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ECTACO Universal Translator™ ML320
10-Language Dictionary
English, Czech, Finnish, French, German,
Italian, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Turkish
User’s Manual
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All rights reserved.

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Introduction
Features
♦ Dictionary of 55,000 words
♦ Multilingual phrasebook
♦ Instant translation into any of 10 languages
♦ Phone book
♦ Calculator
♦ Metric conversions
♦ Currency exchange
♦ Local and World time
♦ Alarm
♦ Multilingual interface
 As continuous efforts are made by the
manufacturer to ensure a better quality and
performance of the Universal Translator™
products, some characteristics or the design of the
actual device you purchased may slightly differ
from their description in this manual.
Overview
Your Universal Translator™ ML320 is a portable device
with the keyboard and 2 lines x 12 chars LCD screen.
LCD marks and their meanings
scroll left or right is available
▲scroll up is available
▼scroll down is available
alarm is ON

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♫key tone is ON
low batteries
SHIFT the SHIFT key is pressed
INS the Insert editing mode is set
Auto Shutoff
If you forget to turn the device off, it will automatically
shut off in three minutes. When you turn the device on,
operation resumes in the current section.
Key Guide
Functions keys
ON/OFF Turn the device on or off
LANG Change the interface/source or target
language
PHRASES Go to Phrasebook
PHONES Go to Phone Book
DICT Go to Main Dictionary
MENU Go to Main Menu
ENTER Select a menu item, accept the
changes, calculate
ESC Go one step back
SHIFT Access the secondary command or
key, or accented letters
Enter space
Language keys
The Direct Language Keys (English, Czech, Finnish,
French, German, Italian, Polish, Russian, Spanish,
and Turkish) are marked above the first keyboard row.

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Accents input
First, choose a letter of the English alphabet (or
Russian letter Ъ, Э, Ю) on the keyboard and press the
corresponding key, then keep pressing SHIFT until the
desired letter appears on the screen.
These letters can be entered according to the following
sequence:
Czech: AÁ; CČ; DĎ; EÉĔ; Iĺ; NŇ; OÓ; RŘ; SŠ; TŤ;
UÚŮ; YÝ; ZŽ
Finnish: AÅÄ; OÖ
French: AÀÂ; CÇ; EÈÉÊË; IÎÏ; OÔŒ; UÙÛ
German: AÄ; OÖ; Sß; UÜ
Italian: AÀ; EÈÉ; IÌ; OÒ; UÙ
Polish: AĄ; CĆ; EĘ; LŁ; NŃ; OÓ; SŚ; ZŹŻ
Russian: according to the keyboard marks along with
ХЪ; ЖЭ; БЮ
Spanish: AÁ; EÉ; IÍ; NÑ; OÓ, UÚÜ
Turkish: AÂ; CÇ; GĞ; Iİ; OÖ; SŞ; UÜ
Navigation and Editing Keys
◄– move cursor or scroll left
►– move cursor or scroll right
▲– scroll the entry up
▼– scroll the entry down
SHIFT+◄(BS) – delete the symbol or record
SHIFT+ ►(EDIT) – edit the selected entry
SHIFT+▲– insert symbol – press the corresponding
numeric key (0 to 5), use ▼/▲to scroll the list of
symbols

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SHIFT+▼– switch the Insert/Overwrite mode
– page through the entries up
– page through the entries down
Numeric and Calculator Keys
Allows numbers and math operations input.
Getting Started
Press the ON/OFF button.
 When you turn the device on for the first time,
press Y while the INITIALIZE! prompt is displayed.
Interface Language
Select the interface (source) and the target languages:
1. Press the
LANG key.
English
Russian
2. Press ◄or ►, or the desired Direct Language Key
to choose the interface language.
3. Press ▼to select the target language field.
4. Press ◄or ►, or the desired Direct Language Key
to choose the target language.
English
Spanish
5. Press
ENTER.
 If the interface (source) and target languages are
the same, you will hear a warning beep.

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Main Menu
The Main Menu is displayed with the following items:
1. Dictionary.
2. Phrases.
3. Phone book.
4. Clock.
5. Calculator.
6. Setup.
Use the Navigation keys to scroll the Main Menu items
and ENTER to open the desired section.
 Every numbered menu item could be accessed by
pressing the corresponding numeric key. For
example, press 2 to open the 2.Phrases section.
Main Dictionary
Select 1.Dictionary from the Main Menu or press the
DICT key.
1. Select the source and the target languages by
pressing the LANG key.
2. Start typing the word you want to translate. The
advanced word recognition function locates and
displays matches starting with the letters you key in.
Enter the whole word if you don't see the correct
match provided by advanced word recognition.
FUTUR_
FUTURE

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3. When the desired word appeared on the screen,
press ENTER to display its translation.
FUTURE >
FUTURO [N]
 If the word you have entered is not found in the
dictionary, you will see the translation of the word
shown on the second line of the screen.
4. Use the ▼or ▲buttons to scroll the translation, if
necessary.
5. Press or to page through the entries list.
6. To obtain the translation of the desired word in
another language, press the corresponding Direct
Language Key. For example, press RUSSIAN to
see the Russian translation of the word:
FUTURE >
БУДУЩЕЕ [N]
7. Press the
LANG key to change the source or target
language.
8. Press
ESC to return to the input screen.
Translations are marked with the following grammatical
labels representing part of speech: A– adjective;
ABBR – abbreviation; ADV – adverb; ART – article;
CONJ – conjunction; INTRJ – interjection; N– noun;
NUM – numeral; PART – particle; PREP – preposition;
PRON – pronoun; V– verb. These are given in square
brackets.

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French and German nouns are marked with the
following gender and number labels: F– feminine; M –
masculine; N– neuter; PL – plural, FPL – feminine or
plural, MPL – masculine or plural, MF – masculine or
feminine, MN – masculine or neuter, NF – neuter or
feminine. Gender and number labels are given in
parentheses.
Phrases
Select 2.Phrases from the Main Menu or press the
PHRASES key.
1. Select a topic from the displayed list and press
ENTER.
I see. >
Je vois.
2. Press ▼or ▲to scroll the entry, if necessary.
3. To obtain the translation of the desired phrase in
another language, press the corresponding Direct
Language Key.
4. Press the
LANG key to change the source or target
language.
5. Press or to page through the entries within
the chosen topic.
6. Press
ESC to return to the topics list.

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Phone Book
Select 3.Phone book from the Main Menu or press the
PHONES key.
Adding an Entry
1. Type a name in the Name field and press ENTER or
▼.
Name:
JOHN_
2. Type an e-mail address and press ENTER or ▼.
 Press SHIFT + 0…9 to input a numeric value.
3. Type a telephone number in the Phone field and
press ENTER to save the record. You can also
press or in any field.
4. If you press ESC and see the Save (Y/N)? message
on the screen, press Y to save your record.
Viewing the Phone Book
To browse the record list, press or . Use ▼or ▲
to scroll through the content of the displayed record.
 Press any key in the view mode to create a new
record.
Editing an Entry
To edit a record, press SHIFT+►while the record is
displayed.

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Deleting an Entry
To delete a record, press SHIFT+◄while the record is
displayed. The Delete (Y/N)? message appears on the
screen. Press Y to confirm your intention or N to cancel.
Clock
Select 4.Clock from the Main Menu.
New York
03:47 PM
Press ◄or ►to scroll through the cities list. The
selected city and the current time in the corresponding
time zone will be displayed.
Calculator
Select the 1.Calculator option from the Calculator
menu. Use it as an ordinary pocket calculator.
Metric Conversion
Select the 2.Metric Conversion option from the
Calculator menu.
1. Select a unit of measure from the selection list.
2. Select one of the conversion types available in the
chosen category. Press ENTER.
ft->m
0.
3. Press ◄or ►to change the direction of
conversion.
4. Type a value for conversion and press ENTER.

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m->ft
12345678.
5. Press
C/CE to clear the input line.
6. Press
ESC to return to the units list.
Currency Conversion
Select the 3.Currency Conversion option from the
Calculator menu.
Set Rate
1. Select the 1.Set Rates option, choose a currency
name and press ENTER.
2. Type in the exchange rate for the selected currency
and press ENTER.
EUR 1.000
1.15
3. Repeat step 2 for the other currencies, if necessary.
4. Press
ESC to exit to the Currency Conversion
section.
Calculate
1. Select the 2.Calculator option, choose a currency
name and press ENTER.
2. Type in the amount and press ENTER. Use C/CE to
clear the input line.
3. Press or to page through the currencies list.
You can also use ▼or ▲to scroll through the list by
one line at a time.

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4. Press
ESC to exit to the Currency Conversion
section.
Set Name
1. Select the 3.Set Name option, select a currency
name and type in its new name. Press ENTER.
2. Repeat step 1 for other currencies, if necessary.
3. Press
ESC to exit to the Currency Conversion
section.
Settings
Select the 6.Setup item from the Main menu.
Set Time
Select the 1.Set time option from the Setup menu.
1. Set the current time by pressing the numeric buttons
on the keyboard.
2. Press A or P within the edit field, or ▲, ▼to set
AM or PM.
3. Press
ENTER.
4. Press ◄or ►to select the city nearest to your
location.
5. Press
ENTER to accept the changes.
Set Alarm
Select the 2.Set alarm option from the Setup menu.
1. Set the alarm time by pressing the numeric buttons
on the keyboard.
2. Press A or P within the edit field, or ▼, ▲to set
AM or PM.
3. Press
ENTER.

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4. Press ▼or ▲to set the Alarm On or Off.
5. Press
ENTER.
The bell sign will be displayed on the screen when
the Alarm is On. An audible intermittent signal will be
heard at the set time even if the device is switched off.
Set Key Tone
Select the 3.Key tone option from the Setup menu.
1. Press ▼or ▲to set the key tone On or Off.
2. Press
ENTER.
The ♫sign will be displayed on the screen when the
key tone is On. An audible beep will be heard every
time you touch a button.
Product Care
Replacing the Batteries
This device is powered by two CR2032 lithium
batteries. A warning mark will be displayed on the
screen when the batteries become weak.
Your Phone Book is stored in memory as long as
the batteries supply power. The information will be
permanently lost if the batteries are run down.
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Always keep written copies of your important
information. Neither the manufacturer nor the
dealer may be held responsible for any loss of user
data.
To restore full functionality of the device and to avoid
risk of losing user data, replace the complete set of
batteries in due time.

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1. Press the
ON/OFF button to turn the device off.
2. Remove the battery compartment cover by sliding it
away from the device.
3. Remove one battery and replace it with a new one.
4. Remove another battery and replace it with a new
one.
5. Make sure to place the batteries with plus sign (+)
facing you.
6. Put back the battery compartment cover by sliding it
toward the device.
 Without at least one battery in the compartment
you only have about 30 seconds before the data
stored in memory will be lost.
Possible Problems
This device may change the software flow due to an
unsupported operation or electrostatic discharge.
Normal operation can be re-established by pressing the
Reset button (located on the keyboard between DICT
and MENU) with a paper clip or any other pointed tool,
or by removing/replacing the batteries.
 Never use a needle or a pin since it can damage
the device.
Press N to prevent losing your Phone Book records
when the CLEAR DATA? prompt appears.
More information is available at our Web site
www.ectaco.com.