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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.
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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 Se
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CONTENTS Letter Changer ........................... 44 Games .......................................... 46 Functions and Features .................. 2 Hangman .................................... 48 The Keys and their Functions ......... 8 User Hangman ........................... 51 Preparation for using the Unit ....... 10 Jumble ........................................ 52 1. Installing Batteries .................. 10 User Jumble ............................... 54 Resetting: ...............
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Functions and Features 1 Solver 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 v
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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 hel
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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. 2 Thesaurus -- 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
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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. 5 Calculator A full function calculator
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6 Converters 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. 7 DEMO 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
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The Keys and their Functions • Unit will automatically TURN OFF when not used for approximately 3 minutes. 8
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1 Turns the power ON and OFF. 11 For scrolling back through the lists in memory. / For selecting the 2 Selects Solver mode. menu in the Converter mode. 3 Selects Spellchecker/Thesaurus 12 Enters a single blank space when mode. pressed once. / For shifting the 4 ( ) Used instead of one or more * display to the right. letters if you don’t know how to 13 For scrolling down through the spell a word. lists in memory. / For selecting the 5 For scrolling back through the lists menu in the Converter mod
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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
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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. 11
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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 inte
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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. SET * If you want to adjust the contrast of the display again, press . Select “LCD Contrast” by using or and then press . ( See page 73. ) 13
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3. Demo Function When you turn on the power, a Welcome to the demonstration display will begin to explain the contents of the unit. OXFORD * You can stop the demonstration by Crossword Solver pressing any of the keys. The unit will show the initial display The ultimate of the mode used before the power was last turned off. reference for 14 ...
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* The next time you turn on the power, the demonstration display will not appear if you set as follows: SET 1 Press . ▲ Demo Message “Demo Message” will appear. ▼ 2 Press . ▲ Enable Demo ▼ 3 Select “Disable Demo” by using ▲ or . Disable Demo ▼ * If you want to see the demonstration display again, select “Enable Demo”. ▲ 4 Press to finish. Demo Message ▼ ( See page 72. ) 15
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Spellchecker If the spelling of a word you enter is correct : 1 Press once or twice to activate Spellchecker the Spellchecker. •You can switch between the Spellchecker mode and the Thesaurus mode by pressing . 2 Type a word to be checked. psychology_ Example: psychology 3 Press . Correctly Spelt After the display “Correctly Spelt”, psychology the entered word will be displayed in ▼ boldface. 16
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4 Phonetically similar words may also be displayed by pressing or . ▲ psychologies ▼ •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
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If the spelling of a word you enter is incorrect : 1 Type a word to be checked. sycology_ Example: sycology 2 Press . Checking . . . When the spelling of a word entered is incorrect, a list of correctly spelled Correction List words that are phonetically similar to the entered spelling is prepared. psychology ▼ After the display “Correction List ”, the first proposed word will be displayed. 3 Press to see other proposed ▲ cytology ▼ words. 18
