EST-5014 14-Language Speaking Global Translator User’s Guide
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Table of Contents Introduction................................ 3 Timer.......................................... 25 Battery Precautions.................... 4 Stopwatch................................. 26 Product Care............................... 5 Using the Clock......................... 27 Replacing the Batteries ������������� 6 Calculator.................................. 28 Resetting Your Product..............
Introduction Thank you for purchasing the 14-Language Speaking Global Translator! With your translator, you can: • translate to and from 14 languages, including: Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Turkish; • look up translations of thousands of words; • find translations of hundreds of conversational phrases; • hear recorded pronunciations of words and phrases in each language; • change easily between source and target langua
Battery Precautions Your product is powered by two AAA batteries. • Different types of batteries or new and used batteries should not be mixed. • Non-rechargeable batteries are not to be re-charged. Never recharge batteries that come with the device. • Rechargeable batteries are to be removed from the device before being charged. • Rechargeable batteries are only to be charged under adult supervision. • Only batteries of the same or equivalent type as recommended are to be used.
Product Care Your device is designed to be light, compact and durable. However, it is an electronic device and must be treated carefully. Putting unnecessary pressure on it or striking the device against other objects can cause damage. To avoid damage to your device, please: • Keep the lid closed when you are not using it. This will protect the screen from being broken, scratched or marred in any way. • Do not drop, crush, bend, or apply excessive force to the device.
Replacing the Batteries Your product is powered by two AAA batteries. When the battery power is low, an alert will appear on the screen. Follow these easy instructions to install or replace them. Please have the new batteries at hand before you remove the old ones. 1. Turn your product off and turn it over. 2. Open the battery cover on the back of your unit by pushing in the direction of the arrow. 3. Remove the old batteries. 4. Install the batteries following the +/- markings in the battery compartment.
Resetting Your Product If the keyboard fails to respond, or if the screen performs erratically, perform a system reset by following the steps below. 1. Use a paper clip to gently press the reset button on your unit. The reset button is recessed in a pin-sized hole on the front of your device. Warning! Pressing the reset button with more than light pressure may permanently disable your product. In addition, resetting the product erases settings.
Understanding Your Device 1 3 4 2 6 5 7 8 10 9 12 11 1) 3) 5) 7) 9) 11) Screen Dictionary Key Power Key Menu Key Accent/Symbol Key Function Key 2) 4) 6) 8) 10) 12) 8 Speak Source and Target Keys Translator Key Source and Target Language Keys Font/Volume Key Navigation Keys Enter/Backlight Key
Using the Special Features Your unit is equipped with several special features: Battery Compartment Headphone Jack USB Port Speaker Headphone Jack: The headphone jack is designed for 3.5 mm, 35 ohm impedance stereo headphones. Caution: Monophonic headphones will not work with this unit. USB Port: Located on the top of the device, the USB Port is designed for a mini-USB 1.1 compatible connection.
Key Guide Key Guide Function Keys Types a question mark to stand for a letter in a word. Shifts to type special characters and perform additional functions. While in text, cycles through the available type sizes. After a letter, press repeatedly to cycle through the available accents. Clears to the top of the current function. Types a space. Enters a word or selects an item. Turns the device on or off. Pronounces the source language's word. Pronounces the target language's word.
Key Guide + or + or 1-0 + + + + + Key Guide In a series of entries, displays the previous or next entry. At a menu, goes to the first or last menu item. At an entry, goes to the start or end of the entry. Types the special character shown on the number key. Displays a menu of options, where available. In the organizer, displays a menu of special characters: ! @ # $ % ^ & *()–/\;:‘“,.
Key Guide Getting Started Changes the sign of the number on the screen to negative or positive. Adds the currently V(m+) displayed value to the number stored in memory. Subtracts the currently B(m-) displayed value from the number stored in memory. Recalls the number N(mr) stored in memory. M(mc) Clears the number stored in memory. (ac) Clears the calculator. (ce) Clears the current value but maintains the operation. (=) Performs an operation.
Changing the Source and Target Languages To change the source and target languages, do the following. . 1. Press The list of source languages is displayed. 2. Press or to highlight the one you want and then press . . 3. Press The list of target languages is displayed. 4. Press or to select a target . language. Press The source language is the language in which you enter a word at the translator entry screen. The target language is the language in which you wish to view the translation.
Changing the Settings At any time, you may adjust settings for your device using the basic steps below: 1. Press MENU. 2. Press to highlight Settings . and then press to 3. Press or to move the setting you want. Shutoff determines how long your product stays on if no key is pressed. Contrast determines how dark or light the screen is. Font size determines the size of screen type. Message Language determines the language used to display prompts and other messages in your device.
Translating Words Changing the Settings 2. Press to adjust the selected setting. The Date and Time settings open pop-up windows. Press or to adjust the highlighted setting. Press or to move between the when settings. Press done. The Home City and World City settings display a list of cities. Press or to highlight the city you want. You can also press a letter to go directly to that part of when the list. Press done.
Translating Words Translating Words To type accents, umlauts and diacritic marks, type a letter first repeatedly. To then press type a capital letter, press and then the letter key. and then press 2, 3 or Hold 6 to type . ' or -, respectively. to delete a letter. Press 3. When the word you want is on the screen, press until the word you want is highlighted. Or you can continue typing letters until the word is complete and the matching word in the list is automatically highlighted. . 4.
Finding Letters in Words Other Input Methods If you are uncertain about how to spell a word, type a question mark (?) in place of each unknown letter. To find prefixes, suffixes, and other parts of words, type an asterisk (✽) in a word. Each asterisk stands for a series of letters. Note: If you type an asterisk at the beginning of a word, it may take a little while to find the matching words. 1. Go to the translator or dictionary word entry screen. 2. Type a word with ?’s and ✽’s.
Other Input Methods Other Input Methods written in Chinese. Note: For best results, type the entire word at the entry screen. Do not try to find words by entering them character by character. • For Japanese, type Roman letters. As you type letters, the Japanese characters matching what you type will be displayed at the entry screen. Note: To enter the long vowel character, and press 6. hold • For Korean, type characters according to how they are indicated on your device.
Translating Phrases Using the Dictionary The common phrases in this product are always listed in the current source language. Follow these steps to translate a phrase from the source language to the target language: 1. Press MENU. 2. Press to highlight Travel . Phrases and then press 3. Press or to select a . category and press Note: You can also begin typing a word to search for phrases that contain that word. Type the word . you want and then press 4. Press or to select the phrase you want to translate.
Using the Dictionary 3. 4. 5. 6. Using the Dictionary ✓✓Viewing Multiple Entries Hold and then press 2, 3 or 6 to type . ' or -, respectively. to delete a letter. Press When the word you want is on the screen, press until the word you want is highlighted. Or you can continue typing letters until the word is complete and the matching word in the list is automatically highlighted. . Press Press , if necessary, to read the entry. Press CLEAR when done.
Using Phone Book, Schedule and Memo Adding Entries To enter a special character (if and press permitted), hold a number key. You can also hold FN and then to view a menu of press special characters. Use the direction keys to select one and . press In schedule or memo records, press when required to open a pop-up menu. In schedule records, this includes selecting the type of event, the time of the event and whether or not to set an alarm. In memos, this includes selecting a date.
Using Phone Book, Schedule and Memo 7. When done, hold FN and press S to save the entry. You can also exit without saving the entry. Hold FN and press MENU. Press to highlight Close, if necessary, . You are and then press asked to confirm the exit. Yes is to exit highlighted. Press without saving. Press to highlight No and then press to cancel the exit. 5. Press or to scroll through the available fields.
Using Phone Book, Schedule and Memo Deleting Entries 6. Make your changes just as you would when adding an entry. to advance to Press or the next field. Press to return to a previous field. Press or to move the cursor. To erase a letter, press . 7. When done, hold FN and press S to save your changes. You can also exit without saving the entry. Hold FN and press MENU. Press to highlight Close, if necessary, . You are and then press asked to confirm the exit. Yes is to exit highlighted.
Using Phone Book, Schedule and Memo Using a Password To delete all entries, hold FN and press MENU. Press to highlight Erase All, if necessary, . You are and then press asked to confirm the deletion. to No is highlighted. Press cancel the deletion. Press to highlight Yes and then press to erase the list. You can use a password to prevent unauthorized access to the phone book, schedule and memo functions. Warning! Always write the password in a safe, separate location.
Using a Password Timer 5. Re-enter the same password . and You can also hold FN and press C to confirm the password. Note: If the passwords do not match, you must start over. The password you set will be requested whenever the phone book (or other protected feature) is selected. 6. To change the password, repeat Steps 1-5. To disable the password, press at both password prompts. You can also hold FN and press MENU, press to highlight Disable, if necessary, and then to disable the press password. 1.
Timer Stopwatch You can change the input language while entering, if needed. Hold FN and press MENU. Press to highlight Input Language, if necessary, . and then press 4. Press to move to the Event field. 5. Type an event title. 6. Hold FN and press S to save the event. You can also exit without saving the event. Hold FN and press MENU. Press to highlight Close, if necessary, . You are and then press asked to confirm the exit. Yes is to exit highlighted. Press without saving.
Stopwatch Using the Clock 6. Press L as the participant reaches the end of each lap or portion of the event. Up to six (6) split times are recorded. to pause the 7. Press stopwatch and view the final time. 8. Press CLEAR to reset the timer and start over. The clock displays both home time and world time in your selected format. You can use the clock to check the time in different cities around the world. 1. Press MENU. 2. Press to highlight Organizer and then press . 3. Press or to highlight .
Calculator Calculator 1. Press MENU. 2. Press to highlight Organizer and then press . 3. Calculator is highlighted. to select it. Press 4. Type a number. Enter up to 14 total digits, including special characters. To type a decimal, press L(.). To change the sign of a number, press C(+/-). 4. Press a math function key. 5. Type another number. Press CLEAR(ce) to erase the second number but maintain the current operation. . 6. Press Or press F(%) to calculate a percentage.
Using the Metric Converter Calculator 1. Press MENU. 2. Press to highlight Organizer and then press . 3. Press or to highlight Metric Converter and then . press 4. Press or to select a conversion category. 5. Press or to select a unit of measure. 6. Type a number. As you type, the other units display their converted values. To type a decimal, press L(.). to delete a number. Use 7. Press CLEAR to reset all values and perform another conversion. Press Q to exit. 4. Type 32, press J(x), type 12, .
Using the Currency Converter Using the Currency Converter ✓✓Adjusting Exchange Rates 1. Press MENU. 2. Press to highlight Organizer and then press . 3. Press or to highlight Currency Converter and then . press 3. Press or to select a currency. 4. Type the amount you have in the highlighted currency. The amount you type is automatically converted to the listed currencies according to the saved exchange rates. 5. Press CLEAR to clear a conversion. 1. Hold FN and press R. 2.
Playing the Games Using the Currency Converter 6. Hold FN and press S to save your changes. You can also reset all exchange rates to their default values or exit without saving your changes. Hold FN and press MENU. Default is highlighted. Press to reset the exchange rates. Press to highlight Close to exit and then press without saving your changes. You are asked to confirm the deletion. Yes is to highlighted. Press exit. Press to highlight No to stay and then press at the list of exchange rates.
Playing the Games Playing the Games Understanding Game Options Hangman Hangman selects a mystery word and challenges you to guess it letter by letter. You have to guess the word to save the little man. Each wrong guess that you make causes another piece of him to appear. When he is whole, you lose. The letters of the mystery word are hidden by question marks. The number of guesses remaining is indicated by #s. Type letters that you think are in the mystery word.
Playing the Games Playing the Games Word Auction Type a word with the required number of letters and then press . You see columns for Perfect and Misplaced containing numbers. The number under Perfect stands for the number of letters in their correct position. The number under Misplaced stands for the number of letters present in the mystery word, but entered in the wrong position. Continue typing words and using the pressing information from Perfect and Misplaced.
Using Personal Dictionaries Using Personal Dictionaries You can create dictionaries on your device of extra words and phrases that you want to remember. You can also import dictionaries to your device. Please see "Copying Files to Your Device" for more information. 4. Press or to select the entry you want to view. You can also type a word to go directly to that word in the list. to view the 5. Press selected entry. 6. Press CLEAR when done. Viewing a Dictionary ✓✓Deleting a Dictionary 1. Press MENU.
Using Personal Dictionaries Using Personal Dictionaries . 4. Type a word and press You can change the input language while entering, if needed. Hold FN and press MENU. Then press to highlight Input Language and . then press 5. Type a definition. or to cycle Press through the fields. 6. When done, hold FN and press S to save the entry. You can also exit without saving the entry. Hold FN and press MENU. Press to highlight Close, if necessary, . You are and then press asked to confirm the exit.
Using Personal Dictionaries Connecting Your Device 3. Type a file name and press . . 4. Type a word and press You can change the input language while entering, if needed. Hold FN and press MENU. Then press to highlight Input Language and . then press 5. Type a definition. or to cycle Press through the fields. 6. When done, hold FN and press S to save the entry. You can also exit without saving the entry. Hold FN and press MENU. Press to highlight Close, if necessary, .
Copying Files to Your Device Connecting Your Device Your device is not limited to the books it comes with. You can transfer personal dictionaries. You can also save copies of your data to another location on your PC to backup important information. Try copying a personal dictionary to your device. 1. Make sure your device is connected to your PC. See “Connecting Your Device” for more information. 2.
Copying Files to Your Device Copying Files to Your Device Note: Custom dictionaries should be created with the following structure: word-1 definition for word-1 word-2 definition for word-2 ... ... 7. Repeat steps 4 through 6 to copy additional files to your device. 8. Close the open folders. 9. Unplug the USB cable from your PC and the device. 10. Press MENU. 11. Press to highlight Personal Dictionary and then press . Important: When you save the file, please be sure to select “Unicode Text (*.
Copying Files to Your Device Copying Files to Your Device ✓✓Restoring Your Data Any other available folders will contain the saved material from the Phone Book and other features. If you accidentally erase information or it is lost while replacing the batteries, you can restore any important information you have previously saved to your PC. Connect your device to your PC. Next, find the location on your PC where you saved a backup copy of your information.
Specifications Recycling and Disposal Model EST-5014: 14-Language Speaking Global Translator • Batteries: two AAA • Size: 4 x 3 x 0.76 in • Weight: 4.021 oz ISBN 978-1-59074-514-4 © 2002-2009 Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc., Burlington, N.J. 08016-4907 U.S.A. All rights reserved. © 1998-2004 Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. All rights reserved. Imported to the European Community by: Franklin Electronic Publishers GmbH Kapellenstr.
FCC Notice (U.S. only) 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.
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