Fisher-Price B8004 Instruction Sheet

Model Number: B8004

Owner’s Manual

Model Number: B8004

Owner’s Manual

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 Contrast
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 32, 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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Dinosaurs Dino Draw

Choose an activity or game from the Home Screen: Dinosaur Mix-Up,
Dinosaur Scene Starters, Dino Dig orWhat’s for Dinner Dino? Touch the

activity or game on the screen with the stylus.

What’s for

Dinner Dino?

Dinosaur

Scene

Starters

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Dinosaur

Mix-

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Dino Dig

Dinosaur Mix-Up

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

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

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• The blinking arrow on the bottom of the
screen encourages you to use the Stamp
It! tool on the tool menu.Touch the
Stamp It! tool with the stylus.

Hint: You can also connect the dots and make
your own drawing using any of the other tools
on the tool menu if you’d like!

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Choose from: heads, eyes and mouths;bellies and
skins; arms,legs and tails; or funny accessories.

Hint: Try to find the body part that matches the dinosaur
outline or choose a different one!

Funny Accessories

Heads, Eyes
and Mouths

Bellies and Skins

Arms, Legs and Tails

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

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

• You’re back to the dinosaur outline.Touch
the screen with the stylus to place your
stamper choice.

Heads, Eyes and Mouths

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

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

• You’re back to the dinosaur outline.Touch
the screen with the stylus to place your
stamper choice.

Bellies and skins

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

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

• You’re back to the dinosaur outline.Touch
the screen with the stylus to place your
stamper choice.

Arms, Legs and Tails

• You’re back to the dinosaur outline.Touch
the screen with the stylus to place your
stamper choice.

Hint: When you finish a drawing,you can use
Magic Wand Eraser , Full Screen Erase ,
Save It! or touch Home on the tool
menu to return to the Home Screen.

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

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

Funny Accessories

• Use any of the tools on the tool menu:
“Pencil”Tool ; Straight Line ;Shape
Maker ; Stamp It! ; Magic Wand
Eraser ; or Special Effects Selector
to make your drawing come to life!

Hint: Touch Home on the tool menu with
the stylus to return to the Home Screen at
any time or Save It! (and Contrast) to
save/retrieve a drawing or adjust the contrast.

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Dinosaur Scene Starters

• Touch the arrows on the bottom of the
screen with the stylus to view different
prehistoric backgrounds.

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

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Dinosaur Dig

Object of the game: Find all of the bones at the digging site to

complete the skeleton of a dinosaur and bring it to life!

• You are at the digging site. Now, touch
the flashing scope on the screen with
the stylus.

• Drag the scope with the stylus on the
screen to search for fossils.

Hint: If the scope touches any edge of the
screen, you will scroll to a different site.

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• Keep dragging the scope until you find
a fossil. Look! You found a fossil!

• Remove the stylus from the screen.

• Now it’s time to complete the skeleton
puzzle by placing your fossil in the
correct place.

• Touch the rotating button with the
stylus to turn the fossil piece. Now,
drag it into place.

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• Go back to the digging site.Touch the
pile of bones button with the stylus.

Rotating Button

Pile of Bones Button

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• You’re back at the digging site to
find more fossils to complete the
skeleton puzzle.

• After you’ve found the last fossil,
it’s time to complete the skeleton
puzzle. Put the last piece in place!

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• Look, the dinosaur’s come to life!

Hint: When the dinosaur stops moving,
you can add your own markings to make a
drawing.You can use any or all the tools on
the tool menu!

• Touch the screen with the stylus.

• Now,touch the pile of bones button with

the stylus. You’re back to the digging site
to search for a new dinosaur skeleton
(there are six different dinosaur skeletons).

Hint: Touch Home on the tool menu
with the stylus to return to the Home Screen
at any time.

What’s for Dinner Dino?

• Touch the screen with the stylus to select:
Feed the Dino to learn about what each
dinosaur eats; or Which Dino? to answer
questions about what each dinosaur eats
or the dinosaur’s name.

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Feed the Dino

Which Dino?

• Look at the name of the dinosaur and
its picture. What do you think it eats?

• Touch either the meat eater button
or the plant eater button with the stylus
to answer the question.

Feed the Dino

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Meat Eater

Plant Eater

• Watch as the dino keeper offers the food
to the dinosaur.

- If you chose correctly,the dino keeper

shouts for joy!

- If you choose incorrectly the dinosaur

shakes its head and the dino keeper
ducks; or the dinosaur shakes its head
and the dino keeper scratches his head.

Hint: Learn what all 10 dinosaurs eat and
each dinosaur’s name.To go to the Which Dino?,
touch Home on the tool menu; touch the
activity What’s for Dinner Dino? and then
touch Which Dino? .

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Which Dino?

• Watch, as three names of dinosaurs
appear on the screen along with
a picture of a dinosaur or a picture
of what the dinosaur eats.Which
name matches the dinosaur or the
food it eats?

• Touch one of the names to match
it to the picture of the dinosaur
or what it eats.

- If you choose correctly,you’ll

see a fun animation!

- If you choose incorrectly,you’ll

hear a sound effect. Try again!

Hint: Touch Home on the tool
menu with the stylus to return to the
Home Screen at any time.

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Tool Menu

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

“Pencil”Tool

Touch for freestyle drawing or writing.

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

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

• Touch to save your choices.

Touch to make straight lines.

• Touch the upper arrows to
choose the type of line.
Choose or .

• Touch the lower arrows to
choose a color palette. Choose
a color for the line.

• Touch to save your choices.

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

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Shape Maker

Touch to make shapes.

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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• Touch the upper arrows to
choose a shape. Choose
or .

• Touch the lower arrows to
choose a color palette.
Choose a color for your shape.

• Touch to save your choices.

Stamp It!

Touch for stamper art.

Touch the arrows on
the bottom of the
screen with the stylus
to scroll through
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.Look – you’re back to your activity.

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Magic Wand Eraser

Touch to make your stylus an eraser or go to special effects!

• Choose eraser , magic
effects or undo .

• Touch to save your choice.

If you chose eraser , use your
stylus to erase any part of what’s
on the screen.

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If you chose magic effects , you’ll
need to select a background layer.
Touch the arrows on the bottom of
the screen with the stylus to scroll
through background choices. After
you choose a background layer, use
your stylus to “scratch” through your
creation to reveal the hidden image.

If you chose undo , ,whatever
you have done to your picture
is gone!

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Full Screen Erase

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

Touch the screen with the
stylus to choose the effect.

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

Touch to choose a special effect.

Choose an effect: Paint
Bucket,Typist,Confetti,
Rotator,Color Surprise and
Scratchboard.

Touch with the stylus.Choose
an effect and the color.Touch
to save your choices.To fill in a
selected drawing area, select
the area.

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Touch with the stylus.To
create your own caption, touch
each letter of each word with
the stylus. Touch to save
your caption.Touch the bottom
of the screen with the stylus to
see your caption.

Touch .Your picture is all
mixed -up! Choose the confetti
tool again to mix-up your picture
in smaller pieces.

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Touch with the stylus.
Look, your picture“turned”!

Touch with the stylus.
Surprise!

Touch with the stylus.
Use the stylus to remove the
“black” coating on the screen.

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Save It! (and Adjust Contrast)

Touch to save or retrieve your drawing;
or adjust the contrast (at any time).

Touch IN file to save; touch OUT file to retrieve;
touch contrast to increase or decrease lightness
or darkness of the image on the screen.

Hints:

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

- After you save a picture,it will appear on your screen again. To make a new
drawing,choose another activity/tool.

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Home

Touch to go back to the Home Screen.

Choose an activity: Dinosaur Mix-Up,Dinosaur Scene

Starters, Dino Dig or What’s for Dinner Dino?

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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.

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Calibrating the Stylus

Mark on Screen

Tip of 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.

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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Calibration Hole

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® Color Dinosaurs Dino
Draw 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.

Consumer Information

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8 AM- 6 PM EST Monday through Friday. Hearing-impaired consumers
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Fisher-Price®
Consumer Relations
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East Aurora, New York 14052

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Ontario L5R 3W2.

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HK, China.

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