Ectaco iTRIVAL 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®, jetBook®, Audio PhraseBook™, MorphoFinder™,
iHELP™, iTRANSLATE®, LingvoCompass®and Vector Ultima™ are trademarks of
ECTACO, Inc.
© 1990–2009 ECTACO, Inc., New York, USA.
All rights reserved.
Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and
other countries.
WordNet. WordNet 3.0Copyright 2006by Princeton University.
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
GENERAL DESCRIPTION.................................................................................. 6
Introduction ........................................................................................................ 6
General View ..................................................................................................... 8
Power Supply..................................................................................................... 9
SD Card ........................................................................................................... 10
PC Communication .......................................................................................... 10
Initialization ...................................................................................................... 11
Display and Main Menu ................................................................................... 11
On-screen Keyboard........................................................................................ 12
ECTACO®C-Pen®........................................................................................... 13
Windows .......................................................................................................... 14
Toolbar............................................................................................................. 14
Pop-Up Menus ................................................................................................. 15
Parts of Speech, Gender Labels, Abbreviations.............................................. 15
Pronunciation of Words and Sentences .......................................................... 16
DICTIONARIES & TOOLS ................................................................................ 16
Dictionary ......................................................................................................... 16
English Dictionary ............................................................................................ 18
Pictured Dictionary........................................................................................... 19
Text Translation ............................................................................................... 20
Audio Phrasebook™........................................................................................ 21
Usage of Audio Phrasebook for Foreign Language Studies ........................... 22
Language Teacher®......................................................................................... 23
U-Learn™ ........................................................................................................ 24
Linguistic Crossword........................................................................................ 25
Hangman ......................................................................................................... 25
LANGUAGE STUDIES...................................................................................... 26
Video Player..................................................................................................... 26
Audio Player..................................................................................................... 26
jetBook®Reader .............................................................................................. 27
Voice Recorder ................................................................................................ 28

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Audio Books..................................................................................................... 29
World Time....................................................................................................... 29
CIA World Factbook......................................................................................... 29
Cultural Notes .................................................................................................. 30
EXTRAS ............................................................................................................ 30
iHELP............................................................................................................... 30
Calculator......................................................................................................... 32
Calendar .......................................................................................................... 33
Size Equivalents .............................................................................................. 34
Metric Conversion ............................................................................................ 34
Notepad ........................................................................................................... 34
HELP & SETTINGS........................................................................................... 35
Settings ............................................................................................................ 35
Help.................................................................................................................. 37

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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, usage
examples and part-of-speech labels. It speaks translations out loud with a real human
voice.
English dictionary – 70,000 words with definitions.
Pictured Dictionary – displays pictures of related words and provides translations and
human voice pronunciation in 39 languages.
Full Text Translation System – provides effective translation of any texts for selected
languages. Once translated, the text can then be spoken aloud using the latest TTS
(Text-to-Speech) voice synthesis technology. Compatible with ECTACO®/C-Pen®
scanner.
Professionally narrated Audio PhraseBook™ with more than 14,000 phrases per
language pair, multiple-language ECTACO Speech Recognition system.
Language Teacher®– ECTACO Speech Recognition based tutorial with graphical
testing system.
Voice navigation to ‘first need’ phrases.
U-Learn™ – a hands-free and eyes-free speech recognition and speech analysis
system to learn words, phrases and grammar. It even includes "sleep mode" for
studies while you sleep!
jetBook®Reader – read your favorite electronic books.
Audio Player with mp3 support.
Video Player.
Phonetic transcription (for English).
Instant reverse translation.
Look-up function.
Advanced word recognition and MorphoFinder™.

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Vector Ultima™ spell-checker.
Hangman word game.
Linguistic Crossword (for selected languages).
CIA World Factbook for over 180 countries.
Audio Tours for the Louvre Museum, the Orsay Museum, Versailles, the Historic Paris
Walk.
Calendar.
Size Equivalents.
Metric Conversion.
World Time.
Voice Recorder.
Calculator.
Backlight.
SD slot.
mini-USB port.
Headset jack.
The device is compatible with the ECTACO®C-Pen®hand-held scanner for text
recognition and translation.
♦Note: C-Pen®connectivity is available for Deluxe models only.
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.
The functionality of a particular model depends on the set of languages included, and it
may partially differ from the device description in this manual. For more information about
a particular model, please visit our Web site at www.ectaco.com.

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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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On/Off Turn the device 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.
•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.
♦Note: Charge the battery overnight prior to the first use of the device.

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Using the USB Cradle
The USB cradle is available as an optional accessory. You can use it to connect
ECTACO®iTRAVL®to your PC.
•Connect the USB cradle to your PC using the special USB cable.
•Insert the device into the cradle.
You can use the USB cradle to recharge a spare battery.
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.
ECTACO®iTRAVL®supports SD cards of up to 4GB capacity.
PC Communication
The PC Communication function allows you to manage files and folders stored on the SD
card. For example, you may wish to add music files.
•Ensure the SD card is installed into the device.
•Turn the device on.
•Connect the device to your PC using the special USB cable or USB cradle and the
mini-USB port located on the device (see General View).
Please wait while your PC detects the device.

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•In the menu that appears on the device screen, select the desired connection mode:
battery charging or data transfer.
•Navigate to the newly detected removable disk on your PC to browse through the files
stored on the SD card.
♦Note: Do not modify the content of the system folder. Do not delete system files.
•To disconnect the device, just unplug the cable.
♦Note: Always back up your important data! Neither the manufacturer nor the dealers
assume any responsibility for lost or corrupted data.
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 and/or exit the currently running application.
The Main Menu consists of the following sections: Dictionaries & Tools, Language
Studies, Extras, and Help & Settings.
At the top of the screen, you will see the battery life indicator.
The Main Menu sections are described below. The content of the Main Menu depends on
product model.
•Use the Dictionaries & Tools section to access Dictionary, English Dictionary,
Pictured Dictionary, Text Translation (if available), Audio PhraseBook™, Language
Teacher®, U-Learn™ (if available), Linguistic Crossword, and Hangman.

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•Use the Language Studies section to access Video Player, Audio Player, jetBook®
Reader, Voice Recorder, Audio Books, World Time, CIA World Factbook, and Cultural
Notes.
•Use the Extras section to access iHELP, Calculator, Calendar, Size Equivalents,
Metric Conversion, and Notepad.
•Use the Help & Settings section to access Settings, Help, and About.
•Move between sections by using the Soft Keys.
•When in a section, tap the desired application name. The application will then open.
•To close an application, tap at the upper right of the screen. Alternatively, select
Exit, or use Menu / Exit.
Using the Voice Commands
Voice commands are always available when the Interface language is set to English.
They might be unavailable for certain languages.
•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 application and then release the Microphone button. The
application will then open.
♦Note: When using voice commands, say 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 Dictionaries & Tools section.
•Open the Help & Settings section.
•Tap Settings. The section will then open.
•Tap the icon. 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.

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•In applications featuring text input, tap on the toolbar to activate the on-
screen keyboard.
•To hide it, tap once again.
ECTACO®C-Pen®1
With ECTACO®C-Pen®you can acquire and then translate words or text portions from
paper media. It is capable of recognizing texts in languages based on Latin, Cyrillic or
Greek character set.
•Connect ECTACO®C-Pen®to your device. Make sure the device is turned on.
•Press the Function key on ECTACO®C-Pen®. You will see the C-Pen ready dialog.
•Select the desired language and application.
•Place the tip of ECTACO®C-Pen®before the first character of your text. The leg with
the touch trigger should be below the text line and the other leg above the text line.
1Optional accessory. Included in the ECTACO®iTRAVL®Deluxe package.

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•Keep the touch trigger pressed onto the surface and move ECTACO®C-Pen®over
the line of text. You can move ECTACO®C-Pen®either left-to-right or right-to-left over
the text.
•Lift your ECTACO®C-Pen®.
•In the C-Pen ready dialog, tap OK.
The text will be transferred to the selected application.
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).
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 contents of the toolbar depend on the current application.

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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.
•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
ECTACO®iTRAVL®speaks dictionary entries out loud with a real human voice in English
and other languages. These entries are marked with a special icon: .
For certain languages pronunciation is provided by the TTS (Text-to-Speech) technology.
In the Arabic model, no pronunciation is provided for about 3 percent of the Arabic entries
in the Dictionary.
In the Text Translation application, the device employs the TTS (Text-to-Speech)
technology which allows you to listen to the pronunciation of text.
•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.
DICTIONARIES & TOOLS
Dictionary
ECTACO®iTRAVL®contains the most advanced electronic dictionary available on the
market.
•Open the Dictionaries & Tools section.
•Tap the application name. The application will then open.

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•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 English Dictionary, select Menu /
Explain.
•To adjust window sizes, tap on the horizontal split bar and drag it to the desired
position.
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 Spellcheck 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 and Deleting User Entries
ECTACO®iTRAVL®allows you to create your own vocabulary which automatically links
to the Dictionary.
•Select Menu and then tap User words. In the menu that appears, select Add. You will
see the Add user word window.

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•Type your word or expression and its translation. Specify the part of speech.
•Tap Add to save your entry. The entry will be highlighted in red for easy identification.
You might want to delete a user entry.
•Highlight the entry in the Dictionary window.
•Select Menu and then tap User words.
•In the menu that appears, select Delete.
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.
English Dictionary
ECTACO®iTRAVL®includes the advanced English explanatory dictionary.
•Open the Dictionaries & Tools section.
•Tap the application name. The application will then open.
•To define a word, enter it from the on-screen keyboard.
♦Note: When viewing entries in the English Dictionary, tap on the underlined items in
blue to follow the corresponding links:

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•Tap to hear the entry pronounced.
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 Explain to look it up in the English Dictionary.
•Tap Translate to look it up in the Dictionary.
Pictured Dictionary
The Pictured Dictionary application displays pictures of related words and provides
translations and human voice pronunciation in 39 languages: Albanian, Arabic, Armenian,
Bosnian, Bulgarian, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Farsi,
Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian,
Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian,
Russian, Serbian (Cyrillic), Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian,
Vietnamese.
•Open the Dictionaries & Tools section.
•Tap the application name. The application will then open.
For easy reference, the words are arranged by topics.
•To change topic, tap next to the topic name to view the list of topics and then
select the desired one.

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•Select Menu / Source Language or Menu / Target Language to see the list of
available languages. Select the desired source and/or target language.
•To hear the translation pronounced, press and hold the Speaker button.
•To get an explanation of the selected English word, select Menu / Explain.
•For the Search function, first select the respective source language. For example, if
you have the English-Russian model, select English or Russian. Then select Menu /
Search.
Text Translation
Select models of the ECTACO®iTRAVL®series feature a highly efficient text translation
program.
♦Note: Text Translation is not available for some languages.
•Open the Dictionaries & Tools section.
•Tap the application name. The application will then open.
•To change the translation direction, select Menu / Direction.
•Enter a text for translation using the on-screen keyboard.
•Select Translate to automatically translate the text.
•To hear the text pronounced, place the cursor in the respective field and then press
the Speaker button.
•To hear a portion of text pronounced, highlight it and then tap on the toolbar.
•Highlight the desired word or expression and then tap on the toolbar to look it up
in the Dictionary. To return to Text Translation, just close the Dictionary.
•Tap on the toolbar to clear the screen and enter a new text.
•Use the available toolbar buttons when working with text:
– Cut
– Copy
– Paste
– Select All