User manual VTECH SKILLSTARTER NOTEBOOK

[. . . ] Dear Parent, At VTech® we know that kids have a lot to juggle these days - busy school schedules, sports, extracurricular activities, and of course, homework. That's why we created the XL SeriesTM -- an innovative line of portable learning companions designed to fit the always on-the-go lifestyle of your school-aged child. The XL SeriesTM is a powerful system of learning tools that helps give your child the much-needed competitive edge in school through fun, age appropriate activities - and helps them learn essential skills. Created with portability in mind, XL Series products have a sleek, compact design in both handheld and notebook formats that allow kids to bring the learning fun anywhere, anytime. [. . . ] Click OK to save your User Account information or click Cancel to quit without saving. SYNCING YOUR SKILLSTARTERTM NOTEBOOK WITH YOUR COMPUTER 1. Make sure the IR Lens of vPortTM and SkillStarterTM Notebook are in an effective position. Make sure the VTech® Desktop Software is installed on your computer. Make sure the VTech® vPortTM Manager is installed and running on your computer. 8 ADDING NEW ACTIVITIES INTO YOUR SKILLSTARTERTM NOTEBOOK Visit www. vport. com frequently so you'll be up-to-date with the new learning activities and games created for your SkillStarterTM Notebook. While you're in the VTech® Desktop Software, you can click on the vPortTM icon to automatically go to our website. There you can download any new information into your SkillStarterTM Notebook. The IR Lens of the vPortTM and SkillStarterTM Notebook are in an effective working position. You have enough memory available on your SkillStarterTM Notebook. Here's what you do to load in the activities: 1. Now you can select the activities you want to add to your SkillStarterTM Notebook. To select an activity or file, click on it, and then click the Add to List button. The number of activities and data you can add to SkillStarterTM Notebook is limited by the amount of available memory on your SkillStarterTM Notebook. To remove an activity or file from the list, click on the item you want to remove, and then click on the Remove from List button. When you have finished making your list, press the Sync button on your SkillStarterTM Notebook. To play the new activities on your SkillStarterTM Notebook, go to the Main Menu and select the Data Download category. Then you'll see a list of the new activities you have downloaded. Deleting Activities From Your SkillStarterTM Notebook 1. You will see a list of the activities and data files that you have stored in your SkillStarterTM Notebook. Press on the activity or the data file that you want to delete, then press the Delete key on the keyboard. Only activities or data that you have added can be deleted from your SkillStarterTM Notebook. Built-in activities cannot be deleted. Uploading Files From Your SkillStarterTM Notebook to Your Computer You can upload Artwork Studio pictures to your PC if you want. Press the Sync button on your SkillStarterTM Notebook, the unit will automatically upload the available files. 9 After uploading the Artwork Studio's file, it is converted into BMP format which can be opened in many graphic applications. [. . . ] You will get another level of data for Word Fun and Math Mania Games categories, also new songs for Juke Box and new sets of combinations for Creation Station. Press the IR button or click the IR icon in this category and you can send your new activities to a friend who also has a SkillStarterTM Notebook or SkillStarterTM Handheld. Remember, your friend needs to open his/her Data Download category and press the IR button or click the IR icon. ACTIVITY SCORING AND LEVELS This table shows all the activities you'll find in your SkillStarterTM Notebook, details their scoring method (if any) and the number of levels you can play. SKILLSTARTERTM NOTEBOOK ACTIVITIES Category Word Fun Activity Name Alphabet Alley Synonyms Word Search Vowel Out Odd One Out Type It!Math Mania Games Sort and Count Addition Subtraction This or That Time's Up Dizzy Days Sign Seek School Tools Unit Converter Calculator Dictionary My File Personal Profile Phone Book 18 Scoring Code Number of Levels A A B A A E A A A A A A A NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE 1 3 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 Game Lab Fish Frenzy A-Mazing Nutri-nuts Juke Box Fenced In Balloon Blast Soccer Sea Saw Cloud Mice Maze 3 In A Row E D NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE C C NONE NONE NONE NONE 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 Creation Station Creative Studio Creation Station Artwork Studio Music Composer CODE DESCRIPTION A Five questions per round Get 20 points for the correct answers on the 1st try Get 10 points for the correct answer on the 2nd try Get 5 points for the correct answer on the 3rd try B Ten words per round Each correct word is worth 10 points Incorrect answers are worth NO points C There are 5 tasks per round Get 20 points if you complete a task within time limit Get no points if you fail to complete the task within time limit D Get 100 points if the task is completed on the first try Get 90 points if the task is completed on the second try Get 80 points if the task is completed on the third try E Score is calculated as: (Fish Caught) Divided by (Number of Fish) Times 100 = SCORE NOTE: Once you get 2 rounds in a row with a perfect score of 100, SkillStarterTM Notebook will automatically increase the level of difficulty. 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