Ectaco Partner EB400T User Manual

Ectaco Partner EB400T User Manual

English-bulgarian talking electronic dictionary & organizer

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Partner
EB400T
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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 ............................................................................10
GRAMMAR..............................................................................................12
PHRASEBOOK .......................................................................................12
IRREGULAR VERBS ..............................................................................12
POPULAR IDIOMS .................................................................................13
PHONES .................................................................................................13
SCHEDULE.............................................................................................14
CALCULATOR ........................................................................................15
METRIC CONVERSION .........................................................................15
CURRENCY CONVERSION...................................................................16
HANGMAN WORD GAME......................................................................16
WORLD TIME .........................................................................................17
LOCAL TIME...........................................................................................17
PC COMMUNICATION ...........................................................................17
SETUP ....................................................................................................19
Interface language .............................................................................19
Advanced search ...............................................................................19
Slang lock...........................................................................................19
Key tone.............................................................................................19
Clock ..................................................................................................19
Date format ........................................................................................20
Time format........................................................................................20
Schedule alarm ..................................................................................20
Daily alarm .........................................................................................20
Memory check....................................................................................21
Data deletion......................................................................................21
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    Partner EB400T User's Manual ® CONTENTS INTRODUCTION..................3 General View..................4 Power Supply..................4 Initialization ..................5 Keyboard....................6 Display ....................7 Main Menu ...................7 DICTIONARY ....................8 USER'S DICTIONARY ................10 GRAMMAR....................12 PHRASEBOOK ..................12 IRREGULAR VERBS ................12 POPULAR IDIOMS .................13 PHONES ....................13 SCHEDULE.....................14 CALCULATOR ..................15 METRIC CONVERSION .................15 CURRENCY CONVERSION..............16 HANGMAN WORD GAME..............16 WORLD TIME ..................17...
  • Page 2 Partner EB400T User's Manual ® Set password ..................21 Security mode ..................22 Set contrast..................22 Speech options ..................22 Set sleep time ..................22...
  • Page 3: Introduction

    ® INTRODUCTION Congratulations on purchasing the Partner EB400T! 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. The Partner EB400T features: ®...
  • Page 4: General View

    Partner EB400T User's Manual ® General View The general view and external features of the Partner EB400T are shown below. ® Power Supply The EB400T 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

    Partner EB400T User's 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

    Partner EB400T User's Manual ® If you see Initialize system?(y/n), press the N key to abort initialization and customization. Then you will see the Delete user's data? message. Press the N key to save your data. The System initialized! message indicates that system initialization has been completed and the factory defined default settings have been restored.
  • Page 7: Display

    Partner EB400T User's Manual ® SHIFT Type in uppercase Delete character to the left of the cursor Switch translation direction SHIFT+ Open additional symbols SHIFT+ Open record to edit SHIFT+ Delete record Pronounce English headword Pronounce English translation(s) SHIFT+ A, P Specify AM or PM (when the 12-hour format is set) Display Partner...
  • Page 8: Dictionary

    Partner EB400T User's Manual ® 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 Schedule Setup DICTIONARY The Dictionary section includes English-Bulgarian and Bulgarian-English dictionaries containing over 450,000 words in total. Pronunciation of English headwords in the English-Bulgarian dictionary is illustrated by means of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).
  • Page 9 Partner EB400T User's 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. You can change the translation direction by pressing P a r t s o f S p e e c h , G e n d e r L a b e l s , A b b r e v i a t i o n s Translations of a headword are listed in alphabetical order by part of speech.
  • Page 10: User's Dictionary

    Partner EB400T User's Manual ® • ESC to close the Reverse Translation windows • SHIFT+DICT or any letter key to return to the input line. S p e l l - c h e c k e r V e c t o r U l t i m a  When you are unsure of the spelling of a word, the multilingual spell-checker Vector Ultima...
  • Page 11 Partner EB400T User's Manual ® R e c o r d The record consists of a word or expression, its translation, and its part of speech. It also has information about the index number of the current record and the total number of records. C r e a t i n g a R e c o r d When in a record list, press ENTER to open a new record template.
  • Page 12: Grammar

    Partner EB400T User's Manual ® II. The records are sorted alphabetically by headword. You can scroll the record list by using u or t. III. Open the main dictionary, set the corresponding translation direction, type in a word saved in the User's Dictionary and press ENTER. When Security Mode is ON, words from the User's Dictionary are not shown in the Main Dictionary.
  • Page 13: Popular Idioms

    Partner EB400T User's Manual ® POPULAR IDIOMS Over 200 widely used American idioms and their equivalents or translations are included in the Popular Idioms section. Press SHIFT+IDIOMS to enter the Popular Idioms section. Type the first letter of the desired idiom. Press ENTER. Scroll through the list to find it.
  • Page 14: Schedule

    Partner EB400T User's Manual ® It is necessary to complete the Name page to continue to the subsequent pages. F i n d i n g a R e c o r d There are two ways to find a record: I.
  • Page 15: Calculator

    Partner EB400T User's Manual ® Press ENTER. Select English or Bulgarian input mode by using and start filling out the Content page. Press ENTER to save a record. The Schedule memory is limited to 50 records. The Not enough memory message is displayed when the record list is full.
  • Page 16: Currency Conversion

    Partner EB400T User's Manual ® CURRENCY CONVERSION The Currency Conversion function allows you to instantly calculate conversion values between nine pre-installed currencies and three user-defined currencies. Enter the Currency Conversion section. 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 17: World Time

    Partner EB400T User's Manual ® WORLD TIME Using the World Time section, you may view the current time in cities around the globe. Enter the World Time section. The World Time screen shows the names of the selected city and country (default: Sofia, Bulgaria), the date, day of the week, and the current time for that city.
  • Page 18 Choose EB400T 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 19: Setup

    Partner EB400T User's Manual ® Always back up your important data! Neither the manufacturer nor the dealers assume any responsibility for lost or corrupted data. It is recommended to use an external power supply while using the PC communication function. SETUP Personalize your EB400T and ensure good maintenance of your personal records by selecting options in the Setup section.
  • Page 20: Date Format

    Partner EB400T User's Manual ® Specify the current date and time. Press ENTER to save changes. The next section displayed will allow you to select the local city. This display shows the city and country names and the city's GMT offset. Refer to page 17 to learn how to find the desired country or city in the list.
  • Page 21: Memory Check

    Partner EB400T User's Manual ® Press any key to interrupt the Daily alarm beep (otherwise, the beep will continue for 30 seconds). Memory check Instantly check the free memory status with this Setup option. Enter the Memory check subsection to check the remaining free memory. Data deletion The Data deletion subsection gives you the ability to free up memory resources by deleting records much faster than removing them one by one.
  • Page 22: Security Mode

    Partner EB400T User's Manual ® Security mode With the help of the Security mode subsection you can protect your personal records and lock up the PC communication function. Enter the Security mode subsection. Select On. Data access will be locked and will appear on the indicator line.

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