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English/Albanian Electronic Talking Dictionary                   User's Manual

 

 

and possible loss of user's data in case of a complete 
battery discharge, promptly replace the whole set of 
batteries as soon as the warning symbol appears. Do 
not mix old and new batteries. 

 

Note: 

After purchasing the 

Language Teacher

 

EAl600T 

you might have to remove an insulation stripe 

from the battery compartment. It is used to prevent the 
discharge of batteries during storage and transportation. 

 

Press the ON/OFF key to turn the unit off. 

 

Remove the battery compartment cover by pushing 

its latch down and away from the unit. 

 

Take out the middle battery first, then slide toward 

center and remove two remaining batteries. 

 

Insert three new batteries, placing the last one in the 

middle. 

 

Note: 

Make sure to place the batteries according to the 

polarity markings (+ -) inside the compartment. 

 

Align the cover at the bottom of the battery 

compartment and slightly press on the latch to engage 
the lock. 

You have 2 minutes to replace the batteries without risk 
of a system reset, which may cause loss of user's data 
stored in RAM.  

Do not exceed the 2 min. limit! Neither manufacturer 
nor dealer may be held responsible for the loss of 
user’s data. 

 

Note: 

Never try to remove batteries from the translator 

when the power is on. This can seriously damage the 
device. Accidentally doing so, as well as certain other 
circumstances (e.g. forgotten password), may compel 
you to reset the dictionary manually. Use a pointed 

Summary of Contents for Language Teacher EAl600T

Page 1: ...ency 17 Speech Speed 17 Security 18 Key Tone On Off 21 Set Sleep Time 22 DICTIONARY 22 General Dictionary Function 22 Advanced Word Recognition 25 Instant Reverse Translation 26 Spell Checker Vector Ultima 27 Pronunciation of Words and Sentences 28 USER S DICTIONARY 29 GRAMMAR 31 TOEFL 32 DIALOGS 35 IRREGULAR VERBS 36 IDIOMS 37 TELEPHONE DIRECTORY 38 SCHEDULE 40 CALCULATOR 42 METRIC CONVERSION 43 ...

Page 2: ... studies The digital Language Learning System Language Teacher EAl600T features Main vocabulary of over 475 000 words including medical technical legal and business terms as well as slang and general expressions English Grammar electronic book with topic search function TOEFL test Instant reverse translation 128K bilingual organizer High speed data communication with PC Screen and key panel backli...

Page 3: ...ke it your personal travel and business companion For best results and to ensure that you are able to employ all of the sophisticated features of your Language Teacher EAl600T to their fullest read this user s manual carefully and keep it on hand for future reference Note The Language Teacher EAl600T has no problems in working with dates later than the year 2000 Note As continuous efforts are made...

Page 4: ...dealing with step by step directions within a section control keys talking function important notes Key Panel The character section of the key panel emulates the American QWERTY keyboard layout upgraded with additional Albanian characters marked on the keys The English and Albanian character sets as well as a numeric layout are each linked to their input modes indicated in the screen s upper right...

Page 5: ...ess to see more symbols Press the indicated number key to insert a selected symbol Both the key panel and the display can be backlit by pressing the key Description of Control Keys ON OFF On Off switch DICT Main dictionary GRAM English grammar and TOEFL test DIAL Dialogs TEL Telephone directory TIME Local time Screen and key panel backlight Change of input mode or translation direction MENU Icons ...

Page 6: ...ailable with the Calculator Display The Language Teacher EAl600T is equipped with a four line high resolution display Both the display and key panel can be backlit by pressing the key The right hand border of the display is reserved for system symbols which light up to signal an activated or available function EDIT Current record opened for editing SHIFT SHIFT key engaged MARK Current record marke...

Page 7: ...er will be entered or deleted Icons Menu The Language Teacher EAl600T features a graphical start up interface with four sets of functional icons which visually organize and facilitate access to the dictionary s multiple sections To display the Icons Menu press MENU or close a current section using the ESC key To alternate between four icon sets use NEXT and PREV Move highlight bar within the curre...

Page 8: ...ic Conversion Currency Exchange Word Game World Time Local Time PC Communication Setup Main Menu Power Supply The Language Teacher EAl600T is powered by three 3 AAA batteries When the batteries become weak the warning symbol BATT will light up in the lower right corner of the display To prevent the unit s malfunction ...

Page 9: ...then slide toward center and remove two remaining batteries Insert three new batteries placing the last one in the middle Note Make sure to place the batteries according to the polarity markings inside the compartment Align the cover at the bottom of the battery compartment and slightly press on the latch to engage the lock You have 2 minutes to replace the batteries without risk of a system reset...

Page 10: ...ery compartment on the back side of the unit The validity period of the battery is 1 2 years Note The Language Teacher EAl600T is equipped with a jack for external power supply To order a compatible AC DC adapter contact your dealer or an Ectaco service center listed at the end of this book Use of an inappropriate external power supply may cause failure of the unit and void the warranty SETUP MAIN...

Page 11: ...e the display language to Albanian start the customization from the option Display s Language Display s Language Use this option to select the language in which all menus screen titles and messages will appear English is chosen by default Select the option Display s Language on the Setup main menu S e t L a n g u a g e E n g l i s h A l b a n i a n v To change a setting highlight the desired optio...

Page 12: ...In the 12 hour format specify A for AM P for PM Press ENTER to display the Set Local Time screen S e t L o c a l T i m e E n t e r f i r s t l e t t e r for country or city C i t y C o u n t r y Select the field CITY or COUNTRY using the keys and type a letter Names of a city and country first on the alphabetical list in the selected category as well as the city s GMT offset will appear on the scr...

Page 13: ...o the alphabetically first city listed under this letter Press ENTER to advance to the next screen S p e a k i n g c l o c k On Note You may use your Language Teacher as a talking clock default setting When you open the Local Time screen you will hear the current time announcement To disable or re enable the announcement of time use the key Press ENTER to save the changes and return to the Setup m...

Page 14: ... to advance to the next screen D a i l y a l a r m Off v To turn the Daily Alarm on or off default setting use any arrow key Press ENTER to save the changes and return to the Setup main menu If the Daily Alarm is on a bell sign will light up on the right side of the display At the specified time you will hear the alarm tone which will continue for 30 seconds or until you press any key Display s Fo...

Page 15: ... Current settings appear checked 24 hour MM DD YY format is the default Press ESC to return to the Setup main menu Memory Check Select the option Memory Check on the Setup main menu to view the current status of available user s memory M e m o r y r e m a i n i n g 8 2 Press ENTER to return to the Setup main menu Data Deletion Select the option Data Deletion on the Setup main menu ...

Page 16: ...records marked as protected select the Marked Records option and confirm a displayed prompt Note The Marked Records option allows you to release memory kept by inaccessible records if you forget your password Press ESC to return to the Setup main menu Set Contrast Select the option Set Contrast on the Setup main menu C o n t r a s t l e v e l Dim Bright Use the keys to adjust the contrast level Pr...

Page 17: ...keys to adjust the speech frequency Press to check the changed pronunciation Press ENTER to save the changes and return to the Setup main menu Speech Speed Select the option Speech Speed on the Setup main menu S p e e c h S p e e d Low High Use the keys to adjust the speech speed Press to check the changed pronunciation Press ENTER to save the changes and return to the Setup main menu ...

Page 18: ...have either to reset the dictionary see Power Supply which may lead to loss of all stored user s data or to remove the password from the system releasing memory taken up by marked records option Marked records on the Data Deletion menu described above Setting Password Select the option Security on the Setup main menu If no password is set a prompt to enter a password is displayed E n t e r p a s s...

Page 19: ...is displayed 1 L o c k t h e u n i t 2 C l e a r p a s s w o r d To enable the password protection of marked records and return to the Setup main menu press the 1 key A confirmation message will be shown and a key symbol will light up at right indicating that the password protection is on Note For information about how to mark records to protect your private data refer to the sections Telephone Di...

Page 20: ... menu A confirmation message will be shown and the key symbol will disappear Note If you make a mistake typing your password the message Wrong Password will appear The password protection will not be disabled Clearing Password If password protection is on disable it as described above Select the option Security on the Setup main menu 1 L o c k t h e u n i t 2 C l e a r p a s s w o r d To delete th...

Page 21: ...typing your password the message Wrong Password will appear The password will not be cleared Key Tone On Off When the Key Tone is on default you hear a short beep every time you press a key on the key panel Select the option Key Tone on the Setup main menu K e y T o n e O f f O n v To change a setting highlight the desired option and press ENTER The current setting appears checked Press ESC to ret...

Page 22: ...ep time in the range from 3 default to 12 minutes in 3 minute increments Press ENTER to save the changes and return to the Setup main menu DICTIONARY The Digital Language Learning System Language Teacher EAl600T contains the most advanced English Albanian electronic dictionary on the market In order to fully utilize the translator s potential carefully read this section of the user s manual Genera...

Page 23: ... indicated by an arrow in the dictionary title On the Dictionary input screen under the current dictionary s title you see a cursor where the first letter you enter will appear Using the key panel type in a word you want to have translated Use the keys to move the cursor in the edited line Use SHIFT to delete the last letter Use SHIFT to switch between Overwrite and Insert editing modes Press SPC ...

Page 24: ...hat more translations are available Use to scroll down and see more translations To scroll back up press To go to the next or previous entry use NEXT or PREV Note Translations are listed in the alphabetical order of their respective grammatical labels which appear in square brackets and have the following meaning A adjective ABBR abbreviation ADV adverb ART article AUX auxiliary CONJ conjunction I...

Page 25: ... Recognition feature While you are keying in the word you want to have translated a word closest in spelling to the portion entered so far appears on the screen s bottom line If you saw the desired word before you finished typing press ENTER to display its translations Start typing for example the word daughter in the English Albanian dictionary When you reach the letter G the whole word will appe...

Page 26: ...lations for a word e g catch in the English Albanian dictionary C A T C H N K A P J E G J A H G R E M Ç S A S I E Z Ë N Ë K L E C K Ë Press the key to highlight the translations consecutively C A T C H N K A P J E G J A H G R E M Ç S A S I E Z Ë N Ë K L E C K Ë Press ENTER to make an instant reverse translation of the highlighted word K A P J E N CATCH GRASP SEIZING CLUTCH To return to the origina...

Page 27: ... n g l i s h A l b a n i a n E M A U N T I N _ M A U R I T A N I A To run a spell check press SHIFT ENTER A list of suggestions will be displayed M A I N T A I N M A R T I N M A U D L I N M O U N T A I N Use the key to scroll down and highlight MOUNTAIN and press ENTER to retrieve the entry M O U N T A I N A M A L O R M A L I N Note If the Spell checker is unable to make a suggestion the message N...

Page 28: ... S A S I E Z Ë N Ë K L E C K Ë Press to listen to the pronunciation of the English headword Note T T S is able to generate pronunciation of any English text not limited to dictionary entries Simply type a word or phrase on the input screen of the English Albanian dictionary and press to have the text pronounced On the Setup main menu you may adjust the frequency and speed of speech shaping your ow...

Page 29: ...hown U s e r s D i c t i o n a r y E n g l i s h A l b a n i a n v Select an option for example Albanian User s Dictionary and create an Albanian headword you want to add to your vocabulary A l b a n i a n w o r d A P I K Ë L L U A R I Use arrow keys to move the cursor SHIFT to delete a character to the left of Insert or above the cursor Overwrite Press SPC for space SHIFT SPC for hyphen Use SHIFT...

Page 30: ...more To save a record press ENTER A new record template will be opened To exit without saving use ESC repeatedly Managing Records Select on the Icons Menu and open one of the User s Dictionaries A new record template will appear Use NEXT or PREV to view existing records P I K Ë L L U A R I G R I E F S T R I K E N 1 To edit a record press SHIFT and follow instructions in Creating a Record To delete...

Page 31: ...ers an extensive grammatical aid programmed into the electronic device Press the GRAM key or select on the Icons Menu and choose Grammar to open the Grammar menu 1 Search by screen c ode 2 Sequential search Press 1 to retrieve a topic by its screen code Note To search by screen code from within the text press S for an input prompt Specify a topic code in the format X X use the key to enter a decim...

Page 32: ... a unique opportunity to practice the computerized test version as it is likely to be presented to you at a real examination Select on the Icons Menu and choose TOEFL to open the TOEFL menu T u t o r i a l S a m p l e t e s t s S a m p l e e x e r c i s e s v Highlight your choice and press ENTER Tutorial The Tutorial provides you with general information about the requirements structure and durat...

Page 33: ...sample questions are arranged in two sequences represented by the options Sample Tests and Sample Exercises Sample Tests and Sample Exercises Highlight and press the Sample Tests line on the TOEFL menu to open the Sample Tests submenu Test 1 Test 2 Test 3 Test 4 v There are four complete tests for you to choose from Each test contains Multiple Choice questions pertaining to all three sections of t...

Page 34: ...ed into two or three parts comprising questions of the same type For example parts of Structure Grammar are S e n t e n c e c o m p l e t i o n E r r o r i d e n t i f i c a t i o n v Regardless of which practice form you have chosen each sample question is structured as follows Question text not displayed in the Listening Comprehension section for example 1 A m o n g t h e a s t r o n o m e r s o...

Page 35: ...e first line discloses total number of questions in a test or a section of Sample Exercises The second and third lines indicate respectively how many questions were displayed and correctly answered during the concluded session The fourth line shows your score which is calculated according to an authentic formula DIALOGS Over a thousand American common and emergency phrases translated into Albanian...

Page 36: ...episode Use to browse topic or episode titles ENTER to open a displayed title Use NEXT PREV to move between entries to scroll individual entries ESC to return to a previous level Press the key to listen to the pronunciation of an English phrase IRREGULAR VERBS Forms of all commonly used English irregular verbs may be quickly looked up in the Language Teacher EAl600T s Irregular Verbs directory Ver...

Page 37: ...es ESC to return to the letter input prompt Press the key to listen to the pronunciation of an irregular verb s forms in English IDIOMS Over 200 popular American idioms and their translations or equivalents in Albanian are listed in the alphabetical order in the Idiom section Select on the Icons Menu to open the Idioms section F i r s t L e t t e r _ Specify a letter to display the first idiom sta...

Page 38: ...the Telephone Directory in English or Albanian view edit delete the entries and listen to the pronunciation of a record s contents Creating a Record Select on the Icons Menu to open the first Telephone directory record in the viewing mode Press ENTER to open a new record template N a m e E M R S M I T H S _ Fill out the first page Name changing the input mode with the key if needed Use arrow keys ...

Page 39: ... necessary To mark or unmark a record as password protected press SHIFT A label MARK will light up or go out respectively at right To save a record press ENTER A new record template will be opened To close a record without saving use ESC repeatedly Managing Records Select on the Icons Menu to open the first Telephone Directory record in the viewing mode Use NEXT or PREV to view other existing reco...

Page 40: ...using the Schedule section of your Language Teacher EAl600T You may enter records in English or Albanian edit search delete records and listen to the pronunciation of a record s contents Creating a Record Select on the Icons Menu to open the first Schedule record in the viewing mode Press ENTER to open a new record template The current date appears on the screen D a t e MM DD YY 01 01 2000 Note Th...

Page 41: ...ress SHIFT Z A bell icon appears on the screen Press ENTER and type in Schedule contents changing the input mode with the key if needed Use arrow keys to move the cursor SHIFT to delete a character to the left of Insert or above the cursor Overwrite Press SPC for space SHIFT SPC for hyphen Use SHIFT to switch between Overwrite and Insert editing modes You may want to use additional symbols availab...

Page 42: ...ord protection as described in section Setup Main Menu To edit a record press SHIFT and follow instructions in Creating a Record To delete a record press SHIFT and confirm a displayed prompt To listen to a record s contents in English press CALCULATOR Calculator is one of the Language Teacher EAl600T s features designed for your convenience Select on the Icons Menu to open the Calculator C a l c u...

Page 43: ...C CONVERSION With your Language Teacher EAl600T you may easily convert measurements from the American system into the metric system commonly used in Europe and vice versa The following measurements and measurement units are available for instant conversion Length centimeter meter kilometer inch foot yard mile Area sq centimeter sq meter sq inch sq foot sq yard Capacity liter pint gallon Weight gra...

Page 44: ...Use to select a unit s pair to reverse the conversion direction Type a numeric value in the highlighted field and press ENTER The result will appear on the bottom line C m I n c h 1 2 C m 4 7 2 4 4 0 9 4 4 9 I n c h v To make a new calculation press ENTER To exit to the Metric Conversion menu press ESC CURRENCY EXCHANGE The Currency Exchange function built into your Language Teacher EAl600T allows...

Page 45: ...editable option marked with is provided for any other currency Select on the Icons Menu to open the Currency Exchange menu C u r r e n c y E x c h a n g e 1 D i s p l a y r a t e s 2 S e t r a t e 3 C a l c u l a t i o n v To set up the exchange rates press the 2 key or highlight the second option and press ENTER To specify a rate highlight its field using the keys and type a value with number key...

Page 46: ...the new currency To return to the Currency Exchange menu make sure all rate fields contain values and press ESC Use the option 1 Display Rates to quickly look up the current exchange rate settings To make a calculation press the 3 key or highlight the third option and press ENTER Align the highlight bar with a currency label and type in an amount for conversion U S D A L L D E M 1 6 5 0 C A D v Pr...

Page 47: ... g l i s h By pressing the corresponding number key select a dictionary you want to guess words from E n g l i s h A l b a n i a n _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 0 Enter letters trying to guess a hidden word Correctly guessed letters appear in place of underscores in their actual positions in the word The counter on the right shows the number of missed tries total of 8 allowed E n g l i s h A l b a n i a n E _ _ M...

Page 48: ...time zone differences are pre stored Select on the Icons Menu to access the World Time section N E W Y O R K U S A F r i D e c 3 1 1 9 9 9 7 2 4 P M v Note New York USA defaults after a system initialization The displayed date and time format can be adjusted on the Setup main menu Use the keys to move through the alphabetical list of all cities NEXT or PREV to move by countries and cities within e...

Page 49: ...f day the day of the week and the current date This information is provided for the time zone represented by a city name selected on the Setup main menu Select on the Icons Menu to open the Local Time section Depending on the setting in the Setup main menu you might hear the announcement of current time T I R A N A A L B A N I A S a t J a n 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 Note Tirana Albania defaults after a syst...

Page 50: ...l find it on the CD belonging to the package must be installed on your PC prior to using this function Upon installation consult the application s Help section for details Connect your Language Teacher EAl600T to a computer with a PC Link cable Select on the Icons Menu to open the PC Communication section P C C o m m u n i c a t i o n S e n d d a t a R e c e i v e d a t a v Choose a transfer mode ...

Page 51: ...th applications Amount of transmitted data will be announced Note Always back up your important records Manufacturer assumes no responsibility for lost or corrupted data ADDITIONAL FEATURES Volume Control The volume control switch is located on the left hand edge of the Language Teacher EAl600T s case External Power Jack The Language Teacher EAl600T is equipped with a jack for external power suppl...

Page 52: ... Link Jack The PC connection cable jack is located on the Language Teacher EAl600T s right hand edge above the external power jack Note To order a compatible AC DC adapter or a PC Link cable contact your dealer or an Ectaco service center ...

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