EXCALIBUR TV30 TV Guide Electronic Crossword Puzzle - Manual (Page 4)

Functions
of Prompts
Here is a list of prompts that
appear on your puzzle grid
screen. It will help you to
become familiar with these icons.
ACROSS : This prompt will
appear on your LCD any time the
clue corresponds with a word
that runs horizontally.
DOWN : This prompt will
appear on your LCD any time the
clue corresponds with a word
that runs vertically.
SCROLL : This prompt will
appear on your LCD whenever
the clue provided has more than
two lines of text.
(?-): This icon appears any
time the (?-) key may be used to
return to a linked clue.
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solve additional words besides
the one where the cursor is
currently flashing. Press and hold
down this button to view the
other word locations that are all
part of this clue’s solution.
[?]+: Press this button any
time that you see brackets: [ ] as
part of a clue. This means that
the current clue references anoth-
er clue in the puzzle. Press this
key to look at the next referenced
clue. The solution to the
referenced clue will appear
in between the brackets if the
referenced clue has been solved.
Otherwise, question marks will
appear for each unsolved
solution letter that is being
referenced.
NOTE: A clue may reference
another clue, which in turn
references yet another clue …
and so forth.
[?]-/ SCORE : This is a dual
function button. If the [?]+
button has been pressed so you
can look at a referenced clue,
press this button to return to the
previous clue. The
[?]- button
works only when the “ ?” icon is
on. You can also press this button
to display the Score screen. If
you’re already in the Score
screen, pressing this button will
get you back to the puzzle grid.
CHECK : When you press and
hold down this button, all
incorrect letters on the puzzle
grid will flash.
NOTE: Each time you press
this button, there will be a
10 point penalty on your score.
A maximum of 40 penalty points
can be deducted from your score.
OPTION : Press this button to
access the Option screen, which
allows you to set up your game
preferences. When you are at the
Option screen, press this button
again to return to the puzzle grid.
RESET : If your TV Guide ®
Electronic Crossword locks up or
malfunctions, use a ballpoint pen
to press this button, located on
the back of the unit.
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Getting Started with
TV Guide ® Electronic
Crosswords
Normally you simply press
ON / ENTER to turn on the unit. But
if you’ve just installed batteries,
or pushed the
RESET button,
you’ll hear a sound and the
display will show automatically:
TV GUIDE
ELECTRONIC
CROSSWORD
C2004 VER.02
BY EXCALIBUR
Press any key to continue.
Your LCD will then show the
Puzzle Type menu. You will
notice that there is an (
>) next to
the active option on the menu.
Use the
UP / DOWN buttons to
scroll to the desired option. Then
press
ENTER to confirm your
selection. You’ll have the
following three options to
choose from:
NEXT PUZZLE : Choose this
option to automatically select the
next puzzle number. For
instance, if you just solved
puzzle #304, choosing this
option will quickly take you to
puzzle #305.