Fisher-Price 73979 Instruction Sheet

Action Art
Owner’s Manual
Model Number: 73979
Action Art
Owner’s Manual
Model Number: 73979
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Fisher-Price, Inc., a subsidiary of Mattel, Inc., East Aurora, NY 14052 U.S.A.
©2001 Mattel, Inc. All Right Reserved. ® and ™ designate
U.S. trademarks of Mattel, Inc.
Printed in China. 73979pr-0820
Action!
Software Port
Action Art™ Software Cartridge
• Some of the tools on the tool menu are not available for use during some activities. If a tool is not available for use,you will hear a tone.
• Please keep this manual for future reference,as it contains important information.
IMPORTANT! If the tip of the stylus and the image on screen do not align, it’s time to calibrate them! Please refer to page 36, Calibrating the Stylus.
Before inserting a software cartridge, turn power off! Insert the
software cartridge into the software port. Turn power back on.
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Motion Picture Maker
Create your own motion pictures using: Free Draw; Background Starters; Cartoon Starters; or Sprite Stampers. Touch the activity on the Home
Screen with the stylus.
Free Draw
Sprite Stampers
Cartoon Starters
Background Starters
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Start with a blank screen and using any of the tools on the tool menu, draw your own characters, objects or backgrounds frame-by-frame.Then, press the action arrow to see your art in motion!
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Free Draw
Action Arrow
Tool Menu
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Use any of the tools on the tool menu for drawing:
“Pencil” Tool Straight Line Shape Maker Stamp It Special Effects Selector
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Hint: Refer to pages 27-35 for detailed information on each tool.
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• Begin drawing your first frame using any of the tools.
• After finishing your drawing,touch the double arrows on the bottom right corner with the stylus to go to the next frame.
Hints:
- Note the number on the bottom centre of the screen.This is the frame number you are working on.
- Touch the double arrows on the bottom left corner with the stylus to go to the previous frame.
Frame Number
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• Again, use any of the tools to draw your second frame.
• Continue to draw as many frames as you like – up to 62!
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• Try touching the copy robot with the stylus on the bottom left corner of the screen.Watch as the copy robot recreates your previous frame.Now,you can add what you’d like to the frame.Then, erase (using the Erase It tool) what you don’t need.
Copy Robot
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• Press the action arrow on the bottom centre of the screen to see your art in motion!
• Touch the screen with the stylus at any time to stop motion.When you stop motion, you will be on a single frame. You can change that frame, or touch the double arrows on the bottom corners of the screen to scroll to the page you would like to change.
Hint: When you finish a series of drawings, you can Erase It ; Erase All ;Save It ; or touch Home on the tool menu to return to the Home Screen.You can save one animated sequence in each activity!
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Background Starters
Select an animated background and draw your own characters and objects frame-by-frame.Then, press the action arrow to see your art in motion!
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• Touch the arrows on the bottom of the screen with the stylus to view each of 10 animated backgrounds.
• When you find one that you like, touch the screen with the stylus.
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Use any of the tools on the tool menu for drawing:
“Pencil” Tool Straight Line Shape Maker Stamp It Special Effects Selector
Hint: Refer to pages 27-35 for detailed information on each tool.
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• Begin drawing your first frame using any of the tools.
• After finishing your drawing,touch the double arrows on the bottom right corner with the stylus to go to the next frame.
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Hints:
- Note the number on the bottom centre of the screen.This is the frame number you are working on.
- Touch the double arrows on the bottom left corner with the stylus to go to the previous frame.
Frame Number
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• Try touching the copy robot with the
stylus on the bottom left corner of the screen.Watch as the copy robot recreates your previous frame.Now,you can add what you’d like to the frame.Then, erase (using the Erase It tool) what you don’t need.
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• Again, use any of the tools to draw your
second frame.
• Continue to draw as many frames as you
like – up to 15!
Copy Robot
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• Touch the screen with the stylus at any
time to stop motion.When you stop motion, you will be on a single frame. You can change that frame, or touch the double arrows on the bottom corners of the screen to scroll to the page you would like to change.
Hint: When you finish a series of drawings, you can Erase It ; Erase All ;Save It ; or touch Home on the tool menu to return to the Home Screen.You can save one animated sequence in each activity!
• Press the action arrow on the bottom centre of the screen to see your art in motion!
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Action Arrow
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Select animated objects and characters like an airplane, dinosaur or a bouncing ball and draw your own background frame-by-frame.Then, press the action arrow to see view your animated cartoon!
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Cartoon Starters
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• Touch the arrows on the bottom of the screen with the stylus to view each of 10 animated objects or characters.
• When you find one that you like, touch the screen with the stylus.
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Use any of the tools on the tool menu for drawing:
“Pencil” Tool Straight Line Shape Maker Stamp It Special Effects Selector
Hint: Refer to pages 27-35 for detailed information on each tool.
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• Begin drawing your first frame using any of the tools.
• After finishing your drawing,touch the double arrows on the bottom right corner with the stylus to go to the next frame.
Hints:
- Note the number on the bottom centre of the screen.This is the frame number you are working on.
- Touch the double arrows on the bottom left corner with the stylus to go to the previous frame.
Frame Number
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• Again, use any of the tools to draw your second frame.
• Continue to draw as many frames as you like – up to 15!
• Try touching the copy robot with the stylus on the bottom left corner of the screen.Watch as the copy robot recreates your previous frame.Now,you can add what you’d like to the frame.Then, erase (using the Erase It tool) what you don’t need.
Copy Robot
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• Touch the screen with the stylus at any time to stop motion.When you stop motion, you will be on a single frame.You can change that frame, or touch the double arrows on the bottom corners of the screen to scroll to the page you would like to change.
Hint: When you finish a series of draw­ings, you can Erase It ; Erase All ; Save It ; or touch Home on the tool menu to return to the Home Screen.You can save one animated sequence in each activity!
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• Press the action arrow on the bottom center of the screen to see your art in motion!
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Sprite Stampers
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Choose one or more Stamp It objects or characters and add your own background. Then press the action arrow to see them come to life.
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• The blinking arrow on the bottom of the screen encourages you to choose the Stamp It tool on the tool menu.
• Touch the arrows on the bottom of the screen with the stylus to view each of the stampers.
• Touch the screen with the stylus to choose.
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Use any of the tools on the tool menu for drawing:
“Pencil” Tool Straight Line Shape Maker Stamp It Special Effects Selector
Hint: Refer to pages 27-35 for detailed information on each tool.
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