Seiko WP7500 User manual

Thank you for purchasing the WP7500.
Please read this operation manual carefully before using the product.
This unit contains four dictionaries and reference works: the Britannica
Concise Encyclopedia, Concise Oxford American Dictionary, Concise
Oxford American Thesaurus and Oxford Dictionary of Difficult Words.
You can expand your English vocabulary further through use of the
Spellchecker, the seven Solvers, the 11 Word Games, and the EZ-Learn
function.
The display screen can be switched to Large, Middle or Small.
(See page 55.)
The screen display examples used in this manual are shown in the
“Middle” format.
Since this unit contains the most recent publishers updates, there
will be some minor differences between the data displayed here and
that in the print books.
The photographs, illustrations and phonetic symbols contained in
the Dictionary and Encyclopedia in the book version are not included.
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia © 2006 Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
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Concise Oxford American Dictionary © 2006 by Oxford University Press, Inc
Concise Oxford American Thesaurus © 2006 by Oxford University Press, Inc
Oxford Dictionary of Difficult Words © 2004 by Oxford University Press, Inc
Oxford Essential Dictionary of Abbreviations © 2004 by Oxford University Press, Inc
New American English Word List © 2006 by Oxford University Press, Inc
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television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is
encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
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1
Preparation for using the Unit... 2
Installing Battery ................... 2
Resetting ............................... 2
Contrast Adjustment ............. 3
Demo Function...................... 3
Changing Battery .................. 3
Functions and Features ............ 4
The Keys and their Functions ... 6
Encyclopedia ............................ 8
Headword Search ................. 8
Jump function ..................... 10
Spelling Guide..................... 11
Category Search ................. 12
Dictionary ................................ 16
Basic Procedure.................. 16
Thesaurus ............................... 20
Basic Procedure.................. 20
Synonyms Search ............... 22
Dictionary of Difficult Words ... 24
Basic Procedure.................. 24
Spellchecker ........................... 26
Solvers .................................... 30
Crossword Solver................ 30
Anagram Solver................... 31
Phrase Finder ...................... 32
Definition Search................. 33
Encyclopedic Search .......... 35
Abbreviation ........................ 37
Letter Changer .................... 38
Games..................................... 40
Hangman............................. 40
User Hangman .................... 42
Jumble................................. 43
User Jumble ........................ 44
Crossword Quiz................... 45
Time Bomb.......................... 46
Memory ............................... 47
Hidden................................. 48
Articles ................................ 49
Definitions ........................... 50
Word Building...................... 51
EZ-Learn ................................. 52
Changing the Character size... 55
Calculator / Converters........... 56
Calculator ............................ 56
Converters........................... 57
Setting function....................... 60
Help function........................... 65
Proper Use .............................. 66
Specifications ......................... 66
ONE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY....... 67
CONTENTS

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Preparation for using the Unit
Installing Battery
The unit is powered by one “AAA” size battery.
Before using the unit, please install the battery as follows.
1. Turn the unit over.
2. Slide the tab to the right and
then
unlock and remove the
battery cover.
3. Insert one “AAA” battery upon the
ribbon according to the polarity ( + , – )
marks inside the battery compartment.
4. After replacing the battery cover, slide
the tab to the left and
lock the battery
cover.
5.
Press the “RESET” button on the
bottom of the unit.
6. The contrast adjustment display will
appear. (See page 3.)
Resetting
If the unit does not operate properly after the battery has been replaced,
or if at any time the unit fails to operate properly, gently press the
“
RESET ” button on the bottom of the unit.
NOTE: Resetting product erases the EZ-Learn List in the memory.
Contrast Adjustment
After resetting, the contrast adjustment
display will appear.
Press or to adjust the
contrast of the LCD display Level 1 to
Level 30. (Initial setting = 15)
Press to set it. ( See page 64. )
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.
*If you want to turn off the demonstration
display, press and select “
Demo
Message
”. Select “ Disable ” and press
. ( See page 60. )
Changing Battery
The battery mark will appear at the right of the screen when the battery
is almost exhausted, meaning that it is time to replace it.
•Press the “RESET” button on the bottom of the unit after battery
replacement.
•Make sure that power is switched off before replacing battery.
•If the unit is subjected to an electrostatic discharge it may lock up, the
battery should be removed and replaced in order to overcome this problem.
CAUTION
•The battery may pose a choking hazard to small children.
•Keep the battery and product away from small children.
• Do not expose the battery to open flame or intense heat.
•Rechargeable battery cannot be used. / Do not try to recharge battery.
•Remove the battery from the unit if you do not intend to use it for a long
duration.
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Functions and Features
1Encyclopedia
You will find information on just about every field of human
knowledge, with more than 25,000 entries.
You can search for the article you’re looking for from the category to
which it belongs. Encyclopedia entry words and articles all come from
the Britannica Concise Encyclopedia.
2Dictionary
High speed search of over 180,000 words, phrases and definitions
covering current and historical English, as well as hundreds of specialist
and technical subjects. Dictionary entry words, definitions and
grammatical information all come from the Concise Oxford American
Dictionary.
3Thesaurus
The unit offers a high speed search of over 4 million synonym links,
with over 350,000 alternative words and opposite words to make what
you write and say more interesting. The thesaurus entries, including
examples, sense groupings, and all alternative and opposite words, are
taken from the Concise Oxford American Thesaurus.
4Dictionary of Difficult Words
Dictionary of Difficult Words: Features more than 10,000 entries
covering words that, while outside most people's working vocabulary,
are often encountered in literature, in technical writings (such as
computing or medicine), and in various other subject areas. Entries
contain pronunciations, parts of speech, concise definitions, example
sentences showing the word used in context, and selected etymologies.
5 Spellchecker
Instant phonetic spelling correction for over 130,000 words ensures you
will always have the answer at your fingertips.
6Solvers
Phrase Finder, Definition Search and Encyclopedic Search offer greater
searchability of the Dictionary and Encyclopedia.
Crossword, Anagram, Abbreviation and Letter Changer offer help for
puzzle solving situations.
7Word Games
You can take on the challenge of 11 different word games set to any one
of three levels of difficulty.
Hangman, User Hangman, Jumble, User Jumble, Crossword Quiz, Time
Bomb, Memory, Hidden, Articles, Definitions, Word Building
8EZ-Learn
The EZ-Learn function allows you to create your own word list from the
Encyclopedia, Dictionary, Thesaurus, Dictionary of Difficult Words,
Spellchecker, Solvers and Games.
9Calculator
A full function calculator including memory and % functions. 12 digits,
1 Memory
10 Converters
The conversion function enables you to convert foreign currencies and
metric/imperial units of length, area, volume, weight, capacity, power,
and temperature. You can also convert foreign clothing sizes of shirts,
shoes, hats etc. for men, women and children.
11 Setting function
You can customize the following operating conditions:
Demo Message, Game Level, Game Scores, EZ-Learn Word, EZ-Learn
Sorting, Solver Level, Auto Power Off Timer, Key sound, LCD Contrast
12 Other Features
Jump function
This function enables you to look up a word displayed on the
explanation screen in any dictionary of your choosing, and to register it
in the EZ-Learn word list.
Character size function
The size of the character display can be expanded or reduced.
Help function
A simple explanation of how to operate the various functions can be
displayed on the screen at each operational stage in each mode.
Demo function
A demonstration display explains the contents of the unit.

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1Turns the power ON and OFF.
2Selects Encyclopedia mode.
3Selects Dictionary mode.
4Selects Thesaurus mode.
5Selects Dictionary of Difficult Words mode.
6Selects Solver mode.
7Selects Game mode.
8Selects EZ-Learn mode.
9Clears the entry.
The Keys and their Functions
10 Used instead of one letter if you don’t know how to spell a word.
11 Used instead of one or more letters if you don’t know how to spell a
word.
12 For scrolling through the entries.
13 Enters a single blank space when pressed once.
Cursor key / Jump key
14 For scrolling up or down lines.
Cursor key
15 Cursor key / Jump key
16 Executes the functions.
17 Activates Spelling Guide function.
18 Selects Calculator mode, Currency, Metric/Imperial and Clothing
Size Converters.
19 Activates Setting function.
20 Activates Help function.
21 For deleting the last input character.
Returns the display to the previous state/level.
22 Activates Character size function.
23 Letter, numeral and symbol input keys.
•When the power is turned back on using , the unit will show the
display used before the power was last turned off.
•The unit can also be turned ON with the mode keys.
• In order to avoid unnecessary wear of the battery, the power will turn off
automatically if the keys are not operated for a prescribed length of
time. (The initial setting is approximately 3 minutes. The time duration
can be changed in settings.)

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6To clear the display and search for
another word, simply enter your new
word.
Example: cypress
Entering and Correcting Letters
•Use to enter a space.
• If there is no headword corresponding to the sequence of letters you
have entered, the words with the closest spelling will be displayed.
•Corrections can be made by using .
•Use or to move the cursor.
• The entire display can be cleared by pressing .
Looking up words whose spelling you aren’t sure of
When entering the letters, you can enter “?” or “ *” in place of any letters
you aren’t sure of.
Use to enter “ ?”.
This is used in place of a single character.
Use to enter “ *”.
This is used in place of one or more
characters or words.
1Type a word.
Example: la*d?r
The corresponding headword list will be
displayed.
2Use or to select the
headword as necessary.
Example: lavender
3Press .
Encyclopedia
Headword Search
1Press .
2Type a word.
Example: quilting
Every time you enter a letter, the closest
match(es) will be displayed.
Use or to select the
headword as necessary.
3Press .
An explanation of the selected headword
will be displayed.
* Press to return to the headword
selection screen.
*The mark will appear if there is
insufficient space to display the whole
entry.
4Press to see the rest of an entry.
Press to scroll up.
* Press to advance to the next
screen.
5To scroll alphabetically up or down
through the headword list, press
or .

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5Press .
*After you’ve looked up the definition or
synonyms, you can return to the
previous display by pressing .
* If there is a formula in an entry, the
FORMULA marker will be displayed.
Select the marker and then press
to display the formula.
Spelling Guide
Pressing while entering letters enables you to perform a phonetic
search within the range of the headwords in the Encyclopedia.
1Type a word.
Example: sycology
*If there is no headword corresponding to
the sequence of letters you have entered,
the words closest in spelling will be
displayed in order.
2Press .
A list of words that are phonetically
similar to the entered word will be
displayed.
Use or to select the
headword as necessary.
3Press .
* Return to the list by pressing .
* This function cannot be used for an
Encyclopedia category search.
(See page 12.)
Jump function
This function enables you to look up a word displayed on the explanation
screen in any dictionary of your choosing, and to register it in the EZ-Learn
word list.
Example: lavender
1Press to select the first word you
can look up. Selected word will begin to
flash on and off.
Press to select the last word.
* Press to return to the previous
screen or to disable the cursor.
2Select another word using the cursor
keys.
Example: species
3Press .
4Select Dictionary, Thesaurus,
Encyclopedia, Dictionary of Difficult
Words or EZ-Learn List by using
or .
Example: Select Encyclopedia.
DICT Search for definitions in the Dictionary
THES Search for synonyms in the Thesaurus
ENCY Search for articles in the Encyclopedia
ODDW Search for definitions in the Dictionary of Difficult Words
Add To EZ-Learn List :Add the selected word to the EZ-Learn List.

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7Press to see the rest of an entry.
Press to scroll up.
* Press to advance to the next
screen.
8To clear the display and search for
another word in the same category,
simply enter your new word.
Example: lennon
Category Search
1Press .
2Press or to select Category
Search.
3Type a category name.
Example: music
Every time you enter a letter, the closest
match(es) will be displayed.
Use or to select the category
as necessary.
4Press .
5Type a word.
Example: fantasia
Every time you enter a letter, the
corresponding headword list in the
category will change.
Use or to select the
headword as necessary.
6Press .
An explanation of the selected headword
will be displayed.
* Press to return to the headword
selection screen.
* The mark will appear if there is
insufficient space to display the whole
entry.

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Abbreviations used in the Encyclopedia
MEMO

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Dictionary
Basic Procedure
1Press .
2Type a word.
Example: unique
Every time you enter a letter, the
corresponding headword list will
change.
Use or to select the
headword required.
3Press .
The unit shows headwords,
pronunciations, parts of speech,
inflected forms and definitions.
* Press to return to the headword
selection screen.
*The mark will appear if there is
insufficient space to display the whole
entry.
*The
ODDW marker will appear if the
headword is recorded as a headword in
the Dictionary of Difficult Words.
*If there is a usage note or a list in an
entry, the
USAGE or LIST marker will be
displayed after the headword.
4Press to see the rest of an entry.
Press to scroll up.
* Press to advance to the next
screen.
*When there are phrases, phrasal verbs,
derivatives or origins, they will be
displayed after the last headword definition.
5To scroll alphabetically up or down
through the Dictionary’s headword list,
press or .
6To clear the display and search for
another word, simply enter your new
word.
Example: thread
*When there is a derivative in the
headword list, it will be displayed with
the base form in round brackets.
Example: threadlike (thread)
Entering and Correcting Letters
•Use to enter a space.
• If there is no headword corresponding to the sequence of letters you
have entered, the words with the closest spelling will be displayed.
•Corrections can be made by using .
•Use or to move the cursor.
• The entire display can be cleared by pressing .
Looking up words whose spelling you aren’t sure of
When entering the letters, you can enter “?” or “ *” in place of any letters
you aren’t sure of. (See page 9.)
Jump function
This function enables you to look up a word displayed on the explanation
screen in any dictionary of your choosing, and to register it in the EZ-Learn
word list. (See page 10.)
Spelling Guide
Pressing while entering letters enables you to perform a phonetic
search within the range of the headwords in the Dictionary. (See page 11.)

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Abbreviations used in the dictionary

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Thesaurus
Basic Procedure
1Press .
2Type a word.
Example: desert
Every time you enter a letter, the closest
match(es) will be displayed.
Use or to select the
headword required.
3Press .
The unit shows a list of synonyms along
with any example sentences.
*The synonyms in each set that are
closest in meaning to the entry word are
given first, usually starting with a ‘core
synonym’in SMALL CAPITALS.
* Press to return to the headword
selection screen.
4Press see other synonyms.
Press to scroll up.
* Press to advance to the next
screen.
*When there are phrases or opposites,
they will be displayed after the last
headword synonyms.
* If there is a distinct words note or a
confusable words note in an entry, the
RIGHT WD or CONF marker will be
displayed after the headword.
5To scroll alphabetically up or down
through the headword list, press
or .
6To clear the display and search for
another word, simply enter your new
word.
Example: passion
Entering and Correcting Letters
•Use to enter a space.
• If there is no headword corresponding to the sequence of letters you
have entered, the words with the closest spelling will be displayed.
•Corrections can be made by using .
•Use or to move the cursor.
•The entire display can be cleared by pressing .
Looking up words whose spelling you aren’t sure of
When entering the letters, you can enter “?” or “ *” in place of any letters
you aren’t sure of. (See page 9.)
Jump function
This function enables you to look up a word displayed on the explanation
screen in any dictionary of your choosing, and to register it in the EZ-Learn
word list. (See page 10.)

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Synonyms Search
The unit will find the headwords which contain the entered word in their
synonyms or antonyms.
If the entered word is not contained in
the headword of the thesaurus but is
contained in the synonyms or antonyms
data, the unit will find and display the
group(s) of the synonyms or antonyms.
Example: marker
1Press .
A list of the headwords (and their group)
which contain the entered word in their
synonyms or antonyms will be
displayed.
2Use or to select the
headword as necessary.
Example: guide (n. 3)
3Press .
* Return to the list by pressing .
Spelling Guide
If the word entered is not contained in the unit’s list of entries, pressing
while entering letters enables you to perform a phonetic search
within the range of the headwords in the Thesaurus.
1Type a word.
Example: pason
*If there is no headword corresponding to
the sequence of letters you have entered,
the words with the closest spelling will
be displayed.
2Press .
A list of words that are phonetically
similar to the entered word will be
displayed.
3Use or to select the
headword as necessary.
Example: person
4Press .

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Dictionary of Difficult Words
Basic Procedure
1Press .
2Type a word.
Example: galaxy
Every time you enter a letter, the
corresponding headword list will
change.
Use or to select the
headword required.
3Press .
The unit shows headwords,
pronunciations, parts of speech,
inflected forms and definitions.
* Press to return to the headword
selection screen.
*The mark will appear if there is
insufficient space to display the whole
entry.
4Press to see the rest of an entry.
Press to scroll up.
* Press to advance to the next
screen.
*When there are phrases, phrasal verbs,
derivatives or origins, they will be
displayed after the last headword
definition.
5To scroll alphabetically up or down
through the Dictionary’s headword list,
press or .
6To clear the display and search for
another word, simply enter your new
word.
Example: huckster
*When there is a derivative in the
headword list, it will be displayed with
the base form in round brackets.
Example: hucksterism (huckster)
Entering and Correcting Letters
•Use to enter a space.
• If there is no headword corresponding to the sequence of letters you
have entered, the words with the closest spelling will be displayed.
•Corrections can be made by using .
•Use or to move the cursor.
•The entire display can be cleared by pressing .
Looking up words whose spelling you aren’t sure of
When entering the letters, you can enter “?” or “ *” in place of any letters
you aren’t sure of. (See page 9.)
Jump function
This function enables you to look up a word displayed on the explanation
screen in any dictionary of your choosing, and to register it in the EZ-Learn
word list. (See page 10.)
Spelling Guide
Pressing while entering letters
enables you to perform a phonetic search
within the range of the headwords in the
Dictionary of Difficult Words.
(See page 11.)

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Spellchecker
If the spelling of a word you enter is correct:
1Press .
2Select “ Spellchecker ” by pressing
or .
3Press .
4Type a word to be checked.
Example: person
5Press .
If the input spelling is correct, the word
will appear in bold characters.
Phonetically similar words may also be
displayed.
*To clear the display and spellcheck
another word, simply enter your new
word.
6Select a word using the cursor keys.
Example: parson
7Press to activate the jump
function.
8Select Dictionary, Thesaurus,
Encyclopedia, Dictionary of Difficult
Words or EZ-Learn List by using
or .
DICT Search for definitions in the Dictionary
THES Search for synonyms in the Thesaurus
ENCY Search for articles in the Encyclopedia
ODDW Search for definitions in the Dictionary of Difficult Words
Add To EZ-Learn List :Add the selected word to the EZ- Learn List.
9Press .
*After you’ve looked up the definition or
synonyms, you can return to the
previous display by pressing .

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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 “ *”.
This is used in place of one or more characters.
1Type a word.
Example: ca*t?r
2Press .
The corresponding word list will be
displayed.
3Select a word using the cursor keys.
Example: calibrator
4Press .
*Use the jump function as described on
Page 26.
*Please note that not every word returned
by the Spellchecker is included in the
Dictionary, Thesaurus, Encyclopedia or
Dictionary of Difficult Words.
If the spelling of a word you enter is incorrect:
1Type a word to be checked.
Example: piese
2Press .
A list of words that are phonetically
similar to the entered word will be
displayed.
3Select a word using the cursor keys.
Example: poise
4Press .
*Use the jump function as described on
Page 26.
*Please note that not every word returned
by the Spellchecker is included in the
Dictionary, Thesaurus, Encyclopedia or
Dictionary of Difficult Words.

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Solvers
The unit provides seven solvers that can help you to solve word games.
Selecting the solver
1Press .
The unit selects the last solver used each
time you select the solver mode.
2Select the solver you wish to use by
pressing or .
Seven solvers:
Crossword, Anagram, Phrase Finder, Definition Search, Encyclopedic
Search, Abbreviation, Letter Changer
* By pressing the first letter of a solver name, you can directly select the
desired solver. Further solvers starting with the same letter can be
selected by pressing the same letter again.
Crossword Solver
To solve a crossword, type the known letters and insert “?” for any
unknown letters or “ *” for multiple unknown letters or words.
Use to enter “ ?”.
This is used in place of a single character.
Use to enter “ *”.
This is used in place of one or more
characters or words.
1Select “ Crossword ” and then press
.
2Enter letters.
Example: in*g?nt
3Press .
The corresponding word list will be
displayed.
*The corresponding word list may include words with spaces or hyphens,
though these are not included in the character count.
*Use the jump function as described on Page 26.
*Please note that not every word returned by the Solvers is included in
the Dictionary, Thesaurus, Encyclopedia or Dictionary of Difficult Words.
* If the letters entered do not have any corresponding words, the message
“
No matches found. ” will be displayed.
Anagram Solver
Look for anagrams using the same letters or words that you entered. You
can enter actual words, or jumbled letters.
1Select “Anagram” and then press
.
2Enter letters.
Example: treaties
3Press .
The corresponding word list will be
displayed.
*Use the jump function as described on Page 26.
*Please note that not every word returned by the Solvers is included in
the Dictionary, Thesaurus, Encyclopedia or Dictionary of Difficult Words.

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Phrase Finder
Look for the phrases in the Dictionary using the word you have entered.
1Select “ Phrase Finder ” and then press
.
2Type word(s).
Example: on take
*You can enter up to seven words.
This method will search for phrases
which include all words.
A space can be entered by using .
3Press .
The corresponding phrase list will be
displayed.
4Select a phrase using or .
Example: take someone on
5Press .
The selected phrase and its definition
will be displayed at the top of the
screen. Note that the selected phrase is
displayed within its full dictionary entry,
not on its own.
*Return to the phrase list by pressing
.
Definition Search
The unit will find the Dictionary entries whose definitions contain the
word(s) you enter.
1Select “ Definition Search ” and then
press .
2Type word(s).
Example: alcoholic drink
*You can enter up to seven words.
This method will find the entries which
contain all the entered words in their
definitions.
A space can be entered by using .
3Press .
The corresponding headword list will be
displayed.
4Select a headword using the cursor keys.
Example: aperitif
5Press .
The definition for the headword
“aperitif” will be displayed.
* Return to the headword list by pressing
.
*To enter a number, press or
after entering the character of Q, W, ... P.
A number is available as a keyword as
an era.

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Encyclopedic Search
The unit will find the Encyclopedia articles which contain the word(s) you
enter.
1Select “ Encyclopedic Search ” and then
press .
2Type word(s).
Example: air liquid chemical
*You can enter up to seven words.
This method will find the articles which
contain all the entered words.
A space can be entered by using .
3Press .
The corresponding headword list will be
displayed.
4Select an article using the cursor keys.
Example: argon
5Press .
The article for “argon” will be
displayed.
*Return to the article list by pressing
.
*To enter a number, press or
after entering the character of Q, W, ... P.
A number is available as a keyword as
an era.
Using the Wildcard function
A single word containing a wildcard (“?” or “ *”)can be input.
Headwords which contain the input word in their definitions can be
investigated in further detail using this word.
Use to enter “ ?”.
This is used in place of a single character.
Use to enter “ *”.
This is used in place of one or more characters.
1Type word(s).
Example: small dog ???h??h?a
2Press .
The corresponding headword list will be
displayed.
3Press .
The definition for the headword
“chihuahua” will be displayed.
* Return to the headword list by pressing
.