Franklin ES-90 User Manual

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ES-90

User’s Guide

ELEMENTARY

SPELLING A CE

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Introduction

Congratulations! You now own a powerful speller
that can be used at home or in school. This

El-

ementary Spelling Ace

®

will not only help you
learn how to spell words, but also look up the
words in the dictionary. Plus, the

Elementary

Spelling Ace

has a user list where you can save
up to 80 words so you can study them later . You
can even play six fun and exciting word games
that will help you learn while you have fun.

You will find a printed

Webster’s Elementary Dic-

tionary, 1994 Edition

in your package. Take a
minute to flip through some of its pages. You will
find many interesting pictures and definitions.

Then read on to find out how to use your new

El-

ementary Spelling Ace

and enjoy becoming a

better speller!

✓ How to Get Help

Useful information can be found by pressing

HELP

. If you press

HELP

at the ready screen,
you will see helpful information describing how
to use the

Elementary Spelling Ace

.

✓ Follow the Arrows

The flashing arrows show which arrow keys
you can press to find more matching words.

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Key Guide

BACK

GAMES

HELP

ADD

CLEAR

Adds a word to the User list.
Goes back a step or erases a letter.
Clears to the

Ready

screen.
Enters a word or selects a game.
Shows the games.
Shows help information.
Shows the User list.
Turns the

Elementary Spelling Ace

on or off.
Shows the page number where you

can find the current word’s definition
in

Webster’s Elementary Dictionary

.
Types a ? to stand for a letter.
Types an ✽ to stand for prefixes

and suffixes.
Erases a typed letter.
Types a space.
Scrolls up a list, darkens the screen

contrast, or types punctuation.
Scrolls down a list or lightens the

screen contrast.

ENTER

LIST

ON/OFF

PAGE

?

✽

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How to Get Started

1. Turn your

Elementary Spelling Ace

over .

2. Remove its battery cover.

3. Insert four AAA batteries into the battery
compartment.

Refer to the diagram in the battery compart­ment to learn how to insert the batteries.

4. Replace the battery cover.

Your

Elementary Spelling Ace

will turn on
once the batteries are inserted. A brief dem­onstration begins once it is turned on.

5. To stop the demonstration press

CLEAR

.

6. To disable the demonstration, type

✽✽

D

and then press

ENTER

.

Once the demo is disabled, the demonstration
will not begin each time you turn on the product.

To re-enable the demonstration, type

✽✽

D

.

7. To lighten or darken the screen press
or several times.

✓ Resuming Where You Left Off

To extend the battery life,

Elementary

Spelling Ace

will automatically shut off
within two minutes if you forget to turn it
off. When you turn it on again, you will re­turn to the last screen that you viewed.

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How to Find Spellings

The

Elementary Spelling Ace

can improve your
spelling by helping you to correct misspelled
words. Here’s how.

1. Type

nolij

.

Press or

BACK

if you need to erase a letter .

2. Press

ENTER

.

If the word you entered is spelled incorrectly ,
the

Elementary Spelling Ace

shows you the

words that are similar to the word you entered.
If the word you entered is spelled correctly

then

Correct!

appears. The correctly spelled

word will then appear.

3. Press several times to see more words.

No More

appears when there are no more

words in the list.

4. Press

CLEAR

when you are finished.

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