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ECTACO Partner

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ERm400TX User 

Manual 

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INTRODUCTION

 

Congratulations on purchasing ECTACO Partner

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 ERm400TX! This product is 

the result of the combined efforts of Ectaco’s linguists, engineers, and 
programmers, and represents the last generation of the highest-performance 
integrated linguistic systems available. 
ECTACO Partner

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 ERm400TX features: 

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Main dictionary (English

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Romanian bidirectional dictionary) of approx. 

450,000 words, including medical, technical, legal, business terms, as well 
as slang, idioms, and general expressions 

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Transcription 

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Voice function in English 

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Electronic English Grammar book 

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A selection of popular idioms 

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English irregular verbs 

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12-topic English/Romanian phrasebook 

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Recording function for new words 

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Instant reverse translation 

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Award-winning Vector Ultima

 bilingual spell-checking system 

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128K English/Romanian personal organizer for scheduling and telephone 
numbers, equipped with search function 

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Calculator 

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Metric and currency converters 

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Local and World time 

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Daily & Schedule alarms 

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High-speed data exchange with PC 

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Bilingual interface 

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Data protection system 

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Slang lock 

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External power jack for AC operation 

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As continuous efforts are made by the manufacturer to ensure the best 
quality and performance of ECTACO Partner

®

 products, some characteristics 

of the device you have purchased may slightly differ from their description in 
this manual. 

Summary of Contents for Partner ERm400TX

Page 1: ...enu 7 DICTIONARY 8 USER S DICTIONARY 11 GRAMMAR 12 PHRASEBOOK 12 IRREGULAR VERBS 13 POPULAR IDIOMS 13 PHONES 14 SCHEDULE 15 CALCULATOR 16 METRIC CONVERSION 16 CURRENCY CONVERSION 16 HANGMAN WORD GAME...

Page 2: ...ECTACO Partner ERm400TX User Manual 2 Date format 21 Time format 21 Schedule alarm 21 Daily alarm 22 Memory check 22 Data deletion 22 Set password 22 Security mode 23 Set contrast 23 Set sleep time 23...

Page 3: ...Grammar book A selection of popular idioms English irregular verbs 12 topic English Romanian phrasebook Recording function for new words Instant reverse translation Award winning Vector Ultima bilingu...

Page 4: ...0TX are shown below Power Supply ECTACO Partner ERm400TX is powered by two AAA LR03 batteries When the batteries become weak a warning message will be displayed In order to prevent an excessive discha...

Page 5: ...ies and replace them with new ones 9 When replacing the batteries you have 2 minutes to place new ones in the device without risk of losing any data stored in RAM Do not exceed the 2 minute limit Neit...

Page 6: ...caps press SHIFT ALT the desired key 9 Unlike PC keyboards there is no need to keep a key such as SHIFT down while pressing another one It is enough to press it only once and release The available set...

Page 7: ...high resolution screen 160x64 pixels The indicator line is at the top of the screen and shows the following indicators Current record opened in the edit mode SHIFT key pressed Insert mode selected Ba...

Page 8: ...ion of English headwords in the English Romanian dictionary is illustrated by means of the International Phonetic Alphabet IPA y Press SHIFT DICT to enter the Dictionary section 9 Following system ini...

Page 9: ...conjunction PART particle V verb Romanian nouns are marked with gender and number labels F feminine MPL masculine plural FPL feminine plural N neuter M masculine NPL neuter plural MF masculine or femi...

Page 10: ...Reverse Translation for words and expressions in the Dictionary y Press to select a word or expression for the reverse translation y Press ENTER to obtain its instant reverse translation You can make...

Page 11: ...ranscription may be different In this case consider the variant given in the dictionary as the basic one USER S DICTIONARY ECTACO Partner ERm400TX allows you to create your own vocabulary y Enter the...

Page 12: ...or t III Open the main dictionary set the corresponding translation direction type in a word saved in the User s Dictionary and press ENTER 9 When Security Mode is ON words from the User s Dictionary...

Page 13: ...9 The source language coincides with the selected Interface language IRREGULAR VERBS All commonly used English irregular verbs are stored in alphabetical order in the Irregular Verbs section y Press...

Page 14: ...ally when you enter the section To open a new record template press ENTER when you are in the record list y Select English or Romanian input mode by using and start filling out the Name page y To open...

Page 15: ...first page of a record includes information on Date Time and the audible Reminder Date and Time specify the moment of the Schedule alarm operation The Reminder specifies the time period until a Sched...

Page 16: ...ow will bring you back to the section for example Dictionary as you were before the alarm went off CALCULATOR y Press SHIFT CALC to enter the Calculator section When entering numbers and operations fr...

Page 17: ...e conversion is being performed HANGMAN WORD GAME ECTACO Partner ERm400TX features the learning game Hangman which can improve your spelling skills and enhance your personal vocabulary y Press SHIFT G...

Page 18: ...h the list by using y When you find the desired city press ENTER to save changes The next time you enter this section the city you have chosen will be displayed first LOCAL TIME y Press SHIFT TIME to...

Page 19: ...on the right hand edge of the device y Press SHIFT PC LINK to enter the PC communication section y Right click the PC Link icon in the System Tray In the PC Link program select an appropriate data tra...

Page 20: ...TUP to enter the Setup section Most of the Setup section options are very easy to adjust Unless stated otherwise enter a subsection and select the desired option with Then press ENTER to confirm your...

Page 21: ...ection displayed will allow you to select the local city This display shows the city and country names and the city s GMT offset Refer to page 18 to learn how to find the desired country or city in th...

Page 22: ...to check the remaining free memory Data deletion The Data deletion subsection gives you the ability to free up memory resources by deleting records much faster than removing them one by one Set passwo...

Page 23: ...Security mode subsection you can protect your personal records and lock up the PC communication function y Enter the Security mode subsection y Select On Data access will be locked and will appear on...

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