Summary of crosswords CW-40
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Crosswords tm puzzle solver cw-40 user’s manual.
Page 2: Welcome To The Franklin
1 welcome to the franklin world of electronic reference products thank you for purchasing crosswords. Crosswords (cw-40) is a pocket-sized crossword puzzle buster. It con- tains over 250,000 words from a variety of merriam-webster reference works (webster’s official crossword puzzle dictionary among...
Page 3: Crosswords (Cw-40)
2 crosswords (cw-40) getting started turn crosswords on by pressing . The screen below appears: the above screen is your indication that crosswords is ready for you to type in a word. Adjust the display contrast, if necessary, by pressing or several times. If the display seems too faint, try . If th...
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3 the clue. To see another answer, press the down arrow key. Whenever you see a blinking down arrow at the far right of the screen, you can press the down arrow key to see more words. Note: if you should happen to enter an incorrectly typed word, cross- words will return words which are close to the...
Page 5: Second Guess
4 to know what words have the letters “act” in them, at the beginning, mid- dle, or end. Press . Type act . Press . Your screen looks like the one below: press . The screen below appears: you now have a list of all of the words containing the word “act”. Just find one which contains the letters incl...
Page 6: Phrases
5 case. This is to illustrate that the “second guess” feature has substituted another letter for the one which was typed-in. If you press , you’ll see other words which can be made from the word which was typed-in if one letter is changed. If you still don’t see a word which will solve the puzzle, a...
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6 . Soon you’ll see a list of words which may be used on the scrabble board: “onyx”, for example. And if you use the blank piece: “oryxes”. Big points, big points! Crosswords is also great if that triple-word-score is sitting within striking distance and you’re not sure if you can take advantage of ...
Page 8: Technical Specifications
7 technical specifications contents: — 250,466 word crossword correction list — matchmaker ii single character and prefix/suffix correction — word list edited and maintained by merriam-webster microprocessor: 65c02 with a franklin proprietary master control chip rom (read only memory): 4 megabits ra...
Page 9: Trouble?
8 trouble? Crosswords is designed to provide many years of reliable service. The most common sources of trouble are: — weak battery — improperly installed battery — lcd contrast not adjusted properly please check the above problems first. Note: a weak battery may cause crosswords to behave strangely...
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9 franklin electronic publishers, inc. Limited warranty (u.S.A. Only) franklin electronic publishers, inc. (“franklin”) warrants to the end user that this product will be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of original retail purchase, as evidenced by...
Page 11: Function Key Guide
10 function key guide : activates and deactivates the unit. : used to navigate through lists and information. The upward pointing arrow also types an apostrophe when you’re typing in a word. : expands a search for words by substituting letters. : finds words which match typed-in letters. : finds phr...