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Ectaco Partner ES-X5 User Manual Download Page 6

Partner

®

X5

User's Manual

6

♦

Note:

When the

Batteries Low!

message is displayed, the energy

consuming Text-To-Speech function is disabled. The other voice
functions, e.g. Voice Memo, may still remain working.

♦

Note:

The voice recording, talking, and electronic communication

functions consume considerable amount of energy. It is
recommended to use an external power supply while using the
voice and

PC-Link

functions.

To restore full functionality of the device and to avoid the risk of
losing user data, replace the complete set of batteries or recharge
the accumulators as soon as possible.

How to recharge the accumulators

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Make sure the accumulators are inserted in the battery

compartment.

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Note:

Only special accumulators – rechargeable battery pack

1

may be used with your Partner

®

X5.

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Connect an AC/DC adapter to your device.

♦

Note:

The Partner

®

X5 is equipped with a jack for external power

supply.

♦

Note:

Use of an inappropriate external power supply may

cause failure of the device and void the warranty.

The AC/DC

adapter should provide 9V and min 300mA DC.

2

The red LED shows that the accumulators are recharging and the
green one shows that the accumulators are charged. The recharge
LED will illuminate when the adapter is connected.

♦

Note:

Accumulators (if inserted in the device) are recharged

every time you connect the adapter to your device.

How to replace the batteries

•

Press the

key to turn the device off.

♦

Note:

Never try to remove the batteries from the device when the

power is on. This can seriously damage the device. If you

1

Please communicate with an Ectaco office to get more information about

this rechargeable battery pack purchase.

2

Contact your dealer to order the compatible AC/DC adapter or call +1 (800)

710-7920 within the continental US.

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Summary of Contents for Partner ES-X5

Page 1: ...wing Entries 21 Spell checker Vector Ultima 23 Instant Reverse Translation and Instant Explanation 24 Pronunciation of Words and Sentences 26 SUPPLEMENTAL DICTIONARIES 27 Spanish Russian Dictionary 27 User s Dictionary 27 Learner s Cards 31 TEXT TRANSLATION 33 VOICE PHRASEBOOK 34 ACCENT CORRECTION 37 REFERENCE 39 Irregular Verbs 40 Popular Idioms 41 TOEFL AND GRAMMAR 42 TOEFL 42 Grammar 46 ORGANIZ...

Page 2: ...0 TELEPHONE CODES 80 GAME CENTER 81 ENGLISH NAMES 85 PHONE WIZARD 86 CROSSWORD SOLVER 86 USA INTERVIEW 87 SETUP 88 INTERFACE LANGUAGE 88 SYSTEM SETUP 89 Key Tone 89 First Screen 89 Auto Shutoff Period 90 Touch Screen Calibration 90 Adult Lock 91 Speech Level 91 Audio Settings 92 Scheduler Alarm 92 Date Format 93 Time Format 93 PC Link Baud Rate 93 Battery Check 93 SECURITY 94 MEMORY CHECK 96 DATA ...

Page 3: ...onary of over 50 000 words Comprehensive TOEFL guide with sample tests and instant evaluation English Grammar electronic textbook with topic search US citizenship exam preparation guide Most popular American idioms English irregular verbs Advanced English and Spanish speech synthesis Fully automated text translation New word recording function for dictionary expansion Instant Reverse Translation A...

Page 4: ...tner X5 allows you to listen to a clear life like pronunciation of English and Spanish words and phrases Unlike other portable electronic dictionaries this model features a break through combination of two parallel input devices a well designed 72 button keyboard and a high resolution touch sensitive display which makes it functionally analogous to a mouse equipped computer Besides an English voic...

Page 5: ...by four AAA LR03 batteries or by a special rechargeable battery pack When the batteries or accumulators become weak a warning message will be displayed In order to prevent an excessive discharge of the batteries or accumulators and a resulting loss of data in RAM the voice recording talking function and communication channel will be disabled at this time ...

Page 6: ... X5 Connect an AC DC adapter to your device Note The Partner X5 is equipped with a jack for external power supply Note Use of an inappropriate external power supply may cause failure of the device and void the warranty The AC DC adapter should provide 9V and min 300mA DC 2 The red LED shows that the accumulators are recharging and the green one shows that the accumulators are charged The recharge ...

Page 7: ... in RAM Do not exceed the 2 minute limit Neither the manufacturer nor the dealer may be held responsible for the loss of user data Initialization The initialization routine is started when the Partner X5 is turned on for the first time when you remove the batteries e g when replacing them for longer than 2 minutes after the system has been reset with the RESET button Note The RESET button is locat...

Page 8: ...ho prefer to see menus and messages in Spanish are referred to page 88 for instructions Keyboard The American standard QWERTY keyboard combined with the Spanish layout allows you to enter any word just in seconds In the Spanish Russian bidirectional dictionary the input mode selection is made automatically to comply with the current source language and the key is used for changing the translation ...

Page 9: ...lose active window Cancel Enter symbols from the two letter keys 4 Type in uppercase Enter additional symbols 5 Clear input Caps Lock On or Off Ï Copy selection or the entire text to clipboard Ð Insert clipboard contents Delete character to the left of cursor Í Delete character to the right of cursor 4 Use the ALT key to enter the Spanish accented letters in lowercase To obtain the uppercase image...

Page 10: ...f touching the highlighted item is moving the highlight bar to it with the arrow keys Í Î Ð Ï and pressing Both the touch screen and the keyboard procedures of activating an option or a command are referred to as selecting in this manual Stylus Touching is preferably done with the supplied pointing device called the stylus which when not in use can be conveniently kept in a special slot at the bas...

Page 11: ...reen when the device is turned on unless the Resume screen setup option has been selected see page 89 or an application is closed or the key is pressed The MAIN MENU is divided into five submenus each of which includes a number of related sections Sections may also include subsections and various lower level options The five parts of the MAIN MENU are DICTIONARY ORGANIZER CALCULATIONS REFERENCE SE...

Page 12: ...c key corresponding to the section number Sidebar Sidebar Nine sections of Partner X5 have permanent touch sensitive shortcut buttons on the Sidebar to the right of the screen Main Dictionary Voice Memo English Dictionary Game Center Phone Directory Scheduler Local Time Pop Up Window and Talking Clock Calendar Calculator Touchpad The touchpad is a set of virtual keys displayed on the screen that s...

Page 13: ...tton in the lower right corner of the screen or pressing F8 on the keyboard hides the touchpad thus enlarging the input visible area To re display the touchpad touch or press F8 again Windows Every application pop up menu or dialog box used in the Partner X5 appears in its own window A window is displayed as a framed screen area with two main elements the Title Bar and the Close Button The Title B...

Page 14: ...nce or go back one line touch and drag the Scroll Box to browse touch the Scroll Bar below or above the Scroll Box to jump to that portion of text Pop Up and Pull Down Menus A pop up menu is an overlapping window that requests the user s selection of one of the displayed options Touch a line with the stylus or move the highlight bar to a line with the arrow keys and press Aside from pop up menus n...

Page 15: ...e menu area Dialog Box A simple example of a dialog box is a prompt which contains a Yes No question pending the user s confirmation or cancellation Ways you can respond to a prompt Touch Meaning Keyboard equivalent Yes Y No N Cancel A Setup prompt expects the user to specify data items directly in the dialog box This can imply either checking boxes or setting values ...

Page 16: ... solid Touch or press to apply the changes and close the window Setting Values To change a value in the highlighted box touch the buttons or press the Ï Ð keys To change the active box touch it or use the Í Î keys Touch or press to save settings and close the window Message Box A message just requests the acknowledgement of information To close the message box touch or where available ...

Page 17: ... frequently used Toolbar buttons are Page Up Save Page Down Edit Scroll Up Delete Scroll Down Search OK Apply Settings New Say Explain Spell Checker Translate Font size As an on board help to the user a short Toolbar button description Tool tip appears when a button is being touched Commands and options associated with currently displayed Toolbar buttons are also accessible from the keyboard by pr...

Page 18: ...eral vocabulary and terminology the Main Dictionary contains slang You can hide it using the Adult Lock function see page 91 General Dictionary Function Select English Spanish Dictionary from the DICTIONARY section or touch on the Sidebar or press the key on the keyboard During the initialization of the Main Dictionary you may see the icon This usually means that User s Dictionary contains conside...

Page 19: ...o the How to Use the Dictionaries section HOW TO USE THE DICTIONARIES Advanced Word Recognition To translate or explain a word start entering it from the keyboard or the touchpad While you are typing headwords closest in spelling to the portion you entered so far are displayed in the Advanced Search Area under the input line If the desired word had appeared before you finished typing select it tou...

Page 20: ...rded automatically recognized and the list of headwords as well as their first translation s if in the English Spanish Dictionary closest in spelling to the pronounced word will appear Touch the desired word or highlight it and press to see its translation s or explanation s Parts of Speech and Gender Labels Translations or explanations of a headword are listed in the alphabetical order of parts o...

Page 21: ...possible to retrieve a translation or explanation for word forms entered in the input line The source word entry for the desired word will be displayed For example if you enter cases and there is not such an entry in the dictionary you will get the case entry as it is a headword for cases The MorphoFinder function helps you find source words headwords for English past participles gerunds plural fo...

Page 22: ...word CASE as a verb Touch to reduce the screen font size and see more translations or explanations of the given headword on the screen without scrolling Note There are three font sizes in the Dictionaries Touch twice to restore the initial font size Use the t u keys or the buttons to switch between adjacent entries Note Your User s Dictionary headwords if coinciding in spelling will be displayed i...

Page 23: ...e chosen by default after the system initialization To record a displayed entry in your personal Learner s Cards select the button and specify the set name Spell checker Vector Ultima The multilingual spell checker Vector Ultima is one of the most advanced on the market When you are unsure of the spelling of a word the Vector Ultima allows you to enter the word as you hear it and choose a spelling...

Page 24: ...y for the word SPIN To highlight a word among the explanations or translations touch it with the stylus or move the highlight bar to it with the Î key For example Note You can also highlight an expression Expressions constituting a complete translation variant can be highlighted as a whole To highlight a whole expression between commas touch its first word with the stylus and drag the stylus along...

Page 25: ...slation or explanation of the entry The source word entry for the highlighted word will be displayed For example if you highlight distributes you will get distribute as there is no translation or explanation for distributes because it is a form of distribute The MorphoFinder function helps you find source words for English past participles gerunds plural forms and for Spanish forms of various part...

Page 26: ...translation or explanation in English Spanish or English Dictionary select all or any of the words and touch or press the key TTS is able to generate the pronunciation of any English or Spanish text not limited to dictionary entries Simply type in a word or phrase on the selection screen of the corresponding Dictionary and touch or press the key to listen to its pronunciation Note In the Speech Le...

Page 27: ...ys in the Spanish Russian dictionary work in the same way as they do in the Main Dictionary Please refer to the How to Use the Dictionaries section to read about Advanced Word Recognition Viewing Entries Spell Checker Vector Ultima Instant Reverse Translation and Instant Explanation User s Dictionary The Partner X5 allows you to create your own vocabulary which automatically links to the Main Dict...

Page 28: ... can also specify a part of speech by selecting and choosing an appropriate abbreviation from the list The record will be saved and you will be returned to the record list When in the record list or in the viewing mode use Ð Ï to move the highlight bar to page up and down to open a new record template to make a contents search to open the highlighted record for editing to delete the highlighted re...

Page 29: ...o find a record Select from the List Open a User s Dictionary A list of existing headwords will be displayed for example To select an entry touch it with the stylus or move the highlight bar to it and press The selected record opens in the viewing mode Contents Search When in the record list or in the viewing mode select the button Type in any Spanish or English word or a part of a word that is co...

Page 30: ...n Dictionary These are marked with a special icon Open the Main Dictionary Note The more words the User s Dictionary contains the more time it takes to initialize the Main Dictionary since both dictionaries are interlinked During the initialization process you will see the icon Select the translation direction compatible with the headword language you want to use for search Start entering a headwo...

Page 31: ...When in the record list or in the viewing mode select Confirm your intention to delete the record Note If you previously saved this entry in the Learner s Cards this procedure is carried out via the Main Dictionary you will loose it in the Learner s Cards too Downloading Additional Dictionaries You can download additional dictionaries from a personal computer to the User s Dictionary Please refer ...

Page 32: ...e available Important Words My Words and Useful Phrases You can use up to twenty Learner s Sets including the initial ones When in the menu use Ð Ï to move the highlight bar to open the highlighted set to create a new set to change the name of the highlighted set to delete the highlighted set to search a headword in the highlighted set To open a list touch the corresponding line or move the highli...

Page 33: ...age to search a headword in the current set to show hide translations or explanations of the selected word to delete the displayed record or u tto move to the next or previous record respectively or to listen to the displayed part of the record s contents TEXT TRANSLATION Your Partner X5 features a highly efficient text translating program Lingvobit Select Text Translation from the DICTIONARY sect...

Page 34: ...eturn to Text Translation Press Ï to copy all text from the active box To listen to the pronunciation of an English or Spanish text in the active box touch or press the key Touch or close the translation window to return to the input screen You may edit the old text or press to clear the screen and enter a new one VOICE PHRASEBOOK Take the Partner X5 with you going abroad The Voice Phrasebook subs...

Page 35: ...The highlighting will be moved to the one selected for a second and then the topic will be opened When using the Speech Recognition function please pronounce the phrases correctly in a clear voice at a normal pace and without pauses Touch to set the Source language and to set the Target language To find a phrase touch or press the REC key and say the desired phrase It will be recorded automaticall...

Page 36: ...view of your usual loudness of pronunciation 3 Try to say phrases distinctly and plainly yet not in clipped syllables 4 Avoid carelessness in pronunciation smacking of lips loudly inhaling or exhaling mumbling interruptions repetitions etc 5 Try to adjust the microphone level according to loudness of your voice Touch the button Highlight the Mic volume checkbox and change the value using number bu...

Page 37: ...ing Bank Local transport Health Hotel Housekeeper Phonetic exercises make the basis for improving your pronunciation thus making it closer to the sample pronunciation of an American speaking person Sample phrases are recorded by native speakers processed and stored in the memory of your Partner X5 The phrases you pronounce are entered via the built in microphone processed and then compared to the ...

Page 38: ...es 8 15 cm and say the phrase The phrase you said will be recorded automatically recognized and compared to the model pronunciation The results of the comparison are given as Excellent Good Poor Wrong or Please try again The Please try again result means that it is necessary to repeat the phrase louder or to lower extraneous noises Note The quality of voice recognition strongly depends on the leve...

Page 39: ... recording a phrase For successful practice it is necessary to take into account the following recommendations 1 Ensure silence at the time of use 2 Choose the optimum distance from the built in microphone within a range of 3 6 inches 8 15 cm in view of your habitual loudness of pronunciation 3 Do not say extraneous words or phrases into the microphone 4 Try to say phrases distinctly and plainly y...

Page 40: ...bs from the Reference section Find the verb you need by typing or by scrolling the list To see the verb s basic forms and its translations touch the corresponding line in the list or make sure the line is highlighted press Ð if necessary and touch or press Use or u t to move between verbs to obtain an Instant Reverse Translation of the highlighted English or Spanish word to get an explanation of t...

Page 41: ...ican idioms and their Spanish equivalents or translations are included in the Partner s Popular Idioms directory The idioms are listed in alphabetical order Select Popular Idioms from the Reference section Search the idioms by typing or by scrolling the list To display an idiom touch the corresponding line in the list or make sure the line is highlighted and touch or press Use or u t to move betwe...

Page 42: ... guide for the Test of English as a Foreign Language TOEFL which is required of non native English speakers as part of the admission procedure to an American college This section offers you a unique opportunity to practice the computerized test version as it is likely to be presented to you at a real examination Another useful function of the Partner X5 is the English Grammar for non English Speak...

Page 43: ...mple Tests and Sample Exercises Select the Sample Tests option from the TOEFL menu to open its submenu which includes four test options Each test contains Multiple Choice questions pertaining to all three parts of the TOEFL test in this order Listening Comprehension Structure and Grammar Reading Comprehension Select the Sample Exercises option to open its submenu which includes three options corre...

Page 44: ...A B C D immediately following the question text Answer selection bar is at the bottom of the screen Use or Ð Ï to scroll the text Í Î to highlight words A B C D buttons to select the right answer to make a reverse translation of the highlighted word to get an explanation of the highlighted English word or u tto go to the next or previous question and to listen to the pronunciation of an English te...

Page 45: ...swer to see the correct answer Note Use Say hidden text Show hidden text and Show right answer options only to check your answers since this kind of help will not be available during the real test To jump to a specific question select Go to and specify a question number Selecting an Answer and Viewing the Score Select an answer by touching the corresponding letter on the bottom bar To go to the ne...

Page 46: ... Select Grammar from the TOEFL and Grammar menu The Grammar section is structured by way of hierarchically numbered three level menus that include options referring to traditional grammatical topics A topic s text is displayed when a third level menu option is selected You can reach a menu s third level in either of the following ways navigating the levels consecutively by selecting one of the opt...

Page 47: ...make a reverse translation of the highlighted word to get an explanation of the highlighted English word to return to the menu ORGANIZER The ORGANIZER section contains a number of versatile applications to help you classify record and manage various personal or business information All Personal Organizer records can be protected with a password Select the tab from the MAIN MENU to open the ORGANIZ...

Page 48: ... the ORGANIZER section You will see a list of existing telephone records sorted by Name Creating a Record Touch to open a new record template Start filling out the first page Name Note It is necessary to have the Name page completed to save the record There is a Page Icon in the upper left hand corner A Tool tip with the page name appears when a page is opened or the Page Icon is touched A Phones ...

Page 49: ... a specific page from the pop up menu to save a record Note Do not forget to enter a Company name for each person if applicable which will facilitate your future searches Finding a Record There are three ways to search for records Select from List Open the alphabetical list of records represented by Names for example To see your entries sorted by Companies touch View the list and select an entry t...

Page 50: ... might be found in a record or records For example to find all Ectaco records type Ect and touch or press Select an entry to open the associated record in the viewing mode Note You can add a business description in the Note field when creating or editing a record to allow for more effective classified search results in the future Quick Lookup Open an alphabetical list of records represented by Nam...

Page 51: ...hat working with more than 500 records will seriously slow down the data processing speed The icon indicates that the corresponding data handling procedure has not been completed MEMO The Memo section of your Partner X5 provides you with a handy storage place for all kinds of memoranda notes and messages which you can record in English and Spanish edit search or delete Select Memo from the ORGANIZ...

Page 52: ... record text cannot exceed 32KB Finding a Record There are three ways to search for records Select from List Open an alphabetical list of records represented by Memo Titles When in the record list use Ð Ï to move the highlight bar to open the highlighted record for editing to delete the highlighted record To select an entry touch it or move the highlight bar to it and press The selected record ope...

Page 53: ... touch to display a record search screen Specify any adjacent string that might be found in a record or records and touch or press to see results in a Search result list Select an entry to open the associated record in the viewing mode Quick Lookup Open an alphabetical list of records Press one or more alphanumeric key s on the keyboard to jump to an entry that starts with the corresponding charac...

Page 54: ...te records Creating a Record Touch to open a new record template Note A new Scheduler record can also be opened from Calendar The first page of a Scheduler record includes information on Event Date Time audible Reminder and Recurrence settings which can be changed via setup dialog boxes Event To choose between Task Call Meeting or Anniversary Date touch the caption or the icon on the left Note The...

Page 55: ... display the Time setup dialog box touch the time value or touch the time icon To set the desired Hour and Minute touch or press the number buttons Use Í Î to move between fields Reminder Reminder specifies the time period until the Time when a reminder alarm will be issued To display the Reminder setup box touch the Reminder value the none setting defaults for a new record or touch the Reminder i...

Page 56: ...rd was created on January 31 the Reminder will be issued on February 28 or 29 Note The recurrence interval setting does not mean a record will be duplicated in the Scheduler and Calendar For example if you created a record dated Dec 01 2003 and set recurrence interval daily this record will not appear in Dec 02 Dec 03 etc lists Instead the Reminder will sound at the set time and the initial record...

Page 57: ...select an entry touch it or move the highlight bar to it and press The selected record opens in the viewing mode In the viewing mode use or t uto go to the next or previous chronological record respectively Contents Search Select to display a record search screen Specify any adjacent string that might be found in the contents page of a Scheduler record or records and touch or press to see results ...

Page 58: ...cord producing an audible beep The Reminder time is adjusted separately for every individual record Press any key or touch the screen to interrupt a Schedule Alarm or a Reminder beep otherwise the beep will continue for 30 seconds The corresponding Scheduler record will be displayed in the viewing mode You can change the record for example set the Reminder for a later time Closing Scheduler will b...

Page 59: ... shown in bold touch it twice or highlight it and press to open the Scheduler list referring to this date DRAWING BOARD You can create simple drawings and outline images in the Drawing Board of your Partner X5 Select Drawing Board from the ORGANIZER section Creating a Drawing Touch to open a new drawing template Start creating a free hand drawing with the stylus The default settings are Thin line ...

Page 60: ...g touch Paste Touch the drawing board to display a frame with the clipboard content and then position it properly by dragging it by the upper left corner Take the stylus off the screen A drawing fragment previously copied or cut to the clipboard will be pasted into the drawing The frame will disappear When finished and ready to save touch and specify a record name Touch or press to save the record...

Page 61: ... previous drawing record name respectively Quick Lookup Open the record list Press one or more alphanumeric key s on the keyboard to jump to an entry that starts with the corresponding character s To cancel the lookup or delete extra characters in the lookup box press the key To open the selection press or touch the highlighted area with the stylus VOICE MEMO Your Partner X5 can be readily used as...

Page 62: ... If no filename was specified the record will be given the default NoName Quick Recording In any section except Voice Memo Voice Phrasebook and Accent Correction 10 press and hold the REC key The Recording message will appear on the screen Release the key to stop recording The record will be given the default name NoName which you can change in the Voice Memo section Note The REC key works even if...

Page 63: ...y interrupt the playback at any time by pressing To play back the highlighted record only touch its name or highlight its with Ð Ï and touch Use to delete the highlighted record to delete all records in the list to change a filename to set internal speaker ON or OFF and to adjust the microphone level PC COMMUNICATION Using the Partner s PC Link cable available separately as part of Communication P...

Page 64: ...sure you have no other PC Link program running simultaneously with Partner X5 PC Link Note The latest version of the PC Link program and additional dictionaries can be downloaded from Ectaco s Web site www ectaco com Data Transfer Connect the PC Link cable to the Data Link jack located on the right hand edge of the device Select PC Communication from the ORGANIZER section or press on the keyboard ...

Page 65: ...having to conduct time consuming full data backups of Phone Directory Memo and Schedule overwriting previous versions on the receiving device It makes sure both the Partner and PC have the latest updated version of records Only changes are transferred Note In Download mode your newly transferred data will replace all the information you had saved in the corresponding section of your Partner X5 In ...

Page 66: ...ons from the displayed touchpad or from the keyboard there is no need to press use this application as an ordinary pocket calculator Use to toggle the Standard and Scientific modes LOAN CALCULATOR This useful feature of your Partner X5 enables you to compute monthly payments and amounts of principal and interest paid or payable to date on your loans and mortgages Select Loan Calculator from the CA...

Page 67: ...e and the Period of loan or mortgage in years With all values specified and the last box highlighted press to save the calculation and display the loan information screen The info screen summarizes the data you entered and includes the amounts of monthly payment and total payable interest When in the info screen use to start a new calculation to change the current calculation to inquire for a spec...

Page 68: ...st the desired loan record name must be highlighted touch to display a date dialog box Enter the number of years and months within the loan term and touch or press to see the loan s details for the specified date The information on the interest principal and the total amount paid to date as well as on the loan amount left appears on the screen Use to change the current loan data to display the loa...

Page 69: ...n Creating a Record Touch to open a new record template Specify an Account name touch or press Ð to pull down a menu of sample names Touch or press u to open the Account No page Type in an account number and touch or press u to open the Balance page To return to the previous page touch or press t Enter an account balance and touch to save the record Finding a Record Open Account Management to disp...

Page 70: ...posit or Withdrawal for the current account to delete the displayed record or t u to go to the next or previous alphabetical record respectively Managing Transactions Posting a Transaction Highlight in the list or open for viewing the account record you want to post a transaction to Touch and select Deposit or Withdrawal from a pop up menu The current date and time are default for a new transactio...

Page 71: ...list Touch to open an itemized list of deposits and withdrawals with the most recent transaction shown on top Withdrawals appear as negative values Deposits as positive ones CURRENCY CONVERSION The Currency Conversion function built into your Partner X5 allows you to instantly calculate cross courses in 19 pre installed currencies and 3 user defined currencies Select Currency Conversion from the C...

Page 72: ...e Ð Ï to highlight lines to specify change a user currency name marked at the bottom of list to switch to the Calculation To set the desired currency rate touch the corresponding line or highlight it and touch or press A Set rate screen will appear Specify an exchange rate relative to the basic currency whose rate should equal 1 and touch or press to save the rate ...

Page 73: ... for the currency in the active box to switch to the Currency rates Select a currency name and enter an amount in either box in any order Touch or press to clear an incorrect input After you have typed a new amount in one of the boxes press to refresh the display When a currency name is changed the display is refreshed automatically METRIC CONVERSION With your Partner X5 you may easily convert mea...

Page 74: ...hen a measurement unit is changed the display is refreshed automatically Touch or press to clear the wrong input SIZE EQUIVALENTS When you travel or shop internationally refer to this subsection to learn about the correlation between the clothes and shoe size systems used in different parts of the world Open Size Equivalents The Men s Shirts option will be opened To switch into Men s Shoes Women s...

Page 75: ...ng as a local and worldwide time and date reference is also used to adjust system settings for the current date time local time zone daily alarm DST and time announcement Note To check the current date and time on the fly touch the button on the Sidebar to display a Time pop up window and listen to the time announcement if the Speech option is enabled Select Local World Time from the REFERENCE sec...

Page 76: ...City To display a city selection screen touch the city name on the screen or the button and select Set City from a pop up menu Find the city name you need by typing it in and or scrolling the list and select it Set Country To display a country selection screen touch the city name on the screen or the button and select Set Country from the pop up menu Find the country name you need by typing it in ...

Page 77: ...press Time Default midnight 12 00 Touch the time value to display the Set Time setup dialog box Touch or press the number keys to set the hours and minutes Use Í Î to select active field Touch or press Daylight Saving Time DST Default Off Touch to turn DST on The button will appear indented Touch it again to turn DST off Or Touch Check the Day saving time box to turn DST on Uncheck the box to turn...

Page 78: ... Daily Alarm produces an audible intermittent signal at the set time Press any key or touch the screen to interrupt the Daily Alarm beep otherwise the beep will continue for 30 seconds A Time pop up window will appear and the current time will be announced if the Speech option is turned on Note In case the Daily Alarm and Scheduler Reminder are set for the same moment of time the latter will have ...

Page 79: ...f the week the time and the time zone of the displayed city Touch or press to listen to the time announcement in the displayed city if the Speech option is enabled To see information for another city next in the alphabetic list touch or press u previous in the alphabetic list touch or press t specific or user defined refer to the Local City part of the Local Time chapter see page 76 for instructio...

Page 80: ...n for a country start entering its name on the country search screen and or scroll the list Touch the corresponding line in the list or make sure the line is highlighted and press or Use Ð Ï or the scroll bar if needed to see more text to return to the country search screen or t u to display info for other countries in the alphabetical order TELEPHONE CODES The Telephone codes section allows you t...

Page 81: ...ll the list Touch the corresponding line in the list or make sure the line is highlighted and press or touch Use to return to the city search screen or t u to display info for other cities in alphabetical order GAME CENTER Your Partner X5 features four fascinating games Select Game Center from the REFERENCE section or touch on the Sidebar 12 For some cities only limited information is available ...

Page 82: ... its proper position A sign indicates that one of the correctly guessed digits is in its proper position Try to find the right answer using a minimum number of tries Use to start a new game to change the difficulty level on the Low level the digits in a number must be unique on the High level they may be repeated to see the correct answer to see a list of the best scores Tile5 Select Tile5 from th...

Page 83: ... your move touch an intersection point or move the cursor to it with the Í Î Ð Ï keys and press Use to start a new game to change the difficulty level in Single game only to take back the last move to display a hint to see a list of the best scores results in Single game only Brick Game Select Brick Game from the Game Center menu Select a difficulty level 0 15 with or Ð Ï or from a pop up menu ava...

Page 84: ...croll box at lower left with the stylus After you make 16 rows disappear the game advances to the next level When the game ends you will be prompted to enter your name Use to start a new game to see a list of the best scores Hangman The Partner X5 features the learning game Hangman which improves your spelling skills and enhances your personal vocabulary Select Hangman from the Game Center menu To...

Page 85: ...ulty level to display the answer to listen to the pronunciation of the hidden English or Spanish word counts as one try ENGLISH NAMES This indispensable guide to the spelling and pronunciation of English names will spare you confusion in many social situations Select English Names To open a list of male or female names touch the corresponding button on the Toolbar To find a desired name press an a...

Page 86: ...possible word matches CROSSWORD SOLVER The Crossword Solver is intended not only to help you quickly solve an English or Spanish language crossword but it is also another of the useful self tuition aids provided with your Partner X5 Study and enjoy Select Crossword Solver from the REFERENCE section Set up the desired Number of letters cannot exceed 25 and Language Input a word using question mark ...

Page 87: ...n of any English word thus helping a student grasp the broader meaning of the critical words contained in questions and answers Select USA Interview from the Reference section to display the first question of the first chapter Touch or press Ð to pull down the Chapters menu Select a chapter to open its first question To see the answer to a displayed question touch Close the answer window to return...

Page 88: ... Partner X5 and ensure good upkeep of your personal records with the options of the SETUP section Select the tab from the MAIN MENU to open the SETUP section INTERFACE LANGUAGE The default interface language of the Partner X5 is English Select Interface Language from the SETUP section To select the desired language touch it with the stylus or use the Ð Ï keys and press All messages will now appear...

Page 89: ...on the Partner s keyboard The key tone is enabled by system default Select Key Tone from the System Setup menu to display a setup prompt To highlight the box next to the desired option touch it or press an arrow key To save the setting and return to the System Setup menu touch or press First Screen Use this section to specify what will appear on the screen when you turn on your Partner X5 the Main...

Page 90: ...2 minute increments or touch the chart bar to change it instantly Touch or press to save the setting and return to the System Setup menu Touch Screen Calibration To restore proper touch screen functionality or as part of an initialization procedure the screen might have to be recalibrated manually Note If for some reason the touch sensitive control fails use the and arrow keys to access the Touch ...

Page 91: ... prompt To highlight the box next to the desired option touch it or press an arrow key If the OFF option was chosen enter the showslan password and press Speech Level Shape your own pronunciation by adjusting the speed frequency and volume of the built in speech synthesizer Select Speech Level from the System Setup menu to display a setup window Touch or press the Í Î keys to adjust the Rate Frequ...

Page 92: ...he program To adjust the microphone level to account for the loudness of your voice change the value using the number buttons Touch or press to save the settings and return to the System Setup menu Scheduler Alarm The Scheduler Alarm setting applies to all the records of the Scheduler section if turned on which is the default the Scheduler Alarm goes off at the Date and at the Time of any Schedule...

Page 93: ...hour Military format Select Time Format from the System Setup menu to display a setup prompt To highlight the box next to the desired option touch it or press an arrow key Touch or press to save the setting and return to the System Setup menu PC Link Baud Rate You can specify the data transfer baud rate between your Partner X5 and a personal computer see page 63 Select PC Link baud rate from the S...

Page 94: ...the Partner X5 are freely accessible After a password has been set the following sections may be locked manually or automatically against unauthorized access Supplemental Dictionaries Voice Memo Phone Directory PC Communication Memo Loan Calculator Scheduler Account Management Calendar Data Deletion Drawing Board To gain access to any of these sections in the locked mode a valid password must be p...

Page 95: ...matically when the device is turned off if this is the setting selected in Options in the Security menu Manually select Lock device in the Security menu If Lock device is selected while no password has been set the message Password not set will be shown Security Off The Security mode may be suspended by entering a valid password at the prompt when The Unlock device option in the Security menu is s...

Page 96: ...he device is turned off either manually or automatically Don t lock to keep the current setting unchanged on turn off Note If you are concerned with data security it is recommended to keep the default setting Auto lock Note With the Auto lock and Resume screen settings see page 89 if one of the lockable sections is open when the device is shut down you will have to specify a valid password to re e...

Page 97: ... can be emptied separately or all together the last option All Organizer s Records Note If you select All Organizer s Records then the Voice Memo section will be purged as well Select a section from the Data Deletion menu and confirm a pop up prompt BRIEF OF FUNCTIONS A short description of every Partner s section can be quickly looked up here Select Brief of Functions from the SETUP section Choos...

Page 98: ...Partner X5 User s Manual 98 ABOUT You can find the Ectaco web address and the product name here Select About from the SETUP section ...

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