VTech ABC Text & Go Motion User manual

Printed in China

91-001633-003

2012 VTech

ABC Text & Go™ Motion

User’s Manual

Dear Parent,

At VTech®, we know how important the ﬁrst day  school is for your

child. To help prepare preschoolers for this important event, VTech

® has

developed the Preschool Learning

™ series  interactive ts.

Preschool Learning

™ features fun characters and inviting school themes

that use technology to capture a child’s aention and teach important

preschool skills like spelling, counting and the alphabet. ese vital skills

are taught in a way that's bh fun and highly engaging to maintain a

child's interest. Children will also be introduced to fun school suects

such as art cla, music cla and even rece! With Preschool Learning

™,

learning is fun om day one!

At VTech

®, we know that a child has the ability to do great things.

at’s why all  our electronic learning products are uniquely designed

to develop a child’s mind and allow them to learn to the best  their

ability. We thank you for trusting VTech

® with the important job 

helping your child learn and grow!

Sincerely,

Your iends at VTech®

To learn more about Preschool Learning™ series and her VTech® ts, visit www.vtechkids.com

INTRODUCTION

Thank you for purchasing the VTech

ABC Text & Go™ Motion. The ABC

Text & Go™ Motion combines preschool curriculum with a big-kid techy

feel for a fun and engaging learning experience. Your child will love learning

letters, words, numbers, logic and lots more. With vivid graphics, fun character

friends, cool sound effects, and a motion sensor function, the ABC Text &

Go™ Motion provides a learning experience that’s packed full of fun!

INCLUDED IN THIS PACKAGE

• OneVTech

ABC Text & Go™ Motion

• Oneinstructionmanual

INTRODUCTION

10NumberButtons

SettingsButton

HelpButton

AnimatedScreen

MyMessages

Button

7ActivityButtons

26LetterButtons

LeftandRight

ArrowButtons

EnterButton

On/OffButton

WARNING:Allpackingmaterials,suchastape,plasticsheets,packaginglocks

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theuser’smanualasitcontainsimportantinformation.

Unlock the packaging locks:

Rotatethepackaginglocks90degreescounter-clockwise.

Pulloutthepackaginglocks.

GETTING STARTED

BATTERY INSTALLATION

1. MakesuretheunitisOFF.

2. Locatethebatterycoveronthebottomof

theunit.Useacoinorscrewdrivertoloosen

thescrew.

3. Install 3 new “AAA” batteries into the

compartment as illustrated. (The use of

new, alkaline batteries is recommended

formaximumperformance.)

4. Replacethebatterycoverandtightenthe

screwtosecure.

BATTERY NOTICE

• Usenewalkalinebatteriesformaximumperformance.

• Useonlybatteriesofthesameorequivalenttypeasrecommended.

• Donotmixdifferenttypesofbatteries:alkaline,standard(carbon-zinc)or

rechargeable(Ni-Cd,Ni-MH),ornewandusedbatteries.

• Donotusedamagedbatteries.

• Insertbatterieswiththecorrectpolarity.

INCLUDED IN THIS PACKAGE/GETTING STARTED

• Donotshort-circuitthebatteryterminals.

• Removeexhaustedbatteriesfromthetoy.

• Removebatteriesduringlongperiodsofnon-use.

• Donotdisposeofbatteriesinfire.

• Donotchargenon-rechargeablebatteries.

• Removerechargeablebatteriesfromthetoybeforecharging(ifremovable).

• Rechargeablebatteriesareonlytobechargedunderadultsupervision.

USING THE MOTION SENSOR

Whenplayingmotionbasedactivitiesorusing

themotionsensorinthemainmenu,tiltthe

unitupataslightangle(about30degrees)for

betterperformance. Thentilttheunitleftor

righttousethemotionaction.

InthemainmenuandintheactivitiesSnowman

Surprise and Creation Station,youcantiltand

holdtheunitinonedirectiontogetthesame

repeatedmotionaction.Inotheractivities,you

musttilttheunitonlyoncetogetaresponse.

PRODUCT FEATURES

1. ON/OFF BUTTON

Toturntheuniton,presstheOn/Offbutton.PresstheOn/Offbuttonagainto

turntheunitoff.

2. ACTIVITY BUTTONS

PressoneoftheActivitybuttonstochooseanyofthe8activities.

PRODUCT FEATURES

3. NUMBER BUTTONS

Press the number buttons to learn numbers or to answer number-related

questions.

4. LETTER BUTTONS

Presstheletterbuttonstolearnlettersortoanswernumber-relatedquestions.

5. HELP BUTTON

Pressthisbuttontorepeatthecurrentquestionorinstruction or get help in

someactivities.

6. LEFT AND RIGHT ARROW BUTTONS

Pressthesebuttonstomakeyourselections.

7. ENTER BUTTON

Pressthisbuttontoconfirmyourchoice.

8. SETTINGS BUTTON

Pressthisbuttontoadjustthevolume,screencontrastorturnthebackground

musicon/off.

Thereare3stepstoadjustthevolumeand/orscreencontrast.

1. Presstheleftorrightarrowbuttonstoadjustthevolume,thenpressEnter

toconfirm.

PRODUCT FEATURES

2. Next,presstheleftorrightarrowbuttonstoadjustthescreencontrast,then

pressEntertoconfirm.

3. Finally,presstheleftorrightarrowbuttonstoselectMusicOnorOff,then

pressEntertoconfirm.

9. AUTOMATIC SHUT-OFF

Whileplayinggame,theunitwillautomaticallyshutoffwhenyourbatteriesare

low.Awarningwillbedisplayedonthescreenasaremindertochangeyour

batteries.

TO BEGIN PLAY

1. PresstheOn/Off buttontoturntheunitOn.

2. Theunitwillplayashortanimationandthenentertheactivitymenu.Tiltleft

orrightorusethearrowkeystochooseandthenpresstheEnterbuttonto

confirm.

3. Youcanalsopresstheindividualactivitybuttonstoselecteachactivity

directly.

ACTIVITIES:

The VTech

ABC Text & Go™ Motionoffersatotalof8activitiestoplay.

Activity 1 : Letter & Counting Fun

Thisactivityteacheslettersounds,vocabularywords,and

counting.Pressanyletterbuttontohearthelettername

andanassociatedvocabularyword.Pressanynumber

buttontohearthenumberandcountalongwithKittyCat.

Activity 2: Beginning Letters

Thisactivityteachesthebeginningletterofeachword.

Awordanditscorrespondingpicturewillappearonthe

screen.Thenthefirstletterwilldisappearandyoumust

typeinthemissingletter.

Activity 3: More or Less

PerryPenguinisstandingonabalancebeamwithsome

dotsoneachside.Listentothequestionandthentiltthe

unitleftorrightorusethearrowbuttonstopicktheside

thathasthecorrectanswer,thenpressEntertoconfirm.

ACTIVITIES

Activity 4: Snowman Surprise

HelpPerryPenguintomakeasnowman.Asnowballis

rollingonthescreenwithsomeobjectsontheroad.Move

the snowball to collect all the items (hat, scarf, eyes,

nose,handsandsoon)inordertomakethesnowman.

Tilttheunitleftandrightorusethearrowkeystocontrol

thesnowball.

Activity 5: Puppy Power

HelpPeterPuppytocollectthebonesandputtheminto

the hole. Bones will fall from the topand Peter Puppy

willcatchthem.Tilttheunitleftorrightorusethearrow

buttons to drop the bone into the hole on the ground.

Collectasmanybonesasyoucanbeforetime’sup!

Activity 6: Creation Station

Let’smakeourveryownfunnyrobot!Tilttheunitleftor

rightorusethearrowbuttonstochoosethedifferentbody

parts,andthenpressEntertoconfirm.

Activity 7: Fun Time

Listen to the musicwith Peter Puppy, Millie Moo,Billy

Bear,KittyCat,DuckyandPerryPenguin.Usethearrow

buttonstochoosefromthe10songsthensomeofthe

characterswilldancetothemusic.Tilttheunitleftorright

toseesomefunanimations.

Activity 8: My Messages

Let’ssendandreceivefuntextmessages!PresstheMy

Messagesbuttontoreceiveamessage.Thentypeinyour

ownmessageandpresstheEnterorMyMessagesbutton

tosendamessagebacktoyourpal.

ACTIVITIES

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sources.

3. Removethebatterieswhentheunitisnotinuseforanextendedperiodof

time.

4. Donotdroptheunitonahardsurfaceanddonotexposetheunittoexcess

moisture.

TROUBLESHOOTING

Ifforsomereasontheprogram/activitystopsworking,thenpleasefollowthese

steps:

1.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backON.Theunitwillnowbereadytoplayagain.

5.Iftheunit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Preschool 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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.

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

CARE & MAINTENANCE / TROUBLESHOOTING

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.

Caution: changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party

responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the

equipment.

TROUBLESHOOTING

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