Seiko ER3500 Operation Manual Download

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

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Page 1: ...ER3500 OPERATION MANUAL ALWAYS press the RESET button on the front of the unit after battery replacement or if the unit fails to operate properly ...

Page 2: ...edge 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 SEIKO is a trademark of Seiko Corporation SII is a trademark of Seiko Instruments Inc 2003 Seiko Instruments Inc ...

Page 3: ...hesaurus 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 ...

Page 4: ...ll 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 encyclope dic 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 keywor...

Page 5: ... 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 ...

Page 6: ...ind 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...

Page 7: ...nced Display the score of the games Score and number of times 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 ...

Page 8: ...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 ...

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Page 10: ...8 Unit will automatically TURN OFF when not used for approximately 3 minutes The Keys and their Functions ...

Page 11: ...l input keys 10 Substitutes for a single letter when you are uncertain of a spelling 11 For scrolling back through the lists in memory For selecting the menu in the Converter mode 12 Enters a single blank space when pressed once For shifting the display to the right 13 For scrolling down through the lists in memory For selecting the menu in the Converter mode 14 For deleting the last input charact...

Page 12: ... 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 5 Press the RESET button on the front of the unit See page 11 The contrast adjustment display will appear See page 13 ...

Page 13: ...11 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 ...

Page 14: ...g 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 MUST NOT be used Remove the batteries from the unit if you do not intend ...

Page 15: ... 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 LCD Contrast by using or and then press See page 73 SET ...

Page 16: ...lay 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 ...

Page 17: ...will not appear if you set as follows 1 Press Demo Message will appear 2 Press 3 Select Disable Demo by using or If you want to see the demonstration display again select Enable Demo 4 Press to finish See page 72 SET Demo Message Enable Demo Disable Demo Demo Message ...

Page 18: ...tivate 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 ...

Page 19: ...he 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 psychologies ...

Page 20: ... 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_ Correction List psychology Checking cytology ...

Page 21: ... 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_ pennant Checking ...

Page 22: ...list by using and 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 penult ...

Page 23: ...e than one meaning the unit will group the synonyms according to part of speech and meaning 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 ...

Page 24: ...onyms will be displayed 5 Press to see the meaning of the group and synonyms Press to return 6 If there are two or more groups of synonyms press to see each successive group Press to return rate noun 1 2 PERCENTAGE ratio rate noun 2 2 ...

Page 25: ...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 Example workaday workaday_ Matches In Synonyms businesslike ad common adjectiv ...

Page 26: ...it 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 prated _ No Matches In Thesaurus prank ...

Page 27: ... Select the solver you wish to play by pressing or The solver is displayed in the following order Anagram Crossword Abbreviations Knowledge View Knowledge Find Phrases Letter Change By pressing the first letter of a solver you can jump directly to the desired solver Further solvers starting with the same letter can be displayed by pressing the same letter again SELECT A SOLVER Crossword Anagram ...

Page 28: ...rd using the same letters as the word you have entered 1 Select Anagram and then press 2 Enter letters Example rail 3 Press After the display Checking the first corresponding word will be displayed rail _ ENTER LETTERS Anagram aril Checking ...

Page 29: ...ss If the word or letters entered do not have any anagrams the message No anagrams found will be displayed The word list for the Anagram Solver can be selected between the Oxford Crossword Dictionary List of 250 000 words and the Spellchecker word list of over 118 000 words in the Word List of the SET mode lair rial ENTER LETTERS ...

Page 30: ...long with or for any letters you don t know 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 Select Crossword and then press 2 Enter letters Example bis bis _ ENTER LETTERS Crossword ...

Page 31: ...The corresponding word list includes the word with space or hyphen 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 If the letters entered do not have any corresponding word the message No words found will be displayed archbishop Checking area bishop ...

Page 32: ...iation dictionary to decode over 10 000 common abbreviations 1 Select Abbreviations and then press 2 Type an abbreviation Example esf 3 Press If the abbreviation is contained in the dictionary it will be displayed with the definition esf_ SEARCH WORD Abbreviations ESF European S ...

Page 33: ... you will be able to scroll the list using 5 You may scroll through the abbrevia tion list by using or If entered letters are not contained in the abbreviation dictionary the unit will find and display the abbreviation which most closely matches your entered letters European Scienc ESG Education ...

Page 34: ... the book These lists has been compiled by Oxford University Press to help provide answers to crossword clues and other quiz questions 1 Select Knowledge View and then press The unit returns to the last category used each time you select the Knowledge Viewer mode 2 Select the category you wish to find by pressing or LITERATURE Knowledge View SPORT AND GAMES ...

Page 35: ...ND MYTHOLOGY GEOGRAPHY AND TRANSPORT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MEDICINE ANIMALS PLANTS ART MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT 3 Press The unit shows the sub category Press to return 4 Select the sub category by pressing or and then press The first entry will be displayed If the unit shows the lower sub category repeat step 4 SPORTS AND SPOR SPORTING TERMS abseil ...

Page 36: ...t letter of an entry in the list you can jump directly to the desired entry Further entries starting with the same letter can be displayed by pressing the same letter again Example h When the unit shows the category or sub category you can also use this search procedure ace halfback half time ...

Page 37: ...owledge Viewer is displayed in the same order as the printed version of the Oxford Crossword Dictionary Any notes relevant to a particular list may be found at the end of the sub category E g Indicates joint region in the case of Rulers of England In the context of The Bible OT stands for Old Testament and NT stands for New Testament SPORT AND GAMES SPORTING TERMS half time ...

Page 38: ...ldcard characters or and keywords from your clue to help you find answers by searching across all the lists at the same time These lists have been compiled by Oxford University Press to help provide answers to crossword clues and other quiz questions 1 Select Knowledge Find and then press 2 Type in your key words They can be a category or related word with the entry which you want to find Knowledg...

Page 39: ...hat the target word is four letters and it starts g It will be g If you don t have any hint for the word any length and letters you can omit this word and you can search by scrolling all data that has words related to your key words Up to two can be entered and any number of but you can only have one target word containing wildcards You need to enter at least one key word You can enter key words i...

Page 40: ...ys the main category Press a second time It displays the sub category Press a third time It goes back to the original entry You can enter numbers by pressing a number key followed by or where numbers are on the letter keys A hyphen can be entered by pressing followed by or Van Gogh Vince ART MUSIC AND PEOPLE IN THE A Van Gogh Vince L _ ...

Page 41: ...t incorrectly it will be ignored from the input automatically In this example zzz and xxx are ignored from input and the correct answer is displayed If the entered word is not in the thematic data a message No matches found is displayed and it goes back to the input display This solver searches only the Thematic data and does not search words from Crossword list H1 I 6 zzz harry xxx_ Harry S Truma...

Page 42: ...ngine Finds Sir Frank Whittle inventor phobia spiders a arachnophobia NOTE Because you can search across all categories at the same time you may get results from different categories in the same list E g fish 1 Piscis CONSTELLATIONS 2 Salmon FISH When you enter complicated key word and target word it will take to check the word list long time In this case you can stop the checking by pressing ON O...

Page 43: ... clue exactly which of the 256 categories you should be looking under If you want to check the category of a result press as described above Please take a little time to learn how to use this solver as it has been designed to provide you with lots of different ways to search Oxford s wealth of general knowledge information ...

Page 44: ...for the phrases using the word you have entered 1 Select Phrases and then press 2 Type a word Example jump 3 Press The first phrase that includes the entered word will be displayed SEARCH WORD Phrases jump_ jump on Checking ...

Page 45: ...43 4 To display further matching phrases press or 5 To clear the display and enter another word press The entered word is spellchecked first against the crossword list jump Jim Crow SEARCH WORD ...

Page 46: ...s a list of words which are different by one letter from input word 1 Select Letter Change and then press 2 Type a word Example apple 3 Press The first word with one letter changed will be displayed SEARCH WORD Letter Change apple_ ample Checking ...

Page 47: ...ered do not have any corresponding word with one letter changed the message No words found will be displayed The word list for the Letter Changer can be selected between the Oxford Crossword Dictionary List of 250 000 words and the Spellchecker word list of over 118 000 words in the Word List of the SET mode apply SEARCH WORD ...

Page 48: ...at will help you to improve your spelling and vocabulary Selecting the game 1 Press The unit returns to the last game used each time you select the game mode 2 Select the game you wish to play by pressing or SELECT A GAME User Hangman Hangman ...

Page 49: ...ills By pressing the first letter of a game you can jump directly to the desired game Further games starting with the same letter can be displayed by pressing the same letter again NOTE To skip the displayed question press then the next question will appear This will not be counted in your score The Game Levels can be changed from the SET menu See page 73 ...

Page 50: ...of allowed tries 1 Select Hangman 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 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 0 10 e 1 10 Hangman ...

Page 51: ...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 a congratulatory message will be displayed and counted in the Won column Then the next mystery word will be displayed tt e 3 10 bott e 5 6 YOU RE A WINNER Won 1 Lost 0 0 8 L ...

Page 52: ... If you fail to find the word before you have used up all the tries you are allowed or if you press half way through a game Sorry you lose will be displayed and counted in the Lost column Then the answer will be displayed Then the next question will be displayed The answer was Sorry you lose Won 0 Lost 1 bottle 0 10 ...

Page 53: ...bottle 3 Press The ensuing procedure is the same as that used in the Hangman Game Tip for Parents 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 0 7 GAME WORD bottle _ User Hangman ...

Page 54: ...d the number of answers will be displayed at the right of Example tcsoa When you press the order of the letters in the displayed word will change at random 2 Enter the word using all the selected letters If your answer is incorrect the message Try again will appear and the selected letters will be displayed again tcsoa 0 5 coast _ Jumble Checking ...

Page 55: ...n by using or 4 If you enter all the answers a congratulatory message will be displayed and counted in the Won column To give up entering letters press The answer will be displayed with a cross The answers can be seen by using or Correct words will be displayed with a tick Missed words will be displayed with a cross tcsoa 1 4 OK BRAVO Won 1 Lost 0 ...

Page 56: ...scot 3 Press The selected word and the number of other words will be displayed The ensuing procedure is the same as that used in the Jumble Game 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 ascot 0 4 ascot _ GAME LETTERS User Jumble ...

Page 57: ...before they are all displayed 1 Select Beat the Clock 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 2 If you press any of the keys the hidden letters will be displayed one by one 0 7 b 0 6 b tt 0 5 Beat the Clock b tt e 0 4 ...

Page 58: ...e next mystery word will be displayed One letter will be displayed in turn as a Tip every time you press 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 you press half way through a game Sorry you lose will be displayed and counted in the Lost column Then the answer and the next mystery word will be displayed Y...

Page 59: ...gs of word momentarily displayed 1 Select Memory and then press The words will be displayed for about one second Example tinkle 2 Enter the spelling of the word which has just disappeared from the screen Enter a Guess Tinkle tinkle_ Memory ...

Page 60: ...l be displayed and counted in the Won column Then the answer and the next word will be displayed To give up entering letters press If your answer is incorrect or if you press Sorry you lose will be displayed and counted in the Lost column CONGRATULATIONS Won 1 Lost 0 ...

Page 61: ...59 Hidden Find the non synonym word from the displayed words 1 Select Hidden and then press non synonym Find the Hidden word Checking ...

Page 62: ...60 A list of synonyms is displayed with one random word added that does not belong You have to select the non synonym word pause termination visit halt finish break conclusion end ...

Page 63: ...s selected a congratulatory message will be displayed and counted in the Won column To give up selecting a word press If your answer is incorrect Sorry you lose will be displayed and counted in the Lost column Then the correct word will appear visit YOU RE A WINNER Won 1 Lost 0 ...

Page 64: ...question mark 1 Select Crossword Quiz and then press The question will be displayed Example res o se 2 Enter a letter for the first question mark Example p 3 Enter a letter at the next question mark Example n res o se Crossword Quiz respo se response ...

Page 65: ...estion will be displayed One letter will be displayed in turn as a Tip every time you press To give up entering letters press If your answer is incorrect or if you press Sorry you lose will be displayed and counted in the Lost column Then the first correct solution will be displayed you can check any alternative solutions by pressing or CONGRATULATIONS Won 1 Lost 0 ...

Page 66: ...ct Tops and Tails and then press The first and last letter of a word will be displayed Example Start T End Y To skip the displayed question press then the next question will appear This will not be counted in your score 2 Enter a word Example today Start T End Y Tops and Tails today_ ...

Page 67: ...d and counted in the Won column Then the next question will be displayed To give up entering letters press If your answer is incorrect or if you press One Answer appears then a correct solution and your current score appears on the screen YOU RE A WINNER Won 1 Lost 0 Start K End D ...

Page 68: ...r a word which has one specific letter and uses at least two letters from the displayed letters Example x aeehmnst To skip the displayed question press then the next question will appear This will not be counted in your score 2 Enter a word Example next x aeehmnst Letter Skills next_ You need to use this letter ...

Page 69: ...yed and counted in the Won column Then the next question will be displayed To give up entering letters press If your answer is incorrect or if you press One Answer appears then a correct solution and your current score appears on the screen Won 1 Lost 0 CONGRATULATIONS s abfmot ...

Page 70: ...resses 3 1 0 Number input keys 4 x Mathematical function keys 5 MC Clears memory 6 MR Recalls number from memory 7 M Enters number into memory 8 M Subtracts number from memory 9 Changes sign of number 10 Percentage key The number stored in the memory is held when the calculation is changed the mode is switched or the power is turned off ...

Page 71: ...yed 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 ...

Page 72: ...onvert 3 Press or to enter the conversion mode 4 Select the category of the conversions using or The category of the conversions is displayed in the following order Temperature Length Area Volume Weight Capacity Power 0 5 Temperature UNIT CONVERTER Length ...

Page 73: ...e Starting Units for the entered number by using or 6 Press Select the Desired Units for the entered number by using or 7 Press 5 kilometres 3 10685596119 miles Kilometre STARTING UNITS Mile DESIRED UNITS 3 10685596119 ml ...

Page 74: ...en press or to select an item when you want to change the default settings Changing the DEMO mode 1 Press Press or to select Demo Message 2 Press Press or to select Enable Demo or Disable Demo 3 Press to set it See page 14 Demo Message Enable Demo Disable Demo SET SET ...

Page 75: ...just the contrast of the LCD display 3 Press to set it See page 13 Setting the Game Level The unit provides three skill levels of playing games beginner intermediate and advanced The set level can be changed as required 1 Press Press or to select Games Level LCD Contrast SET Games Level SET ...

Page 76: ... of the levels 3 Press to set it Score of the Games The unit can display the score of the games 1 Press Press or to select Games Scores 2 Press Press or to select one of the games Beginner Intermediate Advanced SET Games Scores Hangman ...

Page 77: ...selected game has been played is displayed Next the current score is displayed 4 Then Clear Score Y N displayed By pressing the current Score and Total number will be cleared Pressing will retain the current score Y N Won 3 Lost 2 Total Games 5 Clear Score Y N ...

Page 78: ...he Oxford Crossword Dictionary word list of 250 000 words and the Spellchecker word list of over 118 000 words in the SET mode 1 Press Press or to select Word List 2 Press Press or to select one of the levels Professional Oxford Crossword List 250 000 words Beginner Spellchecker List 118 000 words 3 Press to set it SET Word List Professional Beginner ...

Page 79: ...unctions is simply explained on the screen at each operational stage in each mode Example 1 Press 2 Press The help explanation is displayed automatically You can stop display of the explanation by pressing any of the keys Spellchecker To spell check a word type it ...

Page 80: ...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 impr...

Page 81: ...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 ...

Page 82: ...lity 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 inter...

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