Universal Translator™ UT-103
Speech-to-speech translator
English
English
English
French
German
Spanish
User’s manual
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Universal Translator™ UT-103 User's Manual
Contents
CONTENTS.............................................................3
INTRODUCTION .....................................................5
General View ........................................................6
Display .......................................................................... 6
LCD marks and meaning .............................................. 6
Navigation buttons and their functions.......................... 7
How to turn the device on for the first time ................... 7
How to turn the device on or off.................................... 8
Headset......................................................................... 8
RECOGNITION .......................................................9
Commonly used phrases .............................................. 9
Viewing phrases and pronouncing translations .......... 11
Recognition ................................................................. 11
How to achieve the best results in Recognition.......... 14
MENU....................................................................15
Recorder.............................................................16
Creating a Record....................................................... 16
Playing Back Stored Records ..................................... 18
Deleting Stored Records............................................. 18
Setup ..................................................................19
Language .................................................................... 20
Playback...................................................................... 20
Reply ........................................................................... 21
Time ............................................................................ 21
Auto off........................................................................ 23
Alarm........................................................................... 23
Topics.................................................................25
How to get to the section ............................................ 25
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MAINTENANCE AND CARE ................................25
Power Supply.............................................................. 25
Initialization ................................................................. 26
How to replace the batteries ....................................... 26
How to fasten the strap ............................................... 27
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Introduction
Discover the world with the only Universal Translator™. This
unique device will help you feel more at home in a foreign
country and will give you the ability to interact with people
without having to depend on translators or dictionaries. With the
help of the UT, you will have a chance to become better
acquainted with a country and its inhabitants, all the while
making new friends and gaining new impressions.
The Universal Translator™ features:
•
Advanced speech recognition system Lingvobit™
•
About 3,000 common English phrases, with a possibility of
translating any of those into 3 languages (French, German,
and Spanish)
•
Directional built-in microphone
•
Big-size internal speaker
•
Digital voice recorder
•
Clock
•
Audio alarm
•
External jack for headset
•
Auto off
The latest speech recognition technology in the UT allows you
to immediately translate a pronounced phrase without using a
dictionary and to listen to clear, life-like pronunciation of the
translation.
As continuous efforts are made by the manufacturer to
ensure a better quality and performance of the UT
products, some characteristics or the design of the actual
device you purchased may slightly differ from their
description in this manual.
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General View
General view and external appliances of the UT are shown
below.
The PC-Link Jack is reserved for future releases of this
model.
The speaker is located on the back of the device.
Display
Universal Translator™ is a portable device with a 2-line x 12character LCD screen.
LCD marks and meaning
► allows to select (sub)section or value
... active field
alarm is ON
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Navigation buttons and their functions
Buttons Functions
Action
Up/Down*
Enter
– press once
ESC –
press twice
Up
– scroll up
Down
– scroll down
On/Off
Start**
To turn the device on or off.
To start recording.
Reset
To initialize the device.
*
Action
and
Up/Down
is the same button with two options:
pressing and scrolling.
Action
(press) helps you to enter or exit
sections and
Up/Down
(scroll) allows you to scroll lists and
select sections or options.
**
On/Off
and
Start
is the same button with two different
functions:
On/Off
helps you to turn the device on or off and
Start
helps you to start recording.
Don't hasten, try to keep at least half-second intervals while
pressing buttons (except for the cases when you use the
Action
button as ESC).
How to turn the device on for the first time
•
remove the battery compartment cover and place two
AA batteries into the compartment (see page 26)
according to polarity
•
press the
On/Off
button on the face side of the device.
You will see the
UNIVERSAL TRANSLATOR,
www.ectaco.com
message
•
than the
Ready
message will appear, and the device
will be ready for service. The first topic (
Everyday
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Conversation
) will be displayed. To see next topics,
scroll
Up/Down
.
After the batteries are replaced, you can turn the device on
in the same way.
How to turn the device on or off
To turn the device on:
•
press
On/Off
to turn the device on. The
Clock
will be
displayed. It means the device is in the standby mode
(current time, date and the sign if the
Alarm is
on
are displayed). From this mode, you can enter:
– the first topic (
Everyday Conversation
) or a resume
window, where you had worked before the device was
turned off automatically – by pressing
Action
, or
– the
Menu
– by scrolling
Up/Down: press ACTION for
menu…
message will appear; press
Action,
the
Menu
will be displayed.
To turn the device off:
•
press
Action
twice to exit from a subsection to a
section or from section to the standby mode (
Clock
)
•
press
On/Off
when the device is in the standby mode
to turn the device off
Headset
The UT is equipped with a 3.5mm jack for the headset included
into the package.
When the headset is on, the built-in speaker and microphone
are off. The headset microphone and headphone are used for
recording and playing. You can estimate the recorded signal
quality, the noise level, as well as check the headset or
microphone using the
Playback
function (see page 20). The
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recorded voice will be played back through the speaker or the
headphone.
You can use any standard (computer or Hi-Fi) microphone,
Leave 2mm space while inserting the jack into the hole, thus
the internal speaker will be used for playback.
Recognition
Commonly used phrases
The main function of the Universal Translator™ is substitution
of an interpreter for you in such standard situations as
registering at a hotel, shopping, visiting bank etc. You simply
choose the appropriate phrase from the list or say it in English
and the device will pronounce it for you in French, German or
Spanish according to you wishes. The UT will make your
communication with foreigners easy and enjoyable. Welcome to
the
Topics
section!
In this section you will find the list of 14 topics containing
commonly used phrases and their translations into French,
German or Spanish (see page 20).
How many? >
¿Cuánto?
When you press
Action
in the standby mode (if the device had
not been turned off automatically before, see page 8), the first
topic (
Everyday Conversation
) will be displayed (please refer to
page 25 to know more about how to get to the
Topics
section in
another way). Here you can find various phrases commonly
used for greeting, request, thanks etc.
If you need to make yourself understood, for example, in a hotel
when you want to check in, scroll
Up/Down
till you get to the
Hotel
topic or just press
Start
and say the name of the desired
topic.
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