VTech Alphabert s Magic Readport User Manual
VTech Alphabert s Magic Readport User Manual

VTech Alphabert s Magic Readport User Manual

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User's Manual
AlphaBert's Magic ReadPort
AlphaBert's Learn-to-Read System

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  • Page 1 User's Manual AlphaBert’s Magic ReadPort ™ AlphaBert’s Learn-to-Read System ™...
  • Page 2 ® ™ As with all VTech learning products, AlphaBert’s Learn-to-Read System incorporates advanced technologies that are easy-to-use and reinforce learning. Our hands-on, multi-sensory toys engage diverse learning styles and promote productive play.
  • Page 3: To Begin Play

    ™ AlphaBert’s Magic ReadPort TO BEGIN PLAY 1. Pull the plastic tab located on the left-hand side of the AlphaBert’s Magic ™ ReadPort 2. To begin play, press the ON/OFF BUTTON. You will hear AlphaBert say “Hi! I’m AlphaBert. You’ll meet my friends and family soon.” 3.
  • Page 4 6. Select from the following buttons: GRAMMAR, READING, WRITING and STORIES. The activities for this category will scroll by on the screen. Select one by pressing the ENTER key on the keyboard (or touch the screen with the stylus). 7. Select from the following activities: GRAMMAR SENTENCE STRUCTURE...
  • Page 5 9. Press the DICTIONARY ICON during the activities and you will see built-in words appear on the screen along with their definition. Please note that not every word features a definition. 10. Press the THESAURUS ICON during the activities and you will see built-in synonyms for specific words.
  • Page 6 18. Press the SHIFT KEY followed by a LETTER KEY to type in uppercase letters. 19. Press the FN KEY followed by a LETTER KEY to change the text to the number or symbols above the letters. 20. Press the ESC KEY to go back one step. 21.
  • Page 7: Parts Of Speech

    Game 1 1. A sentence will be shown with an extra word in it. Help AlphaBit by picking the extra word from the sentence. AlphaBit will cover the selected word with a leaf. 2. When the correct answer is selected, dinosaurs will take the leaf away leaving the correct sentence behind.
  • Page 8 3. A sentence will appear and one of the characters, for example AlphaBert, will ask you to find all the nouns that appear in the sentence. 4. When you have found the right one, the character will ask you to find more. 5.
  • Page 9 READING PHONICS ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Select the activity Phonics by touching the activity name with your stylus when it appears on the screen. 2. AlphaBerto will be in the Wild, Wild West riding a horse. You will see two wagons with a word on each wagon.
  • Page 10 2. When you select the correct fish, Sprocket will catch a fish. 3. If you select an incorrect fish, Sprocket will fall into the water. After answering incorrectly two times in a row, it will show you the correct answer. VOCABULARY BUILDER ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS: 1.
  • Page 11 8. If you answer incorrectly, AlphaBit will fall off the dinosaur. If you answer incorrectly two times in a row, he will show you the correct answer. 9. If you pick the drum, AlphaBit will play the drum. Then AlphaBit will see a paragraph. After reading the paragraph, read the questions and answer them by selecting the answer with your stylus.
  • Page 12 4. If you select the incorrect sentence, AlphaBetsy will be caught in a traffic jam. If you answer incorrectly three times in a row, she will show you the correct answer. WRITING FREE DRAW ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Select the activity Free Draw by touching the activity name with your stylus when it appears on the screen.
  • Page 13: Creative Writing

    2. Sprocket is in the Amazon Forest. Help Sprocket find some hidden letters within the forest. Once a hidden letter is found, Sprocket will show you how to write a letter by showing each stroke, one by one. 3. Follow the stroke order and Sprocket will provide helpful, encouraging phrases on the progress of your writing.
  • Page 14 and Draw icon, which allows you to make a link between a drawing in Doodle and Draw and the current Creative Writing file. GREETINGS ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Select the activity Greetings by touching the activity name with your stylus when it appears on the screen.
  • Page 15 2. Sprocket is inside a maze and trying to get out! You will see a question and Sprocket will ask you to give an answer. 3. When you input the answer to the riddle correctly, Sprocket will find his way out of the maze.
  • Page 16: Battery Installation

    ™ ™ 2. Install the software from the CD-ROM included with the VTech VPort 3. After successfully completing the installation, you may either double click on the AlphaBert icon on your computer screen or press the UPLOAD icon located on ™...
  • Page 17 4. Replace the battery cover and tighten the screw to secure the battery cover. Important: While replacing the batteries, the CR2032 backup battery must be kept in AlphaBert’s Magic ReadPort ™ , if not, you will lose all saved information. Backup Battery ™...
  • Page 18: Automatic Shut-Off

    Creating and developing AlphaBert’s Learn-to-Read System ™ ® accompanied by a responsibility that we at VTech take very seriously. We make every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information, which forms the value of our products. However, errors sometimes can occur. It is important for you to know that we stand behind our products and encourage you to call our Consumer Services Department at 1-800-521-2010 in the U.S., or 1-800-...
  • Page 19 Note: This equipment generates and uses radio frequency energy and if not installed and used properly, that is, in strict accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions, it may cause interference to radio and television reception. It has been type tested and found to comply within the limits for a Class B computing device in accordance with the specifications in Sub-part J of Part 15 FCC Rules, which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference in a residential installation.
  • Page 20 …coming soon! AlphaBert Sprocket AlphaBit AlphaBetsy AlphaBerto Our helpful Consumer Services staff is available to answer product questions and to assist in finding the retailer nearest you CANADA 1-800-267-7377 1-800-521-2010 www.vtechkids.com www.vtechcanada.com 01235-546810 www.vtechuk.com © 2002 VTech Printed in China 91-01528-000...

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