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Functions of Buttons
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: Press to turn the unit on and
ON
OFF
off. If
is pushed when a game is
OFF
underway, a new game will begin
when you turn Trivia Quiz back on.
1
: Press to enter the Single
PLAYER
Player game mode.
: Press to enter the Players
PLAYERS
game mode if you'd like two to four
people to compete.
: Can be used in the Single
PASS
Player game mode to skip over a
question. This function is not avail-
able in the Players game mode; the
message NO PASS AVAILABLE!
will be displayed.
: Press to eliminate one of the
HINT
incorrect answers.
: Press to check your game
SCORE
score. This button is also used to
change the LCD display contrast.
Press
and
at the same time
SCORE
UP
to increase the contrast, and press
and
at the same time to
SCORE
DOWN
decrease the contrast.
: Press to select answer A.
A BUTTON
: Press to select answer B.
B BUTTON
: Press to select answer C.
C BUTTON
: Press to select answer D.
D BUTTON
: Press to select answer E.
E BUTTON
: Press to begin a game or to
ENTER
confirm a choice.
: Press to scroll through an options
UP
menu upward or to return to the pre-
vious screen. Press
together with
UP
to increase the LCD contrast.
SCORE
D
: Press to scroll through an
OWN
options menu downward or to display
the next screen. Press with the
button to decrease the LCD contrast.
: Press to reset the game if the
RESET
unit locks up or malfunctions.
is located on the back of the unit.
Playing Trivia Quiz
Getting Started
Press the
/
button to begin a
ON
OFF
game. You'll hear a melody and see
the message NEW YORK TIMES
TRIVIA QUIZ displayed for three
seconds, with NEW YORK TIMES
displayed on the first screen and
TRIVIA QUIZ on the second screen.
Then 1 OR MORE PLAYERS? will
appear on the LCD. (Pressing
ON
to turn off Trivia Quiz will cause the
game to play a melody and display
QUIT! before the unit turns off.)
When 1 OR MORE PLAYERS? is
displayed on the screen, press the 1
button to enter the single-
PLAYER
player game mode, or press the
button to enter the multiple-play-
ERS
ers game mode. Press
to con-
ENTER
firm your choice.
1-Player Game Mode
After selecting the 1-Player game
mode, you'll be asked to choose how
many questions you would like to
answer in the game. If you'd like to
answer eight questions, which is the
default number of questions, simply
press
. If you'd like instead to
ENTER
answer a different number of ques-
4
tions, press the
either 16, 24 or 40 questions. (The
SCORE
own button will allow you to
D
decrease the number of questions
you'd like to answer.) Press
RESET
when the number of questions dis-
played is the number you'd like to
answer.
You'll then be asked to choose how
many hints you want to have avail-
able in the game. The number of
hints allowed in the game depends on
the number of questions you chose to
answer.
(a) If you selected 8 questions,
you may choose 8, 16 or 24 hints.
(b) If you selected 16 questions,
/
you may choose 16, 32 or 48
OFF
hints.
(c) If you selected 24 questions,
you may choose 24, 48 or 72
hints.
(d) If you selected 40 questions,
you may choose 40, 80 or 120
hints.
-
PLAY
Choose the number of hints you
would like in the game by pressing
or
to increase or decrease
UP
DOWN
the number of hints. Then press
to confirm your choice when
ENTER
the number of hints you want is dis-
played.
Next the message QUESTION 1 will
be displayed on your screen. Press
. The topic of the question will
ENTER
be shown. (This can be a valuable
hint!) Press the
button to display
play the question. First a "Q:" will
UP
appear on the screen, followed by the
beginning of the question. Pressing
the
DOWN
play the question screen by screen.
ENTER
When the question is completed,
CHOICES: will then be displayed,
and pressing
show the five possible answers, A
through E. If you press
you see no additional answers, END!
will appear on the screen for one sec-
ond. Pressing the
ly will allow you to review the
answers and the question. When you
have reached the beginning of the
question again, TOP! will appear on
the LCD for one second.
When CHOICES: is displayed on the
LCD, choose either the
button to select your answer. If you
E
choose the right answer, you'll see
the message CORRECT! and then the
screen will display REMARK:, fol-
lowed by some interesting informa-
tion about the question. To read all of
the remark, press the
repeatedly. When you have reached
the end of the remark, END! will be
shown for one second. Pressing the
button repeatedly will allow you
UP
to review the remark. Press
any time to exit the remark. Your
score will then be shown and the next
question will automatically appear.
(The topic will be displayed again.)
button to dis-
Press
DOWN
ENTER
5
button repeatedly will dis-
repeatedly will
DOWN
and
DOWN
button repeated-
UP
,
,
,
A
B
C
D OR
button
DOWN
ENTER
to continue.
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