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ECTACO
Hand-held Electronic Language Teacher®, Text Translator,
Talking Dictionary, and Audio PhraseBook™
Partner® ER850
USER MANUAL
ECTACO Partner® ER850 User Manual
ECTACO, Inc. assumes no responsibility for any damage or loss resulting from the use of
this manual.
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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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Partner
is a registered trademark of ECTACO, Inc., NY, USA.
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The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks
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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 ..................................................................................................................8
Power Supply.................................................................................................................. 8
How to Recharge the Battery........................................................................................ 8
SD Card ..........................................................................................................................9
PC Communication ......................................................................................................... 9
Initialization .....................................................................................................................9
Keyboard ......................................................................................................................10
Display and Main Menu ................................................................................................11
Main Menu.................................................................................................................. 11
Sidebar .........................................................................................................................12
On-screen Keyboard..................................................................................................... 13
ECTACO C-Pen
Windows .......................................................................................................................14
Pop-up Toolbar ............................................................................................................. 15
Pop-up Menus............................................................................................................... 16
Parts of Speech, Gender Labels, Abbreviations ...........................................................17
Pronunciation of Words and Sentences........................................................................ 18
Online Manual............................................................................................................... 19
DICTIONARIES ..............................................................................................................19
Dictionary...................................................................................................................... 19
Spell-checker Vector Ultima™.................................................................................... 20
Adding and Deleting User Entries............................................................................... 20
Adding Entries to FlashCards ..................................................................................... 21
Options .......................................................................................................................21
WordNet Dictionary....................................................................................................... 21
Audio PhraseBook ........................................................................................................ 22
Basics ......................................................................................................................... 22
Categories: Subtopics, Useful words, You may hear.................................................. 23
Options .......................................................................................................................23
Speech Recognition.................................................................................................... 23
Text Translation ............................................................................................................24
English Idioms............................................................................................................... 24
Irregular Verbs .............................................................................................................. 25
Usage of Audio PhraseBook for Foreign Language Studies......................................... 25
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LANGUAGE TEACHER®................................................................................................ 26
Language Teacher
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Alphabet .....................................................................................................................27
Words ......................................................................................................................... 27
Phrases ......................................................................................................................27
Dialogs........................................................................................................................ 27
FlashCards.................................................................................................................... 27
Creating New Sets and Adding Entries to FlashCards ...............................................28
FlashCards .................................................................................................................29
Pockets....................................................................................................................... 29
Translation Test .......................................................................................................... 30
Spell It Right ...............................................................................................................30
Hangman ......................................................................................................................30
USA Interview ............................................................................................................... 31
ENTERTAINMENT ......................................................................................................... 32
Audio Books.................................................................................................................. 32
Audio Player.................................................................................................................. 32
Voice Recorder ............................................................................................................. 33
Calendar .......................................................................................................................34
Agenda View, Day View, Calendar............................................................................. 34
Adding Appointments.................................................................................................. 34
Viewing, Editing, and Deleting Appointments .............................................................35
Tasks ............................................................................................................................ 35
Adding New Task........................................................................................................ 35
Managing Tasks .........................................................................................................36
EXTRAS..........................................................................................................................36
Calculator...................................................................................................................... 36
World Time.................................................................................................................... 37
Size Equivalents ...........................................................................................................37
Metric Conversion ......................................................................................................... 37
Settings......................................................................................................................... 38
Standard/Headset Settings......................................................................................... 38
Power Options ............................................................................................................38
Local Date and Local Time ......................................................................................... 39
Interface Language and Font Size.............................................................................. 39
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GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of the high-end class ECTACO Partner® ER850 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
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ER850 features:
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, Text Translator, Talking Dictionary, and Audio
• Talking dictionary of 1,100,000 words in total. The dictionary database includes
specialized vocabulary: business – 25,000 words, finance – 57,000 words, law –
69,000 words, medicine – 34,000 words, oil and gas – 43,000 words, information
technologies and telecommunications – 24,000 words
• 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
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• Audio Player with mp3 support
• Calendar
• Tasks
• Size Equivalents
• Metric Conversion
• World Time
• Voice Recorder
• Calculator
• Bilingual interface
• Russian Standard and Phonetic keyboard layouts
• 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
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General View
The general view and essential features of ECTACO Partner® ER850 are shown below.
Power Supply
ECTACO Partner® ER850 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® ER850. Use of an inappropriate external power
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.
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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.
SD Card
Before you start using your ECTACO Partner® ER850, 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.
• 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.
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.
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• 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. Press
the new calibration settings.
to accept
Keyboard
The American standard QWERTY keyboard (combined with the Russian 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 key.
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)
Reset Re-initialize system
+key
Turn the device on or off
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
+ )
Close active window / Cancel
Delete character to the left of cursor
Switch focus between displayed controls (check boxes etc.)
Press and hold this key down to type in uppercase or to enter
additional symbols
mode.
1
. Press this key twice to toggle the Caps Lock
+ ,
1
Additional symbols are marked on the numeric keys.
Launch spell-checker
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Switch between English, Russian, and Russian Phonetic keyboard
layouts. Russian Phonetic keyboard layout: a-а, b-б, c-ц/ч, d-д, e-
+
е/э, f-ф, g-г/ж, h-х, i-и, j-й, k-к, l-л, m-м, n-н, o-о, p-п, q-я, r-р, s-с,
t-т, u-у/ю, v-в, w-ш/щ, x-ь/ъ, y-ы, z-з. Press to enter letters
shown after the slash (/).
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® ER850 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® ER850 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
Extras
At the top of the screen, you will see the battery life indicator.
The Main Menu sections are described below. The contents of the Main Menu depend on
product model.
• Use the Dictionaries section to access Dictionary, Audio PhraseBook, Text
Translation, English Idioms, and Irregular Verbs.
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• Use the Language Teacher section to access Language Teacher
Hangman, and USA Interview.
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, FlashCards,
• 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.
• To close an application, tap at the upper right of the screen, or just press .
Sidebar
Twelve items of ECTACO Partner® ER850 have their permanent touch-sensitive shortcut
buttons on the Sidebar to the right and left of the screen.
Dictionary
Audio PhraseBook
Audio Player
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Toolbar
Say
Record/recognize
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