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Owner’s Manual
Model Number: 73654
Fisher-Price, Inc., a subsidiary of Mattel, Inc., East Aurora, NY 14052 U.S.A.
©2002 Mattel, Inc. All Right Reserved. ® and ™ designate
U.S. trademarks of Mattel, Inc.
Printed in China.
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Learning Fun™!
Choose an activity or game from the Home Screen: Which Word?, Addition
& Subtraction, Weather & Time or Which One is Different? Touch the
activity or game on the screen with the stylus.
Addition &
Which Word?
• Match the Word
to the Picture
• Free Draw
Subtraction
Which One
Weather & Time
• Weather Stampers
• Playing with Time
• Set the Clock
is Different?
• Free Draw
• Clock Creator
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Which Word?
Which Word?
Free Draw
Choose Free Draw or Which Word?
Touch the screen with the stylus.
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Free Draw
• Touch the arrows on the bottom of
the screen with the stylus to view each
word background.
• When you find one that you like, touch the
screen with the stylus.
• Use any of these tools on the tool menu
for drawing: “Pencil”Tool
, Straight
Line
Selector
, Shape Maker
.
, or Special Effects
Hint: When you finish your drawing, you can
Erase It
Home
, Erase All
on the tool menu to return to the
; Save It
; or touch
Home Screen.
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Which Word?
• Look at the picture and the words in the
upper right hand corner on the screen.
• Do you know which word matches
the picture?
• If you touch the correct word, you’ll
hear a sound effect and see an animation.
Great job!
• You’re onto a new picture with three
new words.
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• Oops, if you select the incorrect word,
you’ll hear a sound effect.Try again.
Hint: After the third incorrect answer, the
incorrect answers disappear leaving only the
correct answer. A new picture appears with
three words.
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Addition & Subtraction
• Look at the screen and listen to the
addition or subtraction question.
• Watch as objects pop up on the screen (or
disappear) one by one. Count the objects.
• Next, you’ll see the equation followed by
an answer box.
Answer Box
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• Do you know the answer to the equation?
• Touch the arrow buttons on the screen
with the stylus to scroll through answers in
the answer box.
Arrow Buttons
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• When you see the answer in the box,
touch the star box on the screen with
the stylus.
• If you answer the question correctly,
you’ll see a fun animation and hear a
cool sound effect. Hooray! You’re onto
the next question.
• Oops, if you answer the question
incorrectly, you’ll hear a tone. Choose
another answer and touch the box next
to it.
Hint: If the question is answered incorrectly
three times, the correct answer is given.You’re
onto the next question.
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Weather and Time
Time Activities
Weather Stampers
Choose Weather Stampers or Time Activities.
Touch the screen with the stylus.
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Weather Stampers
• Listen to Dan talk about the weather.
• Touch the arrows on the bottom of the
screen with the stylus to view locations.
• When you find a location that you like,
touch the screen with the stylus.
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• Touch the Stamp It
tool on the tool
menu to choose the weather, activities,
people, etc. for your location.
• Touch the arrows on the bottom of the
screen with the stylus for stamper choices.
• When you find one that you like, touch
your choice on the screen with the stylus.
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• You’re back to your location.Touch the
screen with the stylus to add your
stamper choice.
Hint: You can choose more than one if you’d
like! Simply touch the Stamp It
tool on the
tool menu to make another choice and then
return back to your location.
• Use any of the other tools on the tool
menu to add to your location:“Pencil”
Tool
, Straight Line
, Shape Maker
.
or Special Effects Selector
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• Now, listen to the weather report.Touch
the box on the lower right corner on the
screen with the stylus.
• Dan gives the weather report.
Hint: Touch the box on the screen again
with the stylus to hear more!
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Time Activities
Choose any of the following activities: Playing with Time, Set the Clock,
Free Draw or Clock Creator.Touch the screen with the stylus.
Set the Clock
Playing with Time
Clock Creator
Free Draw
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Playing with Time
Analog
Digital
• You can play with
• Touch the minute
hand on the screen
and drag it clockwise
to the next half hour
with the stylus.
• Touch the arrows
on the screen with
the stylus.
the analog or digital
clock.
• You’ll hear the new
time! (Watch the ana-
log clock synchronize
with the digital clock.)
• You’ll hear the new
time! (Watch the digi-
tal clock synchronize
with the analog clock.)
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Set the Clock
• Watch as Pixter™ sets either the digital
or analog clock. Now, it’s your turn to
set the other clock.
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• For the analog clock: touch the minute
hand on the screen and drag it clock-
wise to the time shown on the digital
clock with the stylus.
• When you are finished setting the analog
clock, touch the star box in the lower
right corner on the screen with the stylus.
• If you set the clock correctly, you’ll hear
a cool sound effect. Way to go! You’ll be
asked to set the clock again!
• Oops, if you set the clock incorrectly,
you’ll be asked to try again.
Hint: if you set the clock incorrectly three
times in a row, you’ll automatically go
back to the Playing with Time activity for
more practice (see page 17).
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• For the digital clock: touch the arrows on
the screen with the stylus to set the clock.
• When you are finished setting the digital
clock, touch the star box in the lower
right corner on the screen with the stylus.
• If you set the clock correctly, you’ll hear
a cool sound effect. Alright! You’ll be
asked to set the clock again!
• Oops, if you set the clock incorrectly,
you’ll be asked to try again.
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Free Draw
• Touch the arrows on the
bottom of the screen with
the stylus to view a time of
day background.
• Use any of the tools on the tool menu
for drawing: “Pencil”Tool
, Straight
Line
, Stamp It
, Shape Maker
,
• When you find one that you
like, touch the screen with
the stylus.
or Special Effects Selector
.
Hint: When you finish your drawing, you
can Erase It
, Erase All
; Save It
;
or touch Home
on the tool menu to
return to the Home Screen.
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Clock Creator
• Touch the arrows on the bottom of
the screen with the stylus to view
different clocks.
• When you find one that you like, touch
the screen with the stylus.
• Use any of the tools on the tool menu
to decorate your clock: “Pencil”Tool
,
Straight Line
It or Special Effects Selector
, Shape Maker
, Stamp
.
Hint: When you finish your drawing, you can
Erase It
Home
; Erase All
on the tool menu to return to the
; Save It
; or touch
Home Screen.
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Which One is Different?
• Choose a level of play.
Touch the screen with
the stylus.
• Watch, as four pictures
pop up on the screen.
• Choose the picture
that is different
from the rest, by
touching the screen
with the stylus.
Hint: Level 1 is for
beginners – while Level 4
is for more advanced play.
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• If you choose correctly, you’ll hear a cool
sound effect. Nice job! You’re onto the
next question.
Hint: If you answer 10 questions in a row
correctly, you’ll automatically move up to the
next level of play.
• Oops, if you choose incorrectly, you’ll hear
a sound effect. Choose another picture.
Hint: If you answer the question incorrectly
three times in a row, you’ll automatically drop
down to the previous level of play.
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Tool Menu
“Pencil”Tool
Touch for freestyle drawing or writing.
Create your own drawing or write
a message with the stylus.
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Straight Line
Touch to make a straight line.
Now, choose the line thick-
ness for your“pencil”tool.
Touch the screen with the stylus.
Now, drag the stylus on the screen
and stop. Look – a straight line!
Hint: Make your own shapes or create
your own connect-the-dots.
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Shape Maker
Touch to make shapes.
Now, choose the shape:
- Triangle
- Circle
Touch the screen and drag
the stylus to make small or
large shapes.
- Square/rectangle
- Make your own shape!
Hint: To make a triangle, touch the
screen and drag the stylus to make
the base of the triangle.Then, touch
the base line with the stylus and
drag it to complete the triangle.
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Stamp It!
Touch for stamper art.
Touch the screen with
the stylus to choose
a stamper.
Touch the screen
Touch the arrows on
the bottom of the
screen with the stylus
to see each of the
stamper designs.
as many times as you
like with the stylus for
lots of stamper fun!
Hint: To choose more than one stamper, simply touch the Stamp It tool
;
touch the arrows to scroll through the different stampers; and touch the screen
with the stylus to choose a stamper and look – you’re back to your drawing.
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Eraser
Touch to make your stylus an eraser.
Use your stylus to erase any part
of what’s on the screen.
Now, choose the line thick-
ness for your eraser.
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Full Screen Erase
Touch to choose an animated full screen erase with cool sound effects.
Choose: Explosion; Fade-away;
Chomping; or Spin-out.Touch
the screen with the stylus
and watch and listen as your
drawing disappears.
Hint: After using the full screen
erase, you’re still in the same
activity using the same tool.
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Special Effects Selector
Touch to choose a special effect.
Touch the screen with
the stylus and watch your
drawing change.
Rotate it, mirror it or switch
from white to black or
black to white.
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Save It! (and Adjust the Volume)
Touch to save or retrieve your drawing; or adjust the
volume (at any time).
Touch IN file
to save; touch OUT file
to
retrieve; touch Volume Control
to increase
or decrease volume to a comfortable level.
Hints:
- You can save one picture at a time! Each time you save a picture, it replaces
the one already there.
- After you save a picture, it will appear on your screen again.To make a new
drawing, choose another activity/tool.
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Home
Touch to go back to the Home Screen.
Choose an activity:Which Word?,
Addition & Subtraction, Weather & Time,
or Which One is Different?
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Calibrating the Stylus
IMPORTANT! The mark made on your screen from the stylus and the location
of the tip of the stylus may not align.When this happens, you need to calibrate
the stylus.
• Turn Pixter™ power on. Wait until you see the Home Screen.
• Turn Pixterover and locate the calibration hole.
• Insert, push and hold the stylus in the calibration hole.Turn Pixter over so
that you can see the screen.
• When you see two
• First touch the
• Then, touch the
, remove the stylus from the calibration hole.
in the upper right corner with the tip of the stylus.
in the lower left corner with the tip of the stylus.
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Care
• Keep water, sand and dirt off of this cartridge.
• Keep this cartridge away from direct sunlight and excessive heat.
• Do not immerse the cartridge. Simply wipe the outside of the cartridge
with a cloth to clean.
• This cartridge has no consumer serviceable parts. Please do not take this
cartridge apart.
One (1) Year Limited Warranty
Mattel Canada Inc., warrants to the original consumer purchaser that this
product will be free of defects in material or workmanship for one year
(unless otherwise specified in alternate warranties) from the date of
purchase. If defective, return the product along with proof of the date
of purchase, postage prepaid to Mattel Canada Inc., Consumer Service,
6155 Freemont Blvd., Mississauga, Ontario L5R 3W2 for replacement with
an identical product or a similar product of equal or greater value according
to availability.This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may
also have other rights which vary from province to province.This warranty
does not cover damage resulting from accident, misuse, or abuse.
Valid for products sold in Canada.
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Consumer Information
CANADA
Questions? 1-800-567-7724. Mattel Canada Inc., 6155 Freemont Blvd., Mississauga,
Ontario L5R 3W2.
GREAT BRITAIN
Mattel UK Ltd, Vanwall Business Park, Maidenhead SL6 4UB. Helpline: 01628 500302.
FRANCE
Mattel France, S.A., 27/33 rue d’Antony, Silic 145, 94523 Rungis Cédex.
AUSTRALIA
Mattel Australia Pty. Ltd., 658 Church Street, Locked Bag #870, Richmond, Victoria 3121 Australia.
Consumer Advisory Service 1300 135 312.
NEW ZEALAND
16-18 William Pickering Drive, Albany 1331, Auckland.
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