Fisher-Price 77820 User manual

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Instructions
Product Number: 77820
Please keep this instruction sheet for future reference,
as it contains important information.
Requires three “AA” batteries (included).
Adult assembly is required for battery replacement.
Tool required for battery replacement: Phillips screwdriver (not included).
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For best performance, we recom-
mend replacing the batteries that
came with this toy with three, new
alkaline “AA” (LR6) batteries.
Battery
Compartment
Door
• Locate the battery compartment door on the bottom of the toy.
• Loosen the screw in the battery compartment door with a Phillips screwdriver.
• Remove the battery compartment door.
• Insert three “AA” (LR6) alkaline batteries, as indicated inside the
battery compartment.
Hint: We recommend using alkaline batteries for longer life.
• Close the battery compartment door and tighten the screw with a Phillips
screwdriver. Do not over-tighten.
• When sounds from this toy become faint or stop, it’s time for an adult to
change the batteries!
1.5V x 3
“AA” (LR6)
Shown Actual Size
Battery Replacement
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Battery Tips
• Do not mix old and new batteries.
• Do not mix different types of batteries: alkaline, standard (carbon-zinc) or
rechargeable (nickel-cadmium).
• Remove the batteries during long periods of non-use. Always remove
exhausted batteries from the toy. Battery leakage and corrosion can damage
this toy. Dispose of batteries safely.
• Never short circuit the battery terminals.
• Non-rechargeable batteries are not to be recharged.
• Only batteries of the same or equivalent type as recommended in the “Battery
Replacement” instructions are to be used.
• If removable rechargeable batteries are used, they are only to be charged
under adult supervision.
• Rechargeable batteries are to be removed from the toy before they
are charged.
• If you use a battery charger, it should be examined regularly for damage to the
cord, plug, enclosure and other parts. Do not use a damaged battery charger
until it has been properly repaired.
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Classical Violin
• To convert from rock guitar to classical violin, grasp the headstock and push it
toward the body of the instrument. The neck will shorten and “click” into place.
If the toy is already turned on, you will hear a short violin “riff”.
Let’s Play
• Rotate the power/volume dial
to turn the toy on. You will
hear a short violin “riff”.
• Adjust the volume to a
comfortable listening level.
2-in-1 Fun
Headstock
The 2-in-1 Bach ‘n Rock Guitar™is two instruments in one:
a Classical Violin and Rock Guitar! It converts easily and
plays three classical tunes and three rock favorites.
Power/Volume Dial
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PUSH
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Back View
Bow Storage
• Lift and remove the violin
bow from the storage
area on the back of
the instrument.
Note-by-Note
• The violin is now
ready to play in the
note by note mode.
Slide the bow across
the strings or tap it
on the strings. The
violin plays single
notes of a classical
song each time the
strings are tapped.
Your child sets
the pace.
2-in-1 Fun
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Hint: If your child needs to hear the entire song to learn the phrasing
or tempo, try pressing the Demo Button (see next page).
Violin Bow
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Demo Button
• Press the Demo Button
and the violin plays the entire
classical song selected and then
returns to note by note mode. This
allows young musicians to hear
the entire song played with correct
phrasing and at the proper tempo
so they may play the song better
in the note by note mode.
• Pressing the Demo Button is also
fun for younger musicians who
can pretend they are playing with
or without touching the bow to
the strings.
Hint: Pressing the Demo Button
while a song is playing stops
the song.
2-in-1 Fun
Demo Button
Song Select Button
• Press the Song Select Button
to change the song and you
will hear a short violin “riff” of
the song selected.
• You may now play this song
in the note by note mode.
• Each time you press the Song
Select Button the toy will
change to the next of three
songs until it returns back
again to the first.
After the Concert
• When you’re finished, rotate the Power/Volume
dial to turn the toy off.
• Insert and “snap” the violin bow into the storage
area on the back of the instrument.
Hint: If your child is not actively playing with
this toy, it turns off automatically after a few
seconds (sleep mode).
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Song Select Button
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Rock Guitar
PULL
Headstock
• To convert from classical violin to rock guitar, grasp the headstock and pull it
away from the body of the violin. The neck will extend and “click” into place.
If the toy is already turned on, you will hear a short guitar “riff”.
Let’s Jam!
• Rotate the power/volume dial to
turn the toy on. You will hear a
short guitar “riff”.
• Adjust the volume to a comfortable
listening level.
2-in-1 Fun
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Volume/Power Dial
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Ready to Play
• The guitar is now ready to play in band mode. Wiggle either or both of the
“strings” and the guitar plays the song selected along with a backup band.
When you stop wiggling the strings, the band continues to play backup until
the song is over.
Different Modes
• The guitar plays three different
songs in two different ways
(six selections in all).
• The first three selections are the
songs in Band mode. The next
three selections are the same
songs in Solo Mode.
Song Select Button
• Press the Song Select Button to change the song and you will hear a
short “riff” of the song selected.
• Each time you press the Song Select Button the toy will change to the next
selection until it returns back again to the first.
•
Band Mode – (first three song selections) Wiggle the strings and the guitar plays
the melody of the song selected along with a backup band. When you stop
wiggling the strings, the band continues to play backup until the song is over.
•Solo Mode – (last three song selections) Wiggle the strings and the guitar
plays the song selected as a guitar solo, note by note.
Hint: If your child needs to hear the entire song to learn the phrasing or
tempo, try pressing the Demo Button (see next page).
Strings
2-in-1 Fun
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Demo Button
• Press the Demo Button and the
guitar plays the entire song selected.
• If the song selected is a Band song and
you wiggle the strings while it’s playing,
the guitar will jam along with a
rocking solo.
• When the demo is over the guitar is
now ready to play in Band mode.
Demo Button
After the Concert
• When you’re finished, rotate the Power/Volume dial to turn the toy off.
Hint: If your child is not actively playing with this toy, it turns off
automatically after a few seconds (sleep mode).
• If the song selected is a Solo song, you will hear the entire song played solo
with correct phrasing and at the proper tempo. This gives your child an idea of
how to play the song better. Younger musicians can pretend they are playing
with or without touching the strings.
• When the demo is over, the guitar is now ready to play in Solo mode.
Hint: Pressing the Demo Button while a song is playing will stop the song.
2-in-1 Fun
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Hint: The neck of the Bach ‘n Rock Guitar™
is designed to “break away” from the
instrument. If the neck gets bumped or
knocked off, it can be easily reattached
by following these steps.
• Position the neck so that the inside faces the instrument body.
• Locate the arrow on the inside of the neck and the arrow on the instrument.
Align the arrows on both parts.
• Rotate the neck onto the instrument body and “snap” it into place. This will
require a lot of force.
Reattach the Neck
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Arrow
Neck
Neck
Arrow
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