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INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................3
General View...................................................................................... 4
Power Supply..................................................................................... 4
Initialization ........................................................................................ 5
Keyboard............................................................................................ 6
Display ............................................................................................... 7
Main Menu ......................................................................................... 7
DICTIONARY ............................................................................................8
USER'S DICTIONARY ............................................................................11
GRAMMAR..............................................................................................12
PHRASEBOOK .......................................................................................12
IRREGULAR VERBS ..............................................................................13
POPULAR IDIOMS .................................................................................13
PHONES .................................................................................................14
SCHEDULE.............................................................................................15
CALCULATOR ........................................................................................16
METRIC CONVERSION .........................................................................16
CURRENCY CONVERSION...................................................................16
HANGMAN WORD GAME......................................................................17
WORLD TIME .........................................................................................18
LOCAL TIME...........................................................................................18
PC COMMUNICATION ...........................................................................18
SETUP ....................................................................................................20
Interface language ........................................................................... 20
Advanced search ............................................................................. 20
Slang lock......................................................................................... 20
Key tone........................................................................................... 21
Clock ................................................................................................ 21
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    ECTACO Partner ERm400TX User Manual ® CONTENTS INTRODUCTION..................3 General View..................4 Power Supply..................4 Initialization ..................5 Keyboard.................... 6 Display ....................7 Main Menu ..................7 DICTIONARY ....................8 USER'S DICTIONARY ................11 GRAMMAR....................12 PHRASEBOOK ..................12 IRREGULAR VERBS ................13 POPULAR IDIOMS .................13 PHONES ....................14...
  • Page 2 ECTACO Partner ERm400TX User Manual ® Date format ..................21 Time format..................21 Schedule alarm ................21 Daily alarm ..................22 Memory check.................. 22 Data deletion..................22 Set password ................... 22 Security mode .................. 23 Set contrast..................23 Set sleep time .................. 23...
  • Page 3: Introduction

    ® INTRODUCTION Congratulations on purchasing ECTACO Partner ERm400TX! This product is ® the result of the combined efforts of Ectaco’s linguists, engineers, and programmers, and represents the last generation of the highest-performance integrated linguistic systems available. ECTACO Partner ERm400TX features: ®...
  • Page 4: General View

    ECTACO Partner ERm400TX User Manual ® General View The general view and external features of ECTACO Partner ERm400TX are ® shown below. Power Supply ECTACO Partner ERm400TX is powered by two AAA (LR03) batteries. When ® the batteries become weak, a warning message will be displayed. In order to prevent an excessive discharge of the batteries and resulting loss of data in RAM, the Say function will be disabled if battery power is low.
  • Page 5: Initialization

    ECTACO Partner ERm400TX User Manual ® To restore full functionality of the device and to avoid risk of losing user data, replace the complete set of batteries as soon as possible. Do not mix old and new batteries. If you plug in the AC adapter, full functionality of the device will be restored during 1 minute.
  • Page 6: Keyboard

    ECTACO Partner ERm400TX User Manual ® The RESET button is located on the right-hand side of the keyboard (over the O key). It can be accessed with any thin object like a paper clip. Never use a needle or pin for this purpose since it can damage the device.
  • Page 7: Display

    ECTACO Partner ERm400TX User Manual ® Enter space Close active window / cancel / return to the previous page Enter additional characters marked on the keys SHIFT Type in uppercase Delete character to the left of the cursor Switch translation direction SHIFT+ Enter the "@"...
  • Page 8: Dictionary

    ECTACO Partner ERm400TX User Manual ® The icons shown in the Main menu represent the following sections: Dictionary Calculator User’s Dictionary Metric Conversion Grammar Currency Conversion Phrasebook Hangman Word Game Irregular Verbs World Time Popular Idioms Local Time Phones PC communication...
  • Page 9 ECTACO Partner ERm400TX User Manual ® Use: • to scroll through the translations • t, u to switch between adjacent entries. Press ESC or any letter key to return to the input line and translate another word in the same dictionary.
  • Page 10 – vulgarism zool. – zoology I n s t a n t R e v e r s e T r a n s l a t i o n For your convenience, ECTACO Partner ERm400TX provides Instant Reverse ®...
  • Page 11: User's Dictionary

    ECTACO Partner ERm400TX User Manual ® If the spell-checker is unable to suggest alternative words, the No variants message is shown. P r o n u n c i a t i o n o f w o r d s a n d s e n t e n c e s Display an entry.
  • Page 12: Grammar

    ECTACO Partner ERm400TX User Manual ® Type in a translation(s). Press ENTER again. Choose an appropriate abbreviation of the part of speech by using Press ENTER. The record will be saved and you will return to the records list. F i n d i n g a R e c o r d There are three ways to find a record: I.
  • Page 13: Irregular Verbs

    ECTACO Partner ERm400TX User Manual ® Everyday conversation Shopping Transport Traveling Sightseeing Health Hotel Communication Beauty care In the restaurant At the bank Calling for police Most of the topics contain a number of subtopics. Press SHIFT+PHRASES to enter the Phrasebook section.
  • Page 14: Phones

    ECTACO Partner ERm400TX User Manual ® Type the first letters of the desired idiom. Press ENTER. Switch between adjacent entries by using t, u. PHONES In this section you can store names, telephone and fax numbers, as well as postal and e-mail addresses in English and Romanian.
  • Page 15: Schedule

    ECTACO Partner ERm400TX User Manual ® SCHEDULE You may effectively manage your time by using the Schedule section. Press SHIFT+SCHEDULE to enter the Schedule section. The first of existing records will be shown. Records are sorted by date and time.
  • Page 16: Calculator

    SHIFT key while in the Calculator mode. Use this application as an ordinary pocket calculator. METRIC CONVERSION With ECTACO Partner ERm400TX you may easily convert units of measure ® from the British-American system into the metric system commonly used in Europe and vice versa, as well as convert within each system.
  • Page 17: Hangman Word Game

    ECTACO Partner ERm400TX User Manual ® S e t t i n g a n d C h e c k i n g R a t e s Select the Set rate subsection to specify currency names and rates.
  • Page 18: World Time

    (default: New York, USA), the date, day of the week, and the current time for that city. You may specify these settings in the Setup section. PC COMMUNICATION Using ECTACO Partner ERm400TX PC-Link cable (available separately as part ® of the Communication Package) and the PC-Link software (provided in the...
  • Page 19 ERm400TX PC-Link from the menu displayed on ® the PC. After the program is installed, start it from Start/Programs/Ectaco. The icon will appear in the System Tray. The latest version of the PC-Link software and additional dictionaries can be downloaded from Ectaco's web site at www.ectaco.com.
  • Page 20: Setup

    . Then press ENTER to confirm your choice. Interface language The default interface language of ECTACO Partner ERm400TX is English. You ® can switch interface language between English and Romanian.
  • Page 21: Key Tone

    ECTACO Partner ERm400TX User Manual ® Key tone This feature is designed to produce a short beep every time you press a key on the device’s keyboard. The key tone is turned ON by default. Clock In this subsection you can choose the city to display in the Local Time section and adjust the current time.
  • Page 22: Daily Alarm

    The Data deletion subsection gives you the ability to free up memory resources by deleting records much faster than removing them one by one. Set password With no password set (default) all functions of ECTACO Partner ERm400TX are ® freely accessible. After a password has been set, the following sections may be locked against unauthorized access: Telephones, Schedule, User’s dictionaries,...
  • Page 23: Security Mode

    ECTACO Partner ERm400TX User Manual ® Always remember your password. If you forget it, you will have to reset the system, which will cause irrevocable loss of user data. C h a n g i n g t h e p a s s w o r d Enter the Set password subsection.

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