Techno Source Sudoku 20720, Sudoku 20725 Operating Instructions Manual

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GAME PLAY
8. The time clock at the top of the screen keeps track of the time it takes to complete the puzzle.
9. Pause the game by touching the PAUSE icon located on the upper right of the screen. To continue playing touch the PAU SE icon again.
10. After 4 minutes without play, the game will turn off automatically.Touch the screen anywhere and hold for 2-5 seconds with the st ylus to resume the game. Please note that when the game resumes it will be in the PAUSE mode. Touch the PAU SE icon to continue playing.
11. The screen contrast can be adjusted by first touching the PAUSE icon at the top of the screen. The numbers 1 through 9 will appear on the bottom of the screen. 1 is the lightest and 9 is the darkest. Touch the number to set the desired contrast.
12. Turn the sound on and off by touching the SOUND icon located on the upper right of the screen.
13. At any time during the game, the answer to the puzzle can be viewed for 5 seconds by touching ANS located on the upper left of the screen. This feature can only be used 3 times in BEGINNER mode and 3 times in ADVANCED mode during the course of a puzzle.
14. When the player completes the puzzle, DONE will be displayed onscreen. Touch the screen anywhere with the stylus to return to the main menu.
15. RESET the game by activating the pinhole RESET button located on the back of the product.
Sudoku Solver
1. Solve any puzzle from your favorite source with the NEW Sudoku Solver! To begin, slide the switch from the OFF position and choose either BEGINNER or ADVANCED mode.
2. You will be able to choose between two options: PLAY (1) or SOLVE (2). Using the stylus, touch the number 2 on the bottom left side of the screen to input and solve a Sudoku puzzle.
3. The screen will then change to a blank 9 x 9 grid. Using the stylus, fill in the grid by first touching the number at the bottom of the screen you wish to select and then touching the box within the grid to place it.
4. Once you fill in all the numbers from the puzzle you want to solve, touch DONE at the top of the screen with the stylus.
5. The screen will then display“SOLVED”and give you a choice between two options: DONE or ANS.
NOTE: Before touching DONE with the stylus, ensure that the inputted numbers are in the correct arrangement.If the numbers are placed in the incorrect boxes, the Solver will display “UNSOLVED”on the screen because it violates the logical constraints of the puzzle.
• If you touch DONE with the stylus, you can play the puzzle you just entered on your Sudoku unit. Touch ANS anytime during game play with the stylus to view a five-second flashing hint of the solution.
• If you touch ANS with the st ylus,you can view the completed Sudoku puzzle.
OBJECT:
FILL IN THE GRID SO THAT EVERY ROW, EVERY COLUMN AND EVERY3X3BOXCONTAINSTHE NUMBERS 1 THROUGH 9.
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To begin slide the switch from the OFF position and choose either BEGINNER or ADVANCED mode.
2. You will be able to choose bet ween two options: PLAY (1) or SOLVE (2). Using the st ylus, touch the number 1 on the bottom left side of the screen to play a Sudoku puzzle.
3. Using the st ylus, select Level1,2,3or 4by touching the numbers 1, 2, 3 or 4 on the bottom left side of the screen. 1 is easiest and 4 is the most difficult.
4. Once the selection has been made, a puzzle will appear on the screen. The amount of fixed numbers appearing on the grid is determined by the level selected. Fixed numbers are mar ked with a triangular tab. The higher the level the less fixed numbers appear.
Stylus slot
Backlight Switch
Please note that this game is based on puzzles which have only one solution. Thus, there may be times toward the end of a puzzle where two different options for placing numbers are technically acceptable,but only one version is accepted as being correct by this handheld game.
ILLUMINATION FEATURE:
Now you can play Sudoku anytime! To turn on the light and illuminate the screen, slide the switch at the top of unit to the right (ON position). To tur n off the backlight, slide the switch on the top of the unit to the left (OFF position).
NOTE: This feature will automatically turn off if the unit enters sleep mode. When the player touches the screen anywhere with the stylus, the unit will exit sleep mode and the light will automatically tur n back on if the switch is still in the ON position.
• If the player turns the unit OFF, the backlight will not turn on regardless of whether the Backlight Switch is in the ON position.
ILLUMINATED
Sudoku Notes Feature
1. Players can now place multiple numbers in the same box as ‘placeholders’ until ultimately deciding which number should remain in the box through logical elimination.
2. To activate the NOTES feature, touch the N icon at the top of the screen with the stylus. Touch the number at the bottom of the screen you wish to select and then touch the box within the grid to place it. The black triangle in the corner of the box will flash to symbolize that this is now an activated ‘NOTES’ box. NOTE: YoumusttouchtheN icon each time you select a NOTES numbe r to be en tered.
3. To add another number to the box, touch the N icon with the stylus again, then one of the numbers 1-9 at the bottom of the screen and add it to the box. The player can add as many NOTES numbers to the same box as they like. To show all the placeholder numbers within each box, each NOTES number remains onscreen for 2 seconds and then changes to the next NOTES number.
4. For example, if a 7 and a 4 are placed in the box, 7 would remain onscreen for 2 seconds and then would become a 4. The 4 remains onscreen for 2 seconds and then changes back into a 7.
5. This cycle continues until the numbers are finalized. To finalize the number, select the number from the bottom of the screen and touch the square again. If correct, the number is accepted, the black tr iangle in the corner disappears, and the other NOTES numbers disappear. If incorrect, the finalized number will flash in Beginner Mode.
5. Using the stylus fill in the grid by first touching the number at the bottom of the screen to be selected and then touching the box within the grid to place it. The blinking triangular tab points out the last entr y made in the grid. Please note that in the BEGINNER mode any number that has been placed in an incorrect box will continue to flash to let you know that it is in the wrong place.
6. To CLEAR an entry, touch the C at the top of the screen and then touch the box on the grid to be cleared. A new number can
now be entered in that box using the same steps as above.You can also directly place a new number in a filled box without clearing the previous number by touching a new number and then touching the box.
7. Once each of the numbers 1 through 9 has been placed correctly, the number will disappear from the bottom of the screen. If
the numbers have all been placed correctly, a sound effect will be heard. If no sound effect is heard then one or more numbers have been placed incorrectly.
CAUTION: Changes or modificationsnot expressly approved by the partyresponsible for compliance could void the user’sauthority to operate the equipment.
NOTE: This equipment hasbeen tested and found to comply with the limitsfor a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15of the FCC Rules. These limitsare designed to provide reasonableprotection against harmful interference in aresidential installation. This equipment generates, uses andcan radiate radio frequency energy and, ifnot installed and used in accordance with the instructions,may cause harmful interference to radio communications.However, there is no guarantee that interferencewill not occur in a particular installation. If thisequipment does cause harmful interference to radioor television reception, which can be determinedby turning the equipment off and on, the useris encouraged to try to correctthe interference by one ormore of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocatethe receiving antenna.
• Increase the separationbetween the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipmentinto an outlet on a circuit different from that towhich the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealeror experienced radio/TV technician for help.
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CAUTION
• Adults should replace batteries.
• Not suitable for children under 3.
• May contain small parts.
• Do not dispose of batteries in fire; batteries may explode or leak.
This product contains glass, which may cause injur y if broken.
CARING FOR YOUR DEVICE
• If the display becomes dim or malfunctions, replace the batteries.
• After replacing batteries, switch to BEG or ADV to ensure proper functioning. (In most cases, game malfunctions are due to weak batteries.)
• In an environment with electrostatic discharge, the product may malfunction
and lose memor y. In this case switch OFF and then turn to BEG or ADV.
• If the product malfunctions after switching to BEG or ADV, use the tip of the stylus to activate the pinhole RESET
button located on the back of the product to reset the game or simply switch to OFF and back to BEG or ADV.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
BATTERY INSTALLATION (batteries included)
• Unscrew the battery cover with a Phillips screwdriver.
• Insert 2 “AAA” batteries with the positive (+) and negative (-) ends facing in the proper
direction as indicated in the battery compartment. (see Fig. 1)
• Replace the cover.
SCREEN
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Fig. 1
Due to the varying reliability of Sudoku puzzle sources, there is a remote possibility that the Sudoku Solver will be unable to solve the inputted puzzle.
SAFETY BATTERY USAGE
• Different types of batteries or new and used batteries are not to be mixed.
• Non-rechargeable batteries are not to be recharged.
• Rechargeable batteries are to be removed from the toy before being charged.
• Rechargeable batteries are only to be charged under adult supervision.
• Only batteries of the same or equivalent type as recommended are to be used.
• Batteries are to be inserted with the correct polarity.
• Exhausted batteries are to be removed from the toy.
• The supply terminals are not to be short-circuited.
• Do not dispose the batteries in fire, batteries may leak or explode.
• Batteries should be replaced by an adult.
• Please keep details for future reference.
• Alkaline batteries are recommended.
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