Offering advanced English and Japanese speech synthesis, this bidirectional electronic dictionary is a versatile language resource. Incorporating the latest text-to-speech technology, it is able to speak thousands of dictionary entries making it an important aid to language study and pronunciation. With more than 450,000 entries this dictionary also converts letters into Hiragana, Katakana, or Kanji as well as providing Romanized pronunciation keys.

Effective learning curve

If your goal is to communicate effectively - to read, write and translate to or from English or Japanese - this dictionary containing extended functionality and flexibility is your best choice. Based on the experience of professional translators working in the field, it has some of the fastest, most powerful search functions currently available to help you find what you need when you need it.

• All translations from English are displayed with Romanized pronunciation keys.
• Advanced English voice function. The dictionary includes over 1,200 phrases grouped by topic for easy daily communication.
• Large, 5 line high-resolution graphic screen makes for natural, smooth font appearance that is easy on your eyes.
• Romanized input methods allow entering characters by their Latin transcriptions. Depending on the selected input method the string of letters is converted into Hiragana, Katakana, or Kanji
• Vector Ultima™ spell-checker allows you to enter words as you hear them and choose a spelling from the suggestions list.

Added functionality

• Universal organizer, calculator, business scheduler comply to highest industry standards
• Built-in metric and currency converters are indispensable tools for the business traveler
• AC adapter, data protection system and PC-exchange

For complete information on this model, please refer to the instruction manual available in PDF format.

In addition to the electronic dictionary itself, included are two replaceable batteries, a carrying and storage pouch, an extra CD with supplementary software applications and the user's manual.

This model is normally operated in a silent mode and you will need to press the "Speaker" button or to choose the corresponding option from the menu in order to hear the translation spoken out loud.