Excalibur 456 User manual

Model No. 456
Operating Manual
www.ExcaliburElectronics.com
Travel Master
Excalibur
Electronics

Congratulations on your purchase of The NewYork Times
and Excalibur Electronics’ Travel Master! This is the
ultimate electronic guide to 101 destinations around the
world, based on the popular travel columns in The NewYorkTimes
and Fodor’s famous traveling tips. Included are articles from
Century of Business, a publication that chronicles the happenings
of the business world, by decades, over the past 100 years. You
can now have the best information in your pocket and at your fin-
gertips.
The Travel Master computer is easy to use, but be sure to use it
safely. Before starting, please read this manual thoroughly, espe-
cially noting safety, care and battery information. Keep this man-
ual for reference.
The legendary King Arthur brandished a
magic sword, Excalibur, from which we
take our company name. With this unique
weapon in his hands, he could not be vanquished.
© 2003 The New York Times Company.
The New York Times logo is a registered trademark
of The New York Times Company.
Although Excalibur Electronics can’t claim
the magical secrets of Merlin, King
Arthur’s court wizard, sometimes our
patented technology may make it seem as if
we could. The New York Times Travel Master is
another unmatched innovation of Excalibur
Electronics.
We make you think.
Fodor’s content © 2004 by Fodors.com, a unit of
Fodors LLC. All rights reserved.

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Travel Master TABLE OF CONTENTS
Layout of Travel Master. ................page 4
Functions of Buttons . . . ................page 4
Installing Batteries ....................page 5
Getting Started with Travel Master..........page 6
Travel Destinations....................page 6
Overview. . .....................page 7
Hotels ........................page 7
Restaurants. .....................page 8
Shopping.......................page 8
Attractions. . ....................page 9
Nightlife .......................page 9
Tips . .........................page 9
Articles........................page 10
Century of Business . . . . ......... ......page 10
Set Up. ...........................page 10
Using the ABC Button. .................page 11
Auto Power Off . .....................page 11
The 101 Travel Destinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 12
Special Care & Handling ................page 14
Battery Information. ...................page 14
90-Day Limited Warranty................page 15

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Functions of Buttons
ON/ENTER:Press this key to turn
on Travel Master or to confirm a
selection after you have scrolled
to it.
PREVIOUS:Press this key to dis-
play the previous listing.
NEXT:Press this key to display
the next listing.
ABC:Press this key to scroll
through a list quickly using the
UPor DOWN buttons, jumping
from one alphabetical first letter
to the next. (“ABC MODE ON” will
display on the screen for one sec-
ond.) Press ABC a second time to
turn this feature off. (“ABC MODE
OFF” will display on the screen for
one second.)
BACK:Press this key to return to
the previous screen.
UP:Press this key to scroll up.
DOWN:Press this key to scroll
down.
RESET:If Travel Master locks up
Layout of Travel Master
DISPLAY
(LCD)
BACK
button
UP
button
DOWN
button
NEXT
button
PREVIOUS
button
ON/ENTER
button
RESET
button
ABC
button

Installing Batteries
Your Travel Master requires two
AAA batteries, not included. To
install the batteries, carefully turn
Travel Master over so that the unit
is face-down on a soft surface.
Find the battery compartment on
the back of the unit.
Use a small Phillips screwdriver
to remove the screw. Lift off the
battery compartment lid. Install
the batteries, making sure to
match polarity (+ and -) with the
diagram inside the battery com-
partment (see diagram below.)
Place the tab of the battery com-
partment lid in its slot and close
the compartment door. Replace
the screw and tighten it carefully.
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Travel Master may lock up due to static
discharge or other electrical disturbances.
If this should happen, use a slim,
pointed object to press the button
marked “RESET” on the front of the unit.
or malfunctions, use a ballpoint
pen to press RESET.Also press RESET after inserting new batter- ies.

After inserting new batteries,
press the RESET button to turn the
unit on. Your LCD will display the
icon “THE NEW YORK TIMES
TRAVEL MASTER.” Press any key
to proceed to the home screen.
The home screen gives you three
choices, as shown below:
TRAVEL DESTINATIONS
CENTURY OF BUSINESS NEWS
SET UP
Note: Only 18 characters per line
can appear on the LCD at one
time. Therefore, “TRAVEL
DESTINATIONS” and “CENTURY OF
BUSINESS NEWS” will not all
appear on the LCD at once. Instead
the line of text will automatically
scroll right to left when you place
the marking arrow next to that
line. To control the speed with
which the line scrolls, see Set Up
on Page 10.
Press the UPor DOWN key to
scroll through all of the choices.
(You can scroll in either direction.
For example, scrolling up from
“Acapulco” will take you to
“Zurich.”) As you scroll, an arrow
on the left marks your position in
the list. After scrolling to the
desired item, simply press
ON/ENTER to confirm your
choice.
Travel Destinations
After you’ve selected Travel
Destinations, the LCD displays
101 destinations in alphabetical
order (a list of all the destinations
is given on page 12). Please note
that Travel Master can show only
four lines of text at a time on the
LCD. Press the UPor DOWN key
repeatedly to scroll through the
destinations one at a time, or hold
either of these keys down to scroll
more quickly.
Ifyou’d like toscroll alphabetical-
ly by first letter through the desti-
nations, first press the ABC but-
ton. “ABC MODE ON” will display
on the screen for one second. (See
Using the ABC Button, Page 11.)
Then press UPor DOWN to move
alphabetically by first letter
through the index. When you
reach the initial letter you want,
press ABC again to exit that mode.
“ABC MODE OFF” will display on
the screen for one second. Then
resume using the UPor DOWN
keys to scroll through the destina-
tions one at a time.
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Getting Started with Travel Master

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As you scroll, an arrow on the left
marks your position in the list.
After scrolling to the desired
item, simply press ON/ENTER to
confirm your choice.
After selecting your desired desti-
nation, the LCD then displays the
following (remember that only the
first four lines of text will show
on the screen, and that listings
with no data will not display):
OVERVIEW
HOTELS
RESTAURANTS
SHOPPING
ATTRACTIONS
NIGHTLIFE
TIPS
ARTICLES
Press UPor DOWN to scroll
through this screen, and press
ON/ENTER to make a selection.
Overview
If you select the Overview, four
lines of information will be dis-
played. Press the DOWN button to
display the next four lines of text,
and UPto display the previous
four lines of text. Press the BACK
button to return to the previous
screen.
Hotels
If you select Hotels, the LCD will
flash “FODOR’S” for one second,
indicating that the following
information was provided by
Fodor’s.TheLCD then displays the
following (NOTE: $ = INEXPEN-
SIVE, $$ = MODERATE, $$$ =
EXPENSIVE, $$$$ = VERY EXPEN-
SIVE, $$$$$ = LUXURY):
OVERVIEW
$
$$
$$$
$$$$
$$$$$
Not all the price ranges (the $
signs) may show for a particular
destination. Selecting Overview
will display four lines of text on
the LCD, and you can navigate
through the text by the UPand
DOWN buttons. Press the BACK
button to return to the previous
screen.
Selecting one of the $ categories
will display the first four lines of
text of the first hotel. Pressing UP
and DOWN will display either the
next or previous four lines of text
about that hotel. Pressing the
NEXT button will display the next
hotel’s information, if available.

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Pressing the PREVIOUS button
will display the last hotel’s infor-
mation. Press the BACK button to
return to the previous screen.
Press BACK for two seconds to
return to the home screen.
Restaurants
If you select Restaurants, the LCD
will flash “FODOR’S” for one sec-
ond. The LCD then displays the
following (NOTE: $ = INEXPEN-
SIVE, $$ = MODERATE, $$$ =
EXPENSIVE, $$$$ = VERY EXPEN-
SIVE, $$$$$ = LUXURY):
OVERVIEW
$
$$
$$$
$$$$
$$$$$
Not all the price ranges (the $
signs) may show for a particular
destination. Selecting Overview
will display four lines of text on
the LCD, and you can navigate
through the text by the UPand
DOWN buttons. Press the BACK
button to return to the previous
screen.
Selecting one of the $ categories
will display the first four lines of
text of the first restaurant.
Pressing UPand DOWN will dis-
play either the next or previous
four lines of text. Pressing the
NEXT button will display the next
restaurant’s information, if avail-
able, while the PREVIOUS button
will display the last restaurant’s
information. Press the BACK but-
ton to return to the previous
screen. Press BACK for two sec-
onds to return to the home screen.
Shopping
If you selected Shopping, the LCD
will display the following (listings
with no available data will not
display):OVERVIEW
SHOPPING CENTERS
DEPARTMENT STORES
LOCAL SPECIALTIES
AREAS
SOUVENIRS
Selecting the Overview will dis-
play four lines of text on the LCD,
and you can navigate through the
text with the UPand DOWN but-
tons. Press the BACK button to
return to the previous screen.
Selecting one of the other cate-
gories will display the first four
lines of text of the selected cate-
gory. Pressing UPand DOWN will
display either the next or previous
four lines of text. Pressing the

NEXT button will display the next
listing’s information, if available,
while the PREVIOUS button will
display the last listing’s informa-
tion. Press the BACK button to
return to the previous screen.
Press BACK for two seconds to
return to the home screen.
Attractions
If you selected Attractions, the
LCD will display the following
(listings with no data will not dis-
play): OVERVIEW
INFO CENTERS
ATTRACTIONS
Selecting the Overview will dis-
play four lines of text on the LCD,
and you can navigate through the
text by the UPand DOWN buttons.
Press the BACK button to return to
the previous screen.
Selecting one of the other cate-
gories will display the first four
lines of text of the selected cate-
gory. Pressing UPand DOWN will
display either the next or previous
four lines of text. Pressing the
NEXT button will display the next
listing’s information, if available,
while the PREVIOUS button will
display the last listing’s informa-
tion. Press the BACK button to
return to the previous screen.
Press BACK for two seconds to
return to the home screen.
Nightlife
If you selected Nightlife, the LCD
will display the following (listings
with no data will not display):
OVERVIEW
NIGHTLIFE
Selecting the Overview will dis-
play four lines of text on the LCD,
and you can navigate through the
text by the UPand DOWN buttons.
Press the BACK button to return to
the previous screen.
Selecting Nightlife will display
the first four lines of text.
Pressing UPand DOWN will dis-
play either the next or previous
four lines of text. Pressing the
NEXT button will display the next
listing’s information, if available,
while the PREVIOUS button will
display the last listing’s informa-
tion. Press the BACK button to
return to the previous screen.
Press BACK for two seconds to
return to the home screen.
Tips
If you selected Tips, the LCD will
flash “FODOR’S” for one second.
The LCD then displays the follow-
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ing (listings with no data will not
display):
ARRIVING & DEPARTING
GETTING AROUND
RESOURCES
Each of the listed categories fea-
tures a number of submenus.
Simply continue scrolling through
the items in each category until
you reach the information that
you need. Press the BACK button
to return to the previous screen.
Press BACK for two seconds to
return to the home screen.
Articles
If you selected Articles, the LCD
will flash “THE NEW YORK
TIMES” for one second. The LCD
will display the first four lines of
text. Pressing UPand DOWN will
display either the next or previous
four lines of text. Pressing the
NEXT button will display the next
article, if available, while the
PREVIOUS button will display the
last article. Press the BACK button
to return to the previous screen.
Press BACK for two seconds to
return to the home screen.
Century of Business
After you’ve selected Century of
Business News from the home
screen, the LCD will flash “THE
NEW YORK TIMES” for one sec-
ond. The LCD will then display a
submenu of 10 decades. Press UP
or DOWN to scroll through this
screen, and press ON/ENTER to
make a selection. PressingUPand
DOWN will then display either the
next or previous four lines of text.
Pressing the NEXT button will dis-
play the next article, if available,
while the PREVIOUS button will
display the last article. Press the
BACK button to return to the pre-
vious screen. Press BACK for two
seconds to return to the home
screen.
Set Up
Select Set Up from the home
screen to make choices about the
scrolling speed and the interval
of automatic paging (both in sec-
onds). Press the UPor DOWN key
to scroll to Scroll Speed or Auto
Page Down and then press the
ON/ENTER key to confirm. If you
choose Scroll Speed, press the UP
or DOWN key to place the cursor
next to the speed (1-6) at which
the text will scroll. Press
ON/ENTER to confirm your selec-
tion and return to the home
screen.
After selecting Auto Page Down,
you may either turn the function