MODEL Langenscheidt Taschenwörterbuch Englisch Langenscheidt Taschenwörterbuch Französisch Duden – Die deutsche Rechtschreibung PW-E410 ELECTRONIC DICTIONARY OPERATION MANUAL
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Introduction Thank you for purchasing the SHARP Electronic Dictionary, model PW-E410. The PW-E410 contains data based on the following dictionaries (see page 6): • Langenscheidt Taschenwörterbuch Englisch • Langenscheidt Taschenwörterbuch Französisch • Duden – Die deutsche Rechtschreibung After reading this manual, store it in a convenient location for future reference.
Fast and clever – Look up and explore You made a good choice with the electronic dictionary PW-E410! The PW-E410 was developed in close cooperation with the two leading dictionary publishing companies in the German speaking market, Langenscheidt KG and Duden, whose book contents have been integrated into the electronic device.
CONTENTS Getting Started Using the PW-E410 for the first time .................................................................. 4 Layout .................................................................................................................. 7 Basic Operation of PW-E410 .............................................................................. 9 Set-up Menu (Menü-Einstellungen) .................................................................. 12 Inputting Characters .........................
Getting Started Using the PW-E410 for the first time Be sure to perform the following operations before using the PW-E410 for the first time. 1. Set the battery replacement switch on the bottom of the unit to the ‘REPLACE BATTERY’ position. 6. Open the unit and press o to turn the power on. The LCD contrast screen will appear. • Should a different screen appear, follow the reset procedure on page 45.
Turning the power on/off Backlight The power can be switched on by pressing the keys listed below. To turn off the power, press o. This product has a built-in backlight, which allows you to view the display and use the product even in low-light conditions. Pressing , once illuminates the display until you have not pressed any keys for approx. 1 minute or press , again. Display status upon start-up Key o Restores the display as it was before the unit was switched off (Resume function).
Data contained in the PW-E410 The dictionary data contained in this unit is based on the following dictionaries: • Langenscheidt Taschenwörterbuch Englisch © 2006 Langenscheidt KG, Berlin und München • Langenscheidt Taschenwörterbuch Französisch © 2006 Langenscheidt KG, Berlin und München • Duden – Die deutsche Rechtschreibung © Duden – Die deutsche Rechtschreibung, 24. Aufl. Mannheim 2006 • All rights reserved.
Layout Display symbols (Refer to the next page for details) Display Dictionary/function selection keys Menu key Font size shift key Power on/off key Backlight key Clear/Back space key 2nd function key Utility keys for dictionaries Escape key Page scroll keys Cursor keys Enter key 7
Key assignments Display symbols This symbol will be displayed when the battery level is low. Promptly replace the old battery with a new one. : Opens the initial screen for Langenscheidt Englisch-Deutsch : Opens the initial screen for Langenscheidt Deutsch-Englisch Indicates that the key sound (beep) is set to ON. : Opens the initial screen for Langenscheidt Französisch-Deutsch Indicates that ^ has been pressed.
Basic Operation of PW-E410 Inputting words for a dictionary search In this section, the basic search operation is described, the so-called filter search. For details, refer to the manual chapter for each dictionary. Find translations of ‘convenience’ in Langenscheidt Englisch-Deutsch. 1. Press t to display the initial screen for Langenscheidt Englisch-Deutsch, then type ‘conven’. The entries starting with ‘conven’ are listed. 2. Type ‘i’ to narrow down the list further.
Starting Auto Demo mode (Auto-Demo) Filter search view: selecting an item; scrolling Activate the Auto demo for a guided tour through the key features of the product. Press t, then type A, and B. 1. Press m 0 to start the Auto demo mode. ‘ab’ is entered, and words starting from ‘ab’ are listed. • Press f or e to end the Auto demo mode and return to the main menu. List view: selecting an item; scrolling Press t to display the initial screen of Langenscheidt Englisch-Deutsch, then press e.
Detail view: scrolling Shifting the displayed character size (z) Press t, then type A, and e. The detail view with translations appears. Press the z key to shift the character size to be displayed. 12 dot-based (vertical pixel resolution) or 9 dot-based characters can be selected. For instance, press z to display the 12 dot characters to 9 dot characters. Press z again to toggle back the displayed characters to 12 dot-base.
Listing a summary of detail view items (q) Set-up Menu (Menü-Einstellungen) The Quick view function suppresses some examples and additional information, and lists out the main sections and senses from each detail view entry. Use this function to browse quickly through the summary of an entry. Press m to display the main menu, then press 9. The set-up menu appears. Select a desired item to change the setting. 1. In the detail view shown on page 11, press q.
Adjusting the LCD contrast (LCD-Kontrast) Select this menu item to adjust the LCD contrast. 1. Press m, 9, then 3. • While entering characters, exclude characters such as spaces, hyphens, apostrophes, slashes, commas, periods and brackets. 2. To adjust the LCD contrast, use the [ (Lighter) key or ] (Darker) key, then press e to return to the main menu. Word car ferry Entry for search carferry Inputting Characters U-Bahn o’clock ubahn oclock c/o ruck, zuck co ruckzuck z. B.
• Spell out the numbers in each language when applicable. Modifying entry Deleting unnecessary characters Word A4 Entry for search afour France 2 G-7-Staat francedeux gsiebenstaat Modify the entry ‘rangehen’ to indicate ‘Ring’. 1. Press u to open the input screen of Langenscheidt Deutsch-Englisch. 2. Type ‘rangehen’. • Enter ‘a’ instead of ‘@’. • Enter ‘r’ instead of ‘®’. • Enter ‘and’ (in English) or ‘und’ (in German) instead of ‘&’. • Enter ‘g’ instead of ‘g ’.
Using Langenscheidt EnglischDeutsch In this dictionary, German translations or equivalents of an English word can be found by entering its spelling. Features such as Phrase search, Spellcheck, Crossword solver and Anagram solver are also available. Looking up a word by Filter search • To search for a word in the detail view, use the Super jump function. • Press f to return to the previous screen. • Press ^ l to list the headwords in Langenscheidt Englisch-Deutsch.
Phrase search (Redewendungssuche) Using the Redewendungssuche, you can translate phrases and idiomatic expressions as a native speaker. Input up to three words of the phrase, which should be translated, into the three input fields one below the other. The phrases containing ALL the entered words can be searched for. 5. Select the desired index of the phrase using the number keys (press 1 in this example). The translation of the selected phrase is displayed. • Press f to return to the previous view.
Spellcheck function (Rechtschreibprüfung) • Press f to return to the previous view. The English spellcheck function can be helpful when the exact spelling of a query word is not known. • Press ^ l to list the headwords in Langenscheidt Englisch-Deutsch. You are not sure whether ‘accomodation’ or ‘accommodation’ is correct. 1. Press t, }, }, then e, to open the input screen of the spellcheck function. 2. Type ‘accomodation’. Note: • Up to 100 words may be displayed in the list.
Word games (Buchstabenrätsel) With these functions you can train vocabulary with effortless ease, or become word game king. PW-E410 contains two word games. 5. Press e to start the search. A list of the wildcard matches appear. Up to 100 words may be displayed in the list. Crossword solver (Kreuzworträtsel lösen) Use a wildcard character ‘?’ to search for words with ambiguous spellings. Place the appropriate number of ‘?’ characters in the places of characters yet to be determined. 6.
Anagram solver (Anagramm lösen) You can input a word or a sequence of characters to search for identical anagrams in the dictionary Langenscheidt English-German. An anagram is a word game, which creates meaningful, new words by re-arranging the sequence of characters. 5. In the list of matches, use the number keys to select a word (press 3 in this example). The detail view of the selected word appears. • Press f to return to the previous view. Find anagrams for ‘dear’.
Using Langenscheidt DeutschEnglisch In this dictionary, English translations or equivalents of a German word can be found by entering its spelling, with a Phrase search feature also available. Looking up a word by Filter search A translation of a German word can be looked up by inputting its spelling. Find the translation of ‘geben’. 1. Press u to open Langenscheidt Deutsch-Englisch . The spelling input screen appears. 2. Type ‘geben’. As you type, candidates for matching narrow.
Phrase search (Redewendungssuche) Using the Redewendungssuche, you can translate phrases and idiomatic expressions as a native speaker. 5. Select the desired index of the phrase using the number keys (press 1 in this example). The translation of the selected phrase is displayed. Input up to three words of the phrase, which should be translated, into the three input fields one below the other. The phrases containing ALL the entered words can be searched for. • Press f to return to the previous view.
Using Langenscheidt Französisch-Deutsch In this dictionary, German translations or equivalents of a French word can be found by entering its spelling. Features such as Phrase search, Spellcheck, Crossword solver and Anagram solver are also available. Looking up a word by Filter search A translation of a French word can be looked up by inputting its spelling. Find the translation of ‘avance’. 1. Press r to open Langenscheidt Französisch-Deutsch. The input screen appears. 2.
Phrase search (Redewendungssuche) Using the Redewendungssuche, you can translate phrases and idiomatic expressions as a native speaker. Input up to three words of the phrase, which should be translated, into the three input fields one below the other. The phrases containing ALL the entered words can be searched for. 5. Select the desired index of the phrase using the number keys (press 1 in this example). The translation of the selected phrase is displayed. • Press f to return to the previous view.
Spellcheck function (Rechtschreibprüfung) The French spellcheck function can be helpful when the exact spelling of a query word is not known. You are not sure whether ‘martau’ or ‘marteau’ is correct. 1. Press r, }, }, then e, to open the input screen of the spellcheck function. 4. In the list, select a desired word using the number keys (press 1 in this example). The detail view of the word is displayed. • Press f to return to the previous view.
Word games (Buchstabenrätsel) With these functions you can train vocabulary with effortless ease, or become word game king. PW-E410 contains two word games. 5. Press e to start the search. A list of the wildcard matches appear. Up to 100 words may be displayed in the list. Crossword solver (Kreuzworträtsel lösen) Use a wildcard character ‘?’ to search for words with ambiguous spellings. Place the appropriate number of ‘?’ characters in the places of characters yet to be determined. 6.
Anagram solver (Anagramm lösen) A word or series of letters can be entered to find any matching anagrams found in Langenscheidt Französisch-Deutsch. An anagram is a word game, which creates meaningful, new words by re-arranging the sequence of characters. 5. In the list of matches, use the number keys to select a word (press 3 in this example). The detail view of the selected word appears. • Press f to return to the previous view. Find anagrams for ‘gourde’.
Using Langenscheidt DeutschFranzösisch In this dictionary, French translations or equivalents of a German word can be found by entering its spelling, with a Phrase search feature also available. Looking up a word by Filter search • Press ^ l to list the headwords in Langenscheidt Deutsch-Französisch. • To search for a different word, simply begin inputting a new word, or press ^ b or s to go to the dictionary’s input screen.
Phrase search (Redewendungssuche) Using the Redewendungssuche, you can translate phrases and idiomatic expressions as a native speaker. 5. Select the desired index of the phrase using the number keys (press 1 in this example). The translation of the selected phrase is displayed. Input up to three words of the phrase, which should be translated, into the three input fields one below the other. The phrases containing ALL the entered words can be searched for. • Press f to return to the previous view.
Using Duden – Die deutsche Rechtschreibung This dictionary is the standard for German spelling based on the new, official regulations, to look up the obligatory spelling of words, division of words and regulations. In addition, the functions ‘Rechtschreibprüfung’, ‘Kreuzworträtsel lösen’ and ‘Anagramm lösen’ are available in this menu. Looking up a word by Filter search A definition of a word can be looked up by inputting its spelling. Find the information for ‘geben’. 1.
Spellcheck function (Rechtschreibprüfung) The German spellcheck function can be helpful when the exact spelling of a query word is not known. You are not sure whether ‘Standart’ or ‘Standard’ is correct. 1. Press d, }, then e, to open the input screen of the spellcheck function. 4. In the list, select a desired word using the number keys (press 1 in this example). The detail view of the word is displayed. • Press f to return to the previous view.
Word games (Buchstabenrätsel) With these functions you can train vocabulary with effortless ease, or become word game king. PW-E410 contains two word games. 5. Press e to start the search. A list of the wildcard matches appear. Up to 100 words may be displayed in the list. Crossword solver (Kreuzworträtsel lösen) Use a wildcard character ‘?’ to search for words with ambiguous spellings. Place the appropriate number of ‘?’ characters in the places of characters yet to be determined. 6.
Anagram solver (Anagramm lösen) A word or series of letters can be entered to find any matching anagrams found in Duden – Die deutsche Rechtschreibung. An anagram is a word game, which creates meaningful, new words by re-arranging the sequence of characters. 5. In the list of matches, use the number keys to select a word (press 4 in this example). The detail view of the selected word appears. • Press f to return to the previous view. Find anagrams for ‘Lauf’.
Zusatz-Infos (Contents-Info) In the Zusatz-Infos you find information, which are located in the front resp. back part of the related printed book versions. In PW-E410 integrated information of the printed version of the dictionaries • For Langenscheidt Taschenwörterbuch Englisch: a. b. c. d. e. f. g.
How to view the Zusatz-Infos View ‘Hinweise für die Benutzung des Wörterbuchs’ in Langenscheidt Taschenwörterbuch Englisch. 1. Press m, 6 to open the Zusatz-Infos. 2. Press 1 to select ‘EN-DE/DE-EN’. The list of Zusatz-Infos in the selected dictionary will be displayed. 3. Use the number keys to select the desired information in the list (press 2 in this example). Note: • To browse contents on the next/previous page, press } { or > <. You may also find the Quick view function useful.
Using the Super jump function • A list of matching words is displayed. If no match is found, then a list of up to 30 closely spelled words per dictionary will be searched and displayed. If the search returns zero results, a message ‘Nicht gefunden!’ appears momentarily. The Super Jump function links the dictionaries integrated in PW-E410, so that words from a detail screen can be quickly marked and explained resp. translated.
Using the My Words List function The function ‘My Words’ is specially useful to train vocabulary. Use the function ‘My Words (Meine Wörter)’ list to register a word, which has been selected from one of the dictionaries before. You can select up to 30 entries for each dictionary word list. Only words can be registered, which are headword entries. I.e. words, which are not contained in the dictionary, cannot be added, because the data base is closed.
Deleting a My Words List item 2. Press 5 to select ‘My Words Löschen’. 1. Display the My Words List on the screen. 2. Use the } or { key to place the cursor on the item to be deleted (select ‘study’ in this example). The reverse colour indicates the selected item. 3. Press (. A confirmation dialogue for deletion appears. 3. Use the number keys to select the My Words List you wish to delete (press 2 in this example). A confirmation dialogue for deletion appears.
Using the History function Use the History function to recall a headword or idioms/sentences previously searched in the dictionaries. • Truncated words in the list are indicated with a trailing ‘...’ at the end. • Each history list can contain up to 30 items. The oldest item will be deleted as item count exceeds 30. Deleting a history item 1. Display the history list on the screen. How to use the History function Recall the search history in Langenscheidt Englisch-Deutsch. 1.
Deleting the history list of a dictionary 1. Press m, then 9 to open the Set-up menu. 2. Press 4 to select ‘Verlauf löschen’. 3. Use the number keys to select the history list you wish to delete. A confirmation dialogue for deletion appears (press 2 in this example). • To delete all history lists, select ‘ALLES’. • Selecting ‘Nur EN-DE’, ‘Nur DE-EN’, ‘Nur FR-DE’ or ‘Nur DE-FR’ will also delete the history list of each phrase search. 4. Press J. The selected history is deleted and the main menu appears.
Using the Calculator function The built-in calculator in the Electronic Dictionary can perform twelve-digit arithmetic calculations with memory function. To access the Calculator function, press m 7. Calculation examples Example (–24) ÷ 4 – 2 = Operation ! - 24 / 4 - 2 = 34 + 57 = 45 + 57 = 34 + 57 = The second figure (57) 45 = becomes the constant. 68 × 25 = (Subtraction and division are performed in the same way as above.) 68 * 25 = The first figure (68) 1.
Using the Converter function • When inputting the desired currency name, press ^ b to clear the input field and use no more than four letters. Use the [ ] keys to set the cursor on the left/right of the currently selected input field. The Converter function consists of two converters: the Currency converter, and the Metric converter. • In the left input field, enter the base currency name. In the input field on the right, place the currency name of which you wish to set the conversion rate.
3. Press ] to execute the conversion from =C to US$. The converted value of US$ 216 is displayed. = • Pressing [ executes a US$-to-C conversion. In this case, the converted value of =C 150 will be displayed. • The and arrows on the screen indicate the direction of conversion. • To initiate conversion of a different value, just enter the value to be converted, or press ! to clear the value in the input field prior to entering the new conversion.
• Use the } or { key to select one of the other Metric converters. • Press f to return to the Converter menu. Units capable of being converted The following conversion formulae can be utilised.
When to replace the battery Appendices Replace the battery immediately in the following cases: • When Replacing the battery Battery used Note: • Use only the specified alkaline battery. Type Alkaline battery is displayed. • When the message ‘Bitte die Batterie ersetzen!’ appears upon turning the power on.
Reset procedure if trouble occurs Specifications Exposure to a strong physical shock or powerful electrical fields may render the keys inoperable, to the point that the power cannot be switched on. If such case is suspected, try following the procedure below. Model: PW-E410 Product name: Electronic Dictionary Reset procedures Display: 159 × 80 dot matrix LCD 1. Press the RESET switch located on the bottom of the unit, with the tip of a ball-point pen or similar object.
• Approx. 55 hours If data is searched for 5 minutes and displayed for 55 minutes with 2 minute backlight use per hour at 25°C (77°F) Note: May vary according to various usage conditions The key sound cannot be heard. • The key sound may be set to OFF. See page 12. The unit does not respond to a key press. • Press the RESET switch. See page 45. Weight (including battery): Approx. 156 g (0.35 lb) Dimensions (when closed): 125 mm (W) × 79.4 mm (D) × 16.
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