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- Page 1 User’s Manual Master Pad © 2002 VTech Printed in China 91-01474-006...
- Page 2 Whether it’s learning about letters, ® numbers, geography or algebra, all VTech learning products incorporate advanced technologies and extensive curriculum to encourage children of all ages to reach their potential.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents INTRODUCTION ..............1 POWER SOURCE ............. 2 BATTERY INSTALLATION ............ 2 BATTERY NOTICE ..............2 AC ADAPTOR CONNECTION ..........3 HEADPHONE CONNECTION ..........4 PRINTER CONNECTION ............4 MOUSE CONNECTION ............4 CONTRAST SWITCH ............5 VOLUME SWITCH ..............5 POWER ON/OFF BUTTON ........... -
Page 4: Introduction
INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing the VTech ® MASTER PAD™ FM learning toy! We at VTech ® are committed to providing the highest quality products to entertain and educate your child. Should you have any questions or concerns, please call our Consumer Services Department at 1-800-521- 2010 in the U.S., 1-800-267-7377 in Canada. -
Page 5: Power Source
POWER SOURCE MASTER PAD™ FM operates on 4 “AA” size batteries (UM-3/LR6) or a 9V 300mA AC center-positive adaptor (not included). BATTERY INSTALLATION 1. Make sure the unit is turned OFF. 2. Locate the battery cover on the back of the unit and open it. -
Page 6: Ac Adaptor Connection
5. Turn the unit ON. In the U.S.A.: Many retailers carry this type of adaptor. However, if you ® are unable to find one locally, the VTech AC Adaptor is perfectly suited to operate your MASTER PAD™ FM learning laptop. For information on how to purchase a VTech ®... -
Page 7: Headphone Connection
® NOTE: Only the VTech VT-41 printer is compatible with MASTER PAD™ FM. MOUSE CONNECTION You can use a VTech ® Mouse (buy separately) for the MASTER PAD™ FM learning toy. Please follow the steps below to connect your mouse. -
Page 8: Contrast Switch
MOUSE BUTTON Mouse Buttons lie below the keyboard. They have the full mouse function, which enables you to play the games at more ease. Press four mouse buttons in the middle to move the mouse around. Press left mouse button to activate the selection and right button to cancel. -
Page 9: Automatic Shut-Off
1. Slide the switch of the Flashlight towards the bulbs. AUTOMATIC SHUT-OFF ® If there is no input into the VTech MASTER PAD™ FM learning toy for about 8 minutes, the learning toy will automatically shut itself OFF to save power. -
Page 10: Letter Keys
LETTER KEYS Use the Letter keys to input letters or words in activities like Typing Challenge and Card Maker. The QWERTY layout will familiarize your child with the standard computer keyboard and typewriter. NUMBER KEYS Use the Number keys when inputting the answers in mathematical activities. The number keys may also be used to select a level when the Level key is pressed or to select a choice when there are numbered choices for selection. - Page 11 SMART CARD: Press the SMART CARD button when you want to play with the SMART CARD (sold separately). DELETE KEY: Press the DELETE key to erase letters or numbers before you press the ENTER key. BACKSPACE KEY : Press the BACKSPACE key to erase a character before the cursor. HINT KEY: Press the HINT key if you need help within an activity.
- Page 12 LEVEL KEY: Press the LEVEL key to change the difficulty level within an activity. There are four levels of play within most of the activities. The first level is the easiest and the fourth level is the most challenging. Levels can be changed at any time during an activity.
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Page 13: To Begin Play
STATION KEY: Press STATION key to change the station of radio you want to listen to. START/STOP KEY: Press START/STOP key to activate or halt the stopwatch. UP/DOWN KEY: Press UP/DOWN key to set the count up and count down mode for Stopwatch. CLEAR KEY: Press CLEAR key to reset the Stopwatch. - Page 14 • MASTER PAD™ FM is an adventure-related machine. The main menu is a GPS world map. On location of Africa, Pacific Islands, Himalayan Mountains and South American Rain Forest, you can get the hint of how many pictures you can get respectively. After playing games and collecting pictures, you can press Album key or choose the activity Photo Album from Tool box to view the pictures you got.
- Page 15 Category Activity List Level Scoring Hint Help South American 17. Ecology Trivia Rain Forest 18. Typing Challenge 19. Monkey Rescue 20. Pattern Puzzles 21. Hide & Seek 22. Recycle It! Tool box 23. Clock & Alarm 24. Stopwatch 25. Lunar Calendar 26.
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Page 16: Description Of Activities
DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES AFRICA Earth Trivia Do you have any knowledge of Earth? Try this game! You can learn about the place where we live. On the screen, you can see a question will scroll at the upper part of the screen. Multiple choices will display at the bottom line of the screen. -
Page 17: Pacific Islands
Treasure Hunt Give the photographer a hand! He is to find a treasure box. You can press four direction cursor keys to guide him. Hints are given at the bottom. Trees, big rocks, fences and other obstacles may block his way. Hidden Pathways The photographer is in big trouble. -
Page 18: Himalayan Mountains
10. Who Am I Can you recognize the animal? Please choose correct name of the animal on the screen. You can press left and right cursor keys to make selection. And press ENTER to confirm. 11. Number Fishing Fishing must be a very interesting sport. In this game, you are required to fish exactly the weight of fish the boat can hold. -
Page 19: South American Rain Forest
15. Flying through Life How much knowledge do you have of the flying birds? Please check in this game. It’s funny and instructive. The way to play this game the same as Walking Through Life. 16. Number Path The photographer must escape from the dangerous animals by a balloon. -
Page 20: Tool Box
21. Hide & Seek A turtle lays her eggs on the beach. But waves make the whole beach look the same and turtle can’t find her eggs again. Could you do the turtle a favor? Press four direction cursor keys to guide the turtle to find her eggs. - Page 21 25. Lunar Calendar This is a calendar check tool. It can check a certain year, month, date’s week day and moon’s shape. You can make the check by inputting a day. 26. Conversion Pad Here you can check the exchange rate between units and make calculation between units.
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Page 22: Radio
Press the Delete icon to delete the symbol you have selected by mouse on the screen. Press the Print icon to print the created map. 30. Photo Album It is a place for you to collect the rewarding photos. You can view no pictures until you gather photos. On the GPS main menu, number of pictures (total 5) will be marked on the different places (Africa, Pacific Islands, Himalayan Mountains, South... -
Page 23: Reference Guides
34. Radio Animation You want an animation for each different station? Set up here. You can choose different animations for different stations. 35. Radio Alarm Don’t want to miss your favorite program on air? Use Radio Alarm to set the station and time you want the radio to automatically power on. -
Page 24: Smart Card
SMART CARD Smart Card is a additional activity with great knowledge in it. To play Smart Card, please refer to HOW TO PLAY WITH THE SMART CARD. SCORING First Try Second Try Earth Trivia Extinct or Rare Trivia Walking Through Life Tracks Facts Point the Way Ocean Trivia... -
Page 25: Scoring System In Smart Card
Hidden Pathways Time used (seconds) score Fail Recycle It 5*correctly collected objects Treasure Hunt Time used (seconds) score Fail SCORING SYSTEM IN SMART CARD Scoring appears after 5 consecutive questions. The scoring is as follows: Correct answer on the 1st try : 20 points Correct answer on the 2nd try : 10 points... -
Page 26: Care And Maintenance
IMPORTANT NOTE: Creating and developing electronic learning computers is ® accompanied by a responsibility that we at VTech take very seriously. We make every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information that forms the value of our products. However, errors sometimes can occur.