ECTACO SpeechGuard™ TL-4 User Manual
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ................................................................. 2
GENERAL DESCRIPTION.................................................. 4
General View .................................................................... 4
Turn the Device On/Off..................................................... 5
Navigate the Device ......................................................... 6
Set the Target Language.................................................. 9
Address to a Male or Female ......................................... 10
Pronounce a Phrase in Several Languages................... 11
Find and Translate a Phrase .......................................... 13
Use Hints ........................................................................ 15
ADDITIONAL FEATURES ................................................ 16
Adjust the Volume........................................................... 16
Adjust Microphone Sensitivity......................................... 16
Create a New Phrase ..................................................... 17
Edit an Existing Phrase .................................................. 18
Recharge the Battery...................................................... 20
Check the Battery Life .................................................... 20
Use the Stylus................................................................. 21
Perform Calibration......................................................... 21
Tweak the System – Auto-off, Contrast, Backlight ......... 21
Change Font Size........................................................... 22
Perform Adaptation......................................................... 23
Check the Power Supply ................................................ 24
Install MMC..................................................................... 24
Remove MMC................................................................. 25
Reset the Device ............................................................ 25
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INTRODUCTION
ECTACO SpeechGuard™ TL-4 is a portable device featuring
English phrases recognition module providing quick translation into
other languages.
To meet the specific client requirements, the device phrase bank
could be customized to include additional language combinations
for the same phrase set. You can also expand the phrase bank by
adding phrases to MY SPEECHGUARD, the user-defined topic.
The ECTACO SpeechGuard™ TL-4 main purpose is to ensure
real-time search and playback of the phrases to help your dialog
with a foreigner. The other important task is to establish the userinterlocutor feedback and cooperation, and vice versa.
The standard package includes:
- ECTACO SpeechGuard™ TL-4 device
- User Manual
- Quick Start guide
- AC/DC adapter (battery charger)
- Rechargeable battery
- MultiMedia Card (MMC) with translations sounding
- External microphone
- Palm strap
- Spare stylus
ECTACO SpeechGuard™ TL-4 features:
English to German, Chinese, French, Japanese, Russian,
Spanish, Italian voice translation – total of 5,000 phrases
English speech recognition
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Speaker adaptation
Volume control
Modern ergonomic design
Dust- and waterproof case
Expandable memory – MMC/SD slot, supports 8 to 64
Megabyte cards
Touch screen (320x240 pixels)
Screen backlight
Built-in 50 mm high-quality speaker
Built-in microphone
User-defined topics and phrases addition
Friendly interface
Search function
External power jack
Microphone jack
Headphone jack
Data protection system
♦ Note: As continuous efforts are made by the manufacturer to
ensure better quality and performance of the ECTACO
products, some characteristics of the device you have
purchased may slightly differ from those described in this
manual.
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GENERAL DESCRIPTION
General View
The general view and external appliances of ECTACO
SpeechGuard™ TL-4 are shown below.
Front Panel
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Back Panel
Turn the Device On/Off
Your ECTACO SpeechGuard™ TL-4 must be turned on before
you can operate it.
1. Press the On/Off button (see General View on page 4) to turn
the device on. You will either see the Main Menu or whatever was
displayed on the device screen at last turn off. If the screen
remains blank, please make sure that the battery is inserted and
charged.
2. To turn the device off, press the On/Off button once again. The
screen will go blank.
♦ Note: When turning the device on, you can see a message
offering you to format the user disk. Press the Down button to
cancel formatting and keep the user data. If you press the Up
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button, the user data will be erased and the default settings will
be restored.
Navigate the Device
Before you start working with ECTACO SpeechGuard™ TL-4,
please familiarize yourself with its basic navigation features. The
following information will help you get the most of your electronic
speech-to-speech translator.
Hardware buttons
Button Action(s)
On/Off
Backlight
Recognize
Page Up
Page Down
Say
Setup
Up
Down
Left
Right
Home
Add
Hints
Find
Turns the device on/off
Turns the screen backlight on/off
Starts the speech recognition engine (in the Main
Menu or in a topic – press and hold Recognize),
opens topic or subtopic, pronounces phrase
translation (press and release Recognize), applies
settings (in the Setup section), starts searching (in
the search screen), closes popup windows
Scrolls up one page (screen) at a time
Scrolls down one page (screen) at a time
Pronounces phrase translation
Opens the Setup section
Scrolls up one line or phrase at a time
Scrolls down one line or phrase at a time
Switches tabs (in the Setup section), moves the
cursor to the left (in a text entry field)
Switches tabs (in the Setup section), moves the
cursor to the right (in a text entry field)
Returns to the Main Menu
Adds the selected phrase to MY SPEECHGUARD
Displays the most important phrases
Opens the search screen with virtual keyboard
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Touch-sensitive navigation elements
ECTACO SpeechGuard™ TL-4 screen has four predefined touchsensitive areas located in the corners of the display. Depending on
the section, these areas hold the following touch buttons.
Button Action(s)
Opens a topic
Returns to the Main Menu
Opens the search screen with virtual keyboard
Goes to an upper level (from within a subtopic or the
Setup section)
Pronounces phrase translation
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Indicates that the Say function is not available – for
example, when you select a topic name instead of a
phrase
Applies settings (available in the Setup section)
Shows the tab with general information on
ECTACO SpeechGuard™ TL-4 (available in the Setup
section)
Opens the General Settings screen (available in the
Setup section)
Opens the Advanced Settings screen (available in the
Setup section)
Opens the System Settings screen (available in the
Setup section)
♦ Note: When inactive, a touch button is shown dimmed.
The scroll bar is shown when the phrase list doesn't all fit on the
device screen. The slider shows the position of the displayed
contents relative to the rest of data. To use these features please
follow the steps below.
1. Tap on the scroll bar to move the slider to the desired position.
2. Tap on the slider and, holding the stylus down, drag it to the
desired position.
Popup Windows
Popup windows, or just popups, are the short messages you will
see on the device screen following certain operations. For
example, if in the Setup section you have enabled the Show
speech quality messages option, each time the device recognizes
a voice command you will receive a popup with information on
your speech distinctness. Two examples of popups are shown
below.
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