User manual VTECH SMARTRIDGE CAREBEARS

[. . . ] We thank you for trusting VTech® with the important job of helping your child explore a new world of learning!Sincerely, Your Friends at VTech® To learn more about the V. Smile TM TV Learning System and other VTech® toys, visit www. vtechkids. com 14 INTRODUCTION One day, the Care Bears receive a letter from a curious child who asks them, "What does caring mean?" The Care Bears want to teach this child, and all children, the true meaning of caring. Select your favorite Care Bear and learn an important lesson in caring by completing fun and educational games. Learn important school skills along the way, and understand what friendship and love are truly about. GETTING STARTED STEP 1: Choose Your Play Mode Move the joystick up or down to choose the play mode you want. [. . . ] Use the joystick to select Exit to quit the game or Continue to keep playing the game. Press the ENTER button to confirm. Learning Adventure Basic Operation Move to the left Move to the right Move up ENTER button Move down Jump/Select Learning Adventure Game Menu Screen: The Learning Adventure play mode has five different adventure games. Use the joystick to select the games and press the ENTER button to start one. Friend Bear Tenderheart Bear Funshine Bear ACTIVITIES Share Bear Bedtime Bear Learning Adventure Game Status Bar In each adventure game, the status bar stays on the bottom of the screen to indicate what you need to collect and how you are performing. 4 Tenderheart Bear Caring Lesson: Caring is helping when others are in need. Help Tenderheart Bear to collect all the rainbow color bubbles to fill up the rainbow colors. Move the joystick up, down, left or right to help Tenderheart Bear collect the bubbles. Get as many Care Gifts as possible along the way. Share Bear Game Caring Lesson: Caring is sharing what you have with others. Game Play It's a beautiful day and Share Bear would like to collect kites to share with her friends. Get as many Care Gifts as possible along the way. Curriculum: Shapes and Colors Easy Level: Collect 12 kites in the correct shape order. Difficult Level: Collect 18 kites in the correct shape and color order. ACTIVITIES 5 Curriculum: Colors Easy Level: 4 colors are missing in the rainbow. Try to fill in 6 buckets on the status bar with rainbow bubbles. Bedtime Bear Caring Lesson: Caring is helping others to have a good night's sleep. Game Play It's time for the Star Buddies sing lullabies and go to sleep, but they are still playing. Help Bedtime Bear to collect the playful Star Buddies according to the number shown in the status bar. You'd better hurry, because Bedtime Bear's cloud will start to disappear! Curriculum: Number Counting Easy Level: Collect between 8 - 10 Star Buddies. Difficult Level: Collect between 10 - 20 Star Buddies. ACTIVITIES 6 Friend Bear Caring Lesson: Caring is spreading friendship. Help Friend Bear to pair up the Star Buddies with their matching friends by following the order shown on the bottom of the screen. Get as many Care Gifts as possible along the way. Curriculum: Matching Easy Level: Collect 9 pairs of letters and numbers. Difficult Level: Collect 15 pairs of letters and numbers. Funshine Bear Caring Lesson: Caring is showing others how to have more fun. Help Funshine Bear to collect balloons following the order shown on the status bar, so that all of the Care Bears will have a great time. Watch for the flowers and the slide - there's fun to be found! Curriculum: Letters and Letter Order Easy Level: Collect 12 letters. Difficult Level: Collect 16 letters in correct letter order. Learning Zone Learning Zone Game Selection Screen: The Learning Zone play mode features four different learning games. [. . . ] While the V. SmileTM TV Learning System does not contribute to any additional risks, we do recommend that parents supervise their children while they play video games. If your child experiences dizziness, altered vision, disorientation, or convulsions, discontinue use immediately and consult your physician. Please note that focusing on a television screen at close range and handling a joystick for a prolonged period a time may cause fatigue or discomfort. We recommend that children take a 15 minute break for every hour of play. TROUBLESHOOTING Please note that if you try to insert or remove a SmartridgeTM without first turning the unit OFF, you may experience a malfunction. [. . . ]