Franklin French - English Comprehensive Dictionary Manual Do Utilizador

The first time you use this device, you will be 

prompted to set the message language. The 

message language is used for screen instructions 

and menu items.
Press the letter for the language you want: French 

(A) or English (B).
You can change the message language at any time. 

See “Changing the Settings.”

The source language is the language in which 

you enter a word at the entry screen. The target 

language is the language in which you wish to view 

the translation. The source-target relationship is 

called the translation path.

Press 

•

 to toggle between looking up English or 

French words.
Each travel phrase is already presented in both 

•

French and English.
The 

•

edition is only available in English.

At any time, you may adjust settings for your device 

using the basic steps below:

adjust.
Learn a Word—set this to English or French and a 

new word will greet you each time you turn on 

your device. This feature may also be set to off.
Shutoff—specify the length of idle time 

permitted before the device automatically 

powers off. This feature prolongs battery life if 

you forget to turn off your device after use.
Text Size—set the size of display text. If needed, 

press ZOOM to override this setting on any 

screen.
Contrast—adjust the light or dark appearance of 

your screen.
Message Language (Langue des messages)—

change the language of the menus, prompts, 

and help messages on your device.
Press 

Or, press MENU to return to the Main Menu 

screen.

 or   to select either Tutorial or View 

Demo. Press ENTRER.
If you chose 

Tutorial, press ESPACE to read 

Press EFFAC when finished.

View Demo, the demo plays 

automatically.
To exit the demo, at any time before it is 

finished, press EFFAC. When the demo ends, you 

are automatically returned to the Main Menu.

Soft Key functions are represented by the labels 

displayed along the bottom of the screen. To 

perform a Soft Key function, press the unlabeled 

key at the top of the keyboard that corresponds 

to the label on the screen that you want to select. 

These labels change to reflect the different 

functions available in the various books and 

exercises in this device.
For example, in the main menu, the following Soft 

Keys are available:
BOOKS  Opens the Books menu. This is the 

default screen that appears whenever the 

device is powered on or whenever MENU 

is pressed.

LEARN  Opens the Learning menu.
GAMES  Opens the Games menu.
ORG 

Opens the Organiser menu.

SETUP  Opens the Setup menu.

LANG 

Toggles the Larousse Compact PLUS 

dictionary between English and French.

CONJ 

Checks for inflected forms.

F/E 

Opens the Larousse Compact PLUS 

dictionary.

ENG 

Opens the Oxford Advanced Learner’s 

Dictionary.

THES 

Opens the thesaurus for viewing 

synonyms, antonyms, and idioms.

CONF 

Displays similar words that may be 

confused and clarifies their distinct 

definitions.

PHRASES Checks for matching travel phrases.

MAIN 

Goes back to the main menu of the 

grammar guide.

CLOCK  Toggles the home/world clocks.
DATA 

Opens the Databank menu.

CALC 

Opens the calculator.

CONV 

Opens the Conversions menu.

CURR 

Opens the currency exchange tool.

 

Turns the unit on or off.

 

Temporarily illuminates the screen for 

enhanced viewing in low light conditions.

 

Opens the Organiser, displaying the 

home clock by default.

 

Shifts to type capital letters and special 

characters.

 

In the dictionary, goes to the word entry 

screen. In the calculator, clears all entries. 

In the metric converter and databank, 

reverts to its main menu. In help screens, 

exits help and returns to previous screen.

 

Erases a letter at the entry screens. Goes 

back to the previous screen.

  Enters a word or selects an item. In the 

calculator, performs a calculation. In the 

databank, advances to the next field and 

then saves any changes.

 

At a word entry screen, types a ? to stand 

for a letter in a word. In a menu or list of 

truncated items, displays the selected 

item in full. In games, reveals the word(s) 

and forfeits the game.

 

Cycles through the available text sizes.

 

Shifts to activate special functions in 

combination with other keys.

 

From any screen, opens the main menu 

with the Books menu open by default.

 

Displays helpful instructions (if available).

 

Opens the Compact PLUS Dictionary in 

French or English. From a dictionary 

entry, goes to the word entry screen. 

Toggles the My Vocabulary List menu 

between the French and English lists.

 

After typing a letter, cycles through 

the available marks or symbols. See 

“Combination Keys” below.

  In menus and screens with content on 

more than one page, advances down. In 

entry screens, enters a space.

 

Opens the Oxford Advanced Learner’s 

Dictionary.

 

Opens the Learning menu. Attempts to 

add a current word to My Vocabulary List.

  Moves in the direction indicated to select 

words and menu items.

 

Moves up one page. In the databank, 

moves to the previous field.

 

Moves down one page. In the databank, 

moves to the next field.

+J  Types a hyphen ( – ).

+G  Types a period ( . ).

+ 

Types an apostrophe ( ‘ ). Note: Continue 
to hold down 

 and press 

 

repeatedly to cycle through the special 

symbols available on the current screen. 

In the dictionary, symbols ‘ , – / and . will 

appear. In the databank, you can also 

choose from : ; @ _ ~ and #.

+ 

At a word entry screen, types an  asterisk 

(]) to stand for one or more unknown 

letters. Also used in games to provide 

assistance or to reveal hints.

+ 

Moves to the previous or next entry in a 

series.

+ 

Advances toward the top/first or the 

bottom/last item in a menu or list.

+ 

Illuminates the screen until the auto-

shutoff timer powers off the device.

A–P 

Types numbers.

Q(1/x) 

Calculates a reciprocal.

S(√x) 

Calculates a square root.

) 

Squares a number.

F(%) 

Calculates a percentage.

G(.) 

Inserts a decimal point.

H(+)  J(-)  Adds, subtracts, multiplies, or divides 

numbers.

W(+/-) 

Changes the sign of the number on the 

screen to negative or positive.

) 

Clears the number stored in memory.

) 

Recalls the number stored in memory.

-) 

Subtracts the currently displayed value 

from the number in memory.

+) 

Adds the currently displayed value to the 

number stored in memory.

✓

View a help message from any screen by 

pressing AIDE. Use the direction keys or press 

ESPACE or   to read the entire message. To exit 
from help, press 

 or EFFAC.

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