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Oxford Dictionary of English
Oxford Thesaurus of English
Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
Oxford Crossword Dictionary
Oxford Puzzle Solver
MODEL
PW-E500A
ELECTRONIC DICTIONARY
OPERATION MANUAL
• Getting Started ........................................................ 3
• Using the Solver functions .................................... 23
• Using the Super jump function ............................. 26
• Using the History function .................................... 28
• Using the Calculator function ............................... 29
• Using the Converter function ................................ 30
• Appendices ........................................................... 32
• Introductions to the Dictionaries ........................... 35
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    Oxford Dictionary of English Oxford Thesaurus of English Oxford Dictionary of Quotations Oxford Crossword Dictionary Oxford Puzzle Solver MODEL PW-E500A ELECTRONIC DICTIONARY OPERATION MANUAL Page • Getting Started ... 3 • Using the Oxford Dictionary of English ... 15 • Using the Oxford Thesaurus of English ... 18 •...
  • Page 2 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.
  • Page 3 CONTENTS Getting Started Using the PW-E500A for the first time ... 3 Layout ... 6 Basic operation ... 8 Set-up menu ... 12 Inputting characters ... 13 Using the Oxford Dictionary of English Looking up a word (Filter search) ... 15 Phrase search ...16...

  • Page 4: Getting Started

    Getting Started Using the PW-E500A for the first time Be sure to perform the following operations before using the PW-E500A for the first time. 1. Set the battery replacement switch on the bottom of the unit to the ‘REPLACE BATTERY’ position.
  • Page 5 Auto power off function To save the battery, the PW-E500A will automatically turn its power off if no key operations are detected for a set period of time. The activation interval initial setting is 5 minutes, but it can be adjusted by following the directions on page 13.
  • Page 6 Data contained in the PW-E500A The dictionary data contained in this unit is based on the following dictionaries: • Oxford Dictionary of English 2e © Oxford University Press 2003 • Oxford Thesaurus of English 2e © Oxford University Press 2004 •...

  • Page 7: Layout

    Layout Display symbols Display (Refer to the next page for details) Dictionary/function selection keys Menu key Font size shift key Backlight key Power on/off key Backspace/Clear key 2nd function key Page scroll keys Utility keys for Dictionaries Escape key Cursor keys Enter key...
  • Page 8 Key assignments : Opens the input screen for the Oxford Dictionary of English : Opens the input screen for the Oxford Thesaurus of English : Opens the input screen for the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations : Opens the input screen for the spell checker : Opens the Solver functions menu : Opens the history list of each Dictionary : Brings up a ‘digest’...

  • Page 9: Basic Operation

    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. <Example> Find definitions of ‘convenience’ in the Oxford Dictionary of English . 1. Press d to display the input screen for the Oxford Dictionary of English , then input ‘conven’.
  • Page 10 List view: selecting an item; scrolling Press d to display the initial screen of the Oxford Dictionary of English , then press e. The list view of the Oxford Dictionary of English 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 e key.
  • Page 11 Detail view: scrolling Press d, then type A, and e. 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.
  • Page 12 Listing a summary of detail view items (q) The Quick view function suppresses some examples and additional information, and lists out the main sections and senses (or quotations) from each detail view entry. Use this function to browse quickly through the summary of an entry. <Example>...

  • Page 13: Set-Up Menu

    Note: • Using the r key will display the following: • Oxford Dictionary of English • Usage notes • Additional (boxed) information • Oxford Thesaurus of English • ‘Choose the Right Word’ and Confusables sections • Oxford Dictionary of Quotations •...

  • Page 14: Inputting Characters

    Setting the Auto power off activation time This product automatically turns its power off to save the battery. The turn-off time is set to five minutes by default. 1. Press m, 8, then 2. The Auto power off setting screen appears.
  • Page 15 • Convert uppercase letters to lowercase. <Example> Word • Spell out the numbers when applicable. <Example> Word • Enter ‘and’ instead of ‘&’. • To enter ‘£’, place ‘l’ instead. Likewise, place ‘a’ for ‘@’ instead. • When searching for a word with accented characters (such as ‘ü’, ‘á’, etc.), enter their unaccented equivalents via the keypad (such as ‘u’, ‘a’, etc.).

  • Page 16: Using The Oxford Dictionary Of English

    Using the Oxford Dictionary of English In this Dictionary, definitions of a word can be found by entering its spelling. You can also search specifically for phrases by entering one or more keywords in Phrase search. Looking up a word (Filter search) A definition of a word can be looked up by inputting its spelling.

  • Page 17: Phrase Search

    Phrase search To search for idioms or phrasal verbs, enter up to three words in the input field. The phrases containing ALL the entered words will be found. <Example> Search for a phrase containing ‘take’ and ‘care’. 1. Press d to open the Oxford Dictionary of English . Press } once to place the cursor at the ‘Phrase search’, then press e.

  • Page 18: Further Information

    4. In the list, select a desired word using the number keys (press 1, in this example). The detail view with descriptions of the word is displayed. • If a word selected is not in its original form, and cannot be found as a headword, then the detail view of the word's original form will be displayed.

  • Page 19: Using The Oxford Thesaurus Of English

    Using the Oxford Thesaurus of English Input a word in this Thesaurus to find its synonyms, as well as antonyms and other related terms in the detail view. Looking up a word (Filter search) Find a set of alternative words by inputting the spelling of a given word. <Example>...

  • Page 20: Phrase Search

    Phrase search To search for idioms or phrasal verbs, enter up to three words in the input field. The phrases containing ALL the entered words will be found. <Example> Search for a phrase containing ‘make’ and ‘up’, and find its synonyms. 1.

  • Page 21: Using The Oxford Dictionary Of Quotations

    Using the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations Input an author’s surname in the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations to find his/her quotations. A search can also be initiated by keywords, or it is possible to display quotations at random. Searching by an author name (Filter search) Find a set of related quotations by inputting the spelling of an author.

  • Page 22: Keyword Search

    Keyword search The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations can accept up to three keywords for a search. The quotations containing ALL the entered keywords will be found. <Example> Find quotations that incorporate ‘man’ and ‘woman’. 1. Press u to open the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations . Press the } key to place the cursor at the ‘Keyword search’, then press The input screen of the Keyword search appears.

  • Page 23: Random Quote

    Random quote Random quote can be requested by pressing the ? at the initial screen of the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations or in the detail view of the author. <Example> 1. Press u to open the initial screen of the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations . 2.

  • Page 24: Using The Solver Functions

    Using the Solver functions Crossword solver To search for words with incomplete spellings using the Oxford Crossword Dictionary , enter a wildcard character, ‘?’, anywhere a character is not known. Place the appropriate number of ‘?’ characters in the places of characters yet to be determined.

  • Page 25: Puzzle Solver

    Puzzle solver The Puzzle solver can be searched by category (such as names of writers, famous films, types of car, examples of plants, and a whole host of other useful categories) to find a word (clue word). This was incorporated to provide easy-to-find answers to general knowledge clues and quiz questions and thereby be useful while playing a wide variety of games.

  • Page 26: Anagram Solver

    Entering characters When entering characters, exclude those such as spaces, hyphens, apostrophes, slashes, and periods. See page 13 for details. Note: • The wildcard character ‘?’ must not be entered into the input field of the Puzzle solver. The wildcard character ‘?’ can only be used in the Crossword solver (see page 23) or the Random quote function (see page 22).

  • Page 27: Using The Super Jump Function

    Using the Super jump function Use the Super jump function to select any word in the detail view of each dictionary, then initiate a search based on the selected word. How to use the Super jump function <Example> Initiate a Super jump search via the Oxford Dictionary of English . 1.
  • Page 28 Specifying a Dictionary to jump to In step 4 above, press d or t instead of pressing e, to specify the Dictionary to jump to. Note icon in the Super jump window When the Note icon appears in the Super jump window, press r and e to view the contents.

  • Page 29: Using The History Function

    Using the History function Use the History function to recall a headword or phrase previously searched in the Dictionaries. How to use the History function <Example> Recall the search history in the Oxford Dictionary of English . 1. Press d to open the Oxford Dictionary of English . 2.

  • Page 30: Using The Calculator Function

    Using the Calculator function The built-in calculator in the Electronic Dictionary can perform 12-digit arithmetic calculations with memory function. To access the Calculator function, press m then 6 to select ‘Calculator’. Prior to initiating calculations • Before performing any calculation, press @ @ ^ b to clear the memory and the display.

  • Page 31: Using The Converter Function

    Using the Converter function The Converter function consists of two converters: the Currency converter, and the Metric converter. Currency converter Setting a currency rate One conversion rate can be set. <Example> Set the following rate: £1 = €0.7 1. Press m 7 1 to access the Currency converter.

  • Page 32: Metric Converter

    Metric converter Conversions between different units of measurement (length, mass, etc.) can be performed. <Example> Convert 40 feet to metres. 1. Press m 7 2 to access the Metric converter. 2. Use { } to select ‘Converter [length2]’. 3. Input ‘40’. You may input a simple formula, such as ‘25 + 15 =’, instead. 4.

  • Page 33: Appendices

    Appendices Replacing the battery Battery used • Use only the specified alkaline battery. Type Size / Model Alkaline battery Size “AAA” / LR03 Precautions • Fluid from a leaking battery accidentally entering an eye could result in serious injury. Should this occur, wash with clean water and immediately consult a doctor.

  • Page 34: Reset Procedure If Trouble Occurs

    1. Press the RESET switch located on the bottom of the unit, with the tip of a ball-point pen or similar object. Do not use an object with a breakable or sharp tip. The message ‘Do you want to initialize?’ appears. 2. Press Y to initialize the unit.

  • Page 35: Troubleshooting

    • A variant form of the word may have been entered. Enter the original form. • Use the Spellcheck function to verify spellings. Product support If you have read this operation manual, but you still require product support, you can: Visit our web site http://www.sharp.co.uk Or Telephone 08705 274277...

  • Page 36: Introductions To The Dictionaries

    Introductions to the Dictionaries Oxford Dictionary of English Introduction The Oxford Dictionary of English has been compiled according to principles which are quite different from those of traditional dictionaries. New types of evidence are now available in sufficient quantity to allow lexicographers to construct a picture of the language that is more accurate than has been possible before.
  • Page 37 (a) figurative extension of the core sense, e.g. HEADWORD: logjam CORE SENSE: a crowded mass of logs blocking a river. SUBSENSE: figurative a situation that seems irresolvable: EXAMPLE: the president can use his power to break the logjam over this issue. SUBSENSE: figurative a backlog: EXAMPLE: keeping a diary may ease the logjam of work.
  • Page 38 Specialist Vocabulary One of the most important uses of a dictionary is to provide explanations of terms in specialized fields which are unfamiliar to a general user. Yet in many traditional dictionaries the definitions have been written by specialists as if for other specialists, and as a result the definitions are often opaque and difficult for the general user to understand.
  • Page 39 Grammar In recent years grammar has begun to enjoy greater prominence than in previous decades. It is once again being taught explicitly in state schools throughout Britain and elsewhere. In addition there is a recognition that different meanings of a word are closely associated with different lexical and syntactic patterns.
  • Page 40 1 Types or varieties of: • food and drink: e.g. yogurt/yogurts, pasta/pastas, rum/rums. • plants: e.g. clover/clovers, barley/barleys. • fabric: e.g. gingham/ginghams, silk/silks. • certain languages or subjects: e.g. English/Englishes, music/musics. • metals and alloys: e.g. steel/steels, solder/solders. • rocks: e.g. granite/granites, lava/lavas, clay/clays. •...
  • Page 41 [postpositive]: used to mark an adjective which is used postpositively, i.e. it typically comes immediately after the noun which it modifies. Such uses are unusual in English and generally arise because the adjective has been adopted from a language where postpositive use is standard, e.g. galore in there were prizes galore for everything .
  • Page 42 3. Specialist reading A general corpus does not, by definition, contain large quantities of specialized terminology. For this reason, a directed reading programme was set up specially for the Oxford Dictionary of English , enabling additional research and collection of citations in a number of neglected fields, for example food and cooking, health and fitness, boats and sailing, photography, genetics, martial arts, and complementary medicine.
  • Page 43 Usage Notes (&) Interest in questions of good usage is widespread among English speakers everywhere, and many issues are hotly debated. In the Oxford Dictionary of English , traditional issues have been reappraised, and guidance is given on various points, old and new. The aim is to help people to use the language more accurately, more clearly, and more elegantly, and to give information and offer reassurance in the face of some of the more baffling assertions about ‘correctness’...
  • Page 44 technical: normally used only in technical and specialist language, though not necessarily restricted to any specific subject field. rare: not in normal use. humorous: used with the intention of sounding funny or playful. dialect: not used in the standard language, but still widely used in certain local regions of the English-speaking world.
  • Page 45 Spelling It is often said that English spelling is both irregular and illogical, and it is certainly true that it is only indirectly related to contemporary pronunciation. English spelling reflects not modern pronunciation but the pronunciation of the 14th century, as used by Chaucer.
  • Page 46 A similar alternation is found in compound adjectives such as well intentioned. When used predicatively (i.e. after the verb), such adjectives are unhyphenated, but when used attributively (i.e. before the noun), they are hyphenated: his remarks were well intentioned but a well-intentioned remark . A general rule governing verb compounds means that, where a noun compound is two words (e.g.
  • Page 47 Adjectives The following forms for comparative and superlative are regarded as regular and are not shown in the dictionary: • words of one syllable adding -er and -est , e.g. great → greater, greatest • words of one syllable ending in silent e , which drop the -e and add -er and -est , e.g.
  • Page 48 (@) before /l/, /m/, or /n/ indicates that the syllable may be realized with a syllabic l, m, or n, rather than with a vowel and consonant, e.g. /"bVt(@)n/ rather than /"bVt@n/. (r) indicates an r that is sometimes sounded when a vowel follows, as in drawer, cha-chaing.

  • Page 49: Oxford Thesaurus Of English

    (French) (German) München (Irish) Dáil (Russian) Arkhangelsk > (French) Horta nasalized vowels diphthongs (~ indicates nasality ) pincette used for anglicized French pronunciations cordon bleu (French) Danton, Lac Leman (French) Amiens, Rodin (French) Verdun (French) arrondissement Oxford Thesaurus of English (German) gemütlich Introduction...
  • Page 50 The words selected as headwords are general words that nonspecialists are likely to want to look up. It is the job of a dictionary, not a thesaurus, to explain the meanings of unusual words, such as supererogatory , so such words do not get an alphabetical entry here.
  • Page 51 she was very attached to her brother because the synonyms are equivalent to attached to : fond of, devoted to, full of regard for, full of admiration for; affectionate towards, tender towards, caring towards; <informal> mad about, crazy about, nuts about. Linguistic evidence OTE was compiled using the Oxford English Corpus, the collective name for Oxford’s holdings of language databases amounting currently to over 300 million...
  • Page 52 dated: no longer used by the majority of English speakers, but still encountered occasionally, especially among the older generation, e.g. measure one’s length as a synonym for fall down . historical: still used today, but only to refer to some practice or article that is no longer part of the modern world, e.g.
  • Page 53 actual synonyms but which have a different kind of relation to the headword. For example, at milk , the adjective relating to milk is given ( lactic ); at town , the related adjectives urban , municipal , and the rarer oppidan . Examples of other types of relation include collective nouns (e.g.

  • Page 54: Oxford Dictionary Of Quotations

    Oxford Dictionary of Quotations Introduction (abridged) In this new sixth edition of the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations , the comprehensive nature of its coverage has been extended and sustained. Since the fifth edition appeared in 1999, the Dictionary , first published in 1941, has celebrated its diamond jubilee.
  • Page 55 insults, and, worst of all, the presumptuous judgements of the ignorant upon their designs. We think of concern about the influence of spin-doctors to be a comparatively recent phenomenon, but John Buchan in The Three Hostages (1924) has a recognizable account of the process: ‘Have you ever considered what a diabolical weapon that can be—using all the channels of modern publicity to poison and warp men’s minds?’...
  • Page 56 comment on T. E. Lawrence, ‘Always backing into the limelight’, is traditionally attributed to Lord Berners, but we now know that a similar comment was made by George Bernard Shaw, and recorded in a contemporary source. The diaries of the German diplomat, Count Harry Kessler, tell of a meeting with Shaw in November 1929.
  • Page 57 and within each group arranged by order of title, ‘a’ and ‘the’ being ignored. Foreign- language text is given for most literary quotations, or if it is felt that the quotation is familiar in the language of origin. Quotations from diaries, letters, and speeches are given in chronological order and usually follow the literary or published works quoted, with the form for which the author is best known taking precedence.
  • Page 58 may depend on an earlier source not quoted in its own right; when that happens, the subordinate quotation is given directly below the quotation to which it relates. Authors who have their own entry are typographically distinguished by the use of bold (‘of William Shakespeare’, ‘by Mae West’) in context or source notes.
  • Page 59 In Europe: This equipment complies with the requirements of Directive 89/336/ EEC as amended by 93/68/EEC. Dieses Gerät entspricht den Anforderungen der EG-Richtlinie 89/ 336/EWG mit Änderung 93/68/EWG. Ce matériel répond aux exigences contenues dans la directive 89/ 336/CEE modifiée par la directive 93/68/CEE. Dit apparaat voldoet aan de eisen van de richtlijn 89/336/EEG, gewijzigd door 93/68/EEG.
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