Ectaco EHu780T User manual

Brand: Ectaco

Model: EHu780T

Type: User manual

Ectaco EHu780T is a powerful handheld multilingual device including English, with a vast vocabulary of over 450,000 words, popular idioms, medical, technical, business, and legal terms, as well as slang and general expressions. Its superior TT-S speech quality makes it an ideal language tutor. It offers a wide range of features to enhance language learning and daily tasks:

Dictionary: English-Second and Second-English translation, instant reverse translation, wildcard search, spell-checker, and pronunciation.
Idioms: a collection of popular American idioms with translations and pronunciation.

Dictionary: English-Second and Second-English translation, instant reverse translation, wildcard search, spell-checker, and pronunciation.
Idioms: a collection of popular American idioms with translations and pronunciation.

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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION 2

POWER SUPPLY 3

MAIN MENU 5

DICTIONARY 7

Dictionary 8

American Idioms 10

Irregular Verbs 10

User's Dictionary 11

Dialogs 12

SUPPLEMENTAL MENU 13

Memo 14

Password 15

Metric Conversion 16

Main Setup Menu 17

Account Manager 20

Anniversary List 22

Currency Conversion 23

Game Center 24

CALENDAR 25

CALCULATOR 26

TELEPHONE DIRECTORY 26

SCHEDULE 28

HOME TIME 30

WORLD TIME 30

PC-LINK 31

EXTERNAL CONNECTIONS 31

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INTRODUCTION

Welcome to the exciting world of electronic

dictionaries. The new Universal Electronic Talking

Touch-Screen Dictionary and Organizer Language

Teacher E780T is your best companion in modern

language studies.

Your hand-held powerful Language Teacher E780T

comes with the following features:

♦ Over 450,000 words, including popular idioms,

medical, technical, business, and legal terms, as well

as slang and general expressions

♦ Touch-screen technology for quick data entry

♦ Clear pronunciation of English words and phrases

♦ Instant reverse translation

♦ 128K bilingual organizer with an advanced search

function in Telephone Directory, Schedule, and Memo

♦ New words recording function

♦ Stealth spell-checking system

♦ Popular American idioms with translations

♦ Early word recognition

♦ English irregular verbs

♦ Phrase book

♦ PC-Link for data exchange with PC

♦ Games: Master Mind, Black Jack, and Minesweeper

♦ Account manager

♦ Anniversary list

♦ Calculator

♦ Currency & metric conversion

♦ World time

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♦ Calendar

♦ Clock

♦ Alarm

♦ External power jack for non-battery operation

The Language Teacher E780T features a superior T-

T-S speech quality in English, which makes it an ideal

language tutor for you. Thanks to the unique touch-

screen technology, using the Language Teacher

E780T is simple and a lot of fun.

A valued advantage of the Language Teacher E780T

product line is a replaceable content card, which

makes any single unit potentially multilingual. You can

purchase and install content cards for languages of

your choice at any time, subject to availability.

For best results and to ensure that you are able to

employ all of the sophisticated features of your

Language Teacher E780T to their fullest, read this

User Guide carefully and keep it on hand for future

reference.

♦ Note: As continuous efforts are made by the

manufacturer to improve quality and performance of

the Language Teacher products, and due to

language specific variations of content cards, some

characteristics or the interface design of the actual

device you are using may slightly differ from their

description in this manual.

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POWER SUPPLY

The Language Teacher E780T is powered by two (2)

main AAA batteries and a CR1220 memory backup

battery. The battery compartment is located on the

back of the case near the screen lid joints.

When the batteries become weak, a warning message

will be displayed. In order to prevent a complete

discharge of batteries and possible loss of data in

RAM, replace the whole set of main batteries promptly.

Do not mix old and new batteries.

1. Remove the battery compartment cover by sliding it

away from the unit.

2. Take out the old batteries and put in new ones.

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Note: Make sure to place both batteries according to

the polarity markings inside the compartment.

3. Put back the battery compartment cover by sliding it

toward the unit. Make sure the cover sits in place

properly.

You have 2 minutes to replace the batteries without

risk of losing data stored in RAM. Do not exceed the 2

min. limit! Neither manufacturer nor dealer may be

held responsible for the loss of user’s data.

♦

Note: It is recommended to replace the CR1220

memory backup battery once a year.

♦

Note: Never try to remove batteries from the translator

with the power on. This can seriously damage the

device. If you experience difficulty turning the unit off,

press the RESET button located on the back of the unit

under the battery compartment cover to reinstall the

system.

During a system reset, press N at the prompt <CLEAR

DATA? Y/N> to attempt preserving user’s data and the

customized system configuration. However, if RAM has

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been corrupted, or if you turn the dictionary on for the

first time, you will have to press Y to reinitialize the

system.

♦

Note: The Language Teacher E780T is equipped

with a jack for external power supply. Contact your

dealer to order a compatible AC/DC adapter.

MAIN MENU

When you turn your Language Teacher E780T on for

the first time, the Main Menu is displayed:

Icons of the Main Menu provide access to the following

sections, from left to right, top to bottom: Dictionary

menu, Supplemental menu, Calendar, Calculator,

Telephone Directory, Schedule, Home/World Time,

PC-Link.

Afterward, the Main Menu as the root directory can be accessed

from any section by touching ESC repeatedly.

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Note: The Language Teacher E780T is equipped

with a touch-sensitive LCD. You make a screen item

active by touching it with the supplied pointing device

named stylus. An active item appears highlighted. By

touching a pre-highlighted item you select it, that is

enter or change an option, or open a record

A permanent Shortcut Menu, located on top of the

screen, includes the following functions:

ON/OFF Turns the unit on and off

NEW Opens a new record in Memo, User's

Dictionary, Telephone

Directory, Anniversary List,

Schedule, and Account Manager

Time

Calendar

Telephone Directory

Schedule

Calculator

Supplemental Functions' Menu

Dictionary

A permanent Edit Menu is located at the screen's

bottom. Usage of its elements is referred to as needed

throughout the manual.

♦

Note: Touching the arrow buttons §¨©ª

on the Edit

Menu presents an alternative method for moving the

A basic function opens as soon as its icon is touched.

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highlight bar between displayed items. Touching the

ENTER button on this menu will select a highlighted

item.

The Dictionary shortcut key

in the lower left-hand

corner of the front panel is enabled at all times,

regardless of whether the unit is turned on or which

function is being used.

DICTIONARY

Touch the Dictionary icon on the Main Menu

screen or on the Shortcut Menu.

The Dictionary submenu includes:

English-Second Dictionary

Second-English Dictionary

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American Idioms

Irregular Verbs

User's Dictionary

Dialogs

Dictionary

1. A. To select the English-Second Dictionary, touch icon

on the Dictionary menu or press once the

key in the lower left-hand corner of the unit’s front

panel.

1. B. To select the Second-English Dictionary, touch icon

on the Dictionary menu or press twice the

key in the lower left-hand corner of the unit’s front

panel.

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Note: The

Dictionary shortcut key is enabled at

all times, regardless of whether the unit is turned on or

which function is being used.

2. By touching letter buttons on the displayed virtual

keyboard (touchpad) start typing a word you want to

have translated.

♦

Note: Input of hyphen and apostrophe is enabled from

English and numeric touch pads. To switch between

the source language alphabet and a numeric/special

symbols layout, touch a corresponding letter button on

the right-hand side of the touchpad.

♦

While you enter, the early word recognition finds and

displays matches on the second line. As soon as you

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see the desired word appear, touch ENTER to display

its translation.

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Note: If the word you entered cannot be found in the

Dictionary, translation of the word that appeared on the

second line will be shown.

3. If you are unsure of a word's spelling, you can resort to

one of the following methods:

a) Use wildcard search: touch the button N at right

to switch to the numeric/special symbols touchpad

and enter a ? for each unknown letter or an * for a

group of letters. Touch ENTER to display the first

matching word.

b) Use spell-checker: enter a word with unknown

spelling and touch the ∨ button to access the spell-

checking system. A list of suggestions will appear

on the screen. Select a word and it will be

translated immediately.

4. On an open entry, use the © and ª buttons of the Edit

Menu to scroll screen contents, if necessary.

5. Use the ∨ and ∧ buttons on the Edit Menu to page

through entries.

6. Touch SAY to listen to the pronunciation of English

word(s).

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Note: The T-T-S generates pronunciation of any

English word whether it is included in the dictionary or

not. Just type a word or a phrase on the input screen

and touch SAY to listen to its pronunciation.

8. Access the cross search feature, also known as

instant reverse translation, by selecting one of the

translations of a displayed headword. A consecutive

cross search can be done up to 5 times. Touch ESC to

move one step back in the sequence of reverse

translations.

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9. To return to the input screen, touch (or ESC if you

didn’t use cross search).

American Idioms

1. Select the Idioms icon on the Dictionary

submenu.

2. Start typing. Matching idioms will appear on the second

line.

3. Touch ENTER. The chosen idiom with its translation

will be displayed.

4. Touch ∨ or ∧ to browse through the idioms' list.

5. Touch SAY to listen to the pronunciation of a displayed

American idiom.

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Note: A cross search can be done directly from the

Idioms screen. Select any word displayed on the

screen to see its main Dictionary entry. Touch ESC to

return to the Idioms’ input screen.

Irregular Verbs

1. Select the Irregular Verbs icon on the Dictionary

submenu.

2. Start typing. Verbs from this section will appear on the

second line.

3. Touch ENTER. The selected English verb along with

its 2 basic forms and translations will be displayed on

the screen.

4. Touch ∨ or ∧ to browse through the verbs' list.

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5. Touch SAY to listen to the pronunciation of a displayed

English verb and its basic forms.

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Note: A cross search can be done directly from the

Verbs screen. Select a translation verb to see its main

Dictionary entry. Touch ESC to return to the Verbs’

input screen.

User's Dictionary

The main dictionary can be updated by placing new

words into the User's Dictionary.

1. Select the User's Dictionary icon

on the

Dictionary menu.

2. Select an appropriate icon to enter one of the User's

Dictionaries. A search screen will be displayed

3. To create a record, touch the New Record button on

the Shortcut Menu.

4. To search for an existing record, start typing its

headword on the search screen until it appears in full

on the second line; or, use ©ª

to list headwords one

after another. Touch ENTER to view a selected record.

In the viewing mode, use © or ª to scroll a record, ∨

or ∧ to list records.

5. To delete an existing record, touch

on the Edit

Menu while the record is being displayed in the viewing

mode. In an appeared dialog box, confirm your

intention by touching YES or touch NO to abort.

If the User's Dictionary is empty, the message NO RECORD will

be shown instead.

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6. To change, or edit, an existing record, retrieve it and

touch either in the searching or in the viewing

mode.

7. On the input screen, enter or edit the headword on

page

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Note: In order for a User's Dictionary entry to be

opened from the main Dictionary, its headword must be

entered on a corresponding main Dictionary's input

screen in exactly the same form in which it was

created.

8. Touch ENTER or ∨ on the Edit Menu to go to the

translation page

, and enter or edit translations.

9. If necessary, use ↵ on the Edit Menu to start a new

line.

10. To move between pages, use ∧ ∨.

♦

Note: To switch the touchpad character sets between

the two language alphabets and a numeric/special

symbols layout, touch a corresponding letter button on

the right-hand side of the touchpad.

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To save a record, touch ENTER on the last page. Or,

touch ESC and select YES to save a record, NO to

abort the changes.

Dialogs

1. Select the Dialogs icon on the Dictionary menu.

2. Select a topic of conversation from the displayed list.

3. Touch ∨ or ∧ to page through the dialogs on the

chosen topic.

4. Touch SAY to listen to the pronunciation of an English

phrase.

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Note: A cross search can be done directly from the

Dialogs screen. Select any displayed word to see its

main Dictionary entry. Touch ESC to return to the

Dialogs’ input screen.

5. Touch ESC to return to the topics' list.

SUPPLEMENTAL MENU

Touch the Supplemental menu icon on the Main

Menu or on the Shortcut Menu.

The following sections are grouped together under the

Supplemental menu:

Memo

Password

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Metric Conversion

Main Setup menu

Account Manager

Anniversary List

Currency Conversion

Game Center

Memo

1. Select the Memo icon on the Supplemental

menu. You will see records in the linear format of the

selecting mode

2. To create a new record, touch the New Record button

on the Shortcut Menu while in the selecting mode.

3. To view an existing record, select a corresponding

line. In the viewing mode, touch © or ª to scroll a

record, ∨ or ∧ to list records.

4. To delete an existing record, touch

while the record

is being displayed in the viewing mode. In an appeared

dialog box, confirm your intention by touching YES or

touch NO to abort.

5. To change an existing record, retrieve it and touch

while in the viewing mode.

6. Enter or edit information on each page according to the

description:

If the Memo is empty, the message NO RECORD will be shown

instead.

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Memo's Heading

Memo's Contents

7. If necessary, use ↵ on the Edit Menu to start a new

line.

8. Move between pages in a record by touching ∨ ∧, or

move to the next page with ENTER.

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Note: To switch the touchpad character sets between

the two language alphabets and a numeric/special

symbols layout, touch a corresponding letter button on

the right-hand side of the touchpad.

♦

To save a record, touch ENTER on the last page, or

touch ESC and select YES to save a record, NO to

abort the changes.

Password

To keep all records created by you private, you have to

set up a password.

1. Select the Password icon

on the Supplemental

menu.

2. Touch the highlighted Set Password option on the

appeared submenu.

3. Input a password up to 8 positions long, which may

include letters and digits.

♦

Note: To switch the touchpad character sets between

the two language alphabets and a numeric/special

symbols layout, touch a corresponding letter button on

the right-hand side of the touchpad.

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Touch ENTER to save the password.

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4. All user's records will be kept secret. To enter an

organizer section, user will have to type the correct

password at a prompt.

5. To reset the password, re-enter the Set Password

option, type first the old, then a new password. Touch

ENTER to save the new password.

6. To clear the password, choose the Clear Password

option on the submenu, enter the old password and

touch ENTER.

Once the password is cleared, all user's records will be

freely accessible.

Metric Conversion

1. Select the Metric Conversion icon on the

Supplemental menu.

2. Choose a category from the displayed selection list.

3. Select a conversion type from options available in the

chosen category.

4. Start typing a value for conversion. The result on the

opposite side of the equal sign will change

simultaneously to comply with the entered value.

5. To delete the last entered digit, touch

6. To change the direction of conversion, touch ENTER.

7. Touch ESC to return to the selection list.

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Main Setup Menu

1. Select the Main Setup menu icon on the

Supplemental menu.

The Main Setup menu includes the following options:

1. Key Tone

2. Date Format

3. Time Format

4. Set Alarm

5. Display's Language

6. Data Deletion

7. Contrast Level

8. Memory Used

A. Speech Speed

B. Speech Tone

By touching ∨ ∧ you can advance by a screenful.

3. Touch a highlighted option's name or touch ENTER to

enter the option.

1. Key Tone

1. Select the Key Tone option on the Main Setup menu.

2. Highlight ON or OFF by touching directly or using

arrow buttons on the Edit Menu, and touch the option

name or ENTER to enact the setting and return to the

Main Setup menu.

2. Date Format

1. Select Date Format on the Main Setup menu.

2. Highlight the desired format by touching directly or

using arrow buttons on the Edit Menu, and touch the

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option name or ENTER to enact the setting and return

to the Main Setup menu.

3. Time Format

1. Select Time Format on the Main Setup menu.

2. Highlight the desired format by touching directly or

using arrow buttons on the Edit Menu, and touch the

option name or ENTER to enact the setting and return

to the Main Setup menu.

4. Set Alarm

1. Select the Set Alarm option on the Main Setup menu.

2. Highlight ON or OFF by touching directly or using

arrow buttons on the Edit Menu, and touch the option

name or ENTER to enact the setting and return to the

Main Setup menu.

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Note: This option turns on or off both the Daily Alarm

whose time is set in the Home Time Menu, and the

Schedule Alarm, which is part of a Schedule record.

5. Display's Language

1. Select Display's Language on the Main Setup menu.

2. Highlight the desired option by touching directly or

using arrow buttons on the Edit Menu, and touch the

option name or ENTER to enact the setting.

3. Touch ESC to return to the Main Setup menu.

6. Data Deletion

1. Select the Data Deletion option on the Main Setup

menu.

2. Select a data category you want to delete.

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3. Touch YES at the prompt if you want to delete the data

from this category, or touch NO if you decided not to

delete them.

7. Contrast Level

1. Select the Contrast Level option on the Main Setup

menu.

2. Touch the ¨ button to increase the contrast level, or

touch the § button to lower the contrast level.

3. Touch ESC when finished.

8. Memory Used

1. Select the Memory Used option on the Main Setup

menu.

A percentage of memory used by all user's records is

shown as a number and on a bar chart.

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Note: To increase the available memory you may want

to review and delete unnecessary records in organizer

sections.

2. Touch ESC to return to the Main Setup menu.

A. Speech Speed

1. Select the Speech Speed option on the Main Setup

menu.

2. Touch the ¨ button to increase the speed of speech,

or touch the § button to lower the speed of speech.

3. Touch ESC when finished.

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B. Speech Tone

1. Select the Speech Tone option on the Main Setup

menu.

2. Touch the ¨ button to make the speech tone higher, or

touch the § button to make the speech tone lower.

3. Touch ESC when finished.

Account Manager

1. Select the Account manager icon on the

Supplementary menu.

2. Select one of the available options: Account, Deposit,

Withdrawal, or Transfer. Existing records will be listed

for selection in linear format

3. To create a new record, touch the New Record button

on the Shortcut Menu in the selecting mode.

4. To view an existing record, select a corresponding

record, ∨ or ∧ to list records.

5. To delete an existing record, touch

while the record

is being displayed in the viewing mode. In an appeared

dialog box, confirm your intention by touching YES or

touch NO to abort.

6. To change an existing record, retrieve it and touch

while in the viewing mode.

The page identification icons in Account, Deposit,

Withdrawal, and Transfer records have the following

meaning:

If the Account Manager is empty, the message NO RECORD will

be shown instead.

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Ectaco EHu780T User manual

Brand: Ectaco

Model: EHu780T

Type: User manual

Dictionary: English-Second and Second-English translation, instant reverse translation, wildcard search, spell-checker, and pronunciation.
Idioms: a collection of popular American idioms with translations and pronunciation.

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