Leapster L-Max Instructions Manual

Kindergarten

Welcome to Carnival Marvel!
Step right up to play 6 learning
games that teach over 45
essential reading and math
skills for kindergarten.

1st Grade

Join Leap, Lily and Tad at the
Beach Boardwalk, and play 6
learning games that teach over
70 essential reading and math
skills for 1st grade.

Finding Nemo

Enter tropical waters to
experience love, laughter, fear
and friendship in Disney/ Pixar’s
Finding Nemo. This electronic
book teaches pre-K and
kindergarten skills including
science, phonics, reading
and math.

The Incredibles

Meet the Incredibles and engage
in an extraordinary bat tle of
wits and superpowers. This
educational game teaches 2nd
and 3rd grade skills including
spelling, grammar, math and
problem solving.

© Disney/Pix ar

© Disney/Pix ar

Actual packag e art may vary. All titles may not be avai lable in all market s.

Images are rep resentative of ga meplay and do not re fl ect actual screenshot pixel ation.

The Leapster L-Max Recharging System
is the fast, kid-friendly way to recharge
the Leapster L-Max learning game
system! It’s easy! Just ins ert the included
rechargeable battery pack s, and then
dock Leapster L-Max handheld to
recharge the batteries. In about 4
hours, you’re ready for more action­packed learning fun! An AC adapter is
also included, so you can power the
Leapster L-Max handheld directly
from an AC outlet!

Includes:

• Recharging dock

• AC adapter

• Rechargeable battery pack

These protective
backpacks hold all
of your Leapster
L-Max gaming gear,
including the Leapster
L-Max handheld,
AC adapter, TV cables
and 10 cartridges!

Leapster Games also work with the

Leapster L-Max

™

Handheld for learning on the go.

This guide contains
important information.
Please keep it for
future reference.

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TV jack

TV jack

Dora the Explorer:
Wildlife Rescue

Hola! Play 5 fun-fi lled games
with Dora and Boots and learn
45 pre-K and kindergarten
skills! Connect to the TV and go
on an adventure to help Dora
rescue lost animals and unlock
more than 20 animal facts.

Attaching Protective LCD Screen Cover

1. Snap the cover fastening tabs into the slots on the
top edge of the LEAPSTER L-MAX handheld as shown
(Figure 1). Make sure the tabs are fully inserted.

2. Flip back the screen cover.

3. Secure the cover to the back of the
LEAPSTER L-MAX handheld as show n
(Figure 2).

AC adapter jack
(AC adapter sold separately)

Get a hint

Home

Brightness
control

D-pad
multi-directional
game control

Pen: Use to draw,

select & drag objects

Protective fl ip-back

LCD screen cover

Headphone jack

Volume controls

Battery compartment (back)

“A” & “B”

buttons for

game play

Cartridge slot

Pause game

Alphabet Adventures:
Letters on the Loose

The letters are loose all over
the Letter Factory and Professor
Quigley needs help to fi nd them.
Learn letter names and sounds
during your adventure! When
you connect to the TV, you can
practice your writing skills and
see the letters you write star in
the animated story.

Spider-Man: The Case of
the Sinister Speller

Swing into action with Spider­Man and experience classic
intrigue and suspense. This
electronic book tells the comic
adventure frame by frame, while
teaching 1st and 2nd grade
reading skills. Connect to the
TV and unlock the Green Goblin
Super Challenge.

Contrast control

Flip-out legs
(back)

(Figure 2)

Protective fl ip-back

LCD screen cover

On/Off

Headphone jack

SpongeBob SquarePants:
Saves the Day

Help SpongeBob save the
Krusty Krab and play 5 action­packed learning games that
teach 40+ kindergarten and
1st grade skills. Connect
to the TV and unlock the
Musical Garden where you
can compose your own Bikini
Bottom musical masterpieces!

©2005 Viacom Intern ational Inc.

Reading Adventures:
Rock the World

It’s the Battle of the Bands and
the Algorithmics star player is
monkey-napped! Play arcade­style spelling games to collect
words. Connect to the TV to
go on an adventure where
you use those words and your
critical thinking to save Turbo
Monkey and win the game.

Madagascar

Join Alex the Lion, Marty the
Zebra, Melman the Giraffe and
Gloria the Hippo on the island of
Madagascar and experience the
true meaning of the saying: “It’s
a jungle out there.” Play 5 games
that teach 1st and 2nd grade
skills, plus unlock bonus game
rounds and expand the learning
even more with the TV.

Actual packag e art may vary. All titles may not be avai lable in all market s.

Images are rep resentative of ga meplay and do not re fl ect actual screenshot pixel ation.

Madagascar TM & © 2005 Dr eamWorks

Animation L.L .C. Published un der

license from Activ ision Publish ing Inc.

Welcome to the Leapster L-MaxTM Handheld!

The Leapster L-Max learning game system combines learning
skills for preschool through 4th grade with the best of video
game play. Children become engaged in the games and want to
play them again and again! Best of all, with the Leapster L-Max
handheld, children can learn any time, anywhere—on the go
and with the TV.

(Figure 1)

Dora the Explorer:

Wildlife Rescue

Hola! Play 5 fun-fi lled games

with Dora and Boots and learn

45 pre-K and kindergarten

skills! Connect to the TV and go

on an adventure to help Dora

rescue lost animals and unlock

more than 20 animal facts.

Wildlife Rescue

with Dora and Boots and learn

45 pre-K and kindergarten

skills! Connect to the TV and go

on an adventure to help Dora

more than 20 animal facts.

TM & © 2005 MARVEL.

This Leapster sof tware is

produced under MAR VEL license.

©2005 Viacom Intern ational Inc.

Created by Stephen Hill enburg

Available Fall 2005

Pen Button: for TV play

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Battery Installation:

• Locate the battery compartment on the back of
the handheld.

• Loosen the screw on the battery compartment with
either a screwdriver or a coin.

• Slide out the battery tray.

• Insert 4 AA (called LR6 in some countries)
alkaline batteries.

• Slide the tray back in with the batteries
facing down.

• Tighten the screw.

Ready for On-the-Go Learning

1. Press the on/off button to begin.

2. When prompted, select your country (required the first time only).

Game Selection Screen

The LEAPSTER L-MAX™ handheld includes an educational game and a built-in digital
art studio. To start, touch an activity icon with the pen, or use the arrow pad to scroll
through and highlight games, then press the “A” button.

To turn off the background music, touch the music note tab. Select “music on” or
“music off,” and then “OK” to confirm. The setting will return to “music on” each time
the unit is turned on.

Play the Rabbit

River game

Create digital art

Tour the Leapster

learning game library

Getting Started:

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Getting Started:

Connecting the LEAPSTER L-MAX™ handheld to a TV:

1. Make sure both the LEAPSTER L-MAX handheld and
the TV are turned OFF before attaching the cable.

2. Locate the TV cable included in the package.

3. Plug the single yellow plug into the TV output jack

on the LEAPSTER L-MAX handheld.

4. Connect the other end of the cable to the TV.

◆ Connect the yellow plug to the yellow video input jack on the TV.

◆ Connect the white and red plugs to the white and red audio

input jacks on the TV.

5. For best performance, plug the LEAPSTER L-MAX directly into the TV input jack.

6. Older TVs without video/audio inputs require an additional adapter.

For TVs with a single audio input:

◆ Connect the yellow plug to the yellow video input jack on the TV.

◆ Connect either the white or red plug to the audio input jack on the TV.

Ready for TV Learning:

1. Turn on the TV and the LEAPSTER L-MAX handheld.

2. If you don’t see the L-Max game appear on your TV, make sure to select the correct

video input on your TV, by using your TV’s menu feature.

3. When prompted, select your country (required the first time only).

4. See page 1 for information about the game selection screen.

WARNING: It is rare but possible for seizures to be triggered by light flashes or
patterns such as those on TV or computers. To reduce exposure to such potential,
play/watch TV in a well lit room, sit an appropriate distance from the screen and take 10
to 15 minute breaks every hour.

Any frame left on the television for an extended period may cause images to be burned
into the screen. To avoid this occurrence, it is recommended to turn the unit off, instead
of using pause, during extended breaks.

Using the Pen Button:

Some LEAPSTER L-MAX games have an arrow that appears on the TV screen when
the pen is moved on the LEAPSTER L-MAX handheld screen. This is similar to a
cursor on a computer screen that moves when the computer mouse is moved. To
select an object, move the arrow on top if it, and press the button on the pen. Note:

The pen button is not used when the LEAPSTER L-MAX handheld is not connected to the TV.

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Table of Contents

Getting Started with the LEAPSTER L-MAX™ handheld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

The LEAPSTER L-MAX Advantage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Included Activities
Rabbit River Math Game

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Rabbit River Reading Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

The Color/Colour Corral Art Studio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Touch Screen Calibration

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Country Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Safety, Troubleshooting and Warranty Information

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