User manual VTECH KNIGHTS OF KNOWLEDGE

[. . . ] Learning AdventuresTM products also incorporate advanced technologies that bring these characters to life, while encouraging a hands-on, multi-sensory approach to learning. At VTech®, we are committed to creating fun learning toys that foster a child's intellectual and social development. We thank you for trusting VTech® with the important job of helping your child do great things!Sincerely, Your Friends at VTech® To learn more about Learning AdventuresTM and other VTech® toys, visit www. vtechkids. com INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing the Knights of KnowledgeTM learning toy. [. . . ] It can be turned on again by pressing the ON/OFF button. TO BEGIN PLAY Press the On/Off key to turn the unit on. By entering Dirk's castle you are challenging him! CHOOSE YOUR CHAMPION! King Ed Word: King Ed Word leads reading and language games, teaching skills such as alphabetizing, spelling and vocabulary. 3 Sir Counts-a-lot: Sir Counts-a-lot teaches early math concepts and provides addition and subtraction practice. Lady Logic: Lady Logic teaches critical thinking and reasoning with similarities/differences, sequencing and patterning activities. DESCRIPTION OF KEYBOARD The Knights of KnowledgeTM learning toy has a keyboard with special function keys described below. Press the MODE button to choose from Training or Adventure. Press the LEVEL button to select a level of difficulty in Adventure Mode. Press the ANSWER button to get the answer. THREE WAYS TO PLAY! The Knights of KnowledgeTM learning toy offers three unique play modes: Training, Adventure and Free Play To select a mode of play, press the "MODE" button and move the sword joystick to the left or right. Then press the Enter button to confirm. TRAINING MODE: The Training mode provides practice in skills specifically required to advance in the quest. Complete all four levels to graduate from your training! 5 ADVENTURE MODE: You are now ready to start your adventure!You must pass three quests to succeed in your adventure: 1) Escape the dungeon, 2) Find the treasure, and 3) Sneak past the dragon. Quest One: Escape the dungeon · You will be asked to place your champion on your first challenge, the Dungeon. Watch out for the trap door, which will end your quest! Quest Two: Find the treasure · You will be asked to place your champion at the Tower. Make it all the way to the Throne to collect the big prize! 6 Quest Three: Sneak past the dragon You will be asked to place your champion at the Jester. Make it to the Tower without falling through the traps and you are a brave noble champion. Good luck! NOTE: Please take the champion out from the gate at the back of the castle manually when it falls into the Dungeon. Please manually push the alligator back inside when it pops out. FREE PLAY MODE: Play on your own by moving one or more champions around the castle. Note: The game will default to the Free Play mode if you do not select a mode during the mode selection option. 7 ACTIVITIES KING ED WORD'S GAMES LETTER ALCHEMY Spell a word from the letters that appear within the dragon's flaming breath. Move the sword joystick left or right to select the letters and then press the Enter button to confirm your response. ED WORD'S ODD WORD King Ed Word will show you three words on the screen. Move the sword joystick up or down to select a word that is different from the other two, then press the Enter button to confirm your response. LETTER HERO Two words will be displayed on the screen with the same letter missing in each word. Choose the correct letter on your keyboard, then press the Enter button to confirm your response. 8 ALPHABET HUNT Three words will appear on the screen. Move the order of the words by pushing the sword until they are in alphabetical order. Press the Enter button to confirm your response. SIR COUNTS-A-LOT'S GAMES ADDITION ARMORY An addition problem will appear on the screen. Type in the correct answer by using the number keys, and then press the Enter button to confirm your response. SUBTRACTION QUEST A subtraction problem will appear on the screen. [. . . ] Do not immerse the unit in water or get the unit wet. IMPORTANT NOTE: Creating and developing Learning AdventuresTM 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. It is important for you to know that we stand behind our products and encourage you to call our Consumer Services Department at 1-800-521-2010 in the U. S. or 1-800-2677377 in Canada with any problems and/or suggestions that you might have. [. . . ]