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ECTACO

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/OXFORD

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 AnyLanguage™ 500AL 

User Manual 

FCC Statement 

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the 
following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) 
This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may 
cause undesired operation. 

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 digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to 
provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. 
This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not 
installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference 
to radio communications. 
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular 
installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television 
reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is 
encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: 

 

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. 

 

Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. 

 

Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the 
receiver is connected. 

 

Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. 

INTRODUCTION 

Congratulations on purchasing ECTACO

®

/OXFORD

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 AnyLanguage™ 500AL! 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 systems available. 
ECTACO

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/OXFORD

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 AnyLanguage™ 500AL features: 

 

Oxford

®

 American College Dictionary 

 

Bidirectional dictionary of over 500,000 words (depends on language pair), 
including idioms, medical, technical, legal, and business terms, as well as slang 
and general expressions 

Summary of Contents for Oxford 500AL

Page 1: ...letion of data as a result of malfunction repairs or battery replacement Be sure to back up all important data on other media to avoid data loss The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice No part of this manual shall be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without permission from ECTACO I...

Page 2: ...ions However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separ...

Page 3: ...de 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 products some characteristics of the device you have purchased may slightly differ from their description in this manual The functionality of a particular model depends on the set of...

Page 4: ...er is off Press ON OFF to turn the device off Remove the battery compartment cover by sliding it away from the device Remove the used batteries and replace them with new ones Do not mix old and new batteries When replacing the batteries you have one minute to place new ones in the device without risk of losing any data stored in RAM Do not exceed the one minute limit Neither the manufacturer nor t...

Page 5: ...re package copy it to an SD card of up to 2GB capacity Make sure the file system on the card is FAT You can use the SD card included in the standard package More languages available for free download at www ectaco com ML500 2 Slide the card into the SD slot located on the right hand edge of the device the label of the card face up contacts face down Push the card gently until it clicks into place ...

Page 6: ...nly once and release Control and edit keys ON OFF Turn the device on or off Reset Re initialize system SHIFT ESC Switch to the Main Menu Shortcut keys Open sections corresponding to the marks on the keys from within an application press SHIFT shortcut key ALT DICT Open bilingual dictionary SPELLER SHIFT P UP or P DN Launch spell checker Pronounce a headword or a highlighted portion of translation ...

Page 7: ... a high resolution screen 255x160 pixels The indicator line is at the bottom of the display and shows the following indicators ALT ALT key pressed SHIFT SHIFT key pressed INS Insert mode selected OVR Overtype mode selected Battery life indicator Slang lock is on The number of reverse translations performed EN DE Language input mode EN DE DE EN Translation direction Horizontal scrolling enabled Ver...

Page 8: ...etter key to return to the input line and translate another word in the same dictionary 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 Press SHIFT SPELLER SHIFT and either of the P UP P DN keys REVERSE TRANSLATION Press to select a word or expression for the r...

Page 9: ...o confirm your choice HANGMAN WORD GAME ECTACO OXFORD AnyLanguage 500AL features the learning game Hangman which can improve your spelling skills and enhance your personal vocabulary Enter letters from the keyboard trying to guess the word before the picture is complete To enter additional letters press SHIFT the corresponding key if applicable SAT 5000 This section includes five thousand English ...

Page 10: ...airs Set font size ECTACO OXFORD AnyLanguage 500AL offers you three font sizes Small Medium or Large Speech settings Use the Speech settings to adjust the Volume Speech frequency and Speech speed shaping your own pronunciation style 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 ...

Page 11: ...the current date and time Use the A and P keys to specify AM and PM respectively Select the desired city Key tone This feature is designed to produce a short beep every time you press a key on the device s keyboard The Key tone is turned on by default Set contrast The default contrast setting can be changed in the Set contrast subsection Change the Contrast level by using Set sleep time This featu...

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