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 American Idioms .................................................................................... 28 Vocabulary Builder .......................................
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 Use speech recognition (in applications featuring this function): press the key, say your phrase and then release the key. 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 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. The battery compartment is located on the back of the device and is covered with a plastic cover.
ECTACO® Partner® LUX2 User Manual Display and Main Menu ® ® ECTACO Partner LUX2 features a large-size touch screen (800×480 pixels) with a responsive and efficient graphical interface. The Home Screen consists of 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.
ECTACO® Partner® LUX2 When in the Home Screen, tap the desired application name. You can also use the arrow keys , , application will then open. User Manual , to highlight it and then press To close an application, use the . 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.
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 MicroSD Card ® ® ECTACO Partner LUX2 has a slot for microSD cards. It is located next to the mini-USB port on the right-hand side of the device. A microSD card may be supplied with your device, depending on the model you purchased. Slide the card into the slot – the contacts of the card face up. Push the card gently until it clicks into place. To eject the card, push it in slightly.
ECTACO® Partner® LUX2 User Manual The translation direction can be changed in the application menu or by pressing the key. To use the PhotoText input, tap To activate the application menu, press the Button . key. Function Switch the translation direction. or Delete the text. Restore the text that was accidentally deleted. Translate the text. Swap the source and translation fields. Speak the translation. Open a menu of additional commands and options. Say↑ – Speak the source text.
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 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). Speech Recognition The Audio PhraseBook™ application features speech recognition functionality. Open the desired topic.
ECTACO® Partner® LUX2 User Manual Tap the To exit the User Topic, press the icon. You will see the phrase you have added. key. Editing a Phrase To open the User Topic section, tap the icon at the bottom of the screen. In the User Topic section, highlight the desired phrase and then tap the icon. Edit your phrase and its translation. You can re-record the voiceover for the phrase and its translation. Press and hold the button. Say your phrase and then release the button.
ECTACO® Partner® LUX2 User Manual The commands assigned to the application menu buttons are listed below. – Change the translation direction. For example, English to Spanish or Spanish to English. – Get the definition of the selected English word. – 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. – User Dictionary. – Go to Select dictionaries2 and Settings.
ECTACO® Partner® LUX2 – return; User Manual – go to the previous entry; – go to the next entry. User Dictionary ® ® ECTACO Partner LUX2 allows you to create your own vocabulary which automatically links to the Dictionary. When in the entries list, press the Tap key and then select User dictionary. . You will see the Add user word window. Type your word or expression and its translation. Specify the part of speech. Tap Add to save your entry. You might want to delete user entries.
ECTACO® Partner® LUX2 User Manual The following options are available: Hide slang, On-line search, Always on-line search. You can expand your search by enabling the on-line options (when you have an Internet connection).
ECTACO® Partner® LUX2 User Manual Pronunciation of Words and Sentences ECTACO® Partner® LUX2 speaks dictionary and phrasebook entries out loud with a real human voice. To hear the word pronounced, tap the icon, or press the key. The presence of human voice recording is marked by the blue color of the icon. If the icon is black, a speech synthesizer is used. English Dictionary ® ® ECTACO Partner LUX2 includes an advanced English explanatory dictionary. To define a word, enter it from the keyboard.
ECTACO® Partner® LUX2 User Manual U-Learn™ Advanced The application contains extensive material for vocabulary building and development of pronunciation skills. You will be offered 15 courses with a combined duration of approximately 20 hours. At each stage the application estimates your pronunciation using the speech recognition technology and tracks your progress. Select the desired course. Follow the instructions announced. Use the key to activate the application menu.
ECTACO® Partner® LUX2 User Manual Listen to the sample words by selecting the appropriate on-screen keys. Words You will see words illustrated by pictures. Each word will be announced by voice. Follow the instructions announced and try to memorize the words. Phrases The phrases will be displayed and pronounced line by line. Some of the phrases have changeable parts. These are underlined. Follow the instructions announced and try to memorize the phrases.
ECTACO® Partner® LUX2 Press and hold the User Manual button. Say the newly learned phrase into the microphone. Position your mouth near the built-in microphone at a distance of 3 – 6 inches (8 – 15 cm). The phrase you have said in the foreign language will be compared to the model pronunciation. If you have pronounced the phrase correctly, the device will recognize it and then show or pronounce its translation in your native language.
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 Tap the User Manual icon. Select the desired source and/or target language. ECTACO® Partner® LUX2 speaks dictionary entries out loud with a real human voice in English and other languages. These entries are marked with a special icon: . To listen to the pronunciation of the word or phrase, tap . User Dictionary In the application settings, enable User Dictionary. For certain languages, you can find records shown in the list of entries in gray.
ECTACO® Partner® LUX2 User Manual To activate the search mode, press the menu that appears. key and then tap in the In this application you can view definitions of English words. To do this, follow the steps below. Set the source language to English. Look for the desired word. The English definition of the selected word will be shown below the picture at the right of the screen. Settings Press the Tap the key to activate the application menu. icon to go to the application settings.
ECTACO® Partner® LUX2 User Manual ADDITIONAL RESOURCES English in 30 Days You can learn to speak English in 30 days! ECTACO® Partner® LUX2 contains a practical guide, the purpose of which is that the learner should be equipped with sufficient skills to converse and transact business with English-speaking people all over the world. A particular feature of the guide is that it is based entirely on materials already collected in the device, so you don't have to search for them online.
ECTACO® Partner® LUX2 User Manual 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. icon to go to the application settings. Select a font size: Small, Normal or Large. If you prefer, you can activate the Full screen mode. Pockets This is a traditional game targeting in-depth word learning.
ECTACO® Partner® LUX2 User Manual If necessary, change the source language by tapping language should be your native tongue. . The source Select the desired topic and then tap the desired set name. The game will begin. Type the correct target word in the text input field and then press the key. If you enter the word incorrectly, the corresponding message will be shown. Just try again. Select Skip to go to the next card. Select the SHOW TRANSLATION message to see the target word.
ECTACO® Partner® LUX2 User Manual Adding a picture to a word Adding a picture can help you remember the word. When the desired word is displayed, tap the button to take a picture. Translation Test In this game you should choose the 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® LUX2 User Manual Google Play ® ® ECTACO Partner LUX2 allows you to browse and download music, magazines, books, movies, television programs, and applications that were published through Google. If you don't have a Google account, you can also create one. Settings For best results and to ensure that you can fully employ all of the diverse features of your ECTACO® Partner® LUX2, it is recommended that you thoroughly familiarize yourself with the device settings.
ECTACO® Partner® LUX2 User Manual Device / Apps Manage your applications. You can uninstall applications you don't need anymore. Personal / Security / Screen lock Select the desired screen lock mode: None, Slide, Pattern, PIN or Password. Personal / Language & input Here you can change the interface language, make modifications to the user dictionary and modifications to the keyboard settings; enable the ECTACO® CPen® scanner or Google voice typing to enter text without using the keyboard.
ECTACO® Partner® LUX2 User Manual Specify the set name and then tap OK. To add or edit entries, please follow the steps below. Select the desired set and then select the Add user word command. In the window that appears, enter your information in every field as desired. You can add a picture to the word as described on page 34. To edit an entry, just tap it. To save changes, tap OK. To delete an entry, hold the stylus down on it. In the menu that appears, tap Delete user word.
