SHARP PW-E260 User Manual

In Europe:

This equipment complies with the requirements of Directive 89/336/ EEC as amended by 93/68/EEC.

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Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the SHARP Electronic Dictionary, model PW-E260.

The PW-E260 contains data based on the following dictionaries (see page 9):

• Oxford English Minidictionary

• Oxford Mini Thesaurus

•Pocket Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

• Oxford Essential Geographical Dictionary

• Guide for Puzzle Solving

After reading this manual, store it in a convenient location for future reference.

NOTICE

• SHARP will not be liable nor responsible for any incidental or consequential economic or property damage caused by misuse and/or malfunction of this product and its peripherals, unless such liability is acknowledged by law.

• The specification of this product and its accessories, as well as information provided in this manual, is subject to change without prior notice.

CAUTION

• Do not carry the PW-E260 in the back pocket of trousers.

• Do not apply excessive physical pressure on the LCD panel because the glass material may break.

• Do not drop the PW-E260 or apply excessive force to it. Bending the unit unduly can damage it.

• Do not subject the PW-E260 to extreme temperatures. Do not expose the unit to an extremely humid or dusty environment.

• Do not apply extreme force when pressing the keys.

• Sharp or hard objects can scratch and damage the unit. Make sure it is adequately protected when carried with other objects.

• Since the unit is not waterproof, do not use it or store it where fluids can splash onto it. Raindrops, water spray, juice, coffee, steam, perspiration, etc. will also cause malfunction.

• Clean only with a soft, dry cloth. Do not use solvents.

• Use only a SHARP approved service facility.

NOTES

• Oxford is a registered trademark of Oxford University Press in the UK and in certain other countries.

• All company and/or product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

CONTENTS

Getting Started

Using the PW-E260 for the first time ............................................ 5

Layout ......................................................................................... 11

Basic operation ........................................................................... 14

Set-up menu ............................................................................... 21

Inputting characters .................................................................... 23

Using the

Oxford English Minidictionary

Looking up a word by Filter search ............................................ 26

Phrase search ............................................................................. 28

Crossword solver ........................................................................ 29

Anagram solver........................................................................... 29

Spell-check function ................................................................... 30

Further information ..................................................................... 31

Using the

Oxford Mini Thesaurus

Looking up a word by Filter search ............................................ 32

Phrase search ............................................................................. 34

Further information ..................................................................... 34

Using the

Oxford-Hachette French-English Dictionary

Looking up a word by Filter search ............................................ 35

Phrase search ............................................................................. 37

Further information ..................................................................... 37

Using the

Oxford-Hachette English-French Dictionary

Looking up a word by Filter search ............................................ 38

Phrase search ............................................................................. 40

Further information ..................................................................... 40

Using the

Oxford Geographical Dictionary

Looking up an entry by Filter search ......................................... 41

Further information ..................................................................... 42

Using the

Guide for Puzzle Solving

Looking up a word ...................................................................... 43

Further information ..................................................................... 44

Using the Super jump function

How to use the Super jump function .......................................... 45

Using the History function

How to use the History function ................................................. 47

Using the Calculator function

Prior to initiating calculations ..................................................... 49

Calculation examples ................................................................. 50

Using the Converter function

Currency converter ..................................................................... 51

Metric converter .......................................................................... 52

Appendices

Replacing the battery ................................................................. 54

Reset procedure if trouble occurs .............................................. 56

Specifications ............................................................................. 57

Troubleshooting .......................................................................... 59

Product Support .............................................................................. 60

Introductions to the Dictionaries

Oxford English Minidictionary .................................................... 61

Oxford Mini Thesaurus ............................................................... 66

Pocket Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary ............................... 68

Oxford Essential Geographical Dictionary ................................. 78

Guide for Puzzle Solving ............................................................ 84

Getting Started

Using the PW-E260 for the first time

Be sure to perform the following operations before using the PW-E260 for the first time.

1. Set the battery replacement switch on the

bottom of the unit to the ‘REPLACE BATTERY’ position.

2. Remove the battery cover.

3. Inser t the battery. Make sure the battery

polarity is correct.

4. Replace the battery cover.

5. Set the battery replacement switch to

the ‘NORMAL OPERATION’ position.

6. Open the unit and press

turn the power on. The language selection screen will

appear.

• Should a different screen appear, follow the reset procedure on page 56.

• If the power cannot be turned on:

• Make sure the battery replacement switch is placed at the

‘NORMAL OPERATION’ position, then press

again.

• If the power still cannot be switched on, try following steps 1 through 6 in the above procedure again.

7. Press

(English) or F (French) to select the desired display language (In this English manual, E is selected.).

The LCD contrast screen will appear.

• Once selected, the display language cannot be switched without initializing the unit.

8. Adjust the LCD contrast by using

[

or ], and press

The key sound on/off screen will appear.

9. Select Y or N to turn the key sound on/off. The Main menu screen will appear.

• The LCD contrast and the key sound settings can be adjusted later in the Set-up menu.

Turning the power on/off

The power can be switched on by pressing the keys listed below. To turn off the power, press

Key

m d

t g s j a

Display status upon start-up

Restores the display as it was before the unit was switched off (Resume function).

The main menu screen appears. The menu/initial screen of each dictionary and/or

function appears (Direct-on function).

Auto power off function

To save the battery, the PW-E260 will automatically turn its power off if no key operations are detected for a set period of time. The initial activation interval setting is 5 minutes, but it can be adjusted by following the directions on page 21.

To attach a commercially available strap

A carrying strap can be attached, as shown in the picture below (strap not included).

Caution:

• Do not swing the unit by the strap, or use excessive force to pull the strap. Doing so will cause a malfunction or hardware damage to the unit.

Back of the unit

Backlight

This product has a built-in backlight, which allows you to view the display and use the product even in low-light conditions. Pressing (Backlight) once illuminates the display until you have not pressed any keys for approx. 1 minute or press again.

Note:

• Use the backlight in low-light conditions. It will drain power from the operating batteries and significantly reduce battery life.

• The backlight may remain on for less than 1 minute when

displayed.

Key notation used in this manual

•Keys are often assigned with more than one function. The appropriate key/function will be shown according to the input status.

will be shown as either ‘Q’, ‘1’ or ‘1’ depending on the input

status.

will be shown as either ‘G’ or ‘+’ depending on the input

status.

• The functions indicated with green typeface are second functions. Press and release

, then press an appropriate key.

^ l

directs to press and release ^, then press

(f).

^ w

directs to press and release ^, then press

(<).

Data contained in the PW-E260

The dictionary data contained in this unit are based on the following dictionaries:

• Oxford English Minidictionary, 6th edition © Oxford University Press 2004

• Oxford Mini Thesaurus, 3rd edition © Oxford University Press 2003

•Pocket Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary, 3rd edition © Oxford University Press and Hachette Livre 2005

stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of Oxford University Press, or as expressly permitted by law, or under terms agreed with the appropriate reprographics rights organization. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside the scope of the above should be sent to the Rights Department, Oxford University Press.

* The data includes some words that are, or are asserted to be,

proprietary names or trademarks. Their inclusion does not imply that they have acquired for legal purposes a nonproprietary or general significance, nor is any other judgment implied concerning their legal status. In cases where the editor has some evidence that a word is used as a proprietary name or trademark, this is indicated by the designation ‘propr.’ or ®, but no judgment concerning the legal status of such words is made or implied thereby.

• The data content of each dictionary is mostly retained faithful to the original. However, some sections of the dictionary contents have had to be altered due to the limitations of the LCD display and for other reasons; these modifications have been implemented under the provisions of the publisher(s). In some rare cases, misspellings and/or mistypings may be found; these are ‘errors’ that have been retained unmodified from the source dictionaries.

Note:

•For information on the contents of the dictionaries, see Introductions on pages 61–84.

• Information such as illustrations, photographs, reference and some appendix data (including the preface, etc.) found in the book version of the dictionaries are not featured in this product.

• In this manual, the

Pocket Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

regarded and referred to as two separate dictionaries – ‘

Oxford-

Hachette French-English Dictionary

’ and ‘

Oxford-Hachette English-

French Dictionary

’.

• In this manual, ‘

Oxford Geographical Dictionary

’ refers to ‘

Oxford

Essential Geographical Dictionary

’.

• Please contact Sharp Electronics (UK) Ltd. should you have any questions on the contents of the ‘

Guide for Puzzle Solving

’ (see

page 60).

Layout

Display symbols

Display

Menu key

Clear key

Font size shift key

Backspace key

Escape key

Power on/off key

Dictionary/function selection keys

2nd function key

Utility keys for Dictionaries

Page scroll keys

Cursor keys

Enter key

Backlight key

Key assignments

: Opens the menu screen for the

Oxford English

Minidictionary

and the

Oxford Mini Thesaurus

: Opens the initial screen for the

Oxford-Hachette French-

English Dictionary

: Opens the initial screen for the

Oxford-Hachette English-

French Dictionary

: Opens the initial screen for the

Guide for Puzzle Solving

: Opens the initial screen for the

Oxford Geographical

Dictionary

: Opens the calculator function screen

: Opens the history list of each dictionary

:Brings up a ‘digest’ view of descriptions

: Initiates a search of a term in a detail view of each

dictionary

: Selects a Note icon in a detail view

: 2nd function key

Activates the second function (printed in green above or below keys) assigned to the next key pressed.

: Illuminates the display to view in low-light conditions

Display symbols

This symbol will be displayed when the battery level is low. Promptly replace the old battery with a new one.

Indicates that the key sound (beep) is set to ON.

Indicates that ^ has been pressed.

These arrows suggest that more contents can be browsed by scrolling up/down the window.

{ }

: Press to scroll up/down per text row.

< >

: Press to scroll up/down per visible window.

Note:

• In this manual, symbols are not shown in the display examples.

Operation guidance message

A brief guidance message may appear at the bottom of the screen to help you utilize functions more effectively.

Basic operation

Inputting words for a dictionary search

In this section, the basic search operation is described. For details, refer to the manual chapter for each dictionary.

Find definitions of ‘convenience’ in the

Oxford English Minidictionary

1. Press

d 1

to display the

initial screen for the

Oxford English

Minidictionary

, then type ‘conven’. The

entries starting with ‘conven’ are listed.

2. Type ‘i’ to narrow down the list further. If the desired word is found, then you do not need to type any more letters.

3. While the ‘

’ indication is visible on

the left of ‘convenience’, press

• Press

to go back to the previous view.

• Press

^ l

to list the headwords in the

Oxford English

Minidictionary

Note:

• Refer to the section ‘Inputting characters’ on page 23.

•To learn different searching methods from those above, refer to the manual chapter for each dictionary.

Selecting a dictionary / function in the main menu

Press

The main menu appears.

• Select an item by its index number using the number keys (

through

). The initial screen of the selected item appears.

• The desired item can also be selected by using the

{ } [ ]

keys, followed by pressing the

key.

List view: selecting an item; scrolling

Press

d 1

to display the

initial screen of the

Oxford English

Minidictionary

, then press

. The

list view of the

Oxford English

Minidictionary

appears.

Selecting an item or a word

Use the corresponding number key to the index number on the left of each item, or use the { or } key to place the cursor on the desired item, followed by pressing the

key.

Scrolling the view

‘ ’ and/or ‘ ’ may appear on the left side of the screen, indicating that more information can be browsed by scrolling up/down the view.

1) Press

}

once to scroll down one text row. To scroll back one text

row, press { once.

2) Press

to scroll down a page. Press < to scroll the page up.

• Press and hold these keys to continuously scroll the lines/pages.

Filter search view: selecting an item; scrolling

Press

d 1

, then type A,

and B. ‘ab’ is entered, and words starting from

‘ab’ listed.

Selecting each entry

Use

} {

to place the cursor (indicated as ‘ ’ on the left of the

listed items) at the desired entry, then press

. The detail view

of the entry appears.

Scrolling the view

Refer to the section ‘Scrolling the view’ in the previous section, ‘List view: selecting an item; scrolling’.

Detail view: scrolling

Press

d 1

, then type A, and

. The detail view with definitions

appears.

Browsing contents above/below the screen

‘ ’ and/or ‘ ’ may appear on the left side of the screen, indicating that more information can be browsed by scrolling up/down the view. Use } { or

Scrolling up/down to the previous/next entry header

Press ^ n to show the next entry header. To show the previous entry header, press ^

Other useful keys

: Returns to the previous view

: Shows the input screen of each dictionary or the initial

display of a function

^ l

: Shows the list view starting from the previously displayed

header

Shifting the displayed character size (z)

Press the

key to shift the character size to be displayed.

12 dot-based (vertical pixel resolution) or 8 dot-based characters can be selected. For instance, press

to display the 12 dot

characters to 8 dot characters. Press

again to toggle back the

displayed characters to 12 dot-base.

12 dot-based (default) 8 dot-based

• The character size setting will be retained until the next time

is pressed.

• The

key is functional in the following views:

• The list view, detail view, filter search view or Quick view of each dictionary

• The Super jump window

• The contents of the Note

• The character size setting is saved for each dictionary in both the list view (including filter search view and Quick view) and the detail view.

Recalling the terms previously searched (h)

The history of up to 30 items in each dictionary is automatically stored, and can be recalled easily by selecting the word in the history list. (For more information, see page 47.)

Listing a summary of detail view items (q)

The Quick view function suppresses some examples and additional information, and lists the main sections and senses from each detail view entry. Use this function to browse quickly through the summary of an entry.

1. In the detail view shown on page 17,

press

The Quick view screen appears.

2. While the relevant sense or section is on the screen, select the

desired item by the index number. The detail view of the selected sense/section appears.

• Press

in the Quick view to display the detail view.

Searching a word on the screen (v)

A word in the detail view can be selected for searching. (For more information, see page 45.)

Browsing Notes (r)

A Note icon ( ) may appear in the detail view. This indicates that a note can be selected to view extra information (Spelling note, etc.) of the entry.

Press

to select the icon. If more than one icon is visible, then

the topmost icon will be selected, and use the

} { ] [

keys to

select the desired icon if necessary, then press

to view the

contents. To e xit, press

twice. The first push of the f key closes the

contents view, then the second deselects the icon.

Browse the Note contents of ‘affect’ in the

Oxford English

Minidictionary

1. Open the detail view of ‘affect’.

2. Press

. The Note icon will be

selected (reversed).

3. Press

. The contents of the

Note is displayed.

Note:

Using the

key will display the following:

• Oxford English Minidictionary

• Spelling note

• Oxford-Hachette French-English Dictionary

• Note

• Oxford-Hachette English-French Dictionary

• Note

• Oxford Geographical Dictionary

• Additional information

Set-up menu

Press

to display the main menu,

then press 9. The set-up menu appears. Select a desired item to change the

setting.

•To delete the history list, see page 48.

Setting the key sound on/off

The key sound (a short audible beep when a key is pressed) can be set to on or off.

1. Press

m, 9

, then 1, to toggle the key sound on or off.

A splash message appears to indicate the change of setting, then the main menu will be displayed.

Setting the Auto power off activation time

This product automatically turns its power off to save the battery. The auto power off time is set to five minutes by default.

1. Press

m, 9

, then 2.

The Auto power off setting screen appears.

2. Use the

{, }, [

and ] keys to select (reverse) the desired

duration, then press

The time will be set, then the main menu will be displayed.

Adjusting the LCD contrast

Select this menu item to adjust the LCD contrast.

1. Press

m, 9

, then 3.

2. To adjust the LCD contrast, use the

[

(Lighter) key or ] (Darker)

key, then press

to return to the main menu.

Inputting characters

Methods of inputting characters are described in this section.

Character entry

A simple example of inputting characters is shown below.

Enter a word ‘rédaction’ for search.

1. Press

to open the initial screen of the

Oxford-Hachette

French-English Dictionary

2. Type ‘rédaction’.

On the keyboard, press R, E, D,

A, C, T, I, O

, then N.

Note:

•To enter accented or European characters, enter their unaccented or alphabetical equivalents as shown in the examples below.

• ‘æ’, ‘ç’ and ‘œ’ -> enter ‘ae’, ‘c’ and ‘oe’ respectively.

• ‘é’, ‘à’ and ‘û’ -> enter ‘e’, ‘a’ and ‘u’ respectively.

Word Entry for search

déjà deja août aout

• Convert uppercase letters to lowercase.

• Spell out the numbers when applicable.

Word Entry for search

AC ac UK uk

Word Entry for search

catch-22 situation catchtwentytwosituation

• While entering characters, exclude characters such as spaces, hyphens, apostrophes, slashes and periods.

Word Entry for search

de luxe deluxe

avant-garde avantgarde

didn’t didnt

c/o co

a.m. am

• Enter ‘and’ instead of ‘&’.

Modifying entry

Deleting unnecessary characters

1. Press

d 1

to open the initial screen of the

Oxford

English Minidictionary

2. Type ‘external’.

3. While the cursor is at the end of the string, press

(

three times to

delete ‘nal’.

4. Next, press

[

three times to move

the cursor under the letter ‘t’.

5. Press

(

once to delete a character on the left of cursor. ‘x’ will be

deleted.

Adding characters

6. In the above example, press

to insert a letter ‘n’ on the left of the cursor. The search will be narrowed with the word ‘enter’.

Note:

• Press b to delete all characters entered.

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