Ectaco Universal Translator UT-103, User Manual

Page 1: ...Universal Translator UT 103 Speech to speech translator English English English French German Spanish User s manual...

Page 2: ...trieval system or transmitted by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without permission from Ectaco Inc Universal Translator Lingvobit are trademarks of ECTACO Inc NY U...

Page 3: ...me 7 How to turn the device on or off 8 Headset 8 RECOGNITION 9 Commonly used phrases 9 Viewing phrases and pronouncing translations 11 Recognition 11 How to achieve the best results in Recognition 14...

Page 4: ...Universal Translator UT 103 User s Manual 4 MAINTENANCE AND CARE 25 Power Supply 25 Initialization 26 How to replace the batteries 26 How to fasten the strap 27...

Page 5: ...tion system Lingvobit About 3 000 common English phrases with a possibility of translating any of those into 3 languages French German and Spanish Directional built in microphone Big size internal spe...

Page 6: ...are shown below The PC Link Jack is reserved for future releases of this model The speaker is located on the back of the device Display Universal Translator is a portable device with a 2 line x 12 ch...

Page 7: ...ns On Off and Start is the same button with two different functions On Off helps you to turn the device on or off and Start helps you to start recording Don t hasten try to keep at least half second i...

Page 8: ...was turned off automatically by pressing Action or the Menu by scrolling Up Down press ACTION for menu message will appear press Action the Menu will be displayed To turn the device off press Action t...

Page 9: ...according to you wishes The UT will make your communication with foreigners easy and enjoyable Welcome to the Topics section In this section you will find the list of 14 topics containing commonly us...

Page 10: ...ge Train Airport Sea Port Local transport Bus station Subway Bus Taxi Driving Car rental Road Emergency Gas station Direction Hotel Reservation Services Check in Complaints Facilities Checkout Restaur...

Page 11: ...ot defined Viewing phrases and pronouncing translations select one of 14 topics and a subtopic inside it scrolling Up Down scroll phrases within a subtopic and select the desired one If you scrolled t...

Page 12: ...irst stage of development although this device used the latest technologies available so far in some cases you can face difficulties with recognition of short and similar in pronunciation words For ex...

Page 13: ...te as you would for a foreigner after a while the done message will appear done the device will replay the phrase you have said if Playback option is on see page 20 then the Parsing message will appea...

Page 14: ...opics list of the same topic then select the desired subtopic and press Action to enter it Now search for the desired phrase as described above to find a phrase in another topic press Action twice to...

Page 15: ...oice when Playback is on pronounce articles prepositions and short words distinctly if you usually speak very fast try to speak a little slower yet don t say phrase word by word if the device recogniz...

Page 16: ...mum 20 seconds long To open the section enter Menu Recorder will be marked with the arrow Recorder Setup press Action the four item Record Playback Erase Erase all menu will be opened and two items wi...

Page 17: ...ding not the selected one to stop recording press Action or Start If a slot is full you cannot make another record here To make another record in this slot you should first erase the existing one When...

Page 18: ...lect Playback with the arrow and press Action select a record you want to listen to with the arrow and press Action Playing to stop playback press Action Deleting Stored Records There are two ways of...

Page 19: ...e will appear ERASED ALL Setup You can adjust some options in the Setup section to make your work with the UT more convenient To open the section enter Menu select Setup with the arrow and press Actio...

Page 20: ...row Language Playback press Action select a language French German Spanish with the arrow press Action the message saying that the desired language is set will appear for example German is set Playbac...

Page 21: ...arrow Playback Reply press Action select OFF or ON with the arrow press Action the message Reply ON or Reply OFF will appear for example Reply ON If you want to listen to the translation of a displaye...

Page 22: ...set desired values by scrolling Up Down To change Time format highlight Time format by pressing Action set 24h or 12h format scrolling Up Down 00 14 24h 01 Jan 2001 To set Date highlight day month or...

Page 23: ...ress Action the message saying that Auto off is set will appear for example Auto off is 1 min The standby mode will be automatically set after the selected time elapses and then the device will shut o...

Page 24: ...ge 16 to replay when the alarm goes off Melody stored in ROM replays by default Make sure the sound is not disabled and the headset is unplugged when Voice memo4 is selected If Enabled is selected you...

Page 25: ...tup Topics press Action Please refer to page 9 for detailed information about choosing a phrase and recognition function Maintenance and care Power Supply The UT is powered by two AA alkaline batterie...

Page 26: ...evice remove the used batteries and replace them with new ones make sure to place the batteries according to the polarity markings inside the compartment secure the battery compartment cover by slidin...

Page 27: ...mages and losing guaranty Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel How to fasten the strap Two small holes for the strap are located on the back of the device on the top put the loop of stri...