Fisher-Price G6512 User Manual

Model Number: G6512

Owner’s Manual

Model Number: G6512

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.
The Home and the Save It! tools are only available
for use. 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 59, 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

Choose a Destination

Check out the world maps! Touch the arrows on the bottom of the screen
to view different regions of the world.

Asia and

Australia

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North and

South America

Europe

and Africa

Hint: After visiting a city, the destination dot on the screen changes color to red
so that you know where you’ve been.To reset, simply turn Pixter® Color off and
then back on again. Look – all the destination dots are yellow again!

North and South America

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•Touch any of the destination dots on
the screen with the stylus to choose
a city:

New York
Tor on to*
San Francisco*
Mexico City*
Rio De Janiero
Buenos Aires

*For these cities, please see pages 8-20

for activity information.

Hint: After receiving 10 passport stamps, you’ll see a "bonus" city on the
map – Washington, D.C.! Washington,D.C.is the capital of the United States
of America.The President of the United States lives in the White House.

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Europe and Africa

•Touch any of the destination dots on

the screen with the stylus to choose
a city:

Madrid*
Paris
London
Amsterdam*
Berlín*
Rome*
Stockholm*
Moscow*
Cairo
Nairobe*

*For these cities, please see pages 8-20

for activity information.

Hint: After receiving all 21 passport stamps (including Washington,D.C.), you’ll
see a second "bonus" city on the map – Athens! Athens is Greece's capital and
largest city.You can visit the Acropolis here.

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Asia and Australia

•Touch any of the destination dots on
the screen with the stylus to choose
a city:

Delhi
Beijing
Tok yo *
Sydney

*For this city,please see pages 8-20

for activity information.

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To ronto, San Francisco, Mexico City, Madrid,

Amsterdam, Berlin, Rome, Stockholm,

Moscow, Nairobe and Tokyo

Toronto is city located in Canada. Landmarks include the CN Tower
and the SkyDome.

San Francisco is city located in the United States of America.A famous
landmark is the Golden Gate Bridge. San Francisco is known for its
mountainous landscape and trolley cars.

Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina. You could go to
the Plaza de Mayo.Its people are called portenos (port dwellers).

Mexico City is the capital of Mexico,and one of the largest cities in the
world.You can see ancient, Aztec Pyramids here.

Madrid is located in central Spain.It is Spain’s capital and largest city.
Bullfighting is it’s best-known sport.

Amsterdam is the capital and largest city in the Netherlands.The city’s name
means dam of the Amstel and refers to a dam built there in the 1200’s.

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Berlin is the capital and largest city in modern-day Germany.A famous
landmark in this city is the Brandenburg Gate.

Rome is the capital of Italy and it is called the Eternal City.The Colosseum
is one of the chief landmarks in Rome. It was dedicated in A.D.80!

Stockholm is the capital and largest city of Sweden.This city is built on
14 islands and Sweden’s mainland.

Moscow is the capital of Russia.The Kremlin is located here. It is a huge,
walled fortress with many palaces, armories and churches.

Nairobi is the capital of Kenya.Many people visit this city to see the Nairobi
National Park. Lions, gazelles,zebras and other wild animals live here.

Tokyo is the capital of Japan. Mount Fuji is in Tokyo and is Japan’s most
famous and highest mountain.

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•Touch any of the highlighted items on

the screen with the stylus to visit it.

•Touch with the stylus to take

a photo for your photo album.

Hint: The illustrations on pages 10 and 11 show the city of Toronto.

Each city will look different!

•If you’d like to add to your photo,use any

of the tools on the tool menu!
Try the: “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 on the tool menu with the stylus. If
you’d like to return to the previous screen,touch
Home on the tool menu with the stylus.

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•Touch with the stylus to take a photo

for your photo album.

•Touch with the stylus to look in your

suitcase (photo album, passport or play a
travel game).

•Touch with the stylus to go back to

the world maps.

Tak e a
Photo

Go to a

New City

Suitcase

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•Each photo you take is stored in your
photo album.You can store as many
photos as you like!

Hint: To clear your photo album, simply turn
Pixter® Color off and then back on again.

Photo Album

•Touch the photo album on the screen
with the stylus.

•Touch the arrows on the bottom of the
screen to look through your photos.

•If you’d like to add to a photo,use any

of the tools on the tool menu!
Try the: “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 on the tool menu with the stylus.
If you’d like to return to your destination,touch
Home on the tool menu with the stylus.

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•Each time you visit a city, you receive
a stamp on your passport.

Hint: In some cities, you’ll need to play a
special game to get a passport stamp!

Passport

•Touch the passport on the screen
with the stylus.

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•After receiving all 21 passport stamps
(including Washington, D. C.),you’ll see
another "bonus" city on the Europe and
Africa map – Athens!

•After receiving 10 passport stamps, you’ll
see a "bonus" city on the North and South
American map – Washington, D.C.!

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Washington,D.C.

Athens

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•Look at the outline of a landmark and
the puzzle pieces on the screen.

Travel Games

•Touch the game board on the screen with
the stylus.You’ll play a random travel
game – Landmark Puzzles or City Scene.

Landmark Puzzles

Outline

Puzzle Pieces

•Touch a puzzle piece on the screen

with the stylus.

•Now,drag the puzzle piece onto
the outline.

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•Look, it fits into place!

•Good job,you’ve completed the puzzle!

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•Look at the city scene. Do you know
which landmark is missing?

Hint: Look at the ?on the screen.

City Scene

•Touch the landmark on the top of

the screen with the stylus to see if
it fits the city scene.

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•Excellent – the city scene is complete!

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New York

New York is city located in the United States of America.Famous landmarks include

the Statue of Liberty and the Empire State Building. Its nickname is,“The Big Apple”.

•Touch with the stylus to take a photo
for your photo album. See pages 12-13 for
more information.

•Touch with the stylus to look in your
suitcase (photo album, passport or play
a travel game). See pages 14-20 for
more information.

•Touch with the stylus to go back to
the world maps.

Tak e a
Photo

Go to a

New City

Suitcase

•Touch any of the highlighted items on
the screen with the stylus to visit it.

Hint: To get a passport stamp for this city,
you need to play the Skyscraper game.
Touch the background building on the
New York screen with the stylus to play.

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Skyscraper Game

Object of the Game: Build all four Skyscrapers!

•Look at the colored bases (green, red,
blue and yellow) on the bottom of
the screen.

•Watch as a piece of a building falls from
the sky.You will need to match the color
and position of the piece to a base.

Colored Bases

Building Piece

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•To put the piece in position, use the
stylus. Touch the piece on the screen
with the stylus.

•If you drag the stylus to the right,
the piece moves to the right.

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•If you drag the stylus to the left,
the piece moves to the left.

•Watch the piece fall in the correct position!

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•Now,a new piece falls!

•Wow,you’ve completed all four skyscrapers!

Hint: If you’d like to return to New York, touch
Home on the tool menu with the stylus.

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Rio De Janiero

Río de Janiero is located in Brazil.It is the second largest city in Brazil. You’ll find

the world’s best known and most visited monument,“Cristo Redentor” or Christ

the Redeemer,located atop Corcovado Mountain.

•Touch any of the highlighted items on the
screen with the stylus to visit it.

Hint: To get a passport stamp for this city, you
need to go to the Color by Number activity.
Touch the lush,green mountain-side on the
Río de Janiero screen with the stylus to play.

•Touch with the stylus to take a photo
for your photo album. See pages 12-13 for
more information.

•Touch with the stylus to look in your
suitcase (photo album, passport or play
a travel game). See pages 14-20 for
more information.

•Touch with the stylus to go back to
the world maps.

Tak e a

Photo

Go to a

New City

Suitcase

•Choose a color (by number). Touch the
screen with the stylus.

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Color by Number

•Touch the paint bucket in the lower
left corner on the screen with the stylus.

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•Now, find the number in a piece

(or pieces) of the picture.Touch the
piece with the stylus to fill it with color.

Hint: If you’d like to return to the previous
screen, touch Home on the tool menu
with the stylus.

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Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city of France.There are a number of historic landmarks

in this city including the Eiffel Tower,Arc du Triumph and Cathedral of Notre Dame.

•Touch any of the highlighted items on
the screen with the stylus to visit it.

Hint: To get a passport stamp for this city,
you need to go to the Color by Number
activity.Touch the Cathedral of Notre Dame
on the Paris screen with the stylus to play.

•Touch with the stylus to take a photo
for your photo album. see pages 12-13 for
more information.

•Touch with the stylus to look in your
suitcase (photo album, passport or play
a travel game). See pages 14-20 for
more information.

•Touch with the stylus to go back to
the world maps.

Tak e a

Photo

Go to a

New City

Suitcase

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•Choose a color (by number). Touch the

screen with the stylus.

Color by Number

•Touch the paint bucket in the lower
left corner on the screen with the stylus.

•Now, find the number in a piece (or pieces)
of the picture.Touch the piece with the
stylus to fill it with color.

Hint: If you’d like to return to the previous
screen, touch Home on the tool menu
with the stylus.

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London

London is the capital of the United Kingdom of Great Britain.There are a number of his­toric landmarks in this city including the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey.

•Touch any of the highlighted items on
the screen with the stylus to visit it.

Hint: To get a passport stamp for this city, you
need to go to the London Underground game.
Touch the station on the London screen with
the stylus to play.

•Touch with the stylus to take a photo
for your photo album.See pages 12-13 for
more information.

•Touch with the stylus to look in your
suitcase (photo album, passport or play
a travel game). See pages 14-20 for
more information.

•Touch with the stylus to go back to
the world maps.

Tak e a

Photo

Go to a

New City

Suitcase

London Underground

Object of the Game: Navigate the subway car to the next stop.

•Look at the screen. Note the location
of your subway car and the next stop
(red dot).

Next Stop

Subway Car

•Touch the subway car on the screen with
the stylus. Now, drag the subway across
the tracks to the next stop (red dot).

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•Oops,you’ll have to find another route!

•You made it!

Hint: If you’d like to return to the previous
screen, touch Home on the tool menu
with the stylus.

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Cairo

Cairo is the capital of Egypt.Cairo has more people than any other city in Africa.

In Egypt, you can see ancient pyramids and the Great Sphinx.

•Touch any of the highlighted items on
the screen with the stylus to visit it.

Hint: To get a passport stamp for this city, you
need to go to the Archaeological Dig game.

Touch the sand hill on the Cairo screen with

the stylus to play.

•Touch with the stylus to take a photo
for your photo album. See pages 12-13 for
more information.

•Touch with the stylus to look in your
suitcase (photo album, passport or play
a travel game). See pages 14-20 for
more information.

•Touch with the stylus to go back to
the world maps.

Tak e a
Photo

Go to a

New City

Suitcase

•Touch the screen with the stylus.

•Now use it to scratch the "dirt" off
the surface of the ancient ruin.

Archaeological Dig

Object of the Game: Unearth an ancient ruin!

•Look – it’s a wall of hieroglyphics!

Hint: If you’d like to return to Cairo,touch
Home on the tool menu with the stylus.

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•Touch any of the highlighted items on
the screen with the stylus to visit it.

Hint: To get a passport stamp for this city,
you need to go to the Tiger Hunt game.
Touch the boulder on the Delhi screen with
the stylus to play.

Delhi

Delhi is the second largest city in India. Delhi is an old and crowded city.

You can see The Red Fort and the Jama Masjid if you visit Delhi.

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•Touch with the stylus to take a photo
for your photo album. See pages 12-13 for
more information.

•Touch with the stylus to look in your
suitcase (photo album, passport or play
a travel game). See pages 14-20 for
more information.

•Touch with the stylus to go back to
the world maps.

Tak e a
Photo

Go to a

New City

Suitcase

•Touch the screen with the stylus.

•Now use the stylus to scratch the surface
and find the tigers.

Tiger Hunt

• Rooaarrr! It’s two tigers!

Hint: If you’d like to return to Delhi,touch
Home on the tool menu with the stylus.

Object of the Game: Can you find the tigers?

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•Touch any of the highlighted items on

the screen with the stylus to visit it.

Hint: To get a passport stamp for this city, you
need to go to Great Wall Maze game.Touch the
Great Wall in the background on the Beijing
screen with the stylus to play.

Beijing

Beijing is the capital of China. Beijing has many temples.

You can see the Great Wall of China here.

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•Touch with the stylus to take a photo
for your photo album. See pges 12-13 for
more information.

•Touch with the stylus to look in your
suitcase (photo album, passport or play
a travel game). See pages 14-20 for
more information.

•Touch with the stylus to go back to
the world maps.

Tak e a
Photo

Go to a

New City

Suitcase

•Look at the blinking dot on the bottom left

corner of the maze.This is the start point.

•The end point is in the upper right corner

of the maze.

Great Wall Maze

•Touch the start point with the stylus
on the screen. Now, drag it to make a
trail through the maze on the screen.

Object of the Game: Find your way out of the maze.

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Start Point

End Point

•Continue to drag the stylus on the screen

through the maze to get to the end point.

Hint: There is no time limit!

•If you hit a dead end,simply retrace your

trail (the trail erases as you retrace) with
the stylus and try a different direction.

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•You found your way out!

Hint: If you’d like to return to Beijing,touch
Home on the tool menu with the stylus.

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•Touch any of the highlighted items on
the screen with the stylus to visit it.

Hint: To get a passport stamp for this city,
you need to go to Color by Number game.
Touch the white caps on the Sydney screen
with the stylus to play.

Sydney

Sydney is the capital of the State of New South Wales in Australia.

You can go to the Sydney Opera house or even see a kangaroo!

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•Touch with the stylus to take a photo
for your photo album. See pages 12-13 for
more information.

•Touch with the stylus to look in your
suitcase (photo album, passport or play
a travel game). See pages 14-20 for
more information.

•Touch with the stylus to go back to
the world maps.

Tak e a
Photo

Go to a

New City

Suitcase

•Choose a color (by number). Touch the
screen with the stylus.

Color by Number

•Touch the paint bucket in the lower
left corner on the screen with the stylus.

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•Now, find the number in a piece (or pieces)
of the picture.Touch the piece with the
stylus to fill it with color.

Hint: If you’d like to return to Sydney, touch
Home on the tool menu with the stylus.

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

Tool Menu

“Pencil”Tool

Touch for freestyle drawing or writing.

•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.

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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.

Touch to make straight lines.

Straight Line

•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 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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Shape Maker

Touch to make shapes.

•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.

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

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Stamp It!

Touch for stamper art.

First,pick a continent.Touch
a region on the screen with
the stylus.There are stamper
designs specific for each region.

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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!

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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!

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.

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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Hints:

-You can save one picture or game at a time! Each time you save a picture

or game, it replaces the one already there.

-After you save a picture or game, it will appear on your screen again.

To make a new picture or game, choose another activity/tool.

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Save It! (and Adjust Contrast)

Touch to save or retrieve your picture or
game; 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.

Home

Touch to go back to the Home Screen.

Check out the world maps!

Touch the arrows on the bottom of the screen

to view different regions of the world.

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Asia and
Australia

North and

South America

Europe

and Africa

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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® Color 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® Color
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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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 Global Explorer™ 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

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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

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ASIA

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

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