Ectaco EGR430T User Manual
Partner® EGR430T
English-German-Russian
Talking Electronic Dictionary
&
Organizer
Partner® EGR430T User’s Manual
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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ................................................................. 4
General View.................................................................... 5
Power Supply ................................................................... 5
Initialization....................................................................... 6
Keyboard .......................................................................... 7
Display.............................................................................. 9
Main Menu........................................................................ 9
DICTIONARY..................................................................... 10
USER'S DICTIONARY....................................................... 12
GRAMMAR ........................................................................ 14
PHRASEBOOK.................................................................. 14
IRREGULAR VERBS......................................................... 14
POPULAR IDIOMS............................................................ 15
PHONES............................................................................ 15
SCHEDULE ....................................................................... 16
CALCULATOR................................................................... 18
METRIC CONVERSION.................................................... 18
CURRENCY CONVERSION ............................................. 18
HANGMAN WORD GAME ................................................ 19
WORLD TIME .................................................................... 19
LOCAL TIME...................................................................... 20
PC-LINK............................................................................. 20
SETUP ............................................................................... 22
Interface language ......................................................... 22
Dictionary modes ........................................................... 22
Slang lock....................................................................... 22
Advanced search ........................................................... 22
Russian keyboard mode ................................................ 22
Key tone ......................................................................... 23
Real time clock ............................................................... 23
Date format..................................................................... 23
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Time format .................................................................... 23
Schedule alarm .............................................................. 24
Daily alarm ..................................................................... 24
Memory check ................................................................ 24
Data deletion .................................................................. 24
Set password.................................................................. 24
Security mode ................................................................ 25
Set contrast .................................................................... 26
Speech options............................................................... 26
Set sleep time................................................................. 26
INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on purchasing the Partner
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 educational tools available.
The Partner® EGR430T features:
Main vocabulary (English-German, English-Russian, Russian-
German bidirectional dictionaries) of approx. 650,000 words,
including medical, technical, legal, and business terms, as well
as slang, idioms, and general expressions
Electronic English Grammar book
A selection of the most popular American and German idioms
English and German irregular verbs
12-topic book of common English phrases
Advanced English, German and Russian speech reproduction
Recording function for new words
Instant reverse translation
Award-winning Vector Ultima
128Kb English/German/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
trilingual spell-checking system
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Data protection system
Slang lock function
External power jack for AC operation
9 As continuous efforts are made by the manufacturer to ensure
the best quality and performance of the Partner
some characteristics of the device you have purchased may
slightly differ from their description in this manual.
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products,
General View
The general view and external features of the EGR430T are
shown below.
Power Supply
The EGR430T 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 and
communication channels 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
y Ensure the power is off. Press ON/OFF to turn the device off.
9 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 button) and reset
the system.
y Remove the battery compartment cover by sliding it away from
the device.
y Remove the used batteries and replace them with new ones.
9 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 2-minute limit!
manufacturer nor the dealer may be held responsible for loss
of user data.
Neither the
y Make sure to place the batteries according to the polarity
marks (+ -) inside the compartment.
y Replace the battery compartment cover by sliding it toward the
device. Make sure the cover sits in place properly.
9 The EGR430T is equipped with a jack for external power
supply.
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Use of an inappropriate external power supply may cause
failure of the device and may void the warranty.
adapter should provide 6V and min 300mA DC current.
9 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 EGR430T 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.
9 The RESET button is located on the right-hand side of the
keyboard (over the O button). It can be accessed with any thin
The AC/DC
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object like a paper clip. Never use a needle or pin for this
purpose since it can damage the device.
y If you see Initialize system?(y/n), press the N button to abort
initialization and customization.
The System is initialized! message indicates that system
initialization has been completed and the factory defined default
settings have been restored.
y Then you will see the Delete all data? message. Press the N
button to save your data.
Keyboard
The standard American QWERTY keyboard is combined with
German and Russian standard layouts.
To enter additional signs in German or Russian (marked with blue
at upper left of buttons), press ALT+ the desired button. 1
To enter such signs in caps, press SHIFT+ ALT+ the desired
button.
EGR430T 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
button to enter the Russian letter “Ф”.
The table below shows the Russian and English layouts in the
Russian phonetic mode. 2
q я w
ш/щ e е/э r р t т y ы u у/ю I и o о p п
a а s С d д f
z З x
ь/ъ c ц/ч v в
ф g г/ж h х j Й k к l л
b Б n н m
м
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.
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9 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 Ù button. ENG or GER (if the 3-language mode is
set, see Page 22) or RUS, or NUM (if the numerical mode is
available) is displayed in the upper right corner respectively.
Function shortcut keys
ON/OFF Turn the device On or Off
RESET Re-initialize system
SPELLER
Launch spell-checker
(SHIFT+ uor t)
Other shortcut keys open sections corresponding to the marks on
the buttons.
Control and edit keys
Í, Î Move cursor / highlight / switch main menu
Ð, Ï Highlight / scroll lines / switch main menu/
change values
u, t
Scroll pages
ENTER Execute
SPACE Enter space
ESC Close active window / cancel / return to the
previous page
ALT Enter symbols from the two-letter keys
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SHIFT Type in uppercase
ÍBS Delete character to the left of the cursor
Ù
SHIFT+Ï Open additional symbols
Switch language or translation direction
4
SHIFT+Ð Open record to edit
SHIFT+BS Delete record
3
Press ALT+ corresponding button to enter lowercase German or
Russian letters marked with blue at the upper left of the buttons.
To obtain the uppercase of these letters, press SHIFT+ALT+
corresponding button.
4
Press u, t to move between the three lines of symbols. Press
the corresponding number button to enter the desired symbol.
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