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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