Excalibur electronic NY90 User's Manual
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1. firm your selected puzzle If you ve selected a puzzle that was already completed the icon DONE will be shown below the sequence number of that particular puzzle Points 100 Filling in an empty square 200 Erasing each number After 15 minutes pass your total bonus will be reduced by 100 points for every elapsed minute After 60 minutes your bonus will be zero 20 000 Expert 15 000 Hard 10 000 Medium 5 000 Easy If you complete a puzzle with the AUTO PLAY or HINT function you will have no bonus for that game Menu Options During a game press the EXIT MENU button any time to display the menu screen Use the UP or DOWN button to scroll through the follow ing menu options and use the START ENTER button to confirm your selection YES and NO will appear alongside the menu item Press the START ENTER button to con firm your selection NEW GAME Select to return to the puzzle selec tion screen This will take you to the same level of dif ficulty as your previous game If you wish to select a different level of difficulty press the EXIT MENU button Select a level of difficulty and press the START ENTER button to begin a new game RESTART Select to restart your current game SAVE Select to save your current game QUIT GAME Select to quit your current game SOUND Select to turn the sound on or off SHOW POSSIBILITIES Select to turn the SHOW POSSIBILI TIES function on or off W2. Times EXIT MENU SuDoku Plug amp Play AUTO PLAY START ENTER VIDEO AUDIO Function of Buttons ON OFF Switch to turn the unit on or off DIRECTIONAL KEYPAD Press to move cursor up down left and right while playing the game During game selection press the UP and DOWN buttons to scroll through game options EXIT MENU Press to enter the MENU screen during a game press again to return to previous screen AUTO PLAY Press once to answer a square automati cally press and hold for two seconds to fill in all of the squares one by one one square per second NUMBERS Press to enter one through nine during a game START ENTER Press to confirm your selection press to erase your entry during a game press to move the cursor to the hint option when the cursor is on a square VIDEO PLUG Insert the yellow plug into the video socket of your television AUDIO PLUG Insert the white plug into the audio socket of your television RESET Press to reset the unit How to Play SuDoku The object of the game is to place numbers in the empty squares so that each row each column and each three by three grid contains the numbers one through nine once Getting Started Plug it into your television and then turn it on by switching the power switch to ON on the top of the unit The New York Times SuDoku Plug amp Play When the game turns on the following screen will appear on your telev
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4. User s Guide for Che New York Times SuDoku Plug amp Play Model No NY90 ongratulations on your purchase of The New York Times SuDoku Plug amp Play by Excalibur Electronics Inc You and your friends will enjoy hours of challenging fun with this innovative game The New York Times SuDoku Plug Play features 835 puzzles selected by The New York Times crossword puzzle editor Will Shortz Your New York Times SuDoku Plug amp Play is easy to use but be sure to use it safely Before starting please read this manual thoroughly especially noting safety and care Keep this manual for reference This package includes one New York Times SuDoku Plug amp Play and its user s guide Copyright 2006 The New York Times Company The New York Times logo is a registered trademark of The New York Times Company SuDoku Easy Presented by Will Shortz Volume 1 SuDoku Easy to Hard Presented by Will Shortz Volume 2 SuDoku Easy to Hard Presented by Will Shortz Volume 3 The Giant Book of SuDoku Presented by Will Shortz The Ultimate SuDoku Challenge Presented by Will Shortz SuDoku for your Coffeebreak Presented by Will Shortz SuDoku to Boost Your Brainpower Presented by Will Shortz Copyright 2006 by Will Shortz All Rights Reserved The legendary King Arthur brandished a magic sword Excalibur from which we take our company name With this unique weapon in his hands he could not be vanquished Although Excalibur Electroni
5. cs can t claim the magical secrets of Merlin King Arthur s court wizard sometimes our patented technology may make it seem as if we could We make you think The puzzles featured herein have not appeared in The New York Times 2 Table of Contents Installing Batteries 2 page 3 Layout of The New York Times SuDoku Plug amp Play page Functions of Buttons page How to Play DALE SUDO sisi da aS o DARE Getting Started page The New York Times Plug amp Play page Points ess swt nle as earn PASS 9 Menu Options page 10 Creating a New Puzzle page 11 Battery Information page 13 Special Care amp Handling page 14 Limited 90 Day Warranty page 15 OOOOU R Installing Batteries Your New York Times SuDoku Plug amp Play requires four AAA batteries not included To install batteries carefully turn the unit over so that it is face down on a soft surface Find the battery compartment on the back of the unit Use a small Phillips screwdriver to remove the screw Lift off the battery compartment lid Install the batteries making sure to match polarity and with the diagram inside the battery compartment Place the tab of the battery compartment lid in its slot and close the compartment door Replace the screw and tighten it carefully 3 Layout of The New York
6. hen on the possible answer choices will be shown on the right side of the screen INCORRECT NUMBER ALERT Select to turn the INCORRECT NUMBER ALERT function on 10 or off When on incorrect numbers will appear white DONE Select to confirm the changes you ve just made to your game settings Selecting DONE and YES will save your game settings adjustments If you select NO and press the EXIT MENU but ton you will return to your game but your settings will not be saved Creating a New Puzzle You can recreate any SuDoku puzzle Transfer your favorite SuDoku puz zles from the newspaper books or make one up your self Every time you select CRE ATE A PUZZLE on the opening menu screen the following screen will appear 11 Figure 5 Blank Create a Puzzle Screen Use the DIRECTIONAL KEY PAD and NUMBER buttons to fill in the puzzle Once you ve finished creating the puzzle press the DOWN but ton until you reach the DONE icon on the bottom right cor ner Press the START ENTER button to confirm your puzzle The following screen will appear on your television Figure 6 Filled In Create function is not available for a Puzzle Screen customized puzzles The HINT function and the If you press the EXIT MENU INCORRECT NUMBER ALERT button during the creation of Your unit may occasionally freeze up or function improperly because of static electrical discharge If this happens press the RESET but
7. ision WELCOME TO a vox ci Create a Puzzle Options Figure 1 Opening Screen Use the DIRECTIONAL KEY PAD to scroll up and down the menu items If there s a saved puzzle the RECALL option will appear on the bottom of the menu screen Press the START ENTER but ton to confirm your selec tion To begin playing select the PLAY NOW option Players may also customize a puzzle by selecting CREATE A PUZ ZLE Players can also select OPTIONS to adjust the game setting After selecting PLAY NOW the following screen will appear on your television SELECT LEVEL Figure 2 Select Level Use the UP and DOWN but tons to select one of the lev els of difficulty and press the START ENTER button to con firm The following screen will appear on your televi sion Figure 3 Puzzle Selection Screen Scroll through the differ ent puzzles per level of diffi culty by using the LEFT or RIGHT button of your DIREC TIONAL KEYPAD Press the UP or DOWN button of your DIRECTIONAL KEYPAD to scroll by ten puzzles at a time Press and hold the uP or DOWN button to scroll quickly through all of the puzzles Once you ve found the puzzle you want to play press the START ENTER but ton to confirm The follow ing screen will then appear c 2 EJ a G 7 4 Figure 4 Puzzle Use the DIRECTIONAL KEY PAD to move the cursor around the screen The square you are on will be marked in red The n
8. results from alter ations accident misuse abuse neglect wear and tear inadequate maintenance commercial use or unreasonable use of the unit Removal of the top panel voids all warranties This warranty does not cover cost of repairs made or attempted outside of the factory Any applicable implied war ranties including warranties of merchantability and fitness are hereby limited to 90 DAYS from the date of purchase Consequential or incidental dam ages resulting from a breach of any applicable express or implied 15 warranties are hereby excluded Some states do not allow limita tions on the duration of implied warranties and do not allow exclusion of incidental or conse quential damages so the above limitations and exclusions in these instances may not apply The only authorized service cen ter in the United States is Excalibur Electronics Inc 13755 SW 119th Ave Miami Florida 33186 U S A Phone 305 477 8080 Fax 305 477 9516 www ExcaliburElectronics com Ship the unit carefully packed preferably in the original carton and send it prepaid and adequate ly insured Include a letter detail ing the complaint and including your daytime telephone number inside the shipping carton If your warranty has expired and you want an estimated fee for service write to the above address speci fying the model and the problem PLEASE DO NOT SEND YOUR UNIT WITHOUT RECEIVING AN ESTIMATE FOR SERVICING WE C
9. ssing START ENTER button Once you ve deleted all incorrect entries you can use the AUTO PLAY function again If for some reason the AUTO PLAY function doesn t work an ERROR icon will appear on the screen If the game does not respond after the ERROR icon appears you may input the remaining squares manually if you are sure that your input puzzle is correct or press MENU and select QUIT GAME to return to main menu If you want to know a HINT for a square you may move the cursor to that particular square and press the START button Move the cursor to the HINT icon and press the START ENTER button again The number will flash for a few seconds and then disap pear When you ve filled in the last square of a puzzle and if all the filled in entries are correct the timer will stop counting cursor will disap pear When you fill in the last square of a puzzle if there is a wrong answer the cursor will automatically go to the incorrect number so you can fix it When you have completed one puzzle correctly pressed the START ENTER button The screen will show LEVEL TIME BEST TIME SCORE HIGH SCORE AVERAGE and DONE DONE refers to the number of puzzles complet ed per number of puzzles in that level Press the START ENTER button for the screen to show the next puzzle The puzzle number will flash indicating you can select another puz zle by pressing the DIREC TIONAL KEYPAD Press the START ENTER button to con
10. ton to restart 12 Battery Information The New York Times SuDoku Plug amp Play requires four AAA batteries not included Do not mix alkaline standard carbon zinc or rechargeable nickel cadmium batteries Do not mix old and new batteries Do not use rechargeable batteries Do not short circuit battery terminals Remove batteries and store them in a cool dry place when not in use To avoid explosion or leakage do not dispose of batteries in a fire or attempt to recharge alkaline or other non rechargeable batteries 13 Special Care 8 Handling Avoid rough handling such as bumping or dropping Avoid moisture and extreme temperatures For best results use between the temperatures of 39 F and 100 F 4 C and 38 O Unplug the electrical cord prior to cleaning Clean using only a slightly damp cloth Do not use cleaners with chemical agents 14 LIMITED 90 DAY WARRANTY EXCALIBUR ELECTRONICS INC warrants to the original consumer that its products are free from any electrical or mechanical defects for a period of 90 DAYS from the date of pur chase If any such defect is dis covered within the warranty peri od EXCALIBUR ELECTRON ICS INC will repair or replace the unit free of charge upon receipt of the unit shipped postage prepaid and insured to the factory address shown at right The warranty covers normal con sumer use and does not cover damage that occurs in shipment or failure that
11. umbers available for that box will turn red on the right side of the screen if the show possi bilities function is on Once you ve reached a square that you know the answer for press the respec tive number button This number will appear white if incorrect or black if correct if the incorrect number alert is on It will appear red if it was filled in by the AUTO function During your game the potential answer choices will be shown on the right side of the screen marked in red if the show possibilities function is on If you input an incorrect number the INCORRECT NUMBER ALERT function will display the inputted number in white You have the option of turn ing these functions off by selecting the OPTIONS choice in the opening menu screen If you ve entered an incor rect number you can delete that number by moving the cursor to that square and pressing the START ENTER button If youre stuck you can select AUTO PLAY for help Your Plug amp Play will calcu late where you should fill in your next answer choice If you press and hold AUTO PLAY for two seconds the unit will begin to fill in all of the squares one by one at the speed of one square per second You can stop AUTO PLAY from filling in additional squares by pressing AUTO PLAY again However if your game contains incor rect entries the AUTO PLAY function will not work It will move your cursor over the incorrect number Delete the number by pre
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