Casio EW-B100C User manual

EW-B100C
User’s Guide
E
Using a Dictionary
Multiple Dictionary Search
Useful Dictionary Functions
Using the Calculator
Using the Practical
English Usage
Using the Oxford Learner’s
Wordfinder Dictionary

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Manufacturer:
CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
6-2, Hon-machi 1-chome, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-8543, Japan
Responsible within the European Union:
CASIO EUROPE GmbH
Casio-Platz 1, 22848 Norderstedt, Germany

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Unpacking
As you unpack your electronic dictionary, check to make sure that
the following item is included with it.
One AA-size alkaline battery
Other accessories also may be included.
Battery
Use only a battery included in the recommended battery list (page
77). Do not use a battery that is not included in the list. Battery
characteristics and a battery that does not match the specifications of
the electronic dictionary may result in abnormal operation or failure to
achieve the specified operation between battery charges.
Your electronic dictionary does not come with a rechargeable battery
or a battery charger. If you want to use a rechargeable battery and
a battery charger, it is up to you to purchase them from a retailer,
wholesaler, or other source.
The charge of the original battery that comes with this electronic
dictionary is consumed somewhat as the product spends time in
transit, storage, etc. Because of this, the original battery may not
provide the full amount of operation noted in the specifications (page
79).
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Loading the Battery for the
First Time
Before using your electronic dictionary for the first time, be sure
to perform the following steps to load the LR6 or AA-size alkaline
battery that comes with it.
1While pressing at the point on
the battery cover indicated in
the illustration, slide the cover
in the direction indicated by the
arrow and remove it.
2Load the battery, and then
replace the battery cover.
While pressing the (–) end of
the battery against the spring,
lower the (+) end into the battery
compartment making sure the
ribbon is passing under the
battery.
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Correct Installation
Spring is not protruding from the
side.
Ribbon is extended and is not
folded under the battery.
Battery poles (+ and – ends) are
facing correctly.
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3Use a ballpoint pen or some
similar pointed object to press
the RESET button on the back
of your electronic dictionary.
When pressing the RESET button,
do not use a toothpick, lead
pencil, or any other object whose
tip can break off easily. Doing
so can damage your electronic
dictionary.
4Open the cover of your
electronic dictionary as shown
in the illustration.
This will cause the Battery Setting
screen to appear.
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5Check to make sure that
“●Alkaline” is selected as the
battery type.
If you are using a commercially
available rechargeable battery
in place of the original alkaline
battery, use and to
move the cursor (●) to “Ni-MH
(Rechargeable)”.
6After the battery setting is the
way you want, press .
This will display a confirmation
screen.
7Use to move the cursor (●)
to “Yes” and then press .
This will display the MENU screen.
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You can also configure display brightness and other electronic
dictionary settings (page 67).
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Display Brightness and
Battery Life
You can adjust the brightness of your electronic dictionary to one of
five levels.
The initial factory default setting is 3.
The brightness of the display will automatically dim to level 1 if you do
not perform any operation for about 30 seconds (under initial default
settings). Performing an operation will cause display brightness to return
to its normal level.
You can adjust screen brightness and the time it takes until screen
illumination turns off. See “Illumination Duration Setting” and “Brightness
Setting” (page 68).
An icon in the upper right corner of the MENU screen shows the current
battery level.
Battery level icon
Battery Level 3
Battery Level 2
Battery Level 1
Power will turn off and the screen will go blank when the battery level
reaches 0.
At battery level 1, the electronic dictionary may not operate normally,
may suddenly turn off, or may exhibit other abnormal operation.
Replace the battery as soon as possible when battery level 1 is
indicated.
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Battery Life
Prolonged use of a bright display setting, and keeping the display
illuminated for long periods, can shorten battery life.
When battery power is low, your electronic dictionary may suddenly
turn off or display the Battery Setting screen, without displaying the
low battery message first.
Battery Operating Conditions Display
Brightness
Approximate
Battery Life*2
Alkaline
battery
Repeated 5 minutes of
input and search, 55
minutes of English-English
dictionary screen display
each hour
*1 50 hours
Rechargeable
nickel-metal
hydride
battery
Repeated 5 minutes of
input and search, 55
minutes of English-English
dictionary screen display
each hour
*1 40 hours*3
*1 Display brightness level 3, display dimmed after 30 seconds.
*2 New alkaline battery or new, fully charged rechargeable battery at an
ambient temperature of 25°C.
Battery life values are approximate and are intended for reference only.
*3 Reference value based on a SANYO eneloop rechargeable battery.
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Contents
Before Getting Started 1
Unpacking ............................................................................... 1
Battery ..................................................................................... 1
Loading the Battery for the First Time................................ 2
Display Brightness and Battery Life.................................... 5
Introduction 11
Important Precautions ........................................................ 11
Names of Parts ..................................................................... 14
Opening the Cover of the Electronic Dictionary ................14
Screen Formats......................................................................15
Turning Power On and Off................................................... 16
Basic Operation 17
Basic Operation.................................................................... 17
Selecting a Mode ...................................................................17
Selecting a Headword or Screen Item .................................19
Scrolling Between Screens.................................................. 20
Back-stepping to a Previous Operation.............................. 20
Viewing a List Screen ........................................................... 20
Looking Up Another Term .................................................... 20
Using the Dictionary Guide................................................. 21

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Inputting Characters 23
Inputting Alphabetic Characters ....................................... 23
Inputting Numbers ............................................................... 24
Correcting an Input Error.................................................... 25
Using a Dictionary 26
Dictionaries and Functions................................................. 26
Looking Up a Headword...................................................... 27
Looking Up Details About a Term
(Phrases, Examples, Comments) ................................ 29
Looking Up Phrases ............................................................. 29
Looking Up Examples and Comments ............................... 30
Looking Up a Term when You are Unsure of Its Spelling ... 31
Spell Checking and Searching for an Original Form
(Spell Check/Original Form Search) ........................... 33
Looking Up Phrases (Phrase Search) ............................... 34
Looking Up Examples (Example Search).......................... 35
Viewing Writing Tutor .......................................................... 36
Looking Up a Keyword (Keyword Search)........................ 37
Searching for Quasi-synonyms by Category ................... 38
Searching for Common Word Pairs (Collocation Search) ... 39
Using the Oxford Learner’s Wordfinder Dictionary 40
Looking Up a Keyword (Keyword Search)........................ 40
Looking Up Related Terms (Related Term Search) ......... 41
Looking Up Examples (Example Search).......................... 42
Performing a Topic Search ................................................. 42

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Using the Practical English Usage 43
Looking Up a Keyword (Keyword Search)........................ 43
Performing a Topic Search ................................................. 44
Performing an Item Number Search ................................. 45
Performing a Search of “130 Common Mistakes”........... 45
Multiple Dictionary Search 46
Multiple Dictionary Search................................................. 46
Searching for the Same Term in Multiple Dictionaries
(Headword Search)........................................................ 47
Searching the Examples and Phrases of Multiple
Dictionaries (Example and Phrase Search) ............... 48
Specifying the Dictionary Display Sequence for
Lists of Hits ..................................................................... 49
Useful Dictionary Functions 50
Performing Re-lookup of a Recently Searched for
Term (History Search) ................................................... 50
Deleting History Memory Entries ........................................ 51
Looking Up a Term Used within a Definition or
Comment Screen (Jump Search) ................................ 53
Changing the Size of Screen Characters (Zoom)............ 55
Vocabulary List..................................................................... 56
Saving a Headword to a Vocabulary List............................ 56
Unhighlighting Text............................................................... 58
Viewing, Selecting, and Deleting a Saved Headword........ 59
Configuring Vocabulary List Display Settings.................... 61
Changing the Name of a Vocabulary List ........................... 62

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Using the Calculator 63
Using the Calculator............................................................ 63
Basic Arithmetic Calculations ............................................. 64
Constant Calculations .......................................................... 64
Memory Calculations ........................................................... 65
Correcting Key Operation Errors......................................... 65
Error (“E”) Display ................................................................. 66
Configuring Electronic Dictionary Settings 67
Changing Settings ............................................................... 67
Copyrights 69
Copyright............................................................................... 69
Reference 72
Screen Messages................................................................. 72
Troubleshooting ................................................................... 73
Resetting the Electronic Dictionary.................................. 74
Clearing Memory Data ......................................................... 75
Replacing the Battery.......................................................... 76
Specifications....................................................................... 79
■General Guide ......................................................................... 87

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Important Precautions
Note the following important precautions whenever using your
electronic dictionary.
Never expose your electronic dictionary to fire. Doing so can cause the
battery to explode, creating the risk of fire and personal injury.
Avoid temperature extremes. Do not locate your electronic dictionary
in direct sunlight, near a window, near a heater, etc.
Under very low temperatures, display response may slow down or
fail entirely. This condition is temporary and operation should resume
under normal temperatures.
Avoid areas subject to excessive moisture, dirt, and dust.
Never subject your electronic dictionary to strong impact, bending, or
twisting, do not carry it in the pocket of your trousers, and do not keep
it together with hard objects inside of a bag or briefcase.
Never place heavy objects on the electronic dictionary. Doing so can
cause the object to fall off and create the chance of personal injury.
Never try to take your electronic dictionary apart.
Never use a pen, pencil, or other sharp object to press keys.
To clean the exterior, wipe your electronic dictionary with a soft cloth
dampened in a weak solution of a mild neutral detergent and water.
Be sure to wring out any excess moisture from the cloth before wiping.
Never use benzene, thinners, or any other volatile agent for cleaning.
Doing so can remove the figures printed on the case or otherwise
damage the finish of the case.
Should the electronic dictionary ever start emitting smoke, strange
odor, or heat, or start exhibiting other strange behavior, stop using
it. Continued use creates the risk of fire and electric shock. Take the
following steps immediately.
1 Turn off power.
2 Contact your original retailer or authorized CASIO service centre.
Before assuming malfunction, be sure to check this manual for
possible remedies, and check to make sure your problem is not due to
low battery power or operational errors.
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Keep the electronic dictionary away from your chest (breast pocket,
etc.) if you are wearing a pacemaker or other medical device.
Magnetism from the electronic dictionary can affect a pacemaker or
other device. If you feel any abnormality, immediately move away from
the electronic dictionary and contact your physician.
Never carry the electronic dictionary along with a magnetic card
(credit card, cash card, prepaid card, etc.) The electronic dictionary
uses components that generate a magnetic field, which can make a
magnetic card unusable.
LCD
Never apply strong pressure to the LCD screen or subject it to strong
impact. Doing so can cause the glass to crack.
Should the LCD glass ever break, avoid touching the liquid that may
leak from the LCD. Contact with LCD liquid can cause skin irritation.
Should you accidentally get liquid leaking from the LCD in your mouth,
immediately rinse your mouth and contact your physician.
Should liquid leaking from the LCD get into your eyes or onto your
skin, immediately rinse for at least 15 minutes and then contact your
physician.
Due to limitations of the LCD used in this electronic dictionary, graphic
images may not appear as they do on your computer display in terms
of colour, etc.
Some display pixels may not light or may remain lit.
The liquid crystal panel used for the display is a product of very
high accuracy technology. The effective pixel rate of the display
is 99.99%, which means that no more than 0.01% of the pixels
do not light or remain lit at all times. This is normal and does not
indicate malfunction.
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Location
Never use your electronic dictionary in a hospital, in an aircraft, or in
any other location where operation of mobile telephones is controlled
or restricted.
Avoid using your electronic dictionary in areas where electrostatic
charge is generated.
CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. assumes no responsibility for any
loss or claims by third parties arising out of the use of this product.
The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice.
No part of this manual may be reproduced in any form without the
express written consent of the manufacturer.
The screen shots and product illustrations shown in this manual
may be different from those of the actual product. For the sake of
simplicity, some keys and icons are not shown in the examples of
this manual.
Example: ➜
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Names of Parts
LCD
POWER key
(page 16) Keyboard (page 87)
RESET button
(pages 3 and 74)
Battery Cover
(pages 2 and 78)
Opening the Cover of the Electronic Dictionary
Open the cover of your electronic
dictionary as shown in the
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Screen Formats
Quick Search
With Quick Search, the list of
hits continually updates as you
input each character.
You can turn off Quick Search,
if you want. When Quick Search
is off, the hit list does not appear
until you press (page 67).
Preview Screen
On the list of hits produced
by a search, you can display
a preview screen that shows
part of the definition of the
highlighted headword.
Example/Comment Preview Screen
When you look up examples
or comments by pressing
the key, part of the
highlighted example or
comment will be shown in the
lower pane on the display.
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Turning Power On and Off
Power turns on automatically whenever you open the electronic
dictionary’s cover, and shuts off automatically when you close it.
You also can turn power on and off by pressing the key.
Power also turns on when you press a Mode key. Turning on power
displays the keyword input screen (initial screen) of the selected
dictionary/mode. Pressing displays the MENU screen.
Mode key
You can turn off power regardless of what screen is currently on the
display.
Never turn off power while the electronic dictionary is changing from
one screen to another.
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An Auto Power Off function guards against wasting battery power by
turning off the electronic dictionary if you do not perform any operation for
a preset amount of time. See page 67 for information about specifying the
Auto Power Off time.
A Resume feature automatically saves screen information and data
whenever power is turned off. Pressing the key to turn power back
on again restores the screen that was on the display when power was last
turned off.
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Basic Operation
Selecting a Mode
You can select a mode either by performing the applicable mode key
operation or by using the MENU screen.
To select a mode using a mode key
Each press of a mode key displays the initial screen of the dictionary
marked above it. If a key is marked with two dictionary names, each
press of the key toggles between them.
To display the initial screen of the second dictionary marked above a
mode key, press and then the mode key.
To select a mode using the MENU screen
You can use this procedure to select any mode.
1Press .
This displays the MENU screen.
If the Calculator mode screen
appears, press again.
2Use the and cursor keys
to move the highlighting to
the tab of the category for the
dictionary/mode you want to
select.
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3Use the and cursor keys to move the highlighting to the
mode you want to select.
4Press .
This displays the initial screen of the dictionary/mode you selected.
The dictionaries/modes are divided into the categories listed below.
English1
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary (English-English dictionary)
Oxford Learner's Thesaurus
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
English2
Oxford Idioms Dictionary
Oxford Phrasal Verbs Dictionary
English3
Oxford Learner's Wordfinder Dictionary (English usage dictionary)
Practical English Usage
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture
Useful
Multi-Dictionary Search
Calculator
Vocabulary List
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