Ectaco iTravel series User manual

ECTACO iTRAVL®
Language Teacher®, Dictionary, Audio PhraseBook™
and Travel Guide
Model: iTRAVL®series
USER MANUAL
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iTRAVL®, Language Teacher®, Audio PhraseBook™, MorphoFinder™, iHELP™,
iTRANSLATE®, and Vector Ultima™ are trademarks of ECTACO, Inc.
© 1990-2007 ECTACO, Inc., New York, USA.
All rights reserved.
Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and
other countries.
Fodor's Travel Guide, Copyright 2007 Fodor's Travel, a division of Random House, Inc.
WordNet. WordNet 2.1 Copyright 2005 by Princeton University.
Rick Steves' Audio Tours. Copyright 2005, Avalon Travel Publishing,
Co-authored by Rick Steves, Steve Smith, and Gene Openshaw. Cedar House Audio
Production.
The World Factbook. Copyright 2006, Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook is
prepared by the Central Intelligence Agency for the use of US Government officials, and
the style, format, coverage, and content are designed to meet their specific requirements.
The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks
of their respective owners.
ECTACO, Inc. assumes no responsibility for any damage or loss resulting from the use of
this manual.
ECTACO, Inc. assumes no responsibility for any loss or claims by third parties which may
arise through the use of this product.
ECTACO, Inc. assumes no responsibility for any damage or loss caused by deletion of
data as a result of malfunction, repairs, or battery replacement. Be sure to back up all
important data on other media to avoid data loss.
The contents of this manual as well as software functionality are subject to change
without prior notice.
No part of this manual shall be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by
any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without
permission from ECTACO, Inc.

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FCC Statement
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following
two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device
must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired
operation.
Warning: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party
responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B
digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This
equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed
and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.
If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which
can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to
correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
•Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
•Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
•Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected.
•Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................... 7
GENERAL VIEW....................................................................................................... 9
POWER SUPPLY ................................................................................................... 10
How to Recharge the Battery................................................................................ 10
SD CARD................................................................................................................ 11
INITIALIZATION...................................................................................................... 11
DISPLAY AND MAIN MENU................................................................................... 11
Main Menu ............................................................................................................ 11
Using the Voice Commands ................................................................................. 12
Setting the Target Language ................................................................................ 12
ON-SCREEN KEYBOARD ..................................................................................... 13
WINDOWS.............................................................................................................. 13
TOOLBAR............................................................................................................... 14
POP-UP MENUS .................................................................................................... 14
PARTS OF SPEECH, GENDER LABELS, ABBREVIATIONS................................ 15
PRONUNCIATION OF WORDS AND SENTENCES.............................................. 16
ONLINE MANUAL................................................................................................... 16
LANGUAGE TEACHER®........................................................................................ 17
Alphabet ............................................................................................................... 17
Words ................................................................................................................... 18
Phrases ................................................................................................................ 18
Dialogs.................................................................................................................. 18
DICTIONARY.......................................................................................................... 18
Spell-checker Vector Ultima™.............................................................................. 19
Adding Entries to FlashCards ............................................................................... 19
Options ................................................................................................................. 19
GENERAL DESCRIPTION............................................................................. 7
iTRANSLATE ............................................................................................... 17

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WORDNET DICTIONARY ......................................................................................... 20
AUDIO PHRASEBOOK .......................................................................................... 21
Basics ................................................................................................................... 21
Categories: Subtopics, Useful words, You may hear............................................ 21
Settings................................................................................................................. 22
Speech Recognition.............................................................................................. 22
USAGE OF AUDIO PHRASEBOOK FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDIES........ 22
TEXT TRANSLATION............................................................................................. 23
FLASHCARDS........................................................................................................ 24
Creating New Sets and Adding Entries to FlashCards ......................................... 25
FlashCards ........................................................................................................... 26
Pockets................................................................................................................. 26
Translation Test .................................................................................................... 27
Spell It Right ......................................................................................................... 27
FODOR'S TRAVEL GUIDE..................................................................................... 27
CIA WORLD FACTBOOK....................................................................................... 28
AUDIO BOOKS....................................................................................................... 28
WORLD TIME ......................................................................................................... 29
CALENDAR ............................................................................................................29
Adding Appointments............................................................................................ 29
Viewing, Editing, and Deleting Appointments ....................................................... 30
Agenda View, Day View, Calendar ....................................................................... 30
SIZE EQUIVALENTS.............................................................................................. 30
METRIC CONVERSION ......................................................................................... 30
Using the Stylus.................................................................................................... 31
Using Voice Commands ....................................................................................... 31
CULTURAL NOTES................................................................................................ 31
AUDIO PLAYER .....................................................................................................32
iTRAVL ......................................................................................................... 27
EXTRAS ....................................................................................................... 32

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TASKS .................................................................................................................... 33
Adding New Task.................................................................................................. 33
Managing Tasks ................................................................................................... 33
CALCULATOR........................................................................................................ 34
SETTINGS .............................................................................................................. 34
Standard / Megaphone settings ............................................................................ 34
Power Options ...................................................................................................... 35
Local Date and Local Time ................................................................................... 35
Target Language .................................................................................................. 36
VOICE RECORDER ............................................................................................... 36
iHELP...................................................................................................................... 36
Profiles.................................................................................................................. 37
Initial Training ....................................................................................................... 37
Phrases ................................................................................................................ 37
Adding or Editing Phrases and Voice Tags .......................................................... 38
Using Voice Tags.................................................................................................. 38
iHELP............................................................................................................ 36

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GENERAL DESCRIPTION
INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on your purchase of the high-end class ECTACO iTRAVL®Hand-held
Electronic Language Teacher®, Dictionary, Audio PhraseBook™ and Travel Guide! The
product you have purchased is the result of the combined efforts of the ECTACO team of
linguists, engineers, and programmers. You are now the owner of one of the most
advanced electronic devices ever produced for translation purposes and language
studies.
ECTACO iTRAVL®features:
•Talking dictionary of 200,000 to 5,000,000 (depends on a language pair) general,
medical, technical, legal, and slang words and expressions with transcriptions,
samples of usage, part-of-speech labels, special queries and filtering capabilities
•WordNet dictionary – 70,000 words with definitions
•Unlimited voice function based on TTS (Text-to-Speech) technology
•Voice navigation to ‘first need’ phrases
•Phonetic transcription
•Instant reverse translation
•Look-up function
•Advanced word recognition and MorphoFinder™
•Professionally narrated Audio PhraseBook™ with more than 14,000 phrases per
language pair, multiple-language ECTACO Speech Recognition system
•Vector Ultima™ spell-checker
•State-of-the-art Full-text Machine Translation Program (for selected languages)
•ECTACO Speech Recognition based tutorial with graphical testing system
•Linguistic games: FlashCards, Pockets, Spell It Right, Translation Test
•Fodor's Travel Guide to 50 cities
•CIA World Factbook for over 180 countries
•Audio Tours for the Louvre Museum, the Orsay Museum, Versailles, the Historic Paris
Walk

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•Audio Player with mp3 support
•Calendar
•Tasks
•Size Equivalents
•Metric Conversion
•Local and World Time
•Voice Recorder
•Calculator
•Backlight
•SD slot
•mini-USB port
•Headset jack
Device is powered by AC/DC adapter (Travel Charger) and rechargeable battery (all
included in the standard package).
♦Note: Always use the original ECTACO iTRAVL®accessories manufactured by
ECTACO, Inc.

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GENERAL VIEW
The general view and essential features of ECTACO iTRAVL®are shown below:
Front Panel:
Back Panel:

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Key Function(s)
On/Off Turn the device On or Off. When the device is on, press and hold the
On/Off button to turn the backlight On or Off.
LED Blinking blue – recording is in progress or data being transferred.
Blinking red – SD card is being scanned, or the battery is critically
low.
Microphone
Button
Use speech recognition (press and hold). Move highlight up (press
and release). Page up.
Speaker
Button
Use speech function (press and hold). Move highlight down (press
and release). Page down.
Left Soft Key
/Right Soft Key
Activate menu or perform touch-button action.
POWER SUPPLY
ECTACO iTRAVL®is powered by a special Li-Polymer rechargeable battery. When the
battery becomes weak, the red LED signal starts blinking. In that case, the voice function
will be disabled in order to prevent excessive discharge of the battery and a resulting loss
of data in RAM. To restore full functionality of the device, recharge the battery as soon as
possible.
How to Recharge the Battery
•Make sure the battery is inserted in the battery compartment.
♦Note: Only a special rechargeable battery, special charger, and special USB cable or
USB cradle may be used with your ECTACO iTRAVL®. Use of an inappropriate
external power supply may cause failure of the device and will void the warranty.

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•Connect the AC/DC adapter to your device via the mini-USB port (see General View),
or connect your device to your PC using the special USB cable or USB cradle.
The red LED signal shows that the battery is recharging and the blue one shows it is
charged.
SD CARD
Before you start using your ECTACO iTRAVL®, please make sure the SD card (included
in the standard package) is installed into the SD slot of the device. If the card is not
installed, slide it into the slot located on the left edge of the device – the label of the card
face up, contacts face down. Push the card gently until it clicks into place. To eject the
card, just push it in slightly.
♦Note: If the SD slot is covered, please detach the slot cover before you install the card.
INITIALIZATION
In the rare event that the data on the screen is corrupted or a program is not responding
properly, you will need to perform a reset.
The Reset button is located on the back of the device (see General View).
•Press the Reset button with the tip of the stylus. Never use a needle or a pin since it
can damage the device.
On completion of the reboot, you will see the calibration screen with five targets,
appearing one after another as you tap them with the stylus.
DISPLAY AND MAIN MENU
ECTACO iTRAVL®features a touch screen (240 x 320 pixels) with a windows-driven
graphical interface. The Main Menu consists of four sections, which visually organize
access to the ECTACO iTRAVL®applications.
♦Note: Tapping screen items is preferably done with the supplied pointing device
known as a stylus, which, when not in use, is kept in a special slot at the side of the
device's back panel (see General View).
Main Menu
•To display the Main Menu, turn the device on, exit the currently running application
and close the current section. The Main Menu consists of the following sections:
iTRANSLATE, iTRAVL, Extras, and iHELP.
At the top of the screen, you will see the battery life indicator.

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•Tap the battery life indicator to change the battery life picture to percentage value or a
chart.
The Main Menu sections are described below. The content of the Main Menu depends on
product model.
•Use the iTRANSLATE section to access Language Teacher®, Dictionary, WordNet
Dictionary, Audio PhraseBook, Text Translation (if available), and FlashCards.
•Use the iTRAVL section to access Fodor's Travel Guide, CIA World Factbook, Audio
Books, World Time, Calendar, Size Equivalents, Metric Conversion, and Cultural
Notes.
•Use the Extras section to access Audio Player, Tasks, Calculator, Settings, and Voice
Recorder.
•Use the iHELP section to manage voice tags.
•When in a section, tap the desired application name. Alternatively, highlight it and then
tap Select or press the corresponding soft key. The application will then open.
•To close an application, tap at the upper right of the screen. Alternatively, select
Exit, or use Menu / Exit.
•To close the current section, select Back.
Using the Voice Commands
•When in the Main Menu, press and hold the Microphone button. You will see a dialog
with two buttons: Correct and Wrong.
•Say the name of the desired section or application and then release the Microphone
button. The section or application will then open.
•When in a section, press and hold the Microphone button.
•Say the name of the desired application and then release the Microphone button. The
application will then open.
♦Note: When using voice commands, say Travel Guide for Fodor's Travel Guide and
World Factbook for CIA World Factbook.
Setting the Target Language
The Target Language setting is used in multilanguage models to set the target
language for applications found in the iTRANSLATE section of the Main Menu.
•When in the Main Menu, tap the emblem in the middle of the screen.
You will see the Select Language screen.

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•Double-tap the desired item. Alternatively, highlight it and then select OK.
Now you have set the target language for your device, and it will translate your phrases
into the language you have chosen.
Alternatively, use the Select Language voice command as described below.
•When in the Main Menu, press and hold the Microphone button. You will see a dialog
with two buttons: Correct and Wrong.
•Say Select Language and then release the Microphone button.
You will see the Select Language screen.
•Press and hold the Microphone button again. You will see a dialog with two buttons:
Correct and Wrong.
•Say <Language> and then release the Microphone button. For example: Spanish.
You may also specify the target language from within the Settings section as described
below.
•In the Main Menu, tap Extras to activate the Extras section of the Main Menu.
•Tap Settings. The section will then open.
•Tap the icon to the right. You will see the Target Language menu.
•Under Target Language, tap to see the list of available options and then select the
desired one.
ON-SCREEN KEYBOARD
The on-screen keyboard is a set of virtual keys displayed on the screen. This set of keys
simulates the conventional physical keyboard or part of it.
•In applications featuring text input, tap on the toolbar to activate the on-screen
keyboard.
•To hide it, tap once again.
WINDOWS
Every application, pop-up menu, or dialog box used in ECTACO iTRAVL®appears in its
own window. A window is displayed as a framed screen area with two main elements: the
title bar and the close button ( or OK).

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•To move an overlapping window, tap on its title bar and drag the window to another
part of the screen holding the stylus down.
The scroll bar is shown when the contents do not all fit on the screen. The slider shows
the position of the displayed contents relative to the rest of data.
On the scroll bar:
•tap a scroll arrow ( or ) to advance or go back one line;
•tap and drag the slider to browse information;
•tap the scroll bar below or above the slider to jump to the corresponding portion of
text.
TOOLBAR
A toolbar is a set of horizontally arranged buttons shown at the bottom of the relevant
window.
The toolbar buttons' functions are described in the corresponding applications' sections of
this manual.
•To activate a menu or perform an action, just tap the corresponding item.
The available menus vary depending on the application.
POP-UP MENUS
With the help of pop-up menus, you can quickly choose an action to perform on the
selected item. For example, you can copy a text onto the clipboard. To paste the text you
have copied, place the cursor in a text input field and then select Paste in the pop-up
menu.
♦Note: Pop-up menus may vary from application to application.
•To activate a pop-up menu, highlight the desired item and hold the stylus down on it
for a second.

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•When the pop-up menu appears, lift the stylus and then select the desired action. You
can close the pop-up menu by tapping anywhere on the screen, outside of the menu.
PARTS OF SPEECH, GENDER LABELS,
ABBREVIATIONS
In the Dictionary, translations or definitions of a headword are shown with their parts of
speech:
A– adjective
ABBR – abbreviation
ADV – adverb
ART – article
AUX – auxiliary
CONJ – conjunction
ID – idiom
INTRJ – interjection
N– noun
NPR – proper noun
NUM – numeral
PART – particle
PHR – phrase
PREF – prefix
PREP – preposition
PRON – pronoun
SUFF – suffix
V– verb

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Nouns may be marked with gender and number labels:
F– feminine
FPL – feminine plural
M– masculine
MF – common gender
MFPL – masculine or feminine plural
MN – masculine or neuter
MNPL – masculine or neuter plural
MPL – masculine plural
N– neuter
NF – neuter or feminine
NFPL – neuter or feminine plural
NPL – neuter plural
PL – plural
Certain words and expressions in the dictionary may be marked with specific
abbreviations.
PRONUNCIATION OF WORDS AND SENTENCES
One of the most exciting features of ECTACO iTRAVL®is the TTS (Text-to-Speech)
technology which allows you to listen to the pronunciation of words and phrases in
English and, if available, in the target language.
•To hear the displayed or highlighted headword pronounced, press the Speaker button
and hold it down for a second. Alternatively, select Menu and then tap Speak or Say in
the menu that appears. Or, use the pop-up menu or the respective button on the
toolbar.
♦Note: Certain words have several pronunciation variations. So the pronunciation of the
TTS engine and the given phonetic transcription may be different. In this case,
consider the version given in the dictionary as the basic one.
•To hear the translation or definition pronounced, highlight the desired portion of it by
using the stylus, then press the Speaker button and hold it down for a second.
Alternatively, select Menu and then tap Speak or Say in the menu that appears. Or,
use the pop-up menu or the respective button on the toolbar.
♦Note: The Volume options (found in the Settings section) allow you to adjust speech
volume. In most applications, to adjust the volume, select Menu and then tap Volume
in the menu that appears. Tap on the slider and drag it to the desired position. To save
changes, tap OK.
ONLINE MANUAL
ECTACO iTRAVL®user manual is compiled in an electronic format and is stored on the
SD card. The content of the manual is only available when the card is installed into the
device.

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•In the Main Menu or any application, tap the icon at the upper right of the screen.
The application will then open.
•To see the table of contents, tap Contents or Home.
•Tap the scroll arrows in the upper right and lower right corners of the screen to scroll
through the displayed content.
iTRANSLATE
LANGUAGE TEACHER®
ECTACO iTRAVL®features Language Teacher®– a language learning system. It is an
extremely powerful linguistic tool for those who want to master a foreign language and
learn to communicate fluently. With the help of Language Teacher®, you will learn a
language quickly and easily.
•In the Main Menu, tap iTRANSLATE to activate the iTRANSLATE section of the Main
Menu.
•Tap Language Teacher®. Alternatively, highlight it and then tap Select or press the
corresponding soft key. The application will then open.
There are four steps in Language Teacher®: Alphabet, Words, Phrases, and Dialogs.
Each step comprises several stages.
•Tap Go or Restart to start learning. Otherwise, tap Continue to resume learning from
the first step you haven't finished yet.
•Follow the instructions announced.
•Tap Continue to go to the next item, stage, or step. You may quickly jump to the
desired step by tapping the percentage indicator next to it.
The Words, Phrases, and Dialogs steps are powered with speech recognition function
and graphical testing system. The phrase you have said will be recorded, automatically
recognized and compared to the model pronunciation. The smileys ( , , ) along
with voiceover will help you improve your articulation skills.
Alphabet
•Listen to the alphabet. Tap the desired letter's icon to listen to its pronunciation again.
•Listen to the sample words by pressing the Speaker button.
•Play the fascinating game.

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Words
You will see words illustrated by pictures. Each word will be announced by voice.
•Follow the instructions announced and try to memorize the words.
Phrases
The phrases will be displayed and pronounced line by line. Some of the phrases have
changeable parts. These are underlined.
•Follow the instructions announced and try to memorize the phrases.
Dialogs
•Listen to the dialogs and master your pronunciation skills.
DICTIONARY
ECTACO iTRAVL®contains the most advanced electronic dictionary available on the
market.
•In the Main Menu, tap iTRANSLATE to activate the iTRANSLATE section of the Main
Menu.
•Tap the application name. Alternatively, highlight it and then tap Select or press the
corresponding soft key. The application will then open.
•To translate a word, enter it from the on-screen keyboard.
♦Note: The MorphoFinder™ function helps you find the source words (headwords) for
past participles, gerunds, plural and adjective forms for English, Spanish, Russian, and
Polish languages. For example, if you enter "distributes" you will get "distribute" as
there is no translation or definition for "distributes" because it is a form of "distribute".
•If the desired word appears before you have finished typing, select it (tap the
corresponding line) to see its translation(s) or definition(s).
•Within a translation, where applicable, tap <...> to see the entire text.
•To look up the highlighted English entry in the WordNet Dictionary, select Menu /
Explain.
•To adjust window sizes, tap on the horizontal split bar and drag it to the desired
position.

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Spell-checker Vector Ultima™
The multilingual spell-checker Vector Ultima™ is one of the most advanced on the
market. When you are unsure of a word's spelling, Vector Ultima™ allows you to enter
the word as you hear it and choose a spelling variation from the list.
•Type the word board as you hear it: bord.
•Select Menu, or simply activate the pop-up menu, and then tap Spell... in the menu
that appears. A list of suggested similar words will appear.
•Select the word board to see its translations.
•To reverse translate an entry, simply double-tap it, or hold the stylus down on it and
then select Translate in the pop-up menu.
•To change the translation direction, tap the corresponding indicator or press the
corresponding soft key.
•To list the words or phrases you translated, select Menu / History.... Alternatively, hold
the stylus down on the translation and then select History in the pop-up menu.
♦Note: The maximum number of entries stored in the History list is 7.
Adding Entries to FlashCards
You can create your personal sets of entries copied from the Dictionary.
•Select Menu and then tap Add to FlashCards in the menu that appears. You will see
the Add to FlashCards window.
•Select the desired options.
•Tap Add.
Options
Use Options to hide slang words and phrases in the dictionaries. If the English-Russian
language pair is available in your device, use Options to make specialized English-
Russian dictionaries active or inactive.
•Select Menu / Options....
•Tap on the desired option to disable/enable it. A check mark will indicate your
selection.
•Note: To disable Slang Lock, please use this password: showslan.
•To save changes, tap OK.

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WORDNET DICTIONARY
ECTACO iTRAVL®includes the advanced English explanatory dictionary – WordNet.
•In the Main Menu, tap iTRANSLATE to activate the iTRANSLATE section of the Main
Menu.
•Tap WordNet Dictionary. Alternatively, highlight it and then tap Select or press the
corresponding soft key. The application will then open.
•To define a word, enter it from the on-screen keyboard.
•Tap Find to start searching.
♦Note: When viewing entries in the WordNet Dictionary, tap on the underlined items in
blue to follow the corresponding links:
The available pop-up menu items are described below.
•Hold the stylus down on an underlined entry for a second. The pop-up menu will
appear.
•Tap Speak to hear the entry pronounced.
•Tap Explain to look it up in the WordNet Dictionary.
•Tap Translate in Dictionary to look it up in the Dictionary.