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Franklin 5180 User Manual

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  • Page 1 5180 Electronic Publishers USER’S GUIDE...

  • Page 2: License Agreement

    This license is effective until terminated. This license terminates immediately without notice from FRANKLIN if you fail to comply with any pro- vision of this license.

  • Page 3: Key Guide

    Key Guide (red) Writes words in cursive script. (maroon) Writes words in manuscript printing. Erases a letter, backs up to the previ- ous 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.
  • Page 4 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 dark- er at the Enter a word screen.

  • Page 5: Getting Started

    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 batter- ies, stored information is erased. 1. Remove the battery compartment cover on the back of the unit.

  • Page 6: Seeing A Demonstration

    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,”...

  • Page 7: Looking Up A Word

    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 hold down SHIFT while you type a letter.

  • Page 8: Correcting Misspellings

    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.
  • Page 9 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.

  • Page 10: Finding Letters In Words

    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.
  • Page 11 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 in cursive script.

  • Page 12: Viewing Confusables

    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.

  • Page 13: Saving Words For Study

    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 dic- tionary, but they take up more space in your list. To Add a Word to Your List 1.
  • Page 14 Saving Words for Study To See and Hear Your Words 1. Press LIST (blue). 2. Press and then press ENTER. 3. Press 4. Press SPEAK (green) to hear a word, ENTER to see its definition, (maroon) to see it written, or see its confusables, if any.

  • Page 15: Hearing Words

    Hearing Words The Grammar Girl can pronounce the words that appear on almost any screen–in defini- tions, handwriting examples, spelling correc- tion lists, your word list, confusables, games, menus, prompts, and even help messages. Just press the green SPEAK key whenever you want to hear words.
  • Page 16 5. Press SPEAK (green) to hear the high- lighted word. 6. Press 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 press- ing LIST (blue), pressing Sound, and then pressing Hearing the Menus...

  • Page 17: Changing Games Settings

    Changing Games Settings Grammar Girl 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 to see Skill Level and then press to switch between settings.

  • Page 18: Playing The Games

    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 then press ENTER. 3. Type letters you think are in the word. 4. To give up and reveal the word, press 5.
  • Page 19 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.
  • Page 20 Playing the Games Guess That Word In Guess That Word, you must type the missing letters in the mystery word. 1. Press GAMES, if needed. 2. Press Word and then press ENTER. To read the definition of the mystery word, press , if needed.
  • Page 21 Playing the Games Tic-Tac-Toe In Tic-Tac-Toe, your challenge is to get three X’s in a row before your computer opponent can get three O’s in a row. 1. Press GAMES, if needed. 2. Press and then press ENTER. 3. Use the arrow keys to move your X to the spot that you want and then press ENTER.

  • Page 22: Limited Warranty (U.s. Only)

    (A) LIMITED WARRANTY. FRANKLIN WARRANTS TO THE ORIGINAL END USER THAT FOR A PERIOD OF ONE (1) YEAR FROM THE ORIGINAL DATE OF PURCHASE AS EVI- DENCED BY A COPY OF YOUR RECEIPT, YOUR FRANKLIN PRODUCT SHALL BE FREE FROM DEFECTS IN MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP. THIS LIMITED WARRANTY DOES NOT INCLUDE DAMAGE DUE TO ACTS OF GOD, ACCIDENT, MISUSE, ABUSE, NEGLI- GENCE, MODIFICATION, UNSUITABLE ENVIRONMENT OR IMPROPER MAINTENANCE.

  • Page 23: Fcc Notice

    FCC Notice NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pur- suant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harm- ful interference in a residential installation.

  • Page 24: Product Information

    For sales and customer service, please call 1-800-266-5626. Copyrights, Patents, and Trademarks © 2002 Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc., Burlington, N.J. 08016-4907 USA. All rights reserved. FCC Tested to Comply with FCC Standards FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE ©...

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