Franklin BP-105 User manual

Guide to Keys

Function Keys

Shows informational messages. In the

games, shows your won/lost record.

ShowsConfusables™

Shows the Games Menu.

Shows the user word list.

Adds words to the user word list.

Removes words from the user list.

Types an asterisk in place of a series

of unknown letters.

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SpellingAce

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User's Guide

BP-105

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Guide to Keys

Function Keys

Shows informational messages. In the

games, shows your won/lost record.

ShowsConfusables™

Shows the Games Menu.

Shows the user word list.

Adds words to the user word list.

Removes words from the user list.

Types an asterisk in place of a series

of unknown letters.

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INFO

CONF

GAMES

LIST

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REM

MATCH

SpellingAce

Plus

User's Guide

BP-105

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How to Get Started

Read this chapter if you’re using your Spelling Ace

Plus

for the first time.

Installing Batteries

The Spelling Ace

Plus

runs on four AAA batteries

(not included). Use only high-quality alkaline or

rechargeablenickelcadmiumbatteries.

1. Remove the battery cover on the back.

2. Insert the batteries with their positive (+)

terminals lined up as in the compartment.

3. Snap the battery cover in place.

Adjusting the Screen Contrast

You can adjust the contrast by pressing

or at the Ready prompt.

1. Press .

2. Press or repeatedly.

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CLEAR

ENTER

ON/OFF

Other Keys

Typeletters.

Types a question mark in place of an

unknownletter.

Displays the hyphenation points of spell-

correctedwords.

Erases typed letters like a backspace

key.

(1) Types a space at the Ready prompt.

(2) Moves the display to the right at word

lists.

(1) Adjust the screen contrast at the

Ready prompt. (2) Scroll the display up

and down at word lists.

Clears the display to the Ready prompt.

Startsspellingcorrection.

Turns the unit on and off.

ON/OFF

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How to Get Started

Read this chapter if you’re using your Spelling Ace

Plus

for the first time.

Installing Batteries

The Spelling Ace

Plus

runs on four AAA batteries

(not included). Use only high-quality alkaline or

rechargeablenickelcadmiumbatteries.

1. Remove the battery cover on the back.

2. Insert the batteries with their positive (+)

terminals lined up as in the compartment.

3. Snap the battery cover in place.

Adjusting the Screen Contrast

You can adjust the contrast by pressing

or at the Ready prompt.

1. Press .

2. Press or repeatedly.

-2- -3-

CLEAR

ENTER

ON/OFF

Other Keys

Typeletters.

Types a question mark in place of an

unknownletter.

Displays the hyphenation points of spell-

correctedwords.

Erases typed letters like a backspace

key.

(1) Types a space at the Ready prompt.

(2) Moves the display to the right at word

lists.

(1) Adjust the screen contrast at the

Ready prompt. (2) Scroll the display up

and down at word lists.

Clears the display to the Ready prompt.

Startsspellingcorrection.

Turns the unit on and off.

ON/OFF

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How to Correct Spellings

Correcting Spellings

You can correct spellings simply by typing a word at

the Ready prompt, and then pressing . To

erase typed letters, press .

1. At the Ready prompt, type a word.

2. Press .

3. Press to see related and similar words.

4. Press when you’re done.

Seeing Hyphenation Points

After spell-correcting a word, just press to see

itshyphenationpoints.

1. At the Ready prompt, type a word. Then press

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CLEAR

ENTER

CLEAR

ENTER

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ENTER

You should see the Ready prompt now. This is

where you type words to correct spellings.

Seeing a Quick Demonstration

To see a 1.5-minute demo of the Spelling Ace

Plus

’s

features,followtheseinstructions.

1. At the Ready prompt, type “-d”.

2. Press .

3. Press at any time to stop the demo.

Getting Informational Messages

By pressing , you can always get an informa-

tional message appropriate to the current screen.

1. At the Ready prompt, press .

You see a message describing the Spelling Ace

Plus

’smain functions.

2. Press to read the message.

3. Press to return to the Ready prompt.

ENTER

CLEAR

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How to Correct Spellings

Correcting Spellings

You can correct spellings simply by typing a word at

the Ready prompt, and then pressing . To

erase typed letters, press .

1. At the Ready prompt, type a word.

2. Press .

3. Press to see related and similar words.

4. Press when you’re done.

Seeing Hyphenation Points

After spell-correcting a word, just press to see

itshyphenationpoints.

1. At the Ready prompt, type a word. Then press

-4-

INFO

CLEAR

ENTER

CLEAR

ENTER

-5-

ENTER

You should see the Ready prompt now. This is

where you type words to correct spellings.

Seeing a Quick Demonstration

To see a 1.5-minute demo of the Spelling Ace

Plus

’s

features,followtheseinstructions.

1. At the Ready prompt, type “-d”.

2. Press .

3. Press at any time to stop the demo.

Getting Informational Messages

By pressing , you can always get an informa-

tional message appropriate to the current screen.

1. At the Ready prompt, press .

You see a message describing the Spelling Ace

Plus

’smain functions.

2. Press to read the message.

3. Press to return to the Ready prompt.

ENTER

CLEAR

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How to Find Spellings

By using the Spelling Ace

Plus

’s powerful

MatchMaker™keys, you can find spellings when

you don’t know all the letters in a word. MatchMaker

keys can also help you solve crossword puzzles.

Finding Letters

is the Letter Detective™key. It finds letters in

words.

1. Type a word with a question mark in place of

each letter that you don’t know.

2. Press .

3. Press to see more matches, if any.

4. Press when you’re done.

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ENTER

CLEAR

ENTER

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2. Press .

3. Press when you’re done.

Identifying Confusables™

The Spelling Ace

Plus

identifies more than 1,700

Confusables, easy-to-confuse words such as "lien"

and "lean." Whenever you see a blinking question

mark after a spell-corrected word, it's a Confusable.

1. At the Ready prompt, type “lien”. Then press

2. Press or .

3. Press to see its Confusable(s).

4. Press when you’re done.

CONF ?

How to Find Spellings

By using the Spelling Ace

Plus

’s powerful

MatchMaker™keys, you can find spellings when

you don’t know all the letters in a word. MatchMaker

keys can also help you solve crossword puzzles.

Finding Letters

is the Letter Detective™key. It finds letters in

words.

1. Type a word with a question mark in place of

each letter that you don’t know.

2. Press .

3. Press to see more matches, if any.

4. Press when you’re done.

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CLEAR

ENTER

CLEAR

ENTER

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2. Press .

3. Press when you’re done.

Identifying Confusables™

The Spelling Ace

Plus

identifies more than 1,700

Confusables, easy-to-confuse words such as "lien"

and "lean." Whenever you see a blinking question

mark after a spell-corrected word, it's a Confusable.

1. At the Ready prompt, type “lien”. Then press

2. Press or .

3. Press to see its Confusable(s).

4. Press when you’re done.

CONF ?

How to Use the User List

You can save 50 to 70 words, depending on their

length, in the Spelling Ace

Plus

's user list. You can

even save words not found in the Spelling Ace

Plus

's main word list. Once saved, use your user

list for reviewing words or practicing them in the

games.

WARNING: When you change batteries, your user

list will be erased. We recommend that you write

down your list before you change batteries.

Adding Words

You can add words to your user list after typing

them or after spell-correcting them. Here's how to

type and add them.

1. Type a word.

2. Press .

If you typed a word not in the Spelling Ace

Plus

’s

main word list, you see “Not in our list. Is it OK? Y/

N.”Press to add the word.

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ENTER

CLEAR

MATCH

Finding Fragments of Words

is the Fragment Finder™key. It types an

asterisk that stands for a series of unknown letters—

a fragment—of a word. Like question marks, you

can type more than one asterisk in a word.

1. Type a word with an asterisk in place of each

series of letters that you don’t know. To type

an asterisk, press .

2. Press .

3. Press when you’re done.

A Note About the MatchMaker Keys

Question marks and asterisks can be typed any-

where in a word, but they work best in the middle or

at the end of words. If you type them at the begin-

ning of words, the Spelling Ace

Plus

will search

through the entire alphabet, which may take awhile.

MATCH

ADD

How to Use the User List

You can save 50 to 70 words, depending on their

length, in the Spelling Ace

Plus

's user list. You can

even save words not found in the Spelling Ace

Plus

's main word list. Once saved, use your user

list for reviewing words or practicing them in the

games.

WARNING: When you change batteries, your user

list will be erased. We recommend that you write

down your list before you change batteries.

Adding Words

You can add words to your user list after typing

them or after spell-correcting them. Here's how to

type and add them.

1. Type a word.

2. Press .

If you typed a word not in the Spelling Ace

Plus

’s

main word list, you see “Not in our list. Is it OK? Y/

N.”Press to add the word.

-8- -9-

ENTER

CLEAR

MATCH

Finding Fragments of Words

is the Fragment Finder™key. It types an

asterisk that stands for a series of unknown letters—

a fragment—of a word. Like question marks, you

can type more than one asterisk in a word.

1. Type a word with an asterisk in place of each

series of letters that you don’t know. To type

an asterisk, press .

2. Press .

3. Press when you’re done.

A Note About the MatchMaker Keys

Question marks and asterisks can be typed any-

where in a word, but they work best in the middle or

at the end of words. If you type them at the begin-

ning of words, the Spelling Ace

Plus

will search

through the entire alphabet, which may take awhile.

MATCH

ADD

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