including Oxford® Speaking American College Dictionary
AnyLanguage™ Translator
model Oxford 500AL
USER MANUAL
ECTACO, Inc. assumes no responsibility for any damage or loss resulting from the use of this manual.
ECTACO, Inc. assumes no responsibility for any loss or claims by third parties, which may arise through the use of this product.
ECTACO, Inc. assumes no responsibility for any damage or loss caused by deletion of data as a result of malfunction, repairs, or battery replacement. Be sure to back up all important data on other media to avoid data loss.
The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice.
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Oxford American College Dictionary
© 2007 Oxford University Press, Inc.
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FCC Statement
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Warning: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
•Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
•Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
•Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
•Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on purchasing ECTACO®/OXFORD® AnyLanguage™ 500AL! This 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 linguistic systems available.
ECTACO®/OXFORD® AnyLanguage™ 500AL features: Oxford® American College Dictionary
Bidirectional dictionary of over 500,000 words (depends on language pair), including idioms, medical, technical, legal, and business terms, as well as slang and general expressions
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14,000 phrases per language pair in Phrasebook |
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Voice function based on the TTS (Text-to-Speech) technology |
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Instant reverse translation |
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Look-up function |
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Vector Ultima™ spell-checker |
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Phonetic transcription |
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Irregular verbs |
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Over 200 popular idioms |
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SAT 5000 vocabulary |
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Hangman word game |
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Metric and currency converters |
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World time |
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Grammar guide |
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USA Interview |
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Calculator |
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Slang lock |
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Three font sizes |
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Mini-USB port for external power supply |
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Headphone jack |
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As continuous efforts are being made by the manufacturer to ensure the best quality and performance of the products, some characteristics of the device you have purchased may slightly differ from their description in this manual.
The functionality of a particular model depends on the set of languages included, and it may partially differ from the device description in this manual. For more information about a particular model, please visit our Web site at www.ectaco.com.
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GENERAL VIEW
The general view and external features of ECTACO®/OXFORD® AnyLanguage™ 500AL are shown below.
POWER SUPPLY
The device is powered by two AAA (LR03) batteries.
How to Replace the Batteries
•Ensure the power is off. Press ON/OFF to turn the device off.
•Remove the battery compartment cover by sliding it away from the device.
•Remove the used batteries and replace them with new ones. Do not mix old and new batteries.
When replacing the batteries, you have one minute to place new ones in the device without risk of losing any data stored in RAM. Do not exceed the oneminute limit! Neither the manufacturer nor the dealer may be held responsible for loss of user data.
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