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Ectaco Partner ES-X5 User Manual

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INTRODUCTION -------------------------------------------------------------------------3
General View ----------------------------------------------------------------------------5
Power Supply----------------------------------------------------------------------------5
Initialization ------------------------------------------------------------------------------7
Keyboard ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------8
Display ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10
DICTIONARY------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 18
MAIN DICTIONARY ------------------------------------------------------------------- 18
DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE -------------------------------- 19
HOW TO USE THE DICTIONARIES---------------------------------------------- 19
Advanced Word Recognition ------------------------------------------------------ 19
Voice Input ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20
Parts of Speech and Gender Labels -------------------------------------------- 20
Viewing Entries ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 21
Spell-checker Vector Ultima----------------------------------------------------- 23
Pronunciation of Words and Sentences---------------------------------------- 26
SUPPLEMENTAL DICTIONARIES ------------------------------------------------ 27
Spanish-Russian Dictionary ------------------------------------------------------- 27
User's Dictionary --------------------------------------------------------------------- 27
Learner's Cards----------------------------------------------------------------------- 31
TEXT TRANSLATION----------------------------------------------------------------- 33
VOICE PHRASEBOOK --------------------------------------------------------------- 34
ACCENT CORRECTION ------------------------------------------------------------- 37
REFERENCE---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 39
Irregular Verbs ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 40
Popular Idioms ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 41
TOEFL AND GRAMMAR ------------------------------------------------------------- 42
TOEFL----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 42
Grammar-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 46
ORGANIZER ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 47
PHONE DIRECTORY ----------------------------------------------------------------- 48
MEMO ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 51
SCHEDULER ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 54
CALENDAR ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 58
DRAWING BOARD -------------------------------------------------------------------- 59
VOICE MEMO--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 61
PC COMMUNICATION --------------------------------------------------------------- 63
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    ® Partner User's Manual CONTENTS INTRODUCTION -------------------------------------------------------------------------3 General View ----------------------------------------------------------------------------5 Power Supply----------------------------------------------------------------------------5 Initialization ------------------------------------------------------------------------------7 Keyboard ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------8 Display ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 DICTIONARY------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 18 MAIN DICTIONARY ------------------------------------------------------------------- 18 DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE -------------------------------- 19 HOW TO USE THE DICTIONARIES---------------------------------------------- 19 Advanced Word Recognition ------------------------------------------------------ 19 Voice Input ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20 Parts of Speech and Gender Labels -------------------------------------------- 20 Viewing Entries ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 21...
  • Page 2 ® Partner User's Manual CALCULATIONS------------------------------------------------------------------------- 66 CALCULATOR -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 66 LOAN CALCULATOR ----------------------------------------------------------------- 66 ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT --------------------------------------------------------- 69 CURRENCY CONVERSION -------------------------------------------------------- 71 METRIC CONVERSION-------------------------------------------------------------- 73 SIZE EQUIVALENTS------------------------------------------------------------------ 74 REFERENCE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 75 LOCAL AND WORLD TIME --------------------------------------------------------- 75 Local Time------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 75 World Time ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 79 TRAVEL GUIDE ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 80 TELEPHONE CODES----------------------------------------------------------------- 80 GAME CENTER ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 81...

  • Page 3: Introduction

    Congratulations on purchasing the English-Spanish Translator and ® Organizer Partner X5! 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 4 ® Partner User's Manual Comprehensive reference section featuring Travel Guide, English Names List, Local and World time with map illustration etc. Game center featuring 4 fascinating 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 Two-language Interface...

  • Page 5: General View

    ® Partner User's Manual General View ® The general view and external appliances of the Partner X5 are shown below. Power Supply ® The Partner X5 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 6: How To Replace The Batteries

    ♦ Note: Never try to remove the batteries from the device when the power is on. This can seriously damage the device. If you Please communicate with an Ectaco office to get more information about this rechargeable battery pack purchase.

  • Page 7: Initialization

    ® Partner User's Manual experience difficulty turning the device off, press the RESET button on the right-hand side of the keyboard (above the button) and reinstall the system. • Remove the battery compartment cover by sliding it away from the device. •...

  • Page 8: Keyboard

    ® Partner User's Manual 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 9 ® Partner User's Manual Open Text Translation Start PC Communication Open System Setup Launch Spell-Checker +u, t Use speech function Control and editing keys Move cursor or highlight Move cursor or highlight / Scroll lines u, t Page by screen / Switch Main Menu tab Execute Enter space / Check or uncheck boxes Close active window / Cancel...

  • Page 10: Display

    ® Partner User's Manual Toggle Insert / Overwrite Activate toolbar buttons … Switch language or translation direction Computational symbols and operations are available with the Calculator options. Display ® The Partner X5 features a large-size touch screen that provides a responsive and efficient windows-driven graphical interface for the device’s numerous functions and applications.

  • Page 11: Main Menu

    ® Partner User's Manual text fragment in the Organizer sections or a multi-word translation in a dictionary entry. ♦ Note: If, for some reason, using the stylus does not provide the desired effect, use and the arrow keys , , ) to access the Touch Screen Calibration procedure (see page 90).
  • Page 12 ® Partner User's Manual Alternatively, the submenus can be chosen by pressing the key or one of the paging t,u keys on the keyboard. Opening a Section ® To open a section in the Partner X5, display the appropriate part of the MAIN MENU and do one of the following: •...
  • Page 13 ® Partner User's Manual The basic touchpad layout contains the letters of the respective alphabet and a set of symbols. The control key images have the following meaning: Touch key Meaning Keyboard equivalent Backspace Enter Shift Caps Lock Additional Spanish characters Change language Touching the keyboard button...
  • Page 14 ® Partner User's Manual on the physical keyboard or by touching the Close Button in the upper-right corner of the window. Also present in a window might be the Vertical or Horizontal Scroll Bars. The Scroll Box shows the position of the displayed portion relative to the rest of the relevant information.
  • Page 15 ® 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 16 ® Partner User's Manual Checking boxes • 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 17 ® Partner User's Manual ® The Partner X5 does not allow the moving or switching of 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 the pertaining window.

  • Page 18: Dictionary

    ® Partner User's Manual DICTIONARY ® The most important part of the Partner X5 is the DICTIONARY section – it encompasses eight language-related sections. • Select the tab from the MAIN MENU to open the DICTIONARY section. MAIN DICTIONARY ® The Partner X5 contains the most advanced English-Spanish and Spanish-English electronic dictionaries available on the market.

  • Page 19: Dictionary Of The English Language

    ® Partner User's Manual DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ® The Partner X5 includes the advanced English explanatory electronic dictionary. General Dictionary Function • Select English Dictionary from the DICTIONARY section. ♦ Note: Please refer to the How to Use the Dictionaries section. HOW TO USE THE DICTIONARIES Advanced Word Recognition •...

  • Page 20: Voice Input

    ® Partner User's Manual highlighted and press ) to see its translation(s) or explanation(s). • Scroll or page through the Advanced Search Area to manually find the word in question. • To enlarge the visible Search Area, hide the touchpad by touching Voice Input The Voice Input is a new exclusive function which enables voice...

  • Page 21: Viewing Entries

    ® Partner User's Manual FN – feminine or neuter MPL – masculine plural FPL – feminine plural N – neuter M – masculine NPL – neuter plural MF – masculine or feminine PL – plural MFPL – masculine or feminine plural Viewing Entries Suppose you want to translate the English word CASE into Spanish.
  • Page 22 ® Partner User's Manual ♦ Note: Similarly, you can get explanations of the words in the Dictionary of the English language. • Use the scroll bar or the key to scroll the screen down to see more translations of the word CASE – you will also see translations of the word CASE as a verb.

  • Page 23: Spell-Checker Vector Ultima

    ® Partner User's Manual • To translate or explain another word in the same dictionary, press or touch to return to the selection screen and begin a new search. • To change the direction of translation, make a reverse translation or press or touch to return to the selection screen, then...

  • Page 24: Instant Reverse Translation And Instant Explanation

    ® Partner User's Manual • Select the word BOARD to see its translations. ♦ Note: If the spell-checker is unable to suggest alternative words, the No variants message is shown. Instant Reverse Translation and Instant Explanation ® For your convenience, the Partner X5 provides an Instant Reverse Translation and Instant Explanation for all words and expressions in the Dictionaries.
  • Page 25 ® Partner User's Manual ♦ Note: To get an explanation of the headword of a displayed entry, just touch ♦ Note: If there are entries in both Main and User’s Dictionaries, the entry in the latter dictionary is displayed first. •...

  • Page 26: Pronunciation Of Words And Sentences

    ® Partner User's Manual Pronunciation of Words and Sentences ® One of the most exciting features of the Partner X5 is the TTS (Text-To-Speech) technology which allows the pronunciation of English and Spanish words and phrases. • Display an entry, for example: •...

  • Page 27: Supplemental Dictionaries

    ® Partner User's Manual SUPPLEMENTAL DICTIONARIES Spanish-Russian Dictionary ® The Partner X5 contains a bidirectional Spanish-Russian electronic dictionary of over 50,000 words. General Dictionary Function • Select Spanish-Russian Dictionary from the Supplemental Dictionaries. ♦ Note: All functions and keys in the Spanish-Russian dictionary work in the same way as they do in the Main Dictionary.

  • Page 28: Creating A Record

    ® Partner User's Manual Creating a Record The record consists of a word or expression, its translation, and its part of speech. • When in a record list or in the viewing mode, touch , to open a new record template. •...
  • Page 29 ® Partner User's Manual automatically becomes a headword in the English-Spanish User’s Dictionary, and vice versa. This also means that by deleting one of them you will automatically delete the other. Finding a Record There are three ways to find a record: Select from the List •...
  • Page 30 ® Partner User's Manual • Touch or press to display the search results, if any. • 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: •...

  • Page 31: Learner's Cards

    You can download additional dictionaries from a personal computer to the User’s Dictionary. Please refer to page 63 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 32 ® Partner User's Manual An entry is saved in the appropriate Learner’s Set when you select in a dictionary and specify one of the available sets. • Select Learner’s Cards from the Supplemental Dictionaries. The list of the available Learner's Sets will be displayed. By default three sets are available –...

  • Page 33: Text Translation

    ® Partner User's Manual Use: • to highlight any word in the translation or explanation of a given headword • to get an explanation of the English headword or of the highlighted English word or expression • to translate the headword or the highlighted word into another language •...

  • Page 34: Voice Phrasebook

    ® Partner User's Manual ♦ Note: Text for translation cannot contain more than 1,000 characters. • Touch or press to automatically translate the text. • Select the active box (indicated by a dotted frame) by touching it or by pressing the keys.
  • Page 35 The translation will be pronounced (if this option is set, see page 37). ♦ 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...
  • Page 36 ® Partner User's Manual If the highlighting does not move to another position or a wrong phrase is displayed, this means that the phrase was either not recognized, recognized unsuccessfully or there is not such a phrase in this topic. For successful recognition it is necessary to take into account the following recommendations: 1.

  • Page 37: Accent Correction

    ® Partner User's Manual • to set or cancel the Pronounce translation, Show translation, Auto playback options • to set internal speaker ON or OFF and to adjust the microphone level. ♦ Note: If you hear no sound, make sure the internal speaker is ON (it can be turned off by the program).
  • Page 38 ® Partner User's Manual • Touch to set the Source language. • Choose a topic. • Touch or the REC key to make a voice input. First you will listen to a phrase recorded by the native speaker (if this function is enabled). •...

  • Page 39: Reference

    ® Partner User's Manual • If you want to listen to a model pronunciation of a phrase before you make a voice input, touch and make sure the First listen to the phrase option is selected. • If you want to listen to the phrase you said before the result appeared, touch and check the Auto playback option Use:...

  • Page 40: Irregular Verbs

    ® Partner User's Manual • Select Reference from the DICTIONARY section. Irregular Verbs All commonly used English irregular verbs are stored in alphabetical order in the Partner’s Irregular Verbs section. • Select Irregular Verbs from the Reference section. • Find the verb you need by typing or by scrolling the list. •...

  • Page 41: Popular Idioms

    ® Partner User's Manual • to save an entry into a Learner's Card To listen to the pronunciation of an English irregular verb along with its basic forms or of its Spanish translation(s): • Select the active box (indicated by a dotted frame) by touching it or by pressing the keys •...

  • Page 42: Toefl And Grammar

    ® Partner User's Manual • to save an entry into a Learner's Card To listen to the pronunciation of an idiom in English or its equivalent(s) in Spanish: • Select the active box (indicated by a dotted frame) by touching it or by pressing the keys •...

  • Page 43: Sample Tests And Sample Exercises

    ® Partner User's Manual Tutorial The Tutorial provides you with general information about the requirements, structure, and duration of a TOEFL test. The Tutorial text is available in English. • Select Tutorial. • To read Tutorial, use: • for scrolling by line •...
  • Page 44 ® Partner User's Manual • By selecting the auxiliary TOEFL Help option you can obtain detailed directions for the types of exercises included in the current menu. Regardless of the practice form you have chosen, each sample question is structured as follows: •...
  • Page 45 ® Partner User's Manual Pop-Up Menu • Touch to display the pop-up menu. ♦ Note: The Say hidden text and Show hidden text options only work with questions from the Listening Comprehension part, and are disabled elsewhere. • Select Say hidden text to hear a Listening Comprehension question text again.

  • Page 46: Grammar

    ® Partner User's Manual Total shows the total number of questions in the test or the section of Sample Exercises. Answers indicate how many questions were correctly answered during the concluded session. The third line shows your score, which is based on the formula used for the real TOEFL tests.

  • Page 47: Organizer

    ® Partner User's Manual • To display a text, select a third level option. Use: • to scroll the text • to highlight words • or u,tto display the beginning of the next or previous topic of the current menu •...

  • Page 48: Phone Directory

    ® Partner User's Manual PHONE DIRECTORY In this section you can store names, telephone and fax numbers, postal and e-mail addresses in the English and Spanish languages, as well as search, change, and delete records. • Select Phones Directory from the ORGANIZER section. You will see a list of existing telephone records sorted by Name.
  • Page 49 ® Partner User's Manual Name Fax Number Company Name Mobile / Pager Number Position E-mail Address Web-address Company Telephone Number Address Home Telephone Number Note Use: • or t,u to open the next or previous page • to choose a specific page from the pop-up menu •...
  • Page 50 Touch to display the record search screen. • Specify any adjacent 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 the associated record in the viewing mode.

  • Page 51: Memo

    ® Partner User's Manual • To cancel the lookup or delete extra characters in the lookup box, press the key. ♦ Note: Quick Lookup is only used for searching within alphabetical lists of records sorted by Names or by Companies. •...
  • Page 52 ® Partner User's Manual • or press u to open the Title Input page. Type a title Touch for your memo, which will appear in the Memo list. • or press t. To return to the main page, touch • To save a record, touch or press ♦...
  • Page 53 ® Partner User's Manual In the viewing mode, use: • to reduce / enlarge the font size in the view window • to open the displayed record for editing • to delete the displayed record • or t,u to go to the alphabetically next or previous record, respectively (the current record title is shown in the screen header).

  • Page 54: Scheduler

    ® Partner User's Manual SCHEDULER You may effectively manage your time by using the Scheduler ® section of your Partner X5. You may enter records in English or Spanish, as well as edit, search and delete them. • Select Scheduler from the ORGANIZER section to display a list of Scheduler entries specified for the current date (default).
  • Page 55 ® Partner User's Manual • To set the desired Day, Month and Year of an event, touch or press number buttons. Use to move between fields. Time The current time is the default setting in a new record. • To display the Time setup dialog box: •...
  • Page 56 ® Partner User's Manual • Choose one of the available options. Recurrence If you need your Reminder to operate on a recurrent basis, you should select one of the daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly recurrence intervals. None is the default setting for a new record. •...
  • Page 57 ® Partner User's Manual Select from List • Open the record list for the current date ordered by Time. • When in the record list, use: • to move the highlight bar • to open the highlighted record for editing •...

  • Page 58: Calendar

    ® Partner User's Manual Search through Calendar • Select Calendar from the ORGANIZER section. • To open the Scheduler list referring to the desired date, highlight a date for which a Scheduler records exists (these dates will appear in bold) and press Schedule Alarm and Reminder The Schedule Alarm can be turned on or off in the System Setup section.

  • Page 59: 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 60 ® Partner User's Manual • To copy or cut a rectangular drawing fragment touch (Copy) (Cut), respectively. • Touch the drawing board next to the fragment you wish to copy and drag the stylus so that the fragment is included within a frame.

  • Page 61: Voice Memo

    ® Partner User's Manual • to delete the highlighted record. • To select an entry, touch or move the highlight bar to it and press Find a record name • When in the record name list or in the viewing mode, select to display a search screen.
  • Page 62 ® Partner User's Manual Creating a Record There are two ways to create and store a voice record. From Voice Memo Section • press the REC key Touch to start recording. • Press any key or touch the screen to stop recording. •...

  • Page 63: Pc Communication

    ® Partner User's Manual Finding and Playing Back a Record • Open a list of existing records. There are three ways to search for records: • Scroll the list vertically to view more records. • Press one or more alphanumeric key(s) on the keyboard to jump to an entry that starts with the corresponding character(s).

  • Page 64: Data Transfer

    Choose to install PC-Link. • When the program is installed, start it from the Start menu, Programs/Ectaco. In the right lower corner of the System Tray, icon will appear. ♦ Note: Make sure you selected an appropriate COM port and set the same baud rate.
  • Page 65 ® Partner User's Manual • Right-click your mouse on the PC-Link icon in the System Tray. In the PC-Link program, select a complementing data transfer mode. To Download, also choose the section(s) to send. • Start data transfer first on the receiving device, then on the sending one.

  • Page 66: Calculations

    ® Partner User's Manual CALCULATIONS The sections 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 67 ® 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 68 ® 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 69: 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 X5 allows you to keep track of your bank accounts and transactions. •...
  • Page 70 ® 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 71: Currency Conversion

    ® Partner User's Manual • 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 72 ® 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 73: 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 t,u. exchange rates for other currencies, use • Close the window to return to Calculation. Conversion •...

  • Page 74: 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 75: 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 X5, 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 76 ® 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 77 ® Partner User's Manual ♦ Note: Use a comma to delimit the city and country names. • Touch or press Date Default: 05-01-2003 in the mm-dd-yy format (may be changed to dd- mm-yy in System Setup, see page 89). • Touch the date value to display the Set Date setup dialog box.

  • Page 78: Daily Alarm

    ® Partner User's Manual Daily Alarm Set Alarm Time Default: midnight 12:00. • 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 79: 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 80: Travel Guide

    ® Partner User's Manual TRAVEL GUIDE ® The Partner X5 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 81: Game Center

    ® Partner User's Manual • Select Telephone codes from the REFERENCE section. • To switch between English and Spanish, touch • To display the information for a city, start entering its name and/or scroll the list. • Touch the corresponding line in the list or make sure the line is highlighted and press or touch Use:...
  • Page 82 ® 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 83: 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 84 ® Partner User's Manual • Press to start a game. • (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.

  • Page 85: 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 86: 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 which use an alphanumeric keyboard. • Select Phone Wizard from the REFERENCE section. •...

  • Page 87: Usa Interview

    ® Partner User's Manual • 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 or Spanish word. USA INTERVIEW This is the ultimate talking preparation guide to the U.S. citizenship exam.

  • Page 88: 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 a question or answer text.

  • Page 89: 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 90: 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 91: 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 92: 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 93: 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 94: Security

    ® Partner User's Manual • Select Battery Check from the System Setup menu to display the condition of the batteries. ♦ Note: The DC power ON message will be displayed if you are using an external power supply. 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 PC communication function.

  • Page 95: Security Off

    ® Partner User's Manual • Touch or press 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: Always remember your password. If you forget it, you will have to reset the system, which may cause irrevocable loss of user data.

  • Page 96: Memory Check

    ® Partner User's Manual • Enter the old password. Touch or press • Enter a new password and retype it for confirmation. Touch or press ♦ Note: To delete a password and turn Security off, leave both password input fields blank and touch or press The Password cleared.

  • Page 97: Data Deletion

    ® Partner User's Manual DATA DELETION At some point you might decide it is time to free up the memory resources. You can do this in a much faster way than deleting records one by one. The Data Deletion section gives you this opportunity.

  • Page 98: About

    ® Partner User's Manual ABOUT You can find the Ectaco web address and the product name here. • Select About from the SETUP section.

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