Fisher-Price B7999 Instruction Sheet

Model Number: B7999

Owner’s Manual

Model Number: B7999

Owner’s Manual

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Let’s Go!

Software Port

Software Cartridge

• Some of the tools on the tool menu are not available
for use during some activities or games. If a tool is not available for use,
you will hear a tone.The Home and the Save It (and Volume Control)
tools are always available for use.

• 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 44, 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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Rocket Power

Choose an activity or game from the Home Screen: Shreddin’ Scene Starters,
Skateboard Shop,Connect-the-Dots,Video-cam Creator,‘Zine Shop,Shore
Shack Snack Seller.Touch the activity or game on the screen with the stylus.

Video-cam Creator

Skateboard Shop

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Shreddin’ Scene Starters

Connect-the-Dots

‘Zine Shop

Hint: If you have Pixter® 2.0, you can link to another Pixter® 2.0 to

send a picture you’ve created or your best time or score to a friend!

Shore Shack Snack Seller

Shreddin’ Scene Starters

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

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

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• Use the tools on the tool menu to
finish your creation: "Pencil" Tool ;
Straight Line ; Shape Maker ;
Stamp It ; Erase It ; or Special
Effects Selector .

Hint: If you’d like to save your creation, touch
Save It on the tool menu with the stylus.
If you’d like to go to a different activity, touch
Home on the tool menu with the stylus
to return to the Home Screen.

• If you have a Pixter® 2.0 unit and you’d
like to send your picture to another
Pixter® 2.0, touch the Save It or Send It
tool on the tool menu with the stylus.

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Skateboard Shop

• You’re in the shop.Let’s design
a skateboard.

• You can choose the board style ;
the wheels ; and trucks .Touch
a button on the screen with the stylus.

Board

Style

Wheels

Trucks

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

• Touch your choice on the screen with
the stylus when you find a body style
that you like.

Body Style

• Touch the screen with the stylus
to select wheels.

• Touch your choice on the screen
with the stylus when you find wheels
that you like.

Wheels

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• Touch the screen with the stylus
to select trucks.

• Touch your choice on the screen
with the stylus when you find trucks
that you like.

Trucks

• When you’ve finished designing your
skateboard, it’s time to test it out!

• Touch the arrow on the bottom
of the screen with the stylus.

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Choose a race course: Ramp, Oval,

Slalom or Design Your Own Course.

Touch your choice with the stylus.

Race Course

Ramp

Oval

Slalom

Design Your
Own Course

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• Touch START on the screen with
the stylus.

Ramp, Oval and Slalom Courses

• Watch the screen as you "ride"
the course.

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• A grid appears on the screen. Look at
the flashing square on the screen near
the upper left corner.You will begin your
course design with the square next to
the flashing square on the screen. Look
at the part of the course.

Design a Course

• Touch the same part of the course on
the screen again (and sometimes again!)
with the stylus to see a different choice
for the course.

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• When you decide which part you’d
like, touch the flashing square with
the stylus to select it.

• Continue to view course parts and
make selections with the stylus until
you finish the course.

Hint: You can make a short course,long
course or a track (complete loop)!

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• Touch the thumbs up button to start
or touch the racing flags button to
continue designing your course.

• Touch START on the screen with
the stylus.

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• Watch the screen as you "ride"
the course.

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

Connect-the-Dots

• Touch the arrows on the bottom of
the screen with the stylus to scroll
through each pattern. Can you guess
what it will be?

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

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• Now,connect the dots to see if you
were right!

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• Use the tools on the tool menu to
add to the picture: "Pencil" Tool ;
Straight Line ; Shape Maker ;
Stamp It ; Erase It ; or Special
Effects Selector .

Hint: If you’d like to save your picture, touch
Save It on the tool menu with the stylus.
If you’d like to go to a different activity, touch
Home on the tool menu with the stylus
to return to the Home Screen.

• If you have a Pixter 2.0 unit and you’d like
to send your picture to another Pixter 2.0,
touch the Save It or Send It tool on the
tool menu with the stylus.

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Video-Cam Creator

• Choose a character for each of the
four scenes.Touch the character with
the stylus.

• Drag the character with the stylus to the
frame you’d like the character to appear.

• Choose another character and place
it in a frame.

• When you’ve finished placing the
characters in the scenes, touch the play
button on the bottom of the screen
with the stylus.

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• Cool – watch your "videotape"!

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

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‘Zine Shop

Create your own Extreme News ‘Zine.

Choose a character,scene and create

a headline for your article.

Scene

Headline

Character

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

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

Character

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

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

Scene

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• Touch the check mark on the
bottom of the screen with the stylus
when you are finished.

• Write your own headline.

• Touch each letter of each word
with the stylus.

Headline

• Look – the front cover is complete!

• Now,use any of the tools on the tool
menu to add to the front cover: "Pencil"
Tool ;Straight Line ; Shape
Maker ; Stamp It ; Erase It ;
or Special Effects Selector .

Hint: If you’d like to save your creation, touch
Save It on the tool menu with the stylus.
If you’d like to go to a different activity, touch
Home on the tool menu with the stylus
to return to the Home Screen.

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• If you have a Pixter 2.0 unit and you’d
like to send your picture to another
Pixter 2.0, touch the Save It or Send
It tool on the tool menu with
the stylus.

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Shore Shack Snack Seller

Object of the Game:

Take as many food orders as possible and collect the most money!

• Look in the upper left corner for the
item that is being ordered.

Item Ordered

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• Look in the upper left corner of the
screen for the next item ordered.

Hint: Look in the upper right corner for
your order total.

Order Total

• Now,look for the item coming down
the conveyor belt.When you see it,
touch it on the screen with the stylus.

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• Wow! Look at the order total.Can you
beat it next time?

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

Tool Menu

Create your own drawing or write
a message with the stylus.

“Pencil”Tool

Pixter®,Pixter®Plus, Pixter® 2.0

Touch for freestyle drawing or writing.

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Touch to make a straight line.

Now,choose the line thick­ness for your “pencil”tool.

Touch the screen with the stylus.
Now,drag the stylus on the screen
and stop. Look – a straight line!

Hint: Make your own shapes or create
your own connect-the-dots.

Straight Line

Pixter®,Pixter®Plus, Pixter® 2.0

Shape Maker

Pixter®,Pixter®Plus,Pixter® 2.0

Touch to make shapes.

Now,choose the shape:

- Triangle

- Circle

- Square/rectangle

- Make your own shape!

Touch the screen and drag the
stylus to make small or large shapes.

Hint: To make a triangle, touch the
screen and drag the stylus to make
the base of the triangle.Then, touch
the base line with the stylus and drag
it to complete the triangle.

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Stamp It!

Pixter®,Pixter®Plus , Pixter® 2.0

Touch for stamper art.

Touch the arrows on
the bottom of the
screen with the stylus
to see each of the
stamper designs.

Touch the screen with
the stylus to choose
a stamper.

Touch the screen
as many times as you
like with the stylus for
lots of stamper fun!

Hint: To choose more than one stamper, simply touch the Stamp It tool;
touch the arrows to scroll through the different stampers; and touch the screen
with the stylus to choose a stamper and look – you’re back to your activity.

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Eraser

Pixter®,Pixter® Plus,Pixter® 2.0

Touch to make your stylus an eraser.

Now,choose the line thick­ness for your eraser.

Use your stylus to erase any
part of what’s on the screen.

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Full Screen Erase

Pixter®,Pixter® Plus, Pixter® 2.0

Touch to choose an animated full screen erase with cool sound effects.

Choose one of the options and
watch and listen as your drawing
disappears.

Hint: After using the full screen
erase,you’re still in the same
activity using the same tool.

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Special Effects Selector

Pixter

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Touch to choose a special effect.

Rotate it, mirror it or switch
from white to black or
black to white.

Touch the screen
with the stylus and watch
your drawing change.

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Switch from white to black or
black to white; rotate it, mirror
it, fill in a selected drawing
area or write a caption.

White to Black/Black to

White/Mirror Tool

Touch the screen
with the stylus and
watch the special effect.

Special Effects Selector

Pixter®Plus, Pixter®2.0

Touch to choose a special effect.

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To fill in a selected drawing
area, select the area.Watch
the selected area fill in.

Typing Tool

To create your own caption,
touch each letter of each
word with the stylus.Touch
the bottom of the screen with
the stylus.You’re back to your
creation.Touch the screen
with the stylus to “stamp”
your caption on the screen.

Quick Paint Tool

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Save It! (and Adjust the Volume)

Pixter®and Pixter® Plus

Touch to save or retrieve your game;
or adjust the volume (at any time).

Touch IN file to save; touch OUT file to
retrieve; touch Volume Control to increase
or decrease volume to a comfortable level.

Hint: You can save one picture or game at a time! Each time you
save a picture or game, it replaces the one already there.

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Save It or Send It

(Add a Subject Line to your message

and Adjust the Volume too)

Pixter® 2.0

Touch this tool to send a score or picture to another Pixter®2.0
unit; save or retrieve a picture or game; or adjust the volume.

Touch the IN file to save;touch the OUT of file to retrieve;touch the
volume control to increase or decrease sound to a comfortable level.

Hints:

- You can save one game or picture at a time! Each time you save a game or
picture, it replaces the one already there.

- After you save a game or picture,it will appear on your screen again.To play
a new game or activity, touch Home on the tool menu.

Save It

To create a subject line for messages, touch each letter of each word
with the stylus.When you are finished, touch the screen. Your subject
line is automatically stored.

Add a Subject Line to Your Message

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To send a score or picture, make sure the receiver (the other
Pixter®2.0 unit) is at least one foot but no more than five feet
away and signal domes are aligned! Touch the on the screen.

To receive a message touch the nodding yes face on the screen.

Send It

Tips

• Make sure the path between the signal domes is free of obstacles.

• For best performance, avoid using in areas of bright light.

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Home

Pixter

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Pixter®Plus, Pixter®2.0

Touch to go back to the Home Screen.

Choose a game: Shreddin’ Scene Starters, Skateboard Shop,

Connect-the-Dots,Video-cam Creator,‘Zine Shop,

or Shore Shack Snack Seller.

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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.

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

• Turn Pixterover 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.

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Calibrating the Stylus

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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One (1) Year Limited Warranty

Fisher-Price,Inc., 636 Girard Avenue, East Aurora, New York 14052 warrants
Pixter® Rocket Power™ 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.

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Consumer Information

Questions? We’d like to hear from you!

Call Fisher-Price® Consumer Relations,toll-free at 1-800-432-5437,
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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