Ectaco ERm200D User manual

English-Romanian Electronic Dictionary User's Guide
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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ................................................... 3
Keyboard ............................................................ 4
Direct function shortcuts................................................. 5
Control and editing keys................................................. 5
Icons Menu ......................................................... 6
POWER SUPPLY.................................................. 7
SETUP MAIN MENU ............................................. 9
1. Password...................................................... 10
2. Key Tone ...................................................... 12
3. Date Format ................................................. 13
4.Time Format.................................................13
5.LocalTime....................................................14
6. Alarm On/Off ................................................ 15
7. Daily Alarm ................................................... 16
8. Memory Used ............................................... 16
9. Display Language ........................................ 17
DICTIONARY....................................................... 18
General Dictionary Function ............................ 18
Advanced Word Recognition ........................... 20
Cross Search.................................................... 21
Spell-Checker Vector Ultima......................... 22
USER'S DICTIONARY ........................................ 23
IRREGULAR VERBS .......................................... 25
AMERICAN IDIOMS............................................ 26

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PHRASES............................................................ 27
PC - LINK............................................................. 29
TELEPHONE DIRECTORY ................................ 30
MEMO.................................................................. 31
SCHEDULE ......................................................... 33
CALENDAR ......................................................... 35
TIME .................................................................... 36
Home Time ....................................................... 36
World Time ....................................................... 37
ANNIVERSARY ................................................... 38
CALCULATOR..................................................... 39
ACCOUNT MANAGER........................................ 40
METRIC AND CURRENCY CONVERSION....... 42
Metric Conversion ............................................ 42
Currency Conversion ....................................... 44
GAMES ................................................................ 46
Master Mind...................................................... 46
Hangman .......................................................... 47
DATA DELETION ................................................ 48
AUTOMATIC SHUT-OFF .................................... 48

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INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on purchasing the English-
Romanian Electronic Dictionary & Business
Organizer Language TeacherERm200D. This
extraordinary language assistant is loaded with such
features as:
• Main vocabulary of over 450,000 words, including
general words and idioms, medical, technical, legal,
business terms, as well as slang and general
expressions
• 128K bilingual business organizer comprising
Telephone Directory, Schedule, Memo, and
Anniversary List
• New words recording function for dictionary
expansion
• Instant reverse translation
• Vector Ultima 
spell-checking system
• Advanced word recognition system
• 200 most popular American idioms
• English irregular verbs
• Over 1000 topically arranged phrases
• Game center
• PC-Link for data exchange with PC
• Account manager

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• Calendar
• Currency and Metric conversion
• Home and World Time
• Calculator
Enjoy your Language TeacherERm200D and
make it your personal travel and business guide.
As continuous efforts are maid by the manufacturer
to improve quality and performance of the Language
Teacherproducts, some characteristics or the
design of the actual device you purchased may
slightly differ from their description in this manual.
Keyboard
The standard American QWERTY keyboard layout
enhanced with additional Romanian letters allows
you to enter any word just in seconds.
English and Romanian character sets and a numeric
layout can be switched betweeen in repeating
sequence by pressing the key. In the main
dictionary, however, the input language selection is
handled automatically to comply with the current
source language, and the key is disabled.
To access Romanian accented letters, as well as
hyphen, period, and apostrophe, press and release
Ïprior to using the corresponding key.
An additional symbols set is available through
pressing Ï+SYMB. Use ∧∨to see more symbols.

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Press the indicated number key to insert a selected
symbol.
Direct function shortcuts
MainDictionary
Home and World Time
Calculator
Phrases
Telephone Directory
Setup Main Menu
VERB Irregular Verbs
IDIOM American Idioms
Control and editing keys
∧∨Page by screenful
SPELLER Check spelling in main dictionary
◄► Movecursor
▼▲ Move cursor / scroll lines
Ï+▲Start a new line
DEL Delete character or record
↵ Enter
Switch English/ Romanian/ numeric

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Ï+▼Toggle Insert / Overwrite
l__l Enter space
Ï+SYMB. Show symbols (∨∧ for more)
Ï+►Enable record editing
ESC Close or clear screen
Computational symbols and operations are available
when using the Calculator function.
Icons Menu
The Language TeacherERm200D features a new
start-up interface with functional icons, which visually
organize and facilitate access to the dictionary's
multiple sections.
The Icons Menu appears after system initialization or
whenever you exit a section by pressing the ESC
key. The upper portion of the Icons Menu includes,
from left to right, top to bottom: Dictionary, User’s
Dictionary, Irregular Verbs, Idioms, Phrases, PC-
Link.
Page down to reveal the middle screen, which
contains the following icons: Telephone Directory,
Memo, Schedule, Calendar, Home and World Time,
Anniversary.

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The bottom set of icons represents the sections
Calculator, Account Manager, Metric and Currency
Conversion, Game, Data Deletion, Setup Main
Menu:
Use the ∧∨keys to move between the Icons Menu
screens. Use the arrow keys to highlight icons of the
displayed Menu portion. Press ↵to open the section
whose icon is highlighted.
POWER SUPPLY
The Language TeacherERm200D is powered by
two main CR2032 batteries and a CR1220 memory
backup battery.
♦ Note: After purchasing the Language Teacher
ERm200D install the main batteries (included) as
described below.
When the batteries become weak, a warning
message will be displayed. In order to prevent a
complete discharge of batteries and possible loss of

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data in RAM, replace the whole set of main batteries
promptly. Do not mix old and new batteries.
• Press the ON/OFF key to turn the unit off.
• Remove the battery compartment cover by sliding it
away from the unit.
• Use a small screwdriver to remove the metallic brace
that holds batteries in place.
• Take out the old batteries and put in new ones.
♦ Note: Make sure to place both batteries so that the
plus signs (+) are on top.
• Secure the batteries in place with the metallic brace.
• 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 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: Never try to remove batteries from the
translator when the power is on. This can seriously
damage the device. If you experience difficulty
turning the unit off, press the RESET button located
on the back near the battery compartment cover to
reinitialize the system.
During a system reset, press N at the prompt
<CLEAR DATA? Y/N> or <ERROR! CLEAR? Y/N>
to attempt preserving user’s data and the customized
system configuration. However, if RAM has been

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corrupted, or if you turn the dictionary on for the first
time, you will have to press Y to reinitialize the
system.
SETUP MAIN MENU
For best results and to ensure that you can fully
employ all of the Language TeacherERm200D's
diverse features, you have to familiarize yourself with
options of the Setup Main Menu, which will allow you
to adjust the device configuration to better suit your
needs.
• Password
• Key Tone
• Date Format
• Time Format
• Local Time
• Alarm On/Off
• Daily Alarm
• Memory Used
• Display Language
♦ Note: All prompts and messages appear in English
by default. To change the display language to
Romanian, start the customization from option
9. Display Language.

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1. Password
• Press ON/OFF to turn the translator on.
• Press the key on the keyboard or select the
icon on the bottom Icons Menu.
• Press 1 or make sure the Password line is
highlighted and press ↵to see the Password menu:
• Select Set Password to open the Password setup
screen.
• Enter a password up to 8 characters long.
• Press ↵to save the password and return to the
Password menu. A key sign will appear in the upper
left-hand corner of the screen indicating that user’s
records are password-protected.
1.PASSWORD
2.KEY TONE
3.DATE FORMAT
4.TIME FORMAT
SET PASSWORD
CLEAR PASSWORD
NEW PASSWORD:
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