Electronic Publishers
SA-98
SpellingAce
With Thesaurus
User’s Guide
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NEXT
ON/OFF
?
BACK
CLEAR
CONF
ENTER
GAMES
HELP
LIST
ENTER
✽
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 menu for word games.
Shows help messages.
Shows your Personal Word List.
Shows the next thesaurus entry.
In a game, starts a new round.
At a thesaurus entry, shows the next en-
try, if any. In a game, starts a new round.
Turns the Spelling Ace on or off.
Types a question mark to stand for a
letter in a word.
Types an asterick to stand for a se-
ries of unknown letters; in a game
reveals a hint.
Direction Keys
Scroll left or right.
Scroll up or down. At the
word
screen, adjusts the screen con-
trast. T ype an apostrophe or a period.
Ready for word
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screen.
Ready for
Getting Started
▼
T o Install the Batteries
1. T urn the Spelling Ace over.
2. Slide off the battery cover in the
direction of the arrow.
3. Place four AAA batteries inside the
case as shown in the diagram.
▼
T o V iew 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. T o disable the demonstration, type
and then press ENTER.
4. T o enable the demonstration, press
CLEAR, type
ENTER.
✽✽
d
, and then press
▼
T o Adjust the Screen Contrast
1. Press CLEAR.
2. Use
or to lighten or darken the
screen.
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✽✽
d,
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 happy .
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 any.
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. Type
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
You can type a question mark in place of an
unknown letter in a word. Y ou 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 word with question marks and
asterisks in place of letters.
g*dne??
2. Press ENTER to view matches.
giftedness
3. Press
4. Press CLEAR when done.
to view more matches, if any.
✓ Solving Crossword Puzzles
Y ou 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
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?r??d.
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. T ype 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. T o view the list, press ENTER.
7. Press CLEAR when done.
until you see
. Press Y to add the word or N to
Add To 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
▼
T o 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.
▼
T o Choose the Game W ords
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 Words
NEXT
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
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 You 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 , you lose the round.
Word Builder (Scrabble
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
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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.
Word Blaster
In
Word Blaster
, you try to guess a mystery
word. A series of question marks appear and
then letters begin to fill in.
Y ou 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
Dimensions 13.6x9.2x2 cm; Wt. 6.8 ozs.; Screen size 1line 16 characters; Batteries 4xAAA
Cleaning, Storage, Problems: 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.
FCC Notice: Complies with the limits for a Class B computing device pursuant to Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC Rules.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This
device may not cause harmful interference; and (2) This
device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Copyrights, Trademarks, Patents, ISBN:
© 1994-1997 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; 5,218,536.
EURO. PAT. 0 136 379. Patents Pending.
ISBN 0-945731-44-2.
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.
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.
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Your Notes
FDS-28029-00
P/N7201602 Rev. A
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