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Ultra Power Mouse
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© 2002 VTech
Printed in China
91-01144-004-000

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  • Page 1 User’s Manual Ultra Power Mouse © 2002 VTech Printed in China 91-01144-004-000...
  • Page 2 Dear Parent: At VTech®, we know that a child has the ability to do great things. That’s why all of our electronic learning products are uniquely designed to develop a child’s mind and allow them to learn to the best of their ability.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    INDEX INTRODUCTION ................ 1 POWER SOURCE ................ 1 HOW TO INSERT BATTERIES ............2 AC ADAPTOR CONNECTION ............3 EARPHONE CONNECTION ............3 ABOUT YOUR MOUSE ............3-4 CONNECTING A PRINTER ............5 KEYBOARD DESCRIPTION AND FUNCTIONS ......6-7 THE KEYBOARD ................. 7 KEYBOARD DESCRIPTION ............

  • Page 4: Introduction

    Release Lock LCD Overlay AC Adaptor Port Contrast-Switch Volume-Switch Printer Port Membrane Mouse Pad Mouse Handle Typing keyboard Battery Cover POWER SOURCE The VTECH ® Ultra Power Mouse™ unit operates on 4 “AA” batteries or a 9V 300mA AC center-positive adaptor.

  • Page 5: How To Insert Batteries

    HOW TO INSERT BATTERIES To insert batteries, remove the battery cover on the bottom of the unit. Place the batteries in the compartment and make certain to match the + and - markings correctly. After inserting the batteries, replace the battery cover. BATTERY NOTICE •...

  • Page 6: Ac Adaptor Connection

    Turn ON your VTECH ® Ultra Power Mouse™ unit. The first thing you will see on the screen will be the opening animation. After the opening animation you will see the category selection appear on the screen. Use your mouse to highlight a category.
  • Page 7 Your mouse is very easy to use. The mouse has a roller ball in it and therefore should be used on a flat surface. The VTECH ® mouse pad provided with the unit is ideal. Please keep your mouse pad clean. See Descriptions of Activities for more details of how to use your mouse.

  • Page 8: Connecting A Printer

    VTech ® Ultra Power Mouse™ unit using the printer cables. After setting up the printer, you can print where the option is available. Please use a black and white ink cartridge with your printer. If not, this will cause an error and the unit will not be able to print.

  • Page 9: Keyboard Description And Functions

    THE CATEGORY SELECTOR The VTECH ® Ultra Power Mouse™ unit features a convenient one-touch selector for the 5 activity categories. You can choose the categories or the functions simply by pressing the following buttons: VOCABULARY, MATHEMATICS, TRIVIA, TOOLS, LOGIC & GAMES, & 7 special functions, ON, OFF, DEMO, QUICK TAG, CARTRIDGE, PLAYER, LEVEL.

  • Page 10: The Keyboard

    You can change the level simply by pressing the level number on the keyboard, or access the level bar on-screen with the mouse. THE KEYBOARD The VTECH ® Ultra Power Mouse™ unit has a keyboard with 51 keys. Your keyboard has several functions. CLEAR PRINT £ ERASE “...

  • Page 11: Keyboard Description

    KEYBOARD DESCRIPTION – so . la . ti . PLAY PAUSE RESET Use the letter keys when answering word-related activities. The keys follow the pattern as a standard computer keyboard. £ “ ‘ Use the number keys in math-related activities. –...
  • Page 12 Use this key as a backspace function or to delete the last input. CLEAR ERASE Whenever this key is pressed in the appropriate activities, hints HELP will be given. When this key is pressed, the question will end and the answer SYMBOL will show.

  • Page 13: Shift Activate Function Keys

    SHIFT ACTIVATE FUNCTION KEYS CLEAR SHIFT This command will clear or delete the input in certain activities. ERASE This command will display a SYMBOL TABLE. The SYMBOL SYMBOL SHIFT TABLE includes all the foreign characters for different language ANSWER versions and some common symbols. The player can select a symbol with the cursor keys or the mouse and press ENTER.

  • Page 14: On-Screen Status Tools

    ON-SCREEN STATUS TOOLS There are several icons that appear on the screen during the VOCABULARY, MATHEMATICS, and TRIVIA activities. CHANCES The CHANCES icon is in the top right corner of the screen (for certain activities). It is a ‘Heart’ symbol with a number. The number shows how many chances are left to answer the current question.

  • Page 15: Control Buttons

    Screen layout for activities in 2-player mode status. CONTROL BUTTONS The VOLUME switch on the unit allows you to increase or decrease the level of sound. Use this switch to change the light/dark CONTRAST of the screen. 1. POWER ON Turn the unit on by pressing the ON button.

  • Page 16: Activity Selection

    2. CATEGORY MENU There are 5 categories with objects as icons: VOCABULARY Dictionary MATHEMATICS Calculator TRIVIA Encyclopedia TOOLS Computer LOGIC & MUSIC Music Box The player can directly access the category menu on the membrane selector, or use the mouse and click on the object. 3.

  • Page 17: Description Of Activities

    DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES VOCABULARY GUIDE WORDS Imagine you are looking up a word in the dictionary. The screen will show a single word. You must choose the correct range that the word will alphabetically fit. Each range will show two words and the single word must fit within that range. SPELLING An animated picture will appear on the screen.
  • Page 18 ANAGRAMS A word will appear on the screen. Using the same letters appearing on the screen, type in a new word & press the ENTER key. You can also select the letters by using your mouse to move the arrow to the letter & clicking on the letter that you want. The letter will be entered as the next letter in the word.

  • Page 19: Math Fun

    WORD ORDER Level 1 - 2: 3 or 4 words will be shown and the player is asked to choose the first or the last word in alphabetical order. You can use the arrow keys or the mouse to select the words. Press ENTER to confirm your answer.
  • Page 20 MISSING SIGN Two sets of numbers will appear. Use the ENTER key or click the on-screen buttons on the symbol to select the correct symbol ( < , > or = ) that will correctly link the numbers on the top and bottom of the screen. Create a true equation. TIME TUTOR Match the time on the clock with the time shown by choosing the correct digital time.
  • Page 21 WEIGHT BALANCE A set of numbered blocks will be shown on the top of the screen. A balance with two trays will be below. Put all the blocks on the trays by operating the on-screen cursor. Your goal is to make the trays balance. Choose the desired block by your mouse or cursor keys.

  • Page 22: Card Maker

    & the sender’s name in the card, and print it out. CALCULATOR ® In this activity you can use the VTECH Ultra Power Mouse™ unit as a standard calculator. Please use the calculator function keys described earlier under KEYBOARD DESCRIPTION.

  • Page 23: Picture Puzzle

    press ENTER, or click mouse button. The card will be selected and will appear to be lifted up. Move the mouse, or press the cursor key to move the card and confirm by pressing ENTER. Then start another move. PICTURE PUZZLE A series of scrambled squares, which contain 8 pieces of a picture, will appear on the screen and disappear.

  • Page 24: Scoring

    buttons to scroll through the library of pictures. When you find one that you would like to animate, access the on-screen ‘ ‘ mark to confirm. Once you’ve chosen a picture, each frame of animation will be broken down and numbered. Type in the frame numbers in the order that you would like to see them animate.
  • Page 25 In the 2-Player mode: Starting points for each player : 50 points Each correct answer : 10 points Incorrect answer : -10 points After each fail of the first player’s attempt, the chance will be given to the other player automatically, &...

  • Page 26: Care And Maintenance

    CARE AND MAINTENANCE 1. Keep the unit clean by wiping it with a slightly damp cloth. 2. Keep the unit out of direct sunlight and away from any heat source. 3. Remove batteries when the unit is not in use for an extended period. 4.
  • Page 27 IMPORTANT NOTE: Creating and developing 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 product. However, errors sometimes can occur.

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