Franklin SCRABBLE MASTER SCM-106 User manual

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SCM-106
USER’S GUIDE
SCRABBLE®MASTER
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Introduction
Congratulations! You now have a powerful and
portable way to improve your SCRABBLE® skills
and scores. With the SCRABBLE®Master, you
can:
■check if your word is a valid SCRABBLE®
word according to the
Chambers Official
SCRABBLE®Words.
■check word spellings;
■build words from your letter and blank
tiles;
■enter patterns of letters appearing on the
board and fit your tiles to those patterns;
■include double and triple letter and word
scores in your patterns;
■play four fun word games.
To learn how to use the SCRABBLE®Master,
read this manual and then keep it handy for ref-
erence.
✓Help is at Hand
At most displays, you can view an appro-
priate help message by pressing HELP. To
exit a help message, press BACK.

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BACK
Goes back or erases a typed letter.
CLEAR
Clears to the Ready screen or stops
the Quick Demo.
BUILD
Builds words from entered letters.
PTRN
Goes to the Pattern entry screen.
SKILL
Sets the skill level for the games.
ENTER
Enters a word.
GAMES
Shows the Games menu.
HELP
Shows a help message.
ON/OFF
Turns the product on or off.
?
Types a ?to stand for any letter or a
blank tile. In games, ends a round.
✽
Types an ✽ to stand for any series
of letters.
Scrolls up or enters double and tri-
ple letter/word counts.
Scrolls down.
Types an empty square or moves
right.
Moves left.
Key Guide

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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 here.
3. If the screen is still blank, you may need to
change the battery.
✓Disabling the Demo
You probably do not want to view the
Quick Demo every time you start. To dis-
able the demo, type
✽✽ d at the Ready
screen, then press
ENTER
. To enable the
demo, enter
✽✽ d again.
✓Resuming Where You Left Off
To save battery life, this product will auto-
matically shut off within two minutes.
If this product is turned off for any reason,
you will return to the last screen that you
viewed. Note: This will only work if you
have turned the demonstration off.

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Correcting Misspellings
When you enter a misspelled word at the Ready
screen, a list of corrections appears. When you
enter a correctly spelled word, the message
Cor-
rect Word
appears with a list of similar words.
When you enter a word not in SCRABBLE®Mas-
ter, the message Sorry Can’t Help appears. To
correct misspellings at the Ready screen, follow
these instructions.
1. Type a word.
To erase a letter, press .
2. Press ENTER.
3. Press repeatedly to view more words.
4. Press CLEAR when done.
✓Finding More Corrections
If you do not find the word that you want
in a correction list, highlight a correction
and press ENTER twice. A list of more cor-
rections appears.
✓Checking Words for Validity
If you want to check if your word is a valid
SCRABBLE®word according to the
Chambers
Official SCRABBLE
®
Words , type your word
at the Ready screen and press ENTER.

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You can find spellings even when you don’t
know all the letters in a word. Just type a ques-
tion mark (?) for each unknown letter, or type
an asterisk (✽) for any number of letters. Here is
an example.
1. At the Ready screen, type a ?and a ✽to
take the place of one letter and a series of
letters respectively.
For example, type
Q ? A ✽ T .
2. Press ENTER.
3. Press to see more words.
✓Finding Unusual Words
Use the question mark (?) and the asterisk
(✽) to find unusual words. For example,
type “ A ? ”to see two-letter words begin-
ning with A. To see words beginning and
ending with H, type H ✽ H .
Finding Spellings

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Building Words
To build words from your letter tiles, type the
tiles you have at the Ready Screen and then
press BUILD. You’ll see a list of words ranked
by their SCRABBLE®scores. Here is an example.
1. Type the tiles in your tray.
To erase a letter, press .
2. Press BUILD to build your SCRABBLE®list.
The number shows the word’s SCRABBLE®
score. If no words can be built from your
tiles, you’ll see the message
Sorry can’t
help .
3. Press to see more words and scores.
4. Press CLEAR when done.
✓Viewing More Words
Blinking arrows to the right of the screen
indicate that there are more words to see.
Just press the arrow key that is shown.

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Building Words
Building Words With Blank Tiles
To build words with blank tiles, type a question
mark (?) for each blank tile and then press
BUILD. For example:
1. Type
AD ? ES .
2. Press BUILD.
In this word, the blank tile became a Z.
3. Press to view more words.
4. Press CLEAR when done.
✓Helpful Hint
You can build words with as many blank
tiles as you like. However, you cannot
build words using an asterisk (✽).
If you type an asterisk and then press
BUILD, SCRABBLE®Master assumes that
you’ve entered a pattern. See “Filling Pat-
terns.”

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Filling Patterns
Using PTRN you can type patterns of letters ap-
pearing on the SCRABBLE®board and then fit
your tiles around them.
1. Press PTRN to see the Pattern entry screen.
You can enter a combination of 15 letters
and the following designated squares.
One Empty square
A series of empty squares
Double letter square
Triple letter square
Double word square
Triple word square
Press or ?to enter an empty square.
Press then to cycle through the dou-
ble and triple letter and word choices.
2. Type your pattern.

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For example, say you have the tiles
ahpquuz and your board looks like this:
P
TRIPLE
WORD
AR T
DOUBLE
LETTER
Y
To make a word using ART, your pattern
will look like this:
3. Press ENTER.
4. Type your tiles and press ENTER.
5. Press to view more words.
6. Press CLEAR when done.
Filling Patterns

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Filling Patterns
Adding Letters to the Beginning or End of
Words
At the Pattern entry screen, you can use the as-
terisk (✽) to find words either ending or begin-
ning with the tiles on the board. For example,
say you have the tiles
ahjnsuy and your board
looks like this:
AH
To find words ending with ah, do the following.
1. Press PTRN and type
✽ AH .
To find words starting with AH, type AH ✽ .
2. Press ENTER.
3. Type your tiles and press ENTER.
4. Press to view more words.
5. Press CLEAR when done.

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Playing the Games
SCRABBLE®Master has four challenging word
games: SCRABBLE
®
Wizard, Jumble, Hang-
man and Word Deduction .
Setting the Skill Level
There are three skill levels to choose from:
Beginner , Intermediate and Advanced .
1. Press SKILL.
2. Press or until you see the skill level
you want.
3. Press ENTER to select it.
4. Press or until you see the game you
want.
5. Press ENTER to select it.
✓ Understanding Skill Levels
The skill level you choose changes the
number of letters you get in
SCRABBLE
®
Wizard , the number of guesses in Hang-
man and the length of words in Jumble
and Word Deduction .

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Playing the Games
Choosing a Game
1. Press Games.
2. Press or until you see the game you
want.
3. Press ENTER to select it.
SCRABBLE®Wizard
SCRABBLE®Wizard gives you seven letters and
challenges you to place them on the board to
make the word with the best score. Depending
on the skill level you choose, you start with ei-
ther three, two or one letter already in place.
1. In the Games menu, press ENTER to select
SCRABBLE
®
Wizard .
A flashing marker tells you where to insert
your letter.
2. Type your letters.
For example, type
L , T and N .

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To change a letter you inserted, use or
to reach the letter and overwrite it with an-
other of the given letters. To erase a letter
press BACK. You cannot move or erase the
letters that were originally in the word.
Press ✽to shuffle your letters.
Press ?to give up the round.
3. Press ENTER.
If the word you entered is the one with the
highest score, you will see the message, “
You
win .”If the computer can make a better
word, first the message “
Best word: ”and then
the word and its score are displayed.
4. Press ENTER to play another round.
5. Press BACK to return to the Games menu.
Playing the Games

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Hangman
Hangman selects a game and challenges you to
guess it letter by letter. The letters of the mystery
word are hidden by question marks. The number
of guesses remaining is indicated by #’s.
1. Select
Hangman .
2. Type letters and press ENTER.
Press ✽to reveal a letter.
Press ?to reveal the word.
3. Press ENTER to play a new round.
Jumble
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. Type a word and press ENTER.
Press ✽to shuffle the letters.
Press ?to reveal the word.
5. Press ENTER to play a new round.
Playing the Games

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Playing the Games
Word Deduction
Word Deduction challenges you to guess a
three, four or five letter mystery word depend-
ing on the skill level you choose. You have
twelve tries in which to win.
1. Select
Word Deduction .
2. Type a word.
For example type
play .
3. Press ENTER.
The 1 means this is your first guess. P
stands for
perfect. M stands for misplaced .
In the above example, M=1 means that
one of the letters you typed is in the mys-
tery word but in the wrong place. P=0
means that there are no letters that are per-
fectly placed.
4. Type another word.

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Keep one or two letters from your previous
guess if you have any numbers next to the
P or M. For example, type
tray .
5. Continue typing words, evaluating what
the correct letters are and where they are
placed.
Use to see your previous guesses.
Press ?to give up.
6. Press ENTER to play another round.
7. Press BACK to return to the Games menu.
Press CLEAR to exit the Games.
Playing the Games

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Product Information
Model: SCM-106 SCRABBLE
®
Master
•over 143,000 words
•Spelling correction
•MatchMaker™characters (?and ✽)
•four word games with scoring
•automatic shutoff •context-sensitive help with automatic scrolling
•auto self-demonstration •contrast adjustment
•LCD: 1 x 16 characters •battery 1 CR-2032 3-volt lithium •size 108 x 68 x 8
mm •weight 45.36 g
Replacing the Battery
The SCRABBLE®Master uses one CR2032, 3-volt lithium battery. Should you need
to replace it, remove the back cover of the SCRABBLE®Master with a small screw-
driver. Then install a new battery, with its plus sign facing you, and replace the
cover.
Cleaning and Storage
To clean, spray a mild glass cleaner onto a cloth and wipe its surface. Don’t spray
liquids directly on this product. Do not use or store this product in extreme or pro-
longed heat, cold, humidity, or other adverse conditions.
Customer Service
If you have a problem with this product, refer to the limited warranty. If you pur-
chased this product outside the United Kingdom, contact the place of purchase to
obtain warranty or repair information.
Copyrights, Patents, and Trademarks
© 2000 Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc.
Burlington, N.J. 08016-4907 USA. All rights reserved.
Scrabble and associated trademarks are owned by and used under license from
Mattel, Inc.
© 2000 Mattel, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
© 1999 Chambers-Harrap Ltd.
U.S. PATENTS; 4,490,811; 4,830,618; 4,891,775; 5,113,340; 5,203,705;
5,218,536; 5,396,606; 5,249,965.
EURO. PAT. 0 136 379 PATENTS PENDING
ISBN 1-56712-565-4
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operation of this unit can be re-established by pressing
ON/OFF
, or by removing/
replacing batteries.

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Product Information
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 with an
equivalent product (at Franklin’s option) free of charge for any defect due
to faulty workmanship or materials.
Products returned under warranty should be sent 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 dam-
age, or wear and tear. This guarantee does not affect the consumer’s statu-
tory rights.
FCC Notice
NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the lim-
its for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These
limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful inter-
ference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can
radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance
with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communica-
tions. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a
particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to
radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the
equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interfer-
ence by one or more of the following measures:
–Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
–Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
–Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to
which the receiver is connected.
–Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
NOTE: This unit was tested with shielded cables on the peripheral devices.
Shielded cables must be used with the unit to insure compliance.
NOTE: The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV interfer-
ence caused by unauthorized modifications to this equipment. Such modi-
fications could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
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