JC650i1IM0256.indd 1 04/07/2006 18:37:33 ENGLISH SUMMARY Letter to the parents Start-up guide Introduction Contents of the package Battery information Product Features Playing the activities Thethreecharactersinvolvedinthegame InternetMode Score Reward Activity list InternetMode stLanguage Math Logic ndlanguage Games Explorer FCC Notice Maintenance 3 4 5 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 0 4 6 7 9 JC650i1IM0256.indd 2 04/07/2006 18:37:33 Lexibook Junior Games to learn as they grow, Thank you for purchasing a Lexibook Junior product. Lexibook has designed, manufactured and distributed toys world wide for nearly 10 years. Our products are renowned for their educational and entertainment value, as well as for the high-quality standard in the fabrication process. Infant and preschool toys, educational laptops, interactive games that can connect to the TV, chess games, musical games... Our toys create a fun and engaging environment for children of all ages to stimulate their ability to learn fundamental skills. Let's play! Lexibook team 3 JC650i1IM0256.indd 3 04/07/2006 18:37:34 ENGLISH ENGLISH START-UP GUIDE 1 Useascrewdrivertoopenthebatterycompartment coverlocatedatthebackofyourlearninglaptop,and insert3xLR03/AAAsizebatteries(notincluded). Closebackthebatterycompartmentcover. 2 Toopenthelaptop,pushforwardthelatchesand raisethescreen. 3 Pressthe keytoswitchthelaptopon. PowerNetisabilinguallaptop.Alltheactivitiescanbe playedineitherAmericanEnglishorSpanish.Pressthe LANGkeytoselectthelanguageinwhichyouwanttoplay. 4 POWERNEThas6activitycategorieswaitingtobe discovered:English,Mathematics,Logic,Español(Spanish), GamesandExplorer...Toselectacategory,pressoneofthe activitykeyslocatedatthetopofyourkeyboard. 5 Toplayanactivity,selectitbyeitherusingthearrowkeyson themouseorthekeyboardandpressENTER tostart playing.Alternatively,youcanselectanactivitybytyping its"code"directly.Forexample,toselecttheactivityNo.4 "Invasion",youcantype"4"andpressENTER . 6 Inaddition,youhavetheoptiontostartyourWebcamas soonasyouswitchonyourlaptop.Todoso,justpushthe switchlocatedontoptoyourLCDscreen.Formoredetails regardingtheoperationoftheInternetactivities,pleaserefer toparagraph"InternetMode"onpage8. 4 JC650i1IM0256.indd 4 04/07/2006 18:37:35 WelcometoPowerNet...Let'sgetstarted! GetconnectedtoPowerNetandspeaktoyourfriends.Byswitchingyourwebcamon,youcan seewhatgoesonatotherendoftheWeb.PowerNetwillalsoallowyoutopracticethesubjects youarelearningatschool,thankstoits00activitiesinbothAmericanEnglishandSpanish. Pleasetakethetimetoreadtheinstructionsprovidedbelowinordertolearnhowtouseyour newlearninglaptop. CONTENTS OF THE PACKAGE PowerNetlearninglaptop Mouse InstructionManual WARNING:Allpackagingmaterials,suchastape,plasticsheets,wiretiesandtagsare notpartofthistoyandshouldbediscardedforyourchild'ssafety. BATTERY INFORMATION PowerNetworkswith3x,5V alkalinebatteriestypeAAA. .Usingascrewdriver,openthebatterycompartmentcover locatedunderneaththelaptop. .Installthe3xAAAalkalinetypebatteriesobservingthe polarityindicatedatthebottomofthebatterycompartment, andasperthediagramshownopposite. 3.Closethebatterycompartmentandtightenthescrew. Donotuserechargeablebatteries.Non-rechargeablebatteriesarenottoberecharged. Rechargeablebatteriesaretoberemovedfromthetoybeforebeingcharged. Rechargeablebatteriesareonlytobechargedunderadultsupervision.Differenttypes ofbatteriesornewandusedbatteriesarenottobemixed.Onlybatteriesofthesame orequivalenttypeasrecommendedaretobeused.Batteriesaretobeinsertedwiththe correctpolarity.Exhaustedbatteriesaretoberemovedfromthetoy.Thesupply terminals are not to be short circuited. Do not throw batteries into a fire. Remove the batteriesifyouarenotgoingtousethegameforalongperiodoftime. WARNING: Iftheunitmalfunctionsorreceivesanelectrostaticshock,turntheunitoff andonagain.Ifthisprovestobeineffective,removethebatteries,andinsertthemagain. Useabluntobject(thetipofapaperclibforexample)topresstheRESETkeylocated ontheundersideofthelaptop. 5 JC650i1IM0256.indd 5 04/07/2006 18:37:35 ENGLISH INTRODUCTION ENGLISH PRODUCT FEATURES LANG LEVEL DEMO To switch the Power Net laptop on and off. When you press this key twice consecutively, the laptop switches off immediately without displaying the shutdown screen. Note: If no keys have been pressed for a few minutes, the laptop will turn off automatically. Press one of these keys to enter the activity category of your choice. Press the "ESC" key to exit an activity. Press "C" (CONNECT) to see which characters are online. Press the "web cam" key to view a virtual image of the characters connected online. Press the ".COM" to access the Internet activities. You can start a conversation with any character connected online, view their personal albums, and listen to "Internet radio". Press the "LANG" key to alternate between game play in Spanish or American English. All activities start at level 1. Press this key to jump from level 1 to level 2 and vice versa. LANG LEVEL DEMO The "DEMO" key shows a demonstration of the activity that you have chosen to play. If you have not pressed the "ENTER" key yet, you will be able to change your answer by pressing this key. 6 JC650i1IM0256.indd 6 04/07/2006 18:37:37 Presstheiconof"emotion"toexpressthefeelingsaccompanyingyouranswers while"chatting".TheyshowaPOSITIVE,NEUTRALorNEGATIVEtypeofanswer. Pressthearrowkeystonavigatethescreenandtoscrollthroughthedifferentgameoptions. ENTER ESC Themouseallowsyoutonavigatethroughprogramsandgames.Itincludesthe arrowkeys,aswellasthe"ENTER"and"ESC"keys. CONTRAST VOLUME ThetwokeyslocatedundertheLCDscreenallowyoutomodifythevolume(mute, normalandhigh),andcontrastlevels(dark,normalandbright). SPACE:Presstotypeaspacebetweencharacters.Inordertotypeadash, justpressrepeatedlythespacebaruntilthedashappears. NOTE:Inordertoaddaccentstothelettersthatmayrequireso,pressrepeatedlythekeyoftheselected letteruntiltherightaccentappears.Thisappliestothefollowingletters: a e i o u n á é í ó ú ñ ü PLAYING THE ACTIVITIES Theactivitiesarepresentedasquestionsandanswers,with0questionsbeingasked per round. For each question, you will have 2 attempts to find the right answer. Some activities offer 2 levels of difficulty. The three characters involved in the game Discoverthe3onlinecharacters! Anna,theprettyandbrightgirlwhoworksasascientist. Leo,thedeliveryman,verycoolandcharismatic. Paul,thefamousracingdriver. 7 JC650i1IM0256.indd 7 04/07/2006 18:37:38 ENGLISH "ENTER"isusedtoconfirmaselectionorananswer. Internet Mode TheInternetmodeallowsyoutointeractwiththeothercharactersofthegame, viewtheirphotoalbumsandlistento`InternetRadio'.Bysimplyturningyour Webcamon,youwillautomaticallybeconnectedtowhoeverpersonisonline. ENGLISH Score Youareallowedtwoattemptstoansweraquestion. If you provide the right answer on your first attempt, you will be rewarded with 100 points. If your first answer is not the right one, you will be presented again withthesamequestion.Ifyouprovidetherightansweronyourlastattempt, youwillberewardedwith50points.Ifyoursecondanswerisalsowrong,the rightanswerwillappearonthescreenandyouwillnotscoreanypoint. Remember,themorepointsyouscore,thegreaterthenumberofphotographs andvideosyouwillbeallowedtoview! Reward Byprovidingtherightanswerstothequestions,youwillbetoppingupyour reservesofenergythatwillshoweverytimeyourscoreisdisplayed.The reserveofenergyhascapacityfor30units.Atlevel,itgetstoppedupbyone unitforeach00points.Therefore,duringagivengameround,thereserve ofenergymayreceiveupto0units.Inlevel,every50pointswilladdone unittothereserveofenergy(therefore,ifyouprovidetherightanswertothe question on your first attempt, you will obtain 100 points, i.e. 2 units) and it may accumulateupto0units. Attheendofagameround,ifthesumofyourpointsisnotamultipleof00,the remaining50pointswillbelostandwillnotbetransferredtothefollowinground. Thenumberofunitscontainedinthereserveofenergyiskeptinmemory.Ifyou exceed30units,theadditionalunitswillbetransferredtothereserveofenergy ofthefollowinground.Oncethereserveofenergyisfull,anewvideoor photographofthecharacteronlinebecomesavailable. ACTIVITY LIST Internet Mode Activity 1: @Chat Ifyoupressthe"COM"keyandselectthe"Chat"menu,youwillhavethe possibilitybypressingENTERtostartaconversationwiththepersononline or to make some modifications to the settings such as changing your status or identity. 8 JC650i1IM0256.indd 8 04/07/2006 18:37:38 Starting a conversation: Tostartaconversation,accessthemenu"Instant@Chat",andselectthe person with whom you wish to communicate by pressing first the up and down arrowkeys,andthenENTER. Provideanswersonthecommentsandquestionsyouarepresentedwithby pressingtherelevanticonof"emotion"key. The"chat"functionendsautomaticallyafter3interactions. Shortcut:Inordertodirectlyaccessthisactivity,pressthe"C"keyandthenthe upanddownarrowskeystomakeyourchoice. Thecharactersonlinemayalsotrytocontactyouwhileyouarebusycompleting theexercisesorthegames.Youractivitywillstopwhileyouare`chatting'.Once you have finished "chatting", the screen will return to your ongoing activity. Ifyouprefernottobedisturbed,simpledisconnectyourWebcam.Ifyouare askedtoconnectyourWebcam,pressthe"ESC"keyandtherequestwillno longerbedisplayed. Settings: Tochangeyourstatus,accessthe"Chat"menu,usetheUpandDownarrow keystoselectthe"Settings"submenu,andthenpressENTER. Atthispoint,youwillhavethepossibilitybypressingonceagaintheENTER keytoselectyourstatus:"Online"or"Donotdisturb".Withthelatteroption,the characterswillnotdisturbyouwhileyouplaytheactivities. Tochangeyouridentity,usetheupanddownarrowkeystoselect"Identity"from the "Settings" submenu, and change it by typing your first name for example. Activity 2: Anna's personal album ToaccessthealbumcontainingAnna'spersonalphotographs,youwillneed topressthe"COM"keyandselectfromthe"Anna"menutheoption"Personal Album".YouwillnowbeabletoviewAnna'sphotographsandvideos. Remember,themorepointsyouscorewhileplayingtheactivities,thelarger numberofnewphotographsandvideoswillbeaccumulatedforyoutodiscover! Activity 3: Leo's personal album ToaccessthealbumcontainingLeo'spersonalphotographs,youwillneedto pressthe"COM"keyandselectfromthe"Leo"menutheoption"Personal Album".YouwillnowbeabletoviewLeo'sphotographsandvideos. Remember,themorepointsyouscorewhileplayingtheactivities,thelarger numberofnewphotographsandvideoswillbeaccumulatedforyoutodiscover! 9 JC650i1IM0256.indd 9 04/07/2006 18:37:39 ENGLISH Activity 4: Paul's personal album ToaccessthealbumcontainingPaul'spersonalphotographs,youwillneedto pressthe"COM"keyandselectfromthe"Paul"menutheoption"Personal Album".YouwillnowbeabletoviewPaul'sphotographsandvideos. Remember,themorepointsyouscorewhileplayingtheactivities,thelarger numberofnewphotographsandvideoswillbeaccumulatedforyoutodiscover! ENGLISH Activity 5: Internet Radio Press the "COM" key, and you will find at the bottom of the menu the "Internet Radio"option.Selectedyourfavoritestationusingtheupanddownarrow keys,andpressENTER.TheRadiowillcontinueplayinguntilyouexitthe `InternetRadio'menu.Toturntheradiooffmanuallywithoutexitingthemenu, select"OFF"fromtheradiomenuandpressENTER. 1st Language Activity 6: Flash word Awordwillbedisplayedforsecondsonscreen.Onceit hasdisappeared,retypeitonthekeyboard.PressENTER to confirm your answer. Level:Simplewords. Level:Morecomplicatedwords. Activity 7: Missing letter Level:Animagewillbeshownforsecondsonscreen. Then,thewordidentifyingthepicturewillbedisplayedbut oneofitsletterswillbemissing.Completethewordby finding the missing letter. Press ENTER to confirm your answer. Level:Thegameisidenticaltothatoflevel,onlythat noimageisprovidedasclueforthewordbeingsought. Try to find the right answer by looking at the word only. Activity 8: Antonyms Typeinthewordwhichhastheoppositemeaningof theworddisplayedonscreen. 0 JC650i1IM0256.indd 10 04/07/2006 18:37:39 Activity 9: Anagram Makeanewwordfromthewordthatappears onscreen. Reshuffle the letters in order to find an existingword.Pressthe"ENTER"keyifyouthinkthat youhavefoundthecorrectanswer. There is only one level of difficulty. Activity 10: Spelling mistakes Level:Animagewillbeshownonscreenfortwo seconds.Thenamisspeltwordwillbedisplayed. Type the correct word and press ENTER to confirm. Level:Thegameisidenticaltothatoflevel,only thatnoimageisprovidedasclueforthewordbeing sought. Try to find the right answer by looking at the wordonly. Activity 11: Flip Flop Twowordswillbedisplayedonscreen.Oneletterofeach wordhasbeenmisplaced.Usethearrowkeysinorder to find the right letters, and press the "ENTER" key if you thinkthatyouhavefoundthecorrectanswer. Level:Simplewords. Level:Morecomplicatedwords. Activity 12: Scrambled word Level:Animagewillappearforsecondsonthe LCDscreen.Thenthewordidentifyingthepicturewill bedisplayedonscreen,buttheletterswillnotbein thecorrectorder.Usethearrowkeystoscrolltothe first letter of the word and press ENTER. Now the letterselectedwillbeatthebeginningoftheword. Ther ...