Ectaco ERm200D User's Guide
English-Romanian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ................................................... 3
Keyboard ............................................................ 4
Direct function shortcuts................................................. 5
Control and editing keys................................................. 5
Icons Menu ......................................................... 6
POWER SUPPLY .................................................. 7
SETUP MAIN MENU ............................................. 9
1. Password...................................................... 10
2. Key Tone ...................................................... 12
3. Date Format ................................................. 13
4. Time Format................................................. 13
5. Local Time.................................................... 14
6. Alarm On/Off ................................................ 15
7. Daily Alarm ................................................... 16
8. Memory Used ............................................... 16
9. Display Language ........................................ 17
DICTIONARY....................................................... 18
General Dictionary Function ............................ 18
Advanced Word Recognition ........................... 20
Cross Search.................................................... 21
Spell-Checker Vector Ultima
......................... 22
USER'S DICTIONARY ........................................ 23
IRREGULAR VERBS .......................................... 25
AMERICAN IDIOMS ............................................ 26
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PHRASES............................................................ 27
PC - LINK ............................................................. 29
TELEPHONE DIRECTORY ................................ 30
MEMO.................................................................. 31
SCHEDULE ......................................................... 33
CALENDAR ......................................................... 35
TIME .................................................................... 36
Home Time ....................................................... 36
World Time ....................................................... 37
ANNIVERSARY ................................................... 38
CALCULATOR..................................................... 39
ACCOUNT MANAGER........................................ 40
METRIC AND CURRENCY CONVERSION....... 42
Metric Conversion ............................................ 42
Currency Conversion ....................................... 44
GAMES ................................................................ 46
Master Mind...................................................... 46
Hangman .......................................................... 47
DATA DELETION ................................................ 48
AUTOMATIC SHUT-OFF .................................... 48
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Congratulations on purchasing the EnglishRomanian Electronic Dictionary & Business
Organizer Language Teacher ERm200D. This
extraordinary language assistant is loaded with such
features as:
Main vocabulary of over 450,000 words, including
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general words and idioms, medical, technical, legal,
business terms, as well as slang and general
expressions
128K bilingual business organizer comprising
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Telephone Directory, Schedule, Memo, and
Anniversary List
New words recording function for dictionary
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expansion
Instant reverse translation
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Vector Ultima spell-checking system
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INTRODUCTION
• Advanced word recognition system
• 200 most popular American idioms
• English irregular verbs
Over 1000 topically arranged phrases
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Game center
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PC-Link for data exchange with PC
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• Account manager
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Calendar
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• Currency and Metric conversion
• Home and World Time
• Calculator
Enjoy your Language Teacher ERm200D 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 Romanian letters allows
you to enter any word just in seconds.
English and Romanian character sets and a numeric
layout can be switched betweeen in repeating
sequence by pressing the
dictionary, however, the input language selection is
handled automatically to comply with the current
source language, and the
To access Romanian 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
key. In the main
key is disabled.
∧ ∨
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/ Romanian/ numeric
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Ï+▼ Toggle Insert / Overwrite
l__l Enter space
Ï+SYMB. Show symbols (
for more)
∨∧
Ï+► Enable record editing
ESC Close or clear screen
Computational symbols and operations are available
when using the Calculator function.
Icons Menu
The Language Teacher ERm200D 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 ERm200D is powered by
two main CR2032 batteries and a CR1220 memory
backup battery.
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After purchasing the Language Teacher
Note:
ERm200D install the main batteries (included) as
described below.
When the batteries become weak, a warning
message will be displayed. In order to prevent a
complete discharge of batteries and possible loss of
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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
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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.
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Make sure to place both batteries so that the
Note:
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.
exceed the 2 min. limit! Neither manufacturer nor
dealer may be held responsible for the loss of
user’s data
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Note:
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
system configuration. However, if RAM has been
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Never try to remove batteries from the
Do not
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corrupted, or if you turn the dictionary on for the first
time, you will have to press Y to reinitialize the
system.
For best results and to ensure that you can fully
employ all of the Language Teacher ERm200D'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
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Key Tone
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SETUP MAIN MENU
• Date Format
• Time Format
• Local Time
Alarm On/Off
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Daily Alarm
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Memory Used
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• Display Language
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All prompts and messages appear in English
Note:
by default. To change the display language to
Romanian, 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
• Press 1 or make sure the Password line is
highlighted and press ↵ to see the Password menu:
Select Set Password to open the Password setup
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screen.
on the bottom Icons Menu.
1.PASSWORD
2.KEY TONE
3.DATE FORMAT
4.TIME FORMAT
SET PASSWORD
CLEAR PASSWORD
NEW PASSWORD:
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Enter a password up to 8 characters long.
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Press ↵ to save the password and return to the
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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
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menu.
To change the password, re-open the Password
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menu and select the Set Password option.
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
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will change to 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
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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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Always remember your password. If you forget
Note:
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.
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
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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
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highlight the Date Format line and press ↵ to enter
the Date Format setup.
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.
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Press ↵ to confirm your setting and return to the
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Setup main menu.
4. Time Format
On the Setup main menu, press the 4 key, or
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highlight the Time Format line and press ↵ to enter
the Time Format setup.
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.
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• Press ↵ to confirm your setting and return to the
Setup main menu.
5. 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
01/01/1999 (FR)
02:05:35 PM
• Use the ▼▲ keys to move through the alphabetical
list of cities, or use
↵ to confirm your selection and display the date and
time setup screen.
to move by countries. Press
∧ ∨
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1/01/1999
08:06 AM
Change values above the cursor by pressing
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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.
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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.
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This setting affects both Schedule alarm and Daily
Alarm.
Press ↵ to leave the Alarm On/Off setup and return
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to the Setup main menu. With the Alarm turned on, a
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