User manual FRANKLIN 455D-B

[. . . ] With this unique weapon in his hands, he could not be vanquished. A l t h o u g h E x c a l i b u r E l e c t r o n i c s c a n 't claim the magical secrets of Merlin, King Arthur 's court wizard, sometimes our patented technology may make it seem as if we could. The New York Times Touch-Screen Crossword Puzzle, Deluxe Edition is another unmatched innovation of Excalibur Electronics. The New York Times logo is a registered trademark of The New York Times Company. RESET Button (on back) Crossword Puzzle QWERTY Keyboard Clues LIGHT Button 3 Layout of Onscreen Keyboard SOUND Key ON/OFF Key NEW GAME Solve PUZZLE Key "QWERTY" Keyboard DEL Key CONTRAST Key CHECK Key Solve LETTER Key Solve WORD Key Your unit uses a touch-screen "QWERTY" keyboard. A "QWERTY" keyboard arranges the letter-keys just like your home, school, or work computer keyboard does. Your stylus is the key to communicating with your New York Times Touch-Screen Crossword Puzzle, Deluxe Edition. [. . . ] (Note: there are 1, 000 puzzles in your New York Times Touch-Screen Crossword Puzzle, Deluxe Edition, so it requires more than one screen "page" to list the puzzles. The screen will display "LAST PAGE" when the final page of choices has been displayed. 6 Touch any of the numbers to display a puzzle. You'll see the cursor flashing in the first blank "box" at the top left of the puzzle. You can move the cursor to any open square you want simply by touching that square. You can fill in any blank "box" by touching one of the letters on your onscreen QWERTY keyboard. Viewing clues Immediately below the onscreen puzzle you've selected, you'll see the clue for the word you've selected (by touching the word with your stylus). If you want to see the DOWN clue, just touch the right arrow displayed before the clue with your stylus. The Working a puzzle As soon as you touch a number with the stylus, your display will fill with the chosen crossword puzzle. Naturally, all "boxes" (each indicating a single letter) are blank. Blanks between words are indicated by a solid black "box, " just as in the puzzles printed in The New York Times. Touch "PREVIOUS PAGE" at the top of the screen to move backward through the pages. ) icon will change to a downward arrow. Touching the downward arrow will change the icon back to a right arrow and the ACROSS clue. Solving letters, words & puzzle If you're stumped about a word on the puzzle you're working, you can ask for a specific letter, word--or even the whole puzzle--to be solved. With your stylus, just press LETTER, WORD or PUZZLE under the SOLVE heading. Y/N By asking you this question, your unit is safeguarding against giving you an answer you do not want. If we confirm that we want the answer by tapping "Y" with our stylus, the word will be solved. If the right-hand arrow was displayed before the clue, the ACROSS word will be solved. If the downward arrow was displayed before the clue, the 7 If you want to see the clues to a different word of the puzzle, simply touch a letter in the word you choose. The corresponding clues will be instantly displayed. Using the check function Touch and hold the CHECK key with your stylus to check all your answers in the puzzle. All of the incorrect letters will be replaced by a spell-check icon, alerting you that you've made a mistake, without giving you the answer. (Even wrong answers that are spelled correctly will be indicated. ) When you release the CHECK key, the spell-check icons will disap- Deleting or erasing This function is just like erasing an answer you've made in a paper-and-pencil crossword. Place the cursor on the letter you want to delete, and touch the DEL key with the stylus. Three options will appear on screen: "DELETE LETTER, " "DELETE WORD, " and "DELETE PUZZLE. " Simply touch the option you want with your stylus. Note: When you select "DELETE WORD, " the word deleted will be the ACROSS word when the right arrow appears to the left of the clue. The DOWN word will be deleted when the downward arrow appears to the left of the clue. DOWN word will be solved. pear and the original letters will be displayed. Completing the puzzle A puzzle is completed when all of the squares have been filled with the correct letters. [. . . ] You can touch the letter "L" to reduce the contrast or touch the "H" to increase the contrast. IF NO BUTTONS ARE PRESSED FOR THREE MINUTES, YOUR NEW YORK TIMES DELUXE CROSSWORD WILL AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF TO SAVE BATTERIES. Sound on/off Touch the SOUND key to toggle the sound on and off. The message "SOUND ON" or "SOUND 8 SIMPLY TOUCH "ON/OFF" WITH YOUR STYLUS TO RESUME THE PUZZLE YOU WERE WORKING ON. 9 · Avoid rough handling such as bumping or dropping. Special Care & Handling · Avoid moisture and extreme temperatures. For best results, use between the temperatures of 39ºF and 100ºF (4º C and 38º C). Do not use cleaners with chemical agents. · Batteries should be installed or replaced only by an adult. [. . . ]