Ectaco Partner EPg400T User Manual

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  • Page 1 Partner EPg400T ® English Portuguese Talking Electronic Dictionary & Organizer Partner EPg400T ® Dicionário Eletrônico Falante Inglês Português Agenda Eletrônica User's Manual Manual do usuário...
  • Page 2 Ectaco, Inc. assumes no responsibility for any damage or loss resulting from the use of this manual. Ectaco, Inc. assumes no responsibility for any loss or claims by third parties which may arise through the use of this product. Ectaco, Inc. assumes no responsibility for any damage or loss caused by deletion of data as a result of malfunction, repairs, or battery replacement.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Partner EPg400T User’s Manual ® CONTENTS INTRODUCTION........................4 General View ........................4 Power Supply ........................5 Initialization........................6 Keyboard ........................... 7 Display..........................8 Main Menu......................... 8 DICTIONARY .......................... 9 USER'S DICTIONARY......................11 GRAMMAR ........................... 12 PHRASEBOOK........................12 IRREGULAR VERBS......................12 POPULAR IDIOMS .......................
  • Page 4: Introduction

    ® INTRODUCTION Congratulations on purchasing the Partner ® EPg400T! This product is the result of the combined efforts of Ectaco’s linguists, engineers, and programmers, and represents the last generation of the highest-performance integrated educational tools available. The Partner EPg400T features: ®...
  • Page 5: Power Supply

    Partner EPg400T User’s Manual ® Power Supply The EPg400T is powered by two AAA (LR03) batteries. When the batteries become weak, a warning message will be displayed. In order to prevent excessively discharging the batteries and undergoing a resulting loss of data in RAM, the Say function and communication channels will be disabled if battery power is low.
  • Page 6: Initialization

    Partner EPg400T User’s Manual ® H o w t o r e p l a c e t h e b a t t e r i e s Ensure the power is off. Press ON/OFF to turn the device off. Never try to remove batteries from the device when the power is on.
  • Page 7: Keyboard

    Partner EPg400T User’s Manual ® Keyboard The standard American QWERTY keyboard is combined with Portuguese standard layout. To enter additional signs in Portuguese (marked with yellow at the buttons), press ALT+ the desired button. To enter such signs in caps, press SHIFT+ ALT+ the desired button. Unlike PC keyboards, there is no need to keep a key (such as SHIFT) down while pressing another one.
  • Page 8: Display

    Partner EPg400T User’s Manual ® SHIFT+ Open additional symbols SHIFT+ Open record to edit SHIFT+BS Delete record Pronounce the main word or phrase SHIFT+SAY Pronounce a translation A, P Specify AM or PM (when the 12-hour format is set) Display Partner EPg400T features a high-resolution screen (160x64 pixels).
  • Page 9: Dictionary

    Partner EPg400T User’s Manual ® Phones PC-Link Schedule Setup DICTIONARY The Dictionary section includes English-Portuguese bidirectional dictionary containing over 225,000 words each. Enter the Dictionary section. Following system initialization, the English-Portuguese dictionary is selected by default. V i e w i n g e n t r i e s To view a translation of a word, enter it from the keyboard.
  • Page 10 Partner EPg400T User’s Manual ® ART – article NPR – proper noun PRON – pronoun AUX – auxiliary NUM – numeral SUFF - suffix CONJ – conjunction PART- particle V – verb 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, EPg400T provides an Instant Reverse Translation for all words and expressions in the Dictionary.
  • Page 11: User's Dictionary

    Partner EPg400T User’s Manual ® You also can listen to any selected English words or phrases listed in the entry. Simply make the selection by using and press SAY. The device is able to generate pronunciation of any English text, not limited to dictionary entries.
  • Page 12: Grammar

    Partner EPg400T User’s Manual ® The record will be saved and you will be returned to the records list. GRAMMAR The EPg400T contains the English Grammar for non-English Speakers. Grammar is available in Portuguese only. Enter the Grammar section. The Grammar contains three-level hierarchical menus. You can reach a menu’s third level by consecutively selecting topics from the menu.
  • Page 13: Popular Idioms

    Partner EPg400T User’s Manual ® POPULAR IDIOMS Over 200 widely used American idioms and their equivalents or translations are included in the Popular Idioms section. Enter the Popular Idioms section. Type the first letter of the desired idiom and scroll through the list to find it. PHONES In this section you can store names, telephone and fax numbers, as well as postal and e-mail addresses in English and Portuguese.
  • Page 14: Schedule

    Partner EPg400T User’s Manual ® I. When in the record list, you may start typing a name included in a stored record. Use: • BS to delete the inputted word • to switch between English and Portuguese input modes II. The records are sorted alphabetically by name. You can scroll the record list by using u or t.
  • Page 15: Calculator

    Partner EPg400T User’s Manual ® R e m i n d e r a n d S c h e d u l e a l a r m If enabled, the Reminder sounds at the determined time until a Schedule alarm will be issued, producing an audible beep.
  • Page 16: Hangman Word Game

    Partner EPg400T User’s Manual ® You can specify or change the names of any of the currencies listed. New currencies may be added in place of ???. Change/specify the currency name. Press ENTER to open the next window. Specify an exchange rate relative to the basic currency (whose rate should equal 1).
  • Page 17: Local Time

    INSTALL.exe file from the CD root catalog. Choose EPg400T 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.
  • Page 18: Setup

    ® The latest version of the PC-Link software and additional dictionaries can be downloaded from Ectaco's web site at www.ectaco.com S e n d i n g a n d R e c e i v i n g Connect the PC-Link cable to the PC-Link jack located on the right-hand edge of the device.
  • Page 19: Interface Language

    Partner EPg400T User’s Manual ® Most of the Setup section options are very easy to adjust. Unless stated otherwise, enter a subsection and select the desired option with , . Then press ENTER to confirm your choice. Interface language The default interface language of the EPg400T is English. Slang lock In this subsection you can hide slang words or phrases contained in the dictionaries.
  • Page 20: Date Format

    Partner EPg400T User’s Manual ® Date format The default Day-Month-Year date format can be changed to Month-Day-Year. Time format The default 24-hour (Military) time format can be changed to the American 12- hour format. Schedule alarm In this subsection you can turn the Schedule alarm ON or OFF. If turned on, which is the default setting, the Schedule alarm will go off at the date and time of the Schedule record, producing an audible beep.
  • Page 21: Security Mode

    Partner EPg400T User’s Manual ® Specify a password up to 8 characters in length. Press ENTER. Retype the password for confirmation. Press ENTER. Always remember your password. If you forget it, you will have to reset the system, which will cause irrevocable loss of user data. C h a n g i n g t h e p a s s w o r d Enter the Set password subsection.
  • Page 22: Set Sleep Time

    Partner EPg400T User’s Manual ® Use ENTER to move between Frequency and Speed bars and to adjust the level of each option. Set sleep time The automatic power off has a preset delay of 3 minutes. This feature saves battery life by shutting down the device after a specified period of inactivity. The adjustable range is from 1 to 5 minutes.

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