Franklin CWQ-106 User Manual

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CWQ-106

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Crossword

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Puzzle Solver

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User’s Guide

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Introduction

Now there’s a fun way to make crossword
puzzles less puzzling. With your new

and

you can . . .

Theatre

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), and

can’t solve all your

®

, you can find

word Puzzle Solver

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

• find more possible answers by changing
letters,

• find phrases by typing a key word,

• find possible answers by topics (such as

Animals

• play the Quiz game to practice your
puzzle solving skills.

Crossword Puzzle Solver

crossword puzzles, but by combining your
knowledge with its 130,000 word crossword
answer list from Chambers
more answers than you find now.

This User’s Guide shows you how. You can
follow its numbered steps by using the ex­amples shown or by using words that
interest you.

Cross-

Key Guide

Function Keys

BACK
CLEAR
ENTER

HELP

MORE

ON/OFF

PHRASE

QUIZ

TOPICS

Goes back a step or erases a letter.
Clears to the

Ready

screen.
Enters a word or scrolls text to the left.
Shows help information.
Finds more word choices.
Turns

Crossword Puzzle Solver

on or off.
Searches for phrases including key word.
Starts the Quiz game.
Shows the Topics Menu.

?

Types a

?

to stand for a letter.

Types a dash.

Direction Keys

Erases a letter or moves left.
Types a space or moves right.
Scrolls up a list or darkens the screen

contrast at the
Scrolls down a list or lightens the screen

contrast at the

Ready

Ready

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screen.

screen.

Getting Started

Here is how to start using this product.

1. Press ON/OFF to turn on your

Puzzle Solver

A brief demonstration appears,. To stop the
demonstration, press CLEAR.

2. To stop the demonstration press CLEAR.

3. To disable the demonstration, type
and then press ENTER.

Once the demo is disabled, the demonstration
will not begin each time you turn on the product.
To re-enable the demonstration, type

4. To make the screen lighter or darker,
press

.

or several times.

✓ Resuming Where You Left Off

To extend the battery life,

Puzzle Solver

within two minutes if you forget to turn it
off. When you turn it on again, you return
to the last screen that you viewed if the
demonstration is disabled.

will automatically shut off

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Crossword

Crossword

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Finding Words

Crossword Puzzle Solver

swers to crossword puzzles by finding missing
letters. Type a
do not know and let
find all possible matches from its word list.

1. Type a word with ?’s (e.g.,

To erase a letter, press BACK or .
To type a space, press

capitals only.

2. Press ENTER to search.

A MatchMaker list appears.

3. Press
matching words.

A ? can stand for a space as well as a
letter, as shown here.

4. Press CLEAR when finished.

?

in place of each letter that you

to scroll down the list of

helps you find an-

Crossword Puzzle Solver

?ALL??Y

. You can type

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).

Finding Words

✓ Viewing Help Information

Y ou can view help information at most screens
by pressing HELP. To scroll the help automati­cally , press ENTER. To exit help, press BACK.

✓ Follow the Arrows

The flashing arrows show which arrow
keys you can press to view more.

✓ What is the Flashing ?

Some words belong to one or more top­ics. When you see the flashing
right of the screen, press TOPICS to
view the topics with which that word is
associated. To learn more about topics,
read “Finding Words by Topic.”

T

at the

✓ Scanning the Word List

Y ou can view all of the words that are listed al­phabetically in your
Select a word, either by typing it at the
screen and pressing ENTER, or by pressing
ENTER when it appears in a list on screen
(e.g., a MatchMaker list). Once the word is se­lected, you can use the arrow keys to scroll
up or down the entire list of words that is
found in

Crossword Puzzle Solver

Crossword Puzzle Solver

Ready

.

.

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Finding More Words

If the word you are looking for is not on a
MatchMaker list, press MORE to find more
possibilities. When you press MORE,

word Puzzle Solver

one that you have typed. Try this example.

1. T ype a word (e.g.,

Correct word

word was spelled correctly.

2. Press MORE.

Note: You can also press MORE from
the

Ready

The lowercase letter is the new letter.

3. Press repeatedly to view more matches.

These are all variations, with one letter
changed, of the original word

4. Press CLEAR when finished.

substitutes a letter for

DOT

) and press ENTER.

appears. This means the

screen.

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DOT

Cross-

.

Finding Phrases

Crossword Puzzle Solver

can also find

phrases that include a key word.

1. Type a word in a phrase (e.g.,

2. Press ENTER.

3. Press PHRASE.

Note: You can also press PHRASE
from the

3. Press

Ready

screen.

repeatedly to view the

phrases.

4. Press CLEAR when finished.

✓ Correcting Misspellings

Crossword Puzzle Solver

spell checker. However, it can correct only
those words that are in this crossword list
from Chambers
some commonly used English words.

®

. It may not recognize

can be used as a

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CAT

).

Finding Words by Topic

You can even narrow your search by topic.
There are 196 topics from which to choose.
They include anything from

Zoology

1. Press TOPICS.

2. Type the first letter of the topic (e.g.,

3. Press repeatedly until the topic

4. Press ENTER.

5. At the Ready screen type your cross-

6. Press ENTER.

7. Press to scroll down the

8. Press CLEAR when finished.

.

The Topics menu appears.

Note: There are no topics starting with the
letters K, Q, X, or Y.

you want appears (e.g.,

word guess with ?’s (e.g.,

MatchMaker list.

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Academics

Bible

).

M???S

to

B

).

).

Finding Words by Topic

✓ Another way to find Words by Topic

To find a list of the words associated with
a specific topic, first select a topic (e.g.,

Games & sports

mine how long the words in the list will
be (e.g.,

Now you can view every word that is four
letters long and listed under

sports

.

). Next enter ?’s to deter-

????

).

Games &

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Playing the Quiz Game

Crossword Puzzle Solver

ing Quiz game which you can play to practice
your crossword puzzle solving skills.

To play, you must guess a mystery word. Its
topic appears briefly before each round.
Your score appears after each round and
clears to zero when you exit the game.

1. Press QUIZ.

2. Press
you want.

3. Press ENTER to select it.

The topic of the mystery word briefly
appears.

4. Type letters in place of the ?’s.

If you type a letter that is not in the
word, you see
guessed a letter correctly, continue to
type letters until

5. Press ? to reveal a letter.

6. Press ENTER to play another round.

7. Press CLEAR when finished.

or to view the skill level

has a fun, challeng-

No, try again

You win!

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appears.

. If you

Product Care

Model CWQ-106

• Size: 6.9 x 10.1 x 0.8 cm • LCD 1 x 16 characters

• Battery: one CR2032 3 volt lithium • Weight: 192.78 grams

Crossword Puzzle Solver

Replacing the Battery

This product uses one CR2032, 3-volt lithium battery. Should you
need to replace the battery, unscrew the screws on the back with
a very fine screwdriver and carefully remove the back cover. Then
install a new battery, plus sign facing you, and replace the cover.

Product Care and Customer Service

To clean this product, spray a mild glass cleaner onto a cloth and
wipe its surface. Don’t spray liquids directly onto the unit. Don’t use
or store your unit in extreme or prolonged heat, cold, humidity, or other
adverse conditions. If you have a problem with your unit, refer to the
warranty. If you purchased your unit outside the United Kingdom, con­tact the place of purchase to obtain warranty or repair information.

Copyrights, Trademarks, Patents, and ISBN

© 1997 Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc. Burlington, NJ 08016­4907 U.S.A. All rights reserved. Complies with the limits for a Class
B computing device pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. All rights
reserved. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1)
This device may not cause harmful interference; and (2) this de­vice must accept any interference received, including interference
that may cause undesired operation.

© 1994 Chambers Harrap Ltd. All rights reserved.
U.S. PATENTS: 4,490,811; 4,830,618; 4,891,775; 5,249,965;
5,218,536; 5,113,340; 5,203,705; 5,396,606.
EURO. PAT. 0 136 379. Patents Pending.
ISBN 1-56712-403-8

This unit may change operating modes due to Electro-static Dis­charge. Normal operation of this unit can be re-established by press­ing the reset key, ON/OFF, or by removing/replacing batteries.

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Limited Warranty (U.K. only)

This product, excluding batteries, is guaranteed by Franklin
for a period of one year from the date of purchase. It will be
repaired or replaced (at Franklin’s option) free of charge for
any defect due to faulty workmanship or materials.

Products returned under warranty should be sent to the origi­nal vendor with proof of purchase and description of fault.
Charges will be made for all repairs unless valid proof of pur­chase is provided.

This warranty explicitly excludes defects due to misuse, ac­cidental damage, or wear and tear. This guarantee does not
affect the consumer’s statutory rights.

The Warranty and remedy set forth above are the exclusive
remedy of tail buyer and end user in connection with the
manufacture, sale, or use of this product and are in lieu of any
and all other warranties or remedies, written or oral, express
or implied. No Franklin dealer, agent, or employee is autho­rized to make any additional warranty in this regard or to make
any modification or extension of this express Warranty.

Franklin shall not be responsible for special, incidental, or con­sequential damages resulting from the breach of any express
or implied warranty or in connection with the manufacture,
sale, or use of this product under any legal theory, which
damages shall include, but not be limited to, lost profits, dam­ages to property, or damages for personal injury (but only to
the extent permitted by law). Unless otherwise contrary to
applicable law, Franklin’s liability shall in no case exceed the
price paid for the product claimed to be effective.

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