Vtech Power Zone 2000 User Manual

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    USER'S MANUAL ®
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    . That's why all of our electronic learning products are uniquely designed to develop a child's mind and allow them to learn to the best of their ability. Whether it's learning about letters, numbers, geography or algebra, all VTech® learning products incorporate advanced technologies and extensive
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    CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1 PREPARATION 2-5 MOUSE CONNECTION 2 PRINTER CONNECTION 2 POWER SOURCE 2 BATTERY INSTALLATION 2 KEYBOARD BATTERY INSTALLATION 3 BATTERY NOTICE 3 BACKUP BATTERY INSTALLATION 3-4 AC ADAPTOR CONNECTION 4 ON/OFF BUTTON 4 RESET BUTTON 4 AUTOMATIC SHUT-OFF 4 VOLUME
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    WITH LEVELS AND 2-PLAYER MODE 10 GENERAL DISPLAY 11 LANGUAGE ARTS 11-13 WORD CHALLENGE 11 COMPREHENSION 11 SECRET WORD 11 GRAMMAR QUIZ 12 PARTS OF SPEECH 12 WORD SEARCH 12 CROSSWORD 12 SYNONYMS 12 ANTONYMS 12 WORD PUZZLE 13 SOUND ALIKES 13 SENTENCE SHUFFLE 13 CREATIVE WRITING 13
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    MINUS MADNESS 14 MULTIPLICATION 14 DIVISION 14 ALGEBRA ATTACK 15 GEOMETRY 15 GRAPH IT 15 TIC TAC 18 15 MAGIC 24 15 THIS TO THAT 15 FRACTION ACTION 16 NUMBER PATTERNS 16 MATH CHALLENGE 16 TRIVIA CHALLENGE 16-17 UNDERSEA LIFE 16 ANIMAL LIFE 16 ENTERTAINMENT 16 MYSTERY EVENTS 17
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    LOGIC & GAMES 18-19 ROBOT HUNT 18 3D RACE RALLY 18 3D TIC TAC TOE 18 TREASURE HUNT 19 DISC CHALLENGE 19 3D MAZE 19 ART STUDIO
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    34 DATE & TIME 34 SCORING STATISTICS 34 PRINTER SETUP 34 TROUBLESHOOTING FOR PRINTER ERROR 34 TOOLS 35 GENERAL 35 DISPLAY 35 HOW TO USE AN EXPANSION CARTRIDGE ... 35-36 ACTIVITY CARTRIDGES 36 SCORING 37-38 SCORING CODE 37 VTECH® Power Zone™ 2000 ACTIVITIES 38 CARE AND MAINTENANCE 39 45
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    that may result in the risk of fire, electric shock, or injury to persons (such as damage to the output cord, blades, housing, or other parts). In the event of such conditions, the transformer should not be used until properly repaired. 46
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    The VTECH® Power Zone™ 2000 is an electronic learning aid. This unit offers a wide range of exciting and educational activities for interactive learning! The unit's 77 built-in activities and computer skills tools to encourage learning in an entertaining and effective manner. LCD LED LENS CARTRIDGE
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    plug to the printer port. 4. Turn ON the VTECH® Power Zone™ 2000 learning aid and the printer. Please refer to Printer Setup for the list of printers that the VTECH® Power Zone™ 2000 learning aid supports. POWER SOURCE The VTECH® Power Zone™ 2000 learning aid can be operated by using 4 "C" size
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    KEYBOARD BATTERY INSTALLATION 1. Locate the battery cover on the bottom of the keyboard and open it. 2. Insert 4 "AA" batteries as illustrated. DO NOT USE RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES in the keyboard. 3. Close the battery cover. BATTERY NOTICE • Install batteries correctly observing the polarity (+ , _)
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    the unit OFF for 15 seconds, then turn it back ON. If the problem persists, it may be caused by weak batteries. Please install a new set of unit is not in use. ON OFF ON/OFF BUTTON Turn ON your VTECH® Power Zone™ 2000 learning aid by pressing the ON button on the front panel. The unit will show
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    on the screen by sliding the Contrast Switch up for higher contrast and down for lower contrast. MOUSE, KEYBOARD AND CURSOR CONTROL MOUSE Left mouse button Right mouse button Mouse door ® To use the mouse, push it in the direction that you would like the pointer on the screen to move. To
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    Print Screen Answer Ctrl Space Alt Repeat HOME Backspace } Del ] Ins Enter PG UP PG DN Shift Right END Player The VTECH® Power Zone™ 2000 learning aid has a full alphanumeric keyboard with 65 keys. Key labels Some keys have two different functions. These keys are activated when
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    this key. Press it again to release it. Repeat Key: Repeat Press this key to repeat the instructions and the question (the unit will repeat the question if the question on the screen is only partially select a symbol. Then press the Enter key or the left mouse button to confirm the selection. 7
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    in the VTECH® Power Zone™ 2000 learning aid and they are divided into seven categories. Press any category button to go to the menu list of corresponding activities. E-Mail Cartridge Printer System Setup Demo Digital Camera Language Arts Mathematics Trivia Challenge Logic & Games Art Studio
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    Games the learning aid's activities mouse, please make sure the unit is turned OFF. E-Mail E-Mail button: With the VTech® e-mail cartridge, modem and VTech e-mail service (sold separately), a player can send and receive electronic mail. Please note that the VTech® e-mail service does not support
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    AND 2-PLAYER MODE ACTIVITY LEVEL 2-PLAYER MODE Word Challenge 1-4 YES Comprehension 1-4 YES Secret Word 1-4 YES Grammar Quiz 1-4 YES Parts of Speech 1-4 YES Word Search 1-4 YES Crossword 1-4 YES Synonyms 1-4 YES Antonyms 1-4 YES Word Puzzle 1-4 YES Sound Alikes
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    for each player. It also shows the level and the time left in the game. player name chance time left player 1 level player 2 LANGUAGE ARTS WORD CHALLENGE to choose the answer or select the answer using the mouse. Press the Enter key or the left mouse button to confirm your answer, or type in 1, 2
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    choose the answer or use the mose to answer. Press the Enter key or the left mouse button for the answer that will make the sentence grammatically correct, or type in 1, 2 or 3 to answer directly. PARTS OF SPEECH A sentence will be displayed on the screen and the unit will ask you to
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    word is missing and then press the Enter key or the left mouse button. The clue will then be provided. Input the correct word and a written question that includes an addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division problem will be displayed. Choose the answer from multiple choices and then press
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    press the Enter key. To plot a point, use the cursor keys or the mouse to move the point to the area which you would like to select and then press the Enter key. SUM IT UP In the two lower levels, an addition problem will appear on the screen. Input the correct answer using the number keys and then
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    mouse button, or type in 1, 2 or 3 to answer directly. TIC TAC 18 This activity shows a 4 x 4 matrix and you have numbers from 1 to 8. You and the computer first wins the game. If neither player can create a total of 18, the game is a draw. NOTE: One number can be used only once in a game. MAGIC 24
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    your answer by pressing Up/Down key or by using the mouse to choose the correct answer. Press the Enter key or the left mouse button to confirm your answer, or type in 1, 2 or 3 to answer directly. ENTERTAINMENT This challenging trivia game tests your knowledge of TV shows, movies and music. You are
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    select your answer by pressing Up/Down key or by using the mouse for the correct answer. Press the Enter key or the left mouse button to confirm your answer, or type in 1, 2 or 3 to answer directly. KNOWLEDGE CHALLENGE This game tests your knowledge of various trivia topics. You are asked a question
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    a square within the grid by using the mouse or pressing the cursor keys. Click the left mouse key or press Enter key to attack. You can continue to attack if you hit your target. If you miss your target, it becomes the computer's turn. The game will end when all of your opponent's robots
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    TREASURE HUNT The computer will display a grid. The mission of this game is to find all of the treasure in the grid. The grid also contains enemies and bonus points. Select a tile on the grid to look for the treasure and then press the left mouse button. To find clues on how many treasures
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    ART STUDIO CARD MAKER The VTECH® Power Zone™ 2000 learning aid has several built-in pictures for you tools. PERSONAL OFFICE WORD PROCESSOR The VTECH® Power Zone™ 2000 learning product offers you one of the most important applications found in computers - word processor. With the word processor
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    or the left mouse button to confirm. A message will ask you for confirmation. ALERT! When files are deleted, they will be gone permanently. Print In order to use the print feature, you must connect the unit to one of the printers which works with the VTECH® Power Zone™ 2000 learning aid. Please see
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    block you want to edit and hold down shift key button or the left mouse button and move the cursor point at the same time. When the cursor the area you want to mark as a block, release the shift key or the left mouse button. After a block of text is defined, use one of the three block editing tools
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    INSERT Page break The Page break tool enables you to insert a page break manually. Page no. The Page no. tool enables you to insert page numbers. and press HOME PG DN Right Player END the Enter key or the left mouse button to confirm. Press the Esc key to return to the document. Picture
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    Time This allows you to insert the time. HELP The Help tool is a reference table for learning commonly used shortcuts. Menu File Edit Format Insert Menu Item New Open Save Print Cut Paste Copy Find/Replace Fonts Bold font Italic font Left
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    SCHEDULER This activity keeps a full schedule for you and includes an alarm which can be turned ON/OFF. Delete Choose the Delete icon when you want to delete a record. You will be asked to confirm the deletion. Delete All Choose the Delete icon when you want to delete all the records of a particular
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    This activity 'LOGO' lets you experience logo programming. You can learn more in other reference book. LOGO is a programming language that can to draw pictures. This system of drawing is called Turtle Graphics. commands Instructions to the Turtle are called commands. Each command begins with a key
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    end This routine contains a lot of repetition. Routines can be written more concisely using a repeat command: to square : n repeat 4 [forward 30 right 90] end The repeat command has two sets of additional information or input - the number indicating the number of times to repeat the command ("4")
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    example above, "forward :n" enables LOGO to read ":n" as a variable and use it as input to the command "forward." 1. Drawing instruction forward (fd) n back (bk) n left (lt) n right (rt) n setx n sety n setxy x,y setheading (seth) n setpc n setbg n pencolor(pc) background(bg
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    beyond the edge of the graphics window. If you try to move the turtle off the it does not move and Logo displays a message. 2. Mathematics instruction abs arctan cos expn raised output the absolute value of its input. output the arctangent of its input. output the cosine of its input. calculate
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    sin sqrt sum 3. Word & List instruction first last butfirst (bf))butfirst butlast (bl) word sentence (se) list firstput (fput) lastput (lput) output the integer portion of its input by removing the decimal portion, if any. No rounding occurs. output the natural logarithm of its input. output the
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    edit load save open close print type cleartext (ct) pots erase (er) eraseall (erall) 5. Flow control instruction and: not: or: enter the LOGO editor and opens an edit window. transfer the contents of the file specified by its input from the disk
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    a GO-LABEL loop. Its input must match the input of the corresponding GO command. Used in conjunction with GO. repeat: REPEAT runs the list of instructions in the second input the number of times indicated by its first input. The number input to REPEAT can be any positive number. If the
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    memory status. Functions like copy file, move file, rename file, delete file and format memory are also available. QUICK TAG Quick Tag allows you to manually mark and retrieve any question so you can review it later. SOUND EFFECT Sound Effect allows you to turn sound effects ON or OFF as
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    configured to work like a different model. The VTECH® Power Zone™ 2000 learning aid can also be used with printers that are set up to work like the printers listed above. Please refer to your printer manual for different configurations. TROUBLESHOOTING FOR PRINTER ERROR When a Printer Error message
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    input direction in mathematics and games. • Date Format This allows mouse pointer. • Message Scroll Speed This allows you to adjust the message scroll speed in the unit. HOW TO USE AN EXPANSION CARTRIDGE The VTECH® Power Zone™ 2000 learning aid offers optional expansion cartridges. To use a cartridge
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    Department at 1-800-521-2010 in the U.S. or 1-800-267-7377 in Canada. A service representative will be happy to help you. ACTIVITY CARTRIDGES FOREIGN LANGUAGES GERMAN TRANSLATOR This activity will help you learn German phrases and vocabulary. You will be introduced to simple German words and phrases
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    SCORING The following table lists how scoring is done for each of the activities that keep score in the VTECH® Power Zone™ 2000. NOTE: The following activities do not have scoring or a 2-player mode. Creative Writing Conversion Pad Card Maker Calculator Picture Maker LOGO Word Processor
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    VTECH® Power Zone™ 2000 ACTIVITIES: Activity Word Challenge Comprehension Secret Word Grammar Quiz Parts of Speech Word Search Crossword Synonyms Antonyms Word Puzzle Sound Alikes Sentence Shuffle Creative Writing All mathematics (except: Tic Tac 18) All Trivia Challenge Robot
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    dismantle it. 5. Do not immerse the unit in water or get the unit wet. IMPORTANT NOT: Creating and developing electronic learning aids is accompanied by a responsibility that we at VTECH® take very seriously. We make every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information that forms the value of our
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