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Screen Touch Operations
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To select a dictionary
1
Touch the Quick Palette 【HOME】
button to display the HOME screen.
2
Touch .
3
Touch a category.
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Touching a
category selects
it.
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The currently selected category or
dictionary will be indicated by a green
cursor ( ■ or ).
4
Touch a
dictionary (icon).
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This displays the
initial screen of
the dictionary.
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To select a headword or screen item
1
Enter characters. On the list that
appears, touch the term or screen
item you want.
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This highlights the term or item.
2
Touch the highlighted term or item
again.
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This displays the definition or
explanation in the case of a term, or
the next screen in the case of a screen
item.
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Scrolling the Screen
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If there are pages following the currently
displayed page, you can scroll to them by
swiping the panel.
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Swiping quickly will scroll at high speed.
Touch the panel to stop the scrolling.
Assigning Often-used
Dictionaries to the HOME Screen
You can assign up to six often-used
dictionaries to the HOME screen for quick
and easy recall whenever you need them.
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To assign a dictionary to the HOME
screen
1
Press to display the HOME
screen.
2
Touch .
3
Touch and hold the dictionary you
want to assign for about one second.
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Dictionaries are displayed on the screen
in the order they were assigned, from
left to right. To change the arrangement
of dictionaries, delete the ones currently
registered and register them again.
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To select a dictionary
1
While the HOME screen is displayed,
touch the dictionary you assigned to
the HOME screen.
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To remove a dictionary
1
While the HOME screen is displayed,
touch and hold the dictionary you
want to remove for about one
second.
2
Use and to select a dictionary
removal option, and then press .
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To remove only the selected dictionary,
select “Delete the selected content (1)”.
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To remove all dictionaries you assigned,
select “Delete all contents”.
Launching a Search from the
HOME Screen
You can input Chinese, alpha characters, or
Japanese (E-R300 and E-R800 only) to
perform a Multi-Dictionary Search from the
HOME Screen.
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Here, we will show a Multi-Dictionary
Search using the E-R300.
1
Press .
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This displays the
HOME screen.
2
Touch the
search method
you want to
use: ENGLISH,
EXAMPLE, PHRASE, CHINESE etc.
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This causes the cursor ( l ) to appear in
the search term input box. As long as
nothing is contained in the search term
input box, you can touch and select a
different search method, if you want.
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Touching or (Handwriting)
displays the handwriting input cells. For
information about handwriting input,
see “Handwriting Input” ( page 1).
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E-R300 and E-R800 only: Touching
(Japanese syllabary keyboard) displays
the Japanese syllabary keyboard. For
information about Japanese syllabary
keyboard input, see “Inputting with the
Japanese Syllabary Keyboard”
(
page 1).
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Depending on your electronic dictionary
model, you may be able to look up
other language terms besides English.
3
Enter the term you want.
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Terms starting with the characters
you have entered appear in a list on
the display. In the case of EXAMPLE
(Example Search) and PHRASE (Phrase
Search), enter the characters you want
and then press .
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In the case of ENGLISH, EN/FR, EN/
GE, EN/FR/GE, CHINESE, and
JAPANESE, a list will appear showing
symbols that indicate the dictionaries
that contain the term. In the case of
EXAMPLE and PHRASE, abbreviations
of the dictionary names will appear at
the top of the display.
4
Use and to move the
highlighting to a dictionary and term
combination, and then press .
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In the case of EXAMPLE and PHRASE,
use and to select a dictionary, and
and to select an example or
phrase, and then press .
Launching a Search from a
Dictionary
You can use any one of the four patterns
shown below to search for terms and
sentences.
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For details about the search patterns of
each dictionary, see the 收录词典 (Included
Dictionaries) chapter in the 用户说明书
(User`s Guide) for your electronic dictionary.
【类型 1】 (Pattern 1): Entering the
initial characters of the term you
want to find
The displayed list of search results
changes as you enter characters of the
term you want to find.
Example: To look up the meaning of “next”
(The English-Chinese Dictionary)
1
Use and to highlight
HEADWORD (Headword Search).
Search
method
Handwriting/
Keyboard
2
Enter the term
you want.
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As you enter
each character,
the list of terms
is updated
accordingly.
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When entering a headword, you can
use the following wildcard characters.
Character Represents
?
A single unknown character
*
A series of multiple unknown
characters of unknown length
3
Use and to move the
highlighting to a term, and then press
.
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This displays the definition screen.
【类型 2】 (Pattern 2): Entering all of
the terms you want to find
Enter the entire term you want to find and
then press .
Example: To find the phrases that use the
words “get” and “to” (The English-Chinese
Dictionary)
1
Use and to highlight PHRASE
(Phrase Search).
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Highlight EXAMPLE (Example Search)
to search for an example.
2
Enter the term.
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When inputting multiple words,
separate them with a space. Enter a
space using the (Space) key.
3
Press .
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This displays a
list of all phrases
that contain the
terms.
4
Use and to move the
highlighting to a phrase, and then
press .
•
This displays the detailed information
screen.
【类型 3】 (Pattern 3): Searching
step-by-step through a series of
titles
With some dictionaries, you need to
perform successive select and execute (by
pressing ) operations until you arrive at
the information you need.
Example: To look up 8-language
expressions for communicating information
about symptoms and pain (Dr. PASSPORT)
After displaying the
initial “Dr. PASSPORT”
screen, select the
following:
SYMPTOMS → [A]
全身症状 (General
Symptoms) → [A]发烧 (I have a fever.)
This displays 发烧 (I have a fever.) in eight
languages.
【类型 4】 (Pattern 4): Narrowing
down the search using multiple
conditions
With this type of search, you can input
multiple keywords, terms, or other
conditions.
Example: To look up 姬 (The Chinese-
English Dictionary)
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First enter 女 to specify the radical of 姬 ,
and then specify 10 for the total number of
strokes. This information is used to look up
the character.
1
Use , , and to highlight
RADICAL STROKE.
2
In the RADICAL
STROKE column,
enter 3 for
the number of
strokes in the
radical 女
.
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Use the number keys that appear on
the screen to input a number.
3
Press .
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This displays a list
of radicals that
satisfy the radical
conditions.
4
Use , , and
to highlight 女 ,
and then press
.
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If a selection item
has a letter at the beginning, you can
press the corresponding letter key to
execute the selection directly. In case
of the above, for example, you could
simply press .
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If a radical candidate has next to it,
you need to press before pressing
applicable letter key.
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This displays the selected radical ( 女
in this case) for RADICAL STROKE and
highlights GROSS STROKE.
5
Enter 10 for the total number strokes in
the character 姬 , and then press .
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This displays a list of characters that
satisfy the conditions.
6
Use , , and
to highlight 姬 ,
and then press
.
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This displays 姬
for HEADWORD
and highlights GROSS STROKE.
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If you want to search for a term
consisting of two or more characters,
move the highlighting to RADICAL
STROKE and then repeat steps 2 through
5 to enter the other characters (up to 13).
7
Press .
•
This displays a list of candidates.
8
Use and to highlight the
character you want to search for, and
then press .
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This displays the translation or
explanation.
Other Searches
Jump Search
You can use jump search to jump to another
location in the same dictionary or to another
dictionary.
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To jump within the same dictionary
1
When search
results show
items with a jump
indicator ( ),
press .
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appears and the first word that is
the jump target is highlighted.
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The highlighted jump range is one
character in the case of Chinese and
Japanese characters, and one word in
the case of English.
2
Use the arrow keys to move the
highlighting to an item to the right
of a jump indicator ( ), and then
press to jump.
•
Instead of the above procedure, you
also can perform the jump by touching
the term to the right of the jump
indicator ( ).
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For some dictionaries, only red text is
displayed without ( ).
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To jump to another dictionary
Example: To look up “家” from the
“entrepreneur” definition screen by
jumping from English-Chinese Dictionary
to Chinese-English Dictionary.
1
While the results of a search are
displayed, press .
2
Use the arrow
keys to move
the highlighting
to the term you
want to look up,
and then touch
the Quick Palette【Select】icon.
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This displays a dictionary menu screen.
3
Use and
to highlight a
dictionary, and
then press .
•
This displays a
list of candidates.
4
Use and to move the
highlighting to the item you want,
and then press .
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After pressing in step 1, tapping
a single character or term or dragging
the stylus across multiple characters or
terms will search for the headwords that
match the highlighted character(s) or
word(s). If you highlight multiple English
words for an Example Search or Phrase
Search jump, only the first words you
highlight will be searched for.
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If or an English term is shown on
the jump destination screen, you can
play native speaker pronunciation.
For details, see “Native Speaker
Pronunciation” (in the right column).
Quick Dictionary
You can use Quick Dictionary to display a
mini window and look up an English term
on a definition screen without leaving the
definition screen.
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Dictionaries that are displayed using
Quick Dictionary depend on the electronic
dictionary model.
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Quick Dictionary contents are partial
extracts from the electronic dictionary you
are currently using.
1
While a search result screen is
displayed, press .
2
Use the arrow keys to move the
highlighting to the term you want to
look up, and then touch the Quick
Palette 【Quick】 (Quick Dictionary)
icon.
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The Quick Dictionary mini window
appears on the screen.
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While the Quick Dictionary is displayed,
tapping a single character or term or
dragging the stylus across multiple
characters or terms on the screen will
search the Quick Dictionary for the
headwords that match the highlighted
character(s) or word(s).
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To close the Quick Dictionary mini
window, press (Back) or touch the
mini window`s
button.
Displaying Detailed Information
Use the operations described here to view
detailed explanations and other information
about looked up words and terms.
Viewing Phrases
If is on the
screen, it indicates
that there is phrase
information available for the term you are
viewing.
1
Touch the on-screen icon.
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This displays a list of applicable
candidates.
2
Touch the item you want to view to
highlight it and then press .
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This displays the applicable details.
Viewing Examples and
Explanations
If or is on the
display, it means that
example, illustration,
explanation, or other
information is available.
1
Touch an on-screen icon.
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This displays the applicable details.
Pronunciation
You can use your electronic dictionary to
listen to readings (using native speaker
pronunciations or synthesized voices) of
terms and sentences you look up, and to
record your own reading and compare it
with built-in readings by a native speaker.
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The pronunciation sounds from a built-in
speaker.
Native Speaker Pronunciation
When or an English term is on the
display, it means that native speaker
pronunciation is available.
1
Press .
2
On the Quick
Palette, touch
the 【Listen】
icon.
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If was on the display when you
performed the above step, it will
become highlighted ( ). If was
not displayed, an English term for
which native speaker pronunciation is
available will become highlighted.
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You can specify the number of repeats
by pressing the 【Repeat】 icon on the
Quick Palette and then selecting the
number of repeats you want: 1 (once),
3 (three times), 5 (five times).
3
Press .
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This will play the pronunciation of
the term or example sentence next
to or under , or of the currently
highlighted English term.
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If there are multiple indicators or
English terms, use the arrow keys to
highlight the one you want and then
press
.
4
To exit pronunciation, press .
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You also can play a pronunciation by
touching .
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Note the following precautions concerning
English terms.
–
Proper pronunciation will not be
produced for language other than
English.
–
The pronunciation produced by the
electronic dictionary may not be correct
if there is more than one pronunciation
for a term.
Recording Your Reading to
Compare with Native Speaker
Reading
While or an English term is displayed,
you can compare your reading with a native
speaker reading.
1
Press .
2
On the Quick Palette, touch the
【Compare】 icon.
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This causes or an English term to
become highlighted.
•
If there are multiple indicators
or available English terms on the
display, use the arrow keys to move
the highlighting to location of the
indicator or term you want to use for
pronunciation comparison.
3
Press to
play the native
speaker reading
of the term.
4
After playback is complete and
“Recording” appears on the screen,
read the same term or sentence into
the recording microphone.
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After you finish recording, press .
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Recording time is two minutes.
Recording stops automatically after two
minutes.
5
Use and to highlight “Compare
with Native Voice”, and then press
.
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The native speaker reading and the
reading you recorded will play back in
succession.
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To stop playback, press .
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If you want to play them back again,
repeat step 5 of this procedure.
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To re-record pronunciation, select
“Speak again” and perform the
procedure from step 3.
6
Use and to highlight “Do not
compare”, and then press .
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Exiting a comparison operation will
automatically delete the reading you
recorded.
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Pressing returns to the definition
screen.
Synthesized Voice Readings
Synthesized voice readings of terms and
examples are available in six languages:
English, Spanish, German, French,
Italian, and Japanese (headwords only for
Japanese).
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Some dictionaries/modes do not support
synthetic voice readings.
1
While a definition or explanation
screen is displayed, press .
2
On the Quick
Palette, touch
the 【Listen
TTS】 icon.
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The first term
or example on
the screen for which a pronunciation is
available will be highlighted.
3
Use and to highlight the term
or example whose pronunciation you
want to hear.
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You can also highlight a term or
example by touching it.
4
Press .
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This will play the pronunciation of the
term or example.
5
To exit pronunciation, press .