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User’s Manual
TM
Challenger Laptop
© 2010 VTech
Printed in China
91-002136-014-000
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INTRODUCTION ® The VTech Challenger Laptop™ is your child’s launch pad into a whole world of learning fun! In addition to language basics such as letters and vocabulary words, the Challenger Laptop™ introduces French through fun, graphics-enhanced games. Your child will learn basic maths, sharpen logic skills and develop musical and artistic creativity - playing and having fun at the same time! Plus, the Challenger Laptop™ is loaded with other great features such as tools to store persona
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WARNING: All packing materials, such as tape, plastic sheets, packing lockers, wire ties and tags are not part of this toy, and should be discarded for your child’s safety. Note: Please keep user’s manual as it contains important information. GETTING STARTED POWER SOURCE The Challenger Laptop™ operates on 3 “AA” size batteries (AM- ® 3/LR6) or a VTech 9V adaptor (sold separately). BATTERY INSTALLATION 1. Make sure the unit is turned OFF. 2. Locate the battery covers on the bottom of the unit
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• 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. NOTE: Help the environment by disposing of your product responsibly. The wheelie bin symbols indicate the product and batteries must not be disposed of in the domestic waste as they contain substances which can be damaging to the environment and health. Please use designated collection points or recycling facil
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REAL MOUSE Mouse button Use the mouse only on a clean, flat surface, so that the roller ball is not damaged and the Mouse door cursor moves freely across the screen. Use ® only a mouse that is compatible with VTech products. CONNECTING THE MOUSE 1. Make sure the unit is OFF. 2. Locate the mouse jack on the back of the unit. 3. Plug the mouse into the mouse jack. USING THE MOUSE 1. Move the mouse in the direction you want the cursor to move. 2. Click on the mouse button to make a selection.
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LEvEL SELECTION Pressing the Level key will change the level of the current activity from level one to level two and then level three. Press it again to go back to level one. Level one will be the default setting when entering a new activity. CONTRAST SwITCH Adjust the image on the screen by sliding the Contrast Switch to the right for higher contrast and to the left for lower contrast. vOLUME SwITCH Adjust the volume by sliding the Volume Switch to the right for higher volume and to the
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fUNCTION KEYS: 1. Demo key: to show a short demonstration of the product. 2. Progress Report key: to review the accuracy of your answers in most of activities. 3. Category keys: Press one of these buttons to jump to the first activity of that category. 4. Esc key: Press the Esc key to exit from the current activity and go to the previous screen. . Matchbook key: to enter the Matchbook activity directly. 6. Choice keys: Press these to answer the question in the Matchbook activity. These butt
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1. Cursor Pad: to cycle the choices in the main menu or the questions in an activity. 18. Letter keys: to input your answer in letter-related activities. 19. Number keys: to input numbers in the related activities. 20. Musical note keys: to input your own melody in Melody Maker activity. 21. Instrument keys: to change the main instrument in the music-related activities. f 22. Tempo key: to change the melody tempo in the music- related activities. 9 PRODUCT EATURES
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HOw TO PLAY Pressing the key to turn on the unit, followed by the main menu, where an activity can be selected to play. Pressing the key again will turn the unit off. ACTIvITY SELECTION When the unit is turned on and the opening sequence has been displayed, you will be taken to the main menu where activities can be selected by: 1) pressing Enter at the chosen activity while they cycle through automatically; 2) using the cursor pad to cycle through the activities manually and making a s
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ACTIvITIES Your Challenger Laptop™ includes a total of 40 activities. Index Activity Name Activity Name 01 Earful of Numbers 02 Number Votes 03 Picture Fun 04 Word Train Language Lab (French) 05 Letter Jump 06 Mouse’s Snack 07 Chat Room 08 Talk Show 09 Alphabet Apple 10 Letter Disks 11 Alphabet Fishing 12 Letter Match v 13 Letter Bubbles Word Zone 14 Typing Fun 15 Animal Votes 16 Mouse’s Lunch 17 Odd One Out 18 Part and Whole 19 Number Star 20 Firefly Count 21 Kick One Out 22 Number Seesaw 23 M
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28 Show Time 29 Costume Ball 30 Hide and Seek Game Time 30 Animal Shadows 32 Carrot Patch 33 Stamp Factory 34 Party Face Creative Studio 35 Concert Master 36 Melody Maker 37 About Me 38 My Favourites My Tools 39 Parents’ Message 40 Matchbook LANGUAGE LAB (fRENCH) v 01. EARfUL Of NUMBERS Several disks marked with different numbers (from 1 to 10) will appear. Select a number disk by navigating with the cursor pad and pressing Enter, pressing the Choice keys or directly clicking it with the mous
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05. LETTER JUMP Select with the cursor pad, click the letter with the mouse or input the letter on the keyboard to help the frog jump to the right lily pad and find the beginning letter of the given French word! 06. MOUSE’S SNACK Look! A little hungry mouse is running to find its snack! Click one letter cheese or input the correct letter on the keyboard to complete the given French word and feed the mouse! 07. CHAT ROOM Select a picture to learn its French greeting phrase! 08. TALK SHOw
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13. LETTER BUBBLES Children like catching bubbles, right?! Help to catch one letter to form the letter sequence with the mouse or by pressing the letter on the keyboard before the time runs out! 14. TYPING fUN Type as many letters as you can by pressing the letters on the keyboard! 15. ANIMAL vOTES The animal election is reaching fever pitch! The screen will display a word with its beginning letter missing. Vote for one letter from 4 multiple choices to complete the word. 16. MOUSE’S LUN
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21. KICK ONE OUT Two number bugs will appear out of the holes. Hit the odd one so that another number will fill in the number order! 22. NUMBER SEESAw Come to the playground for seesaw fun! Try to keep the two sides balanced by adding the objects. Let’s go! 23. MATHS vOTES It would be great to vote in a maths election! Vote for one number or shape from 4 multiple choices to complete the number/shape sequence. 24. MOUSE’S DINNER Look! A little hungry mouse is running to find its food for d
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29. COSTUME BALL All the animals are dressing up for a fancy ball! They will dance with different masks during the ball. Can you recognise them and find their true face from the multiple choices using the mouse or cursor pad and Enter? Come on! 30. HIDE AND SEEK A mouse and a cat are playing a game! Remember where the mouse hides and help the cat to find it! 31. ANIMAL SHADOwS During the night, many animals go out searching for food. Under the moonlight, look at the animal’s shadows! Ca
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Melody List: Baa, Baa, Black Sheep Oh My Darlin’ Frere Jacques Camptown Races Goosey Goosey Gander Hickory Dickory Dock If You’re Happy and You Know it London Bridge Polly Wolly Doodle 36. MELODY MAKER Do you want to be a music genius? Compose your own melodies by pressing the musical note keys. Press the Enter to hear the song created. You can press the instrument key to change the melody’s instrument. Watch the chicks enjoy your musical creations! MY TOOLS v 37. ABOUT ME Type in
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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 is not in use for an extended period of time. 4. Do not drop the unit onto a hard surface and do not expose the unit to moisture. TROUBLESHOOTING If for some reason the program/activity stops working, then please follow these steps: 1. Please make sure the unit is OFF. 2. Interrupt the powe
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