LITTLE SMART USER’S MANUAL © VTECH Printed in China 91-01380-000
Dear Parent: At VTech® we know that a child has the ability to do great things. That’s why all of our electronic learning products are uniquely designed to develop a child’s mind and allow them to learn to the best of their ability. Whether it’s learning about letters, numbers, geography or algebra, all VTech® learning products incorporate advanced technologies and extensive curriculum to encourage children of all ages to reach their potential.
INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing the VTech® Little Smart Mouseland™ Laptop learning toy! We at VTech® are committed to providing the best possible products to entertain and educate your child. Should you have any questions or concerns, please call our Consumer Services Department at 1-800-521-2010 in the U.S., 1-800-267-7377 in Canada or 01235-546810 in the U.K. The Little Smart Mouseland™ Laptop learning toy invites preschoolers to learn about computers with a fun, child-friendly mouse design.
MOUSE A retractable mouse is specially designed for the Little Smart Mouseland™ Laptop learning toy. Please follow the instructions below for proper usage of the mouse. Removing the Mouse from the Main Unit Follow these steps in removing the mouse from the main unit (please note the mouse should not detach completely from the unit. It is tethered by a retractable cord, and is intended to be used only while attached to the unit). 1. Push the mouse towards the front of the holder. 2.
VOLUME CONTROL SWITCH The Volume Control Switch allows you to raise or lower the level of sound. CONTRAST CONTROL SWITCH Use the Contrast Control Switch to adjust the light/dark contrast on the LCD screen. LIGHT-UP MOUSE DISPLAY The light-up mouse display will light up when the on-screen cursor moves to the effective area enhancing the educational elements of this product through additional visual stimulation and entertainment. BATTERY Battery Installation 1. Make sure the unit is off. 2.
• Do not use batteries of different types. • Remove batteries when unit will not be used for an extended period of time. • Do not dispose of batteries in fire. • Do not attempt to recharge ordinary batteries. • Do not short-circuit the supply terminals. We do not recommend the use of rechargeable batteries. NOTE: If for some reason the program/activity stops working, please follow these steps: 1. Please turn the unit off. 2. Interrupt the power supply by removing the batteries. 3.
Activity Selecting Instructions There are 2 methods of choosing activities: 1. Press the LETTER key with an activity icon on the keyboard. 2. Scroll through the activities shown on the LCD screen using the MOUSE or the CURSOR key. 3. Press the ENTER key or click the on-screen Enter icon to select the activity shown on the LCD screen. KEYBOARD DESCRIPTION AND FUNCTIONS Press this key to turn the unit on. On Press this key to turn the unit off.
Press ACTIVITY key and then press a letter key with an icon to select the desired activity or input the letters in the letter related activities.
Hidden Mouse Melody Master Music Genius Play It Back Mouse Paint Crazy Face Maker Press these keys to select numbers in number related activities. These keys can also be used as music note keys in the Music Activities. do re mi fa so la ti do re Repeat Press this key to have a question or phrase repeated for you. Answer Erase Hint Play Press this key to reveal the answer to the current question. Press this key to delete the character in the cursor position.
LEVELS The Little Smart MouselandTM Laptop learning toy provides 4 levels of difficulty for a fun and challenging learning experience. When you have entered into an activity, you can change the level at any time by pressing the LEVEL key. Each press of the LEVEL key will increase one level.
Activity Mode Activity Mode 1. Mouse Skills No 2 player mode 16. Road Builder Compete mode 2. Mouse Maze Take turn mode 17. Treasure Hunt Compete mode 3. Fish Catch No 2 player mode 18. Flying Shapes Take turn mode 4. Drag ‘n Build Take turn mode 5. Magnify It No 2 player mode 20. Comparisons 6. Letter Hunt Take turn mode 7. Typing Song No 2 player mode 22. Crazy Combo 8. Letter Order Compete mode 23. Bowling Take turn mode 9. Fishing for Letters Compete mode 24.
B. Two-Player Mode In the following activities, there will be a time limit for the two-player competition mode: Activity 1. Mouse Skills Level N/A Time limit when waiting for someone to earn a chance to answer N/A 2. Mouse Maze Take Turn 3. Fish Catch N/A 4. Drag n’ Build Take Turn 5. Magnify It N/A 6. Letter Hunt Take Turn 7. Typing Song 8. Letter Order 9. Fishing for Letters 10. Word Clamp 11.
11. Password Hunt 12. Counting Challenge 13. Grouping 3 20 sec. 10 sec. 4 20 sec. 10 sec. 1 20 sec. 15 sec. 2 20 sec. 35 sec. 3 20 sec. 35 sec. 4 20 sec. 35 sec. 1 20 sec. 10 sec. 2 20 sec. 10 sec. 3 20 sec. 10 sec. 4 20 sec. 10 sec. Take Turn 14. Falling Addition 15. Flying Subtraction 1 20 sec. 10 sec. 2 20 sec. 10 sec. 3 20 sec. 10 sec. 4 20 sec. 10 sec. Take Turn 16. Road Builder 17. Treasure Hunt 1 20 sec. 20 sec. 2 20 sec. 20 sec. 3 20 sec.
21. Golf 22. Crazy Combo Take Turn 1 20 sec. 20 sec. 2 20 sec. 20 sec. 3 20 sec. 20 sec. 4 20 sec. 20 sec. 23. Bowling 24. Hidden Mouse Take Turn 1 20 sec. 20 sec. 2 20 sec. 20 sec. 3 20 sec. 20 sec. 4 20 sec. 20 sec. N/A N/A 25. Drip Dodge 26. Melody Master N/A N/A N/A 27. Music Genius N/A N/A N/A 28. Mouse Paint N/A N/A N/A 29. Play It Back N/A N/A N/A 30.
