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Sherlock's Camera - Hints and solution

Dear puzzle friend!

Do you need a little help with the Cluebox? Under the tab "HINTS" you will find hints that will take you further.

Want to wrap a gift in the Cluebox? Under the tab "SOLUTION" you will find the fastest way to open the Cluebox!

The tab "RESET" shows you how to reassemble the Cluebox so that other players can have fun with the Cluebox!

You will find the assembly instructions for the tripod here: www.idventure-shop.de/c6-stand-en

Find the word START

Start your Cluebox adventure here

What could the circles under the metallic marbles mean?

What happens if you rotate the spinning module?

Tilt the Cluebox to the right and to the left so that the number of marbles on each side corresponds to the number of engraved circles.

Then rotate the spinning module quickly. The marbles will leave the center of the module and the square part will fall between the marbles.

Can you see any moving or spare parts now?

Withdraw the rounded piece from under the acrylic surface and pull the switch to the left as shown. Can you discover something new?

When the switch is in the left position, you can see an arrow on the right. By turning the spinning module the tips of the arrows change. Can you find similar arrows somewhere else?

Two tips of the arrows on the spinning module have the same form as the clock hands of the big clock.

If you set the spinning module so that it shows the tip of the hour hand, you will see the roman numeral II on the little clock-face. If you set the spinning module so that it shows the tip of the minute hand, you will see the roman numeral XI on the little clock-face. How can you use this information?

You need to set the time correctly. What part of the clock hands can you see on the big clock?

The time you need to set on the big clock is 2:55 (hour hand on II and minute hand on XI). But since the upper part of the clock is hidden, what you can set is the bottom part of the clock hands. If you imagine that the hour hand points at II its bottom part would be pointing at VIII. If the minute hand were pointing at XI its bottom part would be pointing at V. Use the magnetic spare part from the previous step to pinpoint the hour hand at VIII and tilt the box to the right to fix the minute hand on the V.

If you have set the arrows correctly you will be able to pull out the key from above the hour hand.

Do you see any changes after you pulled out the key above the hour hand?

The slot near the clock hands is open now and the rake-shaped key can now be taken out. Can you find the symbol from this key anywhere else on the cluebox?

On the "black side" of the cluebox you will find the same circle symbol as on the rake-shaped key. How can you apply the key here?

Pull down the arrow situated to the left of the circle symbol - the slot for the rake-shaped key will open. Now you can use the key to move the switch from the "moustache" symbol to the "beard" symbol on the upper side of the Cluebox. See the video.

Now that you can set any combination of facial hair, head wear and ties you can adjust the switches to match one of the faces on one of the sides of the Cluebox. For example, the left-hand upper corner gentleman has a moustache, a cylinder hat and a long tie. Set the switches correspondingly. Can you see any other symbols when you look at the side with the switches from above?

What do the light and the eye mean?

Use a light source, e.g. your phone light to lighten up the inside of the Cluebox and look through the hole where the eye is depicted. Depending on the position of the switches you will see different symbols. For example, if you set the switches to match the gentleman from the previous example (left-hand upper corner) you will see the money bag symbol.
Where else can you find the money bag and other symbols from inside the Cluebox?

All the symbols from inside the box can be found on the gears near the faces of the criminals. You can rotate the gears using the central part. See the video to see how it works.

Adjust the symbols which you saw inside the box so that they correspond to the criminals.
upper left-hand gear: money bag
upper right-hand gear: diamond
upper left-hand gear: gun
lower left-hand gear: bomb

What is the connection between the symbols on the gears and the symbols connected with dotted lines?

Every symbol on the gear has a logical counterpart among the symbols connected with dotted lines:
money bag - dollar sign
diamond - ring
bomb - explosion symbol
gun - target.
Bring the plate with holes so that you can see these symbols through the holes.
If all the symbols are set correctly (see the picture) you can pull out another key.

At this step you can find a new key resembling the "Z" letter and the symbols of arrow and gear in the deep of the Cluebox. Start with the key - where can you apply it?

On the bottom side of the Cluebox you will find symbols depicting the ending of the Z-key and arrows showing how to use it.

Put the key inside to hook the hitch and then pull the key to release the part that blocks the striped circle. Repeat on the other side. Finally take off the striped circle to see 6 plates of dancing people. For now you can't do anything with them.

Get back to the step where you found the Z-key and work with the symbol of the gear and the arrow. Have you seen this gear symbol somewhere else?

The same gear symbol can be found behind the spinning module of the Cluebox, if you look through the acrylic glass.

Here you need to do 2 steps:
1. Push the arrow
2. While pushing the arrow, turn the spinning module clockwise until you can see the word ON.
Can you find the word "ON" at some other place on the Cluebox?

The ON/OFF switch can be found in the upper right-hand corner on the "black" side of the Cluebox. There is a dotted line going from the switch and pointing to a camera symbol. Can you find this symbol somewhere else on the Cluebox?

If you look at the "clock" side of the Cluebox, you will find a small window to the left from the clock hands. Inside this window a key with a camera-symbol can be found. How can you extract this key?

To extract the key, just push it by applying some force. See the video to see how it works.

Time to shoot a movie. CAMERA, MOTOR, ACTION!

To play the movie do the following: 1. Turn on the ON/OFF switch 2. Insert the thin key with a camera symbol on it into the slot as shown to rotate the small gear 3. A wooden plate will show on the left. Push and pull it to see the motion picture. Do you know how to organize the silhouettes on the bottom side of the Cluebox now?

Now you can arrange the silhouettes on the bottom side of the Cluebox in the correct order using what you see in the "movie" and what you see under the plates with the silhouettes

The "movie" has two frames, each frame has silhouettes "floating" in the air (marked with numbers 1,2,3,4,5,6) and those that are on the floor (1a,2a,3a,4a,5a,6a). The floating ones repeat the 6 silhouettes on the tiles and those on the floor are represented through symbols under the tiles. For example silhouette 1a has two feet on the floor and silhouette 2a has two hands and the had on the floor.

As the frames change from the first to the second you can see each "floating" silhouette going onto the floor in a certain position (see the pictures: 1 → 1a, 2 → 2a etc). Thus you have to put silhouette 1 onto the symbol with two feet, silhouette 2 onto the symbol of the head and two hands, etc.

Arrange the silhouettes as shown in order to extract the next part.
NOTE 1: hold the camera with the lens up to implement the correct sequence.
NOTE 2: Pay attention to the braid pattern, it should merge into a single line.

Combine the two parts with stripes and holes together. Do you see any changes when you rotate the middle part? Can you see something similar somewhere else on the Cluebox?

Starting with the note highlighted in the picture, adjust the two striped circles so that they correspond to the notes on the Cluebox.

Your task is to make sure the "melody" on the Cluebox is represented on the striped parts. There is only one position in which this condition is fulfilled. In this case two notes are marked with a cross. Adjust the moving round parts on the Cluebox so that the holes show the notes that are marked with a cross on the striped circles.

If you have set the rotating parts correctly you will be able to push the wooden part with an arrow and extract the camera lens.

Follow the arrows to open the camera lens.

1. Pull the switches to the outside

2. Turn the lid

3. Pull the switches to the inside and open the lid

Now you can open the lid

Look carefully at the fingerprints. Can you recognize the pattern you see in the middle of each fingerprint somewhere else?

Each of the four fingerprints has a corresponding symbol on the camera lens.

In the picture the four symbols corresponding to the fingerprints are highlighted fith figures 1-4. Turn the arrow so that it points to the symbol that corresponds the first fingerprint. The small arrow near the symbol indicates the direction for the next turn. Thus you turn the arrow clockwise until you reach the symbol of the second fingerprint. Do the same for the next two fingerprints and open the lens.

Do you see a secret message left by Sherlock Holmes for you?

Go to www.best-detective.net

SPOILER ALERT!

Below you will find the quick solution of the Cluebox PRO Sherlock's Camera. Use it if you want to open the Cluebox without solving, e.g. for putting a small present inside of it. If you only need a little help, use the "HINTS" tab.

Turn the arrow of the camera lense so that it points at the symbol marked with 1. Turn the arrow clockwise until it points at the symbol marked with 2. Turn the arrow counter-clockwise until it points at the symbol marked with 3. Turn the arrow clockwise until it points at the symbol marked with 4. Open the camera lense to get to the the secret space.

Use this manual to reset the Cluebox PRO Sherlock's Camera to its initial state.

Step 1. Close the mirror compartment using the camera lens. You might need to put the keys into the right position by repeating the sequence you used to open the lens (see the video). After closing - rotate the circles of the lens in a random way to lock the lens.

Step 2. Roll up the fingerprint tape and adjust it into the corresponding space.

Step 3. Adjust the lid as shown in the video: squeeze the switches on the lid, adjust the lid. Then spread the switches apart, rotate the central part counterclockwise and finally squeeze the switches again. If you did everything correctly the central part will neither be rotating nor you can open the lid.

Step 4. Make sure the correct "notes" are selected on the music sheet (1). Push the element with the arrow (2) and insert the camera objective into the camera housing (3).

ATTENTION! When inserting the capsule with the camera lens make sure the fingerprint is on the top

Step 5. Pull the element with the arrow to fix the objective and bring the moving elements at the music sheet to a random different position.

Step 6. Make sure the silhouettes are in the right order. Insert the central striped circle into the slot as shown. ATTENTION! Randomly change the order of the silhouettes to lock the key!

Step 7. Adjust the bigger striped circle so that the rectangle holes are on the left and on the right, near the key and arrow symbols. Use the z-formed key to insert the pins that block the striped circle. See the video.

Step 8. Slide the wooden plate in as shown.

Step 9. Make sure that the plate is completely "sunk" into the slot.

Step 10. Now move the ON/OFF switch to the OFF position (normally this happens automatically when the camera stands upright).

Step 11. Press the arrow inside the box and rotate the spinning module counterclockwise.

Step 12. Insert the z-formed key as shown.

Step 13. Set the symbols as you did to open the box: money bag, diamond, bomb, gun near the faces and dollar sign, ring, explosion and target on the key.

Step 14. Close the lid. ATTENTION: rotate all the gears randomly to change the symbols and lock the key!

Step 15. Insert the long key with the camera symbol to its initial position as shown.

Step 16. Make sure the clock hands show VIII and V. Put the rake-formed key into its slot and then pull the arrow near this slot. The key in the center of the minute hand will dive into the box and the rake-formed key will be locked.

Step 17. Insert the magnetic part under the acrylic surface. Then turn the Camera upside down so that the square part from the inside of the spinning module goes up and the marbles can roll freely to the right and to the left.