Franklin SPELLING BEE SSB-208 User Manual

on the notch and then pull it the rest of the 

way out of its slot. Use the tip of the stylus to 

lightly touch the parts of the screen where 

the menu items or buttons you want are 

displayed.

Battery Compartment: The battery 

compartment is located on the back of your 

device and contains 3 AAA batteries.

1)  NAVIGATION – Press the up button (   ) to 

move the cursor or highlight up. Press the 

down button (   ) to move the cursor or 

highlight down. Press the left button (   ) 

to move the cursor or highlight left. Press 

the right button (   ) to move the cursor or 

highlight right. At the main menu, press   

or   to scroll through menu options. Press 

 or   to page or scroll up or down.

2) 

 MENU –Goes to the main menu, where 

you can access all three versions of the 

Spelling Bee games, the Games menu, and 

the Settings menu.

3) 

 BACK –Backs up, erases a letter, or goes 

to your previous location, when available.

4) 

 ENTER –Selects an item.

5)  POWER –Located along the bottom side of 

the device, turns your device on or off.

Your device is powered by three AAA 

batteries. Follow these easy instructions 

to install or replace them. Note: You must 

install the batteries before you use your 

product for the first time. Please have a small 

screwdriver and the new batteries at hand 

before you remove the old ones. Note: It is 

recommended that you use alkaline or heavy 

duty batteries.

Note: The screw does not separate from 

the battery cover. Simply unscrew it until 

it loosens.

Important: Be sure that the batteries are 

installed correctly. Wrong polarity may 

damage the unit.

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Use the main menu to quickly take you to 

all the different games, tools and resources 

in your Speaking Spelling Bee. The main 

menu contains five options: Game Show, 

Competition, Practice, Games, and Settings.
You can navigate the main menu using the 

buttons or the stylus, but to access the main 

menu press the MENU button at any time.
Press the   or   buttons to cycle through the 

options. When you see the one you want, 

press the ENTER button to select it.
Using the stylus, press the arrow icons to 

cycle through the options. Press the option 

you want to open it.

Game Show enables you to play a game 

show version of a Spelling Bee. In this single 

player version of Spelling Bee, you can choose 

an avatar to represent you, a name, and a skill 

level. Then you can play a series of ten rounds 

consisting of ten words each.
Competition enables you to compete against 

up to five other players in a Spelling Bee. 

There must be at least two players and a 

maximum of six players, including yourself. 

Each player can select an avatar to represent 

you and a name. If you choose, you can 

play against the computer and select the 

computer’s level of experience to match your 

own. You can also select the game’s level of 

difficulty and the number of rounds to play. 

You then compete in a Spelling Bee against all 

the players.
Practice enables you to choose an avatar to 

represent you, a name, and a skill level. Then 

you can practice your spelling skills. You will 

be given a total of 15 practice words that you 

have to spell three times each.
Games allows you to access the two games 

included on your device: Hangman and 

Jumble.
Settings allows you to adjust your device’s 

shutoff time and choose whether to turn the 

sound and keytones on or off. You can adjust 

the volume and re-calibrate the touch screen. 

You can also erase all your user data.

When using the Speaking Spelling Bee, you 

can adjust the shutoff time, whether the 

sound and keytone features are turned on or 

off, adjust the volume, recalibrate the touch 

screen, and erase all your user data.

Shut off time determines how long your 

device stays on if no key is pressed.
Sound determines whether or not music 

and other sounds are played on your 

device.
Keytone determines whether or not a tone 

sounds each time a key is pressed.
Volume adjusts the loudness of your 

device.
Touch panel allows you to recalibrate the 

touch screen.
Erase all user data allows you to clear your 

device memory.

Note: For Touch panel and Erase all user 

data, press the setting again to access the 

setting. Please see below for additional 

instructions.

Changes to your settings will be 

automatically saved.

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Sometimes the touch screen may become 

off target and not as responsive to the 

touch of the stylus. When this happens, 

you may want to recalibrate the touch 

screen.
At the Settings screen, select Touch panel. 

Follow the instructions on the screen to 

complete the recalibration.

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Erase all user data enables you to erase all 

the high scores and other results earned 

during game play.
At the Settings screen, select Erase all user 

data. You are asked to confirm that you 

want erase this data. Press Yes to erase 

your data. Press No to cancel the deletion.

Speaking Spelling Bee has three versions of a 

Spelling Bee for you to play: Practice, Game 

Show, and Competition. Though the game 

play experience varies somewhat between 

these three versions, you will encounter 

some of the same features throughout all 

the versions. The following sections describe 

these similarities.

Every time you play, you are asked to select 

a character. This is done at the character 

selection screen. At this screen, you can select 

an avatar and type a name.
There are ten different characters to choose 

from.

Use the back arrow to delete the letter to 

the left of the cursor.

To cancel the character selection and 

return to your previous location, press 

Cancel.

Usage Note: This user’s guide describes the 

functions of this device using the stylus and 

the touch screen. Please remember that in 

some functions, the navigation, BACK and 

ENTER buttons may still function.

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