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ECTACO
Hand-held Electronic Language Teacher®, Text Translator,
Talking Dictionary, and Audio PhraseBook™
Partner® EP850
USER MANUAL
ECTACO Partner® EP850 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.
No part of this manual shall be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by
any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without
permission from ECTACO, Inc.
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iTRANSLATE
, Language Teacher®, Audio PhraseBook™, MorphoFinder™, iHELP™,
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, and Vector Ultima™ are trademarks of ECTACO, Inc.
© 1990–2008 ECTACO, Inc., New York, USA.
The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks
of their respective owners.
All rights reserved.
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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.
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CONTENTS
GENERAL DESCRIPTION.................................................................................. 6
Introduction ........................................................................................................ 6
General View ..................................................................................................... 7
Power Supply..................................................................................................... 8
SD Card ............................................................................................................. 8
PC Communication ............................................................................................ 8
Initialization ........................................................................................................ 9
Keyboard............................................................................................................ 9
Display and Main Menu ................................................................................... 10
Sidebar............................................................................................................. 11
On-screen Keyboard........................................................................................ 12
ECTACO C-Pen
Windows .......................................................................................................... 13
Pop-up Toolbar ................................................................................................ 13
Pop-up Menus.................................................................................................. 15
Parts of Speech, Gender Labels, Abbreviations.............................................. 16
Pronunciation of Words and Sentences .......................................................... 18
Online Manual.................................................................................................. 19
DICTIONARIES ................................................................................................. 19
Dictionary ......................................................................................................... 19
WordNet Dictionary.......................................................................................... 21
Audio PhraseBook ........................................................................................... 21
Text Translation ............................................................................................... 23
English Idioms.................................................................................................. 23
Irregular Verbs ................................................................................................. 24
Usage of Audio PhraseBook for Foreign Language Studies........................... 24
LANGUAGE TEACHER
Language Teacher
FlashCards....................................................................................................... 26
Hangman ......................................................................................................... 29
USA Interview .................................................................................................. 30
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ENTERTAINMENT ............................................................................................ 30
Audio Books..................................................................................................... 30
Audio Player..................................................................................................... 31
Voice Recorder ................................................................................................ 32
Calendar .......................................................................................................... 33
Tasks ............................................................................................................... 34
EXTRAS ............................................................................................................ 35
Calculator......................................................................................................... 35
World Time....................................................................................................... 35
Size Equivalents .............................................................................................. 35
Metric Conversion ............................................................................................ 36
Settings ............................................................................................................ 36
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GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of the high-end class ECTACO Partner® EP850 Handheld Electronic Language Teacher
PhraseBook™! The product you have purchased is the result of the combined efforts of
the ECTACO team of linguists, engineers, and programmers. You are now the owner of
one of the most advanced electronic devices ever produced for translation purposes and
language studies.
ECTACO Partner
• Talking dictionary of 1,055,000 general, medical, technical, legal, and slang words and
expressions with transcriptions, samples of usage, part-of-speech labels
• WordNet dictionary – 70,000 words with definitions
• Unlimited voice function based on TTS (Text-to-Speech) technology
• Phonetic transcription
• Instant reverse translation
• Look-up function
• Advanced word recognition and MorphoFinder™
• Professionally narrated Audio PhraseBook™ with more than 14,000 phrases, ECTACO
Speech Recognition system
• Vector Ultima™ spell-checker
• State-of-the-art Full-text Machine Translation Program
• English idioms and irregular verbs
• ECTACO Speech Recognition based tutorial with graphical testing system
• Linguistic games: FlashCards, Pockets, Spell it Right, Translation Test, Hangman
• USA Interview
• Audio Tours for the Louvre Museum, the Orsay Museum, Versailles, the Historic Paris
Walk
• Audio Player with mp3 support
• Calendar
• Tasks
• Size Equivalents
• Metric Conversion
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EP850 features:
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, Text Translator, Talking Dictionary, and Audio
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• World Time
• Voice Recorder
• Calculator
• Bilingual interface
• Backlight
• SD slot
• mini-USB port
• Headset jack
• The device is compatible with the ECTACO C-Pen
recognition and translation
Device is powered by AC/DC adapter (Travel Charger) and rechargeable battery (all
included in the standard package).
Note: Always use the original accessories manufactured by ECTACO, Inc.
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hand-held scanner for text
General View
The general view and essential features of ECTACO Partner® EP850 are shown below.
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Power Supply
ECTACO Partner® EP850 is powered by a special Li-Polymer rechargeable battery.
When the battery becomes weak, the red LED signal starts blinking. In that case, the
voice function will be disabled in order to prevent excessive discharge of the battery and
a resulting loss of data in RAM. To restore full functionality of the device, recharge the
battery as soon as possible.
How to Recharge the Battery
• Make sure the battery is inserted in the battery compartment.
Note: Only a special rechargeable battery, special charger, and special USB cable may
be used with your ECTACO Partner
supply may cause failure of the device and will void the warranty.
• Connect the AC/DC adapter to your device via the mini-USB port (see General View), or
connect your device to your PC using the special USB cable.
The red LED signal shows that the battery is recharging.
LED status: blinking blue – recording is in progress or data being transferred; blinking
red – SD card is being scanned, or the battery is critically low.
Note: Charge the battery overnight prior to the first use of the device.
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EP850. Use of an inappropriate external power
SD Card
Before you start using your ECTACO Partner® EP850, please make sure the SD card
(included in the standard package) is installed into the SD slot of the device. If the card is
not installed, slide it into the slot located on the right-hand edge of the device – the
contacts of the card face up, label face down. Push the card gently until it clicks into
place. To eject the card, just push it in slightly.
PC Communication
The PC Communication function allows you to manage files and folders stored on the SD
card. For example, you may wish to add music files.
• Ensure the SD card is installed into the device.
• Turn the device on.
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Connect the device to your PC using the special USB cable and the mini-USB
port located on the device (see General View).
Please wait while your PC detects the device. On the device screen, you will see the
Device is ready to work with PC message.
• Navigate to the newly detected removable disk on your PC to browse through
the files stored on the SD card.
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Note: Do not modify the content of the system folder. Do not delete system files.
• To disconnect the device, just unplug the cable.
Note: Always back up your important data! Neither the manufacturer nor the dealers
assume any responsibility for lost or corrupted data.
Initialization
In the rare event that the data on the screen is corrupted or a program is not responding
properly, you will need to perform a reset.
The Reset button is located on the left-hand side of the keyboard (over the
can be accessed with any thin object like a paper clip. Never use a needle or a sharp pin
for this purpose since it can damage the device.
• Unscrew the removable cap of the stylus – it will serve you as a reset pin.
• Press the Reset button.
On completion of the reboot, you will see the calibration screen with five targets,
appearing one after another as you tap them with the stylus. Tap the screen to accept the
new calibration settings.
key). It
Keyboard
The American standard QWERTY keyboard (combined with the Polish layout) allows you
to enter any word just in seconds. Each set of national characters is linked to its language
input mode. Language modes can be toggled by pressing the
Note: To enter Polish diacritic letters in Calendar and Tasks, switch to the Polish
layout by pressing
The function and control keys are described below.
Note: Key1+Key2 here and further on signifies the combination of keys to use – first
press and hold Key1, then press and release Key2.
Key / Function(s)
Turn the device on or off
Reset Re-initialize system
. The English layout is set by default.
key.
Use speech recognition (available in Audio PhraseBook)
Show or hide the pop-up toolbar
Use speech function / Listen to the pronunciation of the source item in Audio
PhraseBook, English Idioms, Irregular Verbs (press + )
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Close active window / Cancel
Delete character to the left of cursor
Switch focus between displayed controls (check boxes etc.)
+key Press and hold this key down to type in uppercase or to enter additional
symbols marked on the keys. Press this key twice to toggle the Caps Lock mode
+ , Launch spell-checker
+key Enter Polish diacritic letters
+ +key Enter Polish diacritic letters in uppercase
Switch language or translation direction
Execute
, , , Move cursor or highlight / Scroll lines
, Page Up / Page Down / Switch Main Menu sections
Enter space
Display and Main Menu
ECTACO Partner® EP850 features a touch screen (320 x 240 pixels) with a windowsdriven graphical interface. The Main Menu consists of four sections, which visually
organize access to the ECTACO Partner® EP850 applications.
Note: Tapping screen items is preferably done with the supplied pointing device known
as a stylus, which, when not in use, is kept in a special slot at the side of the device's
back panel (see General View).
Main Menu
• To display the Main Menu, turn the device on, and/or exit the currently running
application. The Main Menu consists of the following sections:
Dictionaries
Language Teacher®
Entertainment
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Extras
At the top of the screen, you will see the battery life indicator.
The Main Menu sections are described below. The content of the Main Menu depends on
product model.
• Use the Dictionaries section to access Dictionary, Audio PhraseBook, Text Translation,
English Idioms, and Irregular Verbs.
• Use the Language Teacher section to access Language Teacher
Hangman, and USA Interview.
• Use the Entertainment section to access Audio Books, Audio Player, Voice Recorder,
Calendar, and Tasks.
• Use the Extras section to access Calculator, World Time, Size Equivalents, Metric
Conversion, and Settings.
To open a section, do one of the following:
• tap the section icon;
• press the numeric key that corresponds to the section number.
• When in a section, tap the desired application name. Alternatively, highlight it and then
press
. The application will open.
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, FlashCards,
• To close an application, tap
at the upper right of the screen, or just press .
Sidebar
Twelve applications of ECTACO Partner® EP850 have their permanent touch-sensitive
shortcut buttons on the Sidebar to the right and left of the screen:
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Dictionary
Audio PhraseBook
Audio Player
Calculator
Settings
Back
Toolbar
Say
Record/recognize
Volume
On-screen keyboard
Forward
On-screen Keyboard
The on-screen keyboard is a set of virtual keys displayed on the screen. This set of keys
simulates the conventional physical keyboard or part of it.
• In applications featuring text input, tap on the sidebar to activate the on-screen
keyboard.
• To hide it, tap once again.
ECTACO C-Pen1
With ECTACO C-Pen® you can acquire and then translate words or text portions from
paper media. It is capable of recognizing texts in languages based on Latin, Cyrillic or
Greek character set.
• Connect ECTACO C-Pen® to your device. Make sure the device is turned on.
• Press the Function key on ECTACO C-Pen
• Select the desired language and application.
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Optional accessory. Included in the ECTACO Partner® EP850 Deluxe package.
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. You will see the Ready to scan dialog.
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