User manual FRANKLIN SCM-106

[. . . ] This license terminates immediately without notice from FRANKLIN if you fail to comply with any provision of this license. 1 Introduction Congratulations!You now have a powerful and portable way to improve your SCRABBLE® skills and scores. With the SCRABBLE® Master, you can: s check if your word is a valid SCRABBLE® word according to the Chambers Official SCRABBLE® Words. s check word spellings; s build words from your letter and blank tiles; s enter patterns of letters appearing on the board and fit your tiles to those patterns; s include double and triple letter and word scores in your patterns; s play four fun word games. [. . . ] Press to see more words. Finding Unusual Words Use the question mark (?) and the asterisk () to find unusual words. For example, type "A?" to see two-letter words beginning with A. To see words beginning and ending with H, type HH. 6 Building Words To build words from your letter tiles, type the tiles you have at the Ready Screen and then press BUILD. 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 the message Sorry can't help. Press CLEAR when done. Viewing More Words Blinking arrows to the right of the screen indicate that there are more words to see. Just press the arrow key that is shown. 7 Building Words Building Words With Blank Tiles To build words with blank tiles, type a question mark (?) for each blank tile and then press BUILD. Press CLEAR when done. Helpful Hint You can build words with as many blank tiles as you like. If you type an asterisk and then press BUILD, SCRABBLE® Master assumes that you've entered a pattern. See "Filling Patterns. " 8 Filling Patterns Using PTRN you can type patterns of letters appearing on the SCRABBLE® board and then fit your tiles around them. Press PTRN 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 letter square Double word square Triple word square Press or ?then to cycle through the douPress ble and triple letter and word choices. Type your pattern. 9 Filling Patterns For example, say you have the tiles ahpquuz and your board looks like this: TRIPLE WORD P ART Y DOUBLE LETTER To make a word using ART, your pattern will look like this: 3. Press CLEAR when done. 10 Filling Patterns Adding Letters to the Beginning or End of Words At the Pattern entry screen, you can use the asterisk () to find words either ending or beginning with the tiles on the board. For example, say you have the tiles ahjnsuy and your board looks like this: AH To find words ending with ah, do the following. Press CLEAR when done. 11 Playing the Games SCRABBLE® Master has four challenging word games: SCRABBLE® Wizard, Jumble, Hangman and Word Deduction. Setting the Skill Level There are three skill levels to choose from: Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced. Press ENTER to select it. Understanding Skill Levels The skill level you choose changes the number of letters you get in SCRABBLE® Wizard, the number of guesses in Hangman and the length of words in Jumble and Word Deduction. 12 Playing the Games Choosing a Game 1. Press ENTER to select it. SCRABBLE® Wizard SCRABBLE® Wizard gives you seven letters and challenges you to place them on the board to make the word with the best score. Depending on the skill level you choose, you start with either three, two or one letter already in place. [. . . ] Then install a new battery, with its plus sign facing you, and replace the cover. Cleaning and Storage To clean, spray a mild glass cleaner onto a cloth and wipe its surface. Do not use or store this product in extreme or prolonged heat, cold, humidity, or other adverse conditions. Customer Service If you have a problem with this product, refer to the limited warranty. [. . . ]