Ectaco V6 User Manual

Partner® v6 User's Manual
CONTENTS
CONTENTS ------------------------------------------------------------1 INTRODUCTION ------------------------------------------------------4
General View -------------------------------------------------------7 Power Supply-------------------------------------------------------7 Initialization----------------------------------------------------------9 Keyboard ---------------------------------------------------------- 11 Display ------------------------------------------------------------- 13
HOW TO USE THE DICTIONARIES--------------------------- 23
Advanced Word Recognition---------------------------------- 23 Parts of Speech and Gender Labels------------------------ 24 Viewing Entries--------------------------------------------------- 25 Spell-checker Vector Ultima -------------------------------- 28 Instant Reverse Translation----------------------------------- 29 Instant Explanation ---------------------------------------------- 32
MAIN DICTIONARY ------------------------------------------------34
General Dictionary Function ---------------------------------- 34 Pronunciation of Words and Sentences-------------------- 35
DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE-------------- 36
General Dictionary Function ---------------------------------- 36 Pronunciation of Words and Sentences-------------------- 36
REFERENCE DICTIONARIES----------------------------------- 37
Ukrainian Dictionary--------------------------------------------- 37 Vocabulary -------------------------------------------------------- 38 User’s Dictionary------------------------------------------------- 39
Learner’s Cards -------------------------------------------------- 47 TEXT TRANSLATION---------------------------------------------- 49 TOURIST PHRASEBOOK ---------------------------------------- 50 ACCENT CORRECTION------------------------------------------ 52 THESAURUS--------------------------------------------------------- 56
Phrase Book ------------------------------------------------------ 57
Irregular Verbs---------------------------------------------------- 58
Popular Idioms --------------------------------------------------- 60 TOEFL AND GRAMMAR------------------------------------------ 61
TOEFL-------------------------------------------------------------- 62
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Grammar----------------------------------------------------------- 67
TELEPHONES------------------------------------------------------- 69 MEMO------------------------------------------------------------------ 74 APPOINTMENTS --------------------------------------------------- 77 CALENDAR----------------------------------------------------------- 84 SHORTHAND -------------------------------------------------------- 85 DRAWING BOARD ------------------------------------------------- 88 VOICE MEMO-------------------------------------------------------- 92
CALCULATOR------------------------------------------------------- 95 GRAPHIC CALCULATOR ---------------------------------------- 96 LOAN CALCULATOR -------------------------------------------- 100 ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT ------------------------------------ 103 MATH FORMULAS ----------------------------------------------- 106 CURRENCY CONVERSION ----------------------------------- 107 METRIC CONVERSION----------------------------------------- 110
LOCAL AND WORLD TIME ------------------------------------ 111
Local Time------------------------------------------------------- 112
World Time ------------------------------------------------------ 117 TRAVEL GUIDE --------------------------------------------------- 118 TELEPHONE CODES ------------------------------------------- 120 GAME CENTER --------------------------------------------------- 121
Master Mind----------------------------------------------------- 121
Tile5--------------------------------------------------------------- 122
Brick Game------------------------------------------------------ 123
Hangman -------------------------------------------------------- 125 REFERENCE BOOK --------------------------------------------- 126
Size Equivalents ----------------------------------------------- 126
English Names ------------------------------------------------- 127 PHONE WIZARD-------------------------------------------------- 128 CROSSWORD SOLVER ---------------------------------------- 128 U.S.A. INTERVIEW ----------------------------------------------- 129
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PC COMMUNICATION ------------------------------------------ 131
Software --------------------------------------------------------- 131
Data Transfer --------------------------------------------------- 132 FAX ------------------------------------------------------------------- 133 E-MAIL --------------------------------------------------------------- 136
Composing a Message--------------------------------------- 136
Sending and Receiving Mail -------------------------------- 137
Inbox -------------------------------------------------------------- 139
Outbox------------------------------------------------------------ 140 ISP INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- 141 PERSONAL INFORMATION ----------------------------------- 144
INTERFACE LANGUAGE--------------------------------------- 146 SYSTEM SETUP -------------------------------------------------- 147
Key Tone -------------------------------------------------------- 147
First Screen ----------------------------------------------------- 148
Auto Shutoff Period ------------------------------------------- 148
Speech Level --------------------------------------------------- 148
Touch Screen Calibration------------------------------------ 149
Schedule Alarm ------------------------------------------------ 150
Telephone Line Type (Fax) --------------------------------- 150
Date Format----------------------------------------------------- 151
Batteries Check ------------------------------------------------ 151
PC-Link Baudrate---------------------------------------------- 151 SECURITY---------------------------------------------------------- 152
Set Password--------------------------------------------------- 153
Security On------------------------------------------------------ 154
Security Off------------------------------------------------------ 154
Change or Remove Password------------------------------ 155
Options ----------------------------------------------------------- 155 MEMORY CHECK ------------------------------------------------ 156 DATA DELETION ------------------------------------------------- 157 BRIEF OF FUNCTION ------------------------------------------- 158 ABOUT--------------------------------------------------------------- 158
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INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on purchasing the English-Russian Integrated Digital Language System Partner
®
v6. This product is the result of combined efforts of Ectaco’s staff of linguists, engineers, and programmers, and represents the sixth generation of the highest performance integrated educational tools. You are now the owner of the most advanced electronic device ever produced for foreign language studies.
The Integrated Digital Language System Partner
®
v6
features:
Main vocabulary (English-Russian bi-directional
dictionary) of over 1,000,000 words, including idioms, medical, technical, legal, business terms, as well as slang and general expressions
Dictionary of the English Language English-Ukrainian bi-directional dictionary
Reference dictionary of common terms Comprehensive TOEFL guide with sample tests and
instant evaluation
English Grammar electronic textbook with topic search US citizenship exam preparation guide Most popular American idioms English irregular verbs Tourist phrasebook with pronunciation function 12-topic book of common English phrases with a
possibility of translating any of those into 6 languages (Russian, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish)
Advanced English speech reproduction Fully automated text translation Interactive phonetic practice with speech correction
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New word recording function for dictionary expansion Instant reverse translation Award winning Vector Ultima
bilingual spell-checking
system
Advanced word recognition system 2MB English/Russian personal organizer, equipped with
search function and containing Telephones, Memo, Appointments, Calendar, Shorthand, Drawing Board, and Voice Memo
Comprehensive reference section featuring Travel
Guide, Size Equivalents, English Names List, Local and World time with map illustration etc.
Game center featuring 4 fascinating games Crossword solver with educational functions Arithmetic, graphic and loan calculators Account manager Built-in Fax and E-mail Digital voice recorder Mathematical formulas Electronic personal information book Currency exchange rate calculator Metric converter High-speed data exchange and synchronization with PC Two-language interface Alarm Audio appointment reminder Talking clock Calendar Telephone directory with exclusive lookup search and
sorting options
Data protection system External power jack for non-battery operation
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The latest speech technology employed by Partner
v6 allows you to listen to a clear, life-like pronunciation of English words and phrases.
Unlike other portable electronic dictionaries, this model features a break-through combination of two parallel input devices a well-designed 63-button keyboard and a high­resolution touch-sensitive display, which makes it functionally analogous to a mouse-equipped computer.
Note: As continuous efforts are made by the manufacturer
to ensure a better quality and performance of the Partner
®
products, some characteristics or the design of the actual device you purchased may slightly differ from their description in this manual.
®
Note: Partner
v6 has been tested for Y2K compliance. The range of correctly calculated dates is January 1, 1900 through December 31, 2099.
The Partner you freedom of speech and peace of mind. Enjoy your Partner
®
v6 Integrated Digital Language System gives
®
v6 and make it your personal companion.
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General View
General view and external appliances of Partner® v6 are shown below.
Power Supply
Partner® v6 is powered by two AAA (LR03) batteries. When the batteries become weak, a warning message will be displayed.
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In order to prevent an excessive discharge of batteries and resulting loss of data in RAM, the voice recording, the talking function, and communication channels will be disabled. To restore full functionality of the device and to avoid risk of user’s data loss, replace the complete set of batteries as soon as possible. Do not mix old and new batteries.
How to replace the batteries
Press the ON/OFF key to turn the unit off.
Remove the battery compartment cover by sliding it
away from the unit.
Remove the used batteries and replace them with new
ones.
Make sure to place the batteries according to the
polarity markings (+ -) inside the compartment.
Put back the battery compartment cover by sliding it
toward the unit. Make sure the cover sits in place properly.
Note: You have 2 minutes to replace the batteries without
risk of loosing data stored in RAM. Do not exceed the 2- minute limit! Neither the manufacturer nor the dealer may be held responsible for loss of user’s data (see International Warranty, page Error! Bookmark not defined.). Refer to page 9 for instructions if an initialization message appears on the screen after replacing the batteries.
Note: Never try to remove batteries from the unit when the
power is on. This can seriously damage the device. If you experience difficulty turning the unit off, press the RESET button on the left-hand side of the keyboard (next to the Q key) and reinstall the system. See page 9 for additional information.
®
Note: Partner
power supply.
v6 is equipped with a jack for external
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Use of an inappropriate external power supply may cause failure of the unit and void the warranty.
The AC/DC adapter should provide 9V and min 300mA DC current.
Note: Electronic communication consumes considerable
amount of energy. Try to always use an external power supply while sending electronic messages.
Contact your dealer to order the compatible AC/DC adapter or call +1 (800) 710-7920 within the continental US or +7 (812) 545-3838 in Russia.
Initialization
The initialization routine is started
when Partner
®
v6 is turned on for the first time
when you remove the batteries (e.g. when you need to
replace those) for longer than 2 minutes
after the system has been reset with the RESET
button.
Note: The RESET button is located on the left-hand side of
the keyboard (next to the Q key). It can be accessed with any thin object like a paper clip. Never use a needle or a pin there since it can damage the unit.
Depending on the state of the system recovery resources, either the prompt Initialize System? or the message System is initialized! appears.
In the former case, press ESC or touch initialization and preserve user’s data and customization.
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If you confirm the prompt, you can still prevent initialization by canceling the ensuing prompt Delete all user’s data?
Press ESC or touch
or to abort initialization and
preserve user’s data and customization.
The System is initialized! message signals that a system initialization has been accomplished, resulting in freeing memory and restoring the factory defined settings.
Also, user may be prompted to conduct the touch-screen calibration, which accounts for a proper spacing and alignment of touch-sensitive screen elements. Please refer to page 149 for the procedure description.
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Another consideration upon the first use or a completed system initialization is that the interface language will be reset to English. Users that prefer to see menus and messages in Russian are referred to page 146 for instructions.
Keyboard
The American standard QWERTY keyboard combined with the Russian standard ЙЦУКЕН layout allows you to enter any word just in seconds.
Each national set of characters is linked to its language input mode. Language modes can be toggled by pressing the
directional dictionary) and Ukrainian Dictionary (English­Ukrainian bi-directional dictionary), however, the input
mode selection is handled automatically to comply with the current source language, and the changing the translation direction.
Note: Unlike PC keyboards, with Partner
need to keep a key pressed. It is enough to press it only once and release.
key. In the Main Dictionary (English-Russian bi-
key is used for
®
v6 there is no
The function and control keys are described below.
Function shortcut keys
1
ON/OFF Turn Unit On or Off
RESET Re-initialize System
MENU Show MAIN MENU/Switch Tab
1
Key1+Key2 here and further on signifies the combination of keys to
use - first press and release Key1, then press and release Key2.
Open Main Dictionary
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E-MAIL Send or Receive E-mail
FAX Send Fax
PC-LINK Start PC Communication
Open Telephones
REC Record Voice Memo
PLAY Play Back Voice Memo
SHIFT+HELP Open Brief of Functions
SPELLER
Launch Spell-Checker
(SHIFT+ uor t)
Use Speech Function
Back-Light Screen
2
Control and editing keys
,  Move Cursor or Highlight ,  Move Cursor or Highlight/Scroll Lines
u, t
Page by Screen/Switch MAIN MENU Tab
ENTER Execute/Start a New Line while Editing
SPACE Enter Space
ESC Close Active Window/Cancel
ALT Enter symbols from the Russian two-
letter keys
3
SHIFT Type in Uppercase
2
Only English words and phrases can be pronounced.
3
Use ALT to enter the lowercase Russian letters Э, Ю, Ъ (e.g. ALT+
Ю). To obtain the uppercase images of the letters on two-letter keys, press SHIFT or Caps Lock the keyboard first (SHIFT+CAPS).
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SHIFT+ESC
Clear Input
(CLEAR)
SHIFT+CAPS Enable SHIFT Lock
SHIFT+COPY Copy Selection to Clipboard
SHIFT+PASTE Insert Clipboard Contents
SHIFT+DEL Delete Highlighted Input BS Delete Character to the Left from
Cursor
SHIFT+ Delete Character to the Right from
Cursor
SHIFT+INS Toggle Insert/Overwrite
SHIFT+F1…F8 Use F keys
Switch Language or Translation
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Direction
Computational symbols and operations are available with the options of the CALCULATIONS Section.
Display
Partner® v6 features a large-size backlightable touch screen that provides a responsive and efficient windows­driven graphical interface for the unit’s numerous functions and applications.
Touch-screen elements
By touching a screen item of a certain type – a push button or pre-highlighted text – you perform an action associated with it. An active button appears indented.
4
Functions and use of F keys are described within the appropriate
sections
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The keyboard equivalent of touching the highlighted item is moving the highlight bar to it with the arrow keys (,,,) and pressing ENTER.
Both the touch screen and the keyboard procedures of activating an option or a command are referred to as
selecting in this manual.
Stylus
The touching is preferably done with the supplied pointing device called stylus, which, when not in use, can be conveniently kept in a special slot at base of the unit’s case lid.
The stylus is especially useful for operations that cannot be performed from the keyboard: highlighting an arbitrary text fragment in Personal Organizer sections (to delete or to copy) or highlighting a multi-word translation in a dictionary entry (to make a reverse translation or get an explanation).
Note: If, for some reason, using stylus does not provide the
desired effect, use MENU, ENTER and arrow keys (,,,) to access the Touch Screen Calibration procedure (see page 149).
MAIN MENU
The MAIN MENU appears as a row of tabs on top of the screen when the unit has been turned on (unless the Resume Screen setup option has been selected, see page
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MAIN MENU is divided into six submenus, each of which includes a number of related sections.
Sections may also include subsections and various options of lower level.
The six parts of the MAIN MENU are:
DICTIONARY
ORGANIZER
CALCULATIONS
REFERENCE
COMMUNICATION
SETUP
Opening a Submenu
The easiest way to open a specific submenu when the MAIN MENU is displayed is by touching its tab on top of the screen.
Alternatively, the submenus can be switched by pressing the MENU key or one of the paging t,u keys on the keyboard.
Opening a Section
To open a section of Partner
®
v6, display the appropriate
part of the MAIN MENU and do one of the following:
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touch the option name
move the highlight bar to the option name and press
ENTER
press the numeric key corresponding to the option
number
Sidebar
Sidebar
®
Six sections of Partner shortcut buttons on the Sidebar to the right of the screen:
Main Dictionary
Text Translation
Game Center
Calculator
Telephones
Local Time (Pop-Up Window and Talking Clock)
v6 have permanent touch-sensitive
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Touchpad
Touchpad is a set of virtual keys displayed on the screen that simulates the conventional physical keyboard or part of it. The combination touchpad shown below is most widely used throughout the Partner
®
v6 applications.
The basic touchpad layout contains letters of the respective alphabet and a set of symbols. The images of control keys have the following meaning:
Touch key Meaning Keyboard
equivalent
Backspace
Enter/Line Break
,
Shift
Caps Lock
Change Language
+
Touching the keyboard button
in the lower-right corner of the screen or pressing SHIFT+F8 on the keyboard hides the touchpad, thus enlarging the input visible area. To re-
display the touchpad, touch
or press SHIFT+F8 again.
Note: The touchpad layout has additional symbols when in
uppercase mode.
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Note: Specific Ukrainian letters could be only entered from
the Russian touchpad when in uppercase mode.
Windows
Every application, pop-up menu, or dialog box of Partner
®
v6 appears in its own window.
A window is displayed as a framed screen area with two main elements: the Title Bar and the Close Button.
The Title Bar may show the name of the currently active section or a message title. Any window can be closed either by pressing ESC on the physical keyboard or by
touching the Close Button
in the window’s upper-right
corner.
Also present in a window might be the Vertical or Horizontal Scroll Bars. The Scroll Box on it shows the position of the displayed portion relative to the rest of relevant information.
On a Scroll Bar:
touch a Scroll Arrow or to advance or return one
line
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touch and drag the Scroll Box to browse
touch the Scroll Bar below or above the Scroll Box to
jump to that portion of text.
Pop-Up and Pull-Down Menus
A pop-up menu is an overlapping window that requests the user’s selection of one of the displayed options.
Touch a line with the stylus or move the highlight bar to a line with the arrow keys and press ENTER.
Aside from pop-up menus, non-window pull-down menus may be used. Button
presence of a hidden pull-down menu.
on the screen indicates the
Touch the arrow button example:
to pull down a menu, for
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To select an option, touch its name or highlight it and press ENTER. To hide a menu without making selection, press ESC or touch the screen outside the menu area.
Dialog Box
A simple example of a dialog box is a prompt, which contains a Yes/No question pending user’s confirmation or cancellation.
How you can respond to a prompt:
Touch Meaning Keyboard equivalent
Yes ENTER
No N
Cancel ESC
A Setup prompt expects the user to specify data items directly in the dialog box. This can imply either checking boxes or setting values.
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Checking boxes
Check an empty box
dotted frame
to the desired item with the arrow keys
by touching it or by moving the
and pressing SPACE on the keyboard. A checked
box appears solid:
. Touch or press ENTER to
apply changes and close the window.
Setting values
To change a value in the highlighted box, touch the , buttons or press the , keys. To change the active box,
touch it or use the , keys. Touch
or press
ENTER to save settings and close the window.
Message Box
A message just requests acknowledgement of information, therefore, touching
is the same as closing the window
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(some message boxes do not display the all).
Partner
®
v6 does not allow moving or switching active windows. Thus, you will have to close an overlapping window in order to proceed.
Toolbar
A Toolbar is a set of vertically arranged push buttons appearing to the right of a pertaining window.
button at
The most frequently used Toolbar buttons are:
Page Up Save
Page Down Edit
Scroll Up Delete
Scroll Down Search
OK (Apply) Setup/Sorting
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New Say
Explain Spell-Checker
Translate Font Size
As an on-hand help to the user, a short Toolbar button description (Tooltip) appears when the button is being touched.
Commands and options associated with currently displayed Toolbar buttons are also accessible from the keyboard by pressing SHIFT+F1, F2, etc., counting buttons from top to bottom.
DICTIONARY
The most important part of Partner® v6 – the DICTIONARY Section - encompasses eight language-related sections, each discussed in detail below.
Select the tab on the MAIN MENU to open the
DICTIONARY Section.
HOW TO USE THE DICTIONARIES
Advanced Word Recognition
To translate or explain a word, start entering it from the
keyboard or the touchpad.
While you are typing, two headwords closest in spelling to the portion you entered so far are displayed in the Advanced Search Area under the input line.
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If the desired word had appeared before you finished
typing, select it (touch the corresponding line or make sure it is highlighted and press ENTER) to see its translation(s) or explanation(s).
You can scroll or page through the Advanced Search Area to manually find the word in question. To enlarge the visible Search Area, you may want to hide the touchpad by
touching
.
Parts of Speech and Gender Labels
Translations or explanations of a headword are listed in the alphabetical order of parts of speech.
A – adjective NPR – proper noun ABBR – abbreviation NUM – numeral ADV – adverb PART- particle ART – article PHR – phrase AUX – auxiliary PREF – prefix CONJ – conjunction PREP – preposition ID – idiom PRON – pronoun INTRJ – interjection SUFF - suffix N – noun V – verb
Nouns are marked with gender and number labels.
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F feminine MN – masculine or
neuter
FN – feminine or neuter MPL – masculine plural FPL – feminine plural N – neuter M – masculine NPL – neuter plural MF – masculine or
feminine MFPL – masculine or
feminine plural
PL – plural
Viewing Entries
Suppose you want to translate the English verb CATCH into Russian.
Enter CATCH on the input line.
Note: The Dictionary search is not case-sensitive, so you
can type in any case you want.
To select CATCH and see its translations, touch the
corresponding line in the Search Area, or make sure the line is highlighted (use if necessary) and press ENTER. You will see translations of the noun CATCH.
Note: Similarly you can get the words explanations in the
Dictionary of the English language.
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Use the Scroll Bar or the key to scroll the screen down to
see more translations of the word CATCH as a noun. You will also see translations of the word CATCH as a verb.
Touch to reduce the screen font size and to see more
translations or explanations of the given headword on the screen without scrolling.
Note: There are three font sizes in the Dictionaries. Touch
twice to restore the initial font size.
Use the t, u keys or , buttons to switch between
adjacent entries.
Note: Your User’s Dictionary headwords, if coinciding in
spelling, will be displayed in Advanced Search Area before those of the Main Dictionary.
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To translate or explain another word in the same dictionary,
press ESC or touch begin a new search.
to return to the selection screen and
To change the direction of translation,
use ESC or to return to the selection screen, then
touch
or or press , or
make a reverse translation (see page 29).
Note: The English-Russian and the English-Ukrainian
dictionaries default after the system initialization.
To record a displayed entry on your personal Learner’s
Cards set (see details on page 47), select the
and specify the set name.
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Spell-checker Vector Ultima
The multilingual spell-checker Vector Ultima is one of the most advanced on the market. When you are unsure of a word’s spelling, the Vector Ultima allows you to enter the word as you hear it and choose a spelling version from a list of suggestions.
Type the word DAUGHTER as you hear it: DOTA.
Touch or press SHIFT+SPELLER on the keyboard
(SHIFT and either of the t, u keys). A list of suggested Variants appears on the screen.
Select the word DAUGHTER to see its translations.
Note: If the spell-checker is unable to suggest alternative
words, the No Variants message is shown.
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Instant Reverse Translation
For your convenience, Partner® v6 provides an Instant Reverse Translation for all words and expressions in the Dictionaries.
Display the entry for the adjective INSTANT.
Translating a word
Highlight a word among the translations by
touching it with the stylus, or
moving the highlight bar to it with the  key.
For example:
Touch or press ENTER to obtain an instant reverse
translation of the highlighted word.
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Note: If the word selected for the Reverse Translation has
identical translation variants in both Main and User’s Dictionaries, the entry of the latter is displayed first:
Touch or press the u key to page down to the
Dictionary’s entry.
Note: Note that the word selected for the Reverse
Translation must be in its basic (dictionary) form. Otherwise
no translation can be made and the message Not found! will be displayed.
Translating an expression
Expressions constituting a complete translation variant (delimited by commas) can be highlighted and translated as a whole.
To highlight a whole expression between commas, touch its
first word with the stylus and drag it along the expression until the last word is highlighted.
Note: Don’t highlight across translation boundaries.
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Touch or press ENTER to obtain an instant reverse
translation of the highlighted expression.
Note: If the selected expression has identical translation
variants in both Main and User’s Dictionaries, the entry of the latter is displayed first.
Touch or press the u key to page down to the
Dictionary’s entry.
Note: If the reverse translation for the selected expression
is not found, select the main word in it (must be in its basic form), touch press the u key to page down to the appropriate entry.
and when in the Dictionary touch or
You can make up to 4 reverse translations in succession (without closing windows). The message Last Translation is displayed if the limit is reached.
To close the Reverse Translation windows in the backward
order, touch
or press ESC.
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Instant Explanation
Partner® v6 allows you to get instant explanations of any English word or expression from the explanation or translation of the given headword.
For example, display the entry for the adjective INSTANT.
Highlight a word by:
touching it with the stylus, or
moving the highlight bar to it with the  key.
Note: You can also highlight an expression. Expressions
constituting a complete explanation variant can be highlighted as a whole. To highlight a whole expression between commas, touch its first word with the stylus and drag it along the expression until the last word is highlighted.
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Note: Don’t highlight across explanation boundaries or
punctuation marks.
Touch or press ENTER to obtain an instant reverse
explanation of the highlighted English word or expression.
To get an explanation of the headword of a displayed entry,
just touch
.
Note: Note that the word selected for the reverse
explanation must be in its basic (dictionary) form. Otherwise no explanation or translation can be made:
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You can make up to 4 reverse explanations or translations in a sequence (without closing windows). The message Last translation is displayed when the limit is reached.
To close the opened windows in the backward order, touch
or press ESC.
MAIN DICTIONARY
The Integrated Digital Language System Partner® v6 contains the most advanced English-Russian and Russian­English electronic dictionaries available on the market. This Guide usually refers to those as the English-Russian Dictionary, or simply the Main Dictionary.
General Dictionary Function
Select the English-Russian Dictionary option on the
DICTIONARY Section, or touch
press the
During the initialization of the English-Russian Dictionary you may see the
Dictionary (see page 39) contains considerable number of entries. Since both dictionaries are interlinked, the more words the User’s Dictionary contains, the more time it takes to initialize the Main Dictionary. Please wait.
Note: Please refer to the How to use Dictionaries (see page
23).
key on the keyboard.
icon. This usually means that User’s
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Pronunciation of Words and Sentences
One of the most exciting features of Partner® v6 is the TTS (Text-To-Speech) technology allowing the pronunciation of English words and phrases.
Display an English entry, for example:
Touch or press the key to listen to the pronunciation
of the English headword.
Change to the Russian-English dictionary, e.g. by making a
reverse translation.
Touch or press the key to listen to the pronunciation
of all English translations. You also can listen to any selected English words or phrases.
TTS is able to generate pronunciation of any English text, not limited to dictionary entries. Simply type a word or phrase on the selection screen of the corresponding
Dictionary and touch pronunciation.
or press the key to listen to its
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Note: In the Speech Level option of the System Setup
menu (see page 148) you may adjust speech volume, frequency and speed shaping your own pronunciation style. In addition, volume can be conveniently changed “on the fly” using the external switch (see General View, page 6).
DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH
LANGUAGE
Partner® v6 includes the advanced English explanatory electronic dictionary.
General Dictionary Function
Select the English Dictionary option on the DICTIONARY
Section.
Note: Please refer to the How to use Dictionaries (see page
23).
Pronunciation of Words and Sentences
Display an entry, for example:
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Touch or press the key to listen to the pronunciation
of the headword.
To listen to the pronunciation of explanation of the
headword, select all or any words and touch
key.
the
Partner English text, not limited to dictionary entries. Type a word or phrase on the selection screen of the corresponding
Dictionary and touch pronunciation.
Note: In the Speech Level option of the System Setup
menu (see page 148) you may adjust speech volume, frequency and speed shaping your own pronunciation style. In addition, volume can be conveniently changed “on the fly” using the external switch at the right-hand edge of the unit (see General View, page 6).
®
v6 is able to generate pronunciation of any
or press the key to listen to its
or press
REFERENCE DICTIONARIES
Ukrainian Dictionary
Partner® v6 contains the concise bi-directional English­Ukrainian electronic dictionary.
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General Dictionary Function
Select Reference Dictionaries on the DICTIONARY
Section, and then select the Ukrainian Dictionary option.
Note: Specific Ukrainian letters could be only entered from
the Russian touchpad when in uppercase mode.
Note: All functions and keys in the English-Ukrainian
dictionary work the same way as they do in the Main Dictionary. Please refer to the How to use Dictionaries and Main Dictionary sections to read about Advanced Word Recognition (see page 23), Viewing Entries (see page 25),
(see page 28), Instant
Spell-Checker Vector Ultima Reverse Translation (see page 29), Pronunciation of Words and Sentences (see page 35).
Vocabulary
The Vocabulary features a thematically arranged bilingual dictionary of common terms.
Select Reference Dictionaries on the DICTIONARY
Section. Select the Vocabulary option on the Reference Dictionary.
If you want to display a selection of entries that contain a
certain word or expression, touch search for. Then touch
or press ENTER. Use ,
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or t, u to page up or down to another entry of the selection.
Otherwise, choose a category (e.g. Education) and a
subcategory (e.g. Schools):
Use , or u, t to page by two entries.
To obtain an Instant Reverse Translation of any English or
Russian word, highlight it and touch matching Main Dictionary entry. Close the Main Dictionary window to return to the Vocabulary.
to search for a
Touch to get an explanation of the highlighted English
word or expression (see page 32)
Touch or press the key to listen to the pronunciation
of English words on the screen.
User’s Dictionary
Partner® v6 allows you to create your own vocabulary, which automatically links to the Main Dictionary.
Select the User’s Dictionary option on the Reference
Dictionary.
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Select one of the options, e.g. the Russian-English User's
Dictionary. A list of existing records will be displayed.
Creating a Record
To open a new record template, touch on the Toolbar.
Type in a Russian word or expression. For example:
Touch or press u to go to the translation page. Enter
an English translation. Afterwards, do not press ENTER to save a record. ENTER is used here to move the cursor to the next line.
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Select [a] from the Toolbar at the right. A part of speech
selection window pops up. Choose an appropriate abbreviation from the list. The record will be saved and you will be returned to the records list.
Touch if you want to save your record without
specifying part of speech. The record will be saved and you will be returned to the records list.
Note: The User’s Dictionary entries are fully reversible. Any
translation of a Russian-English User’s Dictionary entry automatically becomes a headword in the English-Russian User’s Dictionary, and vice versa. This also means that deleting one of them you will automatically delete the other.
Note: The User’s Dictionary entries are also accessible
from the Main Dictionary. They are marked with a special icon:
Finding a Record
There are three ways to find a record:
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Select From The List
Open a User’s Dictionary. A list of existing headwords will
be displayed, for example:
On the records list, use
,  to move the highlight bar
, to page up and down
to open a new record template
to make a contents search
to open the highlighted record for editing
to delete the highlighted record
Select an entry by touching it with the stylus or moving the
highlight bar to it and pressing ENTER.
The selected record opens in the viewing mode.
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In the viewing mode, use
to open a new record template
to make a contents search
to open the displayed record for editing
to delete the displayed record
/uand /tto go to the alphabetically next or
previous record, respectively
to listen to the English part of the record's
contents.
Contents Search
Open a User’s Dictionary to display either a records list or
any record in the viewing mode.
Select the button on the Toolbar.
Type in any Russian or English word (or a word's part) that
is contained in the record(s) you are looking for.
Touch or press ENTER to display the search results, if
any.
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Select the desired entry to open it in the viewing mode.
Access Through the Main Dictionary
Open the Main Dictionary and select the translation
direction compatible with the headword language you want to use for search.
Note: Your User’s Dictionary headwords, if coinciding in
spelling, will be displayed in Advanced Search Area before those of the Main Dictionary.
Start entering a headword.
Note: Maximum headword length is 25 characters.
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Press ENTER to display the entry in the Main Dictionary
format.
Note: You can save your User’s Dictionary entry on a
Learner’s Card from this format by touching
choosing a set.
and
Editing a Record
Open a User's Dictionary on the records list.
Highlight the corresponding line in the list, or open a record
in the viewing mode.
Select on the Toolbar to open the record in the editing
mode, and make desired modifications.
Touch to save the changes.
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Deleting a Record
Open a User's Dictionary on the records list.
Highlight the corresponding line in the list, or open a record
in the viewing mode.
Select on the Toolbar.
Confirm your intention to delete the record.
Note: If you previously saved your User's Dictionary entries
on the Learner’s Cards (this procedure is carried out via Main Dictionary), you will loose your Learner’s Cards, too.
Listening to a Record's Contents
Open a record in the viewing mode or through the Main
Dictionary.
Touch or press the key to listen to the English part
of the record's contents.
Downloading Additional Dictionaries
®
Partner from a personal computer to User’s Dictionary. Please refer to page 131 of this Manual and visit Ectaco’s Web site at www.ectaco.com for more information.
v6 provides additional dictionaries for downloading
Note: The more words the User’s Dictionary contains, the
more time it takes to initialize the Main Dictionary, since both dictionaries are interlinked. During the initialization
process you will see the
icon.
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Learner’s Cards
The Learner’s Cards section provides you with a convenient personalized storage for selected Dictionaries’ entries that can help you memorize foreign words and their meanings more effectively.
An entry is saved in the appropriate Learner’s Set when you selected
and specified one of the available sets.
Select the Learner’s Cards option on the Reference
Dictionaries. The list of the available Learner's Sets will be
displayed. Only one set – Learner's cards 1 – is available by default. You can use up to ten Learner's Sets including the initial one.
On the menu use:
, to move the highlight bar
ENTER to open the highlighted set
to create a new set
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to change the name of the highlighted set
to delete the highlighted set
to make a headword search in the highlighted set.
Open a list by touching the corresponding line or by moving
the highlight bar to it and pressing ENTER. The first entry of the alphabetically sorted list will be displayed.
Use buttons/keys:
, to highlight any word or expression in the
translation or explanation of the given headword
to get explanation of the English headword or of
the highlighted English word or expression (see page
32)
to translate the headword or the highlighted word
or expression into another language
to make a headword search in the current set
to show/hide translations or explanations of the
selected word
to delete the displayed record
/uor /tto move to the next or previous record,
respectively
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and to listen to the English part of the displayed
record.
TEXT TRANSLATION
Your Partner® v6 features a highly efficient text-translating program Socrates™.
Select the Text Translation option on the DICTIONARY
Section.
To input an English or Russian text for translation
paste (SHIFT+PASTE) a text previously copied
(SHIFT+COPY) from another section, e.g. an e-mail message, or
type in text directly using the keyboard or the
touchpad, for example:
Note: Text for translation can contain not more than 1,000
characters.
To listen to an English text on the screen, touch or
press the
key.
Touch to automatically translate the text.
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Note: The ENTER key is used to insert a line break
manually.
Select the active box (indicated by a dotted frame) by
touching it or by pressing the ,  keys.
To obtain an Instant Reverse Translation of any English or
Russian word (in its basic form) in the active box, highlight it and touch
entry (see page 29). Close the Main Dictionary window to return to the Text Translation.
to search for a matching Main Dictionary
Touch to get explanation of the highlighted English
word or expression (see page 32)
Touch or press the key to listen to English text
displayed in the active box.
Press SHIFT+COPY to copy all text from the active box.
Touch or close the translation window to return to the
input screen. You may edit the old text or press SHIFT+ESC to clear the screen and enter a new text.
TOURIST PHRASEBOOK
This feature of Partner® v6 substitutes for a Russian/English interpreter in standard situations such as
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registering at a hotel, shopping, visiting bank etc. You simply choose the appropriate phrase from the book or say it in Russian and Partner English.
For easy reference the phrases are arranged by topics:
Everyday Conversation Shopping
Traveling Post office
Local transport Bank
Hotel Sightseeing
Restaurant Health
®
v6 will pronounce it for you in
Select the Tourist Phrasebook option on the DICTIONARY
Section. You will see the list of topics displayed in the Russian or English language depending on the Interface Language setting:
Select a topic and a desired phrase.
Touch .
Come close to the built-in microphone to a distance of 3 – 6
inches (8 – 15 cm) and say a phrase in Russian.
The phrase you said would be recorded, automatically
recognized and compared to the model pronunciation. After that the phrase will be highlighted and pronounced in English.
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If the phrase is unsuccessfully recognized, or does not enter into the list of phrases, or is evaluated as unsatisfactory, the Please try again message will be displayed.
Note: The quality of speech recognition strongly depends
on the level of external noise.
Use buttons/keys:
, to move the highlight bar
, to page up and down
to make a voice input of the Russian phrase
to display a tip
or to hear the pronunciation of the selected
phrase in English
to set microphone level
ACCENT CORRECTION
The Accent Correction is an excellent tool that helps you improve your English articulation skills.
The section contains over 1,100 commonly used phrases, each having 2-3 English translations.
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For easy reference they are divided into 12 conversational topics:
Everyday conversation Communication
Traveling At the bank
Hotel Transport
In the restaurant Health
Shopping Beauty care
Sightseeing Calling for police
Each topic contains a number of sections.
Phonetic exercises make the basis for improving your pronunciation, thus making it closer to the sample pronunciation of the American-speaking person. Sample phrases are recorded by the American speaker, processed and stored in the memory of your Partner
®
v6.
The phrases you pronounce are entered via the built-in microphone, processed, and then compared to the sample. On the comparison stage, a unique speech recognition technology is used to determine which phrase was spoken. On the basis of this comparison the degree of your pronunciation closeness to the model is assessed.
Select the Accent Correction option on the DICTIONARY
Section.
Choose a topic (e.g. In the restaurant) and a section (e.g.
At the bar):
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Translate a sentence into English by yourself.
If you cannot confidently translate a phrase in English,
touch translations.
on the Tool Panel to view available
Touch or press the key to listen to the
pronunciation of the English sentences.
To turn off the prompt mode, touch on the Tool
Panel one more time.
Touch .
Come close to the built-in microphone to a distance of 3 – 6
inches (8 – 15 cm) and say one of the possible variants of translation in English.
Note: The long absence of an answer (more than 4 – 6
seconds) means that it is necessary to repeat the phrase louder or to lower extraneous noises.
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The phrase you said would be recorded, automatically recognized and compared to the model pronunciation. The results of the comparison are given as Excellent, Good or Poor.
If the phrase is unsuccessfully recognized, or is not in the list, or is evaluated as unsatisfactory, the appropriate message will be displayed. At the same time, Partner
®
v6 will pronounce the first variant of the offered translation in English.
Note: The quality of voice recognition strongly depends on
the level of external noise. Try to ensure silence in the room where you practice pronunciation.
• Use , or u, t to move between phrases within a
section.
If necessary, increase the level of amplification of the
microphone by pressing the
For successful practice it is necessary to take into account the following recommendations:
button.
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1. Ensure silence at the time of use.
2. Choose the optimum distance from the built-in microphone within a range of 3 – 6 inches (8 – 15 cm), in view of your habitual loudness of pronunciation.
3. Do not say extraneous words or phrases into the microphone.
4. Try to say phrases distinctly and plainly yet not in syllables.
5. Avoid carelessness in pronunciation (smacking of lips, loudly inhaling or exhaling, mumbling, interruptions, repetitions, etc.).
THESAURUS
The Thesaurus is a convenient on-hand translation aid when dealing with lexical, grammatical, and idiomatic aspects of the English language.
Select the Thesaurus option on the DICTIONARY Section.
The Thesaurus is shown.
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Phrase Book
There are over 1,100 phrases in seven languages stored in the Partner’s memory. For easy reference they are divided into 12 conversational topics:
Everyday conversation Communication
Traveling At the Bank
Hotel Transport
In the restaurant Health
Shopping Beauty Care
Sightseeing Calling for Police
Each topic contains a number of sections.
Select the Phrase Book option on the Thesaurus.
Chose a topic (e.g. At the bank) and a section (e.g.
Exchange):
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To change the translation language in the bottom box,
touch
.
Select a language from the menu. Your selection will
remain valid until you are in the Phrase Book.
• Use , or u, t to move between phrases within a
section.
Touch or press the key to listen to the pronunciation
of the English sentence.
To obtain an Instant Reverse Translation of any English or
Russian word or expression (in its basic form), highlight it and touch
entry (see page 29). Close the Main Dictionary window to return to the Phrase Book.
to search for a matching Main Dictionary
Touch to get explanation of the highlighted English
word or expression (see page 32).
Note: To highlight a word using the keyboard, first choose
the active box (indicated by a dotted frame) with the ,  keys.
Irregular Verbs
All commonly used English irregular verbs are stored in the alphabetical order in the Partner’s Irregular Verbs.
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Select the Irregular Verbs option on the Thesaurus to open
the verb selection screen.
Find the verb you need by typing and/or scrolling the list.
To see the verb's basic forms and its Russian translations,
touch the corresponding line in the list, or make sure the line is highlighted (press if necessary) and touch
press ENTER.
or
Use , or v to move between verbs.
To obtain an Instant Reverse Translation of any English or
Russian word (in its basic form) or expression, highlight it and touch
entry (see page 29). Close the Main Dictionary window to return to the Irregular Verbs.
to search for a matching Main Dictionary
Touch to get explanation of the highlighted English
word or expression (see page 32).
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Touch to save an entry on the Learner's Card (see
page 47).
Touch or press the key to listen to the pronunciation
of an English verb and its basic forms.
Popular Idioms
Over 200 widely used American idioms and their Russian equivalents or translations are included in the Partner’s Popular Idioms directory. The idioms are listed in the alphabetical order.
Select the Popular Idioms option on the Thesaurus.
Search idioms by typing and/or scrolling the list.
To display an idiom, touch the corresponding line in the list,
or make sure the line is highlighted (press if necessary) and touch
or press ENTER.
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Use , or v to move between idioms.
To obtain an Instant Reverse Translation of any English or
Russian word (in its basic form) or expression, highlight it and touch
entry (see page 29). Close the Main Dictionary window to return to the Popular Idioms.
to search for a matching Main Dictionary
Touch to get explanation of the highlighted English
word or expression (see page 32).
Touch to save an entry on the Learner's Card (see
page 47).
Touch or press the key to listen to the pronunciation
of an English idiom.
TOEFL AND GRAMMAR
Partner® v6 contains a practical preparation guide for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), which is required of non-native English speakers as a part of the admission procedure to an American college. This section offers you a unique opportunity to practice the computerized test version, as it is likely to be presented to you at a real examination.
Another useful function of Partner Grammar for non-English Speakers.
®
v6 is the English
Select the TOEFL & Grammar option on the DICTIONARY
Section. The TOEFL & Grammar selection is shown.
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TOEFL
Select the TOEFL option on the TOEFL & Grammar Menu
to access the TOEFL submenu.
Tutorial
The Tutorial provides you with general information about the requirements, structure, and duration of a TOEFL test. The Tutorial text is available in English.
Select the Tutorial option.
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Read the Tutorial, using , or , for scrolling by
line, and
After you become acquainted with the TOEFL basics set forth in the Tutorial, you might feel prepared to practice in answering questions. For your convenience, sample questions are arranged in two sequences, represented by Sample Tests and Sample Exercises.
Sample Tests and Sample Exercises
, or v for paging.
Select the Sample Tests option on the TOEFL menu to
open its submenu, which includes four test options.
Each test contains Multiple Choice questions pertaining to all three parts of the TOEFL test in this order: Listening
Comprehension, Structure and Grammar, Reading Comprehension.
Select the Sample Exercises option to open its submenu,
which includes three options corresponding to the parts of TOEFL.
The Sample Exercises option allows you to practice each of the three parts of the TOEFL test separately. The main parts are further subdivided into two or three topics comprising questions of the same type. For example, topics of Structure and Grammar are Sentence Completion and Error Identification:
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By selecting the auxiliary TOEFL Help option you can
obtain detailed directions for the types of exercises included in the current menu.
Regardless of the practice form you have chosen, each sample question is structured as follows:
Question text (not displayed in the Listening
Comprehension section
*
)
Four answer versions lettered A, B, C, D, immediately
following the question text
Answer selection bar is at the bottom of the screen
Use buttons/keys:
/ and / to scroll the text
*
The questions of the Listening Comprehension section, instead, are
spoken out for you while only answers are displayed.
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, to highlight words
to make a reverse translation of the highlighted
word (see page 29)
to get explanation of the highlighted English word
or expression (see page 32)
to pop up an auxiliary menu
/uand /tto go to the next/previous question
and to listen to the pronunciation of an English
text on the screen
to return to the menu.
Pop-Up Menu
Touch to display the pop-up menu.
Note: The Say hidden text and Show hidden text options
only work with questions from the Listening Comprehension part, and are disabled elsewhere.
Select Say hidden text to hear a Listening
Comprehension question text again
Select Show hidden text to display a Listening
Comprehension question text
Select Show right answer to see the correct answer
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Note: Use Say hidden text, Show hidden text and Show
right answer options just to check your answers, since this
kind of help will not be available during the real test.
To jump to a specific question, select Go to and
specify a question number
Selecting an Answer and Viewing the Score
Select an answer by highlighting the corresponding letter on
the bottom bar. You can do it either by direct touching or by moving the blinking highlight to the desired letter with the , keys.
To go to the next question, use or u. In Sample
Exercises an instant message appears momentarily telling
you whether your answer was right or wrong.
When you back into TOEFL menu, a message box is
shown:
Total shows the total number of questions in the test or a section of Sample Exercises. Answers indicate how many questions were correctly answered during the concluded session. The third line shows your score, which is based on a formula used for real TOEFL tests.
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Grammar
Select the Grammar option on the TOEFL & Grammar
menu.
The Grammar is structured by way of hierarchically numbered three-level menus that include options referring to traditional grammatical topics. A topic's text is displayed when a third level menu option is selected.
You can reach a third menu’s level in either of the following
ways:
navigating the levels consecutively by selecting one of
the options (touch previous level)
or press ESC to return to a
by touching to display a list of all third level
options, any of which can be selected directly:
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To display the text, select a third level option.
Use buttons/keys:
, to scroll the text
, to highlight words
/uand /tto display the beginning of the
next/previous topic of the current menu
to make a reverse translation of the highlighted
word (see page 29)
to get explanation of the highlighted English word
or expression (see page 32)
to return to the menu
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ORGANIZER
The ORGANIZER Section contains a number of versatile applications to help you classify, record and manage various personal or business information.
Sections on the ORGANIZER (except Calendar) are designed to hold multiple records, each including one or more pages.
A page can contain three types of data: text, date/time, or graphics. Text can be freely copied and pasted (highlight -> SHIFT+COPY -> SHIFT+PASTE) among compatible pages of the Organizer applications, as well as other editable sections like User’s Dictionary, Text Translation, or E-mail.
All Personal Organizer records can be protected with a password (see page 152).
You can have any English text on the screen pronounced by pressing the Appointments section).
Note: In all editable sections ENTER is used to insert a
manual line break.
key on the keyboard (except the
Select the tab on the MAIN MENU to open the
ORGANIZER Section.
TELEPHONES
In this section you can store names, telephone and fax numbers, postal and e-mail addresses in the English and Russian languages, as well as search, change, delete records and listen to the English pronunciation of their contents.
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Select the Telephones option on the ORGANIZER Section,
press the You will see a list of existing telephone records sorted by Names.
Creating a Record
key, or touch the button on the Sidebar.
Touch to open a new record template. Start filling out
the first page Name.
There is Page Icon in the upper left-hand corner. A Tooltip with the page name appears when a page is opened or the Page Icon is touched.
A Telephones record includes the following pages:
Name
Company Name
Position
Company Telephone Number
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Home Telephone Number
Fax Number
Mobile/Pager Number
E-mail Address
Web Address
Address
Note
To open:
the next page – touch or press u
the previous page – touch or press t
a specific page – touch and choose a page name
from the pop-up menu.
To save a record, touch .
Note: Do not forget to enter a Company name for each
person (if applicable), which will facilitate your future searches.
Finding a Record
There are three ways to search for records:
Select From List
Open Telephones to display an alphabetical list of records
represented by Names, for example:
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If you wish to see your entries sorted by Companies, touch
:
View the list and select an entry to open it in the viewing
mode.
In the viewing mode, use
to open a new record template
to make a contents search
to open the displayed record for editing
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to delete the displayed record
/ and / to scroll the pages of the displayed
record by two
/uand /tto go to the alphabetically next or
previous record, respectively.
Contents Search
On any screen in the Telephones, touch to display a
record search screen.
Specify any contiguous alphabetic or numeric string that
might be found in a record or records. For example, to find all Ectaco records, type Ect and touch
ENTER.
or press
Select an entry to open the associated record in the viewing
mode.
Note: You can add a business description in the Note field
when creating or editing a record to allow for effective classified search results in the future.
Quick Lookup
Open the Telephones section to display an alphabetical list
of records represented by Names or by Companies (use
to switch between those).
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Press one or more alphanumeric key(s) on the keyboard to
jump to an entry that starts with the corresponding character(s):
Note: Quick Lookup is only used for searching within
alphabetical lists of records sorted by Names or by Companies.
To open the selection, press ENTER or touch the
highlighted area with stylus. To reject lookup or delete extra characters in the lookup box, press the backspace key.
Note: Keep in mind that working with more than 500
records will seriously slow down the data processing speed.
icon indicates that the corresponding data-handling
The procedure has not been completed.
MEMO
The Memo section of your Partner® v6 provides you with a handy storage for all kinds of memoranda, notes, and messages, which you can record in English and Russian, edit, search or delete. You can also listen to the pronunciation of their English contents.
Select the Memo option on the ORGANIZER Section. A
Memo records list is displayed.
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Creating a Record
Touch to open a new record template. Enter text of
your memo.
Use or u to open the Title Input page. Type a title for
your memo, which will appear on the Memo list.
To return to the main page, touch or press t.
To save a record, touch .
Note: The record text cannot exceed 32KB.
Finding a Record
There are two ways to search for records:
Select From List
Open the Memo section to display an alphabetical list of
records represented by Memo Titles.
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On the records list, use
, to move the highlight bar
to open a new record template
to make a contents search
to open the highlighted record for editing
to delete the highlighted record.
Select an entry by touching or moving the highlight bar to it
and pressing ENTER.
The selected record opens in the viewing mode.
In the viewing mode, use
to open a new record template
to reduce/ enlarge the font size in the view window
to make a contents search
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to open the displayed record for editing
to delete the displayed record
/uand /tto go to the alphabetically next or
previous record, respectively (current record name is shown in the screen header)
Search Text
On the Memo list or in the viewing mode, select to
display a record search screen.
Specify any contiguous string that might be found in a
record or records, and touch results on a Search List.
or press ENTER to see
Select an entry to open the associated record in the viewing
mode.
APPOINTMENTS
You may effectively manage your time by using the Appointments section of your Partner records in English or Russian, as well as edit, search and delete them.
®
v6. You may enter
Select the Appointments option on the ORGANIZER to
display a list of Appointments entries specified for the current date (default). If necessary, touch
your Appointments.
Creating a Record
to see all
Touch to open a new record template.
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Note: A new Appointments record can also be opened from
Calendar (see page 84).
The first page of an Appointments record includes information on Event, Date, Time, audible Reminder and Recurrence settings, which can be changed via setup dialog boxes.
Event
To choose between Task, Call, Meeting or Anniversary
Date, touch the caption or the icon on the left.
Note: Caption Task defaults for a new record.
Date
The current date (set in Local Time, see page 112) in the format selected in System Setup (see page 151) defaults for a new record.
To display the Date setup dialog box:
touch the date value, or
touch the date icon.
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Set the desired Day, Month and Year of an event by
touching indication will be automatically displayed along with the date value.
Either confirm or cancel your choice by touching or
, respectively.
Time
The current time defaults for settings in a new record.
, or pressing numerical keys. Day-of-week
To display the Time setup dialog box:
touch the time value, or
touch the time icon.
Set the desired Hour and Minute by touching , or
pressing numerical keys.
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Either confirm or cancel your choice by touching or
, respectively.
Reminder
Reminder specifies the time period until the Time when a
reminder alarm will be issued (see page 84). Reminder can also be turned off.
To display the Reminder setup box:
touch the Reminder value (None setting defaults for a
new record), or
touch the Reminder icon .
Choose one of the available options.
Note: If Reminder time is set greater than actual time
remaining, a warning message will be displayed.
Recurrence
If you need your Reminder operate on a recurrent basis you should select one of the recurrence intervals among daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly. None is the default setting for a new record.
Touch the Recurrence icon or its value and choose one of
the options on a setup box:
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Note: With Appointments record drawn at the turn of the
month and Monthly recurrence interval set, the Reminder alarm will be issued on the month’s last day, if that month counts less days than the one when the setting was initiated.
Note: Recurrence interval setting does not mean a record
will be duplicated on Appointment and Calendar. For example, if you created a record dated Dec-01, 2001 and set recurrence interval daily, this record will not appear on Dec-02, Dec-03 etc. lists. Instead, the Reminder will sound at the set time and the initial record of Dec-01, 2001 will be displayed.
Note: If one-time and recurrent events coincide with each
other on the same date and at the same time, then Reminder will only display the one-time event since it has higher priority.
* * *
Touch or press u to open the next page.
Type in Description contents. To return to the previous
page, touch
or press t.
To save a record, touch .
Finding a Record
There are three ways to search for records:
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Select From List
Open the Appointments section to display a records list for
the current date ordered by the Time.
On the records list, use
,  to move the highlight bar
to open a new record template
to open the highlighted record for editing
to make a contents search
to delete the highlighted record
to switch between viewing all and current date
records
/uand /tto go to the next or previous date list.
Select an entry by touching or moving the highlight bar to it
and pressing ENTER.
The selected record opens in the viewing mode.
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In the viewing mode, use
to open the displayed record for editing
to delete the displayed record
to make a contents search
/uand /tto go to the chronologically next or
previous record, respectively.
Search Text
Select to display a record search screen.
Specify any contiguous string that might be found on the
contents page of an Appointments record or records, and touch
or press ENTER to see results on a Search List.
Select an entry to open the associated record in the viewing
mode.
Search through Calendar
Select Calendar on the ORGANIZER. Find and highlight a
date for which Appointments records exist (these dates will appear framed).
Select a framed date (touch it or highlight and press
ENTER) to open the Appointments list referring to that date.
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Schedule Alarm and Reminder
The Schedule Alarm can be turned on or off in the System Setup section (see page 150). This setting affects the
entire Appointments section: if turned on, which is the default, the Alarm sounds on the Date and at the Time of any Appointments record, producing an audible beep.
The Reminder time is adjusted separately for every individual record (see page 80).
Press any key or touch the screen to interrupt a Schedule
Alarm or a Reminder beep (otherwise, the beep will
continue for 30 seconds). The corresponding Appointments record will be displayed in the viewing mode.
You can change the record, for example, set the Reminder for a later time. Closing Appointments will bring you back to where you were before the alarm went off.
CALENDAR
This section provides you with a convenient Calendar for 1900-2099. It also allows you to make new or select existing Appointment’s records.
Select Calendar on the ORGANIZER to open the Calendar
on the current month with the current date highlighted.
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Page by month using /tand /u or touching arrow
buttons , at the month name on the screen.
Page by year touching arrow buttons ◄, at the year
indicator on the screen.
Highlight a date by touching it or by moving the highlight bar
with the , , ,  keys.
Touch to jump to a specific date via the dialog box.
Note: Dates of existing Appointments records appear
framed.
Current date, icons showing event types and number of events planned for this date in the Appointments section are displayed in the right part of the screen.
To open an existing Appointments record:
select a framed date (touch it twice or highlight it and
press ENTER) to open the Appointments list referring to that date
select a desired record on the list by touching the
appropriate line.
SHORTHAND
The Shorthand section of your Partner® v6 is especially helpful when you need to quickly jot down a few phrases or a telephone number. What makes this section stand out is that it lets you write in the traditional way, using your stylus like a pen.
Select the Shorthand option on the ORGANIZER. A list of
existing records appears.
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Creating a Record
Touch to open a new record template.
Start writing with the stylus in the lower box, trying to use
large-size letters to assure readability. The optimal input block is 1-5 symbols in length. For example:
To clear the input box for the next word, touch or press
ENTER. The drawn symbols will be adjusted in size and placed as one block at the cursor position (gray vertical line) in the upper box.
Continue writing, breaking up long words in manageable
pieces. Touch space at the end of a block.
or press SPACE to insert a delimiting
To edit input in the upper box:
Move the cursor by touching a block or with the , ,
,keys (use
/u and /t to scroll lines)
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Delete a block to the right of the cursor by touching
or pressing SHIFT+, to the left - by pressing
Backspace.
When finished and ready to save, touch and specify a
filename.
Touch
Finding a Record
There are two ways to search for records:
Select From List
or press ENTER to save the record.
Open the Shorthand section to display a list of existing
records.
Use buttons/keys:
,  to move the highlight bar
to open a new record template
to make a filename search
to open the highlighted record for editing
to delete the highlighted record.
Select an entry by touching or moving the highlight bar to it
and pressing ENTER.
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In the viewing mode, use
to open a new record template
to make a filename search
to open the displayed record for editing
to delete the displayed record
, or , to scroll the record
/uand /tto go to the alphabetically next or
previous record, respectively.
Find Filename
On the filename list or in the viewing mode, select to
display a search screen.
Specify any contiguous string that might be part of a
filename, and touch a Search List.
or press ENTER to see results on
Select an entry to open the associated record in the viewing
mode.
DRAWING BOARD
You can create simple drawings and outline images on the Drawing Board of your Partner
Select the Drawing Board option on the ORGANIZER. A list
of existing drawing filenames appears.
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Creating a Drawing
Touch to open a new drawing template.
Start creating a free-hand drawing with the stylus.
The default settings are: Thin line, Free draw.
To draw using a Thick line, touch . The button changes
. Touch it to restore the Thin line.
to
To be able to draw a Straight line, touch . Touch to
return to the Free draw.
To use the stylus as an eraser, touch . Touch or
to resume drawing.
To copy or cut a rectangular drawing fragment:
touch (Copy) or (Cut), respectively
touch the drawing board next to the fragment you want
to copy and drag the stylus so that the fragment is included within a frame
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take the stylus off the screen.
A framed drawing fragment is copied to the clipboard. The frame (and its content, if the cut option was used) disappears.
To paste the clipboard contents into the drawing:
touch (Paste)
touch the drawing board to display a frame with the
clipboard content, then position it properly by dragging it at the upper-left corner
take the stylus off the screen.
A drawing fragment previously copied or cut to the clipboard will be pasted into the drawing. The frame disappears.
When finished and ready to save, touch and specify a
filename.
Touch
Finding a Drawing
There are two ways to search for saved drawings:
or press ENTER to save the record.
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Select From List
Open the Drawing Board section to display a list of existing
filenames.
Use buttons/keys:
,  to move the highlight bar
to open a new record template
to make a filename search
to open the highlighted record for editing
to delete the highlighted record.
Select an entry by touching or moving the highlight bar to it
and pressing ENTER.
Find Filename
On the filename list or in the viewing mode, select to
display a search screen.
Specify any contiguous string that might be a part of a
filename, and touch or press ENTER to see results on a Search List.
Select an entry to open the associated drawing in the
viewing mode.
In the viewing mode, use
to open a new drawing template
to make a filename search
to open the displayed drawing for editing
to delete the displayed drawing
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/uand /tto go to the alphabetically next or
previous drawing filename, respectively.
VOICE MEMO
Your Partner® v6 can be readily used as an effective and easy-to-handle voice-recording device. It allows saving up to 12 minutes of voice memos.
See General View, page 6, for location of the recording button and slide
Select the Voice Memo option on the ORGANIZER. A list of
existing records arranged in chronological order appears.
Creating and Storing a Record
There are three ways to create and store a voice record.
From Voice Memo Section
Touch or press the REC key in the upper-right corner
of the keyboard to start recording.
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, the playback button, and the microphone.
Press any key or touch the screen to stop recording.
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Enter a filename for your Voice Memo up to 8 characters in
length.
Touch
filename was specified, the record will be given the default noname.
or press ENTER to return to the Memo list. If no
To change a filename, highlight it and touch .
Using Record Slide
When the unit is turned off and folded, pull and hold the
REC slide on the case’s spine (see page 6).
Release the slide to stop recording. The record will be given
the default name noname, which you can change in the Voice Memo section.
Quick Recording and Playback
Approximately 20 seconds playtime is conveniently reserved for a quick recording and playback, and there is no need to formally store or delete the record. A record made this way stays in memory until it is replaced by another one.
In any section, except Voice Memo, press the REC key.
The Recording message appears in the upper right-hand corner of the screen.
Press any key or touch the screen to stop recording.
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To play the record back, press the PLAY key. During
playback the Playing message is being shown in the upper right-hand corner of the screen. Press any key to interrupt.
Finding and Playing Back Stored Records
Open the Voice Memo section to display a list of existing
records arranged in chronological order.
Scroll the list vertically to view more records.
Scroll the list horizontally to check on the time of recording
and duration of Memos.
Touch to start listening to all Memos in the list from top
to bottom. You may interrupt the playback of a particular or all records at any time.
To play back the highlighted record only:
touch its name
touch or press PLAY.
Deleting Stored Records
Open the Voice Memo section to display a list of existing
records.
Touch to delete the highlighted record.
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Touch to delete all records on the list.
CALCULATIONS
The sections listed on the CALCULATIONS Section will satisfy a broad range of your everyday computing and money management needs.
Select the tab on the MAIN MENU to open the
CALCULATIONS Section.
CALCULATOR
Select the Calculator option on the CALCULATIONS
Section or touch the
Entering numbers and operations from the displayed touchpad or from the keyboard (no need to press SHIFT), use this application as an ordinary pocket calculator.
button on the Sidebar.
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GRAPHIC CALCULATOR
Select the Graphic Calculator option on the
CALCULATIONS Section.
Function Input
Select the Y = F(X) option on the Graphic Calculator menu.
Specify one or two functions, each up to 40 characters in
length.
Note: If (T) is selected as a Variable value on the Mode
Setup menu (see below), the Function Input will offer you to
enter four (T)-functions. The first group of functions is X1 Y1, and the second group is X2 Y2.
To close the window and return to the Graphic Calculator
section, touch cursor on the last line.
or press ESC, or press ENTER with the
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Scope Input
Select the Scope option on the Graphic Calculator menu.
Change the default values if needed.
Xmin, Xmax, Ymin, Ymax indicate the drawing limit. The extension of the X-coordinate is from Xmin to Xmax. The extension of the Y-coordinate is from Ymin to Ymax. Xinc and Yinc represent the scale of the X-axis and the Y-axis, respectively. Xstep is the drawing precision. It represents the Y-value per an Xstep.
Note: If (T) is selected as a Variable value on the Mode
Setup menu (see below), then Tmin, Tmax define the
variation limit. Tstep is the drawing precision. It represents the X-value and the Y-value per a Tstep.
To close the window and return to the Graphic Calculator
section, touch cursor on the last line.
Mode Setup
or press ESC, or press ENTER with the
Select the Mode option on the Graphic Calculator.
To change the default value in one of the four options,
select this option, then check the alternative box in the pop-up window. To save changes, touch
ENTER.
To display setup prompts for all four options in
succession, select All.
Customize you graph using the drawing Modes:
Angle: with Coordinates set to ARC_AXLE, choose an
angle measurement unit.
Variable: select a way in which a function is defined.
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Graph: specify whether the graph dots are connected to form a solid line.
Coordinates: decide how coordinates are presented on the Drawing Graph screen.
To close the window and return to the Graphic Calculator
menu, touch
Drawing Graph
or press ESC.
Select the Drawing Graph option on the Graphic Calculator.
Trace
Select the Trace option. A flashing cross will appear on the
first function’s graph indicating the tracing point. The coordinates of this point are shown on the left-hand side. FUN1 represents the first function.
Touch , or press , to toggle between FUN1 and
FUN2.
Touch , or press , to move the tracing point. The
coordinates will change accordingly.
Touch or press ENTER to return to the Drawing Graph
screen.
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Zoom
Select the Zoom option.
Select Set Scale. The current zooming rates of the X-axis
and the Y-axis are shown on the left.
To clear the active box, press SHIFT+ESC. To enter
values, use numeric keys on the keyboard.
Touch or press ENTER to return to the Zoom
menu. The set values will be used for Zoom in and Zoom out.
Select Zoom in or Zoom out and adjust the zoom focus.
The default focus is the point of coordinates intersection.
Shift the zoom focus along the X-axis by touching ,
or pressing ,.
Shift the zoom focus along the Y-axis by touching ,
or pressing ,.
Touch or press ENTER to return to the Zoom
menu. The graph image will be refocused and magnified or minimized according to the setting in Set Scale.
Select Square to display the graph with both axes based on
the same scale.
Touch Standard to draw the graph on the standard scale.
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Select Restore to return to the original graph settings.
Touch or press ENTER to return to the Drawing Graph
screen.
LOAN CALCULATOR
This useful feature of your Partner® v6 enables you to compute monthly payments and amounts of principal and interest paid or payable to date on your loans and mortgages.
Select the Loan Calculator option on the CALCULATIONS
Section. A list of saved loan calculations will be displayed.
Creating a Record
Touch to start a new calculation.
Enter a record name and touch . Specify inception Year,
inception Month, and amount of Mortgage (or loan). To switch the active box, touch it or press ENTER for next.
Touch box.
or press SHIFT+CLEAR to clear the active
To go to the next page, use /u, or ENTER when in the
Mortgage box.
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