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This license terminates immediately without notice from FRANKLIN if you fail to comply with any provision of this license. 1 Introduction With your new Crossword Puzzle Solver you can ... · find possible crossword answers when you know only a few letters · find synonyms, antonyms and Classmates , at the touch of a key · check the spelling of thousands of words · play ten fun word games · look up Confusables · save words for study · store names and numbers in the databank · use the handy calculator and metric and currency converters TM TM Getting Started Turn the device over and gently pull the battery insulation sheet to remove it. Press to turn the product on. Use a paper clip to gently press the Reset button on the back of the device. Viewing the Demo When you first use this product you will see a demonstration of what it can do. To stop the demo, press CLEAR. To disable or re-enable the demo, first press SPELL, then press D and finally press ENTER. Subscribe to WordBug - the monthly Franklin email newsletter - for special offers and tips on how to get the most out of your product. Simply visit www.franklin.com/uk and enter your email address in the Subscribe box! 2 Key Guide Function Keys XWORD In the spelling corrector, types a ? to stand for one unknown letter. Use this to help solve Crossword Puzzles. Shows Confusables for words marked with a flashing . In games, reveals the game word and ends the round. In the spelling corrector, types a to stand for a series of letters. In the databank, deletes an entry. In games, gives a hint. Displays a thesaurus entry, a list of alternative words with the same meaning. In a thesaurus entry, goes to the next entry, if any. Goes to the spelling corrector mode and displays the "ENTER a word" screen. Goes to the User List. Goes to the Games menu. Toggles between the calculator and the databank (phone list). Press Z in the calculator to go to the converter. TM THES SPELL LIST GAMES CLEAR ENTER BACK Clears to the start of the selected mode. Enters words or numbers, selects items or scrolls text to the left. Goes back one step or erases a letter. Turns Crossword Puzzle Solver on or off. 3 Key Guide Direction Keys Moves left or lets you edit a word. Moves right or types a space. Enters a capital or adds an accent to a letter. Scrolls up a list or darkens the screen contrast at the "ENTER a word" screen. Scrolls down a list or lightens the screen contrast at the "ENTER a word" screen. Enters a period in the databank. Resuming Where You Left Off To extend battery life, Crossword Puzzle Solver will automatically shut off within two minutes if you forget to turn it off. When you turn it on again, you return to the last screen you viewed. Adjusting Screen Contrast You can make the screen lighter or darker when "ENTER a word" is on the screen. Press SPELL. Use or to make the screen darker or lighter. You can do this at this screen only. 4 Solving Crossword Puzzles The Crossword Puzzle Solver uses question marks (entered via XWORD) and asterisks () to find parts of words. Each question mark stands for any single letter. Each asterisk stands for any series of letters. You can use question marks to help solve crossword puzzles and similar word games by typing them in place of missing letters. 1. Press SPELL. 2. Type a word with ?s and s in it. For example, type sc?o. Press XWORD to enter a ?. 3. Press ENTER. A list of words matching the pattern you entered appears. If Crossword Puzzle Solver cannot find words that match the pattern you entered, Sorry can't help appears. 4. Press and to move up and down the list of matches (if any). 5. Press CLEAR when finished. 5 Finding Thesaurus Entries Most thesaurus entries include a brief definition and a related list of available synonyms, antonyms, Classmates (words related by subject) and idioms. If a word has no thesaurus entry, Not in thesaurus appears. Note: A flashing marks words with thesaurus entries in the spell corrector mode and in lists. TM 1. Press CLEAR or SPELL. SPELL returns you to the "ENTER a word" screen from any mode. 2. Type a word. For example, type forte. To erase a letter, press BACK. To type a space, press To edit a word, press characters. . and then type to insert To type a capital or an accent, type the letter first and then press . 3. Press THES to search. Note: If the text is too long to fit on the screen, press ENTER to start autoscrolling or press to scroll manually. 4. Press to view synonyms, antonyms, Classmates and idioms (if any). 6 Finding Thesaurus Entries 5. To go to the next thesaurus entry, if any, press THES. 6. Press CLEAR to return to the "ENTER a word" screen. Follow the Arrows The flashing arrows show which arrow keys you can press to view more. The Flashing The flashing to the right of the screen indicates the word on the screen has a thesaurus entry. Press THES to view the entry. Press SPELL to return to the "ENTER a word" screen. The Flashing The flashing to the right of the screen indicates the word on the screen has Confusables , which are homonyms and spelling variants that people often confuse. Press XWORD to view Confusables. Press SPELL to return to the "ENTER a word" screen. TM 7 Correcting Misspellings You can use your Crossword Puzzle Solver as a spelling corrector. To learn how, follow the steps below. 1. Press SPELL. 2. Type a word whose spelling you are unsure of. To erase a letter, press BACK. To type a space, press To edit a word, press characters. . and then type to insert To type a capital or an accent, type the letter first and then press . To enter a full stop, press 3. Press ENTER. If the word you typed is spelt incorrectly, Correction list flashes on the screen and the first correction appears. The flashing arrow to the right of the screen indicates that more corrections are available. If you enter a correctly spelt word, Correct word flashes on the screen. 4. Press and (if any). to move up and down the list . 5. Press CLEAR when finished. 8 Saving Words for Study You can save words in the User List for personal study or review. You can also use the words in this list as game words. Follow the steps below to add words to the User List. 1. Press LIST. 2. Press or ENTER. to see Add a word and press 3. Type a word to add and press ENTER. You can also add a word from any screen by pressing LIST. The word appears next to Add: .... Press ENTER to add the word. To view the list, press ENTER when View list is on the screen. Use and to scroll the list. To delete a word, press ENTER when Delete a word is on the screen. Use and to scroll the list. When the word to delete is on the screen, press ENTER to remove it from the list. Press CLEAR to exit. To erase the list, press ENTER when Erase list is on the screen. Press Y to erase the list. Press N to exit without erasing. 9 Playing the Games You can play ten word games at five skill levels ranging from Beginner to Wizard. You can also select the source of the game words: All words, User List, Enter your own. User List words can be used in all games except Anagram Solver, Word Deduction and Word Train. Enter your own can be used in Anagrams, Hangman, Jumble, and Word Blaster. Where User List and Enter your own cannot be used, Crossword Pocket Solver will choose the game word. After each round, press ENTER to play again. Using the Games Menu 1. Press GAMES. 2. Use to view Set Skill Level (if necessary) and press ENTER. The message Pick Skill Level flashes and you go to the top of the Skill Level menu. 3. Use or to find the skill level you want and press ENTER. The message Select a game flashes. 4. Use or (if necessary) to find Set Game Words and press ENTER. 5. Use or to find the setting you want and press ENTER. 10 Playing the Games The message Select a game flashes again. Then the first game option, appears. 6. Use or to find the game you want. 7. Press ENTER to select it. Anagrams Type an anagram and press ENTER. Use and to view the anagrams already entered. Press to shuffle the letters. Press XWORD to give up. Anagram Solver Anagram Solver builds words using all the letters you enter. Enter the letters you want to build a word with and press ENTER. Hangman Hangman selects a mystery word and challenges you to guess it letter by letter. The letters of the mystery word are hidden by question marks. Type letters you think are in the mystery word and press ENTER. Press for a hint. Press XWORD to give up. 11 Playing the Games Jumble A jumbled word is displayed on the screen. Unscramble the letters to form a word and press ENTER. Press to shuffle the letters. Press XWORD to give up. Spelling Bee A word flashes on the screen briefly. Enter the word you saw and press ENTER. Flashcards A word appears on the screen for you to study. A flashing to the right indicates the word has a thesaurus entry. Press THES to view it. Memory Challenge A list of words are displayed in numbered order. Enter the words in the order you see them and press ENTER. You must remember each word, it's spelling and correct order. 12 Playing the Games Word Blaster You must guess the mystery word before it appears fully on the screen. When there are enough letters filled in for you to guess the word, press ENTER and type your guess. Word Deduction This is a decoder game. You have a limited number of tries (the number is displayed to the left of the screen) to guess the word. Type a word with the required number of letters and press ENTER. You see P and M with numbers next to them. The number next to P stands for the number of letters in the correct position. The number next to M stands for the number of matching letters entered but in the wrong position. Continue typing words and pressing ENTER using the information from P and M. Word Train You and the train take turns typing letters to form a word. Whoever types the last letter of the word wins. 13 Using the Databank You can enter 100 names and phone numbers in the databank. Warning! If the battery loses power, your phone list information will be permanently lost. Warning! If you forget your password, you must reset the unit and all user information will be lost. Please keep written copies of your information. To add an entry, follow the steps below. 1. Press until you see Add a new entry, and then press ENTER. 2. Add a name and press ENTER. 3. Add a number and press ENTER to store the entry. To view the list, press ENTER when View phone list is on the screen. Use and to scroll the list. To delete an entry, find the entry and press . Press Y to delete. Press N to exit without deleting. To delete all data, press ENTER when Erase all data is on the screen. Press Y to erase. Press N to exit without erasing. To view remaining memory in phone list, scroll down to Space: XX% free. To set a password, press ENTER when Set the Password is on the screen. Type your password (limit 8 characters) and press ENTER to store it. 14 Using the Calculator To Perform a Calculation 1. Press until you see the calculator. 2. Use the numbered keys to type a number. To enter a negative number, use K(+/-). To type a decimal point, press N(.). 3. Press a key for the math function you want: B(+), H(-), U(x), I(÷), O(). 4. Type another number. 5. Press ENTER(=) to do the calculation. Or press M(%) to calculate the percentage. 6. Press CLEAR to clear the calculator. Using the Calculator Memory Press S(M+) to add the number to the number stored in memory. Pr ...