VTech Whiz Kid CD - Dora the Explorer, Write & Learn Spellboard Advanced User Manual

User’s Manual

Dear Parent,

At VTech®, we know that in order to effectively reach kids,

today’s learning tools have to be plugged into the fast-paced

world around them. That’s why we created the Whiz Kid™

Learning System series – an engaging system that allows kids

to play in two different ways – either on-the-go to t their busy

lifestyles, or at the computer to keep them up to speed in their

tech-savvy worlds.

The Whiz Kid™ Learning System is an interactive learning

board with dynamic educational content that uses Whizware™

comprised of a cartridge and CD-ROM. This system, especially

created for children aged 3 to 6, combines a kid-friendly design,

40 colorful activity pages, home computer software, over 120

learning activities, and 3 modes of play to keep your child

linked up to an unlimited world of learning! Plus, a progress

report keeps track of your child’s performance along the way!

At VTech® , we are proud to offer yet another revolutionary play

experience for your child. We thank you for trusting VTech®

with the important job of helping your child explore a world of

learning. The Whiz Kid™ Learning System is the new way to

smart play!

Sincerely,

Your Friends at VTech

To learn more about the Whiz Kid™ Learning System

and other VTech

toys, visit: www.vtechkids.com or visit

www.vtechwhizkid.com to download even more activities!

INTRODUCTION

One day, Dora and Boots arrive at school just in time to see Swiper swipe their school supplies! Oh, no! How will they start their School Day now? Dora and Boots need your help to get back all the school supplies to Save the

School Day! Join Dora and Boots on their adventure through Storybook Island, Music Jungle, Color and Shapes Valley, Number Ship, and Puzzle Cave! During your adventure, you’ll solve puzzles, play games, read stories,

and explore music, math, Spanish, colors, shapes and more! With Dora and Boots’s help, you’ll ﬁnd the school supplies and Save the School Day!

INCLUDED IN THIS PACKAGE

• 40 activity pages in 20 game papers and a folder

•

A cartridge --- Whiz Kid™ Dora the Explorer™ Save the School Day!

•

An activity CD-ROM --- Whiz Kid™ Dora the Explorer™ Save the School Day!

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.

GETTING STARTED

You can play with your Whiz Kid™ Learning System in two different ways: play it on the go, or connect it to a PC with the USB cable included with the main unit.

I. Playing on the Go

1. Insert the Dora the Explorer™ Save the School Day! game cartridge into the cartridge slot on the upper edge of the VTech® Whiz Kid™ Learning System main unit. The cartridge should lock into place.

2. Insert the pen into the jack on the lower edge of the main unit.

3. Turn on the

Whiz Kid™ Learning System main unit by pressing the ON

button.

4. Open the frame cover.

5. Place an activity page onto the board.

6. Close the frame cover.

7. Follow the voice instructions to begin play.

INTRODUCTION & GETTING STARTED

II. Playing on a PC

PC System Requirements

• Windows® 98 SE, Windows® 2000, Windows® ME, Windows® XP

• 500 MHz Pentium III

• 128 MB RAM

• 800 MB HDD available space

• Graphic card with 8 MB VRAM

• DirectX® 7.0 or higher

• 16-bit color monitor, 1,024 x 768 resolution

• Windows® compatible sound card and speakers

• USB 1.1 or higher

• Disk driver type: CD-ROM / DVD-ROM

Note: Windows® NT is not supported.

PC Setup and Installation

1. Start Windows® 98 SE/ME/2000/XP.

2. Insert the

Dora the Explorer™ Save the School Day! game disc into the

CD-ROM drive of your computer.

3. If the AutoPlay feature for your system is enabled, it will automatically begin the installation process and a title screen should appear.

4. If the AutoPlay feature is disabled, or the installation does not start automatically, run the Dora the Explorer™ Save the School Day! setup program by clicking on the Start button on your Windows® taskbar, then select Run. Type D:\Install.exe in the Open text box, or select Browse to ﬁnd the ﬁle. Select OK to begin installation.

Note: If your CD-ROM drive is assigned to a letter other than D, substitute that letter.

5. Follow the rest of the on-screen instructions to ﬁnish installing the game.

6. Once installation is complete, click on the

Dora the Explorer™ Save the

School Day! icon on your desktop to start the game.

Installation of DirectX

The Dora the Explorer™ Save the School Day! game requires DirectX® 7.0 or higher in order to run. If you do not have DirectX® 7.0 or higher installed on your computer, please download it from the Windows® Internet site and install it on your computer before installing the Dora the Explorer™ Save the School Day! program.

GETTING STARTED

Starting the Dora the Explorer™ Save the School Day! Application

1. Install the Dora the Explorer™ Save the School Day! program on your PC. For detailed setup instructions, please refer to the “PC Setup and Installation” section.

2. After installation is completed, start the

Dora the Explorer™ Save the

School Day! application by double clicking the Save the School Day! icon

on the PC desktop.

3. Connect the included PC cable to a USB port on your PC.

4. Insert the Dora the Explorer™ Save the School Day! game cartridge into the cartridge slot on the upper edge of the VTech® Whiz Kid™

Learning System main unit.

5. Connect the other end of the PC cable to your VTech

Whiz Kid™ main

unit.

6. Turn on the Whiz Kid™ Learning System main unit by pressing the ON button.

Note: You must connect the Whiz Kid™ Learning System main unit to the computer before you can play any activities. Otherwise, you will only be able to view the Progress Report or print activity pages.

7. You can control the game cursor by using the PC mouse, or by moving the pen around on the board. Press down with the pen to select an object on the PC screen (similar to pressing the PC mouse button). When you insert a page into the board that matches the page on the PC screen, you can touch objects on the page to watch them come alive on the PC screen.

Step 1. Login

After you click the

Dora the Explorer™ Save the School Day!

icon in your PC, the game will start and you will enter the login menu. If it is your ﬁrst time playing the game, type your name in one of the slots. The next time you play, you will be able to select your name from the list, create a

New

name,

Delete

a name. Press the

Start

button to start the game, or the

Exit

button

to leave the game.

GETTING STARTED

Step 2. Choose an Activity Page

1. Save the School Day Map

After the opening, Map will show where you can go to collect all the school supplies. There are ﬁve different places to explore: Storybook Island, Music Jungle, Color and Shapes Valley, Number Ship, and Puzzle Cave. Click on the screen to proceed to the Game Menu.

2. Game Menu

There are ﬁve categories in the Dora the Explorer™ Save the School

Day! game, that match the ﬁve areas on the map: Storybook Island ,

Music Jungle , Color and Shapes Valley , Number Ship and

Puzzle Cave . Once you are in the game menu, you can move to a

different category by selecting the 5 icons at the top of the screen. TIPS: You can switch to other game categories by pressing any of the ﬁve

category icons on the top.

GETTING STARTED

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