NEXT CENTURY NCC-100 by Franklin Electronic Publishers A L P S C H C U P O F G R E crosswords T E A PUZZLE SOLVER O N A P P L E E S I D User’s Guide 14 N N
Introduction Now there’s a fun way to make crossword puzzles less puzzling. With this Crosswords Puzzle Solver you can . . . • find possible crossword answers when you know only a few letters, • find possible crossword answers when you know most of the letters, • find phrases when you know only one word or a few letters, • find more possible answers by changing one or more letters, • jumble letters to form words for games such as Scrabble®.
Key Guide MORE Finds more possible answers. JUMBLE Jumbles letters to form words. PHRS Finds phrases that include entered word. LETTER? Stands for an unknown letter. MATCH Stands for a series of unknown letters. FF O N O Turns Crosswords on and off. CLEAR Clears to Ready. Stands for an unknown letter. Stands for a series of unknown letters. Enters a request. Types a hyphen. Darkens screen contrast at Ready, scrolls up, or types an apostrophe.
Getting Started If you are using this product for the first time, follow these steps. 1. Press ON/OFF. A brief demonstration appears. 2. Press CLEAR to stop the demo. Ready appears. 3. Press or repeatedly to adjust the screen contrast. You can adjust the contrast only at Ready. ✓ Disabling the Demonstration You probably do not want to view the demonstration every time you turn this product on. To disable the demonstration, type --D and then press ENTER. To reenable it, do the same.
Finding Words Crosswords helps you find answers to crossword puzzles by filling in missing letters. Just type a question mark for each unknown letter. To type a . question mark, press LETTER? or 1. Type a word with ?’s. To erase a letter, press . 2. Press ENTER. The arrow at the right of the screen indicates there are more matches. 3. Press to view more matches. 4. Press CLEAR when done.
Finding Words To find a series of missing letters in a word, type an asterisk. To type an asterisk, press MATCH or . There are more matches here because an asterisk can be one or several letters. 1. Type a word with ✽’s. 2. Press ENTER. 3. Press to view more matches. 4. Press CLEAR when done. ✓ Tips for Finding Words • Use ?’s to find lists of words. For example, to view four-letter words beginning with a z, enter Z???. • Use both ?’s and ✽’s in a word (e.g., Z✽K? ).
Finding Phrases Crosswords can also search for phrases. You need to know only a few of the letters in the phrase. NOTE: Phrases take longer to find because Crosswords must search its entire list of phrases from A to Z. 1. Type a word in a phrase (e.g., CAT ). 2. Press PHRS. 3. Press to continue searching. 4. Press CLEAR to stop. ✓ Typing Punctuation At Ready, you can type an apostrophe by pressing or a period by pressing . NOTE: These punctuation marks cannot begin a word.
Finding More Words If you haven’t found the answer you were looking for by using the ? or ✽ keys, try pressing MORE. Each time you press MORE, Crosswords substitutes letters for one that you’ve typed. 1. Enter a word with ?’s or ✽’s (e.g., SH?P?). 2. Press to view the matches. 3. Press MORE. The lowercase letter is the new letter. 4. Press to view the new matches. 5. Press MORE again to find more possibilities. 6. Press CLEAR when done.
Jumbling Letters Jumble scrambles the letters you type to form words. It can help you with Scrabble®, anagrams, and other word games. 1. Type letters or a word. 2. Press JUMBLE. or to choose the minimum 3. Press word size (e.g., 4 ). 4. Press ENTER. 5. Press to view the words. 6. Press CLEAR when done.
Product Care Replacing the Battery This product uses one CR2032, 3-volt lithium battery. Should you need to replace the battery, unscrew the screws on the back with a very fine screwdriver and carefully remove the back cover. Then install a new battery, plus sign facing you, and replace the cover. Cleaning, Storage, Problems To clean, spray a mild glass cleaner onto a cloth and wipe the surface. Do not spray liquids directly on this product.
Product Information Model NCC-100 • 250,000 words with Spellblaster II™ spelling correction • MatchMaker™ letter-finding keys • Jumble wordbuilder key • Self-demonstration • Screen contrast adjustment • Automatic shutoff • 6 function keys • LCD: 1 x 16 characters • Weight: 1.6 oz. • Size: 6.9 x 10.1 x 0.8 cm • Battery: one CR2032 3-volt lithium Copyrights, Trademarks, Patents, and ISBN © 1991-1995, 1999 Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc. Burlington, N.J. 08016-4907 USA. All rights reserved.
FCC Notice NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
Limited Warranty (U.S. only) LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIMITED REMEDY (A) LIMITED WARRANTY. FRANKLIN WARRANTS TO THE ORIGINAL END USER THAT FOR A PERIOD OF ONE (1) YEAR FROM THE ORIGINAL DATE OF PURCHASE AS EVIDENCED BY A COPY OF YOUR RECEIPT, YOUR FRANKLIN PRODUCT SHALL BE FREE FROM DEFECTS IN MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP. THIS LIMITED WARRANTY DOES NOT INCLUDE DAMAGE DUE TO ACTS OF GOD, ACCIDENT, MISUSE, ABUSE, NEGLIGENCE, MODIFICATION, UNSUITABLE ENVIRONMENT OR IMPROPER MAINTENANCE.
Notes FPS-28077-00 A P/N 7201696 Rev.