Educational Insights Talking Telescope GeoSafari User Manual

Explore the world of animals

and outer space!

EI-8805

Ages 5+

Grades K+

Table of Contents

Introducing GeoSafari Talking Telescope . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

GeoSafari Talking Telescope Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Getting Ready to Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Let’s Play a Facts Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Let’s Play a Quiz Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Helpful Hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Exploring with the Detachable Telescope . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Caring for Your GeoSafari Talking Telescope . . . . . . . . 7

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

How to Clean Your GeoSafari

More Fun Facts About Animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

More Fun Facts About Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Battery Installation and Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Talking Telescope

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Introducing GeoSafari Talking Telescope

Did you know that a newborn koala is about the size of a jellybean?
Or that there are over 1,000 rings around the planet Saturn? With the
GeoSafari Talking Telescope you can explore the world of animals and
outer space. Get an up-close VIEW of 12 wild animals and 8 outer
space phenomena as you HEAR cool facts or TEST your knowledge in
fun quiz games. You’ll see everything from amazing animals like pandas
and penguins to out-of-this-world planets, stars, and spacecraft. Plus,
you can use the detachable telescope to view your own incredible world!

Talking Telescope

With the interactive GeoSafari Talking Telescope,
you can view 20 colorful images of animals and
outer space through the special viewfinder as you
listen to 200 fascinating facts and challenging
questions about the slides! It’s easy to use. Just
insert a slide, press the Facts or the Quiz button,
and get ready to learn while you play. Realistic
animal sounds and fun space sound effects add
to the learning fun!

Detachable Telescope

The GeoSafari Talking Telescope features an
8-inch detachable telescope for on-the-go
exploring. This 4x magnification telescope is
attached to the Talking Telescope with a strong
magnet, but also pivots up and down on the unit
for easy viewing.

Slides

Inside the handy storage compartment are
20 full-color slide images to use with your Talking

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Telescope. The slides feature photographs of
awesome animals and spectacular space images
from NASA. Each slide is labeled for easy
identification.

Guide

This guide includes everything you need to know about using your
GeoSafari
fun facts about each slide and suggestions for exploring your world.

Talking Telescope. PLUS, there’s a special section with more

GeoSafari Talking Telescope Features

Getting Ready to Play

Detachable
(4x magnification) for
on-the-go exploring!

20 interactive SLIDES
feature amazing animals
and spectacular space
phenomena

STORAGE COMPARTMENT

stores and protects slides.

Press the
turn the unit on and off.

Press the

VOLUME

Button to
choose
volume
level—low,
medium,
or high.

TELESCOPE

Battery-saving AUTOMATIC SHUT-OFF
turns unit off after two minutes of non-use.

ON/OFF Button to

View images through the soft
comfort

VIEWFINDER.

Turn the 4x
for clear slide images.

Press the
about animals and outer space.

CONTROL PANEL

FOCUSING MAGNIFIER

Turn the
5 facts and 5 questions
for each slide.

DIAL to hear

FACTS Button to learn

Press the
QUIZ Button
to see how
much you’ve
learned.

Before using your GeoSafari Talking Telescope for the first time, install
4 AA batteries. See the diagram and directions on page 12.

1. Press the On/Off button to begin. The Talking Telescope will ask you to
choose the Facts or Quiz game.

2. Choose the game you’d like to play—FACTS or QUIZ.

Press the Facts button to learn about animals and
outer space.

Press the Quiz button to play a quiz game about
animals and outer space.

3. Open the slide compartment and choose a slide.

4. Insert the slide into the viewing area.

5. Close one eye and look into the viewfinder. For better viewing, place
the Talking Telescope on a low surface so that you can look down into
the viewfinder easily. Focus the slide image by turning the focusing
magnifier until the picture looks sharp and clear.

6. Enter the 3-letter code
printed on the slide. Use

ABCbuttons

the
to enter the code.

Press the

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slide codes and answer questions.

LETTER Buttons to enter