60-2642 Bilingual Learning Laptop Thank you for purchasing your Bilingual Learning Laptop from RadioShack, complete with keyboard and mouse! Use it to play fun and educational games, develop your computer and music skills, learn math, spelling, and grammar, and test your memory. NOTE: Actual product may vary from images found here. Laptop Shoulder Strap User’s Guide Please read this user’s guide before installing, setting up and using your new product www.radioshack.
The Basics The Basics contents about your learning laptop setting up your learning laptop 6 6 installing batteries ................................................... 6 battery notes ............................................................ 6 setting up your learning laptop 7 using an ac/dc adapter ............................................ 7 caution ..................................................................... 7 using your learning laptop 8 turning the laptop on and off .............
The Basics The Basics caring for your laptop activity 45: geography trivia ................................... 26 activity 46: history trivia .......................................... 27 activity 47: science trivia ......................................... 27 activity 48: miscellaneous trivia.............................. 27 activity 49: symbols trivia ....................................... 28 category 5: games the fcc wants you to know 28 activity 50: stone paper scissors ...........................
The Basics The Basics setting up your learning laptop installing batteries Your learning laptop requires four AA batteries (not supplied, available at RadioShack) for power. 1 1. Remove the battery cover. Replace when finished. 2. Install the batteries as indicated by the polarity symbols (+ and -) marked inside. Replace the battery cover. 3 NOTE If sound weakens or display dims, replace the batteries. 2 4 2 1 battery notes • Dispose of old batteries promptly and properly.
The Basics The Basics setting up your learning laptop using your learning laptop using an ac/dc adapter To power your laptop from a standard AC outlet or vehicle battery power, you need an AC-DC adapter and size M Adaptaplug™ (not supplied, available at RadioShack). 1. Set the voltage switch on the adapter to 6V. ON/Mode Arrow Keys ENTER OFF 2. Attach the Adaptaplug™ to the adapter’s cord with the switch set to positive. 3. Insert the adapter’s barrel plug into the laptop’s DC 6V jack.
The Basics The Basics using your learning laptop select an activity Language 1. Press ON/Mode to select an activity. Volume Level 2. You can do either of the following: • Type in the activity number and press ENTER. • The Category Selection Menu will appear (Language Learning Lesson, Vocabulary/Grammar, Mathematics, Trivia, Games, Music/Drawing, My Notebook, My Computer). Use the arrow keys to select the desired category and press ENTER.
The Basics Beyond the Basics using your learning laptop category 1: language activity notes The laptop will give you two chances in each round. The laptop will reveal the correct answer if you do not press ENTER within 30 seconds. • Clicking the mouse button is the same as pressing ENTER on the keypad. • Any time you miss a picture or need to see it again, press Repeat. • Any time you need help, press Help. • When you finish an activity, the Category Selection Menu will appear.
Beyond the Basics Beyond the Basics • Level 1: Select a word from the list by using the up or down arrow keys. Press ENTER. The laptop will display pictures with associated singular or plural forms. • Level 2: The laptop will display a picture. The first letter of the word associated with that picture will appear. Type in the missing letters and press ENTER. activity 4: learn verbs 1. Press ON/Mode to go to the Category Selection Menu. 2. Press ENTER to start Activity 4.
Beyond the Basics Beyond the Basics activity 9: international trivia 1. Press ON/Mode to go to the Category Selection Menu. 2. Press ENTER to start Activity 9. 3. An international trivia question will appear. You can press the right arrow key to make the sentence scroll faster. 4. Use the up/down arrow keys to select the correct answer and confirm by pressing ENTER. activity 10: final test The laptop will give you two chances in each round.
Beyond the Basics Beyond the Basics activity 14: scrambled word activity 17: flash cards 1. Press ON/Mode to go to the Category Selection Menu. 1. Press ON/Mode to go to the Category Selection Menu. 2. Press ENTER to start Activity 14. 2. Press ENTER to start Activity 17. 3. A picture and a scrambled word associated with that picture will appear. 3. A word will flash three times. 4. Type the first letter of the correct word on the keypad. The selected letter will move to the second row. 5.
Beyond the Basics Beyond the Basics 3. At the top of the screen, the laptop will ask you either “Past tense?” or “Past participle?” NOTE A past participle is a word that is used in combination with the word “have.” For example, in the sentence, “I have drunk the water,” “drink” is the verb and “drunk” is the past participle of that verb. 4. A verb will be shown below the question. 5. Type either the past tense or past participle of the listed verb and then press ENTER.
Beyond the Basics Beyond the Basics activity 26: word completion 1. Press ON/Mode to go to the Category Selection Menu. 2. Press ENTER to start Activity 26. 3. A definition will scroll across the screen. Press the right arrow key if you wish to scroll the sentence faster. 4. Check the three words listed below the definition. Use the up/down arrow keys or use the mouse to select the word that matches the definition. Press ENTER to select the word that matches the definition.
Beyond the Basics Beyond the Basics 4. A multiplication problem will appear. 4. Two mathematical problems will appear, one on each row. 5. Type the correct answer on the keyboard or use the mouse to click on the number pad on the screen. 5. Work the problems and compare their results. activity 31: division 6. With the mouse, or up/down arrow keys, select > (greater than), < (less than), or = (equal to) to complete the question. 1. Press ON/Mode to go to the Category Selection Menu. 2.
Beyond the Basics Beyond the Basics activity 36: geometry activity 38: percentages 1. Press ON/Mode to go to the Category Selection Menu. 1. Press ON/Mode to go to the Category Selection Menu. 2. Press ENTER to start Activity 36. 2. Press ENTER to start Activity 38. 3. To select level (1, 2, or 3), press the settings button and set the level. To return to the activity, repeat steps 1 and 2. 3. To select level (1, 2, or 3), press the settings button and set the level.
Beyond the Basics Beyond the Basics category 4: trivia activity 41: formulas 1. Press to go to the Category Selection Menu. 2. Press ENTER to start Activity 41. The laptop will give you two chances in each round. The laptop will tell you the correct answer if you do not press ENTER within 60 seconds. 3. To select level (1, 2, or 3), press the settings button and set the level. To return to the activity, repeat steps 1 and 2. activities 43—49: trivia questions 4.
Beyond the Basics Beyond the Basics category 5: games 3. Two pictures will appear. The one on the left remains the same, but the one on the right changes. activity 50: stone paper scissors 1. Press ON/Mode to go to the Category Selection Menu. 2. Press ENTER to start Activity 50. 3. The laptop will be your opponent. 4. Press (stone), (scissors), (paper) within thirty seconds or the computer will win. 5. If there are two players, the second player must press (stone), (scissors), (paper) .
Beyond the Basics Beyond the Basics activity 55: ping pong 1. Press ON/Mode to go to the Category Selection Menu. 2. Press ENTER to start Activity 55. 5. If you choose a letter that is not part of the mystery word, the letter will appear on the second row and the “hangman” will begin to form. 6. You are given eight chances in each round. 3. To select level (1, 2, or 3) and number of players, press the settings button and set the level and number of players.
Beyond the Basics Beyond the Basics category 6: music & drawing activity 58: music station 1. Press ON/Mode to go to the Category Selection Menu. 2. Press ENTER to start Activity 58. 3. Select a song by pressing any letter from A to Z. activity 59: musical keyboard activity 61: drawing fun 1. Press ON/Mode to go to the Category Selection Menu. 2. Press ENTER to start Activity 61. 3. Select drawing mode by pressing Draw (pencil key), Move (shift + pencil key), or Erase (eraser key).
Beyond the Basics Beyond the Basics category 7: my notebook activity 62: mailbox 4. You can compose an e-mail here. Press Clear to clear the e-mail. Press Backspace to delete a character. 1. Press ON/Mode to go to the Category Selection Menu. 5. Press Save to save the e-mail. The laptop will alert you of a new e-mail next time you enter this activity. 2. Press ENTER to start Activity 62. 6. Save a new e-mail to overwrite an old e-mail. 3. The message “You’ve got mail.
Beyond the Basics Beyond the Basics 5. Move the cursor to any one line and type information. You can use the delete key to fix your mistakes. After you press ENTER to move to the next line, you can no longer back up to the previous line. You can use the clear key to clear the entire entry. 6. After you have filled in all of the lines, press ENTER. Use the arrow keys or the mouse to select “Yes” or “No” when the save box appears. 7.
Beyond the Basics Beyond the Basics • Move: press Shift and the pencil key together to order the laptop to move without drawing a line. • Erase: press Shift and the eraser key together to order the laptop to erase a line. 5. Direction: press Shift and one of the eight arrow keys on the keypad together to tell the laptop which direction to draw the line. 6. Distance: type a number (up to two digits) to tell the laptop how far the cursor should draw, move, or erase. 7.
Beyond the Basics Beyond the Basics caring for your laptop frequently asked questions Keep the laptop dry; if it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Use and store the laptop only in normal temperature environments. Handle the laptop carefully, do not drop it. Keep the laptop away from dust and dirt and wipe it with a damp cloth occasionally to keep it looking new.
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