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BFQ-450

Dictionnaire français↔anglais

English↔French Dictionary

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 Contents

License Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Key Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Changing the Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Installing Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Setting the Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Changing the Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Viewing a Demonstration or Tutorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Translating French Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Translating English Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Highlighting Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Finding Letters in Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Finding Conjugations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Using the Grammar Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Translating Traveller’s Phrases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Using Learning Exercises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Using My Word List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Playing the Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Using the Databank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Using a Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Using the Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Using the Converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Resetting Your BFQ-450 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Copyrights, Trademarks, and Patents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Limited Warranty (U.S. only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
FCC Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Limited Warranty (Canada only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

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 Key Guide Key Guide

Main Keys Backs up, erases a letter, or

Conjugates a word. turns off the highlight at an entry.
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. or begins a highlight in an entry.
Goes to the Learning Exercises Displays a help message.
menu.
Turns t he unit on or off.
Goes to the Traveller’s Phrases.
Toggles between the Databank Direction Keys
and the Calculator. From the Moves in the indicated direction.
Calculator, goes to the
Converter when M is pressed. SUIV Goes to the next entry.
Toggles between Home and PREC Goes to the previous entry.
World Time.
At menus and dictionary entries,
MENU Goes to the Setup menu. pages down. At data entry
Function Keys screens, types a space.
In the dictionary, goes to the Key Combinations*
Entry screen. In the calculator,
+ At a dictionary entry, goes to the
clears all entries. In the converter
or top or bottom of an entry. At
and databank, goes to the main
menus, goes to the top or bottom
menu.
of a list.
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 Key Guide Key Guide

V(MR) Recalls the number stored in

+ At the Entry screen, types an aster- memory.
isk to stand for a series of letters in
B (MC) Clears the memory.
a word.
*Hold down the first key while pressing the second.

Calculator Keys ➤ About Screen Illustrations

A–P Types numbers. Some screen illustrations in this
Q(1/x) Calculates a reciprocal. User’s Guide may differ slightly
S(√x) Calculates a square root. from what you see on screen.
D(x2) Squares a number. This does not mean that your
BFQ-450 is malfunctioning.
F(%) Calculates a percentage.
G(.) Inserts a decimal point.
H(+), J(-) Adds, subtracts, multiplies ➤ Help is Always at Hand
K(x), L(÷) or divides numbers.
You can view a help message at
W(+/-) Changes the number on the any screen by pressing AIDE.
screen to a negative or positive Use the direction keys to read the
number. message. To exit help, press
X(M+) Adds the number on the screen to ARR.
the number stored in memory.
C(M–) Subtracts the number on the
screen from the number stored
in memory.

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 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
Warning!! If the batteries wear out com- message language.
pletely, or if you take more than approxi-
mately one minute while changing the bat-
teries, any user-entered information will be
erased. You should always keep written Press A for French and B for
copies of your important information. English.
1. Turn the unit over. The message language is the lan-
2. Lift the battery cover on the back guage of the prompts, help and other
of your BFQ-450 by pushing it in messages. You can change the mes-
the direction of the arrow. sage language after your initial selec-
3. Install the batteries positive side tion. To do so, do the following:
facing up. 1. Press MENU.
4. Replace the battery cover. 2. Press ENTRER to select
Settings.
➤ Follow the Arrows 3. Press to highlight Message
The flashing arrows on the right Language and press ENTRER.
of the screen show which arrow
keys you can press to move
around menus or view more text.

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 Changing the Language Setting the Clock

4. Press or to move between The clock lets you set a Home Time
French and English. and view local times around the
5. When the one you want is high- world. You must set the Home Time
lighted, press ENTRER to select before viewing World Times as
it. World Times are based on Home
Time.
➤ Selecting an Entry Language
The entry language is the language
➤ Setting Home Time
in which you enter words at the 1. Press .
Word Entry screen. This determines You see the Home Time screen.
which dictionary you will use – 2. Press S to enter the setting
French or English. mode.

3. Press ENTRER to select Set Time

To change the Entry Language,
Format.
press LANG at the Word Entry
screen. Press or to cycle through
the 12- and 24-hour Day/
Month/Year formats. Press
ENTRER to save your selection.
4. Press to highlight Set DST and
press ENTRER to select it.

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 Setting the Clock Setting the Clock

Press or to cycle between 8. Press to exit setting mode.

DST On or DST Off. Press
ENTRER to select your choice. ➤ Setting World Time
5. Press to highlight Set Time 1. Press until you see World City.
and press ENTRER to select it.
Press or until the current
hour is displayed. Press to
move to minutes, then press 2. Press S to enter Setting Mode.
or until the current minute is 3. Press ENTRER to select Set DST.
displayed. Press or to cycle between
Press ENTRER to set the time. DST On or DST Off. Press
6. Press to highlight Set Date and ENTRER to select your choice.
press ENTRER to select it. 4. Press to highlight Set World City
and press ENTRER to select it.
Use or to move to the next or Press or until the city you
previous field. Use or to want is displayed. Press ENTRER
scroll to the current day/month/year. to select it.
Press ENTRER to set it.
5. Press to exit Setting Mode
7. Press to highlight Set Home City and see the World City time.
and press ENTRER to select it.
Press or until your local city
is displayed. Press ENTRER to
select it.
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 Changing the Settings Viewing a Demonstration
or Tutorial

When using this dictionary, you can You can view a tutorial or a demon-
adjust the screen contrast, the shutoff stration of this dictionary at any
time, and the type size. The shutoff time.
time is how long your BFQ-450 stays
1. Press MENU.
on if you forget to turn it off.
2. Press to highlight Tutorial or
1. Press MENU. View Demo.
2. Press ENTRER to select
Settings.
3. Press or to highlight
Contrast, Shutoff, or Type Size. 3. Press ENTRER to select it.
4. Press ENTRER to select the one
you want.
5. Press or to highlight a
new setting and press ENTRER
to select it.
To stop the demonstration or exit
Press ARR to leave the setting
from the Tutorial and go to the
unchanged.
Word Entry screen, press EFFAC.
6. Press EFFAC to return to the
Word Entry screen.

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 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. Press EFFAC to return to the
French Word Entry screen, if Word Entry screen.
needed.
2. Type a word. For example, type ➤ Misspelling Words
étude.
If you enter a misspelled word, a
list of corrections appears. Use
or to move the highlight to
the word you want and press
To erase a letter, press ARR. ENTRER to see its dictionary
entry.
To type a capital, hold MAJ and
press a letter key. ➤ Finding Accented Words
3. Press ENTRER to see the
You can look up accented words
English translation.
without typing accents. If you
want to enter an accent, type the
letter and then press or
repeatedly until the accent you
want appears.

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Translating English Words Translating English Words

You can also use this dictionary to ➤ Choosing Multiple Forms

translate English words into French.
1. Press DICT. Some words in this dictionary
Press LANG to switch to the have more than one form (for
English Word Entry screen, if example resume and résumé).
needed. When the word you are looking
up has multiple forms, the differ-
2. Type a word. For example, type ent forms appear in a list.
study.
To erase a letter, press ARR.
To type a capital, hold MAJ and
press a letter key. Highlight the form you want and
3. Press ENTRER to see the French press ENTRER to see its diction-
translation. ary entry.
To return to the Multiple Forms
list, press ARR.

4. Press ESPACE or to scroll

down through the definition.
5. Press SUIV or PREC to view the
next or previous entry.
6. Press EFFAC to return to the
Word Entry screen.

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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. You can then
find prefixes, suffixes, and other find the translation of the highlighted
parts of words, type an asterisk (❇) word or add it to My Word List.
in a word. Each asterisk stands for
1. At any text, press ENTRER to
a series of letters. Note: If you type
start the highlight.
an asterisk at the beginning of a
To turn the highlight off, press
word, it may take a little while to find
ARR.
the matching words.
1. Press DICT. 2. Press the arrow keys to highlight
a word.
2. Type a word with ?s and ❇s. For
example, type bib?io❇.
To type an asterisk, hold down
MAJ and press ?.
3. Press ENTRER. 3. Press ENTRER to see the trans-
lation of the word.
You see the list of matching
words.
4. Press or to move the
highlight to the word you want
and press ENTRER to view its To add it to My Word List, press
translation. LEÇON.
5. Press EFFAC when done.
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 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. Follow or specific translation you will need
this example. to conjugate by first looking up the
1. Press CONJ. word and then pressing CONJ.
Press LANG if necessary to Follow this example.
select French. 1. Press DICT.
2. Type the word to conjugate. Press LANG if necessary to
3. Press CONJ to view the inflec- select French.
tions. 2. Type a word. For example type
If needed, use or to high- écrire.
light the part of speech or transla-
3. Press ENTRER to look it up.
tion you want and press
ENTRER. 4. Press CONJ to conjugate the
4. Press ESPACE or to scroll. headword, écrire.
5. Press CONJ repeatedly to view 5. Highlight the part of speech you
more inflections. want, for example verb and
6. Press EFFAC when done. press ENTRER.
If necessary, highlight the transla-
tion you want and press
ENTRER.

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 Finding Conjugations Finding Conjugations

6. Press ESPACE or to scroll. future indicative, present condi-

7. Press EFFAC when done. tional, present subjunctive, imper-
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 fect subjunctive, imperative, pres-
some inflected forms of English ent participle, and past participle.
verbs. Switch the entry language
back to English, type write, and ➤ Getting Grammar
press CONJ to see the different Guidance
forms of the English verb “to
When viewing inflections, you can
write.”
press AIDE to go directly to the
Grammar Guide and view
detailed descriptions of how to
use the inflections you were view-
➤ Understanding ing along with usage examples.
Conjugations
The following forms of French
verbs are displayed: present
indicative, indicative imperfect,
indicative simple past, simple
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Using the Grammar Guide Translating Traveller’s
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
1. Press LEÇON. Communications. You can either
2 Press to highlight Grammar browse the phrase list or you can
Guide and press ENTRER. search for a specific phrase.

➤ Browsing Through Phrases

1. Press PHRASE.

3. Press to highlight the topic

you want to study and then
press ENTRER.
If English is your Message 2. Use or to move the high-
Language you will see the French light to the category you want
Grammar Guide. If French is your and press ENTRER.
Message Language you will see If needed, press LANG to change
the English Grammar Guide. the language.
5. Press ESPACE or to read. If necessary, use or to move
the highlight to the subcategory
6. Press EFFAC to return to the
you want and press ENTRER.
Word Entry screen.

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 Translating Traveller’s Phrases Using Learning
Exercises

3. Use or to move the high- Using Learning Exercises, you can

light to the phrase you want and read cultural notes, improve your
press ENTRER. vocabulary with Spelling Bee and
Flashcards, browse the Franklin®
TOEFL® Test Word List and get
➤ Searching for a Specific grammar guidance (see “Using the
Phrase Grammar Guide” on page 47).
1. Press DICT.
➤ Viewing Cultural Notes
Press LANG if needed to change
the look-up language. 1. Press LEÇON.
2. Type a keyword for which you 2. Press to move the highlight
would like to see a phrase (for to Cultural Notes and press
example, ticket.) ENTRER.
3. Press PHRASE.

You can choose to read either the

4. Press to read. French Cultural Notes which refer
to France, or English Cultural
Notes which refer to the United
Kingdom and the United States.
3. Highlight the notes you want and
press ENTRER.
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 Using Learning Exercises Using Learning Exercises

3. Press or to select the list

you want and press ENTRER.
A word will flash on the screen for
4. Use or to move the high- you to spell.
light to the topic you want and You must have words entered in
press ENTRER. your Word List before selecting
My Spelling Bee.
5. Press ESPACE or to read.
4. Type in the word you just saw
➤ Spelling Bee and press ENTRER to see if you
spelled it correctly.
1. Press LEÇON. 5. Press ENTRER to see the trans-
2. Press to move the highlight to lation of the word or press
Spelling Bee and press ENTRER. ESPACE for a new word.
There are three lists to choose 6. Press EFFAC when done.
from. You can choose My
Spelling Bee (English) which
➤ Flashcards
uses words you entered in your 1. Press LEÇON.
English Word List, My Spelling 2. Press or to highlight
Bee (French) which uses words Flashcards and press ENTRER.
you entered in your French Word There are three lists to choose
List, or TOEFL® Test Spelling Bee from.
which uses words from TOEFL®
Test Word list.

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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
uses words you entered in your 2. Press or to highlight
French Word List, or TOEFL® Test TOEFL® Test Word List and
Flashcards which uses words press ENTRER.
from the TOEFL® Test Word List.
3. Press or to select the list
you want and press ENTRER.
3. Press or to scroll the list.
You can also type the first few let-
ters of a word to find it on the list.
A word will be displayed on the 4. Press ENTRER at any word to
screen for you to study or define. view its definition.
4. Press EFFAC when done. Press CONJ at any word to con-
jugate it.
5. Press ARR to return to the list.

TOEFL and the Test of English as a Foreign Language are registered trademarks of Educational
Testing Service (ETS). This product is not endorsed or approved by ETS.

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 Using My Word List Using My Word List

You can save up to 40 words total in ➤ Viewing My Word List

both French and English in My Word 1. Press LEÇON.
List for personal study or review.
2. Press ENTRER to select My
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
➤ Adding Words word(s).
4. Press ENTRER to see the word
1. Press LEÇON. or words you added.
2. Press ENTRER to select My If you have not added any words,
Word List. the message, “The list is empty”
If you haven’t added words to will be displayed.
your word list, …List: Empty
➤ Adding Highlighted Words
appears.
3. Highlight Add a word and press At any text, you can highlight a
ENTRER. word and add it to My Word List.
Press LANG to switch from the 1. At text, press ENTRER to start
French entry screen to the the highlight.
English entry screen, if neces- 2. Use the arrow keys to highlight
sary. the word you want.
4. Type a word and then press Note: If you do not highlight a
ENTRER to add it. word, the headword is added.
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 Using My Word List Using My Word List

3. Press LEÇON. Press LANG to switch to the

Add “your word” appears in the menu. French or English list, if needed.
4. Press ENTRER to add the word. 2. Press or to highlight Erase
the List and press ENTRER.
➤ Deleting One Word from My 3. Press Y to erase the entire list.
Word List You can press N to return to the
1. Press LEÇON and select My My Word List menu without eras-
Word List. ing the list.
Press LANG to switch to the ➤ Adding Words Not Found
French or English list, if needed. in This Dictionary
2. Press or to highlight Delete
a Word and press ENTRER. When you add a word not in this
dictionary, you’re given three
3. Press or to highlight the
options: Cancel or Add Anyway.
word you want to remove and
Select an option. Caution!! Adding
press ENTRER.
words not found in this dictionary to
The message “Word deleted” appears
My Word List uses considerably
on the screen and the word is
more memory than adding words
removed from My Word List.
that are. If you add only words that
➤ Erasing My Word List are not in the dictionary, My Word
List may only hold as few as 10
1. Press LEÇON and select My words.
Word List.

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 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:
Note: In each game, you can do the Beginner, Intermediate,
following: Press ENTRER to see the Advanced, Expert or Wizard.
translation of the game word. Press Language lets you choose the
ARR to return to the game. language of the games: English
or French.
➤ Changing Game Settings Use or to highlight the one
you want and press ENTRER.
Before you play, you can choose
the source of the words, the skill 4. Press ARR to return to the main
level, and the language. Menu.
1. Press MENU.
2. Press to highlight Game ➤ Selecting a Game
Setup and press ENTRER.
1. Press MENU.
3. Use or to highlight Word
2. Press to highlight Games and
List, Skill Level or Language and
press ENTRER.
press ENTRER.
Word List lets you choose the 3. Use or to highlight
source of the words: All, TOEFL® Hangman, Conjumania, Gender
Test List, My Word List or Enter Tutor, Word Train, Guess the
Your Own. Word, Word Auction or Word
Blaster and press ENTRER.

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 Playing the Games Playing the Games

➤ Getting Help in Games ➤ Conjumania!TM

During any game, you can read Conjumania! teaches verb conjuga-
instructions by pressing AIDE. tions. It shows you an infinitive verb
You can get a hint by holding MAJ and asks you to enter a conjugation.
and pressing ?, or reveal the game Your conjugation must be spelled
word by pressing ?.Note: If you correctly, including accents. Type
reveal the game word, you lose the your guess and then press ENTRER.
round. ➤ Gender TutorTM
➤ Hangman

Gender Tutor asks you to guess the

Hangman selects a mystery word gender of French nouns. Press M
and challenges you to guess it letter for masculine and F for feminine.
by letter. The letters of the mystery ➤ Word Train
word are hidden by question marks.
The number of guesses remaining In Word Train, you and the train
is indicated by #s. take turns typing letters to form a
word. Whoever types the last letter
Type letters that you think are in the
of the word wins. To view the letters
mystery word. If you are correct, the
you can type at your turn, hold MAJ
letter appears in place of the corre-
and press ?.
sponding question mark(s).
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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
In Guess the Word, you must type added to the next round.
the missing letters in the mystery ➤ Word Blaster
word. To read the translation of the
mystery word, press if needed.
Press or , if needed, to select a
missing letter, and then type the let-
ter that you think belongs there.
Continue typing letters until the In Word Blaster, you can try to
word is complete or no more tries guess the mystery word before all
are left. its letters appear. As soon as you
know the word, press ENTRER.
➤ Word Auction Then type your guess, and press
ENTRER. If you’re wrong, Word
Blaster asks you for another word.
The speed at which the letters
appear is set by the skill level.
In Word Auction, you try to bid on all
the letters of a mystery word, before
your cash runs out. The amount of

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 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.
you can save depends upon the To Type… Press…
number of characters in each entry.
a space ESPACE
➤ To Add an Entry to the Phone a hyphen J or MAJ+
List
a period MAJ+
1. Press . an apostrophe MAJ+
4. Use the numbered keys to type a
phone number and then press
ENTRER.
Note: You cannot type letters in a
2. Use to highlight New Entry
phone number.
and press ENTRER.
➤ To View the Phone List
1. Press .
2. Press , if needed, to see
3. Type a name and then press View… List and then press
ENTRER. ENTRER.
Each name can contain up to 30 3. To view a name, type it or use
characters, including spaces, with or to see the name you
letters appearing as capitals. want.
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 Using the Databank Using the Databank

➤ To Edit Phone List Entries ➤ Keep Copies of Important

Data
1. Press .
2. Press or , if needed, to see Warning! Your phone list infor-
Edit Entry, then press mation is safely stored in memory
ENTRER. as long as the battery supplies
power. However, if the battery
3. Type the name you want to edit, loses all power, this information
or use or to select it, then will be permanently lost. Always
press ENTRER. keep written copies of your
Edit the name field. You can use important information.
ARR to delete characters. Press
ENTRER to move to the number ➤ To Delete an Entry from the
field. Edit the Number field and Phone List
press ENTRER to save all 1. Press .
changes. To cancel the edit and
2. Press or to highlight
return to the Databank menu with-
Delete Entry and then press
out saving changes, press EFFAC.
ENTRER.
3. Press or to highlight the
entry you want to delete.
4. Press ENTRER.
5. Press Y to delete the entry or N
to cancel the deletion.

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 Using the Databank Using a Password

➤ To Erase All the Phone List You can use a password to keep the
Entries information in the databank private. The
password is requested when the unit is
Warning! This procedure perma-
turned on and the databank is
nently erases all the names and
accessed.
numbers in your phone list.
1. Press . Password Warnings
2. Press or to highlight Warning! After you set the pass-
Erase all data and then press word, you must enter the password
ENTRER. to access the databank for the first
3. Press Y to erase all the entries time during a session. Always
or N to cancel the deletion. record your password and keep it in
a separate place.
If you forget the password, you
must reset the unit to access the
databank.
Warning! Resetting the unit erases
all user-entered information. Always
keep written copies of your data.
If you have a reset button, use the
end of a straightened paper clip to
gently press the reset button.

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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. Press ENTRER to confirm and
batteries, wait at least two minutes, enable your password.
and then re-install them. For battery To test the password, press
instructions, see “Installing ON/OFF twice, press , type
Batteries” on page 38.
the password, and press
➤ Password Setup ENTRER.
To disable the password, repeat
1. Press . Steps 1 and 2 above, and press
2. Press or to see Set ENTRER when Enter New
Password and press ENTRER. Password is displayed.

3. Type a password and then press

ENTRER.
Your password can have up to 8
letters.
You are prompted to retype your
password.

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 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-
culator screen. tion or type a number.
2. To add the number on the screen
to the number stored in memory,
press X (M+). To subtract the
2. Type a number. For example, number on the screen from the
number stored in memory, press
type 23.
C (M-).
You can type up to 10 digits.
3. Press H(+), J(-), K(X), L(÷) to add, M indicates the number is stored
subtract, multiply, or divide. For in memory.
example, press H(+).
4. Type another number. For exam-
ple, type 10.
5. Press ENTRER.
3. To retrieve the number from
memory, press V(MR).
4. To clear the memory, press B
(MC).
To repeat the calculation, press
ENTRER again.
6. Press EFFAC to clear the current
calculations.

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 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
M.
1. Press until you see the
2. Press MAJ and then to high-
Calculator screen and then press
light Currency and then press
M.
ENTRER.

2. Press or to highlight a
3. Enter a conversion rate and
conversion category, and press
press ENTRER.
ENTRER to select it.
The rate should be in units of the
If there is a sub-menu, repeat other currency per one unit of the
Step 2 again. home currency (n other/1 home).
3. Type a number after one of the 4. Type an amount for the home or
units. other currency.
Press or to move between Press or to move between
the lines. Press ARR to delete a the lines. Press ARR to erase a
number. number.
4. Press ENTRER to convert it. 5. Press ENTRER to convert it.
5. Press EFFAC when finished.

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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- M.
verter for conversion between the
Euro and 11 national currencies. 2. Press ENTRER to select Euro
The built-in rates are those adopted Converter.
by the Council of the European
Union for the 11 participating coun-
tries, based on the set conversion
rate of 1 Euro=x in national curren- 3. Press or to highlight a
cy. These rates cannot be edited in conversion category, and press
accordance with the rounding regu- ENTRER to select it.
lations set by the European com-
mission. Rates are set as follows: 4. Type an amount to convert and
press ENTRER.
1 EURO Press N (inv) to reverse the direc-
= 40.3399 BEF (Belgian Francs) tion of the conversion.
= 1.95583 DEM (German Marks)
= 166.386 ESP (Spanish Pesetas) 5. Press EFFAC to make another
= 6.55957 FRF (French Francs) conversion.
= .787564 IEP (Irish Pounds)
= 1936.27 ITL (Italian Lire)
6. Press DICT to return to the Word
= 40.3399 LUF (Luxemburg Francs) Entry screen.
= 2.20371 NLG (Dutch Gilders)
=13.7603 ATS (Austrian Shillings)
= 200.482 PTE (Portuguese Escudos)
= 5.94573 FIM (Finnish Marks)

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Resetting Your BFQ-450 Copyrights, Trademarks,
and Patents

If the keyboard fails to respond, or if Model: BFQ-450

Dictionnaire français↔anglais
the screen performs erratically, per- • Batteries: two CR-2032 lithium
form a system reset by following the • Size: 12.66 x 7.8x 1.65 cm.
steps below. ISBN 1-56712-921-8
1. Hold EFFAC and press ON/OFF. Cleaning, Storage, Problems
To clean, spray a mild glass cleaner onto a
If nothing happens, try Step 2. cloth and wipe its surface. Do not spray liquids
2. Use a paper clip to gently press directly on this product. Do not use or store
the reset button located on the this product in extreme or prolonged heat,
cold, humidity, or other adverse conditions. If
back of the unit. you have a problem with this product, refer to
Warning! Pressing the reset but- the warranty.
ton with more than light pressure Copyrights, Patents, and Trademarks
© 2002 Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc.,
may permanently disable your Burlington, N.J. 08016-4907 USA. All rights
BFQ-450. In addition, resetting reserved.
the BFQ-450 erases settings and © 1998 Larousse VUEF All rights reserved.
user-entered information.
U.S. PATENTS: 4,490,811; 4,830,618;
4,891,775; 5,113,340; 5,203,705; 5,218,536;
5,229,936; 5,295,070; 5,153,831; 5,249,965;
This unit may change operating modes due 5,321,609; 5,396,606;
to Electrostatic Discharge. Normal opera-
Euro. Pat. 0 136 379
tion of this unit can be reestablished by
pressing the reset key, ON/OFF, or by PATENTS PENDING
removing/replacing batteries.

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 Limited Warranty (U.S. only)

LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIMITED REMEDY

(A) LIMITED WARRANTY. FRANKLIN WARRANTS TO THE ORIGINAL END USER THAT FOR A PERIOD OF ONE (1)
YEAR FROM THE ORIGINAL DATE OF PURCHASE AS EVIDENCED BY A COPY OF YOUR RECEIPT, YOUR FRANKLIN
PRODUCT SHALL BE FREE FROM DEFECTS IN MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP. THIS LIMITED WARRANTY DOES
NOT INCLUDE DAMAGE DUE TO ACTS OF GOD, ACCIDENT, MISUSE, ABUSE, NEGLIGENCE, MODIFICATION,
UNSUITABLE ENVIRONMENT OR IMPROPER MAINTENANCE. THE SOLE OBLIGATION AND LIABILITY OF FRANKLIN,
AND YOUR EXCLUSIVE REMEDY UNDER THIS LIMITED WARRANTY, WILL BE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT WITH
THE SAME OR AN EQUIVALENT PRODUCT OF THE DEFECTIVE PORTION OF THE PRODUCT, AT THE SOLE
OPTION OF FRANKLIN IF IT DETERMINES THAT THE PRODUCT WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE DEFECTS AROSE
WITHIN THE DURATION OF THE LIMITED WARRANTY. THIS REMEDY IS YOUR EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR BREACH
OF THIS WARRANTY. THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU CERTAIN RIGHTS; YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER LEGISLATED
RIGHTS THAT MAY VARY FROM JURISDICTION TO JURISDICTION.
(B) DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. EXCEPT FOR THE LIMITED WARRANTIES
EXPRESSLY RECITED ABOVE, THIS FRANKLIN IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” BASIS, WITHOUT ANY OTHER WAR-
RANTIES OR CONDITIONS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF MER-
CHANTABLE QUALITY, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR THOSE ARISING BY
LAW, STATUTE, USAGE OF TRADE, OR COURSE OF DEALING. THIS WARRANTY APPLIES ONLY TO PRODUCTS
MANUFACTURED BY FRANKLIN AND DOES NOT INCLUDE BATTERIES, CORROSION OF BATTERY CONTACTS OR
ANY OTHER DAMAGE CAUSED BY BATTERIES. NEITHER FRANKLIN NOR OUR DEALERS OR SUPPLIERS SHALL
HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF REVENUE OR PROFIT,
LOST OR DAMAGED DATA OR OTHER COMMERCIAL OR ECONOMIC LOSS, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF
THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, OR THEY ARE OTHERWISE FORESEEABLE. WE ARE ALSO NOT RESPON-
SIBLE FOR CLAIMS BY A THIRD PARTY. OUR MAXIMUM AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO YOU, AND THAT OF OUR DEAL-
ERS AND SUPPLIERS, SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU FOR THE FRANKLIN PRODUCT AS EVI-
DENCED BY YOUR PURCHASE RECEIPT. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS A REASONABLE ALLOCATION OF
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QUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IF THE LAWS OF THE
RELEVANT JURISDICTION DO NOT PERMIT FULL WAIVER OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, THEN THE DURATION OF
IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS ARE LIMITED TO THE DURATION OF THE EXPRESS WARRANTY GRANT-
ED HEREIN.
(C) WARRANTY SERVICE: UPON DISCOVERING A DEFECT, YOU MUST CALL FRANKLIN’S CUSTOMER SERVICE
DESK, 1-800-266-5626, TO REQUEST A RETURN MERCHANDISE AUTHORIZATION (“RMA”) NUMBER, BEFORE
RETURNING THE PRODUCT (TRANSPORTATION CHARGES PREPAID) TO:
FRANKLIN ELECTRONIC PUBLISHERS, INC.
ATTN: SERVICE DEPARTMENT
ONE FRANKLIN PLAZA
BURLINGTON, NJ 08016-4907
IF YOU RETURN A FRANKLIN PRODUCT, PLEASE INCLUDE A NOTE WITH THE RMA, YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, TELE-
PHONE NUMBER, A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DEFECT AND A COPY OF YOUR SALES RECEIPT AS PROOF OF
YOUR ORIGINAL DATE OF PURCHASE. YOU MUST ALSO WRITE THE RMA PROMINENTLY ON THE PACKAGE IF
YOU RETURN THE PRODUCT, OTHERWISE THERE MAY BE A LENGTHY DELAY IN THE PROCESSING OF YOUR
RETURN. WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND USING A TRACKABLE FORM OF DELIVERY TO FRANKLIN FOR YOUR
RETURN.

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 FCC Notice Limited Warranty
(Canada only)

NOTE: This equipment has been tested and This product, excluding batteries is guaran-
found to comply with the limits for a Class B digi- teed by Franklin for a period of one year from
tal device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. the date of purchase. It will be repaired or
These limits are designed to provide reasonable replaced with an equivalent product (at
protection against harmful interference in a resi- Franklin’s option) free of charge for any defect
dential installation. This equipment generates, due to faulty workmanship or materials.
uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and,
if not installed and used in accordance with the Products purchased outside the United States
instructions, may cause harmful interference to that are returned under warranty should be
radio communications. However, there is no guar- returned to the original vendor with proof of
antee that interference will not occur in a particu- purchase and description of fault. Charges will
lar installation. If this equipment does cause be made for all repairs unless valid proof of
harmful interference to radio or television recep- purchase is provided.
tion, which can be determined by turning the
equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to This warranty explicitly excludes defects due
try to correct the interference by one or more of to misuse, accidental damage, or wear and
the following measures: tear. This guarantee does not affect the con-
–Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. sumer’s statutory rights.
–Increase the separation between the equipment
and receiver.
–Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit
different from that to which the receiver is con-
nected.
–Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV
technician for help.
NOTE: This unit was tested with shielded cables
on the peripheral devices. Shielded cables must
be used with the unit to insure compliance.
NOTE: The manufacturer is not responsible for
any radio or TV interference caused by unautho-
rized modifications to this equipment. Such modi-
fications could void the user’s authority to operate
the equipment.

MPD-28004-00
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