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English-French Electronic Talking Dictionary                            User's Manual

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CONTENTS

 

INTRODUCTION.............................................................................. 2

 

Document Conventions ........................................................... 4

 

Key Panel................................................................................ 4

 

Display .................................................................................... 6

 

Power Supply .......................................................................... 8

 

SETUP MAIN MENU...................................................................... 10

 

Display's Language ............................................................... 11

 

Real Time Clock.................................................................... 12

 

Daily Alarm............................................................................ 13

 

Display's Format.................................................................... 14

 

Memory Check ...................................................................... 15

 

Data Deletion ........................................................................ 15

 

Set Contrast .......................................................................... 16

 

Speech Options..................................................................... 17

 

Advanced Search.................................................................. 18

 

Security ................................................................................. 18

 

Key Tone On/Off ................................................................... 22

 

Set Sleep Time...................................................................... 22

 

MAIN DICTIONARY ....................................................................... 23

 

General Dictionary Function.................................................. 23

 

Advanced Word Recognition................................................. 26

 

Instant Reverse Translation .................................................. 27

 

Spell-Checker Vector Ultima

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Pronunciation of Words and Sentences ................................ 29

 

USER DICTIONARY ...................................................................... 30

 

GRAMMAR .................................................................................... 32

 

TOEFL ........................................................................................... 33

 

DIALOGS ....................................................................................... 36

 

IRREGULAR VERBS ..................................................................... 38

 

IDIOMS .......................................................................................... 39

 

TELEPHONE DIRECTORY ........................................................... 39

 

SCHEDULE.................................................................................... 41

 

CALCULATOR ............................................................................... 44

 

METRIC CONVERSION ................................................................ 44

 

CURRENCY CONVERSION.......................................................... 46

 

WORD GAME ................................................................................ 48

 

WORLD TIME ................................................................................ 49

 

LOCAL TIME.................................................................................. 50

 

PC COMMUNICATION .................................................................. 51

 

ADDITIONAL FEATURES.............................................................. 52

 

Summary of Contents for Language Teacher EF600T

Page 1: ...Advanced Search 18 Security 18 Key Tone On Off 22 Set Sleep Time 22 MAIN DICTIONARY 23 General Dictionary Function 23 Advanced Word Recognition 26 Instant Reverse Translation 27 Spell Checker Vector...

Page 2: ...The digital Language Learning System Language Teacher EF600T features Main vocabulary of over 475 000 words including medical technical legal and business terms as well as slang and general expressio...

Page 3: ...ur 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 EF600T to their fullest read this user s...

Page 4: ...graphs 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...

Page 5: ...ess 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 GRA...

Page 6: ...available with the Calculator Display The Language Teacher EF600T 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...

Page 7: ...will be entered or deleted Icons Menu The Language Teacher EF600T features a graphical start up interface with four sets of functional icons which visually organize and facilitate access to the dictio...

Page 8: ...c Conversion Currency Exchange Word Game World Time Local Time PC Communication Setup Main Menu Power Supply The Language Teacher EF600T is powered by three 3 AAA batteries When the batteries become w...

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 insi...

Page 10: ...ttery compartment on the back side of the unit The validity period of the battery is 1 2 years Note The Language Teacher EF600T is equipped with a jack for external power supply To order a compatible...

Page 11: ...To change the display language to French 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 messa...

Page 12: ...panel In the 12 hour format specify A for AM P for PM Press ENTER to display the Set Local City screen S e t L o c a l C i t y E n t e r t h e f i r s t l e t t e r for C i t y _ C o u n t r y Select...

Page 13: ...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...

Page 14: ...R 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 D...

Page 15: ...settings appear checked 24 hour and MM DD YY formats are 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...

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...

Page 17: ...ech Options Menu S p e e c h F r e q u e n c y Low High Use the keys to adjust the speech frequency Press to check the changed pronunciation Press ENTER to save the changes and return to the Speech Op...

Page 18: ...n c e d S e a r c h O f f O n v To change a setting highlight the desired option and press ENTER The current setting appears marked with a check Press ESC to return to the Setup Main Menu Security Wit...

Page 19: ...e 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 w o r d _ Specify your password The length of the password cannot exceed 7 ch...

Page 20: ...d protection is on Note For information about how to mark records to protect your private data refer to the sections Telephone Directory and Schedule Unlocking the Unit Select the option Security on t...

Page 21: ...s 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 the password press the 2 key and specify your password at the prompt E...

Page 22: ...desired option and press ENTER The current setting appears checked Press ESC to return to the Setup Main Menu Set Sleep Time The unit turns off automatically if it has been idle for a specified amoun...

Page 23: ...rder to fully utilize the unit s potential carefully read this section of the user s manual General Dictionary Function Press the ON OFF key to turn the dictionary on Press the DICT key or choose on t...

Page 24: ...ace SHIFT SPC for hyphen An additional symbols set is available through SHIFT Press to see more symbols Press the indicated number key to insert a selected symbol For example enter catch in the Englis...

Page 25: ...BBR abbreviation ADV adverb ART article AUX auxiliary or modal verb CONJ conjunction ID idiom INTRJ interjection N noun NUM numeral PART particle PHR phrase PREF prefix PREP preposition PRON pronoun S...

Page 26: ...rd in the same dictionary while an entry is displayed just start typing and the input screen will appear automatically Advanced Word Recognition Your Language Teacher EF600T is equipped with an Advanc...

Page 27: ...n switch the Advanced Word Recognition feature off on the Setup Main Menu Instant Reverse Translation For your convenience the Language Teacher EF600T is designed to provide an Instant Reverse Transla...

Page 28: ...ost advanced proofing tools on the market It can be very useful when you are unsure of a word s exact spelling Type for example mountain as you hear it in the English French dictionary E n g l i s h F...

Page 29: ...e Teacher EF600T is the unlimited pronunciation for all English and French words and phrases based on the T T S text to speech technology Display translations for an English word e g catch C A T C H N...

Page 30: ...it s case USER DICTIONARY The Language Teacher EF600T allows you to create your own vocabulary which automatically links to the unit s Main Dictionary Creating a Record Select on the Icons Menu The Us...

Page 31: ...next page Explanation If needed select an input mode with the key and enter your definition of the headword for example E x p l a n a t i o n E S E A E A G L E _ You may want to use additional symbol...

Page 32: ...ation of the explanation To open an existing User Dictionary record from the Main Dictionary enter your record s headword in full on the input screen of a corresponding Main Dictionary and press ENTER...

Page 33: ...e NEXT PREV or to scroll the text within each topic TOEFL Your Language Teacher EF600T contains a practical preparation guide for the Test of English as a Foreign Language TOEFL which is required of n...

Page 34: ...v Select the language you want to read the Tutorial in Read the Tutorial accessing its sections by pressing the indicated letter keys After you become acquainted with TOEFL basics set forth in the Tu...

Page 35: ...to practice each of three sections of the TOEFL test separately The same questions from four available sample tests are rearranged depending on which section of the test they refer to The sections ar...

Page 36: ...information is displayed T o t a l 1 0 0 S h o w n 5 7 A n s w e r e d 2 2 T O E F L s c o r e 9 0 The first line discloses total number of questions in a test or a section of Sample Exercises The se...

Page 37: ...Menu to open the Dialogs section The title of the first topic will be displayed in English and French 1 E v e r y d a y c o n v e r s a t i o n P h r a s e s q u o t i d i e n n e s Choose a topic th...

Page 38: ...n the Irregular Verbs directory You will be offered two options English or French irregular verbs Select the language by pressing the ENTER key F i r s t l e t t e r _ Specify a letter to display the...

Page 39: ...y the first idiom starting with this letter Use NEXT PREV to move between entries to scroll individual entries ESC to return to the letter input prompt Press the key to listen to the pronunciation of...

Page 40: ...me 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 cursor Press SPC for space SHIFT SPC for hyphen Use SHIFT to switch betwe...

Page 41: ...tection is turned on see Security marked records will not appear on the record list To see them first disable the password protection as described in the section Setup Main Menu To edit a record press...

Page 42: ...in Menu Type if needed another date with number keys using to move the cursor and press ENTER to go to the Time page Specify a start and end time for a scheduled event with number keys using to move t...

Page 43: ...respectively on the right To save a record press ENTER To close a record without saving use ESC repeatedly Managing Records Select on the Icons Menu to open the first Schedule record in the viewing mo...

Page 44: ...on the screen for easy reference Use this function the way you would use an ordinary calculator Note If a memory overflow or an error e g as a result of division by zero occurs so that E appears on th...

Page 45: ...s Menu to open the Metric Conversion menu M e t r i c C o n v e r s i o n 1 L e n g t h 2 A r e a 3 V o l u m e v Press a corresponding number key or highlight an option with and press ENTER C m I n c...

Page 46: ...ce FFR Germany DEM Canada CAD Great Britain GBP Spain ESP Japan JPY Finland FIM Switzerland CHF Italy ITL as well as the currency of the European Union EURO Also an editable currency name marked with...

Page 47: ...he label field and type in a currency abbreviation C H F 1 0 0 0 I T L 1 0 0 0 E U R O 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Press to highlight the rate field and enter an exchange rate for the new currency To return to th...

Page 48: ...n the Icons Menu to open the Word Game menu G a m e D i r e c t i o n 1 E n g l i s h F r e n c h 2 F r e n c h E n g l i s h By pressing the corresponding number key select a dictionary you want to g...

Page 49: ...ou win or You failed depending on the outcome appears on the screen for a second and the word translation is displayed Press ENTER to start a new game WORLD TIME You may view the time around the world...

Page 50: ...Then press until the desired city appeared S E A T T L E U S A S u n D e c 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 5 0 6 v Note Keep in mind the possibility of the daylight saving time adjustment You may need to add one hour...

Page 51: ...95 98 2000 NT included with the package you may transfer data from the organizer sections of your Language Teacher EF600T to a personal computer and back Note The LT PC Link for Windows 95 98 2000 NT...

Page 52: ...r mode complementing the unit s mode Receive in this example Follow instructions on the screen By pressing ENTER start transmission first on the receiving then on the sending end Processing messages w...

Page 53: ...ght hand edge Use of an inappropriate external power supply may cause failure of the unit and void the warranty PC Link Jack The PC connection cable jack is located on the Language Teacher EF600T s ri...

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