Touch SuDoku
User’s Guide
Model No. NY53/
NY53-CS
Congratulations on your purchase of The New York Times® Touch SuDoku game by Excalibur Electronics, Inc! You and your friends will enjoy hours of challenging
fun with this innovative handheld game. The New York Times Touch SuDoku features 835 puzzles selected by The New York Times crossword puzzle editor Will Shortz. Puzzles 1-265 are for beginners; puzzles 266-460 are for intermediate players; puzzles 461-650 are for advanced players; and 651-835 are for expert players.
The New York Times Touch SuDoku is easy to use, but be sure to use it safely. Before starting, please read this manual thoroughly, especially noting safety, care and battery information. Keep this manual for reference.
This package includes The New York Times Touch SuDoku game, one stylus and its manual.
Copyright © 2006. The New York Times Company. The New York Times logo is a registered trademark of The New York Times Company.
SuDoku Easy Presented by Will Shortz, Volume 1; SuDoku Easy to Hard Presented by Will Shortz, Volume 2; SuDoku Easy to Hard Presented by Will Shortz, Volume 3; The Giant Book of SuDoku Presented by Will Shortz; The Ultimate SuDoku Challenge Presented by Will Shortz; SuDoku for your Coffeebreak Presented by Will Shortz; SuDoku to Boost Your Brainpower Presented by Will Shortz. Copyright © 2006 by Will Shortz. All Rights Reserved.
Arthur brandished a from which we take
With this unique weapon not be vanquished.
Electronics can’t claim of Merlin, King Arthur’s our patented
it seem as if we could.
The puzzles featured herein have not appeared in The New York Times.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS |
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Installing Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Functions of Buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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How to Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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SuDoku. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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How to Play Touch SuDoku. . . . . . |
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Scoring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Tips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Special Care & Handling. . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Battery Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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90-Day Limited Warranty. . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Installing Batteries
Your |
New York Times |
screw. Lift off the battery |
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Touch |
SuDoku |
game |
compartment |
lid. Install |
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requires two AAA batter- |
two AAA batteries, making |
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ies. To |
install batteries, |
sure to match the polarity |
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carefully turn it over so |
(+ and -) with the diagram |
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that the top side is face- |
inside the battery compart- |
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down on a soft surface, |
ment. Place the tabs of the |
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such as a towel or maga- |
battery |
compartment |
in |
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zine. You’ll find the battery |
their slots, and snap the |
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compartment on the unit’s |
compartment door back on. |
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back. |
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Replace |
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screw |
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Use |
a small |
Phillips |
tighten it carefully. |
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screwdriver to remove the
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Layout of The New York Times
Touch SuDoku
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STYLUS |
LOAD/SAVE |
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BACK OF THE UNIT) |
UNDO/
NEW GAME
VIEW |
ON/CONFIRM |
1-9 NUMBER KEYS
MENU HINT
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Functions of Buttons
ON/CONFIRM: Press to turn the unit on; press to confirm your game number after selecting a puzzle number; press to wake up the unit after it falls asleep; press and hold for two seconds to display the correct numbers when the ‘Self Play’ function is on. In ‘Custom Puzzle’ mode, press twice to confirm the puzzle you entered and to begin play.
LOAD/SAVE: Press to enter the SAVE menu, as shown below:
SAVE
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Touch any of the numbers keys (1, 2, 3) and touch again to save your puzzle. The icon SAVE will appear on the left hand side of the screen to indicate the puzzle has been saved. If you save another puzzle using the same number, this will replace the previous puzzle. You can save up to three puzzles.
Press to enter the LOAD menu, as shown below:
LOAD
Touch any of the numbers keys (1, 2, 3) and touch again to load your puzzle.
UNDO/NEW GAME: Press to undo
your last entry. Press and hold for two seconds to return to the game selection screen.
VIEW: Press to view all preset numbers. The preset numbers will flash. Press again to return to your game.
HINT: In NYT mode, press to display the correct answer for the selected square. In Custom Puzzle mode, press and hold for two seconds to clear the puzzle you entered.
MENU: Press to enter the following submenu:
SELF PLAY OFF
FALSE FLASH ON
LCD CON 4
SOUND ON
Use the stylus to select any of the above submenus.
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SELF PLAY OFF: Press to turn this |
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