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. Reca ...