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lectronic Publishers
Web s t e r ’s
SPELLING CORRECTOR
CORRECTOR ORTOGRÁFICO
USER’S GUIDE
MANUAL DEL USUARIO
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NCS-100
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Introduction
Congratulations! You now own a powerful electronic spelling corrector that you can use at home,
work, or school. Using your new
Corrector
To learn how, follow the steps in this User’s Guide
using the examples shown or words that interest
you.
To learn even more, also read tips like the ones below.
, you can...
• correct and check spellings,
• find missing letters in words,
• find prefixes, suffixes, and other parts of
words,
• find words that people often confuse,
• build words from letters, and
• play exciting and educational word games.
✓ Changing the Contrast
To adjust the screen contrast of your spelling
corrector, first turn it on and then press
CLEAR
. Then press or repeatedly until
the contrast suits you.
✓ Replacing the Battery
This spelling corrector uses one CR2032, 3volt lithium battery. Should you need to replace
the battery, remove the back cover of the spelling corrector with a small screwdriver. Then install a new battery, with its plus sign facing
you, and replace the cover.
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Webster’s Spelling
Key Guide
BACK
BUILD
CLEAR
CONF
DEMO
ENTER
GAMES
HELP
ON/OFF
Backs up (e.g., erase a letter).
Builds words from letters.
Clears to
Display Confusables
Ready for word
®
, if any .
.
Displays a brief demonstration.
Enters a word or selects an item.
Displays the games.
Displays help messages.
Turns this spelling corrector on or off.
Scrolls left or erases typed letters.
Scrolls up or types an apostrophe.
Scrolls down or types a period.
Scrolls right or types a space.
?
Types a ? to stand for a letter in a word.
During a game, reveals a word.
✽
Types an ✽ to stand for a series of
letters. During a game, reveals a hint.
✓ Follow the Arrows
The flashing arrows at the right of the
screen show which arrow keys you can
press to view more text.
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Finding Spellings
It’s easy to check or correct spellings. When
you enter a correct word, a list of similar words
appears. When you enter a misspelling, a list
of corrections appears. Follow these steps.
BACK
1. Type a word. To erase, press
Y ou cannot type capital letters, but capitals
are displayed in corrections.
2. Press
ENTER
.
The flashing arrow indicates more words.
3. Press repeatedly to view more words.
To find even more corrections, press
twice.
4. Press
CLEAR
when finished.
✓ Resuming Where You Left Off
If you forget to turn off this spelling corrector, it turns off automatically in about two
minutes. When you turn it on again, the
screen that you last viewed appears.
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or
ENTER
.
Finding Letters in Words
If you are uncertain how to spell a word, type
a question mark in place of each unknown
letter. A list of matching words will appear.
1. Type a word with question marks for letters.
2. Press
ENTER
.
3. Press to view more matching words.
4. Press
when finished.
CLEAR
✓ Viewing a Demonstration
To see a brief demonstration of what this
spelling corrector can do, press
stop the demonstration, press
DEMO
CLEAR
. T o
.
✓ Help is Always at Hand
You can view a help message at virtually
any screen by pressing
help message, press
BACK
HELP
. To exit a
.
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Finding Parts of Words
Y ou can find prefixes, suf fixes, and other parts
of words by typing asterisks in words. Each asterisk can stand for any series of letters.
1. T ype a word with one or more asterisks.
2. Press
3. Press to view more matching words.
4. Press
✓ Tips for Finding Letters
• You can type both question marks and
asterisks in a word.
• You can type asterisks at the beginnings
of words, but the spelling corrector may
take a while to find matches.
Y ou can use question marks to help solve
•
crossword puzzles and similar word games
by typing them in place of missing letters.
.
ENTER
when finished.
CLEAR
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Finding Confusables
®
Confusables are words that sound alike but
are spelled differently . When a question mark
flashes to the right of a word in a list, that word
has Confusables. Try this example.
1. Type
and then press
ENTER
.
air
Notice the flashing question mark.
2. Press
CONF
to see its Confusables.
3. Press repeatedly to view more.
4. Press
when finished.
CLEAR
✓ A Quick Way to V iew Confusables
Simply type a word and press
CONF
Confusables, if any, will appear.
✓ Viewing Long Words
Some words in lists are too long to fit on
the screen. To see the entire word, press
ENTER
. The rest of the word will automati-
cally scroll into view.
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. Its
Building Words from Letters
To help solve anagrams and similar word
games, you can build words from letters by using the BUILD key .
1. T ype letters.
2. Press
3. Press
4. Press
✓ T yping Punctuation
Y ou don’t need to type punctuation marks to
find spellings.
But if you want to type an apostrophe in a
word, press
Note, however, that punctuation marks can’t
begin a word.
✓ Understanding the Skill Levels
The skill levels change the number of
guesses in Hangman and the minimum
number of letters (
BUILD
.
to view more words.
when finished.
CLEAR
. To type a period, press .
Min size
) in Anagrams.
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Playing Anagrams
Anagrams challenges you to find the anagrams of words. An anagram is a word formed
from some or all the letters of another word.
1. Press
2. Press
3. Press
4. Type an anagram and then press
5. Enter more anagrams.
6. Press
7. Press
8. Press ? and then repeatedly
9. Press
GAMES
.
or until you see
and then press
or and then
ENTER
Anagrams
.
ENTER
to select a skill level.
The
Min size
is the minimum number of
letters the anagrams can have.
word anagrams to guess
If the anagram is correct,
to jumble the letters.
*
to view the used anagrams.
OK
appears.
to reveal all the anagrams.
ENTER
to play a new round.
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ENTER
.
Playing Hangman
In Hangman, you try to guess mystery words.
1. Press
2. Press
3. Press
mystery word wrong guesses allowed
4. T ype letters you think are in the word.
GAMES
.
or until you see
and then press
ENTER
or and then press
to select a skill level.
Hangman
.
ENTER
5. Press
ENTER
or * to reveal a letter.
6. Press ? to reveal the word.
ENTER
7. Press
to play a new round.
✓ Cleaning and Storage
To clean this spelling corrector , spray a mild
glass cleaner onto a cloth and wipe its surface. Don't spray liquids directly on the spelling corrector. Don't use or store this spelling
corrector in extreme or prolonged heat, cold,
humidity, or other adverse conditions.
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from defects in material and workmanship for a period of ONE YEAR from the date of original
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NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the
limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC
Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if
not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may
cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there
is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
-Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
-Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
-Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to
which the receiver is connected.
-Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
NOTE: This unit was tested with shielded cables on the peripheral de-
vices. Shielded cables must be used with the unit to insure compliance.
NOTE: The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV interfer-
ence caused by unauthorized modifications to this equipment. Such
modifications could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
If you have a problem with your unit, refer to the limited warranty. If you purchased your unit outside the United States, contact the place of purchase
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