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ECTACO
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iTRAVL
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User Manual
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Audio Phrasebook™
ECTACO
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iTRAVL
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substitutes for an interpreter in standard situations such as
registering at a hotel, shopping, visiting bank etc. You simply choose the appropriate
phrase and the device will pronounce its translation.
Basics
• Open the Dictionaries & Tools section.
• Tap Audio PhraseBook™. The application will then open and you will see the topic
window.
For easy reference, the phrases are arranged by topics.
• To open a topic, just tap the corresponding item.
• Select Recent to open the last topic you viewed, if available.
• To change topic, tap next to the topic name to view the list of topics and then
select the desired one.
• To change the translation direction, tap the corresponding indicator or press the
corresponding soft key.
• To hear the phrase translation pronounced, press the Speaker button and hold it
down for a second. Alternatively, use Menu / Say. To stop pronouncing, just press
and instantly release the Microphone button or the Speaker button.
• To adjust the volume, select Menu and then tap Volume in the menu that appears.
Tap on the slider and drag it to the desired position.
Categories: Subtopics, Useful words, You may hear
• Tap next to the current subtopic name and then select a subtopic or, if applicable,
one the following items: Useful Words or You may hear.
In the Subtopic mode, the application shows full sentences, some of which have
changeable parts. These are underlined. For example, when viewing the phrase How
frequent are the flights
? you can tap the flights and change it to the trains. The phrase
translation will change accordingly.
In the Useful Words section, the application shows useful words and speech patterns
pertaining to the topic, if available.
• Select You may hear to view a list of possible replies you may hear from your
interlocutor.
• Use Menu / Search to find the desired phrase. You may input a whole phrase (for
example, Thank you) or a single word (thank). Select OK to start searching.