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You may not export or reexport, directly or indirectly, the PRODUCT without compliance with appropriate governmental regulations. The PRODUCT contains Franklin's confidential and proprietary information which you agree to take adequate steps to protect from unauthorized disclosure or use. This license is effective until terminated. This license terminates immediately without notice from FRANKLIN if you fail to comply with any provision of this license. 1 Key Guide (red) Writes words in cursive script. (maroon) Writes words in manuscript printing. Erases a letter, backs up to the previous screen, or turns off the highlight in definitions. Clears the most recently entered word. (purple) Enters words, starts the highlight in definitions, or selects items. (purple) Shows the Games menu. (light blue) Shows help messages. (blue) Lets you use your word list, change settings, or view a demonstration. 2 Key Guide Turns the Grammar Girl on or off. Shifts the keys to type capital letters. (green) Pronounces words aloud. Types a ? to stand for a missing in a word, or shows Confusables®. Moves up, or makes the screen darker at the Enter a word screen. Moves down, or makes the screen lighter at the Enter a word screen. Moves the cursor or text to the left. Moves right, or types a space. 3 Getting Started Before you start, you should install new batteries and adjust the screen contrast. Note: Replace the batteries when the screen contrast is too light even after adjustment. When you remove batteries, stored information is erased. 1. Remove the battery compartment cover on the back of the unit. 2. Install four AAA batteries. 3. Press ON/OFF. 4. Type your name as you want it to appear in this dictionary. Or press ENTER if you do not want your name to appear. To type a space, press . The first letter of each word you type in your name will automatically appear as a capital in this dictionary. 5. Press ENTER. 6. Press or repeatedly to make the screen lighter or darker. Note: You can make the screen lighter or darker only when Enter a word is on the screen. RETAIN FOR FUTURE REFERENCE: Use batteries only of the same or equivalent type, inserted with the correct polarity, as recommended in this manual. Exhausted batteries should be removed. Do not mix old and new batteries or batteries of different types. In addition, the supply terminals should not be shorted. 4 Getting Started Seeing a Demonstration You can see a brief demonstration by first pressing LIST (blue) and then pressing until you see See Me Work. Then press ENTER to see the demonstration. To stop the demonstration, press CLEAR. Changing the Name As you saw in "Getting Started," you can enter your name or nickname so that it appears when you turn on the Grammar Girl or win a game. To enter or change the name, first press LIST (blue) and then press until you see Enter Your Name. Then press ENTER and use BACK to erase the letters. Type your name or nickname as you want it to appear and then press ENTER again. Help is Always at Hand You can view a help message at almost any screen by pressing HELP (light blue). To hear the help message, press SPEAK (green). To turn off the speech, press BACK. To go back to where you were, press BACK again. 5 Looking up a Word It's easy to look up the definitions of words with your Grammar Girl. Let's learn how. 1. Press CLEAR. 2. Type a word. For example, type apple. To erase letters, use BACK. To type a space, press . To type a capital letter, hold down SHIFT while you type a letter. 3. Press ENTER to see its definition. 4. Press to read more of the definition. 5. To hear the definition, press SPEAK (green). To turn off the speech, press BACK. To learn more, read "Hearing Words." 6. Press CLEAR when you are finished. About the Automatic Shutoff If you forget to turn off the Grammar Girl, it will turn off automatically in about two minutes. 6 Correcting Misspellings If you misspell a word, the Grammar Girl automatically shows you a list of spelling corrections. 1. Press CLEAR. 2. Type a misspelled word. For example, type jiraph. 3. Press ENTER. The "boing" sound indicates a misspelling. 4. Press SPEAK (green) to hear the word. To highlight another correction, press 5. Press ENTER to see its definition. . 6. Press BACK to go back to the corrections. 7. Press CLEAR when you are finished. 7 Jumping to a Word If you want to learn the meaning of a word that you see in a definition, you can highlight the word and then jump to its definition. 1. Press CLEAR. 2. Type a word. For example, type truck. 3. Press ENTER. 4. Press ENTER again to start the highlight. To turn off the highlight, press BACK. 5. Press the arrow keys to highlight a word. For example, highlight vehicle. 6. Press ENTER to jump to the definition of the highlighted word. 7. Press SPEAK (green) to hear the definition. Then press BACK to stop the speech. 8. Press BACK again to go back to the word that you typed. 9. Press CLEAR when you are finished. 8 Finding Letters in Words If you don't know how to spell a word, type a question mark (?) in place of each letter that you are unsure about. You can type more than one question mark in a word. You can use ?'s to help you solve crossword puzzles and other word games. Try this example. 1. Press CLEAR. 2. Type a word with ?'s in place of letters. For example, type p?rt. 3. Press ENTER. 4. Use to highlight a word. 5. Press ENTER to see the definition of the highlighted word. 6. Press BACK to go back to the matches. 7. Press CLEAR when you are finished. 9 Writing Letters and Words The Grammar Girl can write letters and words in both cursive script and manuscript printing. 1. Press CLEAR. 2. Type one or more words. For example, type hot dog. To type a space, press . 3. Press (red) to see the word(s) written in cursive script. To see the word(s) written again, press (red) again or ENTER. If the word is too long to fit on the screen, use to see it. 4. Press (maroon) to see the word(s) written in manuscript printing. Changing the Writing Speed You can change the speed of the handwriting by pressing LIST (blue), pressing until you see or . Handwriting Speed, and then pressing 10 Viewing Confusables® Confusables are words that are spelled or sound alike that people often confuse. When you see a question mark flashing to the right of a word, that word has confusables. 1. Press CLEAR. 2. Type red and then press ENTER. Notice the flashing question mark. 3. Press . Each confusable is followed by a word that explains its meaning. 4. Press to view more confusables, if any. 5. To jump to the definition of a word, highlight it and press ENTER. To learn how to highlight a word, read "Jumping to a Word." 6. Press BACK to go back to the confusables. 7. Press CLEAR when you are finished. 11 Saving Words for Study You can save as many as 80 words in your own word list for study and review. You can add words to the list that are not found in this dictionary, but they take up more space in your list. To Add a Word to Your List 1. Press CLEAR. 2. Press LIST (blue). 3. Press or until you see Add a Word and then press ENTER. 4. Type a word and then press ENTER. If the word is not in this dictionary, press or to see your options and then press ENTER to select one. - or 1. Press CLEAR. 2. Type or enter a word. If you entered a word, you can press again and then use the arrow keys to highlight a word in the definition. You can also add highlighted words from spelling correction and confusables lists. 3. Press LIST (blue). 4. Press ENTER to add the word. 12 Saving Words for Study To See and Hear Your Words 1. Press LIST (blue). 2. Press or to see See Your Words and then press ENTER. 3. Press or to highlight a word. 4. Press SPEAK (green) to hear a word, ENTER to see its definition, see its confusables, if any. (red) or to (maroon) to see it written, or To Erase a Word 1. Press LIST (blue). 2. Press or to see Erase a Word and then press ENTER. 3. Press or to highlight a word. 4. Press ENTER to erase the highlighted word. Or press BACK to cancel. To Erase Your Entire List 1. Press LIST (blue). 2. Press or to see Erase List and then press ENTER. 3. Press Y to erase your list. Or press N to cancel. 13 Hearing Words The Grammar Girl can pronounce the words that appear on almost any screen­in definitions, handwriting examples, spelling correction lists, your word list, confusables, games, menus, prompts, and even help messages. Just press the green SPEAK key whenever you want to hear words. To adjust the volume, turn the volume control wheel on the side of the Grammar Girl. You can plug headphones into the headphone jack on the other side to listen by yourself. Try this example. 1. Press CLEAR. 2. Type elephant and then press SPEAK (green) to hear the word. If you press SPEAK for a misspelled word or a word not in this dictionary, a "boing" sounds. 3. Press ENTER and then press SPEAK (green) to hear its definition. A tone sounds at the end of the definition. To stop the speech, press BACK. 4. Press ENTER and then use the arrow keys to highlight a word in the definition. 14 Hearing Words 5. Press SPEAK (green) to hear the highlighted word. 6. Press (red) or (maroon) to see the highlighted word written. 7. Press SPEAK (green) to hear the written word. 8. Press CLEAR when you are finished. Turning the Sound Off or On You can turn the sound on or off by pressing LIST (blue), pressing Sound, and then pressing to see or . Hearing the Menus If the sound is turned on, you can press SPEAK (green) to hear the items on the List or Games menu. Just press LIST (blue) or GAMES (purple) and then press SPEAK (green) to try it. Just Follow the Arrows Do you see the flashing arrows at the right of the screen? They show you which arrow keys you can press to see more words in lists and definitions. 15 Changing Games Settings Grammar Girl has six fun word games. You can choose a skill level (easy or hard) and which game words (all or your list) to use. 1. Press GAMES (purple). 2. To change the skill level, press or to see Skill Level and then press or to switch between settings. The check marks your current setting. 3. To change the game words, press or to see Game Words and then press or to switch between settings. Understanding the Skill Levels The skill levels change the number of guesses in Hangman, the difficulty of the computer opponent in Tic-Tac-Toe, and the number of letters in Jumble, Flashcards, and Guess That Word. TicTac-Toe 2-Player is unaffected by the skill level. Understanding the Game Words If you choose All, the game words will be chosen at random from the dictionary. If you choose Your List, the game words will be from the words in your list. Words in your list that have capitals, punctuation, or spaces will not appear in the games. 16 Playing the Games Hangman Hangman challenges you to guess a mystery word, indicated by ?'s, one letter at a time. 1. Press GAMES, if needed. 2. Press or to see Hangman and then press ENTER. 3. Type letters you think are in the word. 4. To give up and reveal the word, press . 5. To see the definition of the word, press ENTER. To go back to the game, press BACK. 6. Press to play a new round. Jumble Jumble scrambles the letters of a mystery word. You must unscramble all the letters to form the word. Note: When you are playing Jumble using Your List, only words that are in this dictionary's word list will appear as game words. 1. Press GAMES, if needed. 2. Press or to see Jumble and then press ENTER. 17 Playing the Games 3. To shuffle the letters, press ENTER. 4. Type your guess and press ENTER. 5. To give up and reveal the word, press . 6. Press ENTER to see the definition of the word. To go back to the game, press BACK. 7. Press to play a new round. Flashcards Flashcards flashes words for you to spell or say. 1. Press GAMES, if needed. 2. Use or to see Flashcards and then press ENTER. 3. Press SPEAK (green) to hear the word. 4. Pres ...