Franklin BP-105 User Manual

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Spelling Ace

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BP-105

User's Guide

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Guide to Keys

Function Keys

INFO

CONF

GAMES

LIST

ADD

REM

MATCH

Shows informational messages. In the
games, shows your won/lost record.

Shows Confusables™
Shows the Games Menu.
Shows the user word list.
Adds words to the user word list.
Removes words from the user list.
Types an asterisk in place of a series

of unknown letters.

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Other Keys

A

Z

?

—

CLEAR

ENTER

ON/OFF

Type letters.
Types a question mark in place of an

unknown letter.
Displays the hyphenation points of spell-

corrected words.
Erases typed letters like a backspace

key.
(1) Types a space at the Ready prompt.

(2) Moves the display to the right at word
lists.

(1) Adjust the screen contrast at the
Ready prompt. (2) Scroll the display up
and down at word lists.

Clears the display to the Ready prompt.
Starts spelling correction.
Turns the unit on and off.

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How to Get Started

Read this chapter if you’re using your Spelling Ace

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for the first time.

Installing Batteries

The Spelling Ace
(not included). Use only high-quality alkaline or
rechargeable nickel cadmium batteries.

1. Remove the battery cover on the back.

2. Insert the batteries with their positive (+)
terminals lined up as in the compartment.

3. Snap the battery cover in place.

Adjusting the Screen Contrast

You can adjust the contrast by pressing
or at the Ready prompt.

1. Press .

2. Press or repeatedly.

ON/OFF

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runs on four AAA batteries

You should see the Ready prompt now. This is
where you type words to correct spellings.

Seeing a Quick Demonstration

To see a 1.5-minute demo of the Spelling Ace
features, follow these instructions.

1. At the Ready prompt, type “-d”.

2. Press .

3. Press at any time to stop the demo.

ENTER

CLEAR

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Getting Informational Messages

By pressing , you can always get an informa­tional message appropriate to the current screen.

1. At the Ready prompt, press .

You see a message describing the Spelling Ace

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’s main functions.

2. Press to read the message.

3. Press to return to the Ready prompt.

INFO

INFO

CLEAR

’s

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How to Correct Spellings

Correcting Spellings

You can correct spellings simply by typing a word at
the Ready prompt, and then pressing . To
erase typed letters, press .

1. At the Ready prompt, type a word.

ENTER

2. Press .

ENTER

3. Press to see related and similar words.

4. Press when you’re done.

CLEAR

Seeing Hyphenation Points

After spell-correcting a word, just press to see
its hyphenation points.

1. At the Ready prompt, type a word. Then press

ENTER

.

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2. Press .

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3. Press when you’re done.

CLEAR

Identifying Confusables™

The Spelling Ace
Confusables, easy-to-confuse words such as "lien"
and "lean." Whenever you see a blinking question
mark after a spell-corrected word, it's a Confusable.

1. At the Ready prompt, type “lien”. Then press

ENTER

2. Press or .

3. Press to see its Confusable(s).

4. Press when you’re done.

CLEAR

.

CONF

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identifies more than 1,700

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How to Find Spellings

By using the Spelling Ace
MatchMaker™ keys, you can find spellings when
you don’t know all the letters in a word. MatchMaker
keys can also help you solve crossword puzzles.

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’s powerful

Finding Letters

is the Letter Detective™ key. It finds letters in

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words.

1. Type a word with a question mark in place of

each letter that you don’t know.

2. Press .

3. Press to see more matches, if any.

4. Press when you’re done.

ENTER

CLEAR

Finding Fragments of Words

MATCH

is the Fragment Finder™ key. It types an
asterisk that stands for a series of unknown letters—
a fragment—of a word. Like question marks, you
can type more than one asterisk in a word.

1. Type a word with an asterisk in place of each

series of letters that you don’t know. To type
an asterisk, press .

MATCH

2. Press .

3. Press when you’re done.

ENTER

CLEAR

A Note About the MatchMaker Keys

Question marks and asterisks can be typed any­where in a word, but they work best in the middle or
at the end of words. If you type them at the begin-

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ning of words, the Spelling Ace
through the entire alphabet, which may take awhile.

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will search

How to Use the User List

You can save 50 to 70 words, depending on their
length, in the Spelling Ace
even save words not found in the Spelling Ace

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's main word list. Once saved, use your user
list for reviewing words or practicing them in the
games.

WARNING: When you change batteries, your user
list will be erased. We recommend that you write
down your list before you change batteries.

Adding Words

You can add words to your user list after typing
them or after spell-correcting them. Here's how to
type and add them.

1. Type a word.

2. Press .

If you typed a word not in the Spelling Ace
main word list, you see “Not in our list. Is it OK? Y/
N.” Press to add the word.

ADD

Y

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's user list. You can

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Here’s how to add words after spell-checking them.

1. Type a word.

2. Press .

3. Press .

ENTER

ADD

Viewing Your List and Removing Words

To see your user list, just press .

1. Press .

LIST

The number tells how many words are in your list.

2. Press or until you see a word that

you want to remove.

3. Press .

4. Press to return to the Ready prompt.

REM

CLEAR

LIST

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How to Play the Games

Choosing Games and Game Settings

Before you play a game, you must select the game
settings--word lists, word sizes, numbers of tries,
speeds, etc. Let's try Hangman as an example.

1. Press .

You see the Games Menu.

2. Press to select Hangman. Or press

or until you see Hangman, and then
press .

Now you're asked to select a word list. The lists are

“All lists,” “Elementary,” “Intermediate,” “Advanced,”
“Expert,” “Personal list,” and “Enter your own.”

“All lists” uses words from the 100,000-word main

list. “Elementary” through “Expert” use lists of
increasing difficulty. “Personal list” uses your user
list. “Enter your own” uses a word that you type.

3. Press or to choose the word list

you want. Then press .

GAMES

A

ENTER

ENTER

4. Press or .

Y

If you press , the words will be random sizes.
If you press , you must specify a word size

N
Y
N

(i.e., the number of letters). To see the size you
want, press or . Then press .

ENTER

The number of tries is the number of wrong guesses
allowed. The fewer the tries, the harder the game is.

5. Press or to select a number. Then
press .

ENTER

If you selected "Enter you own" as your word list,
you must type a word and press now.

ENTER

This is the Hangman display. The question marks
stand for letters in the mystery word. The number
shows the tries remaining.

Next, type letters that you think are in the word. If
you want to see the mystery word, press .

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A Note About Playing the Games

In the games, some keys have special functions.

ENTER

Starts a new round when a round is
over.

GAMES

INFO

?

Returns you to the Games Menu.
Shows your won/lost record.
Shows the answer or shows Confus-

ables, if any, for a word.

Descriptions of the Games
B. Anagrams

This game challenges you to make anagrams,
words formed from the letters of other words. First
select a word list, word size, and minimum size (of
the anagrams). Then press .

You see a word and the number of anagrams in it.
Next, type an anagram. Then press . If
you're correct, you see “OK.” Type more anagrams
now if you can. To see the anagrams you can’t
guess, press .

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ENTER

ENTER

C. Jumble

Jumble challenges you to rearrange letters into
words. First select a word list and word size. Then
press .

ENTER

You see letters and the number of words that can be
made from them. Next, type a word using those
letters. Then press to see if you’re correct.

ENTER

D. Spelling Bee

Spelling Bee challenges you to remember spellings.
First select a word list, word size, and speed. (The
lower the speed setting, the longer the word flashes
on the screen.) Then press .

ENTER

After the word disappears, type its spelling at the
“Enter answer” prompt. Then press .

ENTER

E. Word Builder

Word Builder builds words from letters that you
type. First type the letters at the “Enter letters”
prompt and then press . Then select a
minimum word size and press again.

To see the words Word Builder built, press .

ENTER

ENTER

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F. Word Blaster™

Word Blaster challenges you to guess mystery
words before it spells them. First, select a word list,
word size, and game speed. (The lower the setting,
the slower the speed.) Then press .

ENTER

You see a mystery word indicated by question
marks. Soon, letters begin to appear. As soon as
you think you know the word, press and
type it. Then press again to see if you’re

ENTER

ENTER

correct. If you’re not, type another word.

G. Deduction™

This logic game challenges you to guess a random
series of letters. First select the number of tries.
Then press .

The first number shows what try this is. The
question marks indicate the mystery letters. The
letters show which letters you can type.

Next, type a series of four letters. (You can type the
same letter more than once.) If you want to erase

ENTER

letters, press . Then press .

ENTER

“P=” tells how many letters that you typed are in the
correct position. “M=” tells how many letters are
correct but misplaced.

Press again for your next try, and keep

ENTER

typing four-letter series until all the letters are
correct.

H. Flashcards

Flashcards flashes words that you can spell,
define, or hyphenate. First select a word list and
word size. (If you select “Personal list,” you can use
Flashcards to review your user list words.) Then
press .

Next, you see a word. You can cover the word and
try to spell or define it. Or you can try to guess its
hyphenation points. To see the correct hyphenation
points, press . Press again to remove
the hyphenation points.

ENTER

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T echnical Specifications

Contents

80,000 words from Merriam-Webster®, plus 20,000 business
and legal terms

More than 1,700 Confusables™, easy-to-confuse words
such as “facts” and “fax”

A personal user word list of 50 to 70 words
8 games with scoring and skill levels: Anagrams, Hangman,

Jumble, Word Builder, Spelling Bee, Word Blaster™,
Deduction™, Flashcards

A built-in demonstration
Context-sensitive informational messages

Search and Retrieval Technology

The BP-105 features Franklin’s proprietary search and
retrieval technology, SpellBlaster II™, MatchMaker II™,
WordBuilder™, and user interface.

Hardware

Microprocessor: 65C02
ROM size: 2 megabits
RAM size: 2 kilobytes
LCD size: 1 line x 16 characters
Keyboard: Full QWERTY with special function keys
Size: 15.3 cm x 10.3 cm x 1.3 cm (6" x 4" x 0.5")
Weight (without batteries): 5.5 oz.
Batteries (not included): 4 AAA 1.5-volt alkaline or nickel

cadmium rechargeable
Screen contrast adjustment
Vinyl carrying pouch

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Product Care

To clean the BP-105, spray a mild glass cleaner onto a paper
towel and wipe the surface clean. Don’t spray cleaner directly
onto the unit. Don’t store or use the BP-105 in extreme heat,
cold, or humidity.

Customer Service

If you have a problem with your BP-105, refer to the limited
warranty information. If you purchased your BP-105 outside
the United States, contact the place of purchase to obtain
warranty or repair information.

Copyrights, Trademarks, and Patents

This product is edited and maintained by Merriam-Webster,
Inc., with linguistic technology by Franklin. © 1983 Merriam­Webster, Inc. All rights reserved. Merriam-Webster is a
registered trademark of Merriam-Webster, Inc.

This manual is copyrighted 1992 and the compilation of and
certain programs resident in the product are copyrighted
1986-1992 by Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc., 122 Burrs
Road, Mt. Holly, NJ 08060. All rights reserved.

©1986-92 Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc. All rights
reserved.

Franklin SpellBlaster II, MatchMaker II, Spelling Ace, Word
Builder, and Deduction are trademarks of Franklin Electronic
Publishers, Inc.

U.S. Pat. 4,490,811; 4,830,618; 4,891,775; 5,113,340
EUROPEAN PAT. 0 136 379
PATENTS PENDING

Product Numbers

ISBN 0-945731- 87-6
Manual P/N 7201620. Drawing #: FSA 28004-00 Rev. A.
Printed in the Philippines.

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