V-tech V.Smile: Handy Manny User manual

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User’s Manual

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INTRODUCTION / GETTING STARTED
INTRODUCTION
Manny and the tools have a lot of important jobs to do. Help them fix the
movie theater marquee, work on Joe’s construction site, and repair a trophy.
Let’s get to work fast. Muy rápido!
GETTING STARTED
STEP 1: Choose Your Play Mode
Move the joystick up or down to choose the play
mode you want. Press ENTER to confirm your
selection.
1. Learning Adventure
In this play mode, you can help Manny and the
tools complete jobs in three different adventure
games and three mini games.
Adventure Play Play all the games in order
according to the story.
Quick Play Play each pair of one
adventure game and one
mini game individually in
any order.
•Adventure Play
Start the adventure from the beginning by
choosing New Game or start the adventure
from where you left off by choosing Continue
Game.
New Game Start the adventure from
the beginning.
Continue Game Start the adventure from
the last place you played
before exiting the game.

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GETTING STARTED
•Quick Play
In the Quick Play menu, choose any of the
games you’d like to play. Move the joystick to
select the game you want and press ENTER
to play.
Note: For the details of all Learning Adventure
games, please refer to the “Activities
– Learning Adventure” section below.
Note: Each Learning Adventure game is paired
with a mini game. The mini games cannot
be played separately from the adventure
games.
2. Learning Zone
Practice specific skills in the four games in
Learning Zone. Move the joystick to select the
game you want and press ENTER to play.
Note: For the details of all Learning Zone
games, please refer to the “Activities
- Learning Zone” section below.
3. Options
In the Options screen, you can turn the Music
On or Off, and choose between Limited or
Unlimited chances in the games. Move the
joystick to select the options you want. Move
the cursor to the OK button and press ENTER
to confirm your choices.
STEP 2: Choose Your Game Settings
1. Number of Players: Move the joystick to choose one player or two
players. Press ENTER to confirm your selection.
Note: Two-player mode is not available when played on the V.Smile®
PocketTM or V.Smile Cyber PocketTM.
2. Level: Move the joystick to choose Easy level or Difficult level. Press
ENTER to confirm your selection.

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FEATURES
3. Move the cursor to the OK button and press
ENTER to confirm your choices.
STEP 3: Start Your Game
• For Learning Adventure games, please go to the “Activities – Learning
Adventure” section below.
• For Learning Zone games, please go to the “Activities – Learning
Zone”section below.
FEATURES
HELP Button
When you press the HELP button during a game, you will hear the activity
instructions or a helpful hint.
EXIT Button
When you press the EXIT button, the game
will pause. A window will pop up to make sure
that you really want to quit. Move the joystick
to choose “Yes” to quit the game or “No” to
cancel the exit screen and keep playing. Press
ENTER to confirm your choice.
Learning Zone Button
The Learning Zone button is a shortcut that takes you to the Learning
Zone game selection screen.
When you press the Learning Zone button, the game will pause. A window
will pop up to make sure that you really want to quit. Move the joystick left
or right to select “Yes” to quit the current game and enter the Learning
Zone, or select “No” to keep playing the current game. Press ENTER to
confirm your selection.

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FEATURES
V.LinkTM Connection (Only for consoles that support V.LinkTM)
When you plug the V.LinkTM into the console,
a new selection – “V.LinkTM Connection” – will
appear in the main menu. You can select it to
download your game score to the V. LinkTM.
After the update is completed, you can plug
the V.LinkTM into your computer and unlock
bonus games on the V.SmileTM Web Site.
Please don’t unplug the V.LinkTM during the
downloading process.
Bonus Games on the V.SmileTM Web Site
When you reach a certain score in Adventure
Play mode, you’ll be rewarded with special
gold coins. You can save your score to the
V.LinkTM and then plug the V.LinkTM into
your computer. You can use the gold coins to
unlock special bonus games on the V.SmileTM
Web Site.
How to Earn Gold Coins
1st gold coin Finish Rusty’s Little Light Lie game in Adventure Play.
2nd gold coin Get a total score of 300 points in Adventure Play.
3rd gold coin Get a total score of 450 points in Adventure Play.
4th gold coin Get a total score of 600 points in Adventure Play.
Note: V.LinkTM Connection is only available in these or later models:

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ACTIVITIES
ACTIVITIES
Educational Curriculum
Learning Adventure Curriculum
Rusty’s Little Light Lie Spanish Phrases, Numbers, Colors,
Patterns, Logic
Supremoguy Logic, Problem Solving, Shape
Matching
A Sticky Fix Shape Matching, Directions, Numbers
Learning Zone Curriculum
Zone 1: Tic Tac Toe Logic
Zone 2: Measure & Cut Numbers, Length, Addition
Zone 3: Build a Mailbox Logic,Puzzles, Shape Matching
Zone 4: The Leaky Pipes Logic,Puzzles
How to Play
At the beginning of each game in Learning Adventure and Learning Zone,
a “How to Play” screen shows you the game settings and controls.
Status Bars
For each game, the status bar appears on-screen to show how you are doing.
Energy Number of chances remaining to complete the game. You can
increase your life status by collecting hats.
Score You can increase your score by answering questions correctly,
and by collecting nuts and bolts.
Score
Player
Score
Energy

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ACTIVITIES
Learning Adventure
Rusty’s Little Light Lie
One day, Mayor Rosa called Manny and asked him to meet her at the
new movie theater. She had an important job for Manny and the tools. As
Manny and the tools walked to the theater, Manny greeted all the people
they passed along the way. When they got to the theater, Mayor Rosa
asked them to install light bulbs in the new marquee. Manny bought all the
light bulbs from Kelly’s shop, but Rusty accidentally broke them! Manny
and the tools borrowed light bulbs from all their neighbors. Finally, they
installed all the bulbs before the theater’s big grand opening!
Part 1 Game Play
Manny and the tools are walking to the movie
theater to meet Mayor Rosa. Manny will walk
along the street and greet people in Spanish
along the way.
Curriculum: Spanish Phrases
Easy level: Short greeting phrases in Spanish
Difcult level: Slightly longer greeting phrases in Spanish
Operations
Control Joystick Mode
Move Manny/cursor up and down ( ) / ( )
Move Manny left and right ( ) / ( )
Choose a greeting Press ENTER

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ACTIVITIES
Part 2 Game Play
Rusty suggests that they borrow light bulbs from their neighbors to fix the
theater marquee. Help Manny look for houses with porch lights that are lit
up. Then help him knock on the doors and ask to borrow light bulbs.
Curriculum: Spanish Phrases, Numbers, Colors
Easy level: Numbers from 1 to 5; Colors (red, blue, yellow,
green)
Difcult level: Numbers from 6 to 10; Colors (red, blue, yellow,
green, orange, purple, pink, white)
Operations
Control Joystick Mode
Move Manny up and down ( ) / ( )
Move Manny/cursor left and right ( ) / ( )
Knock on the door Press ENTER
Choose a number/color Press ENTER
Part 3 Game Play
Manny and the tools arrive at the movie theater
to fix the marquee. Rusty and Squeeze help
install the bulbs. Swap the light bulbs in the
lower row side-to-side to match the pattern of
the light bulbs in the upper row.
Curriculum: Patterns, Logic
Easy level: Needs 1 swap
Difcult level: Needs 2 swaps

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ACTIVITIES
Operations
Control Joystick Mode
Move Rusty and Squeeze left and right ( ) / ( )
Choose a pair of light bulbs to swap Press ENTER
Tighten the light bulbs Stir the joystick like a spoon
Supremoguy
Manny received a phone call from Joe. Joe needed Manny’s help at
his construction site. When Manny and the tools got to the site, Felipe
announced that he was “Supremoguy!” And Supremoguy could do all the
work himself! The other tools felt left out. But Felipe got stuck at the top
of the scaffolding and learned an important lesson. He didn’t need to be
a superhero when he was already part of a super team.
Part 1 Game Play
Manny is helping Joe at the construction site. Help Manny climb up the
scaffolding and work on different jobs on the construction site.
Operations
Control Joystick Mode
Move Manny up and down ( ) / ( )
Move Manny left and right ( ) / ( )

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Manny finds some leaking pipes. Help Manny
choose the correct valve to close and stop
the leak.
Curriculum: Logic
Easy level: Simple pattern for the pipes, and only 2 valves
to choose from
Difcult level: More complex pattern for the pipes, and 2 to
4 valves to choose from
Operations
Control Joystick Mode
Move Manny left and right ( ) / ( )
Choose a valve Press ENTER
Tighten a valve Stir the joystick like a spoon
Manny finds some more problems that need fixing. Help Manny choose
the right tool for the job.
Curriculum: Problem solving
Easy level: Small job with less work
Difcult level: Larger job with more work
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Operations
Control Joystick Mode
Move cursor left and right ( ) / ( )
Choose a tool Press ENTER
Turn a screw with Turner Stir the joystick like a spoon
Tighten a nut with Squeeze Stir the joystick like a spoon
Pull a nail with Pat ( ) / ( )
Hammer a nail with Pat ( ) / ( )
Cut a board with Dusty ( ) / ( )
Part 2 Game Play
Manny finds Felipe stuck at the top of the
scaffolding. The other tools work together to
help Felipe down safely. Connect the tools
together in a chain to save Felipe!
Curriculum: Shape Matching
Easy level: Place 4 tools each time; one outline for
each tool
Difcult level: Place 6 tools each time; the outlines overlap
each other
Operations
Control Joystick Mode
Move cursor left and right ( ) / ( )
Choose a tool/position Press ENTER
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A Sticky Fix
Mr. Noodlander brought a broken trophy to Manny’s shop for repair. Manny
fixed the trophy and Mr. Noodlander came back and picked it up. Later,
Manny received a call from Mr. Noodlander. Mr. Noodlander needed
Manny’s help again and asked Manny to meet him. The trophy was a
Good Citizen award and Mr. Noodlander gave it to Manny. Manny was
surprised and everyone cheered!
Part 1 Game Play
Manny needs to glue the trophy back together. Felipe and Turner each
want to use the glue, and they accidentally get glued to each other! Manny
encourages the tools to work together to fix the trophy.
Curriculum: Shape Matching
Easy level: 4 parts to choose from; 1 tool comes out to fix
each part
Difcult level: More than 4 parts to choose from; 1 to 2 tools
come out to fix each part
Operations
Control Joystick Mode
Move cursor ( ) / ( ) / ( ) / ( )
Choose a tool/position Press ENTER
Turn a screw with Felipe and Turner Stir the joystick like a spoon
Tighten a nut with Squeeze Stir the joystick like a spoon
Tighten a bolt with Rusty Stir the joystick like a spoon
Hammer a nail with Pat ( ) / ( )
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Part 2 Game Play
Mr. Noodlander calls to say that he needs Manny’s help again. He asks
Manny to meet him. But Mr. Noodlander says goodbye and hangs up
before Manny can find out where he is! Help Manny drive around town to
find Mr. Noodlander.
Curriculum: Direction, Numbers
Easy level: Directions: left, right, forward; Numbers: 1 to 9
Difcult level: Directions: east, west, north; Numbers: 10 to 99
Operations
Control Joystick Mode
Move the truck left and right while driving forward ( ) / ( )
Move the truck up and down while driving sideways ( ) / ( )
Honk the horn Press ENTER
Move the truck left and right to park ( ) / ( )
Confirm a parking space Press ENTER
ACTIVITIES

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Learning Zone
Tic Tac Toe
Game Play
Line up screws on the board vertically,
horizontally, or diagonally.
Curriculum: Logic
Easy Level: Playing board with 3x3 grid; place 1 screw
per turn
Difcult Level: Playing board with 4x4 grid; place 2 screws
per turn
Operations
Control Joystick Mode
Move the cursor left and right ( ) / ( )
Move the cursor up and down ( ) / ( )
Confirm a position (To change your mind,
press ENTER again.)
Press ENTER
Turn a screw Stir the joystick like a spoon
Measure & Cut
Game Play
Stretch and Dusty work together to measure
and cut some boards. Mark the correct length
on the boards and then cut them.
Curriculum: Numbers, Length, Addition
Easy level: Match the number shown
Difcult level: Solve an addition equation
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Operations
Control Joystick Mode
Move Stretch left and right ( ) / ( )
Confirm the measurement Press ENTER
Cut the board with Dusty ( ) / ( )
Build a Mailbox
Game Play
Help Pat and Stretch build mailboxes. Turn
each of the pieces to match the pattern shown.
Remember to help Pat hammer each piece
into place!
Curriculum: Logic, Puzzles, Shape Matching
Easy level: Simple pattern, player must turn each piece
to match the pattern
Difcult level: More complicated pattern, player must turn
each piece and move it side to side to match
the pattern
Operations
Control Joystick Mode
Turn the piece Red Button / Green Button
Move the piece side-to-side ( ) / ( )
Confirm the placement of a piece Press ENTER
Hammer the piece into place ( ) / ( )
ACTIVITIES

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The Leaky Pipes
Game Play
Rusty needs to fix these pipes. Fix the leaky
pipe by turning the elbows in the pipes in
the right direction. Don’t forget to help Rusty
tighten each piece!
Curriculum: Logic, Puzzles
Easy level: Simple pattern, with fewer elbows that need
fixing
Difcult level: More complicated pattern, with more elbows
that need fixing
Operations
Control Joystick Mode
Turn the pipe ( ) / ( )
Tighten the pipe Stir the joystick like a spoon
ACTIVITIES

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CARE & MAINTENANCE
1.Keep your V.SmileTM clean by wiping it with a slightly damp cloth. Never
use solvents or abrasives.
2.Keep the unit out of direct sunlight and away from direct sources of
heat.
3.Remove the batteries when not using it for an extended period of
time.
4.Avoid dropping it. NEVER try to dismantle it.
5.Always keep the V.SmileTM away from water.
WARNING
A very small percentage of the public, due to an existing condition,
may experience epileptic seizures or momentary loss of consciousness
when viewing certain types of flashing colours or patterns, especially on
television. While the V.SmileTM Learning System does not contribute to
any additional risks, we do recommend that parents supervise their children
while they play video games. If your child experiences dizziness, altered
vision, disorientation, or convulsions, discontinue use immediately and
consult your physician. Please note that focusing on a television screen
at close range and handling a joystick for a prolonged period of time may
cause fatigue or discomfort. We recommend that children take a 15-minute
break for every hour of play.
CARE & MAINTENANCE

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TECHNICAL SUPPORT
If you have a problem that cannot be solved by using this manual, we
encourage you to visit us online or contact our Consumer Services
Department with any problems and/or suggestions that you might have.
A support representative will be happy to assist you.
Before requesting support, please be ready to provide or include the
information below:
• The name of your product or model number. (The model number is
typically located on the back or bottom of your product.)
• The specific problem you are experiencing.
• The actions you took right before the problem occurred.
If you wish to buy additional joysticks for your V.SmileTM Learning System,
please visit us online, or contact our Consumer Services Department.
Internet: www.vtechkids.com
Phone: [phone] in the U.S. or 1-877-352-8697 in Canada.
OTHER INFO
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ADDRESS: 1155 West Dundee Rd, Suite 130, Arlington
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TEL NO.: 1-800-521-2010 in the U.S. or 1-877-352-8697 in
Canada.
TECHNICAL SUPPORT

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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.
Caution: Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party
responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to
operate the equipment.
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