Your stylus is the key to commu-
nicating with your New York
Times Touch-Screen Crossword
Puzzle, Deluxe Edition. On the
back, left-hand side of your unit,
you’ll find a recessed cradle.
Inside is the stylus. Carefully
remove the stylus by pressing
gently on the tab near its top and
pushing it up until you can hold
the stylus easily and pull it out
completely.
Note: Remove the stylus by
pulling away from its cradle
until its tip clears the brace at
the top of the indentation.
When you want to store your
stylus again, just slide it back
into its cradle, pointed-end
first.
Locating & Using Your Stylus
Using Your
New York Times Crossword
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5
Getting started
Gently touch the pointed end of
the stylus to the
ON
/
OFF
icon at the
bottom left of the keyboard. The
first time you do this after
installing batteries or pushing the
RESET
button, your screen will
display:
NEW YORK TIMES
CROSSWORD
PUZZLE
BY EXCALIBUR
Choosing the level
Next, use your stylus to press the
NEW GAME
button. Your display
will show the screen at right.
Use your stylus to touch the box
corresponding to the level of chal-
lenge you want. (Selecting
“
MIXED
” will give you a variety
of puzzles, from easy to hard. We
suggest, unless you are a very
experienced crossword player,
that you choose the “
EASY
” level
to get started.)
Functions of the Icons (Onscreen Buttons)
Your unit’s buttons are easy to
use. Always use your stylus to
gently touch the onscreen buttons.
O
N
/
OFF
: Touch this key to turn
the unit on and off.
N
EW GAME
: Touch to start a new
puzzle.
S
OUND
: Touch to turn the sound
on or off.
C
ONTRAST
: Touch to adjust the
contrast of the screen.
C
HECK
: Once you’ve filled in one
or more letters, tap and hold this
key to check your answers. Any
letter that is incorrect will be
marked with a spell-check icon.
Once you release this key, the
original letters will return.
D
EL
: Press to delete letters filled
in on the selected letter, a whole
word, or all letters filled in on the
entire puzzle.
P
UZZLE
: Press this key to solve
the entire puzzle.
W
ORD
: Press this key to solve the
selected word.
L
ETTER
: Press this key to solve
the selected letter.
A-Z
: Use these keys to enter your
answers.
Other buttons
RESET
: Press this button if your
unit functions improperly.
LIGHT
: Press and hold for one sec-
ond to turn backlighting on to use
the game in low-light areas. Press
and hold again to turn it off.
Layout of Onscreen Keyboard
“QWERTY” Keyboard
D
EL
Key
C
HECK
Key
C
ONTRAST
Key
Solve L
ETTER
Key
Solve W
ORD
Key
O
N
/O
FF
Key
N
EW
G
AME
Solve P
UZZLE
Key
S
OUND
Key
Your unit uses a touch-screen “QWERTY” keyboard. A “QWERTY” keyboard arranges
the letter-keys just like your home, school, or work computer keyboard does.
