ECTACO® Partner® E500T Talking Electronic Dictionary & Phrasebook USER MANUAL
ECTACO® Partner® E500T User Manual ECTACO, Inc. assumes no responsibility for any damage or loss resulting from the use of this manual. ECTACO, Inc. assumes no responsibility for any loss or claims by third parties, which may arise through the use of this product. ECTACO, Inc. assumes no responsibility for any damage or loss caused by deletion of data as a result of malfunction, repairs, or battery replacement. Be sure to back up all important data on other media to avoid data loss.
ECTACO® Partner® E500T User Manual Warning: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
ECTACO® Partner® E500T User Manual CONTENTS INTRODUCTION .................................................................... 6 General View ........................................................................ 8 Power Supply ....................................................................... 8 Reprogramming to Other Language Pairs.......................... 10 Initialization......................................................................... 10 Keyboard ........................................
ECTACO® Partner® E500T User Manual SAT 5000.............................................................................. 23 USA INTERVIEW ................................................................. 24 CALCULATOR ..................................................................... 24 CURRENCY CONVERSION................................................. 25 Setting and Checking Rates ............................................... 25 Conversion .........................................................
ECTACO® Partner® E500T User Manual INTRODUCTION Congratulations on purchasing ECTACO® Partner® E500T! This product is the result of the combined efforts of Ectaco's linguists, engineers, and programmers, and represents the last generation of the highest-performance integrated linguistic systems available.
ECTACO® Partner® E500T User Manual Grammar guide USA Interview Calculator Slang lock Three font sizes Mini-USB port for external power supply Headphone jack As continuous efforts are being made by the manufacturer to ensure the best quality and performance of the ECTACO® Partner® products, some characteristics of the device you have purchased may slightly differ from their description in this manual.
ECTACO® Partner® E500T User Manual General View The general view and external features of ECTACO® Partner® E500T are shown below. Power Supply The device is powered by two AAA (LR03) batteries.
ECTACO® Partner® E500T User Manual How to Replace the Batteries • Ensure the power is off. Press ON/OFF to turn the device off. Never try to remove batteries from the device when the power is on. This can seriously damage the device. If you experience difficulty turning the device off, press the Reset button on the lefthand side of the keyboard (under the A key) and reset the system. • Remove the battery compartment cover by sliding it away from the device.
ECTACO® Partner® E500T User Manual Use of an inappropriate external power supply may cause failure of the device and may void the warranty. Always use the original accessories manufactured by ECTACO, Inc. Reprogramming to Other Language Pairs ECTACO® Partner® E500C can be reprogrammed to other language pairs. To reprogram the device, perform the following steps: 1. Order an SD card with firmware corresponding to the desired language pair(s) from www.ectaco.com.
ECTACO® Partner® E500T User Manual The Reset button is located on the left-hand side of the keyboard (under the A key). It can be accessed with any thin object like a paper clip. Never use a needle or pin for this purpose since it can damage the device. Electrostatic discharge may cause failure of the device. Please use the Reset button to restore full functionality of the device. • If you see the Initialize system? (y/n) message, press the N key to abort initialization and customization.
ECTACO® Partner® E500T User Manual SPELLER Launch spell-checker (SHIFT+ P-UP or P-DN) Pronounce a headword or a highlighted portion of translation SHIFT+ Access additional symbols1 SHIFT+ Switch between the Insert and Overtype modes , Move cursor / highlight / switch Main Menu , P-UP / P-DN Highlight / scroll lines / switch Main Menu / change values Page Up / Page Down ENTER Execute ESC Cancel / return to the previous page / switch to Main Menu ALT Enter diacritic letters (for example: ä, ö,
ECTACO® Partner® E500T User Manual Switch translation direction SHIFT+ Switch language pair (where available) Other shortcut keys open sections corresponding to the marks on the keys (press SHIFT+ shortcut key; for example, SHIFT+DICT). Display ECTACO® Partner® E500T features a high-resolution screen (255x160 pixels).
ECTACO® Partner® E500T User Manual Main Menu ECTACO® Partner® E500T Main Menu consists of 15 icons, which visually organize access to the dictionary's sections. To display the Main Menu, turn the device on and/or close the current section. • Move between icons by using • To open a section, which icon is highlighted, press ENTER. , or , .
ECTACO® Partner® E500T User Manual English words in the Dictionary is illustrated by means of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). • Press SHIFT+DICT to enter the Dictionary section. • Use to switch the translation direction. Viewing entries • To translate a word, enter it from the keyboard. • When the desired word is highlighted, press ENTER to see its translation(s).
ECTACO® Partner® E500T You can change the translation direction by pressing User Manual . Vector Ultima™ Spellchecker When you are unsure of the spelling of a word, the multilingual spellchecker Vector Ultima™ will help you. • Type the word as you hear it. For example, "foll" for "fall". • Press SHIFT+SPELLER (SHIFT and either of the P-UP / P-DN keys). • Select the desired word and then press ENTER. If the spell-checker is unable to suggest alternative words, the No variants message will appear.
ECTACO® Partner® E500T User Manual num. – numeral interj. – interjection suff. – suffix pref. – prefix conj. – conjunction adv. – adverb part. – particle noun – noun verb – verb prep. – preposition Nouns can be marked with gender and number labels: FPL – feminine plural F – feminine MPL – masculine plural M – masculine MFPL – common gender plural MF – common gender Certain words and expressions in the dictionary are marked with abbreviations to indicate the use of such entries. For example: med.
ECTACO® Partner® E500T • User Manual Press ENTER to obtain its reverse translation. You can make up to 10 reverse translations in succession (without closing windows). The current number of the reverse translations performed is shown at the bottom of the display. Use: • ESC to close the reverse translation windows2; • SHIFT+DICT or any letter key to return to the input line.
ECTACO® Partner® E500T User Manual PHRASEBOOK The phrasebook contains over 14,000 phrases per language pair. The phrases are divided into 15 conversational topics. Translation direction can be changed by pressing . Basics Bank Repairs / Laundry Traveling Communication means Sport / Leisure Hotel In the restaurant Health / Drugstore Local transport Food / Drinks Beauty Care Sightseeing Shopping Calling for police All topics contain a number of subtopics.
ECTACO® Partner® E500T User Manual In the Phrases mode, the application shows full sentences, some of which have changeable parts. These are underlined. • Highlight the desired changeable part by using , press ENTER. and then For example, when viewing the phrase How frequent are the flights? you can highlight the flights and change it to the trains. • Press ENTER to confirm your choice.
ECTACO® Partner® E500T User Manual IRREGULAR VERBS All commonly used English irregular verbs with their Past Simple and Past Participle forms are stored in alphabetical order in the Irregular Verbs section. Additionally, German irregular verbs with their Präteritum and Partizip Präteritum forms are available in the EnglishGerman model. • Press SHIFT+VERBS to enter the Irregular Verbs section. • To switch between English and other language, press the (if applicable).
ECTACO® Partner® E500T • User Manual To switch between grammar guides, press the applicable). key (if The Grammar section contains three-level hierarchical menus. You can reach a menu's third level by consecutively selecting topics from the menu. HANGMAN WORD GAME ECTACO® Partner® E500T features the learning game Hangman, which can improve your spelling skills and enhance your personal vocabulary. • Press SHIFT+GAME to enter the Hangman section. • Select a language for the game by pressing .
ECTACO® Partner® E500T User Manual SAT 200 This section includes two hundred English keywords with transcriptions and definitions from the SAT vocabulary. The EnglishGerman model also includes over two hundred and seventy German words with their definitions. German nouns are listed with their gender in the form of the definite article (der, die or das); Genitive singular and Nominative plural endings are also listed. • Enter the SAT 200 section.
ECTACO® Partner® E500T User Manual USA INTERVIEW This is the ultimate talking preparation guide to the U.S. citizenship exam. • Enter the USA Interview section. • To listen to the pronunciation of the chapter title, highlight it and then press . • Select the desired chapter by using • Use the P-UP / P-DN keys to switch between questions in the current chapter. • To display or hide the answer, press ENTER. or . Press ENTER. The most important questions are marked with an asterisk (*).
ECTACO® Partner® E500T User Manual 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. CURRENCY CONVERSION The Currency Conversion function allows you to instantly calculate conversion values between twelve pre-installed currencies and three user-defined currencies. • Press SHIFT+MONEY to enter the Currency Conversion section.
ECTACO® Partner® E500T User Manual METRIC CONVERSION With ECTACO® Partner® E500T you may easily convert units of measure from the British-American system into the metric system commonly used in Europe and vice versa, as well as convert within each system. • Press SHIFT+METRIC to enter the Metric Conversion section. • Choose a subsection by pressing • Input the value. , . Press ENTER. WORLD TIME Using the World Time section, you may view the current time in cities around the globe.
ECTACO® Partner® E500T User Manual SETUP Personalize your ECTACO® Partner® E500T by selecting options in the Setup section. • Press SHIFT+SETUP to enter the Setup section. Most of the Setup section options are very easy to adjust. Unless stated otherwise, enter a subsection and select the desired option with , and , (if applicable). Then press ENTER to confirm your choice. • Press ESC to return to the list of subsections.
ECTACO® Partner® E500T User Manual • Use ENTER to move between the Volume, Speech frequency, and Speech speed controls. • Use , • Press ENTER to save changes. to adjust the levels of each option. Slang lock In this subsection you can hide slang words or phrases contained in the Dictionary. For example, you may forbid your children to access slang. Slang lock is on by default. To disable the Slang lock function, please use this password: showslan.
ECTACO® Partner® E500T User Manual When you switch the Interface language, the Time format may change. Clock In this subsection you can choose the desired city and adjust the current time. Use: , , or ENTER to move the highlight; or the numeric keys to change values. • Specify the current date and time. • Use the "A" and "P" keys to specify AM and PM, respectively. • Select the desired city.
ECTACO® Partner® E500T • User Manual Press ENTER. Set sleep time This feature saves battery life by shutting down the device after a specified period of inactivity: 1, 3 or 5 minutes.4 Revision 1.
