VTech POWERZONE 2000 User Manual

USER’S MANUAL

Dear Parent:

At VTech® we know that a child has the ability to

do great things. That’s why all of our electronic

learning products are uniquely designed to develop a

child’s mind and allow them to learn to the best of

their ability. Whether it’s learning about letters,

numbers, geography or algebra, all VTech

products incorporate advanced technologies and

learning

extensive curriculum to encourage children of all ages

to reach their potential.

When it comes to providing interactive products that

enlighten, entertain and develop minds, at VTech® we

see the potential in every child.

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION ........................................... 1

PREPARATION.......................................... 2-5

MOUSE CONNECTION ............................................................ 2

PRINTER CONNECTION .......................................................... 2

POWER SOURCE ..................................................................... 2

BATTERY INSTALLATION ....................................................... 2

KEYBOARD BATTERY INSTALLATION.................................. 3

BATTERY NOTICE.................................................................... 3

BACKUP BATTERY INSTALLATION .................................... 3-4

AC ADAPTOR CONNECTION .................................................. 4

ON/OFF BUTTON .................................................................... 4

RESET BUTTON ....................................................................... 4

AUTOMATIC SHUT-OFF .......................................................... 4

VOLUME SWITCH .................................................................... 4

CONTRAST SWITCH ................................................................ 5

MOUSE, KEYBOARD AND CURSOR CONTR

MOUSE ..................................................................................... 5

CLEANING THE MOUSE ......................................................... 5

KEYBOARD .............................................................................. 6

SPECIAL KEYS ..................................................................... 6-8

CATEGORY BUTTONS .........................................................8-9

OL 5-9

DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES ............ 10-35

ACTIVITIES WITH LEVELS AND 2-PLAYER MODE ............. 10

GENERAL DISPLAY ............................................................... 11

LANGUAGE ARTS............................................................. 11-13

WORD CHALLENGE .................................................................. 11

COMPREHENSION ..................................................................... 11

SECRET WORD .......................................................................... 11

GRAMMAR QUIZ ........................................................................ 12

PARTS OF SPEECH.................................................................... 12

WORD SEARCH .......................................................................... 12

CROSSWORD ............................................................................. 12

SYNONYMS ................................................................................. 12

ANTONYMS ................................................................................. 12

WORD PUZZLE ........................................................................... 13

SOUND ALIKES .......................................................................... 13

SENTENCE SHUFFLE ................................................................ 13

CREATIVE WRITING ................................................................... 13

MATHEMATICS .................................................................. 13-16

MATH FUN ................................................................................... 13

TIME OUT! ................................................................................... 13

COMMON GROUND ................................................................... 14

FACTOR REACTOR .................................................................... 14

COORDINATES ...........................................................................14

SUM IT UP ................................................................................... 14

MINUS MADNESS ....................................................................... 14

MULTIPLICATION ....................................................................... 14

DIVISION ..................................................................................... 14

ALGEBRA ATTACK! ................................................................... 15

GEOMETRY ................................................................................. 15

GRAPH IT! ................................................................................... 15

TIC TAC 18 .................................................................................. 15

MAGIC 24 .................................................................................... 15

THIS TO THAT ............................................................................. 15

FRACTION ACTION .................................................................... 16

NUMBER PATTERNS .................................................................. 16

MATH CHALLENGE .................................................................... 16

TRIVIA CHALLENGE ......................................................... 16-17

UNDERSEA LIFE ........................................................................ 16

ANIMAL LIFE............................................................................... 16

ENTERTAINMENT ....................................................................... 16

MYSTERY EVENTS..................................................................... 17

TECHNOLOGY ............................................................................ 17

SPACE DISCOVERY ...................................................................17

GEOGRAPHY .............................................................................. 17

BIOLOGY ..................................................................................... 17

KNOWLEDGE CHALLENGE ...................................................... 17

LOGIC & GAMES .............................................................. 18-19

ROBOT HUNT ............................................................................. 18

3D RACE RALLY ......................................................................... 18

3D TIC TAC TOE ......................................................................... 18

TREASURE HUNT ...................................................................... 19

DISC CHALLENGE ..................................................................... 19

3D MAZE ..................................................................................... 19

ART STUDIO ........................................................................... 20

CARD MAKER ............................................................................. 20

PICTURE MAKER ....................................................................... 20

PERSONAL OFFICE .......................................................... 20-33

WORD PROCESSOR .............................................................20-24

TELEPHONE BOOK ................................................................... 24

SCHEDULER ............................................................................... 25

SPELL CHECKER .......................................................................25

CALENDAR ................................................................................. 25

CONVERSION PAD ..................................................................... 25

CALCULATOR............................................................................. 26

LOGO ...................................................................................... 26-32

LOGO BEGINNER ....................................................................... 32

LOGO INTERMEDIATE ...............................................................32

LOGO ADVANCED ...................................................................... 32

MONEY MANAGER..................................................................... 33

HOMEWORK LAB™............................................................... 33

DATA PAIRS 1 ............................................................................. 33

DATA PAIRS 2 ............................................................................. 33

TEST TRAINER 1 ........................................................................ 33

TEST TRAINER 2 ........................................................................ 33

SYSTEM SETUP ................................................................33-35

FILE CABINET ............................................................................ 33

QUICK TAG ................................................................................. 33

SOUND EFFECT ......................................................................... 33

BACKGROUND MUSIC .............................................................. 34

DATE & TIME ............................................................................... 34

SCORING STATISTICS ............................................................... 34

PRINTER SETUP ........................................................................ 34

TROUBLESHOOTING FOR PRINTER ERROR ......................... 34

TOOLS ......................................................................................... 35

GENERAL .................................................................................... 35

DISPLAY ......................................................................................35

HOW TO USE AN EXPANSION CARTRIDGE ... 35-36

ACTIVITY CARTRIDGES ........................... 36

SCORING............................................... 37-38

SCORING CODE..................................................................... 37

VTECH® Power Zone™ 2000 ACTIVITIES: .......................... 38

CARE AND MAINTENANCE ...................... 39

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