ECTACO® Partner® LUX2 LANGUAGE LEARNING SYSTEM & UNIVERSAL TRAVEL COMPANION USER MANUAL ENG More manuals are available at www.ectaco.
ECTACO® Partner® LUX2 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® LUX2 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® LUX2 User Manual CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................... 6 Highlights ................................................................................................. 6 GENERAL DESCRIPTION ........................................................................ 7 General View ........................................................................................... 7 Keyboard ..........................................
ECTACO® Partner® LUX2 User Manual MORE STUDIES...................................................................................... 27 SAT/TOEFL ........................................................................................... 27 Irregular Verbs ....................................................................................... 28 Vocabulary Builder ................................................................................. 28 Linguistic Crossword .....................................
ECTACO® Partner® LUX2 User Manual INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase of the Language Learning System & Universal Travel Companion – ECTACO® Partner® LUX2! 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® LUX2 User Manual GENERAL DESCRIPTION General View Due to the rotary screen, the device can be easily transformed into a handy tablet. Just turn the device screen 180° clockwise from its original position. To restore the screen to its original position, turn it 180° counterclockwise. Note: To avoid damaging the device and invalidation of the warranty, do not rotate the screen by an angle exceeding 180°.
ECTACO® Partner® LUX2 User Manual Switch to the Home Screen. Press and hold: show recently used applications. Show or hide the application menu. When in the Home Screen, press this key to activate the menu with the following commands: Wallpaper, Manage apps, and System settings. Search. In the search window, enter the desired word or title you want to find. Open the Dictionary window.
ECTACO® Partner® LUX2 User Manual The Enter key. Data input; confirm the action you have selected. Re-initialize system. The RESET button is located on the back of the device under the battery compartment cover. RESET Power Supply ® ® ECTACO Partner LUX2 is powered by a special Li-Polymer rechargeable battery. When the battery becomes low, a warning message will be displayed. To restore full functionality of the device, recharge the battery as soon as possible.
ECTACO® Partner® LUX2 User Manual five sections, which visually organize access to the ECTACO® Partner® LUX2 applications. To display the Home Screen, turn the device on, and/or exit the currently running application. You can also navigate to the Home Screen by pressing the key. The Home Screen consists of the following sections: My Apps, More Studies, Language Studies (main section), Additional Resources, as well as Internet and Communication.
ECTACO® Partner® LUX2 User Manual To close an application, use the key. In some applications, you will need to press the key and then select the Exit or Close command in the application menu. You can organize your applications with folders. To make a new folder on your Home Screen, stack one application on top of another by using the stylus. To rename a folder, tap its name.
ECTACO® Partner® LUX2 User Manual Connecting to a TV You can connect a TV with an HDMI input port to your ECTACO® Partner® LUX2. It transmits both the video and audio signals. Plug one end of an HDMI cable to the HDMI port on your ECTACO® Partner® LUX2 and the other end to the TV. Use the Micro HDMI to HDMI cable for this purpose. Switch the input channel of the TV to HDMI. On-screen Keyboard The on-screen keyboard is a set of virtual keys displayed on the screen.
ECTACO® Partner® LUX2 User Manual Connect ECTACO® C-Pen® to your device. Make sure the device is turned on. Note: You can recharge the battery while using ECTACO® C-Pen® – just use a special USB twin cable (available separately) to connect ECTACO® C-Pen® to the device and power supply. The device is capable of working continuously, as long as ECTACO® CPen® is connected to a power supply. The C-Pen input is selected automatically when ECTACO® C-Pen® is plugged in. You can configure it manually.
ECTACO® Partner® LUX2 User Manual Context Menu With the help of context menu you can choose an action to perform on the selected item. For example, you can copy a text onto the clipboard. To paste the text you have copied, place the cursor in a text input field and then select Paste in the context menu. To open the context menu, tap an item on the screen and hold the stylus down on it. When the menu appears, lift the stylus and then select the desired action.
ECTACO® Partner® LUX2 User Manual To open the Notifications Panel, drag the status bar down from the top of the screen by using the stylus. The status bar is a narrow strip at the top of the screen that shows various indicators. To close the Notifications Panel, press . Pronunciation of Words and Sentences ECTACO® Partner® LUX2 speaks Dictionary and PhraseBook entries out loud with a real human voice. To hear the word or phrase pronounced, tap the key.
ECTACO® Partner® LUX2 User Manual PC Communication You need to install the appropriate USB driver to connect ECTACO® Partner® LUX2 to a Windows-powered computer. Please check product description on our Web site at www.ectaco.com. Ensure the microSD card is installed into the device. Turn the device on. Connect the device to your PC using the supplied USB cable. Please wait while your PC detects the device.
ECTACO® Partner® LUX2 User Manual – Search. The search function allows you to find words, expressions or letter combinations in the dictionary. – History. Show the list of the words you recently viewed. – Add a new word. – Go to User dictionary, Select dictionaries3, and Settings. When viewing entries, press the – return; key to activate the menu: – go to the previous entry; – go to the next entry.
ECTACO® Partner® LUX2 To delete all entries, tap User Manual . Specialized Dictionaries This feature allows you to attach specialized dictionaries to the main Dictionary4. The following specialized dictionaries are available with the EnglishRussian dictionary: Business, Financial, Law, Medical, Oil, Telecommunication & Computers (Telecom). Specialized dictionaries available with the GermanRussian dictionary: Business, Law, Medical, Telecommunication & Computers (Telecom). Open the Dictionary.
ECTACO® Partner® LUX2 User Manual F – feminine MPL – masculine plural FPL – feminine plural N – neuter M – masculine NF – neuter or feminine MF – masculine or feminine NFPL – neuter or feminine plural MFPL – masculine or feminine plural NPL – neuter plural MN – masculine or neuter PL – plural MNPL – masculine or neuter plural Certain words and expressions in the dictionary may be marked with specific abbreviations in English and other languages. anat. – anatomy fin. – finance bact.
ECTACO® Partner® LUX2 User Manual U-Learn™ Having your language courses in a digital format means you can learn a foreign language practically anywhere, even in your car. This application will help you enlarge your vocabulary quickly and have you speaking a foreign language in no time. Launch the application and follow the instructions announced. Use the key to activate the application menu. To start learning from the beginning, tap Restart.
ECTACO® Partner® LUX2 User Manual Enter the text for translation using the ECTACO® CPen® hand-held scanner, physical keyboard or the on-screen one. Use the on-screen keyboard. key to show or hide the The translation will be shown on the lower section of the screen automatically. Use the application menu to access the application settings and to listen to the pronunciation of the source text or its translation.
ECTACO® Partner® LUX2 User Manual Language Teacher® ECTACO® Partner® LUX2 features the Language Teacher® – a language learning system. It is an extremely powerful linguistic tool for those who want to master a foreign language and learn to communicate fluently. With the help of Language Teacher®, you will learn a language quickly and easily. There are four steps in Language Teacher®: Alphabet, Words, Phrases, and Dialogs. Each step comprises several stages.
ECTACO® Partner® LUX2 User Manual Audio Phrasebook™ ® ® ECTACO Partner LUX2 substitutes for an interpreter in standard situations such as registering at a hotel, shopping, visiting bank etc. You simply choose the appropriate phrase and the device will pronounce its translation.
ECTACO® Partner® LUX2 User Manual Learning The Learning subsection is built into Audio Phrasebook™ to help you learn phrases pertaining to the topic. Listen to the pronunciation of the phrase. When training, use the following on-screen buttons: Got it! and Next phrase. Finding Phrases With the Search command you will find a phrase in no time. Press the key or tap the icon. You may input a whole phrase (for example, Thank you) or a single word (thank).
ECTACO® Partner® LUX2 User Manual Adding Phrase s from Other Sections Open the desired section in Audio PhraseBook™, set the appropriate translation direction and select the phrase. Tap the icon. Tap the icon to confirm that you want to add the phrase. Tap the icon. You will see the phrase you have added. To exit the User Topic, press the key. Editing a Phrase To open the User Topic section, tap the icon at the bottom of the screen.
ECTACO® Partner® LUX2 User Manual Usage of Audio PhraseBook for Foreign Language Studies First, listen to a phrase as recorded by a native foreign language speaker and then pronounce it by yourself. The device then compares the phrase you have spoken with the prerecorded sample helping you to improve your pronunciation. Select the desired topic and subtopic. If necessary, change the source language. The source language should be your native tongue. Select the desired phrase.
ECTACO® Partner® LUX2 User Manual Select a topic: Знакомство (acquaintance), Профессии (occupations) or Семья (family). Follow the instructions announced. When practicing, you can access additional options. Press the key and then tap Stop on the toolbar. Press the key again. You will see a toolbar with the following items: Play, Previous, Next, Go to page, Contents, and More. Settings When in the topics list, press the Tap the key to activate the application menu.
ECTACO® Partner® LUX2 User Manual Irregular Verbs All commonly used English irregular verbs are stored in the Irregular Verbs application. The verbs are provided with their spelling and human voice pronunciation in the Infinitive, Past Simple and Past Participle forms. The pronunciations of verb forms are recorded by a professional narrator in the English language. For many languages, verb translations are provided with their pronunciation in a human voice.
ECTACO® Partner® LUX2 User Manual American Idioms Over 200 widely used American idioms and their equivalents or translations are included in the American Idioms application. Each idiom is provided with a real human voice in English and other languages. For many languages, idioms equivalents or translations are provided with their pronunciation in a human voice.
ECTACO® Partner® LUX2 User Manual Spanish Grammar This eight-unit guide is intended to be your quick reference on various aspects of Spanish grammar including usage of pronouns and verbs, gender of nouns etc. German Grammar The reference guide explains the essentials of German grammar: parts of speech, verb forms and tenses, sentence structure. Here you will also find usage examples.
ECTACO® Partner® LUX2 User Manual Universal Translator Universal Translator is an application combining over 180 languages with crosslanguage translation functionality. To translate a word, enter it from the keyboard. Navigation within the application is performed as described in the Dictionary section on page 16. How to Set the Desired Language Pair Press the Tap the key to activate the application menu. icon. Select the desired source and/or target language.
ECTACO® Partner® LUX2 User Manual Use the stylus to select the first pocket. The first card from those stored in the selected pocket will be displayed. Select Got It! if you know the hidden word. The card will be moved to the upper pocket. If you do not know the target word, select Forgot, and the card will drop to, or will remain in the lower pocket, if it is already there. The bottommost line of the screen displays the number of cards left in the pocket.
ECTACO® Partner® LUX2 User Manual Select the desired topic and then tap the desired set name. The game will begin. Select the Drop button to set a card apart. To go to the next card, tap Skip. Select the SHOW TRANSLATION message to see the target word. To activate the application menu, press the key. Command Function Say Speak the source word. You can also press Say translation Speak the translation. You can also press Translate Look up the current word in the Dictionary.
ECTACO® Partner® LUX2 User Manual Select Yes to reset the statistics and go to the first question in the current set. To activate the application menu, press the described on page 33. key. The commands are OTHER CAPABILITIES ECTACO® Market Visit our online software store! It offers a variety of linguistic software for text translation and language learning. Here you will find talking dictionaries, phrasebooks, FlashCards, text translators, suites and more.
ECTACO® Partner® LUX2 User Manual Tap Wi-Fi and either add a network or select an available network that is listed. Specify the settings as needed and establish connection to a wireless network. To modify a network's settings, hold the stylus down on the network name for a second. Device / Display Brightness: Adjusts how bright the backlight is on the device. For the longest battery life between charges, use the dimmest comfortable brightness.
ECTACO® Partner® LUX2 User Manual Tap the Select time zone field and select the correct time zone. Allow installing third-party applications In the Settings application, select Security. Select the Unknown sources check box. Note: We recommend that you only install applications from trusted, authorized sources, such as the website of the official supplier. Learning Settings This application enables you to create new sets of user entries.
