Casio XD-A User's Manual

If you have commercially available eneloop ① Dictionary/mode keys ㉖ 【戻る／リスト】 (Back/List) Alphabetic Characters Character Input Mode

RJA521965-001V01 MO0911-A batteries or rechargeable EVOLTA batteries Toggle between the initial screens of the two Performs the same functions as the ⑫

The indicators Indicator

loaded, use and to select the battery Use English input for unaccented alphabetic

dictionaries/modes assigned to each key. (Back/List) key.

described below

type and then press (Translate/Select). characters.

② Key ㉗ 【訳／決定】 (Translate/Select)

appear on the main

CASIO Electronic Dictionary If you have commercially available EVOLTA Toggles power on and off. To input this: Type this:

Performs the same functions as the ⑬

panel to show the

alkaline batteries loaded, select “●アルカリ電 (Translate/Select) key. internet

③ (Shift) Key current input mode.

Quick Guide (XD-A Series) 池” (Alkaline batteries).

Shifts the keyboard. To use , press and ㉘ (Scroll)

Also note that the handwriting panel changes to

release it and then press the next key. Perform the same functions as the ⑥ keys.

8 Press to two characters per screen or fi ve characters per

The contents of this Quick Guide apply to the

display the メニュー ④ (History) (Additional Search) Key screen in accordance with the input mode.

CASIO XD-A Series Electronic Dictionaries. Most Accented Characters

Accesses history data. Display Indicators

(MENU) screen.

illustrations and screen shots show the XD-A8500. All alphabetic characters are input in lower-case, Two Characters Per screen

If the “本機はユーザー Press after to perform additional search (さ

The following explains the meanings of display regardless of their normal capitalization.

Hangul, Russian, Simplifi ed Chinese, and accented らに検索 Two-character Handwriting

名を登録することがで Supported

indicators. For the German “ß”, input “ss”.

characters cannot be input on a model that Panel

きます ...”(You can ⑤ (Text Size) (Layout) Key Indicator Input

For other characters that normally include a

does not include a dictionary that requires such This indicator: Means this: Characters Scroll buttons

register a user name Cycles through available screen text sizes.

diacritic, input the character without the diacritic.

characters. Input of the applicable characters There is an explanation for the word

for this dictionary...) Press after to change the screen layout. Example: “à” --> “a”, “ê” --> “e”, etc. Hiragana

becomes possible when optional software is (Explanation) where the indicator is located.

message appears ⑥ (Scroll) Keys For the French “ç” input “c”, and for “œ”, input “oe”. Katakana

installed.

instead of the “メ The “新漢語林” (Japanese kanji) Input hyphenated terms as single words, without a

Scroll screen contents up and down. Kanji

The screen shots and product illustrations shown dictionary contains a compound

ニュー” screen, press Press after to jump back or forward between hyphen. To look up “peut-être”, for example, input

in this manual may be different from those of the (Compound Term) term that includes the kanji Simplifi ed Rewrite button Character

“peutetre”.

terms.

actual product. Also note that some keys and icons character you are looking up. Chinese cells

When inputting a term that consists of multiple

are not shown in examples of this manual for the ⑦ (Jump) (Guide) Key Hangul

Turning Power On and Off There is a phrase or compound words, input the words without any spaces. To

sake of simplicity. Enables look up of a term on the currently

(Phrases/Compound term that uses the term you are look up “magna cum laude”, for example, input

Power turns on and off displayed defi nition or explanation screen.

Dictionary/ Expression) looking up. “magnacumlaude”. Five Characters Per screen

mode keys Press after to view guide information.

Example: , → automatically whenever With some electronic dictionary When entering a noun that is normally accompanied

Supported Five-character Handwriting

you open or close the ⑧ 【戻る /リスト】 (Back/List) models, will appear if optional by an article, enter the noun only without the article.

Panel

(Phrase) Indicator Input

Performs the same functions as the ⑫ software is installed. To look up “die Elbe” for example, input “Elbe”.

electronic dictionary’s

Characters Rewrite

Loading Batteries for the First Time panels. (Back/List) key. There is an example that uses the Scroll buttons

button

(Example) Hangul Alphabetic

term you are looking up.

⑨ 【訳 /決定】 (Translate/Select)

Load the two AA-size batteries that come with the You also can use the following

Accented

Performs the same functions as the ⑬ Native speaker pronunciation is

key operation to turn power on

electronic dictionary before trying to use it. alphabetic

available for the contents to the

or off. (Translate/Select) key.

right or below this indicator. Russian

1 Remove the battery cover. ⑩ 【認識】 (Confi rm)

Pressing at the two points 1 Press the key to turn on power. Native speaker pronunciation is Numbers

Touch after inputting a character when inputting Character cells

Power also turns on when you press a (True Voice) available.

shown in the illustration, individual characters on the handwriting panel.

dictionary/mode key. 読み上げ

slide the cover in the Synthetic voice reading is available. Correcting Character Input

⑪ 音声 (Audio) (Read) Key To input this: Type this:

direction indicated by the (Reading)

Example: After mistakenly inputting “喜怒衰楽” instead

2 Press again to turn off power. Press when you want to hear something

arrows. Pronunciations are available for the

pronounced by a native speaker. of“喜怒哀楽”

(Pronunciation English term on the screen.

Handwriting panel Main panel

Press after to hear a reading by a

2 Load two batteries. General Guide Search) Chinese (Pinyin)

Push against the spring synthesized voice.

The language whose pronunciation

with the (–) end of a ⑫ (Back/List) Key is applied for pronunciations and

Handwriting panel

(English)

battery. Back-steps through previous operations. Input fi eld

Use this panel to hand-write readings

With the battery on top of characters for input. Also, Press while a dictionary’s initial screen is

There is a term that contains the Character cells

the ribbon, press the (+) touching buttons that appear displayed to return to the “メニュー” screen. Scroll buttons

term you are viewing or there is

end down. here performs certain Press while a defi nition screen is on the display (When there are too many

related information about the term

characters to fi t in the display

Make sure the (+) and (–) operations. to switch to the list of terms, which includes the in the dictionary you are currently

area above, touch these buttons

ends are facing correctly term whose defi nition you were viewing. accessing. To input this: Perform this operation:

to scroll the screen contents.)

and that the springs are ⑬ (Translate/Select) Key Jump function in use

Type (Keyboard): V

pressed straight down. (Jump) 1 On the

Executes a function or selects an on-screen item.

Touch (Handwriting Panel): 【一声 】 handwriting panel

⑭ Arrow Keys History function in use

(History) or in the input

Type (Keyboard): Q (Displayed as

Move the selection highlighting or cursor up,

3 Replace the battery cover. fi eld on the main

Display zoom in use 1.)

down, left, or right.

(Zoom) panel, touch a

4 Remove the stylus Used during volume adjustment to raise and Touch (Handwriting Panel): 【二声 】

Guide function in use character (衰

from the side of the lower the volume level.

(Guide) Type (Keyboard): W (Displayed as This displays up to 10 possible candidates for

electronic dictionary

⑮ (Setup/Delete) Key 2.)

Indicates the display method when the character.

and then press the Deletes the character at the current cursor

(Display All) using “例文検索” (Example Search) Touch (Handwriting Panel): 【三声 】

RESET button on the location.

or “成句検索”(Phrase Search). 2 If you fi nd the

bottom. Press after to display a screen for changing Type (Keyboard): E (Displayed as correct character

(Word Order)

Do not use a toothpick, the setup of the electronic dictionary. 3.)

Stylus RESET among the

lead pencil, or other button (Continuous)

⑯ Letter Keys Touch (Handwriting Panel): 【四声 】 candidates,touch

breakable object.

Enter letters and numbers. it.

Type (Keyboard): R (Displayed as

⑰ 【前見出し】・【次見出し】 (Previous Headword/ Precautions when Using the Stylus 4.)

5 Unfold the electronic 3 If you do not fi nd the correct character,

dictionary. Next Headword)

Touch (Handwriting Panel): 【軽声 】 touch【書き直し】, rewrite the character on the

When using the stylus to perform operations on the

Jump from the current term to the previous or next

handwriting panel and then touch 【認識】.

main panel, avoid applying excess pressure. Excess Type (Keyboard): P (Displayed as

term.

pressure can crack the main panel. 0.) Touching【書き直し】while the character cells of

The same result can be achieved by pressing

the handwriting panel are blank (nothing input)

and then or . When using the stylus to perform an operation on 【二声 】 T 【一声 】

will delete the character currently in the input

⑱ 【熟語】 (Compound Terms) the main panel, support the main panel from behind ming2tian1

fi eld of the main panel.

Handwriting panel with your hand. (明天

Displays compound terms that use the kanji you are currently viewing in the “新漢語林” (Japanese

Quick Palette Quick Palette Stylus Basics

6 On the “手書きパネルコント kanji) dictionary.

icons buttons Main Panel Main panel

ラスト設定” (Handwriting Russian To select a dictionary

⑲ 【ズーム】 (Zoom)

Panel Contrast

Enlarges the characters of a defi nition or

Adjustment) screen, explanation screen. 1 Touch the Quick Palette【メニュー】

use and to adjust

⑳ 【成句複合語】 (Phrases and Compound

(Menu) button to

handwriting panel Handwriting panel

Expressions)

display the menu

contrast. Then press

Displays phrases and compound expressions that

screen.

use the term you are currently viewing. Keyboard Input

If the message “表示（メインまたは手書き）保 To input this: Type this:

㉑ 【暗記カード作成】 (Create Flash Card) 2 Touch a category

護フィルムが…” (Display (the main display or сласибо

Creates a fl ash card. Japanese ① and then a

handwriting panel) protective fi lm may be on

㉒ 【用例解説】 (Examples and Explanations) dictionary name ②

the display. Please remove it.) appears, remove Use alphabetic characters to input Japanese. To input a character marked in the upper right

Displays examples and explanations in dictionaries The category and

the protective fi lm from the main display and/or You can use the touch pen for

corner of a key, press (and immediately release)

To input this: Type this: mode you touch will

instant access to a variety of that include such information.

handwriting panel. and then press the key.

different operations. (Quick いんかん be highlighted on

㉓ 【メニュー】 (Menu) All of the above characters are input in lower-case.

Palette icons that appear the screen.

7 On the “電池設定” Displays the menu screen. さんぽ or

(Battery Settings) along the left side of the

㉔ 【ジャンプ】 (Jump) Handwriting Input

screen depend on what is

screen, confi rm

Performs the same functions as the ⑦ (Jump/ きょう

currently displayed.)

that “アルカリ電池” Use the stylus to write characters on the

Guide) key.

らっこ or

(Alkaline Batteries) handwriting panel and then touch 【認識】.

㉕ 【音声 】 (Audio)

is selected as the 読み上げ

Performs the same functions as the ⑪ 音声 With some search methods, like “単漢字／熟語を手

battery type. 書き入力から探す” （新漢語林）, you can enter search

(Audio/Read) key.

terms using handwriting input only. (Continued on other side.)