Startright Bilingual Super Notebook Owner's Manual
Introduction 1
Overview 1
Notice to Parents 2
Battery Installation
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Battery Precautions
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Care & Maintenance 3
Getting Started 3
General Operation 3
On/Off / Auto Power Off / 2-Button Mouse 3
First-Time Use
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Log In 4
Activity Selection 5
Scoring 5
Special Features & Keyboard Layout 6
Description of Activities 9
Learning Center 9
Vocabulary & Grammar 9
Languages 10
Math 10
Logic 11
Trivia 12
Typing 13
Utilities 13
Bilingual Dictionary 13
My Dictionary 14
Calculator 14
Conversions 15
Budget Planner 15
Word Processor 16
Organizer 17
Diary 17
Phone Book 17
To-Do-List 18
Memo Freehand 18
Calendar 19
Contents
Multimedia Center 20
Painter 20
Photo Viewer 20
Photo Editor 21
Music Player 21
Music Composer 22
Kids Channel 22
Video Editor 22
Setting 23
My Icon 23
My Profi le 23
Password 24
Screen Saver 24
Volume 25
Online Connection 25
Search & Download 25
Photo 25
Music 26
Kids Cartoon 27
Communication 27
Email 27
Chat Room 28
Blog 2
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Online Fun 29
Game Zone
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Fortune Telling 31
Jokes of Today 3
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Specifi cations
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Grammar Math Typing Creative Drawing
Logic
Translation
Personal
Organization
Learn:
Music
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Thank you for selecting Bilingual Super Notebook™.
This box contains one (1) Bilingual Super Notebook™ unit and
this User Guide.
Please read the Notice to Parents carefully before allowing your
child to use Bilingual Super Notebook™. Reading through the
User Guide with your child can be a valuable learning experience.
For your child’s safety, please discard any packing materials such
as plastic sheets, wire ties, tags, etc.
Introduction
High-Resolution
LCD Screen
Quick Search Key
Real QWERTY
Keyboard
Language
Selection
Key
Power Key
2-Button Mouse
Speaker
Bilingual Super
Notebook
TM
Overview
LCD Screen
Icons
Personal Settings Key
Multimedia
Control Keys
Battery Installation
Note: Do not allow children to install batteries unsupervised.
• This unit requires four (4) AAA batteries (not included). We
recommend alkaline batteries.
• Open the battery compartment 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.)
• Replace the battery compartment door and push it fi rmly back in
place.
Battery Precautions
• Install batteries for your child.
• Do not use rechargeable batteries.
• Do not try to 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 recommended batteries.
• For optimum operation, always use new alkaline batteries.
• 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 must not be connected to more than the recommended
number of power supplies.
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Notice to parents
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Care & Maintenance
• Clean this unit with a slightly damp cloth.
• Do not use chemical solvents or abrasives on this unit.
• Do not spill liquids on this unit.
• Avoid dropping this unit on hard surfaces.
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Do not expose this unit to excessive moisture or immerse it in water.
• Do not try to dismantle this unit.
• It is best to switch off this unit when your child is not playing with
it. Please also remind your child to do so.
• Use only a dry, soft cloth for cleaning the LCD. Never use
solvents, abrasives or a wet cloth.
Getting Started
General Operatio
n
On/Off / Auto Power Off / 2-Button Mouse
On/Off: Press the POWER key to turn this unit on. Press the same
key to access the Log Out or Shut Down option. If you choose Log
Out, the current user will be logged out and the Log In screen will
appear. If you choose Shut Down, the unit will turn off.
Auto Power Off: A screen saver will be activated automatically when
no key is touched for more than ninety (90) seconds. This screen
saver will be displayed for a further three (3) minutes before the unit
turns itself off. Please note that when the unit automatically turns off,
any created data that has not yet been saved to the main unit will
be lost.
2-Button Mouse: This unit comes with a 2-button mouse. The left
button can be used to select text or to confi rm a selection (serving the
same function as the ENTER key on the keyboard). The right
button can be used to exit the current activity or folder (serving the
same function as the ESC key on the keyboard).
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First-Time Use
After reading through the Notice to Parents and installing the batteries
correctly, please press the POWER key once to turn on the
Bilingual Super Notebook™. A login screen will be displayed, and
you will be required to complete the following steps:
1. New name – You can input up to six (6) characters as your user
name (case sensitive). The user name “123456” cannot be used.
You can edit it using the ERASE key or the CLEAR key .
Press the ENTER key to confi rm it.
2. New password – You must input three (3) characters as your
password. You can edit it using the ERASE key or the CLEAR
key . Press the ENTER key to confi rm it. You will be
required to input your new password again so the unit can verify it.
Log In
There are three (3) different modes when you log in on the Bilingual
Super Notebook™.
Normal Mode
Each time you turn the unit on, you have to log in by inputting your
user name and password. If both are correct, the unit will log in in
Normal Mode and access the main menu. You can access all activity
modes and save all data in Normal Mode.
To edit your current password, select the Setting Mode and then
enter
your original password in the Password Mode followed by your
new password.
Default Mode
If you forget your user name or password, you can use the default name
(“123456”) and password (“123”). The unit will log in in Default Mode.
You can access all activity modes but cannot save data in Default Mode.
To check and display your current user name and password, select the
Setting Mode and then enter the My Profi le Mode to display the user
name or the Password Mode to display the password.
Unknown Mode
If your user name, password or both are incorrect, the unit will log in in
Unknown Mode. You cannot access some activity modes and cannot
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save data in Unknown Mode. For details, please refer to the activity
modes in Description of Activities.
Activity Selection
There are one hundred and twenty (120) activity modes available in
two (2) languages. To select an activity or folder, you can either use
the keyboard, mouse or quick search key. If you choose to use the
keyboard, press the LEFT or RIGHT ARROW key to select a
category. Press the ENTER key to confi rm the category.
Repeat the same steps to enter a sub-category. To choose an activity
mode, press the PAGE UP key or PAGE DOWN key. Press
the ENTER key to confi rm the activity mode. Press the ESC
key to exit a category/sub-category/activity mode.
If you choose to use the mouse, the left button serves the same
function as the ENTER key , and the right button serves
the same function as the ESC key .
If you are familiar with the category/sub-category/activity mode
titles, you may choose to use quick search. Press the QUICK
SEARCH key once and a search screen will appear. When you
type a letter, the Bilingual Super Notebook™ will display a list of
category/sub-category/activity mode titles that start with that letter.
You can either type the complete title or press the PAGE UP/PAGE
DOWN keys / to select your desired title. Press the ENTER
key to confi rm the title and enter the relevant category/
sub-category/activity mode directly.
Scoring
You can score points in most activity modes in the Learning Center
, as well as in the games in the Game Zone of Online
Fun
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Learning Center
In the LEARNING CENTER category , you will be awarded
ten (10) points for each correct answer, unless otherwise stated. You
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must score thirty (30) points or more to move up to level 2, seventy
(70) points or more to move up to level 3 and one hundred and ten
(110) points or more to pass all levels and quit the mode. Refer to
individual activities for further details.
Game Zone
In the Game Zone , your score will be converted into virtual money.
You can use virtual money to download photos/music/
cartoons as a reward. Please refer to the description in the relevant
activity modes for further details.
SPECIAL FEATURES &
KEYBOARD LAYOUT
POWER Key:
Press this key to turn the unit ON or OFF.
LANGUAGE SELECTION Key:
Press this key once to access the language selection window.
You can select one of two (2) languages as the default operating
language.
LCD Screen Icons: Five (5) LCD screen icons can be found on the
LCD screen. The icons are as follows (from top to bottom):
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Language 1: Displayed when language 1 is selected as the
operating language.
Language 2: Displayed when language 2 is selected as the
operating language.
New Message: Displayed when you have a new message. For
details please refer to the EMAIL mode .
Online Connection: Displayed when you choose the ONLINE
CONNECTION icon in the main menu .
Volume: Displayed when the volume is on. You can choose
the volume level in the VOLUME mode . The icon will indicate
the relevant volume level.
SETTING Key:
Press this key to change your settings. For details, please refer to
Description of Activities.
ESC Key:
Press this key to escape from the current activity.
QUICK SEARCH Key:
Press this key to access a category/sub-category/activity mode
quickly. For details, please refer to Activity Selection.
ARROW Keys:
Press these letter keys (‘T’, ‘Y’, ‘U’, ‘J’, ‘M’, ‘N’, ‘B’, and ‘F’) to select
an option or control the cursor in certain activities. For details, please
refer to Description of Activities.
SAVE Key:
Press this key to save all your data in the Bilingual Super Notebook™.
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SHIFT Key:
Hold down this key and press an alphabet key to display the upper
case of the selected letter. Hold down this key and press a number
key to display the symbol shown on the selected key.
ACCENT Key:
Press this key after inputting certain letter keys (‘A’, ‘E’, ‘I’, ‘O’, and
‘U’) in any typing activity to select from a list of accented letters.
PAGE UP/DOWN Keys: /
Press these keys to scroll up or down in certain activity modes. For
details, please refer to Description of Activities.
ENTER Key:
Press this key to confi rm a selection.
FIRST FILE/CLEAR Key:
Press this key to select the fi rst fi le or clear the screen in
certain activity modes. For details, please refer to Description of
Activities.
PREVIOUS FILE/ERASE Key:
Press this key to select the previous fi le or use the cursor to erase in
certain activity modes. For details, please refer to Description of
Activities.
PLAY/STOP/SPACE Key:
Press this key to play/stop a music clip or animation in certain
activity modes or to input a space in any typing activity modes. For
details, please refer to Description of Activities.
NEXT FILE/DRAW Key:
Press this key to select the next fi le or use the cursor to draw in
certain activity modes. For details, please refer to Description of
Activities.
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