Franklin SPQ-200 User manual

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SPQ-200
USER’S GUIDE
RETAIN FOR FUTURE REFERENCE
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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.