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Ectaco Partner ER-X8 User Manual

English-russian translator & language learning system
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INTRODUCTION -------------------------------------------------------------------------4
General View ----------------------------------------------------------------------------6
Power Supply----------------------------------------------------------------------------6
Initialization-------------------------------------------------------------------------------8
Keyboard ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------9
Display ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11
ENGLISH LANGUAGE TUTOR------------------------------------------------------ 19
How to Install or Remove the Card ---------------------------------------------- 20
Interactive Course-------------------------------------------------------------------- 20
DICTIONARY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 26
MAIN DICTIONARY ------------------------------------------------------------------- 26
General Dictionary Function------------------------------------------------------- 27
DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE -------------------------------- 27
General Dictionary Function------------------------------------------------------- 27
HOW TO USE THE DICTIONARIES---------------------------------------------- 28
Advanced Word Recognition ------------------------------------------------------ 28
Voice Input ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 29
Parts of Speech, Gender Labels, Abbreviations ----------------------------- 29
Phonetic Transcription -------------------------------------------------------------- 31
Viewing Entries ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 32
Spell-checker Vector Ultima----------------------------------------------------- 34
Pronunciation of Words and Sentences---------------------------------------- 36
SUPPLEMENTAL DICTIONARIES ------------------------------------------------ 37
German-Russian Dictionary ------------------------------------------------------- 37
User's Dictionary --------------------------------------------------------------------- 38
Learner's Cards----------------------------------------------------------------------- 42
TEXT TRANSLATION----------------------------------------------------------------- 44
VOICE PHRASEBOOK --------------------------------------------------------------- 45
ACCENT CORRECTION------------------------------------------------------------- 47
REFERENCE---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 50
Irregular Verbs ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 50
Popular Idioms ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 51
ORGANIZER ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 52
PHONE DIRECTORY ----------------------------------------------------------------- 52
MEMO ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 56
SCHEDULER---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 58
CALENDAR ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 62
DRAWING BOARD -------------------------------------------------------------------- 63
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    ® Partner User's Manual CONTENTS INTRODUCTION -------------------------------------------------------------------------4 General View ----------------------------------------------------------------------------6 Power Supply----------------------------------------------------------------------------6 Initialization-------------------------------------------------------------------------------8 Keyboard ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------9 Display ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 ENGLISH LANGUAGE TUTOR------------------------------------------------------ 19 How to Install or Remove the Card ---------------------------------------------- 20 Interactive Course-------------------------------------------------------------------- 20 DICTIONARY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 26 MAIN DICTIONARY ------------------------------------------------------------------- 26 General Dictionary Function------------------------------------------------------- 27 DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE -------------------------------- 27 General Dictionary Function------------------------------------------------------- 27...
  • Page 2 ® Partner User's Manual VOICE MEMO--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 65 PC COMMUNICATION --------------------------------------------------------------- 67 CALCULATIONS------------------------------------------------------------------------- 70 CALCULATOR -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 70 LOAN CALCULATOR ----------------------------------------------------------------- 70 ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT --------------------------------------------------------- 73 CURRENCY CONVERSION -------------------------------------------------------- 75 METRIC CONVERSION-------------------------------------------------------------- 77 SIZE EQUIVALENTS------------------------------------------------------------------ 78 REFERENCE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 79 LOCAL AND WORLD TIME --------------------------------------------------------- 79 Local Time------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 79 World Time ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 83 TRAVEL GUIDE ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 84...
  • Page 3 ® Partner User's Manual MEMORY CHECK ------------------------------------------------------------------- 101 DATA DELETION -------------------------------------------------------------------- 101 BRIEF OF FUNCTIONS ------------------------------------------------------------ 102 ABOUT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 102...

  • Page 4: Introduction

    ® Language Learning System Partner X8! This product is the result of combined efforts of Ectaco’s staff of linguists, engineers, and programmers. You are now the owner of the most advanced electronic device ever produced for foreign language studies. ®...
  • Page 5 ® Partner User's Manual Comprehensive reference section featuring Travel Guide, English Names List, Local and World time with map illustration etc. Game center with four games Crossword solver with educational functions Standard and Scientific Calculators Account Management Digital Voice Recorder Currency and Metric converters High-speed data exchange and synchronization with PC Bilingual Interface...

  • Page 6: General View

    ® Partner User's Manual General View ® The general view and external appliances of the Partner X8 are shown below. Power Supply ® The Partner X8 is powered by four AAA (LR03) batteries or by a special rechargeable battery pack. When the batteries or accumulators become weak, a warning message will be displayed.

  • Page 7: How To Replace The Batteries

    • Press the key to turn the device off. Please communicate with an Ectaco office to get more information about this rechargeable battery pack purchase. Contact your dealer to order the compatible AC/DC adapter or call +1(800) 710-7920 within the continental US or +7(812) 545-3838 in Russia.

  • Page 8: Initialization

    ® Partner User's Manual ♦ Note: Never try to remove the batteries from the device when the power is on. This can seriously damage the device. If you experience difficulties turning the device off, press the RESET button on the right-hand side of the keyboard (above the button) and reinstall the system.

  • Page 9: Keyboard

    ® Partner User's Manual canceling the ensuing prompt Delete all user’s data? Press or touch to preserve your data. The System is initialized! message indicates that the system initialization has been accomplished, freeing memory and restoring the factory defined settings. Also, the user may be prompted to conduct the touch-screen calibration, which configures the proper spacing and alignment of the touch-sensitive screen elements.
  • Page 10 ® Partner User's Manual х/ъ я ш е р т ы у и о п щ/ъ ж/э б/ю а с д ф г ч й к л ж/э ь/ю з х ц в б н м Each set of national characters is linked to its language input mode. Language modes can be toggled by pressing the key.

  • Page 11: Display

    ® Partner User's Manual Execute Enter space / Check or uncheck boxes Close active window / Cancel Enter symbols from the two-letter keys Type in uppercase / Enter additional symbols Clear input Caps Lock On or Off Copy selection or the entire text to clipboard Insert clipboard contents Delete character to the left of cursor...
  • Page 12 ® Partner User's Manual Touch-screen elements By touching a screen item of a certain type – a push button or pre- highlighted text – you perform an action associated with this item. The keyboard equivalent of touching the highlighted item is moving the highlight bar to it with the arrow keys ( , , ) and pressing Both the touch screen and the keyboard procedures of activating an...
  • Page 13 ® Partner User's Manual Sections may also include subsections and various lower level options. The six parts of the MAIN MENU are: English Language Tutor Dictionary Organizer Calculations Reference Setup Opening a Submenu The easiest way to open a specific submenu when the MAIN MENU is displayed is by touching a corresponding tab at the top of the screen.
  • Page 14 ® Partner User's Manual Sidebar Sidebar ▼ ® Nine sections of Partner X8 have permanent touch-sensitive shortcut buttons on the Sidebar to the right of the screen: Main Dictionary Voice Memo English (Explanatory) Game Center Dictionary Local Time (Pop-Up Phone Directory Window and Talking Scheduler Clock)
  • Page 15 ® Partner User's Manual Touch key Meaning Keyboard equivalent Backspace Enter Shift Caps Lock Input the German letters ü, ö, ä, ß Change language Touching the keyboard button in the lower-right corner of the screen or pressing F8 on the keyboard hides the touchpad, thus enlarging the visible input area.
  • Page 16 ® Partner User's Manual On a Scroll Bar: • touch a Scroll Arrow to advance or go back one line; • touch and drag the Scroll Box to browse information; • touch the Scroll Bar below or above the Scroll Box to jump to the corresponding portion of text.
  • Page 17 ® Partner User's Manual • To select an option, touch its name or highlight it and press • To hide a menu without making a selection, press or touch the screen outside the menu area. Dialog Box A simple example of a dialog box is a prompt, which contains a Yes/No question pending the user’s confirmation or cancellation.
  • Page 18 ® Partner User's Manual • To check an empty box touch it or move the dotted frame to the desired item with the arrow keys and press the keyboard. A checked box appears solid: • Touch or press to apply the changes and close the window.

  • Page 19: English Language Tutor

    English Language Tutor is the reigning feature of your Partner With its help you can learn English fast and easy. The English Language Tutor course is stored on the special card provided in the standard package. Please visit Ectaco's Web site www.ectaco.com for more information.

  • Page 20: How To Install Or Remove The Card

    ♦ Note: Use of unspecified cards may cause device failure and possible loss of user's data. Always use the original English Language Tutor cards manufactured by Ectaco, Inc. • To eject the card, set the ejector switch to the Unlock position and move it towards the Eject B Card mark.
  • Page 21 ® Partner User's Manual • Please input your name (login) and password into the corresponding fields. ♦ Note: The maximum name (login) length is 31 characters and the password length is 8 characters. This feature is designed so that you could let several users (e.g. you and your relatives) learn English with the same device.
  • Page 22 ® Partner User's Manual ♦ Note: The maximum number of users is limited in order to save memory resources. ♦ Note: Before using a new version of the English Language Tutor card, please remove all accounts from the Users List. Create a new list and add the previous accounts to it, if necessary.
  • Page 23 ® Partner User's Manual exercises chosen from the course. At the beginning, you are likely to answer simple questions; the difficulty level gradually increases. ♦ Note: Total number of questions is about 200 and depends on the English Language Tutor card version. ♦...
  • Page 24 ® Partner User's Manual • Select the desired lesson and press • Get acquainted with the topic of the lesson and touch press Before going on with the selected lesson, please get yourself acquainted with the reference material. Touch: • to read the grammar material •...
  • Page 25 ® Partner User's Manual ♦ Note: There may be several correct variants among the given answers. The answer will be treated as correct if you mark all correct variants. ♦ Note: When doing an exercise requiring answers input, you should use the words learned in the Vocabulary section. You can listen to the pronunciation of English words displayed on the screen, obtain their translations and explanations.

  • Page 26: Dictionary

    ® Partner User's Manual • Use the button to view the detailed statistics for the selected exercise. ♦ Note: You may copy the statistics to your PC and vice versa at any time. Please refer to the PC Communication section (page 67) for instructions.

  • Page 27: General Dictionary Function

    ® Partner User's Manual ♦ Note: The Main Dictionary contains not only general vocabulary and technical terms but also slang. You can hide it using the Adult Lock function (see page 95). General Dictionary Function • Select English-Russian Dictionary from the DICTIONARY section, or touch on the Sidebar, or press the key on...

  • Page 28: How To Use The Dictionaries

    ® Partner User's Manual ♦ Note: Please refer to the How to Use the Dictionaries section. HOW TO USE THE DICTIONARIES Advanced Word Recognition • To translate or explain a word, start entering it from the keyboard or the touchpad. While you are typing, headwords closest in spelling to the portion you entered so far are displayed in the Advanced Search Area under the input line.

  • Page 29: Voice Input

    ® Partner User's Manual • To enlarge the visible Search Area, hide the touchpad by touching Voice Input The Voice Input is a new exclusive function which enables voice input of English words. • To translate or explain an English word, touch and spell it.
  • Page 30 ® Partner User's Manual Certain words and expressions in the dictionary are marked with the following abbreviations: ав. – aeronautics ист. – historical сл. – slang авто – motor карт. – cards собир. – collective transport кино – cinema спец. – special амер.

  • Page 31: Phonetic Transcription

    ® Partner User's Manual зоол. – zoology римск. – Roman иск. – art с.-х. – agriculture A number of Russian words similar in written form have different meaning depending on the position of stress. These words are marked in the dictionary with accent marks put before the stressed vowel.

  • Page 32: Viewing Entries

    ® Partner User's Manual Viewing Entries Suppose you want to translate the English word TOUCH into Russian. • Enter TOUCH in the input line. ♦ Note: The Dictionary search is not case-sensitive, so you can type in any case you want. ♦...
  • Page 33 ® Partner User's Manual • Touch to reduce the screen font size and see more translations or explanations of the given headword on the screen without scrolling. ♦ Note: There are three font sizes in the Dictionaries. Touch twice to restore the initial font size. •...

  • Page 34: Spell-Checker Vector Ultima

    ® Partner User's Manual • To change the direction of translation, make a reverse translation or press or touch to return to the selection screen, then touch or press ♦ Note: The English-Russian and the German-Russian dictionaries are chosen by default after the system initialization. •...

  • Page 35: Instant Reverse Translation And Instant Explanation

    ® Partner User's Manual Instant Reverse Translation and Instant Explanation ® For your convenience, the Partner X8 provides Instant Reverse Translation and Instant Explanation for all words and expressions in the Dictionaries and in the English Language Tutor. • For example, display the entry for the word PROFIT. •...

  • Page 36: Pronunciation Of Words And Sentences

    ® Partner User's Manual ♦ Note: It is possible to retrieve a reverse translation or explanation for the highlighted word forms as well. The source word entry for the highlighted word will be displayed. For example, if you highlight "distributes" you will get "distribute" as there is no translation or explanation for "distributes"...

  • Page 37: Supplemental Dictionaries

    ® Partner User's Manual • To listen to the pronunciation of the headword in the English- Russian or English Dictionary, touch or press the key. ♦ Note: Certain words have several variants of pronunciation. So the pronunciation of the TTS engine and the given phonetic transcription may be different.

  • Page 38: User's Dictionary

    ® Partner User's Manual General Dictionary Function • Select German-Russian Dictionary from the Supplemental Dictionaries section. ♦ Note: All functions and keys in the German-Russian dictionary work in the same way as they do in the Main Dictionary. Please refer to the How to Use the Dictionaries section to read about Advanced Word Recognition, Viewing Entries, Spell-Checker ...
  • Page 39 ® Partner User's Manual • or press u or Touch to go to the translation page. Enter a Russian translation. • Touch or press to save your record. You can also specify a part of speech by selecting and choosing an appropriate abbreviation from the list.
  • Page 40 ® Partner User's Manual Select from the List • Open a User’s Dictionary. A list of existing headwords will be displayed, for example: • To select an entry, touch it with the stylus or move the highlight bar to it and press The selected record opens in the viewing mode.
  • Page 41 ® Partner User's Manual • Open the desired entry. Access through the Main Dictionary The User’s Dictionary entries are also accessible from the Main Dictionary. These are marked with a special icon: • Open the Main Dictionary. ♦ Note: The more words the User’s Dictionary contains, the more time it takes to initialize the Main Dictionary, since both dictionaries are interlinked.

  • Page 42: Learner's Cards

    You can download additional dictionaries from a personal computer to the User’s Dictionary. Please refer to page 67 of this Manual and visit Ectaco’s Web site at www.ectaco.com for more information. Learner’s Cards The Learner’s Cards section provides you with a convenient personalized storage for selected Dictionaries’...
  • Page 43 ® Partner User's Manual By default three sets are available – Important Words, My Words, and Useful Phrases. You can use up to twenty Learner's Sets including the initial ones. When in the menu, use: • to move the highlight bar •...

  • Page 44: Text Translation

    ® Partner User's Manual • to search a headword in the current set • to delete the displayed record • or u,tto move to the next or previous record, respectively • to listen to the English part of the displayed record.

  • Page 45: Voice Phrasebook

    ® Partner User's Manual want to translate from. Close the Main Dictionary window to return to Text Translation. • Touch to get explanation of the highlighted English word. Close the English Dictionary window to return to Text Translation. • Press to copy all text from the active box.
  • Page 46 ♦ Note: You can say not only a phrase from the list, but its equivalents, too. You can find the list of equivalents available for recognition at www.ectaco.com. If the highlighting does not move to another position or a wrong...

  • Page 47: Accent Correction

    ® Partner User's Manual 1. Ensure there is silence at the time of use. 2. Choose the optimum distance from the built-in microphone within a range of 3 – 6 inches (8 – 15 cm), in view of your usual loudness of pronunciation.
  • Page 48 ® Partner User's Manual For easy reference they are divided into conversational topics: Everyday conversation Shopping Traveling Bank Local transport Health Hotel Housekeeper Restaurant Phonetic exercises make the basis for improving your pronunciation, thus making it closer to the sample pronunciation of an American- speaking person.
  • Page 49 ® Partner User's Manual The phrase you said will be recorded, automatically recognized and compared to the model pronunciation. The results of the comparison are given as Excellent, Good, Poor, Wrong or Please try again. The Please try again result means that it is necessary to repeat the phrase louder or to lower extraneous noises.

  • Page 50: Reference

    ® Partner User's Manual 5. Avoid carelessness in pronunciation (smacking of lips, loudly inhaling or exhaling, mumbling, interruptions, repetitions, etc.). REFERENCE The Reference is a convenient on-hand translation aid when dealing with lexical, grammatical, and idiomatic aspects of the English language.

  • Page 51: Popular Idioms

    ® Partner User's Manual • Use: • or u, t to move between verbs • to obtain an Instant Reverse Translation of the highlighted English or Russian word • to get an explanation of the highlighted English word • to save an entry into a Learner's Card •...

  • Page 52: Organizer

    ® Partner User's Manual • Use: • or u, t to move between idioms • to obtain an Instant Reverse Translation of the highlighted English or Russian word • to get explanation of the highlighted English word • to save an entry into a Learner's Card •...

  • Page 53: Creating A Record

    ® Partner User's Manual Creating a Record • Touch to open a new record template. Start filling out the first page Name. ♦ Note: It is necessary to have completed the Name page to save the record. There is a Page Icon in the upper left corner. A Tool tip with the page name appears when a page is opened or the Page Icon is touched.
  • Page 54 ® Partner User's Manual ♦ Note: Do not forget to enter a Company name for each person (if applicable), which will facilitate your future searches. Finding a Record There are three ways to search for records: Select from List • Open the alphabetical list of records represented by Names, for example: •...
  • Page 55 Touch to display the record search screen. • Specify any 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 • Select an entry to open it in the viewing mode.

  • Page 56: Memo

    ® Partner User's Manual MEMO ® The Memo section of your Partner X8 provides you with a handy storage place for all kinds of memoranda, notes, and messages which you can record in English and Russian, edit, search or delete. •...
  • Page 57 ® Partner User's Manual When in the record list, use • to move the highlight bar • to open the highlighted record for editing • to delete the highlighted record • To select an entry, touch it or move the highlight bar to it and press The selected record opens in the viewing mode.

  • Page 58: Scheduler

    ® Partner User's Manual Quick Lookup • Open an alphabetical list of records. • Press one or more alphanumeric key(s) on the keyboard to jump to an entry that starts with the corresponding character(s). • To clear the lookup box, press the key.
  • Page 59 ® Partner User's Manual Date The current date is the default setting in a new record. • To display the Date setup dialog box: • touch the date value, or • touch the date icon. • To set the desired Day, Month and Year of an event, touch or press number buttons.
  • Page 60 ® Partner User's Manual • Choose one of the available options. Recurrence If you need your Reminder to be recurrent, you should select one of the daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly recurrence intervals. None is the default setting for a new record. •...
  • Page 61 ® Partner User's Manual • Type in the Description contents. To return to the previous page, or press t. touch • To save a record, touch Finding a Record There are three ways to search for records. Select from List •...

  • Page 62: Calendar

    ® Partner User's Manual • Specify any string that might be found in the contents of a Scheduler record or records, and touch or press see results in a Search result list. • Select an entry to open the associated record in the viewing mode.

  • Page 63: Drawing Board

    ® Partner User's Manual • To page by month, use at the month name on the screen. • To highlight a date, touch it or move the highlight bar with the keys. • Touch to jump to a specific date via the dialog box. Dates of existing Scheduler records are shown in bold.
  • Page 64 ® Partner User's Manual • To draw using a Thick line, touch . The button changes to . Touch this new icon to restore the Thin line. • To draw a Straight line, touch . Touch to return to using Free draw.

  • Page 65: Voice Memo

    ® Partner User's Manual Select from List • Open the list of existing record names. Use: • to move the highlight bar • to open a new record template • to open the highlighted record for editing • to delete the highlighted record. •...
  • Page 66 ® Partner User's Manual • Select Voice Memo from the ORGANIZER section. A list of existing records arranged in alphabetical order appears. Creating a Record There are two ways to create and store a voice record. From Voice Memo Section •...

  • Page 67: Pc Communication

    ON or OFF and to adjust the microphone level. PC COMMUNICATION Using the Partner’s PC-Link cable (available separately as a part of the Communication Pack) and the PC-Link software (can be downloaded from www.ectaco.com for free) you may exchange...

  • Page 68: Data Transfer

    ® simultaneously with Partner X8 PC-Link. ♦ Note: The latest version of the PC-Link program and additional dictionaries can be downloaded from Ectaco's Web site www.ectaco.com. Data Transfer • Connect the PC-Link cable to the Data Link jack located on the right-hand edge of the device.
  • Page 69 ® Partner User's Manual • press to select the desired section(s) with a dotted frame, press to check or uncheck the section. • Right-click on the PC-Link icon in the System Tray. In the PC- Link program, select a corresponding data transfer mode. To Download, also choose the section(s) to send.

  • Page 70: Calculations

    ® Partner User's Manual CALCULATIONS The subsections listed in the CALCULATIONS section will satisfy a broad range of your everyday computing and money management needs. • Select the tab from the MAIN MENU to open the CALCULATIONS section. CALCULATOR • Select Calculator from the CALCULATIONS section or touch the button on the Sidebar.
  • Page 71 ® Partner User's Manual • Specify the inception Year, inception Month, and the amount of the Mortgage (or loan). • To switch the active box, touch it or press for the next box. Touch or press to clear the active box. •...
  • Page 72 ® Partner User's Manual Finding a Record • Open the Loan Calculator to display a list of saved loan calculations in the alphabetical order. • Touch an entry or move the highlight bar to it and press , to display the info screen on a loan. Loan Inquiry •...

  • Page 73: Account Management

    ® Partner User's Manual ♦ Note: This function enables you to compare the conditions of different loans as they are projected into the future. ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT ® The Account Management section of your Partner X8 allows you to keep track of your bank accounts and transactions. •...
  • Page 74 ® Partner User's Manual An account record in the viewing mode includes information on aggregate deposits and withdrawals, and on the adjusted new balance. ♦ Note: If the account details are changed, a new Balance is calculated, and the Deposit and Withdrawal values are reset. Use: •...

  • Page 75: Currency Conversion

    ® Partner User's Manual • Type in an amount and touch or press • Enter a transaction description. • Touch or press to save the transaction as part of an account record and display the Balance screen. Viewing Transactions • Display an account record in the viewing mode, or highlight its line in the list.
  • Page 76 ® Partner User's Manual Checking and Setting Rates • When in the Calculation window, touch , to open the Currency rates window (by default all values are equal to 1). Use: • to highlight lines • to specify / change a user currency name (marked ??? at the bottom of list) •...

  • Page 77: Metric Conversion

    ® Partner User's Manual • Touch or press to clear an incorrect input. • To move to the next or previous currency in the list and to set or u,t. exchange rates for other currencies, use • Close the Currency rates window to return to the Calculation subsection.

  • Page 78: Size Equivalents

    ® Partner User's Manual Use: • to change the active input box • to pull out a measure name or unit selection menu. • Select a measure name from the upper menu and enter an amount in either input box, in any order. •...

  • Page 79: Reference

    ® Partner User's Manual REFERENCE The REFERENCE section is your information and entertainment center. • Select the tab from the MAIN MENU to open the REFERENCE section. LOCAL AND WORLD TIME ® The Local & World Time section of your Partner X8, besides serving as a local and worldwide time and date reference, is also used to adjust system settings for the current date, time, local time...
  • Page 80 ® Partner User's Manual The Local Time screen shows: the name of the city and country 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 81 ® Partner User's Manual ♦ Note: Use a comma to delimit the city and country names. • Touch or press Date Default: 08-01-2003 in the Month-Day-Year format (may be changed to Day-Month-Year in System Setup, see page 93). • Touch the date value to display the Set Date setup dialog box. •...

  • Page 82: Daily Alarm

    ® Partner User's Manual Daily Alarm Set Alarm Time Default: midnight 00:00. • Touch to display the Set Alarm dialog box. • Set the hours and minutes for the alarm time. • to select active field. • Touch or press to apply the setting.

  • Page 83: World Time

    ® Partner User's Manual • touch or press in the Local Time or the World Time screen, or • touch on the Sidebar • interrupt a Daily Alarm beep to display a Time pop-up window. World Time Using your Partner’s World Time subsection, you may view the international zone times in cities around the globe, along with appropriate map illustrations.

  • Page 84: Travel Guide

    ® Partner User's Manual TRAVEL GUIDE ® The Partner X8 Travel Guide will help you find out a few important facts about any country you plan to visit – capital, weather conditions, spoken languages, currency, etc. • Select Travel Guide from the REFERENCE section. •...

  • Page 85: Telephone Codes

    ® Partner User's Manual TELEPHONE CODES The Telephone codes section allows you to get telephone codes for more than 4,000 cities all over the world. • Select Telephone codes from the REFERENCE section. • To switch between English and Russian, touch •...

  • Page 86: Mastermind

    ® Partner User's Manual Mastermind • Select Mastermind from the Game Center menu. By entering digits try to guess a 4-digit number. • Enter a number and press . The result of the try will appear in the table at left. sign means that one of the entered digits is present in the hidden number, but it is not in its proper position.

  • Page 87: Brick Game

    ® Partner User's Manual • Enter your name(s) and touch or press Players take turns putting black and white chips on the intersection points of the game grid. Each player tries to build up an uninterrupted vertical, horizontal, or diagonal row of five chips of his color, simultaneously preventing his opponent from doing the same.

  • Page 88: Hangman

    ® Partner User's Manual • (shift), (rotate), and (drop) to reposition the falling blocks, trying to eliminate empty spaces below them. Once a row is filled with bricks, it will disappear from the screen, earning you points. The next two blocks to fall are shown on the left-hand side. •...

  • Page 89: English Names

    ® Partner User's Manual The used letters are highlighted on the touchpad. Correctly guessed letters appear in place of question marks in their actual positions in the word. The number shows the remaining number of tries. After the game ends, a translation of the hidden word is shown. •...

  • Page 90: Phone Wizard

    ® Partner User's Manual PHONE WIZARD The Phone Wizard helps you to easily learn a phone number by finding a word corresponding to this number. This way of dialing is used with phones having an alphanumeric keyboard. • Select Phone Wizard from the REFERENCE section. •...

  • Page 91: Usa Interview

    ® Partner User's Manual Use: • to get an explanation of the selected English word • to get an instant translation of the selected word • to listen to the pronunciation of an English word. USA INTERVIEW This is the ultimate talking preparation guide to the U.S. citizenship exam.

  • Page 92: Setup

    ® Partner User's Manual Use: • or t, u to move between the questions in the current chapter • to obtain an Instant Reverse Translation of the highlighted word • to get an explanation of the highlighted English word • to listen to the pronunciation of an English question or answer text.

  • Page 93: System Setup

    ® Partner User's Manual SYSTEM SETUP For best results and to ensure that you can fully employ all of the Partner’s diverse features, it is recommended that you thoroughly familiarize yourself with the options of the System Setup section, which will allow you to adjust the device configuration to better suit your needs.

  • Page 94: Auto Shutoff Period

    ® Partner User's Manual • Touch or press to save the setting and return to the System Setup menu. Auto Shutoff Period The automatic turnoff has a preset delay of 3 minutes. This feature saves battery life and prevents accidental display damage by shutting the device down after the specified period of inactivity.

  • Page 95: Adult Lock

    ® Partner User's Manual • If the calibration was successful, a confirmation message will be shown and the setup window will close. If the Mismatch! message appears, you will have to repeat the procedure. Adult Lock In this subsection you can hide slang words or phrases contained in the dictionaries.

  • Page 96: Audio Settings

    ® Partner User's Manual Audio Settings This option enables you to switch the internal speakers on or off and change the microphone input level. • Select Audio Settings from the System Setup menu to display a setup window. • Touch the box next to the desired option to highlight it. •...

  • Page 97: Date Format

    ® Partner User's Manual Date Format The default American Month-Day-Year date format can be changed to Day-Month-Year. The Week starts on Sunday option allows you to choose the Calendar format. • Select Date Format from the System Setup menu to display a setup prompt.

  • Page 98: Pc-Link Baud Rate

    ® Partner User's Manual • Touch or press to save the setting and return to the System Setup menu. PC-Link Baud Rate You can specify the data transfer baud rate between your ® Partner X8 and a personal computer (see page 67). •...

  • Page 99: Set Password

    ® Partner User's Manual Supplemental Dictionaries Voice Memo Phone Directory PC Communication Memo Loan Calculator Scheduler Account Management Calendar Data Deletion Drawing Board • To gain access to any of these sections in the locked mode, a valid password must be provided. •...

  • Page 100: Security Off

    ® Partner User's Manual ♦ Note: Always remember your password. If you forget it, you will have to reset the system, which may cause irrevocable loss of user data. Security On If a password is set, the data access is locked: •...

  • Page 101: Memory Check

    ® Partner User's Manual • Select one of the automatic Security modes: • Auto lock – to automatically activate data security when the device is turned off (either manually or automatically). • Don't lock – to keep the current setting unchanged on turn- off.

  • Page 102: Brief Of Functions

    Select Brief of Functions from the SETUP section or press SHIFT+ • Choose the Introduction, or a chapter and a section name to display a relevant description, for example: ABOUT You can find the Ectaco's Web address and the product name here. • Select About from the SETUP section.

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