Franklin SA-98 User Manual
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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