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Ectaco Language Teacher EGR486T User Manual

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English-German-Russian Electronic Dictionary
INTRODUCTION----------------------------------------------------
Keyboard ----------------------------------------------------------
Icons Menu--------------------------------------------------------
POWER SUPPLY --------------------------------------------------
SETUP MAIN MENU ----------------------------------------------
H. Display Language Setup-----------------------------------
A. Real Time Clock Setup -------------------------------------
B. Daily Alarm Setup--------------------------------------------
C. Display Format Setup---------------------------------------
D. Keytone On/Off Setup --------------------------------------
E. Speech Frequency Setup----------------------------------
F. Secret On/Off Setup-----------------------------------------
G. Speech Speed Setup ---------------------------------------
DICTIONARY --------------------------------------------------------
General Dictionary Function ----------------------------------
Advanced Word Recognition ---------------------------------
Spelling Checker Vector Ultima ---------------------------
Instant Reverse Translation-----------------------------------
GRAMMAR-----------------------------------------------------------
TOEFL-----------------------------------------------------------------
AMERICAN IDIOMS -----------------------------------------------
IRREGULAR VERBS----------------------------------------------
USER'S DICTIONARY --------------------------------------------
DIALOGS -------------------------------------------------------------
GAME CENTER ----------------------------------------------------
Typing Game -----------------------------------------------------
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    English-German-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide CONTENTS INTRODUCTION---------------------------------------------------- Keyboard ---------------------------------------------------------- Icons Menu-------------------------------------------------------- POWER SUPPLY -------------------------------------------------- SETUP MAIN MENU ---------------------------------------------- H. Display Language Setup----------------------------------- A. Real Time Clock Setup ------------------------------------- B. Daily Alarm Setup-------------------------------------------- C. Display Format Setup--------------------------------------- D. Keytone On/Off Setup -------------------------------------- E.
  • Page 2  Language Teacher model EGR486T Professional Shooting Game -------------------------------------------------- Master Mind------------------------------------------------------- Brick Game-------------------------------------------------------- WORLD TIME ------------------------------------------------------- LOCAL TIME -------------------------------------------------------- TELEPHONE DIRECTORY-------------------------------------- MEMO ----------------------------------------------------------------- SCHEDULE ---------------------------------------------------------- CALENDAR---------------------------------------------------------- CALCULATION ----------------------------------------------------- Calculator---------------------------------------------------------- Graphic Calculator ---------------------------------------------- Loan Calculator -------------------------------------------------- METRIC CONVERSION ------------------------------------------ CURRENCY EXCHANGE---------------------------------------- FULL SENTENCE TRANSLATION --------------------------- DATA EXCHANGE WITH PC ----------------------------------- Software -----------------------------------------------------------...

  • Page 3: Introduction

    Congratulations on purchasing the English-German- Russian Integrated Digital Language Learning System Language Teacher EGR486T. This product is a result of combined efforts of Ectaco’s staff of linguists, engineers, and programmers representing the sixth generation of the highest performance integrated educational tools currently available.
  • Page 4  Language Teacher model EGR486T Professional  trilingual spell-checking Award winning Vector Ultima system Most popular American idioms Advanced word recognition system English and German irregular verbs Over 1,000 professional dialogs Full word-by-word sentence translation High-speed data exchange with PC Game Center featuring 4 fascinating games Graphic, engineering, and financial calculator Currency exchange...

  • Page 5: Keyboard

    English-German-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide Keyboard The standard American QWERTY keyboard upgraded with a phonetic Russian layout and additional German characters allows you to enter any word just in seconds. Each national character set is linked to its input mode, indicated in the screen’s upper right-hand corner by capital letters E, R, or G.

  • Page 6: Icons Menu

     Language Teacher model EGR486T Professional Control and Editing Keys: Cursor movement and highlighting Cursor movement and line scrolling Paging ENTER Effect current selection Abort or clear the screen SHIFT+MARK Mark user record as password protected SYMBOL Display set of available symbols SHIFT+SETUP Setup and adjustment of features SPELLER Launch the spelling checker in the...
  • Page 7 English-German-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide The Icons Menu appears after a system initialization, upon pressing the MENU key, or whenever you exit a section by pressing the ESC key. The first set of icons includes, from left to right, top to bottom: Dictionary, Grammar, TOEFL, Idioms, Irregular Verbs, User’s Dictionary, Dialogs, Game Center, World Time, Local Time.

  • Page 8: Power Supply

     Language Teacher model EGR486T Professional In addition, icons of each set are numbered from 1 to 0 to allow for the selection to be made also by pressing a corresponding number key on the keyboard. POWER SUPPLY The Language Teacher EGR486T is powered by two (2) AAA batteries.

  • Page 9: Setup Main Menu

    English-German-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide ♦ Note: After replacing the batteries, if the prompt SYSTEM INITIALIZATION. PRESS (Y/N) appears on the screen, press the N key to retain user’s data in RAM. ♦ Note: After purchasing the Language Teacher EGR486T remove the insulation stripe from the battery compartment.

  • Page 10: Display Language Setup

     Language Teacher model EGR486T Professional A. Real Time Clock B. Daily Alarm C. Display Format D. Keytone On/Off E. Speech Frequency F. Secret On/Off G. Speech Speed H. Display Language ♦ Note: All prompts appear in English by default. To change the display language to Russian or German, start the customization from the Display Language setup.

  • Page 11: Real Time Clock Setup

    English-German-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide RUSSIAN ENGLISH GERMAN • Highlight, for example, Russian. The screen language will change to Russian. РУССКИЙ АНГЛИЙСКИЙ НЕМЕЦКИЙ • Press the ENTER key. All messages will appear in Russian. Ч А С Ы Б У Д И Л Ь Н И К Ф...
  • Page 12  Language Teacher model EGR486T Professional SET TIME 1999/ 01/ 01 01 : 00 • Enter the date and time by pressing appropriate number keys on the keyboard. For example, to enter October 15, 1999, 1:25: Press 4 times to bypass the year, then press in sequence 1, 0, 1, 5, 0, 1, 2, 5.

  • Page 13: Daily Alarm Setup

    English-German-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide ATLANTA -05:00 The number at the bottom indicates the difference between local time and GMT. For Atlanta the difference is -5 hours. • Press ENTER. The next screen you see is SPEAKING: ON You may use your Language Teacher as a talking clock (default setting).

  • Page 14: Display Format Setup

     Language Teacher model EGR486T Professional SET DAILY ALARM 00 : 00 • Enter time using the and number keys. When you reach the PM/AM field for the 12-hour time format, press A for AM or P for PM. You may need to press the ENTER key to switch to the next screen.

  • Page 15: Keytone On/Off Setup

    English-German-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide A. 12 Hour √ B. 24 Hour C. D / M / Y √ D. M / D / Y The military 24-hour month/day/year format is chosen by default in the system. • Press ENTER with the highlight bar on the first line if you want to select the 12 hour AM/PM format.

  • Page 16: Speech Frequency Setup

     Language Teacher model EGR486T Professional • Use an arrow key to move the highlight bar between ON and OFF. • Press ENTER to confirm your setting. • Press SHIFT+SETUP to leave the Keytone On/Off setup and enter the Setup Main Menu. E.
  • Page 17 English-German-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide PASSWORD ? • Type in your password. The length of the password cannot exceed 7 characters, English letters only. For example, type “LOCK”. • Press ENTER. A confirmation message is displayed. PASSWORD [LOCK PRESS ENTER •...
  • Page 18  Language Teacher model EGR486T Professional ♦ Note: For more information about how to mark records to protect your private data refer to the sections Telephone Directory, Memo, and Schedule. • To turn off the password protection, re-select the option Secret On/Off on the Setup Main Menu.

  • Page 19: Speech Speed Setup

    English-German-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide PASSWORD ? • Type in your password and press ENTER to remove it from the memory. The message “PASSWORD CLEAR” confirms the password deletion. • To set up another password, repeat steps 1 through 4. G.

  • Page 20: Dictionary

     Language Teacher model EGR486T Professional DICTIONARY The integrated Digital Language Learning System Language Teacher EGR486T contains the most advanced bilingual English-German-Russian electronic dictionaries available on the market. In order to fully utilize the tremendous potential of this dictionary, carefully read this section of the User’s Guide.
  • Page 21 English-German-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide • Press ENTER. You will see translations of the noun CATCH. CATCH N> ПОИМКА, ЗАХВАТ, ЛОВУШКА, УЛОВ, ДОБЫЧА, ОСТАНОВ, ПРИОСТАНОВКА, ВЫГОДА, • Press the key to see more translations of the word CATCH as a noun. •...

  • Page 22: Advanced Word Recognition

     Language Teacher model EGR486T Professional Advanced Word Recognition Your Language Teacher EGR486T is equipped with an Advanced Word Recognition feature. While you are typing, a word closest in spelling to the portion you entered so far is displayed on the screen’s bottom line. If the desired word had appeared before you finished typing, press ENTER to see its translations.

  • Page 23: Spelling Checker Vector Ultima

    English-German-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide Spelling Checker Vector Ultima  The trilingual English/Russian/German spelling checker Vector Ultima is one of the most advanced on the market. It allows you to enter words as you hear them and disregard the spelling. •...

  • Page 24: Instant Reverse Translation

     Language Teacher model EGR486T Professional • Press the u key to see the translation of the noun DAUGHTER. DAUGHTER N> ДОЧЬ ♦ Note: If the spelling checker is unable to suggest alternative words, you will see the following message on the screen: No Suggestion.

  • Page 25: Pronunciation Of Words And Sentences

    English-German-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide • Use the key to highlight translations word by word. For example, highlight the word ОПРЕДЕЛЯТЬ. APPOINT V> НАЗНАЧАТЬ, ОПРЕДЕЛЯТЬ, ПРЕДПИСЫВАТЬ • Press ENTER to obtain an instant reverse translation of the highlighted word ОПРЕДЕЛЯТЬ. ОПРЕДЕЛЯТЬ...
  • Page 26 By plugging in the earphone you disconnect the built-in speaker. Pull the earphone connector out of jack to re-activate the speaker’s function. ♦ Note: Contact your dealer or ECTACO, Inc. at 1-800-710- 7920 in the US, 812-545-3838 in Russia, or or 30-8950- 3535 in Germany for earphone specification.

  • Page 27: Grammar

    English-German-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide GRAMMAR The Language Teacher EGR486T offers a section of English and German Grammar programmed into the electronic device. A supplemental book written by Prof. Max Sukhan, which explains difficult parts of English and German grammar to Russian speakers, is included in the package.

  • Page 28: Toefl

     Language Teacher model EGR486T Professional ♦ Note: You may listen to the pronunciation of the examples displayed on the screen by pressing the key. TOEFL The Language Teacher EGR486T “Professional” contains a practical preparation 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.
  • Page 29 English-German-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide After you become acquainted with the TOEFL basics set forth in the Tutorial, you might feel prepared to practice in answering questions. For your convenience, sample questions are arranged in two sequences, represented by the options Sample Tests and Sample Exercises. •...
  • Page 30  Language Teacher model EGR486T Professional • Question text (not displayed in the Listening Comprehension section • Four answer versions lettered A, B, C, D, immediately following or included in the question text • Answer selection line at the bottom of the screen 6 .

  • Page 31: American Idioms

    English-German-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide ♦ Note: Use these options only for self-checking: Say hidden text, Show hidden text and Show right answer are promptings that must be resorted to as sparingly as possible since they will not be available during a real test. •...

  • Page 32: Irregular Verbs

     Language Teacher model EGR486T Professional F i r s t l e t t e r : • Enter the first letter of the idiom you want to see. The default translation mode is Russian. For instance, press F. FACE THE MUSIC ДЕРЖАТЬ...
  • Page 33 English-German-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide • Choose on the first Icons Menu for direct access to the Irregular Verbs directory. < IRREGULAR VERBS > A. GERMAN B. ENGLISH • Press, for example, B for English verbs. F i r s t l e t t e r : •...

  • Page 34: User's Dictionary

     Language Teacher model EGR486T Professional USER'S DICTIONARY The Language Teacher EGR486T allows you to create your own vocabulary, which automatically links to the translator’s main dictionary. • Select on the first Icons Menu. The User’s Dictionary selection menu is shown. <USER DICTIONARY>...
  • Page 35 English-German-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide < EXPLANATION > GET-TOGETHER (SLANG) ♦ Note: Use the SYMBOL key to enter special characters. • Press ENTER to save the entry. To Find a Record There are two ways to search for records: Direct Access •...
  • Page 36  Language Teacher model EGR486T Professional Access Through the Main Dictionary • Press DICT and choose the dictionary with the source language corresponding to the language of the headword entry. • Enter the headword in full and press ENTER. To Edit a Record •...

  • Page 37: Dialogs

    English-German-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide DIALOGS There are over 1,000 dialogs stored in the Language Teacher EGR486T's memory. For your convenience, they have been divided into 12 main categories listed below. 1. Everyday Conversation 7. Communication 2. Traveling 8. In the Bank 3.

  • Page 38: Game Center

     Language Teacher model EGR486T Professional • Change the language of translation with the ⇔ key. GAME CENTER Your Language Teacher EGR486T features four fascinating games. Each game has three difficulty levels. Select on the first Icons Menu to access the Game directory.
  • Page 39 English-German-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide “Good” and cursor will jump to the next word. The game continues until the total number of words reaches 100. The number of correctly entered words is shown in the upper right-hand corner. • Press ESC key when SUM:100 appears in the upper-left corner.
  • Page 40  Language Teacher model EGR486T Professional • When you reach SUM:100, you will be asked to enter your name for records listing. • Press ENTER. • Select Record Display to see the best results. ♦ Note: By choosing the last option on the Shooting Game menu you can turn the sound off or back on.
  • Page 41 English-German-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide Brick Game • Press Brick Game on the Game menu. • Select one of two games with the key, the difficulty level with the key. For the game 2, also choose the number of lines with the key. •...
  • Page 42  Language Teacher model EGR486T Professional • Pressing the or key list all cities, pressing the u or t key list cities within each country, all in alphabetical order. • Press a letter key to display the alphabetically first city listed under this letter.
  • Page 43 English-German-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide ♦ Note: Depending on the option selected in the Setup Main Menu, you might hear the announcement of current time upon opening the Time section. TELEPHONE DIRECTORY You may store names, telephones, and addresses in the Telephone Directory in the English, Russian, and German languages, edit the entries, protect them with the password, and listen to the pronunciation of their contents.
  • Page 44  Language Teacher model EGR486T Professional • Press ENTER to go to the Number field. • Type in a telephone number. << NUMBER >> 212-799-7570 • Press ENTER to open the Address field and fill it out. << ADDRESS >> 11 WEST 66 STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10014 •...
  • Page 45 English-German-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide To Edit a Record • Retrieve the record you want to edit. • Press SHIFT+EDIT and make the required changes. • When finished, press ENTER to save the record. To Protect a Record with Password •...
  • Page 46  Language Teacher model EGR486T Professional • To see protected records, go to the Setup menu and deactivate the password protection. (see Secret On/Off setup). All records will be visible. To Listen to a Record's Contents • Retrieve the record you want to listen to. •...
  • Page 47 English-German-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide and German languages, edit, search, delete, lock them with the password, and listen to their pronunciation. • Select on the second Icons Menu for direct access to the Memo directory. << MEMO >> • Press ⇔ to switch to the English entry mode, if necessary. •...
  • Page 48  Language Teacher model EGR486T Professional To Edit a Record • Retrieve the record you want to edit. • Press SHIFT+EDIT and make the required changes. • When finished, press ENTER to save the record. To Protect a Record with the Password •...
  • Page 49 English-German-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide • Press the key to listen to the pronunciation of the record. To Delete a Record • Retrieve the record. • Press SHIFT + DEL. • At the confirmation prompt, press Y to delete the record or N to leave the record without changes.
  • Page 50  Language Teacher model EGR486T Professional • Press ENTER if you are entering a record with today’s date. Otherwise, type the new date and press ENTER to go to the Time field. ♦ Note: The date and time display format depends on the format chosen in the Setup menu.
  • Page 51 English-German-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide To Find a Record • Press the u or t key to search for a record. To Edit a Record • Retrieve the record you want to edit. • Press SHIFT+EDIT and make the required changes. •...
  • Page 52  Language Teacher model EGR486T Professional ♦ Note: If you wish to save a new record in the password protected mode, press SHIFT + MARK before saving the record. • To see a protected record, go to Setup menu and deactivate the password.
  • Page 53 English-German-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide CALENDAR The Calendar of your Language Teacher EGR486T offers you a convenient overview of your scheduled events. • Select on the second Icons Menu to display the Calendar, which opens with the curent date highlighted. ♦...
  • Page 54  Language Teacher model EGR486T Professional Calculator • Press A for Calculator. • Use this function as an ordinary pocket calculator to solve basic arithmetical problems, as well as for more complex mathematical and trigonometric computations and memory operations. The keys are assigned values indicated in white above them.
  • Page 55 English-German-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide Y1 (x)= x+2 Y2 (x)= x ♦ Note: If (T) is selected as a Var express value on the Mode menu, you can enter four T-functions up to 40 characters each. The first group of functions is X1 Y1, and the second group is X2 Y2.
  • Page 56  Language Teacher model EGR486T Professional Mode Setup • Select the option C. Mode on the Graphic Calculator menu. To set a value in one of the four options, highlight it and press ENTER. • Customize you graph using the drawing Modes: Angle show: with Axle express set to ARC_AXLE, choose an angle measurement unit.
  • Page 57 English-German-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide Trace • Select the Trace option. A flashing cross will appear on the first function graph indicating the tracing point. The coordinates of this point are shown on the left-hand side. FUN1 represents the first function. •...
  • Page 58  Language Teacher model EGR486T Professional • Select Square to display the graph with both axes based on the same scale. • Touch Standard to draw the graph on the standard scale. • Select Restore to return to the original graph settings. •...
  • Page 59 English-German-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide 1.LENGTH 2.AREA 3.CAPACITY ⇔ inch ⇔ sq.inch ⇔ pint sq.cm liter ⇔ foot ⇔ sq.foot ⇔ gallon sq. m liter ⇔ foot ⇔ sq.yard sq. m ⇔ yard ⇔ mile 4.WEIGHT 5.TEMPERATURE 6.POWER ⇔ ounce ⇔...
  • Page 60  Language Teacher model EGR486T Professional CELSIUS < > FAHRENHEIT 30. C 86. F ♦ Note: Should you need to make a reversed conversion from Fahrenheit into Celsius, press or . ♦ Note: Press u or t to switch between units of the same measurement.
  • Page 61 English-German-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide • Select on the second Icons Menu to access the Currency Exchange function. CURRENCY EXCHANGE Display B. Set rate C. Calculation • Select B to set the exchange rate. • Enter the exchange rate of your local currency based, for example, on the US dollar.
  • Page 62  Language Teacher model EGR486T Professional Using the option A.Display you can quickly look up the current exchange rate settings. • Select C to enter the Calculation option. • On a currency line enter the amount for conversion. For example, type “200” for the US dollar and press ENTER. 200.
  • Page 63 English-German-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide < S E N T E N C E T R A N S L A T I O N > E > R YOU MUST BE THERE TOMORROW • Press the key to display the translations SENTENCE TRANSL.
  • Page 64  Language Teacher model EGR486T Professional DATA EXCHANGE WITH PC Using the Language Teacher's PC-Link cable (to be purchased separately) and the LT PC-Link software for Windows 95/98/NT (included with the package) you may exchange data between your Language Teacher EGR486T and a personal computer.
  • Page 65 English-German-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide < TRANSMIT DATA >> < A . T e l e p h o n e s B . M e m o C . S c h e d u l e D . E n g . U s e r ’ s D i c t E .
  • Page 66  Language Teacher model EGR486T Professional ADDITIONAL FEATURES ♦ Note: To order a compatible AC/DC adapter, an earphone set, or a PC-Link cable, contact your dealer or call at 1-800-710-7920 within the continental US, 812-545-3838 in Russia, or 30-8950-3535 in Germany. Automatic Shut-Off In order to conserve the batteries power, the Language Teacher...
  • Page 67 English-German-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide PC-Link Jack The PC connection cable jack is located on top of the Language Teacher EGR486T’s right-hand edge. Volume Control The volume control switch is located in the middle of the right-hand edge of the Language Teacher EGR486T’s case.

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