Sharp PW-E350 User manual

The New Oxford American Dictionary
Oxford American Thesaurus of Current English
ELECTRONIC DICTIONARY
OPERATION MANUAL
MODEL
PW-E350
Page
• Getting Started ............................................................................ 2
• Using the New Oxford American Dictionary ............................ 14
• Using the Oxford American Thesaurus of Current English .... 18
• Using the Super jump function ................................................ 20
• Using the History function ....................................................... 22
• Using the Calculator function .................................................. 23
• Using the Converter function ................................................... 24
• Appendices .............................................................................. 26
• Introductions to the Dictionaries .............................................. 29
• Product Support ....................................................................... 44
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Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the SHARP Electronic Dictionary, model PW-E350.
The PW-E350 contains data based on the following dictionaries (see page 4):
•The New Oxford American Dictionary
•Oxford American Thesaurus of Current English
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-E350 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-E350 or apply excessive force to it. Bending the unit
unduly can damage it.
•Do not subject the PW-E350 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.
FOR YOUR RECORDS...
For your assistance in reporting this product in case of loss or theft, please
record the model number and serial number (located on the bottom of the
unit) below.
Please retain this information.
Model Number
Serial Number
Date of Purchase
Place of Purchase
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CONTENTS
Getting Started
Using the PW-E350 for the first time ............................................................ 2
Layout ........................................................................................................... 5
Basic Operation ............................................................................................ 7
Set-up Menu ............................................................................................... 11
Inputting Characters ................................................................................... 12
Using the New Oxford American Dictionary
Looking up a word (Filter search) .............................................................. 14
Phrase search .............................................................................................15
Crossword solver ........................................................................................ 15
Anagram solver ...........................................................................................16
Spellcheck function ..................................................................................... 16
Further information ..................................................................................... 17
Using the Oxford American Thesaurus of Current English
Looking up a word (Filter search) .............................................................. 18
Phrase search .............................................................................................19
Further information ..................................................................................... 19
Using the Super jump function
How to use the Super jump function .......................................................... 20
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
Introductions to the Dictionaries
The New Oxford American Dictionary ........................................................ 29
Oxford American Thesaurus of Current English ........................................ 41
Product Support ........................................................................................ 44
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Getting Started
Using the PW-E350 for the first time
Be sure to perform the following operations before using the PW-E350 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 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 through 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 input screen of each dictionary and/or function appears (Direct-
on function)
Auto power off function
To save the battery, the PW-E350 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 12.
Key notation used in this manual
•All keys are framed ( A , for instance); exceptions are found in the Calculator
section, where the numeral entries are shown with real numbers.
•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 ( < ).
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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Data contained in the PW-E350
The dictionary data contained in this unit are based on the following dictionaries:
•New Oxford American Dictionary © Oxford University Press 2001
•The Oxford American Thesaurus of Current English © Oxford University Press
1999
*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 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 ‘trademark’, 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.
Note:
•For information on the contents of the dictionaries, see Introductions on pages
29–42.
•This product does not contain most of the appendix data (including the preface,
etc.) found in the book version.
•The product does not contain illustrations and photographs found in the book
version.
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Menu key
Clear key
Font size shift key
Page scroll key
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 key
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 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.
•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 New Oxford American Dictionary
:Opens the input screen for the Oxford American Thesaurus of Current
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 detailed view of each Dictionary
:Selects a Note icon in the detailed 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
New Oxford American Dictionary .
1. Press
d to display the input
screen for the
New Oxford American
Dictionary
, then input ‘conven’. The
entries starting with ‘conven’ is listed.
2. Enter ‘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 return to the previous view.
•Press
^ l to list the headwords in the New Oxford American
Dictionary
.
Note:
•Refer to the section ‘Inputting Characters’ on page 12.
•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 through
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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Filter search view: selecting an item; scrolling
Press d , 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 detailed 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’.
List view: selecting an item; scrolling
Press d to display the initial screen
of the
New Oxford American Dictionary ,
then press
e . The list view of the
New Oxford American Dictionary 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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