MODEL Langenscheidt Handwörterbuch Englisch Langenscheidt Handwörterbuch Französisch Duden – Die deutsche Rechtschreibung PW-E420 ELECTRONIC DICTIONARY OPERATION MANUAL Cover1
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Introduction Thank you for purchasing the SHARP Electronic Dictionary, model PW-E420. The PW-E420 contains data based on the following dictionaries (see page 7): • Langenscheidt Handwörterbuch Englisch • Langenscheidt Handwörterbuch 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-E420! The PW-E420 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-E420 for the first time......................................................................5 Layout.....................................................................................................................8 Basic Operation of PW-E420...............................................................................10 Set-up Menu (Menü-Einstellungen)......................................................................13 Inputting Characters.....................
Getting Started Using the PW-E420 for the first time Be sure to perform the following operations before using the PW-E420 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 44.
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-E420 The dictionary data contained in this unit is based on the following dictionaries: • Langenscheidt Handwörterbuch Englisch © Langenscheidt Handwörterbuch Englisch Langenscheidt KG, Berlin und München 2012 • Langenscheidt Handwörterbuch Französisch © Langenscheidt Handwörterbuch Französisch Langenscheidt KG, Berlin und München 2012 • Duden – Die deutsche Rechtschreibung © Duden – Die deutsche Rechtschreibung, 25. Aufl. 2012 Bibliographisches Institut GmbH, Dudenstr.
Layout Display symbols (Refer to the next page for details) Menu key Display Dictionary/function selection keys 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 8
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-E420 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’ 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) 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. Set-up Menu (Menü-Einstellungen) 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 12, 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. Word car ferry U-Bahn o’clock c/o ruck, zuck z. B. Autor(inn)en*1 2. To adjust the LCD contrast, use the [ (Lighter) key or ] (Darker) key, then press e to return to the main menu.
• Enter ‘a’ instead of ‘@’. • Enter ‘tm’ instead of ‘®’. • Enter ‘and’ (in English) of ‘&’. • Enter ‘g’ instead of ‘g ’. Modifying entry Deleting unnecessary or incorrect characters Modify the entry ‘rangehen’ to indicate ‘Ring’. • Enter ‘l’ instead of ‘£’. 1. Press u to open the input screen of Langenscheidt Deutsch-Englisch. • Enter ‘mf’ or ‘mikrofarad’ instead of ‘µF’. 2. Type ‘rangehen’. • Enter ‘theta’ instead of ‘è’. About Greek letters, enter alphabet letters similarly. 3.
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 (Feststehende Wortverbindungen suchen) Using the Phrase search, 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. Search for a phrase containing ‘take’ and ‘off’.
• Press f to return to the previous view. • Press ^ l to list the headwords in Langenscheidt Englisch-Deutsch. Note: • Up to 100 words may be displayed in the list. If the list of words does not appear as expected: • Searching for words with particular spellings may take more time to complete than others. • If no word is given, a message ‘Nicht gefunden!’ will momentarily be displayed, followed by the input screen of the spellcheck function.
5. Press e to start the search. A list of the wildcard matches appear. Up to 100 words may be displayed in the list. 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. 6. In the list, select a desired word using the number keys (press 3 in this example).
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. • Press ^ l to list the headwords in Langenscheidt Englisch-Deutsch. • To initiate another search, simply type in the new spelling or press ^ b to return to the input screen of the Anagram solver.
Using Langenscheidt DeutschEnglisch Phrase search (Feststehende Wortverbindungen suchen) Using the Phrase search, you can translate phrases and idiomatic expressions as a native speaker. 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. Input up to three words of the phrase, which should be translated, into the three input fields one below the other.
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 ‘voir’. 1. Press r to open Langenscheidt Französisch-Deutsch. The input screen appears.
2. Press < to show the last entry of all FR-DE entries. • The list of French conjugations is shown in alphabetical order. Note: • The last page of the verb paradigms is displayed. The verb paradigms are indicated by a pointing arrow to differentiate them from the entries (headwords) themselves. 3. Scroll through the conjugation list using { and }. 4. Open the desired conjugation by entering the number or selecting a conjugation with the { and } keys and pressing e. 5.
Spellcheck function (Rechtschreibprüfung) The French spellcheck function can be helpful when the exact spelling of a query word is not known. Note: • Up to 100 words may be displayed in the list. If the list of words does not appear as expected: You are not sure whether ‘martau’ or ‘marteau’ is correct. • Searching for words with particular spellings may take more time to complete than others. 1. Press r, }, }, then e, to open the input screen of the Spellcheck function.
Word games (Buchstabenrätsel) With these functions you can train vocabulary with effortless ease, or become word game king. PW-E420 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.
3. Press 2 . The input screen of the Anagram solver appears. Further information • For further information about this dictionary, refer to the section ‘Viewing the Zusatz-Infos’ (page 32) and pages 46. 4. Place ‘gourde’ in the input field, then press e to initiate the search. Up to 100 words may be displayed in the list. 5. In the list of matches, use the number keys to select a word. The detail view of the selected word appears. • Press f to return to the previous view.
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 A translation of a German word can be looked up by inputting its spelling. Find the translation of ‘geben’. 1. Press s to open Langenscheidt Deutsch-Französisch. The spelling input screen appears. 2. Type ‘geben’. As you type, candidates for matching narrow.
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’, ‘Anagramm lösen’ and ‘Duden-Regeln’, which are the rules for the German spelling and punctuation, are available in this menu.
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. The detail view of the word is displayed. • Press f to return to the previous view. • Press ^ l to list the headwords in Duden – Die deutsche Rechtschreibung.
Word games (Buchstabenrätsel) With these functions you can train vocabulary with effortless ease, or become word game king. PW-E420 contains two word games. 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. Press the ‘?’ You can find a second function of the M button. Find a matching word for a query ‘w?rt’. 1.
3. Press 2 . The input screen of the Anagram solver appears. Duden-rules The complete list of the k-rules of the German spelling can be accessed in the device as follows: 1. Press d to open Duden - Die deutsche Rechtschreibung. 4. Place ‘Lauf’ in the input field, then press e to initiate the search. Up to 100 words may be displayed in the list. 5. In the list of matches, use the number keys to select a word. The input screen appears. 2.
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-E420 integrated information of the printed version of the dictionaries • For Langenscheidt Handwörterbuch Englisch: a. b. c. d. e. f.
How to view the Zusatz-Infos View ‘Hinweise für die Benutzung des Wörterbuchs’ in Langenscheidt Handwörterbuch 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. 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-E420, so that words from a detail screen can be quickly marked and explained resp. translated.
Using the My Words List function 2. Press y. The My Words List of the Langenscheidt Englisch-Deutsch appears. 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.
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. How to use the History function • 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. 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. Prior to initiating calculations • This product uses a comma ‘,’ as a decimal separator; a period is used as a thousand separator. • Before performing any calculation, press @ @ ^ b to clear the memory and the display.
Using the Converter function The Converter function consists of two converters: the Currency converter, and the Metric converter. Currency converter (Währungsumrechner) Setting a currency rate • 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. • In the left input field, enter the base currency name.
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= 180 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 Size / Model Size “AAA” / LR03 Quantity 1 • Please do not use rechargeable battery, this can lead to a malfunction of the device. Precautions • Fluid from a leaking battery accidentally entering an eye could result in serious injury.
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-E420 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 Weight (including battery): Approx. 155 g (0.35 lb) Dimensions (when closed): 125 mm (W) × 79.4 mm (D) × 16.8 mm (H) 4-29/32" (W) × 3-1/8" (D) × 21/32" (H) Accessories: Alkaline battery LR03 (size ‘AAA’) × 1, operation manual Troubleshooting Refer to the list of possible symptoms, and solutions may be found here.
Further information of the dictionaries Langenscheidt Handwörterbuch Englisch Copyright Langenscheidt Handwörterbuch Englisch Herausgegeben von der Langenscheidt-Redaktion Deutsche Rechtschreibung nach den gültigen amtlichen Regeln und DudenEmpfehlungen. Als Marken geschützte Wörter werden in diesem Wörterbuch in der Regel durch das Zeichen ® kenntlich gemacht. Das Fehlen eines solchen Hinweises begründet jedoch nicht die Annahme, eine nicht gekennzeichnete Ware oder eine Dienstleistung sei frei.
Bei den Zahlen, die sich im Folgenden auf das Dudenkorpus beziehen, unterscheiden wir zwischen den Wortformen, wie sie in einem Fließtext vorkommen, und den mittels einer (maschinellen) Analyse auf ihre Grundform zurückgeführten Wortformen. Unter einer Wortform verstehen wir jedes einzelne Wort eines Fließtextes. Dieses kann, je nach Wortart, entweder gebeugt oder ungebeugt vorkommen.
Die Stichwortzahlen der Dudenauflagen Die häufigsten Wörter in deutschsprachigen Texten Mit jeder Auflage ist der Umfang des Dudens gewachsen. Als Konrad Dudens »Vollständiges Orthographisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache« 1880 erschien, enthielt dieser sogenannte Urduden 27 000 Stichwörter.
Die häufigsten Verben 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Jahr Uhr Prozent Euro Million Zeit Tag Land Mensch Frau werden haben sein können müssen sollen sagen geben kommen wollen neu ander... groß viel erst... deutsch gut weit eigen klein Rang Rang Im gesamten Dudenkorpus Die Die häufigsten häufigsten Substantive Adjektive Die Die häufigsten häufigsten Substantive Adjektive Die häufigsten Verben 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Die längsten Wörter im Duden Die folgende Tabelle zeigt die im Rechtschreibduden enthaltenen Stichwörter mit den meisten Buchstaben. Bei der Auswertung nicht berücksichtigt wurden Stichwörter, die aus mehreren mit Leerzeichen voneinander getrennten Wörtern bestehen, z. B. »Vereinigtes Königreich [Großbritannien und Nordirland]«, »vorgelesen, genehmigt, unterschrieben« oder »non scholae, sed vitae discimus«. Die meisten Wörter stammen inhaltlich betrachtet aus den Bereichen Recht und Verwaltung.
Durchschnittliche Länge eines deutschen Wortes Die Wörter mit den meisten aufeinanderfolgenden Vokalen Die durchschnittliche Länge eines Stichwortes im Duden beträgt 10,6 Buchstaben. Wie sich die Anzahl der Stichwörter dabei auf die unterschiedlichen Wortlängen verteilt, zeigt die folgende Grafik: Die drei Stichwörter aus dem Rechtschreibduden mit den meisten aufeinanderfolgenden Vokalen, und zwar insgesamt 5, sind: 18 000 16 000 Bei diesen Wörtern handelt es sich um Zusammensetzungen.
Betrachtet man die Aneinanderreihung von Vokalen im Dudenkorpus, kommt man zu sehr ähnlichen Ergebnissen. Über die oben bereits zitierten Wörter »zweieiig«, »Donauauen« und »Treueeid« hinaus finden sich hier noch die folgenden Wortformen mit 5 aufeinanderfolgenden Vokalen: – Bioeier – Batterieeier – Teeeier – dreieiig – Niveauausgleich – Milieuaufklärer (bei der Polizei) – Queueing (EDV) Darüber hinaus finden sich im Dudenkorpus zahlreiche Namen mit 5 aufeinanderfolgenden Vokalen, z. B.
Die Verteilung der Artikel (Genusangabe) im Rechtschreibduden An letzter Stelle steht die Kombination feminin/neutral (gut 12 %), z. B. bei Die meisten deutschen Substantive werden von einem Artikel begleitet, zum Beispiel »der Bumerang« (maskulin), »die Untersuchung« (feminin) oder »das Gewinnspiel« (neutral). Einige wenige Substantive werden auch artikellos gebraucht, z. B. »Aids«, »Allerheiligen« oder »Donnerlittchen«. Sie machen im Rechtschreibduden weniger als 0,1 % aus.
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