Franklin ES-90A User manual

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ES-90
User’s Guide
ELEMENTARY
SPELLING ACE

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Introduction
Congratulations!You now own a powerful speller
that can be used at home or in school. This
El-
ementary Spelling Ace
®will not only help you
learn how to spell words, but also look up the
words in the dictionary. Plus, the Elementary
SpellingAce
has a user list where you can save
up to 80 words so you can study them later. You
can even play six fun and exciting word games
that will help you learn while you have fun.
You will find a printed
Webster’s Elementary Dic-
tionary, 1994 Edition
in your package. Take a
minute to flip through some of its pages.You will
find many interesting pictures and definitions.
Then read on to find out how to use your new El-
ementary Spelling Ace
and enjoy becoming a
better speller!
✓How to Get Help
Useful information can be found by pressing
HELP
. If you press
HELP
at the ready screen,
youwillseehelpfulinformationdescribinghow
to use the
Elementary Spelling Ace .
✓Follow the Arrows
The flashing arrows show which arrow keys
you can press to find more matching words.
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Key Guide
BACK
GAMES
HELP
ADD
CLEAR
Adds a word to the User list.
Goes back a step or erases a letter.
Clears to the Ready screen.
Enters a word or selects a game.
Shows the games.
Shows help information.
Shows the User list.
Turns the
Elementary Spelling Ace
on or off.
Shows the page number where you
can find the current word’s definition
in
Webster’s Elementary Dictionary .
Types a ? to stand for a letter.
Types an ✽to stand for prefixes
and suffixes.
Erases a typed letter.
Types a space.
Scrolls up a list, darkens the screen
contrast, or types punctuation.
Scrolls down a list or lightens the
screen contrast.
ENTER
LIST
ON/OFF
PAGE
?
✽
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How to Get Started
1. Turn your Elementary Spelling Ace over.
2. Remove its battery cover.
3. Insert four AAA batteries into the battery
compartment.
Refer to the diagram in the battery compart-
ment to learn how to insert the batteries.
4. Replace the battery cover.
Your
Elementary Spelling Ace will turn on
once the batteries are inserted. A brief dem-
onstration begins once it is turned on.
5. To stop the demonstration press
CLEAR
.
6. To disable the demonstration, type ✽✽ D
and then press
ENTER
.
Once the demo is disabled, the demonstration
willnotbegin each timeyou turn on theproduct.
To re-enable the demonstration, type ✽✽ D .
7. To lighten or darken the screen press
or several times.
✓Resuming Where You Left Off
To extend the battery life, Elementary
Spelling Ace will automatically shut off
within two minutes if you forget to turn it
off. When you turn it on again, you will re-
turn to the last screen that you viewed.
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How to Find Spellings
The Elementary Spelling Ace can improve your
spelling by helping you to correct misspelled
words. Here’s how.
1. Type
nolij .
Press or
BACK
if you need to erase a letter.
2. Press
ENTER
.
If the word you entered is spelled incorrectly,
the Elementary SpellingAce shows you the
words that are similar to the word you entered.
If the word you entered is spelled correctly
then
Correct! appears. The correctly spelled
word will then appear.
3. Press several times to see more words.
No More appears when there are no more
words in the list.
4. Press
CLEAR
when you are finished.
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How to Find Definitions
If you want to find definition for a word in the
Webster’sElementaryDictionary ,your Elementary
Spelling Ace
can give you its page number.
1. Type a word (for example, fountain ) and
then press
PAGE
.
The number shows on which dictionary
page the definition of
fountain is found.
Most words only have one definition entry.
If a word only has one definition entry then
the screen displays Entry 1 of 1 .
A few words have more than one definition
entry (for example,
does ). If a word has more
than one definition entry, the screen displays
Entry 1 of 2 . Press to see all of the entries.
If the page number for a definition entry has a
hyphen (
335– ), then its definition stretches
acrossmorethanone page(forexample, novel ).
If you type a related word, such as a plural
noun (for example,
dogs ) or a past verb tense
(for example, walked ), the dictionary shows
its root word (for example,
dog and walk ).
3. Press
CLEAR
when you are finished.
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How to Type Punctuation
Therearewordsinthe ElementarySpellingAce that
useoneofthreepunctuationmarks:ahyphen(
baby–
sitter
),aperiod( Mrs. ),oranapostrophe( can’t ).Ifyou
donottypeapunctuationmark,youmustchoosethe
correct form of the word from a list of corrections.
Here is how to type the punctuation marks.
1. Type
haven .
2. Press three times.
Pressing lets you choose between the
three punctuation marks. So, you can press
once to type a hyphen, twice to type a
period, and three times to type an apostrophe.
3. Type
t .
4. Press
ENTER
.
Some words in the Elementary Spelling
Ace
require a space ( air force ). To type a
space press .
5. Press
CLEAR
when you are finished.
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How to Find Letters in Words
If you are not sure how to spell a word, you can
type a question mark in place of each unknown
letter. To type a question mark, press
?
.
Youcanalsotype questionmarksinwordstohelp
solvecrosswordpuzzlesandsimilarpuzzlegames.
1. Type a word with ?’s (e.g., ?ac??o? ).
To erase a letter, press
BACK
or .
2. Press
ENTER
.
The matching words appear in alphabetical
order.
A ? can stand for a space as well as a
letter, as shown here.
3. Press to see the other matching
words.
No More! will appear when there are no
more matching words.
4. Press
CLEAR
when you are finished.
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HowtoFindPrefixesandSuffixes
To find a prefix or suffix, press
✽
to type an as-
teriskin a word.An asteriskstands for aseries of
letters. Try this example.
1. Type
res .
2. Press
✽
to type an asterisk.
An asterisk will appear at the end of the
prefix res .
3. Press
ENTER
.
The matching words appear in alphabetical
order.
You can type both ?’s and ✻‘s in a word, but
there is no reason to type them next to
each other.
4. Use to see more words that begin with
res .
5. Press
CLEAR
when you are finished.
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How to Save Words
You can save up to 80 words in a user list. A user
list is where you can keep words for study and
review. The list will be saved until you erase it or
replace the batteries.
1. Type
happiness .
2. Press
ADD
.
If you try to add a word that has already
been saved to your user list, the screen will
say
Already in list .
If the screen says Not in book , then the
word is not found in the Webster’s Elemen-
tary Dictionary
. To add the word to your
user list press
Y
, or you can press
N
if
you do not want to add the word. When
these words are added, a U will appear to
the right of the word to indicate that the
word is unknown to the dictionary.
3. Press
CLEAR
when you are finished.
You may also add a word from almost any
other screen by pressing
ADD
when the
word is on the screen.
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How to Use Your Saved Words
After you have saved words to your user list,
you can then review them in order to study for
a spelling list
1. Press
LIST
.
Words are shown in the order they
were saved.
2. Use and to see the words in
the list.
3. To find which page a definition can be
found, you may press
PAGE
while you are
using the user list.
4. To delete a single word in the list, press
D
while the word is on the screen.
5. Press
CLEAR
when you are finished.
To erase the entire user list, press
C
while
viewing the list. Then press
Y
when the
screen says
Clear list? Y/N .
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How to Select a Game
ElementarySpellingAce hassixexcitingwordgames
that you can play. Here is how to select a game.
1. Press
GAMES
.
2. Press or to move to the game you
want and press
ENTER
to select it.
Or you can type the game’s letter ( A - F ) to
select it.
3. Press or to choose a setting
• # of tries: changes how many guesses
you have.
• Pick list: changes whether the main
dictionary list or the user list is used in the
game. If there are no words in your user
list, you will not be able to select this
option.
•
Speed: makes the game go faster or slower.
One is the slowest and ten is the fastest.
•
Word size: changes the size of the words
that you will play in the games.
4. Press
ENTER
to select the setting.
5. Select more settings if needed.
6. Play the game.
7. Press
CLEAR
when you are finished.
Or press
BACK
to play a different game.
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How to Play the Games
Playing Flashcards
Flashcards flashes a word and the page
where the word on the screen appears in the
Webster’s Elementary Dictionary .
1. Select
A Flashcards .
To learn how read “How to Select a Game”.
2. Study the word that appears.
Looking the word up in the dictionary will
help you study.
3. Press
ENTER
to see a new word.
Playing Spelling Bee
Spelling Bee challenges you to type the word
that flashes on the screen and spell it correctly.
1. Select B Spelling Bee .
2. Study the word on the screen before it
disappears.
3. Type the word.
4. Press
ENTER
.
If you spelled the word correctly,
You win!!
will appear. If the word is spelled incorrectly,
Sorry, you lost will appear.
5. Press
ENTER
to play another round.
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How to Play the Games
Playing Hangman
Hangman challenges you to guess a mystery
word, indicated by ?’s, by typing its letters one
at a time.
1. Select
C Hangman .
An unknown word appears with the number
of guesses remaining to the right.
2. Type a letter.
Either a question mark will be replaced by
the letter or Not in word! appears.
3. Type
ENTER
to reveal a letter.
4. Press
?
to end the round and show word.
5. Press
ENTER
to play another round.
Playing User Hangman
User Hangman is played just like Hangman
except you can play it with a friend, by typing
in the words you will use. Before you can play,
type in the word for Hangman when
Enter
word appears.
Playing Jumble
Jumble takes words from your user list and
mixes up the letters. Please note, this game
has no settings, but you must have words in
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How to Play the Games
1. Select E Jumble .
2. Type the unjumbled word.
If word is correct,
You win!! appears and the
word is displayed. If the word is incorrect,
No, try again appears, and you can to try
again. Press
ENTER
to give up.
3. Press
?
to end the round and unjumble
the word.
4. Press
ENTER
again to play another round.
Playing Word Blaster
™
In Word Blaster you must guess a mystery
word before all of the letters are revealed.
1. Select
F Word Blaster .
A word will be revealed one letter at a time.
2. Press
ENTER
when you think you know the
word.
3. Type the word and press
ENTER
.
If the word is correct, You win!! appears and
the word is displayed. If the word is
incorrect,
No, try again appears and you
must try again. Press
ENTER
to give up.
4. Press
ENTER
again to play another round.
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Product Care
Model ES-90 Elementary Spelling Ace
• Size: 13.6 x 9.2 x 2.0 cm • LCD: 1 x 16 characters
• Battery: four AAA batteries • Weight: 6.8 oz.
Product Care and Customer Service
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