Franklin QC-20 User's Manual
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1. 1 Select Flashcards 2 Select a skill level A word appears 3 To view a new word press ENTER 4 If there is a flashing beside the word press 7 to view its thesaurus entry 15 Word Builder In Word Builder you can type in letters at the Enter letters screen and the game will build as many words anagrams as possible Try your name 1 Select Word Builder 2 Type in random letters or a word 3 Press ENTER 4 Press Ll to view the list of anagrams 5 Press ENTER to play a new round v Viewing Game Words After a round in many of the games the word s played in the round appear If a game word has a thesaurus entry a flashing appears next to it To view its thesaurus entry press 2 CAUTION Pressing at game word lists ends your current game and resets the score to zero 16 Deduction Deduction is a decoder game You have a limited number of tries to guess the pattern of letters hidden by the question marks The pattern will always be four letters long and include only the letters a f 1 Select Deduction 2 Select a skill level 20 ata abcdef tries left pattern letter choices 3 Type four letters from the choices to the right a b c d e f 4 Press ENTER 12 bbbb P a P stands for perfect If there is a number beside P you have that many letters in the correct position 17 Deduction M stands for match If you have2. Type letters or a word with one or more s 2 Press ENTER 3 Press JL to view more words 4 Press CLEAR v Letter Finding Tips You can type both s and xs ina word However if you type either at the start of the word finding words may take a while NOTE It is not nec essary to type two s in a row 10 Selecting Games Before you play a game you need to know how to select it and how to pick a skill level There are five skill levels Beginner Interme diate Advanced Expert and Wizard The harder the skill level you choose the longer the word or shorter the time you have to win Follow these instructions before playing 1 Press GAMES 2 Press lt or T until the game you want to play is in view 3 Press ENTER to select it 4 Press lt or until the skill level you want is in view 5 Press ENTER to select it To return to the list of games press BACK 11 Hangman Hangman challenges you to guess the letters of a mystery word in a limited number of tries 1 Select Hangman 2 Select a skill level mystery word tries left 3 Type letters 4 Press ENTER to reveal a letter 5 Press 7 to reveal the word 6 Press ENTER to play a new round v About the Flashing If there is a flashing question mark af ter the answer word press 7 to view the word s thesaurus entry 12 Anagrams In Anagrams you try to enter all
3. a number beside M you have that many letters that match but they are in the wrong position 5 Type another pattern and then press 6 ENTER Continue entering patterns until you win To reveal the answer press 2 Press ENTER to play a new round Press CLEAR to return to the Ready screen 18 Word Blaster In Word Blaster you must guess the mystery word before it fully appears You must spell the word correctly to win Beginners have the most time and Wizards have the least 1 Select Word Blaster 2 Select a skill level You will see a row of question marks which represents a mystery word 3 Press ENTER to stop the clock 4 Type your answer 5 Press ENTER 6 Press 2 to reveal the answer 7 Press ENTER to play another round 19 Technical Specifications Model QC 20 e size 6 9 x 10 1 x 0 8 cm weight 1 6 oz Replacing the Battery This product uses one CR2016 3 volt lithium battery Should you need to replace the battery unscrew the screws on the back with a very fine screwdriver and carefully remove the back cover Then install a new battery plus sign facing you and replace the cover Product Care and Customer Service To clean spray a mild glass cleaner onto a cloth and wipe its surface Do not spray liquids directly on this product Do not use or store this product in extreme or prolonged heat cold humidity or other adverse conditions If you have a proble
4. the ana grams of a word An anagram is a word formed from some or all of the letters of an other word 1 Select Anagrams 2 Select a skill level word anagrams left 3 Type an anagram and then press ENTER If the anagram is correct OK appears Enter more anagrams Press Tr to review used anagrams Press ENTER to jumble letters Press Q and then JL to view the answers 8 Press ENTER to play a new round NO oO RA 13 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 Select a skill level ascot 1 jumble number of words 3 Type a word and then press ENTER 4 Press ENTER to re jumble the letters 5 Press 7 to reveal the answer 6 Press ENTER to play a new round Viewing Scores When a round is over a score of how many rounds you have won and lost appears To reset the score to zero press GAMES 14 Spelling Bee Flashcards In Spelling Bee you try to spell the word that flashes on the screen The easier the skill level you choose the longer you have to view the spelling word 1 Select Spelling Bee 2 Select a skill level Look for the word to flash on the screen 3 Type the word you just saw 4 Press ENTER 5 Press ENTER to play a new round In Flashcards you are shown a randomly selected word to study
5. ds related by subject Some entries in clude idioms and antonyms NOTE If a word has no thesaurus entry Correct word will appear after you enter it 1 Type a word e g tardy To erase letters press BACK or Press ENTER Press ENTER again to scroll through its definition To stop scrolling press BACK You can also hold or 5 to scroll slowly Press JL repeatedly to view its synonyms or Classmates 4 Looking Up Words 5 Continue pressing JL to view its idioms if any 6 Continue pressing JL to view its antonyms if any 1 7 Press BACK to return to your word 5 Looking Up Words ZY Follow the Arrows The flashing arrows at the right of the screen show which arrow keys you can press to view more words Remember when you see a flashing right arrow you can press ENTER to automatically scroll text to the left v Help is at Hand At most displays you can view an ap propriate help message by pressing HELP To exit a help message press BACK v Viewing Multiple Entries When a word has more than one the saurus entry a message such as Entry 1 of 5 appears before its first entry To view its other thesaurus entries press NEXT To view a previous entry press PREV If you press NEXT after its last entry No more appears 6 Viewing Confusables Confusables are commonly confused words such a
6. ey tte Model QC 20 EERE Electronic Publishers Electronic Thesaurus User s Guide License Agreement READ THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT BEFORE USING THIS PRODUCT YOUR USE OF THE PRODUCT DEEMS THAT YOU AC CEPT THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE TERMS YOU MAY RETURN THIS PACKAGE WITH PURCHASE RECEIPT TO THE DEALER FROM WHICH YOU PURCHASED THE PRODUCT AND YOUR PURCHASE PRICE WILL BE REFUNDED PROD UCT means the software product and documentation found in this package and FRANKLIN means Franklin Electronic Publishers Inc LIMITED USE LICENSE All rights in the PRODUCT remain the property of FRANK LIN Through your purchase FRANKLIN grants you a per sonal and nonexclusive license to use the PRODUCT ona single unit at a time You may not make any copies of the PRODUCT or of the data stored therein whether in elec tronic or print format S uch copying would be in violation of applicable copyright laws Further you may not modify adapt disassemble decompile translate create derivative works of or in any way reverse engineer the PRODUCT You may not export or reexport directly or indirectly the PRODUCT without compliance with appropriate governmen tal regulations The PRODUCT contains Franklin s confiden tial and propriety information which you agree to take adequate steps to protect from unauthorized disclosure or use This license is effective until terminated This license terminates immediatel
7. m with this product refer to the warranty If you purchased this product outside the United States contact the place of purchase to obtain warranty or repair information FCC Notice Complies with the limits for a Class B computing device pursuant to Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Copyrights Trademarks Patents ISBN 1998 Franklin Electronic Publishers Inc Burlington N J 08016 4907 USA All rights reserved Classmates Confusables Word Blaster and MatchMaker are trademarks of Franklin U S PATENTS 4 490 811 4 830 618 4 891 775 5 007 019 5 113 340 5 203 705 5 218 536 EURO PAT 0 136 379 PATENTS PENDING ISBN 1 56712 196 9 20 Warranty U K only 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 at Franklin s option free of charge for any defect due to faulty workmanship or materials Products returned under warranty should be sentto 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 damage or wear and tear This guara
8. ntee does not affect the consumer s statutory rights This unit may change operating modes due to Electro static Dis charge Normal operation of this unit can be re established by pressing wo or by removing replacing batteries FPS 28075 00 PN 7201712 Rev B 21
9. s homonyms and spelling variants When a C flashes to the right of a word in a thesaurus entry that word has Confusables Try this example 1 Type a word e g reign 2 Press ENTER Notice the flashing C at the right of the screen 3 Press CONF 4 Press JL to view more Confusables Correcting Spellings Whenever you enter a misspelled word a list of corrections and similar words appear NOTE If you enter a correctly spelled word that does not have a thesaurus entry Cor rect word appears Try this example 1 Type a misspelled word 2 Press ENTER 3 Press Jl to view similar words NOTE A flashing T after a word shows that it has at least one thesau rus entry To view its entry press ENTER 4 Press CLEAR when finished Finding Letters To find unknown letters in words type a ques tion mark for each unknown letter 1 Type a word with s for letters 2 Press ENTER 3 Press Jl to view more words if any 4 Press CLEAR v Help for Word Games You can use s to help solve cross word puzzles and other word games For example if the second letter of a five letter word is rand its last letter is t enter r t and then scroll down to view possible answers 9 Finding Parts of Words To find prefixes suffixes or fragments of a word type one or more ss in the word Each stands for any series of letters 1
10. y without notice from FRANKLIN if you fail to comply with any provision of this license Getting Started 1 Press ON OFF The Quick Demo appears You can stop the demo at any time by pressing CLEAR 2 Press T or Jl to adjust the contrast at the Ready screen You can only adjust the contrast at this screen Resuming Where You Left Off If you forget to turn this product off it will automatically shut off within two minutes To return to the last display that you viewed press ON OFF v Disabling the Demo You probably do not want to view the Quick Demo every time you start To disable the demo type d at the Ready screen then press ENTER To enable the demo enter d again 2 Key Guide 00000000 BE ep T L 4 amp Goes back or erases atyped letter Clears to the Ready screen or stops the Quick Demo Shows Confusables Enters a word or scrolls text Shows the games list Shows a help message Shows the next entry or word Turns the product on or off Shows the previous entry or word Types a to stand for any letter In games ends a round and shows thesaurus entries Types an to stand for any series of letters Move in the indicated direction Types a space between letters Types an su and a full stop Looking Up Words Most thesaurus entries include a brief defini tion or meaning core and a related list of syn onyms or Classmates Classmates are wor
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