Franklin SSB-208 ユーザーズマニュアル

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Selecting a Skill Level
At the skill level selection screen, you can 
select the difficulty of game words. You can 
choose BeginnerAdvanced or Master.
1.  Press the skill level you want.
Viewing Spelling Bee Help
You can view on-screen instructions to help 
you play the Spelling Bee games. In all three 
versions, these instructions are available 
where the skill level can be selected.
1.  Press HELP.
2.  Read the text.
Press NEXT to continue reading the 
instructions.
Press PREVIOUS to return to a previous 
screen.
3.  Press CLOSE when you are finished.
Viewing Your High Scores
You can view your five best scores in any 
version of Spelling Bee.
In Practice, you see the player’s name, the 
elapsed time and the number of errors.
In Game Show and Competition, you see the 
player’s name, the latest round reached, the 
player’s score and elapsed time.
1.  CLEAR SCORES is highlighted at the 
bottom of the screen. Press it to erase all 
saved scores.
2.  Press CLOSE when you are finished.
Using Spelling Bee Tools
Just like in a real Spelling Bee, each version
of Spelling Bee in your device contains a 
selection of tools to help you spell a word. 
After a game word is pronounced, these 
options are displayed at the bottom of the 
screen.
1.  Press SENTENCE, DEFINITION, REPEAT, 
or ORIGINS.
Sentence displays the game word in a 
sentence, where “~” represents the game 
word.
Definition displays a definition of the game 
word.
Repeat pronounces the game word again.
Origin displays information about the 
origin of the game word.
2.  Type the game word.
3.  Press ENTER to continue the game.
Playing Practice
Select Practice to hone your spelling skills 
and get a feel for how the game works. In 
each practice round, you are asked to spell 15 
words correctly three times each.
1.  Press the MENU button.
2.  Press the arrow icons to cycle through 
the options until Practice is displayed.
3.  Press the Practice option to begin.
The character selection screen is displayed.
Note: To end the game at any time and 
return to the main menu, press the MENU 
button.
4.  Select a character.
Select an avatar and type a name. Please 
see “Selecting a Character” for more 
information.
5.  Select a skill level.
Select a skill level. Please see “Selecting 
a Skill Level” for more information. Note
Selecting a skill level automatically 
advances you to begin the game.
You can also select HELP to read 
instructions about the Spelling Bee games. 
Please see “Using On Screen Help” for more 
information.
Select HIGH SCORES to view the best 
scores of your practice rounds. Please 
see “Viewing High Scores” for more 
information.
Select CANCEL to return to your previous 
location.
6.  Press GO to begin the practice round.
Before you begin, press SHOW WORD 
to activate the option of displaying the 
game word as it is pronounced. Please see 
“Using the Show Word Option” for more 
information.
The first word is pronounced and the 
definition for the word is displayed on the 
screen.
7.  Type the word you just heard.
Use the back arrow to delete the letter to 
the left of the cursor.
If you are having trouble spelling a word, 
some tools are available to help you. You 
can have the word repeated or used in a 
sentence. You can see the word’s definition 
or origins. Please see “Using Spelling Bee 
Tools” for more information.
At any time while spelling a word, press 
RESULT to see your results so far. Press the 
results panel to close it.
In Practice there are additional hints 
available to help you spell game words. 
Press HINT to access the hints. Press the 
hint you want to see. Please see “Hints” for 
more information.
8.  When you are satisfied with your 
answer, press ENTER.
If your answer is correct, a green dot is 
filled in on the chart on the left side of the 
screen. This chart keeps track of how many 
times you’ve spelled each of your practice 
words correctly. If your answer is incorrect, 
the dot is colored red. Remember to 
complete the practice round, each word 
must be spelled correctly three times.
9.  Go is highlighted at the bottom of the 
screen. Press it to see the next word.
10. Continue spelling words until you’ve 
completed the practice round.
When the practice round is over, you are 
shown your number of errors and how 
long it took to complete the round. If it is 
one of your best efforts, it is automatically 
saved among your high scores.
11. Press OK to continue.
Using the 
 
Show Word Option
The Show Word option in a practice round 
displays the game word on the screen for 
a few seconds as it is pronounced. You 
can turn this mode on before the practice 
round begins or between each word.
Note: This option, when turned on, only 
displays the next word. You must turn it on 
for each word you want to display.
When this option is displayed, it appears 
next to Go. Press SHOW WORD to turn the 
option on. Then press GO to continue. To 
turn the option off, press it again.
Using Hints
 
While you play Practice, five hints are 
available to help you spell game words. 
Each hint can be used only one time 
during the course of a word. Note: A sixth 
hint, Pass, is displayed, but disabled during 
Practice.
Press HINT to display the Hints menu and 
then press the option you want. Press 
BACK to close the Hints menu without 
selecting a hint.
Uniques displays all the correct letters in a 
word, but jumbled in a random order.
1st Letters displays the first letter of the 
word.
Consonants displays all the consonants of 
the word, in the order they appear.
Vowels displays all the vowels of the word, 
in the order they appear.
Word Choice displays a list of three words, 
where only one of the words is the correct 
word.
Playing Game Show
Game Show is a one player game where 
you can earn money by quickly spelling 
progressively more difficult words. Each word 
has a unique dollar amount, which increases 
with the difficulty of the words. Additional 
money can be awarded based on how quickly 
you spell each word.
In a standard game, you have ten regular 
rounds with a speed round after each regular 
round.
At the Beginner skill level, if you complete 
the first ten regular rounds, you advance to 
the Advanced skill level. After 10 rounds at 
the Advanced skill level, you continue to the 
Master skill level. The game continues at the 
Master skill level until the game is over.
1.  Press the MENU button.
2.  Press the arrow icons to cycle through 
the options until Game Show is 
displayed.
3.  Press the Game Show option to begin.
The character selection screen is displayed.
Note: To end the game at any time and 
return to the main menu, press the MENU 
button.
4.  Select a character.
Select an avatar and type a name. Please 
see “Selecting a Character” for more 
information.
5.  Select a skill level.
Select a skill level. Please see “Selecting 
a Skill Level” for more information. Note
Selecting a skill level automatically 
advances you to begin the game.
You can also select HELP to read 
instructions about the Spelling Bee games. 
Please see “Using On Screen Help” for more 
information.
Select HIGH SCORES to view the best 
scores of your game shows. Please 
see “Viewing High Scores” for more 
information.
Select CANCEL to return to your previous 
location.
6.  Press GO to begin the game.
The first word is pronounced.