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
Enter
Action
Up/Down*
On/Off
Start**
Reset
*
Action
pressing and scrolling.
sections and
select sections or options.
**
functions:
helps you to start recording.
and
On/Off
and
ESC –
Up
Down
To turn the device on or off.
To start recording.
To initialize the device.
Up/Down
Up/Down
Start
On/Off
– press once
press twice
– scroll up
– scroll down
is the same button with two options:
Action
(scroll) allows you to scroll lists and
is the same button with two different
helps you to turn the device on or off and
(press) helps you to enter or exit
Start
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
•
You will see the
www.ectaco.com
than the
•
will be ready for service. The first topic (
On/Off
Ready
button on the face side of the device.
UNIVERSAL TRANSLATOR,
message
message will appear, and the device
Everyday
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Conversation
scroll
After the batteries are replaced, you can turn the device on
in the same way.
Up/Down
) will be displayed. To see next topics,
.
How to turn the device on or off
To turn the device on:
press
•
displayed. It means the device is in the standby mode
(current time, date and the sign if the
are displayed). From this mode, you can enter:
– the first topic (
window, where you had worked before the device was
turned off automatically – by pressing
– the
menu…
will be displayed.
To turn the device off:
press
•
section or from section to the standby mode (
press
•
to turn the device off
On/Off
Menu
Action
On/Off
to turn the device on. The
Everyday Conversation
– by scrolling
message will appear; press
twice to exit from a subsection to a
when the device is in the standby mode
Up/Down: press ACTION for
Clock
Alarm is
) or a resume
Action
Action,
will be
, or
the
Clock
on
Menu
)
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
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).
section!
How many? >
¿Cuánto?
When you press
not been turned off automatically before, see page 8), the first
topic (
page 25 to know more about how to get to the
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
Hotel
topic.
Everyday Conversation
topic or just press
Action
in the standby mode (if the device had
) will be displayed (please refer to
Topics
Up/Down
and say the name of the desired
Start
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For easy reference the phrases are arranged by topics and
subtopics:
Everyday conversation
Requests and questions
Greetings Emotions
Thanks
Traveling
Tickets On the plane
Customs Railroad
Baggage Train
Airport Sea Port
Local transport
Bus station Subway
Bus Taxi
Driving
Car rental Road Emergency
Gas station Direction
Hotel
Reservation Services
Check-in Complaints
Facilities Checkout
Restaurant
Reservation Complaints
Placing an order Non-alcoholic Drinks
Dishes Alcoholic Drinks
Service Payment
Shopping
Information Prices
General Payment
Clothing Service
Post office
Telephone
Inquiries On the phone
Bank
Exchange Banking
Sightseeing
Apology
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General Asking the way
City tour
Beauty salon
Haircut Other
Health
Symptoms Dentist
Seeing a doctor Emergency
Sport
Soccer Golf
Racing Tennis
Sailing Other
Scuba diving
Please, see the full list of available phrases in the
Phrasebook (see page
Error! Bookmark not defined.
).
Viewing phrases and pronouncing translations
select one of 14 topics and a subtopic inside it scrolling
•
Up/Down
scroll phrases within a subtopic and select the desired
•
one. If you scrolled till the beginning or the end of a
subtopic, the
of a long phrase and its translation is automatic.
no more
message will appear. Scrolling
passport. >
Aquí está mi
to listen to the translation of the selected phrase, press
•
Action
Recognition
enter the
•
Topics
section
•
press
Start;
the
Recording…
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Recording…
say in English the name of a topic you want to open (to
•
look through the list of available topics see page 10)
the
•
Pronounce the phrases correctly, in a clear voice, at a
normal pace and without pauses. Do not try to enunciate as
you would for a foreigner. Since the speech recognition
technology is in its first stage of development (although this
device used the latest technologies available so far), in
some cases you can face difficulties with recognition of
short and similar in pronunciation words. For example, you
say
instead. If it persists, you should better select the desired
topic from topics list manually (see page 11).
•
Recording…
seconds; if you do not want to wait, you can press
to stop recording, or press
Start
recording
Hotel
after a while the
and the device can recognize a word like
message will disappear in a few
to cancel
…done
Action
message will appear
…done
Health
the device will replay the topic name you have said (if
•
option is on, see page 20)
Parsing…
message will appear
•
Playback
then the
Parsing…
the device will compare the name you have said with
•
those stored in its memory, and then display the
matching topic
You can open a subtopic in the same way.
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When in subtopic:
•
press
Start;
the
Recording…
message will appear
Recording…
say English phrase in accordance with the selected
•
subtopic
the
•
Pronounce the phrases correctly, in a clear voice, at a
normal pace and without pauses. Do not try to enunciate as
you would for a foreigner.
•
Recording…
seconds; or, if you do not want to wait, you can press
to stop recording, or press
Start
recording
after a while the
message will disappear in a few
to cancel
…done
Action
message will appear
…done
the device will replay the phrase you have said (if
•
option is on, see page 20)
Parsing…
message will appear
•
Playback
then the
Parsing…
the device will compare the phrase you have said with
•
those stored in its memory, then display the matching
phrase and its translation.
Every basic phrase has several variants for
recognition, so-called analogs. They are stored in the
memory and are not displayed. Including these
variants, the section contains about 3,000 phrases
recorded by native American speakers. Translation will
be pronounced (if the
Reply
option is on, see page 21).
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By default, French translations are displayed and
pronounced. You can change the target language in
the
Language
Scrolling of a long phrase and its translation is
automatic.
to listen to the translation of this phrase once more,
•
press
How to find another phrase:
to see another phrase in the same subtopic, find it in
•
the phrases list scrolling
say the desired phrase
Action
subsection (see page 20).
Up/Down
, or press
Start
and
to find a phrase in another subtopic, press
•
twice, you will switch into subtopics list of the same
topic; then select the desired subtopic and press
Action
as described above.
to find a phrase in another topic, press
•
get to the subtopics list, then press
to get to the topics list; here you can choose a topic
and its subtopic and find a desired phrase as
described above.
How to achieve the best results in Recognition
If there are any problems with recognition:
at first, make sure you selected the proper subtopic
•
it’s recommended to use an external headset for best
•
recognition results
to enter it. Now, search for the desired phrase
Action
Action
Action
twice again
twice to
If the quality of recognition does not improve:
enter
•
Playback
automatically.
Topics
, then press
is on, the record will be played back
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listen to it carefully and try to estimate whether your
•
voice sounds clearly or there are a lot of reverberating
sounds. In the latter case, try to speak not so loud or
stay far from the microphone. In case if your voice is,
on the contrary, too quiet, try to speak louder or closely
to the microphone.
when using the headset with a switch, make sure you
•
turned your microphone on
try to find more quiet place or shield the microphone
•
with your hand, if there are intensive external noises
and you cannot hear your recorded voice when
Playback
pronounce articles, prepositions and short words
•
distinctly
if you usually speak very fast, try to speak a little
•
slower, yet don’t say phrase word by word
is on
if the device recognized the phrase you had
•
pronounced, try to repeat it at the same pace and tone.
Repeat the phrase several times. Such a training will
let you find the optimal pronunciation pace and tone,
thus making the device to recognize your voice better.
Menu
The
Menu
Universal Translator™ more convenient. Here you can find all
advanced UT features and change settings.
To get to the
•
gives you the ability to make your work with the
Menu:
scroll
ACTION for menu…
Up/Down
when in the standby mode;
message will appear
press
Press ACTION for
menu…
•
press
Action,
the
Menu
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There are three sections in the
Menu: Recorder, Setup, Topics
► Recorder
Setup
the first two of them will be displayed
•
to see the next item, scroll the
•
Up/Down
button down
Recorder
UT can be used as a voice-recording device. It allows saving
small records maximum 20 seconds long.
To open the section,
•
enter
Menu; Recorder
will be marked with the arrow
► Recorder
Setup
•
press
Erase all
displayed
Action;
) menu will be opened and two items will be
the four-item (
Record, Playback, Erase,
► Record
Playback
to see the next two items, scroll the
•
down
Creating a Record
select
•
•
You have 20s for memos
list of four slots will be opened (
Memo3, Memo4
Record
Up/Down
with the arrow and press
message will appear and the
Memo1, Memo2,
). First two of them will be displayed.
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► Memo1
Memo2
to see the next two slots, scroll the
•
down
20 seconds is the total maximum length for all four records,
not for each one.
If you already recorded some slot, the total maximum
length for the resting messages will be automatically
adjusted, and you will see the respective message when
entering the
you have recorded four seconds in
16s for memos
to start recording, select a slot with the arrow and
•
press
be used for recording, not the selected one)
to stop recording, press
•
If a slot is full you cannot make another record here. To
make another record in this slot, you should first erase the
existing one.
Record
message will appear.
Action
section the next time. For example, if
(if you press
Start,
Action
Up/Down
Memo1
the first blank slot will
or
, the
Start
You have
button
When in
immediate recording. The first blank slot will be ready for
recording.
If you want to create a record using the
slots are full, the
appear. If you use the
message will appear. In this case you should erase one or
all records prior to making a new one.
If you spent all 20s for one slot, you will see no warning
messages when trying to make a record, no matter what
button you press. However, if you press
arrow points the full slot, the
appear.
Recorder,
you can press
Memo slots full. Erase
Action
button, the
Already recorded
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Start
any time to start
button, yet all
Start
message will
Already recorded
Action
while the
message will
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If you create a record in
Alarm’s
signal.
Memo4
Memo3
► Memo4
Playing Back Stored Records
select
•
select a record you want to listen to with the arrow and
•
press
Playback
Action
with the arrow and press
Playing…
to stop playback, press
•
Action
, it will be used for
Action
Deleting Stored Records
There are two ways of erasing record(s):
I.
•
select
Erase
with the arrow
Playback
► Erase
select a record you want to erase and press
•
Erased!
message will appear
Erased!
II.
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;
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to erase all records at the same time, select
•
with the arrow
Erase all
Erase
► Erase all
•
press
Action
the
Erased all!
;
message will appear
ERASED ALL!
Setup
You can adjust some options in the
work with the UT more convenient. To open the section:
Setup
section to make your
•
•
enter
select
Menu
Setup
with the arrow and press
Recorder
► Setup
the settings menu will be displayed
•
► Language
Playback
to see the next settings, scroll the
•
down
You can change any setting as follows.
Action
Up/Down
button
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Language
By default, English phrases and their French translations are
displayed. If you want to look through or listen to the
translations in German or Spanish:
enter the
•
• Language
press
•
select a language (
•
arrow
press
•
language is set will appear, for example:
Playback
Setup
will be marked with the arrow
section
► Language
Playback
Action
French, German, Spanish
Action
, the message saying that the desired
German
is set
) with the
You can turn playback of every pronounced English phrase on
or off:
•
•
enter the
select
Playback
Setup
section
with the arrow
Language
► Playback
•
•
•
press
select
press
OFF
Action
OFF or ON
Action
will appear, for example:
with the arrow
, the message
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Playback OFF
Reply
You can turn replay of translations appearing on the display on
or off:
•
•
enter the
select
Reply
Setup
section
with the arrow
Playback
► Reply
press
•
select
•
press
•
appear, for example:
Action
OFF or ON
Action
with the arrow
, the message
Reply ON
or
Reply OFF
Reply ON
If you want to listen to the translation of a displayed phrase
and
Reply
is
, just press
OFF
Action
.
will
Time
You can set current
this section:
enter the
•
•
select
Setup
Time
Reply
► Time
and
Date
section
with the arrow
Time
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press
•
Action
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Every pressing of the
moves the active field to the next position.
To adjust
•
•
To change
•
•
Time
highlight
set desired values by scrolling
highlight
set
:
hours
Time format
Time format
or
24h
12h
Action
or
minutes
:
format scrolling
button inside the
by pressing
by pressing
00:14 24h
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To set
•
•
:
Date
highlight
set desired values scrolling
day, month, or year
Up/Down
00:14 24h
Action
Up/Down
Action
Up/Down
by pressing
Time
Action
section
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•
to exit the section, press
message will appear. The
date and the sign if the
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Clock
Alarm
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Action
twice, the
will show current time,
is on.
Time is set
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Auto off
If you forgot to turn the device off, the standby mode will be
automatically set in one minute (by default) and then the device
will shut off in the same timespan to save batteries.
You can change the
Auto off
time from 1 into 3 or 5 minutes:
•
•
enter the
select
Auto off
Setup
section
with the arrow
Time
► Auto off
press
•
select the desired value with the arrow and press
•
Action;
appear, for example:
Action
the message saying that
Auto off
is set will
Auto off is
1 min
The standby mode will be automatically set after the
selected time elapses and then the device will shut off in
the same timespan. For example, if 3 minutes
set, the device will turn off in 6 minutes.
Auto off
is
The device is in the standby mode when the
time, date and the sign if the
From this mode, you can enter the first topic (
Conversation
8.
) or the
Menu,
Alarm
or turn the device off, see page
Alarm
You can set
enter the
•
select
•
Alarm
in this section:
Setup
Alarm
section
with the arrow
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Clock
is on) is displayed.
Everyday
(current
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Auto off
► Alarm
press
•
Every pressing of the
section moves the active field to the next position.
select the desired value (
•
memo4)
Action
Action
to set one of three possible modes
button inside the
Disabled, Enabled or voice
Alarm
Enabled
14:30
The
Voice memo4
Memo4 (Recorder
alarm goes off. Melody stored in ROM replays by default.
Make sure the sound is not disabled and the headset is
unplugged when
selected, you will hear the melody stored in the ROM at the
set time even if the beeping sound is disabled and headset
is plugged in.
option is used if you want a record from
section, see page 16) to replay when the
Voice memo4
is selected. If
Enabled
is
To set
•
Alarm Time:
select
hours
or
minutes
Enabled
14:30
set the desired value scrolling
•
will be displayed when the
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An audible signal or record from
the set time.
by pressing
Alarm
Memo4
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Action
Up/Down;
is On
will be heard at
the sign
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Topics
How to get to the section
Enter the
•
•
•
Topics
press
device had not been turned off automatically before,
see page 8), or
enter
select
section. You can do it in two ways:
Action
Menu
Topics
when in the
with the arrow
Clock
(standby) mode (if the
Setup
► Topics
press
•
Please refer to page 9 for detailed information about choosing a
phrase and recognition function.
Action
Maintenance and care
Power Supply
The UT is powered by two AA alkaline batteries.
When the batteries become weak, a warning message
battery! No speech!
In order to prevent an excessive battery power drain the voice
recording and the talking function will be disabled.
A few seconds before the device turns off the
EMPTY!
message appears.
will be displayed.
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The device may be damaged due to an improper handling or
electrostatic discharge. Normal operation can be restored by
replacing batteries, or by pressing the
the right inside of battery compartment) with a paper clip.
Visit our site www.ectaco.com to find additional information
about product care and support.
Reset
button (located to
How to replace the batteries
press
•
device off
remove the battery compartment cover by sliding it
•
away from the device
remove the used batteries and replace them with new
•
ones
make sure to place the batteries according to the
•
polarity markings (+ -) inside the compartment
secure the battery compartment cover by sliding it
•
toward the device. Make sure the cover sits in place
properly.
The battery compartment always must be closed, with its
cover on.
Do not use old batteries or mix old and new ones.
Do not exceed the 2-minute limit if you want to keep your
settings.
On/Off
when in the standby mode to turn the
if you experience difficulty turning the device on, press
•
the
RESET
reinstall the system
Prevent the device from straight sun rays and electrostatic
fields. Avoid the device being exposed to rain or water,
dropped or its cabinet or display mechanically damaged.
button inside the battery compartment and
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Do not attempt to service the device yourself as opening or
removing covers may result in damages and losing
guaranty. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.
How to fasten the strap
Two small holes for the strap are located on the back of the
device on the top.
put the loop of string through the holes (help yourself
•
with something like paperclip)
thread the strap through the loop of string
•
pull the loop of string taut
•
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