Ectaco Partner PW800 User manual

ECTACO Partner
®
PW800
Talking Electronic Dictionary
&
Audio Phrasebook™
USER MANUAL
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®
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–
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CONTENTS
GENERAL DESCR
IPTION
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Introduction
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General View
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Power Supply
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MultiMedia Card (MMC)
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Initialization
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Keyboard
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Display and Main Menu
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Opening and Closing Applications
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Sidebar
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On
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screen Keyboard
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Windows
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Toolbar
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Pronunciation of Words and Sentences
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DICTIONARIES
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How to Use the Dictionaries
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Adding Entries to Flash Cards
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Parts of Speech, Gender Labels, Abbreviations
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Main Dictionary
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WordNet Dictionary
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Phrasebook
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SAT 200
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SAT 5000
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EXERCISES
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Flash Cards
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Pockets
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Spell It
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Translation Test
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Dictionary Setup
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EXTRAS
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Media Player
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Calculator
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Conversion
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World Time
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SETUP
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Pen Calibration
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Settings
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User Manual
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About
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INTERNATIONAL WARRANTY
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WARRANTY SLIP
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Manual
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GENERAL
DESCRIPTION
Introduction
Congratulations on purchasing
the
high
-
end class Talking Electronic Dictionary &
Audio PhraseBook™! The product you have purchased is the result of combined
efforts of ECTACO's staff of linguists, engineers, and programmers. You ar
e now the
owner of one of the most advanced electronic devices ever produced for translation
purposes and for language studies.
ECTACO Partner
®
PW
800 features:
•
Dictionary of over 500,000 words (depends on the language pair)
• WordNet dictionary
–
70,000
words with explanations
• SAT 200 and SAT 5000 vocabularies
•
Voice function
• Phonetic transcription
• Instant reverse translation
• Look
-
up function
• Advanced word recognition and MorphoFinder™
• "Add New Word" function
•
A
udio phrasebook with English speech recognition and more than 8,000 phrase
s
pronounced by native speakers
•
Ability to display possible
replies you may hear from your interlocutor
•
Vector Ultima™ spell
-
checker
•
Language learning modules
: Flash Cards, Pockets, Spell It, Translation Test
• Media Player with mp3 support
• Currency conversion
• Metric conversion
• World Time
• Daily Alarm
• Calculator
• Three font sizes
: small, medium,
large
• Adjustable color schemes for customizing the appearance of screen elements
• Slang Lock
• Color touch screen
• MMC/SD slot
• Headphone jack
• Microphone jack
• AC/DC adapter jack
Device is powered by AC/DC adapter and rechargeable battery (all inc
luded in the
standard package)

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General View
The general view and essential features of ECTACO Partner
®
PW
800 are shown
below:
Power Supply
ECTACO Partner
®
PW800
is powered by a special Li
-
Polymer rechargeable battery.
When the battery becomes weak, a war
ning message will be displayed. In that case,
the voice function will be disabled in order to prevent an 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 po
ssible.
How to Recharge the Battery
• Make sure the battery is inserted in the battery compartment which is located on the
bottom panel of the device.
Note:
Only a special rechargeable battery and a special adapter may be used with
your ECTACO Partner
®
PW8
00
. 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. The AC/DC adapter jack is located on
the rear edge of the device and is labeled DC 6V.
The red LED sig
nal shows that the battery is recharging and the green one shows it is
charged.

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MultiMedia Card (MMC)
Before you start working with your ECTACO Partner
®
PW800
, please make sure the
MMC is installed into the
MMC / SD
slot of the device. If the card is not
installed, slide
it into the slot located on the right edge of the device
–
the contacts of the card face
up, label face down. Push the card gently until it clicks into place. To eject the MMC,
just push it in slightly.
Initialization
The initialization r
outine is started:
• when ECTACO Partner
®
PW800
is turned on for the first time;
• after the system has been reset with the RESET button.
Note:
The RESET button is located on the left
-
hand side of the keyboard (over the
key). It can be accessed with any
thin object like a paper clip. Never use a needle or a
sharp pin for this purpose since it can damage the device.
Keyboard
The key
board
allows you to enter any word just in seconds. Language modes
can be
toggled by pressing the
key.
The function and cont
rol keys are described below.
Note:
Key1+Key2 here and further on signifies the combination of keys to use
–
first
press and release Key1, then press and release Key2.
Key
Function(s)
Turn the device On or Off
Reset
Re
-
initialize system
Use speech r
ecognition (available in
Phrasebook
)
Show the list of
Main Menu
sections and active applications
Use speech function
Close active window / Cancel
Delete character to the left of cursor
Switch focus between displayed controls (check boxes, ra
dio
buttons etc.)
Type in uppercase / Enter additional symbols (marked on the
numeric keys)
+
,
Launch spell
-
checker

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+
Clear input
+
key
Use shortcut keys (shortcuts for toolbar buttons, where available,
are shown in their corresponding tool tip
s)
Switch language or translation direction
Input
accented and special characters
–
please refer to the
Keyboard
section of the
online manual (see pag
e
22
)
Execute
,
,
,
Move cursor or highli
ght / Scroll lines
,
Page by screen / Switch
Main Menu
sections
Enter space
Display and Main Menu
ECTACO Partner
®
PW800
features touch screen (320 x 240 pixels) with a windows
-
driven graphical interface. The
Main Menu
consists of four sections, whi
ch visually
organize access to the ECTACO Partner
®
PW800
applications.
Note:
Tapping screen items is preferably done with the supplied pointing device called
the stylus, which, when not in use, is kept in a special slot at the base of the device's
case (se
e
General View
). As an on
-
board help to the user, a short toolbar button
description (tool tip) appears when an on
-
screen button is being touched.
Main Menu
• To access the
Main Menu
,
turn the device on, then press
on the keyboard,
or tap
on the screen
and select the
Desktop
item in the appeared menu. Tapping
the
Dictionaries
,
Exercises
,
Extras
, or
Setup
items in that menu will bring you to the
corresponding section.
• Use the
Dictionaries
section to access
Main
Dictionary
,
WordNet
Dictionary
,
Phraseboo
k
,
SAT 200
, and
SAT 5000
.
• Use the
Exercises
section to access
Flash Cards
,
Pockets
,
Spell It
,
Translation Test
,
and
Dictionary Setup
.
• Use the
Extras
section to access
Media Player
,
Calculator
,
Conversion
, and
World
Time
.
• Use the
Setup
section to acce
ss
Pen Calibration
,
Settings
,
User Manual
, and
About
.
Note:
To disable the
Slang lock
function in the
Setup
section, please use this
password:
showslan
.
Opening and Closing Applications
• The easiest way to open a specific application is to tap its corresp
onding icon.
Alternatively, the applications can be chosen by pressing the arrow keys

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(
,
,
,
) or one of the paging keys
(
,
)
on the keyboard. When the
application name is highlighted, just press
to launch
the program.
• To close an application, tap
in the upper right corner of the screen, or press
.
Sidebar
Twelve applications of ECTACO Partner
®
PW
800 have their permanent touch
-
sensitive shortcut buttons on the
Sidebar
to the right and left of the screen
.
Main Dictionary
Spell It
WordNet
Dictionary
Translation Test
SAT 200
Media Player
Phrasebook
Calculator
Flash Cards
World Time
Pockets
Settings
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. The on
-
screen
keyboard shown below is the most widely used throughout the ECTACO Partner
®
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applications.

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• In applications featuring text input, tap the
button on the toolbar to invoke the on
-
scree
n keyboard. To hide it, tap anywhere on the screen outside of the on
-
screen
keyboard.
•
When using
the
on
-
screen keyboard, t
ap
to
access
additional
characters.
Windows
Every application, pop
-
up menu, or dialog box used in ECTACO Partner
®
PW
800
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
).
Any window can be closed either by pressing
on the keyboard or by tapping the
close button in the upper
-
right corner of th
e window.
• To move an overlapping pop
-
up 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 don't all fit on the screen. The
slider
shows
the position of the di
splayed 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 porti
on of
text.
Toolbar
A
toolbar
is a set of horizontally arranged buttons shown at the bottom of the
pertaining window.
Toolbar buttons have the following functions:

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Show the list of
Main Menu
sections and active applications
Invoke on
-
screen keyboard
Display the
List of sets
Switch translation direction
Reset statistics
Use speech function
Switch to metric conversion
Switch to currency conversion
Add entry to
User's Dictionary
or
Flash Cards
Show similar words
Go to the previous entry
Go to the next entry
Change application settings
Translate
Go back
Go forward
Clear input
Change operating mode (in
Phrasebook
)
Set date and time
Use speech recognition (in
Phrasebook
)
Change color scheme
Show sample of word usage
Delete item(s)
Battery life indicator
Daily Alarm disabled
Daily Alarm enabled
As an on
-
board help to the user, a short toolbar button description (
tool tip
) appears
when a button is being tapped.
Pronunciation of Words and Sentences
One of the most
exciting features of ECTACO Partner
®
PW
800 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 pro
nounced, tap
or press the
key.

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Note:
Certain words have several variants of pronunciation. So the pronunciation of
the TTS engine and the given phonetic transcription may be different. In this case,
consider the variant given in the dictionary as the b
asic one.
• To hear the translation or explanation pronounced, highlight the desired portion of it
by using the stylus and then tap
or press the
key.
TTS is able to generate the pronunciation of any text, not limited to dictionary entries.
Simply type
a word or phrase in the
WordNet Dictionary
input field
and then
tap
or
press the
key
to listen to its pronunciation.
Note:
The
Volume
option (found in the
Settings
application) allows you to adjust
speech volume.
DICTIONARIES
How to Use the Dictionarie
s
• To translate or explain a word, start entering it from the keyboard.
Note:
The MorphoFinder™ function helps you find source words for En
glish past
participles, gerunds and
plural forms. For example, if you enter "distributes" you will
get "distribute" as there is no translation or explanation for "distributes" because it is a
fo
rm of "distribute".
• If the desired word
appears
before you
have
finished typing, select it (tap the
corresponding line
)
, or make sure it is highlighted and press
to see its
translation(s) or explanation(s).
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 version from the list.
• Type the word
board
as you hear it:
bord
.
• Tap
or press
+ either of the
,
keys. A list of suggested
Similar words
will
appear on the screen.
• Select the word
board
to see its translations.
Instant Reverse Translation and Instant Explanation
For your convenience, ECTACO Partner
®
PW
800 provides
Instant Reverse
Translation
and
Instant Explanation
for all words and expressions in the dictionaries.
• To obtain explanation of the English headword, tap
on the toolbar and then select
WordNet Dictionary
in the appeared menu.

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• To obtain i
nstant reverse translation of a word or phrase within the displayed
translations, just highlight the desired item with the stylus and then tap
.
In ECTACO Partner
®
PW
800, you can make up to 5 reverse translations in succession
(without closing windows).
A
dding Entries to Flash Cards
This useful feature allows you to create your personal sets of entries copied from
the
Main Dictionary
,
Phrasebook
, or
SAT 5000
.
• Open the
Main Dictionary
,
Phrasebook
, or
SAT 5000
.
• Select the desired entry and then tap
on
the toolbar.
• If necessary, change the displayed set name by tapping next to the word
Subject
.
• To confirm changes, tap
OK
.
Parts of Speech, Gender Labels, Abbreviations
Translations or explanations 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
–
suff
ix
V
–
verb
If applicable
and available
, n
ouns are marked with gender and n
umber labels:
F
–
feminine
M
–
masculine
MF
–
common gender
N
–
neuter
PL
–
plural

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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
ph
arm.
–
pharmacy
physiol.
–
physiology
psychol.
–
psychology
stomat.
–
stomatology
vet.
–
veterinary
Main
Dictionary
ECTACO Partner
®
PW
800 contains the most advanced
electronic dictionary
available
on the market. This manual usually refers to
it
as
the
Mai
n Dictionary
.
Note:
The
Main Dictionary
contains not only general vocabulary and technical terms
but also slang. You can hide it using the
Slang Lock
function in the
Setup
section. To
disable
Slang Lock
, please use this password:
showslan
.
• Select
Main Di
ctionary
from the
Dictionaries
section, or
tap
on the
Sidebar
.
• Please refer to the
How to Use the Dictionaries
section for further information.
WordNet Dictionary
ECTACO Partner
®
PW
800 includes the advanced English explanatory dictionary
–
WordNet.
• T
ap
on the toolbar, or press
. Then select
Dictionaries
in the appeared
menu. You will see the
Dictionaries
section of the
Main Menu
.
• Tap the
WordNet Dictionary
icon. The application will open.
Please refer to the
How to Use the Dictionaries
section fo
r further information.
Note:
When viewing entries in the
WordNet Dictionary
, tap on the underlined items to
follow the corresponding links.

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Phrasebook
ECTACO Partner
®
PW
800 substitutes for an interpreter in standard situations, such as
registering at a
hotel, shopping, visiting
a
bank etc. You simply choose the appropriate
phrase and the device will pronounce its translation.
Basics
• Tap
on the toolbar, or press
. Then select
Dictionaries
in the appeared
menu. You will see the
Dictionaries
section of
the
Main Menu
.
• Tap the
Phrasebook
icon. The application will open.
For easy reference, the phrases are arranged by topics.
• To open the topics list, tap
at the upper left of the screen.
• Use the
,
keys or stylus to select the desired topic.
• To
open a topic, just tap it with the stylus or press
. You will see a list of
subtopics.
• Tap on the desired subtopic.
• To hear the phrase translation pronounced, tap
or press
.
Phrases Mode, Words Mode, Search Mode
• Tap
and then select
Words
,
Phras
es
,
You may hear
, or
Search
.
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 underlin
ed. For example, when viewing the phrase
How
frequent are
the flights
?
you can tap
the flights
and change it to
the trains
. The phrase
translation will change accordingly.
Select
You may hear
to view a list of possible replies you may hear from your
interl
ocutor.
Use the
Search
mode to find the desired phrase. You may input a whole phrase (for
example,
Thank you
) or a single word (
thank
).
Note:
To reduce the search time, please open the desired topic before you start
searching. Also, select the
Search in th
e current topic only
option.
Settings
• Tap
to open the
Settings
screen.
• Under the word
Speaker
, select your gender.
• Select your interlocutor's gender.
• Select the
Auto playback
option to instantly hear the phrase translation pronounced
(when your p
hrase is recognized).

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Note:
Contents of the phrasebook may vary depending on the selected gender
options.
Speech Recognition
The
Phrasebook
application features English speech recognition function.
• Open the desired subtopic. You will see the list of its
phrases.
• Tap
or press the
button.
• Say your phrase. If it is on the list, highlight will move to the desired phrase.
• To hear the phrase translation pronounced, tap
or press
.
SAT 200
This application includes two hundred keywords with transcrip
tion, explanation,
synonyms, and samples selected from the SAT vocabulary.
• Tap
on the toolbar, or press
. Then select
Dictionaries
in the appeared
menu. You will see the
Dictionaries
section of the
Main Menu
.
• Tap the
SAT 200 icon
. The application wi
ll open.
• To view word's transcription, explanation, synonyms, and samples, just start entering
the word in the input line and then tap the requested entry when it appears in the list.
Alternatively, highlight the desired entry by using
(
,
)
and press
.
• Use
SAT 200
as described in the
How to Use the Dictionaries
section
.
SAT 5000
This application includes five thousand words with transcriptions and explanations
from the SAT vocabulary.
• Tap
on the toolbar, or press
. Then select
Dictionaries
in th
e appeared
menu. You will see the
Dictionaries
section of the
Main Menu
.
• Tap the
SAT 5000
icon. The application will open.
• To view word's transcription and explanation, just start entering the word in the input
line and then tap the requested entry whe
n it appears in the list. Alternatively, highlight
the desired entry by using
,
and press
.
Use
SAT 5000
as described in the
How to Use the Dictionaries
section
.

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EXERCISES
Flash Cards
This fascinating game will help you quickly develop your vocabulary
and considerably
advance in learning new words. Our method is simple: learn new words while playing
Flash Cards
.
The face of a card shows the source word translation/explanation, and the reverse
side shows the source word. The player browses the cards and,
whenever necessary,
uses a hint.
There are 20 pre
-
defined card sets in this game. Besides, you can create your own
sets. 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.
The
game statistics is stored in the device memory so you can resume playing from
where you left off.
• Tap
on the toolbar, or press
. Then select
Exercises
in the appeared
menu. You will see the
Exercises
section of the
Main Menu
.
• Tap the
Flash Cards
ic
on. The game will begin.
The
Flash Cards
screen with the first card from the first set will be shown. By default,
you can select up to 20 pre
-
defined sets. If you want to create your personal sets of
flash cards, please refer to the
Dictionary Setup
sectio
n
.
The number of unlearned cards in a set is recorded for each game. This information is
displayed on the screen. For example,
Left: 10
means you have 10 cards unlearned.
• Tap the
Drop
button to set a card apart.
• To go to the next card, tap
Next
.
• Sele
ct the
Always show translation
option to have the program show you the source
word in each card.
• Alternatively, tap on the
Show translation
message to see the source word. To hide
the source word, just tap on it.
You may quit the game and resume playing
at any time. Just launch
Flash Cards
to
continue playing from where you left off.
Pockets
This is a traditional game targeting in
-
depth word learning. In this game, the same
cards as those used in the
Flash Cards
game are divided into 4 groups (4 pockets).
At
the beginning of the game all cards are located in the first pocket. You turn the cards
one by one and, if you know the hidden source word, put the card in the second
pocket. Keep browsing until all the cards from the first pocket are moved to the seco
nd
pocket.
At the second stage you move the cards to the third pocket and, again, if you know the
hidden source word, put the card in the next pocket. If you cannot recall the hidden
source word, move the card back to the first pocket.

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®
PW800
User
Manual
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The goal is to move
all cards to the fourth pocket. You will aim most of your efforts at
learning difficult words, while simple words will shortly jump to the fourth pocket.
The game statistics is stored in the device memory so you can resume playing from
where you left off.
• Tap
on the toolbar, or press
. Then select
Exercises
in the appeared
menu. You will see the
Exercises
section of the
Main Menu
.
• Tap the
Pockets
icon. The game will begin.
• Tap on the first pocket.
The first card from those stored in the selected po
cket will be displayed.
• Tap
Drop
if you know the hidden word.
The card will be moved to the upper pocket.
• If you do not know the source word,
tap
Next
, and the card will drop to, or will remain
in the lower pocket, if it is already there.
The bottommos
t line of the screen displays the number of cards left in the pocket. The
game continues until all cards are moved to the fourth pocket.
Spell It
In this game special attention is paid to the correct spelling of words. The program
displays the cards one by
one with the source word hidden. This game is similar to
Flash Cards
, but this time you should type the source word yourself. As in all other
games, you can view the source word at any time.
The game statistics is stored in the device memory so you can re
sume playing from
where you left off.
• Tap
on the toolbar, or press
. Then select
Exercises
in the appeared
menu. You will see the
Exercises
section of the
Main Menu
.
• Tap the
Spell It
icon.
The
Spell It
screen with the first card from the first set w
ill be shown. By default, you
can select up to 20 pre
-
defined sets. If you want to create your personal sets of cards,
please refer to the
Dictionary Setup
section
.
• Type the correct source word in the text input field and tap
OK
.
• Tap
Skip
to go to the
next card. When you reach the last card in a set, you will return
to the first unlearned card from the given set.
• Tap on the
Show translation
message to see the source word. To hide the source
word, just tap on it.
Translation Test
In this game you shoul
d choose a source word which best corresponds to the given
description. You will be offered four choices, and you should select the correct one. If
your choice is incorrect, you will be prompted to answer the given question later.

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The game statistics is s
tored in the device memory so you can resume playing from
where you left off.
• Tap
on the toolbar, or press
. Then select
Exercises
in the appeared
menu. You will see the
Exercises
section of the
Main Menu
.
• Tap the
Translation Test
icon.
The word des
cription and four answer choices will be displayed.
• Tap on the correct one.
If you have made an error, the word will be replaced with "
-
-
-
". If you have guessed
the word, it will be highlighted for a second, and the card will be se
t apart. If you guess
wrong or tap
the
Skip
button, the card will remain in the set and will be displayed later.
The number of unlearned cards in a set is recorded for each game. This information is
displayed on the screen. For example,
Left: 10
means you have 10 cards unlearn
ed.
When you have finished a set, the
Current set is finished
message will be shown.
• Tap
Start Over
to reset the statistics and go to the first question in the current set.
• Tap
Select another set
to display the
List of sets
.
• Tap
Exit
to quit the game
.
Dictionary Setup
In this application you can choose a vocabulary database for your studies. The options
are as follows:
SAT 200
and
My Words
. Choosing
SAT 200
means that the
SAT 200
vocabulary will be used in the following games:
Flash Cards
,
Pockets
,
Sp
ell It
, and
Translation Test
. The other option
–
My Words
–
allows you to use your personal sets
of words.
• Tap
on the toolbar, or press
. Then select
Exercises
in the appeared
menu. You will see the
Exercises
section of the
Main Menu
.
• Tap the
Dictio
nary Setup
icon. The application will open.
• To select the desired set, tap on the radio button next to
SAT 200
or
My Words
.
• To manage your sets, tap
Organize
.
• Under
Reset statistics
, tap the
SAT 200
or
My Words
buttons to reset statistics in all
game
s based on the corresponding vocabularies.
EXTRAS
Media Player
ECTACO Partner
®
PW
800 includes
Media Player
, a program allowing you to play
music. The program supports .mp3 files and uncompressed .wav files.
• Tap
on the toolbar, or press
. Then select
E
xtras
in the appeared menu.
You will see the
Extras
section of the
Main Menu
.
• Tap the
Media Player
icon. The application will open.

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• Please use the following on
-
screen buttons to operate the program:
Previous
Exclude
Play
Turn repeat on
Paus
e
Turn repeat off
Stop
Turn shuffle on
Next
Turn shuffle off
Volume
Move up
Rescan MMC for music files
Move down
Calculator
ECTACO Partner
®
PW
800 includes a standard calculator with memory features. The
screen has 11
-
digit display c
apacity.
• Tap
on the toolbar, or press
. Then select
Extras
in the appeared menu.
You will see the
Extras
section of the
Main Menu
.
• Tap the
Calculator
icon. The application will open.
• Use this program as a standard pocket calculator.
Conversion
Wit
h the help of ECTACO Partner
®
PW
800 you can perform currency and metric
conversions.
•
Tap
on the toolbar, or press
.
Then select
Extras
in the appeared menu.
You will see the
Extras
section of the
Main Menu
.
• Tap the
Conversion
icon. The application w
ill open.
• Use the
and
buttons on the toolbar to switch to currency and metric
conversion respectively.
Currency Conversion
• Tap
to open the
currency rates
window (by default all values are equal to 1).
• Tap the corresponding line, or highlight it
and press
.
• Set the desired currency rates relative to the basic currency (whose rate should equal
1). To open the currencies list, tap
.
• When you have finished, tap the close button
to return to the
Conversion
screen
.
• In the
Conversion
screen
,
select a currency name and enter an amount.

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• After you have typed a new amount, press
to refresh the display.
Metric Conversion
• Tap
and select the desired items from the appeared lists.
• Set the focus to the desired field by tapping it.
• Input t
he value and then tap
Enter
. The conversion will be performed.
World Time
Using your ECTACO Partner
®
PW
800, you can view current times in cities around the
globe, along with appropriate map illustrations.
• Tap
on the toolbar, or press
. Then select
Ext
ras
in the appeared menu.
You will see the
Extras
section of the
Main Menu
.
• Tap the
World Time
icon. The application will open.
• Tap
to the left of the city or country name to open the list of cities or countries
respectively.
• Select the desired c
ountry and city.
• On the toolbar, tap
or
to go to the next or previous city in alphabetical order.

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SETUP
Pen Calibration
To restore proper touch screen functionality, or as part of an initialization procedure,
the screen might have to be recalibrated
manually.
• Tap
on the toolbar, or press
. Then select
Setup
in the appeared menu.
You will see the
Setup
section of the
Main Menu
.
• Tap the
Pen Calibration
icon. The application will open.
• Follow the on
-
screen directions for calibration by tapping t
he + symbols within the
boxes.
When the calibration is complete, you will return to the
Main Menu
.
Settings
For best results and to ensure that you can fully employ all of the diverse features of
your ECTACO Partner
®
PW
800, it is recommended that you thoro
ughly familiarize
yourself with the options of the
Settings
application, which will allow you to adjust the
device configuration to better suit your needs.
• Tap
on the toolbar, or press
. Then select
Setup
in the appeared menu.
You will see the
Setup
s
ection of the
Main Menu
.
• Tap the
Settings
icon. The application will open.
Note:
To confirm changes, tap the
button at the upper right of the screen.
Language
• To switch interface language, just tap on the corresponding check box.
Note:
This setting i
s optional and may be not applicable to some models.
Font Size
ECTACO Partner
®
PW
800 offers you three font sizes.
• Under
Font size
, tap
Small
,
Medium
, or
Large
. A check mark will indicate your
selection.
Auto
-
off Time, Speaker Volume, Microphone Sensitivi
ty
• Tap on the
Auto
-
off
chart to adjust the auto
-
off time, which can be set to 1 to 15
minutes. This feature saves battery life by shutting the device down after the specified
period of inactivity.
• Tap on the
Volume
chart to adjust speaker volume. Press
to check the
adjustment while listening to the phrase
This is a test
.
• Tap on the
Microphone
chart to decrease or increase microphone sensitivity.