Ectaco Partner UT-203 User manual

Partner®UT-203
Speech-to-speech translator
English ÖRussian
English ÖGerman
Russian ÖEnglish
Russian ÖGerman
User’s manual

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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.
Ectaco, Inc. assumes no responsibility for any improper use of
the device if used differently than described in this manual.
Partner®is a registered trademark,
Lingvobit™ is a trademark of ECTACO, Inc., NY, USA
© 1992–2002 ECTACO, Inc., New York, USA.
All rights reserved.

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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ......................................................................4
GENERAL VIEW ................................................................ 4
Display ........................................................................ 5
How to turn the device on for the first time................. 6
How to turn the device on or off.................................. 6
Headset ...................................................................... 7
RECOGNITION.........................................................................7
Commonly used phrases............................................ 7
Viewing phrases and pronouncing translations.......... 8
Recognition................................................................. 9
MENU.......................................................................................11
RECORDER .................................................................... 12
Creating a Recording................................................ 12
Playing Back Stored Recordings .............................. 13
Deleting Stored Recordings...................................... 13
Setting a Recording for Alarm .................................. 14
SETUP ........................................................................... 15
Language.................................................................. 15
Playback ................................................................... 16
AutoPlay ................................................................... 16
Time.......................................................................... 17
Auto off ..................................................................... 17
Alarm ........................................................................ 18
TOPICS .......................................................................... 19
How to get to the section .......................................... 19
MAINTENANCE AND CARE ...............................................19
Power Supply............................................................ 19
Initialization ............................................................... 20
How to replace the batteries..................................... 20
How to fasten the strap............................................. 21

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Introduction
Discover the world with the one and only Partner®UT-203. This
unique device will help you feel more at home in a foreign
country and will give you the ability to interact with people without
having to depend on interpreters or dictionaries. With the help of
the UT, you will have a chance to become better acquainted with
a country and its inhabitants, all the while making new friends
and gaining new experiences.
The Partner®UT-203 features:
•Advanced speech recognition system Lingvobit™ English
and Russian
•About 3,000 common English phrases, with their
equivalents in Russian and German
•Unidirectional built-in microphone
•Large internal speaker
•Digital voice recorder
•Clock
•Audio alarm
•External jack for headset
•Auto Off function
The latest speech recognition technology used in the UT allows
you to immediately translate a spoken phrase without using a
dictionary and to listen to clear, life-like pronunciation of the
translation.
¾As continuous efforts are made by the manufacturer to
ensure better quality and performance of the UT products,
some characteristics or the design of the actual device you
purchased may slightly differ from their description in this
manual.
General View
A general view including the external appliances of the UT is
shown below.

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¾The PC-Link Jack is reserved for future releases of this
model.
¾The speaker is located on the back of the device.
Display
Partner®UT-203 is a portable device with a 2-line x 12-character
LCD screen.
LCD marks and their meaning
allows the selection of a (sub)section or
value
... active field
alarm is ON
Navigation buttons and their functions
Buttons Functions
Action
Up/Down*
Enter – press once
ESC – press twice1
Up – scroll up
Down – scroll down
1Do not exceed 0,5 sec. between keystrokes, otherwise, the
command will be recognized as Enter.