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English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION.................................................. 3

Keyboard........................................................... 4

Direct function shortcuts................................................. 5

Control and editing keys................................................. 5

Icons Menu........................................................ 6

POWER SUPPLY................................................. 7

SETUP MAIN MENU............................................ 9

1. Password ...................................................... 9

2. Tone ............................................................ 12

3. Date Format ................................................ 12

4. Time Format................................................ 13

5. Local Time................................................... 14

6. Alarm On/Off ............................................... 15

7. Daily Alarm.................................................. 16

8. Memory Used.............................................. 16

9. Display Language ....................................... 17

DICTIONARY ..................................................... 18

General Dictionary Function............................ 18

Advanced Word Recognition........................... 20

Cross Search .................................................. 21

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USER'S DICTIONARY ....................................... 23

IRREGULAR VERBS ......................................... 25

AMERICAN IDIOMS........................................... 26

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PHRASES .......................................................... 27

PC - LINK ........................................................... 28

TELEPHONE DIRECTORY................................ 29

MEMO ................................................................ 31

SCHEDULE........................................................ 32

CALENDAR........................................................ 34

TIME................................................................... 35

Home Time...................................................... 36

World Time...................................................... 36

ANNIVERSARY.................................................. 37

CALCULATOR ................................................... 39

ACCOUNT MANAGER....................................... 39

METRIC AND CURRENCY CONVERSION....... 42

Metric Conversion ........................................... 42

Currency Conversion ...................................... 43

GAMES .............................................................. 45

Master Mind .................................................... 46

Hangman......................................................... 46

DATA DELETION ............................................... 47

AUTOMATIC SHUT-OFF ................................... 48

Summary of content (24 pages)

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English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide CONTENTS LanguageTeacher ® model ER200D PHRASES .......................................................... 27 PC - LINK ........................................................... 28 INTRODUCTION .................................................. 3 Keyboard........................................................... 4 Direct function shortcuts................................................. 5 Control and editing keys...................................
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English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide • Home and World Time Congratulations on purchasing the English-Russian Digital Dictionary & Business Organizer Language Teacher ER200D.
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English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide Direct function shortcuts Main Dictionary LanguageTeacher ® model ER200D Ï+► Enable record editing ESC Close or clear screen Computational symbols and operations are available when using the Calculator function.
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English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide The bottom set of icons represents the sections Calculator, Account Manager, Metric and Currency Conversion, Game, Data Deletion, Setup Main Menu: LanguageTeacher ® model ER200D • Remove the battery compartment cover by sliding it away from the unit. • Use a small screwdriver to remove the metallic brace that holds batteries in place. • Take out the old batteries and put in new ones.
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English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide SETUP MAIN MENU For best results and to ensure that you can fully employ all of the Language Teacher ER200D's diverse features, you have to familiarize yourself with options of the Setup Main Menu, which will allow you to adjust the device configuration to better suit your needs. LanguageTeacher ® • Press the icon model ER200D key on the keyboard or select the on the bottom Icons Menu. 1.PASSWORD 2.KEY TONE 3.DATE FORMAT 4.
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English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide • To change the password, re-open the Password LanguageTeacher ® model ER200D 2. Key Tone menu and select the Set Password option. ENTER OLD PASSWORD: _ • Specify your password. If the input didn’t match the current setting, the message Wrong Password will appear. • On the Setup main menu, press the 2 key, or highlight the Key Tone line and press ↵ to enter the Key Tone setup.
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English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide SET DATE FORMAT DD/MM/YYYY MM/DD/YYYY YYYY/MM/DD The day/month/year date format is chosen by default in the system. • Use ▼▲ keys to highlight a desired format. • Press ↵ to confirm your setting and return to the Setup main menu. LanguageTeacher ® model ER200D 5. Local Time • On the Setup main menu, move the highlight bar to option 5 and press ↵ to display the home city selection screen.
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English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide • Change values above the cursor by pressing appropriate number keys on the keyboard. Move the cursor with the arrow keys. If you prefer the 12-hour American time format, specify PM by pressing P or AM by pressing A in the last position. • Press ↵ to save the settings. The previous screen will be shown reflecting the new settings. • Press ESC or model ER200D 7.
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English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide LanguageTeacher ® DICTIONARY 9. Display Language • On the Setup main menu, move the highlight bar to option 9. 6.ALARM ON/OFF 7.SET D A I L Y A L A R M 8.MEMORY USED 9.DISPLAY LANGUAGE • Press the ↵ key. SET DISPLAY LANGUAGE ENGLISH RUSSIAN model ER200D The Language Teacher ER200D contains the most advanced English-Russian and Russian-English electronic dictionaries on the market.
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English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide LanguageTeacher ® model ER200D • Using the keyboard enter the word you want to have • Press the ∨ or ∧ key to go to the alphabetically next Suppose you want to translate the English word ADVENTURE into Russian. ♦ Note: To translate another word in the same dictionary, start typing, and the input screen appears automatically. translated. ENGLISH->RUSSIAN ADVENTURE ADVENTURE or previous entry, respectively.
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English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide Proper usage of this function allows you to accelerate your work while translating larger texts. LanguageTeacher ® model ER200D • To make another Cross Search, repeat steps 2 and 3. You may use this feature up to 20 times during one session. ♦ Note: Pressing ESC returns one step back in a series of reverse translations.
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English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide ROTATION N ВРАЩЕНИЕ; ЧЕРЕДОВАНИЕ; ПОВОРОТ ♦ Note: If the spelling checker is unable to suggest alternative words, the message WORD NOT FOUND will be shown. USER'S DICTIONARY The Language Teacher ER200D allows you to create your own vocabulary which automatically links to the main dictionary. • Select the icon on the top Icons Menu to enter the User's Dictionary menu.
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English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide IRREGULAR VERBS All commonly used English irregular verbs are stored in the Language Teacher ER200D's Irregular Verbs directory in the alphabetical order. • Select the icon on the top Icons Menu to open the input screen of the Irregular Verbs section. VERBS _ LanguageTeacher ® model ER200D You may use the Cross Search feature to display the main dictionary entries for both English and Russian verbs. Refer to the Dictionary section for details.
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English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide • Use ∨ and ∧ keys to page through records. • Use ▼ and ▲ keys to scroll a record, if necessary. LanguageTeacher ® • Highlight a topic using the ▼▲ keys and press ↵. For example, select 4. In the Restaurant. 4A.APPOINTMENT 4B.ORDERING FOOD 4C.SERVICE 4D.PAYMENT You may use the Cross Search feature to display the main dictionary entries for both English and Russian words. Refer to the Dictionary section for details.
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English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide 1.PERSONAL TELEPHONE 2.B U S I N E S S TELEPHONE 3.SCHEDULE 4.MEMORANDUM LanguageTeacher ® model ER200D • Press the key on the keyboard or select the icon on the middle Icons Menu to open the Telephone Directory. • Select a section for data transfer, for example: 3. SCHEDULE _____________________ SEND RECEIVE • Select a transfer mode: Send or Receive.
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English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide • To change an existing record, press Ï+►. • To open a new record while an existing record is being displayed in the viewing mode, press ESC. LanguageTeacher ® model ER200D instructions and control keys assignments. Press ↵ on the Content line to save the record. ♦ Note: You may enter information in the English or Russian language. To switch between them and a numeric layout in sequence, press the key.
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English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide DATE: 01/01/1999 START TIME: 08:26A END TIME: 08:26A AFFAIR: ♦ Note: The first two lines show the current date and the current time in the format customized in the Setup menu. Should you need to change the format, go to the Setup menu and make the required modifications. • Press ▼ or ↵ to move to the next line when creating a record with today's date. Otherwise, type a new date with the number keys, using the ◄► keys if needed to move the cursor.
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English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide LanguageTeacher ® model ER200D • Note: The Calendar opens on the current date shown in the upper left-hand corner of the screen. The date format depends on the option chosen in the Setup main menu. Dates of existing Schedule and Anniversary records are apostrophized or framed, respectively. • Move by date using the ◄►▼▲ keys. Move by months with the ∧∨ keys.
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English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide • Select the field CITY or COUNTRY with the ◄► keys and specify a letter. Names of the city and country first on the alphabetical list in the selected category, as well as date and time, will appear on the screen. For example, type ‘P’ for city. LanguageTeacher ® model ER200D ♦ Note: If a Password has been set up in the Setup main menu, you will be prompted to enter the current password. DATE : 01/01 CONTENT: _ P.MORESBY,P.N.
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English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide ♦ Note: If you press ESC after editing, you will be prompted to decide whether the new record or changes to an old record are to be saved. • To delete a record, press DEL and confirm the displayed prompt. ♦ Note: You can use the Calendar section (see p.34) to open existing Anniversary records, dates of which are framed on the Calendar . CALCULATOR The Calculator is one of the Language Teacher ER200D's features designed for your convenience.
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English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide • Amount refers to money sums used to calculate the current account balance in the option Balance of the Account Manager menu. A withdrawal up to the negative balance over specified Credit Limit will generate a warning message. • Lines Owner, Details are for reference and can be LanguageTeacher ® model ER200D METRIC AND CURRENCY CONVERSION • Select the icon on the bottom Icons Menu to open the Metric and Currency Conversion menu.
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English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide LENGTH FT<>M YD<>M MILE<>KM LanguageTeacher ® • To change or add a currency label, select the option Set Currency Name. SET CURRENCY NAME USD RBL GBP • Select a unit pair, for example, yard<>meter YD: M: LENGTH 0. 0.00 • Choose a source measurement unit, moving the highlight bar with the ▼▲ keys. • Enter a numeric value in the highlighted field. Its equivalent will be calculated instantly and shown on the other line.
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English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide • Type in an exchange rate based, for example, on the US dollar (the rate of which has to remain at 1.000), pressing the ↵ key to save the value. • Specify exchange rates for other currencies. • Press ESC to return to the Currency Conversion menu. LanguageTeacher ® model ER200D Master Mind • On the Games menu, select the icon to enter the Master Mind menu. • Choose a difficulty level. On the high level the number may contain repeated digits.
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English-Russian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide WORD GAME ????? ---------- • Enter letters trying to guess the word. The correctly guessed letters appear in place of question marks in their actual positions in the word. The missed letters are shown for reference on the dash line. An element is added to the picture at right with every nonrepeated missed letter. LanguageTeacher ® model ER200D • Select an option and confirm the displayed prompt.