User manual

ECTACO Partner
®
XL1500 User Manual
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When viewing phrases, use:
• u or t to scroll through the phrases;
• LANG to set the source language;
• SHIFT+LANG to set the target language;
•
to listen to the pronunciation of the phrase;
• SHIFT+
to listen to the pronunciation of the phrase translation.
When you exit Phrasebook, the source language will be reset to English, the
target language will be reset to that specified in the Setup section.
CALCULATOR
 Enter the Calculator section.
When entering numbers and operations from the keyboard, there is no need to
press the SHIFT key while in the Calculator mode. Use this application as an
ordinary pocket calculator.
METRIC CONVERSION
With the ECTACO Partner
®
XL1500 you may easily convert measurements from
the British-American system into the metric system commonly used in Europe
and vice versa, as well as convert within each system.
 Enter the Metric Conversion section.
 Choose a subsection by pressing ,. Press ENTER.
 Input the value.
 There may be more than four units of measure in the subsection – if
applicable, use , for scrolling.
CURRENCY CONVERSION
The Currency Conversion function allows you to instantly calculate conversion
values between twelve pre-installed currencies and three user-defined currencies.
 Enter the Currency Conversion section.
Setting and Checking Rates
 Select the Set rate subsection to specify currency names and rates.
 Select a currency. Press ENTER.
 You can specify or change the names of any of the currencies listed. New
currencies may be added in place of ???.
 Change/specify the currency name. Press ENTER to open the next window.
 Specify an exchange rate relative to the basic currency (whose rate should
equal 1).