Franklin KID-240 Speaking Homework Wiz User manual

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Key Guide
abc
(red) Writes words in cursive script.
abc
(maroon) Writes words in manuscript
printing.
BACK
Erases a letter, backs up to the previous
screen,orturnsoffthehighlightindefinitions.
CLEAR
Clears the most recently entered word.
ENTER
(purple) Enters words, starts the high-
light in definitions, or selects items.
GAMES
(purple) Shows the Games menu.
HELP
(light blue) Shows help messages.
LIST
(blue) Lets you use your word list, change
settings, or view a demonstration.
ON/OFF
Turns the Homework Wiz™on or off.
SHIFT
Shifts the keys to type capital letters.
SPEAK
(green) Pronounces words aloud.
?Types a ?to stand for a missing in a
word, or shows confusables®.
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
Before you start, you should install new batter-
ies and adjust the screen contrast. Note: Re-
place the batteries when the screen contrast is
too light even after adjustment. When you re-
move 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
.
4. Type your name as you want it to appear
in this dictionary. Or press
ENTER
if you do
not want your name to appear.
To type a space, press . The first letter of
each word you type in your name will automati-
cally 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.
RETAIN FOR FUTURE REFERENCE: Use batteries only of
the same or equivalent type, inserted with the correct polar-
ity, as recommended in this manual. Exhausted batteries
should be removed. Do not mix old and new batteries or bat-
teries of different types. In addition, the supply terminals
should not be shorted.

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Getting Started
✓Seeing a Demonstration
You can see a brief demonstration by first
pressing
LIST
(blue) and then pressing
until you see See Me Work . Then press
ENTER
to see the demonstration. To stop the
demonstration, press
CLEAR
.
✓Changing the Name
As you saw in “Getting Started,” you can
enter your name or nickname so that it ap-
pears when you turn on the Homework
Wiz or win a game.
To enter or change the name, first press
LIST
(blue) and then press until you
see
Enter Your Name . Then press
ENTER
and use
BACK
to erase the letters. Type
your name or nickname as you want it to
appear and then press
ENTER
again.
✓Help is Always at Hand
You can view a help message at almost any
screen by pressing
HELP
(light blue). To hear
the help message, press
SPEAK
(green). To
turn off the speech, press
BACK
. To go back
to where you were, press
BACK
again.

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Looking up a Word
It’s easy to look up the definitions of words with
your Homework Wiz. Let’s learn how.
1. Press
CLEAR
.
2. Type a word. For example, type
apple .
To erase letters, use
BACK
. To type a space,
press . To type a capital letter, hold down
SHIFT
while you type a letter.
3. Press
ENTER
to see its definition.
4. Press to read more of the definition.
5. To hear the definition, press
SPEAK
(green).
To turn off the speech, press
BACK
.
To learn more, read “Hearing Words.”
6. Press
CLEAR
when you are finished.
✓ About the Automatic Shutoff
Ifyouforgetto turnofftheHomework Wiz,itwill
turn off automatically in about two minutes.

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Correcting Misspellings
If you misspell a word, the Homework Wiz auto-
matically shows you a list of spelling correc-
tions.
1. Press
CLEAR
.
2. Type a misspelled word. For example,
type
jiraph .
3. Press
ENTER
.
The “boing” sound indicates a misspelling.
4. Press
SPEAK
(green) to hear the word.
To highlight another correction, press .
5. Press
ENTER
to see its definition.
6. Press
BACK
to go back to the corrections.
7. Press
CLEAR
when you are finished.

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Jumping to a Word
If you want to learn the meaning of a word that
you see in a definition, you can 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 the highlight.
To turn off the highlight, press
BACK
.
5. Press the arrow keys to highlight a word.
For example, highlight
vehicle .
6. Press
ENTER
to jump to the definition of the
highlighted word.
7. Press
SPEAK
(green) to hear the definition.
Then press
BACK
to stop the speech.
8. Press
BACK
again to go back to the word
that you typed.
9. Press
CLEAR
when you are finished.

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Finding Letters in Words
If you don’t know how to spell a word, type a
question mark (?) in place of each letter that
you are unsure about.
You can type more than one question mark in a
word. You can use ?’s to help you solve cross-
word puzzles and other word games. Try this
example.
1. Press
CLEAR
.
2. Type a word with ?’s in place of letters.
For example, type p?rt .
3. Press
ENTER
.
4. Use to highlight a word.
5. Press
ENTER
to see the definition of the
highlighted word.
6. Press
BACK
to go back to the matches.
7. Press
CLEAR
when you are finished.

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Writing Letters and Words
The Homework Wiz can write letters and words in
both cursive script and manuscript printing.
1. Press
CLEAR
.
2. Type or enter one or more words. For ex-
ample, type or enter
hot dog .
To type a space, press .
3. Press
abc
(red) to see the word(s) writ-
ten in cursive script.
To see the word(s) written again, press
abc
(red) again or
ENTER
. If the word is too long to
fit on the screen, use to see it.
4. Press
abc
(maroon) to see the word(s)
written in manuscript printing.
✓ Changing the Writing Speed
You can change the speed of the handwrit-
ing by pressing
LIST
(blue), pressing
until you see Handwriting Speed , and then
pressing or .

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Confusables are words that are spelled or
sound alike that people often confuse. When
you see a question mark flashing to the right of
a word, that word has confusables.
1. Press
CLEAR
.
2. Type
red and then press
ENTER
.
Notice the flashing question mark.
3. Press ?.
Each confusable is followed by a word that
explains its meaning.
4. Press to view more confusables, if any.
5. To jump to the definition of a word, high-
light it and press
ENTER
.
To learn how to highlight a word, read “Jump-
ing to a Word.”
6. Press
BACK
to go back to the confusables.
7. Press
CLEAR
when you are finished.
Viewing Confusables®