Franklin BFQ-475 User Manual

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The flashing arrows on the right of the screen 

show which direction keys you can press to move 

around menus or view more text.

Press MENU at any time to open the main menu. 

Five (5) main menu options appear, listed as BOOKS, 

LEARN, GAMES, ORG, and SETUP. To choose an 

option, press its corresponding soft key. Or, press 

 or   to cycle through the available main menu 

options. Each main menu presents its own sub-

menu of additional choices. Press   or   to navigate 

through each sub-menu. The entire main menu 

hierarchy for your device is shown below:

Compact PLUS français
Compact PLUS anglais
OALD 7th Edition
English Phrases
French Phrases
Information

My French Vocabulary List
My English Vocabulary List
Grammar Guide
Spelling Bee
Flashcards
TOEFL® Test Word List
OALD Reference

Game Settings
Hangman
Conjumania
Gender Tutor
Word Train
Word Auction
Word Blaster

World Clock
Databank
Calculator
Conversions
 

Temperatures

 

Weights

 

Liquids - USA

 

Liquids - UK

 

Lengths

Currency Converter

Settings
 

Learn a Word

 

Contrast 

 

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Type Size

 

Message Language

Tutorial
View Demo

Use your device to look up words and translate 

their definitions from a source language to a target 

language. Easily change the source and target 

languages at any time.

Choose Compact PLUS français, Compact PLUS 

anglais, or OALD 7th Edition.
Or, as a shortcut, instead of steps 1 and 2, 

Press MENU, and then   or   to 

select a dictionary (source-to-target)...

...or, press:

Compact PLUS français

(French-English)

Compact PLUS anglais

(English-French)

OALD 7th Edition

(English)

Note: Each time you press 

 you toggle 

between the French and English dictionaries.
Type the word you want to look up or 

translate.
You can type accent marks, capital letters, and 

special symbols, but they are not required to 

find matches. To type accent marks, type a letter 

first and then press ACCENT repeatedly until 

you see the mark you want.
To type a capital letter, hold down 

 and press 

a letter key.
To type a special symbol or punctuation mark, 

press FN + ACCENT repeatedly until you see the 

symbol you want.
Press ENTRER.

Your word appears in the source language 

with one or more translated entries in the 

target language. You may also see additional 

content described later in this guide. See 

“Understanding Definitions.”
If multiple definitions exist for your word, you 

will see a prompt (e.g., “Entry 1 of 3”).
A root headword may automatically appear for 

any alternate spelling you enter.
If you enter a misspelled word or a word not 

in the dictionary, a list of corrections appears. 

Select the one you want and then press 

ENTRER.
If you type an inflected word form (e.g., “went”) 

matching root entries appear (e.g., “go”).
Note: If there are multiple screens of 
information, press   or  , 

 or 

, or ESPACE 

to read them.

the word entry screen.
If a list of corrections appears, you may select 
another one, or press 

 again to return to the 

original entry.
Press EFFAC to start a new search.

If you are uncertain as to how to spell a word, type 

the portion you do know, and type a question mark 

(?) in place of each unknown letter. Type an asterisk 

(]) to stand for any missing portion of a word, 

including prefixes, suffixes, spaces, symbols, or any 

number of letters. Note: If you type an asterisk at 

the beginning of a word, it may take additional time 

to find the matching words.

? in place of each unknown character, and a ] 

For example, type m?cro].
To type an asterisk, hold down 

 and press 

.

You see a list of matching words.
Press 

Compact PLUS Definitions

When you look up a word or phrase using the 

Compact PLUS francais or Compact PLUS anglais 

dictionaries, you will see definitions translated into 

the target language. One or more of the following 

items will appear in the definition:

the original entry or closest matching root 

•

headword in the source and target languages;
multiple forms of the source word arranged in a 

•

list;
a phonetic spelling for pronunciation;

•

the part of speech (e.g., adjective, noun, verb, etc.) 

•

for each usage example;
a single translated definition, or multiple 

•

numbered translated definitions arranged by 

usage or context;
idioms, including short examples demonstrating 

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proper usage in both the source and target 

languages.

OALD Definitions

OALD definitions are always displayed in English; 

they are not translated. When you look up a word or 

phrase using the OALD, one or more of the following 

will appear in the definition:

the original entry or closest matching root 

•

headword;
one or more related headwords demonstrating 

•

multiple forms of your original entry;

a phonetic spelling for pronunciation;

•

the part of speech (e.g., adjective, noun, verb, etc.) 

•

for each usage example;
the definition, or multiple numbered definitions 

•

arranged by usage or context;
a short example sentence or phrase 

•

demonstrating proper use;
synonyms (SYN) and antonyms (OPP);

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phrasal verb forms;

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idioms;

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usage notes, including grammar notes and 

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explanations concerning British vs. American 

English. (See “OALD Reference” to learn more.)

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OALD definition entries with a key symbol 

immediately after their headwords are part of 

The Oxford 3000™—core words considered to be 

essential when learning English.

Another way to learn new words is to freely select 

them as you read other screens, including dictionary 

entries, word lists, games, grammar guides, phrases, 

OALD Reference material, etc. Not all words and 

not all screens support this feature. In general, if the 

word allows you to highlight it using the steps below, 

it can be selected for translation, added to custom 

word lists, or used with any other features.

ENTRER.
If the first word on the screen is now 

highlighted, this feature is supported.
Press 

read by pressing ENTRER.
Press LEÇ to add words to your own lists. See 

“My Vocabulary List”.
Press 

Inflections, declensions, and conjugations show 

changes in a word’s gender, tense, number, person, 

and other subtle variations. This dictionary includes 

extensive inflections of nouns, verbs, modifiers, 

and other words, grouped collectively under the 

abbreviation (CONJ). Follow these steps using 

the example word suggested or with your own 

word on any screen that shows the CONJ soft key. 

This includes any dictionary word entry screen, 

definition screen, grammar guide, etc.