ECTACO SpeechGuard® TL-2 User Manual
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1. e 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 e In the Main Menu tap the World Time icon The application will open e Tap M to the left of the city or country name to open the list of cities or countries respectively 19 ECTACO SpeechGuard Travel Edition User Manual e Select the desired country and city On the toolbar tap or to go to the next or previous city in alphabetical order For best results and to ensure that you can fully employ all of the diverse features of your ECTACO SpeechGuard TL 2 itis 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 BE 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 Slan2. 9 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 1 2j3 4j5 8 7 8 9 0 M EWLDICGESEXEJERERESC3ES dfasidifiaihiiiki n m ENS 07 71 In applications featuring text input tap the E button on the toolbar to invoke the on screen keyboard To hide it tap anywhere on the screen outside of the on screen keyboard 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 amp or BE 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 7 ECTACO SpeechGuard Travel Edition User Manual 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 Md or amp 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 A toolbar is a set of horizontally arrange
3. of the week To turn the alarm on off tap the Alarm check box e Tap OK at the upper right of the Alarm Setup window APPLICATIONS mL Dictionary a 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 n 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 f 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 11 ECTACO SpeechGuard Travel Edition User Manual 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 i or
4. 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 e 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 1f ECTACO SpeechGuard Travel Edition User Manual In the Main Menu tap the Media Player icon The application will open Please use th
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6. Flash Cards 14 ECTACO SpeechGuard Travel Edition User Manual 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 e 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 This is a traditional game targeting in depth word learning In this game the same cards as those used in the Flash Cards game ar
7. TACO 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 4 ECTACO SpeechGuard Travel Edition User Manual 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 batte
8. appeared list Under Date Format and Time Format tap the desired options Local Date and Local Time To highlight an item tap on it Then please tap on the E arrows or press Up Down to set a value Pen Calibration To restore proper touch screen functionality or as part of an initialization procedure the screen might have to be recalibrated manually On the toolbar tap 21 ECTACO SpeechGuard Travel Edition User Manual Follow the on screen directions for calibration by tapping the symbols within the boxes When the calibration is complete you will return to the Settings screen ECTACO SpeechGuard TL 2 user manual is compiled in an electronic format and is stored on the MMC The content of the manual is only available when the MMC is installed in the device n the Main Menu tap the About icon Tap on User Manual You will see the table of contents Tap the desired item in the table of contents Press Up Down on the device s keyboard to scroll through the displayed content Alternatively tap the scroll arrows in the upper right and lower right corners of the screen On the toolbar tap Ww to go back to the last chapter you have viewed if available to go forward to the last chapter you have viewed if available 22
9. d buttons shown at the bottom of the pertaining window 44Arcotrim 4th a a cappella a fortiori a la a posteriori a priori from A to B from A to Z Toolbar buttons have the following functions amp Show Main Menu ES Invoke on screen keyboard Y Display the List of sets Switch translation direction Reset statistics i Use speech function sin Switch to metric conversion ae Switch to currency conversion Eg Add entry to User s Dictionary or Flash Cards 8 ECTACO SpeechGuard Travel Edition User Manual Show similar words fr Go to the previous entry Go to the next entry Change application settings Na Translate M Go back Go forward Change operating mode in Phrasebook Set date and time He Perform calibration P Use speech recognition in Phrasebook Battery life indicator a Daily Alarm disabled amp Daily Alarm enabled Parts of Speech Gender Labels Abbreviations Translations of a headword are shown with their parts of speech A adjective NPR proper noun ABBR abbreviation NUM numeral ADV adverb PART particle ART article PHR phrase AUX auxiliary PREF prefix CONJ conjunction PREP preposition ID idiom PRON pronoun INTRJ interjection SUFF suffix N noun V verb If applicable and available nouns are marked with gender and number labels F feminine N neuter M masculine PL plural MF masculine or feminine Ce
10. e 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 15 ECTACO SpeechGuard Travel Edition User Manual 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 f 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 In this game special attention is paid to the correct spelli
11. e following on screen buttons to operate the program Q Previous Q Pray Volume Rescan MMC for music files 0000960 Q Pause Exclude Q Stop Move up Q Next Move down 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 z t Use the Be and allt 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 18 ECTACO SpeechGuard Travel Edition User Manual e Set the desired currency rates relative to the basic currency whose rate should equal 1 To open the currencies list tap M e 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 e Tap bd and select the desired items from the appeared lists Conversion centimeter hd
12. fforts 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 e Screen backlight e Slang Lock MMC SD slot Headphone jack Microphone jack AC DC adapter jack ECTACO SpeechGuard Travel Edition User Manual GENERAL DESCRIPTION The general view and essential features of ECTACO SpeechGuard TL 2 are shown below Front Panel LED Microphone Page Up a LCD t Rubber Page Down i B il strip i Up Down 7 Left Right Mm Nt n 4 J Main Menu User Manual Dictionary Calculator ECTACO SpeechGuard Travel Edition User Manual Back Panel Stylus Power Supply EC
13. g Lock Using this feature you can hide slang words or phrases contained in the dictionaries S ang lock is on by default Tap on S ang lock to disable enable it Note When disabling S ang lock you will be prompted to enter the password showslan Inverse backlight Tap on nverse 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 20 ECTACO SpeechGuard Travel Edition User Manual Contrast Auto off Time Speaker Volume Microphone Sensitivity Tap on the Contrast chart to adjust screen contrast You will see the screen getting darker or brighter 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 Say to check the adjustment while listening to the phrase This is a test Tap on the Microphone chart to decrease or increase microphone sensitivity Memory Tap the Memory button to instantly check free memory available in your device Defaults To restore factory defined settings for yur ECTACO SpeechGuard TL 2 tap the Defaults button Time Zone Date Format Time Format On the toolbar tap 4 The Time and Date screen will open Under Time zone tap hd and then select the desired city from the
14. hGuard Travel Edition User Manual 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 9 to open the Settings screen Under the word Speaker select your gender e 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 e Tap Pa 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 i 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
15. ion 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 ECTACO SpeechGuard Travel Edition User Manual Main Menu To access the Main Menu turn the device on then press Home or tap amp on the screen and Closing Applications e 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 amp
16. l 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 e Select the desired dictionaries by tapping on the respective check boxes Tap B 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 v 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 i or press Say Phrases Mode Words Mode Search Mode Tap L 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 13 ECTACO Speec
17. ng 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 e 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 To hide the source word just tap on it 16 ECTACO SpeechGuard Travel Edition User Manual 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
18. 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 i 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 e Tap Eg A list of suggested Similar words will appear on the screen e 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 Nid In ECTACO SpeechGuard TL 2 you can make up to 5 reverse translations in succession without closing windows 12 ECTACO SpeechGuard Travel Edition User Manua
19. rtain words and expressions in the dictionary may be followed by abbreviations 9 ECTACO SpeechGuard Travel Edition User Manual anat anatomy fin finance bact bacteriology jur law biochem biochemistry mech mechanics biol biology med medicine bot botany opt optics chem chemistry pharm pharmacy comm commerce physiol physiology comp computers psychol psychology econ economics stomat stomatology el electronics 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 e Select the desired entry and then tap Ex on the toolbar e f necessary change the displayed set name by tapping next to the word Subject English Russian npH3HaHHe Ie JIOBek TI0 1b3yIOULHHCRH ycnexom Transcription sak ses Subject Dictionary To confirm changes tap OK 10 ECTACO SpeechGuard Travel Edition User Manual Daily Alarm Press the Home key or tap amp on the toolbar to go to the Main Menu Tap on the P when the alarm is disabled or 4 when the alarm is enabled button on the toolbar You will see the Alarm Setup window Set the desired time and specify days
20. ry 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 ECTACO SpeechGuard Travel Edition User Manual 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 calibrat
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