Franklin Crosswords Puzzle Solver CWP-200 User manual

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User’s Guide
PUZZLE SOLVER
crosswords

Electronic Publishers
CWP-200

Introduction
Now there’s a fun way to make crossword puzzles
less puzzling. With your 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®.
The Crosswords Puzzle Solver can’t solve all
your crossword puzzles, but by combining your
knowledge with its 250,000 word crossword
answer list from Merriam-Webster®, you will find
many more answers than you find now.
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Finds more possible answers.
Jumbles letters to form words.
Finds phrases that include entered word.
Stands for an unknown letter.
Stands for a series of unknown letters.
Turns Crosswords on and off.
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.
Lightens screen contrast at
Ready ,
scrolls down, or types a period.
Erases a letter or scrolls left.
Types a space or scrolls right.
Key Guide
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MORE
JUMBLE
PHRS
LETTER?
MATCH
ON \OFF
CLEAR
?
ENTER
—
*

If you are using this product for the first time,
follow these steps to install the batteries, turn
the product on and adjust the screen contrast.
1. Slide the battery cover off in the
direction of the triangle.
2. Place the four AAA batteries inside the
case, following the diagram.
3. Replace the battery cover.
4. Press ON/OFF.
A brief demonstration appears.
5. Press CLEAR to stop the demo.
Ready appears.
6. Press or repeatedly to adjust
the screen contrast.
You can adjust the contrast only at
Ready .
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✓Disabling the Demonstration
You probably do not want to view the
demonstration every time you turn on this
product. To disable the demonstration,
type
--D and then press ENTER. To re-
enable it, do the same.
Getting Started

Crosswords helps you find answers to cross-
word puzzles by filling in missing letters. Just
type a
? for each unknown letter. To type a ? ,
press LETTER? or
?
.
1. Type a word with ?’s.
To erase a letter, press .
2. Press ENTER.
3. Press to view more matches.
4. Press CLEAR when done.
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Finding Letters
✓Follow the Arrows
The flashing arrows at the right of the
screen show which arrow keys you can
press to view more words.
✓About Automatic Shutoff
Don’t worry if you forget to turn Cross-
words off. If no key is touched within two
minutes, Crosswords will shut itself off.

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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 letter 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 (e.g., to view
four-letter words beginning with a
z , enter
Z??? ).
• Use both ?’s and ✽’s in a word (e.g.,
Z ✽ K? ). There is no need to type a ? next
to a ✽.
Finding Parts of Words

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 be-
cause Crosswords must search the 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. 6
Finding Phrases

Finding More Words
If you don’t find the answer you were looking for
using the
?
or
*
keys, try pressing
MORE. Each time you press MORE, Cross-
words 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.
6. Press CLEAR when done.
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Jumbling Letters
Jumble scrambles the letters you enter to form
words. It can help you with Scrabble®, ana-
grams, and other word games.
1. Type letters or a word.
2. Press JUMBLE.
3. Press or to choose the minimum
word size (e.g., 4 ).
4. Press ENTER.
5. Press to view the words.
6. Press CLEAR when done.
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Cleaning, Storage, Problems
To clean, spray a mild glass cleaner onto a cloth
and wipe the surface. Do not spray liquids di-
rectly on this product. Do not use or store this
product in extreme or prolonged heat, cold, hu-
midity, or other adverse conditions. It could dam-
age its circuitry.
Customer Service
If you have a problem with this product, refer to
the limited warranty. If you purchased your unit
outside the United States, contact the place of
purchase to obtain warranty or repair
information.
FCC Notice
Complies with the limits for a Class B
computing device pursuant to Subpart B of
Part 15 of FCC Rules. Operation is subject to
the following two conditions: (1) this device
may not cause harmful interference; and (2)
this device must accept any interference
received, including interference that may cause
undesirable operation.
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Product Care