Owner’s Manual Model Number: C5350Owner’s Manual Model Number: C5350
Let’s Go!
• Some of the tools on the tool menu are not available
for use in some games or 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 69, 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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Software Port
Software Cartridge
Main Menu
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Hint: When you enter Sim Mode for the first time,you will
adopt your virtual pet. Go to pages 7-10 for instructions.
Activity Mode
Sim Mode
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Activity Mode
Object: Play an activity! Go to pages 11-21 for instructions for these activities.
Hint: You do not collect points or take care of your virtual pet in this mode.
Choose an activity: Pet Dress Up,Pet Parlor, or Pet Tricks.
Touch your choice on the screen with the stylus.
Pet Dress Up
Pet Parlor
Pet Tricks
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Sim Mode
Object: Adopt a virtual pet and take care of it! Collect points to purchase food,
and add stampers, fills and backgrounds to activities. Refer to pages 22-56 for
instructions. Don’t forget to feed your virtual pet (listen for the munching sound),
or Pix the dog will help you out and take your virtual pet to dinner.
BONUS! When you reach 250 points, you can play the game Speak!
Store
Change Your
Virtual Pet
Choose an activity: Store, Change Your Virtual Pet,
Morsel Mix-Up, Starter Scenes or Games.
Morsel Mix-Up
Starter Scenes
Games
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• Choose a virtual pet. Touch your choice
on the screen with the stylus.
• First, choose a color for your virtual pet.
Touch your choice on the color palette
with the stylus.
• Touch the smiley button in the upper
right corner with the stylus to save
the color.
Smiley Button
First Time Use!
Adopt Your Virtual Pet
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• Now it’s time to name your virtual pet.
• Touch the color palette with the stylus
to choose a color for the name.
• Touch your color choice on the screen
with the stylus.
• Touch the smiley button in the
upper right corner of the screen with
the stylus to save your choice.
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• Choose upper or lower case letters for the
name.Touch the abc button on the
screen with the stylus.
• Touch each letter of the name on the screen
with the stylus.
Hint: You can choose only 5 letters for the name.
• Touch the smiley button in the upper
right corner of the screen with the stylus
to save the name.
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• You’ve adopted your virtual pet!
• Your point total (for Sim Mode) is in
the blue ribbon. Receive 10 points each
time you enter an activity in Sim Mode.
Collect more points in each activity too.
• Look how much food your virtual pet
has on the bottom of the screen. Listen
for the munching sound.Your virtual pet
is hungry.Touch a piece of food to feed
your pet.
• Touch the paw in the lower left
corner of the screen with the stylus if
you’d like to change your virtual pet.
Food
Paw
Points
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• Touch the Pet Dress-Up activity on the
Activity Mode screen with the stylus.
• Choose a pet. Touch your choice on the
screen with the stylus.
Pet Dress-Up
• The blinking arrow on the bottom of
the screen encourages you to touch the
Stamp It tool on the tool menu.Touch
the Stamp It tool on the tool menu with
the stylus.
• Touch the arrows on the bottom of the
screen with the stylus to scroll through
different features,accessories and objects
to add to your pet.
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• When you find a stamper to add, touch
your choice on the screen with the stylus.
• You’re back to your pet. Place the stamper
on your pet.Touch the screen with the
stylus and drag the stamper to just the
right place.
• Touch the Stamp It tool on the tool
menu with the stylus to choose another
stamper,if you’d like.
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• You can also use the tools on the tool
menu to finish your creation: "Pencil" Tool
; Straight Line ;Shape Maker ;
Stamp It ; Magic Wand Eraser ; or
Special Effects Selector .
Hint: If you’d like to save your creation, touch
Save It (and Adjust the Contrast) 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.
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• Touch the arrows on the bottom of the
screen with the stylus to scroll through
three different basic shape outlines.
• Touch the Pet Parlor activity on the
Activity Mode screen with the stylus.
Pet Parlor
• When you find one that you like, touch
the screen with the stylus.
• Look at the tools at the bottom of the screen.
Choose from these shapes to
fill the outline.
Touch this button to turn the shape
to fit.
Touch this button for help!
Help Button
Shape Buttons
Turn Button
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• Choose a shape to fill part of the outline.
Touch your choice on the screen with
the stylus.
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• Now, touch the shape inside the outline
on the screen with the stylus.
Hint: Touch the turn button on the screen
with the stylus to turn the shape to fit.
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• Drag the shape with the stylus to place it
in the outline.
• Repeat this procedure until you fill the
entire outline with shapes.
• Look – you’ve created a home for your pet.
• You can also use the tools on the tool
menu to finish your creation: "Pencil" Tool
; Straight Line ;Shape Maker ;
Stamp It ; Magic Wand Eraser ; or
Special Effects Selector .
Hint: If you’d like to save your creation, touch
Save It (and Adjust the Contrast) 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.
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• Touch the Pet Tricks activity on the
Activity Mode screen with the stylus.
Pet Tricks
• Touch the arrows on the top of the
screen with the stylus to scroll through
trick choices for Pix the dog.
• When you find one that you like, touch
your choice on the screen with the stylus.
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• Now, place your choice in the first frame.
Touch the screen with the stylus.
• Continue to pick tricks and place them
in the remaining frames.
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• Now, place your choice in the second
frame.Touch the screen with the stylus.
• Continue to pick tricks and place them
in the remaining three frames.
• After you’ve filled all the frames, touch
the play button on the screen with the
stylus to watch all of Pix the dog’s tricks!
Hint: If you’d like to go to a different activity,
touch Home on the tool menu with
the stylus.
Play Button
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• Touch the Store activity on the Sim Mode
screen with the stylus.
Hint: Play any of the activities or games to
collect points to purchase items in the store:
Morsel Mix-Up (see pages 30-32; Starter Scenes
(see pages 33-34); or Games (see pages 35-52).
Store
Collect Points in These
Activities or Games
Store