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Oxford Dictionary of English
Oxford Thesaurus of English
Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
Oxford Crossword Dictionary
Oxford Puzzle Solver

ELECTRONIC DICTIONARY

OPERATION MANUAL

MODEL

PW-E500A

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• Getting Started ........................................................ 3
• Using the

Oxford Dictionary of English ................ 15

• Using the

Oxford Thesaurus of English ................ 18

• Using the

Oxford Dictionary of Quotations .......... 20

• 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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Summary of Contents for PW-E500A

Page 1: ... of English 15 Using the Oxford Thesaurus of English 18 Using the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations 20 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 ...

Page 2: ... without prior notice rs use the glass material may break the unit unduly can damage it pose the unit to an extremely humid or dusty environment e it is adequately protected when carried with other objects ds can splash onto it Raindrops water spray juice coffee steam perspiration etc will also UK and in certain other countries ed trademarks of their respective holders ...

Page 3: ...tor function Prior to initiating calculations 29 Calculation examples 29 Using the Converter function Currency converter 30 Metric converter 31 Appendices Replacing the battery 32 Reset procedure if trouble occurs 33 Specifications 33 Troubleshooting 34 Product support 34 Introductions to the Dictionaries Oxford Dictionary of English 35 Oxford Thesaurus of English 48 Oxford Dictionary of Quotation...

Page 4: ...lacement switch is placed at the NORMAL OPERATION position then press o again If the power still cannot be switched on try following steps 1 through 6 in the above procedure again 7 Adjust the LCD contrast by using and press e The key sound on off screen will appear 8 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 adju...

Page 5: ...1 minute when is displayed Key notation used in this manual All keys are framed A for instance exceptions are found in the Calculator section where the numeral entries are shown with real numbers Keys are often assigned with more than one function The appropriate key function will be shown according to the input status Example 1 will be shown as either Q 1 or 1 depending on the input status Exampl...

Page 6: ...naries red in a the prior itted by rganiza e should riginal red due to ations have are cases ave been on pages ed book of ...

Page 7: ...6 Backlight key Font size shift key Page scroll keys Backspace Clear key Cursor keys Enter key Dictionary function selection keys Display ...

Page 8: ...ess 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 Certain symbols may appear on the display only when the LCD contrast is set to dark Please ignore these symbols as they are not used by this product Operation guidance message A brief guidance message may appear at the bottom of the screen to help you util...

Page 9: ...unction in the main menu Press m The main menu appears Select an item by its index number using the number keys 1 through 8 The initial screen of the selected item appears The desired item can also be selected by using the keys followed by pressing the e key ...

Page 10: ...ted Selecting each entry Use to place the cursor indicated as on the left of the listed items at the desired entry then press e 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 ch item or y pressing more press ...

Page 11: ...cter size setting will be retained until the next time z is pressed The z 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 term...

Page 12: ... then press e to view the contents To exit press f twice The first push of the f key closes the contents view then the second deselects the icon Example Browse the Note contents of earth in the Oxford Dictionary of English 1 Open the detail view of earth The symbol in front of earth means that the word has a Note 2 Use the key or key to scroll down the view so that a Note icon will be visible 3 Pr...

Page 13: ...item to change the setting To delete the history list see page 28 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 8 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 ...

Page 14: ... described in this section Character entry A simple example of inputting characters is shown below Example Enter a word clear for search 1 Press d to open the input screen of the Oxford Dictionary of English 2 Type clear On the keyboard press C L E A then R Note While entering characters exclude characters such as spaces except in Crossword solver hyphens apostrophes slashes and periods Example ...

Page 15: ... 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 Example 6 In the above example press N 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 ...

Page 16: ...phens apostrophes slashes and periods See page 13 for details Note The wildcard character must not be entered in the input field of the Dictionary The wildcard character can be used in the Crossword solver see page 23 and Random quote function see page 22 Up to 24 characters can be entered in the input field of the Dictionary When searching words containing 25 characters or more narrow down the se...

Page 17: ...on 3 Press e to initiate the spellcheck function Words with similar spellings will be listed While Searching Press ENTER to break is visible press e to stop the search Note that if the search is interrupted the list of possible results may not include all the closest matches If the word is typed with the correct spelling it will appear at the top of the displayed list If two or more words with an ...

Page 18: ...this a splayed It esired English plete than yed u may wish n pages ...

Page 19: ...o match found The same view message appears as for the Oxford Dictionary of English See page 15 for details Note about entering characters While entering characters exclude characters such as spaces hyphens apostrophes slashes and periods See page 13 for details Note Up to 24 characters can be entered in the input field When searching words containing 25 characters or more narrow down the search t...

Page 20: ...t field The e entarily be etail view ress Further information For further information on using this thesaurus refer to the Introduction on pages 48 52 ...

Page 21: ...be displayed Press e to list the headers that alphabetically follow the entered string Note about entering characters While entering characters exclude characters such as spaces hyphens apostrophes slashes and periods See page 13 for details Note The names of collections or compilations such as the Bible or Anonymous can be used for a search Instead of inputting an author s surname you might wish ...

Page 22: ... of the author and the Note icon will appear on the first or second row While the Note icon is visible on the screen press r and e to view the full set of quotations of the author the same result can be viewed by initiating the search by entering the name of the author Press f to return to the previous view Press l to list the search results To initiate a new search simply start typing or press b ...

Page 23: ...22 en of the f Quotations on the first or e to be viewed by n on pages ...

Page 24: ...s e g 5 letters To search for the available details of a word use the Super jump function To initiate another search simply type in the new spelling or press b to return to the input screen of the Crossword solver Notes Unknown characters within single or multiple words can be replaced with question marks as in ma n or g b Multiple word patterns up to a maximum of six words can be searched Up to a...

Page 25: ...r jump function To initiate another search simply type in the new spelling or press b to return to the input screen of the Puzzle solver 5 Press f twice and press twice to select colours and then press e twice A list of words related to colours category appears Press several times to find wine Note Some additional clue words are included in the index to aid access without themselves being items in...

Page 26: ...s To see other words expressions with the same number s of letters use or to scroll up down Use w or n to jump to the previous or next pattern list Press f to return to the previous view Press l to see the list of all patterns e g 5 letters To initiate another search simply type in the new spelling or press b to return to the input screen of the Anagram solver Note For the Anagram solver not only ...

Page 27: ...ed to scroll the window 6 Press e to jump to the definition of the selected word The detail view of the selected word appears Press f to display the previous view Note A Super jump search from any of the dictionaries will return matching entries in the following dictionaries Oxford Dictionary of English Oxford Thesaurus of English For items marked with a jump icon found in the Oxford Dictionary of...

Page 28: ...specify the nd e view after t screen mes by ...

Page 29: ...indicates the selected item 3 Press A confirmation dialog for deletion appears 4 Press Y The selected word is deleted Deleting the history list of a Dictionary 1 Press m then 8 to open the Set up menu 2 Press 4 to select Deleting history 3 Use the number keys to select the history list you wish to delete A confirmation dialog for deletion appears To delete all history lists select ALL Selecting on...

Page 30: ...2 14 12 14 5 123456789098 145 Operation 24 4 2 34 57 The second figure 57 45 becomes the constant Subtraction and division are performed in the same way as above 68 25 The first figure 68 40 becomes the constant 200 10 9 36 200 10 500 20 4 8 25 5 84 3 68 17 12 14 135 5 b 123456789098 145 Display 8 91 102 1 700 2 720 20 25 220 400 4 096 0 125 M 125 M 28 M 85 M 182 M 26 M 3 510 M 5 2 0 E 17 90123441...

Page 31: ...the decimal point can be entered in the currency rate input field 4 Press e The currency name and its rate are set Converting currencies The conversion calculation can be performed using the previously set conversion rate Example Convert 175 to pounds when setting the rate 1 0 7 1 Press m 7 1 to display the currency converter 2 Input 175 You may input a simple formula such as 35 5 instead 3 Press ...

Page 32: ...able of being converted The following conversion formulae can be utilised length1 inch cm length2 feet m length3 yard m length4 mile km weight1 ounce g weight2 pound kg temperature F C volume pint litre surface area1 mile2 km2 surface area2 acre hectare ...

Page 33: ...ower by pressing o 2 Set the battery replacement switch located on the bottom of the unit to the REPLACE BATTERY position 3 Remove the battery cover 4 Remove the used battery and insert the one new battery Make sure the battery polarity is correctly orientated 5 Replace the battery cover 6 Set the battery replacement switch to the NORMAL OPERATION position 7 Open the unit and press o to turn the p...

Page 34: ...150 000 words and expressions from 1 to 6 words in length Oxford Puzzle Solver 50 000 items listed in over 500 categories Calculator function 12 digit calculation of addition subtraction multiplication division percentage memory calculation etc Converter function 12 digit conversion of currency and measurement Power consumption 0 23 W Operating temperature 0 C 40 C 32 F 104 F Power supply 1 5 V DC...

Page 35: ...cally The Auto power off function is in action The activation interval of the Auto power off function can be adjusted See page 13 The desired word cannot be found 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 s...

Page 36: ...requently used modern sense of a word is a figurative one The core sense also acts as a gateway to other related subsenses These subsenses are grouped under the core sense each one being introduced by a solid square symbol There is a logical relationship between each subsense and the core sense under which it appears The organization of senses according to this logical relationship is designed to ...

Page 37: ...garded collectively EXAMPLE management were extremely cooperative HEADWORD ambassador CORE SENSE an accredited diplomat sent by a state as its permanent representative in a foreign country SUBSENSE a representative or promoter of a specified activity EXAMPLE he is a good ambassador for the industry Many entries have just one core sense However some entries are more complex and have different stran...

Page 38: ...nglish includes all those terms forming part of the enduring common knowledge of English speakers regardless of whether they are classified as words or names The information given is the kind of information that people are likely to need from a dictionary however that information may be traditionally classified Both the style of definitions in the Oxford Dictionary of English and the inclusion of ...

Page 39: ...y found in the plural and is not used in the singular with the indefinite article a it is normal to talk about bacon for example but not a bacon or three bacons while a count noun is one which can be used with the indefinite article a and can take a plural e g shirt shirts For examples of mass nouns see bacon badminton and banking By default all nouns in this dictionary are to be regarded as count...

Page 40: ...e plural e g ear in an ear for rhythm and melody Terms relating to verbs with obj used to mark a verb which takes a direct object i e is transitive the type of direct object being shown in brackets in the definition For example see belabour no obj used to mark a verb which takes no direct object i e is intransitive For example see bristle with adverbial used to mark a verb which takes an obligator...

Page 41: ...rch has focused on identifying combinations that are not merely frequent but also statistically significant In the Oxford English Corpus the two words end the occur very frequently together but they do not form a statistically significant unit since the word the is the commonest in the language The combinations end up and end in on the other hand are shown to be more significant and tell the lexic...

Page 42: ...es are given within entries to explain the origin of particular senses phrases or idioms For example how did the figurative use of red herring come about Why do we call something a flash in the pan See the internal etymologies under red herring and flash The Oxford Dictionary of English presents the information in a straightforward user friendly fashion immediately following the relevant definitio...

Page 43: ...s see man native and disabled Standard English Unless otherwise stated the words and senses recorded in this dictionary are all part of standard English that is they are in normal use in both speech and writing everywhere in the world at many different levels of formality ranging from official documents to casual conversation Some words however are appropriate only in particular contexts and these...

Page 44: ...sense or expression well known and standard in British English is used anywhere else The picture that emerges is one of complex interactions among an overlapping set of regional standards The vast majority of words and senses in the Oxford Dictionary of English are common to all the major regional standard varieties of English but where important local differences exist the Oxford Dictionary of En...

Page 45: ...t All forms are found in use all are recorded in the Oxford English Corpus and other standard texts However there is a broad tendency to avoid hyphenation for noun compounds in modern English except when used to show grammatical function see below Thus there is for example a preference for airstream rather than air stream and for air raid rather than air raid Although this is a tendency in both Br...

Page 46: ...g in y which inflect by changing y to i e g try tries tried verbs in which past tense and past participle do not follow the regular ed pattern e g feel past and past participle felt awake past awoke past participle awoken present participles which add ing but retain a final e in order to make clear that the pronunciation of g remains soft e g singe singeing Nouns Plurals formed by adding s or es w...

Page 47: ... recognized that although the English of southern England is the pronunciation given many variations are heard in standard speech in other parts of the English speaking world The symbols used for English words with their values are given below In multi syllable words the symbol is used to show that the following syllable is stressed as in k bal the symbol indicates a secondary stress as in kal bri...

Page 48: ...ussian Grozny Spanish Algeciras zarzuela Vowels Short vowels 6 German Abitur A Dutch Nederland e French abbé Italian Croce Spanish Albacete o French auberge Italian Palio Spanish Cortes O French Bonnard German durchkomponiert Greek Dhílos Hungarian Brassó Italian Borgia 9 French Pasteur French Montreux u French Anjou Italian Duccio Spanish Asunción long vowels indicates length a Dutch Den Haag Ger...

Page 49: ...ated meaning but this thesaurus also contains opposites e g for the different senses of smart scruffy unfashionable stupid slow and gentle word links e g words related to horse such as stallion mare and equine studies of synonyms with similar meanings entitled Choose the Right Word e g brusque abrupt curt and terse advice on pairs of confusingly similar words e g militate or mitigate a broad selec...

Page 50: ... meaning to the headword so both are given as core synonyms Two different core synonyms within the same sense group may emphasize slightly different aspects of the meaning of the headword For example at dutiful the first core synonym given is conscientious followed by a group of words closely related to this aspect of its meaning Then after a semicolon a second core synonym obedient is given with ...

Page 51: ...ces Most of the synonyms given are of course part of standard English that is they are in normal use in both speech and writing everywhere in the world at many different levels of formality ranging from official documents to casual conversation These general synonyms are given first in each synonym set Some words however are appropriate only in particular contexts and these are placed after the st...

Page 52: ...or very cold and there are a number of words warm tepid cool which represent intermediate stages It makes sense to ask about something How hot is it but that commits the speaker to the notion that it is hot at least to some extent So hot and cold are at opposite ends of a continuum rather than being absolutes For many words such as senile there is no single word that serves as an opposite but the ...

Page 53: ...ve different ed to synonyms for sport game recreation etc the list entitled Sports gives the names of particular sports archery badminton curling dressage etc These lists make this thesaurus an invaluable aid to crossword solving and a fascinating source of encyclopedic information on subjects as diverse as clouds cocktails marsupials and martial arts There are cross references to these lists from...

Page 54: ...sed Bill Clinton commented The American people have spoken but it s going to take a little while to determine exactly what they said The remark would have been appreciated by the great 19th century Conservative statesman Lord Salisbury who after a by election in 1877 said wryly One of the nuisances of the ballot is that when the oracle has spoken you never know what it means Sometimes it is the pr...

Page 55: ...an writer Robert MacNeil said of reading aloud to children Parents can plant magic in a child s mind through certain words spoken with some thrilling quality of voice The fifth edition of 1999 for the first time gave proper place to the sacred texts of world religions other than Christianity This was of course appropriate to a multicultural age but it was fascinating to see how words and phrases f...

Page 56: ...s our aim to edit a text that for our own time will answer the key quotations questions Who said that and What s been said about this Elizabeth Knowles Oxford 2004 How to use the Dictionary The sequence of entries is by alphabetical order of author usually by surname but with occasional exceptions such as members of royal families e g Diana Princess of Wales and Elizabeth II and Popes John Paul II...

Page 57: ...brackets indicates first publication in volume form of the work cited Unless otherwise stated the dates thus offered are intended as chronological guides only and do not necessarily indicate the date of the text cited where the latter is of significance this has been stated Where neither date of publication nor of composition is known an approximate date e g c 1625 may indicate the likely date of ...

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