Fisher-Price Learning Fun User manual

Model Number: 73978
Owner’s Manual
Model Number: 73978
Owner’s Manual
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Let’s Go!
Software Port
Learning Fun™
Software Cartridge
• Some of the tools on the tool menu are not available
for use during some activities or games. If a tool is not available
for use, you will hear a tone.The Home and the Save It (and Volume
Control) tools are always available for use.
• Please keep this manual for future reference, as it contains important
information.
IMPORTANT! If the tip of the stylus and the image on screen do not align, it’s
time to calibrate them! Please refer to page 24, Calibrating the Stylus.
Before inserting a software cartridge, turn power off! Insert the
software cartridge into the software port.Turn power back on.
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Letters and Numbers Fun!
Choose an activity or game from the Home Screen: Let’s Write, Adding
Artist™, Alphabet Art or Alphabet Games. Touch the activity or game on
the screen with the stylus.
Let’s Write
Alphabet Games
• Letter Memory Match™
• Picture Puzzlers
Alphabet Art
Adding Artist™
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Let’s Write
• Choose writing or tracing.Touch the screen
with the stylus.
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• Touch the arrows on the bottom of the
screen with the stylus to scroll through
each of 26 letters (uppers and lowers) and
10 numerals.
• When you find a letter or numeral that you’d
like to write or trace, touch the screen with
the stylus.You’ll hear what you’ve chosen.
Hint: You can use any of the tools on the tool
menu in this activity: “Pencil“ Tool ,
Straight Line , Shape Maker , Stamp It
or Special Effects Selector .

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• Write the letter or numeral on the screen
with the stylus.
Hint: Touch the sample letter/numeral or the
picture on the screen with the stylus to hear the
letter or numeral identified.
• Need help? Touch the help button on the
screen with the stylus and an outline of the
letter or numeral appears. Simply connect
the dots to form the letter or numeral.
• After you’ve finished, touch the check box
button on the screen with the stylus.Then,
scroll through more letter or numeral
choices to write.
Writing

Hint: When you finish writing or tracing, touch Erase It , Erase All ,
Save It or go back Home on the tool menu with the stylus.
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• Trace the outline of the letter or the numeral
on the screen with the stylus.
Hint: Touch the sample letter/numeral or the
picture on the screen with the stylus to hear the
letter or numeral identified.
• After you’ve finished, touch the check box
on the screen with the stylus.Then, scroll
through more letter or numeral choices
to trace.
Tracing

• Touch the arrows on the bottom of the
screen with the stylus to scroll through
each of 20 backgrounds.
• When you find a background that you like,
touch the screen with the stylus.
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Adding Artist™
• Touch the question mark with the
stylus on the bottom right hand corner
of the screen.
• Watch as objects pop up on the screen,
one by one. Count each object.

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• Next, you’ll see the object, an equal sign
and an answer box.
• Do you know the number of objects
on the screen?
• Touch the arrow buttons on the screen
with the stylus to scroll through answers
in the answer box.

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• When you have selected an answer, touch
the check box on the screen with the stylus.
• If you answer the question correctly, the
screen flashes. Alright!
• You’re onto the next background and
another question.
• If you answer the question incorrectly,
you’ll hear a tone, and the question
is repeated.
Hint: Keep trying! Pixter™ gives your child
as many opportunities as needed to get the
correct answer.

Alphabet Art
• Touch the arrows on the bottom of the
screen with the stylus to view each each
starter scene.
• When you find one that you like, touch
the screen with the stylus.You’ll hear the
letter identified!
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• Use any of the tools on the tool menu to
add to your picture:“Pencil”Tool ,
Straight Line , Shape Maker ,
Stamp It or Special Effects Selector .

Alphabet Games
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Choose an activity: Letter Memory Match™or Picture Puzzlers.
Touch the activity on the screen with the stylus.
Picture Puzzlers
Letter Memory Match™

• Touch any square with the stylus to reveal
a letter.
• Try to find its match by touching another
square with the stylus.
- It’s a match! Both squares turn black.
- Oops, try again.
Hint: Remember what each square revealed so
that you can find another match!
•Try to find another matched set of letters.
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Letter Memory Match™
• When all matches are made and all the squares
are black, the timer clock appears with your
finished time. Play again and try to beat
your time!
• Touch the screen with the stylus and you’re
back to the Home Screen. Choose another
game or activity.
Object of the Game: Try to find all the matches in the least amount of time!

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Picture Puzzlers
• Touch the arrows on the bottom of the
screen with the stylus to view each of
the puzzles.
• When you find a puzzle that you like, touch
the screen with the stylus.
• Watch as the pieces of the puzzle scramble.

• Touch a puzzle piece above, below or to
either side of the blank piece.Then, slide
it over the blank piece.
• The puzzle pieces switch places.
• Repeat this procedure to move all the
pieces in place to complete the puzzle.
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• When you’ve finished the puzzle, the
screen blinks. Good job!
Hint: To go to a different game or activity,
touch Home on the tool menu to return to
the Home Screen.

Create your own drawing or write
a message with the stylus.
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“Pencil”Tool
Touch for freestyle drawing or writing.
Tool Menu

Touch to make a straight line.
Now, choose the line thickness
for your “pencil” tool.
Touch the screen with the
stylus. Now, drag the stylus
on the screen and stop.
Look – a straight line!
Hint: Make your own shapes or
create your own connect-the-dots.
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Straight Line

Shape Maker
Touch to make shapes.
Now, choose the shape:
- Triangle
- Circle
- Square/rectangle
- Make your own shape!
Touch the screen and drag
the stylus to make small or
large shapes.
Hint: To make a triangle, touch the
screen and drag the stylus to make
the base of the triangle.Then, touch
the base line with the stylus and
drag it to complete the triangle.
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Stamp It!
Touch for stamper letters or numerals.
Touch the arrows on
the bottom of the
screen with the stylus
to see each of the
stamper letters or
numerals.
Touch the screen with
the stylus to choose
a stamper.
Touch the screen
as many times as
you like with the
stylus for lots of
stamper fun!
Hint: To choose more than one stamper,simply touch the Stamp It tool ;
touch the arrows to scroll through the different stampers; touch the screen with
the stylus to choose a stamper and look – you’re back to your drawing.
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Eraser
Touch to make your stylus an eraser.
Now, choose the line thickness
for your eraser.
Use your stylus to erase any
part of what’s on the screen.
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Full Screen Erase
Touch to choose an animated full screen erase with cool sound effects.
Choose: Explosion; Fade-away;
Chomping; or Spin-out.Touch
the screen with the stylus
and watch and listen as your
drawing disappears.
Hint: After using the full screen
erase,you can touch and use
any tool on the tool bar with
the stylus or touch Home
to go to the Home Screen.
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