User manual LEXIBOOK POCKET CROSSWORD SOLVER

Table of Contents Pocket Crossword Solver Introduction .......................................................... 4 Keyboard Guide ................................................... 5 6 Display Symbols ................................................... On-screen help ..................................................7 Getting Started .................................................. 7 Finding solutions ................................................ 8 9 Single words - Extended Search ............................ Multiple words ................................................. 10 Hyphenated words .............................................. 12 13 Searching by subject ............................................ Games ................................................................ 17 17 Hangman ............................................................. 18 Jumbled word ....................................................... Anagram searching ............................................... 20 22 Batteries .............................................................. Product Care ........................................................ 22 Specifications ....................................................... 22 Warranty ............................................................... 23 INSTRUCTION MANUAL CR252GB 3 Introduction Thank you for purchasing your Electronic Crossword Puzzle Solver. The product has been designed to assist you to find solutions to both simple and cryptic clues in several simple and convenient ways. The unit has a comprehensive database of over 140,000 words. These have been categorised into 250 subjects to help narrow down and reduce the amount of words offered to you. In order to familiarise yourself with all the useful features & functions please read these user instructions carefully before using this product and keep them handy for future reference. Included with the Electronic Crossword Solver is a handy index and cross-reference guide for your use. Keyboard Guide Function keys ON/OFF Clear display/back Help On/Off Switches unit on and off HELP Invokes context sensitive help mode Function Keys ES Extended search function SUB Starts Subject search mode and displays a list of subjects Starts Game mode to play HANGMAN or JUMBLE. GAME ANAG Starts Anagram word search mode. CLR Clears display ready for new word entry or moves back one screen at a time. Numbers For entry of word length ? Types a "?". Used for entries and word searches. ./For entry of either a hyphen or full stop. Press once for full stop, twice for hyphen and so on. SPACE To enter spaces or commas in multi word searches. Initiates an enquiry ENT DEL Deletes a character. To move the cursor and delete the last letter typed in the JUMBLE game. 5 4 Display Symbols There is one "N" and one "S" symbol located on the right hand side of the display. These indicate which mode the unit is searching under. When the "S" symbol is shown this indicates the unit is in subject mode. When the "N" symbol is shown this indicates the unit is in normal mode. During listing of possible answers, the right-most character of the display may alternate/flash with an arrow or symbol. The following explains what the different arrows and symbols mean and what action you should take. Right Arrow [ ] there are more characters to the right of the display. Press & hold the key to scroll to the right. Release to stop scrolling. To step through the answer one character at a time, press the key repeatedly. ] there are more characters to the left of Left Arrow [ the display, when you have reviewed the end of an answer. Press & hold the key to scroll back to the left. Release to stop scrolling. To step back through the answer, one character at a time, press the key repeatedly. Horizontal Arrows [ ] there are more characters to the left and right. Press either key to scroll. Down Arrow [ ] this is the first entry in a list. Press the key to view the next entry in the list. 6 ] the displayed entry is the last in the list. Up Arrow [ Press the key to view the previous entry in the list. Vertical Arrows [ ] there are more words above & below in the list. Press either the key to view the previous or next entry in the list. When in subject mode Sub title [ ] there are related subjects to the current subject. Press the (ENTER) key for the list. On-Screen help If you require help at any time, simply press the [HELP] key. The Crossword Puzzle Solver will display a message to help guide you through the function you are using. Getting Started - Starting Procedure Before you start using your Crossword Puzzle Solver, please carefully remove the battery tab located at the rear of the unit. Then insert a blunt fine point (such as a paper clip) into the small hole marked RESET. NOTE: Please remove the plastic label covering the LCD display to ensure you can see your entries properly. 7 Finding Solutions Single word - Normal Mode sixth letter and "N" as the nineth letter. The screen will display the first matching word it can find. Press [ON/OFF] key to switch on the Crossword Puzzle Solver. The screen asks you to enter the size of the solution word. SALVATION [] Word size? Using the number keys, type the number of letters in the solution and press [ENTER]. For example, if the clue is "Physical feeling (9)". The answer is 9 letters long, Type a 9 and press [ENTER]. The screen displays a series of 9 ?. [ ] will flash to indicate if there are more matching words. Press to view the next word. Continue this process until you find the desired word you require. Press to scroll back up the list. SENSATION [] ????????? If you know any of the letters of the solution, substitute the ? for those letters. For example, you may know the first letter is an "S", the sixth letter is "T" and the nineth letter is an "N". To substitute the ?, press keys to move the cursor to the desired ?, and type in the known letter(s). If you enter a letter in the wrong place, move the cursor to the mistake and type a ?. Press [CLR] to clear the screen ready for another search for 9-letter words or... ????????? Press [CLR] again to if you wish to enter a new word size. Word size? Single word - Extended Search S????T??N Now press [ENTER] to search the whole database for all 9letter words which contain "S" as the first letter, "T" as the 8 In the example given above, if the list does not contain the required answer, press the [ES] key to perform a single word Extended Search. This will search for your word within the phrase and multiple-word entries in the database. 9 For example, you may be looking for the word "Sherlock" which is not contained as a single word entry but is contained within the entry of "Sherlock Homes and Dr Watson". Note: Extended Search can be used after all types of search (single word, phrases or hyphenated). Multiple words - Normal Mode displays the first matching phrase it can find. KALA AZAR [ ] may flash to indicate if there are more matching phrases. Press to view the next phrase until you find the desired phrase containing your words. Press to scroll back up the list. Press [CLR] to clear the screen ready for another search for phrases of "4,4" words, or press [CLR] again to if you wish to search for a different sized phrase. Multiple Word - Extended Search The solution may contain more than one word, e.g. the clue could be "Shakespeare play (4,4)". Press [CLR] twice to clear the screen ready for a search. Word size? Press [4] then [SPACE] then [4] and then [ENTER], display will show: ????, ???? If you know any of the letters in the solution, substitute the ?s with them. For example, you may know that the 1st letter of the 1st word is an "K" and that the last letter of the 2nd word is an "R". Press the keys to move the cursor to the desired ?s, and type the known letter(s). In the example given above you could use the Extended Search mode to find multiple word answers within phrases or when you are unable to find a multi-word answer using standard search then you can try to find it using Extended Search. E.g. the clue is "Character in Bond Movie. (3,3)" (Answer is Odd Job) Press [CLR] twice to show - K??? ???R Press (ENTER) to search for matching phrases. The screen 10 Word size? Press [3], [Space], [3] and [Enter] to show 11 ???,??? Enter any know letters, e.g. ??-????? If you know any of the letters in the solution, substitute the ?s with them. For example, you may know that the 1st letter of the 1st word is an "C. Press the keys to move the cursor to the desired ?s, and type the known letter(s). ?D?,?OB Press the [ES] key and select Ext.Search to search the whole database. The unit will give - ODD JOB MAN This is the only answer from the unit and the subject this belongs to is Trades, professions and occupation. The words "ODD JOB" will flash to prompt you that this was your required match. Hyphenated words C?-????? Press (ENTER) to search for matching phrases. The screen displays the first matching phrase it can find. CO-PILOT [ ]will flash to indicate if there are more matching phrases. Press repeatedly to search for other phrases until you find the desired one. Press to scroll back up the list. Press [CLR] to clear the screen ready for another search for hyphenated phrases of "3-5" words, or press [CLR] again to if you wish to search for a different sized phrase. Searching by subject The solution may contain hyphenated words, for example "co-pilot". Follow the procedure for finding phrases BUT press the [-] key instead of the [SPACE] key, i.e. Press [CLR] to clear the screen ready for a search. Word size? Press [2] then [-] then [5] and then [ENTER] In order to help narrow down your search for a solution, the Crossword Puzzle Solver database has been categorised into 250 subjects to enable you to search by subject. 13 12 Note: The subject titles are arranged with a crossreference format to help guide you to the desired subject title. Please refer to the Index/Cross Reference booklet enclosed. To search by subject, press the [SUB] key before you have entered the word size. The "S" symbol on the right of the display will come on indicating the Crossword Solver is now in search by subject mode. The screen will ask you to choose a subject... typing in the first few letters. For example, we will type in "t" then "r" then "e" which will take us to Trees and shrubs; · Type the first letter, i.e. T and the screen displays the first subject starting with that letter, i.e. Tennis. The first character flashes to indicate the typed letter. Tennis [ ][ ] Subject? ...is displayed briefly and then the screen displays the first subject, "African countries" African coun [ ][ ][ ] · The [ ] and [ ] symbols will flash alternately. The [ ] symbol indicates there are subjects listed under Tennis which you could refer to instead. If you wanted to view those subjects press [ENTER]. · Type the second letter, i.e. R and the screen displays the closest matching subject, i.e. Trades, professions and occupations. The second letter flashes to indicate the typed letter. The [ ], [ ] and [ ] symbols will flash alternately. The [ ] symbol indicates there is related subject under this title. The [ ] symbol indicates there are more subjects available by scrolling down. The [ ] symbol indicates there are more characters to the right. You may scroll through the list until you find the desired subject, then press [ENTER] to confirm the chosen subject. Alternatively, you can also find the required subject by 14 Trades, pr [ ][ ][ ] · The [ ], [ ] and [ ] symbols will flash alternately. · Type the third letter, i.e. E and the screen displays the closest matching subject i.e. Trees and shrubs. The third letter flashes to indicate the typed letter. Trees and sh [ ][ ][ ] 15 · The [ ], [ ] and [ ] symbols will flash alternately. · Press [ENTER] to view the subjects within the Trees and Shrubs headings. · Scroll down and you will see the subjects Flowers then Gardening and lastly Trees and Shrubs. · Press [ENTER] to confirm the desired subject. You may find it is quicker to search for the desired subject by using a combination of typing letters and then scrolling. When you have found the desired subject, press [ENTER] to confirm. Now, when the unit performs a search, it will search for words / phrases ONLY within the chosen subject. This may help you to find solutions faster. The display will ask you to enter the desired word size. Press [CLR] once ONLY to clear the screen and stay in the same subject. Or press [CLR] twice to clear the screen and return to normal mode. To change the subject, press [SUB] after pressing [CLR] twice. Games The Crossword Puzzle Solver also includes two word games, Hangman and Jumble, described below... Hangman Press the [GAME] key to start the GAME mode. Hangman? [] Word size? Now proceed as usual to find single words, phrases etc. Recalling the subject Press [ENTER] to start Hangman. The unit will pick a word (from 3 to 13 letters) and display a series of ?s representing these letters. The number of lives is displayed on the right. ??????? 9 Once you have found the desired word / phrase, you can press the [Sub] key again to reveal its subject. Press the [CLR] key to return to the current entry. 16 Type letters you think are in the word. Correct guesses will reveal the letter. ?a???l? 9 17 If you type a letter which is not in the word, the screen will tell you and reduce your lives by one... to view the "Jumble?" option. Not in word If you type a wrong letter that you have already tried, the screen will also then flash: Jumble? [ ] Press [ENTER] to start Jumbled. The unit will pick a word (from 3 to 13 letters) and display its jumbled letters. The number of lives is displayed on the right. Tried! (but not remove a life). If you guess all the letters before losing all your lives, you have won the game If your lives reach zero, you have lost the game and the correct word will be revealed. If you want to give-up the game and reveal the word, press the [SPACE] key. Press [CLR] to clear the screen and start a new game. Press [CLR] twice to clear the screen and return to finding crossword solutions. NAELPHET 9 Type the word that you think the jumbled letters come from. Press [ENTER] to see if you are correct. If you are wrong, you lose a life and are asked to try again. You can view the jumbled word at any time by pressing the [ ] [ ] keys. If your lives reach zero, you have lost the game and the correct word will be revealed. If you want to give-up the game and reveal the word, press the [SPACE] key. Press [CLR] to clear the screen and start a new game. Press [CLR] twice to clear the screen and return to finding crossword solutions. Jumbled word Press the [GAME] key to start the GAME mode. Press 18 19 Anagram Searching The Lexibook Crossword Solver can also find Anagrams for you. This will allow you search for words in Crosswords or other games with ease. Follow these instructions to use:· At the screen prompt Word size? press the ANAG key · The display will show N the anagrams could be: BEARD, BREAD, or DEBAR. Words will be sorted in alphabetical order A to Z. · When a word is displayed on the screen you can press the SUB key to review which subject(s) the word comes from and then press CLR to go back the anagram list. · Even if you enter jumbled up letters the unit will find the matching words. E.G. if you enter "rdaeb" and press ENTER the CR251 will find the same word list as per the examples above. · To return to the original entry press the CLR key once. At this stage you can edit your entry by using the arrow keys and/or DEL and letter keys to make a new entry.. · Press CLR twice to go back to the Anagram Mode · And then after 2 seconds will show Anagram Mode prompt. · Press CLR 3 times display to go back to the Word length ? Word size? prompt in crossword solving mode. N · At this prompt enter a word length, in the same way as you do for a normal crossword search. The display will clear to a series of "?s", which match this word length · Then enter a word that could be an anagram, like "BREAD", by changing the "?,s" to letters. Use the letter keys and arrow keys to achieve this. · Crossword Solver will then search the database and find a series of words which match this criteria. In this example 20 21 Batteries Warranty This product is covered by our 2-year warranty. To make use of the warranty or after-sales service, please contact your retailer and supply proof of purchase. Note: Warranty does not cover broken LCD displays.It is the nature of products utilising electronic memory that on rare occasions the information stored in the memory of the unit may be lost. Lexibook cannot accept any responsibility for the loss of data caused by misuse, attempts to repair the unit, an error, replacement of batteries, and use of batteries after their use-by-date has expired, or any other circumstance. Similarly we cannot accept any direct or indirect responsibility for financial losses or complaints of third parties, which could result from the use of this product. Our warranty covers material or installationrelated defects attributable to the manufacturer; with the exception of wear caused by failure to respect the instructions for use or any unauthorised work on the equipment (such as dismantling, exposure to heat or damp etc). Note: It is recommended that all packaging be kept for future reference. Keep this instruction manual in a safe place as it contains important information. Disclaimer: In our constant concern for improvement, the colours and details of the product may differ slightly from those shown on the packaging. The Crossword Puzzle Solver is supplied with one CR 2032 lithium battery which should be replaced when the display become too dim. To replace the battery, unscrew the battery door on the back of the unit and remove the battery, noting the polarity. Insert the new battery making sure the polarity is correct, and then secure the battery door with the screw. Press [ON/OFF] to switch on the unit again. Note: Only replace the batteries with high quality alkaline batteries. This will give the longest battery life. Care and Safety · Keep unit away from direct sunlight, high or low temperature, humidity and dust. · Do not drop the unit. · Do not use detergent, liquid cleaners or solvents to clean the unit. Wipe the unit with a soft dry cloth. · Do not twist or bend the unit. Other Please note that although the Crossword Puzzle Solver cannot solve all your crossword clues, by using its comprehensive database and your knowledge, you will be able to quickly find many more suggestions and possible solutions. Mechanical Specification CR252GB: Dimensions: 97.5mm (L) x 60.5mm (W) x 13mm (H) Weight: 56 grams (including 1 CR2032 battery) Warning: If your Crossword Solver receives an electrostatic shock, causing malfunction, it can be reset by using the reset button on the rear side of the unit. 22 23 Reference: CR252GB 2-year warranty ©2006 LEXIBOOK® Designed and developed in Europe ­ Made in China Customer Service LEXIBOOK UK ltd Unit 10 Petersfield Industrial Estate Bedford Road, Petersfield Hampshire, GU32 3QA, United Kingdom Freephone helpline: 0808 100 3015 http://www.lexibook.com Notes Environmental Protection Unwanted electrical appliances can be recycled and should not be discarded along with regular household waste! Please actively support the conservation of resources and help protect the environment by returning this appliance to a collection centre (if available). 24 CR252GBIM0196 25