Sharp PW-AC880 User manual

Layout
QUICK REFERENCE
PW-AC880
PW-AC830
Display(Main display)
Selection keys
for contents / functions
Charge lamp
Example/explanation key
Global search keys
Power ON/OFF key
Function key
Earphone jack(side)
Page scroll keys
Speaker
Handwriting pad
Speaker
Escape key
Back space key
Clear key
Menu key
Stylus holder(side)
Library key
Utility keys for
dictionaries / functions
Search/enter key
Cursor keys
Card slot(Front)
S-jump key
Volume control keys
(volume up/down)
Audio key
Character size (large/small)
change keys
Using the PW-AC830/AC880 for the first time
First, please insert the rechargeable batteries, and then charge them before use.
①②
1
Remove the battery cover on the
reverse side of the unit.
To remove the battery cover, slide it in the
direction indicated by the arrow ①while
pressing the symbol on the battery
cover, and then pull it up in the direction
indicated by the arrow ②.
2
Insert the supplied rechargeable
battery (EA-BL14).
Insert the rechargeable battery into the battery
housing at an angle, and then slightly press
the terminal end of the battery and completely
press down the opposite side.
• Do not touch the terminals of the rechargeable battery or the unit.
• Do not insert the rechargeable battery reversely. Confirm orientation. Do
not force the battery. This can cause problems such as breakage.
3
Replace the battery cover.
4
Connect the (EA-80A) AC adapter in the order of ①and then ②.
When the charge lamp will light red, the charging has started.
Ĭ
ĭ
AC adapter connector
Charge lamp Power outlet
(AC)
5
When charging is complete, the charge LED will turn off.
• A complete charge will normally take approximately 5.5 hours (the
charging time can change depending on operating temperature and
conditions).
6
Remove the AC adapter from the connector and the outlet.
7
Open the unit and press 入／切 to turn on the power.
After a while, the calibration screen for the handwriting pad appears.

8
Pull out the stylus and use it to accurately touch each center
of the four “+” characters displayed on the handwriting pad.

Stylus
Pull out the
stylus to use.
Back of
the unit
• Touching each center of the four “+” characters displays the LCD contrast adjustment screen.
9
Adjust the LCD contrast of the handwriting pad by touching
or on the pad.
10
After these adjustments, press 検索/決定 .
The key sound (beep) on/off screen appears.
11

Press
Y
or
N
to turn the key sound on/off.
The kana entry screen appears.
12
Press Yto select alphabet character input or press Nto
select Japanese input.
The date/time settings screen is displayed.
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Global search function
You can search for a word in multiple contents/dictionaries.
Enter a word into any of the “日本語” (Japanese), “スペル” (English spelling),
“中国語” (Chinese),“ピンイン” (Pinyin), and “韓国語”(Korean) fields to search
within the target dictionary.
As you type, the candidates for matching narrow (filter search). If there are still
many candidates after entering the whole word, you can switch to “exact search”
to browse only the exact word you wish to have defined (Except for the search
using Pinyin).
• Japanese kanji, Chinese (Simplified characters), and Korean (Hangul) characters
have to be entered by hand.
Example: Global search for the word “advantage.”
1
Press 一括検索 .
The global search entry screen
appears.
Select the text field according the
entry character type by using
or .
2
Press andenter
“advantage” in the “スペル?”
field.
As you type, the candidates for
matching narrow.
3
Press to search by
“exact search”.
The list of words corresponding to
your entry appears.
To change the entry, press to return to the filter search screen and enter
again.
4
Select the desired word using or and press
検索/決定 .
The details screen of the word appears along with its definitions.
• To return to the previous screen, press 戻る .
Preview display function
If many candidates are listed for a word and it is difficult to decide which word is
the correct one, the preview display will help you by providing a brief note about
each word.
Each time you press 機能
“プレビュー ”(preview) while
candidates are listed, the preview
display will be shown on the right,
shown on the bottom, or turned off in
this order.
(The preview display is turned on in
this screen example.)
13
Select the date items using or , and then enter “年”
(year), “月” (month) and “日” (day) (e.g. June 8th, 2009 →09
06 08) using the number buttons on the handwriting pad.
Confirm that the cursor is on “AM
（午前）
” or “PM
（午後）
”,
and then select one of them using or .
Press , select the time items using or and then
enter “時” (hour) and “分” (minute) (e.g. 3:25 →03 25).
14
Confirm that the information entered is correct and press
検索/決定 .
The menu display appears.
Selecting a content in the menu display
Press メニュー .
The following menu display appears.
Select an item by pressing or .
Select an item by pressing or 
and then press
検索/決定
.
Or, select an item by typing
1
to
9
.
Category menu
Individual menu
Selecting a menu item
1
Press メニュー .
2
Use or to select a category menu item.
Or, use the numeric keys to enter the category number to
select the item.
The individual menu for the selected category menu item is displayed.
3
In the individual menu, use or to select the content/
function and then press 検索/決定 .
Or, use the numeric keys ( 1to 9) to enter the number
in front of the content/function ( 1 to 9 ).
The selected content/function screen is displayed .
Viewing the color picture book
You can search for the information about the photos, maps and videos that are
included within the contents.
1
Press 機能 大辞林 “カラー図鑑” (Color picture book).
The color picture book selection screen is displayed.
2
Select the search method such as “動画を見る” (Watch
video) and then press 検索/決定 .
The field selection screen is displayed.
3
Select the fields and items in the same way as step 2.
When the final item has been selected, the video playback will start.
• In the “画像で探す” (Search using images) function, after an image is
displayed, use or to search for the desired image and then
press 検索/決定 to display the description.
Menu display
(contents/functions selection display)
In this quick reference guide, the screens of
the PW-AC880 are used as examples.
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Conversation assistant function
This function searches for an example Japanese sentence using keywords
and provides pronunciation of the corresponding Chinese or English
sentence. The text is read using TTS (Text-to- Speech: Synthesized voice).
Example: Conversation sentences using “タクシー ” and “ポー
チ” are searched for and pronounced in English.
1
Press 会話
アシスト
.
The entry screen is displayed.
• The language mode can be
changed by using . (In
this example, “日本語→英語”
(Japanese -to- English) is
selected).
2
For example, enter “たく”
into the keyword text field.
The candidates for the keywords
and conversation sentences are
displayed.
• Use the handwriting pad to enter katakana and kanji characters.
3
Select the keyword “夕ク
シー ” by using or ,
and then press 検索/決定 .
The cursor moves to a candidate in
the conversation sentence field and
the sentence and its translation are
displayed together under the field.
4
Touch キーワード追加 on the handwriting pad (or press
) to display the additional entry screen.
Enter “ぽーち” in the same
way as steps 2 and 3, select
the keyword and then press
検索/決定 .
The cursor moves to the conversation sentence field.
5
Select the desired
conversation sentence by
using or , and then
press 検索/決定 .
The conversation sentence single display screen is displayed.
6
Press to mark the English conversation sentence with
color.
7
Press 検索/決定 to hear the pronunciation of the
sentence using TTS.
After the reading has finished, press 戻る to return to the conversation
sentence single display screen.
Using the mark on the screen
Appearance of the
例, 解説 ,
NOTE
,
図, 表, or 動画
mark on the details screen indicates more information related to the entry is
available, such as example sentences, explanations, notes, illustrations, diagrams,
tables, and videos.
By pressing 例/解説 in screens where this mark is displayed, the mark will
display inverted.
When there are multiple marks, move to the desired mark by using , ,
, or . By pressing 検索/決定 , the contents are displayed.
To exit, press 戻る twice.
Listen to audio
When the mark appears, audio of the displayed information can be played
back.
Press to select the first mark, and the color of the mark is inverted.
Press , , , or to move the highlight to the desired mark and
press 検索/決定 to play back the contents.
Example: Play back the audio using “英会話とっさのひとこと
辞典”.
1
Press メニュー , use to
select “英語系Ⅰ”, and then
use to select “英会話
とっさのひとこと辞典”.
Press 検索/決定 until the
details screen is displayed.
2
Press and the mark
becomes inverted ( ).
Each time you press
検索/決定 , the audio
plays.
If several marks appear, press or to move the cursor to
the desired mark and press 検索/決定 .
By highlighting an English word and pressing 検索/決定 , you can look
up the word in English-Japanese dictionary and play back the audio.
◆
Press 戻る to stop the audio during play. Press 戻る and the color
of reverts to non-inverted.
◆Use 音量小 or 音量大 to first set the volume to low, then adjust it
to the desired level.
Adjusting the audio playback speed
After audio playback, the audio playback speed setting button shown below is
displayed on the handwriting pad. You can change the audio playback speed by
touching the desired button.

(The playback speed is set to “標準(normal)” in the default setting.)
S-jump function
You can search through the contents for the definition or meaning of a word on the
details screen.
Example: Use S-jump from the ジーニアス和英辞典 screen.
1
Press 英和/和英 .
The entry/select screen for ジーニアス英和&和英辞典 is displayed.
2
Press to select Japanese
entry field, type “あいさつ/
aisatsu” and then press
検索/決定 .
The “あいさつ” screen of the
Japanese-English Dictionary is
displayed.
3
Press Sジャンプ .
The cursor ■appears.
4
Move the cursor using , , , or to the desired
word.
• English words or the word indicated by the jump mark ( ) are
selected in whole. Each time you press Sジャンプ , you can jump to an
English word, skipping Japanese.
• To select a Japanese word, you must first mark the start and end
points.
Example: Marking the word “言葉”
Move the cursor “■” to the starting point “言” and press 検索/決定 . Then
press to move the cursor “■” to the end point “葉”. (If you wish to mark a
one letter word, you do not have to mark the end point.)
5
Press 検索/決定 .
A list of candidates appears in the
jump window.
• If the word is indicated with or
there is only one match, the details
screen appears in the jump window.
6
Select the desired word and then press 検索/決定 .
The details screen appears in the jump window.
7
Press 検索/決定 to jump the screen.
The details screen of the selected word appears.
• To return to the previous screen, press 戻る .
Entering characters using the handwriting pad
Parts and functions
The handwriting pad is set to enter characters when the cursor is in any part of
the character entry area.
[
Single-frame pad]
●Pressing the 枠数切替 button switches the single-frame pad to the dual-frame pad.
スペース button
認識 button
枠数切替 button
自動/手動 button
書き直し button
候補拡大 button
Backlight button
Handwriting area (frame)
Candidate list display area
Character entry type
indicator
Automatic/manual
recognition indicator
Entering characters using the single-frame pad
Example: Enter a Japanese word “持つ” from a Japanese-English dictionary.
1

Press
英和/和英
.
The ジーニアス英和 & 和英辞典 entry/selection screen appears.
The handwriting pad is set to the English character entry mode.
2
Press to move the cursor to the Japanese entry area.
The handwriting pad is now switched to enter kanji and kana.

3
Use the stylus to draw “持” in the handwriting area.
 
4
If the character in the entry area is not the one you desired,
use the stylus to touch and select the desired character in
the list.
The character in the entry area changes.

• If you cannot find the character in the list, touch 書き直し or press
後退 to erase it and redraw it on the pad.
5
Likewise, enter “つ” in the entry area.

6

Press
検索/決定
.
The details screen appears.
The character shown in the candidate list display area
is also placed in the entry area so that the dictionary
search can proceed.
• When the manual recognition is used or when you
want to have the entry recognized soon after you
finished writing, press 認識 .
• When you start drawing, the previous entry is confirmed
and then erased.
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