Ectaco Partner C-4Al User manual

ECTACO®Partner®C-4ER
EnglishRussian
Professional Talking Electronic Dictionary & eBook
USER MANUAL
ECTACO®Partner®C-4ER
Англо-русский ирусско-английский
профессиональный говорящий электронный
словарь иэлектронная книга
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ECTACO®Partner®C-4ER User Manual
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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION..................................................................................... 5
General View ........................................................................................ 6
Power Supply........................................................................................ 6
SD card................................................................................................. 7
Initialization ........................................................................................... 7
Keyboard .............................................................................................. 7
Display .................................................................................................. 9
Main Menu .......................................................................................... 10
Context Menu ..................................................................................... 10
DICTIONARIES..................................................................................... 11
EnglishRussian Dictionary ............................................................. 11
PhraseBook ........................................................................................ 17
Popular Idioms.................................................................................... 18
Irregular Verbs .................................................................................... 19
EXERCISES.......................................................................................... 19
FlashCards ......................................................................................... 19
Hangman Word Game........................................................................ 21
SAT 200.............................................................................................. 22
SAT 5000............................................................................................ 22
English Grammar Guide ..................................................................... 23
Calculator............................................................................................ 23
Metric Conversion............................................................................... 23
Currency Conversion .......................................................................... 24
USA Interview ..................................................................................... 24
World Time ......................................................................................... 25
SETUP .................................................................................................. 26
Set language....................................................................................... 26
Set font size ........................................................................................ 26

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Speech settings .................................................................................. 27
Slang lock ........................................................................................... 27
Time settings ...................................................................................... 27
System settings .................................................................................. 28

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INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on purchasing ECTACO®Partner®C-4ER! This product is the
result of the combined efforts of Ectaco's linguists, engineers, and programmers,
and represents the last generation of the highest-performance integrated
linguistic systems available.
ECTACO®Partner®C-4ER features:
1,000,000-word EnglishRussian dictionary database including specialized
vocabulary: business – 25,000 words, finance – 57,000 words, law – 69,000
words, medicine – 34,000 words, oil and gas – 43,000 words, information
technologies and telecommunications – 24,000 words
Crystal-clear output of native-speaker voice narration for over 14,000 useful
phrases for daily communication
WordNet vocabulary – 70,000 words with definitions
Unlimited voice function in English and Russian
Instant reverse translation
Russian Standard and Phonetic keyboard layouts
Look-up function
Vector Ultima™ spell-checking system
Phonetic transcription
English irregular verbs
Over 200 popular American idioms
SAT 200 and SAT 5000 vocabularies
Hangman word game
FlashCards game
Metric and currency converters
World time
English Grammar guide
USA interview
Calculator
Slang lock

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Three font sizes
Bilingual interface
AC/DC adapter jack
Headphone jack
SD slot
As continuous efforts are being made by the manufacturer to ensure the best
quality and performance of the ECTACO Partner®products, some
characteristics of the device you have purchased may slightly differ from their
description in this manual.
General View
The general view and external features of ECTACO®Partner®C-4ER are shown
below.
Power Supply
ECTACO®Partner®C-4ER is powered by a special Li-Polymer rechargeable
battery.
The battery is not user-replaceable.
When the battery becomes weak, the battery life picture is shown as . In that
case, the voice function will be disabled in order to prevent excessive discharge

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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
ECTACO®Partner®C-4ER is equipped with a jack for external power supply.
Only a special charger may be used with your ECTACO®Partner®C-4ER.
Use of an inappropriate external power supply may cause failure of the
device and will void the warranty. The AC/DC adapter should provide 5V
and min 250mA DC.
•Connect the AC/DC adapter to your device via the AC/DC adapter jack (see
General View). The battery charging process will start.
SD card
Before you start using your ECTACO®Partner®C-4ER, 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 lower edge of the
device – the contacts of the card face up (if the device is unfolded), label face
down. Push the card gently until it clicks into place. To eject the card, just push it
in slightly.
Initialization
The initialization routine is started:
when ECTACO®Partner®C-4ER is turned on for the first time;
after the system has been reset with the Reset button.
The Reset button is located on the left-hand side of the keyboard (over the
SHIFT key). It can be accessed with any thin object like a paper clip. Never
use a needle or pin for this purpose since it can damage the device.
•If you see the Initialize system? (y/n) message, press the Nkey to abort
initialization and customization.
The System initialized! message indicates that system initialization has been
completed and the factory defined default settings have been restored.
Keyboard
The standard American QWERTY keyboard is combined with Russian layout.
•Enter the desired symbol from the keyboard by pressing the corresponding
key.

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ECTACO®Partner®C-4ER has standard and phonetic modes of entering
Russian letters. Russian standard mode allows you to enter Russian letters
corresponding to the keyboard marks. Russian phonetic mode allows you to
enter Russian letters by their phonetic consonance with English letters, e.g. you
can press the Fkey to enter the Russian letter "Ф".
The table below shows the Russian and English layouts in the Russian phonetic
mode1.
q
я
w
ш/щ
e
е/э
r
р
t
т
y
ы
u
у/ю
i
и
o
о
p
п
a
а
s
с
d
д
f
ф
g
г/ж
h
х
j
й
k
к
l
л
z
з
x
ь/ъ
c
ц/ч
v
в
b
б
n
н
m
м
Unlike PC keyboards, there is no need to keep a key (such as SHIFT) down
while pressing another one. It is enough to press it only once and release.
The available set of national characters is dependent on the selected keyboard
layout.
Function shortcut keys
ON/OFF Turn the device on or off
Reset Re-initialize system
Activate the Context Menu
Pronounce a highlighted item
SHIFT+ Pronounce translation
SHIFT+Switch to the preceding entry shown in the title bar on the
left-hand display (available in the Dictionary, Popular
Idioms, Irregular Verbs, SAT 200 and SAT 5000
applications)
SHIFT+Switch to the subsequent entry shown in the title bar on the
right-hand display (available in the Dictionary, Popular
Idioms, Irregular Verbs, SAT 200 and SAT 5000
applications)
1Press ALT to enter letters shown after the slash (/) in the table.

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SHIFT+Page Up
SHIFT+Page Down
Other shortcut keys open sections or applications corresponding to the marks on
the keys (press SHIFT+ shortcut key; for example, SHIFT+DICT).
Control and edit keys
Move cursor / move highlight up / switch Main Menu /scroll
text
Move cursor / move highlight down / switch Main Menu /
enter space (when the cursor is at the end of line) / scroll
text
SHIFT+Enter space
Scroll up / switch Main Menu / change values
Scroll down / switch Main Menu / change values
Enter Execute
ESC Cancel / return to the previous page / switch to Main Menu
ALT Enter the Russian letters Х, Э, Ж, Б, Ю, Ъ(press the
corresponding key + ALT). To enter such letters in caps,
press SHIFT + the corresponding key + ALT.
SHIFT Type in uppercase
BS Delete character to the left of the cursor
Switch translation direction
Display
ECTACO®Partner®C-4ER features two high-resolution screens (255x160 pixels
each).
The indicator lines are at the top and at the bottom of the display and show the
following indicators:
SHIFT SHIFT key pressed
INS Insert mode selected
OVR Overtype mode selected
Battery life indicator

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Slang lock is on
The card is in the SD-slot
The number of reverse translations performed
, More contents available
Beginning or end of list / scrolling unavailable
, Horizontal scrolling enabled
, Vertical scrolling enabled
Main Menu
ECTACO®Partner®C-4ER Main Menu consists of four sections, which visually
organize access to the corresponding applications.
To display the Main Menu, turn the device on and/or close a current application.
•Move between sections by using , or , .
•To open a section, subsection or application which icon is highlighted, press
Enter.
•Move between applications or subsections by using , .
•To go up one level, press ESC or .
The icons shown in the Main Menu represent the following sections:
– Dictionaries – Exercises
– Extras – Setup
Context Menu
The Context Menu is available in most applications.
•To activate the Context Menu (where available), just press .
•To take a Context Menu action for the desired item, select it and then press
to activate the Context Menu.

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•Use and to scroll through the menu items.
•Press Enter to perform the corresponding action.
The Context Menu is also available from within the Search window (where
applicable) – just press .
•To close the Context Menu, press ESC.
The Context Menu options may vary depending on the application.
DICTIONARIES
English  Russian Dictionary
The Dictionaries section includes the English  Russian bidirectional dictionary
with a total of over 1,000,000 words.
•Enter the Dictionaries section.
•Select English-Russian Dictionary and then press Enter. The application will
open.
•Use to switch the translation direction.
Viewing entries
•Start typing the desired word.
You will see the Search window:

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You can listen to the pronunciation of any headword in the list – just highlight
it and then press .
•When the desired word is highlighted, press Enter to see its translation(s).
•Use , to scroll through the entries. Alternatively, use SHIFT+ , or
SHIFT+ , .
•Press any letter key to return to the input line, and translate another word in
the same Dictionary.
•When in the Search mode, press to activate the Context Menu.
•When in the view mode, select the desired headword and then press to
activate the Context Menu.

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•To obtain explanation of the English headword, select Explain in WordNet in
the Context Menu.
To enter additional symbols:
select Enter additional symbols in the Context Menu;
use , , and to highlight the desired symbol;
press Enter.
•To switch between the Insert and Overtype modes, select Insert/Overtype in
the Context Menu.
Adding Entries to FlashCards
You can create your personal sets of entries copied from the Dictionary.
•When in the Search mode, in the view mode, or from the Speller results list,
select the desired headword and then press to activate the Context
Menu.
•Select Add to FlashCards.
•Press Enter to view the entry to be added.
•Press Enter again to add the entry to FlashCards.
Vector Ultima™ Spellchecker
When you are unsure of the spelling of a word, the multilingual spell-checker
Vector Ultima™ will help you.
•When in the Search mode, type the word as you hear it, for example, "foll" for
"fall".
•In the Context Menu, select Spellchecker. You will see the Speller results list:

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You can listen to the pronunciation of any word in the list. Just highlight the
desired word and then press .
•Select the desired word and then press Enter.
If the spell-checker is unable to suggest alternative words, the No variants
message will appear.
Parts of Speech, Gender Labels, Abbreviations
Translations of a headword are marked with part-of-speech labels.
adj. прил. – adjective
id. ид. – idiom
phr. фраза – phrase
abbr. аббр. – abbreviation
interj. воскл. – interjection
pref. префикс – prefix
adv. нареч. – adverb
noun сущ. – noun
prep. предл. – preposition
art. арт. – article
npr сущ., собств. – proper noun
pron. мест. – pronoun
aux. вспом. – auxiliary
num. числ. – numeral
suff. суффикс – suffix
conj. союз – conjunction
part. частица – particle

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verb глаг. – verb
Russian nouns are marked with gender and number labels.
F ж.р. – feminine
M м.р. – masculine
N ср.р. – neuter
PL мн.ч. – plural
MF м. иж.р. – common gender
Certain words and expressions in the Dictionary are marked with the following
abbreviations:
anat. – anatomy
bact. – bacteriology
biochem. –
biochemistry
biol. – biology
bot. – botany
chem. – chemistry
comm. – commerce
comp. – computers
econ. – economics
el. – electronics
fin. – finance
jur. – law
mech. – mechanics
med. – medicine
opt. – optics
pharm. – pharmacy
physiol. – physiology
psychol. – psychology
stomat. – stomatology
vet. – veterinary
акуш. – obstetrics
амер. – American
анат. – anatomy
арифм. – arithmetic
арх. – archaic
археол. – archaeology
архит. – architecture
астр. – astronomy
бакт. – bacteriology
вчт. – computers
геол. – geology
геом. – geometry
горн. – mining
грам. – grammar
греч. – Greek
груб. – vulgar
детск. – nursery
др.-греч. – Ancient
Greek
др.-рим. – Ancient
Rome
ж.-д. – railways
иск. – art
ист. – historical
карт. – cards
кино – cinema
книжн. – literary
кож. – tanning
комм. – commerce
комп. – computers
косм. – cosmonautics
кул. – cooking
лат. – Latin
лингв. – linguistics
лит. – literature
лыжн. – skiing
мат. – mathematics
метал. – metallurgy
метео – meteorology
поэт. – poetic
психол. – psychology
радио – radio
разг. – colloquial
рел. – religion
римск. – Roman
ритор. – rhetorical
с.-х. – agriculture
сл. – slang
собир. – collective
спец. – special
стих. – versification
стомат. – stomatology
строит. – building
театр. – theater
текст. – textile
тех. – technical
типогр. – printing
уст. – obsolete
фарм. – pharmacy
фехт. – fencing
фиг. – figurative
физ. – physics
физиол. – physiology
филос. – philosophy
фин. – finance
фон. – phonetics
фот. – photography
фр. – French
хим. – chemistry

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библ. – biblical
биол. – biology
биохим. – biochemistry
бирж. – stock
exchange
бот. – botany
брит. – British
бухг. – bookkeeping
вет. – veterinary
воен. – military
вулг. – vulgarism
мех. – mechanics
мин. – mineralogy
миф. – mythology
мор. – nautical
муз. – music
неценз. – obscene
опт. – optics
охот. – hunting
перен. – figurative
полигр. – printing
полит. – political
церк. – ecclesiastical
шахм. – chess
шотл. – Scottish
шутл. – jocular
эк. – economics
эл. – electrical
энт. – entomology
юж.-аф. – South
African
юр. – law
If the translation you are currently viewing is a term, you will also see the name of
the corresponding specialized dictionary.
Reverse Translation
For your convenience, ECTACO®Partner®C-4ER provides Instant Reverse
Translation for all words and expressions in the Dictionary.
•Press , to select a word or expression for the reverse translation.
•Press Enter to obtain its reverse translation.
•Use ESC to close the Reverse Translation window(s).2
2The windows will be closed in the reverse order.

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You can make up to 10 reverse translations in succession (without closing
windows). The current number of the reverse translations performed is shown at
the bottom of the right-hand display.
•Press any letter key to return to the Search window.
Pronunciation of Words and Phrases
The Text-To-Speech technology provides pronunciation of words and phrases for
the English and Russian languages in the Dictionary.
•To listen to the pronunciation of any headword or translation, highlight it by
using , and then press .
PhraseBook
The phrasebook contains over 14,000 phrases in the English and Russian
languages. Translation direction depends on the selected interface language.
The phrases are divided into 15 conversational topics.
Basics Bank Repairs / Laundry
Traveling Communication means Sport / Leisure
Hotel In the restaurant Health / Drugstore
Local transport Food / Drinks Beauty Care
Sightseeing Shopping Calling for police
All topics contain a number of subtopics.
•Enter the Dictionaries section.
•Select PhraseBook and then press Enter. The application will open.
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You can listen to the pronunciation of any topic or subtopic title – just
highlight it and then press .
•Select a subtopic. Press Enter to see the phrases.
When viewing phrases:
use or to scroll through the phrases;
to activate the Search mode, just start typing the word you are looking
for;
to listen to the pronunciation of the phrase or its translation, highlight the
desired item by using , and then press ;
•When in the topics list, use the Context Menu to set the desired viewing
mode: Words or Phrases.
In the Words mode, the application shows useful words and speech patterns
pertaining to the topic, if available.
In the Phrases mode, the application shows full sentences, some of which have
changeable parts. These are underlined.
•Highlight the desired changeable part by using , and then press or
Enter.
For example, when viewing the phrase How frequent are the flights?you can
highlight the flights and change it to the trains.
•Press Enter to confirm your choice.
Popular Idioms
Over 200 widely used American idioms and their equivalents or translations are
included in the Popular Idioms application.
•Enter the Dictionaries section.
•Select Popular Idioms and then press Enter. The application will open.
•Start typing the desired idiom and the list of suggested variants will appear in
the Search window. The idiom closest in spelling to the portion you have
entered so far will be displayed under the input line.
You can listen to the pronunciation of any idiom in the list – just highlight it
and press .
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•To listen to the pronunciation of the idiom or its translation, highlight the
desired item by using , and then press .
•Use , to scroll through the entries. Alternatively, use SHIFT+ , or
SHIFT+ , .
Irregular Verbs
All commonly used English irregular verbs with their Past Simple and Past
Participle forms are stored in alphabetical order in the Irregular Verbs application.
•Enter the Dictionaries section.
•Select Irregular Verbs and then press Enter. The application will open.
•Start typing the desired verb and the list of suggested variants will appear in
the Search window. The verb closest in spelling to the portion you have
entered so far will be displayed under the input line.
You can listen to the pronunciation of any verb in the list, just highlight it and
press .
•Select the desired verb from the list and then press Enter to see its forms
and translation.
•To listen to the pronunciation of the verb forms or translation(s), highlight the
desired item by using , and then press .
•Use , to scroll through the entries. Alternatively, use SHIFT+ , or
SHIFT+ , .
EXERCISES
FlashCards
This fascinating game will help you quickly develop your vocabulary considerably
improving the rate at which you learn new words. The application contains 20
sets of words from the SAT 200 vocabulary. Additionally, you can create your
own sets (see Adding Entries to FlashCards on page 13).
•Enter the Exercises section.
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The face of a card shows the source word translation/definition, and the reverse
side shows the source word. The player browses the cards and, whenever
necessary, uses a hint.
The goal is to learn all cards in the set. You will be prompted to proceed to the
next set once you have finished the current one.
•To set a card apart, press Enter. These cards will be shown as solid
rectangles:
•To go to the next card, press .
•In the Context Menu, select the Always show translation option to have the
program show you the source word in each card. Alternatively, press to
see the source word. To hide the source word, just press again.
•To listen to the pronunciation of a hidden word, press .
•To hear the word translation(s) or definition(s), press SHIFT+ .
The statistics for each game is displayed on the screen.
•To reset statistics, press and then select the respective option in the
Context Menu.
In the Context Menu:
select My Words or SAT 200 to switch to the desired database;