Fisher-Price B2001 Instruction Sheet

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Model Number: B2001

Owner’s Manual

Model Number: B2001

Owner’s Manual

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Let’s Go!

•Some of the tools on the tool menu are not
available for use in some activities or games.
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 56, Calibrating the Stylus.

Before inserting a software cartridge, turn power off! Insert the

software cartridge into the software port. Turn power back on.

Software Port

Software Cartridge

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Alpha Forest

™

•Login or choose an activity on the screen.

•Touch your choice on the screen with
the stylus.

Activities Login

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Login!

•Touch the flashing box in the lower
right corner with the stylus.

•Touch New Player in the lower left
corner with the stylus (go on to page 6).

OR

•Touch your name on the screen with
the stylus (go on to page 10).

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•Choose upper or lower case letters
and a color for your name.

•Touch the abc button on the screen
with the stylus to choose upper case
letters; touch again for lower case letters.

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•Touch the color palette on the screen
with the stylus.

•Touch a color on the screen with the stylus.

•Touch the smiley button on the screen
with the stylus when you’re done!

Smiley Button

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•Touch each letter of your name on the
keyboard with the stylus.

•Touch the smiley button on the screen
with the stylus when you’re done!

•Choose a picture to go with your name.

•Touch the arrows on the screen with the
stylus to scroll through choices.

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•When you find a picture that you like,
touch your choice on the screen with
the stylus.

•Touch the smiley button on the screen
with the stylus when you’re done!

•Now, choose a guide.

•Touch your choice on the screen with
the stylus.

•Touch the smiley button on the screen
with the stylus when you’re done!

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•If you’re already logged in,touch your
name on the screen with the stylus.

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Choose a Game or Activity!

Choose a game or activity from the Home Screen: Letter Mix-up,

Letter Forest,Letter Trails,Fireflies,Coloring and Animal Mix-up.

Letter Trails

Letter Mix-up

Letter Forest

Animal Mix-up

Fireflies

Coloring

Hint: Go to page 51 for information on Top Scores; page 52 for information
about Progress Reports and page 55 for information on how to Log Out!

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Letter Mix-up

•If you didn’t login,you’ll need to choose
a guide.

•Touch your choice on the screen with
the stylus.

•Choose a level.Touch your choice on the
screen with the stylus.

You have 30 seconds to make matches.
You have 25 seconds to make matches

and extra letters.
You have 20 seconds to make matches

and extra letters.

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•Match the letters on the ground with the
letters on the trees before time runs out.

Hint: Touch the help button on the screen
with the stylus if you need help.

•Touch a letter on the bottom the screen
with the stylus.

Timer

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•Now,drag the letter with the stylus on the
screen to the matching letter on the tree.

• Good job! You made a match.
Match another letter.

Hint: Don’t run out of time!

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•Try again. Match the letter on the
ground with a letter on a tree.

•After you have made all matches,
you score points!

Level 1 - 10 points
Level 2 - 20 points
Level 3 - 30 points

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•Jump to the next level!

Hint: If you’d like to play another activity,
touch Home on the tool menu with
the stylus.

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Letter Forest

•If you didn’t login,you’ll need to choose
a guide.

•Touch your choice on the screen with
the stylus.

•Choose a level.Touch your choice on the
screen with the stylus.

Find 6 letters.
Find 6 letters – some are hidden.
Find 8 letters – some are hidden.

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•There are three letters hidden on the screen.

•After finding letters, they go into the bag.
You score points.

•If you find a hidden treasure, it goes into the
treasure chest.You score points.

•Touch the arrow to scroll to a different
screen and find more letters.

•Touch the hint button if you need help.

Hint

Letters

Letter Bag

Treasure

Chest

Arrow

Level 1

•Look and listen to the letter to find.

Hint: There are six letters to find.

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•Now,touch a letter on the screen
with the stylus.

• Good job! Listen to the letter and a word
that begins with that letter.

•The letter is in the letter bag. Touch
another letter on the screen with
the stylus.

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•Touch the blinking star on the screen
with the stylus.

Hint: Watch carefully for blinking stars –
they only flash for a moment!

• Wo w! You found a hidden treasure.

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•The hidden treasure is in the
treasure chest. Keep looking for
letters and treasures.

•After you have found three letters on
one screen, touch the arrow on the screen
with the stylus to go the next screen.

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•Now, find the next letter.Touch the screen
with the stylus.

Hint: There are 10 different letters to find
in each level.

•You found all the letters. Look at
your score.

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•It’s time to play the bonus game!

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Bonus Game

• Listen to the question. Touch the letter on
the top of the screen with the stylus that
answers the question.

Hint: Touch the help button on the screen
with the stylus for a hint.

• Great! You chose the correct letter.

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•Try again! Touch the letter on the top

of the screen with the stylus that

answers the question.

•Congratulations, you may pass!

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Levels 2 and 3

•Some of the letters are hidden. Look for

the flashing stars.

• Good job! You found a hidden letter.

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•Some of the flashing stars are

hidden treasures.

•Continue game play the same
as in level 1.

Hint: If you’d like to play another activity,

touch Home on the tool menu with

the stylus.

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Letter Trails

•If you didn’t login,you’ll need to choose
a guide.

•Touch your choice on the screen with
the stylus.

•Choose a level. Touch your choice on
the screen with the stylus.

Shape paths.
Upper case letters.
Lower case letters.

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•Touch the squirrel on the screen
with the stylus.

•Now drag the squirrel on the screen
with the stylus to the nut. Look at the
line you made!

Hint: If you need help, touch on the
screen with the stylus.

Level 1

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•Oops, you didn’t follow the path,
try again!

•You completed the shape!

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•Look at your score. Jump to the next level.

•Touch the bunny on the screen with
the stylus.

Level 2

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•Now drag the bunny on the screen with
the stylus to the carrot. Look at the line
you made!

Hint: If you need help, touch on the screen
with the stylus.

•Oops, you didn’t follow the path,try again!

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•You completed the upper case letter!

•Look at your score. Jump to the next level.

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•Touch the frog on the screen with
the stylus.

Level 3

•Now drag the frog on the screen
with the stylus to the fly.Look at
the line you made!

Hint: If you need help, touch on the
screen with the stylus.

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•Oops, you didn’t follow the path,try again!

•You completed the lower case letter!

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•Look at your score!

Hint: If you’d like to play another activity,
touch Home on the tool menu with
the stylus.

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Fireflies

•If you didn’t login,you’ll need to choose
a guide.

•Touch your choice on the screen with
the stylus.

•Choose a level.Touch the screen with

the stylus.

Fireflies fly slow.
Fireflies fly faster.
Fireflies fly fastest.

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•Look at the screen.

•Drag fireflies in the matching jars.

•Touch the hint button with the stylus
if you need help (but you’ll lose 20 points!).

•Look at the fireflies on the screen.
Do you see a letter match?

•Touch the firefly on the screen with
the stylus.

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•Now,drag he firefly with the stylus into
the matching jar.

• Good job! You made a match.
You score 50 points.

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• Tr y again! You lose 10 points.

• Keep playing until you make five
matches in each jar.

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•Your score is tallying.Watch the fireflies
fly out of the jar.

•Look at your score!

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•It’s time to go to the next level.

Hint: If you’d like to play another activity,touch
Home on the tool menu with the stylus.

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Coloring

•Touch the arrows on the bottom of the
screen with the stylus to scroll through
backgrounds.

•When you find one that you like, touch
your choice on the screen with the stylus.

•If you didn’t login,you’ll need to choose
a guide.

•Touch your choice on the screen with
the stylus.

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•Touch the arrows to choose the
type of marking. Choose
or or or .

•Use the "Pencil" tool to color the

background.

•Touch the "Pencil" tool on the tool menu

with the stylus.

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•Touch the arrows to choose a color palette.
Now,choose a color for your “pencil”tool.

•Touch to save your choices.

•Use the stylus on the screen to color
the background.

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•Now,try adding stampers to your picture.

•Touch the Stamp It tool on the tool

menu with the stylus.

•Touch the arrows on the bottom of the

screen to scroll through stamper choices.

•When you find one that you like, touch

your choice on the screen with the stylus.

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•Use any of the tools on the tool menu to
add to the picture: Straight Line ,Shape
Maker , Magic Wand Eraser or
Special Effects Selector .

•Now,touch the play button on the
screen with the stylus to see the
stamper(s) come to life!

Hint: When you’re finished,you can Save It ;
Erase All or touch Home on the tool
menu with the stylus.

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Animal Mix-up

•If you didn’t login,you’ll need to choose
a guide.

•Touch your choice on the screen with
the stylus.

•Look at the screen. You can change the
front half or the back half of the animal
on the screen.

•Animal choices are located on the bottom
of the screen.

Front Half

Back Half

Animal Choices

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•Touch the arrows on the bottom of the
screen to scroll through animal choices.

•When you find one that you like, touch
your choice on the screen with the stylus.

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•Now drag the animal to the front half
or the back half of the animal.

•The mixed-up animal comes to life!

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•Look at your top scores in Letter Mix-up,
Letter Forest,Letter Trails or Fireflies.

Hint: Be sure you login to your name to see
your scores.

•Touch the back button to return to
the Home Screen.

Top Score

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Progress

•Take a look at your progress report in any
of the activities.

Hint: Be sure you login to your name to see
your progress.

•Choose a game or activity.Touch your
choice on the screen with the stylus.

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•Touch the Progress tab with the stylus to see your progress.

•Touch the Frequency tab with the stylus to see how many times
you’ve played each game or activity.

•Touch the Skills tab with the stylus to review what skills are
included with each game or activity.

Skills Tab

Frequency Tab

Progress Tab

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•Touch the back button with the stylus to return to the Home Screen.

Skills

Frequency

Progress

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Log Out

•Touch this button to log out as a player.
Now,another player can log in!

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Calibrating the Stylus

Mark on Screen

Tip of Stylus

IMPORTANT!The mark made on your screen from the stylus and

the location of the tip of the stylus may not align.When this happens,
you need to calibrate the stylus.

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Calibration Hole

•Turn Pixter® power on. Wait until you see the Home Screen.

•Turn Pixter over and locate the calibration hole.

• Insert, push and hold the stylus in the calibration hole. Turn Pixter® over
so that you can see the screen.

•When you see two , remove the stylus from the calibration hole.

•First touch the in the upper left corner with the tip of the stylus.

•Then, touch the in the lower right corner with the tip of the stylus.

Hint: After calibrating your screen, the contrast resets to the mid-level.
To change the contrast on the screen, touch the Save It! tool.

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One (1) Year Limited Warranty

Fisher-Price,Inc., 636 Girard Avenue,East Aurora, New York 14052 warrants Pixter® Color
Alphabet Forest™ is free from all defects in material and workmanship when used under
normal conditions for a period of one (1) year from the date of purchase.

Should the product fail to perform properly,we will repair or replace it at our option,
free of charge. Purchaser is responsible for shipping the product to Consumer Relations
at the address indicated above and for all associated freight and insurance cost.
Fisher-Price,Inc. will bear the cost of shipping the repaired or replaced item to you.

This warranty is void if the owner repairs or modifies the product.This warranty excludes
any liability other than that expressly stated above including but not limited to any
incidental or consequential damages.

SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES,SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT
APPLY TO YOU.

THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS,AND YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER
RIGHTS WHICH MAY VARY FROM STATE TO STATE.

Care

•Keep water, sand and dirt off of this cartridge.

• Keep this cartridge away from direct sunlight and excessive heat.

•Do not immerse the cartridge. Simply wipe the outside of the cartridge with a cloth
to clean.

• This cartridge has no consumer serviceable parts. Please do not take this
cartridge apart.

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Consumer Information

Questions? We’d like to hear from you!

Call Fisher-Price® Consumer Relations,toll-free at 1-800-432-KIDS (5437),
8 AM- 6 PM EST Monday through Friday. Hearing-impaired consumers
using TTY/TDD equipment, please call 1-800-382-7470.Or, write to:

Fisher-Price®
Consumer Relations
636 Girard Avenue
East Aurora, New York 14052

For countries outside the United States:

CANADA
Questions? 1-800-567-7724, Mattel Canada Inc., 6155 Freemont Blvd., Mississauga,

Ontario L5R 3W2.

GREAT BRITAIN

M

attel UK Ltd,Vanwall Business Park, Maidenhead SL6 4UB. Helpline: 01628 500302.

AUSTRALIA

Mattel Australia Pty.Ltd., 658 Church Street, Locked Bag #870,Richmond, Victoria 3121 Australia.
Consumer Advisory Service 1300 135 312.

NEW ZEALAND

16-18 William Pickering Drive,Albany 1331, Auckland.

ASIA

Mattel East Asia Ltd,Room 1106, South Tower,World Finance Centre, Harbour City,Tsimshatsui,
HK, China.

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