User’s Manual
Color Touch TabletTM
c 2012 VTech
Printed in China
91-001629-xxx US
Dear Parent,
At VTech®, we know that in order to e ectively reach kids, today’s learning tools have to be plugged into the fast-paced world around them. at’s why we created the Grade School Learning Series – an engaging set stylized, interactive computers specially designed to get grade-school kids up to speed with their fast-paced, tech-savvy world.
Every product in the Grade School Learning Series covers a wide range school basics – math, language, social studies, science, and more! Activities are presented in a fast-paced, arcade-game style that kids will recognize and enj . Each learning machine is loaded with hi-tech features – tools that go hand-in-hand with the way kids learn, play and use information.
With the Grade School Learning Series, kids can acce a way to learn that closely matches the way th already live and play. We thank you for trusting VTech® with the important job helping your child learn and succeed. We hope to help your child discover that “It’s Cool to Be Smart!”
Sincerely,
Your iends at VTech®
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INTRODUCTION
Thank you for purchasing the VTech® Color Touch TabletTM.
The Color Touch TabletTM is a high-tech tablet that is filled with amazing activities! It features a bright, LCD color screen, motion sensor and touch panel. The motion sensor provides a fun new way to play--just tilt the tablet to play the games. You can also touch the screen directly to select activities and play games. The Color Touch TabletTM features fun ways to stimulate and expand your imagination and creativity. There are 80 activities that cover letters, phonics, syllables, vocabulary, math, science, art, logic and more! Explore and learn together with Perry the Penguin and his friends! Are you ready? Let’s go!
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INCLUDED IN THIS PACKAGE
•VTech® Color Touch TabletTM
•VTech® Color Touch TabletTM instruction manual
WARNING:
All packing materials, such as tape, plastic sheets, packaging locks and tags are not part of this toy, and should be discarded for your child’s safety.
INTRODUCTION
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GETTING STARTED
ATTENTION :
Pour la sécurité de votre enfant, débarrassez-vous de tous les produits d’emballage tels que rubans adhésifs, feuilles de plastique, attaches et étiquettes. Ils ne font pas partie du jouet.
NOTE: Please keep the user’s manual as it contains important information.
Unlock the packaging locks:
1. Rotate the packaging locks 90 degrees counterclockwise
2. Pull out the packaging lock
Demo strip removal:
When the product is taken out of the packaging, please remove the demo strip from the unit to activate normal play mode.
GETTING STARTED
POWER SOURCE
The VTech® Color Touch TabletTM operates on 4 “AA” sized batteries (AM-3/LR6). The “AA” sized batteries included in the unit are for demo purpose only and are not long-life batteries.
BATTERY INSTALLATION
NOTE: For best performance, remove all factory-installed batteries and use new, alkaline batteries.
1.Make sure the unit is turned OFF.
2.Locate the battery cover on the bottom of the unit and
open it.
3. Insert 4 “AA” sized batteries as illustrated.
4. Close the battery cover.
BATTERY NOTICE
•Use new alkaline batteries for maximum performance.
•Use only batteries of the same or equivalent type as recommended.
•Do not mix different types of batteries: alkaline, standard (carbon-zinc) or rechargeable (Ni-Cd, Ni-MH), or new and used batteries.
•Do not use damaged batteries.
•Insert batteries with the correct polarity.
•Do not short-circuit the battery terminals.
•Remove exhausted batteries from the toy.
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•Remove batteries during long periods of non-use.
•Do not dispose of batteries in fire.
•Do not charge non-rechargeable batteries.
•Remove rechargeable batteries from the toy before charging (if removable).
•Rechargeable batteries are only to be charged under adult supervision.
USING THE MOTION SENSOR
For the motion sensor play to function at an optimum, hold the Color Touch TabletTM at a 30 degree angle (see picture).
From this position, when you tilt the Color Touch TabletTM away from you, it will give an “Up” resonponse.
Conversely, when you tilt the Color Touch TabletTM towards you, it will give a “Down” response.
To get a “Left” and “Right” response, simply tilt the tablet left or right.
In the menu and in the activities Color Caper and Snow Maze, you can leave the tablet tilted in one direction to get a repeated direction response. But in the other activities, you must tilt the tablet each time to get a response.
USING TOUCH PANEL
Touch the icons on the LCD screen directly to make a selection or confirmation.
PRODUCT FEATURES
AUTO-LEVELING FEATURE
In most activities, after entering 3 continuous rounds of correct answers and getting 80100 points each round, it will auto-level up to the next level of difficulty.
MY CREATIVIE COLLECTION
You can press the My Creative Collection key to review your creative creations in the following activities:
A01 Picture Painter
A02 My Aquarium
A03 Theatre night
A04 Magic Garden
A05 Crazy Animals
PRODUCT FEATURES
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PRODUCT FEATURES
A06 Crazy Creatures
A07 Crazy Dinosaurs
PROGRESS REPORT
Pressing the Progress Report key will show you how many games you’ve explored in each category.
SCREEN SAVER
The screensaver animation will automatically display after 60 seconds of no input in most activities.
TURNING THE UNIT ON AND OFF
Press and hold the 
button to turn the unit ON. Press and hold again to turn the unit OFF.
ACTIVITY SELECTION:
When the unit is turned on, you will see a short opening animation before entering the Category Menu. You can choose a category in one of these ways:
1)Tilt the tablet left or right or touch the arrows on the screen until the category you want displays on the screen. Then touch the category icons on the screen or press the Enter button to enter the selected category.
2)Press the Category key directly.
After that, you can choose an activity as below:
1)Tilt the tablet left or right, or touch the arrows on screen until the activity you want to play appears.
2)Touch the center of the screen or press the Enter button to enter the selected activity.
LEVEL SELECTION
Pressing the Challenge Level key will pop up a level menu selection screen. There are 3 difficulty levels to choose from:
1.Beginner; 2. Explorer; 3. Expert
ANSWER
In most activities, the answer will be provided after a certain number of tries or when you press the ANSWER key for help.
AUTOMATIC POWER OFF
To save power, Color Touch TabletTM automatically shuts down if it does not receive any
input after several minutes. Press the
button to wake your unit. We recommend that you turn off the unit when you’ve finished playing. Remove the batteries and unplug the adaptor if your Color Touch TabletTM will not be used for an extended period of time.
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