Franklin SPQ-200 User manual

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SPQ-200
USER’S GUIDE
RETAIN FOR FUTURE REFERENCE
Spellmaster
TM

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Key Guide
Function Keys
BACK
Takes you back one step (e.g., erases
typed letters).
CALC
Selects the calculator mode.
CLEAR
Clears to the start of selected mode.
ENTER
=
Enters words or numbers, or selects items.
GAMES
Selects the game mode.
HELP
Displays help messages.
PHONE
Selects the phone list mode.
ON/OFF
Turns the unit on or off.
SPELL
Selects the spelling corrector mode.
Calculator Keys
A
+
Lets you add numbers.
C
√
Calculates square roots.
CLEAR
Clears your calculations.
D
x
Lets you multiply numbers.
ENTER
=
Performs calculations (i.e., acts as =).
F
÷Lets you divide numbers.
H
MC
Clears the calculator memory.
J
MR
Retrieves total from the memory.
K
M- Subtracts a number from the memory.
L
M+
Adds a number to the memory.

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Q
1-
P
0
Types numbers.
S
-
Lets you subtract numbers. (In the phone
list, types a hyphen.)
V
%
Calculates percentages.
X
+/-
Changes the sign (+/-) of a number.
Z
Lets you convert measures and currencies.
Other Keys
✽
In the phone list, deletes an entry. In
spelling corrector mode, types an asterisk
to stand for a series of letters in a word.
During a game, provides a clue.
?
In spelling corrector mode, types a ques-
tion mark to stand for any letter. When a
question mark flashes next to a spelling
correction word, displays its
Confusables®. During a game, reveals
the answer(s) and ends the round.
Direction Keys
In lists, scrolls up or down. At entry
screens, types apostrophes or full stops.
At the
ENTER a word screen, adjusts the
screen contrast.
At entry screens, moves the cursor right
or left.
Key Guide
CONV

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Getting Started
This product uses four LR03 batteries (AAA batter-
ies). The batteries should be changed when the
screen contrast is too light even after adjustment.
Warning! If the batteries completely lose power,
all the information stored in the phone list will be
permanently lost. Furthermore, any time that you
change the batteries, you risk losing all your
phone list information, so always keep
written
copies of your phone list information.
1. Remove the battery compartment cover on
the back of the unit.
2. Install four LR03 batteries.
3. Press
ON/OFF
.
A brief demonstration appears.
4. Press
CLEAR
to stop the demonstration.
5. Press or repeatedly to adjust the
screen contrast.
Note: You can adjust the screen contrast only
when
ENTER a word is in view.
✓To Disable the Demo
You probably do not want to view the dem-
onstration every time you use this product.
To disable the demonstration, first press
SPELL
, type ✽✽ d and then press
ENTER
. To
enable it again, do the same.

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Correcting Spellings
1. Press
SPELL
.
2. Type a word.
To erase letters, use
BACK
. To type an apos-
trophe, press . To type a full stop, press .
To type a space, press . To edit a word,
press and then retype letters.
You cannot type capital letters, but the spelling
corrections may include capitals. Also, you
cannot begin a word with a punctuation mark.
3. Press
ENTER
.
The flashing arrow indicates that more correc-
tions are available. If you enter a correctly
spelled word, Correct word appears and then
the word appears on the main word list.
4. Use and to view more words, if needed.
Note: If a word is too long to fit on the screen,
use
ENTER
or to see it all.
5. Press
CLEAR
when finished.

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Confusables are words such as homonyms and
spelling variants that people often confuse. When
you see a flashing question mark to the right of a
word, that word has Confusables. Try this example.
1. Press
SPELL
.
2. Type
ere and then press
ENTER
.
Notice the flashing question mark.
3. Press
?
.
Each Confusable is followed by a word that
explains its meaning.
4. Use and to view the Confusables.
5. Press
CLEAR
when finished.
Viewing Confusables®
✓Follow the Arrows
The flashing arrows at the right of the
screen show you which arrow keys you can
use to view more words.

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You can find parts of words by typing question
marks and asterisks in place of letters. Each
question mark stands for any single letter. Each
asterisk stands for any series of letters.
You can use question marks to help solve cross-
word puzzles and similar word games by typing
them in place of missing letters.
Try this example.
1. Press
SPELL
.
2. Type
d??b ✻ .
3. Press
ENTER
.
4. Press repeatedly to view more words.
5. Press
CLEAR
when finished.
Finding Parts of Words
✓Help is Always at Hand
You can view an appropriate help message
at any screen by pressing HELP . To go back
to the previous screen, press
BACK
.

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This product has a data bank that can save as
many as 100 names and phone numbers. The
total amount of names and numbers that you can
save depends upon the number of characters in
each entry.
To Add an Entry to the Phone List
1. Press
PHONE
.
2. Use or , if needed, to see
Add a new
entry
and then press
ENTER
.
3. Type a name and then press
ENTER
.
Each name can contain up to 23 characters (with
letters appearing as capitals only) and spaces.
To erase a character, press
BACK
. To type a
space, press .
To edit a character, press and then retype a
letter.
4. Use the numbered keys to type a phone
number and then press
ENTER
.
To type a hyphen between the parts of a
phone number, press
S
.
To type a space, press .
You cannot type letters in the phone number.
Storing Names & Phone Numbers

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Storing Names & Phone Numbers
To View the Phone List
1. Press
PHONE
.
2. Use or , if needed, to see
View phone
list
and then press
ENTER
.
3. To go to a name, type the name or use .
To undo a typed letter, press
BACK
.
4. Press
ENTER
to see its phone number.
5. To edit an entry, first press , then press Y, type
your changes and then press
ENTER
until the
entry is saved. Or press N to cancel the edit.
6. To go to another name, use or and
then press
ENTER
.
7. Press
BACK
to go back to the phone list options.
✓Checking the Memory
To see how much memory is free in the phone
list for more names and numbers, press
PHONE
and then use to see Space: XX% free .
✓Keep Copies of Important Data
Warning! Your phone list information is
safely stored in memory as long as the bat-
teries supply power. However, if the batter-
ies lose all power, this information will be
permanently lost. You should always keep
written copies of your important information.

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✓ About Automatic Shutoff
If you forget to turn off this product, it will au-
tomatically turn off in about two minutes.
When you turn it on again, operation
resumes with your current settings.
Storing Names & Phone Numbers
To Delete an Entry from the Phone List
1. Press
PHONE
.
2. Press
ENTER
to select View phone list .
3. Press until you see the entry that you
want to delete.
4. Press
✽
.
5. Press
Y
to delete the entry or
N
to cancel
the deletion.
6. To delete another entry, repeat Steps 3 to 5
above.
To EraseAll the Phone List Entries
Warning! This procedure permanently erases all
the names and numbers in your phone list.
1. Press
PHONE
.
2. Use to see
Erase all data and then press
ENTER
.
3. Press
Y
to erase all the entries or
N
to
cancel the operation.

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Using a Password
You can use a password to keep the information in
your phone list private. Your password will be re-
quested whenever anyone turns on the unit and first
presses
PHONE
.
Password Warnings
Warning! After you set the password, you will not be
able to see or use your phone list without it. So always
record your password and keep it in a separate place.
If you forget your password, you must reset the unit to
access the phone list. Your reset button is located in
the tiny hole on the back of the unit. Use the sharp end
of a straightened paper clip to gently press the reset
button. If this does not reset your unit, remove your bat-
teries, wait at least two minutes and then reinstall them.
Warning! Resetting the unit removes your password,
but it also erases all your data, so always keep written
copies of your data.
Password Setup
1. Press
PHONE
.
2. Use to see Set the password and then press
ENTER
.
3. Type a password and then press
ENTER
.
Your password can have up to 23 characters.
4. To test the password, press
ON/OFF
, type the pass-
word, and then press
ENTER
to gain access.
5. To disable the password, repeat Steps 1 and 2
above, and then press
ENTER
when Enter pass-
word appears.

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Using the Calculator
To Make a Calculation
1. Press
CALC
.
2. Use the numbered keys to type a number.
To make a number negative or positive, use
X
+/-
. To type a decimal point, press .
3. Use
A
+
,
S
-
,
D
x
, or
F
÷
to enter a math function.
Note: The division function is indicated by a /
on the screen display.
4. Type another number.
Note: To find a square root, press
C
√
.
5. Press
ENTER
=
or
V
%
.
To clear the calculation, press
CLEAR
.
To Use the Calculator Memory
1. Make a calculation as shown above, or
simply type a number in the calculator.
2. Press
L
M+
to add the number to the calcula-
tor memory as a positive number or
K
M-
to
add it to the memory as a negative number.
The total in the memory flashes on screen.
3. Press
CLEAR
to clear the calculator, or start
making a calculation.
4. To retrieve the total from the memory, press
J
MR
.
5. To clear the calculator memory, press
H
MC
.

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You can convert temperatures, weights, liquid
measures, and lengths to and from metric meas-
urements. You can also convert currencies using
an exchange rate that you enter.
1. Press
CALC
.
2. Press
Z
(CONV).
3. Use to select a conversion category
then press
ENTER
.
4. If you selected
Money as the conversion
category, set the exchange rate.
To set the exchange rate, first use or , if
needed, to see
set rate and press
ENTER
. Then
type a number as the exchange rate and press
ENTER
. To type a decimal, use . The ex-
change rate will be saved until you change it.
Important! The exchange rate should be the
number of units of the other currency per one
unit of home currency (e.g.,
2.0 = 2 other/1
home).
5. Use to select a conversion and then
press
ENTER
.
6. Type an amount and then press
ENTER
.
7. To make another conversion, press
BACK
.
Converting Measures & Currencies

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Setting the Skill Level of the Games
You can play the games at skill levels from Be-
ginner to Wizard.
1. Press
GAMES
.
2. Use or to see
Set Skill Level and
then press
ENTER
.
3. Use or to see the skill level that you
want and then press
ENTER
. Or press
BACK
to leave the skill level unchanged.
✓Understanding the Skill Levels
The skill levels change the number of
guesses in Hangman, the minimum number
of letters ( Min size ) inAnagrams, and the
number of letters in Word Jumble. Word
Builder is unaffected by the skill levels.

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Playing Hangman
✓User Hangman and Anagrams
You can test your friends with User Hangman
and UserAnagrams. User Hangman and User
Anagrams play the same as Hangman and
Anagrams, except that you must enter a word
with which to play before each round.
Hangman challenges you to guess mystery
words in a certain number of tries.
1. Press
GAMES
, if needed.
2. Use or to see
Hangman and then
press
ENTER
.
mystery word wrong guesses allowed
3. Type letters you think are in the word.
4. Press
ENTER
or
*
to reveal a letter.
Note: If you reveal a letter, you will lose the round.
5. To reveal the word and end the round, press
?
.
6. Press
ENTER
to play a new round.

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Playing Anagrams
Anagrams challenges you to find the anagrams
of words. An anagram is a word formed from
some or all the letters of another word.
1. Press
GAMES
, if needed.
2. Press or to see
Anagrams and then
press
ENTER
.
Note: The
Min size is the minimum number of
letters that the anagrams can have.
word anagrams to guess
3. Type an anagram and then press
ENTER
.
If the anagram is correct,
OK appears.
4. Enter more anagrams.
5. Press
*
to jumble the letters.
6. Use and to see the anagrams that
you have already entered, if any.
7. To end the round and see all the anagrams,
press
?
and then use .
8. Press
ENTER
to play a new round.

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Word Jumble & Word Builder
Playing Word Jumble
1. Press
GAMES
, if needed.
2. Press or to see
Word Jumble and
then press
ENTER
.
The letters are a jumbled word or words. The
number shows how many words have been
jumbled.
3. To re-jumble the letters, press
ENTER
or
*
.
4. Type a word formed from the jumbled let-
ters and then press
ENTER
.
5. To reveal the word(s) and end the round, press
?
.
6. Press
ENTER
to play a new round.
Playing Word Builder
Word Builder builds words of a minimum size from
letters chosen from the letters that you enter.
1. Press
GAMES
, if needed.
2. Use or to see
Word Builder and then
press
ENTER
.
3. Type up to 14 letters.
You can type a letter more than once.
4. Press
ENTER
.
5. Use and to view the words.
6. Press
ENTER
to play a new round.

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This unit may change operating modes due to
electrostatic discharge. Normal operation of this
unit can be reestablished by pressing
ON/OFF
.
1. Different types of batteries or new and
used batteries are not to be mixed.
2. Only batteries of the same or equivalent
type as recommended are to be used.
3. Batteries are to be inserted with the correct
polarity.
4. Exhausted batteries should be removed.
5. The supply terminals are not to be short-
circuited.
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Battery Warning

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Specifications
Model: SPQ-200 • Dimensions: 13.6 x 9.2 x 2 cm • Weight: 192.78 g
Cleaning and Storage
To clean this spelling corrector, spray a mild glass cleaner onto a
cloth and wipe its surface. Don't spray liquids directly on the spell-
ing corrector. Don't use or store this spelling corrector in extreme
or prolonged heat, cold, humidity, or other adverse conditions.
Customer Service
If you have a problem with your unit, refer to the limited warranty. For
sales and customer service, please call 01932 891025.
FCC Notice
Complies with the limits for a Class B computing device pursuant to
SubpartBofPart15ofFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefollow-
ingtwoconditions:(1)thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference;
and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including
interference that may cause undesirable operation.
Limited Warranty (outside U.S.)
This product, excluding batteries, is guaranteed by Franklin for a
period of one year from the date 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 purchased outside the United States that are returned
under warranty should be returned to the original vendor with proof
of purchase 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.
Copyrights, Patents, and Trademarks
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Burlington, N.J. 08016-4907 USA. All rights reserved.
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