® 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 66 ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT --------------------------------------------------------- 69 CURRENCY CONVERSION -------------------------------------------------------- 71 METRIC CONVERSION------------------------------------------
® Partner X5 User's Manual INTRODUCTION Congratulations on purchasing the English-Spanish 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 battery pack. When the batteries or accumulators become weak, a warning message will be displayed.
® Partner X5 User's Manual ♦ Note: When the Batteries Low! message is displayed, the energy consuming Text-To-Speech function is disabled. The other voice functions, e.g. Voice Memo, may still remain working. ♦ Note: The voice recording, talking, and electronic communication functions consume considerable amount of energy. It is recommended to use an external power supply while using the voice and PC-Link functions.
® Partner X5 User's Manual experience difficulty turning the device off, press the RESET button on the right-hand side of the keyboard (above the button) and reinstall the system. • 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.
® Partner X5 User's Manual The System is initialized! message indicates that the system initialization has been accomplished, freeing memory and restoring the factory defined settings. 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 90 for the procedure description.
® Partner X5 User's Manual Open Text Translation Start PC Communication Open System Setup +u, t Launch Spell-Checker Use speech function Control and editing keys Í, Î Move cursor or highlight Ð, Ï Move cursor or highlight / Scroll lines Page by screen / Switch Main Menu tab u, t Execute Enter space / Check or uncheck boxes Close active window / Cancel 4 Enter symbols from the two-letter keys Type in uppercase / Enter additional 5 symbols + Clear input Caps Lock On or Off +Ï Copy selection or the en
® Partner X5 User's Manual +Î Toggle Insert / Overwrite Activate toolbar buttons … 6 Switch language or translation direction Computational symbols and operations are available with the Calculator options. Display ® The Partner X5 features a large-size touch screen that provides a responsive and efficient windows-driven graphical interface for the device’s numerous functions and applications.
® Partner X5 User's Manual text fragment in the Organizer sections or a multi-word translation in a dictionary entry. ♦ Note: If, for some reason, using the stylus does not provide the , and the arrow keys desired effect, use (Í,Î,Ð,Ï) to access the Touch Screen Calibration procedure (see page 90).
® Partner X5 User's Manual Alternatively, the submenus can be chosen by pressing the key or one of the paging t,u keys on the keyboard. Opening a Section ® To open a section in the Partner X5, display the appropriate part of the MAIN MENU and do one of the following: • touch the section name • move the highlight bar to the section name and press • press the numeric key corresponding to the section number.
® Partner X5 User's Manual The basic touchpad layout contains the letters of the respective alphabet and a set of symbols. The control key images have the following meaning: Touch key Meaning Keyboard equivalent Backspace Enter Shift Caps Lock Additional Spanish characters 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.
® Partner X5 User's Manual on the physical keyboard or by touching the Close Button in the upper-right corner of the window. Also present in a window might be the Vertical or Horizontal Scroll Bars. The Scroll Box shows the position of the displayed portion relative to the rest of the relevant information. On a Scroll Bar: • touch a Scroll Arrow or to advance or go back one line • touch and drag the Scroll Box to browse • touch the Scroll Bar below or above the Scroll Box to jump to that portion of text.
® Partner X5 • User's Manual To select an option, touch its name or highlight it and press . • To hide a menu without making a selection, press the screen outside the menu area. or touch Dialog Box A simple example of a dialog box is a prompt, which contains a Yes/No question pending the user’s confirmation or cancellation. 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.
® Partner X5 User's Manual Checking boxes • To check an empty box touch it or move the dotted frame on to the desired item with the arrow keys and press the keyboard. A checked box appears solid: • Touch or press the window. . to apply the changes and close 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.
® Partner X5 User's Manual ® The Partner X5 does not allow the moving or switching of active windows. Thus, you will have to close an overlapping window in order to proceed. Toolbar A Toolbar is a set of vertically arranged push buttons appearing to the right of the pertaining window.
® Partner X5 User's Manual DICTIONARY ® The most important part of the Partner X5 is the DICTIONARY section – it encompasses eight language-related sections. • Select the tab from the MAIN MENU to open the DICTIONARY section. MAIN DICTIONARY ® The Partner X5 contains the most advanced English-Spanish and Spanish-English electronic dictionaries available on the market. This Manual usually refers to those as the English-Spanish Dictionary, or simply the Main Dictionary.
® Partner X5 User's Manual DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ® The Partner X5 includes the advanced English explanatory electronic dictionary. General Dictionary Function • Select English Dictionary from the DICTIONARY section. ♦ 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.
® Partner X5 • • highlighted and press explanation(s). User's Manual ) to see its translation(s) or Scroll or page through the Advanced Search Area to manually find the word in question. To enlarge the visible Search Area, hide the touchpad by . touching 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 it. Please say each letter distinctly.
® Partner X5 User's Manual FN – feminine or neuter MPL – masculine plural FPL – feminine plural N – neuter M – masculine NPL – neuter plural MF – masculine or feminine PL – plural MFPL – masculine or feminine plural Viewing Entries Suppose you want to translate the English word CASE into Spanish. • Enter CASE in the input line. ♦ Note: The Dictionary search is not case-sensitive, so you can type in any case you want.
® Partner X5 User's Manual ♦ Note: Similarly, you can get explanations of the words in the Dictionary of the English language. • Use the scroll bar or the Ð key to scroll the screen down to see more translations of the word CASE – you will also see translations of the word CASE as a verb. • 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.
® Partner X5 • • User's Manual To translate or explain another word in the same dictionary, press or touch a new search. to return to the selection screen and begin To change the direction of translation, make a reverse translation or press or touch to return to the selection screen, then touch or press . ♦ Note: The English-Spanish and the Spanish-Russian dictionaries are chosen by default after the system initialization.
® Partner X5 User's Manual • Select the word BOARD to see its translations. ♦ Note: If the spell-checker is unable to suggest alternative words, the No variants message is shown. 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.
® Partner X5 User's Manual ♦ Note: To get an explanation of the headword of a displayed entry, just touch . ♦ Note: If there are entries in both Main and User’s Dictionaries, the entry in the latter dictionary is displayed first. • Touch or press the u key to page down to the Dictionary’s entry. ♦ Note: If the translation for the selected expression is not found, select the main word in it, touch , and when in the Dictionary or press the u key to page down to the appropriate touch entry.
® Partner X5 User's Manual Pronunciation of Words and Sentences ® One of the most exciting features of the Partner X5 is the TTS (Text-To-Speech) technology which allows the pronunciation of English and Spanish words and phrases. • Display an entry, for example: • To listen to the pronunciation of the headword in English-Spanish or English Dictionary, touch • or press the key.
® Partner X5 User's Manual SUPPLEMENTAL DICTIONARIES Spanish-Russian Dictionary ® The Partner X5 contains a bidirectional Spanish-Russian electronic dictionary of over 50,000 words. General Dictionary Function • Select Spanish-Russian Dictionary from the Supplemental Dictionaries. ♦ Note: All functions and keys in the Spanish-Russian dictionary work in the same way as they do in the Main Dictionary.
® Partner X5 User's Manual Creating a Record The record consists of a word or expression, its translation, and its part of speech. • When in a record list or in the viewing mode, touch a new record template. • Type in an English word or expression. For example: • Touch or press u or Enter a Spanish translation. • , to open to go to the translation page. Touch or press to save your record. You can also specify a part of speech by selecting and choosing an appropriate abbreviation from the list.
® Partner X5 User's Manual automatically becomes a headword in the English-Spanish User’s Dictionary, and vice versa. This also means that by deleting one of them you will automatically delete the other. Finding a Record There are three ways to find a record: 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 .
® Partner X5 • Touch User's Manual or press to display the search results, if any. • 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: Your User’s Dictionary headwords, if coinciding in spelling, will be displayed in Advanced Search Area before those of the Main Dictionary. • Press to display the entry in the Main Dictionary format. ♦ 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.
® Partner X5 User's Manual An entry is saved in the appropriate Learner’s Set when you select in a dictionary and specify one of the available sets. • 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 contents t
® Partner X5 User's Manual ♦ Note: Text for translation cannot contain more than 1,000 characters. • Touch • Select the active box (indicated by a dotted frame) by touching it or by pressing the Ð, Ï keys. or press to automatically translate the text. • 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.
® Partner X5 User's Manual Everyday Conversation Traveling Local transport Driving Hotel Restaurant Shopping Bank Health Housekeeper • Select Voice Phrasebook from the DICTIONARY section. You will see a list of topics displayed in the English or Spanish 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. Say the name of the topic.
® 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, Show 7 translation, Auto 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 and Spanish articulation skills. The section contains over 1,100 commonly used phrases.
® Partner X5 • • Touch User's Manual to set the Source language. Choose a topic. • Touch or the REC key to make a voice input. First you will listen to a phrase recorded by the native 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.
® Partner X5 • User's Manual If you want to listen to a model pronunciation of a phrase before and make sure the First listen you make a voice input, touch to the phrase option is selected. • If you want to listen to the phrase you said before the result appeared, touch and check the Auto playback option8.
® Partner X5 • User's Manual Select Reference from the DICTIONARY section. Irregular Verbs All commonly used English irregular verbs are stored in alphabetical order in the Partner’s Irregular Verbs section. • • 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.
® Partner X5 User's Manual • to save an entry into a Learner's Card To listen to the pronunciation of an English irregular verb along with its basic forms or of its Spanish translation(s): • Select the active box (indicated by a dotted frame) by touching it or by pressing the Ð, Ï keys • Touch or press the key. Popular Idioms Over 200 widely used American idioms and their Spanish equivalents or translations are included in the Partner’s Popular Idioms directory.
® Partner X5 User's Manual • to save an entry into a Learner's Card To listen to the pronunciation of an idiom in English or its equivalent(s) in Spanish: • Select the active box (indicated by a dotted frame) by touching it or by pressing the Ð, Ï keys • Touch or press the key.
® Partner X5 User's Manual Tutorial The Tutorial provides you with general information about the requirements, structure, and duration of a TOEFL test. The Tutorial text is available in English. • Select Tutorial. • 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.
® 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 9 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 Pop-Up Menu • Touch to display the pop-up menu. ♦ 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 Total shows the total number of questions in the test or the section of Sample Exercises. Answers indicate how many questions were 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 and Grammar menu.
® Partner X5 • User's Manual To display a text, select a third level option. 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.
® Partner X5 User's Manual PHONE DIRECTORY In this section you can store names, telephone and fax numbers, postal and e-mail addresses in the English and Spanish languages, as well as search, change, and delete records. • Select Phones Directory from the ORGANIZER section. You will see a list of existing telephone records sorted by Name. Creating a Record • Touch to open a new record template. Start filling out the first page Name.
® Partner X5 User's Manual Name Fax Number Company Name Mobile / Pager Number Position E-mail Address Company Telephone Number Web-address Home Telephone Number Note Address Use: • • • or t,u to open the next or previous page to choose a specific page from the pop-up menu to save a record. ♦ Note: Do not forget to enter a Company name for each person (if applicable), which will facilitate your future searches.
® Partner X5 User's Manual In the viewing mode, use: • to open the displayed record for editing • to delete the displayed record • , or Ð,Ï to scroll the pages of the displayed record by two • , 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 .
® Partner X5 • User's Manual To cancel the lookup or delete extra characters in the lookup box, press the key. ♦ Note: Quick Lookup is only used for searching within alphabetical lists of records sorted by Names or by Companies. • 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.
® Partner X5 User's Manual • Touch or press u to open the Title Input page. Type a title for your memo, which will appear in the Memo list. • • To return to the main page, touch or press t. To save a record, touch or press ♦ Note: The record text cannot exceed 32KB. . Finding a Record There are three ways to search for records: Select from List • Open an alphabetical list of records represented by Memo Titles.
® Partner X5 User's Manual In the viewing mode, use: • to reduce / enlarge the font size in the view window • to open the displayed record for editing • to delete the displayed record • , or t,u to go to the alphabetically next or previous record, respectively (the current record title is shown in the screen header). Search Text • When in the Memo list or in the viewing mode, touch display a record search screen.
® Partner X5 User's Manual SCHEDULER You may effectively manage your time by using the Scheduler ® section of your Partner X5. You may enter records in English or Spanish, as well as edit, search and delete them. • Select Scheduler from the ORGANIZER section to display a list of Scheduler entries specified for the current date (default). • Use to switch between viewing all and current date records. Creating a Record • Touch to open a new record template.
® Partner X5 User's Manual • To set the desired Day, Month and Year of an event, touch , or press number buttons. Use Í, Î to move between fields. Time The current time is the default setting in a new record. • To display the Time setup dialog box: • touch the time value, or • touch the time icon. • To set the desired Hour and Minute, touch , or press the number buttons. Use Í, Î to move between fields. Reminder Reminder specifies the time period until the Time when a reminder alarm will be issued.
® Partner X5 User's Manual • 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 Select from List • Open the record list for the current date ordered by Time. • 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 • , or t,u to go to the next or previous date list. • 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 Search through Calendar • • Select Calendar from the ORGANIZER section. To open the Scheduler list referring to the desired date, highlight a date for which a Scheduler records exists (these dates will appear in bold) and press . Schedule Alarm and Reminder The Schedule Alarm can be turned on or off in the System Setup section.
® Partner X5 • • User's Manual To page by month, use the screen. , or , at the month name on To highlight a date, touch it or move the highlight bar with the Í,Î keys. • Touch to jump to a specific date via the dialog box. Dates of existing Scheduler records are shown in bold. The current date, icons showing event types and the number of events planned for this date in the Scheduler section are displayed in the right part of the screen.
® Partner X5 User's Manual • To copy or cut a rectangular drawing fragment touch (Cut), respectively. or • Touch the drawing board next to the fragment you wish to copy and drag the stylus so that the fragment is included within a frame. (Copy) • Take the stylus off the screen. A framed drawing fragment is copied to the clipboard. The frame (and its content, if the cut option was used) disappears. • To paste the clipboard contents into the drawing, touch (Paste).
® Partner X5 • • User's Manual to delete the highlighted record. To select an entry, touch or move the highlight bar to it and press . Find a record name • When in the record name list or in the viewing mode, select to display a search screen. • Specify any contiguous string that might be a part of a record name, and touch Search result list. • • or press to see results in a Select an entry to open the associated drawing in the viewing mode.
® Partner X5 User's Manual Creating a Record There are two ways to create and store a voice record. From Voice Memo Section • Touch • • Press any key or touch the screen to stop recording. or press the REC key to start recording. Enter a filename for your Voice Memo up to 8 characters in length. • Touch or press to return to the Memo list. If no filename was specified, the record will be given the default NoName.
® Partner X5 User's Manual Finding and Playing Back a Record • Open a list of existing records. There are three ways to search for records: • Scroll the list vertically to view more records. • Press one or more alphanumeric key(s) on the keyboard to jump to an entry that starts with the corresponding character(s). To abort the lookup or to delete extra . characters in the lookup box, press • Touch to start listening to all Memos in the list from top to bottom.
® Partner X5 User's Manual Software • • • Insert the supplied CD into the CD-ROM drive of a PC. If the installation program did not start automatically, run the Install.exe file from the CD root catalog. Choose to install PC-Link. When the program is installed, start it from the Start menu, Programs/Ectaco. In the right lower corner of the System Tray, the icon will appear. ♦ Note: Make sure you selected an appropriate COM port and set the same baud rate.
® Partner X5 • User's Manual Right-click your mouse on the PC-Link icon in the System Tray. In the PC-Link program, select a complementing data transfer mode. To Download, also choose the section(s) to send. • Start data transfer first on the receiving device, then on the sending one. You may enter, edit, or delete data within your Partner’s PC-Link program. ♦ Note: Time span between data transfer startup on the PC and in the device must not exceed 30 sec.
® Partner X5 User's Manual CALCULATIONS The sections listed in the CALCULATIONS section will satisfy a broad range of your everyday computing and money management needs. • Select the tab from the MAIN MENU to open the CALCULATIONS section. CALCULATOR • Select Calculator from the CALCULATIONS section or touch the button on the Sidebar. Entering numbers and operations from the displayed touchpad or from the keyboard (there is no need to press application as an ordinary pocket calculator.
® Partner X5 User's Manual • Specify the inception Year, inception Month, and the amount of the Mortgage (or loan). • To switch the active box, touch it or press box. Touch • or press To go to the next page, use Mortgage box. + , or for the next to clear the active box. when in the • Enter the Annual Percentage Rate and the Period of loan or mortgage in years. • With all values specified and the last box highlighted, press to save the calculation and display the loan information screen.
® Partner X5 User's Manual Finding a Record • Open the Loan Calculator to display a list of saved loan calculations in the alphabetical order. • Touch an entry or move the highlight bar to it and press , to display the info screen on a loan. Loan Inquiry • • On a loan's info screen or in the record list (the desired loan to display a date record name must be highlighted), touch dialog box.
® Partner X5 User's Manual ♦ Note: This function enables you to compare the conditions of different loans as they are projected into the future. ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT ® The Account Management section of your Partner X5 allows you to keep track of your bank accounts and transactions. • Select Account Management from the CALCULATIONS section. Creating a Record • • Touch • • Touch • • to open a new record template. Specify an Account name (touch menu of sample names).
® Partner X5 User's Manual An account record in the viewing mode includes information on aggregate deposits and withdrawals, and on the adjusted new balance. ♦ Note: If the account details are changed, a new balance is calculated, and the Deposit and Withdrawal values are reset.
® Partner X5 • User's Manual Enter a transaction description. • Touch or press to save the transaction as part of an account record and display the Balance screen. Viewing Transactions • • Display an account record in the viewing mode, or highlight its line in the list. Touch to open an itemized list of deposits and withdrawals with the most recent transaction shown on top. Withdrawals appear as negative values. Deposits – as positive ones.
® Partner X5 User's Manual Checking and Setting Rates • When in the Calculation window, touch , to open the Currency rates window (by default all values are equal to 1). Use: • Ð,Ï to highlight lines • to specify / change a user currency name (marked ??? • at the bottom of list) • to switch to the Calculation. To set the desired currency rate, touch the corresponding line or highlight it and touch will appear: • or press .
® Partner X5 User's Manual • • Touch • Close the window to return to Calculation. or press + 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. Conversion • Open the Calculation window. Use: • Ð,Ï to change the active input box • , Î to pull out a currency selection menu for the active box • to change the exchange rate for the currency in the active box • • to switch to the Currency rates.
® Partner X5 User's Manual Use: • • • Ð,Ï to change the active input box • or Î to pull out a measure name or unit selection menu. Select a measure name from the upper menu and enter an amount in either input box, in any order. After you have typed a new amount in one of the boxes, press to refresh the display. (When a measurement unit is changed, the display is refreshed automatically.) • Touch or press + to clear the wrong input.
® Partner X5 User's Manual REFERENCE The REFERENCE section is your information and entertainment center. • Select the tab from the MAIN MENU to open the REFERENCE section. LOCAL AND WORLD TIME ® The Local & World Time section of your Partner X5, besides serving as a local and worldwide time and date reference, is also used to adjust system settings for the current date, time, local time zone, daily alarm, DST, and time announcement.
® Partner X5 User's Manual 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 Speech option is enabled).
® Partner X5 User's Manual ♦ Note: Use a comma to delimit the city and country names. • Touch or press . Date Default: 05-01-2003 in the mm-dd-yy format (may be changed to ddmm-yy in System Setup, see page 89). • • • • Touch the date value to display the Set Date setup dialog box. Touch year. , or press the number keys to set the day, month, and Use Í,Î to select active field. Touch or press . Time Default: midnight 12:00.
® Partner X5 User's Manual Daily Alarm Set Alarm Time Default: midnight 12:00. • • • • Touch to display the Set Alarm dialog box. Set the hours and minutes for the alarm time. Use Í,Î to select active field. Touch or press Turn Alarm On/Off Default: Off. to apply the setting. • Touch to turn the Daily Alarm on. The button will appear indented. Touch it again to turn the Daily Alarm off. Or, • • Touch . Check the Alarm box to turn the Daily Alarm on. Uncheck the box to turn it off.
® Partner X5 • touch User's Manual or press in the Local Time or the World Time screen, or • touch on the Sidebar • interrupt a Daily Alarm beep to display a Time pop-up window. World Time Using your Partner’s World Time subsection, you may view the international zone times in cities around the globe, along with appropriate map illustrations. • Select the World time option in the Time menu.
® Partner X5 User's Manual TRAVEL GUIDE The Partner® X5 Travel Guide will help you find out a few important facts about any country you plan to visit – capital, weather conditions, spoken languages, currency, etc.11 • Select Travel Guide from the REFERENCE section. • • To switch between English and Spanish, touch • Touch the corresponding line in the list, or make sure the line is .
® Partner X5 User's Manual • Select Telephone codes from the REFERENCE section. • • To switch between English and Spanish, 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 • Enter your name(s) and touch or press . Players take turns putting black and white chips on the intersection points of the game grid. Each player tries to build up an uninterrupted vertical, horizontal, or diagonal row of five chips of his color, simultaneously preventing his opponent from doing the same. • To make your move, touch an intersection point, or move the cursor to it with the Í,Î,Ð,Ï keys and press .
® Partner X5 • User's Manual Press to start a game. • 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.
® 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 PHONE WIZARD The Phone Wizard helps you to easily learn a phone number by finding a word corresponding to this number. This way of dialing is used with phones which use an alphanumeric keyboard. • Select Phone Wizard from the REFERENCE section. • Input the phone number and touch display the possible word matches.
® Partner X5 User's Manual • • to get an explanation of the selected English word to get an instant translation of the selected word • and to listen to the pronunciation of an English or Spanish word. USA 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.
® Partner X5 User's Manual Use: • , or t, u to move between the questions in the current chapter • to obtain an Instant Reverse Translation of the highlighted word • to get an explanation of the highlighted English word • or to listen to the pronunciation of a 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.
® Partner X5 User's Manual SYSTEM SETUP For best results and to ensure that you can fully employ all of the Partner’s diverse features, it is recommended that you thoroughly familiarize yourself with the options of the System Setup section, which will allow you to adjust the device configuration to better suit your needs. • Select System Setup from the SETUP section. Key Tone This feature is designed to produce a short beep every time you press a key on the Partner's keyboard.
® Partner X5 • Touch or press the System Setup menu. User's Manual to save the setting and return to Auto Shutoff Period The automatic turnoff has a preset delay of 3 minutes. This feature saves battery life and prevents accidental display damage by shutting the device down after the specified period of inactivity. The adjustable range is from 1 to 15 minutes. • • • Select Auto Shutoff from the System Setup menu to display a setup prompt.
® Partner X5 • User's Manual If the calibration was successful, a confirmation message will be shown and the setup window will close. If the Mismatch! message appears, you will have to repeat the procedure. Adult Lock In this subsection you can hide slang words or phrases contained in the dictionaries. For example, you may forbid your children access to slang using this feature. Adult Lock is ON by default. • Select Adult Lock from the System Setup menu to display a setup prompt.
® Partner X5 User's Manual Audio Settings This option enables you to switch the internal speakers on or off and change the microphone input level. • Select Audio Settings from the System Setup menu to display a setup window. • • 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.
® Partner X5 User's Manual Date Format The default American Month-Day-Year date format can be changed to Day-Month-Year. The Week starts on Sunday option allows you to choose the Calendar format. • • • Select Date 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 Battery Check from the System Setup menu to display the condition of the batteries. ♦ Note: The DC power ON message will be displayed if you are using an external power supply. SECURITY A password can be set up in the system to make it possible for you to protect your personal records and lock up the PC communication function. ® With no password set (default) all the functions of the Partner X5 are freely accessible.
® Partner X5 User's Manual • 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. If you forget it, you will have to reset the system, which may cause irrevocable loss of user data. Security On If a password is set, the data access is locked: • Automatically – after a password has been set or changed.
® Partner X5 • • User's Manual Enter the old password. Touch or press . Enter a new password and retype it for confirmation. Touch . or press ♦ Note: To delete a password and turn Security off, leave both password input fields blank and touch or press . The Password cleared. The Device unlocked message will confirm the removal of the password. Options • • Select Options from the Security menu.
® Partner X5 User's Manual DATA DELETION At some point you might decide it is time to free up the memory resources. You can do this in a much faster way than deleting records one by one. The Data Deletion section gives you this opportunity. • Select Data Deletion from the SETUP section. All sections can be emptied separately or all together (the last option All Organizer’s Records). ♦ Note: If you select All Organizer's Records, then the Voice Memo section will be purged as well.
® Partner X5 User's Manual ABOUT You can find the Ectaco web address and the product name here. • Select About from the SETUP section.
