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CONTENT
INTRODUCTION ............................................................... 2
Keyboard ....................................................................... 3
Icons Menu .................................................................... 4
POWER SUPPLY.............................................................. 5
SETUP MAIN MENU ......................................................... 6
DICTIONARY .................................................................. 13
General Dictionary Function ........................................ 13
Advanced Word Recognition ....................................... 15
Instant Reverse Translation......................................... 16
Spell-Checker Vector Ultima
..................................... 17
USER'S DICTIONARY .................................................... 18
IRREGULAR VERBS ...................................................... 19
AMERICAN IDIOMS........................................................ 20
PHRASES ....................................................................... 21
PC-LINK .......................................................................... 22
TELEPHONE DIRECTORY............................................. 23
MEMO ............................................................................. 24
SCHEDULE ..................................................................... 25
CALENDAR ..................................................................... 27
TIME ................................................................................ 28
Home Time .................................................................. 28
World Time .................................................................. 29
ANNIVERSARY............................................................... 30
CALCULATOR ................................................................ 31
ACCOUNT MANAGER.................................................... 31
METRIC AND CURRENCY CONVERSION.................... 33
Metric Conversion........................................................ 33
Currency Conversion ................................................... 34
GAMES............................................................................ 36
Master Mind ................................................................. 36
Hangman ..................................................................... 37
DATA DELETION ............................................................ 38
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INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on purchasing the EnglishÙRussian
Electronic
Dictionary & Business Organizer Partner
®
ER200DM. This extraordinary language assistant has such
features as:
• Main vocabulary of over 500,000 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
• PC-Link for data exchange with PC
• Account manager
• Calendar
• Currency and Metric conversion
• Home and World Time
• Calculator
Enjoy your Partner
®
ER200DM and make it your personal
travel and business guide.
As continuous efforts are made by the manufacturer to
improve quality and performance of the Partner
®
ER200DM 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.
Keyboard
The standard American QWERTY and Russian ЙЦУКЕН
keyboard layouts allow you to enter any word just in
seconds.
English and Russian character sets and a numeric layout
can be switched between in 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 the Russian letters “Э” and ”Ъ”, as well as the
comma and period, 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 key number to insert a selected symbol.
Direct function shortcuts
Main Dictionary
Home and World Time
Calculator
Phrases
Telephone Directory
Setup Main Menu
Ï+VERB Irregular Verbs
Ï+IDIOM American Idioms
Control and editing keys
∧ ∨ Page by screen
Ï+SPELLER Check spelling in main dictionary
◄► Move cursor
▼▲ Move cursor / scroll lines
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Ï+▲ Start a new line
DEL Delete character or record
↵ Enter
Switch English / Russian / Numeric
Ï+▼ Toggle Insert / Overwrite
l__l Enter space
Ï+SYMB. Show symbols (
∨∧ for more)
Ï+► Enable record editing
ESC Close or clear screen
Computational symbols and operations are available when
using the Calculator function.
Icons Menu
The Partner® ER200DM 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
∧ ∨ keys to move between the Icons Menu screens.
Use arrow keys to highlight icons of the displayed Menu
portion. Press ↵ to open the section whose icon is
highlighted.
POWER SUPPLY
The Partner® ER200DM is powered by two main CR2032
batteries and a CR1220 memory backup battery.
Note After purchasing the Partner
®
ER200DM 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 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.
• 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.
• 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
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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 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.
Note In order to save batteries, the Partner
®
ER200DM
automatically shuts the power off if none of the keys has
been pressed for three minutes.
SETUP MAIN MENU
For best results and to ensure that you can fully employ all
of the Partner
®
ER200DM'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
Time Format
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 Russian, start
the customization from option 9. Display Language.
Note If the unit is on but you see nothing on the display or
the image is too bright or dark turn the Contrast switch: up
– to make the image dark, down – to make it bright. The
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Contrast switch is located on the left edge of the dictionary
case.
1. Password
• Press ON/OFF to turn the translator on.
• Press the key on the keyboard or select the icon
on the bottom Icons Menu.
• Press 1 or make sure the Password line is highlighted and
press ↵ to see the Password menu.
• Select Set Password to open the Password setup screen.
• 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.
1.PASSWORD
2.KEY TONE
3.DATE FORMAT
4.TIME FORMAT
SET PASSWORD
CLEAR PASSWORD
ENTER NEW PASSWORD:
_
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• To change the password, re-open the Password menu and
select the Set Password option.
• 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 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 protected with
password.
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.
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.
ENTER OLD PASSWORD:
_
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This feature is designed to produce an audible signal every
time you press a key on the keyboard of the Partner
®
ER200DM. 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, a 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.
The day/month/year date format is chosen by default in the
system.
• Use ▼▲ keys to highlight a desired format.
• Press ↵ to confirm your setting and return to the Setup
main menu.
SET KEY TONE
ON
OFF
SET DATE FORMAT
DD/MM/YYYY
MM/DD/YYYY
YYYY/MM/DD
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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.
The 24-hour time format is chosen by default in the
system.
• Use ▼▲ keys to highlight the desired format.
• Press ↵ to confirm your setting and return to the Setup
main menu.
5. Local Time
• On the Setup main menu, move the highlight bar to option
5 and press ↵ to display the home city selection screen.
• 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:
SET TIME FORMAT
24-HOUR
12-HOUR
ENTER FIRST LETTER
FOR CITY OR COUNTRY
CITY:_ COUNTRY:
MADRID, SPAIN
01/01/1999 (FR)
02:05:35 PM
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• Use ▼▲ keys to move through the alphabetical list of
cities, or use
∧ ∨ to move by countries. Press ↵ to confirm
your selection and display the date and time setup screen.
• 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.
• Use ▼▲ keys to turn the Alarm signal on or off. This
setting affects both Schedule alarm and Daily Alarm.
• Press ↵ to close the Alarm On/Off setup and return to the
Setup main menu. With the Alarm turned on, a bell sign is
displayed on the right-hand side of the screen.
0 1/01/1999
08:06 AM
SET ALARM
ON
OFF
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7. Set Daily Alarm
• On the Setup main menu, move the highlight bar to option
7 and press ↵ to enter the Daily Alarm time setup.
• To set the alarm time, change values above the cursor by
pressing the appropriate number keys on the keyboard.
Move the cursor with the ◄► keys. If you prefer using the
12-hour American time format, specify PM by pressing P or
AM by pressing A.
• Press ↵ to leave the Daily Alarm Setup and return to the
Setup main menu.
8. Memory Used
• On the Setup main menu, move the highlight bar to option
8 and press ↵ to open the Memory Used chart.
• Press ESC to return to the Setup main menu.
9. Display Language
• On the Setup main menu, move the highlight bar to option
9.
SET DAILY ALARM
12:00 PM
MEMORY USED
O N |
15.20%
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