ECTACO® Partner® C-4ER English Russian Professional Talking Electronic Dictionary & eBook USER MANUAL ECTACO® Partner® C-4ER Англо-русский и русско-английский профессиональный говорящий электронный словарь и электронная книга РУКОВОДСТВО ПО ЭКСПЛУАТАЦИИ
ECTACO® Partner® C-4ER 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® C-4ER User Manual CONTENTS INTRODUCTION..................................................................................... 5 General View ........................................................................................ 6 Power Supply........................................................................................ 6 SD card................................................................................................. 7 Initialization .....................................
ECTACO® Partner® C-4ER User Manual Speech settings .................................................................................. 27 Slang lock ........................................................................................... 27 Time settings ...................................................................................... 27 System settings ..................................................................................
ECTACO® Partner® C-4ER User Manual INTRODUCTION Congratulations on purchasing ECTACO® Partner® C-4ER! 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® C-4ER User Manual Three font sizes Bilingual interface AC/DC adapter jack Headphone jack SD slot 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. General View The general view and external features of ECTACO® Partner® C-4ER are shown below.
ECTACO® Partner® C-4ER User Manual 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. How to Recharge the Battery ECTACO® Partner® C-4ER is equipped with a jack for external power supply. Only a special charger may be used with your ECTACO® Partner® C-4ER. Use of an inappropriate external power supply may cause failure of the device and will void the warranty. The AC/DC adapter should provide 5V and min 250mA DC.
ECTACO® Partner® C-4ER ECTACO® User Manual Partner® C-4ER has standard and phonetic modes of entering Russian letters. Russian standard mode allows you to enter Russian letters corresponding to the keyboard marks. Russian phonetic mode allows you to enter Russian letters by their phonetic consonance with English letters, e.g. you can press the F key to enter the Russian letter "Ф". The table below shows the Russian and English layouts in the Russian phonetic mode1.
ECTACO® Partner® C-4ER SHIFT+ Page Up SHIFT+ Page Down User Manual Other shortcut keys open sections or applications corresponding to the marks on the keys (press SHIFT+ shortcut key; for example, SHIFT+DICT).
ECTACO® Partner® C-4ER User Manual Slang lock is on The card is in the SD-slot The number of reverse translations performed , More contents available , Horizontal scrolling enabled , Vertical scrolling enabled Beginning or end of list / scrolling unavailable Main Menu ECTACO® Partner® C-4ER Main Menu consists of four sections, which visually organize access to the corresponding applications. To display the Main Menu, turn the device on and/or close a current application.
ECTACO® Partner® C-4ER • • Use and User Manual to scroll through the menu items. Press Enter to perform the corresponding action. The Context Menu is also available from within the Search window (where applicable) – just press . • To close the Context Menu, press ESC. The Context Menu options may vary depending on the application. DICTIONARIES English Russian Dictionary The Dictionaries section includes the English with a total of over 1,000,000 words.
ECTACO® Partner® C-4ER User Manual You can listen to the pronunciation of any headword in the list – just highlight it and then press . • When the desired word is highlighted, press Enter to see its translation(s). • Use , to scroll through the entries. Alternatively, use SHIFT+ SHIFT+ , . • Press any letter key to return to the input line, and translate another word in the same Dictionary.
ECTACO® Partner® C-4ER • User Manual To obtain explanation of the English headword, select Explain in WordNet in the Context Menu. To enter additional symbols: select Enter additional symbols in the Context Menu; use , , and to highlight the desired symbol; press Enter. • To switch between the Insert and Overtype modes, select Insert/Overtype in the Context Menu. Adding Entries to FlashCards You can create your personal sets of entries copied from the Dictionary.
ECTACO® Partner® C-4ER User Manual You can listen to the pronunciation of any word in the list. Just highlight the desired word and then press . • Select the desired word and then press Enter. If the spell-checker is unable to suggest alternative words, the No variants message will appear. Parts of Speech, Gender Labels, Abbreviations Translations of a headword are marked with part-of-speech labels. adj. прил. – adjective id. ид. – idiom phr. фраза – phrase abbr. аббр. – abbreviation interj. воскл.
ECTACO® Partner® C-4ER User Manual verb глаг. – verb Russian nouns are marked with gender and number labels. F ж.р. – feminine M м.р. – masculine N ср.р. – neuter PL мн.ч. – plural MF м. и ж.р. – common gender Certain words and expressions in the Dictionary are marked with the following abbreviations: anat. – anatomy поэт. – poetic вчт. – computers bact. – bacteriology психол. – psychology геол. – geology biochem. – радио – radio геом. – geometry biochemistry разг. – colloquial горн. – mining biol.
ECTACO® Partner® C-4ER User Manual библ. – biblical мех. – mechanics церк. – ecclesiastical биол. – biology мин. – mineralogy шахм. – chess биохим. – biochemistry миф. – mythology шотл. – Scottish бирж. – stock мор. – nautical шутл. – jocular exchange муз. – music эк. – economics бот. – botany неценз. – obscene эл. – electrical брит. – British опт. – optics энт. – entomology бухг. – bookkeeping охот. – hunting юж.-аф. – South вет. – veterinary перен. – figurative African воен. – military полигр.
ECTACO® Partner® C-4ER User Manual 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 right-hand display. • Press any letter key to return to the Search window. Pronunciation of Words and Phrases The Text-To-Speech technology provides pronunciation of words and phrases for the English and Russian languages in the Dictionary.
ECTACO® Partner® C-4ER User Manual You can listen to the pronunciation of any topic or subtopic title – just highlight it and then press . • Select a subtopic. Press Enter to see the phrases.
ECTACO® Partner® C-4ER User Manual • To listen to the pronunciation of the idiom or its translation, highlight the desired item by using , and then press . • Use , to scroll through the entries. Alternatively, use SHIFT+ SHIFT+ , . , or 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 application. • Enter the Dictionaries section. • Select Irregular Verbs and then press Enter.
ECTACO® Partner® C-4ER User Manual The face of a card shows the source word translation/definition, and the reverse side shows the source word. The player browses the cards and, whenever necessary, uses a hint. 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. • To set a card apart, press Enter.
ECTACO® Partner® C-4ER User Manual use the Select another set option; select Explain in WordNet to look up the source word in the WordNet Dictionary; use the Show synonyms and Show samples options (available for the SAT 200 vocabulary). Hangman Word Game ECTACO® Partner® C-4ER features the learning game Hangman, which can improve your spelling skills and enhance your personal vocabulary. • Enter the Exercises section. • Select Hangman and then press Enter. The game will begin.
ECTACO® Partner® C-4ER User Manual The number of won and lost games is shown on the left-hand display. • To reset statistics, use the Context Menu. • Press ESC to start a new game. SAT 200 This application includes two hundred keywords with transcription, explanation, synonyms, and samples selected from the SAT vocabulary. • Enter the Exercises section. • Select SAT 200 and then press Enter. The application will open.
ECTACO® Partner® C-4ER User Manual • To listen to the pronunciation of any headword or explanation, highlight it by using , and then press . • Use , to scroll through the entries. Alternatively, use SHIFT+ SHIFT+ , . • Use the Context Menu for additional options. , or English Grammar Guide ECTACO® Partner® C-4ER contains the English Grammar guide in the English and Russian languages, depending on the selected interface language. • Enter the Exercises section.
ECTACO® Partner® C-4ER User Manual • Choose a category by pressing • Input the value. , . Press Enter. Currency Conversion The Currency Conversion function allows you to instantly calculate conversion values between twelve pre-installed currencies and three user-defined currencies. • Enter the Extras section. • Select Currency Conversion and press Enter. The application will open. • Select the Set rate option to specify currency names and rates. Press Enter.
ECTACO® Partner® C-4ER User Manual • Select the desired chapter by using • Use and • To display or hide the answer, press Enter. or . Press Enter. to switch between questions in the current chapter. No answers are available for some questions; for example, the names of current government officials. • To listen to the pronunciation of a question or answer text visible on the or SHIFT+ , respectively.
ECTACO® Partner® C-4ER User Manual • To see information for another city, scroll through the alphabetic list by pressing , . • Also, you can quickly find the desired city by pressing the first letter of its name and scrolling through the list by using , . • When you find the desired city, press Enter to save changes. The next time you enter this application, the city you have chosen will be displayed first.
ECTACO® Partner® C-4ER User Manual Speech settings Use the Speech settings to adjust the Volume, Speech frequency and Speech speed, shaping your own pronunciation style. • Select the desired option and then press Enter. • 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.
ECTACO® Partner® C-4ER , , User Manual 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 local city. You can quickly find a desired city by entering the first letter of its name and scrolling through the list by using , . To select another city of the same country or switch to another country, scroll through the alphabetic list by pressing SHIFT+ , .
ECTACO® Partner® C-4ER User Manual Set sleep time The automatic power off has a preset delay of 3 minutes. This feature saves battery life by shutting down the device after a specified period of inactivity. The adjustable range is from 1 to 5 minutes. Russian keyboard layout You can choose one of the available Russian keyboard layouts: Standard or Phonetic. The Standard layout allows you to enter Russian letters in accordance with the keyboard marks.
