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Language Teacher

EGP230D

English

German

Polish

Dictionary

128Kb Organizer

Angielsko

niemiecko

polski

słownik

organizer o pamięci 128Kb

Englisch-deutsch-polnisches

Wörterbuch

und

dreisprachiger Geschäfts-Organizer

User's manual

Instrukcja obsługi

Benutzeranleitung

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Page 1 ® Language Teacher EGP230D English German Polish Dictionary & 128Kb Organizer Angielsko niemiecko polski słownik organizer o pamięci 128Kb Englisch-deutsch-polnisches Wörterbuch dreisprachiger Geschäfts-Organizer User’s manual Instrukcja obsługi Benutzeranleitung...
Page 3: Table Of Contents
English-German-Polish Electronic Dictionary User’s Manual CONTENT INTRODUCTION ........... 4 Power supply............6 Initialization............7 Keyboard ............8 Display..............10 Main menu............11 DICTIONARY............14 USER'S DICTIONARY.........19 IRREGULAR VERBS...........22 POPULAR IDIOMS ..........24 PHRASE BOOK...........25 PC COMMUNICATION........27 CONTACTS ............31 MEMORANDUM ..........33 SCHEDULE ............36 CALENDAR ............41 TIME ..............43 Local time ............43 World time ............44...
Page 4: Introduction
INTRODUCTION Congratulations on purchasing the Language ® Teacher EGP230D. This product is the result of the combined efforts of Ectaco’s staff of linguists, engineers, and programmers, and represents the latest generation of the highest-performance integrated educational tools available. ® The Language Teacher...
Page 5 English-German-Polish Electronic Dictionary User’s Manual A selection of the most popular American idioms English irregular verbs 12-topic book of common English phrases Recording function for new words Instant reverse translation Award-winning Vector Ultima trilingual spell-checking system 128Kb English/German/Polish personal organizer for scheduling and telephone numbers, equipped with search function Account manager to track your bank accounts and transactions...
Page 6: Power Supply
English-German-Polish Electronic Dictionary User’s Manual the actual device you purchased may slightly differ from their description in this manual. Power supply The EGP230D is powered by two CR2032 batteries and one CR1220 backup battery. To restore full functionality of the device and to avoid risk of losing user data, replace the complete set of batteries as soon as possible.
Page 7: Initialization
English-German-Polish Electronic Dictionary User’s Manual exceed the 2-minute limit! Neither the manufacturer nor the dealer may be held responsible for loss of user data. Make sure to align the batteries according to the polarity marks (+ -) inside the compartment. Replace the battery compartment cover by sliding it toward the unit.
Page 8: Keyboard
English-German-Polish Electronic Dictionary User’s Manual The System ready message indicates that system initialization has been completed and the factory defined default settings have been restored. Then you will see the Delete all? message. Press the N button to save your data. Upon first using the EGP230D, or following a completed system initialization, the interface language will be set to English.
Page 9 English-German-Polish Electronic Dictionary User’s Manual pressing the button. E, G, P, or NUM (if numerical mode is available) is displayed in the upper right corner respectively. Function shortcut keys ON/OFF Turn the device On or Off RESET Re-initialize system SPELLER ( Launch spell-checker Open main dictionary Open contacts...
Page 10: Display
English-German-Polish Electronic Dictionary User’s Manual Move cursor / highlight / scroll lines / switch main menu Scroll pages ENTER Execute SPACE Enter space Close active window / cancel Used as Key1 in key SHIFT combinations Delete character to the left of the cursor / delete record Switch language or translation direction...
Page 11: Main Menu
English-German-Polish Electronic Dictionary User’s Manual graphical interface for the unit’s numerous functions. The indicator lines are at the left and right sides of the display. Indicators of the shift mode, edit mode, etc. are shown on these lines. Current record opened in the edit mode SHIFT key pressed Unit locked...
Page 12 English-German-Polish Electronic Dictionary User’s Manual Select a section using or , . To open a section, whose icon is highlighted, press ENTER. The icons shown in the Main menu represent the following sections of the EGP230D: Dictionary User’s Dictionary Irregular Verbs Popular Idioms Phrase Book PC Communication...
Page 13 English-German-Polish Electronic Dictionary User’s Manual Schedule Calendar Local & World Time Anniversary dates Calculator Account Manager Metric & Currency Conversion Games Data Deletion Setup...
Page 14: Dictionary
English-German-Polish Electronic Dictionary User’s Manual DICTIONARY The Dictionary section includes English<- >German, English<–>Polish and German<->Polish dictionaries containing approximately 150,000 words each. Select the Dictionary section from the Main menu or press the hotkey. Press to select one of the dictionaries. Press ENTER.
Page 15 English-German-Polish Electronic Dictionary User’s Manual While you are typing, the headword closest in spelling to the portion you have entered so far will be displayed under the input line. When the desired word is displayed, press ENTER to see its translation(s). Use: ▫...
Page 16 English-German-Polish Electronic Dictionary User’s Manual A – adjective NPR – proper noun ABBR – abbreviation NUM – numeral ADV – adverb PART- particle ART – article PHR – phrase AUX – auxiliary PREF – prefix CONJ – conjunction PREP – preposition ID –...
Page 17 English-German-Polish Electronic Dictionary User’s Manual Ultima allows you to enter the word as you hear it and choose a spelling version from a list of suggestions. Type the word as you hear it. Press SPELLER ( ) on the keyboard. A list of suggested Variants appears on the screen.
Page 18 English-German-Polish Electronic Dictionary User’s Manual Instant reverse translation For your convenience, EGP230D provides an Instant reverse translation for all words in Dictionary, Irregular verbs, Popular idioms and Phrase book. For example, when you are in a dictionary: Press , to select a word for the reverse translation.
Page 19: User's Dictionary
English-German-Polish Electronic Dictionary User’s Manual Use: ▫ ESC to close the Reverse translation windows ▫ any letter button to return to the input line and begin a new search USER'S DICTIONARY The EGP230D allows you to create your own vocabulary list. Select the User’s Dictionary section from the Main menu and choose one of the dictionaries.
Page 20 English-German-Polish Electronic Dictionary User’s Manual Record The record consists of a word or expression, its translation, and its part of speech. It also has information about the index number of the current record and the total number of records. Enter a dictionary. You will see the first of existing records sorted alphabetically.
Page 21 English-German-Polish Electronic Dictionary User’s Manual Type in a word or expression. Use: ▫ SHIFT+ [diacritic button] to enter a diacritic letter ▫ SHIFT+ SPACE to view additional lines of symbols (see page 10) Press ENTER to type the translation(s). Press ENTER again. Choose an appropriate abbreviation of the part of speech by using .
Page 22: Irregular Verbs
English-German-Polish Electronic Dictionary User’s Manual The record will be saved and you will be returned to the record list. Deleting a Record When in a list, press DEL to delete the current record. Press Y to confirm deletion or press N to keep the record.
Page 23 English-German-Polish Electronic Dictionary User’s Manual Press ENTER. Press to see German translation of the same verb. Use: ▫ to scroll through the translations ▫ to move between verbs ▫ ESC to return to the input line and begin a new search You can make an Instant reverse translation as well as in the Dictionary section, see page...
Page 24: Popular Idioms
English-German-Polish Electronic Dictionary User’s Manual POPULAR IDIOMS Over 200 widely used American idioms and their German and Polish equivalents or translations are included in the Popular idioms section. The idioms are listed in alphabetical order. Select the Popular idioms section from the Main menu.
Page 25: Phrase Book
English-German-Polish Electronic Dictionary User’s Manual Use: ▫ to scroll through the translations ▫ to move between idioms ▫ ESC to return to the input line and begin a new search You can also make an Instant reverse translation as described in the Dictionary section, see page 18.
Page 26 English-German-Polish Electronic Dictionary User’s Manual Shopping Beauty care Sightseeing Calling for police Each topic contains a number of subtopics. Select the Phrase book section from the Main menu or press the hotkey. Use: ▫ to select a topic ▫ to scroll a (sub)topic’s title Select a topic.
Page 27: Pc Communication
English-German-Polish Electronic Dictionary User’s Manual When in a subtopic, use: ▫ to scroll through the text line by line ▫ to move between phrases ▫ ESC to return to a previous level You can make an Instant reverse translation as well as in the Dictionary section, see page PC COMMUNICATION Using the EGP230D PC-Link cable, (available separately as part of the Communication Pack)
Page 28 Make sure to select an appropriate COM port. The latest version of the PC-Link software and additional dictionaries can be downloaded from Ectaco's web site at www.ectaco.com Data Transfer Connect the PC-Link cable to the Link outlet located on the left-hand edge of the unit.
Page 29 English-German-Polish Electronic Dictionary User’s Manual ▫ ENTER to open a subsection Sending and Receiving Right click the PC-Link icon in the System Tray. In the PC-Link program, select an appropriate data transfer mode. On the device, select the Send data transfer mode by using .
Page 30 English-German-Polish Electronic Dictionary User’s Manual To receive data, select the Receive data transfer mode by using . Press ENTER and the transfer will begin. The time span between the data transfer startup on the PC and the unit must not exceed 30 sec.
Page 31: Contacts
English-German-Polish Electronic Dictionary User’s Manual CONTACTS In this section you can store names, telephone and fax numbers, as well as postal and e-mail addresses in English, German and Polish. Select the Contacts section from the Main menu or press the hotkey.
Page 32 English-German-Polish Electronic Dictionary User’s Manual A Contacts record includes the following pages: – Name – Telephone – – E-mail – Address Start filling out the Name page. It is necessary to complete the Name page. Use: ▫ to change the current language (the current language will be displayed in the upper right corner) ▫...
Page 33: Memorandum
English-German-Polish Electronic Dictionary User’s Manual After the record is saved, you will be returned to the record list. Deleting a Record When in a list, press DEL to delete the current record. Confirm your intention by pressing the Y button. If you don’t want to delete this record choose N.
Page 34 English-German-Polish Electronic Dictionary User’s Manual Select the Memorandum section from the Main menu. You will see the first of the existing records sorted by title. When in the record list, use: ▫ to move between records ▫ to scroll through the record The selected record will open in the view mode.
Page 35 English-German-Polish Electronic Dictionary User’s Manual It is necessary to complete the Title page. Use: ▫ to change the current language (the current language is displayed in the upper right corner) ▫ SHIFT+ [diacritic button] to enter a diacritic letter ▫ SHIFT+ SPACE to view additional lines of symbols (see page 10) Press ENTER to open the Content page.
Page 36: Schedule
English-German-Polish Electronic Dictionary User’s Manual Confirm your intention by pressing the Y button. If you don’t want to delete this record choose N. Finding a Record There are two ways to find a record: I. You may start typing a title included in a stored record.
Page 37 English-German-Polish Electronic Dictionary User’s Manual When in the record list, use: ▫ to move between records ▫ to scroll through the record The selected record will open in the view mode. Use SHIFT+ ENTER to open it in the edit mode. If there are no records stored, a new record template will be opened automatically when you enter this section.
Page 38 English-German-Polish Electronic Dictionary User’s Manual – Content When on the Date, Time or Scheduler alarm pages, use: ▫ to move between values ▫ or number buttons to change a value ▫ A, P buttons to specify AM or PM (when the 12-hour format is set) The current date and time will follow the format selected in Setup defaults for a new record.
Page 39 English-German-Polish Electronic Dictionary User’s Manual The Schedule alarm is OFF by default for a new record. After setting the Schedule alarm, press ENTER to open the Content page. Use: ▫ to change the current language (the current language is displayed in the upper right corner) ▫...
Page 40 English-German-Polish Electronic Dictionary User’s Manual Deleting a Record When in a list, press DEL to delete the current record. Confirm your intention by pressing the Y button. If you don’t want to delete this record choose N. Finding a Record The records are sorted by date and time.
Page 41: Calendar
English-German-Polish Electronic Dictionary User’s Manual If a Reminder or Schedule alarm and a Daily alarm have the same date and time, only the Reminder or Schedule alarm will be displayed since it has higher priority. Press ESC to interrupt a Reminder or a Schedule alarm beep (otherwise, the beep will continue for 30 seconds).
Page 42 English-German-Polish Electronic Dictionary User’s Manual Use: ▫ to scroll the calendar by month ▫ to scroll through the month ▫ to select a day of a month Dates of existing Anniversary records appear framed. Dates of existing Schedule records appear with dot on the right side.
Page 43: Time
English-German-Polish Electronic Dictionary User’s Manual ▫ to move between values ▫ or number buttons to change a value Press ENTER. You will see this date selected. TIME Select the Time section from the Main menu or press the hotkey. There are two subsections –...
Page 44: World Time
English-German-Polish Electronic Dictionary User’s Manual and day of the week. You may specify these settings in the Setup section. By default, the local city is Warsaw, Poland, with the date (01-01-2002) in the mm-dd-yyyy format, and the time (00:00) in the 24-hour format. World time Using your EGP230D World time subsection, you may view the current time in cities around the...
Page 45: Anniversary Dates
English-German-Polish Electronic Dictionary User’s Manual Press ESC to exit the subsection. The next time you enter this section the city you have chosen will be displayed first. ANNIVERSARY DATES In the Anniversary dates section of your EGP230D you can save information on birthdays, commemorative dates, and other recurrent events.
Page 46 English-German-Polish Electronic Dictionary User’s Manual Creating a Record To open a new record template, press ENTER when you are in the record list. If there are no records stored, a new record template will be opened automatically when you enter this section.
Page 47 English-German-Polish Electronic Dictionary User’s Manual ▫ to change the current language (the current language will be displayed in the upper right corner) ▫ SHIFT+ [diacritic button] to enter a diacritic letter ▫ SHIFT+ SPACE to view additional lines of symbols (see page 10) Press ENTER to save the record.
Page 48: Calculator
English-German-Polish Electronic Dictionary User’s Manual II. The records are sorted by date. Use to scroll the record list. CALCULATOR Select the Calculator section from the Main menu or press the hotkey. When entering numbers and operations from the keyboard, there is no need to press the SHIFT key while in Calculator mode.
Page 49 English-German-Polish Electronic Dictionary User’s Manual The five subsections allow you: – Account – to create, delete, and look through the account descriptions – Deposit – to create, delete, and look through records of account deposits – Withdrawal – to create, delete, and look through records of account withdrawals –...
Page 50 English-German-Polish Electronic Dictionary User’s Manual If there are no records stored, a new record template will be opened automatically when you enter a subsection. Creating a Record To open a new record template, press ENTER when you are in the record list. If there are no records stored, a new record template will be opened automatically when you enter this section.
Page 51: Conversions
English-German-Polish Electronic Dictionary User’s Manual Deleting a Record When in a record list, press DEL to delete the current record. For example: Confirm your intention by pressing the Y button. If you don’t want to delete this record choose N. Finding a Record There are two ways to find a record: I.
Page 52: Metric Conversion
English-German-Polish Electronic Dictionary User’s Manual Use: ▫ to select a subsection ▫ ENTER to open a subsection Metric conversion With your EGP230D you may easily convert measurements from the British-American system into the metric system commonly used in Europe and vice versa, as well as convert within each system.
Page 53: Currency Conversion
English-German-Polish Electronic Dictionary User’s Manual There may be more than 3 units of measure in the subsection. Use to scroll the entire list. When converting any thermal unit into BTU in Energy remember that BTU is the British thermal unit, and is equivalent to 1055J (1BTU=1055J).
Page 54 English-German-Polish Electronic Dictionary User’s Manual Select a currency by highlighting the corresponding line using . Press ENTER. Change/specify the currency name. You can specify or change the names of any of the currencies listed. New currencies may be added in place of ???, which can be found at the bottom of the list.
Page 55: Games
English-German-Polish Electronic Dictionary User’s Manual The default exchange rate for all currencies is Press ENTER to save or ESC to cancel changes. Conversion Select Conversion to enter an amount you’d like to convert. Select a currency name and enter an amount. Use: ▫...
Page 56: Master Mind
English-German-Polish Electronic Dictionary User’s Manual ▫ to select a subsection ▫ ENTER to open a subsection Master mind The logic game Master mind can develop and improve your sequential thinking abilities. Select the Master mind subsection from the Games menu. Use: ▫...
Page 57 English-German-Polish Electronic Dictionary User’s Manual The result of the attempt will appear on the right side of the display. sign means that one of the entered digits is present in the hidden number, but it is not in its proper position. sign indicates that one of the correctly guessed digits is in its proper position.
Page 58: Hangman
English-German-Polish Electronic Dictionary User’s Manual Hangman The learning game Hangman can improve your spelling skills and enhance your personal vocabulary. Select the Hangman subsection from the Games menu. Use: ▫ to select language in which you will guess a word ▫...
Page 59 English-German-Polish Electronic Dictionary User’s Manual Try to guess letters in the word by entering them from the keyboard. If you guess a letter correctly it will appear in place of an asterisk in the word. All the incorrect letters you enter will appear in the line below the word. This line shows the number of tries remaining (total 10 tries).
Page 60: Data Deletion
English-German-Polish Electronic Dictionary User’s Manual Press ESC to return from a Dictionary to a new game. DATA DELETION At some point you might decide to free up the memory resources. You can make this process much faster than deleting records one by one. The Data deletion section gives you this ability.
Page 61: Setup
English-German-Polish Electronic Dictionary User’s Manual You can also delete all of your data simultaneously. Select Delete all. Press ENTER. Confirm deletion by pressing the Y button. SETUP Select the Setup section from the Main menu or press the hotkey. When in the list of subsections, use: ▫...
Page 62: Password
English-German-Polish Electronic Dictionary User’s Manual ▫ ENTER to open a subsection Password A password can be set up in the system to make it possible for you to protect your personal records and lock up electronic communication. With no password set (default) all functions of the EGP230D are freely accessible.
Page 63 English-German-Polish Electronic Dictionary User’s Manual Setting a password Select Password from the Setup section menu by using . Press ENTER. Select Set password by using . Press ENTER. Specify a password up to 16 characters in length. Press ENTER. Retype the password for confirmation. Press ENTER to save the password.
Page 64 English-German-Polish Electronic Dictionary User’s Manual Always remember your password. If you forget it, you will have to reset the system, which will cause irrevocable loss of user data. When the password is set, data access is locked and the indicator is shown on the left indicator line.
Page 65 English-German-Polish Electronic Dictionary User’s Manual Press ENTER to save the password. The Password changed message will appear. Opening a protected section To open a protected section, enter a valid password at the prompt. If you make a mistake, the Wrong password! message will appear.
Page 66: Key Tone
English-German-Polish Electronic Dictionary User’s Manual If a password has not been set, the Password cleared! message will be shown. Input the current password. Press ENTER. The Password cleared! message will appear. Key tone This feature is designed to produce a short beep every time you press a key on the device’s keyboard.
Page 67: Date Format
English-German-Polish Electronic Dictionary User’s Manual Date format The default American Month-Day-Year date format can be changed to Day-Month-Year or Year- Month-Day. Select Date format from the Setup section menu to display the selection menu. Press to select the desired option. Press ENTER to save changes and return to the Setup section.
Page 68: Set Local Time
English-German-Polish Electronic Dictionary User’s Manual Set local time In this subsection you can choose the city to display in the Local time subsection and adjust the current time. January, 01, 2002, 00:00, and Warsaw, Poland are the default values. Select Set local time from the Setup section menu using .
Page 69: Alarm On/Off
English-German-Polish Electronic Dictionary User’s Manual ▫ or number buttons to change a value ▫ A, P buttons to specify AM or PM (when the 12-hour format is set) Press ENTER to save changes. Alarm on/off Select Alarm on/off from the Setup section menu.
Page 70: Memory Remaining
English-German-Polish Electronic Dictionary User’s Manual ▫ or number buttons to set appropriate hour and minute values ▫ ENTER to save changes and return to the Setup section ▫ ESC if you don’t want to save changes If turned on, the Daily alarm produces an audible intermittent signal at the set time.
Page 71: Interface Language
English-German-Polish Electronic Dictionary User’s Manual Press ESC to return to the Setup section menu. Interface language The default interface language of the EGP230D is English. Select the Interface language subsection from the Setup section menu. To set German or Polish, select it with Press ENTER.