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ECTACO Partner

®

 ER850 

User Manual

 

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Adjust the backlight and power auto-off time. This feature saves battery life by shutting 
the device down or switching the backlight off after the specified period of inactivity. 

 

Under 

Backlight Off Time

 and 

Power Off Time

, tap 

 to see the list of available 

options and then select the desired one. 

To restore proper touch screen functionality, or as part of an initialization procedure, the 
screen might have to be recalibrated. 

 

Tap 

Calibrate

 

Follow the on-screen directions for calibration 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 

Date

 or 

Time

, tap on the arrows to set a value. 

 

Under 

Time Zone

, tap 

 to select the desired zone from the list that appears. 

 

Tap 

 under 

Regional Settings

, to see the list of available options and then select 

the locale used for numbers, time, and dates. 

Interface Language and Font Size 

 

Tap 

 under 

Interface language

 to see the list of available options and then select 

the desired one. 

ECTACO Partner

®

 ER850 offers you three font sizes: 

Small

Medium

, and 

Large

 

Tap 

 under 

Font size

 to see the list of available options and then select the desired 

one.

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Содержание Partner ER850

Страница 1: ...ECTACO Partner ER850 Hand held Electronic Language Teacher Text Translator Talking Dictionary and Audio PhraseBook USER MANUAL ...

Страница 2: ...pairs 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 Inc Partner is a registered trademark of ECTA...

Страница 3: ...e 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 interfere...

Страница 4: ... 15 Pop up Menus 16 Parts of Speech Gender Labels Abbreviations 17 Pronunciation of Words and Sentences 18 Online Manual 19 DICTIONARIES 19 Dictionary 19 Spell checker Vector Ultima 20 Adding and Deleting User Entries 20 Adding Entries to FlashCards 21 Options 21 WordNet Dictionary 21 Audio PhraseBook 22 Basics 22 Categories Subtopics Useful words You may hear 23 Options 23 Speech Recognition 23 T...

Страница 5: ...ngman 30 USA Interview 31 ENTERTAINMENT 32 Audio Books 32 Audio Player 32 Voice Recorder 33 Calendar 34 Agenda View Day View Calendar 34 Adding Appointments 34 Viewing Editing and Deleting Appointments 35 Tasks 35 Adding New Task 35 Managing Tasks 36 EXTRAS 36 Calculator 36 World Time 37 Size Equivalents 37 Metric Conversion 37 Settings 38 Standard Headset Settings 38 Power Options 38 Local Date a...

Страница 6: ...words finance 57 000 words law 69 000 words medicine 34 000 words oil and gas 43 000 words information technologies and telecommunications 24 000 words WordNet dictionary 70 000 words with definitions Unlimited voice function based on TTS Text to Speech technology Phonetic transcription Instant reverse translation Look up function Advanced word recognition and MorphoFinder Professionally narrated ...

Страница 7: ...Russian Standard and Phonetic keyboard layouts Backlight SD slot mini USB port Headset jack The device is compatible with the ECTACO C Pen hand held scanner for text recognition and translation Device is powered 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 ...

Страница 8: ... data 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 special rechargeable battery special charger and special USB cable may be used with your ECTACO Partner ER850 Use of an inappropriate external power supply may cause failure of the device and will void...

Страница 9: ...he device on Connect the device to your PC using the special USB cable and the mini USB port located on the device see General View Please wait while your PC detects the device On the device screen you will see the Device is ready to work with PC message Navigate to the newly detected removable disk on your PC to browse through the files stored on the SD card Note Do not modify the content of the ...

Страница 10: ...w Note Key1 Key2 here and further on signifies the combination of keys to use first press and hold Key1 then press and release Key2 Key Function s Turn the device on or off Reset Re initialize system Use speech recognition available in Audio PhraseBook Show or hide the pop up toolbar Use speech function Listen to the pronunciation of the source item in Audio PhraseBook English Idioms Irregular Ver...

Страница 11: ...u consists of four sections which visually organize access to the ECTACO Partner ER850 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...

Страница 12: ...To open a section do one of the following tap the section icon press the numeric key 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 right of the screen or just press Sidebar Twelve items of ECTACO Partner ER850 have their permanent touch sensitive ...

Страница 13: ...e following keyboard layouts are available on ECTACO Partner ER850 English Russian and Russian Phonetic see Keyboard ECTACO C Pen2 With ECTACO C Pen you can acquire and then translate words or text portions from paper media It is capable of recognizing texts in languages based on Latin Cyrillic or Greek character set Connect ECTACO C Pen to your device Make sure the device is turned on Press the F...

Страница 14: ...s Every application pop up menu or dialog box used in ECTACO Partner ER850 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 or OK To move an overlapping window tap on its title bar and drag the window to another part of the screen holding the stylus down The scroll bar is shown when the contents do not all fit on the ...

Страница 15: ...ate the pop up toolbar press To perform an action just tap the corresponding 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 in WordNet Display Help Search Adjust microphone sensitivity Translate in Dictionary ...

Страница 16: ... Add new item Sort Filter Turn the sound off Turn the sound on 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 example you can copy a text onto the clipboard To paste the text you have copied place the cursor in a text input field and then select Paste in the pop up menu ...

Страница 17: ...Speech Gender Labels Abbreviations In the Dictionary 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 N noun NPR proper noun NUM numeral PART particle PHR phrase PREF prefix PREP preposition PRON pronoun SUFF suffix V verb Russian nouns are marked with gende...

Страница 18: ...puters косм cosmonautics кул cooking лат Latin лингв linguistics лит literature лыжн skiing мат mathematics метал metallurgy метео meteorology мех mechanics мин mineralogy миф mythology мор nautical муз music неценз obscene опт optics охот hunting перен figurative полигр printing полит political поэт poetic психол psychology радио radio разг colloquial рел religion римск Roman ритор rhetorical с х...

Страница 19: ... the Settings section allow you to adjust speech volume Online Manual ECTACO Partner ER850 user manual is compiled in an electronic format and is stored on the SD card The content of the manual is only available when the card is installed into the device Press the key to activate the pop up toolbar and then tap on the toolbar The application will open To see the table of contents tap Contents Tap ...

Страница 20: ... you hear it bord Activate the pop up toolbar and then select Alternatively activate the pop up menu and tap Spellcheck A list of suggested similar words will appear If the spell checker is unable to suggest any variants the No variants message will be shown Select the word board to see its translations To reverse translate an entry simply double tap it or hold the stylus down on it and then selec...

Страница 21: ...hrases in the dictionaries and to make specialized dictionaries active or inactive Press and then tap on the pop up toolbar Tap on the desired option to disable enable it A check mark will indicate your selection Note To disable Slang Lock please use this password showslan To save changes tap OK WordNet Dictionary ECTACO Partner ER850 includes the advanced English explanatory dictionary WordNet wh...

Страница 22: ...gistering at a hotel shopping visiting bank etc You simply choose the appropriate phrase and the device will pronounce its translation Basics In the Main Menu tap or press 1 to open the Dictionaries section Tap the application name Alternatively highlight it and then press The application will open and you will see the topics window For easy reference the phrases are arranged by topics To open a t...

Страница 23: ...tor To find the desired phrase tap on the pop up toolbar You may input a whole phrase for example Thank you or a single word thank Tap OK to start searching Note To reduce the search time please open the desired topic before you start searching Also select the In the current topic only option Options To activate the Options screen tap on the pop up toolbar Under the phrase My gender select your ge...

Страница 24: ...p Translate To hear a portion of text pronounced highlight it and then press You can view the translation of the desired word or expression Just highlight it and then tap on the pop up toolbar To return to Text Translation close the Dictionary window Tap on the pop up toolbar to clear the screen and enter a new text English Idioms Over 200 widely used American idioms and their equivalents or trans...

Страница 25: ...op up toolbar or select Translate in Dictionary from the pop up menu Usage of Audio PhraseBook for Foreign Language Studies First listen to a phrase as recorded by a native foreign language speaker and then pronounce it by yourself The device then compares the phrase you have spoken with the prerecorded sample helping you to improve your pronunciation In the Main Menu tap or press 1 to open the Di...

Страница 26: ...cm from the built in microphone taking your normal speaking volume into consideration 3 Do not say unrelated words or phrases into the microphone 4 Try to say phrases distinctly and plainly without clipping syllables 5 Avoid carelessness in pronunciation smacking of lips loudly inhaling or exhaling mumbling interruptions repetitions etc LANGUAGE TEACHER Language Teacher ECTACO Partner ER850 featur...

Страница 27: ...essing the key Play the fascinating game Words You will see words illustrated by pictures Each word will be announced by voice Follow the instructions announced and try to memorize the words Phrases The phrases will be displayed and pronounced line by line Some of the phrases have changeable parts These are underlined Follow the instructions announced and try to memorize the phrases Dialogs Listen...

Страница 28: ...ating New Sets and Adding Entries to FlashCards To create a new set please follow the steps below Tap on User Sets to select it A check mark indicates that the option is selected Tap Create to activate the New Set window Specify the dictionary name and translation direction Tap OK to save your set To add or edit entries please follow the steps below Select the desired set within User Sets and then...

Страница 29: ...ame the same cards as those used in the FlashCards game are divided into 4 groups 4 pockets At the beginning of the game all cards are located in the first pocket You turn the cards one by one and if you know the hidden source word put the card in the second pocket Keep browsing until all the cards from the first pocket are moved to the second pocket At the second stage you move the cards to the t...

Страница 30: ...own Tap Yes to reset the statistics and go to the first question in the current set Spell It Right In this game the focus is on the correct spelling of words The program displays the cards one by one with the source word hidden This game is similar to FlashCards but this time you should type the source word yourself As in all other games you can view the source word at any time The Spell It Right ...

Страница 31: ...ded 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 screen To reset statistics tap on the pop up toolbar To start a new game tap USA Interview This is the ultimate talking preparation guide to the U S citizenship exam In the Main Menu tap or press 2 to open the Language Teacher secti...

Страница 32: ...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 To play an item at a specific point tap the slider on the progress bar and then drag the slider to the desired position To pause playing tap To stop playing tap To return to the Main Menu press Audio Player ECTACO Partner ER850 includes Audio Player a program allowing you to ...

Страница 33: ...tively To search for music files on the card tap on the pop up toolbar To hide the application window while a record is playing tap You can then launch another application Please use the following on screen buttons to operate the program Play Pause Turn shuffle on Turn shuffle off Repeat one Repeat all Repeat none Previous Stop Next Voice Recorder The Voice Recorder allows you to record memos and ...

Страница 34: ... as edit and delete them In the Main Menu tap or press 3 to activate the Entertainment section Tap the application name Alternatively highlight it and then press The application will open Agenda View Day View Calendar The Agenda View displays the schedule for the selected day The Day View displays the schedule for the selected time Press and then select available views by tapping Agenda View Day V...

Страница 35: ...ointment Viewing Editing and Deleting Appointments In the Agenda View or Day View tap an appointment to view it To delete the appointment press and then tap on the pop up toolbar To edit the appointment press and then tap on the pop up toolbar Make your changes Select OK to save your changes and return to the main window In Calendar press and then tap or to delete the appointments scheduled for a ...

Страница 36: ...omments 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 completed Managing Tasks 1 Tap the task to view it The icons you may see next to the task title have the following meanings completed valid reminder expired reminder high priority low priority recurrence To edit the task press and then tap on the pop up toolbar To save changes t...

Страница 37: ... 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 Equivalents When you travel or shop internationally refer to this application to learn about the correlation between the clothes and shoes size systems used in different parts of the world In the Main Menu tap or press 4 to open the Extras section Tap the applica...

Страница 38: ...ection Tap Settings Alternatively highlight it and then press The section will then open Tap the desired icon to the left of the main window to activate the corresponding section Standard Headset Settings Tap Standard to restore the default settings Tap Headset to restore the settings suitable for use with a headset Tap on the Master Volume control to adjust the overall volume Tap on the Speaker V...

Страница 39: ...g 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 Date or Time tap on the arrows to set a value Under Time Zone tap to select the desired zone from the list that appears Tap under Regional Settings to see the list of available options and then select the locale used for...

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