Educational Insights Talking Telescope GeoSafari User manual

EI-8805
Ages 5+
Grades K+
Explore the world of animals
and outer space!

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Introducing GeoSafari Talking Telescope
Did you know that a newborn koala is about the size of a jellybean?
Or that there are over 1,000 rings around the planet Saturn? With the
GeoSafari Talking Telescope you can explore the world of animals and
outer space. Get an up-close VIEW of 12 wild animals and 8 outer
space phenomena as you HEAR cool facts or TEST your knowledge in
fun quiz games. You’ll see everything from amazing animals like pandas
and penguins to out-of-this-world planets, stars, and spacecraft. Plus,
you can use the detachable telescope to view your own incredible world!
Talking Telescope
With the interactive GeoSafari Talking Telescope,
you can view 20 colorful images of animals and
outer space through the special viewfinder as you
listen to 200 fascinating facts and challenging
questions about the slides! It’seasy to use. Just
insert a slide, press the Facts or the Quiz button,
and get ready to learn while you play. Realistic
animal sounds and fun space sound effects add
to the learning fun!
Detachable Telescope
The GeoSafari Talking Telescope features an
8-inch detachable telescope for on-the-go
exploring. This 4x magnification telescope is
attached to the Talking Telescope with a strong
magnet, but also pivots up and down on the unit
for easy viewing.
Slides
Inside the handy storage compartment are
20 full-color slide images to use with your Talking
Telescope. The slides feature photographs of
awesome animals and spectacular space images
from NASA. Each slide is labeled for easy
identification.
Guide
This guide includes everything you need to know about using your
GeoSafari Talking Telescope. PLUS, there’s a special section with more
fun facts about each slide and suggestions for exploring your world.
Table of Contents
Introducing GeoSafari Talking Telescope ............3
GeoSafari Talking Telescope Features ..............4
Getting Ready to Play .............................5
Let’s Play a Facts Game ...........................6
Let’s Play a Quiz Game ............................6
Helpful Hints ......................................7
Exploring with the Detachable Telescope ...........7
Caring for Your GeoSafari Talking Telescope ........7
Troubleshooting .................................7
How to Clean Your GeoSafari Talking Telescope ....7
More Fun Facts About Animals .....................8
More Fun Facts About Space ......................10
Battery Installation and Information ...............12
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Getting Ready to Play
Before using your GeoSafari Talking Telescope for the first time, install
4AA batteries. See the diagram and directions on page 12.
1. Press the On/Off button to begin. The Talking Telescope will ask you to
choose the Facts or Quiz game.
2. Choose the game you’d like to play—FACTS or QUIZ.
Press the Facts button to learn about animals and
outer space.
Press the Quiz button to play a quiz game about
animals and outer space.
3. Open the slide compartment and choose a slide.
4. Insert the slide into the viewing area.
5. Close one eye and look into the viewfinder. For better viewing, place
the Talking Telescope on a low surface so that you can look down into
the viewfinder easily.Focus the slide image by turning the focusing
magnifier until the picture looks sharp and clear.
6. Enter the 3-letter code
printed on the slide. Use
the ABCbuttons
to enter the code.
GeoSafari Talking Telescope Features
View images through the soft
comfort VIEWFINDER.
Turn the 4x FOCUSING MAGNIFIER
for clear slide images.
Press the FACTS Button to learn
about animals and outer space.
Press the
QUIZ Button
to see how
much you’ve
learned.
Press the LETTER Buttons to enter
slide codes and answer questions.
Press the
VOLUME
Button to
choose
volume
level—low,
medium,
or high.
Press the ON/OFF Button to
turn the unit on and off.
Detachable TELESCOPE
(4x magnification) for
on-the-go exploring!
Turn the DIAL to hear
5facts and 5 questions
for each slide.
STORAGE COMPARTMENT
stores and protects slides.
20 interactive SLIDES
feature amazing animals
and spectacular space
phenomena
Battery-saving AUTOMATIC SHUT-OFF
turns unit offafter two minutes of non-use.
CONTROL PANEL

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Helpful Hints
• Be careful to hold your slides on the side. Smudges will make the
images harder to see.
• To clean slides, just wipe lightly with a damp cloth, dry, and put back in
the storage drawer.
• When arranging slides in the storage drawer, be sure they are properly
aligned.
• Use the focusing magnifier to adjust the Talking Telescope for
individual use.
• Forget to turn it off? The Talking Telescope will automatically shut off
after two minutes of non-use.
Exploring with the Detachable Telescope
With the detachable telescope you can explore a variety of places—from
your backyard to the ballpark! Here are some places to check out with
the telescope:
• Observe and record information about animals in your neighborhood,
including pets, birds, and other creatures.
• View the night sky, including the Moon, stars, and constellations.
• Focus on sporting events.
• Check out the view from different windows in the house or from the car.
TIP: All of the questions in the Quiz game are based on information you
learned while listening to the Facts game. If you answer a question
incorrectly, you can press the Facts button to review the fact.
Let’s Play a Quiz Game
If you have chosen the Quiz game, you will play a five-question game
about the image on your slide.
1. The Talking Telescope identifies the slide and plays a fun sound.
For example, “You chose the lion” is followed by a lion roaring.
2. Close one eye and look into the viewfinder.You’ll hear a question
about the lion.
• Some questions are True or False
questions.Toanswer,press Afor True
or press Bfor False.
• Some questions are Multiple Choice
questions.Toanswer,press the A,B,or C
button. (You have 2 chances to answer
multiple choice questions correctly.)
3. Turn the dial to hear another question.
Continue to look at the slide as you play the
Quiz game. There are five questions in each
Quiz game.
4. After you have finished the Quiz game, you
can press the Facts button or choose another
slide. (Note: You can switch from the Quiz
game to the Facts game at any time.)
Let’s Play a Facts Game
If you have pressed the Facts button, you will learn five fascinating facts
about the image on your slide.
1. The Talking Telescope identifies the slide and plays a fun sound. For
example, “You chose the wolf” is followed by a wolf howling.
2. Close one eye and look into the viewfinder. You’ll hear a fun fact
about the wolf.
3. Turn the dial to hear another fun fact. As
you look and listen, you’ll learn lots of
interesting information. There are five facts
for each slide.
4. After you have listened to all five facts, you
can play a Quiz game (see below) or
choose another slide. (Note: You can
switch from the Facts game to the Quiz
game at any time.)
Caring for Your GeoSafari Talking Telescope
Troubleshooting
If your GeoSafari Talking Telescope is not working properly, turn the unit
off and then on again. If this does not correct the problem, remove and
reinstall the batteries, making certain that they snap into place, making
contact with the supply terminals. Finally, if the unit still is not operating
correctly, replace the batteries with a fresh set. Weak batteries can
cause a variety of malfunctions. To prolong battery life, the Talking
Telescope will automatically shut itself offafter two minutes of non-use.
How to Clean Your GeoSafari Talking Telescope
Clean your GeoSafari Talking Telescope with a slightly damp or dry
cloth. Do not immerse the Talking Telescope in water. Do not spray
liquid of any kind on the Talking Telescope.
Wolves have 42 teeth,
including four sharp fangs
called canines.
True or false?
Both lions and tigers
have manes.
Saturn’s rings are made
of pieces of ice, rock, and
A) gas B) dust C) stars

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More Fun Facts About Animals
Orangutan
• Adult orangutans spend most of their time alone.
• Most male orangutans grow big cheek pads and
throat pouches.
• The orangutan is the only great ape that comes
from Asia.
Walrus
• Male walruses “sing” underwater to attract mates.
• Both male and female walruses have tusks.
• Walruses live in large herds.
Red-eyed Tree Frog
• Red-eyed tree frogs are nicknamed “monkey frogs”
because they are great climbers.
• Red-eyed tree frogs have a third eyelid.
• Male red-eyed tree frogs wrestle one another to mate
with the females.
Polar Bear
• Polar bears hiss like cats when they are angry.
• Female polar bears usually give birth to twin cubs.
• A polar bear’s12-inch paws act like giant
“snowshoes,” spreading the bear’s weight over
thin ice.
Penguin
• When swimming long distances, penguins leap out
of the water to breathe like dolphins do.
• Penguins can stay underwater for more than
10 minutes at a time.
• A penguin’s tongue is armed with backward facing
spikes that keep slippery seafood from escaping.
Tarantula
•Female tarantulas lay their eggs in a cocoon.
• Tarantulas live in burrows, trees, and on the ground.
• Female tarantulas may seriously injure males
during mating.
Wolf
• Wolves vomit partly digested meat to feed
their pups.
• Wolves use their tails and the position of their
ears to communicate.
• A wolf’s jaws are twice as strong as a dog’s jaws.
Lion
• Lion cubs are born with spots.
• Lions “stretch out” their whiskers to feel their way in
the dark.
• Tiny hooks on a lion’s tongue help it scrape meat off
its prey’s bones.
Komodo Dragon*
• Komodo dragons are excellent swimmers.
• Adult Komodo dragons eat younger members of
their own species.
• Komodo dragons eat carrion (dead animal flesh),
even if it’s crawling with worms!
Elephant
• An elephant grows six sets of teeth during its lifetime.
• Elephants live in family groups led by the oldest
female.
•The only hair on an adult elephant’sbody is at the tip
of its tail.
Koala
• Koalas eat so many eucalyptus leaves, they smell
like a cough drop.
• Koalas are mostly nocturnal. This means they are
active at night.
• The koala’s scientific name means “pouch bear.”
Panda
• Unlike some bears, pandas do not hibernate.
• Pandas spend more than half their day eating.
• Female pandas usually give birth to only one cub.
*Photograph © Adrian Warren / www.lastrefuge.co.uk
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More Fun Facts About Space
Earth
• Earth spins like a top. This movement is
called rotating.
• The thin shell of air around Earth is called
its atmosphere.
• Earth is mostly made up of rock and metal.
Moon
• Land formations, like mountains and plains, create the
“man in the moon’s” face.
• An American astronaut was the first human to set foot
on the Moon.
• The Moon is larger than the planet Pluto.
Saturn
• Long ago people thought Saturn’s rings were “ears”!
• Each of Saturn’s seasons lasts about 71 /2years.
•It takes Saturn nearly 30 years to travel around
the Sun.
Galaxy
•Stars shine because they are hot.
• Stars look tiny because they are so far away.
• There are 200 billion stars in our Milky Way Galaxy.
Space Shuttle
• Astronauts on the Space Shuttle exercise every day.
• There is no shower or bathtub on the Space Shuttle,
so astronauts take sponge baths.
• The Space Shuttle is made up of three parts: the
Orbiter, Solid Rocket Boosters, and External Tank.
International Space Station
• When finished, the Space Station will be the largest
spacecraft ever built.
• The Space Station orbits about 230 miles above Earth.
• Astronauts aboard the Space Station play video games,
listen to CDs, and get e-mail from their families.
Comet
•The word “comet” comes from a word that means
“long haired.”
• A comet’s glow is light reflected from the Sun.
• Some scientists think that comets are the oldest
bodies in the solar system.
Jupiter
• It takes Jupiter nearly 12 years to orbit the Sun.
• Jupiter has the biggest moon in the solar system.
• Io, one of Jupiter’s moons, has active volcanoes on it.
*Space images are courtesy of NASA.

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Battery Installation and Information
For best operation, always use fresh alkaline batteries. Other battery types will have a
shorter life.
1. Carefully open the battery compartment door located on the bottom of the unit by
loosening the screws holding it in place.
2. Install four fresh AA batteries (not included) in the battery compartment, following the
diagram showing correct battery installation inside the compartment.
• Batteries must be inserted with the correct polarity.
• Do not mix old and new batteries.
• Non-rechargeable batteries must not be recharged.
• Do not use rechargeable batteries.
• Do not mix different types of batteries: alkaline, standard (carbon-zinc), or
rechargeable (nickel-cadmium) batteries.
• Only batteries of the same type are to be used.
• Remove exhausted batteries from unit.
• The supply terminals are not to be short-circuited.
• Toprevent corrosion and possible damage to the product, it is recommended to
remove the batteries from the unit if it will not be used for more than two weeks.
FCC Information
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following
conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must
accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired
operation.
Warning: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party
responsible for compliance could void the user’sauthority to operate the equipment.
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.