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Franklin Spelling Tutor SA-50 User manual

Thank you for purchasing the Spelling Tutor (SA-50).
HOW TO USE THE SA-50
Battery Installation: Open the battery compartment lo-
cated on the underside of the unit by sliding the cover
off toward you. Be sure to position 4 AAA batteries (not
included) according to the polarity markings (+-) inside
the compartment. We recommend the use of alkaline or
high quality rechargeable batteries.
Turn the SA-50 on by pressing: . You see:
Important: If the screen is too bright or too dark, use
to brighten the contrast or to darken the con-
trast.
The Spelling Tutor has an automatic shutoff feature
whichextendsbatterylife.Seethegamesportionofthis
manual if you want to set a longer shutoff time.
NOTE: Pressing at the “Ready” screen brings up
general operating instructions. Pressing the info key at
other screens brings up information relevant to the
screen you are viewing.
SPELL CORRECTION
The SA-50 contains a 50,000 word spell-checking dic-
tionary which is edited and maintained by Merriam-
Webster. Type in a word the way you think it is spelled
and the SA-50’s Spellblaster II correction technology
brings you a list of corrections.
Let’s see what happens when you enter a correctly
ON/OFF
INFO
spelled word. Type tough.
Press . The message “Correct!” flashes to let
you know that you have spelled the word correctly.
Ifyoumakeamistaketypingina letter,use toerase
the last one you typed.
Pressing will add a space.
Nowlet’stry a misspelling.Press toreturn tothe
“Ready” screen.
Type tuf and then press .
The message “Working...” flashes and then the mes-
sage “List size 10” appears for a short period of time.
The screen below then appears:
Thedownarrowindicates theavailabilityof morewords.
Use to see them.
MATCHMAKER
Your SA-50 has an amazing way to look up words. It’s
called Matchmaker. There are two Matchmaker sym-
bols: a “?” (Letter Detective) and an “✽” (Fragment Find-
er).
Let’s try using them now! Make sure that you are at the
“Ready” screen. Type e??y. Your screen should look
like the one below:
ENTER
CLEAR
ENTER
Now press . The screen below appears:
Use and to see every four letter word from the
SA-50 which begins with “e” and ends in “y”. This is a
great feature if you like playing crossword puzzles.
The next Matchmaker symbol we’ll try is called the
Fragment Finder. Use to type it in. The “✽” sym-
bol represents zero or more characters.
Let’s try it now. Press . Type the letters oa.
Press . Your screen should look like the one be-
low:
Press . You now see:
Let’s try a different way of using the Fragment Finder.
Let’ssupposethatyou want to findallofthe words inthe
SA-50 that end in “ment”.
Press . Type in ment and then press .
You now see:
ENTER
WILDCARD
WILDCARD
WILDCARD
ENTER
WILDCARD ENTER
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You could even use the Fragment Finder to find all of
the SA-50’s words that begin with “con” by typing in the
letters con, pressing and then pressing
.
NOTE: Sometimes, words seem to run right off of the
screen. Simply use to see the rest of the word, and
to go back to the beginning of the word.
THE FUN WAY TO BETTER SPELLING!
Your own personal spelling list (called the User List) of
up to 50 words may be stored in the SA-50. Practice
these words by using them in the SA-50’s educational
word games. This makes learning fun and takes the
drudgery out of learning spelling. While playing the
games, any words which are causing you trouble will be
repeated more often. The more you see and practice
the word, the faster you’ll learn it!
You can even edit the user list. Take some or all of the
words out and put new words in.
Here’s how to add your weekly spelling words:
At the “Ready” screen, press . The message “List
is empty” appears for a short period of time.
Let’s add a word to the User List. Type the word farm-
er. Press . The message “Word added” flashes
and you are taken back to the screen where you typed
“farmer”.
Let’s try another word. Type ninja. Press . The
message “Not in book” appears for a short period of
time and then the screen below appears:
WILDCARD
ENTER
LIST
ADD
ADD
The above screen appears because the word “ninja” is
not in the SA-50’s list of words. You have three options
at this screen:
1. Pressing the letter “Y” will add “ninja” to the User List.
2. Pressing “N” will not add “ninja” to the User List and
will take you back to the screen where you typed in the
word.
3. Pressing “?” will correct the spelling of the word.
Another reason for this screen to appear is if you mis-
spell a word you are trying to add to the User List. It is a
good idea to double-check the spelling of the word you
are trying to enter if this screen appears.
Since we know that “ninja” is the correct spelling, press
the letter “Y”. “Ninja” has now been added to your User
List. The “U” next to the word indicates that it is a User
list word only, and not a word from the SA-50’s main list.
Press . The message “User list 2” (letting you
know that 2 words are in the list) flashes and the screen
below appears.
Thewords are presentedinthe order inwhichtheywere
added. “Farmer” is first, “ninja” is second in the list.
Toremovea word fromtheUser List,usethearrow keys
LIST
until the word you want to delete from the list is on the
screen. Use until the word “ninja” is on the screen.
Press . The message “Word removed” appears and
“farmer” is left on the screen.
To remove all of the words from the User List. Press the
letter “C”. The screen below appears:
If you press “Y” the entire User List will be erased. If you
made a mistake, and didn’t really want to press the let-
ter “C”, press “N” and the User List will not be erased.
Since we want to delete the whole User List, press “Y”.
The message “List is cleared” appears.
GAMES
Thegames in the SA-50 are educationaland help make
learning to spell fun. To play, press at the “Ready
for word” screen. The screen below appears:
Press to view the other games in the menu.
The list of games is as follows:
A Flashcards
B Spelling Bee
C Hangman
D User Hangman
-
PLAY
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E Jumble
F Word Blaster
G Set Off Time
H Set Contrast
I Blink Rate
Simply press when the game you want to play
appears on the screen. Notice the letters to the left of
the games. When you become more familiar with the
games menu, simply press and then the key
which corresponds to the game you want to play. For
example, press and then the letter “F” to play
Word Blaster. It’s that easy!
NOTE: Enter a few words into your User List, if you ha-
ven’talready.Onegamerequireswords intheUserList,
and some of the options we will mention in the following
descriptions require that words be in the User List.
A Flashcards: Thisgame flashes random words on the
screen for you to study. After you select the game the
following screen will appear:
Press and“User” List is theoptionyoumay choose.
When “Main” is on the screen, press . You are
now asked how big you want the words to be. Choose
from3to14letterslong.Whenthesizeofthe words you
want to study is on the screen, press .
A word will appear on the screen (later on we’ll discuss
the number which appears in front of the word). Study it
ENTER
PLAY
PLAY
ENTER
ENTER
for as long as you like, then press to see anoth-
er word. Press or to leave the game.
B Spelling Bee: This game flashes words on the
screen and then asks you to type them in correctly. You
can change the speed that they flash and the word size.
Ifyou play the game withyourUserList words, you can’t
change the word size.
Here’s how to play:
After you select Spelling Bee, if you have entered a
User List, you’ll need to choose which word list to use.
Press when “User” is on the screen, you see:
Press and to change the speed (1=slowest, 10
= fastest). When the speed you wish to choose appears
on the screen, press .
The game flashes a word on the screen, and the screen
below appears:
Type the word in, then press . If you spelled the
word correctly, you’ll see:
Ifyoudon’tspell the word correctly,the message “Sorry,
ENTER
PLAY CLEAR
ENTER
ENTER
ENTER
you lost” appears on the screen for a short period of
time. The word which was flashed then reappears. To
play again, press . To leave the game press
or .
C Hangman: This game may be played with the User
Listor theMainList. The SA-50willpick amysteryword.
Youcan pick which list andthe number of tries youhave
to guess the word. Here’s how to play:
After you select the game, if you have entered a User
List you will see:
Press when the choice “User” is on the screen.
The next screen asks you “# of tries” (from 3 to 15).
Press when the number you want to use ap-
pears on the screen.
Now the SA-50 picks a word and asks you to type in
your guesses one letter at a time. If you guess the word
before you run out of tries—you win! To play again,
press .
D User Hangman: This is a two-player game. One
player types in the word to be guessed and the other
player has to guess the word.
Here’s how to play:
After you select the game, on the screen you will see:
ENTER
PLAY CLEAR
ENTER
ENTER
ENTER
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Now type in the word to be guessed and press .
Nowchoose thenumberof triesyouropponent willhave
to guess the word. Press .
Your opponent will now guess one letter at a time. To
play again, press . To leave the game press
or .
E Jumble: This game takes words from your User List
and jumbles them so that you have to “unjumble” them
and spell the word correctly. This game only uses the
words from the User List. If you haven’t added any
words to the User List, you can’t play Jumble.
After you select the game, on the screen you will see
the message “Getting a word” and then a word with jum-
bled letters. When you know what the word is, type in
your guess and press .
If you are correct, you’ll get the message “You win!!”. If
you guess wrong, you’ll see “No, try again” and you’ll
get another chance. If you give up, press . You are
then given the answer. To play again, press .
F Word Blaster: In this game you must guess a word
that the SA-50 picks and shows you one letter at a time.
You can set the speed that the letters are shown to you.
Here’s how to play:
After you select the game, if you have entered a User
List you will have the option of choosing the Main List or
the User List to take words from.
If you choose the Main List, you’ll need to set the size of
the words to be used. The next option you’ll need to set
is the speed of the game (1 = slowest, 10 = fastest).
ENTER
ENTER
ENTER
PLAY CLEAR
ENTER
?
ENTER
Now the SA-50 will start showing you one letter of the
wordat a time. You must try to guess theword before all
of the letters are shown. When you think you know what
the word is, press . Now type in your guess. If
you are right the message “You win!!” flashes. If you are
wrong, you get another chance. If you can’t guess the
word, press while the “Enter answer:” screen is
showing. The SA-50 will then show you the mystery
word. To play again, press .
G Set Off Time: If you want to adjust the Off Time time
interval, press . Use until you see “G Set Off
Time” on the screen. Press . The message
“Auto-offtime”should appearonthe screen,followedby
anumberfrom1 to 8. Use the up and down arrow tofind
a time you would like to set the SA-50’s shutoff time to,
then press . The shutoff time is now set. Press
to return to the “Ready” screen.
H Set Contrast: This menu item allows you to set the
screencontrastofyourSA-50.Afteryouselecttheitem,
use and to view the different contrast settings.
Press when the contrast setting you want ap-
pears on the screen.
IBlink Rate: This menuitemallowsyouto select a blink
rate. As you use and to view the different blink
rates (from very slow to very fast, or no blink), notice
how the flash of the arrow is affected. Press
when the blink rate you prefer appears on the screen.
ENTER
?
ENTER
PLAY
ENTER
ENTER
CLEAR
ENTER
ENTER
WANT TO SEE YOUR SCORE?
To see your score, press at the end of a round.
THE PAGE KEY
You may have noticed a key labeled . If you press
it, after the SA-50 finds the correct spelling of a word, a
number appears on the screen.
This number is the page number on which your word is
found in Merriam-Webster’s Elementary Dictionary. By
turning to that page, you can learn the word’s definition,
pronunciation, and more.
Using the page finder helps to build dictionary and lan-
guage skills.
SPECIAL DICTIONARY OFFER
Franklin now makes it possible to purchase Merriam-
Webster’s Elementary Dictionary at a special discount-
ed price. Information on how to order the dictionary is in-
cluded on the enclosed postage-paid reply envelope.*
Webster’s Elementary Dictionary is the perfect compan-
ion to the SA-50. Finding the definition of a word is easy
becauseyouknowwhatpageto turn to before you even
open up the book. But, most importantly, the SA-50
makes learning to use the dictionary fun!
*If the envelope is missing, to order the printed dictio-
nary you may call 1 (800) 762-5382.
HERE’S HOW PAGE FINDER WORKS
1. Type in a word and press .
2. When the correct word is on the screen, press .
3. The page number will then appear on the screen.
INFO
PAGE
ENTER
PAGE
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this product (transportation charges prepaid) either to the dealer from whom it was purchased or
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Copyright 1991 Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc.
F-1258-04500-00
Made in Philippines
WELCOME TO THE FRANKLIN WORLD OF
HAND-HELD REFERENCE PRODUCTS
SPELLING TUTOR
SA-50
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