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ECTACO Partner

®

 P850 

User Manual 

11 

ECTACO Partner

®

 EI850:

 

à – press 

+A, è – press 

+E, é – press 

+E, ì – press 

+I, ò – press 

+O, ù – 

press 

+U. 

ECTACO Partner

®

 EPg850: 

á – press 

+A, à – press 

+W, â – press 

+S, ã – press 

+Q, ç – press 

+C, 

é – press 

+E, ê – press 

+D, í – press 

+I, ó – press 

+O, ô – press 

+K, õ – 

press 

+L, ú – press 

+U, ü – press 

+H. 

Display and Main Menu 

ECTACO Partner

®

 P850 features a touch screen (320 x 240 pixels) with a windows-

driven graphical interface. The 

Main Menu

 consists of four sections, which visually 

organize access to the ECTACO Partner

®

 P850 applications. 

Note:

 Tapping screen items is preferably done with the supplied pointing device known 

as a 

stylus

, which, when not in use, is kept in a special slot at the side of the device's 

back panel (see 

General View

). 

Main Menu 

 

To display the 

Main Menu

, turn the device on, and/or exit the currently running 

application. The 

Main Menu

 consists of the following sections: 

 

Dictionaries 

 

Language Teacher

®

 

 

Entertainment 

 

Extras

 

At the top of the screen, you will see the battery life indicator. 
The 

Main Menu

 sections are described below. The contents of the 

Main Menu

 depend on 

product model. 

 

Use the 

Dictionaries

 section to access 

Dictionary

Audio PhraseBook

Text 

Translation

English Idioms

, and 

Irregular Verbs

 

Use the 

Language Teacher

 section to access 

Language Teacher

®

FlashCards

Hangman

, and 

USA Interview

Summary of Contents for Partner P850

Page 1: ...ECTACO Partner P850 Hand held Electronic Language Teacher Text Translator Talking Dictionary and Audio PhraseBook USER MANUAL...

Page 2: ...pecific requirements The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners ECTACO Inc assumes no responsibility for any damage or loss resulting...

Page 3: ...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 instruct...

Page 4: ...op up Menus 15 Parts of Speech Gender Labels Abbreviations 16 Pronunciation of Words and Sentences 17 Online Manual 17 DICTIONARIES 17 Dictionary 17 WordNet Dictionary 19 Audio PhraseBook 20 Text Tran...

Page 5: ...ECTACO Partner P850 User Manual 5 Voice Recorder 31 Calendar 32 Tasks 33 EXTRAS 34 Calculator 34 World Time 35 Size Equivalents 35 Metric Conversion 35 Settings 36...

Page 6: ...ical legal and slang words and expressions with transcriptions samples of usage part of speech labels WordNet dictionary 70 000 words with definitions Unlimited voice function based on the TTS Text to...

Page 7: ...ered by AC DC adapter Travel Charger and rechargeable battery all included in the standard package Note Always use the original accessories manufactured by ECTACO Inc The functionality of a particular...

Page 8: ...ata in RAM To restore full functionality of the device recharge the battery as soon as possible How to Recharge the Battery Make sure the battery is inserted in the battery compartment Note Only a spe...

Page 9: ...Reset button is located on the left hand side of the keyboard over the key It can be accessed with any thin object like a paper clip Never use a needle or a sharp pin for this purpose since it can da...

Page 10: ...ell checker key Enter diacritic letters for example key Enter additional diacritic letters if applicable key Enter diacritic letters in uppercase key Enter additional diacritic letters in uppercase if...

Page 11: ...pplied pointing device known as a stylus which when not in use is kept in a special slot at the side of the device s back panel see General View Main Menu To display the Main Menu turn the device on a...

Page 12: ...that corresponds to the section number When in a section tap the desired application name Alternatively highlight it and then press The application will open To close an application tap at the upper r...

Page 13: ...ramed screen area with two main elements the title bar and the close button or OK To move an overlapping window tap on its title bar and drag the window to another part of the screen holding the stylu...

Page 14: ...ding icon Alternatively select it by using or and then press Toolbar buttons have the following functions Activate spell checker Display History Select options Switch language Add to Flash Cards Find...

Page 15: ...sound on Volume control The contents of the toolbar depend on the current application Pop up Menus With the help of pop up menus you can quickly choose an action to perform on the selected item For e...

Page 16: ...ctionary translations or definitions of a headword are shown with their parts of speech A adjective ABBR abbreviation ADV adverb ART article AUX auxiliary CONJ conjunction ID idiom INTRJ interjection...

Page 17: ...ciation of any text not limited to dictionary entries Simply type a word or phrase in the WordNet Dictionary or Text Translation input fields and then press the key to listen to its pronunciation Note...

Page 18: ...p toolbar Spell checker Vector Ultima The spell checker Vector Ultima is one of the most advanced on the market When you are unsure of a word s spelling Vector Ultima allows you to enter the word as y...

Page 19: ...will be highlighted in red for easy identification You might want to delete a user entry Hold the stylus down on your entry in the list and then select User words Delete in the pop up menu Adding Ent...

Page 20: ...nced Tap Explain to look it up in the WordNet Dictionary Tap Translate to look it up in the Dictionary Note To go back to the last page you viewed tap Back Audio PhraseBook ECTACO Partner P850 substit...

Page 21: ...s In the Useful words section the application shows useful words and speech patterns pertaining to the topic if available Select You may hear to view a list of possible replies you may hear from your...

Page 22: ...nu tap or press 1 to open the Dictionaries section Tap the application name Alternatively highlight it and then press The application will open To change the translation direction press Alternatively...

Page 23: ...displayed Start typing the desired verb it will appear highlighted The verb s translation will be shown on the lower section of the screen To look up a verb in the Dictionary simply double tap it Alt...

Page 24: ...pronunciation To achieve the best results please consider the following 1 Ensure the room is relatively quiet 2 Choose an optimum distance of 3 6 inches 8 15 cm from the built in microphone taking yo...

Page 25: ...ou improve your articulation skills Alphabet Listen to the alphabet Tap the desired letter s icon to listen to its pronunciation again Listen to the sample words by pressing the key Play the fascinati...

Page 26: ...me playing from where you left off In the game tap on the pop up toolbar to reset statistics for the current set To quit the game tap OK or press Creating New Sets and Adding Entries to FlashCards To...

Page 27: ...ee the source word To hide the source word just tap on it Pockets This is a traditional game targeting in depth word learning In this game the same cards as those used in the FlashCards game are divid...

Page 28: ...ou have finished a set the Current set is finished Start Over message will be shown Tap Yes to reset the statistics and go to the first question in the current set Spell It Right In this game the focu...

Page 29: ...is complete Each word is added to the list shown in the middle of the screen To see the translation of a word just tap on it The number of won and lost games is shown on the lower section of the scree...

Page 30: ...natively select it and press The narrations listing will appear Tap or just press and listen to the tour To play a particular narration select it and then tap or press Use to list items to list pages...

Page 31: ...your files Just highlight the desired record and then tap or to move it up down or delete respectively To search for music files on the card tap on the pop up toolbar To hide the application window wh...

Page 32: ...structions on the screen Calendar Manage your time effectively by using the Calendar application You may enter records as well as edit and delete them In the Main Menu tap or press 3 to activate the E...

Page 33: ...desired item and then tap on the arrows to set the values Enter your comments into the Notes field Tap OK to save the appointment Viewing Editing and Deleting Appointments In the Agenda View or Day Vi...

Page 34: ...es tap Next Tap Finish to save your changes Use the Notes tab to enter comments on your task Tap OK to save the task In the main window tap on the completion check box to mark unmark a task as complet...

Page 35: ...hlight it and then press The application will open Tap the city name at the upper left of the screen to open the alphabetical list of cities Tap the desired city to display its current time Size Equiv...

Page 36: ...tter suit your needs In the Main Menu tap or press 4 to open the Extras section Tap Settings Alternatively highlight it and then press The section will then open Tap the desired icon to the left of th...

Page 37: ...bration by tapping five targets appearing one after another as you tap them with the stylus When the calibration is complete you will return to the Settings section Local Date and Local Time Under Dat...

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