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First, enter a word using

the 

?

and/or 

*

buttons, then

press 

ON

/

ENTER

. For exam-

ple, enter “

SH?P?

” then

press 

ON

/

ENTER

.

Press the 

SIMILAR

button to

display “

SIMILAR WORDS

.” In

this case, the first entry
would be “

CHAPE

.” The

lowercase “

C

” is

the new letter. Scroll
through the additional
matches.

Press the 

SIMILAR

button

again to see display “

SIMILAR

WORDS

” with an additional

letter change. For example,
another entry would be

AGAPE

.” Scroll through
the additional

matches. 

You can search for the

same number of similar
words as there are letters
in these words. Once there
are no additional similar
word options, the LCD will

read “

NO MORE

!

Finding

Phrases

You can also search for

phrases by using at least
one word in a phrase.

First, type a word in a

phrase. For example, enter

COME

.”

Press the 

PHRASE

button.

The LCD will display “

FIND

-

ING PHRASE

,” then it will

display the “

PHRASE LIST

.” In

this case, the first phrase
on the list is “

COME ABOUT

.”

Scroll through the addition-
al matches.

If the length of the phrase

exceeds 15 letters, it will
scroll through the LCD
screen automatically.

Press the 

CLEAR

button to

return to the home screen.

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Missing

Letters

When you are searching

for a series of missing let-
ters, use the 

*

button to fill

in for the unknown series of
characters. The asterisk can
represent letters, hyphens
or blanks.

First, type a word using 

*

for the unknown series. For
example, enter 

C*M*R

.

Next, press the 

ON

/

ENTER

button to display the fol-
lowing:

BUILDING LIST
CROSSWORD LIST

You can press the 

and

buttons to scroll

through additional matches.

If there are no matches, the
screen will display “

NO

ENTRIES

.” In this case, if you

scroll down, there are
numerous matches, starting
w

i

t

h

CABINETMAKER

and ending 

with 

CYCLOMETER

.

Press the 

CLEAR

button to

return to the home screen.

Finding

Similar Words

If you have not found the

answer you were looking
for using the 

?

or 

*

button,

try finding similar words
instead. This function
replaces letters for the
selected word. These
replacements are in lower-
case letters. 

Everytime you press the 

SIMILAR

but-

ton, 

it will replace an additional letter. If

you press it once, it will replace one

letter. If you press it twice, it will

replace two letters. If it reads, 

NO MORE

!

” that means all the letters 

NOTE: Please be patient. When it

searches 

for phrases, it will search through
all phrases from 

A

through 

Z

using

the entered word.

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Summary of Contents for The New York Times Crossword Puzzle Dictionary 461

Page 1: ...Model No 461 www ExcaliburElectronics com The New York Times Crossword Puzzle Dictionary Operating Manual 461 MA NYT Xword dictionary 081205 v2 qxd 12 8 05 5 05 PM Page 1...

Page 2: ...tion of Excalibur Electronics We make you think Installing Batteries Your New York Times Cross word Puzzle Dictionary requires two AAA batteries To install batteries carefully turn it over so that the...

Page 3: ...YNONYM at any time to view words related to that phrase SYNONYM Type a word and press SYNONYM to view words that are related to the word you entered For words with many syn onyms you will be prompted...

Page 4: ...ss any button to skip past the demonstration above This will take you to the home screen Adjusting Screen Contrast Press the o r but tons repeatedly to adjust the screen contrast Finding Matching Word...

Page 5: ...screen 8 Missing Letters When you are searching for a series of missing let ters use the button to fill in for the unknown series of characters The asterisk can represent letters hyphens or blanks Fir...

Page 6: ...g a Word s 10 Synonym Press the SYNONYM button to search for the synonyms of a word or a phrase You can also find additional syn onyms by pressing the PHRASE o r buttons after finding a synonym First...

Page 7: ...ecifying the model and the problem PLEASE DO NOT SEND YOUR UNIT WITHOUT RECEIVING AN ESTIMATE FOR SERVICING WE CANNOT STORE YOUR UNIT We Make You Think 12 Battery Information Your New York Times Elect...

Page 8: ...button The LCD will display ABORIGINE YAO MANS and many other entries Scroll through the entries using the o r buttons If the unit has no information about the entry it will display NO ENTRIES Press t...

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