Ectaco Partner EAl400T User Manual

English-albanian talking electronic dictionary & organizer

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  • Page 1 ® Partner EAl400T English Albanian Talking Electronic Dictionary & Organizer ® Partner EAl400T Fjalor Elektronik Folës Anglisht Shqip & Planifikues...
  • Page 2 EAl400T User’s Manual ® 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.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Partner EAl400T 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......................13 POPULAR IDIOMS .......................
  • Page 4: Introduction

    ® INTRODUCTION Congratulations on purchasing the Partner EAl400T! 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 EAl400T features: ®...
  • Page 5: Power Supply

    Partner EAl400T User’s Manual ® Power Supply The EAl400T 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 EAl400T 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 EAl400T User’s Manual ® Keyboard The standard American QWERTY keyboard is combined with Albanian standard layout. To enter additional signs in Albanian (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 EAl400T User’s Manual ® Switch language or translation direction 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 EAl400T features a high-resolution screen (160x64 pixels).
  • Page 9: Dictionary

    Partner EAl400T User’s Manual ® Popular Idioms Local Time Phones PC-Link Schedule Setup DICTIONARY The Dictionary section includes English-Albanian bidirectional dictionary containing over 225,000 words each. Enter the Dictionary section. Following system initialization, the English-Albanian 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 EAl400T User’s Manual ® A – adjective ID – idiom PHR – phrase ABBR – abbreviation INTRJ – interjection PREF – prefix ADV – adverb N – noun PREP – preposition ART – article NPR – proper noun PRON – pronoun AUX –...
  • Page 11: User's Dictionary

    Partner EAl400T User’s Manual ® Use: • SAY to listen to the pronunciation of the English headword • SHIFT+SAY to listen to the pronunciation of all displayed English translations You also can listen to any selected English words or phrases listed in the entry.
  • Page 12: Grammar

    Partner EAl400T User’s Manual ® Press ENTER again. Choose an appropriate abbreviation of the part of speech by scrolling by using . Press ENTER. The record will be saved and you will be returned to the records list. GRAMMAR The EAl400T contains the English Grammar for non-English Speakers. Grammar is available in Albanian only.
  • Page 13: Irregular Verbs

    Partner EAl400T User’s Manual ® IRREGULAR VERBS All commonly used English irregular verbs are stored in alphabetical order in the Irregular Verbs section. Enter the Irregular Verbs section. Type the first letter of the desired verb and scroll through the list to find it. POPULAR IDIOMS Over 200 widely used American idioms and their equivalents or translations are included in the Popular Idioms section.
  • Page 14: Schedule

    Partner EAl400T User’s Manual ® Start filling out the Name page. To open the next page, press ENTER. 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 EAl400T User’s Manual ® Set the date and time and specify the time period until a Schedule alarm will be issued. Press ENTER to open 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 EAl400T User’s Manual ® There may be more than four units of measure in the subsection. 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 EAl400T User’s Manual ® Press ESC to return to a new game. 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: Tirana, Albania), the date, day of the week, and the current time for that city.
  • Page 18 Choose EAl400T 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 EAl400T User’s Manual ® Data transfer consumes a considerable amount of energy. Using an external power supply is strongly advised. SETUP Personalize your EAl400T and ensure good maintenance of your personal records by selecting options in the Setup section. Enter the Setup section.
  • Page 20: Date Format

    Partner EAl400T User’s Manual ® 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. When you find the desired city, press ENTER to save the changes. Date format The default Day-Month-Year date format can be changed to Month-Day-Year.
  • Page 21: Security Mode

    Partner EAl400T User’s Manual ® Telephones User’s dictionaries Security mode Schedule Data deletion Set password PC Communication To gain access to any of these sections in the locked mode, a valid password must be provided. Enter the Set password subsection. Specify a password up to 8 characters in length.
  • Page 22: Set Contrast

    Partner EAl400T User’s Manual ® Set contrast The default contrast setting can be changed in the Set contrast subsection. Change the contrast level by using Speech options Suit your own pronunciation by adjusting the speed and frequency of the built-in speech synthesizer.

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