Sharp PW-E300 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 interfer-
ence 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-E300.
The PW-E300 contains data based on the following dictionaries (see page 5):
•Oxford Dictionary of English
•New Oxford Thesaurus of English
After reading this manual, store it in a convenient location for future reference.
Software included is English only.
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-E300 in the back pocket of slacks or trousers.
•Do not apply excessive physical pressure on the LCD panel because the
glass material may break.
•Do not drop the PW-E300 or apply excessive force to it. Bending the unit
unduly can damage it.
•Do not subject the PW-E300 to extreme temperatures. Do not expose the
unit to an extremely humid or dusty environment.
•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-E300 for the first time ............................................................ 3
Layout ........................................................................................................... 6
Basic Operation ............................................................................................ 8
Set-up Menu ............................................................................................... 12
Inputting Characters ................................................................................... 13
Using the Oxford Dictionary of English
Looking up a word by Filter search ............................................................ 15
Phrase search ............................................................................................. 16
Crossword solver ........................................................................................ 16
Anagram solver ........................................................................................... 17
Spellcheck function ..................................................................................... 17
Further information ..................................................................................... 18
Using the New Oxford Thesaurus of English
Looking up a word by Filter search ............................................................ 19
Phrase search ............................................................................................. 20
Further information ..................................................................................... 20
Using the Super jump function
How to use the Super jump function .......................................................... 21
Using the History function
How to use the History function ................................................................. 22
Using the Calculator function
Prior to initiating calculations ..................................................................... 23
Calculation examples ................................................................................. 23
Using the Converter function
Currency converter ..................................................................................... 24
Metric converter .......................................................................................... 25
Appendices
Replacing the battery ................................................................................. 26
Reset procedure if trouble occurs .............................................................. 27
Specifications ............................................................................................. 27
Troubleshooting .......................................................................................... 28
Product support .......................................................................................... 28
Introductions to the Dictionaries
Oxford Dictionary of English ....................................................................... 29
New Oxford Thesaurus of English .............................................................. 42
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Getting Started
Using the PW-E300 for the first time
Be sure to perform the following operations before using the PW-E300 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 one 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 LCD contrast screen will appear.
•Should a different screen appear,
follow the reset procedure on page
27.
•If the power cannot be turned on:
•Make sure the battery replacement switch is placed at the ‘NORMAL
OPERATION’ position, then press
o again.
•If the power still cannot be switched on, try following steps 1 to 6 in the
above procedure again.
7. Adjust the LCD contrast by using
[
]
, and press e .
The key sound on/off screen will
appear.
8. 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
s
a
k
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 screen of each dictionary and/or function appears (Direct-on
function)
Auto power off function
To save the battery, the PW-E300 will automatically turn its power off if no key
operations are detected for a set period of time. The activation interval initial setting
is 5 minutes, but it can be adjusted by following the directions on page 13.
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.
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 ( < ).
Back of the unit
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Data contained in the PW-E300
The dictionary data contained in this unit is based on the following dictionaries:
•Oxford Dictionary of English 2e © Oxford University Press 2003
•New Oxford Thesaurus of English © Oxford University Press 2000
*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 organiza-
tion. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside the scope of the above should
be sent to the Rights Department, Oxford University Press.
•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.
Note:
•For information on the contents of the dictionaries, see Introductions on pages
29–47.
•Some prefatory material and some appendix data included in the printed book
version of the dictionaries are not featured in this product.
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Menu key
Clear key
Font size shift key
Page scroll keys
Layout
Back space key
Cursor keys
Enter key
Escape key
Power on/off key
Display symbols
(Refer to the next page for details)
Dictionary/function
selection keys
2nd function key
Utility keys for dictionaries
Display
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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 the
window up/down.
{ } : 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.
•Certain symbols may appear on the display only when the LCD contrast is set to
dark. Please ignore these symbols as they are not used by this product.
Operation guidance message
A brief guidance message may appear at the bottom of the screen to help you
utilise functions more effectively.
:Opens the input screen for the Oxford Dictionary of English
:Opens the input screen for the New Oxford Thesaurus of English
:Opens the input screen for the spell checker
:Opens the calculator function screen
:Opens the converter function screen
:Opens the history list of each dictionary
:Brings up a ‘digest’ view of descriptions
:Initiates a definition search of a term in a detail view of each dictionary
:Selects a Note icon in the detail view
:2nd function key
Activates the second function (printed in green on the above or left side of
keys) assigned to the next key pressed.
Key assignments Display symbols
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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 Dictionary of English .
1. Press
d to display the input
screen for the
Oxford Dictionary of
English
, 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 Dictionary of English .
Note:
•Refer to the section ‘Inputting Characters’ on page 13.
•To learn different searching methods from those above, refer to the manual
chapter for each dictionary.
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 to 3 ). 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.
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