V-tech Spinning Lights Learning Hippo User manual

User’s Manual
© 2015 VTech
Printed in China
91-003039-000 US
Spinning Lights Learning HippoTM

Dear Parent,
At VTech®, we know how important the first day  school is for your
child. To help prepare preschoolers for this important event, VTech® has
developed the Preschool Learning™ series  interactive ts.
Preschool Learning™ features fun characters and inviting school themes
that use technology to capture a child’s aention and teach important
preschool skills like spelling, counting and the alphabet. ese vital skills
are taught in a way that's bh fun and highly engaging to maintain a
child's interest. Children will also be introduced to fun school suects
such as art cla, music cla and even rece! With Preschool Learning™,
learning is fun om day one!
At VTech®, we know that a child has the ability to do great things.
at’s why all  our electronic learning products are uniquely designed
to develop a child’s mind and allow them to learn to the best  their
ability. We thank you for trusting VTech® with the important job 
helping your child learn and grow!
Sincerely,
Your iends at VTech®
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INTRODUCTION
Thank you for purchasing the VTech®Spinning Lights Learning
Hippo™.
The Spinning Lights Learning Hippo™ provides 6 entertaining and
educational activities that teach phonics, letters, words and counting
with spinning lights and sounds! Special sound effects, cheerful
melodies and light animations help your child learn about animals, food
and musical instruments. Enjoy interactive fun by moving the hippo’s
mouth, pulling the bird lever, and moving the hippo’s tail up and down.
Included In This Package
• OneVTech®Spinning Lights Learning Hippo™
• Oneuser’s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.
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 this user’s manual as it contains important information.
Unlock the packaging locks:
Rotate the packaging lock counter-clockwise
90 degrees.
Pull out the packaging lock.
INTRODUCTION

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GETTING STARTED
BATTERY INSTALLATION
1. Make sure the unit is turned OFF.
2. Locate the battery cover at the back
of the unit.
3. Use a coin or screwdriver to loosen
the screw and open the battery cover.
4. Install 2 new “AA” (AM-3/LR6)
batteries into the battery box as
illustrated. (The use of new, alkaline
batteries is recommended for
maximum performance.)
5. Replace the battery cover and tighten
the screw to secure.
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 rechargeable (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.
• 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.
GETTING STARTED

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PRODUCT FEATURES
1. MODE SELECTOR
To turn the unit ON, slide the MODE
SELECTOR to the LETTER FUN ,
WORD FUN or the MUSIC TIME
position. To turn the unit OFF, slide
the MODE SELECTOR to the OFF
position.
PRODUCT FEATURES
BIRDLEVER
TAIL LEVERBALL
MOUTHBUTTON HANDLE
123BUTTONABCBUTTON
MODE
SELECTOR

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2. HIPPO’S MOUTH
Press the HIPPO’S MOUTH to play a quiz
game.
3. HIPPO’S TAIL
Move the HIPPO’S TAIL up or down to go to
the previous or next letter.
4. BIRD LEVER
Pull the BIRD LEVERtospintheLEDlights
which will stop on a random letter.
5. ABC BUTTON
Press the ABC BUTTON to play 4 songs
sung by the hippo and bird characters.
6. 123 BUTTON
Press the 123 BUTTON to count from 1 to
10 with the lights.
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7. BALL
Rolling the BALL makes silly sounds.
8. VOLUME CONTROL SWITCH
(Located on the back)
Slide this switch to adjust the volume.
9. AUTOMATIC SHUT-OFF
To preserve battery life, the Spinning Lights Learning Hippo™ will
automatically power down after approximately 40 seconds without
input. The unit can be turned on again by pressing any button.
ACTIVITIES:
The Spinning Lights Learning Hippo™ offers a total of 6 activities.
1. LETTER FUN
Slide the MODE SELECTOR to LETTER
FUN to learn letters and phonics. Learn
different letters and their sounds by moving
the HIPPO’S TAIL up or down to move
the light one letter at a time. Pull the BIRD
LEVER to see the lights spin and land on a
random letter.
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2. WORD FUN
Slide the MODE SELECTOR to WORD
FUN to learn words and fun facts. Learn
different words and fun facts by moving the
HIPPO’S TAIL up or down to move the light
one word at a time. Pull the BIRD LEVER
to see the lights spin and land on a random
word.
3. MUSIC TIME
Slide the MODE SELECTOR to MUSIC
TIME to play music. There is a song
for every letter. Hear different songs by
moving the HIPPO’S TAIL up or down to
move the light one song at a time. Pull the
BIRD LEVER to see the lights spin and land
on a random song. When the song finishes
playing, make a new selection.
Please refer to the MELODY LIST for details.
4. SINGING FUN
Press the ABC BUTTON to enjoy 4 alternating
songs, sung by the hippo and bird characters.
Oncethesongisdone,itwillreturntothe
activity that the MODE SELECTOR is on.
Please refer to the SUNG SONG LYRICS
for details.
5. COUNTING FUN
Press the 123 BUTTON to learn how to
count from 1 to 10 with the lights. Each time
you press the 123 BUTTON another light
will appear and encourage you to count the
numberoflights.Onceyoucount10lights,
the counting begins again from 1.
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6. QUIZ TIME
Press the HIPPO’S MOUTH for QUIZ TIME.
The hippo will ask you a question depending
ontheactivityyouareplaying:
 • InLETTER FUN mode, the hippo will ask
you to find a letter.
 • InWORD FUN mode, the hippo will ask you to find an object.
 • InMUSIC TIME mode, the hippo will ask you to find an
instrument.
Move the tail up or down to make a selection. After you answer the
question correctly or time is up, it will return to the activity that the
MODE SELECTOR is on.
MELODY LIST
A Animal Fair
B When The Saints Go Marching In
C Can Can
D ShooFly,Don’tBotherMe
E TheBearWentOvertheMountain
F Mary Had a Little Lamb
G HeyDiddleDiddle
H OhWhereHasMyLittleDogGone?
I HumptyDumpty
J OhSusannah
K Alouette
L ThisOldMan
M Baa, Baa Black Sheep
N PollyWollyDoodle
O YankeeDoodle
P Row,Row,RowYourBoat
Q The Wheels on the Bus
R PollyPuttheKettleOn
S Pop! Goes the Weasel
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T LondonBridgeisFallingDown
U Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
V OldMacDonaldHadaFarm
W A Tisket, A Tasket
X HickoryDickoryDock
Y ThreeLittleKittens
Z I’ve Been Working on the Railroad
SUNG SONG LYRICS
SONG 1 (ABC Song)
ABCDEFG
HIJKLMNOP
QRSTUVWXYandZ
Now I know my ABCs
Nexttimewon’tyousingwithme?
SONG 2 (Sung to the tune of Bingo)
I love to learn and I love to spell,
Ahippo’swhatIam-O!
H-I-P-P-O!
H-I-P-P-O!
H-I-P-P-O!
Ahippo’swhatIam-O!
SONG 3 (Sung to the tune of Pat-a-Cake)
Spinthelights,spinthelights,canyousee?
I’m a hippo that’s smart as can be!
Count lights, learn words, sing along with me.
Time for us to play, learn and laugh—yippee!
SONG 4 (Sung to the tune of Farmer in the Dell)
Learning letters is fun,
Learning letters is fun,
Let’s sing our ABCs
Learning letters is fun!
MELODY LIST / SUNG SONG LYRICS