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INSTR UC TI ON BOOK LET Smarty Smarty It’s The Cat’s M eow!
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INDEX INTRODUCTION ............... 1 POWER SOURCE ..............2 BATTERY INSTALLATION ............... 2 TURNING THE UNIT ON ............2 VOLUME SWITCH ..............3 TURNING THE UNIT OFF ............3 AUTOMATIC SHUT OFF ............3 KEYBOARD DESCRIPTION AND FUNCTIONS ....... 3-5 TO BEGIN PLAY ..............5 DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES ..........
INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing the PLAY! Scholastic Smarty Cat™! This product offers 12 built-in and easy to use activities that teach spelling, letter order, number order, simple math, logic and music. Keyboard release button LCD screen Keyboard Volume switch...
POWER SOURCE The PLAY! Scholastic Smarty Cat™ operates on 3 “AA” (UM-3/LR6) batteries. BATTERY INSTALLATION 1. Make sure the unit is OFF. 2. Locate the battery cover on the back of the unit. Use your finger to open the battery cover.
To adjust the volume, slide the volume switch down for low volume or up for high volume. TURNING THE UNIT OFF Turn off the PLAY! Scholastic Smarty Cat™ by pressing the OFF key. If you will not be using the unit for a long period of time, it is best to remove the batteries.
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Press this key to turn the unit OFF. To play an activity, press the ACTIVITY key followed by the number of the activity that you wish to play. Use the number keys (1, 2, 3, etc.) to begin the activities and to answer questions in the activities Counting Stars, Number Order, Add It! and Number Chain.
Use these keys to move the on-screen cursor to the left or right. Press this key for a hint about the answer while playing activities that offer this function. Press the PAUSE key to insert a musical rest when creating music in Melody Maker.
DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES 1. CORRECT THE ORDER! A few letters will appear on the right side of the screen. You must place the letters in alphabetical order from left to right, by pressing the correct letter on the keyboard. When one letter is placed in order on the left side of the screen, one of the letters will disappear from the right side of the screen.
There is NO HINT function in this activity. 12. MUSIC BOX There are four songs in the PLAY! Scholastic Smarty Cat™. Choose one of the various songs by pressing a song number or by using the left/right arrow key. Press the ENTER key to begin playing the song.
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