Ectaco EHu200D User Manual

English-Hungarian Electronic Dictionary

User's Guide

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION..................................................

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Keyboard...........................................................

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Direct function shortcuts.................................................

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Control and editing keys.................................................

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Icons Menu........................................................

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POWER SUPPLY.................................................

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SETUP MAIN MENU............................................

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Password ....................................................

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2.

Key Tone.....................................................

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3.

Date Format ................................................

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Time Format................................................

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Set Local Time ............................................

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Alarm On/Off ...............................................

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Set Daily Alarm ...........................................

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8. Memory Used..............................................

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Display Language .......................................

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DICTIONARY .....................................................

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General Dictionary Function............................

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Advanced Word Recognition...........................

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Cross Search ..................................................

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Spell-Checker Vector Ultima .........................

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USER'S DICTIONARY .......................................

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IRREGULAR VERBS .........................................

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AMERICAN IDIOMS...........................................

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PHRASES ..........................................................

 

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PC - LINK ...........................................................

 

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TELEPHONE DIRECTORY................................

 

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MEMO ................................................................

 

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SCHEDULE........................................................

 

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CALENDAR........................................................

 

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TIME...................................................................

 

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Home Time......................................................

 

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World Time......................................................

 

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ANNIVERSARY..................................................

 

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CALCULATOR ...................................................

 

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ACCOUNT MANAGER.......................................

 

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METRIC AND CURRENCY CONVERSION.......

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Metric Conversion ...........................................

 

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Currency Conversion ......................................

 

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GAMES ..............................................................

 

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Master Mind ....................................................

 

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Hangman.........................................................

 

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DATA DELETION...............................................

 

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AUTOMATIC SHUT-OFF ...................................

 

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INTRODUCTION

Congratulations on purchasing the EnglishHungarian Electronic Dictionary & Business Organizer Language Teacher EHu200D. This extraordinary language assistant is loaded with such features as:

Main vocabulary of over 450,000 words, including general words and idioms, medical, technical, legal, business terms, as well as slang and general expressions

128K bilingual business organizer comprising Telephone Directory, Schedule, Memo, and Anniversary List

New words recording function for dictionary expansion

Instant reverse translation

Vector Ultima spell-checking system

Advanced word recognition system

200 most popular American idioms

English irregular verbs

Over 1000 topically arranged phrases

Game center

PC-Link for data exchange with PC

Account manager

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Calendar

Currency and Metric conversion

Home and World Time

Calculator

Enjoy your Language Teacher EHu200D and make it your personal travel and business guide.

As continuous efforts are maid by the manufacturer to improve quality and performance of the Language Teacher products, some characteristics or the design of the actual device you purchased may slightly differ from their description in this manual.

Keyboard

The standard American QWERTY keyboard layout enhanced with additional Hungarian letters allows you to enter any word just in seconds.

English and Hungarian character sets and a numeric layout can be switched between in repeating sequence by pressing the key. In the main dictionary, however, the input language selection is handled automatically to comply with the current source language, and the key is disabled.

To access Hungarian accented letters, as well as hyphen, period, and apostrophe, press and release Ï prior to using the corresponding key.

An additional symbols set is available through pressing Ï+SYMB. Use to see more symbols.

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Press the indicated number key to insert a selected symbol.

Direct function shortcuts

 

Main Dictionary

 

Home and World Time

 

Calculator

 

Phrases

 

Telephone Directory

 

Setup Main Menu

VERB

Irregular Verbs

IDIOM

American Idioms

Control and editing keys

 

Page by screenful

SPELLER

Check spelling in main dictionary

◄►

Move cursor

▼▲

Move cursor / scroll lines

Ï+►

Start a new line

DEL

Delete character or record

 

Enter

 

Switch English/Hungarian/numeric

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Toggle Insert / Overwrite

l__l

Enter space

Ï+SYMB.

Show symbols ( for more)

EDIT

Enable record editing

ESC

Close or clear screen

Computational symbols and operations are available when using the Calculator function.

Icons Menu

The Language Teacher EHu200D features a new start-up interface with functional icons, which visually organize and facilitate access to the dictionary's multiple sections.

The Icons Menu appears after system initialization or whenever you exit a section by pressing the ESC key. The upper portion of the Icons Menu includes, from left to right, top to bottom: Dictionary, User’s Dictionary, Irregular Verbs, Idioms, Phrases, PCLink.

Page down to reveal the middle screen, which contains the following icons: Telephone Directory, Memo, Schedule, Calendar, Home and World Time, Anniversary.

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The bottom set of icons represents the sections

Calculator, Account Manager, Metric and Currency Conversion, Game, Data Deletion, Setup Main Menu:

Use the keys to move between the Icons Menu screens. Use the arrow keys to highlight icons of the displayed Menu portion. Press to open the section whose icon is highlighted.

POWER SUPPLY

The Language Teacher EHu200D is powered by two main CR2032 batteries and a CR1220 memory backup battery.

Note: After purchasing the Language Teacher EHu200D install the main batteries (included) as described below.

When the batteries become weak, a warning message will be displayed. In order to prevent a

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complete discharge of batteries and possible loss of data in RAM, replace the whole set of main batteries promptly. Do not mix old and new batteries.

Press the ON/OFF key to turn the unit off.

Remove the battery compartment cover by sliding it away from the unit.

Use a small screwdriver to remove the metallic brace that holds batteries in place.

Take out the old batteries and put in new ones.

Note: Make sure to place both batteries so that the plus signs (+) are on top.

Secure the batteries in place with the metallic brace.

Put back the battery compartment cover by sliding it toward the unit. Make sure the cover sits in place properly.

Note: You have 2 minutes to replace the batteries without risk of losing data stored in RAM. Do not exceed the 2 min. limit! Neither manufacturer nor dealer may be held responsible for the loss of user’s data.

Note: Never try to remove batteries from the translator when the power is on. This can seriously damage the device. If you experience difficulty turning the unit off, press the RESET button located on the back near the battery compartment cover to reinitialize the system.

During a system reset, press N at the prompt <CLEAR DATA? Y/N> or <ERROR! CLEAR? Y/N> to attempt preserving user’s data and the customized

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system configuration. However, if RAM has been corrupted, or if you turn the dictionary on for the first time, you will have to press Y to reinitialize the system.

SETUP MAIN MENU

For best results and to ensure that you can fully employ all of the Language Teacher EHu200D's diverse features, you have to familiarize yourself with options of the Setup Main Menu, which will allow you to adjust the device configuration to better suit your needs.

Password

Key Tone

Date Format

Time Format

Set Local Time

Alarm On/Off

Set Daily Alarm

Memory Used

Display Language

Note: All prompts and messages appear in English by default. To change the display language to Hungarian, start the customization from option

9. Display Language.

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1. Password

Press ON/OFF to turn the translator on.

Press the key on the keyboard or select the icon on the bottom Icons Menu.

1.PASSWORD

2.KEY TONE

3.DATE FORMAT

4.TIME FORMAT

Press 1 or make sure the Password line is highlighted and press to see the Password menu:

SET PASSWORD

CLEAR PASSWORD

Select Set Password to open the Password setup screen.

ENTER NEW PASSWORD:

_

Enter a password up to 8 characters long.

Press to save the password and return to the Password menu. A key sign will appear in the upper left-hand corner of the screen indicating that user’s records are password-protected.

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Press ESC or to return to the Setup main menu.

To change the password, re-open the Password menu and select the Set Password option.

ENTER OLD PASSWORD:

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Specify your password. If the input didn’t match the current setting, the message Wrong Password will appear.

If the input matched the actual password, the prompt will change to Enter New Password. Type in a new password and press to save and return to the

Password menu.

Press ESC or to return to the Setup main menu.

To delete the password, thus removing the data protection, re-open the Password menu and select the Clear Password option.

Specify your password at the prompt. If the input didn’t match the current setting, the message Wrong Password will appear.

If the input matched the actual password, the key sign will disappear, and the display will return to the Password menu. User’s records will no longer be password-protected.

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Note: Always remember your password. If you forget it you will need to reset the dictionary, which will cause loss of user's data stored in RAM.

2. Key Tone

On the Setup main menu, press the 2 key, or highlight the Key Tone line and press to enter the

Key Tone setup.

SET KEY TONE

ON

OFF

This feature is designed to produce an audible signal every time you press a key on the keyboard of the Language Teacher . The Key Tone is activated by the system's default.

Press ▼ or ▲ to move the highlight bar to OFF or ON, respectively.

Press to confirm your setting and return to the Setup main menu. With the Key Tone turned on, an note sign is displayed on the right-hand side of the screen.

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3. Date Format

On the Setup main menu, press the 3 key, or highlight the Date Format line and press to enter the Date Format setup.

SET DATE FORMAT

DD/MM/YYYY

MM/DD/YYYY

YYYY/MM/DD

The day/month/year date format is chosen by default in the system.

Use the ▼▲ keys to highlight a desired format.

Press to confirm your setting and return to the Setup main menu.

4. Time Format

On the Setup main menu, press the 4 key, or highlight the Time Format line and press to enter the Time Format setup.

SET TIME FORMAT 24-HOUR

12-HOUR

The 24-hour time format is chosen by default in the system.

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Use the ▼▲ keys to highlight the desired format.

Press to confirm your setting and return to the Setup main menu.

5. Set Local Time

On the Setup main menu, move the highlight bar to option 5 and press to display the home city selection screen.

ENTER FIRST LETTER

FOR CITY OR COUNTRY

CITY:_ COUNTRY:

Select the field CITY or COUNTRY using the ◄► keys, and type a letter. Names of a city and country first on the alphabetical list in the selected category, as well as date and time, will appear on the screen. For example:

MADRID, SPAIN

0 1 / 0 1 / 1 9 9 9 ( F R )

0 2 : 0 5 : 3 5

Use the ▼▲ keys to move through the alphabetical list of cities, or use to move by countries. Pressto confirm your selection and display the date and time setup screen.

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0 1 / 0 1 / 1 9 9 9

08:06

Change values above the cursor by pressing appropriate number keys on the keyboard. Move the cursor with the arrow keys. If you prefer the 12-hour American time format, specify PM by pressing P or AM by pressing A in the last position.

Press to save the settings. The previous screen will be shown reflecting the new settings.

Press ESC or to return to the Setup menu.

6. Alarm On/Off

On the Setup main menu, move the highlight bar to option 6 and press to enter the Alarm On/Off setup.

SET ALARM

ON

OFF

Use the ▼▲ keys to turn the Alarm signal on or off. This setting affects both Schedule alarm and Daily Alarm.

Press to leave the Alarm On/Off setup and return to the Setup main menu. With the Alarm turned on, a

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bell sign is displayed on the right-hand side of the screen.

7. Set Daily Alarm

On the Setup main menu, move the highlight bar to option 7 and press to enter the Daily Alarm time setup.

SET DAILY ALARM

12:00

To set the alarm time, change values above the cursor by pressing the appropriate number keys on the keyboard. Move the cursor with the ◄► keys. If you prefer using the 12-hour American time format, specify PM by pressing P or AM by pressing A.

Press to leave the Daily Alarm Setup and return to the Setup main menu.

8. Memory Used

On the Setup main menu, move the highlight bar to option 8 and press to open the Memory Used chart.

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