Franklin NYT-100 User Manual

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NYT-100 SET

User’s Guide

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Please read the following safety warnings and precautions before using your device. Note: If this device is to be used by young children, this User’s Guide should be read to them by an adult and their use of the device should be monitored. Failure to do so may cause injury.

Introduction

Congratulations on your purchase of The New York Times® electronic, handheld version of the award-winning, classic game: SET®. It is a game of visual perception and logic, perfect for adults and kids alike, anyone looking to have fun while being challenged. It will provide hours of entertainment.

Battery Precautions

Your device is powered by three AAA, 1.5-volt batteries.

• Non-rechargeablebatteriesarenottobe

recharged. Never recharge batteries that come with the device.

• Rechargeablebatteriesaretoberemoved

from the device before being charged.

• Rechargeablebatteriesareonlytobe

charged under adult supervision.

• Donotmixoldandnewbatteries.

• Onlybatteriesofthesameorequivalent

type as recommended are to be used.

• Thesupplyterminalsarenottobeshort-

circuited.

• Donotexposebatteriestodirectheat

or try to take batteries apart. Follow the battery manufacturer’s instructions for battery use.

• Alwaysremoveaweakordeadbattery

from the device.

• Toavoiddamagecausedbyleakageof

the battery uid, replace the battery or batteries once every two years regardless of how much the device has been used during that time.

• Shouldabatteryleak,thedevicemay

become damaged. Clean the battery compartment immediately, avoiding contact with your skin.

• Keepbatteriesoutofreachofsmall

children. If swallowed, consult a physician immediately.

Product Care

Your device is designed to be light, compact, and durable. However, it is an electronic device and must be treated carefully. Putting unnecessary pressure on it or striking the device against other objects can cause damage.

In order to avoid damage to your device, please:

• Donotdrop,crush,bend,orapply

excessive force to the device.

• Donotexposeyourdevicetomoisture,

extreme or prolonged heat, cold, humidity, or other adverse conditions. Avoid storing it in damp, humid or wet places. It is not waterproof.

• Cleanthedevicebysprayingamildglass

cleaner onto a cloth and wipe its surface. Do not spray liquids directly on your device.

• Shouldthedevice’sdisplayglassbreak,

properly dispose of the product avoiding contact with your skin, then wash your hands immediately.

• Pleasekeepscreenprotectorsandplastic

bags away from babies and children to avoid danger of suocation.

Understanding Your Device

1) ON/OFF 2) Battery Compartment

3) Screen 4) PAUSE

5) VIEW 6) Navigation Keys

7) MENU 8) HINT

9) SELECT

Key Guide

Main Keys

Slide switch to turn the unit on and

o.

Displays main menu.

Select or deselect a card.

Pauses game. Press PAUSE again to

resume the game

Shows hint. Subtracts penalty from

score.

Displays an alternate screen during

some games

Direction Keys

Move selection up , down , left ,

or right in a game or menu.

Combination Keys*

+ Press NO and MATCH ( and ) at

the same time. Selects “No Match” during Advanced or Expert level Classic, Timed, or Arcade games.

Getting Started

1. Install the batteries.

Please see “Installing or Replacing the Batteries” for more information.

2. Press MENU. The main menu displays a list of the four

game variations, an options submenu, and a game instructions submenu.

3. Select a game using the navigator button.

Choices are Classic, Timed, Puzzle, and

Arcade.

4. Press SELECT.

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Installing or

Replacing the Batteries

Your unit is powered by three AAA batteries. Follow these easy instructions to install or replace them. Replace the battery when you see the low battery indicator. Please have a small screwdriver at hand before you follow the steps below.

Warning: When replacing the batteries, any settings you have changed and recorded high scores will be erased.

1. Turn your unit o and turn it over.

2. Use a screwdriver to unscrew the battery cover screw.

3. Push gently on the tab of the battery cover to remove it.

4. Remove the old batteries, if necessary.

5. Install the batteries following the +/markings in the battery compartment. Important: Be sure that the batteries are

installed correctly. Wrong polarity may damage the unit.

6. Replace the battery cover and secure it with the screw.

Resetting Your Device

If the keys don’t work or if the screen performs erratically, perform a system reset by following the steps below

1. Use a paper clip to gently press the reset button.

The reset button is in a pin-sized hole on the back of the device below the battery compartment.

Caution! Pressing the reset button with more than light pressure may permanently disable your device. In addition, resetting the device may erase settings and high scores.

Game Rules

The object of the game is to nd three cards that make a SET. A SET consists of three cards where each individual feature is either the same on all three cards or dierent on all three cards.

The features are –

Shape (ovals, squiggles, or diamonds) Color (red, green, or purple) Number (one, two, or three symbols) Shading (solid, outlined, or striped)

Examples

This is a SET. All the cards have the same color (for example purple), all have the same shape (diamonds), all have a dierent number of symbols, and they are all shaded the same.

This is a SET. All the cards are a dierent color, (for example, red, green, and purple), all have the same shape, all have the same number of symbols, and they are all shaded the same.

This is a SET. All the cards have dierent colors, (for example, red, green, and purple), all have dierent shapes, all have a dierent number of symbols, and they are all shaded the same.

Selecting a SET

1. Use up , down , left , or right to select a card.

2. Press SELECT.

A small black dot appears in the top left corner of selected cards.

3. Repeat for the second and third cards.

When you select the third card, the computer accepts this as your SET. If your SET is valid, the selected cards ash three times and the computer adds points to your score. If the SET you selected is not valid the computer noties you that the SET is not valid and then deducts points from your score.

Scoring

In the Classic game, your score increases by 5 points each time you select a valid SET. If you select a SET that is not valid, your score decreases by 5 points.

In the Timed and Puzzle games, your score is counted in minutes and seconds.

In the Arcade game, your score is counted in number of SETs found in the allotted time. The allotted time changes as you pass each skill level.

If you press HINT, you are penalized points, depending on skill level.

Your nal score or time is displayed at the end of a game.

Classic Game

In a Classic game the object is to achieve the highest score by nding more SETs than the computer does in a single deck of cards.

A number of cards are displayed on the screen. Find as many SETs as you can, until all the cards in the deck are used. The 3 cards of each valid SET you select are replaced with 3 new cards from the deck, until the deck is used up.

The following shows how much time you have before the computer takes its turn and picks a SET.

Skill Level Time to Find a SET

(Classic game)

Beginner 30 seconds

Intermediate 15 seconds

Advanced 9 seconds

Expert 6 seconds

Each SET you nd adds 5 points to your score; an incorrect SET you select deducts 5 points. Each valid SET the computer selects adds 5 points to the computer’s score.

Pressing HINT during a Classic game deducts 1, 2, 3, or 4 points from your score based on skill level.

The number of cards in a deck is determined by choosing either 3 features or 4 features in the OPTIONS submenu. The computer speed is based on the skill level chosen in the options submenu.

If No Match is selected correctly, 5 points are added to your score. If No Match is selected incorrectly, 5 points are deducted from your score. In a Classic game, the No Match option is available only at the Advanced or Expert levels.

Timed Game

In a Timed game, the object is to nd all the SETs in one deck in the shortest length of

time. A lower time is a better score.

Cards are displayed on the screen and the clock starts counting up from zero. Find as many SETs as you can until all the cards in the deck are used. The 3 cards of each valid SET you select are replaced with 3 new cards from the deck until the deck is used up. The 3-feature game has 27 cards in the deck; the 4-feature game has 81 cards.

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Pressing HINT during a Timed game will add a 15-second penalty to your score.

In a Timed game, The No Match option is only available at the Advanced or Expert level.

Puzzle Game

In a Puzzle game, you are shown only one screen of cards and must nd all the SETs possible on the screen. You must reuse the cards on the screen to nd all the dierent SETs. A lower time is a better score, with the clock starting to count up from zero.

The number of SETs available and the number of SETs found are displayed at the top of the screen. There are four total SETs for the 3-feature game and six total SETs for the 4-feature game. The game ends when the last correct SET is found.

Press VIEW to toggle between the game and a list of the SETs already found. To return to the game, press VIEW again.

Pressing HINT during a Puzzle game will add a 30 second penalty to your score.

The No Match option is not available in the Puzzle game.

Arcade Game

In an Arcade game, you are given a time limit to nd as many SETs as you can. The clock counts down from the initial time limit. The initial time limit is is based on the skill level setting for the game: 10 minutes for Beginner, 6 minutes for Intermediate, 4 minutes for Advanced, or 2 minutes for Expert. Within each game, there are levels. After each level is passed, time is added to the time limit. The amount of time added is based on the skill level setting. For every two SETs found, the game moves to the next level, with less and less time added to the time limit as you increase in game levels.

The Arcade game is scored by the number of SETs found. The higher the number of SETs, the better your score. No points are deducted for incorrect SETs. 5, 10, 15, or 20 seconds is subtracted from your play time each time you use HINT in this game. The number of seconds subtracted increases according to the skill level chosen.

The No Match option is only available in an Arcade game at the Advanced or Expert level.

HINT Button

If you are stuck and cannot nd a SET, you can press HINT and the computer will nd a SET for you. The SET will ash three times and the cards will be replaced. Or, you can continue to look for a SET yourself without help from the computer, but then you risk having a higher time or taking more time to complete the game in Timed or Arcade games.

Using the HINT button will deduct the following penalty from your score:

Game Beginner Intermediate Advanced Expert

Classic Deducts Deducts Deducts Deducts

1 point 2 points 3 points 4 points

Timed Adds 15 Adds 15 Adds 15 Adds 15 seconds seconds seconds seconds

Puzzle Adds 30 Adds 30 Adds 30 Adds 30 seconds seconds seconds seconds

Arcade Deducts 5 Deducts 10 Deducts 15 Deducts 20 seconds seconds seconds seconds

from the from the from the from the play time play time play time play time

“No Match” Condition

At the Advanced and Expert levels of the Classic, Puzzle, and Arcade games, there is one

chance in 50 that the 9 or 12 cards displayed cannot form a SET. If you correctly choose NO MATCH (press ▲ and ▼ at the same time), the computer reacts as if you had correctly selected a valid SET of three cards. If a SET does exist on the screen, then the computer reacts as if you had selected an invalid SET.

Customizing Your Game

You can change the skill level and make other changes using the OPTIONS menu.

1. Press MENU.

2. Select OPTIONS from the menu.

Features Option

You can select the number of features (color, shape, shading, number) that will show on the cards, either 3 or 4. For example, you can reduce the number to 3 so that only three of the four features will be part of the game play and the fourth feature will be the same or constant across all the cards. The feature to be the same on all the cards will be randomly chosen by the computer when you start a game. This reduces the number of playable cards in a game from 81 to 27.

Skill Level Option

You can change the skill level for all the games. In Classic, changing the skill level varies the amount of time before the computer takes its turn. In Arcade, it varies the amount of time originally given and also the amount of time added after a SET is found.

Choosing Advanced or Expert adds the No

Match possibility to your game in Classic, Timed, and Arcade.

The skill level setting also adjusts the amount of time before the auto-hint appears (if Autohint is set to ON).

Auto-hint Option

You can choose whether to let the computer give you an automatic hint if you don’t select a card within a specied length of time. The time depends on skill level chosen. When the Auto-hint option is set to ON, the computer briey highlights two cards that are members of a SET. You then need to select those two cards given in the hint and nd the third card for the SET.

There are no penalties if you use Auto-hint.

The amount of time before the Auto-hint cards are highlighted:

Game Beginner Intermediate Advanced Expert

Classic 20 seconds 10 seconds No No Auto-Hint Auto-Hint

Timed 20 seconds 30 seconds 45 seconds 60 seconds

Puzzle 20 seconds 30 seconds 45 seconds 60 seconds

Arcade 20 seconds 25 seconds 30 seconds 40 seconds

Auto-shuto Option

Auto-shuto sets the time to wait before automatically shutting o the device if a key hasn’t been pressed.

You can choose 5, 10, or 15 minutes or you can choose to disable Auto-shuto.

Caution! If you disable Auto-shuto and then leave your device turned on, it will stay on until the batteries are completely drained.

Auto-shuto is a sleep mode.

1. To waken from sleep mode, press PAUSE.

As long as the power switch remains in the ON position, the game will resume where you left o when awakened from sleep mode.

If you slide the ON/OFF switch to OFF during a sleep mode, your current game will be lost. When you turn the game back on, you will have to start over.

High Score Option

The High Score function displays the highest (or best) score for each game. The Timed and Puzzle games display the lowest or fastest time rather than a high score. If a high (or best) score hasn’t been recorded for a game, zero will be displayed.

1. To clear the scores, press and hold the right arrow for 3 seconds.

2. Use or to select whether to clear the scores or cancel.

3. Press SELECT.

Game Instructions Option

This option displays instructions on how to play the games.

1. Use or to select general instructions or instructions for a particular game.

2. Press SELECT.

3. If instructions are too long to t on the screen, use or to move down or up a page.

4. To return to the menu, press SELECT.

End of Game

In Classic, Timed, and Arcade games, play continues until all the cards in the deck have been displayed and played. At the end of play, there will be 9 or 12 cards remaining on the screen.

In the Puzzle game, play continues until all possible SETs are found.

Exiting the Game

1. To exit a game or start a new one, press MENU.

2. Select one of the following:

 •ExittoMainMenu  •StartaNewGame  •Cancel(resumegame)

The Cancel option appears only if MENU is pressed during game play before the end of the game is reached.

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Specications

Model: NYT-100SET The New York Times® SET®

• Batteries:three,AAA

• Size:125x59x23mm

The New York Times® is a trademark of The New York Times Company.

ISBN 978-1-59074-489-5

Recycling and Disposal

Device Disposal ✓

This device should be disposed through your local electronic product recycling system - do not throw into the trash bin.

Packaging Disposal ✓

Please save this User’s Guide and all packing materials, as they contain important information. In case of disposal, please refer to your local recycling system.

Battery Disposal ✓

Do not dispose of batteries with normal household waste. Please obey your local regulations when disposing of used batteries.

This unit may change operating modes, lose information stored in memory, or fail to respond due to electrostatic discharge or electrical fast transients. Normal operation of this unit may be re-established by pressing the reset button, by turning it ON then OFF, or by removing and replacing the batteries.

FCC NOTICE

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. 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.

Warning: Changes or modications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

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 o 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 dierent 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 modications to this equipment. Such modications could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

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Notwithstanding the disclaimer of warranties above, this product, excluding batteries and liquid crystal display (LCD), is guaranteed by Franklin to be free of defects in materials or workmanship for a period of two years from the date of purchase. It will be repaired or replaced with an equivalent product (at Franklin’s option) free of charge for any defect in workmanship or materials during that time.

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

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