Seiko-group ER3500 User Manual

ER3500 OPERATION MANUALALWAYS press the “RESET” button on the front of the unit afterbattery replacement or if the unit fails to operate properly.

8• Unit will automatically TURN OFF when not used for approximately3 minutes.The Keys and their Functions

91 Turns the power ON and OFF.2 Selects Solver mode.3 Selects Spellchecker/Thesaurusmode.4 (*) Used instead of one or moreletters if you don’t know ho

10 Preparation for using the Unit1. Installing BatteriesThe unit is powered by two (2) “AAA” size batteries.Before using the unit, please install the

11Resetting:If the unit does not operate properly after the battery hasbeen replaced, or if at any time the unit fails to operateproperly, gently pre

12Changing Batteries:The batteries need to be changed as soon as display becomes dim.Press the “RESET” button on the front of the unit after batteryre

132. Contrast Adjustment1. After resetting, the contrastadjustment display will appear.2. You can use either orto adjust the contrast o

143. Demo FunctionWhen you turn on the power, ademonstration display will begin toexplain the contents of the unit.* You can stop the demonstration by

15* The next time you turn on the power, the demonstration display willnot appear if you set as follows:1 Press .“Demo Message” will appear.2 P

16SpellcheckerIf the spelling of a word you enter is correct :1 Press once or twice to activatethe Spellchecker.•You can switch between the

174 Phonetically similar words may alsobe displayed by pressing or .•To scroll alphabetically up or down through the unit’s word list,s

Thank you for purchasing the ER3500.Please read this operation manual carefully before using theproduct.The ultimate electronic crossword solver, incl

18If the spelling of a word you enter is incorrect :1 Type a word to be checked.Example: sycology2 Press .When the spelling of a word enter

19Using the Wildcard functionIf you are unsure of part of the spelling of a word, enter the word using“?” or “ * ” for the letter(s) of which you are

203 You may continue to scroll throughthe corresponding word list by using and .•To clear the display and spell check another word, si

21ThesaurusYou can investigate the synonyms (and antonyms) for a word you enter.When a word you enter has more than one meaning, the unit will groupth

224 Press or .First group of synonyms will bedisplayed.5 Press to see the meaning of thegroup and synonyms.Press to

23Words not in headwordIf the entered word is not contained inthe headword of the thesaurus butcontained in the synonyms orantonyms data, the unit wil

24Words not in memoryIf you press when a word you have entered is not containedin the unit’s list of entries, or if the word you entered i

25SolversThe unit provides several solvers that can help you to solve your word games.Selecting the solver1 Press .The unit returns to the

26Anagram SolverLook for the right word using the same letters as the word you haveentered.1 Select “Anagram” and then press .2 Enter letter

274 You may continue to scroll throughthe corresponding word list by using or .5 To clear the display and enter anotherwo

1CONTENTSFunctions and Features ... 2The Keys and their Functions ... 8Preparation for using the Unit ... 101. Installing Bat

28Crossword SolverLook for the right word by entering letters you know along with “?” or“*” for any letters you don’t know.Use to enter “ ? ”.

293 Press .After the display “Checking ...”, thefirst corresponding word will bedisplayed.4 You may continue to scroll throughthe correspo

30Abbreviation SolverThe Abbreviation solver allows you to search the abbreviation dictionaryto “decode” over 10,000 common abbreviations.1 Select “Ab

314 Press to see the rest of thedefinition.Press to return.* If there is more than one solution, youwill be able to scroll the list us

32Knowledge ViewerThis Solver enables you to view the thematic lists in the general-knowledge section in a similar manner to scrolling through the lis

33The category is displayed in the following order.LITERATURE / SPORT AND GAMES / FOOD AND DRINK /MISCELLANEOUS / NAMES / HISTORY, POLITICS, AND WAR /

345 You may scroll through the list byusing or .First Character SearchBy pressing the first letter of an entryin the li

356 To check the category of an entry inthe list, press .Press a second time.It displays the sub category.Press a thi

36Knowledge FinderThis Solver is a powerful tool to enable you to perform searches acrossall the thematic lists in the general-knowledge section. It’s

37E.g. art and dutch :This means that result should berelated to art and Dutch.•You can add one target word withwildcard letters (? or *), if you know

2Functions and Features1 SolverCrossword SolverThis product contains over 250,000 words from The OxfordCrossword Dictionary 2nd Edition to help you so

38 Checking . . .3 Press .Results that meet the conditions willbe displayed.4 You can check the category of theanswer by pressing

39E.g. , , , =1769This can be very useful for finding entries related to people.[e.

40Here are some further examples of how you can use the Knowledge Finder:(Entry) (Result)fish s???? A list of fish with 5 letter words in their namess

41This is intended to give you all possible solutions which match yourcriteria, because you may not always know from your clue, exactlywhich of the 25

42Phrase FinderLook for the phrases using the word you have entered.1 Select “Phrases” and then press .2 Type a word.Example: jump3 Press

434 To display further matching phrases,press or .5 To clear the display and enter anotherword, press .• The ente

44Letter ChangerThe Letter Changer generates a list of words, which are different byone letter from input word.1 Select “Letter Change” and thenpress

454 To display next word with one letterchanged, press or .5 To clear the display and enter anotherword, press .*

46GamesThere are 10 great word games that will help you to improve yourspelling and vocabulary.Selecting the game1 Press .The unit returns t

47The game is displayed in the following order.Hangman, User Hangman, Jumble, User Jumble, Beat the Clock,Memory, Hidden, Crossword Quiz, Tops and Tai

3Anagram SolverThe unit contains over 250,000 words from The Oxford CrosswordDictionary 2nd Edition.Simply type a word or a jumble of letters and the

48HangmanThis is a game in which you have to find a mystery word whosespelling is unknown to you with a limited number of allowed tries.1 Select “Hang

49* In case the same letter is used two or more times in the same word:If you enter the letter, all the corre-sponding question marks will bereplaced

50* 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

51User HangmanThis is a Hangman Game using words that you can select.1 Select “User Hangman” and thenpress .2 Enter a word. You can use up

52JumbleUsing letters displayed at random, you attempt to find a specifiednumber of words.1 Select “Jumble” and then press .The selected le

533 Press .If your answer is correct, the selectedletters will be displayed again.Enter the next word and press .* The entered

54User JumbleThis is a Jumble game using words that you can select.1 Select “User Jumble” and then press .2 Enter a word. You can use up to

55Beat the ClockThe letters of a mystery word are displayed one at a time at regularintervals. Enter the mystery word before they are all displayed.1

563Complete the spelling of the mystery word.Example: bottleIf you complete the spelling of themystery word before all the letters aredisplayed, a con

57MemoryCorrectly enter the spellings of word momentarily displayed.1 Select “Memory” and then press .The words will be displayed for abouto

4Abbreviation DictionaryYou can decode over 10,000 common abbreviations from TheOxford Crossword Dictionary 2nd Edition.Simply type an abbreviation an

583 Press .If your answer is correct, a congratu-latory message will be displayed andcounted in the “Won” column.Then the answer and the ne

59HiddenFind the non-synonym word from the displayed words.1 Select “Hidden” and then press . non-synonym Find the Hidden▼▲

60A list of synonyms is displayed withone random word added that does notbelong.You have to select the non-synonymword.pause▼termination▼▲visit▼▲halt▼

612 Press or to select the non-synonym word.3 Press .When the correct word is selected, acongratulatory message will bedisp

62Crossword QuizEnter a letter at the place of question mark.1 Select “Crossword Quiz” and thenpress .The question will be displayed.Exampl

63* The entered letter can be cleared bypressing .If your answer is correct, a congratu-latory message will be displayed andcounted in the “Wo

64Tops and TailsEnter a word that has the specific first and last letters.1 Select “Tops and Tails” and then press .The first and last lette

653 Press .If your answer is correct, a congratu-latory message will be displayed andcounted in the “Won” column.Then the next question wil

66Letter SkillsEnter a word that has the specific letters.1 Select “Letter Skills” and then press .You must enter a word which has onespecif

673 Press .If your answer is correct, a congratu-latory message will be displayed andcounted in the “Won” column.Then the next question wil

5Hangman, User Hangman, Jumble, User Jumble, Beat the Clock,Memory, Hidden, Crossword Quiz, Tops and Tails, Letter SkillsUser skill levels: Beginner,

68CalculatorKeys and their Functions1. Selects Calculator and Unit Converters.2. Clears last entry with one press, clears all with twopresses.3.1 ~ 0N

69Correcting and Clearing EntriesIf you enter an incorrect number, press to clear the entiredisplayed number, then re-enter the correct number

70Converters1 Press .2 Enter the number you wish to convert.3 Press or to enter theconversion mode.4 Select the category of th

715 Press .Select the Starting Units for theentered number by using or .6 Press .Select the Desired Units for the

72SET ModeYou can customize the operating conditions.Press and then press or to select an item, when you wantto change the def

73Setting the LCD Contrast1 Press .Press or to select “LCDContrast”.2 Press .Press or to adjust the

742 Press .Press or to select one of thelevels.3 Press to set it.Score of the GamesThe unit can display the sco

753 Press to select a game.The total number of times the selectedgame has been played is displayed.Next, the current score is displayed.4

76Setting the Word Level for SolversThe word list for the Anagram Solver, Crossword Solver, PhraseFinder and Letter Changer can be selected between t

77Help functionAn explanation of how to operate the various functions is simplyexplained on the screen at each operational stage in each mode.Example:

66 ConvertersThe conversion function enables you to convert metric/imperialunits of length, area, volume, weight, capacity, power, andtemperature.190

78Proper UseTo ensure a long and useful life from this precision electronic instrument, donot expose the unit to extreme heat or cold, water or other

79ONE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY1. This product is warranted to be free from defects in material or workmanshipfor one year from date of purchase.2. Rep

EC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITYThis is to certify that this equipment fully conforms to the protection requirements of the followingEC Council Directi

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