Ectaco SpeechGuard TL-4 User manual

ECTACO SpeechGuard™ TL-4 User Manual

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION ................................................................. 2

GENERAL DESCRIPTION.................................................. 4

General View .................................................................... 4

Turn the Device On/Off..................................................... 5

Navigate the Device ......................................................... 6

Set the Target Language.................................................. 9

Address to a Male or Female ......................................... 10

Pronounce a Phrase in Several Languages................... 11

Find and Translate a Phrase .......................................... 13

Use Hints ........................................................................ 15

ADDITIONAL FEATURES ................................................ 16

Adjust the Volume........................................................... 16

Adjust Microphone Sensitivity......................................... 16

Create a New Phrase ..................................................... 17

Edit an Existing Phrase .................................................. 18

Recharge the Battery...................................................... 20

Check the Battery Life .................................................... 20

Use the Stylus................................................................. 21

Perform Calibration......................................................... 21

Tweak the System – Auto-off, Contrast, Backlight ......... 21

Change Font Size........................................................... 22

Perform Adaptation......................................................... 23

Check the Power Supply ................................................ 24

Install MMC..................................................................... 24

Remove MMC................................................................. 25

Reset the Device ............................................................ 25

ECTACO SpeechGuard™ TL-4 User Manual

INTRODUCTION

ECTACO SpeechGuard™ TL-4 is a portable device featuring

English phrases recognition module providing quick translation into

other languages.

To meet the specific client requirements, the device phrase bank

could be customized to include additional language combinations

for the same phrase set. You can also expand the phrase bank by

adding phrases to MY SPEECHGUARD, the user-defined topic.

The ECTACO SpeechGuard™ TL-4 main purpose is to ensure

real-time search and playback of the phrases to help your dialog

with a foreigner. The other important task is to establish the user-

interlocutor feedback and cooperation, and vice versa.

The standard package includes:

- ECTACO SpeechGuard™ TL-4 device

- User Manual

- Quick Start guide

- AC/DC adapter (battery charger)

- Rechargeable battery

- MultiMedia Card (MMC) with translations sounding

- External microphone

- Palm strap

- Spare stylus

ECTACO SpeechGuard™ TL-4 features:

English to German, Chinese, French, Japanese, Russian,

Spanish, Italian voice translation – total of 5,000 phrases

English speech recognition

ECTACO SpeechGuard™ TL-4 User Manual

Speaker adaptation

Volume control

Modern ergonomic design

Dust- and waterproof case

Expandable memory – MMC/SD slot, supports 8 to 64

Megabyte cards

Touch screen (320x240 pixels)

Screen backlight

Built-in 50 mm high-quality speaker

Built-in microphone

User-defined topics and phrases addition

Friendly interface

Search function

External power jack

Microphone jack

Headphone jack

Data protection system

♦Note: As continuous efforts are made by the manufacturer to

ensure better quality and performance of the ECTACO

products, some characteristics of the device you have

purchased may slightly differ from those described in this

manual.

ECTACO SpeechGuard™ TL-4 User Manual

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

General View

The general view and external appliances of ECTACO

SpeechGuard™ TL-4 are shown below.

Front Panel

ECTACO SpeechGuard™ TL-4 User Manual

Back Panel

Turn the Device On/Off

Your ECTACO SpeechGuard™ TL-4 must be turned on before

you can operate it.

1. Press the On/Off button (see General View on page 4) to turn

the device on. You will either see the Main Menu or whatever was

displayed on the device screen at last turn off. If the screen

remains blank, please make sure that the battery is inserted and

charged.

2. To turn the device off, press the On/Off button once again. The

screen will go blank.

♦Note: When turning the device on, you can 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

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button, the user data will be erased and the default settings will

be restored.

Navigate the Device

Before you start working with ECTACO SpeechGuard™ TL-4,

please familiarize yourself with its basic navigation features. The

following information will help you get the most of your electronic

speech-to-speech translator.

Hardware buttons

Button Action(s)

On/Off Turns the device on/off

Backlight Turns the screen backlight on/off

Recognize Starts the speech recognition engine (in the Main

Menu or in a topic – press and hold Recognize),

opens topic or subtopic, pronounces phrase

translation (press and release Recognize), applies

settings (in the Setup section), starts searching (in

the search screen), closes popup windows

Page Up Scrolls up one page (screen) at a time

Page Down Scrolls down one page (screen) at a time

Say Pronounces phrase translation

Setup Opens the Setup section

Up Scrolls up one line or phrase at a time

Down Scrolls down one line or phrase at a time

Left Switches tabs (in the Setup section), moves the

cursor to the left (in a text entry field)

Right Switches tabs (in the Setup section), moves the

cursor to the right (in a text entry field)

Home Returns to the Main Menu

Add Adds the selected phrase to MY SPEECHGUARD

Hints Displays the most important phrases

Find Opens the search screen with virtual keyboard

ECTACO SpeechGuard™ TL-4 User Manual

Touch-sensitive navigation elements

ECTACO SpeechGuard™ TL-4 screen has four predefined touch-

sensitive areas located in the corners of the display. Depending on

the section, these areas hold the following touch buttons.

Button Action(s)

Opens a topic

Returns to the Main Menu

Opens the search screen with virtual keyboard

Goes to an upper level (from within a subtopic or the

Setup section)

Pronounces phrase translation

ECTACO SpeechGuard™ TL-4 User Manual

Indicates that the Say function is not available – for

example, when you select a topic name instead of a

phrase

Applies settings (available in the Setup section)

Shows the tab with general information on

ECTACO SpeechGuard™ TL-4 (available in the Setup

section)

Opens the General Settings screen (available in the

Setup section)

Opens the Advanced Settings screen (available in the

Setup section)

Opens the System Settings screen (available in the

Setup section)

♦Note: When inactive, a touch button is shown dimmed.

The scroll bar is shown when the phrase list doesn't all fit on the

device screen. The slider shows the position of the displayed

contents relative to the rest of data. To use these features please

follow the steps below.

1. Tap on the scroll bar to move the slider to the desired position.

2. Tap on the slider and, holding the stylus down, drag it to the

desired position.

Popup Windows

Popup windows, or just popups, are the short messages you will

see on the device screen following certain operations. For

example, if in the Setup section you have enabled the Show

speech quality messages option, each time the device recognizes

a voice command you will receive a popup with information on

your speech distinctness. Two examples of popups are shown

below.

ECTACO SpeechGuard™ TL-4 User Manual

To close the popup, tap on its check mark , press the

Recognize button, or tap Close, where available.

Set the Target Language

If you want to talk to a person in his/her native language, please

follow the steps below to properly configure your ECTACO

SpeechGuard™ TL-4.

1. When in a topic or in the Main Menu, tap on the word MENU in

the upper part of the screen. The following menu will appear.

ECTACO SpeechGuard™ TL-4 User Manual

2. In the menu, tap Language. You will see the following options.

3. Tap the desired option. Now you have set the target language

for your device, and English phrases will be translated into this

language.

You may also specify the target language in the Setup section as

described below.

1. Go to the Setup section by pressing the Setup button, or just tap

on the word MENU in the upper part of the screen and then select

Settings in the appeared menu.

2. Tap or press the Left / Right buttons to open the General

Settings screen.

3. Tap the desired language or press the Up / Down buttons. A

solid highlight bar will indicate your selection.

4. To apply your settings and exit the Setup section, tap OK in the

upper left of the screen or press the Recognize button. Now the

device is ready to translate your phrases into the native language

of your interlocutor.

Address to a Male or Female

In some cases, the phrase translation depends on the

interlocutor's gender. Please follow the steps below to set your

device for addressing a male or female correctly, as the situation

requires.

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