Casio xd-sf series, xd-gf series Quick Manual

RJA520274-001V01 MO0811-A

CASIOElectronicDictionary
Quick Guide (Version C)

The contents of this Quick Guide apply to the
CASIO XD-SF and XD-GF Series Electronic
Dictionaries. Most illustrations and screen shots
show the XD-SF6200.

Hangul, Russian, Simplified Chinese, and accented

•
characters cannot be input on a model that
does not include a dictionary that requires such
characters. Input of the applicable characters
becomes possible when optional software is
installed.
The screen shots and product illustrations shown

•
in this manual may be different from those of the
actual product. Also note that some keys and icons
are not shown in examples of this manual for the
sake of simplicity.

Example: → , →

LoadingBatteriesfortheFirstTime

Load the two AAA-size batteries that come with
the electronic dictionary before trying to use it.

Remove the battery cover.

1

•

Pressing at the two points
shown in the illustration,
slide the cover in the
direction indicated by the
arrows.

Load two batteries.

2

Push against the spring with the (–) end of a

•
battery.
With the battery on top of the ribbon, press the

•
(+) end down.
Make sure the (+) and (–) ends are facing

•
correctly and that the springs are pressed
straight down.

Replace the battery cover.

3

Remove the stylus

4

from the side of the
electronic dictionary
and then press the
RESET button on the
bottom.

Do not use a toothpick,

•
lead pencil, or other
breakable object.

Unfold the electronic

5

dictionary.

Handwriting panelHandwriting panel

On the メインパネルコント

6

ラスト設定

(Main Panel
Contrast Adjustment)
screen, use and

to adjust display

contrast. Then press

.

On the 手書きパネルコント

7

ラスト設定

(Handwriting
Panel Contrast
Adjustment) screen,

and to adjust

use
handwriting panel
contrast. Then press

.

Stylus RESET

Stylus RESET

button

button

On the 電池設定

8

(Battery Settings)
screen, confirm
thatアルカリ電池
(Alkaline Batteries)
is selected as the
battery type.

Press to

9

display the メニュー
(MENU) screen.

•

If the本機はユーザー

名を登録することがで
きます ...

(You can
register a user name
for this dictionary...)
message appears
instead of the

ニュー

メ

screen, press

.

TurningPowerOnandOff

Main panel

Power turns on and off
automatically whenever
you open or close the

Dictionary/

Dictionary/
mode keys

mode keys

Main panel

electronic dictionary’s
panels.

You also can use the following

•
key operation to turn power on
or off.

Press the key to turn on power.

1

Power also turns on when you press a

•
dictionary/mode key.

Press again to turn off power.

2

General Guide

Handwriting panel

Use this panel to hand-write
characters for input. Also,
touching icons that appear here
performs certain operations.

①

①

②

②

③

③

④

④

⑤

⑤

⑦

⑦

⑥

⑥

⑳ ㉒ ㉓

㉑

⑳ ㉒ ㉓

⑲

⑲

㉖

㉖
㉗

㉗
㉘

㉘
㉙

㉙
㉚

㉚
㉛

㉛

㉑

Quick Palette

Quick Palette

Quick Palette keys provide one-

Quick Palette keys provide one­touch access to often-used

touch access to often-used
operations.

operations.

① Dictionary/mode keys

Toggle between the initial screens of the two
dictionaries/modes assigned to each key.

② Key

Toggles power on and off.

③ (Shift) Key

Shifts the keyboard. To use , press and
release it and then press the next key.

④ (Additional Search) (History) Key

Performs additional search.
Press after

to access history data.

⑬⑩ ⑪ ⑫⑨⑧

⑬⑩ ⑪ ⑫⑨⑧

㉔㉕

㉔㉕

⑭⑮

⑭⑮

⑤ (Text Size) (Layout) Key

Cycles through available screen text sizes.
Press after

to change the screen layout.

⑥ (Scroll) Keys

Scroll screen contents up and down.
Press after

to jump back or forward between

definitions.

⑦ (Jump) (Guide) Key

Enables look up of a term on the currently
displayed definition or explanation screen.
Press after

to view guide information.

⑧【見出しメモ】(Headword Memo)

Touch to affix a midashi memo (headword memo)
to a definition or explanation produced by a
search.

⑨【戻る / リスト】(Back/List)

Performs the same functions as the ⑬
(Back/List) key.

⑩【訳 / 決定】(Translate/Select)

Performs the same functions as the ⑭
(T ranslate/Select) key .

⑪【認識】(Confirm)

Touch after inputting a character when inputting
individual characters on the handwriting panel.

読み上げ

音声

⑫

(Audio) (Read) Key

Press when you want to hear something
pronounced by a native speaker.
Press after

to hear a reading by a

synthesized voice.

⑬ (Back/List) Key

•

Back-steps through previous operations.

•

Press while a dictionary’s initial screen is
displayed to return to the

•

Press while a definition screen is on the display

メニュー screen.

to switch to the list of terms, which includes the
term whose definition you were viewing.

⑭ (Translate/Select) Key

Executes a function or selects an on-screen item.

⑮ Arrow Keys

•

Move the selection highlighting or cursor up,
down, left, or right.
Used during volume adjustment to raise and

•
lower the volume level.

⑯ (Setup/Delete) Key

•

Deletes the character at the current cursor
location.
Press after

•

⑱

⑱

⑰

⑰

the setup of the electronic dictionary.

⑰ Letter Keys

Enter letters and numbers.

to display a screen for changing

⑱ (Backlight) Key

Toggles the backlight on and off.

⑯

⑯

⑲【前見出し】・【次見出し】(Previous Headword/

Next Headword)

Jump from the current term to the previous or next
term.
The same result can be achieved by pressing

and then or .

⑳【ズーム】(Zoom)

Enlarges the characters of a definition or
explanation screen.

㉑【熟語】(Compound Terms)

Displays compound terms that use the kanji you
are currently viewing in the

新漢語林 (Japanese

kanji) dictionary.

㉒

【成句複合語】(Phrases and Compound

Expressions)

Displays phrases and compound expressions that
use the term you are currently viewing.

㉓【用例解説】(Examples and Explanations)

Displays examples and explanations in dictionaries
that include such information.

㉔【暗記カード作成】(Create Flash Card)

Creates a flash card.

㉕【単語帳登録】(Add to Word List)

Display a term, example or phrase screen and
then touch this key to add the term, example or
phrase to the word list.

㉖【メニュー】(Menu)

Displays the menu screen.

㉗【ジャンプ】(Jump)

Performs the same functions as the ⑦ (Jump/
Guide) key.

㉘【音声 】(Audio)

Performs the same functions as the ⑫
(Audio/Read) key.

㉙【戻る／リスト】(Back/List)

Performs the same functions as the ⑬
(Back/List) key.

音声

読み上げ

㉚【訳／決定】(Translate/Select)

Performs the same functions as the ⑭
(Translate/Select) key.

㉛ (Scroll)

Perform the same functions as the ⑥ keys.

Display Indicators

The following explains the meanings of display
indicators.

This indicator: Means this:

(Explanation)

(Compound Term)

(

Phrases/Compound



Expression

(Phrase)

(Example)

(True Voice)

(Reading)

(Pronunciation

Search)

(English)

(Jump)

(History)

(Zoom)

(Guide)

(Display All)

(Word Order)

(Continuous)

There is an explanation for the word
where the indicator is located.

新漢語林 (Japanese kanji)

The
dictionary contains a compound
term that includes the kanji
character you are looking up.

There is a phrase or compound
term that uses the term you are
looking up.

)

With some electronic dictionary
models,
software is installed.

There is an example that uses the
term you are looking up.

Native speaker pronunciation is
available for the contents to the
right or below this indicator.

Native speaker pronunciation is
available.

Synthetic voice reading is available.

Pronunciations are available for the
English on the screen.

The language whose pronunciation
is applied for pronunciations and
readings

There is a term that contains the
term you are viewing or there is
related information about the term
in the dictionary you are currently
accessing.

Jump function in use

History function in use

Display zoom in use

Guide function in use

Indicates the display method when
using

成句検索 (Phrase Search).

will appear if optional

例文検索 (Example Search) or

PrecautionswhenUsingtheStylus

When using the stylus to perform operations on the

•
main panel, avoid applying excess pressure. Excess
pressure can crack the main panel.

When using the stylus to perform an operation on

•
the main panel, support the main panel from behind
with your hand.

Main panel

Main panel

Handwriting panel

Handwriting panel

Keyboard Input

Japanese

Use alphabetic characters to input Japanese.

•

To input this: Type this:

いんかん
さんぽ or

きょう
らっこ or

とぅーるーず

Alphabetic Characters

Use English input for unaccented alphabetic

•
characters.

To input this: Type this:
internet

?

~

Accented Characters

■

All alphabetic characters are input in lower-case,
regardless of their normal capitalization.

For the German “ß”, input “ss”.

•

•

For other characters that normally include a
diacritic, input the character without the diacritic.
Example: “à” --> “a”, “ê” --> “e”, etc.

•

For the French “ç” input “c”, and for “œ”, input “oe”.

•

Input hyphenated terms as single words, without a
hyphen. To look up “peut-être”, for example, input
“peutetre”.

•

When inputting a term that consists of multiple
words, input the words without any spaces. To
look up “magna cum laude”, for example, input
“magnacumlaude
When entering a noun that is normally accompanied

•

”.

by an article, enter the noun only without the article.
To look up “die Elbe” for example, input “Elbe”.

Hangul

To input this: Type this:

GGG

Chinese (Pinyin)

1234

To input this: Perform this operation:

ü

Type (Keyboard):

Touch (Handwriting Panel):【一声

Type (Keyboard):

1.)

Touch (Handwriting Panel):【二声

Type (Keyboard):

2.)

Touch (Handwriting Panel):【三声

Type (Keyboard):

3.)

Touch (Handwriting Panel):【四声

Type (Keyboard):

4.)

Touch (Handwriting Panel):【軽声

Type (Keyboard):

0.)

ming2tian1
( 明天 )

V

】

(Displayed as

Q

】

(Displayed as

W

】

(Displayed as

E

】

(Displayed as

R

】

(Displayed as

P

TIAN

【二声

】

【一声

WT I AN

Q

Russian

To input this: Type this:

сласибо

To input a character marked in the upper right

•
corner of a key, press (and immediately release)

and then press the key.

•

All of the above characters are input in lower-case.

Handwriting Input

Use the stylus to write characters on the
handwriting panel and then touch【認識】.

•

With some search methods, like単漢字／熟語を手

書き入力から探す（新漢語林）

terms using handwriting input only.

,you can enter search

Character Input Mode

The indicators
described below
appear on the main
panel to show the
current input mode.
Also note that the handwriting panel changes to
two characters per screen or five characters per
screen in accordance with the input mode.

Two Characters Per screen

Two-character Handwriting

Indicator

Supported

Input

Characters
Hiragana
Katakana
Kanji
Simplified

Chinese
Hangul

Two-character Handwriting
Panel

Panel

Scroll buttons

Scroll buttons

Rewrite button

Rewrite button

Five Characters Per screen

Five-character Handwriting

Indicator

Supported

Input

Characters
Alphabetic
Accented

alphabetic
Russian
Numbers

Five-character Handwriting
Panel

Panel

Rewrite

Rewrite

Scroll buttons

Scroll buttons

button

button

Correcting Character Input

Example: After mistakenly inputting 喜怒衰楽 instead of

喜怒哀楽

Handwriting panel

Handwriting panel

Character cells

Scroll buttons

Scroll buttons
(When there are too many

(When there are too many
characters to fit in the display

characters to fit in the display
area above, touch these buttons

area above, touch these buttons
to scroll the screen contents.)

to scroll the screen contents.)

On the

1

handwriting panel

Character cells

Main panel

Main panel

Input field

Input field

or in the input
field on the main
panel, touch a
character ( 衰 ).

•

This displays up to 10 possible candidates for
the character.

If you find the

2

correct character
among the
candidates,touch
it.

If you do not find the correct character,

3

touch【書き直し】, rewrite the character on the
handwriting panel and then touch【認識】.

•

Touching【書き直し】while the character cells of

】

the handwriting panel are blank (nothing input)
will delete the character currently in the input
field of the main panel.

Stylus Basics

To select a dictionary

■

On Quick Palette,

1

touch the【メニュー】
(Menu) icon to
display the menu
screen.

Tou c h a c a t e gor y

2

① and then a
dictionary name ② .

The category and

•
mode you touch will
be highlighted on
the screen.

Touch the highlighted dictionary name

3

again.

This displays the initial screen of the dictionary.

•
You also could touch

•
handwriting panel instead of the dictionary
name in step 3.

①②①

【訳 / 決定】on the

(Continued on other side.)

IndicatorIndicator

Character

Character
cells

cells

Character cells

Character cells

②

To select a headword or screen item

■

Enter the characters you want to find. On

1

the list that appears, touch the term or
screen item you want.

This highlights the term or item.

•

Touch the highlighted term or item again.

2

•

This displays the definition or explanation in the
case of a term, or the next screen in the case of
a screen item.
You also could touch

•
handwriting panel instead of the term or screen
item in step 2.

【訳 / 決定】on the

Search Functions

There are five basic patterns for term searches.

【パターン 1】(Pattern 1): Entering the first few

【パターン 2】(Pattern 2): Entering the term you want

【パターン 3】(Pattern 3): Searching step-by-step

【パターン 4】(Pattern 4): Specifying multiple

【パターン 5】(Pattern 5): Touching a screen item

For details about the search patterns of each

•

dictionary, see the
chapter in the

【パターン 1】(Pattern 1): Entering the

first few characters of the term you
want to find

The displayed list of search results changes as you
enter characters of the term you want to find.
Example: To look up the meaning offine( ジーニ

アス英和辞典

1

2

Character Represents
? A single unknown character
~

3

【パターン 2】(Pattern 2): Entering a

term and then pressing

Enter the entire term you want to find and then
press .
Example: To find the phrases that use the words
“get” and “to” ( ジーニアス英和辞典 )

1

2

3

characters of the term you want to find

to find and then pressing .

through a series of titles

conditions

収録辞典一覧(Dictionary List)

取扱説明書(User’s Guide).

)

Use and to select 見出し語検索
(Headword Search).

Enter the term you
want.

As you enter each

•
character, the list of
terms on the main
panel is updated
accordingly.
When entering

•
a headword,
you can use the
following wildcard
characters.

A series of multiple unknown characters of
unknown length

Use and to move the highlighting to
a term and then press to display its

definition screen.

Use and to select 成句検索 (Phrase
Search).

Select 例文検索 (Example Search) to search for

•
an example.

Enter the term.

When inputting multiple words, separate them

•
using the ampersand character (&), not spaces.
Example: get to ➡ get&to

Press .

This displays a list

•
of all phrases that
contain the term.

Use and to move the highlighting to

4

a phrase and then press to display
detailed information.

【パターン 3】(Pattern 3): Searching

step-by-step through a series of titles

With some dictionaries, you simply select
successive screen items and settings until you
arrive at the information you need.
Example: To look up an English conversation
expression ( 英会話とっさのひとこと辞典 )

After displaying the

英会話とっさのひと

initial

こと辞典

screen, select

the following:［A］場

面から探す

circumstance) →［A］毎

日の生活でつかうひとこと

(Daily life expressions) →

［A］家のなかで (At home) →［A］起きてから出かけ

るまで

This will bring you to a screen that displays the
English expression for the Japaneseおはよう
(Good morning).

(Search by

(Morning).

【パターン 4】(Pattern 4): Specifying

multiple conditions

With this type of search, you can input multiple
keywords, terms, or other conditions.
Example: To look up “ 志 ”(新漢語林 /Japanese
Kanji Dictionary)

The kanji “ 志 ” has the radical “ 心 ” (heart), and a

•
total of 7 strokes. This information can be used to
look up the kanji.

Select “ 単漢字

1

を読み／画数から探
す

” (Single Kanji
Reading/Number
of Stroke Search)
and then press

•

Use , , and to move the

2

highlighting to the “ 部首読み ” (Radical
Reading) column, enter “ こころ ” (heart),
and then press .

•

Use , , and to select “ 心 ” and

3

then press .

Use , , and to move the

4

highlighting to “ 総画数 ” (Total Strokes) and
then enter 7.

•

Press .

5

•

Use , , and to select “ 志 ” and

6

then press .

•

.

If a selection item has a letter at the beginning,
you can press the corresponding letter key to
execute the selection directly. In case of the
above, for example, you could simply press

This displays a list of applicable radicals.

Use the top row of keyboard keys to enter
numbers.

This displays a list of kanji characters that
satisfy the conditions.

This displays an explanation of the term.

【パターン 5】(Pattern 5): Touching a

screen item

You can perform a search simply by touching
some screen items on the main panel screen with
the stylus.
Example: To look up十勝岳( 百科事典マイペディア )

After displaying the

科事典マイペディア

screen, touch地図か

ら検索

(Map Search)

twice, and then touch

日本地図から山を検索

(Search for Mountains
in Japan Maps) twice →

北海道(Hokkaido) →
十勝岳(Tokachidake)

to display a screen that
explains about十勝岳
(Tokachidake).

百

initial

Other Searches

Jump Search

You can use jump search to jump to another
location in the same dictionary or to another
dictionary.

To jump within the same dictionary

■

When search

1

results show
items with a large
arrow ( )
or small arrow
(

)jump

symbol, press

.

The indicator appears and the first

•
character on the screen becomes highlighted.

Use the arrow keys to move the highlighting

2

to an item to the right of a jump symbol

or ) and then press to

(
jump.

Instead of the above procedure, you also can

•
perform the jump by touching the term to the
right of the arrow symbol.

To jump to another dictionary

■

While the results of a search are displayed,

1

press .

The indicator appears and the first

•
character on the screen becomes highlighted.

Use the arrow

2

keys to move the
highlighting to
a term and then
press

This displays a

•
dictionary menu.
Instead of the arrow keys, you also could use

•
the stylus to touch the term to which you want
to jump and then touch

Use and to select a dictionary and

3

then press .

This displays a list of candidates.

•

Use and to move the highlighting to

4

.

the item you want and then press
to jump.

.

【訳／決定】.

Multi-dictionary Search

Use the following procedure to search for a term
across multiple dictionaries.

On the メニュー

1

screen, select the

便利な機能 (Useful

Functions) tab and
then select 複数辞書

アルファベットで検索

(Alphabetic Multi­dictionary Search).

You also could select “ 複数辞書日本語で検索 ”

•
(Japanese Multi-dictionary Search).

Use and to select “ アルファベットで検

2

索

” (Search using alphabetic characters).

If you are performing the Japanese Multi-

•
dictionary Search, select “
(Search using hiragana).

On the search screen that appears, enter a

3

term.

Terms starting with the characters you have

•
entered appear in a list on the display.
Each term also includes an indicator showing

•
its dictionary.

Use and to move the highlighting to

4

a dictionary and term combination and then
press .

ひらがなで検索 ”

Useful Functions

Powerful features and functions help make
dictionary look ups quicker and easier.

Viewing Phrases and Compound
Expressions

or indicates
there is phrase and
compound expression
information available.
On the handwriting
panel, touch

【成句複合語】to display

it.
On the main panel, touch the phrase or compound
expression you want to view and then touch

【訳／決定】on the handwriting panel. This will

display the meaning of the phrase or compound
expression that you selected.

Viewing Compound Terms

indicates there
is compound term
information available.
On the handwriting
panel, touch【熟語】to
display it.
On the main panel,
touch the compound
term you want to
view and then touch

【訳／決定】on the

handwriting panel.
This will display
the meaning of the
compound term that
you selected.

Viewing Examples or Explanations

or
indicates there is
example information
or an explanation
available. On the
handwriting panel,
touch【用例解説】to
display it. Use the
arrow keys to move the
highlighting to the icon
you want to view and
then touch【訳／決定】
on the handwriting
panel. This will display
the example or
explanation.

Pronunciation

Your electronic dictionary can produce native
speaker pronunciations and simulated voice
readings of terms and examples.

To use the built-in speaker

■

On the side of the
electronic dictionary, slide
the pronunciation output
switch to SPEAKER.

To use earphones

■

Connect the supplied

1

earphones to the
terminal on the right
side of the electronic
dictionary.

Use only the supplied

•
earphones.

On the side of

2

the electronic
dictionary, slide
the pronunciation
output switch to
PHONES.

To adjust the volume

■

While any screen is

1

displayed, press

.

Use the 音量（大） (increase volume) and

2

音量（小） (decrease volume) arrow keys

to adjust the volume level.

Press .

3

While audio output is in progress, you can

•
adjust its volume by pressing

or .

Using TRUE VOICE®for Native
Speaker Pronunciation

TRUE VOICE®capabilities let you hear native
speaker pronunciations of terms and examples.

Playing TRUE VOICE®Pronunciation
while a Definition Screen is Displayed

Use the following steps to listen to a TRUE VOICE
pronunciation of an item that has a icon next
to it.

音声

Press

1

The icon

•
becomes
highlighted and
the
appears on the
display.

Press .

2

This plays the pronunciation of the item next to

•
or below the highlighted
If there are multiple

•
to select one.
Instead of the above procedure, you also can

•
play the pronunciation by touching the
icon.

After you are finished using TRUE VOICE®,

3

press so the icon disappears
from the display.

.

icon

icon.

icons, use and

Playing TRUE VOICE®Pronunciation
while an English Term Displayed

Use the following steps to listen to a TRUE VOICE
pronunciation of an English term.

音声

Press

1

The and

•

appear on the
display.

Use the arrow keys to move the highlighting

2

to an English term.

Instead of using the arrow keys, you also can

•
highlight the English term by touching it with
the stylus.

Press .

3

If there is only one pronunciation, it plays

•
immediately.
If there are multiple pronunciations, a list of

•
candidates appears. If this happens, move the
highlighting to the term whose pronunciation
you want to hear and then press

If native speaker pronunciation is not available,

•
a message appears asking if you want to hear a
simulated voice reading.

After you are finished, press .

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Note that pronunciation may not be correct if a

•
non-English term is selected.
Pronunciation may not be correct in cases that

•
two terms have the same spelling but different
pronunciations.

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icons

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Synthesized Voice Readings

A synthesized voice can be used to check the
readings of terms in seven languages: English,
Spanish, German, French, Italian, Chinese, and
Korean.

Some dictionaries/modes do not support synthetic

•
voice readings.

•

Chinese reading can be selected for a Chinese
model electronic dictionary and Korean for a
Korean model electronic dictionary only. For other
models, these languages can be selected after the
applicable optional software is installed.

For Chinese, pinyin and alphabetic terms, and some

•
kanji terms cannot be read by the synthetic voice.

For Korean, only hangul terms can be read.

•

To play readings on a definition and

■

explanation screen

Press and

1

®

2

3

4

読み上げ

then

The icon

•
appears and
the first term or
example that
canbereadby
the synthesized
voice becomes
highlighted on the
display.

Use and to move the highlighting to
the term, phrase, or example you want to
have read.

Instead of using the arrow keys, you also can

•
highlight the term, phrase, or example by
touching it with the stylus.

Press to produce the reading of the
term or example.

After you are finished, press .

音声

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Configuring Audio Settings

Use the procedures below to configure audio
settings.

To d i s p l a y t he 音声設定 (Audio Settings)

■

Screen

®

Press and then

1

2

■

Use and to select a speed and then press

•

■

Use the arrow keys to select a language setting
and then press .

•

■

Use and to select a volume level and then
press .

.

Use the arrow keys
to select 音声設定 and
then press

This displays the settings screen. Use and

•

to select the setting you want to change
and then press .Thiswilldisplaythe
applicable setting screen.

.

To adjust the reading speed（音声速度設定）

.

You can set one of five speeds: Approximately
130%, 120%, 100%, 85%, or 75% of normal
speed.

To specify the pronunciation language（音

声言語設定）

This will change the pronunciation setting of
only the dictionary that was selected when you
performed the procedure underTo display the

(Audio Settings) Screen.

設定

To adjust the reading volume level（音量設

定）

音声

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