Ectaco UT-203 User Manual

Partner® UT-203

Speech-to-speech translator

English Ö Russian

English Ö German

Russian Ö English

Russian Ö German

User’s manual

No part of this manual shall be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without permission from Ectaco, Inc.

Ectaco, Inc. assumes no responsibility for any improper use of the device if used differently than described in this manual.

Partner® is a registered trademark,

Lingvobit™ is a trademark of ECTACO, Inc., NY, USA

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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ......................................................................		4
GENERAL VIEW ................................................................		4
Display ........................................................................		5
How to turn the device on for the first time.................		6
How to turn the device on or off..................................		6
Headset ......................................................................		7
RECOGNITION.........................................................................		7
Commonly used phrases............................................		7
Viewing phrases and pronouncing translations..........		8
Recognition.................................................................		9
MENU.......................................................................................		11
RECORDER ....................................................................		12
Creating a Recording................................................		12
Playing Back Stored Recordings..............................		13
Deleting Stored Recordings......................................		13
Setting a Recording for Alarm ..................................		14
SETUP ...........................................................................		15
Language..................................................................		15
Playback ...................................................................		16
AutoPlay ...................................................................		16
Time..........................................................................		17
Auto off .....................................................................		17
Alarm ........................................................................		18
TOPICS ..........................................................................		19
How to get to the section ..........................................		19
MAINTENANCE AND CARE ...............................................		19
Power Supply............................................................		19
Initialization...............................................................		20
How to replace the batteries.....................................		20
How to fasten the strap.............................................		21

Partner® UT-203

User's Manual

Introduction

Discover the world with the one and only Partner® UT-203. 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 interpreters 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 experiences.

The Partner® UT-203 features:

•Advanced speech recognition system Lingvobit™ English and Russian

•About 3,000 common English phrases, with their equivalents in Russian and German

•Unidirectional built-in microphone

•Large internal speaker

•Digital voice recorder

•Clock

•Audio alarm

•External jack for headset

•Auto Off function

The latest speech recognition technology used in the UT allows you to immediately translate a spoken phrase without using a dictionary and to listen to clear, life-like pronunciation of the translation.

¾As continuous efforts are made by the manufacturer to ensure 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.

General View

A general view including the external appliances of the UT is shown below.

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¾The PC-Link Jack is reserved for future releases of this model.

¾The speaker is located on the back of the device.

Display

Partner® UT-203 is a portable device with a 2-line x 12-character LCD screen.

LCD marks and their meaning

		allows the selection of a (sub)section or
		value
	...	active field

alarm is ON

Navigation buttons and their functions

Buttons	Functions
	Enter – press once
Action	ESC – press twice1
Up/Down*	Up – scroll up
	Down – scroll down

1 Do not exceed 0,5 sec. between keystrokes, otherwise, the command will be recognized as Enter.

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On/Off	To turn the device on or off.
Start**	To start recording.
	To start recording.

Reset	To initialize the device.

*Action and Up/Down is the same control wheel having two functions, pressing and scrolling. Action (press) lets you enter or exit sections and Up/Down (scroll) allows you to scroll lists and select sections or options.

** On/Off and Start are also contained on the same button: On/Off turns the device on or off and Start activates recording.

¾If you keep a button pressed for more than 1 second, the action specified for this button will be repeated. For example, you do not need to press the Action button twice to ESC, just keep it pressed for more than 1 second.

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 20) according to polarity, than replace the battery compartment cover

•press the On/Off button on the face side of the device. You will see the UNIVERSAL TRANSLATOR, http://www.ectaco.com message

•the Ready message will appear, and the device will be ready for service. The first topic (Everyday Conversation) will be displayed. To see further topics, scroll Up/Down.

¾After the batteries are replaced, you can turn the device on in the same way.

¾When you turn the device on for the first time, or if you exceed 2 minute limit when replacing batteries, the default factory settings will be set; refer to PageError! Reference source not found. 15 to learn how the Russian interface language can be set.

How to turn the device on or off

To turn the device on:

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•press On/Off to turn the device on. The Everyday conversations (first topic) will be displayed. You can start to work with topics or press Action twice to quit Topics and switch to the Clock mode (current time, date and, if the Alarm is on, the sign are displayed). From the Clock mode, you can enter:

–the first topic (Everyday Conversation) – 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 quit a (sub)section and switch to the Clock mode

•press On/Off when the device is in the Clock 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 plugged in, the microphone is 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 16). The recorded voice will be played back through the speaker or the headphone.

You can use any standard (computer or Hi-Fi) microphone.

Recognition

Commonly used phrases

The main function of the Partner® UT-203 is to act as a replacement for an interpreter in such everyday situations as registering at a hotel, shopping, visiting the bank, etc. You simply choose the appropriate phrase from the list or say it in English or Russian and the device will pronounce its translation in the selected language. The UT will make your communication with foreigners easy and enjoyable. Welcome to the Topics section!

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