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  • Page 2 When it comes to providing interactive products that enlighten, ® entertain and develop minds, at VTech we see the potential in every child.
  • Page 3 Industries, LLC and its suppliers assume no responsibility for ® any damage or loss resulting from the use of this handbook. VTech Industries, LLC and its suppliers assume no responsibility for any loss or claims by third parties that may arise through the use of this software.
  • Page 4 “This product includes software developed by the Apache Software Foundation (http://www.apache.org/).” Alternately, this acknowledgment may appear in the software itself, if and wherever such third-party acknowledgments normally appear. The names “Xerces” and “Apache Software Foundation” must not be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without prior written permission.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Inside the CD-ROM ............... 5 Installing the VTech Desktop Software ........... 6 ® Setting Up a VTech Desktop Software Account ....... 6 ® Installing Other Bundled Applications ..........7 If Your Unit Doesn’t Turn On or Stops Responding ........ 7 Still Having Problems? ................
  • Page 6 Auto-Navigation ................ 14 Manual Navigation ..............15 Word Games .................. 15 Spelling ..................15 Analogies .................. 15 Idioms ..................15 Sentence Shuffle ................. 15 Sound Alike ................16 Antonyms .................. 16 Synonyms .................. 16 Parts of Speech ................16 Grammar Quiz ................16 Math Games ..................
  • Page 7 Using E-mail ................... 33 Using E-mail From Your Power Zone™ Plus Desktop With the VTech Modem ..............33 ® Connecting the VTech Modem to Power Zone™ Plus Desktop..34 ® First-Time Users: Configuring the Power Zone™ E-Mail Application ................34 Using VTech 's E-mail Agent and PC with your Power Zone™...
  • Page 8 Viewing Additional Menus ............37 Writing E-mail ................37 Saving E-mail as a Draft ............. 37 Sending Your E-mail to the Outbox ..........37 Sending and Getting E-Mail with a VTech ® Modem ....... 38 Sending and Getting E-Mail with the VTech ®...

  • Page 9: Chapter 1.Introduction

    Power Zone™ Plus Desktop is an electronic learning aid or ELA. Power Zone™ Plus Desktop offers a wide range of exciting and educational ® activities for interactive learning! With the VTech Desktop Software and Sync Cable, you can connect the Power Zone™ Plus Desktop to your PC and add new activities from the CD-ROM.

  • Page 10: Chapter 2.What's Included

    Power Zone™ Plus Desktop learning product Wireless keyboard Vibrating mouse 9V Adaptor Mouse pad Sync Cable ® VTech Desktop Software CD-ROM Instruction Manual Chapter 3.Setup Power Source Power Zone™ Plus Desktop requires a total of 8 “AA” size batteries (UM-3/ LR6) (sold separately) •...

  • Page 11: Battery Notice

    Battery Notice Do not use rechargeable batteries. (The use of alkaline batteries is recommended for maximum performance.) Install batteries, observing the correct polarity (+, –) signs to avoid leakage. Do not mix old and new batteries. Do not use different types of batteries. Remove batteries from the product if you are not going to use it for an extended period.

  • Page 12: Ac Adaptor Connection

    PC. When properly connected, you can synchronize the information on Power Zone™ Plus Desktop with the VTech® Desktop Software, download new activities and games, and transfer files. Before installation make sure Power Zone™ Plus Desktop and the PC are turned OFF.

  • Page 13: Vtech ® Desktop Software Installation

    VTech ® Desktop Software Installation The VTech® Desktop Software is a PC application that creates a partnership between your computer and your Power Zone™ Plus Desktop. VTech® Desktop Software shares information with some of the applications on your Power Zone™...

  • Page 14: Installing The Vtech Desktop Software

    Additional downloadable activities and data for play on the Power Zone™ Plus Desktop Insert the VTech® Desktop Software CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive on your computer. Setup should start automatically. If Setup does not begin automatically, on the Windows Start menu, click Run, and then type d:\autorun\autorun, where d is the letter assigned to the CD-ROM drive containing the VTech®...

  • Page 15: Installing Other Bundled Applications

    If you have multiple Power Zone™ Plus Desktop learning products, the account names must be different for each product. Click on the New User button to confirm the new user name. Installing Other Bundled Applications The VTech® Desktop Software CD-ROM includes additional applications: Microsoft ® Internet Explorer 5.5 ®...

  • Page 16: Auto Shut-Off

    • The actual error message or problem you are receiving. • The steps you took to arrive at the error message or problem. Auto Shut-Off If there is no input, Power Zone™ Plus Desktop will automatically shut off after several minutes. This is the product's Auto shut-off feature. After Auto shut-off, you will need to press the POWER button again.

  • Page 17: Contrast Control

    Caps Lock Enter < > Pg Up Shift Shift Player 1 Symbol Home Pg Dn Player 2 Space Repeat Level Answer Ctrl Help Player The VTech® Power Zone™ Plus Desktop learning aid has a full alphanumeric keyboard with 65 keys.

  • Page 18: Special Keys

    Special Keys In addition to the alphanumeric keys, there are special function keys: Esc key The Esc key allows you to exit an activity. By repeatedly pressing the Esc key, you can go back to the main menu. Help key Player 1 When you are not sure about the answer, press the Help key.

  • Page 19: Category Buttons

    Symbol key Symbol Press the Shift key and the Level key together to see a menu Level that contains several pages of symbols. Use the direction keys to select a symbol. Press the ENTER key or the left mouse button to confirm your selection.
  • Page 20 File Transfer Access to the File Transfer. Use File Transfer to select files that you want to upload to your computer. Smart Card Press this key to access the Smart Card (sold separately). Make sure a Smart Card is inserted properly into the Smart Card slot. For additional information, see the section Smart Cards.

  • Page 21: Storing The Mouse And Keyboard

    4. Sound Effects This function allows you to change sound effects of certain events, or turn the sound off. 5. Background Music This function allows you to turn the background music on or off. 6. Date & Time Set the date, time and alarm clock. Storing the Mouse and Keyboard The mouse and keyboard can be stored on the back of the main unit.

  • Page 22: Activities With Levels And 2-Player Mode

    Activities with Levels and 2-Player Mode ACTIVITY LEVEL 2-PLAYER MODE All Word Games 1 - 4 All Math Games 1 - 4 All Trivia Games 1 - 4 All Homework Lab Clue Counter 1 - 4 Quick Guess Golf Game 1 - 4 Lab Test 1 Lab Test 2...

  • Page 23: Manual Navigation

    Manual Navigation Activities are divided into Word Games, Math Games, Trivia Games and Homework Lab. You can choose the activity you want to play. Important! The default setting is Auto-Navigation.To change the default mode, go to the Options screen, then select the Auto/Manual option. Word Games Spelling An animation of a word and a clue letter will appear on screen.

  • Page 24: Sound Alike

    Sound Alike A sentence will be displayed with one word missing. Two words with the same pronunciation will scroll across the bottom of the screen. Select the word that fits the meaning of the sentence. When the correct answer appears on screen, press ENTER.

  • Page 25: Division

    Division A division problem will appear on screen. Input the correct answer using the number keys, and then press the ENTER key. Press the FLIP button on the keyboard or click the Flip icon on screen to switch the equation between vertical and horizontal format.

  • Page 26: Trivia Games

    Trivia Games Sports This game tests your knowledge on a variety of sports. Pick the correct answer from the choices given. Press ENTER when the correct answer appears on screen. Geography This challenging trivia game tests your knowledge of Geography. Pick the correct answer from the choices given.

  • Page 27: Lab Test 2

    Lab Test 2 In this activity, you can view additional simulations of interesting physical & chemical phenomena. Quick Guess An object is hidden in one of three given balls. The balls will move positions. Look carefully. When the balls stop moving, click on the ball that you think holds the object.

  • Page 28: Clue Counter

    Clue Counter Clue Counter is a challenging and fun word puzzle game. The object of the game is to guess the word or topic using the fewest number of word clues before time runs out. There is only one correct answer. You can keep guessing until time runs out. When the timer reaches zero, you won’t score any points, but advance to the next word or topic.

  • Page 29: Address Book

    Edit allows you to edit an existing event. Delete will erase an existing record. Last day and Next day let you view events on Yesterday and the Tomorrow. To view events in the same day, click the Last Record/Next Record icon on the right of the screen.
  • Page 30 Open Select Open from the FILE menu to display all the files in the Main Unit or RAM Smart Card (sold separately). Select the file you want to open and press the ENTER key or the left mouse button. Save Saving a file is a very important option in the Word Processor because if you forget to save the file, you will not be able to view or edit the file later.
  • Page 31 Pasting a Block After you have used the Cut or Copy option, move the cursor to the position where you want the block of text to be pasted. Select the Paste icon from the EDIT menu and the last block of text you defined will be pasted to the selected location.

  • Page 32: Test Trainer

    Power Zone™ Plus Desktop. In order to use the print feature, you must connect the VTech® VT-41 printer (sold separately) to the Power Zone™ Plus Desktop. It is always a good idea to save your files before printing. Select Print from the PRINT menu to print the selected file.

  • Page 33: Conversion Pad

    Conversion Pad This activity helps you with basic metric and imperial unit conversion. The screen will display categories such as speed, time, and weight, etc. Select a category, a starting unit of measurement, input a value, and then choose a new unit of measurement, click the Confirm icon to converse.
  • Page 34 Routines Additional commands can be created by defining new Logo routines. For example, here is a Logo routine to tell your PC how to make a square: The title “to square” – should be indented way as well as the final line “end”. The command lines should be single-spaced.
  • Page 35 right 30 repeat 3 [forward :n right 120] left 30 After the routines for a square and a triangle have been defined, a routine to draw a simple house can be made from a square with a triangle on top: to house square forward...
  • Page 36 setpc set pen color to N(N = 0,1). (0=white, 1=black). setbg set background color to N(N = 0, 1). (0=white, 1=black). pencolor (pc) get current color N of pen(N=0,1). (0=white, 1=black). background (bg) get current background color N(N=0, 1). (0=white, 1=black).
  • Page 37 2. Mathematics Commands output the absolute value of its input. arctan output the arctangent of its input. output the cosine of its input. expn calculate the natural base e (2.71828...) raised to the power specified by its input. output the integer portion of its input by removing the decimal portion, if any.
  • Page 38 firstput (fput) m n output an object which is created by putting the first input at the beginning of the second input. lastput (lput) output a new object which is created by placing the first input at the end of the second input. 4.
  • Page 39 pots print the titles of all you defined procedures. POTS stands for “Print Out Titles”. erase (er) remove the definition of its input from the workspace. The input to ERASE must be a procedure name. eraseall (erall) remove all procedures and variables from the workspace.

  • Page 40: File Transfer

    Chapter 6. Smart Cards The curriculum in the Power Zone™ Plus Desktop is expandable with VTech® Smart Cards (sold separately). There are two types of Smart Cards.

  • Page 41: Chapter 7. E-Mail

    Modem The Power Zone™ Plus Desktop can send and receive E-mail when connected to a VTech® modem (sold separately). If you already have a VTech® modem, it may require an additional connection cable. For information on purchasing a VTech® modem or obtaining a connection cable, call our Customer Services Department at 1-800-521-2010 in the U.S.

  • Page 42: Connecting The Vtech Modem To Power Zone™ Plus Desktop

    OFF. Locate the serial port on the Power Zone™ Plus Desktop. Use the connection cable to connect the VTech® modem to the serial port on the Power Zone™ Plus Desktop. If you already have a VTech® modem, it may require an additional connection cable.

  • Page 43: Using Vtech 'S E-Mail Agent And Pc With Your Power Zone™ Plus Desktop

    's E-mail Agent and PC with your Power Zone™ Plus Desktop If you do not have a VTech® modem, you can use the VTech® Desktop Software’s E-mail Agent and an Internet connected computer to send and receive E-mail from your Power Zone™ Plus Desktop.

  • Page 44: First-Time Users: Configuring The Vtech Desktop Software E-Mail Agent

    Software E-mail Agent Important! The VTech® E-mail Agent is a mail transfer program only. You cannot view or edit E-mail using the VTech® E-mail Agent. E-mail Agent retrieves and saves the messages as files on the PC, and then deletes them on the server.

  • Page 45: Viewing Additional Menus

    If you are using the VTech® E-mail Agent to send and get messages. • If you are using a VTech® modem, and want to send all of your messages at one time. To send an E-mail to the Outbox, from the Send to Outbox icon, click on Send to Outbox.

  • Page 46: Modem

    Sending and Getting E-Mail with a VTech ® Modem Make sure your Power Zone™ Plus Desktop is properly connected to the VTech ® modem. Make sure the Power Zone™ E-mail application is properly configured to connect to your ISP and POP3/SMTP E-mail account.

  • Page 47: Forwarding E-Mail

    Forwarding E-mail If one of your friends sends you an E-mail that you would like others to see, you can send it to them using the Forward function. Click on the message you want to forward. From the Message menu, click on Forward. Enter the E-mail addresses in the To field.

  • Page 48: Using Addresses From The Address Book

    To close the Address Book, click on the Close box located at the top right- hand side of the screen. Printing E-mail Messages Power Zone™ Plus Desktop only supports the VTech® VT-41 printer (sold separately). The Print function only supports printing from the VTech® VT-41 printer. Important! ® For information on purchasing the VTech VT-41 printer, call our Customer Services Department at 1-800-521-2010 in the U.S.

  • Page 49: Memory

    Power Zone™ Plus Desktop used. For additional information about using the VTech® Desktop Software, open the VTech® Desktop Software, and then choose Desktop Help from the Help menu. To start the VTech® Desktop Software, click Start, Programs, VTech® Desktop Software.

  • Page 50: Sync

    Sync button is called, “Syncing”. Sync exchanges and updates information between your Power Zone™ Plus Desktop and VTech® Desktop Software. Changes you make on your Power Zone™ Plus Desktop or VTech® Desktop Software will appear in both places after a Sync process. For example, if you changed records in your Power Zone™...

  • Page 51: Adding New Activities Into Your Power Zone™ Plus Desktop

    Visit www.planetvtech.com for additional information about new learning activities and games that become available for Power Zone™ Plus Desktop. You can automatically go to the VTech website from the desktop software by clicking on the Planet VTech icon. To download activities from planetvtech.com,...

  • Page 52: Deleting Activities From Power Zone™ Plus Desktop

    Chapter 9. VT-41 Printer Connection Power Zone™ Plus Desktop only supports the VTech® VT-41 printer (sold separately). If you do not have a VT-41 printer, you can use the VTech® Desktop Software to print through your desktop computer’s printer.

  • Page 53: Troubleshooting For Vt-41 Printer Errors

    Technical Support Creating and developing electronic learning aids 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. Errors sometimes can occur, but it is important for you to know that we stand behind our products.

  • Page 54: Care And Maintenance

    The use of shielded I/O cables is required when connecting this equipment to any and all optional peripherals or host devices. Failure to do so may violate FCC rules. COMPANY: VTech Industries, LLC ADDRESS: 101 East Palatine Road Wheeling, Illinois 60090-6500 USA...

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