Franklin Word Games WG-15 User manual

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HELP
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QUIT
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User’s Guide
WG-15
Key Guide
Function Keys
Clear to select a game.
See a quick demonstration.
Make an entry, or scroll help.
Exit the display.
See a help message.
Get a hint.
Turn
Word Games on or off.
Quit the round.
See your score.
Select a skill level.
Other Keys
Type letters.
Erase typed letters.
See more.
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The screens in this Guide
illustrate how the games work.
But the screens that you’ll see
when you play will be different.
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When you see blinking arrows,
press or to see
more words.
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Getting Started Selecting Games
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You select games from the game menu.
To see the game menu at any time,
press CLEAR.
1. Press CLEAR.
2. Press ▼and ▲to see the games.
3. When you see the game that you
want to play, press ENTER.
4. To select another game, press CLEAR.
1. If it isn’t installed, install one CR2016
lithium battery as shown.
2. Press ON/OFF.
3. Press and to adjust the contrast.
You can adjust the screen contrast only
at the game menu.
4. If the screen is still blank, check
the battery.
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Selecting Skill Levels
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Selecting Skill Levels
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You can play Word Games at Beginner,
Elementary, Intermediate, Expert, and
Wizard levels.
Each skill level applies to all the games and
takes effect at the next round. We recommend
that you start playing at the easier levels.
1. Press SKILL.
2. Press ▼or ▲to see the skill levels.
3. When you see the level that you want,
press ENTER to select it.
4. If you’re in a game, Press QUIT to quit
the round. Then start another round
to play at the selected level.
GAMES SKILL LEVELS
Hangman guesses (12 to 8)
Word Train train's skill at forming words
Anagrams letters in displayed word (7 to 11)
Jumble jumbled letters (5 to 9)
Memory
Challenge letters in words (3 to 7)
Spelling Bee speed of word display
Word Blaster speed at which letters appear
Deduction guesses (10 to 6)
Word Builder don't apply
Flashcards don't apply

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Help, Hints, and Scores Help, Hints, and Scores
■If you’re ever unsure what to do next,
simply press HELP to see an appropriate
help message.
To read the help, press repeatedly.
To turn automatic scrolling on or off,
press ENTER. To exit help, press EXIT.
■During a game, you can see how many
rounds you’ve won and lost by pressing
SCORE.
Pressing SCORE in Anagrams and Jumble
shows how many words you’ve found. Word
Builder and Flashcards show no scores.
■ To get hints during a game, press HINT.
The next page shows the hints provided.
GAMES HINTS
Hangman reveal a mystery letter
Word Train show letters you can type
Anagrams jumble the letters
Jumble jumble the letters
Memory
Challenge show the current word
Spelling Bee show the displayed word
Word Blaster show the mystery word
Deduction reveal a mystery letter
Word Builder don't apply
Flashcards show the next word
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Hangman challenges you to type the letters
of a mystery word in a certain number of
guesses.
1. From the game menu, select Hangman.
2. Type letters.
3. Continue typing until you see the
mystery word or run out of guesses.
4. Press QUIT to start a new round.
5. To select another game, press CLEAR.
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Word Train challenges you to fill its boxcars
with a word.
You’re not trying to guess a specific word.
Instead, try to type the last letter of any
word—at least four letters long—made from
the letters on the train. If the train types the
last letter, you lose.
1. Select Word Train.
2. Type a letter.
3. Take turns with the train typing
letters to complete a word.
4. Press QUIT to start a new round.
5. To select another game, press CLEAR.
Hangman Word Train™
mystery word guesses left

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JumbleAnagrams
Jumble challenges you to find words in a
series of jumbled letters. You must use
every jumbled letter in your words.
1. Select Jumble.
2. Type a word using all the letters.
To erase letters, press .
3. Press ENTER.
4. Enter as many words as you can.
5. Press QUIT to end the round.
6. Press ▼repeatedly to see the
words that you didn’t find, if any.
7. Press ENTER to start a new round.
jumbled letters words left
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Anagrams challenges you to find anagrams
in a displayed word. Your anagrams can not
be more than four letters shorter than the
displayed word.
1. Select Anagrams.
2. Type an anagram. To erase letters,
press .
3. Press ENTER.
4. Enter as many anagrams as you can.
5. Press QUIT to end the round.
6. Press ▼repeatedly to see the
anagrams that you didn’t find, if any.
7. Press ENTER to start a new round.
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displayed word anagrams left

Remember, in most games
you can erase letters that
you’ve typed by pressing .
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Memory Challenge™
Memory Challenge tests your ability to
memorize up to 65 words. After every word
that you remember, another word is added
to the list.
1. Select Memory Challenge.
2. Type the displayed word.
3. Press ENTER.
If you’re correct, you see “You win!!”
4. Press ENTER to get another word.
5. Enter each word in turn. Then press
ENTER to get another word, and so on.
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Spelling Bee
Spelling Bee flashes words that you try to
spell.
1. Select Spelling Bee.
2. Type the displayed word. To erase
letters, press .
3. Press ENTER.
4. Press QUIT or ENTER to get another
word.
5. To select another game, press CLEAR.
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Deduction™
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Word Blaster™
Word Blaster is a speed spelling game.
Try to guess a mystery word before all its
letters appear.
1. Select Word Blaster.
2. Before the mystery word appears,
press ENTER.
3. Type the mystery word. To erase
letters, press .
4. If you’re wrong, type another word.
5. Press QUIT to see the mystery word.
6. Press ENTER to start a new round.
7. To select another game, press CLEAR.
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Deduction tests your logic and memory.
Try to guess a series of four mystery letters
from A to F. After each guess, you see how
many letters are in correct positions (P) and
how many are misplaced (M).
1. Select Deduction.
2. Type four letters using ABCDEF.
3. Press ENTER.
4. Press ENTER for another guess.
To see previous guesses, press ▲.
5. Continue entering guesses.
6. Press QUIT to see the mystery letters.
To start a new round, press ENTER.
guess # mystery letters letters you can type
your guess correct positions
misplaced
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Word Builder builds words from letters that
you type. Using Word Builder, you can find
anagrams and solve word puzzles.
1. Select Word Builder.
2. Type up to 14 letters. To erase letters,
press .
3. Press ENTER.
4. Press ▼ to see more words, if any.
5. Press ENTER to start a new round.
Word Builder™Flashcards
Flashcards flashes random words. You can
use Flashcards as a memory, spelling, or
vocabulary test.
1. Select Flashcards.
2. Press ENTER to get another word.
3. Press ENTER repeatedly to get
morewords.
4. To select another game, press CLEAR.
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Product Information
Model WG-15
•10 word games •5 skill levels •Game scores
•Context-sensitive help messages with automatic
scrolling •self-demonstration •screen contrast
adjustment •10 function keys •1 x 16 character LCD
•ROM: 1 megabit •RAM: 2 kilobytes •CPU: 65C02
•Battery: 1 CR2016 3-volt lithium
•Size: 6.9 x 10.1 x 0.8 cm. •Weight: 1.9 oz.
Product Care
To clean Word Games , spray a mild glass cleaner onto
a cloth and wipe its surface. Don’t spray liquids directly
onto Word Games .
Don’t use or store Word Games 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. If you purchased Word Games outside the
United States, contact the place of purchase to obtain
warranty or repair information.
Copyrights, Trademarks, Patents, and ISBN
© 1993 Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc.
Mt. Holly, N.J. 08060 USA. All rights reserved.
Word Train, Memory Challenge, Word Blaster,
Deduction, and Word Builder are trademarks of Franklin.
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