Ectaco SpeechGuard User manual

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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION .........................................................................2
GENERAL DESCRIPTION..........................................................3
General View .............................................................................3
Power Supply ............................................................................4
MultiMedia Card (MMC).............................................................5
Initialization................................................................................5
Display and Main Menu ............................................................. 6
Opening and Closing Applications ............................................. 7
On-screen Keyboard.................................................................. 7
Windows ....................................................................................7
Toolbar ......................................................................................8
Parts of Speech, Gender Labels, Abbreviations ........................9
Adding Entries to Flash Cards .................................................10
Daily Alarm ..............................................................................11
APPLICATIONS ........................................................................11
Dictionary.................................................................................11
Phrasebook .............................................................................13
Flash Cards .............................................................................14
Pockets....................................................................................15
Spell It...................................................................................... 16
Translation Test .......................................................................17
Media Player............................................................................ 17
Calculator ................................................................................18
Conversion .............................................................................. 18
World Time .............................................................................. 19
Settings....................................................................................20
User Manual ............................................................................22

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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 are now the
owner of one of the most advanced electronic devices ever
produced for translation purposes and for language studies.
ECTACO SpeechGuard®TL-2 features:
• Voice function based on the TTS (Text-to-Speech) technology
• Phonetic transcription (if available)
• Instant reverse translation
• Look-up function
• Advanced word recognition and MorphoFinder™
• "Add New Word" function
• Audio phrasebook with English speech recognition and more
than 14,000 phrases pronounced by native speakers
• Vector Ultima™ spell-checker
• Linguistic games: Flash Cards, Pockets, Spell It, Translation
Test
• Media Player with mp3 support
• Currency conversion
• Metric conversion
• World Time
• Daily Alarm
• Calculator
• Three font sizes
• Screen backlight
• Slang Lock
• MMC/SD slot
• Headphone jack
• Microphone jack
• AC/DC adapter jack

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GENERAL DESCRIPTION
General View
The general view and essential features of ECTACO
SpeechGuard®TL-2 are shown below.
Front Panel:

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Back Panel:
Power Supply
ECTACO SpeechGuard®TL-2 is powered by a special Li-
Polymer rechargeable battery. When the battery becomes weak,
a warning 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 possible.
How to Recharge the Battery
• Make sure the battery is inserted in the battery compartment.
Note: Only a special rechargeable battery and a special adapter
may be used with your ECTACO SpeechGuard®TL-2. Use of an

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inappropriate external power supply may cause failure of the
device and will void the warranty.
• Unfix the rubber strip on the right-hand side of the device to
access the AC/DC adapter jack.
• Connect the AC/DC adapter to your device.
The red LED signal shows that the battery is recharging and the
green one shows it is charged.
MultiMedia Card (MMC)
ECTACO SpeechGuard®TL-2 MultiMedia Card is included in the
standard package. The card contains data necessary for proper
functioning of the device. You can copy the contents of the card
provided in the standard package to any other MMC or SD card
(up to 512 MB capacity) and then install your card in ECTACO
SpeechGuard®TL-2 – for example, if you wish to allocate more
space for your mp3 files.
The MMC slot is situated under the battery in the battery
compartment. If the MMC is not installed, please follow the steps
below to install it.
Note: Always make sure the device is turned off before installing
or removing the MMC. Use the On/Off button to turn the device
off.
• To open the battery compartment (see General View), unscrew
two screws, holding the battery compartment cover.
• Remove the battery from the compartment.
• Slide the MMC into the MMC slot with the label face up and the
contacts face down.
• Insert the battery into the compartment and screw two screws
back.
Initialization
If you want to restore the default settings for your device or, in
the rare event of a program failure, to recover, you will need to
perform a reset procedure. This can be done in one of the
following ways:

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Reset by Using the Reset Button
• Unfix the rubber strip on the right-hand side of the device.
• Unscrew the removable cap of the stylus – it will serve you as a
reset pin.
Note: The Reset button can also be accessed with any thin
object such as a paper clip. Never use a needle or a sharp pin for
this purpose since it can damage the device.
• Press the Reset button. If you see a message offering you to
format the user disk, press the Down button to cancel formatting
and keep the user data. If you press the Up button, the user data
will be erased and the default settings will be restored. 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.
• To complete Calibration, please follow the instructions on the
screen. To skip Calibration, just press the Recognize button. You
will see the Main Menu.
Reset via the Setup Section
• Go to the Setup section by pressing the Setup button.
• Tap to open the Settings screen.
• Tap Defaults. You will receive a pop-up asking you to confirm
restoring.
• Tap OK to restore the default settings or Cancel to cancel the
restore process.
Display and Main Menu
ECTACO SpeechGuard®TL-2 features touch screen (320 x 240
pixels) with a windows-driven graphical interface. The Main Menu
consists of icons, which visually organize access to the ECTACO
SpeechGuard®TL-2 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 side of the device's back panel (see
General View).

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Main Menu
• To access the Main Menu, turn the device on, then press
Home, or tap on the screen.
Opening and Closing Applications
• The easiest way to open a specific application is to tap its
corresponding icon. Alternatively, the applications can be chosen
by pressing the arrow keys (Up, Down, Left, Right). When the
application name is highlighted, just press Recognize to launch it.
• To close an application, tap in the upper right corner of the
screen.
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 SpeechGuard®
TL-2 applications.
• In applications featuring text input, tap the button on the
toolbar to invoke the on-screen keyboard. To hide it, tap
anywhere on the screen outside of the on-screen keyboard.
Windows
Every application, pop-up menu, or dialog box used in ECTACO
SpeechGuard®TL-2 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 ).
• 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.

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The scroll bar is shown when the contents don't 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 pertaining window.
Toolbar buttons have the following functions:
Show Main Menu
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

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Show similar words
Go to the previous entry
Go to the next entry
Change application settings
Translate
Go back
Go forward
Change operating mode (in Phrasebook)
Set date and time
Perform calibration
Use speech recognition (in Phrasebook)
Battery life indicator
Daily Alarm disabled
Daily Alarm enabled
Parts of Speech, Gender Labels,
Abbreviations
Translations 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
If applicable and available, nouns are marked with gender and
number labels:
F– feminine
M– masculine
MF – masculine or feminine
N– neuter
PL – plural
Certain words and expressions in the dictionary may be followed
by abbreviations:

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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
Adding Entries to Flash Cards
This useful feature allows you to create your personal sets of
entries copied from the Dictionary and Phrasebook. The
database so created will be used in the following games: Flash
Cards, Pockets, Spell It, and Translation Test.
• Open the Dictionary or Phrasebook.
• 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.

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Daily Alarm
• Press the Home key, or tap on the toolbar to go to the Main
Menu.
• Tap on the (when the alarm is disabled) or (when the
alarm is enabled) button on the toolbar. You will see the Alarm
Setup window.
• Set the desired time and specify days of the week.
• To turn the alarm on/off, tap the Alarm check box.
• Tap at the upper right of the Alarm Setup window.
APPLICATIONS
Dictionary
ECTACO SpeechGuard®TL-2 contains one of the most
advanced electronic dictionaries available on the market.
Note: The 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.
• In the Main Menu, select Dictionary.
• To translate a word, start entering it from the on-screen
keyboard.
Note: The MorphoFinder™ function helps you find source words
for past participles, gerunds, plural forms, and, if applicable, for
adjective forms. For example, if you enter "distributes" you will
get "distribute" as there is no translation for "distributes" because
it is a form of "distribute".
• If the desired word had appeared before you finished typing,
select it (tap the corresponding line, or make sure it is highlighted
and press Recognize) to see its translation(s).
Pronunciation of Words and Sentences
One of the most exciting features of ECTACO SpeechGuard®TL-
2 is the TTS (Text-to-Speech) technology which allows you to

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listen to the pronunciation of words and phrases in English and
other language(s), if available.
• To hear the displayed or highlighted headword pronounced, tap
or press the Say key.
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 basic one.
• To hear the translation pronounced, highlight the desired
portion of it by using the stylus and then tap or press the Say
key.
Note: The Volume option (found in the Settings application)
allows you to adjust speech volume.
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 . A list of suggested Similar words will appear on the
screen.
• Select the word board to see its translations.
Instant Reverse Translation
For your convenience, ECTACO SpeechGuard®TL-2 provides
Instant Reverse Translation for all words and expressions in the
dictionary.
• For example, display the entry for the word profit.
• To obtain instant reverse translation of a word or phrase within
the displayed translations, just highlight the desired item with the
stylus and then tap .
In ECTACO SpeechGuard®TL-2, you can make up to 5 reverse
translations in succession (without closing windows).

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Supplemental Dictionaries
This feature allows you to attach specialized dictionaries to the
main Dictionary (available in the English-Russian model).
• Open the Dictionary.
• Tap on the toolbar.
• Select the desired dictionaries by tapping on the respective
check boxes.
• Tap at the upper right of the window.
Phrasebook
ECTACO SpeechGuard®TL-2 substitutes for an interpreter in
standard situations, such as registering at a hotel, shopping,
visiting bank etc. You simply choose the appropriate phrase and
the device will pronounce its translation.
Basics
• In 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 Up / Down keys or stylus to select the desired topic.
• To open a topic, just tap it with the stylus or press Recognize.
You will see a list of subtopics.
• Tap on the desired subtopic.
• To hear the phrase translation pronounced, tap or press
Say.
Phrases Mode, Words Mode, Search Mode
• Tap and then select Words, Phrases, 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 underlined. For
example, when viewing the phrase How frequent are the flights?

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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 interlocutor.
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 the current
topic only option.
Settings
• Tap to open the Settings screen.
• Under the word Speaker, select your gender.
• Select your interlocutor's gender.
Note: Contents of the phrasebook may vary depending on the
selected gender options.
• Select the Auto playback option to instantly hear the phrase
translation pronounced (when your phrase is recognized).
Speech Recognition
The Phrasebook application features English speech recognition
function.
• Open the desired subtopic. You will see the list of its phrases.
• Tap . Alternatively, press and hold the Recognize key until
you see the SPEAK UP message.
• Say your phrase and then release the Recognize key.
If the phrase is on the list, it will be highlighted.
• To hear the phrase translation pronounced, tap or press
Say.
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.

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The face of a card shows the source word translation, 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.
The game statistics is stored in the device memory so you can
resume playing from where you left off.
• In the Main Menu, tap the Flash Cards icon. The game will
begin.
The Flash Cards screen with the first card from the first set will
be shown. For information on how to create your personal sets of
flash cards, please refer to the Adding Entries to Flash Cards
chapter.
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.
• Select 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 second 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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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.
• In 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 pocket will be
displayed.
• Tap Got It if you know the hidden word.
The card will be moved to the upper pocket.
• If you do not know the source word, press Forgot, and the card
will drop to, or will remain in the lower pocket, if it is already
there.
The bottommost 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
resume playing from where you left off.
• In the Main Menu, tap the Spell It icon.
The Spell It screen with the first card from the first set will be
shown. For information on how to create your personal sets of
flash cards, please refer to the Adding Entries to Flash Cards
chapter.
• 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.
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Translation Test
In this game you should 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.
The game statistics is stored in the device memory so you can
resume playing from where you left off.
• In the Main Menu, tap the Translation Test icon.
The word description 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 set apart. If you guess wrong or press 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 unlearned.
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.
Media Player
ECTACO SpeechGuard®TL-2 includes Media Player, a program
allowing you to play music. The program supports .mp3 files and
uncompressed .wav files. Media Player is capable of finding
music files located in any folder on your MMC or SD card.
However, it is recommended to create a special folder for them.
For example, create a folder named Music. Use a card of higher
capacity to allocate more space for your music files. You can
copy the contents of the card provided in the standard package
to any other MMC or SD card (up to 512 MB capacity) and then
install your card in ECTACO SpeechGuard®TL-2.

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• In the Main Menu, tap the Media Player icon. The application
will open.
• Please use the following on-screen buttons to operate the
program:
Calculator
ECTACO SpeechGuard®TL-2 includes a standard calculator
with memory features. The screen has 11-digit display capacity.
• In the Main Menu, tap the Calculator icon. The application will
open.
• Use this program as a standard pocket calculator.
Conversion
With the help of ECTACO SpeechGuard®TL-2 you can perform
currency and metric conversions.
• In the Main Menu, tap the Conversion icon. The application will
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 Recognize.
Previous Volume
Play Rescan MMC for music files
Pause Exclude
Stop Move up
Next Move down

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• 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 back
to the Conversion screen.
• In the Conversion screen, select a currency name and enter an
amount.
• After you have typed a new amount, tap Enter or press
Recognize 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 the value and then tap Enter. The conversion will be
performed.
World Time
Using your ECTACO SpeechGuard®TL-2, you can view current
times in cities around the globe, along with appropriate map
illustrations.
• In 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
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• Select the desired country and city.
• On the toolbar, tap or to go to the next or previous city in
alphabetical order.
Settings
For best results and to ensure that you can fully employ all of the
diverse features of your ECTACO SpeechGuard®TL-2, it is
recommended that you thoroughly familiarize yourself with the
options of the Settings application, which will allow you to adjust
the device configuration to better suit your needs.
• In 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.
Font Size
ECTACO SpeechGuard®TL-2 offers you three font sizes.
• Under Font size, tap Small, Medium, or Large. A check mark
will indicate your selection.
Key Tone
• Tap on Key tone to turn it on/off. A check mark indicates that
the option is selected. This feature is designed to produce a short
beep every time you press a key on the device's keyboard.
Slang Lock
Using this feature you can hide slang words or phrases contained
in the dictionaries. Slang lock is on by default.
• Tap on Slang lock to disable/enable it.
Note: When disabling Slang lock, you will be prompted to enter
the password: showslan.
Inverse backlight
• Tap on Inverse backlight to change the backlight mode. A
check mark indicates that the option is selected. Press the
Backlight button to make sure the backlight mode has changed.