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

DICTIONARY------------------------------------------------------------ 23

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

ORGANIZER------------------------------------------------------------- 69

TELEPHONES------------------------------------------------------- 69 MEMO------------------------------------------------------------------ 74 APPOINTMENTS --------------------------------------------------- 77 CALENDAR----------------------------------------------------------- 84 SHORTHAND -------------------------------------------------------- 85 DRAWING BOARD ------------------------------------------------- 88 VOICE MEMO-------------------------------------------------------- 92

CALCULATIONS------------------------------------------------------- 95

CALCULATOR------------------------------------------------------- 95 GRAPHIC CALCULATOR ---------------------------------------- 96 LOAN CALCULATOR -------------------------------------------- 100 ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT ------------------------------------ 103 MATH FORMULAS ----------------------------------------------- 106 CURRENCY CONVERSION ----------------------------------- 107 METRIC CONVERSION----------------------------------------- 110

REFERENCE ---------------------------------------------------------- 111

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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COMMUNICATION -------------------------------------------------- 131

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

SETUP ------------------------------------------------------------------ 146

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

Partner® v6 User's Manual

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

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.

or to abort

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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

ON/OFF Turn Unit On or Off

RESET Re-initialize System

MENU Show MAIN MENU/Switch Tab

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

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

SHIFT Type in Uppercase

Only English words and phrases can be pronounced.

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

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.

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

148), an application closed or the MENU key pressed. The 14

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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.

button

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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

on the Sidebar, or

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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

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 ,

and specify text to

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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.

• 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.

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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

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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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• 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.

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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.

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• 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

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• 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

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to open the displayed record for editing

• to delete the displayed record

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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

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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

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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

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• 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

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• 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 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

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• 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.

, the playback button, and the microphone.

• Press any key or touch the screen to stop recording.

To use the slide you should first switch the unit off.

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Enter a filename for your Voice Memo up to 8 characters in

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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• 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.

or press

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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.

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• 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

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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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