Franklin ES-90A User Manual

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ES-90
ELEMENTARY
SPELLING ACE
User’s Guide
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Introduction
Congratulations! Y ou now own a powerful speller that can be used at home or in school. This
ementary Spelling Ace
®
will not only help you
El-
learn how to spell words, but also look up the words in the dictionary. Plus, the
Spelling Ace
has a user list where you can save
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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.
Y ou will find a printed
tionary, 1994 Edition
Webster’s Elementary Dic-
in your package. Take a minute to flip through some of its pages. Y ou will find many interesting pictures and definitions.
Then read on to find out how to use your new
ementary Spelling Ace
and enjoy becoming a
El-
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
ADD
BACK
CLEAR
ENTER
GAMES
HELP
LIST
ON/OFF
PAGE
?
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
Webster’s Elementary Dictionary
in 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.
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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.
Elementary Spelling Ace
Your
will turn on once the batteries are inserted. A brief dem­onstration begins once it is turned on.
CLEAR
✽✽
.
D
5. T o stop the demonstration press
6. T o disable the demonstration, type 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. T o lighten or darken the screen press or several times.
Resuming Where You Left Off
To extend the battery life,
Spelling Ace
will automatically shut off
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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
spelling by helping you to correct misspelled words. Here’s how.
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1. Type
.
can improve your
ENTER
BACK
if you need to erase a letter.
.
Press or
2. Press
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.
CLEAR
4. Press
when you are finished.
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