Sharp PW-E260 User manual

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject
to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful
interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired operation.
WARNING – FCC Regulations state that any unauthorized changes or
modifications to this equipment not expressly approved by the
manufacturer could void the user's authority to operate this equipment.
Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits
for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment
generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a
particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference
to radio or 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:
– Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
– Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
– Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to
which the receiver is connected.
– Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
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Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the SHARP Electronic Dictionary, model
PW-E260.
The PW-E260 contains data based on the following dictionaries (see
page 9):
•Oxford English Minidictionary
•Oxford Mini Thesaurus
•Pocket Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary
•Oxford Essential Geographical Dictionary
•Guide for Puzzle Solving
After reading this manual, store it in a convenient location for future
reference.
NOTICE
•SHARP will not be liable nor responsible for any incidental or
consequential economic or property damage caused by misuse
and/or malfunction of this product and its peripherals, unless such
liability is acknowledged by law.
•The specification of this product and its accessories, as well as
information provided in this manual, is subject to change without
prior notice.
CAUTION
•Do not carry the PW-E260 in the back pocket of trousers.
•Do not apply excessive physical pressure on the LCD panel
because the glass material may break.
•Do not drop the PW-E260 or apply excessive force to it. Bending
the unit unduly can damage it.
•Do not subject the PW-E260 to extreme temperatures. Do not
expose the unit to an extremely humid or dusty environment.
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•Do not apply extreme force when pressing the keys.
•Sharp or hard objects can scratch and damage the unit. Make sure
it is adequately protected when carried with other objects.
•Since the unit is not waterproof, do not use it or store it where fluids
can splash onto it. Raindrops, water spray, juice, coffee, steam,
perspiration, etc. will also cause malfunction.
•Clean only with a soft, dry cloth. Do not use solvents.
•Use only a SHARP approved service facility.
NOTES
•Oxford is a registered trademark of Oxford University Press in the
UK and in certain other countries.
•All company and/or product names are trademarks and/or
registered trademarks of their respective holders.
In Canada: Au Canada:
This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-
003 du Canada.
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CONTENTS
Getting Started
Using the PW-E260 for the first time ............................................ 5
Layout ......................................................................................... 11
Basic operation ........................................................................... 14
Set-up menu ............................................................................... 21
Inputting characters .................................................................... 23
Using the Oxford English Minidictionary
Looking up a word by Filter search ............................................ 26
Phrase search ............................................................................. 28
Crossword solver ........................................................................ 29
Anagram solver ........................................................................... 29
Spell-check function ................................................................... 30
Further information ..................................................................... 31
Using the Oxford Mini Thesaurus
Looking up a word by Filter search ............................................ 32
Phrase search ............................................................................. 34
Further information ..................................................................... 34
Using the Oxford-Hachette French-English Dictionary
Looking up a word by Filter search ............................................ 35
Phrase search ............................................................................. 37
Further information ..................................................................... 37
Using the Oxford-Hachette English-French Dictionary
Looking up a word by Filter search ............................................ 38
Phrase search ............................................................................. 40
Further information ..................................................................... 40
Using the Oxford Geographical Dictionary
Looking up an entry by Filter search ......................................... 41
Further information ..................................................................... 42
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Using the Guide for Puzzle Solving
Looking up a word ...................................................................... 43
Further information ..................................................................... 44
Using the Super jump function
How to use the Super jump function .......................................... 45
Using the History function
How to use the History function ................................................. 47
Using the Calculator function
Prior to initiating calculations ..................................................... 49
Calculation examples ................................................................. 50
Using the Converter function
Currency converter ..................................................................... 51
Metric converter .......................................................................... 52
Appendices
Replacing the battery ................................................................. 54
Reset procedure if trouble occurs .............................................. 56
Specifications ............................................................................. 57
Troubleshooting .......................................................................... 59
Product Support .............................................................................. 60
Introductions to the Dictionaries
Oxford English Minidictionary .................................................... 61
Oxford Mini Thesaurus ............................................................... 66
Pocket Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary ............................... 68
Oxford Essential Geographical Dictionary ................................. 82
Guide for Puzzle Solving ............................................................ 88
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Getting Started
Using the PW-E260 for the first time
Be sure to perform the following operations before using the PW-E260
for the first time.
1. Set the battery replacement switch on the
bottom of the unit to the ‘REPLACE
BATTERY’ position.
2. Remove the battery cover.
3. Insert the battery. Make sure the battery
polarity is correct.
4. Replace the battery cover.
5. Set the battery replacement switch to
the ‘NORMAL OPERATION’ position.
6. Open the unit and press o to
turn the power on.
The language selection screen will
appear.
•Should a different screen appear, follow the reset procedure on
page 56.
•If the power cannot be turned on:
•Make sure the battery replacement switch is placed at the
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‘NORMAL OPERATION’ position, then press o again.
•If the power still cannot be switched on, try following steps 1
through 6 in the above procedure again.
7. Press E (English) or F (French) to
select the desired display language
(In this English manual, E is
selected.).
The LCD contrast screen will appear.
•Once selected, the display language cannot be switched without
initializing the unit.
8. Adjust the LCD contrast by using [
or ] , and press e .
The key sound on/off screen will
appear.
9. Select Y or N to turn the key sound on/off.
The Main menu screen will appear.
•The LCD contrast and the key
sound settings can be adjusted
later in the Set-up menu.
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Turning the power on/off
The power can be switched on by pressing the keys listed below.
To turn off the power, press o .
Key
o
m
d
t
g
s
j
a
Display status upon start-up
Restores the display as it was before the unit was
switched off (Resume function).
The main menu screen appears.
The menu/initial screen of each dictionary and/or
function appears (Direct-on function).
Auto power off function
To save the battery, the PW-E260 will automatically turn its power off if
no key operations are detected for a set period of time.The initial
activation interval setting is 5 minutes, but it can be adjusted by
following the directions on page 21.
To attach a commercially available strap
A carrying strap can be attached, as shown in the picture below (strap
not included).
Caution:
•Do not swing the unit by the strap, or
use excessive force to pull the strap.
Doing so will cause a malfunction or
hardware damage to the unit.
Back of the unit
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Backlight
This product has a built-in backlight, which allows you to view the
display and use the product even in low-light conditions. Pressing
(Backlight) once illuminates the display until you have not pressed any
keys for approx. 1 minute or press again.
Note:
•Use the backlight in low-light conditions. It will drain power from the
operating batteries and significantly reduce battery life.
•The backlight may remain on for less than 1 minute when is
displayed.
Key notation used in this manual
•Keys are often assigned with more than one function. The
appropriate key/function will be shown according to the input
status.
<Example 1>
will be shown as either ‘ Q ’, ‘ 1 ’ or ‘1’ depending on the input
status.
<Example 2>
will be shown as either ‘ G ’ or ‘ + ’ depending on the input
status.
•The functions indicated with green typeface are second functions.
Press and release ^ , then press an appropriate key.
<Example 1>
^ l directs to press and release ^ , then press l
( f ).
^ w directs to press and release ^ , then press w
( < ).
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Data contained in the PW-E260
The dictionary data contained in this unit are based on the following
dictionaries:
•Oxford English Minidictionary, 6th edition © Oxford University Press
2004
•Oxford Mini Thesaurus, 3rd edition © Oxford University Press 2003
•Pocket Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary, 3rd edition © Oxford
University Press and Hachette Livre 2005
•Oxford Essential Geographical Dictionary, 2nd Edition © 2006
Oxford University Press, Inc.
*All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced,
stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any
means, without the prior permission in writing of Oxford University
Press, or as expressly permitted by law, or under terms agreed with
the appropriate reprographics rights organization. Enquiries
concerning reproduction outside the scope of the above should be
sent to the Rights Department, Oxford University Press.
*The data includes some words that are, or are asserted to be,
proprietary names or trademarks. Their inclusion does not imply
that they have acquired for legal purposes a nonproprietary or
general significance, nor is any other judgment implied concerning
their legal status. In cases where the editor has some evidence that
a word is used as a proprietary name or trademark, this is indicated
by the designation ‘propr.’ or ®, but no judgment concerning the
legal status of such words is made or implied thereby.
•The data content of each dictionary is mostly retained faithful to the
original. However, some sections of the dictionary contents have
had to be altered due to the limitations of the LCD display and for
other reasons; these modifications have been implemented under
the provisions of the publisher(s). In some rare cases, misspellings
and/or mistypings may be found; these are ‘errors’ that have been
retained unmodified from the source dictionaries.
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Note:
•For information on the contents of the dictionaries, see Introduc-
tions on pages 61–88.
•Information such as illustrations, photographs, reference and some
appendix data (including the preface, etc.) found in the book
version of the dictionaries are not featured in this product.
•In this manual, the Pocket Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary is
regarded and referred to as two separate dictionaries – ‘ Oxford-
Hachette French-English Dictionary ’ and ‘ Oxford-Hachette English-
French Dictionary ’.
•In this manual, ‘ Oxford Geographical Dictionary ’ refers to ‘ Oxford
Essential Geographical Dictionary ’.
•Please contact Sharp Electronics of Canada Ltd. should you have
any questions on the contents of the ‘ Guide for Puzzle Solving ’ (see
page 60).
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Layout
Display symbols
Display
Menu key Clear key
Font size shift key
Backspace key
Escape key
Power on/off key
Dictionary/function selection keys
2nd function key
Utility keys for Dictionaries
Page scroll keys
Cursor keys
Enter key
Backlight key
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Key assignments
:Opens the menu screen for the Oxford English
Minidictionary and the Oxford Mini Thesaurus
:Opens the initial screen for the Oxford-Hachette French-
English Dictionary
:Opens the initial screen for the Oxford-Hachette English-
French Dictionary
:Opens the initial screen for the Guide for Puzzle Solving
:Opens the initial screen for the Oxford Geographical
Dictionary
:Opens the calculator function screen
:Opens the history list of each dictionary
:Brings up a ‘digest’ view of descriptions
:Initiates a search of a term in a detail view of each
dictionary
:Selects a Note icon in a detail view
:2nd function key
Activates the second function (printed in green above or
below keys) assigned to the next key pressed.
:Illuminates the display to view in low-light conditions
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Display symbols
This symbol will be displayed when the battery level is low.
Promptly replace the old battery with a new one.
Indicates that the key sound (beep) is set to ON.
Indicates that ^ has been pressed.
These arrows suggest that more contents can be browsed by
scrolling up/down the window.
{ } : Press to scroll up/down per text row.
< > : Press to scroll up/down per visible window.
Note:
•In this manual, symbols are not shown in the display examples.
Operation guidance message
A brief guidance message may appear at the bottom of the screen to
help you utilize functions more effectively.
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Basic operation
Inputting words for a dictionary search
In this section, the basic search operation is described. For details,
refer to the manual chapter for each dictionary.
<Example>
Find definitions of ‘convenience’ in the Oxford English Minidictionary .
1. Press d 1 to display the
initial screen for the Oxford English
Minidictionary , then type ‘conven’.The
entries starting with ‘conven’ are listed.
2. Type ‘i’ to narrow down the list further. If
the desired word is found, then you do
not need to type any more letters.
3. While the ‘ ’ indication is visible on
the left of ‘convenience’, press e .
•Press f to go back to the previous view.
•Press ^ l to list the headwords in the Oxford English
Minidictionary .
Note:
•Refer to the section ‘Inputting characters’ on page 23.
•To learn different searching methods from those above, refer to the
manual chapter for each dictionary.
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Selecting a dictionary / function in the main menu
Press m .
The main menu appears.
•Select an item by its index number
using the number keys ( 1 through
9 ). The initial screen of the selected item appears.
•The desired item can also be selected by using the { } [ ]
keys, followed by pressing the e key.
List view: selecting an item; scrolling
Press d 1 to display the initial
screen of the Oxford English
Minidictionary , then press e . The
list view of the Oxford English
Minidictionary appears.
Selecting an item or a word
Use the corresponding number key to the index number on the left of
each item, or use the { or } key to place the cursor on the desired
item, followed by pressing the e key.
Scrolling the view
‘’ and/or ‘ ’ may appear on the left side of the screen, indicating
that more information can be browsed by scrolling up/down the view.
1) Press } once to scroll down one text row. To scroll back one text
row, press { once.
2) Press > to scroll down a page. Press < to scroll the page up.
•Press and hold these keys to continuously scroll the lines/pages.
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Filter search view: selecting an item; scrolling
Press d 1 , then type A , and
B .
‘ab’ is entered, and words starting from
‘ab’ listed.
Selecting each entry
Use } { to place the cursor (indicated as ‘ ’ on the left of the
listed items) at the desired entry, then press e . The detail view
of the entry appears.
Scrolling the view
Refer to the section ‘Scrolling the view’ in the previous section, ‘List
view: selecting an item; scrolling’.
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Detail view: scrolling
Press d 1 , then type A , and
e . The detail view with definitions
appears.
Browsing contents above/below the screen
‘’ and/or ‘ ’ may appear on the left
side of the screen, indicating that more
information can be browsed by scrolling
up/down the view. Use } { or > < .
Scrolling up/down to the previous/next entry header
Press ^ n to show the next entry header. To show the previous
entry header, press ^ w .
Other useful keys
f :Returns to the previous view
b :Shows the input screen of each dictionary or the initial
display of a function
^ l :Shows the list view starting from the previously displayed
header
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Shifting the displayed character size (z)
Press the z key to shift the character size to be displayed.
12 dot-based (vertical pixel resolution) or 8 dot-based characters can
be selected. For instance, press z to display the 12 dot
characters to 8 dot characters. Press z again to toggle back the
displayed characters to 12 dot-base.
12 dot-based (default) 8 dot-based
•The character size setting will be retained until the next time
z is pressed.
•The z key is functional in the following views:
•The list view, detail view, filter search view or Quick view of
each dictionary
•The Super jump window
•The contents of the Note
•The character size setting is saved for each dictionary in both the
list view (including filter search view and Quick view) and the detail
view.
Recalling the terms previously searched (h)
The history of up to 30 items in each dictionary is automatically
stored, and can be recalled easily by selecting the word in the history
list. (For more information, see page 47.)
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