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ER2500 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 ER2500 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 ER2500. Please read this operation manual carefully before using the product. This unit is an Electronic Thesaurus with English Spellchecker using data from Oxford University Press. The Thesaurus, the Spellchecker, the Crossword/Anagram Solver and seven Word Games enable you to effortlessly enhance your knowledge of English vocabulary.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Functions and Features ....2 User Anagrams ......39 The Keys and their Functions ..4 Beat the Clock ......40 Preparation for using the Unit ..6 Jumble ........42 1. Installing Batteries ....6 Memory ........43 Resetting: .......

  • Page 4: Functions And Features

    Functions and Features 1 Thesaurus With a high speed search of over 4 million synonym links you will never be lost for words again. 2 Spellchecker Instant phonetic spelling correction for over 200,000 words ensures you will always have the answer at your fingertips. 3 Word Games / Solver You can take on the challenge of seven different word games set to any one of three levels of difficulty.
  • Page 5 4 Calculator A full function calculator is included with a convenient and easy to use keyboard layout. 5 Converters Conversion function enables you to convert foreign currencies and metric /imperial units of length, weight, liquid measure and temperature. In foreign countries you can easily check the clothing sizes: shirts, shoes, hats etc.

  • Page 6: The Keys And Their Functions

    The Keys and their Functions • Unit will automatically TURN OFF when not used for approximately 3 minutes.
  • Page 7 11 Enters a single blank space when 1 Turns power ON and OFF. pressed once. / A hyphen can be 2 Selects Thesaurus mode. entered by pressing 3 Selects Spellcheck mode. after entering a space. / For 4 For scrolling back through the lists shifting the display to the right.* in memory.

  • Page 8: 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 9: 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 10: 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 7. ) * Make sure that the power is switched off before replacing batteries. * Do not use a previously used battery together with a new battery.

  • Page 11: Contrast Adjustment

    2. Contrast Adjustment 1. After resetting, the contrast Contrast: 10 adjustment display will appear. ↓       ↑ 2. You can use either adjust the contrast of the display Contrast: 9 Level 1 to Level 20. (Initial setting =10) 3 Press to finish. ENTER The screen from which you can select the Spellchecker level will appear.

  • Page 12: Selecting The Spellchecker Level

    3. Selecting the Spellchecker level Due to the extensive coverage of the Oxford English Source Lexicon, you can select a level for the spellchecker to more closely match your needs. There are three levels available for you to select from: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced.
  • Page 13 1. After you’ve adjusted the contrast, the Set Spell Level screen from which you can select the Spellchecker level will appear. Intermediate 2. Select the level you require by using ↓       ↑ ¢ ⁄ For example, press if you wish to Beginner select the “Beginner”...

  • Page 14: Demo Function

    Demo Function Welcome to the After you’ve selected the Spellchecker level, a demonstration OXFORD display will begin to explain the contents of the unit. Thesaurus * You can stop the demonstration by pressing any of the keys. To end this demo * The next time you turn on the power, the demonstration display will not appear if you press while holding down...

  • Page 15: Spellchecker

    Spellchecker Selecting the Spellchecker level (See page 10.) 1. If you want to reset the level, turn on the power by pressing while holding down . The screen from which you can select the Spellchecker level will appear. (See page 10.) 2.
  • Page 16 * Examples at the “Intermediate” level are used in the explanation. If the spelling of a word you enter is correct : 1 Press SPELL Spellchecker Enter a word 2 Type a word. colour _ Example: colour 3 Press ENTER Correct ! The message “...
  • Page 17 • To scroll alphabetically up or down through the unit’s word list, starting from the displayed word, press ↓       ↑ 4 Example: Press colourable • To clear the display and spell check another word, simply enter your new word. Pressing will also clear the SPELL display.
  • Page 18 If the spelling of a word you enter is incorrect : The Spellchecker will take “educated Spellchecker guesses” as to the word you may have intended. Enter a word 1 Press SPELL 2 Type a word. coloure _ Example: coloure 3 Press ENTER Checking .
  • Page 19 4 Press to see other proposed ↓       ↑ words. collar * The message “End of list ” will appear if you press when the final proposed word is displayed. Coloured ↓       ↑ Similarly, the message “ Start of list ” will appear if you press when the End of list first proposed word is displayed.
  • Page 20 Using the Wildcard function If you are unsure of part of the spelling of a word, enter the word using question mark(s) for the letter(s) of which you are unsure. 1 Press SPELL Spellchecker Enter a word 2 Type a word. ??tio? _ Example: ??tio? to enter question marks.
  • Page 21 3 Press ENTER Checking . . . After the display “ Checking ...”, the first corresponding word will be action displayed. ↓       ↑ 4 You may continue to scroll through cation the corresponding word list by using ↓       ↑ lotion • To clear the display and spell check another word, simply enter your new word.

  • Page 22: 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. Entering a word and Selecting the group 1 Press THESAURUS Thesaurus...
  • Page 23 3 Press ENTER come ( v.1 ) First group of synonyms will be displayed. ↓       ↑ 4 If there are two or more groups of come ( v.2 ) synonyms (or antonyms), press to see each successive group. ⁄ Press to return. ¢...
  • Page 24 Finding the example phrase and the synonyms When the group of synonyms is displayed, press to display the ENTER example phrase using the meaning of this group of synonyms. Example: come (v.2) come ( v.2 ) 1 Press ENTER The example phrase will be displayed. they came las * If the group of synonyms has no ↓       ↑...
  • Page 25 3 Press ENTER 6 synonym ( s ) Number of the synonyms will appear and the first synonym will be arrive displayed. ↓       ↑ 4 Press to see other synonyms. appear Press to return. materialize ↓   6 synonym (s) 5 When all synonyms have been 3 informal   ↑...
  • Page 26 * The message “ End of list ” will appear if you press when the blow in final synonym is displayed. ↓       ↑ End of list * If you press when the synonym ↓        BACK BACK is being displayed, the display will they came las return to the example phrase.
  • Page 27 Words not in headword washing _ If the entered word is not contained in ↓        the headword of the thesaurus but ENTER contained in the synonyms or Match in antonyms data, the unit will find and display the group(s) of the synonyms Group ( s ) or antonyms.
  • Page 28 Cross-reference When a word you enter has the cross-reference(s), the unit will show the synonyms of the data. Example: measured (a.1) measured ( a.1 ) ↓ ENTER measured amou ↓ ENTER 4 synonym ( s ) measured out...
  • Page 29 quantified ↓   4 synonym (s)   ↑ cross-reference measure ( v.1 ) ↓ ENTER * If you press , the unit will ENTER display the example phrase for measure the m “measure (v.1)”. ↓ ENTER Press ENTER 15 synonym ( s ) Number of the synonyms for “mea- sure (v.1)”...
  • Page 30 Words not in memory If you press when a word you have entered is not contained ENTER 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 31: Word Games / Solver

    Word Games / Solver The British English Source Lexicon is one of the highest capacity databases of modern English available and has been exclusively researched by Oxford University Press. It covers an extensive range of subject material including references to technical, scientific, historical and many other terms.
  • Page 32 You can take on the challenge of seven different word games set to any one of three levels of difficulty and two solvers. Selecting the game and solver Select a Game 1 Press GAMES Hangman 2 Select the game or solver you wish to play by pressing ↓       ↑...
  • Page 33 Setting the level of the game and solver 1 Choose the game by pressing ENTER Anagrams Example: Anagrams ↓        ENTER Set your skill 2 Set the level for selected game by pressing Beginner You can choose from “ Beginner ”, ↓       ↑...

  • Page 34: 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 set the level ?????? and then press ENTER The number of letters in the mystery word is indicated by question marks.
  • Page 35 * 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 ??tt?e replaced by the letter simultaneously. Example: Enter “t”. * The number of tries you are allowed bott?e will decrease progressively every time you enter an incorrect letter.
  • Page 36 * One letter will be displayed in turn as a “Tip” every time you press ENTER * All the letters will be displayed if you press * If you fail to find the word before you Sorry, you lost. have used up all the tries you are allowed, or if once you use ENTER Answer was .

  • Page 37: User Hangman

    User Hangman This is a Hangman Game using words that you can select. 1 Select “ User Hangman ” and set the Enter game word level and then press ENTER 2 Enter a word. You can use up to 13 bottle _ letters.

  • Page 38: Anagrams

    Anagrams Using all the letters of the displayed word, you attempt to find a specified number of other words. 1 Select “ Anagrams” and set the level and then press ascot ENTER The selected word and the number of other words will be displayed. ( Beginner- 3 to 6 letter word / Intermediate - 4 to 9 letter word / Advanced - over 5 letter word ) Example: ascot...
  • Page 39 3 Press ENTER If your answer is correct, “OK! ” will be displayed. ascot Then the selected word will be displayed again, and the number of other words will decrease. * The entered answers can be seen again by using 4 If you enter all the answers, “...
  • Page 40 * If your answer is incorrect, the message “Try again ” will appear and the selected word will be displayed again. , “Sorry, you lost. ” * If you press Sorry, you lost. will appear and the answers will be displayed sequentially.

  • Page 41: User Anagrams

    User Anagrams This is an anagram game using words that you can select. 1 Select “ User Anagrams” and then Enter game word press ENTER * There is no need for setting the level. 2 Enter a word. You can use up to 13 ascot _ letters.

  • Page 42: Beat The Clock

    Beat the Clock The letters of a mystery word are displayed one at a time at regular intervals. ( Beginner-3 seconds / Intermediate -2 seconds / Advanced -1 second ) Enter the mystery word before they are all displayed. 1 Select “ Beat the Clock” and set the ?????? level and then press ENTER...
  • Page 43 2 Press to stop the appearance of ENTER Enter answer letters. 3 Enter the mystery word. bottle _ Example: bottle 4 Press ENTER If your answer is correct, “You win! ” You win! will be displayed and counted in the “...

  • Page 44: Jumble

    Jumble Using letters displayed at random, you attempt to find a specified number of words. 1 Select “ Jumble ” and set the level and tcsoa then press ENTER The selected letters and the number of answers will be displayed. ( Beginner- 3 to 6 letter word / Intermediate - 4 to 9 letter word / Advanced - over 5 letter word ) Example: tcsoa...

  • Page 45: Memory

    Memory Correctly enter the spellings of words momentarily displayed. 1 Select “ Memory ” and set the level bottle and then press ENTER The words will be displayed for about Enter a word one second. ( Beginner- 3 to 6 letter word / Intermediate - 4 to 9 letter word / Advanced - over 5 letter word ) Example: bottle 2 Enter the spelling of the word which...
  • Page 46 3 Press ENTER If your answer is correct, “ You win! ” You win! will be displayed and counted in the “ Won ” column. Won : 1 Lost : 0 Then the next word will be displayed. , “ Sorry, you lost.” * If your answer is incorrect, or if you press will be displayed and counted in the “Lost ”...

  • Page 47: Crossword Solver

    Crossword Solver Look for the right word by entering letters you know along with question marks for any letters you don’t know. 1 Select “ Crossword Solver ” and set Enter letters the level and then press ENTER 2 Type a word. Example: ??tio? ??tio? _ to enter question marks.
  • Page 48 3 Press ENTER Checking . . . After the display “ Checking ...”, the first corresponding word will be action displayed. ↓       ↑ 4 You may continue to scroll through cation the corresponding word list by using ↓       ↑ lotion 5 To clear the display and enter another Enter letters word, press ENTER...

  • Page 49: Anagram Solver

    Anagram Solver Look for the right word using the same letters as the word you have entered. 1 Select “Anagram Solver ” and set the Enter a word level and then press ENTER 2 Type a word. rail _ Example: rail...
  • Page 50 3 Press ENTER Checking . . . After the display “ Checking ...”, the first corresponding word will be aril displayed. ↓       ↑ 4 You may continue to scroll through lair the corresponding word list by using rial 5 To clear the display and enter another Enter a word word, press ENTER...

  • Page 51: Calculator

    Calculator Keys and their Functions CALC Selects Calculator mode, Currency, Metric /Imperial and Clothing Size Converters. BACK Clears last entry with one press, clears all with two presses. 1 ~ 0 Number input keys. +, –, x, ÷ Mathematical function keys. Clears memory.
  • Page 52 Correcting and Clearing Entries If you enter an incorrect number, press to clear the entire BACK 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 53: Converters

    Converters Selecting the conversion menu 1 Press CALC 2 Press ) to select the conversion menu. The menu is displayed in the following order. -> ( or )-> ( Temp: °F -> °C ) → → Clothing Size Local Curr. Home Curr.

  • Page 54: Currency Conversion

    Entering or Changing a Conversion Rate You must enter a currency exchange rate before you can do a currency conversion. Example: If the exchange rate is £ 1 = 3 German Mark 1 Press CALC Enter the new rate. ( = 3 ) 2 Press ( RATE ).

  • Page 55: Metric/Imperial Conversion

    2 Select the conversion menu using → Home Curr. 3 Press ENTER (39 Mark = £13) Metric/Imperial Conversion Example: Kilometres to Miles 1 Press , then enter the number CALC you wish to convert. 2 Select the conversion menu using →...

  • Page 56: Clothing Size Chart

    Clothing Size Chart In foreign countries you can easily check the clothing sizes: shirts, shoes, Clothing Size hats etc. for men, women and children. 1 Press CALC and then select the conversion menu using ↓       ↑ ENTER 2 Press and then select a category from Men, Women or Children using Women Example: Press...
  • Page 57 4 Press ENTER BR:30 AM: 8 EU:3 You can refer to the sizes. 5 Use BR:32 AM:10 EU:3 to see more sizes. Categories of the Clothing Size Chart Men: (Suits, Trousers, Overcoats, Pullovers) (Socks) (Shoes) (Shirts) (Hats) Women: (Blouses, Pullovers) (Dresses, Coats, Suits, Skirts, Trousers) (Shoes) (Stockings) Children: (Dresses, Coats, Suits, Skirts, Trousers - Girls and Boys) (Shoes - Girls and Boys) (Most Clothing - Girls and Boys)

  • Page 58: 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 SPELL Spellchecker 2 Press HELP The help explanation is displayed To spell check a . . . automatically from right to left.

  • Page 59: 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 60: One Year Limited Warranty

    Seiko Instruments Inc. shall not be liable for any direct, consequential or incidental damages arising out of use of this product. Seiko Instruments Inc. shall not be responsible for damages to this unit as a result of a natural or unnatural disaster, except to the extent prohibited by applicable law.
  • Page 61 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:...

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