Press EFFAC when done. fect subjunctive, indicative passé Viewing English composé, pluperfect indicative, Inflections indicative past anterior, indicative future anterior, conditional per- If you are unfamiliar with inflec- fect, perfect subjunctive, pluper- tions, it may be helpful to look at...
Translating Traveller’s Using the Grammar Guide Phrases This dictionary includes a helpful This dictionary includes translations grammar guide that describes parts for several helpful traveller’s phras- of speech. To see this do the follow- es in categories ranging from ing: Emergencies to Business Communications.
3. Use to move the high- read cultural notes, improve your light to the phrase you want and vocabulary with Spelling Bee and press ENTRER. Flashcards, browse the Franklin ® TOEFL Test Word List and get ® Searching for a Specific grammar guidance (see “Using the...
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Using Learning Exercises Using Learning Exercises 3. Press to select the list you want and press ENTRER. A word will flash on the screen for you to spell. 4. Use to move the high- You must have words entered in light to the topic you want and your Word List before selecting press ENTRER.
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Using Learning Exercises Using Learning Exercises You can choose My Flashcards Viewing the TOEFL ® Word (English) which uses words you List entered in your English Word List, 1. Press LEÇON. My Flashcards (French) which 2. Press to highlight uses words you entered in your TOEFL ®...
Warning: All the words in My Word Word List. List will be erased if your batteries Press LANG to switch to the run out of power, or your BFQ-450 French or English list, if needed. is reset. 3. Press to highlight … List: xx word(s).
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Using My Word List Using My Word List 3. Press LEÇON. Press LANG to switch to the French or English list, if needed. Add “your word” appears in the menu. 2. Press to highlight Erase 4. Press ENTRER to add the word. the List and press ENTRER.
Playing the Games Playing the Games You have seven fun games to Skill Level lets you choose the choose from. degree of difficulty of a game: Beginner, Intermediate, Note: In each game, you can do the Advanced, Expert or Wizard. following: Press ENTRER to see the Language lets you choose the translation of the game word.
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Playing the Games Playing the Games Getting Help in Games Conjumania! During any game, you can read Conjumania! teaches verb conjuga- instructions by pressing AIDE. tions. It shows you an infinitive verb and asks you to enter a conjugation. You can get a hint by holding MAJ Your conjugation must be spelled and pressing ?, or reveal the game correctly, including accents.
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Playing the Games Playing the Games Guess the Word each bid depends on the frequency of the letter. All bids will cost you whether correct or incorrect. If you guess the word by revealing all of the letters, your remaining cash is added to the next round.
Using the Databank Using the Databank This product has a databank that Note: Accented characters are can save as many as 100 names not supported in the phone list. and phone numbers. The total To delete a character, press amount of names and numbers that ARR.
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Using the Databank Using the Databank To Edit Phone List Entries Keep Copies of Important Data 1. Press Warning! Your phone list infor- 2. Press , if needed, to see mation is safely stored in memory Edit Entry, then press as long as the battery supplies ENTRER.
Using the Databank Using a Password To Erase All the Phone List You can use a password to keep the information in the databank private. The Entries password is requested when the unit is Warning! This procedure perma- turned on and the databank is nently erases all the names and accessed.
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Using a Password Using a Password If you do not have a reset button, or 4. Type your password again exact- if the unit does not reset after press- ly as you did the first time. ing the reset button, remove the 5.
Using the Calculator Using the Calculator Making Calculations Using the Calculator Memory 1. Press until you see the cal- 1. In the Calculator, make a calcula- tion or type a number. culator screen. 2. To add the number on the screen to the number stored in memory, press X (M+).
Using the Converter Using the Converter The converter allows you to easily Making Currency Conversions convert measurements and currency. 1. Press until you see the Making Metric Conversions Calculator screen and then press 1. Press until you see the 2. Press MAJ and then to high- Calculator screen and then press light Currency and then press...
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Using the Converter Using the Converter Using the Euro Converter 1. Press until you see the Calculator screen and then press This product features a Euro con- verter for conversion between the 2. Press ENTRER to select Euro Euro and 11 national currencies. Converter.
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