Ectaco Partner ER300T User Manual

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................... 2

Power Supply ....................................................................................................3

Initialization........................................................................................................ 3

Keyboard ...........................................................................................................4

Display............................................................................................................... 5

Main Menu......................................................................................................... 5

DICTIONARIES...................................................................................................... 6

English-Russian Dictionary ...............................................................................6

Russian-English Dictionary ...............................................................................8

English Explanatory Dictionary ......................................................................... 8

TOEFL dictionary ..............................................................................................8

USEFUL ENGLISH ................................................................................................8

Irregular verbs ...................................................................................................8

Popular Idioms ..................................................................................................9

Phrasebook .......................................................................................................9

EXAMINATION.......................................................................................................9

CALCULATIONS.................................................................................................. 10

Basic Calculator ..............................................................................................10

Scientific Calculator.........................................................................................10

Metric Conversion ...........................................................................................10

Currency Conversion....................................................................................... 10

TIME.....................................................................................................................11

CALENDAR.......................................................................................................... 12

GAMES ................................................................................................................12

Sokoban ..........................................................................................................12

Rendzu ............................................................................................................13

Reversi ............................................................................................................13

Minesweeper ...................................................................................................13

SYSTEM SETUP..................................................................................................14

Interface Language .........................................................................................14

Clock ...............................................................................................................14

Daily Alarm ......................................................................................................15

Time/Date Format ...........................................................................................15

Set contrast .....................................................................................................15

Key Tone .........................................................................................................15

Set sleep time.................................................................................................. 15

About ...............................................................................................................15

ECTACO Partner® ER300T User Manual

INTRODUCTION

Congratulations on purchasing ECTACO Partner® ER300T! This product is the
result of the combined efforts of ECTACO’s linguists, engineers, and
programmers.
ECTACO Partner

 English-Russian and Russian-English dictionaries with a total of 430,000

words

 English explanatory dictionary of 12,000 words
 TOEFL dictionary of 5,000 words
 Voice function in English
 A selection of the most popular American idioms
 English irregular verbs
 12-topic English-Russian phrasebook
 Examination
 Instant reverse translation
 Dictionary Look-up and Fuzzy search function
 Advanced word recognition
 Calculators (Basic and Scientific)
 Metric and currency converters
 Local and World time
 Calendar
 Daily alarm
 Bilingual interface
 4 logic games
 Built-in speaker
 Headphone jack
9 As continuous efforts are made by the manufacturer to ensure better quality

and performance of the ECTACO Partner
the device you have purchased may slightly differ from those described in
this manual.

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ER300T features:

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products, some characteristics of

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Power Supply

ECTACO Partner® ER300T is powered by three AAA (LR03) batteries.
When the batteries become low, a warning message will appear.
In order to prevent an excessive discharge of the batteries and resulting loss of
data in RAM, the Say function will be disabled if battery power is low.
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

y Ensure the power is off. Press ON/OFF to turn the device off.

9 Never try to remove batteries from the device when the power is on. This can

seriously damage the device. If you experience difficulty turning the device
off, press the RESET button on the right-hand side of the keyboard and reset
the system.

y Remove the battery compartment cover.
y Remove the used batteries and replace them with new ones.

9 When replacing the batteries, you have 2 minutes to place new ones into the

device without risk of losing any data stored in RAM. Do not exceed the 2­minute limit! Neither the manufacturer nor the dealer may be held

responsible for loss of user data.

y Make sure to place the batteries according to the polarity marks inside the

compartment.

y Replace the battery compartment cover. Make sure the cover sits in place

properly.

Initialization

The initialization routine starts:

▫ when ECTACO Partner
▫ when you remove the batteries (e.g. during replacement);
▫ after the system has been reset by pressing the RESET button.

9 The RESET button is located on the right-hand side of the keyboard (near

the

key). It 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.

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ER300T is turned on for the first time;

y If you see the Clear all data? Y/N message, press the N key to save your

data.

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Keyboard

The standard American QWERTY keyboard is combined with Russian standard
layout.
To enter additional characters in Russian (marked with yellow at the upper right
of the keys), press SHIFT + the desired key.
9 Unlike PC keyboards, 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.
The available set of national characters is dependent on which language input
mode is selected. Language modes (in the Dictionaries section) can be toggled
by pressing the Ù key.

Function shortcut keys

ER DICT
EE DICT
TOEFL
PHRASES
IDIOMS
VERBS
GAMES
CALC
TIME
SETUP

Control and edit keys

RESET Re-initialize system
ON/OFF Turn the device on or off
◄,

► Move cursor / highlight

▼,

▲ Highlight / scroll lines / change values

, Scroll pages

ENTER Execute

ESC Close active window / cancel / return to the previous page
SHIFT + key Enter Russian letters marked at the upper right of the keys
Ù

SHIFT + ◄ Backspace
SHIFT + ► Enter the "_" character
SHIFT + ▲ Enter the "?" character
SHIFT + ▼ Enter the "*" character

English-Russian dictionary
English explanatory dictionary
TOEFL dictionary
Phrasebook
Popular idioms
Irregular verbs
Games
Calculations
Time
System setup

Enter space

Switch language or translation direction (available in the
Dictionaries section)

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A, P Specify AM or PM (when the 12-hour format is set)

Have a headword pronounced, where available

Display

ECTACO Partner® ER300T features the 111 x 48 pixel LCD with 10 flags.

SHIFT

▼, ▲ Vertical scrolling or paging enabled (more text available)

Í , Î Horizontal scrolling enabled

Key tone enabled

SHIFT key pressed

Batteries low

Voice function available

Daily Alarm on

Main Menu

ECTACO Partner® ER300T Main Menu consists of 8 icons, which visually
organize access to the dictionary's sections.

y To display the Main Menu, turn the device on or close a current section.
y Move between icons by using ▼, ▲,◄, ►.
y To open a section, highlight its icon and press ENTER.

The icons shown in the Main Menu represent the following sections:

Dictionaries

Useful English

Examination

Calculations

Time

Calendar

Games

System Setup

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DICTIONARIES

The Dictionaries section includes English-Russian, Russian-English, English­English and TOEFL dictionaries:

y Enter the Dictionaries section.
y Choose the desired dictionary.

English-Russian Dictionary

y To open the English-Russian dictionary, press the ER DICT shortcut key, or

enter the Dictionaries section, select English-Russian and press ENTER.

Viewing entries

y To view a translation of a word, enter it from the keyboard.

y When the desired word is displayed, press ENTER to see its translation(s).

Use:

• ▼, ▲ to scroll through the translations;

•

, to switch between adjacent entries.

y Press ESC or any letter key to return to the input line and translate another

word in the same dictionary.
You can change the translation direction by pressingÙ.

Parts of Speech and Gender Labels

Translations are listed in alphabetical order of their respective grammatical labels
(shown in square brackets).

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A – adjective ID – idiom PHR – phrase
ABBR – abbreviation INTRJ – interjection PREF – prefix
ADV – adverb N – noun PREP – preposition
ART – article NPR – proper noun PRON – pronoun
AUX – auxiliary NUM – numeral SUFF – suffix

CONJ – conjunction PART– particle V – verb
Russian nouns in the English-Russian and Russian-English dictionaries are
marked with gender and number labels:

F – feminine N – neuter
M – masculine PL – plural
MF – masculine or feminine

Instant Reverse Translation

For your convenience, ECTACO Partner
Translation for all words and expressions contained in the Dictionaries section.

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ER300T provides Instant Reverse

y Press ◄, ► to select a word or expression for the reverse translation.

y Press ENTER to obtain its instant reverse translation.

9 For English translations you can choose between English-Russian and

English-English dictionaries.

9 Only one reverse translation is available.

y Use ESC or any letter key to close the reverse translation window.

Pronunciation of words

In the Dictionaries section, the sign (shown on the indicator panel) appears
for certain entries. This sign indicates that you can hear the headword
pronounced.

y Press to listen to the pronunciation of the headword.

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Fuzzy search

When you are not sure of the spelling of the word, input * or ? in place of
uncertain letters and then press ENTER to get an entry that meets the search
criterion.

Russian-English Dictionary

y Enter the Dictionaries section.
y Choose the Russian-English dictionary and press ENTER.

The Russian-English dictionary works similarly to the English-Russian dictionary.
Please refer to the English-Russian Dictionary section.

English Explanatory Dictionary

The dictionary contains 12,000 words with their explanations.

y To open the English explanatory dictionary, press the EE DICT shortcut key,

or enter the Dictionaries section, select English-English and press ENTER.
The English explanatory dictionary works similarly to the English-Russian
dictionary. Please refer to the English-Russian Dictionary section.

TOEFL dictionary

The TOEFL dictionary provides a collection of English words, specially selected
to help you prepare for the TOEFL examination test.

y To open the TOEFL dictionary, press the TOEFL shortcut key, or enter the

Dictionaries section, select TOEFL and press ENTER.

The TOEFL dictionary works similarly to the English-Russian dictionary. Please
refer to the English-Russian Dictionary section.

USEFUL ENGLISH

Irregular verbs

All commonly used English irregular verbs are stored in alphabetical order in the
Irregular verbs subsection.

y To open the Irregular verbs subsection, press the VERBS shortcut key, or

enter the Useful English section, select Irregular verbs and press ENTER.

y Type the first letter of the desired verb and scroll through the list to find it.

Use:

• , to move between adjacent entries;

• ▼and ▲to scroll individual entries;

• ESC to return to the letter input prompt.

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Popular Idioms

Over 200 widely used American idioms and their equivalents or translations are
included in the Popular idioms subsection.

y To open the Popular idioms subsection, press the IDIOMS shortcut key, or

enter the Useful English section, select Popular idioms and press ENTER.

y Type the first letter of the desired idiom and scroll through the list to find it.

y Use , to switch between adjacent entries.

Phrasebook

The phrasebook contains over 1,100 English phrases and their translations in
Russian. The phrases are divided into 12 conversational topics:

1. Everyday conversation
Повседневные фразы

2. Traveling
Путешествие

3. Hotel
Гостиница

4. In the restaurant
В ресторане

Most of the topics contain a number of subtopics.

5. Shopping
Покупки

6. Sightseeing
Экскурсии

7. Communication
Средства связи

8. At the bank
В банке

9. Transport
Транспорт

10. Health
Здоровье

11. Beauty care
Салон красоты

12. Calling for police
Вызов полиции

y To open the Phrasebook, press the PHRASES shortcut key, or enter the

Useful English section, select Phrasebook and press ENTER.

y Select a topic. Press ENTER to see its subtopics.

EXAMINATION

The Examination section includes the Examination and the Select dictionary
subsections.

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y To check your knowledge of words enter the Examination subsection.

9 English-Russian dictionary is set by default.

y Try to guess letters in the word by entering them from the keyboard.
y Press ENTER to display the hidden word.
y Press any key for the next examination.

9 To change the current dictionary, enter the Select dictionary subsection and

select the desired dictionary.

CALCULATIONS

The Calculations section includes Basic Calculator, Scientific Calculator, Metric
Conversion, and Currency Conversion subsections.

y To quickly navigate to the Calculations section, press the CALC shortcut key.

9 When entering numbers and performing operations from the keyboard, there

is no need to press the SHIFT key while in the Calculator mode.

Basic Calculator

y Use this application as an ordinary pocket calculator.

Scientific Calculator

y Use the Scientific calculator to perform advanced scientific calculations.

Metric Conversion

y Enter the Metric conversion subsection.

With your ECTACO Partner
from the British-American system into the metric system commonly used in
Europe and vice versa, as well as convert within each system.

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ER300T you may easily convert units of measure

y Choose a subsection by pressing ▼, ▲. Press ENTER.
y Input the value.
y Press ENTER.

Currency Conversion

y Enter the Currency Conversion subsection.

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The Currency Conversion function allows you to instantly calculate conversion
values between eight pre-installed currencies and two user-defined currencies.

Setting and Checking Rates

y Select the Set rate subsection to specify currency names and rates. New

currencies may be added in place of question marks.

y Specify an exchange rate relative to the basic currency (whose rate should

equal 1).

9 The default exchange rate for all currencies is 1.

y Enter the Display rates subsection to check currency rates.

Conversion

y Enter the Calculation subsection.
y Select a currency name and enter an amount.
y Press ENTER.

TIME

y To quickly navigate to the Time section, press the TIME shortcut key.

Local time

y Enter the Local Time subsection.

The Local Time screen shows the names of the selected city and country
(default: New York, USA), the date, day of the week and the current time for that
city. You may specify these settings in the System Setup section.

World time

Using the World Time subsection, you may view the current time in cities around
the globe.

y Enter the World Time subsection.

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y The World Time screen shows the names of the selected city and country

(default: Moscow, Russia), date, day of the week, and the current time for
that city.

y To see information for another city, scroll through the alphabetic list by

pressing ▼, ▲.

y To see information for another country, scroll through the alphabetic list by

pressing

, .

y Also, you can quickly find the desired city by pressing the first letter of its

name and scrolling through the list by using ▼, ▲.

y When you find the desired city, press ENTER to save changes. The next

time you enter this section, the city you have chosen will be displayed first.

CALENDAR

The Calendar shows you the current date, day of the week, month, and year.

Before using Calendar, make sure the Clock (in the System Setup section) is
properly adjusted.

GAMES

y To quickly navigate to the Games section, press the GAMES shortcut key.

ECTACO Partner
Reversi, and Minesweeper.

Sokoban

This game has 52 difficulty levels. The object of Sokoban is to move all the chips
to the places marked with "X". If you cannot move all the chips to the correct
position, you lose the game.

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ER300T features the following games: Sokoban, Rendzu,

y Open the Sokoban subsection and press ▼or ▲ to set the difficulty level.

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y Press ENTER to start the game.
y Use ▼, ▲,◄, ► to control the mover.
y To quit the game, press ESC.

Rendzu

Players take turns putting black and white chips on the intersection points of the
grid. Each player tries to build up an uninterrupted vertical, horizontal, or diagonal
row of five chips of his color, simultaneously preventing his opponent from doing
the same.

y Open the Rendzu subsection and press ENTER to start the game.
y To make your move, use ▼, ▲, ◄, ►and then press ENTER.
y To quit the game, press ESC.

Reversi

There are chips of two colors in this game: black and white. When a player
encircles the opponent's chip(s), these change their color. When you cannot
encircle the opponent's chip(s), you will skip your move and let the opponent
encircle your chip(s). When the playing field is full, the game will end. The winner
is the one who has encircled most of the chips.

y Open the Reversi subsection and press ENTER to start the game.
y Use ▼, ▲, ◄ , ► to move the chip to the desired location.
y Press ENTER to confirm your choice.
y To quit the game, press ESC.

Minesweeper

The object of Minesweeper is to locate all the mines without uncovering any of
them. If you uncover a mine, you lose the game.

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y Open the Minesweeper subsection and press ▼or ▲ to set the difficulty

level (from 1 to 7).

y Press ENTER to start the game.

Use:

• ▼, ▲, ◄, ► to move the cursor;

• (SPACE) to mark a square you suspect contains a mine;

• ENTER to uncover a square.

If a number appears on a square, it indicates how many mines are in the eight
squares that surround the numbered one.

y To quit the game, press ESC twice.

SYSTEM SETUP

To quickly navigate to the System Setup section, press the SETUP shortcut

y

key.

y Most of the System Setup options are very easy to adjust. Unless stated

otherwise, enter a subsection and select the desired option with ▼, ▲.
Then press ENTER to confirm your choice.

Interface Language

The default interface language of ECTACO Partner® ER300T is English. You can
switch interface language between English and Russian.

Clock

In this subsection you can choose a city to display in the Local Time subsection
and adjust the current time.

y Enter the Clock subsection.
y Specify the current date and time by using ▼, ▲, ◄, ►.
y Press ENTER.
y In the subsequent screen enter the first letter of a city/country name and

choose the right city/country from the list by using ▼, ▲.

y When you have found the desired city, press ENTER to save changes.

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Daily Alarm

y Enter the Daily Alarm subsection.

9 The default values are midnight, 00:00, and Off.

Use:

• ◄, ► to switch between hours and minutes;

• ▼, ▲ to set the time;

• A, P to specify AM or PM;

y Press ENTER to save changes.
y Press ▼, ▲ to turn the alarm on/off. If turned on, the Daily Alarm produces

a signal at the set time.

y Press any key to interrupt the Daily Alarm beep (otherwise, the beep will

continue for 30 seconds).

Time/Date Format

The default Month-Day-Year date format can be changed to Day-Month-Year.
The default 24-hour time format can be changed to the American 12-hour format.

Set contrast

The default contrast setting can be changed in the Set contrast subsection.

y Change the contrast level by using ◄, ►.
y Press ENTER to save changes.

Key Tone

This feature is designed to produce a short beep every time you press a key on
the device's keyboard. The key tone is turned on by default.

Set sleep time

The automatic power off has a preset delay of 3 minutes. This feature saves
battery life by shutting down the device after a specified period of inactivity. The
adjustable range is from 3 to 12 minutes.
9 During a few seconds before automatic shut down the device produces an

intermittent signal.

About

You can find the ECTACO's web address and the product name here.

y In the Setup section, select the About item.
y Use ▼, ▲ to scroll text.

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