Seiko ER2500 User Manual

ER2500 OPERATION MANUAL

ALWAYS press the “RESET” button on the front of the unit after
battery replacement or if the unit fails to operate properly.

Thank you for purchasing the ER2500. Please read this

operation manual carefully before using the product.

This unit is an Electronic Thesaurus with

English Spellchecker using data from

Oxford University Press.

The Thesaurus, the Spellchecker, the Crossword/Anagram

Solver and seven Word Games enable you to effortlessly

enhance your knowledge of English vocabulary.

The Concise Oxford Thesaurus © Oxford University Press 1997;

The British English Source Lexicon © Oxford University Press 1998

“SEIKO” is a trademark of Seiko Corporation.

“SII” is a trademark of Seiko Instruments Inc.

© 2003 Seiko Instruments Inc.

CONTENTS

Functions and Features ................ 2

The Keys and their Functions ....... 4

Preparation for using the Unit ....... 6

1. Installing Batteries .................. 6

Resetting: ............................... 7

Changing Batteries: ................ 8

2. Contrast Adjustment............... 9

Selecting the Spellchecker level ....

3.

Demo Function ..................... 12

Spellchecker................................ 13

Thesaurus ................................... 20

Word Games / Solver.................. 29

Hangman.................................. 32

User Hangman ......................... 35

Anagrams ................................. 36

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User Anagrams ........................ 39

Beat the Clock .......................... 40

Jumble...................................... 42

Memory .................................... 43

Crossword Solver ..................... 45

Anagram Solver........................ 47

Calculator .................................... 49

Converters .................................. 51

Currency Conversion................ 52

Metric/Imperial Conversion....... 53

Clothing Size Chart .................. 54

Help function ............................... 56

Proper Use / Specification .......... 58

ONE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY ....

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Functions and Features

1 Thesaurus

With a high speed search of over 4 million synonym links you will
never be lost for words again.

2 Spellchecker

Instant phonetic spelling correction for over 200,000 words ensures
you will always have the answer at your fingertips.

3 Word Games / Solver

You can take on the challenge of seven different word games set to
any one of three levels of difficulty.

Crossword Solver / Look for the right word by entering letters you
know along with question marks for any letters which you don’t know.

Anagram Solver / Look for new words using the same letters as
the word you have entered.

2

4 Calculator

A full function calculator is included with a convenient and easy to
use keyboard layout.

5 Converters

Conversion function enables you to convert foreign currencies and
metric/imperial units of length, weight, liquid measure and
temperature.
In foreign countries you can easily check the clothing sizes: shirts,
shoes, hats etc. for men, women and children.

6 Help function

An explanation of how to operate the various functions is simply
explained on the screen at each operational stage in each mode.

7 Demo function

A demonstration display explains the contents of the unit.

3

The Keys and their Functions

• Unit will automatically
3 minutes.

TURN OFF

when not used for approximately

4

1 Turns power ON and OFF.
2 Selects Thesaurus mode.
3 Selects Spellcheck mode.
4 For scrolling back through the lists

in memory. *

5 For scrolling down through the

lists in memory. *

6 Clears all the input characters.
7 Selects Calculator mode,

Currency, Metric/Imperial and
Clothing Size Converters.

8 Letter and numeral input keys.
9 Used in place of letter(s) you are

unsure of when correct spelling of
a word is unknown.

10 For scrolling back through the lists

in memory. *

* For selecting the menu in the conversion mode.

5

11 Enters a single blank space when

pressed once. / A hyphen can be
entered by pressing or
after entering a space. / For
shifting the display to the right.*

12 For scrolling down through the

lists in memory. *

13 For deleting the last input

character. / For shifting the display
to the left. *

14 Executes the functions.
15 For entering the new rate in the

conversion mode.

16 Activates Help function.
17 Selects Word Game and Solver mode.
18 RESET button
19 Returns the display to the previous

state.

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.

Press the “RESET” button on the

5.

front of the unit. ( See page 7. )

The contrast adjustment display will appear.
( See page 9. )

6



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.

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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 7. )

*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 intense heat.

*Never use batteries other than those specified.
* Rechargeable batteries cannot be used.
* Remove the batteries from the unit if you do not intend to use it for

a long duration.

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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

Contrast: 10

↓       ↑

Contrast: 9

Level 1 to Level 20.
(Initial setting =10)

3 Press to finish.

ENTER

The screen from which you can select the Spellchecker level will
appear. ( See page 10. )

* If you want to adjust the contrast of the display again, turn off the

power and then press and release while holding down .

ON/
OFF

9

C

▲
▼

▲
▼

3. Selecting the Spellchecker level

Due to the extensive coverage of the Oxford English Source
Lexicon, you can select a level for the spellchecker to more closely
match your needs.

There are three levels available for you to select from: Beginner,
Intermediate, and Advanced.

Beginner:
Intermediate:

Advanced:

Approximately 60,000 words (student level)
Approximately 90,000 words (general and business
use)
Approximately 200,000 words (specialist use)

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1. After you’ve adjusted the contrast, the
screen from which you can select the
Spellchecker level will appear.

2. Select the level you require by using

9

or ( or ).

8

⁄

¢

For example, press if you wish to
select the “Beginner” level.

Set Spell Level
Intermediate

↓       ↑

Beginner

▲
▼

▼

3. Press to finish.

ENTER

A demonstration display will appear.
( See page 12. )

* If you want to reset the level, turn on the power by pressing

while holding down . The screen from which you can select

L

the Spellchecker level will appear.

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ON/
OFF

Demo Function

After you’ve selected the
Spellchecker level, a demonstration
display will begin to explain the
contents of the unit.

*You can stop the demonstration by

pressing any of the keys.

Welcome to the
OXFORD
Thesaurus
To end this demo

...

* The next time you turn on the power, the demonstration display will

not appear if you press while holding down .

* If you want to see the demonstration display again, turn on the

power by pressing while holding down .

ON/
OFF

ON/
OFF

D

D

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Spellchecker

Selecting the Spellchecker level (See page 10.)

1. If you want to reset the level, turn on the power by pressing
while holding down . The screen from which you can select

L

the Spellchecker level will appear. (See page 10.)

2. Select the level you require by using or ( or ).

ON/
OFF

8

¢

9

⁄

3. Press to finish.

ENTER

* If the spelling of an input word tallies with that of a word in the full

vocabulary list of 200,000 words, the message “Correct! ” will
appear regardless of the level you’ve selected.

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* Examples at the “Intermediate” level are used in the explanation.

If the spelling of a word you enter is correct:

1 Press .

2 Type a word.

3 Press .

SPELL

Example: colour

ENTER

The message “Correct! ” will appear.
The display will then return to the

entered word.

Spellchecker
Enter a word

colour_

Correct !
colour

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•To scroll alphabetically up or down
through the unit’s word list, starting
from the displayed word, press
or .

4 Example: Press .

•To clear the display and spell check
another word, simply enter your new
word.

Pressing will also clear the
display.

5 Example: apply

SPELL

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↓       ↑

colourable

apply_

If the spelling of a word you enter is incorrect:

The Spellchecker will take “educated
guesses” as to the word you may have
intended.

1 Press .

SPELL

Spellchecker
Enter a word

2 Type a word.

Example: coloure

3 Press .

ENTER

“Checking ...” will be displayed
while it finds words in the memory
closely matching your entered word.

After the display “Correction list ”, the
first proposed word will be displayed.

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coloure_

Checking . . .
Correction list

colour

▼

4 Press to see other proposed

↓       ↑

words.

collar

* The message “End of list ” will

appear if you press when the
final proposed word is displayed.

Similarly, the message “Start of list ”
will appear if you press when the
first proposed word is displayed.

Coloured

↓       ↑

End of list

Entering and Correcting Letters

* Up to 30 letters can be entered.
* Use to enter a space.
* Corrections can be made by using .
* The entire display can be cleared by pressing or .

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CLR

...

SPELL

▲
▼

▲

Using the Wildcard function

If you are unsure of part of the spelling of a word, enter the word using
question mark(s) for the letter(s) of which you are unsure.

1 Press .

2 Type a word.

SPELL

Example: ??tio?

Use to enter question marks.

?

Spellchecker
Enter a word

??tio?_

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3 Press .

ENTER

After the display “Checking ...”, the
first corresponding word will be
displayed.

4 You may continue to scroll through

the corresponding word list by using
and .

•To clear the display and spell check
another word, simply enter your new
word.

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Checking . . .
action

↓       ↑

cation

↓       ↑

lotion

...

▼

▲
▼

▲
▼

Thesaurus

You can investigate the synonyms (and antonyms) for a word you enter .
When a word you enter has more than one meaning, the unit will group

the synonyms according to part of speech and meaning.

Entering a word and Selecting the group

1 Press .

2 Type a word.

THESAURUS

Example: come

Thesaurus
Enter a word

come_

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3 Press .

4 If there are two or more groups of

ENTER

First group of synonyms will be
displayed.

synonyms (or antonyms), press

9

or to see each successive group.

⁄

Press or to return.

S

mark means group of Sub-entries.

A

mark means group of Antonyms.

First group of synonyms for the next
word will be displayed.

8

¢

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come (v.1

↓       ↑

come (v.2

)

)

...

S

come about

...

A

come (v.

↓       ↑

come-on (n.

)

)

Finding the example phrase and the synonyms

When the group of synonyms is displayed, press to display the
example phrase using the meaning of this group of synonyms.

Example: come (v.2)

1 Press .

ENTER

The example phrase will be displayed.

* If the group of synonyms has no

example phrase, the unit will display
the synonym. (See next page.)

ENTER

come (v.2

E

they came las

)

↓       ↑

came last night

2 Press to see the remains of the

example phrase.
Press to return.

E

mark means Example phrase.

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▼

▲

3 Press .

ENTER

Number of the synonyms will appear
and the first synonym will be
displayed.

4 Press to see other synonyms.

Press to return.

5 When all synonyms have been

displayed, press to see the
synonyms in restricted usage.
(informal, medicine, vulgar etc.)

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6 synonym (s

)

arrive

↓       ↑

appear

...

materialize

↓  

3 informal

6 synonym (s)

  ↑

show up

▼

▲
▼

▲
▼

▲
▼

* The message “End of list ” will

appear if you press when the
final synonym is displayed.

...

blow in

↓       ↑

End of list

▲

* If you press when the synonym

BACK BACK

is being displayed, the display will
return to the example phrase.

* If you press or when the

9

⁄

8

¢

example phrase or the synonym is
being displayed, the display will
return to the group of synonyms.

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↓       

E

they came las

9

⁄

↓       

come (v.3

)

▼

Words not in headword

If the entered word is not contained in
the headword of the thesaurus but
contained in the synonyms or
antonyms data, the unit will find and
display the group(s) of the synonyms
or antonyms.

washing_

ENTER

↓       

Match in
Group (s

)

Example: washing

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ablution (n.

↓       ↑

laundry (n.1

)

)

...

wash (n.2

)

▼

▲
▼

▲

Cross-reference

When a word you enter has the cross-reference(s), the unit will
show the synonyms of the data.

Example: measured (a.1)

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measured (a.1

ENTER

↓

E

measured amou

ENTER

↓

4 synonym (s
measured out

...

)

▼

)

▼

quantified

↓  

▲
▼

4 synonym (s)

* If you press , the unit will

ENTER

display the example phrase for
“measure (v.1)”.

ENTER

Press .
Number of the synonyms for “mea-

sure (v.1)” will appear and the first
synonym will be displayed.

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cross-reference

measure (v.1

ENTER

↓

E

measure the m

ENTER

↓

  ↑

)

15 synonym (s
calculate

▲

▼

)

▼

Words not in memory

If you press when a word you have entered is not contained
in the unit’s list of entries, or if the word you entered is misspelled,
the unit will find and display a word which is spelled most closely
to your entered word.

This happens even if the found word
has no linguistic relationship to your
entered word.

Example: prated

ENTER

prated_

ENTER

↓

No match in
Thesaurus!

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prattle (V.

)

Word Games / Solver

The British English Source Lexicon is one of the highest capacity
databases of modern English available and has been exclusively
researched by Oxford University Press. It covers an extensive range of
subject material including references to technical, scientific, historical
and many other terms.

The word games have therefore been developed to provide a stimulat­ing challenge to help you to discover new words and broaden your
vocabulary.

The skill levels work as follows:

Beginner:
Intermediate:

Advanced:

Approximately 60,000 words (student level)
Approximately 90,000 words (general and business
use)
Approximately 200,000 words (specialist use)

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You can take on the challenge of seven different word games set to any
one of three levels of difficulty and two solvers.

Selecting the game and solver

1 Press .
2 Select the game or solver you wish to

GAMES

play by pressing or .
The game and solver is displayed in

the following order.

Hangman, User Hangman,
Anagrams, User Anagrams,
Beat the Clock, Jumble, Memory,

Crossword Solver, Anagram Solver

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Select a Game

Hangman

↓       ↑

User Hangman

↓       ↑

Anagrams

...

Anagram solver

▼

▲
▼

▲
▼

▲

Setting the level of the game and solver

1 Choose the game by pressing .

Example: Anagrams

ENTER

Anagrams

↓       

ENTER

▲
▼

2 Set the level for selected game by

Set your skill

pressing or .

Beginner

You can choose from “Beginner”,
“Intermediate” and “Advanced”.

↓       ↑

Intermediate

3 Press to start the game.

ENTER

* Examples at the “Intermediate” level are used in the explanation.

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↓       ↑

Advanced

▼

▲
▼

▲

Hangman

This is a game in which you have to find a mystery word whose
spelling is unknown to you with a limited number of allowed tries.

1 Select “Hangman” and set the level

and then press .
The number of letters in the mystery

word is indicated by question marks.
The number of times you can try is shown at the right of the screen.

( Beginner-10 / Intermediate-8 / Advanced-6 )

ENTER

?????? 10

2 When you enter one of the letters used

in the mystery word, the question
mark will be replaced by the letter.

Example: Enter “e”.

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?????e 10

* In case the same letter is used two or more times in the same word:

If you enter the letter, all the corre­sponding question marks will be
replaced by the letter simultaneously.

Example: Enter “t”.

* The number of tries you are allowed

will decrease progressively every time
you enter an incorrect letter.

3 If all the letters in the word are

displayed before you have used up all
the tries,“You win!” will be displayed
and counted in the “Won” column.

Then the next mystery word will be
displayed.

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??tt?e 10

bott?e 5

↓       

L

You win!
Won : 1 Lost : 0

↓       

?????? 10

* One letter will be displayed in turn as a “Tip” every time you press

ENTER

.

* All the letters will be displayed if you press .
* If you fail to find the word before you

have used up all the tries you are
allowed, or if once you use for
“Tips” or half way through a
game, “Sorry, you lost.” will be
displayed and counted in the “Lost ”
column.

Then the answer will be displayed.

?

ENTER

?

Sorry, you lost.

Answer was . . .
bottle

↓       

Won : 0 Lost : 1

Then the next question will be
displayed.

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↓       

?????? 10

User Hangman

This is a Hangman Game using words that you can select.
1 Select “User Hangman” and set the

level and then press .

2 Enter a word. You can use up to 13

letters.

Example: bottle

3 Press .
* The ensuing procedure is the same as

ENTER

that used in the Hangman Game.

This game is a fun way for you to help your children to learn new words from a
list or as part of their homework. Select a suitable level, secretly enter your
chosen word and then work with them to correctly spell the mystery word.

ENTER

Tip for Parents

***

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Enter game word
bottle_

?????? 10

***

Anagrams

Using all the letters of the displayed word, you attempt to find a
specified number of other words.

1 Select “Anagrams” and set the level

and then press .
The selected word and the number of

other words will be displayed.
( Beginner- 3 to 6 letter word / Intermediate- 4 to 9 letter word /

Advanced- over 5 letter word )

Example: ascot

ENTER

ascot 4

2 Enter the word using all the letters of

the selected word.

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coast_

3 Press .

* The entered answers can be seen

4 If you enter all the answers, “You

ENTER

If your answer is correct, “OK! ” will
be displayed.

Then the selected word will be
displayed again, and the number of
other words will decrease.

again by using or .

win!” will be displayed and counted
in the “Won” column.

Then the next selected word will be
displayed.

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OK!
ascot 3

...

You win!
Won : 1 Lost : 0

▲

* If your answer is incorrect, the message “Try again” will appear

and the selected word will be displayed again.

* If you press , “Sorry, you lost.”

will appear and the answers will be
displayed sequentially.

?

Sorry, you lost.
Answer was . . .

↓       

ascot

↓       ↑

coast

* If you press , the “Lost ” column will be displayed.

Then the next selected word will be displayed.

ENTER

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...

▼

▲
▼

User Anagrams

This is an anagram game using words that you can select.
1 Select “User Anagrams” and then

* There is no need for setting the level.

2 Enter a word. You can use up to 13

3 Press .

* The ensuing procedure is the same as that used in the Anagrams Game.

ENTER

press .

letters.

Example: ascot

ENTER

The selected word and the number of
other words will be displayed.

Tip for Parents

This game is a fun way for you to help your children to learn new words. Simply
enter your chosen word and then work with them to correctly find the anagrams.

***

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Enter game word

ascot_

ascot 6

***

Beat the Clock

The letters of a mystery word are displayed one at a time at regular
intervals.
( Beginner-3 seconds / Intermediate-2 seconds / Advanced-1 second )

Enter the mystery word before they are all displayed.
1 Select “Beat the Clock” and set the

level and then press .
The hidden letters will be displayed

one by one.

ENTER

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??????
b?????
b?tt??
b?tt?e

2 Press to stop the appearance of

ENTER

letters.

Enter answer

3 Enter the mystery word.

Example: bottle

4 Press .

* If your answer is incorrect, or if you press , “Sorry, you lost.”

ENTER

If your answer is correct, “You win!”
will be displayed and counted in the
“Won” column.

Then the next mystery word will be
displayed.

will be displayed and counted in the “Lost ” column.
Then the answer and the next mystery word will be displayed.

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bottle_

You win!
Won : 1 Lost : 0

?

Jumble

Using letters displayed at random, you attempt to find a specified
number of words.

1 Select “Jumble” and set the level and

then press .
The selected letters and the number of

answers will be displayed.
( Beginner- 3 to 6 letter word / Intermediate- 4 to 9 letter word /

Advanced- over 5 letter word )

Example: tcsoa

ENTER

tcsoa 5

2 Enter the word using all the selected

letters.

(The ensuing procedure is the same as that used in the Anagrams Game.)

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coast_

Memory

Correctly enter the spellings of words momentarily displayed.
1 Select “Memory” and set the level

and then press .
The words will be displayed for about

one second.
( Beginner- 3 to 6 letter word / Intermediate- 4 to 9 letter word /

Advanced- over 5 letter word )

Example: bottle

2 Enter the spelling of the word which

has just disappeared from the screen.

ENTER

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bottle
Enter a word

bottle_

3 Press .

ENTER

If your answer is correct, “You win!”
will be displayed and counted in the
“Won” column.

Then the next word will be displayed.

You win!
Won : 1 Lost : 0

* If your answer is incorrect, or if you press , “Sorry, you lost.”

will be displayed and counted in the “Lost ” column.
Then the answer and the next word will be displayed.

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?

Crossword Solver

Look for the right word by entering letters you know along with
question marks for any letters you don’t know.

1 Select “Crossword Solver ” and set

the level and then press .

2 Type a word.

Example: ??tio?

Use to enter question marks.

?

ENTER

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Enter letters

??tio? _

3 Press .

ENTER

After the display “Checking ...”, the
first corresponding word will be
displayed.

4 You may continue to scroll through

the corresponding word list by using
and .

Checking . . .
action

↓       ↑

cation

↓       ↑

lotion

...

▼

▲
▼

▲
▼

5 To clear the display and enter another

word, press .

ENTER

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Enter letters

Anagram Solver

Look for the right word using the same letters as the word you have
entered.

1 Select “Anagram Solver” and set the

level and then press .

2 Type a word.

Example: rail

ENTER

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Enter a word

rail_

3 Press .

ENTER

After the display “Checking ...”, the
first corresponding word will be
displayed.

4 You may continue to scroll through

the corresponding word list by using
and .

Checking . . .
aril

↓       ↑

lair

...

rial

▼

▲
▼

▲

5 To clear the display and enter another

word, press .

ENTER

Enter a word

* If the word or letters entered do not have any anagrams, the

message “No anagrams !” will be displayed.

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Calculator

Keys and their Functions

1.

CALC

2.

BACK

3.

1 ~ 0

4.

+, –, x,

5.

MC

6.

MR

7.

M+

8.

+/–

9.

%

*The number stored in the memory is held when the calculation is

changed, the mode is switched or the power is turned off.

Selects Calculator mode, Currency, Metric/Imperial
and Clothing Size Converters.
Clears last entry with one press, clears all with two
presses.
Number input keys.

÷ Mathematical function keys.

Clears memory.
Recalls number from memory.
Enters number into memory.
Changes sign of number.
Percentage key.

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Correcting and Clearing Entries

If you enter an incorrect number, press to clear the entire
displayed number, then re-enter the correct number.
If you press an incorrect mathematical function key, simply press
the correct function key afterwards.

If “ E ” appears in display:

• The answer to a calculation is more than 12 digits.

• The memory is full.

•0 has been used as a divisor.
Press to remove the “ E ” and continue.

BACK

BACK

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Converters

Selecting the conversion menu

1 Press .
2 Press or ( or ) to select the conversion menu.

CALC

The menu is displayed in the following order.

-> (or )->

(

Temp: °F -> °C)Clothing Size

CM

Inch Inch → CM Metre → Feet Feet → Metre

→

Metre

Yard Yard → Metre KM → Mile Mile → KM

→

Gram

Ounce Ounce → Gram KG → Pound Pound → KG

→

ML

Ounce (BR) Ounce (BR)

→

Litre

Gal (BR) Gal (BR) → Litre ML →

→

Litre

QT (AM) QT (AM) → Litre Litre → Gal (AM) Gal (AM) → Litre

→

Temp: °C

°F Temp: °F → °C(Clothing Size

→

→ ML Litre → QT (BR) QT (BR) → Litre

Local Curr.

→

Ounce (AM) Ounce (AM)

)

<- (or )<-

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Home Curr.

→

→ ML

Entering or Changing a Conversion Rate

You must enter a currency exchange rate before you can do a
currency conversion.

Example: If the exchange rate is £ 1 = 3 German Mark

1 Press .

2 Press (

CALC

Enter the new rate. ( = 3 )

RATE

).

R

3.
New rate

Currency Conversion

Example: German Mark to British Pound ( £ 1 = 3 German Mark )

1 Press , then enter the number

CALC

you wish to convert.

39.

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2 Select the conversion menu using

or .

→ Home Curr.

▲
▼

3 Press .

ENTER

(39 Mark = £13)

Metric/Imperial Conversion

Example: Kilometres to Miles

1 Press , then enter the number

2 Select the conversion menu using

3 Press .

CALC

you wish to convert.

or .

ENTER

(5 kilometres = 3.10685596119 miles.)

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13.

5.
KM → Mile

▲
▼

3.10685596119

Clothing Size Chart

In foreign countries you can easily
check the clothing sizes: shirts, shoes,
hats etc. for men, women and children.

1 Press and then select the

2 Press and then select a category

3 Press and then select a sub-

CALC

conversion menu using or .

ENTER

from Men, Women or Children using
or .

Example: Press once.

ENTER

category using or .

Example: Press once.

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Clothing Size

Men

↓       ↑

Women

Women: Blouses,

↓       ↑

Women: Dresses,

▼

▼

▲
▼

▼

▼

▲

▼

▼

4 Press .

ENTER

You can refer to the sizes.

BR:30 AM: 8 EU:3

▼

5 Use to see more sizes.

BR:32 AM:10 EU:3

Categories of the Clothing Size Chart

Men: (Suits, Trousers, Overcoats, Pullovers) (Socks) (Shoes)

(Shirts) (Hats)

Women: (Blouses, Pullovers) (Dresses, Coats, Suits, Skirts,

Children: (Dresses, Coats, Suits, Skirts, Trousers - Girls and Boys)

Trousers) (Shoes) (Stockings)

(Shoes - Girls and Boys) (Most Clothing - Girls and Boys)

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▲

▼

▼

Help function

An explanation of how to operate the various functions is simply
explained on the screen at each operational stage in each mode.

Example:

1 Press .
2 Press .

*You can stop display of the explanation by pressing any of the keys.

SPELL

HELP

The help explanation is displayed
automatically from right to left.

Spellchecker

To spell check a . . .
. . . word, type it . . .

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Proper Use

To ensure a long and useful life from this precision electronic instrument, do
not expose the unit to extreme heat or cold, water or other liquids including
spray cleaners or extreme pressure (such as carrying in a back pocket).
Doing any or all of these things may render the unit inoperable and
invalidate the warranty.

Specification

Display: 16 characters x 1 line
Temperature range: 0° C to +40° C (32°F to 104° F)
Batteries: AAA x 2 pcs.
Battery life: approx. 300 hours (continuous use)
Automatic power off: approx. 3 minutes
Size: 127 (W) x 100 (H) x 29 (D) mm
Weight: approx. 140g (including batteries)

* Specifications may change without notice due to our policy of continual

product improvement. / The life of the batteries will vary depending on how
the unit is used.

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ONE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY

1. This product is warranted to be free from defects in material or workmanship
for one year from date of purchase.

2. Repair (or at our option, replacement) will be made on any unit which proves
to be defective during this period. Carefully pack the unit along with proof of
purchase and a completed copy of the Warranty Record you will find in this
manual. Postage, insurance and shipping costs incurred in returning the product
for warranty service are your responsibility.

3. This warranty does not extend to units which have been subjected to misuse,
abuse, neglect, accidents or to units that have been used in violation of the
operation instructions. If in our judgement, the unit shows evidence of having
been altered, modified or serviced without our authorisation, it will be ineligible
for service under this warranty.

4. In Europe, this warranty does not affect your statutory rights.

5. Battery replacement and broken Liquid Crystal Displays are not covered

under this warranty.

Seiko Instruments Inc. shall not be liable for any direct, consequential or incidental
damages arising out of use of this product. Seiko Instruments Inc. shall not be
responsible for damages to this unit as a result of a natural or unnatural disaster,
except to the extent prohibited by applicable law. Any implied warranty of
merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose on this product is limited in
duration to the duration of the warranty.

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EC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

This is to certify that this equipment fully conforms to the protection requirements of the following
EC Council Directives on the approximation of the laws of the member states relating to:-

Directives Title
89/336/EEC Electromagnetic Compatibility
Applicable Standards
EN50081-1 Electromagnetic Compatibility - Generic Emission
EN50082-2 Electromagnetic Compatibility - Generic Immunity

SEIKO UK Limited SC House, Vanwall Road, Maidenhead, Berks. SL6 4UW U.K.

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 interference that may
cause undesired operation.