Partner ER400 Professional, User Manual

Page 1: ...2 Business Correspondence 12 Phrasebook 13 Popular Idioms 14 Irregular Verbs 14 User s Dictionary 14 Grammar 15 ORGANIZER 16 Telephones 16 Schedule 16 Calculator 18 Local Time 18 World Time 18 Currency Conversion 19 Metric Conversion 19 MISCELLANEOUS 19 Game 19 PC communication 20 Setup 21 Interface Language 21 Dictionary 21 Organizer 22 Security and Memory 23 Settings 24 ...

Page 2: ...usiness 22 000 words Telecommunication Computers 21 000 words Law 65 000 words Oil 39 000 words Financial 54 000 words Business correspondence phrases Recording function for new words Advanced English speech synthesis Instant reverse translation Request History list Award winning Vector Ultima bilingual spell checking system Electronic English Grammar book English irregular verbs A selection of th...

Page 3: ...nual The standard package includes a CD with the PC Link program and dictionary software for various operating systems Set of the dictionaries and their contents may be different from those stored in the ER400 Professional General View The general view and external features of the Partner ER400 Professional are shown below ...

Page 4: ...the device off press the RESET button on the right hand side of the keyboard over the O button and reset the system y Remove the battery compartment cover by sliding it away from the device y Remove the used batteries 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 min...

Page 5: ...d button 1 To enter such letters in caps press SHIFT ALT the desired button ER400 Professional features standard and phonetic modes of entering Russian letters Russian standard mode allows you to enter Russian letters corresponding to the keyboard marks Russian phonetic mode allows you to enter Russian letters by their phonetic consonance with English letters e g you can press the F button to ente...

Page 6: ... values Use Ï to switch between the Insert and Overwrite modes u t Scroll pages ENTER Execute Enter space ESC Close active window cancel return to the previous page ALT Enter additional letters marked over the buttons SHIFT Type in uppercase ÍBS Delete character to the left of the cursor Ù Switch translation direction SHIFT Ï Open additional symbols3 SHIFT Ð Open record to edit SHIFT ÍBS Delete re...

Page 7: ...hich conveniently organize access to the various sections y To display the MAIN MENU turn the device on or close a current section y Move between the menus by using u t Select the desired section by using Ð Ï y To open the highlighted section press ENTER The icons shown in the MAIN MENU represent the following applications Dictionaries Menu Main Dictionary Law Dictionary Medical Dictionary Oil Dic...

Page 8: ... Game Setup PC Communication DICTIONARIES The Dictionaries menu includes EnglishÙRussian General and specialized dictionaries Medical Business Telecommunication Computers Telecom Law Oil Financial containing over 950 000 words in total y Press SHIFT DICT to enter the Main Dictionary 9 Following system initialization the English Russian dictionary is selected by default ...

Page 9: ...rom the keyboard y If the Advanced Search mode is turned ON the headword closest in spelling to the portion you have entered so far will be displayed under the input line When the desired word is displayed press ENTER to see its translation s 9 If the Advanced Search mode is OFF the Dictionary will work faster see Page 22 You can also search a particular dictionary for the word in question y Selec...

Page 10: ...f Speech Gender Labels Abbreviations Translations of a headword are listed in the alphabetical order by part of speech A adjective ID idiom PHR phrase ABBR abbreviation INTRJ interjection PREF prefix ADV adverb N noun PREP preposition ART article NPR proper noun PRON pronoun AUX auxiliary NUM numeral SUFF suffix CONJ conjunction PART particle V verb Russian nouns are marked with gender and number ...

Page 11: ...ner mineralogy mot motor transport mus music physiol physiology poet poetic pol political psych psychology rad radio railw railways rel religion Rom Roman S Afr South African Scot Scottish ski skiing sl slang spec special tech technical telecom telecommunication tex textile theat theatre typ typing vet veterinary vulg vulgar zool zoology Instant Reverse Translation For your convenience the ER400 P...

Page 12: ...to listen to the pronunciation of all displayed translations y You also can listen to any selected word or phrase listed in the entry Simply make the selection by using Í Î and press the button 9 The device is able to generate pronunciation of any text not limited to dictionary entries Simply type a word or phrase in the input line of any English Russian dictionary and press the button REFERENCE B...

Page 13: ...mentary close 9 Direction of the translation depends on the selected Interface language see Page 21 Phrasebook The Phrasebook section contains over 1 100 phrases in the English and Russian languages The phrases are arranged in 12 conversational topics Basic conversation Shopping Transport Traveling Sightseeing Health Hotel Communication Cosmetology In the Restaurant At the Bank Calling for Police ...

Page 14: ... Irregular Verbs section y Press SHIFT VERBS to enter the Irregular Verbs section y Type the first letter of the desired verb and scroll through the list to find it User s Dictionary ER400 Professional allows you to create your own vocabulary y Enter the User s Dictionary section and choose one of the user s dictionaries English or Russian Record The record consists of a word or expression its tra...

Page 15: ...typing the headword of a stored record Use the Backspace key to delete the inputted word II The records are sorted alphabetically by headword You can scroll the record list by using u 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 the security mode is ON words from the User s Dictionary are not show...

Page 16: ...w record template will be opened automatically when you enter the section y Start filling out the Name page y To open the next page press ENTER 9 It is necessary to complete the Name page to open the next one y To return to the previous page press ESC Finding a Record There are two ways to find a record I When in the section you may start typing a name included in a stored record Use ÍBS to delete...

Page 17: ...a Schedule alarm will be issued y Press ENTER to open the Content page y Press ENTER to save a record 9 The Schedule memory is limited to 50 records The Not enough memory message is displayed when the record list is full Finding a Record The records are sorted by date and time Use u t to scroll the record list Reminder and Schedule alarm If enabled the Reminder sounds at the determined time until ...

Page 18: ...ntry default Moscow Russia the date day of the week and the current time for that city You may specify these settings in the Setup section World time Using the World time section you may view the current time in cities around the globe y Enter the World time section The World time screen shows the names of the selected city and country default New York USA the date day of the week and the current ...

Page 19: ...ge rate for all currencies is 1 y Press ENTER to save changes Conversion y Enter the Calculation subsection y Select a currency name and enter an amount While you are typing a new amount the conversion is being performed Metric Conversion With the ER400 Professional you may easily convert measurements from the British American system into the metric system commonly used in Europe and vice versa as...

Page 20: ... of the Telephones Schedule and User s Dictionaries data on your PC Software y Insert the CD into the CD ROM drive of a PC If the installation program does not start automatically run the INSTALL exe file from the CD root catalog y Choose ER400 Professional PC Link from the menu displayed on the PC y After the program is installed start it from Start Programs Ectaco The icon will appear in the Sys...

Page 21: ...r nor the dealers assume any responsibility for lost or corrupted data 9 It is recommended to use an external power supply while using the PC Link function Setup Personalize your ER400 Professional and ensure good maintenance of your personal records by selecting options in the Setup section y Press SHIFT SETUP to enter the Setup section Most of the Setup section options are very easy to adjust Un...

Page 22: ... so far will be displayed under the input line You can speed up your dictionary work by choosing to turn the Advanced search mode OFF Advanced search is OFF by default Organizer Clock In this subsection you can choose the city to display in the Local Time section and adjust the current time 9 September 01 2003 00 00 12 00 AM and Moscow Russia are the default values y Enter the Clock subsection y S...

Page 23: ...n which is the default setting the Schedule alarm will go off at the date and time of the Schedule record producing an audible beep Security and Memory Security mode This option allows you to lock the following sections and subsections against unauthorized access Telephones Schedule User s dictionaries Data deletion Security mode Set password and PC Communication y Enter the Security mode subsecti...

Page 24: ...ENTER to save the password Clearing the password y Enter the Set password subsection Input the current password Press ENTER y Don t input any characters into next two fields just press ENTER twice Data deletion This option gives you the ability to free up memory resources by deleting records from Telephones Scheduler User s dictionary Request History much faster than removing them one by one Memor...

Page 25: ...ard marks Russian phonetic mode allows you to enter Russian letters by their phonetic consonance with English letters e g you can press the F button to enter the Russian letter Ф Contrast level The default contrast setting can be changed in the Contrast level subsection y Change the contrast level by using Í Î Speech options Suit your own pronunciation by adjusting the speed and frequency of the b...