Oregon HB68 USER MANUAL

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Laptop

For Ages 3 & Up

Electronic Learning Computer

-Bright

Product does not have INTERNET or data storage capabilities

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Dear Parent/Guardian,

Thank you for choosing the Barbie

™

-Bright

™

Laptop.

Designed and engineered with extreme precision,

the -Bright™Laptop is packed full of learning,

offering stimulating games and activities that

make an invaluable contribution to your child’s development.

The activities aim to further your child’s skills in language,

numbers, music, memory; and logical reasoning.

The -Bright™Laptop provides a dependable and

realistic introduction to computers and

encourages creativity and independent learning.

Learning with Barbie®is so much fun!

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TTable of Contents

able of Contents

Chapter 1 1 About the

-Bright™Laptop

Chapter 2 3 Getting Started

Deactivating the Try-me mode 4

Chapter 3 5 Activity Rules

Chapter 4 6 Activities

Chapter 5 11 Troubleshooting

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About the -Bright

™

Laptop

Features The unit features:

12 activities

•5 vocabulary / letter / phonics

•2 number

•3 logic and memory

•2 music Multimedia

• Digital Sound and animation

Display

• Large LCD screen

• Automatic shut-down

Interface

• Individual A– Z keyboard

• Number and musical keys

Audio

• The voice of Barbie

Chapter 1

The Barbie

™

-Bright™Laptop

is supplied with the following parts. Please contact your retailer should any parts be missing.

1 - Unit 2 - Instruction Manual

Lock Button

Unit

Speaker

Name Button

Enter Button

Instruction Manual

Clear Button

Letter Buttons

Repeat Button

On/Off Button

Number/ Musical Note Keys

Activity Selector

LCD Screen

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Unit

Sliding Handle

Reset Button

Try-me Tag

(Remove the tag before playing) (Only for Try-me box laptop)

Battery Cover

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Battery Installation

1. Make sure the unit is turned off.

2. Using a Phillips-head screwdriver, open the battery cover at the back of the unit.

3. Insert 3 "AA

batteries. (Note the correct polarity: +, - ).

4. Replace the cover. (The unit is automatically turned on as soon as the batteries are installed.)

Caution

• 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.

• Remove all batteries when replacing.

• Remove batteries from the unit if the unit is not going to

be used for long periods.

• Do not dispose of batteries in fire.

• 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.

• Exhausted batteries are to be removed from the toy.

• The supply terminals are not to be short-circuited.

Chapter 2

Getting Started The Barbie

™

-Bright™Laptop

operates on 3 "AA" size batteries.

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Deactivating the Try-me Mode (Only for Try-me box laptop) Before switching on the laptop, remove the "Try-me" tag to end the "Try-me" mode to gain full access to the games.

(See diagram on Pg 2)

Cleaning and Maintenance

The unit should be regularly examined for damage to the enclosure and other parts. In the event of such damage, the unit must not be used until the damage has been repaired. Always disconnect the power supply before cleaning. Wipe the unit with a dry cloth.

• Do not get the unit wet.

• Do not dismantle the unit.

Auto-off

If there is no input on the unit for five minutes, the unit says goodbye and automatically turns itself off to conserve power. To start playing again, just press the on/off button to turn the unit back on.

Starting the

-Bright™Laptop

Open the unit by sliding the two lock buttons towards the player (located on both sides of the unit). Turn on the

-Bright™Laptop

using the on/off button located on the bottom right of the keyboard.

At the end of a session, remember to turn off the power by pressing the same button.

Tell me your name

When the

-Bright™Laptop

is first used, it will ask for the player's name. Enter the name and press the "Enter" button when ready. If a mistake is made, press the "Clear" button to enter the name again. The name will be stored after it is entered. The

-Bright™Laptop

will now be able to greet the player by name. If the name needs to be changed after it has been stored, press the "Name" button to see the name animation, and press the "Clear" button to go back to the Enter the name screen.

Press the on/off button

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Slide the game selector

Press the repeat button

Chapter 3

Activity Rules

Selection

There are 12 fun filled activities in the

-Bright

™

Laptop.

Select a game by sliding the game selector over the chosen game. Alist of the games is given in Chapter 4. A game can be changed at any point by sliding the game selector to a new game.

Attempts

The player will have three attempts to answer each question correctly. After three incorrect answers, the -Bright™Laptop gives the correct answer and continues with the activity. If there is no input for approximately 30 seconds, the -Bright™Laptop repeats the current question for the player to make another attempt. This feature applies to:

• I Spy

• Vowel Search

• Count The Shapes

• Picture Perfect

• Memory Power

• Word Pattern

• Guess My Thoughts

Repeat Button

Press the repeat button to listen to the instructions of an activity again. In the Music Maker activity, press this button to play back the composition.

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Name Button

Press the name button to see the name of the player scroll across the screen with music.

Chapter 4

Activities

Word Smart

Teaches how to read and spell new words:

1. Select and press a letter button on the keyboard to learn a word.

2. The voice of Barbie®will say the chosen letter and then teach a word that begins with

the same letter. The LCD screen will play an animation of the word. The voice of Barbie

will also teach the player how to spell the word.

3. Select another letter or press the same letter again to learn a different word.

I Spy

Develops spelling skills through a fun guessing game:

1. The player will be asked to guess a word. The voice of Barbie®will let the player

know which letter the word begins with. An animation of the word will be shown on screen as a hint. The player can also look at the illustrations above the letter buttons on the keyboard for extra hints.

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2. To give an answer, press the letter that represents the correct

word on the keyboard.

3. If the answer is correct, the player will be asked to spell out the word.

Sound It Out

Teaches phonics and how to form words:

1. Select and press a letter button on the keyboard to learn how a letter is pronounced.

2. An example of how a word can be split phonetically is shown to help

with pronounciation.

Vowel Search

Teaches vowel identifications:

1. The voice of Barbie®will first introduce the 5 vowels, the player will then be asked to identify them.

2. Next, there will be 5 exercises on short vowels to practice.

3. When the exercises have been completed, the player will be asked to identify the vowels in

a word. To answer the question, press the correct vowel on the keyboard.

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Fantastic Numbers

Introduces numbers and countings:

1. Select and press a number button on the keyboard to learn about the names of the numbers.

2. When a number button is pressed, the voice of Barbie®will read out the number and count

up to that number.

Count The Shapes

Develops counting skills and teaches shapes recognition:

1. The voice of Barbie®will introduce a shape, then a number of this shape will appear on screen one

by one. The player is asked to count them and press the correct number button to answer.

2. At level 2, the shapes will appear in different sizes. Remember, shapes are still shapes no matter the size.

3. At level 3, a mixture of different shapes will be shown. Listen carefully to the voice of Barbie®to

see which shapes are to be counted.

Picture Perfect

Develops letter and number recognition, as well as skills for logical reasoning:

1. Five characters (numbers, upper case or lower case letters) will be shown on screen.

2. Pick out the character that is different from the others by pressing the button corresponding to

that character.

Press a number button

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Memory Magic

Develops memory and character recognition skills:

1. Asequence of characters will be shown on screen.

2. The characters will then be covered by symbols. Repeat the sequence by pressing

the buttons in the correct order. To watch the sequence again, press the repeat button. The player will have 3 attempts to repeat the sequence correctly.

Word Pattern

Teaches vocabulary through word patterns, sounds and rhyming words:

1. Aword stem will be shown on screen and the voice of Barbie®will teach the

player how it is pronounced.

2. The task is to make a word that matches with the picture, by adding an extra

letter to the word stem.

3. Listen carefully to the sound of the letter and press the correct letter to form

the correct word.

Guess My Thoughts

Develops logical reasoning and teaches the concept of "before" and "after" through a fun guessing game:

1. Type a number or letter to guess the correct answer.

2. The voice of Barbie®will give some hints to help the player make the correct guess.

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3. For level 1, it's the first letter in a word.

4. For level 2, the voice of Barbie®will let the player know which letter is before or after the secret letter.

5. For level 3, the voice of Barbie®will let the player know the range of letters or

numbers to guess from.

Melody Magic

Develops listening skills and ability to follow instructions:

1. Press a number button to choose a melody to listen to.

2. When the melody has finished, follow the letters, numbers or notes on screen to

play along.

Music Maker

Develops creative music skills:

1. Press the note keys to compose a melody.

2. To listen to the melody again, press the repeat button to hear it played back.

Press the repeat button

Press a note key

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Chapter 5

Troubleshooting

Developing learning products is a responsibility that we at Oregon Scientific take very seriously. We make every effort to ensure the accuracy and appropriateness of the information which forms the value of our products. However, errors can sometimes occur. It is important for you to know that we stand behind our products and we encourage you to call our Consumer Services Department with any problems and/or suggestions that you might have. Our service representative will be happy to help you.

Before contacting an authorized service representative at 1-800-853-8883, carry out the following simple checks. It may save you the time of an unnecessary service call.

No display

Are the batteries installed properly? Do the batteries need replacing?

Black-out screen or abnormal display

Disconnect the power supply by removing batteries for at least 10 seconds before connecting the power supply again. Conforms to safety requirements of ASTM F963, EN71 Parts 1,2 and 3 and EN50088.

In an effort to continually improve our products, the actual screen display on the product may differ slightly from the diagrams shown.

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Oregon Scientific, Inc.

19861 SW 95th Place Tualatin,

OR 97062, USA

Hotline: 1-800-853-8883

Warning: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiveris connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help.

"This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003." " Cet appareil mumérique de la class B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada"

"It may contains small parts due to abuse and/or damage to the unit

- Not suitable for children under 3 years"

P/N : 086-003799-023