Franklin SA-206 User Manual

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Electronic Publishers

SA-206

SpellingAce

With Thesaurus

User’s Guide

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BACK

CLEAR

CONF

ENTER

GAMES

HELP

LIST

NEXT

ON/OFF

?

✽

Key Guide

Function Keys

Erases a letter or goes back a step.
Clears to the
Shows Confusables® (words that are

similar or sound alike).
Enters a word or scrolls. Shows the

next thesaurus entry . In a game, starts
a new round.

Shows the menu for word games.
Shows help messages.
Shows your Personal Word List.
At a thesaurus entry, shows the ne xt

entry, if an y. In a game, starts a new
round.

Turns the Spelling Ace on or off.
Types a question mark to stand f or a

letter in a word.
Types an asterisk to stand for a se-

ries of unknown letters; in a game
reveals a hint.

Scroll left or right.
Scroll up or down. At the

word

Type an apostrophe or a period

Ready for word

screen.

Direction Keys

Ready for

screen, adjust the screen contrast.

.

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Getting Started

▼

To Install the Batteries

This unit uses 4 AAA batteries. You must insert the
batteries before getting started. The batteries should
be changed when the screen contrast is too light even
after adjustment. Please have a small Phillips screw-

driver at hand before you follow the steps below.

1. Turn the Spelling Ace over.

2. Unscrew the back cover and slide it off in
the indicated direction.

3. Install the new batteries following the mark­ings in the compartment.

4. Replace the back cover.

▼

To View a Demonstration

Unless disabled, a demonstration automatically ap­pears when you turn on this unit.

1. Press ON/OFF.

2. To stop the demonstration, press CLEAR.

3. To disable the demonstration, type
then press ENTER.

4. To enable the demonstration, press CLEAR,
type

✽✽

d

ENTER.

▼

To Adjust the Screen Contrast

1. Press CLEAR.

2. Use or to lighten or darken the
screen.

, and then press

3

✽✽

d,

and

Checking Spellings

1. Type a word or misspelling.

2. Press ENTER.

The flashing T to the right indicates that
the word has at least one thesaurus entry.

3. Press

4. Press to scroll up.

5. Press CLEAR when finished.

✓ Follow the Arrows

The flashing arrows at the right of the screen
show which arrow keys you can press to scroll.

✓ Typing Punctuation Marks

At the
apostrophe by pressing
pressing . However, to type an apostrophe
or period, you must first type another letter .

to view more corrections.

Ready for word

screen, you can type an

or a period by

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Using the Thesaurus

When you enter a correctly spelled word, the
thesaurus entry for that word appears. The­saurus entries contain brief definitions, and
synonym lists.

Some thesaurus entries also include Class­mates (words related by subject), idioms,
and antonyms. And some words have more
than one thesaurus entry.

1. Type a word (for example,

To erase letters, use BACK.

2. Press ENTER.

This is the first thesaurus entry for happ y.

3. Press ENTER again to automatically
scroll through its definition.

To stop scrolling, press BACK. You can
also press or to scroll manually.

4. Press
synonyms or Classmates.

repeatedly to view its

happy

).

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Using the Thesaurus

5. Continue pressing to view its
idioms and antonyms, if an y.

6. Press NEXT to go to the next thesaurus
entry for your entry word.

7. Use to view its synonyms, etc.

8. Press CLEAR when done.

✓ Help is Always at Hand

You can view help information at most
screens by pressing HELP. To exit help,
press BACK.

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Viewing Confusables

Confusables are words that have similar spell­ing or sound alike. If a question mark flashes
to the right of a word, that word has Confus­ables. Try this example.

1. T ype

2. Press ENTER.

3. Press CONF.

4. Press to view more Confusables.

5. Press CLEAR when done.

reign

.

Notice the flashing question mark at the
right of the screen.

®

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Finding Letters in Words

g

g

You can type a question mark in place of an
unknown letter in a word. You can also type an
asterisk in place of a series of unknown letters.
More than one question mark and asterisk can
be used in a word.

1. Type a wor d with question marks and
asterisks in place of letters.

*dne??

2. Press ENTER to view matches.

iftedness

3. Press to view more matches, if any.

4. Press CLEAR when done.

✓ Solving Crossword Puzzles

You can use question marks and asterisks
in place of words to help solve crossword
puzzles and similar word games. For ex­ample, if the second letter of a five-letter
word is

r

and its last letter is d, enter

?r??d.

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Using the Personal Word List

The Personal Word List can contain up to 99
words of your choice for study or review.

▼

To Add a Word to the List

1. Press CLEAR.

2. Type the word you want to add.

3. Press LIST.

4. Press

5. Press ENTER to add the word.

If you typed a word that is not in the
Spelling Ace, you will see

Y/N

cancel.

6. To view the list, press ENTER.

7. Press CLEAR when done.

until you see

. Press Y to add the word or N to

Add T o List

Add Anyway

.

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Using the Personal Word List

▼

To Delete a Word From the List

1. Press LIST.

2. Press

3. Press ENTER.

4. Press
to delete, if needed.

5. Press ENTER to delete the word.

until you see

to choose the word you want

Delete From List

▼

To Erase the Entire List

1. Press LIST.

2. Press until you see

3. Press ENTER.

4. Press Y to erase the list, or press N to
cancel.

Erase List

.

.

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Playing the Games

▼

To Choose a Skill Level

1. Press GAMES.

2. Press until you see
then press ENTER.

3. Use

and to select a skill level, and

then press ENTER.

▼

To Choose the Game Words

1. If needed, press GAMES.

2. Use

3. Select one of the following:

4. Press ENTER.

To Select a Game

1. Press GAMES.

2. Use

and until you see

and then press ENTER.

•

All words

saurus words.

•

Personal

Word List.

Enter your own

•
before each round.

to use random spelling and the-

to use words from the Personal

to use words that you enter

▼

and to select a game

and then press ENTER.

Skill Level

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and

Game Wor ds

Playing the Games

✓ Keys to the Games

You can use these keys in most games:

To... Press...

Get a hint
End a round and

✽

?

reveal the answers
Begin a new round

NEXT

If you ask for a hint, you will lose that
round. Also, when a flashing T appears at
the right of a word after a round, you can
see its thesaurus entries by pressing EN­TER. To return to the game, press BACK.

✓ Resuming Where Y ou Left Off

If you forget to turn off the Spelling Ace, it
will turn off automatically in about two min­utes. When you turn it on again, the screen
that you last viewed will appear.

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Hangman

Playing the Games

Hangman

challenges you to guess mystery
words one letter at a time. Each letter is hid­den by a question mark. The number of wrong
guesses appears at the right of the screen.
Press ENTER or

✽

to reveal a letter.

Anagrams

Anagrams

letters of another word. Each anagram must
be the minimum size (number of letters) that
flashes before each round. Each letter can be
used only as many times as it already ap­pears. Any remaining anagrams are displayed.

Type an anagram and press ENTER. Use the
arrow keys to view the anagrams you have
entered. Press

asks you to form a word from the

✽

to jumble the letters.

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Playing the Games

Word Jumble

Word Jumble

tests your skill at unscrambling
letters. Unlike Anagrams, each letter needs
to be used. The number to the right of the let­ters shows how many words can be made
with the letters in order to win. Type your an­swer and press ENTER. To re-jumble the let-

✽

ters, press

.

Spelling Bee

Spelling Bee

to try to spell. Just type the word that appeared,
trying to spell it correctly, and press ENTER. If
you do not spell it correctly , y ou lose the round.

Wor d Builder (Scrabb le

Word Builder

and similar word games. Just type a series of
letters (or a word) and then press ENTER. The
number to the right shows how many (other)

flashes words on screen for you

®

game referee)

can help you solve Scrabble

®

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Playing the Games

words can be made from your letters (or
word).

To play
words as you can. To help solve Scrabble
press

Word Builder

?

and then use and to view the

, enter as many of the

®

,

words built from the letters.

W or d Blaster

In

Word Blaster

, you try to guess a mystery
word. A series of question marks appear and
then letters begin to fill in.

You are prompted to guess the word, then
press ENTER before the word is fully spelled,
now type in a guess. If the guess is correct
you win or a wrong answer prompts try
again.

Deduction

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Playing the Games

Deduction

sented by the four question marks. To make
a guess, type the letters (a-f) in a pattern
then press ENTER. A letter can be used
more than once.

After entering your guess, a scorecard ap­pears showing the number of correct letters
perfectly located (P) or misplaced (M).

Press to return to the mystery pattern or
type another guess. Press
through your previous guesses. Guess the
pattern and you win!

displays a mystery pattern repre-

and to scroll

Flashcards

Flashcards

flashes words on the screen for you to
memorize or use to test friends or family
members. Press NEXT to view a new word.

is a vocabulary building game. It

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Product Specifications

8.6x13.5x2.5 cm; Wt. 4 ozs.; Screen size 1-line 16 char­acters; Batteries 4xAAA.

To clean, spray a mild glass cleaner onto a cloth and wipe
its surface. Do not spray liquids directly on this product. Do
not use or store this product in extreme or prolonged heat,
cold, humidity, or other adverse conditions. If you have a
problem with this product, refer to the warranty. If you pur­chased this product outside the United States, contact the
place of purchase to obtain warranty or repair information.

Copyrights, Trademarks, Patents, ISBN

© 1994-2000 Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc.
Burlington, NJ 08016-4907 USA. All rights reserved.
U.S. PATENTS: 4, 490,811; 4,830,618; 4,891,775;
5,113,340; 5,203,705; 5,218,536; 5,396,606.
EURO. PAT. 0 136 379. Patents Pending.
ISBN 1-56712-561-1.
Deduction and Word Blaster are trademarks of Franklin.
Spelling Ace, Classmates, and Confusables are registered
trademarks of Franklin. Scrabble is a registered trademark of
Hasbro, Inc., manufacturer of Scrabble brand word games.

To see a copy of the Limited Warranty outside the U.S. please
go to www. franklin.com.

This unit may change operating modes due to elec­trostatic discharge. Normal operation of this unit
can be re-established by pressing the ON/OFF key
or by removing or replacing the batteries.

Dimensions

Cleaning, Storage, Problems

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FCC Notice

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 devices. Shielded cables must be used with the
unit to insure compliance.
NOTE: The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or
TV interference caused by unauthorized modifications to
this equipment. Such modifications could void the user’s
authority to operate the equipment.

IDS-28000-00
P/N 7201474 Rev. A

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