Franklin 5180 User manual

USER’S GUIDE
5180
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Key Guide
(red) Writes words in cursive script.
(maroon) Writes words in manuscript
printing.
Erases a letter, backs up to the previ-
ous screen, or turns off the highlight
in definitions.
Clears the most recently entered
word.
(purple) Enters words, starts the
highlight in definitions, or selects
items.
(purple) Shows the Games menu.
(light blue) Shows help messages.
(blue) Lets you use your word list,
change settings, or view a demon-
stration. 2

Key Guide
Turns the Grammar Girl on or off.
Shifts the keys to type capital letters.
(green) Pronounces words aloud.
Types a ? to stand for a missing in a
word, or shows Confusables®.
Moves up, or makes the screen dark-
er 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 batteries
and adjust the screen contrast. Note: Replace the
batteries when the screen contrast is too light
even after adjustment. When you remove batter-
ies, 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 polarity, as recommended in this manual.
Exhausted batteries should be removed. Do not mix
old and new batteries or batteries 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
appears when you turn on the Grammar Girl
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 Grammar Girl. 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
If you forget to turn off the Grammar Girl, it will
turn off automatically in about two minutes.

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Correcting Misspellings
If you misspell a word, the Grammar Girl
automatically shows you a list of spelling
corrections.
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 defini-
tion. 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
crossword 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.