Instant-Dict MD8280 User manual

Foreword
Thank you for your purchasing our product. For best results and en-
sure that you are able to employ the features and functions of this
product to their fullest, please read this manual carefully and keep it
on hand for future reference.
Important
You are strongly recommended to keep a separate record of all im-
portant data by other means to protect against its loss. We assume no
responsibility for any damage or loss caused by deletion of data as a
result of malfunction, repair or battery replacement. We also assume
no responsibility for any loss or claim by the third parties, which may
arise from the use of this product.

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CONTENT
CHAPTER 1 OPERATION GUIDE....................................1
1.1 Brief of Function...........................................................1
1.2 General Operation Guide..........................................17
1.2.1 Unit On / Off....................................................................17
1.2.2 About Power Supply.........................................................17
1.2.3 Keyboard Layout..............................................................19
1.2.4 Touch Icons............................................................................22
1.2.5 Cross-Dictionary Search.....................................................23
1.2.6 Instruction Symbol on Screen..........................................23
1.2.7 Input Method....................................................................24
1.2.8 Categories of Contents....................................................30
1.2.9 Cautions..........................................................................31
1.2.10 Default System Setting....................................................33
1.2.11 Auto Power-off Function...................................................33
1.2.12 Trouble-shooting.............................................................34
1.2.13 Cautions of Sentence Translation....................................35
1.2.14 General Principles...........................................................35
1.2.15 Steps of Replacing Battery...............................................36
CHAPTER 2 DICTIONARY..............................................38
2.1 Sentence Translation.................................................38
2.2 English-Chinese Dictionary........................................41
2.2.1 General Search...............................................................41

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2.2.2 Nearest Word, Spelling Alternative and
User’s Dictionary..............................................................43
2.2.3 User’s Dictionary..............................................................45
2.2.4 Wildcard Search..............................................................45
2.2.5 Cross-search...................................................................46
2.2.6 Saving Record.................................................................48
2.2.7 Dictionary History List......................................................48
2.2.8 Function Key....................................................................48
2.2.9 Repeat and Follow...........................................................48
2.2.10 Font Zoom-in...................................................................49
2.3 Oxford Dictionary.......................................................49
2.3.1 General Search...............................................................50
2.3.2 Nearest Word, Spelling Alternative and
Enter Eng-Chi Dict Directly...............................................52
2.3.3 User’s Dictionary..............................................................52
2.3.4 Wildcard Search...............................................................52
2.3.5 Computer & New Technology Glossary...........................53
2.3.6 Cross-search...................................................................53
2.3.7 Saving Record.................................................................53
2.3.8 Dictionary History List......................................................53
2.3.9 Function Key....................................................................53
2.3.10 Repeat and Follow...........................................................53
2.3.11 Font Zoom-in...................................................................54
2.4 Chinese-English Dictionary........................................54
2.4.1 General Search...............................................................54
2.4.2 Nearest Word..................................................................55
2.4.3 Wildcard Search..............................................................55
2.4.4 User’s Dictionary.............................................................56
2.4.5 Cross-search...................................................................56

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2.4.6 Saving Record.................................................................56
2.4.7 Dictionary History List......................................................56
2.4.8 Function Key....................................................................56
2.4.9 Repeat and Follow...........................................................56
2.4.10 Font Zoom-in...................................................................56
2.5 Japanese-Chinese Dictionary...................................57
2.5.1 General Search...............................................................57
2.5.2 Nearest Word..................................................................58
2.5.3 Cross-search...................................................................58
2.5.4 Saving Record.................................................................58
2.5.5 Dictionary History List......................................................58
2.5.6 Function Key....................................................................58
2.5.7 Repeat and Follow...........................................................58
2.5.8 Font Zoom-in...................................................................58
2.6 Chinese-Japanese Dictionary...................................59
2.6.1 General Search...............................................................59
2.6.2 Nearest Word..................................................................59
2.6.3 Cross-search...................................................................59
2.6.4 Saving Record.................................................................60
2.6.5 Dictionary History List......................................................60
2.6.6 Function Key....................................................................60
2.6.7 Repeat and Follow...........................................................60
2.6.8 Font Zoom-in...................................................................60
2.7 Foreign Dictionary......................................................60
2.7.1 General Search...............................................................61
2.7.2 Nearest Word..................................................................61
2.7.3 Cross-search...................................................................61
2.7.4 Saving Record.................................................................62

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2.7.5 Dictionary History List......................................................62
2.7.6 Function Key....................................................................62
2.7.7 Repeat and Follow...........................................................62
2.7.8 Font Zoom-in...................................................................62
2.8 Chinese-Chinese Dictionary.....................................62
2.8.1 General Search...............................................................62
2.8.2 Nearest Word..................................................................63
2.8.3 Cross-search...................................................................63
2.8.4 Saving Record.................................................................63
2.8.5 Dictionary History List......................................................63
2.8.6 Function Key....................................................................63
2.8.7 Font Zoom-in...................................................................63
2.9 French-Chinese Dictionary........................................64
2.9.1 General Search...............................................................64
2.9.2 Nearest Word..................................................................65
2.9.3 Wildcard Search..............................................................65
2.9.4 Cross-search...................................................................65
2.10German-Chinese Dictionary......................................65
2.11Spanish-Chinese Dictionary......................................65
2.12Card..........................................................................66
2.13Professional Dictionary..............................................67

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2.14Supplementary Dictionary..........................................67
2.14.1 General Search...............................................................67
2.14.2 Spelling Alternative..........................................................67
2.14.3 Wildcard Search..............................................................67
2.14.4 Cross-search...................................................................68
2.14.5 Repeat and Follow...........................................................68
2.15English-English Dictionary.........................................68
2.16Conversation............................................................68
2.16.1 General Search...............................................................68
2.16.2 Cross-search...................................................................70
2.16.3 Saving Record.................................................................70
2.16.4 Repeat and Follow...........................................................70
2.16.5 Font Zoom-in...................................................................70
2.17Illustrated Dictionary..................................................70
2.18Vocabulary................................................................71
2.18.1 General Search...............................................................71
2.18.2 Cross-search...................................................................72
2.18.3 Saving Record.................................................................72
2.18.4 Repeat and Follow...........................................................72
2.18.5 Font Zoom-in...................................................................72
2.19Phrase Dictionary......................................................72
2.20Glossary Dictionary...................................................73
2.21Dictionary Tools.........................................................76

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2.22KK Phonetic Dictionary..............................................76
2.23English Rules............................................................77
2.24User’s Dictionary........................................................78
CHAPTER 3 LEARN........................................................81
3.1 Animation Learn........................................................81
3.2 Interactive Dialogue...................................................81
3.3 English Comic...........................................................81
3.4 Culture Site................................................................81
3.5 Word Glossary...........................................................81
3.6 Multi-Language.........................................................81
3.7 English Learn............................................................81
3.8 Japanese Learn.........................................................82
3.9 Chinese Learn...........................................................82
3.10Comic........................................................................82

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3.11Novel........................................................................82
3.12Other Download........................................................82
CHAPTER 4 LEISURE.....................................................83
4.1 Animation..................................................................83
4.2 MP3 Music.................................................................83
4.3 Photo........................................................................84
4.4 Games.......................................................................85
4.4.1 Racing Car.......................................................................85
4.4.2 Fireman...........................................................................86
4.4.3 Pipes................................................................................87
4.4.4 Hitting Pairs.....................................................................88
4.4.5 Magic World.....................................................................89
4.5 Travel Guide.............................................................90
4.6 Fortune......................................................................91
4.7 Best of World.............................................................92
4.8 Reader......................................................................92
4.9 Voice Recorder..........................................................93

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4.10Paint Brush................................................................94
4.10.1 Inputting Data..................................................................94
4.10.2 Searching Data................................................................95
4.10.3 Editing and Deleting Data................................................96
4.10.4 Password.........................................................................96
4.11English Name...........................................................96
4.12 Reference..................................................................97
4.12.1 Past Dynasty....................................................................97
4.12.2 Mathematics Formula......................................................99
4.12.3 Size Equivalent..............................................................100
CHAPTER 5 ORGANIZER.............................................101
5.1 Personal Information...............................................101
5.1.1 Inputting Data................................................................101
5.1.2 Editing and Deleting Data..............................................102
5.1.3 Password.......................................................................103
5.1.4 Photo.............................................................................103
5.2 Telephone Directory................................................103
5.2.1 Inputting Data................................................................104
5.2.2 Searching Data..............................................................105
5.2.3 Editing and Deleting Data..............................................106
5.2.4 Password.......................................................................107
5.2.5 Photo.............................................................................107
5.3 Memorandum..........................................................107

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5.3.1 Inputting Data................................................................107
5.3.2 Searching Data..............................................................108
5.3.3 Editing and Deleting Data..............................................109
5.3.4 Password.......................................................................109
5.4 Schedule.................................................................109
5.4.1 Inputting Data................................................................110
5.4.2 Searching Data..............................................................110
5.4.3 Editing and Deleting Data..............................................110
5.4.4 Password.......................................................................110
5.5 Time.........................................................................111
5.6 Calendar..................................................................114
5.7 Commemoration......................................................116
5.7.1 Inputting Data................................................................116
5.7.2 Searching Data..............................................................117
5.7.3 Editing and Deleting Data..............................................117
5.7.4 Password.......................................................................117
5.8 Timer.......................................................................117
5.8.1 StopWatch.....................................................................117
5.8.2 Countdown Timer...........................................................118
5.9 Scheduler.................................................................119
5.9.1 Searching Data..............................................................119
5.9.2 Editing and Deleting Data..............................................120
5.9.3 Copying Data.................................................................120

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5.10 Shorthand...............................................................120
5.10.1 Inputting Data................................................................120
5.10.2 Editing and Deleting Data..............................................121
5.11To Do List................................................................121
5.11.1 Inputting Data................................................................121
5.11.2 Searching Data..............................................................122
5.11.3 Editing and Deleting Data..............................................122
5.11.4 Password.......................................................................122
5.12 Schedule Class.......................................................122
5.12.1 Inputting Data................................................................122
5.12.2 Searching Data..............................................................123
5.12.3 Editing and Deleting Data..............................................124
5.12.4 Copying Data.................................................................124
CHAPTER 6 TOOLS......................................................125
6.1 Simple Calculator.....................................................125
6.2 ScienticCalculator.................................................127
6.3 Data Conversion......................................................128
6.3.1 Currency Conversion.....................................................128
6.3.2 Unit Conversion.............................................................130
6.3.3 Metric Conversion..........................................................131
6.4 Financial..................................................................133
6.4.1 Financial Management..................................................133
6.4.2 Income & Expenses.......................................................135

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6.4.3 Loan Bidding..................................................................137
6.4.4 Fixed Deposit.................................................................139
6.4.5 Loan Interest..................................................................141
6.5 Revision Test...........................................................142
6.5.1 Revision.........................................................................142
6.5.2 Test................................................................................144
6.5.3 Sentence Making...........................................................146
6.6 Listening and Learning............................................148
6.7 Intercoastal..............................................................150
6.8 Trad. & Simp. Chinese Inquiry..................................151
6.9 PC Sync..................................................................151
6.10Memory Management..............................................152
6.11System Setting........................................................153
6.11.1 Battery Level..................................................................153
6.11.2 Character Display..........................................................153
6.11.3 Contrast.........................................................................153
6.11.4 Time / Date Format........................................................154
6.11.5 Recognition...................................................................154
6.11.6 Speech Level.................................................................155
6.11.7 Alarm.............................................................................155
6.11.8 Touch Panel...................................................................156
6.11.9 Opening Screen & Melody..............................................156
6.11.10Keytone.........................................................................157

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6.11.11Calibration.....................................................................157
6.11.12Entry Screen.................................................................157
6.11.13Personal Setup.............................................................158
6.11.14Game / MP3 Password.................................................158
6.11.15Record Password..........................................................158
6.11.16Repeat Time / Guidance Mode Setting..........................159
6.11.17Power-saving Mode......................................................159
6.11.18Services of Client..........................................................159
6.12Brief of Function......................................................160
CHAPTER 7 PCSYNC AND DOWNLOAD PROGRAM...161
7.1 PC Sync. and Download Program Instruction..........161
7.1.1 Installation of PC Sync. and Download Program...........161
7.1.2 Uninstallation.................................................................169
7.1.3 Start-up..........................................................................169
7.1.4 General Operation.........................................................169
7.1.5 Synchronization.............................................................170
7.1.6 Corresponding Table of INSTANT-DICT & OUTLOOK...171
7.1.7 Operations in “Organizer”..............................................178
7.1.8 Operations in “Ebook Download”...................................187
7.1.9 Operations in “MP3 Download”.....................................191
7.1.10 Operations in “Photo Download”...................................193
7.1.11 Operations in “Recorder Download”...............................196
7.1.12 Operations in “Reader Download”.................................199
7.1.13 Operations in “Animation Download”.............................203
7.1.14 Trouble-shooting............................................................205
7.1.15 Important.......................................................................206

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7.2 Ebook Editor and Download....................................206
7.2.1 Ebook Editor..................................................................206
7.2.2 Download Program........................................................211
7.3 Animation Shift Tools...............................................213
7.4 Simple Way of Upload & Download
between Computer and Electronic Dictionary..........214
7.4.1 Operations in “Download All Kinds of Ebooks”..............214
7.4.2 Operations in “Upload All Kinds of Ebooks”...................216
7.4.3 Operations in “Delete All kinds of Ebooks”....................217
CHAPTER 8 APPENDIX...............................................218
8.1 Chart of CangJie Input Method.................................218
8.2 RadicalTableforDifcultRadicals...........................219
8.3 Chart of WangMa 5-Strokes Input Method...............220
8.4 Contrastive Chart between PinYin and ZhuYin........221

CHAPTER 1 OPERATION GUIDE
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1.1 Brief of Function
This unit is a high-technology product suiting for the development of
the society and meeting the demands of customers. It builds in the New
Oxford English-Chinese Dictionary authorized by Oxford Publishing
House, there are up to 120,000 words and phrases with specic expla-
nations. In addition, it includes Sentence Translation, English-Chinese
Dictionary, Oxford Dictionary, Chinese-English Dictionary, Japanese-
Chinese Dictionary, Chinese-Japanese Dictionary, Foreign Dictionary,
French-Chinese Dictionary, German-Chinese Dictionary, Spanish-Chi-
nese Dictionary, etc.. The picture function available in the New Oxford
English-Chinese Dictionary and English-Chinese Dictionary is helpful
for you to master the words. The unit uses L & H and Voxware, two top
pronunciation systems of USA. The articulate and accurate pronuncia-
tion is of great help for you to master English pronunciation. To solidify
your groundwork of Chinese, the unit is equipped with Mandarin and
Cantonese pronunciation system and various kinds of dictionaries for
reference and the explanations of relevant English grammar. Besides
dictionaries, the unit also includes other powerful functions, such as
English Comic, Novel, MP3 Music, Photo, Paint Brush, Games, etc.,
which not only can excite your learning interest, but also enrich your
leisure life. In addition, the powerful Organizer is available, such as
Memorandum, Schedule and Schedule Class, etc.. Furthermore, quick
search function and new-added copy function enable you to deal with
daily routine conveniently and improve efciency in your study or work.
The unit is mainly characterized by its Chinese / English Handwriting
Recognition and Touch-and-go operation, as well as Key-entry opera-
tion, which makes it very easy and convenient for you to use. So it is a
powerful and necessary assistant for you in your daily routine. Several
most important and useful new functions are listed as follows:
[1] The New Oxford English-Chinese Dictionary (including new-added
picture function)
[2] Listening and Learning and Voxware pronunciation system
[3] Sentence Translation

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[4] Paint Brush
[5] Photo
[6] MP3 Music and Voice Memo
[7] Schedule Class
[8] Comic
The unit includes Dictionary, Learn, Leisure, Organizer and Tools. Here-
under is the brief of these functions.
A. DICTIONARY
1. Sentence Translation
-- Translate English to Chinese and Chinese to English
-- Pronunciation of English, Mandarin and Cantonese
-- Cross-search function is available
2. English-Chinese Dictionary
-- Pronunciation of English, Mandarin and Cantonese
-- Voxware pronunciation system
-- Relative pictures are provided to deepen the impression on the words
-- Wisdom input method
-- Search for grammar, usage, example, antonym and synonym
-- Cross-search to Oxford Dictionary, etc.
-- Spelling alternative and nearest word search
-- Wildcard search and User’s Dictionary
-- Cross-search function is available
-- Store important words for Listening and Learning, Revision and Test
-- Dictionary History List
3. Oxford Dictionary
-- Pronunciation of English, Mandarin and Cantonese
-- Voxware pronunciation system
-- All English words, phrases and examples can be pronounced

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-- Relevant pictures are provided to deepen the impression on the
words
-- Wisdom input method
-- Inquiry of phrase, compound, derivative and example and others
(including antonym and other relative words)
-- Spelling alternative and nearest word search
-- Wildcard search and User’s Dictionary
-- Cross-search to the Eng-Chi Dictionary, etc.
-- The latest computer and new scientic technology glossary is included
-- Cross-search function is available
-- Store important words for Listening and Learning, Revision and Test
-- Dictionary History List
4. Chinese-English Dictionary
-- Pronunciation of English, Mandarin and Cantonese
-- Wisdom input method
-- Chinese idioms can be searched
-- Cross-search to Chi-Chi Dictionary, Chi-Jap Dictionary, etc.
-- Wildcard search and User’s Dictionary
-- Cross-search function is available
-- Store important words for Listening and Learning, Revision and Test
-- Dictionary History List
5. Japanese-Chinese Dictionary
-- Adopt new Japanese-Chinese Dictionary with complete and specic
vocabulary, synonym and antonym
-- Pronunciation of Japanese, Mandarin and Cantonese
-- Nearest word search
-- Cross-search to Chi-Jap Dictionary, Chi-Chi Dictionary, Chi-Eng Dict-
ionary, etc.
-- Store important words for Revision and Test
-- Dictionary History List

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6. Chinese-Japanese Dictionary
-- Adopt new Chinese-Japanese Dictionary with complete and specic
vocabulary
-- Pronunciation of Japanese, Mandarin and Cantonese
-- Nearest word search
-- Cross-search to Jap-Chi Dictionary, Chi-Chi Dictionary, Chi-Eng Dict-
ionary, etc.
-- Store important words for Revision and Test
-- Dictionary History List
7. Foreign Dictionary
-- Adopt latest Japanese Foreign Dictionary with complete and specic
vocabulary
-- Pronunciation of Japanese, English, Mandarin and Cantonese
-- Nearest word search
-- Cross-search to Jap-Chi Dictionary, Chi-Jap Dictionary, etc.
-- Store important words for Revision and Test
-- Dictionary History List
8. Chinese-Chinese Dictionary
-- Detailed Chinese explanations
-- Pronunciation of Mandarin and Cantonese
-- Various input methods
-- Cross-search to Chi-Eng Dictionary, Chi-Jap Dictionary, etc.
-- Dictionary History List
9. French-Chinese Dictionary
-- Wisdom input method
-- Search for run-ons, relative words, conjunctions and examples
-- Cross-search function is available

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10. German-Chinese Dictionary
-- Wisdom input method
-- Search for run-ons, relative words, conjunctions and examples
-- Cross-search function is available
11. Spanish-Chinese Dictionary
-- Wisdom input method
-- Search for run-ons, relative words, conjunctions and examples
-- Cross-search function is available
12. Card
-- SD card and MMC card are available for the unit to extend storage
space
13. Professional Dictionary
-- Various kinds of professional dictionaries
-- Excellent assistant to your study or work
14. Supplementary Dictionary
-- Chi-Eng Supplementary & Eng-Chi Supplementary Dictionary
-- Pronunciation of English, Mandarin and Cantonese
-- Nearest word search
-- Cross-search function is available
15. English-English Dictionary
-- You can perform general search and sequential search to view the
English explanations of the words
-- Spelling alternative and nearest word search
-- Wildcard search
-- Cross-search function is available
-- Dictionary History List