VTech Soothing Starlight Hippo User Manual

Lil’ Critters

Soothing Starlight Hippo

TM

© 2014 VTech

Printed in China

91-003025-000

US

User’s Manual

Dear Parent,

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new through their own discovery? ese self-accomplished
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INTRODUCTION

Thank you for purchasing the VTech® Starlit Hippo™ learning toy!
Soothe your baby to sleep with the Lil’ Critters Soothing Starlight

HippoTM. The plush hippo projects stars on the ceiling in four colors

while playing calming sounds, songs, music and seven nursery rhymes.

4 MODE BUTTONS

VOLUME
CONTROL
DIAL

TIMER SWITCH

LIGHT CONTROL BUTTON

ON/OFF SWITCH

Introduction

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INCLUDED IN THIS PACKAGE

- One VTech® Lil’ Critters Soothing Starlight Hippo™ learning toy

- One User’s Manual

WARNING:
All packing materials, such as tape, plastic sheets, wire ties and

tags are not part of this toy, and should be discarded for your
child’s safety.

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 this instruction manual as it contains important
information.

GETTING STARTED

BATTERY INSTALLATION

1. Make sure the unit is turned OFF.

2. Locate the battery cover on the bottom
of the hippo. Use a screwdriver to
loosen the screw.

3. Install 2 new ‘AA’ (AM-4/LR03) batteries
following the diagram inside the
battery box. (The use of new alkaline
batteries is recommended for maximum
performance.)

4. Replace the battery cover and tighten
the screw to secure the battery cover.

Included In This Package

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BATTERY NOTICE

• The use of new alkaline batteries is recommended for maximum

performance.

• Non-rechargeable batteries are not to be recharged.

• Rechargeable batteries are to be removed from the toy before being

charged (if removable).

• Rechargeable batteries are only to be charged under adult

supervision (if removable).

• Different types of batteries or new and used batteries are not to be

mixed.

• Only batteries of the same or equivalent type as recommended are

to be used.

• Batteries are to be inserted with the correct polarity.

• Exhausted batteries are to be removed from the toy.

• The supply terminals are not to be short-circuited.

• The toy is not to be connected to more than the recommended

number of power supplies.

• Do not dispose of batteries in fire.

WE DO NOT RECOMMEND THE USE OF RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES.

PRODUCT FEATURES

1. ON/OFF SWITCH

To turn the unit ON, slide the ON/

OFF SWITCH to the ON( ) position.
To turn the unit OFF, slide the ON/
OFF SWITCH to the OFF ( ) position.

Product Features

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2. TIMER SWITCH

Slide the TIMER SWITCH to select

the length of time the unit will play
for. When the time is up the unit will
automatically power-down.

3. VOLUME CONTROL DIAL

Turn the VOLUME CONTROL DIAL

to select the desired volume.

4. LIGHT CONTROL BUTTON

Press the LIGHT CONTROL BUTTON

to select one of 6 light effects.

Press the button until you nd the

desired setting.

5. MODE BUTTONS

Press one of the four MODE

BUTTONS to choose a mode of

play.

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6. AUTOMATIC SHUT-OFF

To preserve battery life, the VTech® Lil’ Critters Soothing Starlight

Hippo™ will automatically power down after the selected time. The

unit can be turned on again by pressing any button or when the
sound sensor detects baby’s cry.

7. SOUND SENSOR

The VTech® Lil’ Critters Soothing Starlight HippoTM is equipped

with a special sound sensor. Once the selected time setting has
ended, the unit will automatically power-down. The sensor will
reactivate the program when it detects baby’s cry for approximately
4 seconds without interruption. The unit will reactivate and play
lullabies and nature sounds.

ACTIVITIES

1. Slide the on/off switch to turn the

unit on. You will hear a soothing
song, two short stories and ten
melodies with nature sounds. The
light will fade in and fade out slowly
with the sounds, if the light control
button has not be en pr essed.

2. Press the story button to hear seven

stories with fun sounds followed by
soft melodies. Press the story button
again to hear the next story. The
light pattern will fade in and fade out
slowly with the sounds, if the light
control button has not been pressed.

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3. Press the lullaby button to hear

three soothing songs followed by
soft melodies.Press the lullaby button
again to hear the next song or melody.
The light pattern will fade in and fade
out slowly with the sounds, if the light
control button has not been pressed.

4. Press the nature sound button to

hear a combination of soothing nature
sounds. Press the nature sound
button again to hear the next sound
pattern. The light pattern will fade in
and fade out slowly with the sounds,
if the light control button has not been
pressed.

5. Press the lullaby and nature sound
button to hear soothing melodies with
nature sounds. Press the lullaby and
nature sound button again to hear
the next melody. The light pattern will
fade in and fade out slowly with the
sounds, if the light control button has
not been pressed.

Activities

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SUNG SONG LYRICS

SONG 1

Row, row, row your boat,
Gently down the stream.
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Life is but a dream.

SONG 2

Rock-a-bye, baby,
On the treetop.
When the wind blows,
The cradle will rock.

SONG 3
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are.
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are.

MELODY LIST:

1. Diddle Diddle Dumpling

2. To Market, To Market

3. Roses Are Red

4. Lavender’s Blue

5. Polly Put the Kettle On

6. Hickory Dickory Dock

7. Ring Around the Rosy

8. Frère Jacques

9. Oh, Dear! What Can the Matter Be?

10. Where Has My Little Dog Gone?

11. Riddle Song

Sung Song Lyrics/Melody List

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12. Good Morning Merry Sunshine

13. Teddy Bears’ Picnic

14. Toyland

15. Bicycle Built For Two

16. Go Tell Aunt Rhody

17. Ride a Cock Horse to Banbury Cross

18. Sailing, Sailing

19. Grandfather’s Clock

20. Oranges and Lemons

21. All the Pretty Little Horses

22. Little Bo Peep

23. Beautiful Dreamer

24. Au Claire de la Lune

25. Home Sweet Home - Bishop

26. Serenade - Haydn

27. Menuet - Mozart

28. All Through the Night

29. Magic Flute - Mozart

30. Irish Lullaby

31. New World Symphony - Dvorak

32. Rondo a Capriccio - Beethoven

33. To a Wild Rose - MacDowell

34. Canon in D - Pachelbel

35. Happy Farmer - Schumann

36. Lullaby - Brahms

37. Hush Little Baby

38. Sleep, Baby, Sleep

39. Alouette

40. Jesu, Joy Of Man’s Desiring - Bach

41. Fur Elise - Beethoven

42. Klipp Klopp Gallop - Strauss

43. Four Seasons - Winter - Vivaldi

44. Four Seasons - Fall - Vivaldi

45. Four Seasons - Spring - Vivaldi

Melody List

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46. Four Seasons - Summer - Vivaldi

47. Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

48. Rock-a-bye Baby

49. Air for the G String - Bach

50. Shenandoah

51. Piano Sonata in C, K545, 1st Movement - Mozart

52. Minuet in G - Beethoven

53. Kinderscene - Schumann

54. Spring Song - Mendelssohn

55. Waltz of the Flowers - Tchaikovsky

56. Sleeping Beauty Waltz - Tchaikovsky

57. Eine Kleine Nachtmusik - Mozart

58. Greensleeves - Mozart

59. Moonlight Sonata - Beethoven

60. Ode To Joy - Beethoven

Melody List

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CARE & MAINTENANCE

1. Keep the unit clean by wiping it with a slightly damp cloth.

2. Keep the unit out of direct sunlight and away from any direct heat
source.

3. Remove the batteries when the unit will not be in use for an extended
period of time.

4. Do not drop the unit on hard surfaces and do not expose the unit to
moisture or water.

TROUBLESHOOTING

If for some reason the program/activity stops working, please follow
these steps:

1. Please turn the unit OFF.

2. Interrupt the power supply by removing the batteries.

3. Let the unit stand for a few minutes, then replace the batteries.

4. Turn the unit ON. The unit should now be ready to play again.

5. If the product still does not work, replace with an entire set of new
batteries.

If the problem persists, please call our Consumer Services Department
at 1-800-521-2010 in the U.S. or 1-877-352-8697 in Canada, and a
service representative will be happy to help you.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

Creating and developing Infant Learning products is accompanied
by a responsibility that we at VTech

®

take very seriously. We make
every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information, which forms
the value of our products. However, errors sometimes can occur.
It is important for you to know that we stand behind our products
and encourage you to call our Consumer Services Department on
at 1-800-521-2010 in the U.S. or 1-877-352-8697 in Canada, with
any problems and/or suggestions that you might have. A service
representative will be happy to help you.

Care & Maintenance/Troubleshooting

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Note:

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for
a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These
limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses
and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used
in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to
radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference
will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause
harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be
determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged
to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following
measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that

to which the receiver is connected

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help

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