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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 Grade School Learning Series – an engaging set of stylized, interactive computers specially designed to get grade-school kids up to speed with their fast-paced, tech-savvy world. Every product in the Grade School Learning Series covers a wide range of school basics – math, language, geography, science, and even
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TM COLOR BLAST NOTEBOOK USER’S MANUAL TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 2 INCLUDED IN THE PACKAGE SECTION 2 SET-UP CHAPTER 1 GETTING STARTED CHAPTER 2 PRODUCT FEATURES SECTION 3 ACTIVITIES CHAPTER 1 MAIN UNIT CHAPTER 2 CARTRIDGE 1: SPANISH LANGUAGE CHAPTER 3 CARTRIDGE 2: SCIENCE & NATURE CHAPTER 4 CARTRIDGE 3: DISCOVER THE WORLD CHAPTER 5 CARTRIDGE 4: MATH EXPLORER SECTION 4 CARE AND MAINTENANCE CHAPTER 1 CARE AND MAINTENANCE CH
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INTRODUCTION ® Thank you for purchasing the VTech Color Blast Notebook™. Your Color Blast Notebook™ is an electronic learning aid that challenges young minds with 50 activities in different categories as diverse as English, Spanish, math, science, geography and more. 10 Category Color LCD Screen Selection Hot Keys Volume Control Main Unit Switch (Low/High) On/Off Button Sound On/Off Cartridge Slot Switch Contrast Control Built-in Speaker QWERTY 8-Directional Real Mouse & Mouse Pad Keyboa
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INCLUDED IN THIS PACKAGE - Color Blast Notebook™ product - 4 “AA” sized batteries (For demo purposes only. Not long life batteries.) - CR2032 backup battery - Real mouse - Mouse pad - 4 bonus activity cartridges: Spanish Language, Science & Nature, Discover the World, Math Explorer - User’s Manual WARNING: All packing materials such as tape, plastic sheets, wire ties and tabs are not part of this toy and should be discarded for your child’s safety. SET-UP GETTING STARTED Before p
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BATTERY INSTALLATION NOTE: For best performance, replace with new, alkaline batteries. ® Color Blast Notebook™ operates on 4 “AA” sized batteries or a VTech 9V adaptor (sold separately). 1. Make sure the unit is turned OFF. 2. Locate the battery cover on the bottom of the unit and open it. 3. Insert 4 “AA” sized batteries as illustrated. 4. Close the battery cover. NOTE: For best performance, replace with new, alkaline batteries. RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES ARE NOT RECOMMENDED. Important
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- Do not mix new and used batteries; - Only use batteries of the recommended or equivalent type; - Always insert batteries properly matching the plus (+) and minus (-) signs; - Batteries that have run out of energy must be removed from the toy; - Batteries are to be inserted with correct polarity; - Do not short circuit the supply terminals; - Do not use more batteries than recommended; - Remove batteries from the toy if it will not be used for an extended period of time. TM Notice : When Color
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INSERTING A CARTRIDGE - Make sure the unit is turned OFF. - Insert the cartridge into the cartridge slot on the right side of the unit. The cartridge should lock into place. Please use care when removing the cartridge from the slot. - Turn Color Blast Notebook™ ON by pressing the On/Off button. PRODUCT FEATURES In the Color Blast Notebook™ you can choose from different categories of play and learning: - Language Lab - Spanish Language - Science & Nature - Discover the Wo
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ACTIVITY SELECTION: MAIN MENU: When the unit is turned ON, you will see a short opening scene and enter the Main Menu. Icons for different activities will be shown in the menu. You can choose an activity in one of these ways: 1) Use the arrow keys to select the activity you like. Then press the ENTER key to start the activity. 2) Or use the cursor keys to select the activity icon on screen. Then press the ENTER key to start the activity. 3) Alternatively, you can use the mouse to
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KEYBOARD LAYOUT In addition to a QWERTY keyboard, you will also find the function keys described below: KEYBOARD HOT KEYS Demo: Press this key to enter the Demo program. Main Menu: Press this key to enter the Main Menu. Personal Profile: Press this key to enter your Personal Profile. Progress Report: Press this key to enter your Progress Report. Cartridge: Press this key to enter the Cartridge Menu. Game Zone: Press this key to enter the Game Zone. Word Processor: Press this key
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FUNCTION KEYS Esc: Press this key to exit the current activity. Tab: Press this key to move the cursor 3 spaces. Caps Lock: Press this key to type capital letters. Press it again to type lowercase letters. Shift: Press this key to capitalize letters. This key can also access the alternate function of another key, when both are pressed at the same time. Status: Press this key with Shift key to get the status of the current game. Help: Press this key to see helpful instruction for a
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Reset: Press this key to reset the unit. (The key is located on the back of the unit.) Arrow Keys: Press the arrow keys to move the cursor up, down, left or right. Press one of these keys and the Shift key to use the Page Up, Page Down, Home and End functions. AUTOMATIC POWER OFF To save power, Color Blast Notebook™ automatically shuts down if it does not receive any input after 8 minutes. Press the On/Off button to wake your unit. We recommend that you turn off the unit when finished pla
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3 Personal Profile Customize your Color Blast Notebook™ by storing information about yourself. Type your name, birthday, phone number and address, and then choose a picture to personalize your profile. You can also change your settings for mouse sensitivity, level of difficulty or appearance. 4 Photo Gallery There are many colorful photos to browse through. 5 Progress Report This function shows how well you are doing in each learning category. 6 Typing Tutor Celebrate your typing skills
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LANGUAGE LAB Activity No. Activities Name Activity Description 13 Reading Read the stories and answer the questions to Comprehension improve your reading comprehension skills. 14 Literature Guess the rhyming word to complete the poem. Use the Hint key to see a letter clue. 15 Word Builder Improve your vocabulary with this game. Read the clues and guess the word. Hurry, before time is up! 16 Letter Launcher Boost your spelling skills. Press the ENTER key to release a letter to complete a wo
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CARTRIDGE 1 SPANISH LANGUAGE Activity No. Activities Name Activity Description 20 Spanish Lessons Listen and learn Spanish! Choose an English word and learn it in Spanish. 21 Spanish Quiz Test your Spanish skills. Try to match up the English and Spanish words. 22 Spanish Pictures Look at a picture and listen to the pronunciation of that Spanish word. 23 Spanish Letters Speed up your Spanish! Listen to the pronunciation of a Spanish letter, and then click on that letter. 24 Spanish Numbers
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26 Spanish Word Hunt Test your reaction skills. Use the arrow keys or on-screen buttons to control the collector moving along the conveyor belt. Collect the objects that match the Spanish words. CARTRIDGE 2 SCIENCE & NATURE Activity No. Activities Name Activity Description 27 Science Starter Learn about physical and life sciences. Choose a topic and read all about it. 28 Science Quiz Test your knowledge of physical and life sciences. Choose an answer in the multiple- choice questions befo
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31 The Human Body Learn about the human body. Choose a topic and find out interesting facts. 32 Human Body Quiz Test yourself on human body facts. Choose an answer in the multiple-choice questions before time runs out! 33 Great Inventions How much do you know about inventions? Explore these topics and learn more. 34 Who Invented Test what you’ve learned about great inventions. What? Choose an answer in the multiple-choice questions before time is up! 35 Amazing Animals Quiz yourself about
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39 Space & Planet Quiz yourself on space and planet facts. Choose Quiz an answer in the multiple-choice questions before time is up! 40 Secrets of the Earth Our Earth has many mysteries. Choose a topic and learn all about our planet Earth. 41 Earth Challenge Test what you’ve learned about our planet Earth. Choose an answer in the multiple-choice questions before time runs out! 42 Ocean Wonders The ocean is a deep place full of surprises. Choose a topic and learn more about the ocean. 43 O
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CARTRIDGE 4 MATH EXPLORER Activity No. Activities Name Activity Description 44 Geometry Choose the correct answer in this geometry game. Pick the answer you want, then press the ENTER key to confirm your choice. 45 Sudoku Improve your logical thinking. Fill in numbers on the grids. There can only be one of each number in each horizontal row or vertical column or 2x2 box (or 2x3 box in hard level). 46 Shape Sudoku Play a fun logic game. Fill in shapes on the grids. There can only be one o
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48 Add It Up Put your math skills to the test. Line up numbers that add up to the sum shown at right. If you are correct, those numbers will disappear. 49 Measure It Look at the measurement unit on the signpost. Then count how many times that measurement unit appears on a vehicle speeding by. Press the ENTER key to count the measurement unit when it appears. 50 Odd & Even Road Look at the signpost to see if you should count Rally odd or even numbers. Then count how many odd or even numbe
