Franklin SA-98 Manuals

1  Electronic Publishers User’s Guide SA-98 SpellingAce With Thesaurus  2 Key Guide Function Keys BACK Erases a letter, or goes back a step. CLEAR Clears to the Ready for word screen. CONF Shows Confusables® (words that are similar or sound alike). ENTER Enters a word or scrolls. GAMES Shows the menu for word games. HELP Shows help messages. LIST Shows your Personal Word List. ENTER Shows the next thesaurus entry. In a game, starts a new round. NEXT At a thesaurus entry, shows the next en- try, if any. In a game, starts a new round. ON/OFF Turns the Spelling Ace on or off. Types a question mark to stand for a letter in a word. Types an asterick to stand for a se- ries of unknown letters; in a game reveals a hint. Direction Keys Scroll left or right. Scroll up or down. At the Ready for word screen, adjusts the screen con- trast. Type an apostrophe or a period. ? 8 3 Getting Started To Install the Batteries 1. Turn the Spelling Ace over. 2. Slide off the battery cover in the direction of the arrow. 3. Place four AAA batteries inside the case as shown in the diagram. To View a Demonstration Unless disabled, a demonstration automatically appears when you turn on this unit. 1. Press ON/OFF. 2. To stop the demonstration, press CLEAR. 3. To disable the demonstration, type 88d, and then press ENTER. 4. To enable the demonstration, press CLEAR, type 88d, and then press ENTER. To Adjust the Screen Contrast 1. Press CLEAR. 2. Use or to lighten or darken the screen. M M M 4 1. Type a word or misspelling. 2. Press ENTER. The flashing T to the right indicates that the word has at least one thesaurus entry. 3. Press to view more corrections. 4. Press to scroll up. 5. Press CLEAR when finished. Checking Spellings  Follow the Arrows The flashing arrows at the right of the screen show which arrow keys you can press to scroll.  Typing Punctuation Marks At the Ready for word screen, you can type an apostrophe by pressing or a period by pressing . However, to type an apostrophe or period, you must first type another letter.