User’s Manual Nitro Web Notebook TM © 2010 VTech Printed in China 91-002368-003
INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing the VTech® Nitro Web Notebook™. The Nitro Web Notebook™ is a high-tech notebook that is jam-packed with 50 fun learning activities onboard! Your child will have gaming fun while getting lessons in Spanish, Language Arts, Math, Science, Creativity, and Logic. The system has a full QWERTY keyboard and real mouse.
GETTING STARTED POWER SOURCE The Nitro Web Notebook™ operates on 3 “AA” sized batteries (AM-3/LR6) or a VTech® 9V adaptor (sold separately). The “AA” sized batteries included in the unit are for demo purposes only and are not long-life batteries. If you are using a power supply adaptor, please remember to empty the battery slot first. BATTERY INSTALLATION GETTING STARTED NOTE: For best performance, remove all factory installed batteries and use new, alkaline batteries. 2 1.
AC-DC ADAPTOR Use a VTech® adaptor or any other standard adaptor that complies with EN61558 DC 9V 300mA center-positive adaptor. CONNECTING THE ADAPTOR ADAPTOR NOTICE • • • • • • The toy is not intended for use by children under 3 years old. Only use the recommended adaptor with the toy. The adaptor is not a toy. Never clean a plugged-in toy with liquid. Never use more than 1 adaptor. Do not leave toy or adaptor plugged in for extended periods of time.
CLEANING THE MOUSE 1. Following the arrows, use a screwdriver to open the cover on the bottom of the mouse. 2. Take the ball out of the mouse and use a dry cloth to clean the mouse and the ball. 3. Place the ball back in the mouse, replace the mouse cover and screw the cover closed.
AUTO-LEVELING FEATURE In most activities, after entering 3 continuous rounds of correct answers and getting 80-100 points each round, it will auto-level up to the next difficulty level; if the score is lower than 60 points each round, after 3 rounds continuously, it will auto-level down. PROGRESS REPORT You can review your progress by pressing the Progress Report button. TURNING THE UNIT ON AND OFF Pressing and holding unit OFF. will turn the unit ON.
activities, and then click the screen when you see an activity you like. 4) Use to click the arrow icon on the screen and cycle through the activities, press to click the screen when you see an activity you like. 5) Type the activity number and press . LEVEL SELECTION PRODUCT FEATURES Pressing mouse, will pop up a menu at first. Use and and , or number keys to choose a level you like. Level one is the default setting when starting a new activity.
VOLUME and CONTRAST CONTROL To adjust the volume, press mouse, or and a pop-up screen will appear. Use the to move the cursor to the right for higher volume and to the left for lower volume. Press again to adjust the screen contrast by the same method. Your VTech® Nitro Web Notebook™ has a full QWERTY keyboard that doubles as a music keyboard. You will also find the following function keys: FUNCTION KEYS On/Off: Press this button to turn the unit on and off.
Shift: Press this key together with a letter key to capitalize the letter. You can also use this key to access the alternate letters/ symbols or functions of some keys. Help: Press this key to see helpful instructions or hints for the current activity. Answer: Press this key to see the correct answer to a question. You will not receive points if this key is pressed. PRODUCT FEATURES Repeat: Press this key to repeat a question or an instruction.
Space Bar: When typing, use this key to insert a space between words, letters or numbers. Cursor Pad: Use the cursor pad to move the cursor on the screen. Press the Enter button on either side of the cursor pad to select. Letter Keys: Use these keys to enter letters in letter and word-related activities. Musical Note Keys: Use these keys to enter musical notes in music-related activities. PRODUCT FEATURES Number Keys: Use these keys to enter numbers in number activities.
Symbol Keys: Press Shift and one of these keys to input a symbol in your message in Text Editor, My File and E-card activity. Play Key: Press Shift and this key together to play a melody or an e-card you created in Little Musician or E-card activity. Insert Key: Press Shift and this key together to pop up a menu in E-card activity. Use the mouse or Enter key to select and insert a small icon into your text.
Magic Counting 18 Number Honeycomb 19 Magic 10 20 Speedy Sequence 21 More or Less 22 Feed Bingo 23 Math Mania 24 Show Time 25 Earful of Sounds 26 Safety Patrol 27 My File 28 Masked Ball 29 Shadow Fun 30 Weather Maker 31 Ticktock Time 32 Things That Go! 33 Word Group 34 Cyber Baby 35 Little Environmentalist 36 Typing Fever 37 Harvest Fever 38 Robot Catcher 39 Hoop Spree 40 Maze Adventure 41 Animated Pairs 42 Watchout! 43 Mirror Image Math Zone Social Stud
44 Car Factory 45 Little Musician 46 Remix Circus 47 Music Fun 48 E-card 49 Dancing Fun 50 Concert Master Fine Arts Park ACTIVITIES FOREIGN LANGUAGE PLANET 12 01. NUMBER VOTE Let’s vote in an election! Vote for the number that matches the Spanish word. To vote for a number, use the mouse, the Arrow keys, or the cursor pad. 02. NUMBER CATCH Go to the beach for number fun! You will see several clams that quickly open and close their shells, briefly showing a number inside.
08. CAPITAL & SMALL Match the capital and small letter on the screen by clicking them as fast as you can with the mouse, Arrow keys and Enter or the cursor pad and Enter. 09. ALPHABET CATCH Catch the correct letter to complete the alphabetical order before the clam closes its shell! Use the mouse to click on your answer or press Enter when you see the answer appear on screen. 10. WORD SPY Catch a word that matches the picture.
ACTIVITIES MATH ZONE 17. MAGIC COUNTING It’s raining and the ants are very busy collecting food. Watch them carefully as they move in and out of their home and count how many ants are left inside. Use the mouse, the Arrow keys and Enter, or the cursor pad to answer. 18. NUMBER HONEYCOMB Several numbers will be shown one by one in the honeycomb. Remember where the numbers appear and use the mouse to click the honeycomb cells in the correct order.
25. EARFUL OF SOUNDS Listen to the sound and find the matching picture. Use the mouse to click on your answer or use the Arrow keys and cursor pad to select and then press Enter to answer. 26. SAFETY PATROL Safety knowledge is very important, so let’s test your safety skills in this game! Use the mouse to click on something that is not safe. You can also use the cursor pad and press Enter to answer. 27.
34. CYBER BABY Choose a cyber baby and take care of it. Make sure you feed it the food it likes to eat! 35. LITTLE ENVIRONMENTALIST Let’s learn to protect our beautiful planet! Check out the two pictures and select the one that is more likely to help the environment. Use the mouse to click on your answer or use the Arrow keys and cursor pad to select and then press Enter to answer. ACTIVITIES MOTOR SKILLS CENTER 36.
43. MIRROR IMAGE Look at the mirror image, and choose the matching pictures by clicking them with the mouse. You can also use the Arrow keys or cursor pad and then press Enter to answer. 44. CAR FACTORY Do you want to design your very own car? Click the arrows on the screen with the mouse or use the Arrow keys and cursor pad and then press Enter to select your favorite style of car. Press Enter and use the mouse or Arrow keys to select from the cool accessories and add them to your car! Cool design! 45.
TROUBLESHOOTING Melody List: 1. She’ll Be Coming ‘round the Mountain 2. Oh My Darling, Clementine 3. Turkish March 4. Jopin: The Entertainer 5. Rossini: William Tell Overture 6. Offenbach: Can Can 7. Mendelssohn: Spring Song 8. Pop Goes the Weasel 9. Bach: Badinerie TROUBLESHOOTING 1. If your Nitro Web Notebook™ stops working or does not turn on: • Check your batteries. Make sure the batteries are fresh and properly installed.
• • • The name of your product or model number (the model number is typically located on the back or bottom of your product). The actual problem you are experiencing. The actions you took right before the problem occurred. OTHER INFO DISCLAIMER AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY VTech® Electronics North America, L.L.C. and its suppliers assume no responsibility for any damage or loss resulting from the use of this handbook. VTech® Electronics North America, L.L.C.
IMPORTANT NOTE communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: • Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. • Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
