ECTACO Partner® X8 EnglishÙPolish EnglishÙPolish Talking Translator & Language Learning System with 2 MB Business Organizer AngielskoÙpolski tłumacz mówiący oraz system do nauki języka angielskiego wraz z organizerem biznesowym o pojemności 2 MB USER'S MANUAL INSTRUKCJA OBSŁUGI 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. The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice. No part of this manual shall be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without permission from ECTACO, Inc. 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ECTACO Partner® X8 User's Manual CONTENTS INTRODUCTION-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 General View--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 Power Supply -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 Initialization----------------------------------------------------------------------------10 Keyboard-------------------------------------------------------------------------------11 Display----------------------------------------------------------------------------------13 ENGLISH LANGUAGE TUTOR ------------------------------------------------------21 How to Install or Remove the Card----------------------------------------------21 Electronic Interactive System-----------------------------------------------------22 DICTIONARIES --------------------------------------------------------------------------28 MAIN DICTIONARY-------------------------------------------------------------------28 DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE--------------------------------29 HOW TO USE THE DICTIONARIES ---------------------------------------------30 Advanced Word Recognition------------------------------------------------------30 Voice Input-----------------------------------------------------------------------------30 Parts of Speech, Gender Labels, Abbreviations -----------------------------31 Phonetic Transcription--------------------------------------------------------------32 Viewing Entries-----------------------------------------------------------------------33 Spell-checker Vector Ultima ----------------------------------------------------36 Instant Reverse Translation and Instant Explanation-----------------------36 Pronunciation of Words and Sentences----------------------------------------38 SUPPLEMENTAL DICTIONARIES------------------------------------------------39 German-Polish Dictionary ---------------------------------------------------------39 User’s Dictionary---------------------------------------------------------------------40 Learner’s Cards ----------------------------------------------------------------------44 TEXT TRANSLATION ----------------------------------------------------------------46 VOICE PHRASEBOOK---------------------------------------------------------------47 ACCENT CORRECTION ------------------------------------------------------------49 REFERENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------52 Irregular Verbs------------------------------------------------------------------------52 Popular Idioms------------------------------------------------------------------------53 ORGANIZER ------------------------------------------------------------------------------54 PHONE DIRECTORY-----------------------------------------------------------------54 MEMO ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------57 3 ECTACO Partner® X8 User's Manual SCHEDULER ---------------------------------------------------------------------------60 CALENDAR -----------------------------------------------------------------------------64 DRAWING BOARD--------------------------------------------------------------------65 VOICE MEMO --------------------------------------------------------------------------67 PC COMMUNICATION---------------------------------------------------------------69 CALCULATIONS-------------------------------------------------------------------------72 CALCULATOR--------------------------------------------------------------------------72 LOAN CALCULATOR-----------------------------------------------------------------72 ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT---------------------------------------------------------75 CURRENCY CONVERSION--------------------------------------------------------77 METRIC CONVERSION -------------------------------------------------------------79 SIZE EQUIVALENTS -----------------------------------------------------------------80 REFERENCE -----------------------------------------------------------------------------81 LOCAL AND WORLD TIME---------------------------------------------------------81 Local Time-----------------------------------------------------------------------------81 World Time ----------------------------------------------------------------------------85 TRAVEL GUIDE------------------------------------------------------------------------86 TELEPHONE CODES ----------------------------------------------------------------86 GAME CENTER------------------------------------------------------------------------87 Mastermind----------------------------------------------------------------------------88 Tile5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------88 Brick Game----------------------------------------------------------------------------89 Hangman-------------------------------------------------------------------------------90 ENGLISH NAMES ---------------------------------------------------------------------91 PHONE WIZARD ----------------------------------------------------------------------92 CROSSWORD SOLVER-------------------------------------------------------------92 USA INTERVIEW ----------------------------------------------------------------------93 SETUP--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------94 INTERFACE LANGUAGE -----------------------------------------------------------94 SYSTEM SETUP-----------------------------------------------------------------------95 Key Tone-------------------------------------------------------------------------------95 First Screen ---------------------------------------------------------------------------95 Auto Shutoff Period------------------------------------------------------------------96 Touch Screen Calibration----------------------------------------------------------96 Adult Lock------------------------------------------------------------------------------97 Speech Level -------------------------------------------------------------------------97 Audio Settings ------------------------------------------------------------------------98 4 ECTACO Partner® X8 User's Manual Scheduler Alarm ---------------------------------------------------------------------98 Date Format---------------------------------------------------------------------------99 Time Format---------------------------------------------------------------------------99 PC-Link Baud Rate------------------------------------------------------------------99 Battery Check----------------------------------------------------------------------- 100 SECURITY----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 100 MEMORY CHECK------------------------------------------------------------------- 102 DATA DELETION-------------------------------------------------------------------- 103 BRIEF OF FUNCTIONS------------------------------------------------------------ 103 ABOUT --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 104 INTERNATIONAL WARRANTY-------------------------------------------------- 104 WARRANTY SLIP ------------------------------------------------------------------- 107 5 ECTACO Partner® X8 User's Manual INTRODUCTION Congratulations on purchasing the English-Polish Translator & Language Learning System ECTACO Partner® X8! This product is the result of combined efforts of Ectaco’s staff of linguists, engineers, and programmers. You are now the owner of the most advanced electronic device ever produced for foreign language studies. The ECTACO Partner® X8 features: Interactive English Language Tutor Main dictionary (English-Polish bidirectional dictionary) of over 1,000,000 words, including idioms, medical, technical, legal, and business terms, as well as slang and general expressions Dictionary of the English Language German-Polish bidirectional dictionary of 100,000 words Complete Guide to English Grammar, Vocabulary and Phonetics US citizenship exam preparation guide Most popular American idioms English irregular verbs Advanced English speech synthesis Fully automated text translation New word recording function Instant Reverse Translation Advanced word recognition system The MorphoFinder function The Voice Input function Personal word lists for easy learning Interactive phonetic practice with accent correction Award winning Vector Ultima bilingual spell-checking