VTech Laptop 91 002136 014 000 User Manual

User’s Manual  
TM  
Challenger Laptop  
© 2010 VTech  
Printed in China  
91-002136-014-000  
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INTRODUCTION  
The VTech® Challenger Laptop™ is your child’s launch pad into a  
whole world of learning fun! In addition to language basics such as  
letters and vocabulary words, the Challenger Laptop™ introduces  
French through fun, graphics-enhanced games. Your child will learn basic  
maths, sharpen logic skills and develop musical and artistic creativity  
- playing and having fun at the same time! Plus, the Challenger  
Laptop™ is loaded with other great features such as tools to store  
personal info, vivid animations, fun sound effects, snappy melodies  
and a realistic keyboard and mouse.  
With the Challenger Laptop™, your child will find that learning and  
fun go hand in hand!  
LCD Screen  
Built-In Speaker  
Real Mouse  
On/Off Key  
Contrast  
Switch  
Demo Key  
Volume Switch  
Keyboard  
Choice Keys  
Cursor Pad  
INCLUDED IN THIS PACKAGE  
Challenger Laptop™  
User’s manual  
Real mouse  
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WARNING: All packing materials, such as tape, plastic sheets,  
packing lockers, wire ties and tags are not part of this  
toy, and should be discarded for your child’s safety.  
Note: Please keep user’s manual as it contains important information.  
GETTING STARTED  
POWER SOURCE  
The Challenger Laptop™ operates on 3 “AA” size batteries (AM-  
3/LR6) or a VTech® 9V adaptor (sold separately).  
BATTERY INSTALLATION  
1. Make sure the unit is turned OFF.  
2. Locate the battery covers on the bottom of  
the unit and open them.  
3. Insert 3 new “AA” batteries (AM-3/LR6) as  
illustrated.  
RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES ARE NOT RECOMMENDED.  
4. Close the battery covers.  
NOTE: For best performance, remove all factory-installed batteries  
and use new, alkaline batteries.  
Important: When replacing the batteries, you will lose all information  
stored in the unit.  
BATTERY NOTICE  
• The use of new alkaline batteries is recommended for maximum  
performance;  
• Non-rechargeable batteries are not to be recharged.  
• Rechargeable batteries are to be removed from the toy before  
being charged (if removable).  
• Rechargeable batteries are only to be charged under adult supervision  
(if removable).  
• Different types of batteries or new and used batteries are not to  
be mixed.  
• Only batteries of the same or equivalent type as recommended  
are to be used;  
• Batteries are to be inserted with the correct polarity.  
• Exhausted batteries are to be removed from the toy.  
• The supply terminals are not to be short-circuited.  
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• The toy is not to be connected to more than the recommended  
number of power supplies.  
• Do not dispose of batteries in fire.  
WE DO NOT RECOMMEND THE USE OF RECHARGEABLE  
BATTERIES.  
NOTE:  
Help the environment by disposing of your product responsibly.  
The wheelie bin symbols indicate the product and batteries must not  
be disposed of in the domestic waste as they contain substances  
which can be damaging to the environment and health. Please use  
designated collection points or recycling facilities when disposing of  
the item or batteries.  
More information can be found on:  
AC/DC ADAPTOR  
Use a VTech® adaptor or any other standard adaptor that complies  
with EN61ꢀꢀ8 AC/DC 9V 300mA centre-positive adaptor.  
CONNECTING THE ADAPTOR  
1. Make sure the unit is OFF.  
2. Locate the adaptor jack on the back of the unit.  
3. Insert the adaptor plug into the unit’s adaptor jack.  
4. Plug the adaptor into a wall outlet.  
ꢀ. Turn the unit ON.  
NOTE: When the toy is not going to be in use for an extended  
period of time, unplug the adaptor.  
STANDARD fOR TOYS wITH ADAPTOR  
• The toy is not intended for use by children under 3 years old.  
• Only use the recommended adaptor with the toy.  
• The adaptor is not a toy.  
• Never clean a plugged-in toy with liquid.  
• Never use more than 1 adaptor.  
• Do not leave plugged-in for extended periods of time.  
NOTICE TO PARENTS  
Regularly examine the adaptor, checking for damage to the cord,  
plug, transformer or other parts. Do not use the adaptor if there  
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is any damage to it.  
REAL MOUSE  
Mouse button  
Use the mouse only on a clean, flat surface,  
so that the roller ball is not damaged and the  
cursor moves freely across the screen. Use  
only a mouse that is compatible with VTech®  
products.  
Mouse door  
CONNECTING THE MOUSE  
1. Make sure the unit is OFF.  
2. Locate the mouse jack on the back of the unit.  
3. Plug the mouse into the mouse jack.  
USING THE MOUSE  
1. Move the mouse in the direction you want the cursor to move.  
2. Click on the mouse button to make a selection.  
CLEANING THE MOUSE  
1. Following the arrows, use a screwdriver to open the  
cover on the bottom of the mouse.  
2. Take the ball out of the mouse and use a dry cloth  
to clean the mouse and the ball.  
3. Place the ball back into the mouse, place the cover  
back onto the mouse and screw the cover closed.  
PRODUCT fEATURES  
ON/Off BUTTON  
Turn your Challenger Laptop™ learning toy by pressing the On/Off button.  
You can turn the unit off by pressing the On/Off button again.  
PLAY MODES  
In the Challenger Laptop™, you can choose from 6 different categories  
of play and learning:  
1. Language Lab (French)  
2. Word Zone  
3. Maths Mania  
4. Game Time  
ꢀ. Creative Studio  
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6. My Tools  
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LEvEL SELECTION  
Pressing the Level key will change the level of the current activity  
from level one to level two and then level three. Press it again to go  
back to level one. Level one will be the default setting when entering  
a new activity.  
CONTRAST SwITCH  
Adjust the image on the screen by sliding the Contrast Switch to the  
right for higher contrast and to the left for lower contrast.  
vOLUME SwITCH  
Adjust the volume by sliding the Volume Switch to the right for higher  
volume and to the left for lower volume.  
ONE/TwO MODE  
Press the “Player” key on the keyboard to switch between One Player  
and Two Player modes. The activities that will be played in Two  
Player mode are:  
• Word Train  
• Talk Show  
• Typing Fun  
• Mouse’s Lunch  
• Subtract it  
• Show Time  
• Costume Ball  
• Hide and Seek  
• Animal Shadows  
• Carrot Patch  
SCREEN SAvERS  
Pressing the Screen Saver key allows you to select 1 of 3 screen  
savers which displays after a few minutes without input.  
KEYBOARD LAYOUT  
Your Challenger Laptop™ has a full alphanumeric keyboard that  
doubles as a music keyboard.  
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fUNCTION KEYS:  
1. Demo key: to show a short demonstration of the product.  
2. Progress Report key: to review the accuracy of your answers  
in most of activities.  
3. Category keys: Press one of these buttons to jump to the  
first activity of that category.  
4. Esc key: Press the Esc key to exit from the current activity  
and go to the previous screen.  
ꢀ. Matchbook key: to enter the Matchbook activity directly.  
6. Choice keys: Press these to answer the question in the  
Matchbook activity. These buttons can also be used to  
answer questions in some other activities.  
ꢁ. Level key: to change the level in most activities.  
8. Repeat key: to repeat current question or instruction.  
9. Help key: to provide help in most activities.  
10. Answer key: for the correct answer in most activities.  
11. Delete key: to delete the input.  
12. Fun key: for several random funny cartoons.  
13. Background Music key: to stop or play the background music.  
14. Screensaver key: to change the screensaver you’d like.  
Each time the button is pressed the screensaver will cycle  
to the next option.  
1ꢀ. Player key: to switch between One Player and Two Player  
modes.  
16. Player 1/Player 2 key: Press these keys to enter different  
players’ answers in Two Player mode.  
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1ꢁ. Cursor Pad: to cycle the choices in the main menu or the  
questions in an activity.  
18. Letter keys: to input your answer in letter-related activities.  
19. Number keys: to input numbers in the related activities.  
20. Musical note keys: to input your own melody in Melody  
Maker activity.  
21. Instrument keys: to change the main instrument in the  
music-related activities.  
22. Tempo key: to change the melody tempo in the music-  
related activities.  
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HOw TO PLAY  
Pressing the  
key to turn on the unit, followed by the main menu,  
where an activity can be selected to play. Pressing the  
will turn the unit off.  
key again  
ACTIvITY SELECTION  
When the unit is turned on and the opening sequence has been  
displayed, you will be taken to the main menu where activities can  
be selected by:  
1) pressing Enter at the chosen activity while they cycle through  
automatically;  
2) using the cursor pad to cycle through the activities manually and  
making a selection with the Enter key;  
3) clicking the mouse button at the desired activity;  
4) typing the activity number and selecting with the Enter key  
If a category key (such as ‘Word Zone’) is pressed, the menu will  
jump to the first activity of that category. Individual activities can then  
be selected using the same methods previously described.  
AI fEATURE  
If a question is answered incorrectly during the first round, up to 3  
of those questions will be asked again in subsequent rounds of most  
activities. This feature is designed to help children find the correct  
answer by using their memory.  
ANSwER  
The answer will be provided after a certain number of tries in most  
question activities. It will not be available in Earful of Numbers, Picture  
Fun, Chat Room, Alphabet Apple, Number Bubbles, Typing Fun, Firefly  
Count, Carrot Patch and all activities in the Creative Studio and My  
Tools category.  
SHORT BREAK MODE  
After ꢀ rounds are played consecutively, you’ll enjoy a wonderful display  
of dancing to music!  
AUTO POwER Off  
To preserve battery power, the Challenger Laptop™ will automatically  
shut off after several minutes without input. The unit can be turned  
on again by pressing the On/Off key.  
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ACTIvITIES  
Your Challenger Laptop™ includes a total of 40 activities.  
Index  
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Activity Name  
Earful of Numbers  
Number Votes  
Picture Fun  
Activity Name  
Word Train  
Language Lab (French)  
Letter Jump  
Mouse’s Snack  
Chat Room  
Talk Show  
Alphabet Apple  
Letter Disks  
Alphabet Fishing  
Letter Match  
Letter Bubbles  
Typing Fun  
Word Zone  
Animal Votes  
Mouse’s Lunch  
Odd One Out  
Part and Whole  
Number Star  
Firefly Count  
Kick One Out  
Number Seesaw  
Maths Votes  
Mouse’s Dinner  
Shopping Spree  
Subtract It  
Maths Mania  
Tick-tock Time  
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35  
36  
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38  
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Show Time  
Costume Ball  
Hide and Seek  
Animal Shadows  
Carrot Patch  
Stamp Factory  
Party Face  
Game Time  
Creative Studio  
My Tools  
Concert Master  
Melody Maker  
About Me  
My Favourites  
Parents’ Message  
Matchbook  
LANGUAGE LAB (fRENCH)  
01. EARfUL Of NUMBERS  
Several disks marked with different numbers (from 1  
to 10) will appear. Select a number disk by navigating  
with the cursor pad and pressing Enter, pressing the  
Choice keys or directly clicking it with the mouse to  
learn the French number word.  
02. NUMBER vOTES  
Do you want to vote in an election? In this activity,  
you can! A French number word will appear with 4  
multiple choices. Vote for one to match the word  
using the mouse, choice keys or the cursor pad  
and Enter.  
03. PICTURE fUN  
Do you like taking pictures? Select a French word to  
see its picture and hear it spoken.  
04. wORD TRAIN  
A word will be shown on screen then several pictures  
will be shown one by one on a moving train. Find one  
picture that corresponds to the given French word!  
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05. LETTER JUMP  
Select with the cursor pad, click the letter with the  
mouse or input the letter on the keyboard to help the  
frog jump to the right lily pad and find the beginning  
letter of the given French word!  
06. MOUSE’S SNACK  
Look! A little hungry mouse is running to find its  
snack! Click one letter cheese or input the correct  
letter on the keyboard to complete the given French  
word and feed the mouse!  
07. CHAT ROOM  
Select a picture to learn its French greeting phrase!  
08. TALK SHOw  
Wouldn’t it be exciting to be a star in a talk show!  
Match the French word or phrase with the correct  
picture by using the mouse, or the cursor pad and  
Enter key. Have a try!  
wORD ZONE  
09. ALPHABET APPLE  
Some alphabet apples are falling from the tree. To pick  
a letter apple, press the letter key or cursor pad.  
10. LETTER DISKS  
Click on a letter disk to hear its name and then find  
a letter to match the sound!  
11. ALPHABET fISHING  
Several letter fish are swimming in the river. Go fishing  
by using the cursor pad and Enter, mouse, Choice  
keys or directly input the letters on the keyboard to  
arrange the letters in alphabetical order!  
12. LETTER MATCH  
Several pairs of letter cards will display on the screen.  
Pair up the capital letter with the small letter using  
the cursor pad and Enter or mouse.  
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13. LETTER BUBBLES  
Children like catching bubbles, right?! Help to catch  
one letter to form the letter sequence with the mouse  
or by pressing the letter on the keyboard before the  
time runs out!  
14. TYPING fUN  
Type as many letters as you can by pressing the  
letters on the keyboard!  
15. ANIMAL vOTES  
The animal election is reaching fever pitch! The  
screen will display a word with its beginning letter  
missing. Vote for one letter from 4 multiple choices  
to complete the word.  
16. MOUSE’S LUNCH  
Look! A little hungry mouse is running to find its food  
for lunch! Click one letter cheese or input the correct  
letter on the keyboard to complete the given word  
and feed the mouse!  
17. ODD ONE OUT  
Find the odd one out of the group of words by using  
the mouse or the cursor pad and Enter.  
18. PART AND wHOLE  
Match the given “whole” word with a “part” word by  
using the mouse or the cursor pad and Enter.  
MATHS MANIA  
19. NUMBER STAR  
Wow, there are so many stars twinkling in the sky!  
Press the number keys on the keyboard to catch one!  
The number star will be identified and then fly away  
like a shooting star! Make a wish...  
20. fIREfLY COUNT  
Children like catching the flying fireflies! Catch them  
as fast as possible using the cursor pad and Enter  
or mouse before the time runs out.  
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21. KICK ONE OUT  
Two number bugs will appear out of the holes. Hit  
the odd one so that another number will fill in the  
number order!  
22. NUMBER SEESAw  
Come to the playground for seesaw fun! Try to keep  
the two sides balanced by adding the objects. Let’s  
go!  
23. MATHS vOTES  
It would be great to vote in a maths election! Vote  
for one number or shape from 4 multiple choices to  
complete the number/shape sequence.  
24. MOUSE’S DINNER  
Look! A little hungry mouse is running to find its food  
for dinner! Click one number cheese or press the  
number key on the keyboard to find out the bigger or  
smaller number according to the given instruction.  
25. SHOPPING SPREE  
Let’s go shopping! First, pick something you’d like  
to add to the shopping cart, then pay by using the  
cursor pad and Enter or mouse to select the coins!  
26. SUBTRACT IT  
Use the cursor pad, mouse or press the number on  
the keyboard to help the frog jump to the correct  
number lily pad to answer the question.  
27. TICK-TOCK TIME  
Use the cursor pad or mouse to select the correct  
clock that matches with the given time.  
GAME TIME  
28. SHOw TIME  
Wow, it’s show time! Use the cursor pad and Enter or  
mouse to select appropriate clothing and accessories  
to dress the model for a professional show!  
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29. COSTUME BALL  
All the animals are dressing up for a fancy ball! They  
will dance with different masks during the ball. Can  
you recognise them and find their true face from the  
multiple choices using the mouse or cursor pad and  
Enter? Come on!  
30. HIDE AND SEEK  
A mouse and a cat are playing a game! Remember  
where the mouse hides and help the cat to find it!  
31. ANIMAL SHADOwS  
During the night, many animals go out searching  
for food. Under the moonlight, look at the animal’s  
shadows! Can you guess what they are? Scroll through  
the choices one by one to find the real animal! Come  
and have a try!  
32. CARROT PATCH  
Rabbits love carrots! The carrots keep going up and  
down. Use the mouse or the choice keys to help the  
rabbit pick as many carrots for his basket as you can  
within the time limit!  
CREATIvE STUDIO  
33. STAMP fACTORY  
Select one style of stamps and drag your mouse to  
stamp it anywhere you like!  
34. PARTY fACE  
Help your friends dress up for your birthday party!  
Use the mouse to drag different styles of eyes,  
mouths, hair and other party stuff onto the face or  
head to create the party costume.  
35. CONCERT MASTER  
Wow, there’s a music concert tonight! Come to our  
concert and be the conductor! Press 1 to 9 number  
keys to select a melody and then use the cursor pad  
and Enter to change the melody’s main instrument  
for fun results!  
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Melody List:  
Baa, Baa, Black Sheep  
Oh My Darlin’  
Frere Jacques  
Camptown Races  
Goosey Goosey Gander  
Hickory Dickory Dock  
If You’re Happy and You Know it  
London Bridge  
Polly Wolly Doodle  
36. MELODY MAKER  
Do you want to be a music genius? Compose your  
own melodies by pressing the musical note keys. Press  
the Enter to hear the song created. You can press  
the instrument key to change the melody’s instrument.  
Watch the chicks enjoy your musical creations!  
MY TOOLS  
37. ABOUT ME  
Type information about yourself: your name, your  
birthday, your address, phone number, email address,  
your best friend’s name and your interests.  
38. MY fAvOURITES  
Fill in or select your favourites: food, toy, animal,  
season, cartoon star and friends.  
39. PARENTS’ MESSAGE  
Perhaps your dad or mum wants to leave a message  
for you. Invite them to type whatever they like!  
40. MATCHBOOK  
Input the code of the book and the question code  
will be shown automatically. Press the cursor pad  
and Enter, click the mouse or press the Choice keys  
to select your answer from 4 multiple choices that  
match up to the colours shown in the book.  
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CARE & 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 direct  
heat source.  
3. Remove the batteries when the unit is not in use for an  
extended period of time.  
4. Do not drop the unit onto a hard surface and do not expose  
the unit to moisture.  
TROUBLESHOOTING  
If for some reason the program/activity stops working, then please  
follow these steps:  
1. Please make sure the unit is OFF.  
2. Interrupt the power supply by removing the batteries.  
3. Let the unit stand for a few minutes, then replace the batteries.  
4. The unit will now be ready to play again.  
ꢀ. If the unit still does not work, replace with an entire set of  
new batteries.  
If the problem persists, please call our Consumer Services Department  
on (0123ꢀ) ꢀ46810 (in the UK) or +44 123ꢀ ꢀ46810 (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 at VTech® take very seriously. We make  
every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information which forms  
the value of our products. However, errors sometimes can occur.  
It is important for you to know that we stand behind our products  
and encourage you to call our Consumer Services Department on  
(0123ꢀ) ꢀ46810 (in the UK) or +44 123ꢀ ꢀ46810 (outside UK) with  
any problems and/or suggestions that you might have. A service  
representative will be happy to help you.  
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