Excalibur electronic 455D - Manual (Page 5)

OFF
” will show on the screen.
Competing against friends
By remembering the level and
number of the puzzle you select,
you can compete against others.
The one who solves the puzzle in
the least time wins!
You can allow a specific number
of letter and word auto-solutions
per player—the more experienced
the players, the fewer the auto-
solutions. Or you can make a rule
that each use of the solve letter
adds, for example, 10 seconds to
your time and each use of the
solve word adds a minute. You’ll
still want to establish a maximum
number of uses of each, however.
You can even compete against
players that are much more or less
experienced than you by selecting
puzzles at different levels. As the
more experienced player, you
may have to solve a puzzle in the
“MEDIUM” category, while your
less expert opponent gets to
choose from the “EASY” level.
pear and the original letters will
be displayed.
Completing the puzzle
A puzzle is completed when all of
the squares have been filled with
the correct letters. Whether you
complete the puzzle by using the
solve keys or by figuring each
word out, when you’re finished,
the clue screen will display:
PUZZLE
COMPLETED
TIME 045M025S
The third line tells you how long
it took to solve the puzzle, in total
minutes and seconds. This infor-
mation allows you to compete
against others, or against yourself.
Starting a new puzzle
You can begin a new puzzle any-
time by touching the
NEW GAME
key. Your display will ask you to
confirm your choice—so that you
don’t lose your current game by
accident. Then the display will
give you the choice of levels.
ON / OFF button
Touch the ON / OFF key at any time
during game play to turn the game
off. Touch the ON / OFF key again to
turn the game on, and you will
continue playing the current
game.
Auto power-off
To save batteries, your unit will
automatically turn off after three
minutes of inactivity. (If you are
using the light, it will turn off as
well.) If this happens while you
are still playing, touch the
ON
/
OFF
key to wake up the game. You
will continue playing the current
game. None of your answers will
be lost.
Light button
Press and hold the LIGHT button
for one second to turn on your
game’s backlighting to use your
unit in the dark. Press the button
again to turn it off.
Contrast
If you want to adjust your LCD’s
contrast to make it readable at
varying light levels, just use your
stylus to touch the
CONTRAST
key
at the right bottom of the unit.
The message “CONTRAST
ADJUSTMENT L H
” will show
on the screen. You can touch the
letter “L” to reduce the contrast
or touch the “H” to increase the
contrast.
Sound on/off
Touch the
SOUND
key to toggle the
sound on and off. The message
“SOUND ON” or “SOUND
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F NO BUTTONS ARE PRESSED
FOR THREE MINUTES , YOUR
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WILL AUTOMATICALLY SHUT
OFF TO SAVE BATTERIES
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IMPLY TOUCH
“ ON / OFF ” WITH YOUR STYLUS TO RESUME
THE PUZZLE YOU WERE WORKING ON .