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Ectaco Partner ER586HT User Manual

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English-Russian Electronic Dictionary
INTRODUCTION -------------------------------------------------- 4
Power Supply ------------------------------------------------ 6
General View------------------------------------------------- 7
Initialization --------------------------------------------------- 9
Keyboard------------------------------------------------------ 9
Display------------------------------------------------------- 12
DICTIONARY MENU ------------------------------------------- 22
MAIN DICTIONARY ----------------------------------------- 22
General Dictionary Function --------------------------- 23
USER'S DICTIONARY-------------------------------------- 31
Learner's List----------------------------------------------- 37
GRAMMAR NOTES ----------------------------------------- 39
TOEFL - TEST ------------------------------------------------ 42
Tutorial------------------------------------------------------- 42
SENTENCE STRUCTURE -------------------------------- 47
PHONETIC PRACTICE ------------------------------------ 48
DIALOGS------------------------------------------------------- 49
REFERENCE DICTIONARY ------------------------------ 51
Vocabulary-------------------------------------------------- 52
Irregular Verbs--------------------------------------------- 53
Popular Idioms--------------------------------------------- 54
TEXT TRANSLATION -------------------------------------- 55
ORGANIZER MENU-------------------------------------------- 58
BUSINESS TELEPHONE DIRECTORY --------------- 58
MEMO----------------------------------------------------------- 63
SCHEDULE---------------------------------------------------- 66
ANNIVERSARY DATE-------------------------------------- 72
CALENDAR---------------------------------------------------- 76
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide CONTENTS INTRODUCTION -------------------------------------------------- 4 Power Supply ------------------------------------------------ 6 General View------------------------------------------------- 7 Initialization --------------------------------------------------- 9 Keyboard------------------------------------------------------ 9 Display------------------------------------------------------- 12 DICTIONARY MENU ------------------------------------------- 22 MAIN DICTIONARY ----------------------------------------- 22 General Dictionary Function --------------------------- 23 Pronunciation of Words and Sentences------------- 29 USER'S DICTIONARY-------------------------------------- 31 Learner’s List----------------------------------------------- 37 GRAMMAR NOTES ----------------------------------------- 39...
  • Page 2  Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” SHORTHAND ------------------------------------------------- 77 DRAWING BOARD ------------------------------------------ 80 LOCAL AND WORLD TIME ------------------------------- 84 Local Time -------------------------------------------------- 85 World Time ------------------------------------------------ 90 VOICE MEMO ------------------------------------------------ 91 CALCULATION MENU ---------------------------------------- 94 CALCULATOR------------------------------------------------ 95 SCIENTIFIC CALCULATOR ------------------------------ 95 GRAPHIC CALCULATOR --------------------------------- 96 LOAN CALCULATOR--------------------------------------101 ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT------------------------------104...
  • Page 3 English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide E-MAIL ---------------------------------------------------------132 Composing a Message ---------------------------------132 Sending and Receiving Mail --------------------------134 Inbox --------------------------------------------------------135 Outbox ------------------------------------------------------136 ISP INFORMATION ----------------------------------------137 PERSONAL INFORMATION-----------------------------140 SETUP MENU---------------------------------------------------141 DISPLAY LANGUAGE-------------------------------------142 SYSTEM SETUP--------------------------------------------143 Key Tone---------------------------------------------------143 First Screen -----------------------------------------------144 Auto Off Period -------------------------------------------144 Speech Level ---------------------------------------------145 Touch Screen Calibration------------------------------145 Dictionary Input Method --------------------------------146...

  • Page 4: Introduction

    Congratulations on purchasing the English-Russian Integrated Digital Language System Language Teacher ER586HT “Partner”. This product is the result of combined efforts of Ectaco’s staff of linguists, engineers, and programmers, representing the sixth generation of the highest performance integrated educational tools. You are now the owner of the most advanced electronic device ever produced for foreign language studies.
  • Page 5 English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide Most popular American idioms Advanced word recognition system English irregular verbs Over 1,000 topical dialogs High-speed data exchange and synchronization with PC Built-in Fax and E-mail Game center featuring 4 fascinating games Graphic, engineering, and financial calculator Account manager Digital voice recorder Mathematical formulas...

  • Page 6: Power Supply

     Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” ♦ Note: As continuous efforts are made by the manufacturer to ensure a better quality and performance of the Language Teacher products, some characteristics or the design of the actual device you purchased may slightly differ from their description in this manual.

  • Page 7: General View

    English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide • Put back the battery compartment cover by sliding it toward the translator. Make sure the cover sits in place properly. ♦ Note: You have 2 minutes to replace the batteries without risk of losing data stored in RAM. Do not exceed the 2 min.
  • Page 8  Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner”...

  • Page 9: Initialization

    English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide Initialization When you turn the Language Teacher® ER586HT “Partner” on for the first time or after the system has been reset by pressing the RESET button or removing the batteries for longer than 2 minutes, the initialization routine is started.
  • Page 10  Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” Each national set of characters is linked to its language input mode. Language modes can be toggled by pressing key. In the Main Dictionary, however, the input mode selection is handled automatically to comply with the current source language, and the key is used for changing the translation direction.

  • Page 11: Control And Editing Keys

    English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide Control and editing keys Move Cursor or Highlight Move Cursor or Highlight / Scroll Lines Page by Screen / Switch Main Menu Tab MENU Show Main Menu / Switch Tab ENTER Execute / Start a New Line while Editing SPACE Enter Space Close Active Window / Cancel...

  • Page 12: Display

     Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” Display The Language Teacher ER586HT “Partner” features a large-size back-lightable touch screen that provides a responsive and efficient windows-driven graphical interface for the dictionary’s numerous functions and applications. Touch-screen elements By touching a screen item of a certain type – a push button or highlightable (or pre-highlighted) text –...

  • Page 13: Main Menu

    English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide The stylus is especially useful for operations that cannot be performed from the keyboard: highlighting an arbitrary text fragment in Organizer sections (to delete or to copy) or highlighting a multi-word translation in a Dictionary entry (to make a reverse translation).
  • Page 14  Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” SETUP Opening a Submenu The easiest way to open a specific submenu when the Main Menu is displayed is by touching its tab on top of the screen. Alternatively, the submenus can be switched by pressing the MENU key or one of the paging keys on the keyboard.
  • Page 15 English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide Six sections of the Language Teacher® ER586HT “Partner” have permanent touch-sensitive shortcut buttons on the Sidebar to the right of the screen: Last Used Main Dictionary Dialogs Game Center Calculator Personal Telephone Directory Local Time Pop-Up Window Touchpad Touchpad is a set of virtual keys displayed on the screen that simulates the conventional physical keyboard or part of...
  • Page 16  Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” Touch key Meaning Keyboard equivalent Backspace Enter / Line Break ENTER Shift SHIFT Caps Lock SHIFT + CAPS Change Language Touching the keyboard button in the lower-right corner of the screen or pressing SHIFT + F8 on the keyboard hides the touchpad, thus enlarging the visible input area.
  • Page 17 English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide The Title Bar may show the name of the currently active section or a message title. Any window can be closed either by pressing ESC on the physical keyboard or by touching the Close Button in the window’s upper-right corner.
  • Page 18  Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” Touch a line with the stylus or move the highlight bar to a line with the arrow keys and press ENTER. Aside from pop-up menus, non-window pull-down menus may be used. The presence of a hidden pull-down menu is indicated by the button on the screen.
  • Page 19 English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide Dialog Box A simple example of a dialog box is a prompt, which contains a Yes/No question pending user’s confirmation or cancellation. How you can respond to a prompt: Touch Meaning Keyboard equivalent ENTER Cancel A Setup prompt expects the user to specify data items directly in the dialog box.
  • Page 20  Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” Check an empty box by touching it or by moving the dotted frame to the desired item with the arrow keys and pressing SPACE on the keyboard. A checked box appears solid: . Touch or press ENTER to apply changes and close the window.
  • Page 21 English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide The Language Teacher® ER586HT “Partner” does not allow moving or switching active windows. Thus, you will have to close an overlapping window in order to proceed. Toolbar A Toolbar is a set of vertically arranged push buttons appearing to the right of a pertaining window.

  • Page 22: Dictionary Menu

     Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” Translate Check Spelling As an on-hand help to the user, a short Toolbar button description (Tooltip) appears when the button is being touched. Commands and options associated with currently displayed Toolbar buttons are also accessible from the keyboard by pressing SHIFT + F1, F2, etc., counting buttons from top to bottom.

  • Page 23: General Dictionary Function

    English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide General Dictionary Function • Select the option Main Dictionary on the DICTIONARY Menu, or touch the button on the Sidebar, or press the DICT key on the keyboard. • If needed, change the direction of translation by touching on the touchpad or pressing on the keyboard.

  • Page 24: Viewing Entries

     Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” At any time during the search procedure you can scroll or page through the Advanced Search Area to manually find the word in question. To enlarge the visible Search Area, you may want to hide the touchpad. ♦...
  • Page 25 English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide • or press the u key to page down to the next Touch entry. You will see translations of the word CATCH as a verb. ♦ Note: Headwords with the same spelling are listed in the alphabetical order of the abbreviations of their respective parts of speech.
  • Page 26  Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” • use ESC to return to the selection screen, then touch press , or • make a reverse translation (page 27). • To record a displayed entry on your personal Learner’s List (see details on page 36), select the button and specify the name of a List's chapter.

  • Page 27: Instant Reverse Translation

    English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide • Select the word DAUGHTER to see its translations. ♦ Note: If the spelling checker is unable to suggest alternative words, the No Variants message is shown. Instant Reverse Translation For your convenience, the Language Teacher provides an Instant Reverse Translation for all words in the main Dictionary.
  • Page 28  Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” For example: • Touch or press ENTER to obtain an instant reverse translation of the highlighted word. ♦ Note: Note that the word selected for the Reverse Translation must be in its basic (dictionary) form. Otherwise no translation can be made:...

  • Page 29: Pronunciation Of Words And Sentences

    English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide Translating an expression Expressions constituting a complete translation variant (delimited by commas) can be highlighted and translated as a whole. • To highlight a whole expression between commas, touch its first word with the stylus and drag it along the expression until the last word is highlighted.
  • Page 30  Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” speech)-based pronunciation of English words and phrases. • Display an English entry, for example: • Touch or press SHIFT + F5 or the key to listen to the pronunciation of the English headword. • Change to the Russian-English dictionary, for example by making a reverse translation.

  • Page 31: User's Dictionary

    English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide speed of the speech shaping your own pronunciation style. In addition, volume can be conveniently changed “on the fly” using the external switch (see General View, page 9). USER'S DICTIONARY The Language Teacher ER586HT “Partner” allows you to create your own vocabulary, which automatically links to the main Dictionary.

  • Page 32: Creating A Record

     Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” Creating a Record • To open a new record template, touch the button on the Toolbar or press SHIFT+1. • Type in a Russian word or expression. For example: • or press u to go to the translation page. Enter Touch an English translation.
  • Page 33 English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide ♦ Note: A record cannot be saved with no part of speech specified. After you close the Record Saved! message box, a new record template will be displayed. • Set up another record if you wish. Otherwise, close the window to return to the records' list.
  • Page 34  Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” • Select an entry by touching or moving the highlight bar to it and pressing ENTER. The selected record opens in the viewing mode. • In the viewing mode, use • to open a new record template •...
  • Page 35 English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide • Touch , or press ENTER to display the search results, if any. • Select the desired entry to open it in the viewing mode. Access Through the Main Dictionary • Open the main Dictionary and select the translation direction compatible with the headword language you want to use for search.
  • Page 36  Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” • Touch or press ENTER to display the entry in the main Dictionary format but marked with an asterisk. ♦ Note: If you switch to an adjacent main Dictionary entry, you cannot return to the User’s entry. Editing a Record •...

  • Page 37: Learner's List

    English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide Deleting a Record • Open a User's Dictionary on the records' list. • Highlight a corresponding line in the list, or open a record in the viewing mode. • Select on the Toolbar. • Confirm your intention to delete the record. Listening to a Record's Contents •...
  • Page 38  Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” • Select the option Learner’s List from the User’s Dictionary menu. • Choose English or Russian Learner’s List. A menu featuring three chapters of the selected List will be shown. On the chapter menu use: •...

  • Page 39: Grammar Notes

    English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide Use buttons/keys: • to highlight translation words • to make a reverse translation of a highlighted word (see details on p.27) • to do a headword search in the current chapter • to delete the displayed record •...
  • Page 40  Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” The English Grammar is structured by way of hierarchically numbered three-level menus that include options referring to traditional grammatical topics. A topic's text is displayed when a third level menu option is selected. • You can reach a third level menu in either of the following ways: •...
  • Page 41 English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide • To display the text, select a third level option. Use buttons/keys: • to scroll the text • to highlight words • to make a reverse translation of a highlighted word (see details on p.27) •...

  • Page 42: Toefl - Test

     Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” TOEFL - TEST The Language Teacher ER586HT “Partner” 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 43: Sample Tests And Sample Exercises

    English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide • Read the Tutorial, using for scrolling by or v for paging. line, 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 44  Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” three parts comprising questions of the same type. For example, parts of Structure and Grammar (Structure and Written Expression) are Sentence Completion and Error Identification: • By selecting the auxiliary Toefl Help option you can obtain detailed directions for the types of exercises included in the current menu.
  • Page 45 English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide Use buttons/keys: • и to scroll the text • to highlight words • to make a reverse translation of a highlighted word (see details on p.27) • to return to the menu • to pop up an auxiliary menu •...
  • Page 46  Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” ♦ Note: The options Say hidden text and Show hidden text only work with questions from the Listening Comprehension section, and are disabled elsewhere. • Select Say hidden text to hear a Listening Comprehension question text again •...

  • Page 47: Sentence Structure

    English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide Total shows the total number of questions in the test or a section of Sample Exercises. Answers indicates how many questions were correctly answered during the concluded session. The third line shows your score, which is based on a formula used for real TOEFL tests.

  • Page 48: Phonetic Practice

     Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” ♦ Note: If the word or the spelling version you specified is not contained in the database, you will be given an option to use the closest available word. • Touch or press ENTER to display the first matching sentence.

  • Page 49: Dialogs

    English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide • Type in an English text you want to practice. • Touch or press the REC key in the upper-right corner of the keyboard. • Say aloud the text you typed and press any key or touch the screen to stop recording.
  • Page 50  Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” Immigration At the Bank Hotel Transport In the restaurant Health Shopping Cosmetology Sightseeing Calling for Police Each topic contains a number of episodes. • Select the option Dialogs on the DICTIONARY Menu or touch the button on the Sidebar.

  • Page 51: Reference Dictionary

    English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide • Touch or press the key to listen to the pronunciation of an English sentence. • To obtain an Instant Reverse Translation of any English or Russian word (if it is in its basic form), highlight it and touch or press SHIFT + F2 to search for a matching main Dictionary entry.

  • Page 52: Vocabulary

     Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” • Select the option Reference Dictionary on the DICTIONARY Menu. The Reference Dictionary menu is shown. Vocabulary The section Vocabulary features a thematically arranged bilingual dictionary of common terms. • Select the option Vocabulary from the Reference Dictionary menu.

  • Page 53: Irregular Verbs

    English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide • To obtain an Instant Reverse Translation of any English or Russian word, highlight it and touch or press SHIFT + F1 to search for a matching main Dictionary entry. See page 27 for more information on Reverse Translation. Close the main Dictionary window to return to the Vocabulary.

  • Page 54: Popular Idioms

     Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” • or v to move between verbs. • Touch or press SHIFT + F2 to save an entry on the Learner's List (see p.37). • Touch or press the key to listen to the pronunciation of an English verb and its basic forms.

  • Page 55: Text Translation

    English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide • To display an idiom, touch the corresponding line in the list, or make sure the line is highlighted (press if necessary) and touch on the screen or press ENTER on the keyboard. • or v to move between idioms. •...
  • Page 56  Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” • Select the option Text Translation on the DICTIONARY Menu. • To input an English or Russian text for translation, • paste (SHIFT + PASTE) a text previously copied (SHIFT + COPY) from another section, for example, an e-mail message, •...
  • Page 57 English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide ♦ Note: The button and the ENTER key are used to insert a manual line break. • Select an active box (indicated by a dotted frame) by direct touching or by pressing the keys. • To obtain an Instant Reverse Translation of any English or Russian word (if it is in its basic form) in an active box, highlight it and touch...

  • Page 58: Organizer Menu

     Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” ORGANIZER MENU The ORGANIZER Menu contains a number of versatile applications to help you classify, record, and manage various personal and business information. All sections on this Menu except Calendar and Time are designed to hold multiple records, each of which includes one or more pages.
  • Page 59 English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide search, change, delete the records, and listen to the English pronunciation of their contents. • Select the option Business Tel on the ORGANIZER Menu. A Business Telephones Directory list is displayed. Creating a Record • Touch or press SHIFT + F1 to open a new record template.
  • Page 60  Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” • next – touch or press u • previous – touch or press t • specific – touch or press SHIFT + F3 and choose a page name from the pop-up menu. • To save a record, touch or press SHIFT + F1.
  • Page 61 On any screen in the Business Telephone Directory, select to display a record search screen. • Specify any contiguous alphabetic or numeric string that might be found in a record or records. For example, to find all Ectaco records, type Ect and touch or press ENTER.

  • Page 62: Personal Telephone Directory

     Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” • Select an entry to open the associated record in the viewing mode. ♦ Note: You may want to include a business description in the Note field to allow for effective classified search results in the future.

  • Page 63: Memo

    English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide A Personal Telephone record includes the following pages: Name Telephone Number Fax Number E-mail Address Pager/Mobile Number Address Note Please refer to the chapter Business Telephone Directory for instructions on creating and handling records. MEMO The Memo section of your Language Teacher...
  • Page 64  Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” Creating a Record • Touch or press SHIFT + F1 to open a new record template. Enter text of your memo. • or u to open the Input Title page. Type a title for your memo, which will appear on the Memo list.
  • Page 65 English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide Select From List • Open the Memo section to display an alphabetical list of records represented by Memo titles. • On the records' list, use • to move the highlight bar • to open a new record template •...

  • Page 66: Schedule

     Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” • to open a new record template • to reduce/enlarge the font size in the view window • to do a contents search • to open the displayed record for editing • to delete the displayed record •...
  • Page 67 English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide Creating a Record • Touch or press SHIFT + F1 to open a new record template. ♦ Note: A new Schedule record can also be opened from Calendar (page 75). The first page of a Schedule record includes information on Date, Start and End Time, and audible Reminder settings, which can be changed via setup dialog boxes.
  • Page 68  Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” • To display the Start Time or End Time setup dialog box: • touch one of the time values • touch or press SHIFT + F4 and select Input Start Time or Input End Time from a pop-up menu. ♦...
  • Page 69 English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide Finding a Record There are three ways to search for records: Select From List • Open the Schedule section to display a Schedule records list for the current date ordered by the Start Time. • On the records' list, use •...
  • Page 70  Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” In the viewing mode, use • to open a new record template • to do a contents search • to open the displayed record for editing • to delete the displayed record • to display the list for a specific date via a dialog box •...
  • Page 71 English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide Use Calendar • Select Calendar on the ORGANIZER menu. Find and highlight a date for which Anniversary Date records exist (these dates will appear framed). • Press ENTER or select from the Toolbar to open the first matching record in the viewing mode.

  • Page 72: Anniversary Date

     Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” ANNIVERSARY DATE In the Anniversary Date section of your Language Teacher ER586HT “Partner” you can save information on birthdays, wedding days, commemorative dates, and other recurrent events. • Select the option Anniversary Date on the ORGANIZER Menu to display a chronological list of existing records.
  • Page 73 English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide • Set up a Date for your Anniversary record. • Fill out the Title field, which can contain any identifying label. • Set a Reminder for your Anniversary Date: • touch the time value • touch or press SHIFT + F5.
  • Page 74  Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” • to consult the Calendar. • Select an entry by touching or moving the highlight bar to it and pressing ENTER. The selected record opens in the viewing mode. • In the viewing mode, use •...
  • Page 75 English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide Use Calendar • Select Calendar on the ORGANIZER menu. Find and highlight a date for which Anniversary Date records exist (these dates will appear framed). • Press ENTER or select from the Toolbar to open the first matching record in the viewing mode.

  • Page 76: Calendar

     Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” CALENDAR Calendar allows for a quick and clear date reference, also providing a way to open new and select existing Schedule and Anniversary Date records. • Select Calendar on the ORGANIZER Menu to open the Calendar on the current month with the current date highlighted.

  • Page 77: Shorthand

    English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide The highlighted date and number of this date's Schedule and Anniversary events are displayed on the right. • To open a Schedule record on a highlighted date: • date framed – press ENTER (and select Schedule from a pop-up menu if both ’+’...
  • Page 78  Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” Creating a Record • Touch or press SHIFT + F1 to open a new record template. • Start writing with the stylus in the lower box, trying to use large-size letters to assure readability. The optimal input block is 1-5 symbols in length.
  • Page 79 English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide • Delete a block to the left of the cursor by touching pressing • When finished and ready to save, touch or press SHIFT + F1 and specify a filename. • Touch or press ENTER to save the record. Finding a Record There are two ways to search for records: Select From List...

  • Page 80: Drawing Board

     Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” • In the viewing mode, use • to open a new record template • to do a filename search • to open the displayed record for editing • to delete the displayed record • to scroll the record •...
  • Page 81 English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide Creating a Drawing • Touch or press SHIFT + F1 to open a new drawing template. • Start creating a free-hand drawing using the stylus. The default settings are: Thin line, Free draw. • To draw using a Thick line, touch .
  • Page 82  Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” • take the stylus off the screen. A framed drawing fragment is copied to the clipboard. The frame (and its content, if the cut option was used) disappears. • To paste the clipboard content into the drawing: •...
  • Page 83 English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide • Touch or press ENTER to save the record. Finding a Drawing There are two ways to search for saved drawings: Select From List • Open the Drawing Board section to display a list of existing filenames.

  • Page 84: Local And World Time

     Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” • to do a filename search • to open the displayed drawing for editing • to delete the displayed drawing • /uand /tto go to the alphabetically next or previous drawing filename, respectively. Find Filename •...

  • Page 85: Local Time

    English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide Local Time • Select the option Local time from the Time menu. The Local Time screen shows: a name of the city representing the local time zone and a map of the corresponding continent, the current date and day of the week, and the current time.
  • Page 86  Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” • directly from a city list • through a country name – the alphabetically first city listed for this country will appear • typing a new city name – its time zone settings will be based on the currently displayed city.
  • Page 87 English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide • Change the default setting User City, User Country (press SHIFT + ESC to clear) to your own. Use a comma to delimit city and country names. • Touch or press ENTER. The settings for the user-defined city will be based on the time zone of the city selected in step 1.

  • Page 88: Daily Alarm

     Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” Time Display Format Default: 24 hours. • Touch or press SHIFT + F1 to display the Function setup dialog box. • Uncheck the 24 hours box to change the format to 12 hours. Check the box to return to the 24 hours format. •...
  • Page 89 English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide • Touch or press ENTER to apply the setting. Turn Alarm On / Off Default: Off. • Touch to turn the Daily Alarm on. The button will appear indented. Touch it again to turn the Daily Alarm off. Or, •...

  • Page 90: World Time

     Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” • touch on the Sidebar or interrupt a Daily Alarm beep to display a Time pop-up window. World Time Using your Language Teacher ER586HT “Partner's” World Time section, you may view the international zone times in cities around the globe, along with appropriate map illustrations.

  • Page 91: Voice Memo

    English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide The Time Format, DST for a given city, and the Talking Clock settings can be changed on the World Time as well as on the Local Time screen, and affect both sections. Refer to the according parts of the Local Time chapter for directions.
  • Page 92  Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” • Record sound. Press any key or touch the screen to stop recording. • Enter a filename for your Voice Memo up to 8 characters in length. • Touch or press ENTER to return to the Memo list. If no filename was specified, the record will be given the default noname.

  • Page 93: Deleting Stored Records

    English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide • Scroll the list vertically to view more records. • Scroll the list horizontally to check on the time of recording and duration of Memos. • Touch or press SHIFT + F1 to start listening to all Memos in the list from top to bottom.

  • Page 94: Calculation Menu

     Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” Quick Recording and Playback Approximately 20 seconds play time is conveniently reserved for a quick recording and playback without having to formally store or delete the record. A record made in this way stays in memory until it is replaced by another. •...

  • Page 95: Calculator

    English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide • Select the tab on the Main Menu to open the CALCULATION Menu. CALCULATOR • Select the option Calculator on the CALCULATION Menu or touch the button on the Sidebar. Entering numbers and operations from the displayed touchpad or from the keyboard (no need to press SHIFT), use this application as an ordinary pocket calculator.

  • Page 96: Graphic Calculator

     Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” The Scientific Calculator is ideal for more complex mathematical and trigonometric computations, as well as for basic arithmetical problems. You may use the touchpad and the keyboard alike. The percentage operations, which may differ between calculators, are implemented as follows: Problem Press...
  • Page 97 English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide Functions Input • Select the option Y = F(X) on the Graphic Calculator menu. • Specify one or two functions, each up to 14 characters in length. Use SHIFT to input from the keyboard symbols other than numbers.
  • Page 98  Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” Scope Input • Select the option Scope on the Graphic Calculator menu. • Change the default values if needed. Xmin, Xmax, Ymin, Ymax indicate the drawing limit. The extension of the X-coordinate is from Xmin to Xmax. The extension of the Y-coordinate is from Ymin to Ymax.
  • Page 99 English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide Graph: specify whether the graph dots are connected to form a solid line. Coordinates: decide how coordinates are presented on the Drawing Graph screen. • To close the window and return to the Graphic Calculator menu, touch or press ESC.
  • Page 100  Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” Zoom • Select the Zoom option. • Select Set Scale. The current zooming rates of the X-axis and the Y-axis are shown on the left. • To clear an active box, press SHIFT + ESC. To enter values, use numeric keys on the keyboard.

  • Page 101: Loan Calculator

    English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide • Touch or press ENTER to return to the Drawing Graph screen. LOAN CALCULATOR This useful feature of your Language Teacher® ER586HT “Partner” enables you to compute monthly payments and amounts of principal and interest paid or payable to date on your loans and mortgages.
  • Page 102  Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” • Enter Annual Percentage Rate and Period of loan or mortgage in years. • With all values specified and the last box highlighted, touch or press ENTER to save the calculation and display a loan information screen. The info screen summarizes data you entered and includes the amounts of monthly payment and total payable interest.
  • Page 103 English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide • On the records' list, use • to move the highlight bar • to start a new loan calculation • to change the highlighted record • to inquire on a specific date • to delete the highlighted record •...

  • Page 104: Account Management

     Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” • You may touch to change the current loan data. • To display the loan information for another date, touch • Use the buttons, if enabled, to see other loans' details for the same date. ♦...
  • Page 105 English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide Creating a Record • Touch or press SHIFT + F1 to open a new record template. • Specify an Account Name. (Touch or press to pull down a menu of sample names.) • or press uopen the Account No. page. Touch •...
  • Page 106  Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” ♦ Note: If account details are changed, a new balance is calculated, and Deposit and Withdrawal values are reset. • • to open a new record template • to open the displayed account for editing •...
  • Page 107 English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide • Type in an amount and touch or press ENTER. • Enter a transaction description. • Touch to save the transaction as part of an account record and display the Balance screen (see below). Viewing Transactions •...

  • Page 108: Math Formulas

     Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” MATH FORMULAS The section Math Formulas contains topically arranged lists of mathematical, trigonometric, and other expressions for advanced users. • Select the option Math Formulas from the CALCULATION Menu. • Choose a category and a subcategory and view the formulas, for example: CURRENCY CONVERSION The Currency Conversion function built into your Language...
  • Page 109 English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide Checking and Setting Rates • To see and set currency rates, select the Display option. • Use: • to highlight lines • to specify/change a user currency name (marked ??? at the bottom of list) •...
  • Page 110  Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” • Specify an exchange rate relative to a base currency (whose rate should equal 1) and touch or press ENTER to save the rate. ♦ Note: The default exchange rate for all currencies is 1. •...

  • Page 111: Metric Conversion

    English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide • to change exchange rate for currency in the active box • to switch to the currency Display. • Select a currency name and enter an amount in either box, in any order. • After you have typed a new amount in one of the boxes, touch or press ENTER to refresh the display.
  • Page 112  Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” • • to change an active input box • to pull out a measurement name or unit selection menu. • Select a measurement name from the upper menu and enter an amount in either input box, in any order. •...

  • Page 113: Reference Menu

    English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide REFERENCE MENU The REFERENCE Menu is your information and entertainment center. • Select the tab on the Main Menu to open the REFERENCE Menu. TRAVEL GUIDE The Travel Guide of your Language Teacher® ER586HT “Partner” will help you find out a few important facts about the country or the place you plan to visit, local airports, wheather conditions, spoken languages, currency, phone codes, etc.

  • Page 114: Countries

     Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” • To return to the country search screen, touch Countries • To display information on a county, start entering its name on the country search screen and/or scroll the list. • Touch the corresponding line in the list, or make sure the line is highlighted (press if necessary) and press ENTER.
  • Page 115 English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide • To display information on a county, start entering its name and/or scroll the list. • Touch the corresponding line in the list, or make sure the line is highlighted (press if necessary) and press ENTER.

  • Page 116: Size Equivalents

     Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” • /uи /tto display info on other counties in alphabetical order. SIZE EQUIVALENTS When you travel or shop international, refer to this section to learn about the correlation between the clothes and shoes size systems used in different parts of the world. •...

  • Page 117: Electronic Book

    English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide • Scroll right to see more sizes; scroll down to see more countries. ELECTRONIC BOOK A renewable source of various additional linguistic and reference information. Requires the PC-Link program installed on a personal computer and a special cable (see the PC Communication section for more information).
  • Page 118  Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” • Connect your Language Teacher® ER586HT “Partner” to the PC. • Launch the PC-Link program on the PC and select the Electronic Book option on the Data Transfer menu. • In your Language Teacher® ER586HT “Partner” choose one of six available Electronic Book chapters to be updated.

  • Page 119: Game Center

    English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide GAME CENTER Your Language Teacher ER586HT “Partner” features four fascinating games. • Select the option Game Center on the REFERENCE Menu, or touch on the Sidebar. Master Mind • Select Master mind from the Game Center menu. By entering digits try to guess a 4-digit number.

  • Page 120: Tile5

     Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” sign means that one of the entered digits is present in the hidden number, but it is not in its proper position. A sign indicates that one of the correctly guessed digits is in its proper position.

  • Page 121: Brick Game

    English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide • To make your move, touch an intersection point, or move the cursor to it with the keys and press ENTER. • Use the Tool Bar buttons: • to start a new game • to change the difficulty level (in Single game only) •...
  • Page 122  Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” • Select a difficulty level (0 –15) with or from a pop-up menu available by touching .. This will change the initial combination of bricks. • Press ENTER or close the pop-up menu to start a game. •...

  • Page 123: Hangman

    English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide • to start a new game • to see a list of best results • to interrupt a game and return to the Game Center menu. Hangman The Language Teacher ER586HT “Partner” features a learning game Hangman that improves your spelling skills and enhances your personal vocabulary.

  • Page 124: English Names

     Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” • to start a new game • to change the difficulty level • to take back the last move • to display a hint • to listen to the pronunciation of the hidden word (counts as one try, available in English-Russian Hangman only).

  • Page 125: U.s.a. Interview

    English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide U.S.A. INTERVIEW The ultimate talking preparation guide to the US citizenship exam. Augmenting the main purpose of this section is the possibility to translate any word in this section using the Main Dictionary, thus helping a student to grasp the broader meaning of critical words in questions and answers.

  • Page 126: Communication Menu

     Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” • Touch or press the key to listen to the pronunciation of an English question or answer text. • or v to move between the current chapter’s questions. COMMUNICATION MENU The COMMUNICATION Menu puts at your fingertips the fast and exciting world of electronic telecommunication.

  • Page 127: Software

    ♦ Note: Make sure you select an appropriate COM port. • When the program is installed, start it from the Ectaco program group and select the Help option. Read usage instructions carefully. ♦ Note: The latest version of the PC-Link program can be downloaded from Ectaco's web site www.ectaco.com.
  • Page 128  Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” • On the displayed pop-up men, choose a data transfer mode. • For Upload, also specify which section(s) to send. • In the PC-Link program, select a complementing data transfer mode. For Upload, also choose which section(s) to send.

  • Page 129: Fax

    English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide Synchronization The PC Synchronization feature presents an alternative to having to conduct time-consuming full data backups of Telephone Directories and Schedule, overwriting previous versions on the receiving device. It makes sure both the dictionary and PC have the latest updated version of records.
  • Page 130  Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” • select a record from the list to paste the name and fax number (if available) into the appropriate boxes on the fax template • • to save the record • to do a contents search •...
  • Page 131 English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide • Touch or press SHIFT + F2 to open a new message template. • Touch to search for message(s) that contain specific text. • Touch a line, or highlight it and press ENTER or touch to open the associated message for editing.

  • Page 132: E-Mail

     Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” ♦ Note: For the communication to be successful, the Telephone Line Type in the Setup menu must be selected correctly. ♦ Note: Fax transmission consumes considerable amount of energy. Using an external power supply while sending messages by fax is strongly advised.
  • Page 133 English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide • Specify e-mail address(es) of main and copy receiver(s) in the fields “To:” and “Cc:” (optional), respectively. You can also • touch and select Personal or Business from a pop-up menu to open a corresponding Telephone Directory •...

  • Page 134: Sending And Receiving Mail

     Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” ♦ Note: Composed messages are stored in the Outbox. Sending and Receiving Mail • Connect your Language Teacher® ER586HT “Partner” to a telephone line with the special cable (available separately as part of Communication Pack). •...

  • Page 135: Inbox

    English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide ♦ Note: E-mail communication consumes considerable amount of energy. Using an external power supply while sending messages by e-mail is strongly advised. Inbox • Select the option Inbox & Outbox from the E-mail menu to open the Inbox.

  • Page 136: Outbox

     Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” • To read a highlighted message, touch the corresponding line or select from the Toolbar. On the reading screen, • or scrollbar for scrolling • to read the next or previous message • to change the Russian code page from KOI-8 (default) to Windows.

  • Page 137: Isp Information

    English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide • • to send messages marked with S (shortcut to Send & Receive) • to open a New Message form • to open the highlighted message for editing • to search for message(s) that contain specific text •...
  • Page 138  Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” An ISP Information record contains standard data needed to connect to the Internet using the PPP protocol, as well as POP3 mailbox details. A name to identify this ISP record Phone Access number to ISP server User name Your ISP account ID (login name) Password...
  • Page 139 English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide ♦ Note: Your Internet Service Provider must have supplied to you information required for an ISP Information record at the time when you opened your account. If you experience difficulties filling this record out or connecting to the Internet, contact your Internet Service Provider for assistance.

  • Page 140: Personal Information

     Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” • to create a new ISP record • to open a highlighted record for editing • to delete a highlighted record. PERSONAL INFORMATION This section provides a single record to store your personal data for easy reference and for use in electronic messages. •...

  • Page 141: Setup Menu

    English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide Company Address Company Fax Number ID Card Number Passport Number Passport Expiration Date Driver’s License Number Driver’s License Expiration Date Credit Card Number Credit Card Expiration Date Savings Account Number Checking Account Number Blood Type Note •...

  • Page 142: Display Language

     Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” • Select the tab on the Main Menu to open the SETUP Menu. DISPLAY LANGUAGE The default interface language of the Language Teacher® ER586HT “Partner” is Russian. Use this procedure to change the language to English. •...

  • Page 143: System Setup

    English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide SYSTEM SETUP For best results and to ensure that you can fully employ all of the Language Teacher ER586HT “Partner’s” diverse features, it is recommended that you thoroughly familiarize yourself with options of the Setup Main Menu, which will allow you to adjust the device configuration to better suit your needs.

  • Page 144: First Screen

     Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” First Screen Specify what will appear on the screen when you turn on your Language Teacher® ER586HT “Partner”: the Main Menu (default) or whatever was displayed last time when the power was turned off (option Resume Screen). •...

  • Page 145: Speech Level

    English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide Speech Level Shape your own pronunciation by adjusting the speed, frequency, and volume of the built-in speech synthesizer. • Select Speech Level on the System Setup menu to display a setup window. • Touch or press to select an active bar) to adjust the Rate, Frequency, or Volume of speech, or touch any chart bar for an instant change.

  • Page 146: Dictionary Input Method

     Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” • Select Touch Screen Calibration on the System Setup menu to display a setup window with one target image in the upper left-hand corner. • Touch the target center with the stylus. Repeat with three more targets, which will appear one after another.

  • Page 147: Anniversary Date Alarm

    English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide • Highlight the box next to the desired option by touching it or pressing an arrow key. • Touch or press ENTER to save the setting and return to the System Setup menu. Anniversary Date Alarm The Anniversary Date Alarm setting applies to all records of the Anniversary Date section: if turned on, which is the default, the Anniversary Date Alarm goes off at midnight on...

  • Page 148: Russian Keyboard Mode

     Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” • Highlight the box next to the desired option by touching it or pressing an arrow key. • Touch or press ENTER to save the setting and return to the System Setup menu. Russian Keyboard Mode Two Russian Keyboard layouts are available: Standard (typewriter) and Phonetic (student layout).

  • Page 149: Security

    English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide SECURITY A password can be set up in the system to make it possible for you to protect your personal records and lock up the electronic communication. With no password set (default) all functions of the Language Teacher®...

  • Page 150: Set Password

     Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” • E-mail • ISP Information • Personal Information Setup Menu • Data Deletion To gain assess to any of these sections in the locked mode, a valid password must be provided. • Select the option Security on the SETUP Menu. Set Password •...

  • Page 151: Security On

    English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide • Touch or press ENTER to save the password. The message New password set will appear. Close the message box to return to the Security menu. Setting or changing a password automatically activates the lock-up mode. Note the change in the option names on the Security menu: ♦...

  • Page 152: Security Off

     Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” Security Off The Security mode may be suspended by entering a valid password at the prompt, when: • The option Unlock unit on the Security menu is selected. • Any of the protected sections is opened. •...

  • Page 153: Options

    English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide Options • Select Options on the Security menu. • Select one of the automatic Security modes: • Auto lock – automatically activate data Security when the unit is turned off (either manually or automatically) • Don't lock –...

  • Page 154: Data Deletion

     Language Teacher model ER586HT “Partner” • Select the option Memory Check on the SETUP Menu to see a Free Memory chart bar and a corresponding percentage figure. DATA DELETION At some point you might decide it’s time to free up memory resources in steps bigger than deleting single records.

  • Page 155: Brief Of Function

    English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide BRIEF OF FUNCTION A short description of every Language Teacher® ER586HT “Partner’s” section can be quickly looked up in this itemized reference booklet. • Select the option Brief of Function from the SETUP Menu, or press SHIFT+HELP on the keyboard. •...
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