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- Page 1 Partner ECS430T ® English-Chinese-Spanish Talking Electronic Dictionary & Organizer Partner ECS430T ® 英文-中文-西班牙文 發聲電子辭典 及 記事簿 Partner ECS430T ® Diccionario electrónico hablado inglés-chino-español Organizador de negocios...
- Page 2 Ectaco, Inc. assumes no responsibility for any damage or loss resulting from the use of this manual. Ectaco, Inc. assumes no responsibility for any loss or claims by third parties which may arise through the use of this product. Ectaco, Inc. assumes no responsibility for any damage or loss caused by deletion of data as a result of malfunction, repairs, or battery replacement.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Partner ECS430T User's Manual ® CONTENTS INTRODUCTION........................4 General View ........................4 Power Supply ........................5 Initialization........................6 Keyboard ........................... 7 Input Methods........................8 Display..........................9 Main Menu......................... 9 DICTIONARY ........................10 USER'S DICTIONARY......................12 GRAMMAR ........................... 14 PHRASEBOOK........................14 IRREGULAR VERBS...................... -
Page 4: Introduction
® INTRODUCTION Congratulations on purchasing the Partner ECS430T! 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 educational tools available. The Partner ECS430T features: ®... -
Page 5: Power Supply
Partner ECS430T User's Manual ® Power Supply The ECS430T is powered by two AAA (LR03) batteries. When the batteries become weak, a warning message will be displayed. In order to prevent excessively discharging the batteries and undergoing a resulting loss of data in RAM, the Say function and communication channels will be disabled if battery power is low. -
Page 6: Initialization
Partner ECS430T User's Manual ® H o w t o r e p l a c e t h e b a t t e r i e s Ensure the power is off. Press ON/OFF to turn the device off. Never try to remove batteries from the device when the power is on. -
Page 7: Keyboard
Partner ECS430T User's Manual ® Keyboard The standard American QWERTY keyboard is combined with Chinese and Spanish standard layouts. To enter additional signs in Spanish (marked with blue at upper left of buttons), press ALT+ the desired button. To enter such signs in caps, press SHIFT+ ALT+ the desired button. Unlike PC keyboards, there is no need to keep a key (such as SHIFT) down while pressing another one. -
Page 8: Input Methods
Partner ECS430T User's Manual ® Switch language or translation direction SHIFT+ Open additional symbols SHIFT+ Open record to edit SHIFT+BS Delete record Pronounce the main word or phrase (English or Spanish) SHIFT+SAY Pronounce the translation (English or Spanish) A, P Specify AM or PM (when the 12-hour format is set) Input Methods The ECS430T provides six methods to input Chinese characters: ChangJie,... -
Page 9: Display
Partner ECS430T User's Manual ® It will narrow the search within candidates. Cantonese This method provides the input of characters by their Cantonese pronunciation. • Type a syllable using the Latin letters. • Use the number buttons (from 1 to 6) to designate the tone. It will narrow the search within candidates. -
Page 10: Dictionary
Partner ECS430T User's Manual ® The icons shown in the MAIN MENU represent the following sections: Dictionary Calculator User’s Dictionary Metric Conversion Grammar Currency Conversion Phrasebook Hangman Word Game Irregular Verbs World Time Popular Idioms Local Time Phones PC-Link Schedule Setup DICTIONARY The Dictionary section includes English-Chinese, English-Spanish, and Spanish-... - Page 11 Partner ECS430T User's Manual ® Use: • to scroll through the translations • t, u to switch between adjacent entries Press ESC or any letter button to return to the input line and translate another word in the same dictionary. You can change the translation direction by pressing Press the SHIFT+DICT hotkey to switch between English, Chinese, and Spanish dictionaries.
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Page 12: User's Dictionary
Partner ECS430T User's Manual ® Use: • ESC to close the Reverse translation windows • SHIFT+DICT or any letter button to return to the input line S p e l l - c h e c k e r V e c t o r U l t i m a When you are unsure of the spelling of a word, the trilingual spell-checker Vector Ultima... - Page 13 Partner ECS430T User's Manual ® C r e a t i n g a R e c o r d When in a record list, press ENTER to open a new record template. If the dictionary is empty, a new record template will be opened automatically.
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Page 14: Grammar
Partner ECS430T User's Manual ® GRAMMAR The ECS430T contains the English Grammar for non-English Speakers. Grammar is available in English only. Enter the Grammar section. The Grammar contains three-level hierarchical menus. You can reach a menu’s third level by consecutively selecting topics from the menu. PHRASEBOOK The phrasebook contains over 1,100 English phrases and their translations, divided into 12 conversational topics:... -
Page 15: Popular Idioms
Partner ECS430T User's Manual ® POPULAR IDIOMS Over 200 widely used American idioms and their equivalents or translations are included in the Popular Idioms section. Enter the Popular Idioms section. Type the first letter of the desired idiom and scroll through the list to find it. •... -
Page 16: Schedule
Partner ECS430T User's Manual ® • to switch between English, Spanish, and Chinese input modes II. The records are sorted alphabetically by name. You can scroll the record list by using u or t. SCHEDULE You may effectively manage your time by using the Schedule section. Enter the Schedule section. -
Page 17: Calculator
Partner ECS430T User's Manual ® default for a new record. The Reminder time is adjusted separately for every individual record. Reminders and Schedule Alarms sound even if the device is OFF. If a Reminder and a Daily Alarm have the same date and time, only the Reminder will be displayed since it has higher priority. -
Page 18: Hangman Word Game
Partner ECS430T User's Manual ® Change/specify the currency name. Press ENTER to open the next window. Specify an exchange rate relative to the basic currency (whose rate should equal 1). The default exchange rate for all currencies is 1. Press ENTER to save changes. C o n v e r s i o n Enter the Calculation subsection. -
Page 19: Local Time
Choose ECS430T 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 20: Setup
Partner ECS430T User's Manual ® Enter the PC communication section. Right click the PC-Link icon in the System Tray. In the PC-Link program, select an appropriate data transfer mode. Make sure to select an appropriate COM port. Make sure you have no other PC-Link program running simultaneously with ECS430T PC-Link. -
Page 21: Slang Lock
Partner ECS430T User's Manual ® Slang Lock In this subsection you can hide slang words or phrases contained in the dictionaries. For example, you may forbid your children access to slang. Slang lock is ON by default. To set slang lock OFF, enter the showslan password and press ENTER. -
Page 22: Date Format
Partner ECS430T User's Manual ® Date Format The default Day-Month-Year date format can be changed to Month-Day-Year. Time Format The default 24-hour (Military) time format can be changed to the American 12- hour format. Schedule Alarm In this subsection you can turn the Schedule Alarm ON or OFF. If turned on, which is the default setting, the Schedule Alarm will go off at the date and time of the Schedule record, producing an audible beep. -
Page 23: Security Mode
Partner ECS430T User's Manual ® Specify a password up to 8 characters in length. Press ENTER. Retype the password for confirmation. Press ENTER. Always remember your password. If you forget it, you will have to reset the system, which will cause irrevocable loss of user data. C h a n g i n g t h e p a s s w o r d Enter the Set Password subsection. -
Page 24: Set Sleep Time
Partner ECS430T User's Manual ® Use ENTER to move between Speech Frequency and Speech Speed bars and to adjust the levels of each option. Set sleep time The automatic power off has a preset delay of 3 minutes. This feature saves battery life by shutting down the device after a specified period of inactivity.
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