Franklin Webster's Spelling Corrector manual

22 Spelling Corrector We b s t e r ’ s  Electronic Publishers NCS- 101 USER’ S GUIDE ncs-101Plus-02eng_A.pm65 6/25/03, 10:47 AM 22[...]

1 License Agreement READ THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT BEFORE USING THE ELECTRONIC REFERENCE. YOUR USE OF THE ELECTRONIC REFERENCE DEEMS THA T YOU ACCEPT THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE TERMS, YOU MA Y RETURN THIS P ACK- AGE WITH PURCHASE RECEIPT TO THE DEALER FROM WHICH YOU PURCHASED THE ELECTRONIC REFERENCE AND YOUR PURCHASE PR[...]

2 Key Guide Function Keys BACK Backs up (e.g., erases typed letters). CALC Selects the calculator mode. CLEAR Clears to the start of selected mode. ENTER = Enters words or numbers, or selects items. GAMES Selects the game mode. HELP Displays help messages. PHONE Selects the phone list mode. ON/OFF T urns the unit on or of f. SPELL Selects the spell[...]

3 S - Lets you subtract numbers. (In the phone list, types a hyphen.) V % Calculates percentages. X +/ - Changes the sign (+/-) of a number . CONV Lets you convert measures and currencies. Other Keys ✽ In the phone list, deletes an entry . When entering a spelling word, types an aster- isk to stand for a series of letters in a word. During a game[...]

4 G et ti ng S tar t ed T urn the devic e ov er and gentl y pu ll the b atter y ins ulati on ta b to rem ove it. P ress ON/OFF to turn the prod uct on. U se a pap er cl i p to gentl y pr ess the Rese t but ton on th e bac k of the d evice . T o V ie w t he De mo Whe n you firs t us e thi s prod uct , you wi ll s ee a demo nst ratio n of what it c a[...]

5 Correcting Spellings 1. Press SPELL . 2. T ype a word. T o erase letters, use BACK . T o type an apos- trophe, press . T o type a period, press . T o type a space, press . T o edit a word, press and then retype letters. Y ou cannot type capital letters, but the spelling corrections may include capitals. Also, you cannot begin a word with a punctu[...]

6 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. T ry this ex- ample. 1. Press SPELL . 2. T ype ere and then press ENTER . Notice the flashing question mark. 3. Press ? . Each Confusable is followed by a word that explai[...]

7 Y ou 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. Y ou can use question marks to help solve cross- word puzzles and similar word games by typing them in place of missing letters. 1. Press SPELL . 2. T ype a word[...]

8 This product has a data bank that can save as many as 100 names and phone numbers. The total of names and numbers that you can save depends upon the number of characters in each entry . T o Add an Entry to the Phone List 1. Press PHONE . 2. Use or , if needed, to see Add a new entry and then press ENTER . 3. T ype a name and then press ENTER . Ea[...]

9 Storing Names & Phone Numbers T o View the Phone List 1. Press PHONE . 2. Use or , if needed, to see V iew phone list and then press ENTER . 3. T o go to a name, type the name or use . T o undo a typed letter , press BACK . 4. Press ENTER to see its phone number . 5. T o see another name and number , use or , or type a name, and then press EN[...]

10 Storing Names & Phone Numbers T o Delete an Entry from the Phone List 1. Press PHONE . 2. Press ENTER to select V iew 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. T o delete another entry , repeat Steps 3 through 5 above. T o Erase All the[...]

11 Using a Password Y ou can use a password to keep the information in your phone list private. Y our password will be requested whenever anyone turns on the unit and first presses PHONE . W arning! 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 yo[...]

12 Using the Calculator T o Make a Calculation 1. Press CALC . 2. Use the numbered keys to type a number . T o make a number negative or positive, use X +/ - . T o type a decimal point, press . 3. Use A + , S - , D x , or F / to enter a math operator. 4. T ype another number . Note: T o find a square root, press C √ . 5. Press ENTER = or V % . T [...]

13 Y ou can convert temperatures, weights, liquid measures, and lengths to and from English and metric measurements. Y ou can also convert cur- rencies using an exchange rate that you enter . 1. Press CALC . 2. Press Z ( CONV ). 3. Use to select a conversion category then press ENTER . 4. If you selected Money as the conversion category , set the e[...]

14 Setting the Skill Level of the Games Y ou can play the games at skill levels from Be- ginner to Wizard. 1. Press GAMES . 2. Use or to see Set Skill Level and then press ENTER . 3. Use or to see the skill level that you want and then press ENTER . Or press BACK to leave the skill level unchanged. ✓ Understanding the Skill Levels The skill level[...]

15 Playing Hangman ✓ User Hangman and Anagrams User Hangman and User Anagrams require that you enter a word (known to the spelling corrector) with which to play before each round. Use User Hangman and User Ana- grams to test your friends. Hangman challenges you to guess mystery words in a certain number of tries. 1. Press GAMES . 2. Press or to s[...]

16 Playing Anagrams Anagrams challenges you to find the anagrams of words. An anagram is a word formed from some or all the letters of another word. 1. Press GAMES . 2. Press or to see Anagrams and then press ENTER . Note: The Min size is the minimum number of letters that the anagrams can have. word anagrams remaining 3. T ype an anagram and then [...]

17 W ord Jumble & Word Builder Playing Word Jumble 1. Press GAMES . 2. Press or to see Word Jumble and then press ENTER . The letters are a jumbled word or words. The num- ber shows how many words have been jumbled. 3. T o re-jumble the letters, press ENTER or * . 4. T ype a word formed from the jumbled let- ters and then press ENTER . 5. T o r[...]

18 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. W arning! If the battery completely loses power , all the information store[...]

19 Pr odu ct In fo rmat io n Sp ec ifi cat ion s Dimensions : 6 .9 x 10 . 1 x 0 .8 c m W eigh t: 1 . 6 o z G las s s i ze : 16 charac t er s Cl ea ning a nd St o ra ge T o c lean t his spelling c orre ct or , s pra y a mild gla ss cleaner on to a c lo th and wipe i ts s ur fac e. Don 't s pra y liquid s dire ctly on the s pelling c orrec t or [...]

20 FCC Notice This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Warning: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly[...]

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