Ectaco itravl-2 User Manual

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  • Page 1: User Manual

    ® ® ECTACO iTRAVL-2 LANGUAGE LEARNING SYSTEM & DURABLE SMARTPHONE USER MANUAL More manuals are available at w ww.ectaco.com/support/manuals...
  • Page 2 ECTACO iTRAVL-2 User Manual ECTACO, Inc. assumes no responsibility for any damage or loss resulting from the use of this manual. ECT ACO, Inc. assumes no responsibility for any loss or claims by third parties which may arise through the use of this product.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    ® ® ECTACO iTRAVL-2 User Manual Table of Contents I NTRODUCTION ..................5 ....................5 H ighlights ..................6 N otes and Cautions ....................6 M aintenance ....................7 H eadset Jack ................. 7 S IM and USIM Cards ..................7 S etting up Wi-Fi ................
  • Page 4 ® ® ECTACO iTRAVL-2 User Manual ....................31 P ockets ................32 L inguistic FlashCards ...................32 S pell-It-Right ..................33 T ranslation Test ..................34 L earning Settings .....................34 G oogle Play ....................34 S ettings...
  • Page 5: Introduction

    ! The product you have purchased is the result of the combined efforts of the ECTACO team of linguists, engineers, and programmers. You are now the owner of one of the most advanced and durable electronic devices ever produced for translation purposes and language studies.
  • Page 6: Notes And Cautions

    Sensitive locations, such as hospitals and airplanes, may have restrictions on use of radio transmitting equipment to avoid radio interference. ® If you are listening to music or otherwise using your ECTACO ® iTravl-2 , but do not want to make or receive calls, switch the...
  • Page 7: Headset Jack

    Wi-Fi connection in order to perform with enhanced functionality. When the Home Screen is displayed, select Settings in the menu that appears. ® ® For information on how to configure ECTACO iTRAVL-2 connect to a Wi-Fi network, see Wireless & networks.
  • Page 8: Making Telephone Calls

    ® ® ECTACO iTRAVL-2 User Manual Making Telephone Calls You can place calls from the People application , or other apps or widgets that display contact information. Wherever you see a phone number, you can usually tap it to dial.
  • Page 9: Turning The Device On/Off

    1. Press and hold the Power button for 2-3 Seconds. 2. You’ll see the Device Options menu on the screen: Power Off, Airplane Mode, Silent Mode. 3. Touch the Power Off Option, iTRAVL-2 turns itself off. 4. (If don’t want to turn off your device, press the Back button)
  • Page 10: Display And Main Menu

    (1920x1080 pixels) with a responsive and efficient graphical interface. The Home Screen consists of five sections, which visually ® ® organize access to the ECTACO i TRAVL-2 applications. To display the Home Screen, turn the device on, and/or exit the currently running application.
  • Page 11 ® ® ECTACO iTRAVL-2 User Manual Just at the bottom of the screen, notice the Favorites tray. The application icons you keep in the Favorites tray remain visible on every section of the Home Screen. To see additional Favorites screens, swipe your finger quickly left or right on the Favorites.
  • Page 12: On-Screen Keyboard

    ® ® ECTACO iTRAVL-2 User Manual Scrolling is used when the contents do not all fit on the screen. To scroll through the displayed content, swipe your finger across the screen. The orientation of the screen rotates with the device as you turn it from upright to its side and back again.
  • Page 13: Basic Editing

    ® ® ECTACO iTRAVL-2 User Manual When the menu appears, select the desired action. You can close the context menu by tapping Basic Editing Tap where you want to type. The cursor blinks in the new position, and a tab appears below it.
  • Page 14: Pronunciation Of Words And Sentences

    ® ® ECTACO iTRAVL-2 User Manual To close the Notifications Panel, tap Pronunciation of Words and Sentences ® ® speaks Dictionary and PhraseBook entries ECTACO iTRAVL-2 out loud with a real human voice. To hear the word or phrase pronounced, tap the icon.
  • Page 15: Translation Aid & Language Studies

    ® ® ECTACO iTRAVL-2 User Manual Navigate to the newly detected removable disk on your PC to browse through the files stored on the Device. Note: Always back up your important data! Neither the manufacturer nor the dealers assume any responsibility for lost or corrupted data.
  • Page 16: Oice Translation

    ® ® ECTACO iTRAVL-2 User Manual Open a menu of additional commands and options. Say↓ – Speak the translation. Translate in Dictionary – look up the current word (with the insertion point) in the Dictionary. Explain – look up the current word in the English Dictionary.
  • Page 17: Audio Phrasebook

    ® ® ECTACO iTRAVL-2 User Manual Audio Phrasebook™ ® ® ECTACO iTravl-2 substitutes for an interpreter in standard situations such as registering at a hotel, shopping, visiting bank etc. You simply choose the appropriate phrase and the device will pronounce its translation.
  • Page 18 ® ® ECTACO iTRAVL-2 User Manual Categories: Useful Words and “You May Hear” In the Useful Words section, the application shows useful words and speech patterns pertaining to the topic, if available. In the subtopics list, select You may hear to view a list of possible replies you may hear from your interlocutor.
  • Page 19 ® ® ECTACO iTRAVL-2 User Manual that you added to this section in the Spanish-English direction will not appear when you change it to English-Spanish. Later, if you open the User Topic and don't see the phrases you added, try changing the translation direction.
  • Page 20: Usage Of Audio Phrasebook For Foreign Language Studies

    By specifying Male or Female in the Speaker and Interlocutor fields you can achieve greater translation flexibility and accuracy. ® ® They affect the way ECTACO iTRAVL-2 translates certain words and phrases, not the voiceover. You cannot change the voice from male to female or vice versa.
  • Page 21: Universal Translator

    ® ® ECTACO iTRAVL-2 User Manual Repeat this several times until you learn the correct pronunciation. Change the translation direction. Tap and hold the icon. Say the newly learned phrase into the microphone. Position your mouth near the built-in microphone at a distance of 3 – 6 inches (8 –...
  • Page 22: Dictionary

    ® ® ECTACO iTRAVL-2 User Manual How to Set the Desired Language Pair to activate the application menu. Tap the icon. Select the desired source and/or target language. ® ® ECTACO iTRAVL-2 speaks dictionary entries out loud with a real human voice in English and other languages. These entries are...
  • Page 23 ® ® ECTACO iTRAVL-2 User Manual The commands assigned to the application menu buttons are listed below. – Change the translation direction. For example, English to Spanish or Spanish to English. – Get the definition of the selected English word.
  • Page 24 ® ® ECTACO iTRAVL-2 User Manual When viewing entries, tap to activate the menu: – return; – go to the previous entry; – go to the next entry. User Dictionary ® ® ECTACO iTRAVL-2 allows you to create your own vocabulary which automatically links to the Dictionary.
  • Page 25 ® ® ECTACO iTRAVL-2 User Manual Specialized Dictionaries This feature allows you to attach specialized dictionaries to the main Dictionary . The following specialized dictionaries are available with the EnglishRussian dictionary: Business, Financial, Law, Medical, Oil, Telecommunication & Computers (Telecom).
  • Page 26: English Dictionary

    ® ® ECTACO iTRAVL-2 User Manual N – noun V – verb Nouns may be marked with gender and number labels: F – feminine MPL – masculine plural FPL – feminine plural N – neuter M – masculine NF – neuter or feminine MF –...
  • Page 27: Picture Dictionary

    ® ® ECTACO iTRAVL-2 User Manual Navigation within dictionary is performed as described in the Dictionary section. Picture Dictionary The Picture Dictionary application displays pictures of related words and provides translations and human voice pronunciation in 39 languages. For easy references, the words are arranged by topics. The words are listed on the left side of the screen with their translations on the right side.
  • Page 28: Language Teacher

    ® ® ECTACO iTRAVL-2 User Manual see a useful word, its translation and corresponding picture. You can tap the picture to go to the next word. ® Language Teacher ® ® ® ECTACO iTRAVL-2 features the Language Teacher – a language learning system.
  • Page 29: U-Learn

    The Screen timeout lock option is designed to prevent the device from going into a sleep state. It keeps the display turned on during ® ® the course and ensures that your ECTACO iTRAVL-2 stays awake. With the Autostart option enabled, the course starts automatically...
  • Page 30: Ocabulary Builder

    ® ® ECTACO iTRAVL-2 User Manual Vocabulary Builder ® ® ECTACO iTRAVL-2 offers you an educational game Vocabulary Builder that will improve your spelling skills and enhance your personal vocabulary in an easy and fascinating way. If you guess a letter correctly, it will appear in place of "?" in the word.
  • Page 31: Pockets

    ® ® ECTACO iTRAVL-2 User Manual Select the desired level. Select Training, Exercises, Testing or Statistics. 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 divided into 4 groups (4 pockets).
  • Page 32: Linguistic Flashcards

    ® ® ECTACO iTRAVL-2 User Manual Linguistic FlashCards The face of a card shows the source word translation or definition, and the reverse side shows the source word. The player browses the cards and, whenever necessary, uses a hint. The goal is to learn all the cards in the set.
  • Page 33: Translation Test

    ® ® ECTACO iTRAVL-2 User Manual This game is similar to FlashCards, but this time you should type the word yourself. As in all other games, you can view the target word at any time. If necessary, change the source language by tapping .
  • Page 34: Learning Settings

    Settings For best results and to ensure that you can fully employ all of the ® ® diverse features of your ECTACO iTRAVL-2 , it is recommended that you thoroughly familiarize yourself with the device settings.
  • Page 35 An Internet connection is required for working with applications ® ® that are based on the Internet resources. ECTACO iTRAVL-2 connects to the Internet through radio waves by using 2G, 2.5G, and 3G mobile networks, as well as Wi-Fi technology.
  • Page 36 ® ® ECTACO iTRAVL-2 User Manual Auto-rotate screen: Check to automatically switch the orientation of the screen as you turn the device sideways or upright. Device / Apps Manage your applications. You can uninstall applications you don't need anymore. Personal / Security / Location services Assisted GPS (A-GPS) is a network service that sends you GPS data, improving the speed and accuracy of the positioning.
  • Page 37 ® ® ECTACO iTRAVL-2 User Manual Note: We recommend that you only install applications from trusted, authorized sources, such as the website of the official supplier. P F P...

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