Ectaco Language Teacher EGP230D User Manual
Language Teacher® EGP230D
EnglishÙGermanÙPolish
Dictionary
&
128Kb Organizer
AngielskoÙniemieckoÙpolski
słownik
i
organizer o pamięci 128Kb
Englisch-deutsch-polnisches
Wörterbuch
und
dreisprachiger Geschäfts-Organizer
User’s manual
Instrukcja obsługi
Benutzeranleitung
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electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or
otherwise, without permission from Ectaco, Inc.
Language Teacher
®
is a registered trademark of
ECTACO, Inc., NY, USA
© 1992–2002 ECTACO, Inc., New York, USA.
All rights reserved.
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CONTENT
INTRODUCTION ...................................................4
Power supply...................................................... 6
Initialization.........................................................7
Keyboard ............................................................ 8
Display..............................................................10
Main menu........................................................11
DICTIONARY.......................................................14
USER'S DICTIONARY.........................................19
IRREGULAR VERBS...........................................22
POPULAR IDIOMS..............................................24
PHRASE BOOK...................................................25
PC COMMUNICATION........................................27
CONTACTS .........................................................31
MEMORANDUM..................................................33
SCHEDULE ......................................................... 36
CALENDAR .........................................................41
TIME ....................................................................43
Local time .........................................................43
World time ........................................................44
ANNIVERSARY DATES ......................................45
CALCULATOR.....................................................48
ACCOUNT MANAGER........................................48
CONVERSIONS ..................................................51
Metric conversion .............................................52
Currency conversion ........................................53
GAMES ................................................................55
Master mind......................................................56
Hangman..........................................................58
DATA DELETION ................................................ 60
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SETUP .................................................................61
Password..........................................................62
Key tone ...........................................................66
Date format.......................................................67
Time format ......................................................67
Set local time....................................................68
Alarm on/off ......................................................69
Set daily alarm..................................................69
Memory remaining............................................70
Interface language............................................71
INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on purchasing the Language
Teacher
®
EGP230D. This product is the result of
the combined efforts of Ectaco’s staff of linguists,
engineers, and programmers, and represents the
latest generation of the highest-performance
integrated educational tools available.
The Language Teacher
®
EGP230D features:
Main vocabulary (English-German,
English-Polish, German-Polish bidirectional dictionaries) of approx. 450,000
words, including medical, technical, legal,
and business terms, as well as slang,
idioms, and general expressions
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A selection of the most popular American
idioms
English irregular verbs
12-topic book of common English phrases
Recording function for new words
Instant reverse translation
Award-winning Vector Ultima trilingual
spell-checking system
128Kb English/German/Polish personal
organizer for scheduling and telephone
numbers, equipped with search function
Account manager to track your bank
accounts and transactions
Local and World time
Two games
Currency exchange rate calculator
Metric converter
High-speed data exchange with a PC
Trilingual interface
Daily alarm
Audible schedule reminder
Data protection system
9 As continuous efforts are made by the
manufacturer to ensure a better quality and
performance of the Language Teacher
products, some characteristics or the design of
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the actual device you purchased may slightly
differ from their description in this manual.
Power supply
The EGP230D is powered by two CR2032
batteries and one CR1220 backup battery.
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
à Ensure the power is off. Press ON/OFF to turn
the unit off.
à Never try to remove batteries from the unit
when the power is on. This can seriously
damage the device. If you experience difficulty
turning the unit off, press the RESET button on
the left-hand side of the device’s backside and
reset the system. See page 7 for additional
information.
à Remove the battery compartment cover by
sliding it away from the unit.
à 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 unit without
risk of losing any data stored in RAM. Do not
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exceed the 2-minute limit! Neither the
manufacturer nor the dealer may be held
responsible for loss of user data.
à Make sure to align the batteries according to
the polarity marks (+ -) inside the
compartment.
à Replace the battery compartment cover by
sliding it toward the unit. Make sure the cover
sits in place properly.
9 If the display blinks or becomes dim, you
should replace the batteries.
Initialization
The initialization routine is started
– when the EGP230D 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 left-hand
side of the reverse of the device. 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 unit.
à If you see Init system?(y/n), press the N button
to abort initialization and customization.
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The System ready message indicates that system
initialization has been completed and the factory
defined default settings have been restored.
à Then you will see the Delete all? message.
Press the N button to save your data.
9 Upon first using the EGP230D, or following a
completed system initialization, the interface
language will be set to English. Users that
prefer to see menus and messages in German
or Polish are referred to page 71 for
instructions.
Keyboard
The standard American QWERTY keyboard
combined with the German and Polish layouts
allows you to easily enter any word in seconds.
To enter a diacritic letter in German, just use the
according additional buttons, to enter a diacritic
letter in Polish, press SHIFT + [diacritic button].
9 Unlike PC keyboards, with the EGP230D 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. On the
indicator line you will see the corresponding
indicator.
The available set of national characters is
dependent on which language input mode is
selected. Language modes can be toggled by
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pressing the
button. E, G, P, or NUM (if
numerical mode is available) is displayed in the
upper right corner respectively.
Function shortcut keys
1
ON/OFF Turn the device On or Off
RESET Re-initialize system
SPELLER (
) Launch spell-checker
Open main dictionary
Open contacts
Open phrase book
Open time
Open calculator
Open setup
SHIFT+Ö Open irregular verbs
SHIFT+ß Open popular idioms
Control and edit keys
,
Move cursor / highlight / switch
main menu
1
Key1+Key2 here and further on signifies the
combination of keys to use - first press and release
Key1, then press and release Key2.
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,
Move cursor / highlight / scroll
lines / switch main menu
,
Scroll pages
ENTER Execute
SPACE Enter space
ESC Close active window / cancel
SHIFT
Used as Key1 in key
combinations
DEL Delete character to the left of
the cursor / delete record
Switch language or translation
direction
SHIFT+SPACE Open additional symbols
2
SHIFT+ENTER Open record to edit
SHIFT+
Line break
SHIFT+
Insert / overwrite
Display
Language Teacher® EGP230D features a large
screen (120x32 pixels) that provides an efficient
2
Press , to move between the three lines of
symbols. Press the corresponding number button to
enter the desired symbol.
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graphical interface for the unit’s numerous
functions.
The indicator lines are at the left and right sides of
the display. Indicators of the shift mode, edit mode,
etc. are shown on these lines.
Current record opened in the
edit mode
SHIFT key pressed
Unit locked
Alarm is on
Key tone is on
Vertical scrolling or paging
enabled
Horizontal scrolling enabled
Highlight bar shows an inverse display of an icon
or a portion of text.
A blinking Cursor marks the position where a
character will be entered or deleted.
Main menu
The EGP230D Main menu consists of 18 functional
icons, which visually organize access to the
sections of the dictionary.
à To display the Main menu, turn the device on,
or close a current section using ESC.
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à Select a section using
, or , .
à To open a section, whose icon is highlighted,
press ENTER.
The icons shown in the Main menu represent the
following sections of the EGP230D:
Dictionary
User’s Dictionary
Irregular Verbs
Popular Idioms
Phrase Book
PC Communication
Contacts
Memorandum
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Schedule
Calendar
Local & World Time
Anniversary dates
Calculator
Account Manager
Metric & Currency
Conversion
Games
Data Deletion
Setup
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DICTIONARY
The Dictionary section includes English<>German, English<–>Polish and German<->Polish
dictionaries containing approximately 150,000
words each.
à Select the Dictionary section from the Main
menu or press the
hotkey.
à Press
, to select one of the dictionaries.
Press ENTER.
Use
to change the translation direction.
Viewing entries
à To view a translation of a word, enter it from
the keyboard.
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à While you are typing, 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).
Use:
▫
, to scroll through the translations
▫
, to highlight a word for Reverse
translation
▫
, to switch between adjacent
entries
à Press any letter button to return to the input
line and translate another word in the same
dictionary or press ESC to return to the
inputted word.
Parts of speech and gender labels
Translations of a headword are listed in
alphabetical order by part of speech.
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A – adjective NPR – proper noun
ABBR – abbreviation NUM – numeral
ADV – adverb PART- particle
ART – article PHR – phrase
AUX – auxiliary PREF – prefix
CONJ – conjunction PREP – preposition
ID – idiom PRON – pronoun
INTRJ – interjection SUFF - suffix
N – noun V – verb
Nouns are marked with gender and number labels.
F – feminine MNPL- masculine
or neuter plural
FN – feminine or
neuter
MPL – masculine
plural
FPL – feminine
plural
N – neuter
M – masculine NFPL- neuter or
feminine plural
MF – masculine or
feminine
NPL – neuter
plural
MFPL – masculine
or feminine plural
PL – plural
MN – masculine
or neuter
Spell-checker Vector Ultima
The multilingual spell-checker Vector Ultima is
one of the most advanced on the market. When
you are unsure of the spelling of a word, Vector
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Ultima allows you to enter the word as you hear it
and choose a spelling version from a list of
suggestions.
à Type the word as you hear it.
à Press SPELLER (
) on the keyboard. A list
of suggested Variants appears on the screen.
à Select the desired word by using
, and
press ENTER. You will see the translation(s) of
this word.
9 If the spell-checker is unable to suggest
alternative words, the No variants message is
shown.
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Instant reverse translation
For your convenience, EGP230D provides an
Instant reverse translation for all words in
Dictionary, Irregular verbs, Popular idioms and
Phrase book.
For example, when you are in a dictionary:
à Press
, to select a word for the reverse
translation.
9 Note that the word selected for the reverse
translation must be in its basic (dictionary)
form.
à Press ENTER to obtain its instant reverse
translation.
You can make some reverse translations in
succession (without closing windows). The
message Last translation is displayed when the
limit is reached.
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Use:
▫ ESC to close the Reverse translation
windows
3
▫ any letter button to return to the input line
and begin a new search
USER'S DICTIONARY
The EGP230D allows you to create your own
vocabulary list.
à Select the User’s Dictionary section from the
Main menu and choose one of the dictionaries.
Use:
▫
, , , to select a dictionary
▫ ENTER to enter the selected dictionary
▫ ESC to exit the section
3
Windows will be closed in the reverse order.
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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.
à Enter a dictionary. You will see the first of
existing records sorted alphabetically.
Use:
▫
, to move between records
▫
, to scroll through the record
The selected record will open in the view mode.
Use SHIFT+ ENTER to open it in the edit mode.
9 If there are no records stored, a new record
template will be opened automatically when
you enter a dictionary.
Creating a Record
à When you are 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.
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à Type in a word or expression.
Use:
▫ SHIFT+ [diacritic button] to enter a diacritic
letter
▫ SHIFT+ SPACE to view additional lines of
symbols (see page 10)
à Press ENTER to type the translation(s).
à Press ENTER again.
à Choose an appropriate abbreviation of the part
of speech by using
, . Press ENTER.
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à The record will be saved and you will be
returned to the record list.
Deleting a Record
à When in a list, press DEL to delete the current
record.
à Press Y to confirm deletion or press N to keep
the record.
IRREGULAR VERBS
All commonly used English irregular verbs are
stored in alphabetical order in the Irregular verbs
section.
à Select the Irregular verbs section from the
Main menu.
à To see the verb's basic forms and its Polish
translations, type in the desired verb.
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