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  • Page 1: User Manual

    ® ® ECTACO jetBook K-12 Educational eBook System USER MANUAL More manuals are available at www.ectaco.com/support/manuals...
  • Page 2 User 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 Terra Informatica. This Application uses HTMLayout Component, copyright Terra Informatica Software, Inc. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. © 1990-2011 ECTACO, Inc., New York, USA. All rights reserved.
  • Page 4 ® ® ECTACO jetBook K-12 User Manual www.mindconnection.com FCC Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
  • Page 5 ® ® ECTACO jetBook K-12 User Manual www.mindconnection.com correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: • Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. • Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. • Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    ® ® ECTACO jetBook K-12 User Manual CONTENTS www.mindconnection.com INTRODUCTION ............10 GENERAL DESCRIPTION .......... 13 General View .............. 13 Power Supply ............. 14 microSD Card ............. 15 PC Communication ............. 15 Initialization ..............16 Display and Main Menu ..........17 On-screen Keyboard ..........
  • Page 7 ® ® ECTACO jetBook K-12 User Manual www.mindconnection.com SAT Preparation Course ..........30 SpeedReading Course ..........31 Text Translator ............32 Irregular Verbs ............33 Idioms ................. 33 Grammar..............34 LANGUAGE AND GAMES ......... 36 ® Phonetic Language Teacher ........36 U-Learn™...
  • Page 8 ® ® ECTACO jetBook K-12 User Manual www.mindconnection.com Sudoku................ 52 SCIENCE AND MATH ..........54 Graphing Calculator ............ 54 Scientific Calculator ............ 55 Accounting and Loan Calculator ......... 56 World Economics and Geography ......57 US History and Facts ..........58 Math References ............
  • Page 9 ® ® ECTACO jetBook K-12 User Manual Voice Recorder ............70 World Time ..............70 www.mindconnection.com...

  • Page 10: Introduction

    ECTACO jetBook K-12 User Manual www.mindconnection.com INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase of the Ectaco Educational eBook System! The product you have purchased is the result of the combined efforts of the Ectaco team of linguists, engineers, and programmers. ® ®...
  • Page 11 ® ® ECTACO jetBook K-12 User Manual www.mindconnection.com ® ® ECTACO /C-Pen scanner. • English and Spanish grammar courses. • English irregular verbs and popular idioms. ® • Phonetic Language Teacher – a complete system that will teach you a language step by step like a personal tutor.

  • Page 12: Ectaco ® Jetbook ® K

    For more information about a particular model, please visit our Web site at www.ectaco.com. Check our Web site www.jetbook.net periodically for the latest updates.

  • Page 13: General Description

    ® ® ECTACO jetBook K-12 User Manual www.mindconnection.com GENERAL DESCRIPTION General View ® The general view and essential features of ECTACO ® jetBook K-12 are shown below:...

  • Page 14: Power Supply

    ® ® ECTACO jetBook K-12 User Manual Power Supply www.mindconnection.com ® ® ECTACO jetBook K-12 is powered by a special Li- Polymer rechargeable battery. When the battery becomes weak, the red LED signal starts blinking. To restore full functionality of the device, recharge the battery as soon as possible.

  • Page 15: Microsd Card

    Card ® ® In addition to the internal memory, ECTACO jetBook K-12 supports microSD and microSDHC cards. • Create the following folders on your microSD card: My Books and My Music. • Copy your books to the My Books folder on the microSD card.

  • Page 16: Initialization

    ® ® ECTACO jetBook K-12 User Manual • Turn the device on. www.mindconnection.com • Connect the device to your PC using the special USB cable and the mini-USB port located on the device (see General View). Shielded cables must be used with this device to ensure compliance with the class B FCC limits.

  • Page 17: Display And Main Menu

    K-12 features a 5-inch screen (640 × 480 pixels) with a graphical interface. The Main Menu consists of six sections, which visually organize access ® ® to the ECTACO jetBook K-12 applications. Note: Selecting screen items is done with the trackball (see General View).
  • Page 18 ® ® ECTACO jetBook K-12 User Manual Translator, Irregular Verbs, Idioms, Spanish Grammar (in English), English Grammar (in Spanish), and English Grammar (in English). www.mindconnection.com • Use the Language and Games section to access ® Phonetic Language Teacher , U-Learn™, Audio PhraseBook™, Pictured Dictionary, 180-Language...

  • Page 19: On-Screen Keyboard

    You can also activate the on-screen keyboard from the pop-up menu, if available. ® ® 1 ECTACO C-Pen ® ® With ECTACO C-Pen you can acquire and then translate words or text portions from paper media. It is Optional accessory.
  • Page 20 ® working continuously, as long as ECTACO C-Pen connected to a power supply. ® ® • Press the Function key on ECTACO C-Pen . You will see the C-Pen ready dialog. • Select the desired language and application. ® ®...

  • Page 21: Pop-Up Menus

    ECTACO C-Pen either left-to-right or right-to-left over the text. ® ® • Lift your ECTACO C-Pen • Select OK. The text will be transferred to the selected application. Pop-up Menus With the help of pop-up menus, you can quickly choose an action to perform on the selected item.
  • Page 22 ® ® ECTACO jetBook K-12 User Manual A – adjective ABBR – abbreviation ADV – adverb ART – article www.mindconnection.com AUX – auxiliary CONJ – conjunction ID – idiom INTRJ – interjection N – noun NPR – proper noun NUM – numeral PART –...

  • Page 23: Pronunciation Of Words And Sentences

    ® ® ECTACO jetBook K-12 User Manual N – neuter www.mindconnection.com NF – neuter or feminine NFPL – neuter or feminine plural NPL – neuter plural PL – plural Certain words and expressions may be marked with specific abbreviations. Pronunciation of Words and Sentences ®...

  • Page 24: My Library

    ® ® ECTACO jetBook K-12 User Manual www.mindconnection.com MY LIBRARY Book Browser ® ® ECTACO jetBook K-12 comes with a set of preinstalled books. It also allows downloading additional books from various sources. The following book formats are supported: Plain Text (.txt), FictionBook (.fb2), Mobipocket (.mobi), PRC, PDB, EPUB, RTF, HTML, and...
  • Page 25 ® ® ECTACO jetBook K-12 User Manual www.mindconnection.com Sort – sort books by Filename, by Author, by Title or by Rate. Search – specify any alphabetic or numeric string that might be found in the Author or Title fields. Rename Book – rename the selected book.
  • Page 26 ® ® ECTACO jetBook K-12 User Manual www.mindconnection.com Speak – listen to the pronunciation of text. Press the trackball and then rotate it to select a portion of text. Press the trackball once again to complete the operation. Bookmarks – Add Bookmark, Show Bookmarks. To...
  • Page 27 ® ® ECTACO jetBook K-12 User Manual www.mindconnection.com instead of the Change Font Size command when using a PDF file. Fullscreen – Switch to full-screen mode. Help – Display Help. • Rotate the trackball to the right or to the left to page up or down.

  • Page 28: Using The Voice Commands

    ® ® ECTACO jetBook K-12 User Manual www.mindconnection.com • Click OK to launch the conversion process. When the conversion process is finished, right-click the book title in the application's main window, and then select Open containing folder in the menu that appears.

  • Page 29: Oxford ® Reading Support

    ® ® ECTACO jetBook K-12 User Manual ® OXFORD READING SUPPORT www.mindconnection.com ® Talking Oxford (English) Dictionary ® ® ECTACO jetBook K-12 includes the advanced English explanatory dictionary. ® • In the Main Menu, select Oxford Reading Support. ® You will see the Oxford Reading Support window.

  • Page 30: Sat Preparation Course

    ® ® ECTACO jetBook K-12 User Manual • When the desired word is displayed, select it to see its translation(s) using the trackball. www.mindconnection.com • Press and hold the trackball for 2 seconds to activate the pop-up menu which has the following commands: Speak, History, Change Direction, Volume, Search, and Help.

  • Page 31: Speedreading Course

    ® ® ECTACO jetBook K-12 User Manual • Select SAT Preparation Course. You will see the application's menu. www.mindconnection.com • Select Words, Critical Reading / Sentence Completion, Writing/Grammar, Writing/Vocabulary, Math / Problem Solving or Essay hints. SpeedReading Course The SpeedReading course presented in this device will...

  • Page 32: Text Translator

    ® ® ECTACO jetBook K-12 User Manual Text Translator www.mindconnection.com ® ® ECTACO jetBook K-12 features a highly efficient text translation program. Note: Text Translation is available for certain languages only. ® • In the Main Menu, select Oxford Reading Support.

  • Page 33: Irregular Verbs

    ® ® ECTACO jetBook K-12 User Manual www.mindconnection.com trackball and then rotate it to select a portion of text. Press the trackball once again to complete the operation. • You can view the definition of the desired English word. Select the word and use the Explain command.

  • Page 34: Grammar

    ® ® ECTACO jetBook K-12 User Manual www.mindconnection.com ® • In the Main Menu, select Oxford Reading Support. ® You will see the Oxford Reading Support window. • Select Idioms. • Select the desired idiom; it will appear highlighted. The idiom's translation will be shown on the lower section of the screen.
  • Page 35 ® ® ECTACO jetBook K-12 User Manual • Rotate the trackball to highlight the desired hyperlink or button. • Press the trackball to confirm your choice. www.mindconnection.com...

  • Page 36: Language And Games

    ® ® ECTACO jetBook K-12 www.mindconnection.com User Manual LANGUAGE AND GAMES ® Phonetic Language Teacher ® ® ECTACO jetBook K-12 features the Language ® Teacher – a language learning system. It is an extremely powerful linguistic tool for those who want to master a foreign language and learn to communicate ®...
  • Page 37 ® ® ECTACO jetBook K-12 User Manual system. The phrase you have said will be recorded, automatically recognized and compared to the model pronunciation. The smileys ( ) along with a voiceover will guide you to improve your articulation skills.

  • Page 38: U-Learn

    ® ® ECTACO jetBook K-12 User Manual U-Learn™ www.mindconnection.com Learning a foreign language while on the go or in your car makes the U-Learn™ system so effective. This application will help you enlarge your vocabulary quickly and have you speaking a foreign language in no time.
  • Page 39 ® ® ECTACO jetBook K-12 User Manual www.mindconnection.com Basics • In the Main Menu, select Language and Games. You will see the Language and Games window. • Select Audio PhraseBook™. For easy references, the phrases are arranged by topics. • Press and hold the trackball for 2 seconds to activate...
  • Page 40 Options Select the Switch Speaker and Switch Interlocutor commands in the pop-up menu for greater translation ® flexibility and accuracy. They affect the way ECTACO ® jetBook K-12 translates certain words and phrases, not the voiceover. You cannot change the voice from male to female or vice versa.
  • Page 41 ® ® ECTACO jetBook K-12 User Manual Note: Contents of the phrasebook may vary depending on the selected gender options. www.mindconnection.com Speech Recognition The Audio PhraseBook™ application features speech recognition functionality. • Open the desired subtopic. You will see the list of its phrases.

  • Page 42: Usage Of Audio Phrasebook For Foreign Language Studies

    ® ® ECTACO jetBook K-12 User Manual www.mindconnection.com • To exit the User Topic, press and hold the trackball for 2 seconds to activate the pop-up menu and select the Switch to Phrases command. Usage of Audio PhraseBook for Foreign...
  • Page 43 ® ® ECTACO jetBook K-12 User Manual • Change the translation direction. www.mindconnection.com • Position your mouth near the built-in microphone at a distance of 3 - 6 inches (8 – 15 cm). • Press and hold the Record key.

  • Page 44: Pictured Dictionary

    ® ® ECTACO jetBook K-12 User Manual 5. Avoid carelessness in pronunciation (smacking of lips, loudly inhaling or exhaling, mumbling, interruptions, repetitions, etc.). www.mindconnection.com Pictured Dictionary The Pictured Dictionary application displays pictures of related words and provides translations and human voice pronunciation.

  • Page 45: 180-Language Dictionary

    180-Language Dictionary is an application combining dozens of languages with cross-language translation functionality. For more information, please visit our Web site at www.ectaco.com. • In the Main Menu, select Language and Games. You will see the Language and Games window.

  • Page 46: Vocabulary Builder

    ® ® ECTACO jetBook K-12 User Manual • Use the trackball to highlight the desired source and target languages. www.mindconnection.com ® ® ECTACO jetBook K-12 speaks dictionary entries out loud with a real human voice in English and other languages. These languages are marked with a special icon: •...

  • Page 47: Linguistic Crossword

    ® ® ECTACO jetBook K-12 User Manual If you guess a letter correctly, it will appear in place of the "?" in the word. www.mindconnection.com • Select the Say command in the pop-up menu to hear the hidden word (counts as one try).

  • Page 48: Linguistic Flashcards

    ® ® ECTACO jetBook K-12 User Manual • Press and hold the trackball for 2 seconds to activate the pop-up menu which has the following items: New grid, Reveal word, Show letter, Volume, Say Word, Say translation, Reveal grid, and Help.

  • Page 49: Pockets

    ® ® ECTACO jetBook K-12 User Manual the target word. To hide the target word, just select it using the trackball. There are pre-defined card sets in this application. Additionally, you can create your own sets (see Learning Settings). www.mindconnection.com...

  • Page 50: Translation Test

    ® ® ECTACO jetBook K-12 User Manual www.mindconnection.com • To select the desired topic, highlight its name and press the trackball. • Select the desired set. The game will begin. • Select the first pocket. The first card from those stored in the selected pocket will be displayed.

  • Page 51: Spell-It-Right

    ® ® ECTACO jetBook K-12 User Manual • Select Translation Test. www.mindconnection.com • To select the desired topic, highlight its name and press the trackball. • Select the desired set. The game will begin. The word description and four answer choices will be displayed.

  • Page 52: Sudoku

    ® ® ECTACO jetBook K-12 User Manual www.mindconnection.com but this time you should type the word yourself. As in all other games, you can view the target word at any time. • In the Main Menu, select Language and Games. You will see the Language and Games window.
  • Page 53 ® ® ECTACO jetBook K-12 User Manual www.mindconnection.com • In the Main Menu, select Language and Games. You will see the Language and Games window. • Select Sudoku. • Press the Record key to activate the pop-up menu and then select the difficulty level. There are five levels available: Very Easy, Easy, Normal, Hard, and Very Hard.

  • Page 54: Science And Math

    ® ® ECTACO jetBook K-12 User Manual SCIENCE AND MATH www.mindconnection.com Graphing Calculator This application is capable of plotting function graphs. • In the Main Menu, select Science and Math. You will see the Science and Math window. • Select Graphing Calculator.

  • Page 55: Scientific Calculator

    ® ® ECTACO jetBook K-12 User Manual www.mindconnection.com • Use the Speaker key to place the cursor to the Step field. Enter the value 0.01 (the leading zero can be omitted). • Select the = key. The program calculates the Y- coordinate for each value of x in intervals of Step, and then plots the graph.

  • Page 56: Accounting And Loan Calculator

    • Use the trackball to select the desired on-screen keys. Accounting and Loan Calculator ® ® This useful feature of your ECTACO jetBook K-12 enables you to compute monthly payments and amounts of principal and interest paid or payable to date on your loans and mortgages.

  • Page 57: World Economics And Geography

    ® ® ECTACO jetBook K-12 User Manual www.mindconnection.com by year or Show by month options. Press the trackball to confirm your choice. • Press the Speaker key to switch to the Starting month field. Select the desired month. • Select the Loan key and then select the Report key.

  • Page 58: Us History And Facts

    ® ® ECTACO jetBook K-12 User Manual The countries are grouped alphabetically. www.mindconnection.com • Select the desired country name. You will see the information sections. • Use the trackball or the Record and Speaker keys for paging. US History and Facts This is the ultimate talking preparation guide to the U.S.

  • Page 59: Math References

    ® ® ECTACO jetBook K-12 User Manual • To listen to the pronunciation of the answer text, press the trackball. www.mindconnection.com Math References ® ® ECTACO jetBook K-12 contains reference books on algebra, calculus, geometry, and trigonometry. The reference data is only available in English.

  • Page 60: Periodic Table

    ® ® ECTACO jetBook K-12 User Manual • In the Main Menu, select Science and Math. You will see the Science and Math window. www.mindconnection.com • Select Chemistry. • Select the desired reference table or book. When in reading mode, use the Record and Speaker keys or the trackball to page up and down.

  • Page 61: Physics

    ® ® ECTACO jetBook K-12 User Manual www.mindconnection.com • Select Periodic Table. You will see the Periodic Table of Elements (in landscape mode). • Use the trackball to select the desired element. • Press the trackball to display the Element Info window.

  • Page 62: Metric Conversion

    K-12 User Manual Metric Conversion www.mindconnection.com ® ® With the help of ECTACO jetBook K-12 you can perform metric conversions. • In the Main Menu, select Science and Math. You will see the Science and Math window. • Select Metric Conversion.

  • Page 63: Biology

    ® ® ECTACO jetBook K-12 User Manual www.mindconnection.com Select, Translate, Speak, Bookmarks, Summary, Go to Page Number, Options, and Help. They are described in the Book Reader section. Biology Take an exciting journey into the realm of blood cells, viruses, and just about everything else that is related to life! The reference data is only available in English.

  • Page 64: Audio Books And Music

    ® ® ECTACO jetBook K-12 User Manual www.mindconnection.com AUDIO BOOKS AND MUSIC Audio Books and Music ® ® ECTACO jetBook K-12 includes an audio player, a program allowing you to play and organize digital audio files. The program supports .mp3, .ogg, and uncompressed .wav files.
  • Page 65 ® ® ECTACO jetBook K-12 User Manual www.mindconnection.com • To modify the number of items that appear in the Recently Played list, select the Number of recently played option in the pop-up menu. • To modify the number of items that appear in the...

  • Page 66: Extras And Help

    For best results and to ensure that you can fully employ ® ® all of the diverse features of your ECTACO jetBook K-12, it is recommended that you thoroughly familiarize yourself with the options of the Settings section. This will allow you to adjust the device configuration to better suit your needs.
  • Page 67 ® ® ECTACO jetBook K-12 User Manual Languages www.mindconnection.com • Use this section to change the interface language. Date and Time • Rotate and then press the trackball to select a value. Rotate the trackball to change the selected value.

  • Page 68: Auto Power

    ® ® ECTACO jetBook K-12 User Manual www.mindconnection.com • Select the Internal or External microphone. The External microphone option is selected automatically when the headset is plugged in. Fonts ® ® ECTACO jetBook K-12 offers you six font sizes: 20, 24, 26, 28, 32, and 36 pt.

  • Page 69: Learning Settings

    ® ® ECTACO jetBook K-12 User Manual protected files. Use this command before you dispose of the device (e.g. if you sell it). www.mindconnection.com Learning Settings This section enables you to create new sets of user entries. The database created can be used in the following applications: Pockets, Translation Test, Spell-It- Right, and Linguistic FlashCards.

  • Page 70: Voice Recorder

    ® ® ECTACO jetBook K-12 User Manual Voice Recorder www.mindconnection.com The Voice Recorder allows you to record memos and play them back. • In the Main Menu, select Extras and Help. You will see the Extras and Help window. • Select Voice Recorder.
  • Page 71 ® ® ECTACO jetBook K-12 User Manual www.mindconnection.com • In the Main Menu, select Extras and Help. You will see the Extras and Help window. • Select World Time. You will see a map of the world. • Press the trackball to open the alphabetical list of cities.

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