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Ectaco Partner E500T User Manual

Manual is about: Talking Electronic Dictionary and Phrasebook

Summary of Partner E500T

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    Ectaco ® partner ® e500t talking electronic dictionary & phrasebook user manual.

  • Page 2: Fcc Statement

    Ectaco ® partner ® e500t user manual 2 ectaco, inc. Assumes no responsibility for any damage or loss resulting from the use of this manual. Ectaco, inc. Assumes no responsibility for any loss or claims by third parties, which may arise through the use of this product. Ectaco, inc. Assumes no respons...

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    Ectaco ® partner ® e500t user manual 3 warning: changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. Note: this equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class b digita...

  • Page 4: Contents

    Ectaco ® partner ® e500t user manual 4 contents introduction .................................................................... 6 general view........................................................................ 8 power supply .......................................................................

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    Ectaco ® partner ® e500t user manual 5 sat 5000.............................................................................. 23 usa interview ................................................................. 24 calculator ..................................................................... 24 curr...

  • Page 6: Introduction

    Ectaco ® partner ® e500t user manual 6 introduction congratulations on purchasing ectaco ® partner ® e500t! This product is the result of the combined efforts of ectaco's linguists, engineers, and programmers, and represents the last generation of the highest-performance integrated linguistic system...

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    Ectaco ® partner ® e500t user manual 7 grammar guide usa interview calculator slang lock three font sizes mini-usb port for external power supply headphone jack as continuous efforts are being made by the manufacturer to ensure the best quality and performance of the ectaco ® partner ® products, som...

  • Page 8: General View

    Ectaco ® partner ® e500t user manual 8 general view the general view and external features of ectaco ® partner ® e500t are shown below. Power supply the device is powered by two aaa (lr03) batteries..

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    Ectaco ® partner ® e500t user manual 9 how to replace the batteries • ensure the power is off. Press on/off to turn the device off. Never try to remove batteries from the device when the power is on. This can seriously damage the device. If you experience difficulty turning the device off, press the...

  • Page 10: Initialization

    Ectaco ® partner ® e500t user manual 10 use of an inappropriate external power supply may cause failure of the device and may void the warranty. Always use the original accessories manufactured by ectaco, inc. Reprogramming to other language pairs ectaco ® partner ® e500c can be reprogrammed to othe...

  • Page 11: Keyboard

    Ectaco ® partner ® e500t user manual 11 the reset button is located on the left-hand side of the keyboard (under the a key). It can be accessed with any thin object like a paper clip. Never use a needle or pin for this purpose since it can damage the device. Electrostatic discharge may cause failure...

  • Page 12: (Shift+ P-Up

    Ectaco ® partner ® e500t user manual 12 speller (shift+ p-up or p-dn) launch spell-checker pronounce a headword or a highlighted portion of translation shift+ access additional symbols 1 shift+ switch between the insert and overtype modes , move cursor / highlight / switch main menu , highlight / sc...

  • Page 13: Display

    Ectaco ® partner ® e500t user manual 13 switch translation direction shift+ switch language pair (where available) other shortcut keys open sections corresponding to the marks on the keys (press shift+ shortcut key; for example, shift+dict). Display ectaco ® partner ® e500t features a high-resolutio...

  • Page 14: Main Menu

    Ectaco ® partner ® e500t user manual 14 main menu ectaco ® partner ® e500t main menu consists of 15 icons, which visually organize access to the dictionary's sections. To display the main menu, turn the device on and/or close the current section. • move between icons by using , or , . • to open a s...

  • Page 15: Viewing Entries

    Ectaco ® partner ® e500t user manual 15 english words in the dictionary is illustrated by means of the international phonetic alphabet (ipa). • press shift+dict to enter the dictionary section. • use to switch the translation direction. Viewing entries • to translate a word, enter it from the keyboa...

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    Ectaco ® partner ® e500t user manual 16 you can change the translation direction by pressing . Vector ultima™ spellchecker when you are unsure of the spelling of a word, the multilingual spell- checker vector ultima™ will help you. • type the word as you hear it. For example, "foll" for "fall". • pr...

  • Page 17: Reverse Translation

    Ectaco ® partner ® e500t user manual 17 interj. – interjection pref. – prefix adv. – adverb noun – noun prep. – preposition num. – numeral suff. – suffix conj. – conjunction part. – particle verb – verb nouns can be marked with gender and number labels: f – feminine m – masculine mf – common gender ...

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    Ectaco ® partner ® e500t user manual 18 • press enter to obtain its reverse translation. You can make up to 10 reverse translations in succession (without closing windows). The current number of the reverse translations performed is shown at the bottom of the display. Use: • esc to close the reverse...

  • Page 19: Phrasebook

    Ectaco ® partner ® e500t user manual 19 phrasebook the phrasebook contains over 14,000 phrases per language pair. The phrases are divided into 15 conversational topics. Translation direction can be changed by pressing . Basics bank repairs / laundry traveling communication means sport / leisure hote...

  • Page 20: Popular Idioms

    Ectaco ® partner ® e500t user manual 20 in the phrases mode, the application shows full sentences, some of which have changeable parts. These are underlined. • highlight the desired changeable part by using , and then press enter. For example, when viewing the phrase how frequent are the flights? Y...

  • Page 21: Irregular Verbs

    Ectaco ® partner ® e500t user manual 21 irregular verbs all commonly used english irregular verbs with their past simple and past participle forms are stored in alphabetical order in the irregular verbs section. Additionally, german irregular verbs with their präteritum and partizip präteritum forms...

  • Page 22: Hangman Word Game

    Ectaco ® partner ® e500t user manual 22 • to switch between grammar guides, press the key (if applicable). The grammar section contains three-level hierarchical menus. You can reach a menu's third level by consecutively selecting topics from the menu. Hangman word game ectaco ® partner ® e500t featu...

  • Page 23: Sat 200

    Ectaco ® partner ® e500t user manual 23 sat 200 this section includes two hundred english keywords with transcriptions and definitions from the sat vocabulary. The english- german model also includes over two hundred and seventy german words with their definitions. German nouns are listed with their...

  • Page 24: Usa Interview

    Ectaco ® partner ® e500t user manual 24 usa interview this is the ultimate talking preparation guide to the u.S. Citizenship exam. • enter the usa interview section. • to listen to the pronunciation of the chapter title, highlight it and then press . • select the desired chapter by using or . Press ...

  • Page 25: Currency Conversion

    Ectaco ® partner ® e500t user manual 25 when entering numbers and operations from the keyboard, there is no need to press the shift key while in the calculator mode. Use this application as an ordinary pocket calculator. Currency conversion the currency conversion function allows you to instantly ca...

  • Page 26: Metric Conversion

    Ectaco ® partner ® e500t user manual 26 metric conversion with ectaco ® partner ® e500t you may easily convert units of measure from the british-american system into the metric system commonly used in europe and vice versa, as well as convert within each system. • press shift+metric to enter the met...

  • Page 27: Setup

    Ectaco ® partner ® e500t user manual 27 setup personalize your ectaco ® partner ® e500t by selecting options in the setup section. • press shift+setup to enter the setup section. Most of the setup section options are very easy to adjust. Unless stated otherwise, enter a subsection and select the des...

  • Page 28: Slang Lock

    Ectaco ® partner ® e500t user manual 28 • use enter to move between the volume, speech frequency, and speech speed controls. • use , to adjust the levels of each option. • press enter to save changes. Slang lock in this subsection you can hide slang words or phrases contained in the dictionary. For...

  • Page 29: Clock

    Ectaco ® partner ® e500t user manual 29 when you switch the interface language, the time format may change. Clock in this subsection you can choose the desired city and adjust the current time. Use: , or enter to move the highlight; , or the numeric keys to change values. • specify the current date...

  • Page 30: Set Sleep Time

    Ectaco ® partner ® e500t user manual 30 • press enter. Set sleep time this feature saves battery life by shutting down the device after a specified period of inactivity: 1, 3 or 5 minutes. 4 revision 1..