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Anagrams Game

Anagrams Game

 challenges you to find 

anagrams of the game word. An anagram is 

a word formed from some or all the letters of 

another word. The number to the right of the 

screen indicates the number of anagrams that 

can be formed from the game word.
Type an anagram and press 

ENTER

. Use   and 

 to view the anagrams already entered. Press 

 to shuffle the letters. Press 

?

 to give up. 

Press 

ENTER

 to play again.

Flashcards

In 

Flashcards

, a word appears on the screen 

for you to study. Try to remember its 

definition. Press 

ENTER

 for a new word. A 

flashing   to the right indicates the word has 

a thesaurus entry. Press 

THES

 to view it.

Hangman

Hangman

 selects a mystery word and 

challenges you to guess it letter by letter. The 

letters of the mystery word are hidden by 

question marks. The number to the right of 

the screen indicates the number of guesses 

allowed.
Type letters you think are in the mystery word 

and press 

ENTER

. Press   for a hint. Press 

?

 to 

give up. Press 

ENTER

 to play again.

Spelling Bee

In 

Spelling Bee

, a word flashes on the screen. 

After a few moments it will disappear. Try 

to type the word you saw and press 

ENTER

Press   to flash the word on the screen. Press 

?

 to give up. Press 

ENTER

 to play again.

Word Blaster

In 

Word Blaster

, you must guess the mystery 

word before it appears fully on the screen. It 

gets filled in one letter at a time. When there 

are enough letters filled in for you to guess 

the word, press 

ENTER. 

Type your guess and 

press 

ENTER

 to see if you were right. Press   

to flash the partially completed word on the 

screen. Press 

?

 to give up. Press 

ENTER

 to play 

again.

Word Deduction

In 

Word Deduction

, you have to guess 

a mystery word based on the provided 

clues. The number to the left of the 

screen indicates how many guesses you 

have.

Type a word with the required number 

of letters and then press 

ENTER

. You see 

P

 and 

M

 with numbers next to them. The 

number next to 

P

 stands for the number 

of letters in their correct position. The 

number next to 

M

 stands for the number 

of letters present in the mystery word but 

entered in the wrong position. Continue 

typing words and pressing 

ENTER

 using 

the information from 

P

 and 

M

. Press 

?

 to 

give up. Press 

ENTER

 to play again.

Word Train

In 

Word Train

, you and the computer 

take turns trying to complete a word. 

Continue typing letters until a word is 

typed. Winning words must be at least 4 

letters long. Whoever types the last letter 

of the word wins. Press   for a hint. Press 

?

 to give up. Press 

ENTER

 to play again.

Using My Word List

You can save up to 40 words in 

My Word List

 

for personal study or review. 

My Word List

 is 

saved between sessions unless your product 

is reset.

Adding Words from the Menu

1. Press MY LIST.

2. Press   or   until you see 

Add a word

 

and then press ENTER.

3. Type a word.

4. Press ENTER to add the word.

5. Press CLEAR when done.

Adding Words from the Word Entry 

Screen

You can add words to 

My Word List

 directly 

from the word entry screen or from a 

thesaurus entry.

1. Press SPELL.

2. Type the word you want to add to your 

word list (e.g., 

poignant

).

3. Press MY LIST.

Or you can press 

THES

 and then press 

MY 

LIST

 from the thesaurus entry.

Your word is included in the menu item.

4. Press ENTER to add the word.

5. Press SPELL to return to the word entry 

screen.

 Adding Words Not in This Dictionary

When you type a word not contained in 

this dictionary, you are still allowed to add 

it. You see the message 

Add anyway (Y/N)?

Press 

Y

 to add the word or press 

N

 to 

cancel the addition. 

Caution

: Adding 

words that are not in this dictionary uses 

considerably more memory that adding 

words that are. If you add only words that 

are not in this dictionary, 

My Word List

 may 

contain as few as 10 words.

 Viewing Available Memory

At any time, you can see how much room 

you have in your user list. In the User List 

menu, press   or   until you see 

Space: 

##% free

. This is the percent of memory 

you have available for your word list. 

Viewing 

My Word List

1. Press MY LIST.
2. Press   or   until you see 

View list

 and 

then press ENTER.

The message “List is empty” will be 

displayed if there are no words in your list.

3. Press   or   to scroll through your list.
4. Press CLEAR when done.

Removing a Word from 

My Word 

List

1. Press MY LIST.
2. Press   or   until you see 

Delete a word

 

and then press ENTER.

3. Press   or   until you see the word you 

want to delete.

4. Press ENTER to delete the word.

Erasing 

My Word List

1. Press MY LIST.
2. Press   or   until you see 

Erase list

 and 

then press ENTER.

3. Press Y to erase the list or press N to 

cancel.

Using the Main Menu

At the main menu, you can set the contrast, 

read help topics about this dictionary, and 

access the calculator and metric and currency 

converters.

Adjusting Screen Contrast

You can make the screen lighter or darker.

1. Press MENU.
2. Press   or   to highlight 

Set Contrast

 

and then press ENTER.

3. Press   or   to choose the level you 

want.

4. Press ENTER when you reach the desired 

contrast level.

Reading Help Topics

You can read help topics about most of the 

features of this dictionary.

1. Press MENU.
2. Press   or   to highlight 

Help

 and then 

press ENTER.

3. Press   or   to choose the topic you 

want.

4. Press   or   to select a sub-topic, if 

necessary.

The text automatically begins to scroll. 

Press 

ENTER

 to stop it. Then press   or   to 

scroll letter by letter. Press 

ENTER

 to 

re-start automatic scrolling.

5. Press CLEAR when finished.

Using the Calculator

Making Calculations

1. Press CALC.
2. Type a number.

You can type up to 10 digits.
To enter a negative number, use 

Z(+/-)

. To 

type a decimal point, press 

G(.)

.

3. Press H(+), J(-), K(x), L(÷) to add, 

subtract, multiply, or divide.

4. Type another number.
5. Press ENTER.

Or press 

F(%)

 to calculate the percentage.

To calculate ... 

Press ...

reciprocals 

A(1/x)

square roots 

S(√x)

squares 

D(x

2

)

6. Press CLEAR to clear the calculator.

Summary of Contents for Collins Crossword Solver CWM-109

Page 1: ... see a flashing displays Confusables Navigation Button At the word entry screen moves the cursor left or right When the cursor is at the end of a word press to type a space In games press to get a hint At the word entry screen press up to enter a capital letter or add an accent to a letter In a menu press to scroll up a list In a menu press down to scroll down a list For Your Information Viewing t...

Page 2: ...tion marks and asterisks in place of letters Each question mark stands for any single letter Each asterisk stands for any series of letters You can use question marks to help solve crossword puzzles and similar word games by typing them in place of missing letters 1 Press SPELL 2 Type a word with s and s in it For example type sc o To type an asterisk press then 3 Press ENTER A list of words match...

Page 3: ...3 Type a word 4 Press ENTER to add the word 5 Press CLEAR when done Adding Words from the Word Entry Screen You can add words to My Word List directly from the word entry screen or from a thesaurus entry 1 Press SPELL 2 Type the word you want to add to your word list e g poignant 3 Press MY LIST Or you can press THES and then press MY LIST from the thesaurus entry Your word is included in the menu...

Page 4: ... All rights reserved U S Patents 4 830 618 4 891 775 5 113 340 5 203 705 5 218 536 5 396 606 Note This device should be disposed through your local electronic product recycling system do not throw into the trash bin 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 mu...

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