Casio EW-G5500V Quick Reference Manual
Before using your electronic dictionary for the first time, be
sure to perform the following steps to load the two LR03 or
AAA-size alkaline batteries that come with it.
1
While pressing at the two
points on the battery cover as
shown in the illustration, slide
the cover in the direction
indicated by the arrow and
remove it.
2
Load the two batteries, and
then replace the battery cover.
• Take care to make sure that the positive (+) and negative (–) ends of
the batteries are facing correctly when you load them.
3
Use a ballpoint pen or some similar pointed object to press
the RESET button on the back of your electronic dictionary.
• When pressing the RESET button, do not use a toothpick, lead
pencil, or any other object whose tip can break off easily. Doing so
can damage your electronic dictionary.
4
Open the panels of your
electronic dictionary as
shown in the illustration.
• This will cause the display
contrast adjustment screen to
appear.
5
Use the and keys to adjust display contrast and
then press .
• This will cause the Language Settings screen to appear.
6
Use and to move the cursor (
) to the setting you
want.
• Screen messages, titles, icon text, and other text will be displayed
using the language you select here.
7
After the language setting is the way you want, press .
• This will display the MENU screen.
Quick Reference Guide
EW-G5500V
Character keys
Number
Key
Operation
Press the key to turn on power.
• Power also turns on when you press a Mode key. Turning on power
displays the keyword input screen (initial screen) of the selected
dictionary. Pressing displays the MENU screen.
Press the key again to turn off power.
• You can turn off power regardless of what screen is currently on the
display.
• Never turn off power while the electronic dictionary is changing from one
screen to another.
• An Auto Power Off function guards against wasting battery power by
turning off the electronic dictionary if you do not perform any operation
for a preset amount of time.
• A Resume feature automatically saves screen information and data
whenever power is turned off. Pressing the key to turn power
back on again restores the screen that was on the display when power
was last turned off.
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Press to display the MENU screen.
To use the calculator, press before pressing this key.
Press to toggle the backlight on and off.
Press to input the certain characters (ä, ö, ü, ñ, &, ?, *), to access the
calculator and guide information, etc.
To use , press and release it and then press the next key.
Press to perform an Additional Search operation.
Press when the icon is on a dictionary screen to look up idioms.
Press when the or icon is on a dictionary screen to look up
examples or usage information.
Use these keys to scroll the screen contents up and down.
To jump to the definition of the term before the one you are viewing, press
and then . To jump to the definition of the next term,
press and then .
Press this key to back-step to the previous operation.
Pressing this key while a definition screen is on the display switches to the
list view of terms, which includes the term whose definition you were
viewing.
Pressing this key while a dictionary's initial screen is on the display will
return to the MENU screen.
Press this key to change the settings of your electronic dictionary.
To view guide information, press , and then press this key.
Press this key to register characters you input or selections you make on
the display.
To add an entry to the Favorites or to put a check mark next to a Favorites
term, press and then press this key.
Press this key to re-lookup of a term that you recently searched for.
To search all dictionaries for a term you previously looked up, press
and then this key.
Use these keys to move the selection highlighting or the cursor up, down,
left, or right.
If the definition is too large to fit on the screen, the screen will scroll line by
line as required when you press this key.
Press this key to look up a term on the currently displayed definition
screen or explanation screen.
Press this key while a list screen, definition screen or explanation screen
is on the display to change the text size.
To change the screen format, press and then this key.
Press to use Favorites.
Press to hear the reading of a term, example, etc.
To hear the reading of a single word, press and then this key.
Press this key to delete a character.
Use these keys to input characters and values.
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Number
Key
Operation
Turns power on and off.
Press to use Multiple Dictionary Search.
To use Multilingual Word and Phrasebank, press before pressing
this key.
Press to use the English-German dictionary.
To use the English-English dictionary, press before pressing this
key.
Press to use the German-English dictionary.
To use the English thesaurus, press before pressing this key.
Press to use the French-German dictionary.
To use the German-French dictionary, press before pressing this
key.
Press to use the Spanish-German dictionary.
To use the German-Spanish dictionary, press before pressing this
key.
Press to use the German-German dictionary.
To use the Library function, press before pressing this key.
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Name and function of each key
Use the keyboard to input alpha characters.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Example: To input the word "internet"
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Press the keyboard keys to input the term.
• In this example, press: .
• Note that all alphabetic characters are input in lower case, regardless
of their normal capitalization.
• To input an accented character (ä,ö,ü,ñ), press and then press
the applicable character key.
• When inputting any accented letter in French, Spanish, or Italian, just
input the letter without its accent.
Inputting Numbers
You can input numbers only on the calculator screen. Entering the
Calculator mode automatically changes the keyboard to a number
input keyboard.
Correcting an Input Error
You can use any of the following methods to correct input errors
and to modify input.
Deleting a Character
1
Use the and cursor keys to move the cursor to the
character you want to delete.
2
Press .
• This deletes the character to the right of the current cursor position.
• Pressing while the cursor is located to the right of the last input
character deletes the character to the left of the cursor.
Inserting a Character
1
Use the and cursor keys to move the cursor to the
location where you want to insert the character.
2
Input the character.
• This inserts the character at the current cursor position.
You can use the procedure below to switch the language used for
screen messages, titles, icons, etc. between German and English.
The initial factory default setting is "Deutsch" (German).
1
While the initial MENU screen or the initial screen of any
dictionary (mode) is on the display, press .
• This displays a screen for configuring settings.
• If you press while the initial MENU screen is displayed, all
available settings will appear for configuration.
• If you press while the initial screen of a dictionary (mode) is
displayed, all settings except for the language setting will appear.
2
Use and to move the highlighting to
"Gerätekonfiguration" (Configuration) and then press .
• This displays the screen for configuring settings.
3
Use , , , and to move the highlighting to
"Spracheneinstellung" (Language Settings), and then
press .
4
Use and to move the cursor ( ) to the setting you want,
and then press .
Inputting Alpha Characters
Selecting a Mode
You can select a mode either by performing the applicable mode
key operation or by using the MENU screen.
■Selecting a Mode Using a Mode Key
You can access Multiple Dictionary Search, the English-German
dictionary, German-English dictionary, French-German dictionary,
Spanish-German dictionary, or German-German dictionary by
pressing the applicable key.
To access the Multilingual Word and Phrasebank, English-English
dictionary, English thesaurus, German-French dictionary, GermanSpanish dictionary, Library, or calculator, you need to press
and then the applicable key.
■To select a mode using the MENU screen
You can use this procedure to select any mode except the
calculator mode.
1
Press .
• This displays the MENU screen.
2
Use the and cursor
keys to move the highlighting to
tab of the category for the
dictionary (mode) you want to
select.
3
Use and cursor keys to
move the highlighting to the mode you want to select.
4
Press .
• This displays the initial screen of the
dictionary (mode) you selected.
Quick Reference Guide
EW-G5500V
Basic Operation
Inputting Characters
Language Settings
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