ECTACO SAT-1600 SAT-Words Tutor User Manual CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ---------------------------------------------------------------------3 GETTING STARTED ----------------------------------------------------------------5 General View ------------------------------------------------------------------------5 Display --------------------------------------------------------------------------------5 Power Supply------------------------------------------------------------------------7 MultiMedia Card ------------
ECTACO SAT-1600 SAT-Words Tutor User Manual Address Book---------------------------------------------------------------------- 30 Calculator--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 34 Date Book -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 34 Memo Book ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 38 Music Player ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 39 Franklin Reader -------------
ECTACO SAT-1600 SAT-Words Tutor User Manual INTRODUCTION Congratulations on purchasing ECTACO SAT-1600 SAT-Words Tutor! This product is the result of combined efforts of Ectaco staff of linguists, engineers, and programmers. You are now the owner of the versatile, handheld electronic device, which will serve you as an advanced English tutor, personal organizer, ebook reader, and a music player. Now you can memorize new words quickly and easily.
ECTACO SAT-1600 SAT-Words Tutor User Manual MMC slot USB port Headphone jack The latest speech technology employed by ECTACO SAT-1600 allows you to listen to clearly pronounced English words and phrases. This model features a breakthrough combination of two input methods − a well designed on-screen keyboard and a high-resolution touch-sensitive handwriting area, which makes character input simple, fast and accurate.
ECTACO SAT-1600 SAT-Words Tutor User Manual GETTING STARTED General View The general view and external appliances of ECTACO SAT-1600 are shown below. Display ECTACO SAT-1600 features a large-size touch screen with efficient windowsdriven graphic interface. Touch-screen elements By tapping certain types of screen items – a push-button or pre-highlighted text – you perform an action associated with this item.
ECTACO SAT-1600 SAT-Words Tutor User Manual Stylus Tap the screen with the supplied pointing device called the stylus which, when not in use, is conveniently kept in a special slot at the side of the device’s back panel. The stylus is especially useful for operations, which cannot be performed by the control wheel, for example, highlighting an arbitrary text fragment or a multi-word translation in a dictionary entry.
ECTACO SAT-1600 SAT-Words Tutor User Manual • When the device is on, press and hold the On/Off button for approximately two seconds to turn the backlight on. • Press and hold the On/Off button once again to turn the backlight off. Cover ECTACO SAT-1600 comes with a hard plastic cover to protect the screen when the device is not in use. To attach the cover, insert the pegs on the cover into the holes on either side of the device. To detach the cover, gently snap the pegs out of the holes.
ECTACO SAT-1600 SAT-Words Tutor User Manual ♦ Note: You have one minute to replace the batteries without risk of losing the data stored in RAM. Do not exceed the one-minute limit! Neither the manufacturer nor the dealer may be held responsible for the loss of user data. MultiMedia Card ECTACO SAT-1600 MultiMedia Card is included in the standard package. The card contains the operating system and a set of applications described in the Applications chapter (see page 17).
ECTACO SAT-1600 SAT-Words Tutor User Manual ♦ Note: The tour appears only after the device is left without battery power for more than five minutes or when a hard reset is performed. • • • Tap the introductory sentence in the language of your choice to view the tour. To skip pages in the tour, tap anywhere on the screen. Turn the device off and insert the MMC as described above. Removing MMC • • • Turn the device off by using the On/Off button. • Slide it out and snap the cover back on.
ECTACO SAT-1600 SAT-Words Tutor User Manual ♦ Note: On completion of the reboot, you will be prompted to conduct the touchscreen calibration, which configures the proper spacing and alignment of the touch-sensitive screen elements (see page 12). If the Launcher Menu is not accessible, use the blunt end of a paperclip to gently press the RESET button located on the back of the device. ♦ Note: The RESET button is located on the back of the device and can be accessed with any thin object like a paper clip.
ECTACO SAT-1600 SAT-Words Tutor User Manual Main Menu • Tap to switch to the Main Menu. All programs and some content files in RAM and on MultiMedia Card (MMC) are represented by icons on this screen. Program and content icons of an MMC have an M on the bottom right corner. ECTACO SAT-1600 Main Menu contains a row of three tabs at the bottom of the screen and the universal indicator. The tabs are named as follows: SAT, Reference, and Extras.
ECTACO SAT-1600 SAT-Words Tutor User Manual The options available on the Launcher Menu are described below. Handwriting Guide Provides a quick, on-screen reference for natural handwriting input. It shows all supported letter styles. For more information about handwriting, see page 14. Restart System Closes programs and then restarts the system. Pen Calibration Displays the Calibration screen and allows you to re-calibrate your ECTACO SAT1600.
ECTACO SAT-1600 SAT-Words Tutor User Manual About Displays ECTACO SAT-1600 ID, the operating system version number, the unique device identifier, and other information. Handwriting Area Natural handwriting is the recognition system used by the device allowing data entry through writing. It makes character input simple, fast and accurate by supporting multiple ways of writing most characters.
ECTACO SAT-1600 SAT-Words Tutor User Manual • Turn the control wheel to scroll one page when reading. ♦ Note: The control wheel turns up and down; it does not spin. Please do not put excessive force on the control wheel. • • Hold the control wheel up or down to scroll continuously. Turn the control wheel to control the volume when listening. Hold the wheel up or down to change volume continuously. Opening and Closing Programs • To open a program or file, tap its corresponding icon.
ECTACO SAT-1600 SAT-Words Tutor User Manual • Place the pointed end of the stylus at the center of the Letter input area and draw a line straight up to write the following letter in uppercase (Shift mode). A single dot appears in the cursor to indicate shift. • In the center of the Letter input area; write the letter "a". Start the stroke where indicated by the point and draw it as it appears in the Handwriting Guide. Write the characters left to right.
ECTACO SAT-1600 SAT-Words Tutor User Manual Switch to uppercase (Caps Lock). When it is necessary to return to lowercase, draw the Shift key symbol, as shown above. Deleting Characters The deletion of characters in the data entry field is performed by writing the Backspace symbol. • To delete one character, place the cursor to the right of the character you want to delete and write the Backspace function in the Letter input area.
ECTACO SAT-1600 SAT-Words Tutor • • • User Manual For an initial capital letter, use the Shift symbol. Write the characters large enough in the appropriate input area. For a series of capital letters, use the Caps Lock function. Double dots appear in the cursor to indicate Caps Lock. On-screen Keyboard The on-screen keyboard offers an alternative way of entering data in your ECTACO SAT-1600. It supports letters, numerals, and punctuation marks.
ECTACO SAT-1600 SAT-Words Tutor User Manual Flash Cards This fascinating game will help you develop your vocabulary quickly and advance considerably in learning new words. Our method is simple: learn new words while playing Flash Cards. The face of a card shows the source word explanation, and the reverse side shows the source word. The player browses the cards and, whenever necessary, uses a hint. There are 20 pre-defined card sets in this game.
ECTACO SAT-1600 SAT-Words Tutor • User Manual to listen to the pronunciation of the source word. You can also highlight a word or portion of text in the description area and tap pronunciation. • to reset statistics for the currently viewed set. • to invoke the on-screen keyboard. to listen to its • to display the List of sets available for the game. You can mark off finished sets here. By default, you can select up to 20 pre-defined sets.
ECTACO SAT-1600 SAT-Words Tutor User Manual 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 transferred to the second pocket.
ECTACO SAT-1600 SAT-Words Tutor User Manual 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. Use: • to look up the source word explanation in the WordNet dictionary. You can also highlight a word or lexeme in the description area and tap obtain its explanation. • to to listen to the pronunciation of the source word.
ECTACO SAT-1600 SAT-Words Tutor • User Manual Answer the first question in the set by tapping on the radio button next to the correct answer and then tap Next >> to go to the next question. • Use the scroll bar to scroll the screen down to see more answers, if necessary. Use: • to look up the highlighted word or lexeme explanation in the WordNet dictionary. • to listen to the pronunciation of a highlighted word or portion of text.
ECTACO SAT-1600 SAT-Words Tutor User Manual ♦ Note: The buttons, which correspond to correctly answered questions, are grayed and inactive. • • Use the scroll bar to scroll down, if necessary. • Tap Finish! to quit the game. Tap on Start over! to reset the statistics and go to the first question in the current set. 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.
ECTACO SAT-1600 SAT-Words Tutor User Manual • Tap on the Show Word message to see the source word. To hide the source word, just tap on it. Use: • to look up the source word explanation in the WordNet dictionary. You can also highlight a word or lexeme in the description area and tap obtain its explanation. to • to look up the source word synonyms in the SAT 200 dictionary. • to look up samples of the source word use in the SAT 200 dictionary. • to listen to the pronunciation of the source word.
ECTACO SAT-1600 SAT-Words Tutor User Manual In case of an error, the word is 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.
ECTACO SAT-1600 SAT-Words Tutor • • User Manual Tap Next >> to go to the next set. Tap Finish! to quit the game. SAT Setup This application allows you to choose a vocabulary database for your study. The options are as follows: SAT 200 and My Words (SAT 5000). Choosing SAT 200 means that the SAT 200 vocabulary will be used in the following games: Flash Cards, Pockets, Spell It, Choose It. The other option – My Words (SAT 5000) – allows you to use your personal sets of words from the SAT 5000 vocabulary.
ECTACO SAT-1600 SAT-Words Tutor User Manual • If you have created more than one set, you can easily switch them by tapping ▼in the Current set field and choosing the desired set. From the Edit set screen, use: • • to add the highlighted word to the current set. to create a set of 50 randomly chosen entries from the SAT 5000 vocabulary. • to go to the Setup screen. From the Setup screen, use: • to create a new set. • to delete the selected set. • to rename the selected set.
ECTACO SAT-1600 SAT-Words Tutor • Tap User Manual to listen to the pronunciation of any text in the input line. From the Explanation screen, use: • to listen to the pronunciation of the source word. You can also highlight a word or portion of text in the explanation area and tap pronunciation. to listen to its • to look up the highlighted word explanation in the SAT 200 dictionary. • to look up the highlighted word or lexeme explanation in the WordNet dictionary.
ECTACO SAT-1600 SAT-Words Tutor User Manual SAT 5000 This application includes five thousand words from the SAT vocabulary with transcriptions and explanations. • • Tap the SAT 5000 icon from the Reference tab to launch the application. • Tap To view a word transcription and explanation, enter the word in the input line of the dictionary and tap the requested entry in the list. to listen to the pronunciation of any text in the input line.
ECTACO SAT-1600 SAT-Words Tutor User Manual WordNet ECTACO SAT-1600 includes the WordNet dictionary containing 70,000 words with explanations. • • Tap the WordNet icon from the Reference tab to launch the application. • Tap To view a word transcription and explanation, enter the word in the input line of the dictionary and tap the requested entry in the list. to listen to the pronunciation of any text in the input line.
ECTACO SAT-1600 SAT-Words Tutor User Manual • Tap the Address Book icon from the Extras tab to launch the application. You will see the Contacts List (if entries have been made), a New button, and a Search field. Creating a Record • Tap New. You will see the Edit Address screen. It includes four buttons for the available views: Personal, Address, Misc and Note. You will see Personal selected, as the Personal view is the first one to appear when you tap New.
ECTACO SAT-1600 SAT-Words Tutor User Manual Address View At this screen, you can enter work and home addresses. For both Work Address and Home Address, you can enter the street name, city, state, zip code, and country. Misc View At this screen, you can enter additional personal information. The labels include Spouse, Children, and Birthday. You can also add custom labels. By default, the custom fields are named Custom1, Custom2, Custom3, and Custom4.
ECTACO SAT-1600 SAT-Words Tutor • User Manual Enter the desired label name. Tap OK. Preferences You can sort the Contacts List by last name, first name or company name. • • • From the Contacts List, tap and then select File / Preferences. Tap ▼ to see the Sort drop-down list. Select the desired option and tap OK. Searching for an Entry In the Contacts List, do the following to find an entry. • • Tap on the line next to Search in the Contacts List.
ECTACO SAT-1600 SAT-Words Tutor User Manual Help Display Help. Exit Exit the application. Edit Menu Item Function Cut Remove any selected text. A copy is retained on the clipboard. Copy Place a copy of any selected text on the clipboard. Paste Place text from the clipboard into the selected location. Keyboard Invoke the on-screen keyboard. Handwriting Guide Display the input character libraries. Calculator ECTACO SAT-1600 includes a standard calculator with memory features.
ECTACO SAT-1600 SAT-Words Tutor User Manual You go to the Daily View for that day. ♦ Note: You must be in the Daily View to add appointments to your schedule. • Tap on the line in the data entry column for the desired time and enter your appointment. • Tap the time approximate slot for your appointment to set a start and end time. The Select Time window appears. • Tap the down arrows and then select the times you want. To set an all day event, tap the All Day Event check box.
ECTACO SAT-1600 SAT-Words Tutor • • • • • User Manual Tap the check box next to Daily, Monthly, Weekly, or Yearly. Set an interval for your appointment to automatically repeat it. Tap a button (S M T W T F S) to select the day for the recurring event. Set an end date. Tap OK to save your changes and return to the Edit dialog box. At the Daily View, indicates that an appointment repeats. Setting Alarms • Tap the Remind me check box to activate an alarm for your appointment.
ECTACO SAT-1600 SAT-Words Tutor User Manual • To return to the current week, tap . You can view your weekly appointments as a list or as a grid. • Tap • Tap at the bottom of the screen to see the week’s schedule as a list. at the bottom of the screen to see the week’s schedule as a grid. Monthly View This view displays the schedule for any single month. If you are viewing the month containing the current date, it will be highlighted.
ECTACO SAT-1600 SAT-Words Tutor User Manual Copy Place a copy of any selected text on the clipboard. Paste Place text from the clipboard into the selected location. Keyboard Invoke the on-screen keyboard. Handwriting Guide Display the input character libraries. Memo Book The Memo Book application provides you with a handy storage place for all kinds of memoranda, notes, and messages. • Tap the Memo Book icon from the Extras tab to launch the application.
ECTACO SAT-1600 SAT-Words Tutor User Manual Menus There are two menus in Memo Book: File and Edit. The File menu is available in the Memo List and both menus are available in the Edit screen. • When the program is running, tap below. to display the available menus described File Menu Item Function About Display the application version number. Help Display Help. Exit Exit the application. Edit Menu Item Function Cut Remove any selected text. A copy is retained on the clipboard.
ECTACO SAT-1600 SAT-Words Tutor User Manual Buttons Button Function Play. Pause playing. Stop playing. Fast forward. Rewind. Menus • When the program is running, tap below. to display the available menus described File Menu Item Function Help Display Help. About Display the copyright information for the program. Program Info Display general information about the current title: name, author, and file size. Exit Exit the application.
ECTACO SAT-1600 SAT-Words Tutor Repeat All User Manual Play all music titles in the order listed and repeat the entire list. Franklin Reader ECTACO SAT-1600 includes Franklin Reader, a program, which allows you read electronic books (eBooks). It also allows you to search for words or phrases, mark text, and add notes to eBooks. • Tap the Franklin Reader icon from the Extras tab to launch the application. ♦ Note: You must install Franklin eBooks in your ECTACO SAT-1600 prior to using Franklin Reader.
ECTACO SAT-1600 SAT-Words Tutor • User Manual To see the full name of an eBook or the full title of the current location within and eBook, tap its name in the title bar. Toolbar The buttons that appear on the toolbar vary by location within the program and by available features within an eBook. The following buttons are available. Button Function Return to the booklist. Return to home screen for the selected eBook. Go to the top level. Go to the Search screen.
ECTACO SAT-1600 SAT-Words Tutor User Manual • Tap New and enter a todo text. • • • • Tap the Priority icon and select Low ( ), Normal ( ), or High ( ). Tap Edit to add settings. See "Editing Entries" below for more information. Tap OK to exit the Edit dialog box. Tap in the empty completion check box to mark the todo as completed. Editing Entries You can change the text of a todo right in the ToDo List. • • Tap to place the cursor in a todo where you want to edit.
ECTACO SAT-1600 SAT-Words Tutor • User Manual Tap OK to save your changes. Tap Cancel to exit the Edit dialog box without saving your changes or settings. Selecting a Date When you select the Active or Due Date options in the Edit dialog box, the Select Date screen is displayed. • • Tap • Tap Select to save changes. or to select the current year. Tap the current month and day. To return to the current date from a different location, tap Today.
ECTACO SAT-1600 SAT-Words Tutor User Manual Edit Menu Item Function Cut Remove any selected text. A copy is retained on the clipboard. Copy Place a copy of any selected text on the clipboard. Paste Place text from the clipboard into the selected location. Keyboard Invoke the on-screen keyboard. Handwriting Guide Display the input character libraries. Voice Memo ECTACO SAT-1600 includes Voice Memo, a program allowing you to record memos and play them back.
ECTACO SAT-1600 SAT-Words Tutor User Manual File Menu Item Function Help Display Help. About Display the application version number. Memo info Display information about the memo. Delete Delete the selected memo. Exit Exit the application. Edit Menu Item Function Preferences Display the left-handed controls and change the prefix name of all newly recorded memos. Control Menu Item Function Play Single Play the selected memo. Play All Play all memos in the order listed.
ECTACO SAT-1600 SAT-Words Tutor User Manual Select Date Shows the date and lets you edit it. • Tap anywhere on the date field to change the date or view another date. Select Time Shows the time and lets you edit it. • • Tap the up and down arrows to change the hour and minute. When 12-hour format is set, tap AM or PM to toggle between AM and PM. Volume Allows you to set the volume for the device. • To increase or decrease the volume, drag the slider to the right or left, or tap the slider arrows.
ECTACO SAT-1600 SAT-Words Tutor User Manual Setting the Password • • • Tap to open the Enter password screen. Specify a password up to 8 characters in length. Tap OK. Retype the password for confirmation. Tap OK. ♦ Note: Always remember your password. If you forget it, you will have to reset the system, which may cause irrevocable loss of user data. Changing the Password • • • • Tap to open the Enter password screen. Input the current password. Tap OK. Specify a new password. Tap OK.
ECTACO SAT-1600 SAT-Words Tutor User Manual Western European. Select Western European (W. European) to access all the supported characters. Shutoff Time Allows you to set the time that elapses before the device automatically turns off. By default, the shutoff time is 2 minutes. • Tap ▼ to change the shutoff time to 1 minute or 5 minutes. Time Format Allows you to set the time format. By default, the time format is HH:MM AM/PM, where HH is the hour and MM is the minute.
ECTACO SAT-1600 SAT-Words Tutor User Manual PC COMMUNICATION Using the USB cradle (included in the standard package) and ECTACO SAT-1600 Desktop Manager software (can be downloaded from www.ectaco.com for free) you may exchange data between your ECTACO SAT-1600 and a personal computer. This feature will allow you to keep a backup copy of user data.
ECTACO SAT-1600 SAT-Words Tutor User Manual File Menu Item Function Synchronize Synchronize all files between the current Contents directory and the device. Send to device Move a highlighted file from the Contents pane to the Device pane. Send to PC Move a highlighted file from the Device pane to the Contents pane. Copy to Library Folder Copy a highlighted file to the Library folder. Copy to Contents Folder Copy a highlighted file to the Contents folder. Unpack Expand a zipped seb file.
ECTACO SAT-1600 SAT-Words Tutor User Manual ♦ Note: Due to a difference in the file systems of ECTACO SAT-1600 and PC, file sizes shown in the Contents pane may slightly differ from those shown in the Device pane.
