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© 2014 VTech
Printed in China
91-002907-003
UK

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  • Page 1 User’s Manual © 2014 VTech Printed in China 91-002907-003...

  • Page 3: Included In This Package

    Connect to other kidipet friends units to add friends. Send them gifts, fun emotions and enter a friendly balloon race! Take good care of your pet to reach higher...

  • Page 4: Getting Started

    Pet/Clock Button Press this button to toggle between PET mode and CLOCK mode. Care Button Press this button to show the CARE Menu. Fun & Outings Button Press this button to show the FUN & OUTING Menu. Clipboard Button Press this button to show the CLIPBOARD Menu. LCD Touch Tap on the screen to make your selection, you Screen...

  • Page 5: Battery Notice

    • Close the battery cover and turn the lock anti-clockwise for a quarter turn. 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.
  • Page 6 Low Battery When the battery power is low, the main unit will turn OFF automatically. If you see the Low Battery icon appear on screen please replace the batteries. Basic Touch Screen Operation Tap or swipe the screen to operate your KidiPet. In all menus, tap the icon on screen to enter or make the selection.

  • Page 7: Standby Mode

    NOTE: When you have replaced the batteries, you will need to verify the date & time again. TO BEGIN USING YOUR KIDIPET FRIEND ® Getting your First KidiPet Friend ® After you have finished the Initial Setup, you will see a stork bringing your KidiPet! Remember to give your pet a name.
  • Page 8 Fun and Outings: You can take your pet to different locations for different activities. Pet Centre Games Pet Toys & Items Outing Connect Market Clipboard: You can check the status, tasks and missions and edit your pet information here. Status Tips & Mission Pet Information Pet Toys & Items Customise Connect Pet Response The Behaviour of the Pet There are 4 living indices affecting the pet behaviour: Food Index, Mood Index, Hygiene Index and Health Index.
  • Page 9 Low in When this index is low, the Take it for a shower Hygiene pet needs a wash and may or a bath as soon Index refuse to do most of the as possible. Take activities and will not respond it to the TOILET to any commands in PET regularly to keep it mode.
  • Page 10 Go to the Go to the MARKET to CLINIC to take buy a musical a vaccine. instrument. Go to the Go to the CLINIC for a FITNESS dental check. CENTRE to attend a fitness contest. Go to the Go to the FOREST for a BEACH for special trip to a special outer space.
  • Page 11 Status Tips & Mission Pet Information Pet Toys & Items Customise Connect Pet Response 1. Pet Status You can monitor your pets status here. : Food indices of your pet : Mood indices of your pet : Health indices of your pet : Hygiene indices of your pet : Friend index of your pet : Intelligence index of your pet : Pet’s piggy bank, it shows the amount of coins collected by your pet. (Coins can be earnt during game play.) : Level status of your pet 2.
  • Page 12 5. Customise Pet Response Record funny responses for your pet to say! Tap on the Record icon to record. Start recording after the countdown. Tap on the Play icon to listen to your recording. Tap on the Delete icon to delete your recording. If there is no recorded voice, it will use the system default response which cannot be deleted.
  • Page 13 b) Set the Time To set the time, tap on the Time Setting icon Tap on the Day / Month / Year to highlight the field, tap the arrow to adjust the value. Tap on the DD/MM/YY to change the date format to MM/DD/YY. Tap the icon to continue to set the time. c) Date Setting To set the date, tap on the Date Setting icon Tap on the Minute / Second value to highlight the field, tap the arrow to adjust the value.
  • Page 14 CARE Press the CARE button to enter the CARE menu. Washing Feed (Kitchen) (Bathroom) Toilet Clinic 1. Feed (Kitchen) To feed your pet, you can choose Ready to Eat Food or Home Made Food. Ready to Eat Food • This is an easy way to feed your pet. Choose food from the menu and feed your pet. The amount of food and water given to the pet by the system is unlimited.
  • Page 15 3. Toilet Touch the toilet icon to take your pet to the toilet. 4. Clinic Take your pet to the clinic when it is sick. It costs 50 coins to take your pet to the clinic. FUN & OUTINGS Press the Fun & Outings button to enter Fun Mode.
  • Page 16 bonus coin collection game! The coins fall quickly. Don’t worry if you cannot collect them all, try your best to catch as many as possible. Good Luck and enjoy! Once this bonus game is played, you will need to wait for a new level for another chance to play.
  • Page 17 Beach Park Forest Tap on the screen to see surprises when they are at the beach, in the park and the forest. It costs 20 coins for every visit to these places. 5. Market This is a place that you can buy or sell things. Swipe the screen to choose the Buy or the Sell menu, tap on the screen to make a selection.
  • Page 18 During connecting, both KidiPet Friends’ IR sensors have to be ® pointing to each other. Note: The best IR connection range should between 0cm – 30cm. • Hello Friend – Tap the “Hello Friend” icon on both units to add a KidiPet Friends.
  • Page 19 PET/CLOCK Press the PET / CLOCK button to enter the PET Mode. If it is already in PET Mode, press this button again to switch to Clock Mode. • Attaching the main unit to the desktop stand Insert the kidipet unit on top of the stand. To ensure you have done this correctly you should see the animal collar at the front and it’s tail at the back once the unit is in desktop mode.

  • Page 20: Troubleshooting

    • Listening Mode When the pet’s face is in close up mode you can talk to your pet and it will respond with its animal sound. If your pet cannot hear you, you may need to move closer to the microphone. Try to speak slowly and clearly into the microphone.
  • Page 21 The pet does not respond 1. Ensure that the pet shows a close to what you say. up image and shows the symbol on screen. 2. Try to speak clearly into the microphone. When the pet is responding to you, you cannot continue speaking until the pet has finished its response.
  • Page 22 The number of coins i have Some of the activities in PET has reduced. CENTRE and OUTINGS will cost coins. Please refer to those sections of the manual for details. The pet’s level has never 1. Ensure you have completed all increased. necessary tasks everyday. Please refer to the START PLAYING > Everyday Tasks section for details. 2. When you have got a mission, please go to the correct activity to complete the mission, your pet will not move onto the next level until...
  • Page 23 APPENDIX NOTE: The tricks or items marked with means they are secret tricks or items and are locked at the beginning. You can unlock these as your pet reaches new levels of game play. Table 1 – All Items & Food Item Item Boomerang...
  • Page 24 Ready to Eat Food Home Made Food Bone Biscuit Bone-shaped Sponge Cake Bananas Water Fruit Salad Apple Pie Pet Food Juice Apple Banana Pancake Table 2 – All Tricks Touch Pet State Trick Response Command Different cute responses Moves away Feels loved When the pet is up close Pat the...
  • Page 25 Comes closer Moves away When the pet is in Babble Talk mode Speak Repeats into the Voice microphone Sit down When the pet is standing Get up Lay down When the pet is sitting Get up When the pet is lying down.
  • Page 26 Jump Come closer Come much closer Jump right When the pet is Jump left standing, sitting or laid down Turn around Roll over Hands up & walk Back flip...
  • Page 27 Handstand Break dance Feel loved...
  • Page 28 If the problem persists, please call our Consumer Services Department on 01235 546810 (from UK) or +44 1235 546810 (outside UK), and a service representative will be happy to help you. IMPORTANT NOTE: Creating and developing VTech ® products is accompanied by a responsibility that we take very seriously. We make every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information, which forms the value of our products.
  • Page 29 Wrist strap attaChMent instruCtions • Make sure the unit is OFF or in clock mode. • Locate the battery cover at the back of the unit. Turn the lock clockwise for a quarter turn with a flat head screwdriver (not included). • Remove the battery cover. • Put the end of the wrist strap onto the thread hook as illustrated. • Close the battery cover.

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