® Partner X5 User's Manual CONTENTS INTRODUCTION -------------------------------------------------------------------------3 General View ----------------------------------------------------------------------------5 Power Supply----------------------------------------------------------------------------5 Initialization-------------------------------------------------------------------------------7 Keyboard ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------8 Display ---------
® Partner X5 User's Manual CALCULATIONS------------------------------------------------------------------------- 66 CALCULATOR -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 66 LOAN CALCULATOR ----------------------------------------------------------------- 67 ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT --------------------------------------------------------- 69 CURRENCY CONVERSION -------------------------------------------------------- 72 METRIC CONVERSION------------------------------------------
® Partner X5 User's Manual INTRODUCTION Congratulations on purchasing the English-Russian Translator and ® Organizer Partner X5. This product is the result of combined efforts of Ectaco’s staff of linguists, engineers, and programmers. You are now the owner of the most advanced electronic device ever produced for foreign language studies.
® Partner X5 User's Manual Comprehensive reference section featuring Travel Guide, English Names List, Local and World time with map illustration etc.
® Partner X5 User's Manual General View ® The general view and external appliances of the Partner X5 are shown below. Power Supply ® The Partner X5 is powered by four AAA (LR03) batteries or by a special rechargeable pack. When the batteries or accumulators become weak, a warning message will be displayed.
® Partner X5 User's Manual ♦ Note: Electronic communication consumes considerable amount of energy. Try to always use an external power supply while connected with a PC. To restore full functionality of the device and to avoid the risk of losing user data, replace the complete set of batteries or recharge the accumulators as soon as possible. How to recharge the accumulators ♦ Make sure the accumulators are inserted in the battery compartment.
® Partner X5 • • User's Manual Remove the battery compartment cover by sliding it away from the device. Remove the used batteries and replace them with new ones. ♦ Note: Do not mix old and new batteries. • • Make sure to place the batteries according to the polarity markings (+ -) inside the compartment. Put back the battery compartment cover by sliding it toward the device. Make sure the cover sits in place properly. • Turn the device on to make sure it works correctly.
® Partner X5 User's Manual Also, the user may be prompted to conduct the touch-screen calibration, which configures the proper spacing and alignment of the touch-sensitive screen elements. Please refer to page 91 for the procedure description. After a completed system initialization, or when using the device for the first time, the interface language will be reset to English. Users who prefer to see menus and messages in Russian are referred to page 89 for instructions.
® Partner X5 User's Manual Each set of national characters is linked to its language input mode. key. In the Language modes can be toggled by pressing the English-Russian bidirectional dictionary and German-Russian bidirectional dictionary, however, the input mode selection is made automatically to comply with the current source language, and the key is used for changing the translation direction. The function and control keys are described below.
® Partner X5 User's Manual 6 Enter symbols from the two-letter keys Type in uppercase / Enter additional symbols7 + Clear input Caps Lock On or Off +Ï Copy selection or the entire text to clipboard +Ð Insert clipboard contents Delete character to the left of cursor +Í Delete character to the right of cursor +Î Toggle Insert / Overwrite Activate toolbar buttons … 8 Switch language or translation direction Computational symbols and operations are available with the Calculator options.
® Partner X5 User's Manual The keyboard equivalent of touching the highlighted item is moving the highlight bar to it with the arrow keys (Í,Î,Ð,Ï) and pressing . Both the touch screen and the keyboard procedures of activating an option or a command are referred to as selecting in this manual. Stylus Touching is preferably done with the supplied pointing device called the stylus, which, when not in use, can be conveniently kept in a special slot at the base of the device’s case lid.
® Partner X5 User's Manual Sections may also include subsections and various lower level options. The five parts of the MAIN MENU are: DICTIONARY ORGANIZER CALCULATIONS REFERENCE SETUP Opening a Submenu The easiest way to open a specific submenu when the MAIN MENU is displayed is by touching its corresponding tab at the top of the screen. Alternatively, the submenus can be chosen by pressing the key or one of the paging t,u keys on the keyboard.
® Partner X5 User's Manual Sidebar Sidebar ▼ ® Nine sections of Partner X5 have permanent touch-sensitive shortcut buttons on the Sidebar to the right of the screen: Main Dictionary Voice Memo English Dictionary Game Center Phone Directory Scheduler Local Time (Pop-Up Window and Talking Clock) Calendar Calculator Touchpad The touchpad is a set of virtual keys displayed on the screen that simulates the conventional physical keyboard or part of it.
® Partner X5 User's Manual Caps Lock Change language in the lower-right corner of the Touching the keyboard button screen or pressing F8 on the keyboard hides the touchpad, thus enlarging the input visible area. To re-display the touchpad, touch or press F8 again. Windows Every application, pop-up menu, or dialog box used in the Partner® X5 appears in its own window. A window is displayed as a framed screen area with two main elements: the Title Bar and the Close Button.
® Partner X5 • User's Manual Touch a line with the stylus or move the highlight bar to a line with the arrow keys and press . Aside from pop-up menus, non-window pull-down menus may be used. The button on the screen indicates the presence of a hidden pull-down menu. • Touch the arrow button • To select an option, touch its name or highlight it and press to pull down a menu. . • To hide a menu without making a selection, press the screen outside the menu area.
® Partner X5 User's Manual Ways you can respond to a prompt: Touch Meaning Keyboard equivalent Yes ,Y No N Cancel A Setup prompt expects the user to specify data items directly in the dialog box. This can imply either checking boxes or setting values. Checking boxes • To check an empty box touch it or move the dotted frame to the desired item with the arrow keys and press the keyboard. A checked box appears solid: • Touch or press the window. on .
® Partner X5 User's Manual Setting Values • • • To change a value in the highlighted box, touch the or press the Ï,Ð keys. , buttons To change the active box, touch it or use the Í,Î keys. Touch window. or press to save settings and close the Message Box A message just requests the acknowledgement of information. • To close the message box, touch or where available. ® The Partner X5 does not allow the moving or switching of active windows.
® Partner X5 User's Manual The most frequently used Toolbar buttons are: Page Up Save Page Down Edit Scroll Up Delete Scroll Down Search OK (Apply) Settings New Say Explain Spell-Checker Translate Font size As an on-board help to the user, a short Toolbar button description (Tool tip) appears when a button is being touched.
® Partner X5 User's Manual ♦ Note: Besides general vocabulary and terminology the Main Dictionary contains slang. You can hide it using the Adult Lock function (see page 91). General Dictionary Function • Select English-Russian Dictionary from the DICTIONARY section, or touch the keyboard. on the Sidebar, or press the key on During the initialization of the Main Dictionary you may see the icon. This usually means that User’s Dictionary contains considerable number of entries.
® Partner X5 User's Manual ♦ Note: Please refer to the How to use the Dictionaries section. HOW TO USE THE DICTIONARIES Advanced Word Recognition • To translate or explain a word, start entering it from the keyboard or the touchpad. While you are typing, headwords closest in spelling to the portion you entered so far are displayed in the Advanced Search Area under the input line.
® Partner X5 User's Manual Voice Input The Voice Input is a new exclusive function which enables voice input of English words. • To translate or explain an English word, touch and spell the desired word. The word will be recorded, automatically recognized, and the list of headwords (and first translations if in the English-Russian Dictionary) closest in spelling will appear. • Touch the desired word or highlight it and press its translation(s) or explanation(s).
® Partner X5 User's Manual Viewing Entries Suppose you want to translate the English word CASE into Russian. • Enter CASE in the input line. ♦ Note: The Dictionary search is not case-sensitive, so you can type in any case you want. ♦ Note: It is possible to retrieve a translation or explanation for word forms entered in the input line. The source word entry for the desired word will be displayed.
® Partner X5 • User's Manual Touch to reduce the screen font size and see more translations or explanations of the given headword on the screen without scrolling. ♦ Note: There are three font sizes in the Dictionaries. Touch twice to restore the initial font size. • Use the t, u keys or the , buttons to switch between adjacent entries. ♦ Note: Your User’s Dictionary headwords, if coinciding in spelling, will be displayed in advanced search area before those of the Main Dictionary.
® Partner X5 • User's Manual To change the direction of translation, make a reverse translation or press or touch to return to the selection screen, then or press . touch ♦ Note: The English-Russian and the German-Russian dictionaries are chosen by default after the system initialization. • To record a displayed entry in your personal Learner’s Cards, button and specify the set name.
® Partner X5 User's Manual Instant Reverse Translation and Instant Explanation ® For your convenience, the Partner X5 provides an Instant Reverse Translation and Instant Explanation for all words and expressions in the Dictionaries. • • For example, display the entry for the word SPIN. To highlight a word among the explanations or translations • touch it with the stylus, or • move the highlight bar to it with the Î key. For example: ♦ Note: You can also highlight an expression.
® Partner X5 User's Manual ♦ Note: It is possible to retrieve a reverse translation or explanation for word forms highlighted within the translation or explanation of the entry. The source word entry for the highlighted word will be displayed. For example, if you highlight "distributed" you will get "distribute" as there is no translation or explanation for "distributed" because it is a form of "distribute.
® Partner X5 • • • User's Manual To listen to the pronunciation of the headword in English-Russian or English Dictionary, touch or press the key. To listen to the pronunciation of explanation in English Dictionary, select all or any of the words and touch or press the key. To listen to the pronunciation of all translations in Russianor press the key. You also English dictionary, touch can listen to any selected English words or phrases.
® Partner X5 User's Manual ♦ Note: All functions and keys in the German-Russian dictionary work in the same way as they do in the Main Dictionary. Please refer to the How to use Dictionaries section to read about Advanced Word Recognition, Viewing Entries, Spell-Checker Vector Ultima, Instant Reverse Translation and Instant Explanation. User’s Dictionary The Partner® X5 allows you to create your own vocabulary, which automatically links to the Main Dictionary.
® Partner X5 • User's Manual Touch or press u or Enter a Russian translation. to go to the translation page. • Touch or press to save your record. You can also and choose an specify a part of speech by selecting appropriate abbreviation from the list. The record will be saved and you will be returned to the record list.
® Partner X5 User's Manual Select From the List • Open a User’s Dictionary. A list of existing headwords will be displayed, for example: • To select an entry, touch it with the stylus or move the highlight bar to it and press . The selected record opens in the viewing mode. Contents Search • When in the record list or in the viewing mode, select the button. • Type in any Russian or English word (or a part of a word) that is contained in the record(s) you are looking for.
® Partner X5 User's Manual • Open the desired entry. Access through the Main Dictionary The User’s Dictionary entries are also accessible from the Main Dictionary. These are marked with a special icon: • Open the Main Dictionary. ♦ Note: The more words the User’s Dictionary contains, the more time it takes to initialize the Main Dictionary, since both dictionaries are interlinked. During the initialization process you will see the • icon.
® Partner X5 User's Manual ♦ Note: You can save your User’s Dictionary entry in a Learner’s Card from this box. Editing a Record • When in the record list or in the viewing mode, select the record in the editing mode, and make the desired modifications. • Touch to open to save the changes. Deleting a Record • • When in the record list or in the viewing mode, select . Confirm your intention to delete the record.
® Partner X5 User's Manual • Select Learner’s Cards from the Supplemental Dictionaries. The list of the available Learner's Sets will be displayed. By default three sets are available - Important Words, My Words, and Useful Phrases. You can use up to twenty Learner's Sets including the initial ones.
® Partner X5 User's Manual Use: • Í,Î to highlight any word in the translation or explanation • • • • • • • of a given headword to get an explanation of the English headword or of the highlighted English word or expression to translate the headword or the highlighted word into another language to search a headword in the current set to show/hide translations or explanations of the selected word to delete the displayed record , or u,tto move to the next or previous record, respectively or record.
® Partner X5 • User's Manual Select the active box (indicated by a dotted frame) by touching it or by pressing the Ð, Ï keys. • To obtain an Instant Reverse Translation of any word in the . Select a language you active box, highlight it and touch want to translate from. Close the Main Dictionary window to return to Text Translation. • Touch to get explanation of the highlighted English word. Close the English Dictionary window to return to Text Translation.
® Partner X5 User's Manual For easy reference the phrases are arranged by topics: Everyday Conversation Shopping Traveling Bank Local transport Health Hotel Housekeeper Restaurant • Select Voice Phrasebook from the DICTIONARY section. You will see a list of topics displayed in the English or Russian language depending on the Interface Language setting. For example: • • Press to set Source language. To open a topic: • highlight it with Ð, Ï and press , or • touch or press the REC key.
® Partner X5 User's Manual If the highlighting does not move to another position or a wrong phrase is displayed, this means that the phrase was either not recognized, recognized unsuccessfully or there is not such a phrase in this topic. For successful recognition it is necessary to take into account the following recommendations: 1. Ensure there is silence at the time of use. 2.
® Partner X5 User's Manual • to set or cancel the Pronounce translation, Hint, Auto 9 playback options • to set internal speaker ON or OFF and to adjust the microphone level. ♦ Note: If you hear no sound, make sure the internal speaker is ON (it can be turned off by the program). ACCENT CORRECTION The Accent Correction is an excellent tool that helps you improve your English articulation skills. The section contains over 1,100 commonly useful phrases.
® Partner X5 • User's Manual Choose a topic. • Touch or the REC key to make a voice input. First you will listen to a phrase recorded by the American speaker (if this function is enabled). • Position yourself near the built-in microphone at a distance of 3 – 6 inches (8 – 15 cm) and say the phrase. The phrase you said will be recorded, automatically recognized and compared to the model pronunciation. The results of the comparison are given as Excellent, Good, Poor, Wrong or Please try again.
® Partner X5 User's Manual • If you want to listen to the phrase you said before the result 10 and check the Auto playback option . appeared, touch Use: • Ð, Ï to move the highlight bar • u, t to move between pages within a section • or , to listen to the pronunciation of the highlighted sentence • to set the internal speaker ON or OFF and to increase the level of amplification of the microphone • to learn more about correct pronunciation and recording a phrase.
® Partner X5 User's Manual Irregular Verbs All commonly used English irregular verbs are stored in alphabetical order in the Partner’s Irregular Verbs. • • Select Irregular Verbs from the Reference section. • To see the verb's basic forms and its translations, touch the corresponding line in the list, or make sure the line is highlighted Find the verb you need by typing or by scrolling the list. (press Ð if necessary) and touch • or press .
® Partner X5 • User's Manual or to listen to the pronunciation of an English verb and its basic forms. Popular Idioms Over 200 widely used American idioms and their Russian equivalents or translations are included in the Partner’s Popular Idioms directory. The idioms are listed in alphabetical order. • • Select Popular Idioms from the Reference section.
® Partner X5 User's Manual TOEFL AND GRAMMAR The Partner® X5 contains a practical preparation guide for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), which is required of non-native English speakers as part of the admission procedure to an American college. This section offers you a unique opportunity to practice the computerized test version, as it is likely to be presented to you at a real examination. ® Another useful function of the Partner X5 is the English Grammar for non-English Speakers.
® Partner X5 User's Manual • To read Tutorial, use: • , or Ð,Ï for scrolling by line • u, t for paging. After you become acquainted with the TOEFL basics set forth in the Tutorial, you might feel prepared to practice in answering some questions. For your convenience, sample questions are arranged in two sequences, represented by Sample Tests and Sample Exercises.
® Partner X5 User's Manual • By selecting the auxiliary TOEFL Help option you can obtain detailed directions for the types of exercises included in the current menu. Regardless of the practice form you have chosen, each sample question is structured as follows: • Question text (not displayed in the Listening Comprehension 11 section ) • Four answer versions lettered A, B, C, D, immediately following the question text • Answer selection bar is at the bottom of the screen.
® Partner X5 User's Manual ♦ Note: The Say hidden text and Show hidden text options only work with questions from the Listening Comprehension part, and are disabled elsewhere. • • • Select Say hidden text to hear a Listening Comprehension question text again. Select Show hidden text to display a Listening Comprehension question text. Select Show right answer to see the correct answer.
® Partner X5 User's Manual correctly answered during the concluded session. The third line shows your score, which is based on the formula used for the real TOEFL tests. Grammar • Select Grammar from the TOEFL & Grammar menu. The Grammar section is structured by way of hierarchically numbered three-level menus that include options referring to traditional grammatical topics. A topic's text is displayed when a third level menu option is selected.
® Partner X5 User's Manual Use: • Ð, Ï to scroll the text • Í,Î to highlight words • , or u,tto display the beginning of the next or previous topic of the current menu • to make a reverse translation of the highlighted word • to get an explanation of the highlighted English word • to return to the menu. ORGANIZER The ORGANIZER section contains a number of versatile applications to help you classify, record and manage various personal or business information.
® Partner X5 User's Manual Creating a Record • Touch to open a new record template. Start filling out the first page Name. ♦ Note: It is necessary to have the Name page completed to save the record. There is a Page Icon in the upper left-hand corner. A Tool tip with the page name appears when a page is opened or the Page Icon is touched.
® Partner X5 User's Manual ♦ Note: Do not forget to enter a Company name for each person (if applicable), which will facilitate your future searches. Finding a Record There are three ways to search for records: Select From List • Open the alphabetical list of records represented by Names, for example: • To see your entries sorted by Companies, touch • View the list and select an entry to open it in the viewing mode.
® Partner X5 User's Manual • , or u,t to go to the next or previous alphabetical record, respectively. Contents Search • • Touch to display the record search screen. Specify any adjacent alphabetic or numeric string that might be found in a record or records. For example, to find all Ectaco records, type Ect and touch or press . • Select an entry to open the associated record in the viewing mode.
® Partner X5 User's Manual • To open the selection, press or touch the highlighted area with the stylus. ♦ Note: Keep in mind that working with more than 500 records will seriously slow down the data processing speed. The icon indicates that the corresponding data-handling procedure has not been completed.
® Partner X5 User's Manual Finding a Record There are three ways to search for records: Select From List • Open an alphabetical list of records represented by Memo Titles. When in the record list, use • Ð,Ï to move the highlight bar • to open the highlighted record for editing • to delete the highlighted record • To select an entry touch it or move the highlight bar to it and press . The selected record opens in the viewing mode.
® Partner X5 • User's Manual Specify any adjacent string that might be found in a record or records, and touch Search result list. or press to see results in a • Select an entry to open the associated record in the viewing mode. Quick Lookup • • Open an alphabetical list of records. • To cancel the lookup or delete extra characters in the lookup Press one or more alphanumeric key(s) on the keyboard to jump to an entry that starts with the corresponding character(s). box, press the • key.
® Partner X5 User's Manual The first page of a Scheduler record includes information on Event, Date, Time, audible Reminder and Recurrence settings, which can be changed via setup dialog boxes. Event • To choose between Task, Call, Meeting or Anniversary Date, touch the caption or the icon on the left. ♦ Note: The Task heading defaults to a new record. Date The current date is the default setting in a new record.
® Partner X5 User's Manual Reminder Reminder specifies the time period until the Time when a reminder alarm will be issued. • To display the Reminder setup box: • touch the Reminder value (the none setting defaults for a new record), or • touch the Reminder icon. • Choose one of the available options. Recurrence If you need your Reminder to operate on a recurrent basis you should select one of the daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly recurrence intervals. None is the default setting for a new record.
® Partner X5 User's Manual daily, this record will not appear in Dec-02, Dec-03 etc. lists. Instead, the Reminder will sound at the set time and the initial record of Dec-01, 2002 will be displayed. ♦ Note: If one-time and recurrent events coincide with each other on the same date and at the same time, then Reminder will only display the one-time event since it has higher priority. • • Touch • To save a record, touch or press u to open the next page. Type in the Description contents.
® Partner X5 User's Manual • In the viewing mode use , or t,uto go to the next or previous chronological record, respectively. Contents Search • • Select to display a record search screen. Specify any adjacent string that might be found in the contents page of a Scheduler record or records, and touch or press to see results in a Search result list. • Select an entry to open the associated record in the viewing mode. Search through Calendar • • Select Calendar from the ORGANIZER section.
® Partner X5 User's Manual You can change the record - for example, set the Reminder for a later time. Closing Scheduler will bring you back to where you were before the alarm went off. CALENDAR This section provides you with a convenient Calendar for 19002099. It also allows you to make new records or select existing Scheduler records. • Select Calendar from the ORGANIZER section to open it on the current month with the current date framed. • To page by month, use the screen.
® Partner X5 User's Manual Creating a Drawing • • Touch • To draw using a Thick line, touch . The button changes to . Touch this new icon to restore the Thin line. • To draw a Straight line, touch Free draw. • To use the stylus as an eraser, touch resume drawing. to open a new drawing template. Start creating a free-hand drawing with the stylus. The default settings are: Thin line, Free draw. . Touch to return to using .
® Partner X5 • User's Manual Touch the drawing board to display a frame with the clipboard content, and then position it properly by dragging it by the upperleft corner. • Take the stylus off the screen. A drawing fragment previously copied or cut to the clipboard will be pasted into the drawing. The frame will disappear. • When finished and ready to save, touch name. • Touch or press and specify a record to save the record.
® Partner X5 User's Manual Quick Lookup • • Open the record list. • To cancel the lookup or delete extra characters in the lookup Press one or more alphanumeric key(s) on the keyboard to jump to an entry that starts with the corresponding character(s). box, press the • key. To open the selection, press area with the stylus. or touch the highlighted VOICE MEMO ® Your Partner X5 can be readily used as an effective and easy-tohandle voice-recording device.
® Partner X5 User's Manual • Touch or press to return to the Memo list. If no filename was specified, the record will be given the default NoName. Quick Recording • In any section except Voice Memo, Voice Phrasebook and 12 Accent Correction , press and hold the REC key. The Recording… message will appear on the screen. • Release the key to stop recording. The record will be given the default name NoName, which you can change in the Voice Memo section.
® Partner X5 User's Manual • Touch to start listening to all Memos in the list from top to bottom. You may interrupt the playback at any time by pressing . • To play back the highlighted record only, touch its name or highlight its with Ð, Ï and touch . Use: • to delete the highlighted record • to delete all records in the list • to change a filename • to set internal speaker ON or OFF and to adjust the microphone level.
® Partner X5 User's Manual Data Transfer • • • • Connect the PC-Link cable to the Data Link jack located on the right-hand edge of the device. Select PC Communication from the ORGANIZER section, or press on the keyboard. Choose a data transfer mode (PC Synchronization, Upload or Download). To Upload, also specify section(s) to send. To select section(s): • touch it with the stylus, or • press Ð, Ï to select the desired section(s) with a dotted frame, press • to check or uncheck the section.
® Partner X5 User's Manual ♦ Note: Time span between data transfer startup on the PC and in the device must not exceed 30 sec. Otherwise, the Time out! message will be displayed. ♦ Note: The PC Synchronization option presents an alternative to having to conduct time-consuming full data backups of Phone Directory, Memo and Schedule, overwriting previous versions on ® the receiving device. It makes sure both the Partner and PC have the latest updated version of records. Only changes are transferred.
® Partner X5 User's Manual Entering numbers and operations from the displayed touchpad or ), use this from the keyboard (there is no need to press application as an ordinary pocket calculator. LOAN CALCULATOR ® This useful feature of your Partner X5 enables you to compute monthly payments and amounts of principal and interest paid or payable to date on your loans and mortgages. • Select Loan Calculator from the CALCULATIONS section. A list of saved loan calculations will be displayed.
® Partner X5 User's Manual The info screen summarizes the data you entered and includes the amounts of monthly payment and total payable interest. When in the info screen, use: • to start a new calculation • to change the current calculation • to inquire for a specific date • to delete the current calculation • , or u,t to go to the next or previous saved calculation. Finding a Record • Open the Loan Calculator to display a list of saved loan calculations in the alphabetical order.
® Partner X5 User's Manual specified date. The information on the interest, principal, and the total amount paid to date, as well as on the loan amount left, appears on the screen: Use: • • • to change the current loan data to display the loan information for another date , (if enabled) to see the details of other loans on the same date. ♦ Note: This function enables you to compare the conditions of different loans as they are projected into the future.
® Partner X5 • • User's Manual To return to the previous page, touch Enter an account balance and touch or press t. to save the record. Finding a Record • • Open Account Management to display a list of accounts. View the list and open the desired entry in the viewing mode (touch the entry or select it with Ð,Ï and press ). An account record in the viewing mode includes information on aggregate deposits and withdrawals, and on the adjusted new balance.
® Partner X5 User's Manual Managing Transactions Posting a Transaction • • Highlight in the list or open for viewing the account record you want to post a transaction to. Touch menu. and select Deposit or Withdrawal from a pop-up The current date and time are default for a new transaction record. • If you want to change the date or time, touch the corresponding line to display a setup dialog box, and change the values. • • Type in an amount and touch or press . Enter a transaction description.
® Partner X5 User's Manual CURRENCY CONVERSION ® The Currency Conversion function built into your Partner X5 allows you to instantly calculate cross courses in 19 pre-installed currencies and 3 user-defined currencies. • Select Currency Conversion from the CALCULATIONS section. The Calculation window will be opened. Checking and Setting Rates • When in the Calculation window, touch , to open the Currency rates window (by default all values equal 1).
® Partner X5 • User's Manual To set the desired currency rate, touch the corresponding line or highlight it and touch will appear: • or press . A Set rate screen Specify an exchange rate relative to the basic currency (whose rate should equal 1) and touch rate. or press • • Touch • Close the window to return to Calculation. or press + to save the to clear an incorrect input. To move to the next or previous currency in the list and to set exchange rates for other currencies, use , or t,u.
® Partner X5 • • User's Manual Select a currency name and enter an amount in either box, in any order. Touch input. or press + to clear an incorrect After you have typed a new amount in one of the boxes, press to refresh the display. (When a currency name is changed, the display is refreshed automatically.
® Partner X5 • Touch User's Manual or press + to clear the wrong input. SIZE EQUIVALENTS When you travel or shop internationally, refer to this subsection to learn about the correlation between the clothes and shoe size systems used in different parts of the world. • • Open Size Equivalents. The Men’s Shirts option will be opened. • Scroll right to see more sizes. To switch into Men’s Shoes, Women’s Blouses, or Women’s Shoes, touch the corresponding button on the Toolbar.
® Partner X5 • User's Manual Select Local & World Time from the REFERENCE section. Local Time • Select Local time from the Time menu. The Local Time screen shows: the name of the city and country representing the local time zone and a map of the corresponding continent, the current date and day of the week, and the current time. • Touch or press to listen to the time announcement (if the Talking Clock is enabled).
® Partner X5 User's Manual Set City • To display a city selection screen, touch the city name on the button and select Set City from a pop-up screen or the menu. • Find the city name you need by typing it in and/or scrolling the list, and select it. Set Country • • To display a country selection screen touch the city name on the button and select Set Country from the pop-up screen or the menu. Find the country name you need by typing it in and/or scrolling the list, and then selecting it.
® Partner X5 • • • User's Manual Touch , minutes. or press the number keys to set the hours and Use Í,Î to select active field. Touch or press . Daylight Saving Time (DST) Default: Off. • Touch to turn DST on. The button will appear indented. Touch it again to turn DST off. Or, • • Touch . Check the Day-saving time box to turn DST on. Uncheck the box to turn it off. • Touch or press to apply the change. Turning DST on or off sets the time one hour forward or back, respectively.
® Partner X5 • User's Manual Check the Alarm box to turn the Daily Alarm on. Uncheck the box to turn it off. • Touch or press to apply the change. If turned on, the Daily Alarm produces an audible intermittent signal at the set time. Press any key or touch the screen to interrupt the Daily Alarm beep (otherwise, the beep will continue for 30 seconds). A Time pop-up window will appear, and the current time will be announced (if Talking Clock is turned on).
® Partner X5 User's Manual The World Time screen shows: city and country names (default: Moscow, Russia) and a map of the respective continent, the date and day of the week, the time, and the time zone of the displayed city. • Touch or press to listen to the time announcement in the displayed city (if the Talking Clock is enabled).
® Partner X5 User's Manual • • To switch between English and Russian, touch . • Touch the corresponding line in the list, or make sure the line is To display the information for a country, start entering its name on the country search screen and/or scroll the list. highlighted and press or . Use: • Ð,Ï or the scroll bar if needed to see more text • to return to the country search screen • , or t,u to display info for other countries in the alphabetical order.
® Partner X5 User's Manual • • To switch between English and Russian, touch . • Touch the corresponding line in the list or make sure the line is To display the information for a city, start entering its name and/or scroll the list. highlighted and press or touch . Use: • • to return to the city search screen , or t,u to display info for other cities in alphabetical order. GAME CENTER ® Your Partner X5 features four fascinating games.
® Partner X5 User's Manual Mastermind • Select Mastermind from the Game Center menu. By entering digits try to guess a 4-digit number. • Enter a number and press appear in the table at left. . The result of the try will A sign means that one of the entered digits is present in the hidden number, but it is not in its proper position. A sign indicates that one of the correctly guessed digits is in its proper position. • Try to find the right answer using a minimum number of tries.
® Partner X5 • User's Manual To make your move, touch an intersection point, or move the cursor to it with the Í,Î,Ð,Ï keys and press . Use: • • • • • to start a new game to change the difficulty level (in Single game only) to take back the last move to display a hint to see a list of the best scores results (in Single game only). Brick Game • Select Brick game from the Game Center menu. • Select a difficulty level (0 –15) with , or Ð, Ï or from a pop-up menu available by touching .
® Partner X5 User's Manual • Use Î, Í (shift), Ï (rotate), and Ð (drop) to reposition the falling blocks, trying to eliminate empty spaces below them. Once a row is filled with bricks it will disappear from the screen, earning you points. The next two blocks to fall are shown on the left-hand side. • You can change the speed of the falling bricks with the t,u keys or by moving the scroll box at lower left with the stylus. After you make 16 rows disappear, the game advances to the next level.
® Partner X5 User's Manual The used letters are highlighted on the touchpad. Correctly guessed letters appear in place of question marks in their actual positions in the word. The number shows the remaining number of tries. After the game ends, a translation of the hidden word is shown. • Close the Main Dictionary window to return to the game.
® Partner X5 • User's Manual Input the phone number and touch display the possible word matches. or press to CROSSWORD SOLVER The Crossword Solver is intended not only to help you quickly solve an English or Russian language crossword, but it is also another of ® the useful self-tuition aids provided with your Partner X5. Study and enjoy! • • Select Crossword Solver from the REFERENCE section. • Input a word using question mark(s) as substitute(s) for unknown characters.
® Partner X5 User's Manual U.S.A. INTERVIEW This is the ultimate talking preparation guide to the U.S. citizenship exam. Another feature of this section is the ability to translate or get an explanation of any English word, thus helping a student grasp the broader meaning of the critical words contained in questions and answers. • • • Select U.S.A. Interview from the Reference section to display the first question of the first chapter. Touch or press Ð to pull down the Chapters menu.
® Partner X5 • User's Manual or to listen to the pronunciation of an English question or answer text. SETUP ® Personalize your Partner X5 and ensure good upkeep of your personal records with the options of the SETUP section. • Select the section. tab from the MAIN MENU to open the SETUP INTERFACE LANGUAGE ® The default interface language of the Partner X5 is English. • Select Interface Language from the SETUP section.
® Partner X5 User's Manual Key Tone This feature is designed to produce a short beep every time you press a key on the Partner's keyboard. The key tone is enabled by system default. • Select Key Tone from the System Setup menu to display a setup prompt. • To highlight the box next to the desired option, touch it or press an arrow key. • To save the setting and return to the System Setup menu, touch or press .
® Partner X5 • • • User's Manual Select Auto Shutoff from the System Setup menu to display a setup prompt. Touch , or press Í, Î to adjust the Auto Shutoff period in 2 minute increments, or touch the chart bar to change it instantly. Touch or press the System Setup menu. to save the setting and return to Touch Screen Calibration To restore proper touch screen functionality, or as part of an initialization procedure, the screen might have to be recalibrated manually.
® Partner X5 • • • User's Manual Select Adult Lock from the System Setup menu to display a setup prompt. To highlight the box next to the desired option, touch it or press an arrow key. If the OFF option was chosen, enter the showslan password and press . Speech Level Shape your own pronunciation by adjusting the speed, frequency, and volume of the built-in speech synthesizer. • • Select Speech Level from the System Setup menu to display a setup window.
® Partner X5 User's Manual • • Touch the box next to the desired option to highlight it. • To adjust the microphone level to account for the loudness of your voice, change the value using the number buttons. • Touch or press the System Setup menu. Check or uncheck the Internal speaker on option to turn the speaker ON or OFF, respectively. ♦ Note: If you hear no sound, make sure the internal speaker is ON (it can be turned off by the program).
® Partner X5 User's Manual • To highlight the box next to the desired option, touch it or press an arrow key. • Touch or press the System Setup menu. to save the setting and return to Time Format The default American 12-hour time format can be changed to the 24-hour (Military) format. • • • Select Time Format from the System Setup menu to display a setup prompt. To highlight the box next to the desired option, touch it or press an arrow key. Touch or press the System Setup menu.
® Partner X5 • • • User's Manual Select PC-Link Baud rate from the System Setup menu to display a setup prompt. To highlight the box next to the desired option, touch it or press an arrow key. Touch or press the System Setup menu. to save the setting and return to Battery Check You can check the current condition of the batteries being used in the device at any time. • Select Battery Check from the System Setup menu to display the condition of the batteries.
® Partner X5 User's Manual Set Password • • Select Set password from the Security menu. Specify a password up to 8 symbols in length. Touch press or . Retype the password for confirmation. • Touch or press to save the password. The message New password set will appear. Close the message box to return to the Security menu. Setting or changing a password automatically activates the lock-up mode. ♦ Note: Always remember your password.
® Partner X5 User's Manual Security Off The Security mode may be suspended by entering a valid password at the prompt, when: • The Unlock device option in the Security menu is selected. • Any of the protected sections is opened. • Touch or press to turn the Security mode off, which will be confirmed by the Device unlocked message. If you make a mistake, the Invalid password message will appear. Change or Remove Password • • • Select Change password from the Security menu. Enter the old password.
® Partner X5 User's Manual ♦ Note: If you are concerned with data security, it is recommended to keep the default setting Auto lock. ♦ Note: With the Auto lock and Resume screen settings (see page 90), if one of the lockable sections is open when the device is shut down, you will have to specify a valid password to re-enter this section. MEMORY CHECK Instantly check on the free memory status with this SETUP option. If the memory is too low, the next chapter offers a radical solution.
® Partner X5 • User's Manual Select a section from the Data Deletion menu and confirm a popup prompt. BRIEF OF FUNCTIONS A short description of every Partner’s section can be quickly looked up here. • • Select Brief of Functions from the SETUP section. Choose the Introduction, or a chapter and a section name to display a relevant description, for example: ABOUT You can find the Ectaco web address here. • Select About from the SETUP section.
