Ectaco ESC200D User Manual

English-Serbo-Croatian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION ........................................... 3

Keyboard .................................................... 4

Direct function shortcuts .......................... 5

Control and editing keys .......................... 6

Icons Menu ................................................. 7

POWER SUPPLY.......................................... 8

SETUP MAIN MENU ................................... 10

1. Password.............................................. 11

2. Key Tone .............................................. 14

3. Date Format.......................................... 14

4. Time Format ......................................... 15

5. Set Local Time...................................... 16

6. Alarm On/Off......................................... 17

7. Set Daily Alarm..................................... 18

8. Memory Used ....................................... 19

9. Display Language ................................. 19

DICTIONARY............................................... 20

General Dictionary Function ..................... 20

Advanced Word Recognition .................... 23

Cross Search............................................ 24

Spell-Checker Vector Ultima

 .................. 25

USER'S DICTIONARY................................. 27

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IRREGULAR VERBS................................... 28

AMERICAN IDIOMS.................................... 30

PHRASES.................................................... 31

PC - LINK .................................................... 33

TELEPHONE DIRECTORY......................... 34

MEMO ......................................................... 36

SCHEDULE ................................................. 38

CALENDAR ................................................. 40

TIME ............................................................ 42

Home Time ............................................... 42

World Time ............................................... 43

ANNIVERSARY........................................... 44

CALCULATOR............................................. 46

ACCOUNT MANAGER................................ 47

METRIC AND CURRENCY CONVERSION 49

Metric Conversion..................................... 50

Currency Conversion ................................ 51

GAMES........................................................ 53

Master Mind.............................................. 54

Hangman .................................................. 55

DATA DELETION ........................................ 56

AUTOMATIC SHUT-OFF ............................ 56

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INTRODUCTION

Congratulations on purchasing the English­Serbian Electronic Dictionary & Business
Organizer Language Teacher ESC200D.
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

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• PC-Link for data exchange with PC

• Account manager

• Calendar

• Currency and Metric conversion

• Home and World Time

• Calculator

Enjoy your Language Teacher ESC200D
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 Serbian
letters allows you to enter any word just in
seconds.

English and Serbian character sets and a
numeric layout can be switched between in

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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 specific Serbian 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. 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

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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 / Serbian /

numeric

INS Toggle Insert / Overwrite

13 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.

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Icons Menu

The Language Teacher ESC200D
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,
PC-Link.

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 ESC200D is
powered by two main CR2032 batteries and
a CR1220 memory backup battery.

♦ Note: After purchasing the Language

Teacher

 ESC200D 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 data in RAM, replace

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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

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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
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

ESC200D'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

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• 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 Serbian, start the customization
from option 9. Display Language.

1. Password

• Press ON/OFF to turn the translator on.

• Press the

select the icon

key on the keyboard or

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:

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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 password­protected.

• 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 password­protected.

♦ 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.

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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.

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.

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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.

• 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. 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
01/01/1999 (FR)

02:05:35 PM

• Use the ▲▼ keys to move through the
alphabetical list of cities, or use ∧ ∨ to move
by countries. Press ↵ to confirm your

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selection and display the date and time
setup screen.

0 1/01/1999

08:06 AM

• 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 |

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