Excalibur electronic The New York Times Crossword Puzzle Dictionary 461 User's Manual
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1. 2005 The New York Times Company 1974 1977 1984 1995 by Thomas Pulliam and Clare Grundman This product published by arrangement with Random House Information Group a division of Random House Inc Table of Contents Installing Batteries sosoo page 2 Functions of Buttons soaa page 4 Getting Started mi iie peci neee a w ee page 6 Howto Uses so ase Sy hes E a See ah E page 6 Special Care amp Handling 0 4 page 12 Battery Information 0 2000 page 12 FCC Warning g ooa e a o ee page 12 90 Day Limited Warranty 0 page 13 Installing Batteries Your New York Times _ partment on the unit s back Cross word Puzzle Dictionary requires two Lift off the battery cam AAA batteries To install partment lid Install two batteries carefully tum it aay batteries making sure over so that the top side is to match the polarity and face down on a soft surface with the diagram inside such as a towel or magazine the battery compartment You ll find the battery ca Place the battery compart The New York Times Crossword Puzzle Dictionary may lock up due to static discharge or other electrical disturbances If this should happen use a slim pointed object to press the RESET button on the back of the unit 461 MA NYT Xword dictionary 081205 v2 qxd 12 8 05 5 05 PM Page 4 Layout of The New York Times On ENTER DIRECTIONAL ARROWS Functions Press to fil2. 461 MA NYT Xword dictionary ena ieee 12 8 05 5 05 PM Page 1 461 MA NYT Xword dictionary 081205 v2 qxd 12 8 05 5 05 PM Page 2 ongratulations on your purchase of Excalibur Electronics C New York Times Crossword Puzzle Dictionary You and your friends will enjoy hours of challenging fun solving crossword puzzles with this innovative handheld You can search for unknown words check for spelling jumble letters to new words find words similar in spelling search for a phrase using a specific word find synonyms and much more The New York Times Crossword Puzzle Dictionary is easy to use but be sure to use it safely Before starting please read this manual thoroughly especially noting safety care and bat tery information Keep this manual for reference This package includes one New York Times Crossword Dictionary and its manual Che New Jork Gimes Al The legendary King Arthur brandished a magic sword Excalibur from which we take our compa ny name With this unique weapon in his hands he could not be vanquished Although Excalibur Electronics 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 The New York 9 Times Electronic Crossword is another unmatched innovation of Excalibur Electronics We make you think The New York Times logo is a registered trademark of The New York Times Company All rights reserved
3. HK and press 10 461 MA NYT Xword dictionary 081205 v2 qxd 12 8 05 5 05 PM Page 10 ON ENTER a WACK ol it will suggest Jumble Function You can rearrange the characters you ve entered to form new words using the jumble function First type a few letters or a complete word For example enter ARANEG Then press the JUMBLE but tm Press the A a V but tons to select the minimum word size For example you select six as your min imum word size Press ENTER to confirm The LCD will display the top of the list In this case the first word it will display is ARENGA Scroll down to view all of your options Finding a Word s Synonym Press the SYNONYM button to search for the synonyms of a word or a phrase You can also find additional syn onyms by pressing the PHRASE buttons after finding a synonym First type a word or phrase For example enter RUN Press the SYNONYM button The LCD screen will scroll through the synonyms it found In this case it will display words like CHASE HURRY SPEED Press the P button to pause it tem porarily when you ve found your desired synonym After you ve paused it press the A aor V buttons to manually scroll through the synonyms Press the P button again to resume automatic scrolling 11 If there are no matches the LCD will display NO ENTRIES If the total amount of a word s synonyms is less t
4. T You can press the A and V buttons to scroll through additional matches If there are no matches the screen will display NO ENTRIES In this case if you scroll down there are numerous matches starting w i t h CABINETMAKER and ending with CYCLOMETER Press the CLEAR button to return to the home screen Finding Similar Words If you have not found the answer you were looking for using the button try finding similar words instead This function replaces letters for the selected word These replacements are in lower case letters Everytime you press the SIMILAR but ton it will replace an additional letter If you press it once it will replace one letter If you press it twice it will replace two letters If it reads NO MORE that means all the letters 461 MA NYT Xword dictionary 081205 v2 qxd 12 8 05 5 05 PM Page 8 NOTE Please be patient When it searches for phrases it will search through all phrases from A through Z using the entered word First enter a word using the and or buttons then press ON ENTER For exam ple enter SH P then press ON ENTER Press the SIMILAR button to display SIMILAR WORDS In this case the first entry would be CHAPE the lowercase c is the new letter Scroll through the additional matches Press the SIMILAR button again to see display SIMILAR WORDS with an additional letter change F
5. ality CLEAR Press to clear the screen and return to the home screen BACK Press to return to the previous screen Press to type a hyphen A Z Press to type letters A through Z P Press to pause when scrolling through syn onyms countries or char acters Press it again to continue scrolling RESET Press to reset the wmit A Press to scroll up type an apostrophe or 461 MA NYT Xword dictionary 081205 v2 qxd 12 8 05 5 05 PM Page 6 Getting Started with The New York Times Crossword Puzzle Dictionary Put two AAA batteries into your New York Times Crossword Puzzle Dictionary as described in the Installing Batteries section on page 3 How to Use After you ve inserted the batteries the power will turn on immediately and the screen will show the fol lowing sentences WELCOME TO THE NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD PUZZLE DICTIONARY Press any key to begin COPYRIGHT 2005 THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY COPYRIGHT 1974 1977 1984 1995 BY THOMAS PULLIAM AND CLARE GRUNDMAN THIS PRODUCT PUBLISHED BY ARRANGEMENT WITH RANDOM HOUSE INFORMATION GROUP A DIVISION OF RANDOM HOUSE INC Here s a demonstration of my functions CROSSWORDS AW E AWARE MATCHES GN IS GNOSIS JUMBLES GOILCLA LOGICAL SPELLING ENGLUTCH ENGLISH SYNONYMS EDIT CUT EMEND DIRECT REDACT REVIEW PRESS ANY KEY TO BEGIN The home screen is the BEGIN screen You can press any button to skip past th
6. cifying the model and the problem PLEASE DO NOT SEND YOUR UNIT WITHOUT RECEIVING AN ESTIMATE FOR 2 SERVICING WE W CANNOT STORE N YOUR UNIT We Make You Think 461 MA NYT Xword dictionary 081205 v2 qxd 12 8 05 5 05 PM Page 14 YOU THINK aT awn exceeds two minutes because there are so many synonyms the unit will go into battery save mode and shut off Press the ON ENTER button to wake it up If you find a word or phrase using the buttons you can also press the SYNONYM button to find its synonyms P amp P Function This function allows you to view information regarding geographic places and professions First type a place or profession For example enter CHINA and then press the P amp P button The ICD will display ABORIGINE YAO MANS and many other entries Scroll through the entries using the A a V buttons If the unit has no information about the entry it will display NO ENTRIES Press the CLEAR button to return to the hame screen Automatic Power Off If no key is pressed for approximately two minutes your unit will shut itself off to conserve batteries Press the ON ENTER button to wake your unit up 15
7. e demonstration above This will take you to the home screen Adjusting Screen Contrast Press the A V bu tons repeatedly to adjust the screen contrast Finding Matching Words This is the function you will use the most to solve crossword puzzles When you are searching for matching words use the batt to fill in for each unknown letter hyphen or blank First type a word using for the unknown letters For example enter C M N E Next press the ON ENTER button to display the fol lowing BUILDING LIST CROSSWORD LIST You can press the A and V buttons to scroll through additional matches If there are no matches the screen will display No entries In this case if you scroll down there are only two matches Commanded v Commander A The arrows on the side of these matches indicate there are additional choices above indicated by the up arrow or below indicated by the down arrow Press the CLEAR button to return to the home screen Finding a Series of You can only adjust the contrast at the home screen Missing Letters When you are searching for a series of missing let ters use the buttm to fill in for the unknown series of characters The asterisk can represent letters hyphens or blanks First type a word using for the unknown series For example enter C M R Next press the ON ENTER button to display the fol lowing BUILDING LIST CROSSWORD LIS
8. han 50 the synonym list will continue to scroll till it reaches the end of the List At the end of the synonym list it will read END OF FILE TO RESTART Press the V button to scroll through the same list again If the total amount of a word s synonyms is greater than 50 the unit will ask you to select the number of letters in the synonym you are searching for Press the A ao V buttons to select the synonym size and then press the ON ENTER button to confirm your entry Then the LCD display will scroll through these matches If the displaying time 461 MA NYT Xword dictionary 081205 v2 qxd 12 8 05 5 05 PM Page 12 Special Care amp Handling Avoid rough handling such as bumping or dropping Avoid moisture and extreme temperatures For best results use between the temperatures of 3909F and 1009F 42 C and 382 C Clean using only a slightly damp cloth Do not use cleaners with chemical agents Battery Information e Your New York Times Electronic Crossword Puzzle Dictionary uses two AAA batteries not included e Do not mix alkaline standard carbon zinc or rechargeable nickel cad mium batteries e Do not mix old and new batteries e Do not use rechargeable batteries e Remove exhausted batteries from the unit e Do not short circuit battery terminals e Remove batteries and store them in a cool dry place when not in use e To avoid explosion or leakage do not dispose of batteries in a fire or attemp
9. ht The warranty covers normal con sumer use and does not cover damage that occurs in shipment or failure that results from alterations 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 attempt ed outside of the factory Any applicable implied warranties including warranties of merchantabil ity and fitness are hereby limited to 90 DAYS from the date of purchase Consequential or incidental damages resulting from a breach of any appli cable express or implied warranties are hereby excluded Some states do not allow limitations on the duration of implied warranties and do not allow exclusion of incidental or consequen tial damages so the above limitations and exclusions in these instances may not apply The only authorized service center 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 prefer ably in the original carton and send it prepaid and adequately insured Include a letter detailing the com plaint 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 spe
10. l in for an unknown letter hyphen or blank This is the most commonly used function Press to fill in for a series of unknown letters hyphen or blanks This is a Crossword Puzzle Dictionary i CD of Buttons frequently used function ON ENTER Type a word and press ENTER to check spelling Press UP DOWN to scroll through spelling suggestions Press to con firm your entry Press to BACK wake it up if it goes into battery save mode JUMBLE Type a word or series of letters and press JUMBLE to view words that can be made by rearranging the letters you just entered SIMILAR Type a word or series of letters and press SIMILAR to view words that have only one letter differ ent from the word you just entered PHRASE Type a word and press PHRASE to view all phrases that include that word Press DOWN to scroll through more phrases Press SYNONYM at any time to view words related to that phrase SYNONYM Type a word and press SYNONYM to view words that are related to the word you entered For words with many syn onyms you will be prompted to choose the lengths of the words you would like to view P amp P Type a word and press Places amp Professions to view pertinent informa tion Pressing P amp P for a place name will reveal geo graphic information such as currency and capitals Pressing P amp P for a profes sion will return the names of famous people in that field listed by nation
11. or example another entry would be AGAPE scroll through the additional matches You can search for the same number of similar words as there are letters in these words Once there are no additional similar word options the LCD will read NO MORE Finding Phrases You can also search for phrases by using at least one word in a phrase First type a word in a phrase For example enter COME Press the PHRASE button The LCD will display FIND ING PHRASE then it will display the PHRASE LIST In this case the first phrase on the list is COME ABOUT Scroll through the addition al matches If the length of the phrase exceeds 15 letters it will scroll through the LCD screen automatically Press the CLEAR button to return to the home screen Typing Punctuation Press the A button to type an apostrophe Press the V baton to type a period You can not input punctuation as the first letter on your screen Judging and Correcting Words After you ve entered a word and pressed the ON ENTER button it will be able to check if your entry is correct or incorrect If your entry is incorrect it will suggest correct alter natives When the word is cor rect the LCD will display THINKING RIGHT fol lowed by your entry If the entry is incorrect it will display Thinking Correction list It will display correct alterna tives For example if you enter WW
12. t to recharge alkaline or other non rechargeable batter This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired opera tim NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be deter mined by turning 12 90 Day Limited Warranty EXCALIBUR ELECTRONICS INC warrants to the original con sumer that its products are free from any electrical or mechanical defects for a period of 90 DAYS from the date of purchase If any such defect is discovered within the warranty peri od EXCALIBUR ELECTRONICS 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 rig
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