User manual OREGON SCIENTIFIC FERRARI LAPTOP FL78

[. . . ] FL78-Manual (AU) 1/18/06 10:21 Page 1 FL78-Manual (AU) 1/18/06 10:21 Page 2 FL78-Manual (AU) 1/18/06 10:21 Page 3 Dear Parent/Guardian, Thank you for choosing the Ferrari Laptop. Designed and engineered with extreme precision, the Ferrari Laptop is packed full of learning, and offers stimulating games and activities that make an invaluable contribution to your child's development. Some of the activities to further your child's skills include language, mathematics, music, memory, logical reasoning and general knowledge. The Ferrari Laptop provides a dependable and realistic introduction to computers and encourages creativity and independent learning. [. . . ] If you are using the keyboard, press the directional cursor button in the direction you want to scroll (up or down). Chapter 7 (Games and Game Codes) Spelling (01) Speed Dial The combination of letters make different words. (02) Speed Spell An animated vocabulary word is displayed and you are asked to spell the word. (03) Traffic Jam An animation is displayed and then the word appears with the letters all mixed up. Type the correct spelling in the spaces using the letter keys. (01) (02) (03) 9 FL78-Manual (AU) 1/18/06 10:21 Page 14 (04) Spare Parts A word appears with an extra letter in it. Move the mechanical hand using the arrow keys to select the letter, and press or the cursor key to remove it. (05) Cross Walk After the animation is displayed, the letters of the word are shown mixed up at the bottom of the screen. Form a word by using the arrow keys to move the letter to the top of the screen and avoid hitting the F1 car. If the position is wrong you can press or to return it to the bottom row. (06) Route Finder After the animated vocabulary word is shown a grid of letters is displayed. Use the arrow keys to move the flashing highlight through the grid to spell out the word correctly. (04) (05) (06) Vocabulary (07) Rhyme Time After an animated vocabulary word appears, three other words are displayed on the screen. (08) Car Crusher Remove a letter from the displayed word to form a new word. Press the key to confirm your choice. (08) (07) 10 FL78-Manual (AU) 1/18/06 10:21 Page 15 (09) Opposites Attract Find the opposite to the word at the top of the screen by selecting from three other words. If your chosen letter does not appear in the word, the letter will appear at the bottom of the screen. You have 10 chances to guess the correct letters, at which point the game is over. When you correctly guess the final letter the F1 car will appear. (10) (09) Grammar (11) Pluralize A noun appears at the top of the screen. (12) Engine Sound A sentence with a missing word scrolls across the bottom of the screen. Select the correct word from the two words that appear which, sound the same but are spelt differently. Press the key to confirm your choic (13) Mark Smart A sentence with missing punctuation scrolls across the bottom of the screen. Using the arrow keys, select one of the four punctuation marks that corrects the sentence. (13) (12) (11) 11 FL78-Manual (AU) 1/18/06 10:21 Page 16 (14) Letter Mechanic A sentence scrolls across the bottom of the screen. When the letter you want to capitalize is under the mechanic's wrench at the far left of the screen, press the button or the cursor key. (14) Mathematics The answer is submitted from the left to right (tens, units). The pattern will be repeated and an extra tone will be added on to the end. Try to remember the pattern and repeat it as it is built up one tone at a time. [. . . ] Try to avoid the bouncing balls in the box and fill in as much of the box as possible. (48) Loose Bearing A box with bouncing ball in it appears in the middle of the screen. Move the repairer around the box and press the key or the cursor button to fill in the holes. More ball will appear over time and on higher levels the ball move faster. (47) (48) Tools (49) Calculator Type in an equation using the keyboard or click the arrow cursor on the numbers and mathematical signs on the screen. [. . . ]