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The New York Times
Electronic Crossword
Operating Manual
Model No. NY10
www.ExcaliburElectronics.comInstalling Batteries
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ongratulations on your purchase of Excalibur Electronics’ New
York Times Electronic Crossword. Now you can take your
favorite New York Times puzzles anywhere without the need for Your New York Times Elec- unit. Lift off the battery compart-
pen or paper. Put your knowledge to the test with hundreds of New York tronic Crossword requires 2 AAA ment lid and install the batteries,
Times puzzles to choose from! batteries. To install the batteries, making sure to match polarity (+
carefully turn the New York and -). Then place the tab of the
The New York Times Electronic Crossword is easy to use, but be sure Times Electronic Crossword over battery compartment lid in its slot
to use it safely. Before starting, please read this manual thoroughly, so that the unit is face-down on a and close the compartment door.
especially noting safety, care and battery information. Keep this manu- soft surface. Locate the battery
al for reference. compartment on the back of the
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 Electronics can’t
claim the magical secrets of Merlin, The New York Times Electronic
King Arthur’s court wizard, sometimes
our patented technology may make it Crossword may lock up due to static dis-
seem as if we could. The New York
Times Electronic Crossword is another
charge or other electrical disturbances. If
unmatched innovation of Excalibur this should happen, use a slim, pointed
Electronics.
We make you think.
object to press the reset button on the
back of the unit.
The New York Times logo is a registered trademark of The New York Times Company,
All rights reserved. © 2004 The New York Times Company.
3Layout of The New York Times SCROLL prompt is displayed to view the solution to the
letter that the cursor is on.
when there are multiple lines of
Electronic Crossword text.
DELETE: Press this button to
A-Z: Press any of the alphabet delete the entire puzzle solution,
buttons to enter the solution let- the word that the cursor is on, or
ters on the puzzle grid. the letter that the cursor is on.
Once you press this button, the
UNDO: Press this button if you New York Times Electronic
wish to backspace over the solu- Crossword will prompt you to
tion letter you just typed into the choose one of the following com-
LETTER SOLVE
puzzle grid. Press to undo the pre- mands:
PUZZLE SOLVE vious command (in some cases).
LCD
Q = Press this letter but-
WORD NEW: Press this button any time ton to delete all letters on the
A-Z you wish to start a new puzzle. puzzle grid.
ON/OFF UNDO
SOLVE: Press this button to W = Press this letter but-
SOLVE CLUE show the solution to the entire ton to delete the word that
DELETE SCORE puzzle, the solution to the word the cursor is on.
+
NEW that the cursor is on, or the letter
OPTION that the cursor is on. Once you E = Press this letter button
CHECK
ENTER press this button, the New York to delete the letter that the
SCROLL
Times Electronic Crossword will cursor is on.
CURSOR/DIAGONAL KEYS
prompt you to choose one of the
following commands: +: Press this button any time
you see the plus sign “+” in front
Functions of Buttons Q = Press this letter but- of a clue. This means that the clue
ON/OFF: Press this button to ENTER: Press this button to ton to view the solution to is used to solve additional words
turn the unit on or off. switch between ACROSS and the entire puzzle. besides the one where the cursor
DOWN clues. Press to confirm a is currently flashing. Press and
CURSOR/DIAGONAL: Press choice. W = Press this letter but- hold down this button to view the
these buttons to move the cursor ton to see the solution to the other word locations that are part
around the puzzle grid in the SCROLL: Press this button to word that the cursor is on. of this clue’s solution.
desired direction. scroll down any time a clue con-
sists of multiple lines of text. The E = Press this letter button CLUE: Press this button to look
4 5at both across and down clues at
the same time. Press again to
Times Crossword locks up or
malfunctions, use a ballpoint pen
Getting Started with
return to the puzzle grid. to press the RESET button located The New York Times Electronic
SCORE: Press this button to
on the back of the unit. Crossword!
display the Score screen. If you Normally you simply press will then be displayed. At the bot-
are already in the Score screen,
pressing this button will get you
Functions of ON/OFF to turn on the unit. But if tom of the screen, the number of
you’ve just installed batteries, or the puzzle and its status are dis-
back to the puzzle grid. Prompts pushed the RESET button, you’ll played. EASIER puzzle numbers
The following is a list of hear New York Times Electronic are preceded by an “E,” AVER-
CHECK: When you press and prompts that will appear on your Crossword greet you with a AGE puzzle numbers are preced-
hold down this button, all of the puzzle grid screen. You should “WELCOME” and the display ed by an “A,” HARDER puzzle
wrong letters on the puzzle grid become familiar with these. will show: numbers are preceded by an “H,”
will flash.
ACROSS : This prompt will NEW YORK TIMES and MIXED puzzle numbers are
NOTE: Each time that you appear on your LCD any time that ELECTRONIC preceded by an “M.”
press this button there will be a 10 the clue corresponds with a word CROSSWORD Instructions on the screen direct
point penalty on your score. A that runs horizontally. C2004 VER. 02 you to use the LEFT and RIGHT
maximum of 40 penalty points can BY EXCALIBUR ARROW buttons to increase or
DOWN: This prompt will appear
be deducted from your score. decrease the puzzle number by
on your LCD any time that the clue Press any button to continue.
OPTION: Press this button to Your LCD will then show the 10. The UP and DOWN ARROW
corresponds with a word that runs
access the Option screen which Puzzle Type menu. The puzzle buttons can be used to increase or
vertically.
allows you to set up your game types are “EASIER,” “AVER- decrease the puzzle number by
preferences. When you are in the SCROLL : This prompt will AGE,” “HARDER” and one. The status of the puzzle
Option screen, press this button appear on your LCD whenever the “MIXED.” “SAVE PUZZLE” (NEW, TRIED or SOLVED) is dis-
again to return to the puzzle grid. clue provided has more than two will also appear if the puzzle has played below the puzzle number.
lines of text. been saved or swapped earlier. Once the desired puzzle number
RESET: If your New York is displayed, press ENTER to dis-
You’ll see an arrow (>) next to the
active option on the menu. Use play the puzzle.
the UP and DOWN buttons to
scroll to the desired option. Then
Solving the
press ENTER to confirm your Puzzle!
selection. Once you have chosen your
The PUZZLE NUMBER screen puzzle as described above, the
New York Times Electronic
6 7Crossword’s LCD will display the reveal the word that the cursor is solve the puzzle. on this option, each wrong letter
puzzle grid. By default, the cursor flashing on. Press the Q button • The puzzle number pressed will result in one penalty
will be flashing over the first let- and the display will reveal the point, up to a maximum of 40
• The best score. Please keep in
ter of the first word that runs entire puzzle. penalty points.
mind that the best score informa-
across. You can move around the tion is updated when a new puzzle SAVE PUZZLE: After you select
grid in any direction that you is selected. Dashes will be shown “SAVE PUZZLE,” press ENTER
choose using the UP/DOWN/ Keeping in place of numbers until a non- to confirm. Selecting YES and
RIGHT/LEFT arrow buttons or the
diagonal buttons. Position the Score! zero score has been achieved. pressing ENTER to confirm will
save the current puzzle and user
cursor over the first letter of the You can check your score any • The best time.
time you wish by pressing the information.
word you wish to solve. The clue
for that word is displayed at the SCORE button. The LCD will then SWAP PUZZLE: New York
bottom of the LCD. Press ENTER show the Score screen which dis- Options and Times Electronic Crossword is
to change the direction that the plays the following items:
more Options! ideal for couples who both love to
work crosswords, because the
word runs (down or across). The • The total number of correct We recommend that you
clue automatically changes to letters you have entered. device keeps track of new, tried
become familiar with the Options
match the word direction. Once The total number of letters and completed puzzles for two
• screen. This screen offers various
you are ready to fill in the blanks, that have been revealed by the different users!
alternatives for setting up your
use the A-Z alphabet buttons to New York Times Electronic game, as well as saving your puz- Once a puzzle and the user
type in your answer. Crossword. zles. Use the UP/DOWN buttons to information have been saved and
If you need help solving the • The total number of incorrect select one of the options listed the second user has started a puz-
puzzle, please keep in mind that letters you have entered. below. zle, the Option screen will show
the New York Times Electronic “SWAP PUZZLE” instead of
• The total number of penalty AUTO CHECK: After you select
Crossword can help you accord- “SAVE PUZZLE.” Simply select
points assessed. “AUTO CHECK,” press ENTER
ing to what you need. Let’s say “SWAP PUZZLE” to go back to
• Your score, which equals the to confirm. Then select “ON” and
that you have drawn a blank and the first player’s information and
number of correct letters minus press ENTER to confirm if you
cannot think of the word. Maybe game, (including the games tried
the number of letters that were would like the New York Times
all you need is a clue. Press the by that person and the resulting
Electronic Crossword to make a
revealed (using the SOLVE but- scores). Select “SWAP PUZ-
SOLVE button. At this time, the sound any time you type an incor-
ton), minus the number of incor- ZLE” again to return to the sec-
LCD will prompt you to press Q, rect solution letter. Otherwise
rect letters, minus any penalty ond player’s information.
W, or E. Press the E button and the select “OFF” and then press
display will reveal the letter that points for using the CHECK fea-
ENTER. Caution: Selecting the saved
the cursor is flashing on. Press the ture.
puzzle from the Main menu will
• The time taken thus far to Note: When you choose to turn
W button and the display will erase the swap puzzle informa-
8 9tion, so keep this in mind before
you make this selection.
To Turn off Special Care & Handling
SOUND: After you select
the Device • Avoid rough handling such as bumping or dropping.
If you would like to take a
“SOUND,” press ENTER to con-
break from the New York Times • Avoid moisture and extreme temperatures. For best
firm. Then select “YES” and
Electronic Crossword, press the
press ENTER to confirm if you results, use between the temperatures of 39ºF and
ON/OFF button and the device
want the sound on. Select “NO” 100ºF (4º C and 38º C).
will shut off. Please keep in mind
and press ENTER to confirm if
that if no buttons are pushed for
you want the sound off.
four minutes, the New York
• Clean using only a slightly damp cloth.
CONTRAST: After you select Times Electronic Crossword will Do not use cleaners with chemical agents.
“CONTRAST,” press ENTER to automatically shut itself off to
confirm. A menu is displayed save your batteries. When you
with the contrast options. Select are ready to continue, simply
the contrast option you want and press ON/OFF once again and If no button is pushed for four minutes,
press ENTER to confirm. your Electronic Crossword will the New York Times Electronic Crossword will switch
return to where you left off in off to save your batteries. Just push the ON/OFF button
your game. to continue where you left off.
Due to continuing improvements,
actual product may differ slightly
from the product described herein.
10 11Battery Information 90-Day Limited Warranty
EXCALIBUR ELECTRONICS, implied warranties and do not allow
• The New York Times Electronic Crossword uses INC., warrants to the original con- exclusion of incidental or consequen-
2 AAA batteries, not included. sumer that its products are free from tial damages, so the above limitations
• Batteries should be installed and replaced only by an adult. any electrical or mechanical defects and exclusions in these instances may
for a period of 90 DAYS from the not apply.
• Do not mix alkaline, standard (carbon-zinc) or rechargeable date of purchase. If any such defect is
The only authorized service center in
(nickel-cadmium) batteries. discovered within the warranty peri-
the United States is:
• Do not mix old and new batteries. od, EXCALIBUR ELECTRONICS,
INC., will repair or replace the unit Excalibur Electronics, Inc.
• Do not use rechargeable batteries. free of charge upon receipt of the 13755 SW 119th Ave
unit, shipped postage prepaid and Miami, Florida 33186 U.S.A.
• Remove exhausted batteries from the unit. Phone: 305.477.8080
insured to the factory address shown
• Do not short circuit battery terminals. at right. Fax: 305.477.9516
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• Remove batteries and store them in a cool, dry place when not The warranty covers normal con-
in use. sumer use and does not cover damage Ship the unit carefully packed, prefer-
that occurs in shipment or failure that ably in the original carton, and send it
• To avoid explosion or leakage, do not dispose of batteries in a results from alterations, accident, prepaid, and adequately insured.
fire or attempt to recharge alkaline or other non-rechargeable misuse, abuse, neglect, wear and tear, Include a letter, detailing the com-
batteries. inadequate maintenance, commercial plaint and including your daytime
use, or unreasonable use of the unit. telephone number, inside the shipping
Removal of the top panel voids all carton.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two warranties. This warranty does not
conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept If your warranty has expired and you
any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
cover cost of repairs made or attempt-
want an estimated fee for service,
ed outside of the factory.
NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital write to the above address, specifying
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable Any applicable implied warranties, the model and the problem.
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
including warranties of mer-
the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no chantability and fitness, are here- PLEASE DO NOT SEND
guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does by limited to 90 DAYS from the YOUR UNIT WITHOUT
cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning date of purchase. Consequential RECEIVING AN ESTIMATE
the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more
of the following measures:
or incidental damages FOR SERVICING. WE
resulting from a breach CANNOT STORE YOUR
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
of any applicable UNIT!
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. express or implied
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver warranties are here- We Make
is connected. by excluded. Some You Think!
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. states do not allow
limitations on the
duration of
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PHONE: 305.477.8080
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