Seiko Oxford Crossword Solver ER3000 User manual

ER3000 OPERATION MANUAL
ALWAYS press the “RESET” button on the front of the unit after
battery replacement or if the unit fails to operate properly.
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Thank you for purchasing the ER3000.
Please read this operation manual carefully before using the
product.
The ultimate electronic crossword solver, including a unique
and powerful knowledge search facility -
plus other useful features and 10 great word games.
The Oxford Crossword Dictionary 2nd Edition © Oxford University Press
1998, 2001 with additional material © Oxford University Press 2001.
The Little Oxford Thesaurus 2nd Edition © Oxford University Press 2002.
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is a registered trademark of Seiko Instruments Inc.
© 2003 Seiko Instruments Inc.
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CONTENTS
Functions and Features .................. 2
The Keys and their Functions ......... 8
Preparation for using the Unit ....... 10
1. Resetting: ............................... 10
2. Contrast Adjustment ............... 11
3. Demo Function ....................... 12
Changing the Batteries ................. 14
Spellchecker.................................. 16
Thesaurus ..................................... 21
Solvers .......................................... 25
Anagram Solver ......................... 26
Crossword Solver ....................... 28
Abbreviation Solver .................... 30
Knowledge Viewer...................... 32
Knowledge Finder ...................... 36
Phrase Finder............................. 42
Letter Changer ........................... 44
Games .......................................... 46
Hangman.................................... 48
User Hangman ........................... 51
Jumble........................................ 52
User Jumble ............................... 54
Beat the Clock............................ 55
Memory ...................................... 57
Hidden........................................ 59
Crossword Quiz.......................... 62
Tops and Tails............................. 64
Letter Skills................................. 66
Calculator ...................................... 68
Converters .................................... 70
SET Mode ..................................... 72
Help function ................................. 77
Proper Use / Specification ............ 78
ONE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY .. 79

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Functions and Features
1Solver
Crossword Solver
This product contains over 250,000 words from The Oxford
Crossword Dictionary 2nd Edition to help you solve hard to finish
crosswords and other word games. Simply fill in the letters you
know and put question marks (?) or asterisk (*) for the ones you
don’t, to complete those hard-to-finish puzzles.
Knowledge Solver
The Knowledge Solver contains 13 categories with 256 encyclope-
dic lists from The Oxford Crossword Dictionary 2nd Edition.
You can view the knowledge database by scrolling through the
categories and lists, or you can search the knowledge database using
keywords and wildcards.
Anagram Solver
The unit contains over 250,000 words from The Oxford Crossword
Dictionary 2nd Edition.
Simply type a word or a jumble of letters and the solver will build a
list of as many anagram words as possible.
Change a Letter Solver
This solver will allow you to view possible alternative words, by
changing one letter at a time. Simply type a word and the solver will
build a list of as many words as possible, changing one letter at a
time from your entry word.
Phrase Solver
The unit will help you to find phrases containing your keywords
from the extensive 250,000 entries from The Oxford Crossword
Dictionary 2nd Edition. Simply type a word and the solver will
build a list of as many phrases as possible.

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Hangman, User Hangman, Jumble, User Jumble, Beat the Clock,
Memory, Hidden, Crossword Quiz, Tops and Tails, Letter Skills.
User skill levels: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced.
Display the score of the games (Score, and number of games)
4 Spellchecker
Instant phonetic spelling correction for over 118,000 words ensures
you will always have the answer at your fingertips.
You can search a word with wildcards ( “?” and “*” ) if you are
uncertain of the spelling.
5Calculator
A full function calculator with memory and % is included.
12 digits, 1 Memory
Abbreviation Dictionary
You can decode over 10,000 common abbreviations from The
Oxford Crossword Dictionary 2nd Edition.
Simply type an abbreviation and the solver will display as many
meanings as possible.
2 Thesaurus -- Finding Synonyms
You can find synonyms for the word you enter. When the word you
enter has more than one meaning, the unit will group the synonyms
according to part of speech and meaning. The unit can provide over
2.5 million including alternative and opposite words. Thesaurus
entry words, their synonyms and how the synonyms are grouped, all
come from The Little Oxford Thesaurus.
3Games
10 great vocabulary-building word games to challenge your
command of the English language.

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6Converters
The conversion function enables you to convert metric/imperial
units of length, area, volume, weight, capacity, power, and
temperature.
190 metric/imperial conversions are built into the calculator.
7DEMO Function
A demonstration display explains the contents of the unit.
The demonstration message starts automatically after you press the
ON key.
8HELP Function
An explanation of how to operate the various functions is simply
explained on the screen at each operational stage in each mode.
Press the help key at any point to display a context sensitive help
message.

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•Unit will automatically TURN OFF when not used for approximately
3 minutes.
The Keys and their Functions
1Turns the power ON and OFF.
2Selects Solver mode.
3Selects Spellchecker/Thesaurus
mode.
4Selects Game mode.
5Activates Help function.
6RESET button
7Selects Calculator and Unit
Converters.
8Clears all the input characters.
Returns the display to the initial
state.
9For deleting the last input character.
/ For shifting the display to the left.
10 For scrolling back through the lists
in memory. / For selecting the
menu in the Converter mode.
11 Enters a single blank space when
pressed once. / For shifting the
display to the right.
12 For scrolling down through the
lists in memory. / For selecting
the menu in the Converter mode.
13 (?) Substitutes for a single letter
when you are uncertain of a
spelling.
14 Executes the functions.
15 For scrolling down through the
lists in memory.
16 For scrolling back through the
lists in memory.
17 (*) Used instead of one or more
letters if you don’t know how to
spell a word.
18 For setting Demo Message, LCD
Contrast, Games Level, Game
Scores and Word List.
19 Letter, numeral and symbol input
keys.

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2. Contrast Adjustment
1. After resetting, the contrast
adjustment display will appear.
2. You can use either or
to adjust the contrast of the display
Level 1 to Level 11.
(Initial setting = 6)
3Press to finish.
The display will enter the Spellchecker mode.
*If you want to adjust the contrast of the display again, press .
Select “
LCD Contrast ” by using or and then press .
( See page 73. )
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Preparation for using the Unit
1. Resetting
Before using the unit, press the “RESET” button on the
front of the unit.
The contrast adjustment display will appear. ( See page 11. )
ALWAYS press the “RESET” button on the front of the unit after
battery replacement or if the unit fails to operate properly.

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3. Demo Function
When you turn on the power, a
demonstration display will begin to
explain the contents of the unit.
*You can stop the demonstration by
pressing any of the keys.
The unit will show the initial display
of the mode used before the power
was last turned off.
Welcome to the
OXFORD
Crossword Solver
The ultimate
...
*The next time you turn on the power, the demonstration display will
not appear if you set as follows:
1Press .
“ Demo Message ” will appear.
2Press .
3Select “ Disable Demo ” by using
or .
* If you want to see the demonstration
display again, select “
Enable Demo ”.
4Press to finish.
( See page 72. )
reference for
Demo Message
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Enable Demo
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Disable Demo
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Demo Message
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Changing the Batteries
The batteries need to be changed as soon as the display becomes
dim. Make sure that the power is switched off before replacing the
batteries.
1. Turn the unit OFF.
2. Remove the screw and the battery
cover from the back of the unit.
3. Remove the old batteries.
4. Insert two (2) new (
CR2025 )
batteries with the “+” side facing
up.
5. Replace the battery cover and the
screw.
6. Press the “
RESET ” button.
CAUTION
•The batteries may pose a choking hazard to small children.
• Keep the batteries and product away from small children.
• Do not expose the batteries to open flame or intense heat.
•Never use batteries other than those specified.
•Do not use a previously used battery together with a new battery.
Resetting:
If the unit does not operate properly after the batteries have
been replaced, or if at any time the unit fails to operate
properly, gently press the “ RESET ” button.

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Spellchecker
If the spelling of a word you enter is correct :
1Press once or twice to activate
the Spellchecker.
•You can switch between the
Spellchecker mode and the Thesaurus
mode by pressing .
2Type a word to be checked.
Example: psychology
3Press .
After the display “Correctly Spelt”,
the entered word will be displayed in
boldface.
Spellchecker
psychology_
Correctly Spelt
psychology
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4Phonetically similar words may also
be displayed by pressing or .
•To scroll alphabetically up or down through the unit’s word list,
starting from the displayed word, press or .
•To clear the display and spell check another word, simply enter your
new word.
Entering and Correcting Letters
* Up to 25 letters can be entered.
* Use to enter a space.
* Corrections can be made by using .
*The entire display can be cleared by pressing .
psychologies
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Using the Wildcard function
If you are unsure of part of the spelling of a word, enter the word using
“?”or “ * ” for the letter(s) of which you are unsure.
Use to enter “ ? ”.
This is used in place of a single character.
Use to enter “ *”. (Up to two “ *” can be used.)
This is used in place of one or more characters.
1Type a word.
Example: p*n??t
2Press .
After the display “Checking ...”, the
first corresponding word will be
displayed.
If the spelling of a word you enter is incorrect :
1Type a word to be checked.
Example: sycology
2Press .
When the spelling of a word entered
is incorrect, a list of correctly spelled
words that are phonetically similar to
the entered spelling is prepared.
After the display “Correction List”,
the first proposed word will be
displayed.
3Press to see other proposed
words.
sycology_
Correction List
psychology
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Checking . . .
cytology
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p
*
n??t_
pennant
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Checking . . .

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Thesaurus
You can investigate the synonyms (and antonyms) for a word you enter.
When a word you enter has more than one meaning, the unit will group
the synonyms according to part of speech and meaning.
1Press once or twice to activate
the Thesaurus.
2Enter letters.
Example: rate
3Press .
The entered word will be displayed as a
headword in boldface.
•You may scroll through the headword
list by using or .
3You may continue to scroll through
the corresponding word list by using
and .
•To clear the display and spell check another word, simply enter your
new word.
* If the corresponding word list has a great number of words, the unit
will check the word list again. In this case you can not return to the
first corresponding word.
penult
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...
Thesaurus
rate_
rate
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Words not in headword
If the entered word is not contained in
the headword of the thesaurus but
contained in the synonyms or
antonyms data, the unit will find and
display the group(s) of the synonyms
or antonyms.
Example: workaday
workaday_
Matches In
Synonyms!
4Press or .
First group of synonyms will be
displayed.
5Press to see the meaning of the
group and synonyms.
Press to return.
6If there are two or more groups of
synonyms, press to see each
successive group.
Press to return.
rate noun: 1/2
PERCENTAGE
ratio
...
rate noun: 2/2
businesslike ad
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common adjectiv
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Solvers
The unit provides several solvers that can help you to solve your word games.
Selecting the solver
1Press .
The unit returns to the last solver used
each time you select the solver mode.
2Select the solver you wish to play by
pressing or .
The solver is displayed in the
following order.
Anagram, Crossword, Abbreviations, Knowledge View,
Knowledge Find, Phrases, Letter Change
• By pressing the first letter of a solver, you can jump directly to the
desired solver. Further solvers starting with the same letter can be
displayed by pressing the same letter again.
S ELECT A S OLVER
Crossword
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...
Words not in memory
If you press when a word you have entered is not contained
in the unit’s list of entries, or if the word you entered is misspelled,
the unit will find and display a word which is spelled most closely
to your entered word.
This happens even if the found word
has no linguistic relationship to your
entered word.
Example: prated
prated_
No Matches In
Thesaurus.
prank
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Anagram
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Anagram Solver
Look for the right word using the same letters as the word you have
entered.
1Select “Anagram” and then press
.
2Enter letters.
Example: rail
3Press .
After the display “Checking ...”, the
first corresponding word will be
displayed.
rail _
E NTER LETTERS .
4You may continue to scroll through
the corresponding word list by using
or .
5To clear the display and enter another
word, press .
* If the word or letters entered do not have any anagrams, the
message “No anagrams found” will be displayed.
* The word list for the Anagram Solver can be selected between the
Oxford Crossword Dictionary List of 250,000 words and the
Spellchecker word list of over 118,000 words in the [Word List] of
the SET mode.
lair
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rial
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...
Anagram
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aril
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Checking . . .
E NTER LETTERS .

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3Press .
After the display “Checking ...”, the
first corresponding word will be
displayed.
4You may continue to scroll through
the corresponding word list by using
or .
*The corresponding word list includes the word with space or hyphen.
* If the corresponding word list has a great number of words, the unit
will check the word list again. In this case you can not return to the
first corresponding word.
* If the letters entered do not have any corresponding word, the
message “No words found” will be displayed.
Crossword Solver
Look for the right word by entering letters you know along with “?” or
“*”for any letters you don’t know.
Use to enter “ ? ”.
This is used in place of a single character.
Use to enter “ *”. (Up to two “ *” can be used.)
This is used in place of one or more characters.
1Select “
Crossword ” and then press
.
2Enter letters.
Example: *bis???
*
bis???_
archbishop
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Checking . . .
area bishop
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...
E NTER LETTERS .
Crossword
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Abbreviation Solver
The Abbreviation solver allows you to search the abbreviation dictionary
to “decode” over 10,000 common abbreviations.
1Select “Abbreviations” and then press
.
2Type an abbreviation.
Example: esf
3Press .
If the abbreviation is contained in the
dictionary, it will be displayed with
the definition.
esf_
S EARCH W ORD . . .
Abbreviations
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ESF: European S
4Press to see the rest of the
definition.
Press to return.
* If there is more than one solution, you
will be able to scroll the list using .
5You may scroll through the abbrevia-
tion list by using or .
* If entered letters are not contained in the abbreviation dictionary, the
unit will find and display the abbreviation which most closely
matches your entered letters.
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European Scienc
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ESG: Education
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Knowledge Viewer
This Solver enables you to view the thematic lists in the general-
knowledge section in a similar manner to scrolling through the lists in
the book. These lists has been compiled by Oxford University Press to
help provide answers to crossword clues and other quiz questions.
1Select “Knowledge View” and then
press .
The unit returns to the last category
used each time you select the
Knowledge Viewer mode.
2Select the category you wish to find
by pressing or .
LITERATURE
KnowledgeView
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SPORT AND GAMES
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The category is displayed in the following order.
LITERATURE / SPORT AND GAMES / FOOD AND DRINK /
MISCELLANEOUS / NAMES / HISTORY, POLITICS AND WAR /
RELIGION AND MYTHOLOGY / GEOGRAPHY AND TRANSPORT /
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY / MEDICINE / ANIMALS / PLANTS /
ART, MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT
3Press .
The unit shows the sub category.
Press to return.
4Select the sub category
by pressing
or and then press
.
The first entry will be displayed.
* If the unit shows the lower sub category, repeat step 4.
SPORTS AND SPOR
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SPORTING TERMS
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abseil

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5You may scroll through the list by
using or .
First Character Search
By pressing the first letter of an entry
in the list, you can jump directly to
the desired entry.
Further entries starting with the same
letter can be displayed by pressing the
same letter again.
Example: h
* When the unit shows the category or
sub category, you can also use this
search procedure.
ace
...
halfback
half - time
6To check the category of an entry in
the list, press .
Press a second time.
It displays the sub category.
Press a third time.
It goes back to the original entry.
* Data in the Knowledge Viewer is displayed in the same order as the
printed version of the Oxford Crossword Dictionary.
* Any notes relevant to a particular list may be found at the end of the
sub category.
E.g. * Indicates joint region (in the case of “Rulers of England”)
*In the context of The Bible, OT stands for Old Testament and NT
stands for New Testament.
SPORT AND GAMES
SPORTING TERMS
half - time