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manualSCR-226Rev.B.qx 7/3/03 12:00 PM Page 20
SCR-226
User’s Guide
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manualSCR-226Rev.B.qx 7/3/03 12:00 PM Page 1 License Agreement READ THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT BEFORE USING THE ELECTRONIC REFERENCE. YOUR USE OF THE ELECTRONIC REFERENCE DEEMS THAT YOU ACCEPT THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE TERMS, YOU MAY RETURN THIS PACKAGE WITH PURCHASE RECEIPT TO THE DEALER FROM WHICH YOU PURCHASED THE ELEC- TRONIC REFERENCE AND YOUR PURCHASE PRICE WILL BE REFUNDED. ELECTRONIC REFERENCE means the software product and documentation found in this pack
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manualSCR-226Rev.B.qx 7/3/03 12:00 PM Page 2 Introduction Congratulations! You now have a powerful and ® portable way to improve your SCRABBLE skills ® and scores. With The Official SCRABBLE Players Dictionary you can: ® • check if your word is a valid SCRABBLE word ® according to The Official SCRABBLE Players ® Dictionary from Hasbro and view its definition (when available); • check word spellings; • build words from your letter and blank tiles; • enter patterns of letters appearing on the
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manualSCR-226Rev.B.qx 7/3/03 12:00 PM Page 3 Getting Started Your unit is powered by four AAA batteries. You must install the batteries before you can use the unit. The battery compartment is located on the back of the unit at the top. Please have a small Phillips screwdriver at hand before following the steps below to install or change the batteries. 1. Turn the unit off (if necessary) and turn it over. 2. Unscrew the tiny screw at the bottom of the battery compartment. 3. Using your thumb
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manualSCR-226Rev.B.qx 7/3/03 12:00 PM Page 4 Getting Started ✔ Adjusting the Contrast You can make the screen lighter or darker to suit your viewing needs. Press or to adjust the contrast at the Ready screen. If the screen remains blank, you may need to replace the batteries. ✔ Resuming Where You Left off To save battery life, this product will automati- cally shut off within two minutes if no key is pressed. Each time you turn the product on, you will return to the last screen you viewed.
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manualSCR-226Rev.B.qx 7/3/03 12:00 PM Page 5 Key Guide Builds words from entered letters. Goes to the pattern entry screen. Shows the Games menu. Sets the skill level for the games. Displays a help message. Cycles through the double and triple letter and word scores. Types to stand for any series of letters. Types to stand for one unknown letter or a blank tile. In games, ends a round. Clears to the Ready screen or stops the demonstration. Enters a word. Goes back or erases a typed letter. /
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manualSCR-226Rev.B.qx 7/3/03 12:00 PM Page 6 Building Words To build words from your letter tiles, type the tiles you have at the Ready screen and then press BUILD. You will see a ® list of words ranked by their SCRABBLE scores. Here is an example. 1. Type the tiles in your tray. For example, type the letters ypxbtro. To erase a letter, press BACK. ® 2. Press BUILD to build your SCRABBLE list. ® The number shows the word’s SCRABBLE score. If no words can be built from your tiles, you’ll see
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manualSCR-226Rev.B.qx 7/3/03 12:00 PM Page 7 Building Words Building Words with Blank Tiles To build words with blank tiles, press for each blank tile and then press BUILD. For example: 1. Type asde . 2. Press BUILD. Note: The blank tile letter is not counted in the word score. 3. Press to see more words. 4. Press CLEAR when done. ✔ Helpful Hint You can build words using as many blank tiles as you like. However, you cannot build words using . If you type and then press BUILD, the message Inv
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manualSCR-226Rev.B.qx 7/3/03 12:00 PM Page 8 Filling Patterns Using PATTERN you can type patterns of letters ® appearing on the SCRABBLE board and then fit your tiles around them. For example, say you have the tiles pleorkn and your board looks like this: P TRIPLE DOUBLE AR T WORD LETTER Y 1. Press PATTERN to see the Pattern entry screen. You can enter a combination of 15 letters and the following designated squares. One empty square A series of empty squares Double letter square Triple lett
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manualSCR-226Rev.B.qx 7/3/03 12:00 PM Page 9 Filling Patterns Press SCORE to cycle through the double and triple word choices. 2. Type your pattern. To make a word using ART, your pattern will look like this. 3. Press ENTER. 4. Type your tiles pleorkn and press ENTER. 5. Press to view more words. 6. Press CLEAR when done. Adding Letters to the Beginning or End of Words At the Pattern entry screen, you can use to find words either ending or beginning with the tiles on the board. For example,
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manualSCR-226Rev.B.qx 7/3/03 12:00 PM Page 10 Filling Patterns AH To find words ending with ah, do the following: 1. Press PATTERN and type ah. 2. Press ENTER. 3. Type your tiles eknjsuh and press ENTER. 4. Press to view more words. 5. Press CLEAR when done. ✔ Cleaning and Storage To clean, spray a mild glass cleaner onto a cloth and wipe the screen. Do not spray liquids directly on this product. Do not use or store this product in extreme or prolonged heat, cold, humidity, or other adverse
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manualSCR-226Rev.B.qx 7/3/03 12:00 PM Page 11 Correcting Misspellings ® You can use The Official SCRABBLE Players Dictionary to check the spellings of words. When you enter a misspelled word at the Ready screen, a list of corrections appears. When you enter a word not in this product, the message Sorry Can’t Help appears. When you enter a correctly spelled word, the word Dictionary flashes and you go to a brief definition. Please see “Defining Words” on page 13 for more information. To corre
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manualSCR-226Rev.B.qx 7/3/03 12:00 PM Page 12 Finding Spellings ® You can also use The Official SCRABBLE Players Dictionary to find the spelling of a word even when you don’t know all the letters in that word. Just type for each unknown letter, or type for any number of letters. Here is an example. 1. At the Ready screen, type and to take the place of one letter and a series of letters respectively. For example, type qv t. 2. Press ENTER. 3. Press to see more words (if any). When more word
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manualSCR-226Rev.B.qx 7/3/03 12:00 PM Page 13 Defining Words You can see the definition of a word, when avail- able. When The Official SCRABBLE® Players Dictionary does not contain a complete definition for the word you look up, you will see the part of speech. If the word you enter is an inflection, you will see the definition for the root word. If the word you enter is not in The Official SCRABBLE® Players Dictionary you will go to a spell correction list. Here’s how you look up a word. 1.
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manualSCR-226Rev.B.qx 7/3/03 12:00 PM Page 14 Playing the Games There are three challenging word games: Jumble, Mystery Word and Word Deduction. Selecting a Game 1. Press GAMES. 2. Press or to find the game you want. 3. Press ENTER to select it. Selecting the Skill Level There are three skill levels to choose from: Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced. 1. Press SKILL. 2. Press or to find the skill level you want. 3. Press ENTER to select it. ✔ Understanding Skill Levels The skill level you ch
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manualSCR-226Rev.B.qx 7/3/03 12:00 PM Page 15 Playing the Games 2. Type letters and press ENTER. Press to reveal a letter. Press to reveal the word. 3. Press ENTER to play another round. 4. Press BACK to return to the Games menu. Jumble In Jumble, a jumbled word appears and you must unscram- ble the letters to spell a word or words. 1. Select Jumble on the Games menu. 2. Type a word and press ENTER. Press to shuffle the letters. Press to reveal the word. 3. Press ENTER to play another round
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manualSCR-226Rev.B.qx 7/3/03 12:00 PM Page 16 Playing the Games 3. Press ENTER. The 1 means this is your first guess. P stands for perfect. M stands for misplaced. In the above example, P=1 means that one of the letters you typed is in the mystery word and in the perfect place. M=0 means that there are no matching letters that are misplaced. 4. Type another word. Keep one or two letters from your previous guess if you have numbers next to the P or M. For example, type jab. 5. Continue typing
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manualSCR-226Rev.B.qx 7/3/03 12:00 PM Page 17 Specifications Model SCR-226: The Official SCRABBLE® Players Dictionary Battery: 4 AAA Size: 13.13 x 13. 13 x 2.16 cm. ISBN 1-59074-200-1 FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE. ©1992-2003 Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc. Burlington N.J. 08016-4907 U.S.A. All rights reserved. ® SCRABBLE the distinctive game board and letter tiles, and all associ- ated logos are trademarks of Hasbro in the United States and Canada used with permission. © 1995 Hasbro, Inc. All
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manualSCR-226Rev.B.qx 7/3/03 12:00 PM Page 18 Limited Warranty (U.S. only) LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIMITED REMEDY (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,
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manualSCR-226Rev.B.qx 7/3/03 12:00 PM Page 19 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 interfer- ence received, including interference that may cause undesired oper- ation. 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 d
