V-tech Brilliant Creations Color Touch Tablet User manual

Color Touch TabletTM
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User’s Manual
2012 VTech
Printed in China
91-001629-xxx US

Dear Parent,
At VTech®, we know that in order to effectively reach kids, today’s learning tools have
to be plugged into the fast-paced world around them. at’s why we created the
Grade School Learning Series – an engaging set  stylized, interactive computers
specially designed to get grade-school kids up to speed with their fast-paced,
tech-savvy world.
Every product in the Grade School Learning Series covers a wide range  school
basics – math, language, social studies, science, and more! Activities are presented in
a fast-paced, arcade-game style that kids will recognize and enj. Each learning
machine is loaded with hi-tech features – tools that go hand-in-hand with the way
kids learn, play and use information.
With the Grade School Learning Series, kids can acce a way to learn that closely
matches the way th already live and play. We thank you for trusting VTech® with
the important job  helping your child learn and succeed. We hope to help your child
discover that “It’s Cool to Be Smart!”
Sincerely,
Your iends at VTech®
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INTRODUCTION
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INTRODUCTION
Thank you for purchasing the VTech®Color Touch TabletTM.
The Color Touch TabletTM is a high-tech tablet that is filled with amazing activities! It
features a bright, LCD color screen, motion sensor and touch panel. The motion sensor
provides a fun new way to play--just tilt the tablet to play the games. You can also touch
the screen directly to select activities and play games. The Color Touch TabletTM features
fun ways to stimulate and expand your imagination and creativity. There are 80 activities
that cover letters, phonics, syllables, vocabulary, math, science, art, logic and more!
Explore and learn together with Perry the Penguin and his friends! Are you ready? Let’s go!
INCLUDED IN THIS PACKAGE
• VTech®Color Touch TabletTM
• VTech®Color Touch TabletTM instruction manual
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.
Color LCD
Screen
Volume/
Contrast
Control
5 Category
Keys
My Creative
Collection
Progress
Report Key
On/Off Key
QWERTY
Keyboard
Help Key
Repeat Key
Answer Key
Scratch Key
Paints Key
Music On/
Off Key
Challenge
Level Key

GETTING STARTED
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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:
1. Rotate the packaging locks 90 degrees counterclockwise
2. Pull out the packaging lock
Demo strip removal:
When the product is taken out of the packaging, please remove the demo strip from the
unit to activate normal play mode.
GETTING STARTED
POWER SOURCE
The VTech®Color Touch TabletTM operates on 4 “AA” sized batteries (AM-3/LR6). The
“AA” sized batteries included in the unit are for demo purpose only and are not long-life
batteries.
BATTERY INSTALLATION
NOTE: For best performance, remove all factory-installed batteries and use new, alkaline
batteries.
1. Make sure the unit is turned OFF.
2. Locate the battery cover on the bottom of the unit and
open it.
3. Insert 4 “AA” sized batteries as illustrated.
4. Close the battery cover.
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recharge-
able(Ni-Cd,Ni-MH),ornewandusedbatteries.
• Donotusedamagedbatteries.
• Insertbatterieswiththecorrectpolarity.
• Donotshort-circuitthebatteryterminals.
• Removeexhaustedbatteriesfromthetoy.

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• 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
For the motion sensor play to function at an optimum, hold the Color Touch TabletTM at
a 30 degree angle (see picture).
From this position, when you tilt the Color
Touch TabletTM away from you, it will give
an “Up” resonponse.
Conversely, when you tilt the Color Touch
TabletTM towards you, it will give a “Down”
response.
To get a “Left” and “Right” response, simply
tilt the tablet left or right.
In the menu and in the activities Color
Caper and Snow Maze, you can leave
the tablet tilted in one direction to get a
repeated direction response. But in the
other activities, you must tilt the tablet each
time to get a response.
USING TOUCH PANEL
Touch the icons on the LCD screen directly to make a selection or confirmation.
PRODUCT FEATURES
AUTO-LEVELING FEATURE
In most activities, after entering 3 continuous rounds of correct answers and getting 80-
100 points each round, it will auto-level up to the next level of difficulty.
MY CREATIVIE COLLECTION
You can press the My Creative Collection key to review your creative creations in the
following activities:
A01 Picture Painter
A02 My Aquarium
A03 Theatre night
A04 Magic Garden
A05 Crazy Animals

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A06 Crazy Creatures
A07 Crazy Dinosaurs
PROGRESS REPORT
Pressing the Progress Report key will show you how many games you’ve explored in
each category.
SCREEN SAVER
The screensaver animation will automatically display after 60 seconds of no input in most
activities.
TURNING THE UNIT ON AND OFF
Press and hold the button to turn the unit ON. Press and hold
again to turn the unit OFF.
ACTIVITY SELECTION:
When the unit is turned on, you will see a short opening animation before entering the
Category Menu. You can choose a category in one of these ways:
1) Tiltthetabletleftorrightortouchthearrowsonthescreenuntilthecategoryyou
want displays on the screen. Then touch the category icons on the screen or press
the Enter button to enter the selected category.
2) PresstheCategory key directly.
Afterthat,youcanchooseanactivityasbelow:
1) Tiltthetabletleftorright,ortouchthearrowsonscreenuntiltheactivityyouwantto
play appears.
2) TouchthecenterofthescreenorpresstheEnter button to enter the selected activ-
ity.
LEVEL SELECTION
Pressing the Challenge Level key will pop up a level menu selection screen. There are 3
difficulty levels to choose from:
1.Beginner; 2. Explorer; 3. Expert
ANSWER
In most activities, the answer will be provided after a certain number of tries or when you
press the ANSWER key for help.
AUTOMATIC POWER OFF
To save power, Color Touch TabletTM automatically shuts down if it does not receive any
input after several minutes. Press the button to wake your unit. We recommend
that you turn off the unit when you’ve finished playing. Remove the batteries and unplug
the adaptor if your Color Touch TabletTM will not be used for an extended period of time.

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VOLUME AND CONTRAST CONTROL
To adjust the volume, press and a pop-up screen will appear. Tilt the table left and
right or touch the arrows on the screen to move the cursor bar to the right for higher
volume and to the left for lower volume. You can also use the [-] and [+] keys to make
adjustments. Press again to adjust the screen contrast by the same method. There
are 5 levels of volume and contrast for you to choose from.
KEYBOARD LAYOUT
Your VTech®Color Touch TabletTM has a full QWERTY keyboard. You will also find the
following function keys.
FUNCTION KEYS:
1. 5 Category Buttons: Press one of the above buttons to jump to the sub activity menu
of the chosen category.
2. Challenge Level: Press this key to change the difficulty level.
3. Progress Report: Press this key to review your progress in completing activities.
4. Esc: Press this key to go back to the previous screen or exit the current activity.
5. Scratch: Press this key to add a scratch SFX into the melody for activities A08-
A12. (Select musical activities only.)

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6. Paints: Press this key to pop up a color selection palette for painting related
activities.
7. My Creative Collection: Press this key to show the activity menu for the
activities: A01-A07. You can select one activity to review your creation
in that activity.
8. Volume/ Contrast: Press this key to adjust the LCD contrast and volume by
pressing the [+] or [-] keys on the side or with the arrow keys.
9. Help: Press this key if you need help or instructions repeated.
10. Answer: Press this key to see the correct answer to a question in most
activities. You will not receive points if this key is pressed.
11. Repeat: Press this key to repeat a question or an instruction.
12. Enter: Press this key to confirm your selection.
13. Music On/Off Key: Press this key to turn the background music on or off.
14.
Number Keys: Use these keys to enter numbers in number activities. Also use these
keys to enter musical notes in the Melody Maker activity.
15.
Letter Keys: Use these keys to enter letters in letter and word-related activities.

ACTIVITIES
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ACTIVITIES
Your VTech®Color Touch TabletTM includes a total of 80 activities.
Index Activity Name Category
A01 Picture Painter
Creativity Canyon
A02 MyAquarium
A03 Theatre night
A04 Magic Garden
A05 Crazy Animals
A06 Crazy Creatures
A07 Crazy Dinosaurs
A08 Melody Maker
A09 ConcertNight
A10 Animal Concert
A11 Music DJ
A12 Dance Fun
A13 Letter Bubbles
Language
Island
A14 Sound Surprise
A15 Sailing Letters
A16 Word Beginner
A17 WordExplorer
A18 WordExpert
A19 Sound Ships Beginner
A20 SoundShipsExplorer
A21 SoundShipsExpert
A22 Penguin Party
A23 Vowel Voyage
A24 Word Igloo
A25 Hatch Match Beginner
A26 HatchMatchExplorer
A27 HatchMatchExpert
A28 Rhyming Party
A29 Ship Trip Beginner
A30 ShipTripExplorer
A31 ShipTripExpert
A32 Syllable Beginner

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A33 SyllableExplorer
Language
Island
A34 SyllableExpert
A35 Syllable Ship Beginner
A36 SyllableShipExplorer
A37 SyllableShipExpert
A38 Count the Amount
Math Kingdom
A39 Fishin' Addition
A40 Icy Shapes
A41 Shape Caper Beginner
A42 ShapeCaperExplorer
A43 ShapeCaperExpert
A44 TimeExplorer
A45 Ticktock Time
A46 NumberSledBeginner
A47 NumberSledExplorer
A48 NumberSledExpert
A49 Size Sled
A50 Taller Sled
A51 Shorter Sled
A52 Math Mania Beginner
A53 MathManiaExplorer
A54 MathManiaExpert
A55 NatureSounds
Science
World
A56 Mystery Sound Beginner
A57 MysterySoundExplorer
A58 MysterySoundExpert
A59 Animal Discovery
A60 Animal Detective Beginner
A61 AnimalDetectiveExplorer
A62 AnimalDetectiveExpert
A63 Penguin Parade Beginner
Logic Land
A64 PenguinParadeExplorer
A65 PenguinParadeExpert
A66 Penguin Pose Beginner
A67 PenguinPoseExplorer