Franklin Spelling Tutor SA-50 Operating Instructions Download Page 4

Now type in the word to be guessed and press 

.

Now choose the number of tries your opponent will have 
to guess the word. Press 

.

Your opponent will now guess one letter at a time. To 
play again, press 

. To leave the game press 

 or 

E Jumble: This game takes words from your User List 
and jumbles them so that you have to “unjumble” them 
and spell the word correctly. This game only uses the 
words from the User List. If you haven’t added any 
words to the User List, you can’t play Jumble.

After you select the game, on the screen you will see 
the message “Getting a word” and then a word with jum-
bled letters. When you know what the word is, type in 
your guess and press 

If you are correct, you’ll get the message “You win!!”. If 
you guess wrong, you’ll see “No, try again” and you’ll 
get another chance. If you give up, press 

. You are 

then given the answer. To play again, press 

F Word Blaster: In this game you must guess a word 
that the SA-50 picks and shows you one letter at a time. 
You can set the speed that the letters are shown to you. 
Here’s how to play:

After you select the game, if you have entered a User 
List you will have the option of choosing the Main List or 
the User List to take words from.

If you choose the Main List, you’ll need to set the size of 
the words to be used. The next option you’ll need to set 
is the speed of the game (1 = slowest, 10 = fastest). 

ENTER

ENTER

ENTER

PLAY

CLEAR

ENTER

?

ENTER

Now the SA-50 will start showing you one letter of the 
word at a time. You must try to guess the word before all 
of the letters are shown. When you think you know what 
the word is, press 

. Now type in your guess. If 

you are right the message “You win!!” flashes. If you are 
wrong, you get another chance. If you can’t guess the 
word, press 

 while the “Enter answer:” screen is 

showing. The SA-50 will then show you the mystery 
word. To play again, press 

G Set Off Time: If you want to adjust the Off Time time 
interval, press 

. Use 

 until you see “G Set Off 

Time” on the screen. Press 

. The message 

“Auto-off time” should appear on the screen, followed by 
a number from 1 to 8. Use the up and down arrow to find 
a time you would like to set the SA-50’s shutoff time to, 
then press 

. The shutoff time is now set. Press 

 to return to the “Ready” screen.

H Set Contrast: This menu item allows you to set the 
screen contrast of your SA-50. After you select the item, 
use 

 and 

 to view the different contrast settings. 

Press 

 when the contrast setting you want ap-

pears on the screen.

I Blink Rate: This menu item allows you to select a blink 
rate. As you use 

 and 

 to view the different blink 

rates (from very slow to very fast, or no blink), notice 
how the flash of the arrow is affected. Press 

 

when the blink rate you prefer appears on the screen.

ENTER

?

ENTER

PLAY

ENTER

ENTER

CLEAR

ENTER

ENTER

WANT TO SEE YOUR SCORE?

To see your score, press 

 at the end of a round. 

THE PAGE KEY

You may have noticed a key labeled 

. If you press 

it, after the SA-50 finds the correct spelling of a word, a 
number appears on the screen.

This number is the page number on which your word is 
found in Merriam-Webster’s Elementary Dictionary. By 
turning to that page, you can learn the word’s definition, 
pronunciation, and more.

Using the page finder helps to build dictionary and lan-
guage skills.

SPECIAL DICTIONARY OFFER

Franklin now makes it possible to purchase Merriam-
Webster’s Elementary Dictionary at a special discount-
ed price. Information on how to order the dictionary is in-
cluded on the enclosed postage-paid reply envelope.*

Webster’s Elementary Dictionary is the perfect compan-
ion to the SA-50. Finding the definition of a word is easy 
because you know what page to turn to before you even 
open up the book. But, most importantly, the SA-50 
makes learning to use the dictionary fun!

*If the envelope is missing, to order the printed dictio-
nary you may call 1 (800) 762-5382.

HERE’S HOW PAGE FINDER WORKS

1. Type in a word and press 

.

2. When the correct word is on the screen, press 

.

3. The page number will then appear on the screen.

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Summary of Contents for Spelling Tutor SA-50

Page 1: ... flashes to let you know that you have spelled the word correctly If you make a mistake typing in a letter use to erase the last one you typed Pressing will add a space Now let s try a misspelling Press to return to the Ready screen Type tuf and then press The message Working flashes and then the mes sage List size 10 appears for a short period of time The screen below then appears The down arrow ...

Page 2: ...d ninja to the User List and will take you back to the screen where you typed in the word 3 Pressing will correct the spelling of the word Another reason for this screen to appear is if you mis spell a word you are trying to add to the User List It is a good idea to double check the spelling of the word you are trying to enter if this screen appears Since we know that ninja is the correct spelling...

Page 3: ...lay the game with your User List words you can t change the word size Here s how to play After you select Spelling Bee if you have entered a User List you ll need to choose which word list to use Press when User is on the screen you see Press and to change the speed 1 slowest 10 fastest When the speed you wish to choose appears on the screen press The game flashes a word on the screen and the scre...

Page 4: ...press Use until you see G Set Off Time on the screen Press The message Auto off time should appear on the screen followed by a number from 1 to 8 Use the up and down arrow to find a time you would like to set the SA 50 s shutoff time to then press The shutoff time is now set Press to return to the Ready screen H Set Contrast This menu item allows you to set the screen contrast of your SA 50 After ...

Page 5: ...ose within the duration of this limited warranty Enclose 3 00 check or money order for shipping and handling to Franklin Electronic Publishers Inc This warranty does not apply if in the sole discretion of Franklin the product has been tampered with damaged by accident abuse misuse or misapplication or as a result of service or modifi cation by any party including any dealer other than Franklin FRA...

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