Ectaco Universal Translator UT-103 Manuel utilisateur

Universal Translator™ UT-103

Speech-to-speech translator

English

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French

German

Spanish

User’s manual

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system, or transmitted by any means, electronic, mechanical,

photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without permission from

Ectaco, Inc.

Universal Translator™, Lingvobit™ are trademarks of ECTACO,

Inc., NY, USA

Universal Translator™ UT-103 User's Manual

Contents

CONTENTS.............................................................3

INTRODUCTION .....................................................5

General View ........................................................6

Display .......................................................................... 6

LCD marks and meaning .............................................. 6

Navigation buttons and their functions.......................... 7

How to turn the device on for the first time ................... 7

How to turn the device on or off.................................... 8

Headset......................................................................... 8

RECOGNITION .......................................................9

Commonly used phrases .............................................. 9

Viewing phrases and pronouncing translations .......... 11

Recognition ................................................................. 11

How to achieve the best results in Recognition.......... 14

MENU....................................................................15

Recorder.............................................................16

Creating a Record....................................................... 16

Playing Back Stored Records ..................................... 18

Deleting Stored Records............................................. 18

Setup ..................................................................19

Language .................................................................... 20

Playback...................................................................... 20

Reply ........................................................................... 21

Time ............................................................................ 21

Auto off........................................................................ 23

Alarm........................................................................... 23

Topics.................................................................25

How to get to the section ............................................ 25

Universal Translator™ UT-103 User's Manual

MAINTENANCE AND CARE ................................25

Power Supply.............................................................. 25

Initialization ................................................................. 26

How to replace the batteries ....................................... 26

How to fasten the strap ............................................... 27

Universal Translator™ UT-103 User's Manual

Introduction

Discover the world with the only Universal Translator™. This

unique device will help you feel more at home in a foreign

country and will give you the ability to interact with people

without having to depend on translators or dictionaries. With the

help of the UT, you will have a chance to become better

acquainted with a country and its inhabitants, all the while

making new friends and gaining new impressions.

The Universal Translator™ features:

• Advanced speech recognition system Lingvobit™

• About 3,000 common English phrases, with a possibility of

translating any of those into 3 languages (French, German,

and Spanish)

• Directional built-in microphone

• Big-size internal speaker

• Digital voice recorder

• Clock

• Audio alarm

• External jack for headset

• Auto off

The latest speech recognition technology in the UT allows you

to immediately translate a pronounced phrase without using a

dictionary and to listen to clear, life-like pronunciation of the

translation.

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As continuous efforts are made by the manufacturer to

ensure a better quality and performance of the UT

products, some characteristics or the design of the actual

device you purchased may slightly differ from their

description in this manual.

Universal Translator™ UT-103 User's Manual

General View

General view and external appliances of the UT are shown

below.

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The PC-Link Jack is reserved for future releases of this

model.

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The speaker is located on the back of the device.

Display

Universal Translator™ is a portable device with a 2-line x 12-

character LCD screen.

LCD marks and meaning

►allows to select (sub)section or value

... active field

alarm is ON

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Navigation buttons and their functions

Buttons Functions

Action

Up/Down*

Enter – press once

ESC – press twice

Up – scroll up

Down – scroll down

On/Off

Start**

To turn the device on or off.

To start recording.

Reset To initialize the device.

*Action and Up/Down is the same button with two options:

pressing and scrolling. Action (press) helps you to enter or exit

sections and Up/Down (scroll) allows you to scroll lists and

select sections or options.

** On/Off and Start is the same button with two different

functions: On/Off helps you to turn the device on or off and Start

helps you to start recording.

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Don't hasten, try to keep at least half-second intervals while

pressing buttons (except for the cases when you use the

Action button as ESC).

How to turn the device on for the first time

• remove the battery compartment cover and place two

AA batteries into the compartment (see page 26)

according to polarity

• press the On/Off button on the face side of the device.

You will see the UNIVERSAL TRANSLATOR,

www.ectaco.com message

• than the Ready message will appear, and the device

will be ready for service. The first topic (Everyday

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Conversation) will be displayed. To see next topics,

scroll Up/Down.

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After the batteries are replaced, you can turn the device on

in the same way.

How to turn the device on or off

To turn the device on:

• press On/Off to turn the device on. The Clock will be

displayed. It means the device is in the standby mode

(current time, date and the sign if the Alarm is on

are displayed). From this mode, you can enter:

– the first topic (Everyday Conversation) or a resume

window, where you had worked before the device was

turned off automatically – by pressing Action, or

– the Menu – by scrolling Up/Down: press ACTION for

menu… message will appear; press Action, the Menu

will be displayed.

To turn the device off:

• press Action twice to exit from a subsection to a

section or from section to the standby mode (Clock)

• press On/Off when the device is in the standby mode

to turn the device off

Headset

The UT is equipped with a 3.5mm jack for the headset included

into the package.

When the headset is on, the built-in speaker and microphone

are off. The headset microphone and headphone are used for

recording and playing. You can estimate the recorded signal

quality, the noise level, as well as check the headset or

microphone using the Playback function (see page 20). The

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recorded voice will be played back through the speaker or the

headphone.

You can use any standard (computer or Hi-Fi) microphone,

Leave 2mm space while inserting the jack into the hole, thus

the internal speaker will be used for playback.

Recognition

Commonly used phrases

The main function of the Universal Translator™ is substitution

of an interpreter for you in such standard situations as

registering at a hotel, shopping, visiting bank etc. You simply

choose the appropriate phrase from the list or say it in English

and the device will pronounce it for you in French, German or

Spanish according to you wishes. The UT will make your

communication with foreigners easy and enjoyable. Welcome to

the Topics section!

In this section you will find the list of 14 topics containing

commonly used phrases and their translations into French,

German or Spanish (see page 20).

How many? >

¿Cuánto?

When you press Action in the standby mode (if the device had

not been turned off automatically before, see page 8), the first

topic (Everyday Conversation) will be displayed (please refer to

page 25 to know more about how to get to the Topics section in

another way). Here you can find various phrases commonly

used for greeting, request, thanks etc.

If you need to make yourself understood, for example, in a hotel

when you want to check in, scroll Up/Down till you get to the

Hotel topic or just press Start and say the name of the desired

topic.

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For easy reference the phrases are arranged by topics and

subtopics:

Everyday conversation

Requests and questions Apology

Greetings Emotions

Thanks

Traveling

Tickets On the plane

Customs Railroad

Baggage Train

Airport Sea Port

Local transport

Bus station Subway

Bus Taxi

Driving

Car rental Road Emergency

Gas station Direction

Hotel

Reservation Services

Check-in Complaints

Facilities Checkout

Restaurant

Reservation Complaints

Placing an order Non-alcoholic Drinks

Dishes Alcoholic Drinks

Service Payment

Shopping

Information Prices

General Payment

Clothing Service

Post office

Telephone

Inquiries On the phone

Bank

Exchange Banking

Sightseeing

Table des matières

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