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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.

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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 Thank you for purchasing the ER3500. Please read this operation manual carefully before using the product. The ultimate electronic crossword solver, including a unique and powerful knowledge 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 ©...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    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 ...

  • Page 4: Functions And Features

    This product contains over 250,000 words from The Oxford Crossword Dictionary 2nd Edition to help you solve hard to finish crosswords and other word games. Simply fill in the letters you know and put question marks (?) or asterisk (*) for the ones you don’t, to complete those hard-to-finish puzzles.
  • Page 5 Anagram Solver The unit contains over 250,000 words from The Oxford Crossword Dictionary 2nd Edition. Simply type a word or a jumble of letters and the solver will build a list of as many anagram words as possible. Change a Letter Solver This solver will allow you to view possible alternative words, by changing one letter at a time.
  • Page 6 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 challenge your command of the English language.
  • Page 7 Hangman, User Hangman, Jumble, User Jumble, Beat the Clock, Memory, Hidden, Crossword Quiz, Tops and Tails, Letter Skills User skill levels: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced 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.

  • Page 8: Demo Function

    6 Converters The conversion function enables you to convert metric/imperial units of length, area, volume, weight, capacity, power, and temperature. 190 metric/imperial conversions are built 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.

  • Page 10: The Keys And Their Functions

    The Keys and their Functions • Unit will automatically TURN OFF when not used for approximately 3 minutes.
  • Page 11 14 For deleting the last input character. / For shifting the display to the left. 15 Executes the functions. 16 Activates Help function. 17 Selects Game mode. 18 RESET button 19 For setting Demo Message, LCD Contrast, Games Level, Game Scores and Word List.

  • Page 12: Preparation For Using The Unit

    Preparation for using the Unit 1. Installing Batteries The unit is powered by two (2) “AAA” size batteries. Before using the unit, please install the batteries as follows. 1. Turn the unit over. 2. Remove the screw and the battery cover. 3.

  • Page 13: Resetting

    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: Changing Batteries

    Changing Batteries: The batteries need to be changed as soon as display becomes dim. Press the “RESET” button on the front of the unit after battery replacement. ( See page 11. ) * Make sure that the power is switched off before replacing batteries. * Do not use a previously used battery together with a new battery.

  • Page 15: Contrast Adjustment

    2. Contrast Adjustment 1. After resetting, the contrast adjustment display will appear. 2. You can use either 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 “...

  • Page 16: Demo Function

    3. Demo Function When you turn on the power, a demonstration display 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.
  • Page 17 * The next time you turn on the power, the demonstration display will not appear if you set as follows: 1 Press “Demo Message” will appear. 2 Press 3 Select “Disable Demo” by using * If you want to see the demonstration display again, select “Enable Demo”.

  • Page 18: Spellchecker

    Spellchecker If the spelling of a word you enter is correct : 1 Press once or twice to activate 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 “...
  • Page 19 4 Phonetically similar words may also be displayed by pressing • To scroll alphabetically up or down through the unit’s word list, starting from the displayed word, press • To clear the display and spell check another word, simply enter your new word.
  • Page 20 If the spelling of a word you enter is incorrect : 1 Type a word to be checked. Example: sycology 2 Press When the spelling of a word entered is incorrect, a list of correctly spelled words that are phonetically similar to the entered spelling is prepared.
  • Page 21 Using the Wildcard function If you are unsure of part of the spelling of a word, enter the word using “? ” or “ * ” for the letter(s) of which you are unsure. to enter “ ? ”. This is used in place of a single character. to enter “...
  • Page 22 3 You may continue to scroll through the corresponding word list by using • 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.

  • Page 23: Thesaurus

    Thesaurus You can investigate the synonyms (and antonyms) for a word you enter. When a word you enter has more 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.
  • Page 24 4 Press First group of synonyms 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 successive group. Press to return. to see each rate noun: 1/2 PERCENTAGE ratio...
  • Page 25 Words not in headword workaday_ If the entered word is not contained in the headword of the thesaurus but contained in the synonyms or Matches In antonyms data, the unit will find and display the group(s) of the synonyms Synonyms! or antonyms.
  • Page 26 Words not in memory If you press when a word you have entered is not contained in the unit’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.

  • Page 27: Solvers

    Solvers The unit provides several solvers that can help you to solve your word games. Selecting the solver 1 Press The unit returns to the last solver used each time you select the solver mode. 2 Select the solver you wish to play by...

  • Page 28: Anagram Solver

    Anagram Solver Look for the right word 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.
  • Page 29 4 You may continue to scroll through the corresponding word list by using 5 To clear the display and enter another word, press * 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...

  • Page 30: Crossword Solver

    Crossword Solver Look for the right word by entering letters you know along with “ ? ” or “ * ” for any letters you don’t know. to enter “ ? ”. This is used in place of a single character. to enter “...
  • Page 31 3 Press After the display “ Checking ...”, the first corresponding word will be displayed. 4 You may continue to scroll through the corresponding word list by using * 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.

  • Page 32: Abbreviation Solver

    Abbreviation Solver The Abbreviation solver allows you to search the abbreviation 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.
  • Page 33 4 Press to see the rest of the definition. Press to return. * If there is more than one solution, you will be able to scroll the list using 5 You may scroll through the abbrevia- tion list by using * 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.

  • Page 34: Knowledge Viewer

    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 Knowledge View LITERATURE SPORT AND GAMES...
  • Page 35 The category is displayed in the following order. LITERATURE / SPORT AND GAMES / FOOD AND DRINK / MISCELLANEOUS / NAMES / HISTORY, POLITICS, AND WAR / RELIGION AND MYTHOLOGY / GEOGRAPHY AND TRANSPORT / SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY / MEDICINE / ANIMALS / PLANTS /...
  • Page 36 5 You may scroll through the list by using First Character Search By pressing the first 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.
  • Page 37 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: Knowledge Finder

    Knowledge Finder This Solver is a powerful tool to enable you to perform searches across all the thematic lists in the general-knowledge section. It’s a bit like using a search engine on the Internet. You can use wildcard characters (? or *) and keywords from your clue to help you find answers by searching across all the lists at the same time.
  • Page 39 E.g. art and dutch : This means that result should be related to art and Dutch. • You can add one target word with wildcard letters (? or *), if you know some letters of the target word. In this example, the target word is “Gogh”. In case you know that the target word is four letters and it starts “g”.
  • Page 40 3 Press Results that meet the conditions will be displayed. 4 You can check the category of the answer by pressing It displays the main category. Press a second time. It displays the sub category. Press a third time. It goes back to the original entry. •...
  • Page 41 E.g. This can be very useful for finding entries related to people. [e.g. Duke of Wellington (1769-1852)] • The entered word is spellchecked first against the thematic data. If the entered word was spelt incorrectly, it will be ignored from the input automatically.
  • Page 42 Here are some further examples of how you can use the Knowledge Finder: (Entry) fish s???? harry webb jet engine phobia spiders a* 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 ?????? * When you enter complicated key word and target word, it will take to check the word list long time.
  • Page 43 This is intended to give you all possible solutions which match your criteria, because you may not always know from your 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.

  • Page 44: Phrase Finder

    Phrase Finder Look 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. Phrases EARCH jump_ Checking .
  • Page 45 4 To display further matching phrases, press 5 To clear the display and enter another word, press • The entered word is spellchecked first against the crossword list. jump Jim Crow EARCH . . .

  • Page 46: Letter Changer

    Letter Changer The Letter Changer generates 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.
  • Page 47 4 To display next word with one letter changed, press 5 To clear the display and enter another word, press * If the word entered 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...

  • Page 48: Games

    Games There are 10 great word games that 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...
  • Page 49 Memory, Hidden, Crossword Quiz, Tops and Tails, Letter Skills • 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.

  • Page 50: Hangman

    Hangman This is a game in which you have to find a mystery word whose spelling is unknown to you with a limited number of allowed tries. 1 Select “ Hangman” and then press The number of letters in the mystery word is indicated by question marks.
  • Page 51 * 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 be replaced by the letter simultaneously. Example: Enter “t”. * The number of tries you are allowed will decrease progressively every time you enter an incorrect letter.
  • Page 52 * 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 way through a game, “...

  • Page 53: User Hangman

    User Hangman This is a Hangman Game using words that you can select. 1 Select “ User Hangman ” and then press 2 Enter a word. You can use up to 11 letters. Example: bottle 3 Press * The ensuing procedure is the same as that used in the Hangman Game.

  • Page 54: Jumble

    Jumble Using letters displayed at random, you attempt to find a specified number of words. 1 Select “ Jumble ” and then press The selected letters and the number of answers will be displayed at the right of “ / ”. Example: tcsoa * When you press the letters in the displayed word will...
  • Page 55 3 Press If your answer is correct, the selected letters will be displayed again. Enter the next word and press * The entered answers can be seen again by using 4 If you enter all the answers, a congratulatory message will be displayed and counted in the “...

  • Page 56: User Jumble

    User Jumble This 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 11 letters. Example: ascot 3 Press The selected word and the number of other words will be displayed.

  • Page 57: Beat The Clock

    Beat the Clock The letters of a mystery word are displayed one at a time at regular intervals. Enter the mystery word 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.
  • Page 58 3 Complete the spelling of the mystery word. Example: bottle If you complete the spelling of the mystery word before all the letters are displayed, a congratulatory message will be displayed and counted in the “ Won ” column. Then the next mystery word will be displayed.

  • Page 59: Memory

    Memory Correctly enter the spellings 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. Memory Tinkle Enter a Guess...
  • Page 60 3 Press If your answer is correct, a congratu- latory message will 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 will be displayed and counted in the “Lost ”...

  • Page 61: Hidden

    Hidden Find the non-synonym word from the displayed words. 1 Select “ Hidden” and then press Hidden Find the non-synonym word . . . Checking . . .
  • Page 62 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...
  • Page 63 2 Press synonym word. 3 Press When the correct word is 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 ”...

  • Page 64: Crossword Quiz

    Crossword Quiz Enter a letter at the place of 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 Crossword Quiz res?o?se...
  • Page 65 * The entered letter can be cleared by pressing If your answer is correct, a congratu- latory message will be displayed and counted in the “Won ” column. Then the next question 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 lose.

  • Page 66: Tops And Tails

    Tops and Tails Enter a word that has the specific first and last letters. 1 Select “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.
  • Page 67 3 Press If your answer is correct, a congratu- latory message will be displayed 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 .

  • Page 68: Letter Skills

    Letter Skills Enter a word that has the specific letters. 1 Select “Letter Skills” and then press You must enter 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.
  • Page 69 3 Press If your answer is correct, a congratu- latory message will be displayed 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 .

  • Page 70: Calculator

    Calculator Keys and their Functions Selects Calculator and Unit Converters. Clears last entry with one press, clears all with two presses. 1 ~ 0 Number input keys. +, –, x, Mathematical function keys. Clears memory. Recalls number from memory. Enters number into memory. Subtracts number from memory.
  • Page 71 Correcting and Clearing Entries If you enter an incorrect number, press displayed 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: •...

  • Page 72: Converters

    Converters 1 Press 2 Enter the number you wish to convert. 3 Press conversion mode. 4 Select the category of the conversions using The category of the conversions is displayed in the following order Temperature, Length, Area, Volume, Weight, Capacity, Power to enter the ONVERTER Temperature...
  • Page 73 5 Press Select the Starting Units for the entered number by using 6 Press Select the Desired Units for the entered number by using 7 Press 5 kilometres = 3.10685596119 miles. TARTING Kilometre ESIRED 3.10685596119 NITS NITS Mile...

  • Page 74: Set Mode

    SET Mode You can customize the operating conditions. Press and then press to change the default settings. Changing the DEMO mode 1 Press Press Message”. 2 Press Press Demo” or “Disable Demo”. 3 Press to set it. (See page 14.) to select an item, when you want to select “Demo to select “Enable...

  • Page 75: Lcd Contrast

    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 Level”.
  • Page 76 2 Press Press levels. 3 Press to set it. Score of the Games The unit can display the score of the games. 1 Press Press Scores”. 2 Press Press games. to select one of the to select “Games to select one of the...
  • Page 77 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. Total Games: 5 Won : 3 Lost : 2 Clear Score Y/N ?
  • Page 78 Setting the Word Level for Solvers The word list for the Anagram Solver, Crossword Solver, Phrase Finder and Letter Changer can be selected between the 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 List”.

  • Page 79: Help Function

    Help function An explanation of how to operate the various functions 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: Proper Use / Specification

    Proper Use To ensure a long and useful life from this precision electronic instrument, do not expose the unit to extreme heat or cold, water or other liquids including spray cleaners or extreme pressure (such as carrying in a back pocket). Doing any or all of these things may render the unit inoperable and invalidate the warranty.

  • Page 81: One Year Limited Warranty

    ONE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY 1. This product is warranted to be free from defects in material or workmanship for one year from date of purchase. 2. Repair (or at our option, replacement) will be made on any unit which proves to be defective during this period.
  • Page 82 EC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY This is to certify that this equipment fully conforms to the protection requirements of the following EC Council Directives on the approximation of the laws of the member states relating to:- Directives Title 89/336/EEC Electromagnetic Compatibility Applicable Standards EN50081-1 Electromagnetic Compatibility - Generic Emission...

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