ER3000 OPERATION MANUAL ALWAYS press the “RESET” button on the front of the unit after battery replacement or if the unit fails to operate properly.
Thank you for purchasing the ER3000. Please read this operation manual carefully before using the product. The ultimate electronic crossword solver, including a unique and powerful knowledge search facility plus other useful features and 10 great word games. The Oxford Crossword Dictionary 2nd Edition © Oxford University Press 1998, 2001 with additional material © Oxford University Press 2001. The Little Oxford Thesaurus 2nd Edition © Oxford University Press 2002.
CONTENTS Games .......................................... 46 Hangman .................................... 48 User Hangman ........................... 51 Jumble ........................................ 52 User Jumble ............................... 54 Beat the Clock ............................ 55 Memory ...................................... 57 Hidden ........................................ 59 Crossword Quiz .......................... 62 Tops and Tails ............................. 64 Letter Skills ......
Functions and Features Anagram Solver 1 Solver Crossword Solver This product contains over 250,000 words from The Oxford Crossword Dictionary 2nd Edition to help you solve hard to finish crosswords and other word games. Simply fill in the letters you know and put question marks (?) or asterisk (*) for the ones you don’t, to complete those hard-to-finish puzzles. Knowledge Solver The Knowledge Solver contains 13 categories with 256 encyclopedic lists from The Oxford Crossword Dictionary 2nd Edition.
Abbreviation Dictionary You can decode over 10,000 common abbreviations from The Oxford Crossword Dictionary 2nd Edition. Simply type an abbreviation and the solver will display as many meanings as possible. 2 Thesaurus -- Finding Synonyms You can find synonyms for the word you enter. When the word you enter has more than one meaning, the unit will group the synonyms according to part of speech and meaning. The unit can provide over 2.5 million including alternative and opposite words.
Converters The conversion function enables you to convert metric/imperial units of length, area, volume, weight, capacity, power, and temperature. 190 metric/imperial conversions are built into the calculator. 7 DEMO Function A demonstration display explains the contents of the unit. The demonstration message starts automatically after you press the ON key. 8 HELP Function An explanation of how to operate the various functions is simply explained on the screen at each operational stage in each mode.
The Keys and their Functions • Unit will automatically TURN OFF when not used for approximately 3 minutes. 8 12 For scrolling down through the lists in memory. / For selecting the menu in the Converter mode. 13 (?) Substitutes for a single letter when you are uncertain of a spelling. 14 Executes the functions. 15 For scrolling down through the lists in memory. 16 For scrolling back through the lists in memory. 17 (*) Used instead of one or more letters if you don’t know how to spell a word.
Preparation for using the Unit 2. Contrast Adjustment 1. Resetting Before using the unit, press the “RESET” button on the front of the unit. The contrast adjustment display will appear. ( See page 11. ) 1. After resetting, the contrast adjustment display will appear. ▲ ▼ 2. You can use either or to adjust the contrast of the display Level 1 to Level 11. (Initial setting = 6) ▲ ▼ 3 Press to finish. The display will enter the Spellchecker mode.
3. Demo Function * The next time you turn on the power, the demonstration display will not appear if you set as follows: When you turn on the power, a demonstration display will begin to explain the contents of the unit. * You can stop the demonstration by pressing any of the keys. OXFORD Crossword Solver The ultimate reference for ... The unit will show the initial display of the mode used before the power was last turned off. Welcome to the 1 Press . “Demo Message” will appear.
Changing the Batteries 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. The batteries need to be changed as soon as the display becomes dim. Make sure that the power is switched off before replacing the batteries. Turn the unit OFF. Remove the screw and the battery cover from the back of the unit. Remove the old batteries. Insert two (2) new (CR2025) batteries with the “+” side facing up. Replace the battery cover and the screw. Press the “ RESET ” button. 14 CAUTION • The batteries may pose a choking hazard to small children.
Spellchecker 4 Phonetically similar words may also be displayed by pressing or . If the spelling of a word you enter is correct : 1 Press once or twice to activate the Spellchecker. • You can switch between the Spellchecker mode and the Thesaurus mode by pressing . 2 Type a word to be checked. Example: psychology 3 Press psychologies Spellchecker • To scroll alphabetically up or down through the unit’s word list, starting from the displayed word, press or .
If the spelling of a word you enter is incorrect : 1 Type a word to be checked. Example: sycology If you are unsure of part of the spelling of a word, enter the word using “?” or “ * ” for the letter(s) of which you are unsure. sycology_ 2 Press . When the spelling of a word entered is incorrect, a list of correctly spelled words that are phonetically similar to the entered spelling is prepared. After the display “Correction List ”, the first proposed word will be displayed. 3 Press words.
Thesaurus penult ▲ ▼ ... 3 You may continue to scroll through the corresponding word list by using and . • To clear the display and spell check another word, simply enter your new word. * If the corresponding word list has a great number of words, the unit will check the word list again. In this case you can not return to the first corresponding word. You can investigate the synonyms (and antonyms) for a word you enter.
6 If there are two or more groups of synonyms, press to see each successive group. Press to return. 22 rate noun: 2/2 Matches In Synonyms! businesslike ad ▼ Example: workaday ▼ common adjectiv ▲▼ ▼ ... ratio workaday_ 23 ▼ If the entered word is not contained in the headword of the thesaurus but contained in the synonyms or antonyms data, the unit will find and display the group(s) of the synonyms or antonyms. ... PERCENTAGE ▼ 5 Press to see the meaning of the group and synonyms.
Solvers Words not in memory The unit provides several solvers that can help you to solve your word games. If you press when a word you have entered is not contained in the unit’s list of entries, or if the word you entered is misspelled, the unit will find and display a word which is spelled most closely to your entered word. This happens even if the found word prated _ has no linguistic relationship to your entered word. Example: prated Thesaurus. prank 24 SELECT A SOLVER 1 Press .
4 You may continue to scroll through the corresponding word list by using or . Anagram Solver 1 Select “Anagram” and then press . Anagram ▲ ▼ ENTER LETTERS. 2 Enter letters. Example: rail 26 rial 5 To clear the display and enter another word, press . rail _ 3 Press . After the display “ Checking ...”, the first corresponding word will be displayed. lair ▲ ▼ ... Look for the right word using the same letters as the word you have entered. ▲ ENTER LETTERS.
Look for the right word by entering letters you know along with “ ?” or “ * ” for any letters you don’t know. Use to enter “ ? ”. This is used in place of a single character. Use to enter “ * ”. (Up to two “ * ” can be used.) This is used in place of one or more characters. 1 Select “Crossword” and then press . Crossword ENTER LETTERS. 2 Enter letters. Example: *bis??? *bis???_ 28 3 Press . After the display “ Checking ...”, the first corresponding word will be displayed.
* If there is more than one solution, you will be able to scroll the list using . Abbreviations SEARCH WORD . . . esf_ 3 Press . If the abbreviation is contained in the dictionary, it will be displayed with the definition. ESF: European S 30 ESG: Education * If entered letters are not contained in the abbreviation dictionary, the unit will find and display the abbreviation which most closely matches your entered letters. ▼ 2 Type an abbreviation.
The category is displayed in the following order. Knowledge Viewer This Solver enables you to view the thematic lists in the generalknowledge section in a similar manner to scrolling through the lists in the book. These lists has been compiled by Oxford University Press to help provide answers to crossword clues and other quiz questions. 1 Select “Knowledge View” and then press . The unit returns to the last category used each time you select the Knowledge Viewer mode.
6 To check the category of an entry in the list, press . 5 You may scroll through the list by using or . ... ace First Character Search By pressing the first letter of an entry in the list, you can jump directly to the desired entry. Further entries starting with the same letter can be displayed by pressing the same letter again. Example: h * When the unit shows the category or sub category, you can also use this search procedure. 34 SPORT AND GAMES Press a second time. It displays the sub category.
Knowledge Finder This Solver is a powerful tool to enable you to perform searches across all the thematic lists in the general-knowledge section. It’s a bit like using a search engine on the Internet. You can use wildcard characters (? or *) and keywords from your clue to help you find answers by searching across all the lists at the same time. These lists have been compiled by Oxford University Press to help provide answers to crossword clues and other quiz questions.
Press a third time. It goes back to the original entry. PEOPLE IN THE A Van Gogh, Vince • You can enter numbers by pressing a number key followed by or where numbers are on the letter keys. A hyphen can be entered by pressing followed by or . 38 + + + E.g. , , , =1769 This can be very useful for finding entries related to people. [e.g. Duke of Wellington (1769-1852)] • The entered word is spellchecked first against the thematic data.
Here are some further examples of how you can use the Knowledge Finder: (Entry) (Result) fish s???? A list of fish with 5 letter words in their names starting with “s” harry webb Finds: Sir Cliff Richard jet engine Finds: Sir Frank Whittle, inventor phobia spiders a* arachnophobia NOTE Because you can search across all categories at the same time, you may get results from different categories in the same list. E.g.
4 To display further matching phrases, press or . Phrase Finder Look for the phrases using the word you have entered. Phrases ▲ ▼ 5 To clear the display and enter another word, press . SEARCH WORD . . . 2 Type a word. Example: jump jump_ 3 Press . The first phrase that includes the entered word will be displayed. 42 ... 1 Select “Phrases” and then press . jump Jim Crow • The entered word is spellchecked first against the crossword list. Checking . . . jump on SEARCH WORD . . .
4 To display next word with one letter changed, press or . Letter Changer The Letter Changer generates a list of words, which are different by one letter from input word. 1 Select “Letter Change” and then press . Letter Change apply ▲ ▼ 5 To clear the display and enter another word, press . SEARCH WORD . . . 2 Type a word. Example: apple apple_ 3 Press . The first word with one letter changed will be displayed. 44 SEARCH WORD . . .
Games The game is displayed in the following order. Hangman, User Hangman, Jumble, User Jumble, Beat the Clock, Memory, Hidden, Crossword Quiz, Tops and Tails, Letter Skills • By pressing the first letter of a game, you can jump directly to the desired game. Further games starting with the same letter can be displayed by pressing the same letter again. There are 10 great word games that will help you to improve your spelling and vocabulary. Selecting the game 1 Press .
Hangman This is a game in which you have to find a mystery word whose spelling is unknown to you with a limited number of allowed tries. 1 Select “ Hangman” and then press . The number of letters in the mystery word is indicated by question marks. Hangman ?????? ▲ ▼ 0/10 * The number of tries you are allowed will decrease progressively every time you enter an incorrect letter.
* One letter will be displayed in turn as a “Tip” every time you press . * All the letters will be displayed if you press . * If you fail to find the word before you have used up all the tries you are allowed, or if you press half way through a game, “Sorry, you lose. ” will be displayed and counted in the “Lost ” column. Sorry, you lose. The answer was bottle Then the answer will be displayed. Won : 0 Lost : 1 Then the next question will be displayed.
1 Select “Jumble” and then press . The selected letters and the number of answers will be displayed at the right of “ / ”. Example: tcsoa * When you press , the order of the letters in the displayed word will change at random. ▲ ▼ Jumble Checking . . . tcsoa 0/5 2 Enter the word using all the selected coast _ letters. * If your answer is incorrect, the message “Try again .” will appear and the selected letters will be displayed again. 52 3 Press .
User Jumble Beat the Clock This is a Jumble game using words that you can select. 1 Select “User Jumble” and then press User . 2 Enter a word. You can use up to 11 letters. Example: ascot Jumble ▲ ▼ GAME LETTERS? ascot _ 3 Press . The selected word and the number of ascot 0/4 other words will be displayed. * The ensuing procedure is the same as that used in the Jumble Game. The letters of a mystery word are displayed one at a time at regular intervals.
3 Complete the spelling of the mystery word. bottle 2/2 Example: bottle If you complete the spelling of the mystery word before all the letters are displayed, a congratulatory message YOU WIN ! will be displayed and counted in the “Won ” column. Won : 1 Lost : 0 Then the next mystery word will be displayed. * One letter will be displayed in turn as a “Tip” every time you press . * All the letters will be displayed if you press .
3 Press . If your answer is correct, a congratulatory message will be displayed and counted in the “ Won ” column. Then the answer and the next word will be displayed. Hidden CONGRATULATIONS! Find the non-synonym word from the displayed words. Won : 1 Lost : 0 1 Select “ Hidden” and then press . Hidden Find the * To give up entering letters, press . non-synonym * If your answer is incorrect, or if you press , “Sorry, you lose.” will be displayed and counted in the “Lost ” column. word . . .
A list of synonyms is displayed with one random word added that does not belong. You have to select the non-synonym word. 60 pause ▼ termination ▲ ▼ visit ▲ ▼ halt ▲ ▼ finish ▲ ▼ break ▲ ▼ conclusion ▲ ▼ end ▲ 2 Press or synonym word. to select the non- visit 3 Press . When the correct word is selected, a congratulatory message will be displayed and counted in the “ Won” column. * To give up selecting a word, press YOU’RE A WINNER ! Won : 1 Lost : 0 .
Crossword Quiz Enter a letter at the place of question mark. 1 Select “Crossword Quiz” and then press . Crossword Quiz res?o?se The question will be displayed. Example: res?o?se 2 Enter a letter for the first question mark. Example: p 3 Enter a letter at the next question mark. Example: n 62 respo?se response ▲ ▼ * The entered letter can be cleared by pressing . If your answer is correct, a congratulatory message will be displayed and counted in the “ Won ” column.
Tops and Tails Enter a word that has the specific first and last letters. 1 Select “Tops and Tails” and then press . The first and last letter of a word will be displayed. Example: Start:T End:Y Tops and Tails Start: T End: Y * To give up entering letters, press today_ 64 YOU’RE A WINNER ! Won : 1 Lost : 0 Start: K End: D . * If your answer is incorrect, or if you press , “One Answer . . . ” appears, then a correct solution and your current score appears on the screen.
Letter Skills Enter a word that has the specific letters. 1 Select “Letter Skills” and then press . You must enter a word which has one specific letter and uses at least two letters from the displayed letters. Example: x : aeehmnst Letter Skills ▲ ▼ x : aeehmnst You need to use this letter. 3 Press . If your answer is correct, a congratulatory message will be displayed and counted in the “ Won ” column. Then the next question will be displayed.
Calculator Correcting and Clearing Entries Keys and their Functions 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Selects Calculator and Unit Converters. Clears last entry with one press, clears all with two presses. 1~0 Number input keys. +, –, x, ÷ Mathematical function keys. MC Clears memory. MR Recalls number from memory. M+ Enters number into memory. MSubtracts number from memory. +/– Changes sign of number. % Percentage key.
Converters 1 Press 5 Press . 0. 2 Enter the number you wish to convert. 70 . Kilometre ▲ ▼ 5. UNIT CONVERTER 4 Select the category of the conversions using or . The category of the conversions is displayed in the following order Temperature, Length, Area, Volume, Weight, Capacity, Power STARTING UNITS Select the Starting Units for the entered number by using or 6 Press 3 Press or to enter the conversion mode. .
SET Mode Setting the LCD Contrast You can customize the operating conditions. Press and then press or to select an item, when you want to change the default settings. Changing the DEMO mode 1 Press . Press or to select “Demo Message”. 2 Press . Press or to select “Enable Demo” or “Disable Demo”. 3 Press to set it. (See page 12.) 72 Demo Message ▲ ▼ Enable Demo ▲ ▼ Disable Demo ▲ ▼ 1 Press . Press or to select “LCD Contrast”. 2 Press . Press or to adjust the contrast of the LCD display.
2 Press Press levels. 3 Press . or to select one of the Beginner Intermediate to set it. Advanced ▲ ▼ ▲ ▼ ▲ ▼ Score of the Games The unit can display the score of the games. 1 Press . Press or to select “Games Scores”. 2 Press Press games. . or to select one of the 74 Games Scores ▲ ▼ Hangman ▲ ▼ 3 Press to select a game. The total number of times the selected game has been played is displayed. Next, the current score is displayed. 4 Then “Clear Score Y/N ?” displayed.
Help function Setting the Word Level for Solvers An explanation of how to operate the various functions is simply explained on the screen at each operational stage in each mode. The word list for the Anagram Solver, Crossword Solver, Phrase Finder and Letter Changer can be selected between the Oxford Crossword Dictionary word list of 250,000 words and the Spellchecker word list of over 118,000 words in the SET mode. 1 Press . Press or to select “Word List”. 2 Press . Press or to select one of the levels.
Proper Use ONE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY 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. Specification Display: 16 characters x 1 line Temperature range: 0° C to +40° C (32°F to 104° F) Batteries: Lithium CR2025 x 2 pcs.
