Functions of the Icons (Onscreen Buttons)
Your unit’s buttons are easy to in on the selected letter, a whole use. Always use your stylus to word, or all letters filled in on the gently touch the onscreen buttons. entire puzzle.
ON/OFF: Touch this key to turn PUZZLE: Press this key to solve
the unit on and off.the entire puzzle.
NEW GAME: Touch to start a new WORD: Press this key to solve the
puzzle.selected word.
SOUND: Touch to turn the sound LETTER: Press this key to solve
on or off.the selected letter.
CONTRAST: Touch to adjust the A-Z: Use these keys to enter your
contrast of the screen.answers.
CHECK: Once you’ve filled in one Other buttons
or more letters, tap and hold this : Press this button if your key to check your answers. Any RESET
letter that is incorrect will be unit functions improperly. marked with a spell-check icon. LIGHT: Press and hold for one sec- Once you release this key, the ond to turn backlighting on to use
original letters will return. the game in low-light areas. Press DEL: Press to delete letters filled and hold again to turn it off.
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SOUND Key
DEL Key CHECK Key
ON/OFF KeyCONTRAST Key
NEW GAMESolve LETTER Key
Solve PUZZLE KeySolve WORD Key Your unit uses a touch-screen “QWERTY” keyboard. A “QWERTY” keyboard arranges the letter-keys just like your home, school, or work computer keyboard does.
“QWERTY” Keyboard
Layout of Onscreen Keyboard
Locating & Using Your Stylus |
Your stylus is the key to commu- | the stylus easily and pull it out |
nicating with your New York | completely. |
Times Touch-Screen Crossword | Note: Remove the stylus by |
Puzzle, Deluxe Edition. On the | pulling away from its cradle |
back, left-hand side of your unit, | until its tip clears the brace at |
you’ll find a recessed cradle. | the top of the indentation. |
Inside is the stylus. Carefully | When you want to store your |
remove the stylus by pressing | stylus again, just slide it back |
gently on the tab near its top and | into its cradle, pointed-end |
pushing it up until you can hold | first. |
Using Your New York Times Crossword
Getting started
Gently touch the pointed end of the stylus to the ON/OFF icon at the bottom left of the keyboard. The first time you do this after installing batteries or pushing the RESET button, your screen will display:
NEW YORK TIMES
CROSSWORD
PUZZLE
BY EXCALIBUR
Choosing the level
Next, use your stylus to press the NEW GAME button. Your display will show the screen at right.
Use your stylus to touch the box
corresponding to the level of chal- lenge you want. (Selecting “MIXED” will give you a variety of puzzles, from easy to hard. We suggest, unless you are a very experienced crossword player, that you choose the “EASY” level to get started.)
