VTech SMARTRIDGE WHIZKIDWHEELS User Manual

Dear Parent,

At VTech

®

, we know that every year, children are asking to play
video games at younger and younger ages. At the same time, we
understand the hesitation of most parents to expose their children
to the inappropriate content of many popular video games. How
can you feel confident in allowing your childen to play these games,
and still educate and entertain them in a healthy, age-appropriate
manner?

Our solution to this on-going debate is the

V.Smile™ Learning

System – a unique video game system created especially for children
aged 3 to 8. The

V.Smile™ Learning System combines a kid-friendly

design, age-appropriate curriculum, entertaining graphics, and fun
game play into a unique experience that your child will love and
you can support. The

V.Smile™ Learning System engages your

child with two modes of play: the Learning Adventure - an exciting
exploratory journey in which learning concepts are seamlessly
integrated, and the Learning Zone - a series of games designed
to focus on specific school skills in a fun, engaging way. Both of
these educational modes offer your child hours of learning fun.

As part of the

V.Smile™ Learning System, VTech

®

offers a library
of game Smartridges™ based on popular children’s characters
that engage and encourage your child to play while learning. The
library is organized into three levels of educational play – Early
Learners (ages 3-5), Junior Thinkers (ages 4-6) and Master Minds
(ages 6-8) – so that the educational content of the system grows
with your child.

At VTech

®

, we are proud to provide you with a much-needed
solution to the video game dilemma, as well as another innovative
way for your child to learn while having fun. We thank you for
trusting VTech

®

‚ with the important job of helping your child

explore a new world of learning!

Sincerely,

Your Friends at VTech

®

To learn more about the

V.Smile™ Learning System and other

VTech® toys, visit www.vtechkids.com

INTRODUCTION

Join Truckles the Truck as he goes on a new quest to help his friends and
become a good citizen! Use your math, logic and vocabulary skills to help
Truckles on his adventures, and learn cool new things about road rules
and recycling. Let’s get on the road to learning fun!

GETTING STARTED

STEP 1: Choose Your Play Mode

Move the joystick up and down to choose the play mode you want. Press
the ENTER button when you have fi nished.

Learning Adventure

In this play mode, you can explore diff erent places and help Truckles’
friends. You can play through the whole story by choosing “Adventure
Play,” or play each game separately by choosing “Quick Play.”

INTRODUCTION/GETTING STARTED

Learning Adventure

Learning Zone

Options

Adventure Play – Play the
adventure games in story order.

Quick Play – Play any of the adventure
games separately.

(1) Adventure Play

When you turn the unit OFF, V.Smile™ remembers your place in the
Learning Adventure game. To continue your game, simply turn the unit
back ON and select “Continue Game” under the Adventure Play menu.
Please note that you can only do this if “Whiz Kid Wheels” has not been
removed from the unit, and there has been no interruption of power.

(2) Quick Play

In the Quick Play menu, choose an adventure game you would like to play.
To choose “Easy” or “Diffi cult” level, move the joystick left or right to the
one-star icon or the two-star icon. Press the ENTER button to choose.
Using the joystick, move the cursor to a game and press

ENTER to play.

Note: For the details of all Learning Adventure games, please refer to the
“Activities – Learning Adventure” section.

Learning Zone

In the Learning Zone menu, choose a game you would like to play. To
choose “Easy” or “Diffi cult” level, move the joystick to the one-star icon
or the two-star icon. Press the

ENTER button to enter your choice. Using

the joystick, move the cursor to a game, and press ENTER to play.

Note: For the details of all Learning Zone games, please refer to the
“Activities – Learning Zone” section.

Options

Move the joystick up and down to choose between Music and Horn
Sounds.

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GETTING STARTED

Continue Game – Start a previous
adventure where you left off.

New Game – Start a new
adventure from the beginning.

STEP 2: Choose Your Game Settings

If you are happy with the current settings, press the ENTER button to
continue. Otherwise, move the joystick to change the game settings.
When you have fi nished, move down to the

icon and press ENTER.

The Quick Play and Learning Zone modes each have their own settings
on the game selection page.

STEP 3: Start Your Game

For Learning Adventure, please go to the “Activities – Learning Adventure”
section.

For Learning Zone, please go to the “Activities – Learning Zone”
section.

FEATURES

HELP Button

Press the HELP button to hear the instructions again.

EXIT Button

When you press the EXIT button, the game will pause. A “Quit Game?”
icon will pop up to make sure you want to quit.

The EXIT button also allows you to get back to the previous menu.

LEARNING ZONE Button

The LEARNING ZONE button is a shortcut that takes you to the Learning
Zone game selection screen. When you press the LEARNING ZONE
button, the game will pause. A “Quit Game” icon will pop up to make

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FEATURES

Move the joystick down to the icon
and press ENTER to make your choice.

Move the joystick to choose a horn sound.
Press ENTER when you have finished.

Move the joystick left or right to turn the
background music “On” or “Off.” Press
ENTER when you have finished.