Franklin HW-216 User manual

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Electronic Publishers
HW-216
USER’SGUIDE
Speller, Dictionary
& Calculator
®
PLUS

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Key Guide
a
b
c
(red) Writes the selected word or words on
the screen in cursive.
CALC (green) Goes to the calculator and Math Tu-
tor.
BACK Erases a letter, takes you back one step, or
stops the highlight.
CLEAR Clears your entry.
ENTER (dark purple) Enters words, starts a high-
light, or selects items.
GAMES (orange) Shows the games menu which in-
cludes the Language Tutor.
HELP (purple) Shows help messages.
LIST (light blue) Shows the List menu. Lets you
enter your name or see a demonstration.
ON/OFF (blue) Turns your dictionary on or off.
SHIFT Shifts the keys to type capital letters.
?*
Types a ?to stand for an unknown letter in
a word, or shows Confusables®. With
SHIFT , types a ✽to stand for one or more
unknown letters in a word.
➤
Moves up, or makes the screen darker at
the Enter a word screen.
➤
Moves down, or makes the screen lighter at
the Enter a word screen.
➤
Moves the cursor or text to the left.
➤
Moves right, or types a space.

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Getting Started
This product uses fourAAAbatteries. You should
change the batteries when the screen contrast is
too light even after adjustment.
Note: When you remove the batteries, stored
information is erased.
1. Remove the battery compartment cover
on the back of the unit.
2. Install four AAA batteries.
3. Press
ON/OFF .
The first time you turn your dictionary on, you
will be asked to enter your name.
4. Type your name or nickname as you want
it to appear in this dictionary.
Or press
ENTER if you do not want your name
to appear in this dictionary.
To type a space, press
➤
.
The first letter of each word you type in your
name will automatically appear as a capital
in this dictionary.
5. Press ENTER .
6. Press
➤
or
➤
repeatedly to make the
screen lighter or darker.
Note: You can make the screen lighter or darker
only when
Enter a word is on the screen.

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Getting Started
✓To See Your Dictionary Work
You can see a brief demonstration about
your dictionary. Press
LIST (light blue) and
use
➤
until See Me Work is on the screen.
Press
ENTER to see the demonstration. To
stop the demonstration, press
CLEAR .
✓ToSeeYourName in This Dictionary
You can personalize your dictionary with
your name or nickname. Then when you
turn your dictionary on or win a game, it
will greet you by name.
To enter or change a name, press
LIST
(light blue) and use
➤
until Enter Your
Name
is on the screen. Press ENTER , and
use
BACK to erase letters. Type your name
or nickname as you want it to appear, and
then press ENTER again.
✓Follow the Arrows
The flashing arrows at the right of the
screen show you which arrow keys you
can use to see more.
✓ About Automatic Shutoff
If you forget to turn off your dictionary, it will
automatically turn off in about two minutes.

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Looking Up a Word
It is easy to find the definitions of words with your
Homework Wiz®. Let’s learn how.
1. Press
CLEAR .
2. Type a word. For example, type
apple .
To make a correction, press
➤
and type your
changes. To erase letters, use
BACK . To
type a space, press
➤
. You do not need to
type capitals to find definitions, but if you
want to, hold
SHIFT
and type a letter.
3. Press
ENTER to find its definition.
4. Press
➤
repeatedly to see more of the
word’s definition, if needed.
5. Press CLEAR when you are finished.
✓Help is Always at Hand
You can view a help message at almost any
screen by pressing
HELP (purple). To go
back to the previous screen, press
BACK .

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Correcting Misspellings
If you misspell a word, this dictionary automati-
cally gives you a list of corrections.
1. Press
CLEAR .
2. Type a misspelled word. For example,
type
pepel .
3. Press ENTER .
Use
➤
to highlight a correction, if needed.
4. Press
ENTER to see its definition.
5. To go back to the spelling corrections,
press
BACK .
6. Press
CLEAR when you are finished.

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Jumping to a Word
If you do not know the meaning of a word that
you see in a definition, simply highlight the word
and then jump to its definition.
1. Press
CLEAR .
2. Type a word. For example, type
truck .
3. Press
ENTER .
4. Press
ENTER again to start a highlight.
To turn off the highlight, press
BACK .
5. Use the arrow keys to highlight a word.
For example, highlight
vehicle .
6. Press ENTER to jump to the definition of
the highlighted word.
7. To go back, press BACK .
8. Press CLEAR when you are finished.

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If you are unsure about how to spell a word, type a
question mark (?) in place of each unknown letter.
You can type more than one question mark in a
word. You can also use ?’s to help you solve
crossword puzzles and other word games.
To find prefixes, suffixes, and other parts of words,
type an asterisk (✽) in a word. Each asterisk
stands for a series of letters. Note: If you type an
asterisk at the beginning of a word, it may take a
little while to find the matching words. Try this ex-
ample.
1. Press
CLEAR .
2. Type a word with ?’s and ✽’s. For example,
type
p?rt ✽ .
3. Press
ENTER
.
4. Use
➤
to highlight a word, if needed.
5. Press
ENTER to see the definition of the high-
lighted word.
6. To go back, press
BACK .
7. Press
CLEAR when you are finished.
Finding Letters in Words

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Writing Letters and Words
✓Changing the Writing Speed
You can change the speed of the handwriting by
pressing
LIST
(light blue), pressing
➤
until you see
Handwriting Speed , and then pressing
➤
or
➤
.
Your dictionary has a handwriting guide which can help you
learn how to write letters and words in both cursive and
manuscript printing. Note: While reading the definition of a
word, you can see that word written in cursive or manuscript
printing on the screen by pressing a key.
1. Press CLEAR .
2. Type one or more words. For example, type hot dog .
To type a space, press
➤
.
3. Press
a
b
c
(red) to see your word(s) written on the
screen in cursive.
To see the word(s) written in cursive again, press ENTER .
If the word is too long to fit on the screen, use
➤
or
➤
to
see it.
4. Press
a
b
c
(red) again to see your word(s) written
on the screen in manuscript printing.
To see the word(s) written in manuscript printing again,
press ENTER .