Product Support... 52

Using the Super jump function
How to use the Super jump function... 22
Using the History function
How to use the History function... 24
Using the PW-E550 for the first time
Be sure to perform the following operations before using the PW-E550 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 29. If the power cannot be turned on: Make sure the battery replacement switch is placed at the NORMAL OPERATION position, then press o again. If the power still cannot be switched on, try following steps 1 through 6 in the above procedure again.
2. Remove the battery cover.
7. Adjust the LCD contrast by using [ ], and press e. The key sound on/off screen will appear.
3. Insert the battery. Make sure the battery polarity is correct.
8. Select Y or N to turn the key sound on/off. 4. Replace the battery cover. The main menu screen will appear. The LCD contrast and the key sound settings can be adjusted later in the Set-up menu.
5. Set the battery replacement switch to the NORMAL OPERATION position.

Turning the power on/off

The power can be switched on by pressing the keys listed below. To turn off the power, press o. Display status upon start-up Key o Restores the display as it was before the unit was switched off (Resume function). m The main menu screen appears. d The main display of each dictionary and/or function appears (Directt on function) g s a
Key notation used in this manual
All keys are framed (A, for instance); exceptions are found in the Calculator section, where the numeral entries are shown with real numbers. Keys are often assigned with more than one function. The appropriate key/ function will be shown according to the input status. <Example 1> will be shown as either Q, 1 or 1 depending on the input status. <Example 2> will be shown as either G or + depending on the input status. The functions indicated with green typeface are second functions. Press and release ^, then press an appropriate key. <Example 1> ^ l directs to press and release ^, then press l (f). ^ w directs to press and release ^, then press w (<).

Auto power off function

To save the battery, the PW-E550 will automatically turn its power off if no key operations are detected for a set period of time. The initial activation interval setting is 5 minutes, but it can be adjusted by following the directions on page 12.

To attach a commercially available strap
A carrying strap can be attached, as shown in the picture below (strap not included). Caution: Do not swing the unit by the strap, or use excessive force to pull the strap. Doing so will cause a malfunction or hardware damage to the unit. Back of the unit
Data contained in the PW-E550
The dictionary data contained in this unit are based on the following dictionaries: New Oxford American Dictionary Oxford University Press 2001 The Oxford American Thesaurus of Current English Oxford University Press 1999 Garner's Modern American Usage Bryan A. Garner 2003 * All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of Oxford University Press, or as expressly permitted by law, or under terms agreed with the appropriate reprographics rights organization. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside the scope of the above should be sent to the Rights Department, Oxford University Press. * The data includes some words that are, or are asserted to be, proprietary names or trademarks. Their inclusion does not imply that they have acquired for legal purposes a nonproprietary or general significance, nor is any other judgment implied concerning their legal status. In cases where the editor has some evidence that a word is used as a proprietary name or trademark, this is indicated by the designation trademark, but no judgment concerning the legal status of such words is made or implied thereby. The data content of each Dictionary is mostly retained faithful to the original. However, some sections of the dictionary contents have had to be altered due to the limitations of the LCD display and for other reasons; these modifications have been implemented under the provisions of the publisher(s). In some rare cases, misspellings and/or mistypings may be found; these are errors that have been retained unmodified from the source Dictionaries. Note: For full information on the contents of the dictionaries, see Introductions on pages 3151. This product does not contain most of the appendix data (including the preface, etc.) found in the book version. The product does not contain illustrations and photographs found in the book version.

Layout

Display symbols (Refer to the next page for details)

Display

Dictionary/function selection key Menu key Font size shift key Power on/off key Clear key Back space key
2nd function key Utility keys for Dictionaries Escape key Page scroll key

Cursor keys Enter key

When the icons appear in the detailed view, a note can be selected and browsed. For details, refer to pages 10-11. Note: A headword with a Note is marked with an asterisk ( ). In many cases, the icon only appears at the bottom of an entry, but contains important information about usage of the headword as a whole. If unsure about usage, scroll down to the bottom of the entry to access any relevant notes.
To search for idioms or phrasal verbs, enter no more than three words in the input field. The phrases containing ALL the entered words can be searched for. <Example> Search for a phrase containing make and up, and find its synonyms. 1. Press t to open the Oxford American Thesaurus of Current English. Press } once to place the cursor at the Phrase search, then press e. The input screen of the Phrase search appears. 2. Input make, press }, followed by up. To input more than one word, input each word in the separate input field. Use the } { keys to move the cursor. Each input field can accommodate up to 24 characters. 3. Press e. A list of phrases containing the words appears. If no matching phrase is found, then a message Not Found! will momentarily be displayed. 4. Select the desired index of the phrase using the number key(s). The detailed view of the selected phrase is displayed. Press f to return to the previous view. Press ^ l to list the index of phrases containing the words. To search for a new phrase, simply begin inputting new words, or press b to go back to the input screen to start a new search.
For further information on using this thesaurus, refer to the Introduction on pages 43-44.
Input a word or an essay's title in Garner's Modern American Usage to find the latest American English usages. A word can also be searched in the Select Glossary.
To search a word in the detailed view, or to search for an item indicated under the , use the Super jump function. Press f to return to the previous screen. Press ^ l to list the headings in Garner's Modern American Usage. To search a different word, simply begin inputting a new spelling for the word, or press b or g to go to the input screen of Garner's Modern American Usage.
Searching by a word or an essays title (Filter search)

Units capable of being converted
The following conversion formulae can be utilised. length1: length2: length3: length4: weight1: weight2: temperature: volume1: inch cm feet m yard m mile km ounce g pound kg F C pint liter gallon(US) liter gallon(UK) liter mile2 km2 acre hectare
3. Input 40. You may input a simple formula, such as 25 + 15 =, instead. 4. Press ]. The value in feet is converted to the metric value. Press [ to convert from the metric value to feet. In this case, the given value 40 will be taken as the metric value to be converted to feet. 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.
volume2: volume3: surface area1: surface area2:

Replacing the battery

Battery used
Use only the specified alkaline battery. Type Alkaline battery Size / Model Size AAA / LR03 Quantity 1
When to replace the battery
Replace the battery immediately in the following cases: When Note: If you do not follow the procedure describing the battery replacement, the History list, as well as the Calculator's memory, may be cleared or altered. Also, Currency converter and the Set-up menu configurations may be reset. is displayed. When the message Replace the battery appears upon turning the power on.

Replacement procedure

1. Switch off the power by pressing o. 2. Set the battery replacement switch located on the bottom of the unit to the REPLACE BATTERY position. 3. Remove the battery cover. 4. Remove the used battery and insert the one new battery. Make sure the battery polarity is correctly oriented. 5. Replace the battery cover. 6. Set the battery replacement switch to the NORMAL OPERATION position. 7. Open the unit and press o to turn the power on. The LCD contrast screen appears. If the power cannot be switched on, try following steps 2 through 7 in the above procedure again. Should this fail, then follow the reset procedure on the following page. 8. Follow the instructions on the screen to adjust the LCD contrast, as well as to set the key sound on/off configuration (see steps 7 through 8 of the procedure on page 2.)

Reset procedures

1. Press the RESET switch located on the bottom of the unit with the tip of a ball-point pen or similar object. Do not use an object with a breakable or sharp tip. The message Do you want to initialize? appears. 2. Press Y to initialize the unit. A message Initialized! is momentarily displayed, followed by the LCD contrast adjustment screen. If N is selected, then the unit will not be initialized. 3. Follow the instructions on the screen to adjust the LCD contrast, as well as to set the key sound on/off configuration (see steps 7 through 8 of the procedure on page 2.) Note: The reset procedure will clear the History list, and Calculator's memory, as well as to reset the Currency converter and the Set-up menu configurations. To avoid these, you may press N at step two of the above. Occasionally when corruption of data etc. occurs, the reset procedure may automatically be initiated upon pressing of the RESET switch or the o key. When this occurs, the message Initialized! will be displayed, followed by the LCD contrast screen. Follow the instructions on the LCD contrast, as well as to set the key sound on/off configuration.
Converter function: Power consumption: Operating temperature: Power supply: Battery life:
0123456789., 0123456789., 0123456789.,

Troubleshooting

Solutions to possible symptoms may be found here. The unit cannot be switched on. Check if the battery is drained. See page 28. Check the battery replacement switch; it should be set at the NORMAL OPERATION position. See page 2. Check the polarity of the battery. See page 2. Verify the LCD contrast setting; the power may be switched on, but the message on the screen may not be visible. See page 12. If the above settings appear normal, then press the RESET switch. See page 29. The screen is dark or light. Adjust the LCD contrast. See page 12. The key sound cannot be heard. The key sound may be set to OFF. See page 11. The unit does not respond to a key press. Press the RESET switch. See page 29. The unit shuts off automatically. The Auto power off function is in action. The activation interval of the Auto power off function can be adjusted. See page 12. The desired word cannot be found. A variant form of the word may have been entered. Enter the original form.
The New Oxford American Dictionary
The New Oxford American Dictionary has been compiled according to principles that are quite different from those of traditional American dictionaries. New types of evidence are now available in sufficient quantity to allow lexicographers to construct a picture of the language that is more accurate than has been possible before. The approach to structuring and organizing within individual dictionary entries has been rethought, as has the approach to the selection and presentation of information in every aspect of the dictionary: definitions, choice of examples, grammar, word histories, and every other category. New approaches have been adopted in response to a reappraisal of the workings of language in general and its relationship to the presentation of information in a dictionary in particular. The aim of this introduction is to give the user background information for using this dictionary and to explain some of the thinking behind these new approaches.

Evidence and Illustrative Examples
The information presented in the dictionary about individual words is based on close analysis of how words behave in real, natural language. Behind every dictionary entry are examples of the word in useoften hundreds and thousands of themthat have been analyzed to give information about typical usage, about distribution (whether typically American or typically British, for example), about register (whether informal or derogatory, for example), about currency (whether archaic or dated, for example), and about subject field (whether used only in medicine or finance, for example). Databank and Citation Evidence Extensive use has been made of Oxfords text databank resources, which include a carefully balanced selection of 100 million words of written and spoken English text (equivalent to one persons reading over ten years) in machine-readable form, available for computational analysis, and about 64 million words of citations from
Examples The New Oxford American Dictionary contains many more examples of words in use than any other comparable dictionary. Generally, they are there to show typical uses of the word or sense. All examples are authentic, in that they represent actual usage. In the past, dictionaries typically have used made-up examples, partly because not enough authentic text was available and partly through an assumption that made-up examples were somehow better in that they could be tailored to the precise needs of the dictionary entry. Such a view finds little favor today, and it is now generally recognized that the naturalness provided by authentic examples is of the utmost importance in giving an accurate picture of language in use.
nevertheless well known to many peoplehave traditionally simply been ignored in dictionaries. The New Oxford American Dictionary gives an account of widely held but often erroneous folk etymologies for the benefit of the general user, explaining competing theories and assessing their relative merits where applicable. See the folk etymologies at posh and cherub. Researching word histories is similar in some respects to archaeology: the evidence is often partial or not there at all, and etymologists must make informed decisions using the evidence available, however inadequate it may be. From time to time, new evidence becomes available, and the known history of a word may need to be reconsidered. In this, the New Oxford American Dictionary has been able to draw on the extensive expertise and ongoing research of the Oxford English Dictionary.

Word Histories

The etymologies in standard dictionaries explain the language from which a word was brought into English, the period at which it is first recorded in English, and the development of modern word forms. While the New Oxford American Dictionary does this, it also goes further. It explains sense development as well as morphological (or form) development. Information is presented clearly and with a minimum of technical terminology, and the perspective taken is that of the general user who would like to know about word origins but who is not a philological specialist. In this context, the history of how and why a particular meaning developed from an apparently quite different older meaning is likely to be at least as interesting as, for example, what the original form was in Latin or Greek. For example, the word history for the word oaf shows how the present meaning developed from the meaning elf, while the entry for compass shows how the sense magnetic compass may have been influenced by Italian. Additional special features of the New Oxford American Dictionary include internal etymologies and folk etymologies. Internal etymologies are given within entries to explain the origin of particular senses, phrases, or idioms. For example, how did the figurative use of red herring come about? Why do we call something a flash in the pan? See the internal etymologies under red herring and flash. The New Oxford American Dictionary presents the information in a straightforward, user-friendly fashion immediately following the relevant definition. In a similar vein, folk etymologiesthose explanations that are unfounded but

Usage Notes (

Interest in questions of good usage is widespread among English speakers everywhere, and many issues are hotly debated. In the New Oxford American Dictionary, traditional issues have been reappraised, and guidance is given on various points, old and new. The aim is to help people to use the language more accurately, more clearly, and more elegantly, and to give information and offer reassurance in the face of some of the more baffling assertions about correctness that are sometimes made. This reappraisal has involved looking carefully at evidence of actual usage (in the Oxford databank, the British National Corpus, the citations collected by the Oxford North American Reading Program, and other sources) in order to find out where mistakes are actually being made, and where confusion and ambiguity actually arise. The issues on which journalists and others tend to comment have been reassessed and a judgment made about whether their comments are justified. From the 15th century onward, traditionalists have been objecting to particular senses of certain English words and phrases, for example, due to and hopefully. Certain grammatical structures, too, have been singled out for adverse comment, notably the split infinitive and the use of a preposition at the end of a clause. Some of these objections are founded on very dubious arguments, for example, the notion that English grammatical structures should precisely parallel those of Latin or that
meaning change of any kind is inherently suspect. For examples of notes on such issues, see preposition, due and hopefully. The usage notes in the New Oxford American Dictionary take the view that English is English, not Latin, and that English is, like all living languages, subject to change. Good usage is usage that gets the speakers or writers message across, not usage that conforms to some arbitrary rules that fly in the face of historical fact or current evidence. The editors of the New Oxford American Dictionary are well aware that the prescriptions of pundits in the past have had remarkably little practical effect on the way the language is actually used. A good dictionary reports the language as it is, not as the editors (or anyone else) would wish it to be, and the usage notes must give guidance that accords with observed facts about present-day usage. This is not to imply that the issues are straightforward or that there are simple solutions, however. Much of the debate about use of language is highly political, and controversy is, occasionally, inevitable. Changing social attitudes have stigmatized long-established uses, such as the word man to denote the human race in general, for example, and have highlighted the absence of a gender-neutral singular pronoun meaning both he and she (for which purpose they is now often used). Similarly, words such as race and native are now associated with particular problems of sensitivity in use. The usage notes in the New Oxford American Dictionary offer information and practical advice on such issues. For examples, see man and native.

sentences in the New Oxford American Dictionary but is not otherwise explicitly mentioned in the dictionary entries. A similar alternation is found in compound adjectives such as well intentioned. When used predicatively (i.e., after the verb), such adjectives are unhyphenated, but when used attributively (i.e., before the noun), they are hyphenated: his remarks were well intentioned; a well-intentioned remark. A general rule governing verb compounds means that, where a noun compound is two words (e.g., beta test), any verb derived from it is normally hyphenated (to beta-test: the system was beta-tested). Similarly, verbal nouns and adjectives are more often hyphenated than ordinary noun or adjective compounds (e.g., epochmaking). Inflection Compared with other languages, English has comparatively few inflections, and those that exist are remarkably regular. We add an -s to most nouns to make a plural; we add -ed to most verbs to make a past tense or a past participle, and -ing to make a present participle. Occasionally, a difficulty arises: for example, a single consonant after a short stressed vowel is doubled before adding -ed or -ing (hum, hums, humming, hummed). In addition, words borrowed from other languages generally bring their foreign inflections with them, causing problems for English speakers who are not proficient in those languages. In all such cases, guidance is given in the New Oxford American Dictionary. The main areas covered are outlined below. Verbs The following forms are regarded as regular and are therefore not shown in the dictionary: third person singular present forms adding -s to the stem (or -es to stems ending in -s, -x, -z, -sh, or soft -ch), e.g., find finds; crush crushes past tenses and past participles dropping a final silent e and adding -ed to the stem, e.g., change changed; dance danced
present participles dropping a final silent e and adding -ing to the stem, e.g., change changing; dance dancing Other forms are given in the dictionary, notably for: verbs that inflect by doubling a consonant, e.g., bat batted, batting verbs ending in -y that inflect by changing -y to -i, e.g., try tries, tried verbs in which past tense and past participle do not follow the regular -ed pattern, e.g., feel past and past participle felt; awake past awoke; past participle awoken present participles that add -ing but retain a final e (in order to make clear that the pronunciation of g remains soft), e.g., singe singeing Nouns Plurals formed by adding -s (or -es when they end in -s, -x, -z, -sh, or soft -ch) are regarded as regular and are not shown, e.g., dog dogs; lunch lunches Other plural forms are given in the dictionary, notably for: nouns ending in -i or -o, e.g., agouti agoutis; albino albinos nouns ending in -a, -um, or -us that are or appear to be Latinate forms, e.g., alumna alumnae; spectrum spectra; alveolus alveoli nouns ending in -y, e.g., fly flies; party parties nouns with more than one plural form, e.g., crux cruxes or cruces; money moneys or monies nouns with plurals showing a change in the stem, e.g., foot feet; louse lice nouns with plurals unchanged from the singular form, e.g., sheep sheep; bonsai bonsai

The |N| does not represent a consonant; it indicates that the preceding vowel is nasalized, as in French bon (bon voyage) and en (en route).
as in hors doeuvre |r"dvr@|, Goethe |"gt@| A vowel made by rounding the lips as with || while saying |e| or |a|, as in French boeuf and feu, or German Hlle and Hhle. as in Lully |lY"le|, Utrecht |"Y%treKHt| A vowel made by rounding the lips as with |oo| or |oo | while saying |i| or |e |,
as in French rue or German fhlen. Stress Marks
Stress (or accent) is represented by marks placed before the affected syllable. The primary stress mark is a short, raised vertical line |"| which signifies that the heaviest emphasis should be placed on the following syllable. The secondary stress mark is a short, lowered vertical line |%| which signifies a somewhat weaker emphasis than on the syllable with primary stress.
Oxford American Thesaurus of Current English
Guide to The Oxford American Thesaurus of Current English HEADWORDS
The text of The Oxford American Thesaurus of Current English is organized under headwords, which are displayed in bold type. The headwords are listed in strict alphabetical order. Many English words have two or more acceptable spellings; in this dictionary, the one used is the one regarded as being the most common. Occasionally, two spellings share nearly equal usage; in such cases, the headwords include both forms. For example: cagey, cagy adjective guarded, secretive, noncommittal, cautious, chary, wary, careful, shrewd, wily.
bank1 noun 1 a grassy bank: slope, rise, incline. bank2 verb bank an aircraft: tilt, slope, slant. bank3 noun 1 borrow from the bank: financial institution; commercial bank. If two or more headwords are identical in spelling but have different parts of speech, homograph numbers are not used. This does not necessarily imply that these entries share the same etymology.

ENTRIES

Each entry contains a list of words that are synonyms of the headword: i.e., the words can be used in place of the headword in most (although not all) contexts. When a word has more than one meaning, the different senses of the word are numbered. In many instances, example phrases (followed by symbol) indicate the particular sense and illustrate the use of the word. In some cases, two or more examples are given; these are separated by a vertical bar (|). For example: contribute verb 1 contribute money/time to the charity | happy to contribute: give, donate, hand out. Note that a slash (/) is used to separate alternative words in order to save space. The slash applies only to the two words it separates; thus contribute time/money can be read as contribute time and contribute money.

PLURALS A. Generally B. Borrowed Words C. Nouns Ending in -f D. Nouns Ending in -o E. Nouns Ending in -y F. Proper Names G. Compound Nouns H. Differentiated Forms I. Acronyms and Abbreviations J. Mass (Noncount) Nouns K. Numbers and Decades L. Words and Letters M. Plural Possessives POINTING WORDS A. Generally B. This vs. that PORTMANTEAU WORDS POSSESSIVES A. Singular Possessives B. Plural Possessives C. Absolute Possessives D. Double Possessives E. Joint Possessives: John and Marys house F. Names as Adjectives G. Possessives of Names Made with Possessives H. Inanimate Things I. Phrasal Possessives J. Attributive Nouns Ending in -ed K. Possessives Followed by Relative Pronouns
L. Units of Time or Value M. Titles of Books, Films, and the Like N. Goodness sake and conscience sake POSTPOSITIVE ADJECTIVES PREPOSITIONS A. The Preposition Quotient B. Ending Sentences with Prepositions C. Redundant Prepositions D. The Wrong Preposition E. Prepositions as Particles or Adverbs PROFANITY PRONOUNS A. The Basics B. Confusion of Nominative and Objective Cases C. Underused in Specialized Writing D. Indefinite Pronouns: Number E. Reflexive Pronouns F. Overeager Pronouns G. Restrictive and Nonrestrictive Relative Pronouns H. One as a Pronoun I. Noun-Pronoun Disagreement J. Relative Pronoun-Antecedent Disagreement PRONUNCIATION A. General Principles
B. Commonly Mispronounced Words C. Lambdacism and Rhotacism D. The Mispronounced -phE. Names F. Pronunciation and enunciation G. Bibliography PUNCTUATION A. Apostrophe B. Bullet C. Colon D. Comma E. Dash F. Ellipsis Dots G. Em-Dash H. En-Dash I. Exclamation Point J. Hyphen K. Parentheses L. Period M. Question Mark N. Quotation Marks O. Semicolon P. Square Brackets Q. Virgule R. Bibliography PUNS QUADRI-; QUADRU-; QUADRAQUESTIONS, DIRECT AND INDIRECT QUOTATIONS A. Use of Quoted Material B. Handling Block Quotations C. Punctuating the Lead-In
D. American and British Systems E. Ellipses RE- PAIRS REDUNDANCY REMOTE RELATIVES A. Generally B. The Exceptional which RETRONYMS RUN-ON SENTENCES SENTENCE ADVERBS SENTENCE ENDS SENTENCE LENGTH SESQUIPEDALITY SET PHRASES SEXISM A. Generally B. The Pronoun Problem C. Words with man- and -man D. Differentiated Feminine Forms E. Equivalences F. Statute of Limitations G. Bibliography SKUNKED TERMS SLANG SLIPSHOD EXTENSION SOUND OF PROSE A. Undue Alliteration or Rhyme B. Awkward Repetition SPELLING A. Common Misspellings
B. Doubling of Final Consonants in Inflected Forms C. Words with -ie- or -eiD. Compounds SPLIT INFINITIVES A. Generally B. Splits to Be Avoided C. Justified Splits D. Awkwardness Caused by Avoiding Splits E. Ambiguities STANDARD ENGLISH SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT A. General Rule B. False Attraction to Noun Intervening Between Subject and Verb C. False Attraction to Predicate Noun D. Compound Subjects Joined Conjunctively E. Misleading Connectives F. Plural Units Denoting Amounts G. One and one (is) (are) H. Thing after thing (is) (are) I. More than one is; more than one are J. Plural Subject Intended to Denote Area or Statistic K. One in five; one of every five L. Decades M. An Unusual Plural N. Nouns of Multitude

O. P. Q. R. S. T.

A number of people (is) (are) One of those who (is) (are) Each as Subject What as Subject Inversion Alternatives
C. Threatened Obsolescence of Perfect Tenses TITULAR TOMFOOLERY TMESIS UNDERSTOOD WORDS VERBAL AWARENESS VOGUE WORDS VOWEL CLUSTERS WEASEL WORDS WELLERISMS -WISE WOOLLINESS WORD PATRONAGE WORD-SWAPPING -WORTHY ZEUGMA
SUBJECT-VERB SEPARATION SUBJUNCTIVES SUPERSTITIONS A. Never End a Sentence with a Preposition B. Never Split an Infinitive C. Never Split a Verb Phrase D. Never Begin a Sentence with And or But E. Never Write a One-Sentence Paragraph F. Never Begin a Sentence with Because G. Never Use since to Mean because H. Never Use between with More than Two Objects I. Never Use the First-Person Pronouns I and me J. Never Use Contractions K. Never Use you in Referring to Your Reader SWAPPING HORSES SYNESIS TENSES A. Generally B. Sequence of

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

adj. = adjective adv. = adverb AHD = The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (4th ed. 2000) Am. = American AmE = American English arch. = archaic A.S. = Anglo-Saxon Aus. = Australian Br. = British BrE = British English c. = century ca. = (circa) around Can. = Canadian cap. = capitalized cf. = (confer) compare with COD = The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Current English (8th ed. 1990) colloq. = colloquial conj. = conjunction DAEU = Margaret Nicholson, A Dictionary of AmericanEnglish Usage (1957) DCAU = Bergen Evans & Cornelia Evans, A Dictionary of Contemporary American Usage (1957) ed. = edition; editor e.g. = (exempli gratia) for example Eng. esp. ex. fig. fr. = = = = = English especially example figuratively from; derived from; found in French Great Britain (i.e., England, Scotland, and Wales) German Greek (ibidem) in the same work (id est) that is Italian Japanese Latin lowercase literally Wilson Follett, Modern American Usage (1966) Middle English H.W. Fowler, A Dictionary of Modern English Usage (1926) H.W. Fowler, A Dictionary of Modern English Usage (Ernest Gowers ed., 2d ed. 1965) R.W. Burchfield, The New Fowlers Modern English Usage (1996)

Fr. = G.B. =

Ger. Gk. ibid. i.e. Ital. Jap. L. l.c. lit. MAU

= = = = = = = = = =

ME = MEU1 =

MEU2 =

MEU3 =
SOED n. = noun no. = number NOAD = The New Oxford American Sp. Dictionary (2001) specif. U&A Norw. = Norwegian obs. = obsolete U.K. OE = Old English OED = The Oxford English Dictionary (2d ed. 1989) OED Supp. = A Supplement to the U.S. Oxford English Dictionary USGPO (4 vols., 1972-1986) OF = Old French OGEU = The Oxford Guide to usu. English Usage (1983) vb. orig. = originally v.i. p. = page v.t. W2 phr. = phrase pl. = plural pmbl. = preamble pp. = pages W3 p.pl. = past participle prep. = preposition pron. = pronoun pr.pl. = present participle W11 quot. = quotation repr. = reprinted rev. = revised by; revision RH2 = The Random House WDEU Dictionary of the English Language (2d ed. 1987) WNWCD Russ. = Russian Scot. = Scottish sing. = singular

= The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary (1993) = Spanish = specifically = Eric Partridge, Usage & Abusage (1942) = United Kingdom (i.e., Great Britain and-since 1922-Northern Ireland) = United States = United States Government Printing Office, A Manual of Style (rev. ed. 1986) = usually = verb = intransitive verb = transitive verb = Websters New International Dictionary of the English Language (2d ed. 1934) = Websters Third New International Dictionary of the English Language (1961) = Merriam-Websters Collegiate Dictionary (11th ed. 2003) = Merriam-Websters Dictionary of English Usage (1989) = Websters New World College Dictionary (3d ed. 1995)

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

@ for all the vowel sounds in amok, burger, London a as in fact, vat ah as in calm, father ahr as in bar, start air as in flare, lair aw n n o oi
as in note, clown for a French-sounding nasalized n as in hot, wash as in join, ploy
ng as in long, plank oh as in loan, home oo as in rule, tomb oor as in poor, lure or ow p r s

as in tall, law

ay as in page, same b as in balk, job ch as in chief, bench d as in deck, red e as in leg, ferry ee as in flea, tidy eer as in mere, tier f
as in board, court as in plow, loud as in poem, drop as in rank, hear as in seek, pass
sh as in sharp, trash t as in time, boot th

as in fence, off

g as in go, mug h as in harp, hold hw I

as in thin, math

as in which, while as in time, eye
th -- as in there, bathe uu as in took, pull v w y zh
i as in rib, akin j as in jump, magic k as in keep, school l as in lever, pill m as in muck, drum
as in vague, shiver as in witch, away as in year, union as in measure, vision

z as in zone, please

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. WARNING FCC Regulations state that any unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user's authority to operate this equipment. Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

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ELECTRONIC DICTIONARY

QUICK REFERENCE Layout
Charge lamp Selection keys for contents/functions Global search keys Antenna (side) Power ON/OFF key Function key Earphone jack (side) Page scroll keys Volume control keys (volume up/down) Speaker Audio key S-jump key Example/explanation key Character size change keys

PRINTED IN CHINA

PW-TC980
Display (Main display) / touch pad Utility keys for dictionaries/functions Library key Menu key Stylus holder (side) Dictionary/TV switch keys AC adapter connector (side) Clear key Back space key USB connector (side) Cursor keys Speaker Search/enter key Escape key Handwriting pad Card slot (Front)
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to select alphabet 12 Press Japanese input. character input or press select
The date/time settings screen is displayed.

2 Press

Channel setting conrmation window is displayed.
Select date items using or and enter 13 (year), the (month) and (day) (e.g., Junethen3 Press. 8th, numeric 4 Press thethe area. key 06 08) using the number buttons on the handwriting pad. to select Conrm that the cursor is on AM or PM , and then select one of them using or. 5 Then, press to select the prefecture. Press , select the time items using or and then enter (hour) and (minute) (e.g. 3:25). 6 Finally, select.the region by pressing 14 Conrm that the information entered is correct and press.
The menu display appears. Channel select list set-up conrmation window is displayed.

Viewing 1Seg TV contents

First, set channels for which there is reception (channel selection list settings).
Press 7 starts. Channel selection 8 When done, channel selection list is displayed, and the region name is registered.
Example: Setting up channels in (Kansai area/Osaka pref./Osaka).

1 Extend the antenna.

Fully extend the antenna. If the antenna is not fully extended, it may not stand up straight because it is not locked in position.
Select a channel by using the 9 by touching the channel name.numeric keys (
The selected TV program is displayed. Channels can also be selected by using or

and pressing

Using the PW-TC980 for the rst time
First, insert the rechargeable batteries, and ensure that they are charged before use.
5 When charging is complete, the charge lamp will turn off.

Using 1Seg TV

Using the channel selection list
Remove the battery cover on the reverse side of the unit.
To remove the battery cover, slide it in the direction indicated by the arrow while pressing the symbol on the battery cover, and then pull it up in the direction indicated by the arrow.
6 Remove the AC adapter from the connector and the outlet. and press 7 Open the unitturn on the to

power.

After a while, the calibration screen for the touch pad appears on the display (main display).
A complete charge will normally take approximately 5.5 hours (the charging time can change depending on operating temperature and conditions).
1 Fully extend the antenna. 2 Press
The TV content is displayed. Use the numeric keys ( to ), or and/or and. to select a channel. To adjust the volume, use
1 While in the TV viewing mode, press 2 Usearea. and an
The channel selection list appears.

to select

Insert the supplied rechargeable battery (EA-BL14).
Insert the rechargeable battery into the battery housing at an angle, and then slightly press the terminal end of the battery and completely press down the opposite side. Do not touch the terminals of the rechargeable battery or the unit. Do not insert the rechargeable battery reversely. Conrm orientation. Do not force the battery. This can cause problems such as breakage.

Perform channel selection list settings on the dictionary screen.
stylus and use it to accurately center 8 Pull out the+ characters displayed on thetouch each on of the four touch pad the display (main display). Then do the same to the four + characters displayed on the handwriting pad.
Stylus Pull out the stylus to use. Back of the unit
1 Fully extend the antenna. 2 Press. 3 Press
The TV content is displayed.
Select a channel by using the 3 by touching the channel name.numeric keys (
The selected TV program is displayed.
Adjusting the display size
The TV settings menu is displayed.
3 Connect the (EA-80A) AC adapter in the order of and then. 4 When the charge lamp will light red, the charging has started.
Replace the battery cover.
Charge lamp Power outlet (AC)
selection 4 Select channeland press list settings (or touch the menu item to select it).
The channel selection settings list appears.
1 While in the TV viewing. mode, press and 2 Select (or press
touch the menu item to select it)
Touching the screen in the TV viewing mode will also switch the display size.

AC adapter connector

9. 10 After these adjustments, press 11 Press or to turn the key sound on/off.
The key sound (beep) on/off screen appears. The kana entry screen appears.
When calibration is nished the LCD contrast adjustment screen is displayed.
Adjust the LCD contrast of the handwriting pad by touching or on the pad.
Select the settings and edit menu items from the on the right side of the screen to adjust the settings (For details, refer to the Instruction Manual).
to select the display size and press (or touch the menu item to select it).
The window conguration screen appears.
Selecting a content in the menu display
Viewing the color picture book
You can search for information about the photos, maps and videos.

Global search function

You can search for a word in multiple contents/dictionaries. Enter a word into any of the (Chinese), within the target dictionary. (Japanese), (Pinyin), and (English spelling), (Korean) elds to search
on the electronic dictionary screen.
to Press 3 exact search. search by
The list of words corresponding to your entry appears.
The following menu display appears.

Category menu

Select an item by pressing

Individual menu

(Color picture book). 1 Press the search method (Watch 2 Selectand then press such as video).
The color picture book selection screen is displayed. The eld selection screen is displayed.
Select an item by pressing and then press Or, select an item by typing
or. to. Menu display (contents/functions selection display)
3 Select the elds and items in the same way as step 2.
As you type, the candidates for matching narrow (lter search). If there are still many candidates after entering the whole word, you can switch to exact search to browse only the exact word you wish to have dened (Except for the search using Pinyin). Japanese kanji, Chinese (Simplied characters), and Korean (Hangul) characters have to be entered by hand.

To change the entry, press again.
to return to the lter search screen and enter

Selecting a menu item

When the nal item has been selected, the video playback will start. In the (Search using images) function, after an image is displayed, use or to search for the desired image and then press to display the description.
4 Select the desired word using

Preview display function

and press
Example: Global search for the word advantage.
1 Use or to category menu item. 2 Or, use the numeric selecttoa enter the category number to keys

Press. select the item.

The individual menu for the selected category menu item is displayed.
Entering characters using the handwriting pad

Parts and functions

The handwriting pad is set to enter characters when the cursor is in any part of the character entry area. [Single-frame pad] Candidate list display area
button Automatic/manual recognition indicator Character entry type indicator button Pressing the button button button button Backlight button Handwriting area (frame) button switches the single-frame pad to the dual-frame pad.

1 Press

The details screen of the word appears along with its denitions. To return to the previous screen, press.
The global search entry screen appears. Select the text eld according the entry character type by using or.
If many candidates are listed for a word and it is difcult to decide which word is the correct one, the preview display will help you by providing a brief note about each word. Each time you press
3 In the individual menu, use function and then press
to select the content/. to ) to enter the number Or, use the numeric keys ( in front of the content/function ( 1 to 9 ).
The selected content/function screen is displayed. The selected content/function screen can also be selected by touching the relevant item on the category menu or the individual menu.
Press and enter advantage in the eld.
As you type, the candidates for matching narrow.

Continued below

(preview) while candidates are listed, the preview display will be shown on the bottom, shown on the right, or turned off in this order. (The preview display is turned on in this screen example.)

Entering characters using the single-frame pad Example: Enter a Japanese word

Using the

mark on the screen
from a Japanese-English dictionary.
If you cannot nd the character in the list, touch to erase it and redraw it on the pad. or press
The & entry/selection screen appears. The handwriting pad is set to the English character entry mode.
5 Likewise, enter 2 Press
to move the cursor to the Japanese entry area.
The handwriting pad is now switched to enter kanji and kana.

in the entry area.

When you start drawing, the previous entry is conrmed and then erased.
Appearance of the , , , , , or mark on the details screen indicates more information related to the entry is available, such as example sentences, explanations, notes, illustrations, diagrams, tables, and videos. By pressing in screens where this mark is displayed, the mark will display inverted. When there are multiple marks, move to the desired mark by using , ,. By pressing , the contents are displayed.Contents , or can also be displayed by touching the mark itself. To exit, press twice.
Press and 2 becomes invertedthe mark ). ( Each time you press , the audio plays.
If several marks appear, press or to move the cursor to the desired mark and press. By highlighting an English word and pressing , you can look up the word in English-Japanese dictionary and play back the audio. Press to stop the audio during play. Press and the color of reverts to non-inverted. Use or to rst set the volume to low, then adjust it to the desired level.

Listen to audio

3 Use the stylus to draw

in the handwriting area.

The details screen appears.
The character shown in the candidate list display area is also placed in the entry area so that the dictionary search can proceed. When the manual recognition is used or when you want to have the entry recognized soon after you. finished writing, press
Points on Writing Handwritten Characters

Paying attention to the following points will ensure that handwritten characters are easily recognized. Write each individual stroke clearly. Ensure that characters have the correct number of strokes. Write clearly and do not use short or conventional forms. Avoid writing sloping characters. Be careful to distinguish between character size where required. E.g. Upper case C and lower case c, or regular and small . Note that all characters written in the dual-frame pad are recognizes as large characters small characters must be selected from the candidate list.
When the mark appears, audio of the displayed information can be played back. Press to select the rst mark, and the color of the mark is inverted. to move the highlight to the desired mark and Press , , , or press (or touch the mark) to play back the contents.
Adjusting the audio playback speed
After audio playback, the audio playback speed setting button shown below is displayed on the handwriting pad. You can change the audio playback speed by touching the desired button.
Example: P back the audio using lay. Press 1 select , use to , and then use to select . until the Press details screen is displayed.
character the area not the one you desired, 4 If thethe stylus tointouchentry selectisthe desired character in use and the list.
The character in the entry area changes.
(The playback speed is set to
(normal) in the default setting.)