Ectaco Partner EF400T Deluxe User Manual

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INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................3
General View....................................................................................... 4
Power Supply...................................................................................... 4
Initialization ......................................................................................... 5
Keyboard............................................................................................. 6
Display ................................................................................................ 7
Main Menu .......................................................................................... 7
DICTIONARY ............................................................................................8
USER'S DICTIONARY ............................................................................10
GRAMMAR..............................................................................................12
PHRASEBOOK .......................................................................................12
IRREGULAR VERBS ..............................................................................12
POPULAR IDIOMS .................................................................................13
PHONES .................................................................................................13
SCHEDULE.............................................................................................14
CALCULATOR ........................................................................................15
METRIC CONVERSION .........................................................................15
CURRENCY CONVERSION...................................................................16
HANGMAN WORD GAME......................................................................16
WORLD TIME .........................................................................................17
LOCAL TIME...........................................................................................17
PC COMMUNICATION ...........................................................................17
SETUP ....................................................................................................19
Interface language ............................................................................ 19
Advanced search .............................................................................. 19
Slang lock ......................................................................................... 19
Key tone............................................................................................ 19
Clock ................................................................................................. 20
Date format ....................................................................................... 20
Time format....................................................................................... 20
Schedule alarm ................................................................................. 20
Daily alarm ........................................................................................ 20
Memory check................................................................................... 21
Data deletion..................................................................................... 21
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    ECTACO Partner EF400T User's Manual ® CONTENTS INTRODUCTION..................3 General View..................4 Power Supply..................4 Initialization ..................5 Keyboard..................... 6 Display ....................7 Main Menu ..................7 DICTIONARY ....................8 USER'S DICTIONARY ................10 GRAMMAR....................12 PHRASEBOOK ..................12 IRREGULAR VERBS ................12 POPULAR IDIOMS .................13 PHONES ....................13...
  • Page 2 ECTACO Partner EF400T User's Manual ® Set password ..................21 Security mode ................... 22 Set contrast..................22 Speech options ................. 22 Set sleep time ................... 22...
  • Page 3: Introduction

    ® INTRODUCTION Congratulations on purchasing the Partner EF400T! This product is the result of ® the combined efforts of Ectaco’s linguists, engineers, and programmers, and represents the last generation of the highest-performance integrated linguistic systems available. The Partner EF400T features: ®...
  • Page 4: General View

    ECTACO Partner EF400T User's Manual ® General View The general view and external features of the Partner EF400T are shown below. ® Power Supply The EF400T is powered by two AAA (LR03) batteries. When the batteries become weak, a warning message will be displayed. In order to prevent an excessive discharge of the batteries and resulting loss of data in RAM, the Say function will be disabled if battery power is low.
  • Page 5: Initialization

    ECTACO Partner EF400T User's Manual ® 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. Do not mix old and new batteries. If you plug in the AC adapter, full functionality of the device will be restored during 1 minute.
  • Page 6: Keyboard

    ECTACO Partner EF400T User's Manual ® If you see Initialize system?(y/n), press the N key to abort initialization and customization. Then you will see the Delete user's data? message. Press the N key to save your data. The System initialized! message indicates that system initialization has been completed and the factory defined default settings have been restored.
  • Page 7: Display

    ECTACO Partner EF400T User's Manual ® Delete character to the left of the cursor Switch translation direction SHIFT+ Enter the "@" character SHIFT+ Open additional symbols SHIFT+ Open record to edit SHIFT+ Delete record Pronounce headword Pronounce translation(s) SHIFT+ A, P...
  • Page 8: Dictionary

    ECTACO Partner EF400T User's Manual ® Grammar Currency Conversion Phrasebook Hangman Word Game Irregular Verbs World Time Popular Idioms Local Time Phones PC communication Schedule Setup DICTIONARY The Dictionary section includes English-French and French-English dictionaries containing over 450,000 words in total. Pronunciation of English headwords in the English-French dictionary is illustrated by means of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).
  • Page 9 ECTACO Partner EF400T User's Manual ® Use: • to scroll through the translations • t, u to switch between adjacent entries. Press ESC or any letter key to return to the input line and translate another word in the same dictionary.
  • Page 10: User's Dictionary

    ECTACO Partner EF400T User's Manual ® You can make up to four reverse translations in succession (without closing windows). The message Last translation is displayed if the limit is reached. Use: • ESC to close the Reverse Translation windows • SHIFT+DICT or any letter key to return to the input line.
  • Page 11 ECTACO Partner EF400T User's Manual ® R e c o r d 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.
  • Page 12: Grammar

    ECTACO Partner EF400T User's Manual ® II. The records are sorted alphabetically by headword. You can scroll the record list by using u or t. III. Open the main dictionary, set the corresponding translation direction, type in a word saved in the User's Dictionary and press ENTER.
  • Page 13: Popular Idioms

    ECTACO Partner EF400T User's Manual ® Type the first letter of the desired verb. Press ENTER. Scroll through the list to find it. POPULAR IDIOMS Over 200 widely used American idioms and their equivalents or translations are included in the Popular Idioms section.
  • Page 14: Schedule

    ECTACO Partner EF400T User's Manual ® To return to the previous page, press ESC. It is necessary to complete the Name page to continue to the subsequent pages. F i n d i n g a R e c o r d There are two ways to find a record: I.
  • Page 15: Calculator

    ECTACO Partner EF400T User's Manual ® Set the date and time and specify the time period until a Schedule alarm will be issued. Press ENTER. Select English or French input mode by using and start filling out the Content page.
  • Page 16: Currency Conversion

    ECTACO Partner EF400T User's Manual ® Input the value. There may be more than four units of measure in a subsection. CURRENCY CONVERSION The Currency Conversion function allows you to instantly calculate conversion values between nine pre-installed currencies and three user-defined currencies.
  • Page 17: World Time

    ECTACO Partner EF400T User's Manual ® Press ESC to return to a new game. WORLD TIME Using the World Time section, you may view the current time in cities around the globe. Enter the World Time section. The World Time screen shows the names of the selected city and country (default: Paris, France), the date, day of the week, and the current time for that city.
  • Page 18 Choose EF400T PC-Link from the menu displayed on the PC. After the program is installed, start it from Start/Programs/Ectaco. The icon will appear in the System Tray. The latest version of the PC-Link software and additional dictionaries can be downloaded from Ectaco's web site at www.ectaco.com.
  • Page 19: Setup

    ECTACO Partner EF400T User's Manual ® Always back up your important data! Neither the manufacturer nor the dealers assume any responsibility for lost or corrupted data. It is recommended to use an external power supply while using the PC communication function.
  • Page 20: Clock

    ECTACO Partner EF400T User's Manual ® Clock In this subsection you can choose the city to display in the Local Time section and adjust the current time. January 01, 2004, 00:00 (12:00 AM), and New York, USA are the default values.
  • Page 21: Memory Check

    ECTACO Partner EF400T User's Manual ® Use: • to switch between hours and minutes • A, P to specify AM or PM • u, t to turn the alarm ON/OFF. Press ENTER to save changes. If turned on, the Daily alarm produces a signal at the set time.
  • Page 22: Security Mode

    ECTACO Partner EF400T User's Manual ® Retype the password for confirmation. Press ENTER to save the password. C l e a r i n g t h e p a s s w o r d Enter the Set password subsection. Input the current password. Press ENTER.

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