Dear Parent, At VTech® we know how important the first day of school is for your child. To help prepare preschoolers for this important event, VTech® has developed the Preschool Learning series of interactive toys. Preschool Learning features fun characters and inviting school themes that use technology to capture a child’s attention and teach important preschool skills like spelling, counting and the alphabet.
INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing the VTech® Fly & Learn Globe™ learning toy! Introduction This interactive learning globe will allow your child to engage in roleplay and learning through entertaining and fun play. By following the pilot’s instructions, children will be exposed to different people, wonders, foreign languages and exotic songs from all over the world. The interactive joystick allows children to fly the plane to various locations and hear interesting, educational responses.
INCLUDED IN THIS PACKAGE • One VTech® Fly & Learn Globe™ learning toy • One instruction manual WARNING: All packing materials such as tape, plastic sheets, wire ties and tags are not part of this toy, and should be discarded for your child’s safety. GETTING STARTED Getting Started BATTERY INSTALLATION 1. Make sure the unit is turned OFF. 2. Locate the battery cover on the bottom of the unit. 3. Open the battery cover. 4. Install 4 new “AA” batteries following the diagram inside the battery box.
• Only batteries of the same or equivalent type as recommended are to be used. • Batteries are to be inserted with the correct polarity. • Exhausted batteries are to be removed from the toy. • The supply terminals are not to be short-circuited. • The toy is not to be connected to more than the recommended number of power supplies. • Do not dispose of batteries in fire. Note: The demo tag should be removed automatically when the product is taken out of the packaging.
3. ACTIVITY MODE SELECTOR Slide the activity mode selector to choose an activity. The Plane is able to recognize different people and locations on the Globe. Press the joystick button to identify the location, person, or object on which you’ve landed. 5. AUTOMATIC SHUT-OFF To preserve battery life, the VTech® Fly & Learn Globe™ learning toy will automatically turn off after several minutes without input. The unit can be turned on again by pressing the ON/OFF button. TO BEGIN PLAY Product Features 4.
ACTIVITIES Mode 1 My First Atlas 2. Control the joystick to fly the plane anywhere on the globe. Release the joystick when you reach your destination, press the joystick button, and you will hear about places, wonders, and languages from around the world. When you land on the different people on the globe, you will hear a phrase in their native language. See the chart below for the translation of those phrases. Activities 1. Slide the mode selector to enter this activity. You will hear “My First Atlas.
Activities Mode 2 Find Our Friends 1. Slide the mode selector to enter this activity. You will hear “Find Our Friends.
2. You will be asked to find a friend. For example, you will hear “Who says ‘Hallo’ in German?” 4. If you land on an incorrect location, the unit will identify it and ask you to keep searching for the correct location. “German!” Activities 3. If you fly to the correct location, for example, the German friend, you will hear “German!” and a rewarding sound. “Keep looking!” 5. If you answer incorrectly three consecutive times, the unit will ask you a new question.
Mode 3 Quiz Time 1. Slide the mode selector to enter this mode, and you will hear “Quiz Time.” Activities 2. You will be asked to fly to a certain geographic location. For example, you will hear “Can you find The Great Pyramid?” 3. If you fly to the correct location, the unit will identify that location and you will hear an encouraging sound effect. Then the unit will play an encouraging phrase. 4.
Mode 4 Flight Adventure 1. Slide the mode selector to enter this mode, and you will hear “Flight Adventure.” Activities 2. You will be asked to find a series of locations. For example, you will hear “Let’s fly to the Great Pyramid, then the Sydney Opera House, then the Eiffel Tower!” 3. If you fly to the first location correctly, for example, the Great Pyramid, the unit will identify that location and play a rewarding sound.
Mode 5 Music & Sounds 1. Slide the mode selector to enter this mode, and you will hear “Music and Sounds.” 2. Fly to a location to hear a specific melody for that location or interesting sounds. “Chinese!” Activities For example: If you fly to the Chinese friend, you will hear a specific melody for that friend. If you fly to “the Great Wall,” you will hear its corresponding sound. If you fly to “Antarctica,” you will hear the specific melody of this continent.
CARE AND MAINTENANCE 2. Keep the unit out of direct sunlight and away from any direct heat source. 3. Remove the batteries when the unit is not in use for an extended period of time. 4. Do not drop the unit on a hard surface and do not expose the unit to moisture or water. TROUBLESHOOTING If for some reason the program/activity stops working, please follow these steps: 1. Interrupt the power supply by removing the batteries. 2. Let the unit stand for a few minutes, then replace the batteries. 3.
IMPORTANT NOTE Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
