Seiko ER3500 User manual

ER3500 OPERATION MANUAL
ALWAYS press the “RESET” button on the front of the unit after
battery replacement or if the unit fails to operate properly.

Thank you for purchasing the ER3500.
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.
“SEIKO” is a trademark of Seiko Corporation.
“SII” is a 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. Installing Batteries .................. 10
Resetting: ............................... 11
Changing Batteries: ............... 12
2. Contrast Adjustment ............... 13
3. Demo Function ....................... 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.

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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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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.
2Thesaurus -- 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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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 times)
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

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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

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

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Preparation for using the Unit
1. Installing Batteries
The unit is powered by two (2) “AAA” size batteries.
Before using the unit, please install the batteries
as follows.
1. Turn the unit over.
2. Remove the screw and the battery cover.
3. Insert two (2) new “AAA” batteries
according to the polarity (+,–) mark
inside the battery compartment.
4. Replace the battery cover and the screw.
5. Press the “RESET” button on the
front of the unit. ( See page 11. )
The contrast adjustment display will appear.
( See page 13. )

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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 front of
the unit.

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Changing Batteries:
The batteries need to be changed as soon as display becomes dim.
Press the “RESET” button on the front of the unit after battery
replacement. ( See page 11. )
*Make sure that the power is switched off before replacing batteries.
*Do not use a previously used battery together with a new battery.
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.
*Rechargeable batteries
MUST NOT be used.
* Remove the batteries from the unit if you do not intend to use it for
a long duration.

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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)
3 Press 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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SET

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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
...
reference for

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*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. )
SET
Demo Message
▼
▲
Enable Demo
▼
▲
Disable Demo
▼
▲
Demo Message
▼
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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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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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