For Ages 6 & up
Dear Parent/Guardian, Thank you for choosing the SilverCrest Laptop . Designed and engineered with extreme precision, the SilverCrest Laptop is packed full of learning games, and offers stimulating activities that make an invaluable contribution to your child’s development. Some of the activities to further improve your child’s learning skills include English and French vocabularies, mathematics, memory, manners, keyboard and logical reasoning.
Table of Contents Chapter 1 About your SilverCrest Laptop............... 1 Chapter 6 Chapter 2 Getting Started. ......................................... 3 Battery Installation................................ 3 AC/DC Adapter Connection................. 3 Important Safety Warnings.................. 3 Storage & Care....................................... 4 Word......................................................................11 Maths.....................................................................
Chapter1 About your SilverCrest Laptop Features 110 Activities: • 10 Word • 9 Maths • 5 Logic • 8 Music • 9 Memory • 5 Shape • 9 Keyboard • 20 Games • 3 Manners • 22 Two Player mode • 10 Secondary Language (French) Your SilverCrest Laptop is supplied with the following parts. Please contact your retailer if any parts are missing.
Exterior Features Battery and power adapter requirements Battery cover Headphone socket AC/DC adapter socket Mouse socket
Chapter 2 Getting Started Your SilverCrest Laptop operates on 3 AA-size batteries or a 6V AC/DC adapter. Battery Installation 1. Make sure the unit is turned off. 2. Using a coin, open the battery cover at the back of the unit. 3. Insert 3 AA-size batteries. (Note the correct polarity: +, - ). 4. Replace the cover. AC/DC Adapter Connection Please turn off the unit before plugging in the AC/DC adapter. Otherwise the unit may be damaged.
WARNING! Not suitable for children under 3 years! Danger of suffocation as small parts may be swallowed. Danger of strangulation by the mouse or adapter cables! Keep children away from the plastic bags, danger of suffocation! Please read this manual completely, before you start using the product. Please keep this instruction manual, as it contains important information. If you give the product away, please also hand out this manual together with the product.
5. Avoid getting the unit wet. 6. The unit should not be dismantled. 7. Always store the unit away from direct sunlight and high temperatures. 8. Avoid leaving the unit in a car where it is exposed to direct sunlight. 9. The unit should not be subjected to extreme force or shock. Starting your SilverCrest Laptop Turn on your SilverCrest Laptop by pressing the DE FR EN DE FR EN hand corner of the keyboard.
Chapter Chapter 3 3 Useful Features and Controls The Keyboard Your SilverCrest Laptop features a fully functional computer keyboard. The Mouse DE FR EN Use the left and right mouse button or press up and down on the scroll wheel. The Directional Pad Use this pad to select the directions in the game. Then, press the button under the directional pad to enter your selection. Back Light Switch To turn on the red LCD backlight, press the button on the bottom left of the keyboard.
E Chapter 4 4 Game Category In the category menu, you can browse each category by the wheel to scroll through each category. Word, FR EN Maths, Games, Manners, Logic, Music, 2-Player games and button on the directional pad, and the mouse Memory, Shape, Keyboards, Secondary language (French) activity. Game Selection Select the game title after the Game Category. Use the the button to confirm.
There are 10 questions per level and you will be given three attempts to answer each question. Scores DE If the question is answered correctly in the first attempt, 10 points will be awarded. If the question is answered correctly in the second attempt, 6 points will be awarded. If the question is answered correctly in the third attempt, 3 points will be awarded. A summary screen will appear before you advance to next level, or, end of the game.
Answer Press the button to reveal the answer to a question. Think carefully before you use this button as no points DE FR EN will be awarded for that question. ESC DE FR DE EN FR EN Press the button to return to the game title screen. And press the button again to return to the Game Category menu. DEDEDE FRFRFR ENENEN French Accents DE FR EN You can type the different french accents by first holding down the button then pressing one of the number keys (2 to 4) to activate the accents.
Volume Control To raise the volume, press , to lower the volume, press . DE Contrast Adjustment To brighten the LCD screen, press FR EN DE DE , to darken the LCD screen, press FR EN FR . DE EN DE FR FR EN EN Game Code Button Press the button and the screen will return to the game codeENmenu. You can select a game DE FR by entering the game number. Refer to Chapter 6 for the complete game number list.
Chapter 6 Games and Game Codes Word (01) Learn & Say Learn the vocabulary from the animation. (01) (02) Smart Spelling Spell out the vocabulary with the given hint. (02) (03) Letters Removal Remove the extra letter in the vocabulary. (03) (04) Plural Plural game. Add -s / -es / -ies for the vocabulary.
(05) Word Maze Shows the vocabulary then player must navigate through the maze to spell out the vocabulary. (05) (06) Power Building Guess the vocabulary. (06) (07) Letters Catch Collect the letters with a net to spell out the word. (07) (08) Letters Snake Navigate the snake to spell out the word. (08) (09) Opposite Word Find the opposite meaning of the word. (09) (10) Magnetic Word Find the associated meaning of the word.
Maths (11) Addition Complete the addition equation. (12) Subtraction Complete the subtraction equation. (13) Multiplication (11) (12) (13) Complete the multiplication equation. (14) Division Complete the division equation. (15) Number Value Select the number to complete the equation. (16) Sign Smart Select the correct operation sign for the equation. (17) 10 to Go Answer the equation within 10 seconds.
(18) Time Clock Input the correct time as shown on the clock. (19) Amount Check-out Calculate the amount that you need to pay for the items displayed on the screen. (18) (19) Logic (20) Catch The Shadow Find the matching shadow of the object. (20) (21) The Next Number Answer the missing number which has a logical sequence in front or behind the numbers. (21) (22) Diamond Hunt Pick up the diamond without repeating your steps or hitting the meteors.
Music (25) Musical Notes Learn Listen to the tone and select the matching tone from the right side of the screen. (25) (26) Follow The Beat Follow the beats and hit the icons when the string passes through the icons. (26) (27) Music Dance First chose an instrument: P = Piano, B = Brass, G = Guitar, F = Flute. Then follow the tone to play the music.
(32) Listen The Music Press any letter and number keys on the keyboard to make different moves as the music plays. (32) Memory (33) Mischievous Friend Remember which character is holding the fuel tank. Then, identify him after they shuffle around. (33) (34) Action Tracker Repeat the given tones by the arrow keys. (34) (35) Atomic Number Repeat the numbers in the spaces provided.
(38) Shape Treasure III Identify the shape that was shown at the start. Use the arrow keys to scroll through the options. (39) Music Treasure IV Find the correct musical note which matches the same note as shown on the left side of the screen. (40) Creature Face An object will appear on the screen for a few seconds. Identify the object when it disappears. (41) Password Watch the animated cars scroll across the screen and type the correct letters in the correct order when prompted.
(44) Shapes Hunt Remember the shape at the beginning. Grab the matching shape when the options are shown. (44) (45) Shapes Guess I Fill in the missing shape to complete the item. (45) (46) Shapes Guess II Fill in the missing shapes to complete the two items. (46) Keyboards (47) Hyper Typer I Learn typing skills by using the correct fingers. (47) (48) Letter Blaster Type out the letters before they scroll off the screen.
(50) Letter Battle Help the flower grow by selecting the correct letter according to the ranking in the alphabet. (50) (51) Capitalize Press the corresponding letters to capitalize them before time is up. (51) (52) Jumping Letters Part of a word will appear on the screen and the missing letter needs to be filled in. (52) (53) Confusion Letters Type the word out correct as it appears from right to left. (53) (54) Hyper Typer II Use the arrow keys to align the cannon to the moving letters.
Games (56) Chess Puzzles Memorize the chess icons and re-arrange them to the correct order as shown in the beginning. (57) Comet Collector Gather the comets with its matching color collector. (58) Basketball Hoops Shoot as many hoops as you can. (59) Puzzle I Collect the correct shape icons to help complete the puzzles on the left and right side of the screen. (60) Puzzle II Collect the correct shape icons to help complete the puzzles on the left and right side of the screen.
(64) The Star Sign Find out your star sign and personality. (64) (65) Planet Counting Count the number of planets on the screen and select the correct answer. (65) (66) Rabbits Meal Feed the rabbits with the carrort only. (66) (67) Water The Flowers Water the flowers and prevent them from withering. (68) Lucky Star See what the star is saying to you today. (67) (68) (69) Tic Tac Toe Win the game by arranging a vertical, or horizontal, or diagonal line of the same color chess piece.
DE FR EN (72) Counting Order I Count from 1 to 12. Use the arrows and press the button to select the correct answer. Numbers will disappear once they have been identified. (73) Counting Order II Count from 1 to 12. Use the arrows and press the button to select the right answer. Numbers do not disappear after they have been identified. (74) Marathon Save your energy and complete the marathon. (75) Blockade Shoot at the flying letters that appear from the right hand side of the screen.
2-Player games (79) (79) Biggest Balance Find the larger value between the two options. (80) (80) Smallest Balance Find the smaller value between the two options. (81) Ballon Parade Arrange the balloons from the smallest number to the largest number. DE FR EN (82) Pitch Frequency Listen to each musical note and identify the correct notes from shortest to longest or highest pitch to lowest pitch. (83) Shapes Comparison Compare the shapes on the screen.
DE FR EN DE FR EN (87) Skip Counting Insert the correct number before the rockets take off. (87) (88) Bug Tracking Navigate the insect to its food without hitting any obstacles. DE FR (88) DE FR EN EN FR Win EN It (89) Paper-scissors-rock. Rock beats scissors. Scissors beats Paper. Paper beats Rock. DE (90) UFO Puzzle Remember the first UFO in the display and then create 6 equal UFO shapes with the and keys.
(95) Backward Counting I 2 digit backward counting game. Type in the numbers from the biggest to the smallest. (95) (96) Dice Counting Match the correct dice with the corresponding number shown on the screen. (96) (97) Dishes Counting Count the number of dishes that have been placed on the table. (97) (98) Cross Counting Identify all the intersecting points on the screen. (98) (99) Bridge Puzzle Build the bridge by choosing the correct shapes to fill into the missing spaces.
(102) Orthographor Spell out the vocabulary with the given hint. (102) (103) Lettre en Trop Remove the extra letter in the vocabulary. (103) (104) Pluriel Plural game. Add -s/-x/-aux/-eux to the vocabulary. (104) (105) Labyrinthe de Lettres Shows the vocabulary once and then player must navigate through the maze to spell out the vocabulary in the maze. (105) (106) Le Mot Mystère Guess the vocabulary. (106) (107) Chasse aux Mots Collect the letters with a net to spell out the word.
Chapter Chapter 7 7 Troubleshooting Before contacting the technical service centre (see Guarantee Card for contact details), carry out the following simple checks. They may save you time and expense of an unnecessary service call. No display Is the power supply connected? Are the batteries installed properly? Do the batteries need replacing? Blacked-out screen or abnormal display Remove the batteries and disconnect the power adapter.
you to know that we stand behind our products and encourage you to refer to your local service representative for technical assistance regarding any problems that you might have. This product conforms to safety requirements of EN71 Parts 1,2 and 3 and EN62115. In an effort to continually improve our products, the actual screen display on the product may differ slightly from the diagrams shown.
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Children Laptop M574 Important Notice • Please retain the packaging for future reference. • Open fires such as burning candles must never be placed nearby or on the product. • Never use the product at temperatures below -10 oC or over+40 oC . • The use of ear phones or headphones with excessive loudness can cause hearing damage. • Please only use the recommended A/C adapter with following specs: Input voltage 100-240V, 50Hz,300mA; Output voltage 6V DC, 300mA,1.8VA. • This electronic learning product (Art.
