Sharp Electronic Dictionary PW-E550 - Manual (Page 17)

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Phrase search
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.
Search for a phrase containing ‘take’ and ‘care’.
1. Press d to open the New Oxford American Dictionary.
Press } once to place the cursor at the ‘Phrase search’, then press e.
The input screen of the Phrase search appears.
2. Input ‘take’, press }, followed by
‘care’.
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 accommo-
date 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 definition 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.
Crossword solver
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.
Find a matching word for a query ‘ma???n’.
1. Press d to open the New Oxford American Dictionary.
Press the } key twice to place the cursor at the ‘Crossword solver’, then press
e.
The Crossword solver's input screen appears.
2. Type ‘ma???n’ into the input field. Press
the ? key three times to enter ‘???’.
3. Press e to start the search.
A list of the wildcard matches appear.
Up to 100 words may be displayed in
the list.
4. In the list, select a desired word using the number keys.
The detailed view with definitions of the selected word appears.
• Press f to return to the previous view.
• Press ^ l to list the headwords in the New Oxford American
Dictionary.
• To initiate another search, simply type in the new spelling or press b to
return to the input screen of the Crossword solver.