ECTACO Partner® X8
EnglishÙPolish
EnglishÙPolish Talking Translator
&
Language Learning System with
2 MB Business Organizer
AngielskoÙpolski tłumacz mówiący
oraz system do nauki języka angielskiego wraz
z organizerem biznesowym o pojemności 2 MB
USER'S MANUAL
INSTRUKCJA OBSŁUGI
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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ECTACO, Inc.
®
Partner
is a registered trademark of ECTACO, Inc., NY, USA
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ECTACO Partner® X8 User's Manual
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6
General View--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8
Power Supply -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8
Initialization----------------------------------------------------------------------------10
Keyboard------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11
Display---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13
ENGLISH LANGUAGE TUTOR ------------------------------------------------------ 21
How to Install or Remove the Card---------------------------------------------- 21
Electronic Interactive System-----------------------------------------------------22
DICTIONARIES --------------------------------------------------------------------------28
MAIN DICTIONARY-------------------------------------------------------------------28
DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE--------------------------------29
HOW TO USE THE DICTIONARIES ---------------------------------------------30
Advanced Word Recognition------------------------------------------------------30
Voice Input-----------------------------------------------------------------------------30
Parts of Speech, Gender Labels, Abbreviations -----------------------------31
Phonetic Transcription-------------------------------------------------------------- 32
Viewing Entries-----------------------------------------------------------------------33
Spell-checker Vector Ultima ---------------------------------------------------- 36
Instant Reverse Translation and Instant Explanation----------------------- 36
Pronunciation of Words and Sentences----------------------------------------38
SUPPLEMENTAL DICTIONARIES------------------------------------------------39
German-Polish Dictionary ---------------------------------------------------------39
User’s Dictionary---------------------------------------------------------------------40
Learner’s Cards ----------------------------------------------------------------------44
TEXT TRANSLATION ----------------------------------------------------------------46
VOICE PHRASEBOOK---------------------------------------------------------------47
ACCENT CORRECTION ------------------------------------------------------------49
REFERENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------52
Irregular Verbs------------------------------------------------------------------------ 52
Popular Idioms------------------------------------------------------------------------53
ORGANIZER ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 54
PHONE DIRECTORY-----------------------------------------------------------------54
MEMO ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------57
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SCHEDULER ---------------------------------------------------------------------------60
CALENDAR -----------------------------------------------------------------------------64
DRAWING BOARD-------------------------------------------------------------------- 65
VOICE MEMO --------------------------------------------------------------------------67
PC COMMUNICATION--------------------------------------------------------------- 69
CALCULATIONS-------------------------------------------------------------------------72
CALCULATOR--------------------------------------------------------------------------72
LOAN CALCULATOR-----------------------------------------------------------------72
ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT---------------------------------------------------------75
CURRENCY CONVERSION-------------------------------------------------------- 77
METRIC CONVERSION -------------------------------------------------------------79
SIZE EQUIVALENTS -----------------------------------------------------------------80
REFERENCE -----------------------------------------------------------------------------81
LOCAL AND WORLD TIME--------------------------------------------------------- 81
Local Time-----------------------------------------------------------------------------81
World Time ----------------------------------------------------------------------------85
TRAVEL GUIDE------------------------------------------------------------------------ 86
TELEPHONE CODES ---------------------------------------------------------------- 86
GAME CENTER------------------------------------------------------------------------ 87
Mastermind----------------------------------------------------------------------------88
Tile5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 88
Brick Game----------------------------------------------------------------------------89
Hangman-------------------------------------------------------------------------------90
ENGLISH NAMES --------------------------------------------------------------------- 91
PHONE WIZARD ----------------------------------------------------------------------92
CROSSWORD SOLVER-------------------------------------------------------------92
USA INTERVIEW ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 93
SETUP--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------94
INTERFACE LANGUAGE -----------------------------------------------------------94
SYSTEM SETUP-----------------------------------------------------------------------95
Key Tone------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 95
First Screen ---------------------------------------------------------------------------95
Auto Shutoff Period------------------------------------------------------------------96
Touch Screen Calibration---------------------------------------------------------- 96
Adult Lock------------------------------------------------------------------------------97
Speech Level -------------------------------------------------------------------------97
Audio Settings ------------------------------------------------------------------------98
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Scheduler Alarm ---------------------------------------------------------------------98
Date Format---------------------------------------------------------------------------99
Time Format---------------------------------------------------------------------------99
PC-Link Baud Rate------------------------------------------------------------------99
Battery Check----------------------------------------------------------------------- 100
SECURITY----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 100
MEMORY CHECK------------------------------------------------------------------- 102
DATA DELETION-------------------------------------------------------------------- 103
BRIEF OF FUNCTIONS------------------------------------------------------------ 103
ABOUT --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 104
INTERNATIONAL WARRANTY-------------------------------------------------- 104
WARRANTY SLIP ------------------------------------------------------------------- 107
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INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on purchasing the English-Polish Translator &
Language Learning System ECTACO Partner® X8! This product is
the result of combined efforts of Ectaco’s staff of linguists,
engineers, and programmers. You are now the owner of the most
advanced electronic device ever produced for foreign language
studies.
The ECTACO Partner
Interactive English Language Tutor
Main dictionary (English-Polish bidirectional dictionary) of over
1,000,000 words, including idioms, medical, technical, legal,
and business terms, as well as slang and general expressions
Dictionary of the English Language
German-Polish bidirectional dictionary of 100,000 words
Complete Guide to English Grammar, Vocabulary and
Phonetics
US citizenship exam preparation guide
Most popular American idioms
English irregular verbs
Advanced English speech synthesis
Fully automated text translation
New word recording function
Instant Reverse Translation
Advanced word recognition system
The MorphoFinder
The Voice Input function
Personal word lists for easy learning
Interactive phonetic practice with accent correction
Award winning Vector Ultima
Over 1,100 useful phrases in the English-Polish Voice
Phrasebook with English and Polish speech recognition
2 MB English/Polish organizer with search function
®
X8 features:
function
bilingual spell-checking system
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Comprehensive reference section featuring Travel Guide,
English Names List, Local and World time with map illustration
etc.
Game center with four games
Crossword solver with educational functions
Standard and Scientific Calculators
Account Management
Digital Voice Recorder
Currency and Metric converters
High-speed data exchange and synchronization with PC
Bilingual Interface
Alarm and Audio Scheduler Reminder
Talking Clock
Calendar
Adult Lock
Data protection system
External power jack for non-battery operation
Headphone jack
The latest speech technology employed by ECTACO Partner
®
X8
allows you to listen to a clear pronunciation of English words and
phrases.
Unlike other portable electronic dictionaries, this model features a
break-through combination of two parallel input devices − a welldesigned 72-button keyboard and a high-resolution touch-sensitive
display, which makes it functionally analogous to a mouse-equipped
computer. Besides, English voice input is possible in the
Dictionaries section.
♦ Note: As continuous efforts are made by the manufacturer to
ensure a better quality and performance of the Partner
®
products,
some characteristics or the design of the actual device you
purchased may slightly differ from their description in this
manual.
The ECTACO Partner
communication. Enjoy your ECTACO Partner
®
X8 gives you freedom of speech and
®
X8 and make it your
companion!
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General View
The general view and external appliances of the ECTACO Partner®
X8 are shown below.
Power Supply
The ECTACO Partner® X8 is powered by four AAA (LR03) batteries
or by a special rechargeable battery pack. When the batteries or
accumulators become weak, a warning message will be displayed.
In order to prevent an excessive discharge of the batteries or
accumulators and a resulting loss of data in RAM, the voice
recording and talking function will be disabled.
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♦ Note: When the Batteries Low! message is displayed, the energy
consuming Text-to-Speech function is disabled. The other voice
functions, e.g. Voice Memo, may still remain working.
♦ Note: The voice recording, talking, and electronic communication
functions consume a considerable amount of energy. It is
recommended to use an external power supply while using these
functions.
To restore full functionality of the device and to avoid the risk of
losing user data, replace the complete set of batteries or recharge
the accumulators as soon as possible.
How to recharge the accumulators
• Make sure the accumulators are inserted in the battery
compartment.
♦ Note: Only special accumulators – rechargeable battery pack
may be used with your ECTACO Partner
®
X8.
1
• Connect an AC/DC adapter to your device.
♦ Note: The ECTACO Partner® X8 is equipped with a jack for
external power supply.
♦ Note: Use of an inappropriate external power supply may
cause failure of the device and void the warranty. The AC/DC
adapter should provide 9V and min 300mA DC.2
The red LED signal shows that the accumulators are recharging and
the green one shows that the accumulators are charged. The
recharge LED will glow when the adapter is connected to the
device.
♦ Note: Accumulators (if inserted) are recharged every time you
connect the device adapter to electricity.
How to replace the batteries
• Press the key to turn the device off.
1
Please communicate with an Ectaco office to get more information about
this rechargeable battery pack purchase.
2
Contact your dealer to order the compatible AC/DC adapter or call +1 (800)
710-7920 within the continental US or +48 (22) 844-16-64 in Poland.
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♦ Note: Never try to remove the batteries from the device when the
power is on. This can seriously damage the device. If you
experience difficulties turning the device off, press the RESET
button on the right-hand side of the keyboard (above the
button) and reinstall the system.
• Remove the battery compartment cover by sliding it away from
the device.
• Remove the used batteries and replace them with new ones.
♦ Note: Do not mix old and new batteries.
• Make sure to place the batteries according to the polarity marks
(+ -) inside the compartment.
• Put back the battery compartment cover by sliding it toward the
device. Make sure the cover sits in place properly.
• Turn the device on to make sure it works correctly.
♦ Note: You have two minutes to replace the batteries without risk
of losing the data stored in RAM. Do not exceed the twominute limit! Neither the manufacturer nor the dealer may be
held responsible for the loss of user data.
Initialization
The initialization routine is started:
• when the ECTACO Partner
• when you remove the batteries (e.g. when replacing them)
for longer than two minutes;
• after the system has been reset with the RESET button.
♦ Note: The RESET button is located on the right-hand side of the
keyboard (over the button). It can be accessed with any thin
object like a paper clip. Never use a needle or a pin since it can
damage the device.
®
X8 is turned on for the first time;
• If you see the Initialize System? message, press or touch
or to abort initialization and customization.
• If you confirm the prompt, the factory defined settings will be
restored, but you can still prevent the deletion of your data by
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canceling the ensuing prompt Delete all user’s data? Press
or touch or to preserve your data.
The System is initialized! message indicates that the system
initialization has been accomplished, freeing memory and restoring
the factory defined settings.
Also, the user may be prompted to conduct the touch-screen
calibration, which configures the proper spacing and alignment of
the touch-sensitive screen elements. Please refer to page 96 for the
procedure description.
After a completed system initialization, or when using the device for
the first time, the interface language will be reset to English. Users
who prefer to see menus and messages in Polish are referred to
page 94 for instructions.
Keyboard
The American standard QWERTY keyboard combined with the
Polish and German layouts 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 key. In the
English-Polish bidirectional dictionary and German-Polish
bidirectional dictionary, however, the input mode selection is made
automatically to comply with the current source language, and the
key is used for changing the translation direction.
The function and control keys are described below.
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Function shortcut keys
3
Turn the device On or Off
RESET Re-initialize system
+u, t
Show Main Menu / Switch tab
Open Main Dictionary
Open Voice Phrasebook
Open Text Translation
Open English Language Tutor
Open System Setup
Launch Spell-checker
Use speech function
Control and editing keys
Í, Î Move cursor or highlight
Ð, Ï Move cursor or highlight / Scroll lines
u, t
+
3
Key1+Key2 here and further on signifies the combination of keys to use –
first press and release Key1, then press and release Key2.
4
Use the ALT key to enter the lowercase Polish or German letters. To obtain
the uppercase images of the letters, press SHIFT or CAPS LOCK on the
keyboard first.
5
Additional symbols are marked over the numeric keys.
Page by screen / Switch Main Menu tab
Execute
Enter space / Check or uncheck boxes
Close active window / Cancel
Enter symbols from the two-letter keys
Type in uppercase / Enter additional
symbols
5
Clear input
Turn Caps Lock On or Off
4
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Copy selection or the entire text to
+Ï
+Ð
+Í
+Î
…
clipboard
Insert clipboard contents
Delete character to the left of cursor
Delete character to the right of cursor
Toggle Insert / Overtype modes
Activate toolbar buttons6
Switch language or translation direction
Computational symbols and operations are available in the
Calculator section.
Display
The ECTACO Partner® X8 features a large-size touch screen with a
responsive and efficient windows-driven graphical interface.
Touch-screen elements
By touching a screen item of a certain type – a push button or prehighlighted text – you perform an action associated with this item.
The keyboard equivalent of touching the highlighted item is moving
the highlight bar to it with the arrow keys (Í,Î,Ð,Ï) and pressing
.
Both the touch screen and the keyboard procedures of activating an
option or a command are referred to as selecting in this manual.
6
Commands and options associated with currently displayed Toolbar
buttons are also accessible from the keyboard by pressing the F1-F8 keys
with the corresponding number, counting buttons from top to bottom.
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Stylus
Touching is preferably done with the supplied pointing device called
the stylus, which, when not in use, can be conveniently kept in a
special slot at the base of the device’s case lid.
The stylus is especially useful for operations that cannot be
performed from the keyboard, for example, highlighting an arbitrary
text fragment in the Organizer sections or a multi-word translation in
a dictionary entry.
♦ Note: If, for some reason, using the stylus does not provide the
desired effect, use
(Í,Î,Ð,Ï) to access the Touch Screen Calibration procedure
(see page 96).
, and the arrow keys
MAIN MENU
The MAIN MENU appears as a row of tabs at the top of the screen
when the device is turned on (unless the Resume screen setup
option has been selected, see page 95) or an application is closed,
or the
The MAIN MENU is divided into six submenus, each of which
includes a number of related sections.
key is pressed.
Sections may also include subsections and various lower level
options.
The six parts of the MAIN MENU are:
English Language Tutor
Dictionaries
Organizer
Calculations
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Reference
Setup
Opening a Submenu
The easiest way to open a specific submenu when the MAIN MENU
is displayed is by touching a corresponding tab at the top of the
screen.
Alternatively, the submenus can be chosen by pressing the
key or one of the paging t,u keys on the keyboard.
Opening a Section
To open a section in the ECTACO Partner® X8, display the
appropriate part of the MAIN MENU and do one of the following:
• touch the section name;
• move the highlight bar to the section name and press
;
• press the numeric key corresponding to the section number.
Sidebar
Sidebar ▼
®
Nine sections of ECTACO Partner
sensitive shortcut buttons on the Sidebar to the right of the screen:
X8 have permanent touch-
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Main Dictionary
Voice Memo
English
(Explanatory)
Dictionary
Phone Directory
Scheduler
Calendar
Game Center
Local Time (Pop-Up
Window and Talking
Clock)
Calculator
Touchpad
Touchpad is a set of virtual keys displayed on the screen. This set
of keys simulates the conventional physical keyboard or part of it.
The touchpad shown below is the most widely used throughout the
ECTACO Partner
The basic touchpad layout contains the letters of the respective
alphabet and a set of symbols. The control key images have the
following meaning:
Touch key Meaning Keyboard equivalent
Touching the keyboard button
screen or pressing F8 on the keyboard hides the touchpad, thus
®
X8 applications.
Backspace
Enter
Shift
Caps Lock
Input the Polish or
German letters ę, ó, ą,
ś, ł, ź, ż, ć, ń, ü, ö, ä, ß
Change language
in the lower-right corner of the
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enlarging the visible input area. To re-display the touchpad, touch
or press F8 again.
Windows
Every application, pop-up menu, or dialog box used in the ECTACO
Partner® X8 appears in its own window.
A window is displayed as a framed screen area with two main
elements: the Title Bar and the Close Button.
The Title Bar may show the name of the currently active section or a
message title. Any window can be closed either by pressing
on the physical keyboard or by touching the Close Button
upper-right corner of the window.
The Vertical or Horizontal Scroll Bars might also be present in a
window. The Scroll Box shows the position of the displayed contents
relative to the rest of data.
On a Scroll Bar:
• touch a Scroll Arrow or to advance or go back one line;
• touch and drag the Scroll Box to browse information;
• touch the Scroll Bar below or above the Scroll Box to jump to
the corresponding portion of text.
in the
Pop-Up and Pull-Down Menus
A pop-up menu is an overlapping window that requests the user’s
selection of one of the displayed options.
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• Touch a line with the stylus or move the highlight bar to a line
with the arrow keys and press
Aside from pop-up menus, non-window pull-down menus may be
used. The
menu.
button on the screen indicates a hidden pull-down
.
• Touch the arrow button to open a pull-down menu.
• To select an option, touch its name or highlight it and press
.
• To hide a menu without making a selection, press or touch
the screen outside the menu area.
Dialog Box
A simple example of a dialog box is a prompt, which contains a
Yes/No question pending the user’s confirmation or cancellation.
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Ways you can respond to a prompt:
Touch
Meaning
Keyboard
equivalent
A Setup prompt expects the user to specify data items directly in the
dialog box. This can imply either checking boxes or setting values.
Yes
No N
Cancel
, Y
Checking boxes
• To highlight an empty check box , touch it with the stylus.
Alternatively, move the dotted frame to the desired check box
with the arrow keys and press .
The selected check box becomes filled
.
• Touch or press to apply the changes and close
the window.
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Setting Values
• To change a value in the highlighted box, touch the , buttons
or press the Ï,Ð keys.
• To change the active box, touch it or use the Í,Î keys.
• Touch or press to save settings and close the
window.
Message Box
A message just requests the acknowledgement of information.
• To close the message box, touch or where available.
®
The ECTACO Partner
active windows. Thus, you will have to close an overlapping window
in order to proceed.
X8 does not allow moving or switching
Toolbar
A Toolbar is a set of vertically arranged buttons appearing to the
right of the pertaining window.
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The most frequently used Toolbar buttons are:
Page Up Save
Page Down Edit
Scroll Up Delete
Scroll Down Search
OK (Apply) Settings
New Say
Explain Spell-checking
Translate Font size
As an on-board help to the user, a short Toolbar button description
(Tool tip) appears when a button is being touched.
Commands and options associated with currently displayed Toolbar
buttons are also accessible from the keyboard by pressing the F1F8 keys with the corresponding number, counting the buttons from
top to bottom.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE TUTOR
English Language Tutor is an extremely powerful linguistic tool for
those who want to master the English language and learn to
communicate fluently. With its help you can learn English fast and
easy. The English Language Tutor course is stored on the special
card provided in the standard package. Please visit Ectaco's Web
site www.ectaco.com for more information.
How to Install or Remove the Card
• Make sure the device is turned off and there is no other card
installed in the CF slot of your ECTACO Partner® X8.
• Pull the ejector switch down to set it to the Unlock position.
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• Insert the English Language Tutor card into the CF slot
thoroughly.
• Set the ejector switch to the Lock position.
♦ Note: Always use the ejector when installing or removing the
card.
♦ Note: Never insert or remove the card when the device is on.
Use the ON/OFF button to turn the device off.
♦ Note: Use of unspecified cards may cause device failure and
possible loss of user's data. Always use the original English
Language Tutor cards manufactured by ECTACO, Inc.
• To eject the card, set the ejector switch to the Unlock position
and move it towards the Eject B Card mark.
• Remove the English Language Tutor card from the slot.
Electronic Interactive System
•
Install the English Language Tutor card into your ECTACO
®
Partner
X8.
• Press the ON/OFF button to turn the device on.
• Select English Tutor from the MAIN MENU or press the
key.
You will be prompted to register.
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• Please input your name (login) and password into the
corresponding fields.
♦ Note: The maximum name (login) length is 31 characters and the
password length is 8 characters.
This feature is designed so that you could let several users (e.g. you
and your relatives) learn English with the same device. You can
create an account (user) without a password. In this case, do not
input any characters in the Password field on the Registration
screen.
Use:
• to create a new account
• to delete an account.
• When you open the Users list, please select your name to log on.
♦ Note: In case you forgot your password, you can use the
usrpass password to log on the English Language Tutor.
However, this password blocks the access to any other protected
sections of ECTACO Partner® X8, e.g. Phone Directory, when
the device is in the locked mode (see page 100).
♦ Note: The maximum number of users is limited in order to save
memory resources.
♦ Note: Before using a new version of the English Language Tutor
card, please remove all accounts from the Users List. Create a
new list and add the previous accounts to it, if necessary.
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Touch Buttons
Depending on the current lesson and exercise, the following toolbar
buttons are available in the English Language Tutor section:
Touch button Meaning
Navigator
Grammar
Phonetics
Vocabulary
Practice
Decrease font size
Increase font size
Proceed
Show virtual keyboard (to enter an answer)
Listen to the prerecorded sound
Start voice recording
Audio settings
Check answers (Statistics)
Placement Test
Once a new account is created, you are offered to pass the
Placement Test.
In the Placement Test section, you can check your English
knowledge level before starting your studies. At the beginning, you
are asked simpler questions; the difficulty level gradually increases.
♦ Note: Total number of questions is about 200 and depends on
the English Language Tutor card version.
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♦ Note: Placement Test content depends on the English Language
Tutor card version.
You can skip the Placement Test and go directly to the Tutorial
section. However, it is recommended to pass the Placement Test
first. Please answer each question of the Placement Test.
• To highlight an empty check box next to the correct answer,
touch it with the stylus. Alternatively, move the dotted frame
to the desired check box and press
appears when either of the Í,Î keys is pressed.
The selected check box becomes filled
. The dotted frame
.
• Touch or press to confirm your choice.
♦ Note: If you quit the Placement Test before completion, your
Placement Test statistics will be discarded and you may be
advised to pass the Placement Test once again.
Tutorial
• Select the Tutorial section to open a list of available levels.
♦ Note: Tutorial content depends on the English Language Tutor
card version.
• Select the desired level and press .
A list of available lessons will be displayed.
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• Select the desired lesson and press .
• Get acquainted with the topic of the lesson and touch or
press
Before going on with the selected lesson, please get acquainted
with the reference material.
Touch:
• to read grammar
• to read phonetics
• to read vocabulary.
.
• Select the first exercise of the lesson.
• Depending on the task, input or select the correct answer and
touch
♦ Note: There may be several correct variants among the given
answers. The answer will be treated as correct if you mark all
correct variants.
♦ Note: When doing an exercise requiring answers input, you
should use the words learned in the Vocabulary section.
You can listen to the pronunciation of English words displayed on
the screen, obtain their translations and explanations. Translation
for Polish words is also available.
or press .
• Touch the desired word and hold down the stylus until a pop-up
menu appears.
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• Select Say, Translate, or Explain from the pop-up menu.
The book provided in the standard ECTACO Partner
will be especially helpful when you want to find any reference for the
lessons' material.
®
X8 package
Practice
When in the Practice mode, the results you achieve doing exercises
are not added to your score. This feature is designed for your
convenience, so that you can make a try before going through the
selected exercise.
• Select the desired level and lesson.
• Touch the button to begin practicing.
Navigator
When you are unsure what lesson to choose, please use Navigator
– the button. According to the previous statistics, it will bring you
to the most appropriate lesson.
Statistics
You can see the results on completion of an exercise, lesson, or
level in the Statistics window.
• In the Tutorial Browser window, select a lesson.
• Use the button to view the detailed statistics for the last
exercise you have completed.
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Quitting the English Language Tutor
Other sections of your ECTACO Partner® X8 remain available while
in the English Language Tutor mode.
• Press any hotkey on the keyboard or touch any button on the
sidebar.
♦ Note: When you quit the English Language Tutor, your results
are not deleted. However, to resume doing exercises, you must
enter the English Language Tutor and select the level, lesson,
and exercise again.
DICTIONARIES
The important part of the ECTACO Partner® X8 is the
DICTIONARIES section – it contains seven language-related
subsections.
• Select the tab from the MAIN MENU to open the
DICTIONARIES section.
MAIN DICTIONARY
The ECTACO Partner® X8 contains the most advanced EnglishPolish and Polish-English electronic dictionaries available on the
market. This manual usually refers to those as the English-Polish
Dictionary, or simply the Main Dictionary.
♦ Note: The Main Dictionary contains not only general vocabulary
and technical terms but also slang. You can hide it using the
Adult Lock function (see page 97).
General Dictionary Function
• Select English-Polish Dictionary from the DICTIONARIES
section, or touch on the Sidebar, or press the key on
the keyboard.
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During the initialization of the Main Dictionary you may see the
icon. This usually means that User’s Dictionary contains a
considerable number of entries. Since both dictionaries are
interlinked, the more words the User’s Dictionary contains, the more
time it takes to initialize the Main Dictionary. Please wait while the
loading completes.
♦ Note: Please refer to the How to Use the Dictionaries section
(see page 30).
DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH
LANGUAGE
The ECTACO Partner® X8 includes the advanced English
explanatory dictionary.
General Dictionary Function
• Select English Dictionary from the DICTIONARIES section.
♦ Note: Please refer to the How to Use the Dictionaries section
below.
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HOW TO USE THE DICTIONARIES
Advanced Word Recognition
•
To translate or explain a word, start entering it from the keyboard
or the touchpad.
While you are typing, headwords closest in spelling to the portion
you entered so far are displayed in the Advanced Search Area
under the input line.
• If the desired word had appeared before you finished typing,
select it (touch the corresponding line or make sure it is
highlighted and press
explanation(s).
♦ Note: Some words borrowed from French may be given in the
Dictionary without accent marks.
• Scroll or page through the Advanced Search Area to find the
word in question manually.
• To enlarge the visible Search Area, hide the touchpad by
touching .
) to see its translation(s) or
Voice Input
The Voice Input is a new exclusive function which enables voice
input of English words.
• To translate or explain an English word, touch and spell it.
Please pronounce each letter distinctly. It is recommended that the
pause between letters should not exceed 1.5 sec. The word will be
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