Franklin QC-20 User manual

Thisproduct,excludingbatteries,isguaranteed
byFranklinforaperiodofoneyearfromthedate
of purchase. It will be repaired or replaced (at
Franklin’s option) free of charge for any defect
due to faulty workmanship or materials.
Products returned under warranty should be
senttotheoriginalvendorwithproofofpurchase
and description of fault. Charges will be made
for all repairs unless valid proof of purchase is
provided.
This warranty explicitly excludes defects due to
misuse, accidental damage, or wear and tear.
This guarantee does not affect the consumer’s
statutory rights.
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User’s Guide
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Electronic Publishers
Model QC-20
Thesaurus
Electronic
ThisunitmaychangeoperatingmodesduetoElectro-staticDis-
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Getting Started
1. Press ON/OFF.
The Quick Demo appears.You can stop
the demo at any time by pressing CLEAR.
2. Press or to adjust the contrast
at the Ready screen.
You can only adjust the contrast at this
screen.
License Agreement
✓Disabling the Demo
You probably do not want to view the
Quick Demo every time you start.To
disable the demo, type
✽✽ d at the
Ready screen, then press ENTER.To
enable the demo, enter
✽✽ d again.
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✓Resuming WhereYou Left Off
If you forget to turn this product off,
it will automatically shut off within two
minutes.To return to the last display
that you viewed, press ON/OFF.
READ THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT BEFORE USING
THIS PRODUCT.
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FROM WHICH YOU PURCHASED THE PRODUCT AND
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UCT means the software product and documentation found
in this package and FRANKLIN means Franklin Electronic
Publishers, Inc.
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All rights in the PRODUCT remain the property of FRANK-
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applicable copyright laws. Further, you may not modify,
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works of, or in any way reverse engineer the PRODUCT.
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Most thesaurus entries include a brief defini-
tion,ormeaningcore,andarelatedlistofsyn-
onyms or Classmates. (Classmates are
words related by subject.) Some entries in-
cludeidioms andantonyms. NOTE:Ifa word
has no thesaurus entry,
Correct word will
appear after you enter it.
1. Type a word (e.g.,
tardy ).
To erase letters, press BACK or .
2. Press ENTER.
3. Press ENTER again to scroll through
its definition.
To stop scrolling, press BACK.You can
also hold or to scroll slowly.
4. Press repeatedly to view its
synonyms or Classmates.
Looking Up Words
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Goes back, or erases a typed letter.
Clears to the Ready screen,
or stops the Quick Demo.
Shows Confusables™.
Enters a word, or scrolls text.
Shows the games list.
Shows a help message.
Shows the next entry or word.
Turns the product on or off.
Shows the previous entry or word.
Types a
? to stand for any
letter. In games, ends a round
and shows thesaurus entries.
Types an
✽ to stand for any series
of letters.
Move in the indicated direction.
Types a space between letters.
Types an apostrophe and a full stop.
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BACK
CLEAR
CONF
ENTER
HELP
NEXT
ON/OFF
PREV
?
GAMES
✽
Key Guide

Looking Up Words
✓Follow the Arrows
The flashing arrows at the right of the
screen show which arrow keys you can
press to view more words.
Remember, when you see a flashing
right arrow, you can press ENTER to
automatically scroll text to the left.
✓Help is at Hand
At most displays, you can view an ap-
propriate help message by pressing
HELP.To exit a help message, press
BACK.
✓Viewing Multiple Entries
When a word has more than one the-
saurus entry, a message such as
Entry
1 of 5
appears before its first entry.
To view its other thesaurus entries,
press NEXT.To view a previous entry,
press PREV. If you press NEXT after
its last entry,
No more! appears.
5. Continue pressing to view its
idioms, if any.
6. Continue pressing to view its
antonyms, if any.
7. Press BACK to return to your word.
Looking Up Words
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Viewing Confusables™
Wheneveryou enteramisspelled word,alist
of corrections and similar words appear.
NOTE:
If you enter a correctly spelled word
that does not have a thesaurus entry,
Cor-
rect word
appears.Try this example.
1.Type a misspelled word.
2. Press ENTER.
3. Press to view similar words.
NOTE: A flashing
T after a word
shows that it has at least one thesau-
rus entry.To view its entry, press
ENTER.
4. Press CLEAR when finished.
Correcting Spellings
Confusables are commonly confused words
such as homonyms and spelling variants.
When a
C flashes to the right of a word in a
thesaurus entry, that word has Confusables.
Try this example.
1.Type a word (e.g.,
reign ).
2. Press ENTER.
Notice the flashing
C at the right of the
screen.
3. Press CONF.
4. Press to view more Confusables.
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To find prefixes, suffixes, or fragments of a
word,type oneor more
✽ ’sin theword.Each
✽ stands for any series of letters.
1.Type letters or a word with one or
more ✽ ’s.
2. Press ENTER.
3. Press to view more words.
4. Press CLEAR.
Tofind unknownlettersinwords,type aques-
tion mark for each unknown letter.
1.Type a word with
? ’s for letters.
2. Press ENTER.
3. Press to view more words, if any.
4. Press CLEAR.
Finding Letters
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✓Help for Word Games
You can use ? ’s to help solve cross-
word puzzles and other word games.
For example, if the second letter of a
five-letter word is
r and its last letter is
t , enter ?r??t and then scroll down to
view possible answers.
✓Letter Finding Tips
You can type both ? ’s and ✽ ’s in a
word.However, if you type either at
the start of the word, finding words
may take a while. NOTE: It is not nec-
essary to type two
✽ ’s in a row.
Finding Parts of Words

Selecting Games
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Before you play a game, you need to know
how to select it and how to pick a skill level.
Thereare five skilllevels:
Beginner , Interme-
diate , Advanced , Expert , and Wizard . The
harder the skill level you choose, the longer
the word or shorter the time you have to win.
Follow these instructions before playing.
1. Press GAMES.
2. Press or until the game you
want to play is in view.
3. Press ENTER to select it.
4. Press or until the skill level you
want is in view.
5. Press ENTER to select it.
To return to the list of games, press
BACK.
Hangmanchallenges you toguessthe letters
ofa mysteryword inalimited numberoftries.
1. Select Hangman.
2. Select a skill level.
mystery word tries left
3. Type letters.
4. Press ENTER to reveal a letter.
5. Press
?
to reveal the word.
6. Press ENTER to play a new round.
Hangman
✓About the Flashing ?
If there is a flashing question mark af-
ter the answer word, press
?
to view
the word’s thesaurus entry.

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In Jumble a jumbled word appears and you
must unscramble the letters to spell a word
or words. NOTE: Some jumbles are formed
from more than one word.
1. Select Jumble.
2. Select a skill level.
jumble number of words
3.Type a word and then press ENTER.
4. Press ENTER to re-jumble the letters.
5. Press
?
to reveal the answer.
6. Press ENTER to play a new round.
JumbleAnagrams
In Anagrams, you try to enter all the ana-
grams of a word. An anagram is a word
formed from some or all of the letters of an-
other word.
1. Select Anagrams.
2. Select a skill level.
word anagrams left
3.Type an anagram and then press
ENTER.
If the anagram is correct,
OK appears.
4. Enter more anagrams.
5. Press to review used anagrams.
6. Press ENTER to jumble letters.
7. Press
?
and then to view
the answers.
8. Press ENTER to play a new round.
✓Viewing Scores
When a round is over, a score of how many
rounds you have won and lost appears.
To reset the score to zero, press GAMES.

InSpelling Bee,you tryto spellthe wordthat
flashes on the screen. The easier the skill
levelyouchoose, thelonger youhave toview
the spelling word.
1. Select Spelling Bee.
2. Select a skill level.
Look for the word to flash on the screen.
3.Type the word you just saw.
4. Press ENTER.
5. Press ENTER to play a new round.
In Flashcards, you are shown a randomly
selected word to study.
1. Select Flashcards.
2. Select a skill level.
A word appears
3.To view a new word, press ENTER.
4. If there is a flashing
? beside the
word, press
?
to view its thesaurus
entry.
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InWordBuilder,youcan typein lettersat the
Enter letters screen, and the game will build
as many words (anagrams) as possible.Try
your name.
1. Select Word Builder.
2.Type in random letters or a word.
3. Press ENTER.
4. Press to view the list of anagrams.
5. Press ENTER to play a new round.
Word BuilderSpelling Bee, Flashcards
✓Viewing Game Words
After a round, in many of the games, the
word(s) played in the round appear.
If a game word has a thesaurus entry, a
flashing
? appears next to it.To view its
thesaurus entry, press
?
. CAUTION:
Pressing
?
at game word lists ends
your current game and resets the score
to zero.

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Deduction is a decoder game. You have a
limited number of tries to guess the pattern
of letters hidden by the question marks. The
pattern will always be four letters long and
include only the letters (a-f).
1. Select Deduction.
2. Select a skill level.
tries left pattern letter choices
3.Type four letters from the choices to
the right ( a , b , c , d , e , f ).
4. Press ENTER.
P stands for “perfect.”If there is a
number beside P , you have that many
letters in the correct position.
Deduction
Deduction
M stands for “match.”If you have a
number beside M , you have that many
letters that match, but they are in the
wrong position.
5.Type another pattern, and then press
ENTER.
6. Continue entering patterns until you
win.
To reveal the answer, press
?
.
7. Press ENTER to play a new round.
8. Press CLEAR to return to the Ready
screen.

InWord Blaster, you must guessthe mystery
word before it fully appears.You must spell
theword correctlytowin. Beginnershave the
most time, and Wizards have the least.
1. Select Word Blaster.
2. Select a skill level.
You will see a row of question marks,
which represents a mystery word.
3. Press ENTER to stop the clock.
4. Type your answer.
5. Press ENTER.
6. Press
?
to reveal the answer.
7. Press ENTER to play another round.
Technical Specifications
2019
Word Blaster™
Model QC-20
•size: 6.9 x 10.1 x 0.8 cm •weight: 1.6 oz
Replacing the Battery: This product uses one CR2016, 3-
volt lithium battery. Should you need to replace the battery,
unscrew the screws on the back with a very fine
screwdriver and carefully remove the back cover. Then
install a new battery, plus sign facing you, and replace the
cover.
Product Care and Customer Service: 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
devicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference;and (2)Thisdevice
must accept any interference received, including interference
that may cause undesired operation.
Copyrights, Trademarks, Patents, ISBN
© 1998 Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc.
Burlington, N.J. 08016-4907 USA. All rights reserved.
Classmates, Confusables, Word Blaster, and MatchMaker
are trademarks of Franklin.
U.S. PATENTS; 4,490,811; 4,830,618; 4,891,775;
5,007,019; 5,113,340; 5,203,705; 5,218,536
EURO. PAT. 0 136 379. PATENTS PENDING
ISBN 1-56712-196-9

Thisproduct,excludingbatteries,isguaranteed
byFranklinforaperiodofoneyearfromthedate
of purchase. It will be repaired or replaced (at
Franklin’s option) free of charge for any defect
due to faulty workmanship or materials.
Products returned under warranty should be
senttotheoriginalvendorwithproofofpurchase
and description of fault. Charges will be made
for all repairs unless valid proof of purchase is
provided.
This warranty explicitly excludes defects due to
misuse, accidental damage, or wear and tear.
This guarantee does not affect the consumer’s
statutory rights.
Warranty (U.K. only)
21
User’s Guide

Electronic Publishers
Model QC-20
Thesaurus
Electronic
ThisunitmaychangeoperatingmodesduetoElectro-staticDis-
charge. Normal operation of this unit can be re-established by
pressing
ON/OFF
, or by removing/replacing batteries.
FPS-28075-00
PN 7201712 Rev B