ECTACO® Partner® EP850 Hand-held Electronic Language Teacher®, Text Translator, Talking Dictionary, and Audio PhraseBook™ USER MANUAL
ECTACO Partner® EP850 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® EP850 User Manual FCC Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. 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.
ECTACO Partner® EP850 User Manual CONTENTS GENERAL DESCRIPTION.................................................................................. 6 Introduction ........................................................................................................ 6 General View ..................................................................................................... 7 Power Supply..................................................................................................... 8 SD Card ..
ECTACO Partner® EP850 User Manual ENTERTAINMENT ............................................................................................ 30 Audio Books..................................................................................................... 30 Audio Player..................................................................................................... 31 Voice Recorder ................................................................................................ 32 Calendar .........
ECTACO Partner® EP850 User Manual GENERAL DESCRIPTION Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the high-end class ECTACO Partner® EP850 Handheld Electronic Language Teacher®, Text Translator, Talking Dictionary, and Audio PhraseBook™! The product you have purchased is the result of the combined efforts of the ECTACO team of linguists, engineers, and programmers. You are now the owner of one of the most advanced electronic devices ever produced for translation purposes and language studies.
ECTACO Partner® EP850 User Manual • World Time • Voice Recorder • Calculator • Bilingual interface • Backlight • SD slot • mini-USB port • Headset jack • The device is compatible with the ECTACO C-Pen® hand-held scanner for text recognition and translation Device is powered by AC/DC adapter (Travel Charger) and rechargeable battery (all included in the standard package). Note: Always use the original accessories manufactured by ECTACO, Inc.
ECTACO Partner® EP850 User Manual Power Supply ® ECTACO Partner EP850 is powered by a special Li-Polymer rechargeable battery. When the battery becomes weak, the red LED signal starts blinking. In that case, the voice function will be disabled in order to prevent excessive discharge of the battery and a resulting loss of data in RAM. To restore full functionality of the device, recharge the battery as soon as possible.
ECTACO Partner® EP850 User Manual Note: Do not modify the content of the system folder. Do not delete system files. • To disconnect the device, just unplug the cable. Note: Always back up your important data! Neither the manufacturer nor the dealers assume any responsibility for lost or corrupted data. Initialization In the rare event that the data on the screen is corrupted or a program is not responding properly, you will need to perform a reset. key).
ECTACO Partner® EP850 User Manual Close active window / Cancel Delete character to the left of cursor Switch focus between displayed controls (check boxes etc.) +key Press and hold this key down to type in uppercase or to enter additional symbols marked on the keys.
ECTACO Partner® EP850 User Manual Extras At the top of the screen, you will see the battery life indicator. The Main Menu sections are described below. The content of the Main Menu depends on product model. • Use the Dictionaries section to access Dictionary, Audio PhraseBook, Text Translation, English Idioms, and Irregular Verbs. • Use the Language Teacher section to access Language Teacher®, FlashCards, Hangman, and USA Interview.
ECTACO Partner® EP850 User Manual Dictionary Toolbar Audio PhraseBook Say Audio Player Record/recognize Calculator Volume Settings On-screen keyboard Back Forward On-screen Keyboard The on-screen keyboard is a set of virtual keys displayed on the screen. This set of keys simulates the conventional physical keyboard or part of it. • In applications featuring text input, tap keyboard. • To hide it, tap on the sidebar to activate the on-screen once again.
ECTACO Partner® EP850 User Manual • Place the tip of ECTACO C-Pen® before the first character of your text. The leg with the touch trigger should be below the text line and the other leg above the text line. • Keep the touch trigger pressed onto the surface and move ECTACO C-Pen® over the line of text. You can move ECTACO C-Pen® either left-to-right or right-to-left over the text. • Lift your ECTACO C-Pen®. • In the Ready to scan dialog, tap Ok. The text will be transferred to the selected application.
ECTACO Partner® EP850 User Manual • To activate the pop-up toolbar, press . • To perform an action, just tap the corresponding icon. Alternatively, select it by using or and then press .
ECTACO Partner® EP850 User Manual Reset statistics Start new game Rescan the card Hide Edit Clear date Clear to date Switch to Agenda View Switch to Day View Switch to Calendar View Add new item Sort Filter Turn the sound off Turn the sound on Volume control The contents of the toolbar depend on the current application. Pop-up Menus With the help of pop-up menus, you can quickly choose an action to perform on the selected item. For example, you can copy a text onto the clipboard.
ECTACO Partner® EP850 User Manual Note: Pop-up menus may vary from application to application. • To activate the pop-up menu, highlight the desired item and hold the stylus down on it for a second. • When the pop-up menu appears, lift the stylus and then select the desired action. You can close the pop-up menu by tapping anywhere on the screen, outside of the menu.
ECTACO Partner® EP850 User Manual Certain words and expressions in the dictionary are marked with the following abbreviations: akust. – acoustics lit. – literature am. – American litur. – liturgical anat. – anatomy log. – logic arch. – architecture lotn. – aviation astr. – astronomy mal. – painting aut . – motor transport mar. – nautical bibl. – biblical mat. – mathematics bil. – billiards mech. – mechanics biochem. – biochemistry med. – medicine biol. – biology metal.
ECTACO Partner® EP850 User Manual geol. – geology ret. – rhetoric geom. – geometry roln. – agriculture gield. – sock exchange ros. – russian gimn. – gymnastics sad. – legal górn. – mining skr. – abbreviation gram. – grammar sl. – slang gw. – informal sport. – sport handl. – trading szach. – chess herald. – heraldry szerm. – fencing hist. – historical szew. – shoemaking hutn. – metallurgy szkoc. – scottish irl. – irish teatr. – theater iron. – ironical tech. – technical jez.
ECTACO Partner® EP850 User Manual • TTS is able to generate the pronunciation of any text, not limited to dictionary entries. Simply type a word or phrase in the Text Translation input field and then press the key to listen to its pronunciation. Note: The Volume options (found in the Settings section) allow you to adjust speech volume. Online Manual ECTACO Partner® EP850 user manual is compiled in an electronic format and is stored on the SD card.
ECTACO Partner® EP850 User Manual • To look up the highlighted English entry in the WordNet Dictionary, select pop-up toolbar. on the Spell-checker Vector Ultima™ The spell-checker Vector Ultima™ is one of the most advanced on the market. When you are unsure of a word's spelling, Vector Ultima™ allows you to enter the word as you hear it and choose a spelling variation from the list. • Type the word board as you hear it: bord. • Activate the pop-up toolbar, and then select menu and tap Spellcheck. .
ECTACO Partner® EP850 User Manual • Tap Add. Options Use Options to hide slang words and phrases in the dictionaries. • Press and then tap on the pop-up toolbar. Note: To disable Slang Lock, please use this password: showslan. • To save changes, tap OK. WordNet Dictionary ® ECTACO Partner EP850 includes the advanced English explanatory dictionary – WordNet, which is integrated into the main dictionary.
ECTACO Partner® EP850 User Manual Basics • In the Main Menu, tap or press 1 to open the Dictionaries section. • Tap the application name. Alternatively, highlight it and then press application will open and you will see the topics window. . The For easy reference, the phrases are arranged by topics. • To open a topic or subtopic, tap the corresponding item. • To change topic, tap the desired one.
ECTACO Partner® EP850 User Manual The gender options provide greater translation flexibility and accuracy. They affect the way Partner® EP850 translates certain words and phrases, not the voiceover. You cannot change the voice from male to female or vice versa. • Select the Auto Playback option to instantly hear the phrase translation pronounced (when your phrase is recognized). Note: Contents of the phrasebook may vary depending on the selected gender options. • To save changes, tap OK.
ECTACO Partner® EP850 • In the Main Menu, tap User Manual or press 1 to open the Dictionaries section. • Tap the application name. Alternatively, highlight it and then press idioms will be displayed. . The list of • Start typing the desired idiom; it will appear highlighted. The idiom's translation will be shown on the lower section of the screen. • To hear the translation pronounced, press . • To look up an idiom in the Dictionary, simply double-tap it.
ECTACO Partner® EP850 User Manual • Highlight the desired phrase. • To hear the phrase pronounced in the target language, press and release . • Repeat this several times until you learn the correct pronunciation. • Change the translation direction. • Position your mouth near the built-in microphone at a distance of 3 – 6 inches (8 – 15 cm). • Press and hold . You will see a dialog with two buttons: Correct and Wrong. • Say the newly learned phrase into the microphone.
ECTACO Partner® EP850 User Manual ® There are four steps in Language Teacher : Alphabet, Words, Phrases, and Dialogs. Each step comprises several stages. • Tap Go or Restart to start learning. • Otherwise, tap Continue to resume learning from where you left off. • Follow the instructions announced. • Tap Continue to go to the next item, stage, or step. You may quickly jump to the desired step by tapping the percentage indicator next to it.
ECTACO Partner® EP850 User Manual There are pre-defined card sets in this application. Additionally, you can create your own sets. • To select the desired set, double-tap the respective folder name, or tap on the the left of the folder name, and then tap the desired set name. box to • Tap the FlashCards, Pockets, Translation Test, or Spell It Right icon to the left. The game will begin. Game statistics are stored in the device memory so you can resume playing from where you left off.
ECTACO Partner® EP850 User Manual The goal is to learn all cards in the set. You will be prompted to proceed to the next set once you have finished the current one. The number of unlearned cards in a set is recorded for each game. This information is displayed on the screen. For example, Words left: 10 means you have 10 cards remaining unlearned. • Tap the Drop button to set a card apart. • To go to the next card, tap Skip.
ECTACO Partner® EP850 User Manual displayed on the screen. For example, Words left: 10 means you have 10 cards unlearned. When you have finished a set, the Current set is finished! Start Over? message will be shown. • Tap Yes to reset the statistics and go to the first question in the current set. Spell It Right In this game the focus is on the correct spelling of words. The program displays the cards one by one with the source word hidden.
ECTACO Partner® EP850 User Manual • Each word is added to the list shown in the middle of the screen. To see the translation of a word, just tap on it. • The number of won and lost games is shown on the lower section of the screen. To reset statistics, tap on the pop-up toolbar. • To start a new game, tap . USA Interview This is the ultimate talking preparation guide to the U.S. citizenship exam. • In the Main Menu, tap or press 2 to open the Language Teacher® section. • Tap the application name.
ECTACO Partner® EP850 • Tap User Manual or just press and listen to the tour. To play a particular narration, select it and then tap or press . Use: • • , , to list items; to list pages. • To play an item at a specific point, tap the slider on the progress bar and then drag the slider to the desired position. • To pause playing, tap • To stop playing, tap . . • To return to the Main Menu, press .
ECTACO Partner® EP850 User Manual Play Pause Turn shuffle on Turn shuffle off Repeat one Repeat all Repeat none Previous Stop Next Voice Recorder The Voice Recorder allows you to record memos and play them back. or press 3 to activate the Entertainment section. • In the Main Menu, tap • Tap the application name. Alternatively, highlight it and then press application will then open. • To start recording, tap . .
ECTACO Partner® EP850 User Manual Calendar Manage your time effectively by using the Calendar application. You may enter records, as well as edit and delete them. • In the Main Menu, tap or press 3 to activate the Entertainment section. • Tap the application name. Alternatively, highlight it and then press application will open. . The Agenda View, Day View, Calendar The Agenda View displays the schedule for the selected day. The Day View displays the schedule for the selected time.
ECTACO Partner® EP850 User Manual • To edit the appointment, press changes. and then tap on the pop-up toolbar. Make your • Select OK to save your changes and return to the main window. • In Calendar, press and then tap for a certain date or earlier, respectively. or to delete the appointments scheduled Tasks This is a standard organizer program for managing your tasks. • In the Main Menu, tap or press 3 to activate the Entertainment section. • Tap the application name.
ECTACO Partner® EP850 • To edit the task, press User Manual and then tap on the pop-up toolbar. • To save changes, tap OK. 2) Use the toolbar options to add a new task, edit or delete the highlighted task, set the desired sort order or selection criteria. EXTRAS Calculator ECTACO Partner® EP850 includes a standard calculator with memory features. The screen has 9-digit display capacity. • In the Main Menu, tap or press 4 to open the Extras section. • Tap the application name.
ECTACO Partner® EP850 User Manual or press 4 to open the Extras section. • In the Main Menu, tap • Tap the application name. Alternatively, highlight it and then press application will open. . The • Tap Men's Shirts, Men's Shoes, Women's Blouses, or Women's Shoes to view the respective section. • To navigate to any other section from the current one, use the corresponding hyperlink. Metric Conversion With the help of ECTACO Partner® EP850 you can perform metric conversions.
ECTACO Partner® EP850 User Manual • Select the Mute check box to turn off sound, if necessary. • Tap on the Gain control to decrease or increase microphone sensitivity. Note: The External option is selected automatically when the headset is plugged in. Power Options • Tap on the Backlight Level control to adjust it. The Power Scheme options are selected automatically depending on the detected power supply. Adjust the backlight and power auto-off time.
