Franklin CWP-206 User Manual

crossword

PUZZLE SOLVER

User’s Guide

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CWP-206

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Now there’s a fun way to make crossword
puzzles less puzzling.With your Crossword
Puzzle Solver you can …

• find possible crossword answers when you
know only a few letters

• find possible crossword answers when you
know most of the letters

• find phrases when you know only one word
or a few letters

• find more possible answers by changing
one or more letters

• jumble letters to form words for games such
as Scrabble

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The Crossword Puzzle Solver can’t solve all
your crossword puzzles, but by combining
your knowledge with its crossword answer list
from Merriam-Webster®, you will find many
more answers than you find now.

Introduction

Finds more possible answers.
Jumbles letters to form words.
Finds phrases that include entered word.
Stands for an unknown letter.

Stands for a series of unknown letters.
Turns Crossword on and off.
Clears to the Ready screen.
Stands for an unknown letter.
Stands for a series of unknown letters.

Enters a request.
Types a hyphen.

Darkens screen contrast at the Ready
screen, scrolls up, or types an apostrophe.

Lightens screen contrast at the Ready
screen, scrolls down, or types a period.

Erases a letter or scrolls left.
Types a space or scrolls right.

Key Guide

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If you are using this product for the first time,
follow these steps to install the batteries, turn the
product on and adjust the screen contrast.

1. Turn the product over.

2. Use a small Phillips screwdriver to remove the
screw to the battery cover and then remove the
cover.

3. Place four AAA batteries inside the case, fol­lowing the diagram.

4. Replace the battery cover.

5. Press ON/OFF.

A brief demonstration appears.

6. Press CLEAR to stop the demo.

The Ready screen appears.

7. Press or repeatedly to adjust the screen
contrast.

You can adjust the contrast only at the Ready
screen.

√ Disabling the Demonstration

You probably do not want to view the demon­stration every time you turn on this product.To
disable the demonstration, type --D and then
press ENTER. To re-enable it, do the same.

Getting Started

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You can find answers to crossword puzzles by
filling in missing letters. Just type a ? for each
unknown letter.To type a ?, press LETTER?
or ?.

1. Type a word with ?’s.

To erase a letter, press .

2. Press ENTER.

3. Press to view more matches.

4. Press CLEAR when done.

√ Follow the Arrows

The flashing arrows at the right of the
screen show which arrow keys you can
press to view more words.

√ About Automatic Shutoff

Don’t worry if you forget to turn your unit
off. If no key is touched within two minutes,
your unit will shut itself off.

Finding Letters

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To find a series of missing letters in a word,
type an asterisk.To type an asterisk, press
MATCH or ✽.There are more matches here
because an asterisk can be one letter or sev­eral letters.

1. Type a word with ✽’s.

2. Press ENTER.

3. Press to view more matches.

4. Press CLEAR when done.

√Tips for Finding Words

• Use ?’s to find lists of words (e.g., to view
four-letter words beginning with a z, enter
Z???).

• Use both ?’s and ✽’s in a word (e.g.,
Z✽K?).There is no need to type a ? next
to a ✽.

Finding Parts of Words

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If you don’t find the answer you were looking
for using the ? or ✽ keys, try pressing MORE.
Each time you press MORE, Crossword
Puzzle Solver substitutes letters for the
selected word.

1. Enter a word with ?’s or ✽’s and then
press ENTER.

For example, enter SH?P?.

2. Press to view the matches.

3. Press MORE.

The lowercase letter is the new letter.

4. Press to view the new matches.

5. Press MORE again.

6. Press CLEAR when done.

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Finding More Words

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The Crossword Puzzle Solver can also search
for phrases.You need to know only a few of
the letters in the phrase. NOTE: Phrases take
longer to find because the entire list of phras­es from A to Z must be searched.

1. Type a word in a phrase (e.g. CAT).

2. Press PHRS.

3. Press to continue searching.

4. Press CLEAR to stop.

√Typing Punctuation

At the Ready screen, you can type an
apostrophe by pressing or a period by
pressing . NOTE: These punctuation

marks cannot begin a word.

Finding Phrases

Jumble rearranges the letters you enter to
form words. It can help you with Scrabble®,
anagrams, and other word games.

1. Type letters or a word.

2. Press JUMBLE.

3. Press or to choose the minimum
word size (e.g., 4).

4. Press ENTER.

5. Press to view the words.

6. Press CLEAR when done.

Jumbling Letters

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√ Cleaning, Storage, Problems

To clean, spray a mild glass cleaner onto a
cloth and wipe the surface.Do not spray
liquids directly on this product. Do not use
or store this product in extreme or pro­longed heat, cold, humidity, or other
adverse conditions.It could damage its cir­cuitry.

√ Customer Service

If you have a problem with this product,
refer to the limited warranty.If you pur­chased your unit outside the United States,
contact the place of purchase to obtain
warranty or repair information.

Product Care

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Model CWP-206

•Size: 5.25 x 3.5 x 1 in.

Weight: 4 oz
LCD: 1 x 16 characters
ISBN 1-59074-114-5

FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE

Copyrights,Trademarks and Patents

© 2002 Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc.
Burlington, NJ 08016-4709 USA.
All rights reserved.
© 1981-1983 Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. All
rights reserved.
Merriam-Webster is a registered trademark of
Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Euro.Pat .0 136 379
Patents Pending

Product Information

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FCC Notice

NOTE:This equipment has been tested and found to comply
with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15
of the FCC Rules.These limits are designed to provide rea­sonable 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 the instructions, may cause harmful interference to
radio communications.However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this
equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or televi­sion reception, which can be determined by turning the equip­ment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:
–Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
–Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
–Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different
from that to which the receiver is connected.
–Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for
help.
NOTE:This unit was tested with shielded cables on the
peripheral devices.Shielded cables must be used with the unit
to insure compliance.
NOTE:The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV
interference caused by unauthorized modifications to this
equipment. Such modifications could void the user’s authority
to operate the equipment.

IDS-28007-00
Rev.A

Limited Warranty (U.S. only)

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