Seiko UKE2G59AA, ER3000 User Manual

UKE2G59AA

ER3000 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 ER3000. 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.

is a registered trademark of Seiko Corporation.

is a registered trademark of Seiko Instruments Inc.

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 EN55022: 1998 Electromagnetic Compatibility - Emissions (Radiated) EN55024: 1998 Electromagnetic Compatibility - Immunity (Radiated Susceptibility, ESD)

SEIKO UK Limited SC House, Vanwall Road, Maidenhead, Berks. SL6 4UW U.K. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15

of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Note: this device should be disposed of through your local electronic product recycling system

- do not throw away in your domestic rubbish.

CONTENTS

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

The Keys and their Functions ......... 8

Preparation for using the Unit ....... 10

1. Resetting: ............................... 10

2. Contrast Adjustment ............... 11

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

Changing the Batteries ................. 14

Spellchecker.................................. 16

Thesaurus ..................................... 21

Solvers .......................................... 25

Anagram Solver ......................... 26

Crossword Solver....................... 28

Abbreviation Solver .................... 30

Knowledge Viewer...................... 32

Knowledge Finder ...................... 36

Phrase Finder............................. 42

Letter Changer ........................... 44

Games .......................................... 46

Hangman.................................... 48

User Hangman ........................... 51

Jumble........................................ 52

User Jumble ............................... 54

Beat the Clock............................ 55

Memory ...................................... 57

Hidden........................................ 59

Crossword Quiz.......................... 62

Tops and Tails............................. 64

Letter Skills................................. 66

Calculator ...................................... 68

Converters .................................... 70

SET Mode ..................................... 72

Help function ................................. 77

Proper Use / Specification ............ 78

ONE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY ..

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 encyclopedic lists from The Oxford Crossword Dictionary 2nd Edition. You can view the knowledge database by scrolling through the categories and lists, or you can search the knowledge database using keywords and wildcards.

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 help you to find phrases containing your keywords from the extensive 250,000 entries from The Oxford Crossword Dictionary 2nd Edition. Simply type a word and the solver will build a list of as many phrases as possible.

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 entry words, their synonyms and how the synonyms are grouped, all come from The Little Oxford Thesaurus.

3 Games

10 great vocabulary-building word games to challenge your command of the English language.

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 games)

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 with memory and % is included. 12 digits, 1 Memory

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.

8 HELP Function

An explanation of how to operate the various functions is simply explained on the screen at each operational stage in each mode. Press the help key at any point to display a context sensitive help message.

The Keys and their Functions

• Unit will automatically 3 minutes.

TURN OFF

when not used for approximately

1 Turns the power ON and OFF. 2 Selects Solver mode. 3 Selects Spellchecker/Thesaurus

mode.

4 Selects Game mode. 5 Activates Help function. 6 RESET button 7 Selects Calculator and Unit

Converters.

8 Clears all the input characters.

Returns the display to the initial state.

9 For deleting the last input character.

/ For shifting the display to the left.

10 For scrolling back through the lists

in memory. / For selecting the menu in the Converter mode.

11 Enters a single blank space when

pressed once. / For shifting the display to the right.

12 For scrolling down through the

lists in memory. / For selecting the menu in the Converter mode.

13 (?) Substitutes for a single letter

when you are uncertain of a spelling.

14 Executes the functions. 15 For scrolling down through the

lists in memory.

16 For scrolling back through the

lists in memory.

17 (*) Used instead of one or more

letters if you don’t know how to spell a word.

18 For setting Demo Message, LCD

Contrast, Games Level, Game Scores and Word List.

19 Letter, numeral and symbol input

keys.

Preparation for using the Unit

1. Resetting

Before using the unit, press the “RESET” button on the front of the unit.

The contrast adjustment display will appear. ( See page 11. )

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

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.

* If you want to adjust the contrast of the display again, press .

Select “ ( See page 73. )

LCD Contrast

” by using or and then press .

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3. Demo Function

When you turn on the power, a demonstration display will begin to explain the contents of the unit.

* You can stop the demonstration by

pressing any of the keys.

The unit will show the initial display of the mode used before the power was last turned off.

Welcome to the OXFORD Crossword Solver The ultimate

reference for

...

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

not appear if you set as follows:

1 Press .

“

Demo Message

2 Press . 3 Select “

or .

* If you want to see the demonstration

display again, select “

4 Press to finish.

( See page 72. )

Disable Demo

” will appear.

” by using

Enable Demo

Demo Message Enable Demo

Disable Demo

”.

Demo Message

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Changing the Batteries

The batteries need to be changed as soon as the display becomes dim. Make sure that the power is switched off before replacing the batteries.

1. Turn the unit OFF.

2. Remove the screw and the battery cover from the back of the unit.

3. Remove the old batteries.

4. Insert two (2) new ( batteries with the “+” side facing up.

5. Replace the battery cover and the screw.

6. Press the “

RESET

CR2025

” button.

)

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.

•Do not use a previously used battery together with a new battery.

Resetting:

If the unit does not operate properly after the batteries have been replaced, or if at any time the unit fails to operate properly, gently press the “

RESET

” button.

Spellchecker

If the spelling of a word you enter is correct:

1 Press once or twice to activate

the Spellchecker.

•You can switch between the Spellchecker mode and the Thesaurus mode by pressing .

2 Type a word to be checked.

Example: psychology

3 Press .

After the display “Correctly Spelt”, the entered word will be displayed in boldface.

Spellchecker

psychology_

Correctly Spelt psychology

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 .

If the spelling of a word you enter is incorrect:

Using the Wildcard function

1 Type a word to be checked.

Example: sycology

2 Press .

When the spelling of a word entered is incorrect, a list of correctly spelled words that are phonetically similar to the entered spelling is prepared.

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

3 Press to see other proposed

words.

sycology_

Checking . . . Correction List psychology

cytology

If you are unsure of part of the spelling of a word, enter the word using “?” or “ * ” for the letter(s) of which you are unsure.

Use to enter “ ?”. This is used in place of a single character.

Use to enter “*”. (Up to two “*” can be used.) This is used in place of one or more characters.

1 Type a word.

▼

▲ ▼

Example: p*n??t

2 Press .

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

p*n??t_

Checking . . . pennant

▼

3 You may continue to scroll through

the corresponding word list by using and .

penult

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.

...

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

* If the corresponding word list has a great number of words, the unit

will check the word list again. In this case you can not return to the first corresponding word.

1 Press once or twice to activate

the Thesaurus.

2 Enter letters.

Example: rate

3 Press .

The entered word will be displayed as a headword in boldface.

•You may scroll through the headword list by using or .

Thesaurus rate_

rate

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