Ectaco EFR430T User Manual
ECTACO Partner® EFR430T
EnglishFrenchRussian
Talking Electronic Dictionary
&
Business Organizer
ECTACO Partner® EFR430T
Англофранцузскорусский
говорящий электронный словарь
с бизнес-органайзером
ECTACO Partner® EFR430T
Dictionnaire électronique parlant
et organisateur d'affaires
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ECTACO Partner® EFR430T User Manual
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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...................................................................................... 5
General View ....................................................................................... 6
Power Supply....................................................................................... 6
Initialization .......................................................................................... 7
Keyboard.............................................................................................. 8
Display ................................................................................................. 9
Main Menu ......................................................................................... 10
DICTIONARY......................................................................................... 10
USER'S DICTIONARY........................................................................... 14
GRAMMAR............................................................................................. 15
PHRASEBOOK ...................................................................................... 15
IRREGULAR VERBS ............................................................................. 16
POPULAR IDIOMS ................................................................................ 16
PHONES ................................................................................................ 16
SCHEDULE............................................................................................ 17
CALCULATOR ....................................................................................... 19
METRIC CONVERSION ........................................................................ 19
CURRENCY CONVERSION.................................................................. 19
HANGMAN WORD GAME..................................................................... 20
WORLD TIME ........................................................................................ 20
LOCAL TIME.......................................................................................... 21
PC COMMUNICATION.......................................................................... 21
SETUP ................................................................................................... 22
Interface language ............................................................................. 22
Slang lock .......................................................................................... 22
Advanced search ............................................................................... 23
Russian keyboard mode .................................................................... 23
Key tone............................................................................................. 23
Real time clock................................................................................... 23
Date format ........................................................................................ 24
Time format........................................................................................ 24
Schedule alarm.................................................................................. 24
Daily alarm......................................................................................... 24
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Memory check.................................................................................... 24
Data deletion...................................................................................... 24
Set password ..................................................................................... 24
Security mode.................................................................................... 25
Set contrast........................................................................................ 25
Speech options .................................................................................. 26
Set sleep time .................................................................................... 26
INTERNATIONAL WARRANTY............................................................. 27
Warranty Registration ........................................................................ 29
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INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on purchasing the ECTACO Partner® EFR430T! This product is
the result of the combined efforts of Ectaco’s linguists, engineers, and
programmers, and represents the last generation of the highest-performance
integrated linguistic systems available.
The ECTACO Partner
Main vocabulary (EnglishFrench, EnglishRussian, FrenchRussian
bidirectional dictionaries) of approx. 650,000 words in total, including
medical, technical, legal, business terms, as well as slang, idioms, and
general expressions
Electronic English Grammar book
A selection of the most popular American idioms
English irregular verbs
12-topic book of common English phrases
Advanced English, French and Russian speech synthesis
Recording function for new words
Instant reverse translation
Award-winning Vector Ultima
128Kb English/French/Russian personal organizer for scheduling and
telephone numbers, equipped with search function
Local and World time
High-speed data exchange with a PC
Trilingual interface
Data protection system
Slang lock
External power jack for AC operation
As continuous efforts are made by the manufacturer to ensure the best
quality and performance of the ECTACO Partner
characteristics of the device you have purchased may slightly differ from their
description in this manual.
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EFR430T features:
trilingual spell-checking system
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products, some
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General View
The general view and external features of the EFR430T are shown below.
Power Supply
The EFR430T is powered by two AAA (LR03) batteries.
When the batteries become weak, a warning message will be displayed.
In order to prevent excessively discharging the batteries and undergoing a
resulting loss of data in RAM, the Say function will be disabled if battery power is
low.
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To restore full functionality of the device and to avoid risk of losing user data,
replace the complete set of batteries as soon as possible. Do not mix old and
new batteries.
How to replace the batteries
Ensure the power is off. Press ON/OFF to turn the device off.
Never try to remove batteries from the device when the power is on. This can
seriously damage the device. If you experience difficulty turning the device
off, press the RESET button on the right-hand side of the keyboard (over the
O key) and reset the system.
Remove the battery compartment cover by sliding it away from the device.
Remove the used batteries and replace them with new ones.
When replacing the batteries, you have 2 minutes to place new ones in the
device without risk of losing any data stored in RAM. Do not exceed the 2minute limit! Neither the manufacturer nor the dealer may be held
responsible for loss of user data.
Make sure to place the batteries according to the polarity marks (+ -) inside
the compartment.
Replace the battery compartment cover by sliding it toward the device. Make
sure the cover sits in place properly.
The EFR430T is equipped with a jack for external power supply.
Use of an inappropriate external power supply may cause failure of the
device and may void the warranty. The AC/DC adapter should provide 6V
and min 300mA DC.
Communication with a PC consumes a considerable amount of energy.
Always try to use an external power supply during these operations.
Initialization
The initialization routine is started
▫ when EFR430T is turned on for the first time;
▫ when you remove the batteries (e.g. during replacement);
▫ after the system has been reset with the RESET button.
The RESET button is located on the right-hand side of the keyboard (over
the O key). It can be accessed with any thin object like a paper clip. Never
use a needle or pin for this purpose since it can damage the device.
If you see Initialize system?(y/n), press the N key to abort initialization and
customization.
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Then you will see the Delete user’s data (y/n)? message. Press the N key to
save your data.
Keyboard
The standard American QWERTY keyboard is combined with French and
Russian standard layouts.
To enter the additional letters marked above the keys, press ALT+ the desired
1
key.
To enter such letters in caps, press SHIFT+ ALT+ the desired key.
EFR430T has standard and phonetic modes of entering Russian letters.
Russian standard mode allows you to enter Russian letters corresponding to the
keyboard marks.
Russian phonetic mode allows you to enter Russian letters by their phonetic
consonance with English letters, e.g. you can press the F key to enter the
Russian letter “Ф”.
The table below shows the Russian and English layouts in the Russian phonetic
2
mode.
q я w
ш/щ e е/э r р t т
a а s с d д f
ф g г/ж h х
z
з
x
ь/ъ c ц/ч v в
Unlike PC keyboards, there is no need to keep a key (such as SHIFT) down
while pressing another one. It is enough to press it only once and release.
The available set of national characters is dependent on which language input
mode is selected. Language modes can be toggled by pressing the key. ENG,
FRE, or RUS is displayed in the upper right corner respectively.
Function shortcut keys
ON/OFF Turn the device On or Off
RESET Re-initialize system
SPELLER
(SHIFT+ uor t)
1
Key1+Key2 here and further on signifies the combination of keys to use – first press and
release Key1, then press and release Key2.
2
Press ALT to enter letters shown after the slash (/) in the table.
y ы u
у/ю i и o о p п
j
й k к
b б n н m м
Launch spell-checker
Pronounce headword
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SHIFT+
Pronounce translation
Other shortcut keys open sections corresponding to the marks over the keys
(press SHIFT+ shortcut key; for example, SHIFT+DICT).
Control and edit keys
, Move cursor / highlight / switch main menu
, Highlight / scroll lines / switch main menu/ change
values. Use to switch between the Insert and
Overtype modes.
u, t
Scroll pages
ENTER Execute
Enter space
ESC Close active window / cancel / return to the previous
page
ALT Enter additional letters marked on/above the buttons
3
SHIFT Type in uppercase
BS Delete character to the left of the cursor
Switch language or translation direction
SHIFT+ Input "@"
SHIFT+ Input additional symbols
4
SHIFT+ Open record to edit
SHIFT+BS Delete record
A, P Specify AM or PM (when the 12-hour format is set)
Display
ECTACO Partner® EFR430T features a high-resolution screen (160x64 pixels).
The indicator line is at the top of the display and shows the following indicators:
Current record opened in the edit mode
SHIFT key pressed
Insert mode selected
Batteries low
Device locked
3
Press ALT+ corresponding key to enter lowercase French or Russian letters marked
above the keys. To obtain the uppercase of these letters, press SHIFT+ALT+
corresponding key.
4
Press u, t to move between three lines of symbols. Press the corresponding number
key to enter the desired symbol.
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Daily Alarm on
Vertical scrolling or paging enabled (more text available)
Horizontal scrolling enabled
Main Menu
The EFR430T MAIN MENU consists of 16 functional icons, which visually
organize access to the dictionary's sections.
To display the MAIN MENU, turn the device on, or close a current section.
Move between icons using , or , .
To open a section, whose icon is highlighted, press ENTER.
The icons shown in the MAIN MENU represent the following sections:
Dictionary
User’s Dictionary
Grammar
Phrasebook
Irregular Verbs
Popular Idioms
Phones
Schedule
Calculator
Metric Conversion
Currency Conversion
Hangman Word Game
World Time
Local Time
PC communication
Setup
DICTIONARY
The Dictionary section includes English-Russian, French-Russian and EnglishFrench - bidirectional dictionaries containing over 200,000 words each.
Enter the Dictionary section.
Following system initialization, the English-Russian dictionary is selected by
default.
Viewing entries
To view a translation of a word, enter it from the keyboard.
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If the Advanced Search mode is turned ON, the headword closest in spelling
to the portion you have entered so far will be displayed under the input line.
When the desired word is displayed, press ENTER to see its translation(s).
If the Advanced Search mode is OFF, your Dictionary work will be faster (see
page 23).
Use:
, to scroll through the translations
t, u to switch between adjacent entries
Press ESC or any letter key to return to the input line and translate another
word in the same dictionary.
You can change the translation direction by pressing .
Press SHIFT+DICT hotkey to switch between English, French, and Russian
dictionaries.
Parts of Speech and Gender Labels
Translations of a headword are listed in the alphabetical order by part of speech.
A – adjective ID – idiom PHR – phrase
ABBR – abbreviation INTRJ – interjection PREF – prefix
ADV – adverb N – noun PREP – preposition
ART – article NPR – proper noun PRON – pronoun
AUX – auxiliary NUM – numeral SUFF – suffix
CONJ – conjunction PART – particle V – verb
French and Russian nouns are marked with gender and number labels.
F – feminine MN – masculine or neuter
FPL – feminine plural MPL – masculine plural
M – masculine N – neuter
MF – common gender PL – plural
MFP – masculine or feminine plural
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Certain words and expressions in the dictionaries are marked with abbreviations
to indicate the use of such entries.
aut. – motor transport
bot. – botany
constr. – building
cul. – cooking
géol. – geology
méd. – medicine
mil. – military
minér. – mineralogy
mus. – music
naut. – nautical
ordinat. – computers
phys. – physics
rad. – radio
rel. – religion
sl. – slang
zool. – zoology
анат. – anatomy
арх. – archaic
археол. – archaeology
архит. – architecture
астр. – astronomy
биол. – biology
бот. – botany
бухг. – bookkeeping
вет. – veterinary
воен. – military
вопр. – interrogative
вулг. – vulgar
геогр. – geography
геод. – geodesy
геол. – geology
Instant Reverse Translation
For your convenience, EFR430T provides an Instant Reverse Translation for all
words and expressions in the Dictionary.
ирон. – ironic
иск. – art
ист. – historical
канц. – office
геом. – geometry
горн. – mining
грам. – grammar
груб. – vulgar
детск. – nursery
дип. – diplomacy
ж.-д. – railways
жарг. – jargon
жив. – painting
зоол. – zoology
карт. – cards
кино – cinema
ком. – commerce
косм. – cosmonautics
кул. – cooking
лингв. – linguistics
лит. – literature
мат. – mathematics
мед. – medicine
метал. – metallurgy
метео – meteorology
мех. – mechanics
мин. – mineralogy
миф. – mythology
мор. – nautical
муз. – music
неценз. – obscene
поэт. – poetic
презр. – contemptuous
пренебр. – derogatory
разг. – colloquial
охот. – hunting
перен. – figurative
полигр. – printing
полит. – political
рел. – religion
с.-х. – agriculture
сл. – slang
стр. – building
театр. – theater
текст. – textile
тех. – technical
фехт. – fencing
физ. – physics
физиол. – physiology
филос. – philosophy
фин. – finance
фон. – phonetics
хим. – chemistry
хир. – surgery
церк. – ecclesiastical
шахм. – chess
шутл. – jocular
эк. – economics
эл. – electronics
юр. – law
Press , to select a word or expression for the reverse translation.
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Press ENTER to obtain its instant reverse translation.
You can make up to four reverse translations in succession (without closing
windows). The message Last translation is displayed if the limit is reached.
Use:
ESC to close the Reverse translation windows
SHIFT+DICT or any letter key to return to the input line.
Spell-checker Vector Ultima
When you are unsure of the spelling of a word, the multilingual spell-checker
Vector Ultima will help you.
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Type the word as you hear it. For example, “foll” for “fall”.
Press SHIFT+SPELLER (SHIFT and either of the t, u keys). A list of
suggested variants appears on the screen.
Select the desired word and press ENTER.
If the spell-checker is unable to suggest alternative words, the No variants
message is shown.
Pronunciation of words and sentences
The Text-To-Speech technology provides pronunciation of any English, French
and Russian words and phrases.
Display an entry.
Use:
to listen to the pronunciation of the headword;
SHIFT+
displayed on the screen.
to listen to the pronunciation of all translations currently
You also can listen to any selected words or phrases listed in the entry.
Simply make the selection by using , and press
The device is able to generate pronunciation of any text, not limited to
dictionary entries. Simply type a word or phrase in the input line of the
corresponding Dictionary and press
to listen to its pronunciation.
.
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The windows will be closed in the reverse order.
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USER'S DICTIONARY
EFR430T allows you to create your own vocabulary.
Enter the User’s Dictionary subsection and choose one of the user’s
dictionaries – English, French or Russian.
Record
The record consists of a word or expression, its translation, and its part of
speech. It also has information about the index number of the current record and
the total number of records.
Creating a Record
When in a record list, press ENTER to open a new record template.
If the dictionary is empty, a new record template will be opened
automatically.
Type in a word or expression. Press ENTER.
Type in a translation(s). Use to set the target language.
Press ENTER again.
Choose an appropriate abbreviation of the part of speech by scrolling by
using , .
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Press ENTER. The record will be saved.
Finding a Record
There are three ways to find a record:
I. When in the record list, you may start typing the headword of a stored record.
Use the Backspace key to delete the input word.
II. The records are sorted alphabetically by headword. You can scroll the record
list by using u or t.
III. Open the main dictionary, set the corresponding translation direction, type in a
word saved in the user's dictionary and press ENTER.
When Security Mode is ON, words from the User's Dictionary are not shown
in the Main Dictionary.
GRAMMAR
The EFR430T contains the English Grammar for non-English speakers.
Enter the Grammar section.
The Grammar contains three-level hierarchical menus. You can reach a menu’s
third level by consecutively selecting topics from the menu.
PHRASEBOOK
The phrasebook contains over 1,100 English phrases with their translations in
French and Russian. The phrases are divided into 12 conversational topics:
Everyday conversation Shopping Transport
Traveling Sightseeing Health
Hotel Communication Beauty care
In the restaurant At the bank Calling for police
Most of the topics contain a number of subtopics.
Enter the Phrasebook section.
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Select a topic. Press ENTER to see its subtopics.
Use to switch between Russian and French translations.
IRREGULAR VERBS
All commonly used English verbs are stored in alphabetical order in the Irregular
Verbs section.
Enter the Irregular Verbs section.
Type the first letter of the desired verb and scroll through the list to find it.
Use to switch between Russian and French translations.
POPULAR IDIOMS
Over 200 widely used American idioms and their equivalents or translations are
included in the Popular Idioms section.
Enter the Popular Idioms section.
Type the first letter of the desired idiom and scroll through the list to find it.
Use to switch between Russian and French translations.
PHONES
In this section you can store names, telephone and fax numbers, as well as
postal and e-mail addresses.
Enter the Phones section. You will see a list of existing telephone records
sorted by name.
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Creating a Record
To open a new record template, press ENTER when you are in the record
list. If there are no records stored, a new record template will be opened
automatically when you enter the list.
Start filling out the Name page.
To open the next page, press ENTER.
To return to the previous page, press ESC.
It is necessary to complete the Name page to continue to the subsequent
pages.
Finding a Record
There are two ways to find a record:
I. When in the record list, you may start typing a name included in a stored
record.
Use:
BS to delete the input word;
to switch between English, French, and Russian input modes.
II. The records are sorted alphabetically by name. You can scroll the record list
using u or t.
SCHEDULE
You may effectively manage your time by using the Schedule section.
Enter the Schedule section. The first of existing records will be shown.
Records are sorted by date and time.
The
the past.
check in the upper right corner indicates that the event occurred in
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Creating a Record
To open a new record template, press ENTER when you are in the record
list. If there are no records stored, a new record template will be opened
automatically when you enter the record list.
The first page of a record includes information on Date, Time and the audible
Reminder.
Date and Time specify the moment of the Schedule alarm operation.
The Reminder specifies the time period until a Schedule alarm will be issued.
The second page – Content – includes information about the event.
Set the date and time and specify the time period until a Schedule alarm will
be issued.
Press ENTER to open the Content page and fill it out.
Press ENTER to save a record.
The Schedule memory is limited to 50 records. The Not enough memory
message is displayed when the record list is full.
Finding a Record
The records are sorted by date and time. Use u, t to scroll the record list.
Reminder and Schedule alarm
If enabled, the Reminder sounds at the determined time until a Schedule alarm
will be issued, producing an audible beep. The Reminder is turned OFF by
default for a new record. The Reminder time is adjusted separately for every
individual record.
Reminders and Schedule alarms sound even if the device is OFF.
If a Reminder and a Daily alarm are timed to go off for the same time, only
the Reminder will be displayed since it has higher priority. The corresponding
Schedule record will be displayed in the view mode at this time.
Press any key to interrupt a Schedule alarm or a Reminder beep.
You can change the record and set the Reminder for a later time. Closing the
Schedule reminder window will bring you back to the section (for example,
Dictionary) as you were before the alarm went off.
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CALCULATOR
Enter the Calculator section.
When entering numbers and operations from the keyboard, there is no need to
press the SHIFT key while in the Calculator mode. Use this application as an
ordinary pocket calculator.
METRIC CONVERSION
With your EFR430T you may easily convert measurements from the BritishAmerican system into the metric system commonly used in Europe and vice
versa, as well as convert within each system.
Enter the Metric Conversion section.
Choose a subsection by pressing ,. Press ENTER.
Input the value.
There may be more than four units of measure in the subsection.
CURRENCY CONVERSION
The Currency Conversion function allows you to instantly calculate conversion
values between nine pre-installed currencies and three user-defined currencies.
Enter the Currency Conversion section.
Setting and Checking Rates
Select the Set rate subsection to specify currency names and rates.
Select a currency. Press ENTER.
You can specify or change the names of any of the currencies listed. New
currencies may be added in place of ???.
Change/specify the currency name. Press ENTER to open the next window.
Specify an exchange rate relative to the basic currency (whose rate should
equal 1).
The default exchange rate for all currencies is 1.
Press ENTER to save changes.
Conversion
Enter the Calculation subsection.
Select a currency name and enter an amount.
While you are typing a new amount, the conversion is being performed.
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