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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
4
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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