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5. Activities are played on a question and answer
basis. There are 6 questions per round with 2 chances
to find the correct answer. A number of activities can
be played in 2-player mode and offer 2 difficulty levels.
Also watch out for the mission mode. For more details
on how to play the various activities, please refer to the
activity section on page 6.
4. Once the activity group of your choice is displayed,
use 4 arrow keys on your mouse to browse its activity
list. Press Enter to launch an activity.
3. Power Pink inclu des 6 a ctivity groups: English,
Frenc h, Music, Exp lorer, Games an d Math s. On th e
wheel shaped activity selector, point the tip of the
knob towar ds the activity group of y our choice.
2. Pr ess t he on/off key to turn on th e lap top.
Lexibook Junior
Games to learn as they grow,
Thank you for purchasing a Lexibook Junior product.
Lexibook has designed, manufactured and distributed toys
world wide for nearly 10 years. Our products are renowned
for their educational and entertainment value, as well as
for the high-quality standard in the fabrication process.
Infant and preschool toys, educational computers, interactive
games that can connect to the TV, chess games, musical
games… Our toys create a fun and engaging environment
for children of all ages to stimulate their ability to learn
fundamental skills.
Let’s play!
Lexibook team
Star t-up guide
1. Press the latch to lift the laptop’s cover open.
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Beaut iful, fashionable: it ’s Power Pi nk la ptop and it’s for you!
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Introduction
Power Pink is a laptop 100% girls! Its 50 activities provide a meaningful learning experience
and m any o pportunities to disco ver a nd play. Its fascin ating expl oration mode inc ludes
quizz es, i deas of experime nts a nd pr ojects, and even cook ing r ecipes! Original : gir ls
can create their own melodies thanks to the musical keyboard! Please read this instruction
manua l car efully to ensure you under stand all the fu nctio ns th is product has t o offer.
Inside the package
One Power Pink laptop (batteries included)
One instruction manual
WARNING: All packaging materials, such as tape, plastic sheets, wire ties and tags are not
part of this toy and should be discarded for your child’s safety.
Battery information
Power Pink works with 3 x 1,5V alkaline batteries type AA.
1. Using a screwdriver, Open the battery compartment cover
located underneath the laptop.
2. Install the 3 x AA alkaline type batteries observing the polarity
indicated at the bottom of the battery compartment, and as per
the diagram shown opposite.
3. Close the battery compartment and tighten the screw.
Do not use rechargeable batteries. Non-rechargeable batteries are not to be recharged.
Rechargeable batteries are to be removed from the toy before being charged. Rechargeable batteries are only to be charged under adult supervision. Different types of batteries or
new and used batteries are not to be mixed. Only batteries of the same or equivalent type as
recommended are to be used. Batteries are to be inserted with the correct polarity. Exhausted
batteries are to be removed from the toy. The supply terminals are not to be short circuited. Do
not throw batteries into a fire. Remove the batteries if you are not going to use the game for a
long period of time.
WARNING: If the unit malfunctions or receives an electrostatic shock, turn the unit off and on
again. If this proves to be ineffective, remove the batteries and insert them again.
PRODUCT FEATURES
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To type accented letters, press and hold a letter until the right accent is
displayed.
Space key. To insert a space between 2 characters.
Contrast key: located at the left bottom side of the screen. Set the switch
to the right to make the contrast of the LCD screen darker.
Volume key: located at the right bottom side of the screen. Set the switch
to the right to increase the volume of speaker.
Located on the mouse, these 4 arrow keys help you browse menus and
move the cursor. They are also very useful to play the activities.
To play the musical activities, pull out the secret piano, and press the
music keys.
à, â , é, è, ë,
ê, ç , î, ù, ï
Con tra st
Volu me
Playing the activities
2-pla yer m ode
In 2- playe r mode, players alter nativ ely answer the q uesti ons. Each player is g iven one
try t o ans wer a question. If a playe r cannot find th e cor rect answer, the s ame q uesti on
is as ked t o the second pla yer. At the end of a game roun d, the computer indic ates the
winne r. In the activit y lis t, ac tivities which o ffer the 2- playe r mode are marked wit h the
icon: .
Anima ted g raphics and ligh t eff ects
Light effec ts an d animated graphics i ndica te your performance t hroug hout a game
round . At the end of a game round , the number of light s on indicates your o veral l per forma nce.
Missi on Mo de
Test your grasp of t he ac tivit ies! Press the M issio n key and answer ques tions rand omly
chose n fro m the following activ ity g roups: English, Frenc h and Maths. However, a mission conta ins questions fr om a singl e activity group only.
5 lights =
4 lights =
3 lights =
2 lights =
1 light =
0 light =
Fantastic! You are a champion!
Excellent. Well done!
Good! Continue the good work!
You can do better.
Poor performance. Concentrate!
Practice more often so that you can improve your performance.
ACTIVITY LIST
Engli sh
Guess the letter
A let ter i s drawn onscreen . Typ e it on your keyboard . Pre ss to confirm y our
answe r.
There are 2 difficulty lev els, level 2 being the mos t dif ficul t.
Note: keep in mind that to key in ca pital letters, y ou mu st us e the SHIFT key.
Word fun
3 wor ds ar e displayed onsc reen. Sort them in alphabe tical orde r (according to the
posit ion i n the alphabet o f the word ’s first letter) . Use the arrow key s to
highl ight the first word i n bla ck an d press . O nce a word is selected, it move s
to th e upp er row. Proceed the s ame w ay to select the seco nd wo rd; the third on e
is sa ved a utomatically. Fo r exa mple, let’s say you a re gi ven t he following words:
fourt een, donkey, eleven. The f irst word is donkey s ince the l etter ‘d’ comes first
in th e alp habet before the ‘e’ of el even and the ‘f’ of f ourte en. Thus, the ri ght
order is: donkey, eleven a nd fo urtee n.
There are 2 difficulty lev els, level 2 being the mos t dif ficul t.
One o r Man y?
A wor d is displayed at the bott om of the screen. Sel ect w hethe r its form is
singu lar ‘ one’ or plural ‘ many’ . Tog gle between ‘one ’ and ‘man y’ using the lef t and
right arro w keys, and pres s to confirm.
There are 2 difficulty lev els, level 2 being the mos t dif ficul t.
Oppos ites Fun
Find the o pposite of the w ord d ispla yed on top of th e scr een. Use the up and
down arrow keys to select the c orrec t answer, and pr ess . For example, th e
oppos ite o f ‘slow’ is ‘fas t’.
There are 2 difficulty lev els, level 2 being the mos t dif ficul t.
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Synon yms F un
Find the s ynonym of the wo rd di splay ed on top of the scre en. A synonym is a
word which carries the sam e (or very similar) meanin g as anoth er word. Use the
up an d dow n arrows to sele ct th e cor rect answer, and pres s . For example,
‘sad’ is a synonym of ‘unh appy’ .
There are 2 difficulty lev els, level 2 being the mos t dif ficul t.
Plura ls Fu n
A wor d is displayed onscre en. T ype i ts singular or p lural fun according to the
instr uctio ns. Press t o con firm your answer. For exam ple, the plural form of
‘fath er’ i s ‘fathers’.
There are 2 difficulty lev els, level 2 being the mos t dif ficul t.
Word Puzzl e
A wor d wit h a missing syll able is di splayed at the b ottom of t he screen. Find the
missi ng sy llable using the ke ys. Press to co nfirm .
Bewar e! Th e syllables shar e sim ilar pronunciations b ut di ffere nt spellings.
There are 2 difficulty lev els, level 2 being the mos t dif ficul t.
Sylla bles Fun
The w ord’s syllables have been jumbl ed up. Place the m in the r ight order.
Use t he keys to sel ect t he fi rst syllable and pres s . Proceed the same
way t o sel ect the next syl lable s.
To se lect the last syllabl e, yo u onl y need to press .
There are 2 difficulty lev els, level 2 being the mos t dif ficul t.
Enigm a Wor d
A wor d is displayed onscre en fo r a f ew seconds. Memo rize it an d type it on you r
keybo ard. Press to c onfir m you r answer.
There are 2 difficulty lev els, level 2 being the mos t dif ficul t.
Hangm an
Guess the secret word. Eac h das h rep laces a letter i n the word . Type in the
lette rs wh ich you think mi ght b e in the word. If a l etter belo ngs to the hidde n wor d,
it wi ll re place the corres pondi ng da sh. You lose whe n you type 10 letters whic h do
not b elong to the word.
Sente nce J umble
A sen tence has been divide d int o 3 p arts, and then j umble d up. Sort the senten ce
in th e cor rect order: begi nning , mid dle and end. Sel ect t he fi rst part of the
sente nce u sing the arro ws an d press . Proce ed th e same way to se lect
the s econd part. To select the last part, you only n eed t o pre ss .
There are 2 difficulty lev els, level 2 being the mos t dif ficul t.
Word Jumbl e
The l etter s of a word have been jumb led up. Reorder the l etter s to form the wo rd.
Selec t the first letter of the word using the arrow keys and press . Pro ceed
the s ame w ay to select the next lett ers. Simply pres s to select the fina l let ter.
There are 2 difficulty lev els, level 2 being the mos t dif ficul t.
Sente nce B uilder
Make a sen tence out of 3 p arts: subj ect, verb and co mplem ent. First, choose a
subje ct us ing the arrow keys and press to c onfir m. Proceed the s ame
way t o sel ect a verb and a comp lemen t. You need to b uild sente nces which make
sense gram matically and lo gical ly. F or example, the sente nce ‘ monkeys tells th e
time’ is i ncorrect while ‘ monke ys ea t bananas’ is co rrect .
There are 2 difficulty lev els, level 2 being the mos t dif ficul t.
MATHS
Simpl e Add ition
Find the c orrect answer to the addit ion displayed on scree n. Ty pe the answer
using the 0-9 number keys. For exam ple, to enter th e num ber ‘ 15’, key in ‘1’ then
‘5’ l ike o n a calculator. Press to confirm your answ er.
There are 2 difficulty lev els, level 2 being the mos t dif ficul t.
Long Addit ion
An ad ditio n is displayed f rom t op to bottom like at schoo l. T ype the correct
answe r usi ng the 0-9 numbe r key s. F or example, to e nter the n umber ‘15’, key in
‘1’ t hen ‘ 5’ like on a cal culat or. P ress to co nfirm your answer.
There are 2 difficulty lev els, level 2 being the mos t dif ficul t.
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Simpl e Sub traction
Find the c orrect answer to the subtr action displayed onsc reen. Type the answer
using the number keys. Fo r exa mple, to enter the nu mber ‘15’, key in ‘1’ then ‘5’
like on a calculator. Pres s to confirm your an swer.
There are 2 difficulty lev els, level 2 being the mos t dif ficul t.
Long Subtr action
A sub tract ion is displayed from top to bottom like a t sch ool. Type the correc t
answe r usi ng the number ke ys. For e xample, to enter the numbe r ‘15’, key in ‘ 1’
then ‘5’ l ike on a calcula tor. Press to confir m you r ans wer.
There are 2 difficulty lev els, level 2 being the mos t dif ficul t.
Simpl e Mul tiplication
Find the c orrect answer to the multi plication displa yed o nscre en. Type the ans wer
using the number keys. Fo r exa mple, to enter the nu mber ‘15’, key in ‘1’ then ‘5’
like on a calculator. Pres s to confirm your an swer.
There are 2 difficulty lev els, level 2 being the mos t dif ficul t.
Simpl e Equ ation
An eq uatio n is displayed a t the bott om of the screen . Fin d an equivalent equat ion
among the 3 choices displa yed o n the top part of the scre en. S elect your answe r
using the arrows an d pre ss . For exampl e, le t’s s ay the equation at th e
botto m one of the screen i s [3 + 3]. As this equatio n equ als « 6 », you need t o fin d
anoth er eq uation on the to p par t of the screen which also equa ls « 6 ».
There are 2 difficulty lev els, level 2 being the mos t dif ficul t.
Compa rison s
Compa re th e 2 numbers onsc reen. Dete rmine whether th e num ber o n the left is
great er « > », smaller « < » or e qual « = » to th e num ber o n the right.
Use t he arrow keys t o cho ose t he correct sign (comp arato r), and press .
There are 2 difficulty lev els, level 2 being the mos t dif ficul t.
Numbe r Ser ies
Find the n umber which comp letes the series displayed onsc reen. There is a dash
for e ach d igit of the numb er. T ype t he correct answe r and pres s .
There are 2 difficulty lev els, level 2 being the mos t dif ficul t.
Numbe r Puz zle
Find the n umber which veri fies the e quation onscreen . The re is a dash for each
digit of t he number. Type the c orrec t answer and pre ss .
There are 2 difficulty lev els, level 2 being the mos t dif ficul t.
Simpl e Div ision
Find the c orrect answer to the divis ion displayed on scree n. Ty pe the answer
using the number keys. Fo r exa mple, to enter the nu mber ‘15’, key in ‘1’ then ‘5’
like on a calculator. Pres s to confirm your an swer.
There are 2 difficulty lev els, level 2 being the mos t dif ficul t.
EXPLO RATIO N
Exper iment s
This activ ity is a collect ion o f sci entific experime nts. Each experiment inclu des a
mater ials list, step-by-st ep in struc tions and a disc ussio n on the results.
Note: all experiments must be p erfor med under the su pervi sion of an adult.
Once this activity is selected, choose one of the 30 experiments available using the
arrow keys, and press to be gin an experimen t. Th en, t he materials lis t
scrol ls down . If you are ready to view the instructions, press Y followed by .
Otherwise, press the ar row k ey to select N and pr ess to return to the
mater ials list.
Proce ed wi th the experimen t acc ordin g to the instruc tions onsc reen. You can us e
the arrow keys to s croll the steps and the arrow keys to scroll the t ext
insid e a s tep.
Creat ures Quiz
Test your knowledge on ani mals and d inosaurs. Questi ons s croll down the
scree n. Fi nd the correct a nswer amon g the 3 choices avail able. To read the
quest ion a gain, press the a rrow key. To answer, use t he arrow keys to
highl ight the correct answ er in blac k. Then, press to c onfirm your answ er.
Note: the possible answers scro ll to the left when t hey a re to o long.
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Envir onmen t Quiz
Test your knowledge on the envi ronme nt. Questions sc roll down the screen. Find
the c orrec t answer among t he 3 choic es available. To read the question again,
press the arrow key. To an swer, use the arro w key s to highlight t he
corre ct an swer in black. T hen, press to confir m you r ans wer.
Note: the possible answers scro ll to the left when t hey a re to o long.
Body and F ood Quiz
Test your knowledge on the huma n bod y and food. Ques tions scro ll down the
scree n. Fi nd the correct a nswer amon g the 3 choices avail able. To read the
quest ion a gain, press the arrow key. To answer, use the arrow key s to
highl ight the correct answ er in blac k. Then, press to co nfirm your answe r.
Note: the possible answers scro ll to the left when t hey a re to o long.
Arts
This activ ity is a collect ion o f art istic ideas. Eac h pro ject includes a mater ials list
and s tep-b y-step instructi ons.
Note: all artistic project s mus t be performed under the s uperv ision of an
adult .
The p rocee dings of this ac tivit y are the same as for acti vity « Experiments ».
Recip es
This activ ity is a collect ion o f coo king recipes. Ea ch pr oject includes a mate rials
and i ngred ients list and s tep-b y-ste p instructions.
Note: all cooking recipes must be pe rformed under th e sup ervis ion of an
adult as m any require the use o f an oven.
The p rocee dings of this ac tivit y are the same as for acti vity « Experiments ».
Time
Level 1: r ead the time dis playe d on the clock, and t ype i t on your keyboard. T ime
can b e ent ered in 12 or 24 hour form at. To enter the time , typ e in the hours f irst;
then the m inutes followed by .
Level 2: r ead the time on the d igita l clock and disp lay i t on the analogue clo ck.
Use t he arrow key to move the h and clockwise by 15 m inute s or use the to
move it an ticlockwise by 1 5 min utes.
FRENC H
Greet ings
This activ ity lists common gree tings in English and their equi valent in French . Use
the to browse the E nglis h gre etings. Use the to v iew the equivale nt in
Frenc h and vice-versa.
Numbe rs
This activ ity lists the sp ellin g of English numbers and t heir equivalent in Fr ench.
Use t he keys to bro wse t he En glish numbers. U se th e arrow keys to view
the e quiva lent in French a nd vi ce-ve rsa.
Objec ts
This activ ity lists common obje cts i n English and th eir e quiva lent in French. The
list is di vided into 7 gro ups: schoo l, office, tool box, bedro om, bathroom, wa rd
robe, and kitchen. Use the ke ys to browse the list of o bjects in Englis h. Us e
the arrow keys to vi ew th e equ ivalent in Frenc h and vice -versa.
Anima ls
This activ ity lists animal s in Engli sh and their equ ivale nt in French. The lis t is
divid ed in to 6 groups: far m, fo rest, safari, insects , sea , and pets. Use the
keys to br owse the list of anim als i n English. Use t he a rrow keys to vie w the
equiv alent in French and v ice-v ersa.
Food
This activ ity lists food i tems in En glish and their equiv alent in French. The list is
divid ed in to 6 groups: mea t, fr uits, dairy, vegetabl es, b reakf ast and others. Use
the keys to browse the l ist o f food items in Engli sh. U se the ar row k eys
to vi ew th e equivalent in Frenc h and vice-versa.
Enigm a II
This activ ity is the same as ac tivit y «Enigma I » ex cept that the words are in
Frenc h.
Trans latio n
Level 1: a word is display ed in Engl ish. Translate i t int o Fre nch, and type yo ur
answe r on the keyboard. Pr ess to confirm.
Level 2: t ranslate the wor d dis playe d onscreen from Frenc h to English.
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Oppos ites Fun II
This activ ity is the same as ac tivit y «Opposites Fun » exc ept t hat the words ar e in
Frenc h.
Words Fun II
This activ ity is the same as ac tivit y «Words Fun» ex cept that the words are in
Frenc h.
Plura ls Fu n II
This activ ity is the same as ac tivit y «Plurals Fun» excep t tha t the words are in
Frenc h.
Synon yms F un II
This activ ity is the same as ac tivit y «Synonyms Fun » exc ept t hat the words ar e in
Frenc h.
GAMES
Rock- Paper -Scissors
Use t he fo llowing 3 images : Roc k Paper S cisso rs
The g ame r ules are:
Ro ck wins over sci ssors
Sc issors wins over pape r
Pa per wins over ro ck
Your hand is on the left s ide, and y our opponent on the r ight is the computer
(play er 2) . A draw occurs when you h ave the same ima ge as the computer. On
your keybo ard, press 1 to selec t pap er; 2 to select sciss ors; and 3 to select rock.
Grand Prix
Your car i s located on the left side of the screen. It ca n onl y move upwards o r
downw ards. Overtake the ot her c ars u sing the arrow keys . You lose one o f
your 3 liv es every time yo u cra sh in to another car. When you l ose a life, pres s any
key t o con tinue. Overtake 30 ca rs to win.
Invas ion
Defen d you r planet! Space invad ers m ove from the rig ht si de of the screen
towar ds yo ur spaceship loc ated on th e left side. Use the key to sh oot t he
invad ers, and press to move your spaceship u pward s or downwards. You
begin the game with 4 live s. Yo u los e a life if a sp ace i nvade r lands on Earth (lef t
side of th e screen); if yo u cra sh in to an enemy spac eship ; or if an enemy shot hits
you. When you lose a life, pres s any key to continue .
In le vel 2 , the speed and the n umber of enemy spaces hips are i ncreased.
Snake
Use the 4 directional arrows on the mouse to move the snake in different directions.
You h ave t o “eat” all the dots that appear on the sc reen. The snake will grow with
every bite it takes. Be ca reful ! You must avoid hitt ing t he wa lls or the tail of th e
snake ; oth erwise, the game is o ver.
In le vel 2 , the snake move s fas ter!
MUSIC
Note: keep in mind that yo u nee d to use the retracta ble p iano underneath
the k eyboa rd to play the m usica l act ivities.
Disco ver t he note
The computer plays a music note. The note is also displayed onscreen. Recognize
the n ote a nd press it your pian o.
Compo ser
Use t he pi ano keys to comp ose y our o wn melody. You c an re cord your melody by
press ing t he key. The recor ding icon is displaye d ons creen . To stop the
recor ding, press the k ey ag ain. To listen to you r mel ody, press . To de lete a
recor ding, press the key a s you are not recordi ng or list ening to a melod y.
Music
Liste n to your favourite t une. Press the keys to br owse the tunes,
and p ress to listen t o it. Pre ss any key to st op a tune and select anoth er on e.
Follo w me
The c omput er plays a melod y not e by note. Play each note after the computer.
Once you h ave played all t he no tes, you will be able to h ear t he complete tune .
Piano gone wild
This activ ity follows the same proce dure as activity «Com poser » except that
music note s are now differ ent a nimal sounds! You can sele ct th e sounds of 6
diffe rent animals using th e a rrow keys.
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Maintenance
Only use a soft, slightly damp cloth to clean the unit. Do not use detergent. Do not
expose the unit to direct sunlight or any other heat source. Do not immerse the unit in
water. Do not dismantle or drop the unit. Do not try to twist or bend the unit. If the unit
malfunctions, try to change the batteries first. If this proves to be ineffective, read the
instruction manual again.
NOTE: please keep this instruction manual, it contains important information.
This product is covered by our 2-year warranty.
For any claim under the warranty or after sale service, please contact your distributor
and present a valid proof of purchase. Our warranty covers any manufacturing material
and workmanship defect, with the exception of any deterioration arising from the nonobservance of the instruction manual or from any careless action implemented on this
item (such as dismantling, exposition to heat and humidity, etc.). It is recommended to
keep the packaging for any further reference. Not suitable for children under 36 months
old, as it contains small detachable elements which could be swallowed.
In a bid to keep improving our services, we could implement modification on the colours
and the details of the product shown on the packaging.
LEXIBOOK UK ltd
Unit 10 Petersfield Industrial Estate
Bedford Road, Petersfield
Hampshire, GU32 3QA,
United Kingdom
Freephone helpline: 0808 100 3015
www.lexibookjunior.com
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Warranty
Environmental Protection:
Unwanted electrical appliances can be recycled and should not be discarded along with regular household waste!
Please actively support the conservation of resources and help protect the environment by returning this appliance
to a collection centre (if available).
Reference : JC261GBIM0026Designed and developed in Europe – Made in China
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