Startright Barney i love music laptop User Instruction Manual

Introduction 1
Barney™ I Love Music Laptop Overview 1

Notice to Parents 2

Battery Installation 2
Battery Precautions 2
Care and Maintenance 3

Getting Started 3
General Operation 3
Special Features & Keyboard Layout 4

Description of Activities 5
Category 1: Letters & Vocabulary 5

Activity 1: Lowercase Letters 5
Activity 2: Uppercase Letters 5
Activity 3: A to Z 6
Activity 4: Alphabet Sequence 6
Activity 5: Letter Order 6
Activity 6: Letter Beginnings 7
Activity 7: Letter Endings 7
Activity 8: Missing Letter 7
Activity 9: Rhyming 7
Activity 10: Typing Test 8
Activity 11: Spelling Bee 8

Category 2: Numbers & Math 8
Activity 12: Counting 8
Activity 13: Number Sequence 9
Activity 14: Odd Numbers 9

Contents

Activity 15: Even Numbers 9
Activity 16: Number Match 9
Activity 17: Number Order 10

Category 3: Logic & Shapes 10
Activity 18: Opposites 10
Activity 19: Mix & Match 10
Activity 20: Odd One Out 11

Category 4: Games & Music 11
Activity 21: Catching Notes 11
Activity 22: Treasure Hunt 11
Activity 23: Buttery Game 11
Activity 24: Tutti Fruity 12
Activity 25: Star Catching Game 12
Activity 26: Tic-Tac-Toe 12
Activity 27: Music Maker 13
Activity 28: Musical Master 13
Activity 29: ABC Song 14
Activity 30: Sing-A-Long 14

Specications 15

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Introduction

Thank you for selecting the Barney™ I Love Music Laptop.

This box contains one (1) Barney™ I Love Music Laptop unit and
a User Instruction Guide.

Please read the Notice to Parents carefully before you allow your
child to use this unit. Reading through this User Instruction Guide
with your child can be a valuable learning experience.

Please discard of any packing materials such as plastic sheets, wire
ties, tags, etc. for your child’s safety.

Barney™ I Love Music

Laptop Overview

SpeakerJoystick

LCD screen

Microphone

Bilingual
keyboard

Fig. 1 Fig. 2

Notice to Parents

Battery Installation

Note: Do not allow children to install batteries.

• This unit requires four (4) AA batteries. We recommend alkaline
batteries.

• Open the battery compartment found on the back of the unit.

(See Figure 1)

• Insert the batteries correctly, as indicated by the polarity symbols
(+) and (-) marked inside the battery compartment. (See Figure 2)

• Make sure to correctly replace the battery compartment door and

push it rmly back in place.

Battery Precautions

• Install batteries for your child.

• Do not use rechargeable batteries.

• Do not recharge non-rechargeable batteries.

• Do not mix old and new batteries.

• Do not mix alkaline, standard (Carbon-Zinc), or rechargeable
(Nickel-Cadmium) batteries.

• Do not short circuit the supply terminals.

• Only use batteries of the same type or equivalent as recommended.

• For best operation, always use new alkaline batteries.

• Insert batteries following the correct polarity.

• Replace the batteries if the sound weakens or the display dims.

• Remove exhausted or weak batteries from the unit.

• Remove batteries if you are not going to use the unit for more
than one (1) week.

• This unit is not to be connected to more than the recommended
number of power supplies.

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Care and Maintenance

• Clean this unit with a slightly damp cloth.

• Do not use any chemical solvents or abrasives on this unit.

• Do not spill any liquids on this unit.

• Avoid dropping this unit on hard surfaces.

• Do not expose this unit to moisture or immerse it in water.

• Do not try to dismantle this unit.

• It is best to switch off the unit when not in use.

• Use only a soft cloth for cleaning the LCD. Never use solvents,
abrasives or a moist cloth.

Getting Started

General Operation

On/Off/Screen Saver / Auto Power Off

On/Off: Press the ON/OFF key to turn this unit ON.
Press the same key once more to turn the unit OFF.
Screen Saver: A screen saver will be automatically activated

if no key is pressed for a certain period of time.
To exit the screen saver mode, simply press any
key other than the ON/OFF key.

Auto Power Off: This unit will automatically turn itself off after one

(1) minute if no key is pressed during the screen
saver mode.

Activity Selection

Following the opening animation, use the number keys on the
keyboard to select the desired activity and press the “Enter” key to

conrm your selection.

For each activity, an opening animation will be played. Press the “Enter”
key to skip this opening animation.