Electronic Publishers SME-106 MED-SPELLTM USER'S GUIDE 20 Key Guide Function Keys HELP ENTER= BACK SPELL PHONE CALC Displays help messages. Enters words or numbers, or selects items. Backs up (e.g., erases typed letters). Selects the spelling corrector mode. Selects the phone list mode. Selects the calculator mode. Goes to the user list. Clears to the start of selected mode. Turns the unit on or off. Calculator Keys Lets you add numbers. Calculates square roots. Lets you multiply numbers. Performs calculations (i.e., acts as =). Lets you divide numbers. Clears the calculator memory. Retrieves total from the memory. Subtracts a number from the memory. Adds a number to the memory. LIST CLEAR ON/OFF A+ C Dx ENTER= F÷ HMC J MR KM- LM+ 1 Key Guide S- Lets you subtract numbers. (In the phone list, types a hyphen.) Calculates percentages. Changes the sign (+/-) of a number. Lets you convert measures and currencies. Other Keys In the phone and user lists, deletes an entry. When entering a spelling word, types an asterisk to stand for a series of letters in a word. When entering a spelling word, types a question mark to stand for any letter. When a question mark flashes next to a spelling correction word, displays its Confusables®. Direction Keys In lists, scrolls up or down. At entry screens, types apostrophes or periods. At the ENTER a word screen, adjusts the screen contrast. At entry screens, moves the cursor right or left. V% X+/CONV Z ? 2 Getting Started To View the Demo When you first use this product, you will see a demonstration of what it can do. 1. Press ON/OFF . The demonstration automatically appears. 2. To stop the demonstration, press CLEAR . To Disable or Reenable the Demo You probably do not want to view the demonstration every time you use this product. Here is how to disable and reenable the demonstration. 1. Press SPELL . 2. Type d. 3. Press ENTER= . 4. To reenable the demonstration, repeat the above steps. To Adjust the Screen Contrast 1. Press SPELL . or to darken 2. At ENTER a word, use or lighten the screen contrast. 3 Correcting Spellings 1. Press SPELL . 2. Type a word. To erase letters, use BACK . To type an apostrophe, press . To type a period, press . To type a space, press . To insert letters, press and then type. You cannot type capital letters, but the spelling corrections may include capitals. Also, you cannot begin a word with a punctuation mark. 3. Press ENTER . If you enter a correctly spelled word, Correct word appears. If you enter a word that has more than one form, Multiple forms appears. Press and to view the multiple forms. Note: if a word is too long to fit on the screen, press to see it all. ENTER or 4. If the word you originally typed is not the word you want, but happens to be a correct word, press ENTER again to view more possibilities. Press 5. Press and CLEAR to view the list. when finished. 4 Viewing Confusables® Confusables are words such as homonyms and spelling variants that people often confuse. When you see a flashing question mark to the right of a word, that word has Confusables. Try this example. 1. Press SPELL . 2. Type ere and then press ENTER . Notice the flashing question mark. 3. Press ? . Each Confusable is followed by a word that explains its meaning. 4. Use and to view the Confusables. 5. Press CLEAR when finished. Follow the Arrows Remember, the flashing arrows at the right of the screen show you which arrow keys you can use to view more words. 5 Finding Parts of Words You can find parts of words by typing question marks and asterisks in place of letters. 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. 3. Press ENTER . 4. Press 5. Press CLEAR repeatedly to view more words. when finished. Help is Always at Hand You can view an appropriate help message at any screen by pressing HELP . To go back to the previous screen, press BACK . 6 Storing Names & Phone Numbers This product has a data bank that can save as many as 150 names and phone numbers. The total of names and numbers that you can save depends upon the number of characters in each entry. To Add an Entry to the Phone List 1. Press PHONE . or , if needed, to see Add a new 2. Use entry and then press ENTER= . 3. Type a name and then press ENTER= . Each name can contain up to 23 characters (with letters appearing as capitals only) and spaces. To erase a character, press BACK . To type a space, press . To edit a character, press and then retype a letter. 4. Use the numbered keys to type a phone number and then press ENTER= . To type a hyphen between the parts of a phone number, press S . To type a space, press . You cannot type letters in the phone number. 7 Storing Names & Phone Numbers To View the Phone List 1. Press PHONE . or , if needed, to see View phone 2. Use list and then press ENTER= . 3. To go to a name, type the name or use . To undo a typed letter, press BACK . 4. Press ENTER= to see its phone number. 5. To see another name and number, use or , or type a name, and then press ENTER= . 6. Use BACK to go back to the phone list options. Checking the Memory To see how much memory is free in the phone list for more names and numbers, press PHONE and then use to see Space: XX% free. Keep Copies of Important Data Warning! Your phone list information is safely stored in memory as long as the battery supplies power. However, if the battery loses all power, this information will be permanently lost. You should always keep written copies of your important information. 8 Storing Names & Phone Numbers To Delete an Entry from the Phone List 1. Press PHONE . 2. Press ENTER= to select View phone list. 3. Press until you see the entry that you want to delete. 4. Press . 5. Press Y to delete the entry or N to cancel the deletion. 6. To delete another entry, repeat Steps 3 through 5 above. To Erase All the Phone List Entries Warning! This procedure permanently erases all the names and numbers in your phone list. 1. Press PHONE . or to see Erase all data and then 2. Use press ENTER= . 3. Press Y to erase all the entries or N to cancel the operation. 9 Using a Password You can use a password to keep the information in your phone list private. Your password will be requested whenever anyone turns on the unit and first presses PHONE . Warning! After you have set the password, it will be required whenever you try to access the phone list for the first time during a session. So always record your password and keep it in a separate location. 1. Press PHONE . to see Set the password and then 2. Use press ENTER . 3. Type a password and then press ENTER= . Remember to write down your exact password and keep it in a separate location. 4. To test the password, press ON/OFF twice, type the password, and then press ENTER= . 5. To disable the password, repeat Steps 1 and 2 above, and then press ENTER= when Enter password appears. About Automatic Shutoff If you forget to turn off this product, it will automatically turn off in about two minutes. 10 Using the Calculator To Make a Calculation 1. Press CALC . 2. Use the numbered keys to type a number. To make a number negative or positive, use X+/- . To type a decimal point, press . 3. Use A+ , S - , D x , or F / to enter a math operator. 4. Type another number. Note: To find a square root, press C . 5. Press ENTER= or V % . To clear the calculation, press CLEAR . To Use the Calculator Memory 1. Make a calculation as shown above, or simply type a number in the calculator. 2. Press L to add the number to the calculator memory as a positive number or K to add it to the memory as a negative number. The total in the memory flashes on screen. 3. Press CLEAR to clear the calculator, or start making a calculation. M + M - 4. To retrieve the total from the memory, press J . 5. To clear the calculator memory, press H . MR MC 11 Converting Measures & Currencies You can convert temperatures, weights, liquid measures, and lengths to and from English and metric measurements. You can also convert currencies using an exchange rate that you enter. 1. Press CALC . 2. Press (CONV). to select a conversion category 3. Use then press ENTER= . 4. If you selected Money as the conversion category, set the exchange rate. To set the exchange rate, first use or , if needed, to see set rate and press ENTER= . Then type a number as the exchange rate and press ENTER= . To type a decimal, use . The exchange rate will be saved until you change it. Important! The exchange rate should be the number of units of the other currency per one dollar (e.g., 2.0 = 2 other/1 dollar). Note: You can convert currencies other than dollars by ignoring the fact that one currency is called dollars. 5. Use to select a conversion and then press ENTER= . 6. Type an amount and then press ENTER= . 7. To make another conversion, press BACK . Z 12 Using the User List You can create a custom list of up to 50 spelling words by pressing LIST . Adding Words From the List Menu 1. Press LIST . or to see Add a word and then 2. Use press ENTER . 3. Type the word you want to add and then press ENTER . To erase letters, use BACK . To type an apostrophe, press . To type a period, press . To type a space, press . To edit a word, press and then retype letters. If you want to add a word not listed in the product, you will be asked if you want to add it anyway. Press Y to add it or press N to cancel. 13 Using the User List Adding Words From the Entry Screen 1. Press SPELL . 2. Type a word. To erase letters, use BACK . To type an apos. trophe, press . To type a period, press To type a space, press . To edit a word, press and then retype letters. You cannot type capital letters, but the spelling corrections may include capitals. Also, you cannot begin a word with a punctuation mark. 3. Press LIST . If you want to add a word not listed in the product, you will be asked if you want to add it anyway. Press Y to add it or press N to cancel. 14 Using the User List To View the User List 1. Press LIST . or , if needed, to see View list 2. Use and then press ENTER . or to view the list. 3. Press When "?" flashes next to a word, press ? to view its Confusables®. 4. Use BACK to go back to the user list options. To Delete an Entry from the User List 1. Press LIST . 2. Press ENTER to select View list. until you see the word that you 3. Press want to delete. 4. Press . 5. Press Y to delete the word or N to cancel the deletion. 6. To delete another word, repeat Steps 3 through 5 above. 15 Using the User List To Erase All the User List Entries Warning! This procedure permanently erases all the words in your User List. 1. Press LIST . or to see Erase list and then 2. Use press ENTER . 3. Press Y to erase all the words or N to cancel the operation. FCC Notice NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: -Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. -Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. -Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. -Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. NOTE: This unit was tested with shielded cables on the peripheral devices. Shielded cables must be used with the unit to insure compliance. NOTE: The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV interference caused by unauthorized modifications to this equipment. Such modifications could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. This unit may change operating modes due to electrostatic discharge. Normal operation of this unit can be reestablished by pressing ON/OFF . 16 Changing the Battery This product uses one CR2032, 3-volt lithium battery. The battery should be changed when the screen contrast is too light even after adjustment. Before you replace the battery, you should have a new battery and a small Phillips screwdriver on hand. Warning! If the battery completely loses power, all the information stored in the phone list will be permanently lo ...