VTech INCREDIBLE SCIENCE CHASE User Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction ............................................... 1
How to Get Started ....................................... 2-4
With Windows® 3.1 or 3.11 ......................................................
With Windows® 95....................................................................
Using the piano keyboard ............................. 4-5
Adjusting the Volume ...............................................................
Changing instruments ..............................................................
Game Play .................................................. 5-6
Space Ship .................................................. 6-8
Remote Control.........................................................................
Alphabet Activity ......................................................................
Photo Album .............................................................................
Markers ....................................................................................
Toolbox .....................................................................................
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Description of Environments .......................... 9-19
Arctic Tundra ...................................................... 9-11
Jungle ............................................................... 11-12
Mad Lab............................................................. 13-15
Greenhouse ........................................................ 16-17
Tropical Reef ...................................................... 18-19
Technical Notes ........................................... 20
Memory ..................................................... 20
Video ........................................................ 21
Trouble Shooting ......................................... 21-22
Precautions For Handling This CD .................... 23
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It’s THE INCREDIBLE SCIENCE CHASE™ software! This CD-ROM in- troduces kids to early science concepts. Together with aliens Missy and Egon, your child can take an Earth-wide field trip to discover different habitats, animals, plants, and weather.
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HOW TO GET STARTED
With Windows® 3.1 or 3.11:
1. Begin at the Windows® Program Manager.
2. Insert the CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.
3. Click the “File” option in the upper left hand corner of the tool bar.
4. When the option box appears, select “Run”.
5. A dialog box will appear. Type “D:\INSTALL” in the space provided (if your CD-ROM drive is other than the D: drive, substitute the appropriate letter for D).
6. Click “OK”.
7. At THE INCREDIBLE SCIENCE CHASE™ software’s installation screen select the drive you would like the program to install to. The “C” drive is the default. Only change the setting if you would like to install to a drive other than “C”.
8. After you have selected a drive click the “Start” install icon.
9. Click “OK” after the installation is successful.
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With Windows® 95:
1. Run Windows® 95.
2. Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.
3. Windows® 95 will automatically detect the CD and execute the installation program.
4. A selection screen will appear. You will see 4 icons to choose from. Click the “RUN FROM CD” icon to run the program without installing it. Click the “EXIT” icon to return to Windows®. Click the “UNINSTALL” icon if you have previously installed the program on your hard drive and would now like to remove it. Click the “INSTALL” icon to load the program to your hard drive.
If you have correctly installed the program THE INCREDIBLE SCIENCE CHASE™ software’s icon will now appear in the VTech - Science Chase group in your Program Manager.
Double click on this icon to start the program.
Double click on this icon to uninstall the program.
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Double click on this icon to play the piano anytime the SMART KEYSTM KEYBOARD unit is attached to your computer. Press any of the yellow number keys on the SMART KEYSTM KEY­BOARD to change the instrument sound.
Double click on this icon to get information on the program.
Using the piano keyboard
Double clicking on the piano keyboard icon (VTECH® Piano option in Windows® 95) will allow you to play music on the piano keys (please ensure that the SMART KEYSTM keyboard is connected and that the selector switch is in the SMART KEYSTM keyboard position).
As the piano keys are pressed the screen will mirror your key strokes so you can see exactly which key creates which sound. For extra fun the piano keys themselves will light up as you press them.
Adjusting the Volume
The volume can be adjusted by clicking on the arrow keys at each end
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of the volume bar. If you would like greater volume ranges, please click on the ‘read me’ icon, located in the VTech - Science Chase folder, for instructions on adjusting your systems volume.
Changing instruments
Use the number keys at the top of the keyboard to select different instrument sounds.
GAME PLAY
Missy, Egon, and their friends have crash landed on our planet. In the landing, part of their ship was damaged. The only traveler who can fix the ship is Scooter the Robot, but he has been missing since the landing.
Your mission is to help Missy and Egon visit various areas of the Earth looking for Scooter. The environments you can visit are the Arctic Tundra, Jungle, Mad Lab, Greenhouse, and Tropical Reef. When you enter an environment you will see a variety of objects on the screen. Any item which causes the arrow to turn into a hand can be clicked; these objects will animate briefly. One object in each environment will change the arrow into a door. Clicking on this object will allow you to enter a science experiment.
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After you complete a science experiment you will receive a clue telling you where Scooter went. Go to the next environment as instructed and explore the science experiment. After you visit a variety of envi­ronments you will find Scooter; Missy and Egon will teleport back to the space ship and begin their journey home.
SPACE SHIP
This is where Missy and Egon are when the program begins and it is the hub of their search for Scooter. From the Space Ship you can access any environment by clicking on the viewing screens displayed across the top of the ship.
If you are using a keyboard use the arrow keys (cursor pad when you are using the SMART KEYS™ KEYBOARD unit) to move the cursor into different hotspots or active areas. Press the Enter key to activate the animation or experiment.
Inside the Space Ship there are a variety of fun things to do and a selection of tools to help you, Missy, and Egon find Scooter. Here are the descriptions:
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