V-tech V.Smile: Mickey Mouse: Mickey s Magical... User manual

Dear Parent ,
At VTech®, we know that every year, children are asking to play video games at
younger and younger ages. At the same time, we understand the hesitation of
most parents to expose their children to the inappropriate content of many
popular video games. How can you feel confident in allowing your childen to
play these games, and still educate and entertain them in a healthy, age-
appropriate manner?
Our solution to this on-going debate is the V. S m ile™ TV Learning System–a
unique video game system created especially for children aged 3 to 7. The
V. S m ile™ TV Learning System combines a kid-friendly design, age-appropriate
curriculum, entertaining graphics, and fun game play into a unique experience
that your child will love and you can support. The V. S m ile™ TV Learning
System engages your child with two modes of play: the Learning Adventure -
an exciting exploratory journey in which learning concepts are seamlessly
integrated, and the Learning Zone - a series of games designed to focus on
specific school skills in a fun,engaging way. Both of these educational modes
offer your child hours of learning fun.
As part of the V. Smile™ TV Learning System,VTech® offers a library of game
Smartridges™ based on popular children’s characters that engage and
encourage your child to play while learning. The library is organized into three
levels of educational play – Early Learners (ages 3-5), Junior Thinkers (ages
4-6) and Master Minds (ages 5-7) – so that the educational content of the system
grows with your child.
At VTech®, we are proud to provide you with a much-needed solution to the
video game dilemma, as well as another innovative way for your child to learn
while having fun. We thank you for trusting VTech® with the important job of
helping your child explore a new world of learning!
Sincerely,
Your Friends at VTech®
To learn more about the V.Smile ™ TV Learning System and other VTech®
toys, visit www.vtechkids.com
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INTRODUCTION
One day, Mickey shows his magic to Minnie. Mickey tries his magic on
Pluto’s bone and makes it float up into the air. Suddenly, the bone is out of
control and flies away! Pluto chases the bone and disappears. “Oh no!”
says Mickey. “Where did Pluto go? I think he may have run off to... the
castle! Help!” Can you help Mickey find Pluto? Hurry!
INCLUDED IN THIS PACKAGE
•One instruction manual
•One Mickey’s Magical Adventure™ Smartridge™
GETTING STARTED
•Connect the V.Smile™ TV Learning System to your TV. (Please see the
V.Smile™ main unit manual for detailed instructions.)
•Make sure the power is OFF before inserting or removing a cartridge.
•Insert the Mickey’s Magical Adventure Smartridge™ into the
Smartridge™ slot with the label facing you.
•Turn the V.Smile™ unit ON.
MENU SELECTION
STEP 1: Choose Your Play Mode
Move the joystick up or down to choose the play mode you want. Press the
ENTER button when you are finished.
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Learning Averture
Learning Zone
Options
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1. Learning Adventure
In this play mode, you can help Mickey to find Pluto through five exciting
adventures in Mickey’s magical world.
Start playing according to the story line by entering Adventure Play or
practice your skills in each of the adventure games individually by selecting
the games in the Quick Play menu.
Quick Play
In the Quick Play menu, choose any of the adventure games or mini-games
you like. To change the Level to Easy/Difficult, move the joystick left or right
to the one-star icon or the two-star icon. Press the Enter button to choose.
Move the joystick to manipulate the cursor to the game you want and press
Enter to play.
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When you turn the unit OFF, V.Smile™ remembers your place in the Learning
Adventure game. Simply turn the unit back on and you can continue the
adventure from the last place by selecting “Continue Game” under the
Adventure Play menu. This is only available if the Smartridge™ is untouched
and there is continuous power supply.
Note: For the details of all Learning Adventure games, please refer to the
“Activities - Learning Adventure” section.
Play five different adventure
games one by one according to
the story
Play any of the five adventure
games and two mini-games
individually
Start the Adventure from the
beginning
Start the Adventure from the last
place you played before exiting
the game
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2. Learning Zone
In the Learning Zone menu, choose any of the Learning Zone games you like.
To change the Level to Easy/Difficult, move the joystick left or right to the one-
star icon or the two-star icon. Press the Enter button to choose. Move the joystick
to manipulate the cursor to 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.
3. Options
Move the joystick up and down to manipulate the cursor between Music and
Chances.
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The Quick Play and Learning Zone modes each have their own settings on
the game selection page.
1. Music On/Off Selection
To turn the background music On/Off, move the joystick left or right to
highlight “On” or “Off”. Press the Enter button to choose.
2. Normal/No Lose Mode Selection
To change the chance mode to Normal/No Lose mode, move the joystick
left or right to highlight “Normal” or “No Lose”. Press the Enter button to
choose.
When the “No Lose” mode is chosen, you will have an unlimited number of
chances to win the games in Adventure Play.
STEP 2: Choose Your Game Settings
If you are satisfied with the default settings, press the Enter button. To change
the level to Easy/Difficult, move the joystick left or right to the one-star icon
or the two-star icon. Press the Enter button to choose. Move the joystick to
manipulate the cursor to the icon and press Enter when you are done.
The Quick Play and Learning Zone modes each have their own settings on
the game selection page.
MENU SELECTION
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STEP 3: Start Your Game
•For Learning Adventure, please go to the ”Activities-Learning
Adventure” section.
•For Learning Zone, please go to the “Activities-Learning Zone” section.
FEATURES
Help Button
When you press the HELP button, the activity instructions will be repeated
for you.
Exit Button
When you press the EXIT button, the game will pause. A “Quit Game?”
icon will pop up to make sure you want to quit.
Move the joystick left to “YES” to leave the game or right to “NO” to cancel
the exit screen and keep playing. Press Enter to choose.
The EXIT button also allows you to get back to the previous menu.
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 “Quit Game” icon will pop up to make sure you
want to quit.
Move the joystick left to “Yes” to go to the Learning Zone or right to “No” to
cancel the screen and keep playing. Press Enter to choose.
ACTIVITIES
Educational Curriculum
Learning Adventure
Path 1 Enter the Dungeon Spelling
Mini Game 1 Dungeon Danger Vocabulary
Path 2 Trapped in the Castle 3D Geometry
FEATURES
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Path 3 Climbing the Tower Logical Thinking
Mini Game 2 Tower Magic Memory Skills
Path 4 Beanstalk in the Sky Number Sense
Path 5 Rescuing Pluto Mathematics
Learning Zone
Zone 1 What’s the Word? Missing Letters
Zone 2 Find the Shape Object Recognition
Zone 3 Magic Mirror Logical Sequence
Zone 4 Trace the Egg Spatial Sense
Zone 5 Balancing Act Addition
Learning Adventure
Basic Operations
+ Enter button
+ Enter button
+ RED button ( or any of the colored buttons)
+ RED button ( or any of the colored buttons)
+ RED button ( or any of the colored buttons)
Move to the left
Move to the right
Move up
Move down
Jump to the left
Jump to the right
Point your magic to the left
Point your magic to the right
Point your magic upward
Hints
Mickey
Score
Energy remains
Chances
Enemy
Bonus
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Mickey The character that you control on the screen
Chances Number of chances remaining to complete the game
Energy remains Amount of Mickey’s energy in the current game
Hints Hints to solve the puzzles
Enemy Obstacles that deduct Mickey’s energy if touched
Bonus Objects that add extra points to Mickey’s score if touched
Score The points you accumulate during the current game
Learning Adventure Game Status Bar
In each adventure game, the status bar stays on the screen to show you how
you are performing.
Path 1— Enter the Dungeon
Game Play
Where is Pluto? Find him by searching all of
the rooms of the dungeon, one by one. You
will see a lot of torches in the dungeon, and
each torch has a letter. Get out of a room by
lighting the torches in the correct order to spell
the word. Light the torches by moving the
joystick in the direction of the torch and
pressing the red colored button at the same
time. Be careful, though, because there are
obstacles that will try to stop you!
Curriculum: Spelling
Easy Level: Learn to spell words by finding the letters in the word
that are highlighted.
Difficult Level: Learn to spell longer words without any hints. Letters
will be missing from the word.
Mini Game 1— Dungeon Danger
Game Play
There is a platform under each picture. Jump
to the platform under the picture that matches
the given word. You have to hurry because there
are falling stones! Use the joystick to move
Mickey from platform to platform, and then
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press the Enter button to confirm your selection. You can also use the four
colored buttons to select the correct picture.
Curriculum: Vocabulary
Easy Level: Learn new vocabulary words by matching the picture
with the word. Beginning letters will be given as hints.
Difficult Level: Learn longer, new vocabulary words by matching
the picture with the word. No hints will be given in this level.
Path 2 — Trapped in the Castle
Game Play
Uh oh, you’re trapped in the castle! Look around,
do you see all of the objects scattered throughout
the castle? All you have to do to get out is to
collect all the correct objects. So listen carefully
and watch for the clues that will point you to the
correct objects. Collect them and you will find
your way out! Use some magic on the correct
objects by pressing your joystick in the direction
of the correct objects and pressing the red
colored button at the same time.
Curriculum: 3D Geometry
Easy Level: Learn different 3D shapes by comparing them with
other forms.
Difficult Level: Recognize the 3D shapes by comparing them with
various similar objects that have the same form.
Path 3— Climbing the Tower
Game Play
Great job so far! You made it successfully under
the tower. Hmm... but maybe Pluto is on the top
of the tower. Step on the buttons to move the
ladder pieces together so that you can climb up
the top of the tower. Be careful for the bat, and
other surprises may await you as well!
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Curriculum: Logical Thinking
Easy Level: Solve the puzzle with two ladders coming together.
Difficult Level: Solve the puzzle with three ladders coming together.
Mini Game 2— Tower Magic
Game Play
Pay attention to how the stars are shining and
sparkling! Follow the flashing stars by pressing
the correct colored buttons in the right order.
Watch closely because the patterns will
change! Try to press the Enter button to see
what happens!
Curriculum: Memory Skills
Easy Level: Start with a sequence of 2 stars and it will increase as
your memory skills build.
Difficult Level: Start with a sequence of 3 stars and it will increase
as your memory skills build.
Path 4— Beanstalk in the Sky
Game Play
You’re close now, but Pluto is still missing! Don’t
worry, maybe you can find Pluto up in the
beanstalk. Just look at the number order on
screen and find the missing number needed
to complete the sequence. Once you find the
correct number, use some magic by moving
your joystick in the direction of the number
and pressing the red colored button at the
same time. Cast the magic on the correct
number and watch the beanstalk grow!
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Curriculum: Number Sense
Easy Level: Learn number order, count by twos and inverse number
order using smaller numbers, less than twenty-five.
Difficult Level: Learn count by twos and inverse number order
using larger numbers, less than sixty.
Path 5— Rescuing Pluto
Game Play
Pluto is in the water and needs your help. The
waterfall is blocking your way to rescuing Pluto,
so you’ll have to use some magic! Cast magic
on the correct answer to the equation on the
screen by moving your joystick in the direction
of the correct number and pressing the red
colored button at the same time. Answer ten
questions and you can finally meet Pluto!
Curriculum: Mathematics
Easy Level: Learn simple addition and subtraction, up to ten.
Difficult Level: Learn advanced addition and subtraction (1+?=3),
up to ten.
Learning Zone
Zone 1— What’s the Word?
Game Play
A letter will pop out of each of the pots. Watch
the word on the screen and then listen to the
question. When you’ve found the correct answer,
press the colored button that matches that answer
on the screen.
Curriculum: Missing Letters
Easy Level: Find which letter does not
belong in the given word.
Difficult Level: Fill in the missing letter in the given word.
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Zone 2 — Find the Shape
Game Play
It’s time for some hocus pocus! Four shapes will
appear one by one and then they’ll be covered
by a cloth. Pay attention as you are told which
3D shape you should look for. Press the colored
button that matches the correct shape on the
screen, but make sure to keep your eyes on the
shapes at all times!
Curriculum: Object Recognition
Easy Level: Distinguish the 3D forms from other 3D forms. Less
memory skill is required to remember the positions of the objects
(less shuffling of the objects).
Difficult Level: Distinguish the 3D forms from various similar
objects. More memory skill is required to remember the positions
of the objects (more shuffling of the objects).
Zone 3 — Magic Mirror
Game Play
Mickey is playing in front of the mirror. He is
making different actions, and at the same time
an icon related to Mickey’s action will pop up
on the top of the screen. Can you guess which
action he will do next? Press the colored button
that matches Mickey’s action that you think
completes the pattern.
Curriculum: Logical Sequence
Easy Level: Predict the last icon of a simpler sequence (most of
the questions only have 2 icons at a time).
Difficult Level: Predict the last icon of a harder sequence (most of
the questions have 3 icons at a time).
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Zone 4 — Trace the Egg
The bird is laying eggs and you have to guess
which nest the egg will fall. Each egg will fall
down from the top of the beanstalk, and then
twist and turn as it moves down the different
branches. Press the colored button that matches
the nest where you think the egg is going to fall.
Curriculum: Spatial Sense
Easy Level: Challenge your spatial
sense with a simpler beanstalk.
Difficult Level: Challenge your spatial
sense with a more complex beanstalk.
Zone 5 — Balancing Act
Count the objects on each side of the scales.
Then, listen to the question and add objects to
balance the scales. Press the colored button that
matches the number of objects that need to be
added to balance the scales.
Curriculum: Addition
Easy Level: Learn addition using
objects.
Difficult Level: Learn addition using numbers while learning weight
concepts.
CARE & MAINTENANCE
1. Keep your V.Smile™ clean by wiping it with a slightly damp cloth.
Never use solvents or abrasives.
2. Keep it 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.Smile™ away from water.
CARE & MAINTENANCE
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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.Smile™ TV 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 a time may cause fatigue or
discomfort. We recommend that children take a 15 minute break for every
hour of play.
TROUBLESHOOTING
Please note that if you try to insert or remove a Smartridge™ without first
turning the unit OFF, you may experience a malfunction. If this happens,
and the unit does not respond to pressing the ON/OFF/RESTART buttons,
disconnect the AC adaptor from the main unit or remove the batteries.
Then, reconnect the adaptor, or reinstall the batteries. If the unit still does
not respond, press the RESET button at the bottom of the unit, using a pen.
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 actual problem you are experiencing.
•The actions you took right before the problem.
Internet: www.vtechkids.com
Phone: [phone] in the U.S.or 1-800-267-7377 in Canada
TROUBLESHOOTING
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OTHER INFO
DISCLAIMER AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
VTech®Electronics North America, L.L.C. and its suppliers assume no
responsibility for any damage or loss resulting from the use of this handbook.
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responsibility for any loss or claims by third parties that may arise through
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suppliers assume no responsibility for any damage or loss caused by deletion
of data as a result of malfunction, dead battery, or repairs. Be sure to make
backup copies of important data on other media to protect against data loss.
COMPANY : VTech®Electronics North America, L.L.C.
ADDRESS : 1155 West Dundee Rd, Suite 130, Arlington Heights,
IL 60004 USA
TEL NO.: 1-800-521-2010 in the U.S. or 1-800-267-7737
in Canada
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.
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