ECTACO® Partner® P850 Hand-held Electronic Language Teacher®, Text Translator, Talking Dictionary, and Audio PhraseBook™ USER MANUAL
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ECTACO Partner® P850 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® P850 User Manual CONTENTS GENERAL DESCRIPTION.................................................................................. 6 Introduction ........................................................................................................ 6 General View ..................................................................................................... 8 Power Supply..................................................................................................... 8 SD Card ...
ECTACO Partner® P850 User Manual Voice Recorder ................................................................................................ 31 Calendar .......................................................................................................... 32 Tasks ............................................................................................................... 33 EXTRAS ............................................................................................................
ECTACO Partner® P850 User Manual GENERAL DESCRIPTION Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the high-end class ECTACO Partner® P850 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® P850 • • • • • • • • • • • • User Manual Audio Player with mp3 support Calendar Tasks Size Equivalents Metric Conversion World Time Voice Recorder Calculator Backlight SD slot mini-USB port Headset jack 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® P850 User Manual General View The general view and essential features of ECTACO Partner® P850 are shown below. Power Supply ® ECTACO Partner P850 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.
ECTACO Partner® P850 User Manual LED status: blinking blue – recording is in progress or data being transferred; blinking red – SD card is being scanned, or the battery is critically low. Note: Charge the battery overnight prior to the first use of the device. SD Card Before you start using your ECTACO Partner® P850, please make sure the SD card (included in the standard package) is installed into the SD slot of the device.
ECTACO Partner® P850 User Manual Use speech function / Listen to the pronunciation of the source item in Audio PhraseBook, English Idioms, Irregular Verbs (press + ) 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 symbols1. Press this key twice to toggle the Caps Lock mode.
ECTACO Partner® P850 User Manual ® ECTACO Partner EI850: +A, è – press à – press press +E, é – press +E, ì – press +S, ã – press +I, ò – press +O, ù – +U. ECTACO Partner® EPg850: á – press +A, à – press +W, â – press é – press +E, ê – press +D, í – press press +L, ú – press +U, ü – press +I, ó – press +Q, ç – press +O, ô – press +C, +K, õ – +H. Display and Main Menu ® ECTACO Partner P850 features a touch screen (320 x 240 pixels) with a windowsdriven graphical interface.
ECTACO Partner® P850 User Manual • Use the Entertainment section to access Audio Books, Audio Player, Voice Recorder, Calendar, and Tasks. • Use the Extras section to access Calculator, World Time, Size Equivalents, Metric Conversion, and Settings. To open a section, do one of the following: • tap the section icon; • press the numeric key that corresponds to the section number. • When in a section, tap the desired application name. Alternatively, highlight it and then press • .
ECTACO Partner® P850 User Manual Language Teacher® Settings 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. Windows Every application, pop-up menu, or dialog box used in ECTACO Partner® P850 appears in its own window.
ECTACO Partner® P850 • • 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® P850 User Manual 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® P850 User Manual • 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® P850 User Manual Pronunciation of Words and Sentences One of the most exciting features of ECTACO Partner® P850 is the TTS (Text-to-Speech) technology which allows you to listen to the pronunciation of words and phrases in English (and other languages). • To hear the displayed or highlighted headword pronounced, press the key. Note: Certain words have several pronunciation variations. So the pronunciation of the TTS engine and the given phonetic transcription may be different.
ECTACO Partner® P850 User Manual • Tap the application name. Alternatively, highlight it and then press application will open. • To translate a word, start entering it from the conventional keyboard. Alternatively, use the on-screen keyboard. . The Note: The MorphoFinder™ function helps you find source words for English past participles, gerunds, plural forms.
ECTACO Partner® P850 • Press + User Manual to go forward to the last entry you translated. Note: The maximum number of entries stored in the History list is 7. Adding and Deleting User Entries ECTACO Partner® P850 allows you to create your own vocabulary which automatically links to the Dictionary. • Hold the stylus down on any dictionary entry in the list and then select User words / Add in the pop-up menu. You will see the Add user word window.
ECTACO Partner® P850 • User Manual To obtain definition of an English entry from within Dictionary, hold the stylus down on the desired entry and then tap Explain in the menu that appears. Alternatively, press +E. Note: When viewing entries in the WordNet Dictionary, tap on the underlined items in blue to follow the corresponding links. The available pop-up menu items are described below. • Hold the stylus down on an underlined entry for a second. The pop-up menu will appear.
ECTACO Partner® P850 User Manual • To change topic, tap next to the topic name to view the list of topics and then select the desired one. • To change the translation direction, press • To hear the phrase translation pronounced, press • To adjust the volume, tap or tap on the pop-up toolbar. . on the pop-up toolbar. Some of the phrases have changeable parts. These are underlined.
ECTACO Partner® P850 User Manual Note: Contents of the phrasebook may vary depending on the selected gender options. • To save changes, tap OK. Speech Recognition The Audio PhraseBook application features speech recognition functionality. • Open the desired subtopic. You will see the list of its phrases. • Press and hold the • Say your phrase and then release the highlight will move to it. key. key.
ECTACO Partner® P850 User Manual • Tap the application name. Alternatively, highlight it and then press of idioms will be displayed. • Start typing the desired idiom; it will appear highlighted. . The list 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. Alternatively, tap the pop-up toolbar, or select Translate in Dictionary from the pop-up menu. .
ECTACO Partner® P850 User Manual • • • • To hear the phrase pronounced in the target language, press and release • • Press and hold . 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). . You will see a dialog with two buttons: Correct and Wrong. Say the newly learned phrase into the microphone.
ECTACO Partner® P850 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® P850 User Manual games. The application database contains general and specialized dictionaries: Business, Law, Medical, and Personal Computers. • In the Main Menu, tap • Tap the application name. Alternatively, highlight it and then press application will open. or press 2 to open the Language Teacher® section. . The There are pre-defined card sets in this application. Additionally, you can create your own sets.
ECTACO Partner® P850 • Press and then tap FlashCards window. • • Select the desired options. User Manual on the pop-up toolbar. You will see the Add to Tap Add. FlashCards 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.
ECTACO Partner® P850 User Manual The bottommost line of the screen displays the number of cards left in the pocket. The game continues until all cards are moved to the fourth pocket and memorized. Translation Test In this game you should choose a source word which best corresponds to the given description. You will be offered four choices, and you should select the correct one. If your choice is incorrect, you will be prompted to answer the given question later.
ECTACO Partner® P850 User Manual • Tap the application name. Alternatively, highlight it and then press game will begin. • You can change the target language for the game by pressing . The . Alternatively, tap on the pop-up toolbar. • • Use • Press on the pop-up toolbar to change the difficulty level. Try to guess letters in the word by entering them from the keyboard. Alternatively, use the on-screen keyboard. If you guess a letter correctly, it will appear in place of "?" in the word.
ECTACO Partner® P850 • User Manual To listen to the pronunciation of the answer text, press + . ENTERTAINMENT Audio Books Make sure your trip abroad is culturally enlightening! The Audio Books will personally lead you through Paris' top sights. • In the Main Menu, tap • Tap the application name. Alternatively, highlight it and then press application will open. • To start a tour, just tap its name. Alternatively, select it and press narrations listing will appear.
ECTACO Partner® P850 User Manual • Tap the application name. Alternatively, highlight it and then press application will then open. • To play the desired recording, simply double-tap it or highlight it and then tap • • To adjust the volume, tap • You can organize your files. Just highlight the desired record and then tap to move it up, down, or delete, respectively.
ECTACO Partner® P850 User Manual • Tap the application name. Alternatively, highlight it and then press application will then open. • • • To start recording, tap • To adjust the volume, tap • • To rename the highlighted record, tap • . The . To stop recording and save the record, tap To play the highlighted record, tap . . on the pop-up toolbar. on the pop-up toolbar. To organize records, highlight the desired record and then tap it up, down, or delete, respectively.
ECTACO Partner® P850 • User Manual In Calendar view, tap the desired date on the calendar list. When in the Agenda View or Day View, tap M, T, W, T, F, S, or S button to set the day of the week. Use or to go to the previous or next week (month – in the Calendar mode), respectively. Alternatively, use the corresponding keys on the keyboard. Use current date (month – in the Calendar mode). to return to the Note: You must be in the Agenda View or Day View to add appointments.
ECTACO Partner® P850 User Manual Adding New Task • Enter your task description and then tap to the right of the input line. For more options, please leave the input line blank, or use the new task template as described below. • • • • Press • • • • • To specify the Start and Due dates, tap Next. and then tap on the pop-up toolbar. Enter information in the fields you want. Use to open the drop-down lists. In the Occurs field, select to activate the Recurrence screen.
ECTACO Partner® P850 User Manual • In the Main Menu, tap • Tap the application name. Alternatively, highlight it and then press application will open. • To disable or enable announcements for the operations you perform, press then tap • or or press 4 to open the Extras section. . The and on the pop-up toolbar, respectively. To hear the displayed number pronounced, press the key.
ECTACO Partner® P850 User Manual • In the Main Menu, tap • Tap the application name. Alternatively, highlight it and then press application will open. • • • To open the list of categories or units, just tap or press 4 to open the Extras section. . The next to the corresponding item. Select the desired category and unit. Use the scroll bar, if necessary. Enter the value to be converted.
ECTACO Partner® P850 User Manual The Power Scheme options are selected automatically depending on the detected power supply. Adjust the backlight and power auto-off time. This feature saves battery life by shutting the device down or switching the backlight off after the specified period of inactivity. • Under Backlight Off Time and Power Off Time, tap options and then select the desired one.
