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TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ......................................................... 1 READ ME FIRST ........................................................ 1 CARE AND MAINTENANCE ....................................... 1 ADVENTURE MODE QUICK START GUIDE ................ 2 SETTING UP .............................................................. 3 POWER SOURCE ....................................................... 3 BATTERY INSTALLATION ............................................ 3 GETTING STARTED ..
INTRODUCTION Get ready to work your brain and build your game! Your VTech® Double Team™ game system comes action-packed with 32 built-in learning activities and action games. If you have any questions about your VTech® Double Team™ game system, please call our Consumer Services Department at 1-800-521-2010 in the U.S., or 1-800-267-7377 in Canada. IMPORTANT NOTE: Some screenshots for this manual may have been taken prior to the completion of the product.
ADVENTURE MODE QUICK START GUIDE Power On the laptop unit Turn Off the unit and then pop out the handheld and power ON.
SETTING UP Handheld lock Volume Laptop lock Contrast Direction Pad (D-Pad) LCD Screen Power Keyboard Cursor Pad REMOVING THE HANDHELD UNIT Handheld lock Make sure your VTech® Double Team™ game system is turned OFF. Press the Handheld lock. The handheld should automatically move forward. Gently pull the handheld from the laptop base.
BACKUP BATTERY INSTALLATION Your Double team comes with a backup battery already installed. To avoid damage to the unit from leaky batteries, replace the backup battery at least once a year. Do not remove both backup battery and three “AAA” batteries at the same time, otherwise, all saved adventure mode game data and organizer data will be erased. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Make sure the unit is OFF. Detach the handheld unit from the Laptop unit. Locate the backup battery cover on the bottom of the handheld unit.
STILL HAVING PROBLEMS? If you encounter problems when playing the handheld, reset the handheld using the steps below: + - 1. Press the battery door latch and lift the battery cover. Reset 2. Use the tip of an unfolded paperclip (or similar object without a sharp tip), to gently press the Reset button and Power On the unit again. If you encounter problems when playing the laptop, reset the laptop using the steps below: 1. Locate the Reset button on the bottom of the laptop. 2.
HANDHELD CONTROLS Hi there! I’m Jace. Before we go on our adventure there’s a few things that you have to know. It’s a good idea to learn the controls of your VTech® Double Team™ game system. Let’s take a look at the handheld first. Volume LCD Screen Direction Pad Contrast Action Menu Power Cancel POWER Press and hold this button for two seconds to turn on the unit. Press it again to turn off the unit. VOLUME Press this button to change the volume. Volume has four levels: off, low, medium, and high.
CONTRAST Press this button to change the contrast or darkness level of the LCD screen. Contrast has three levels: low, medium, and high. When you press this button, a control panel will appear on screen. The icons below show the three different contrast levels Contrast has three levels (shown left to right): low, medium, and high. DIRECTION PAD (D-PAD) This is the Direction Pad. I like to call it the D-Pad. Use this pad to control my movement.
KEYBOARD FUNCTIONS If you’re playing any of the activities when the handheld is docked in the laptop, you’ll want to use the keyboard to type in your answers. In this section, we’ll take a look at each of the keys on the keyboard.
CURSOR PAD In some activities, the cursor is a flashing line that appears on screen. It lets you know what part of the screen you are controlling or changing. The cursor pad works just like the D-Pad on the handheld. Use this pad to control my movement or the cursor movement. If you want to make me move left, you need to press Left, the left side of the cursor pad. If you want to make me move right, you need to press Right, the right side of the cursor pad.
ESC ESC (ESCAPE) Press this key if you think you’ve gone to the wrong place and you need to go back. Player LEVEL PLAYER Press SHIFT+Player to switch between one and two player modes. Two-player mode is available only when the handheld is docked in the laptop. All action games are one player games. Player A Player B HELP Action PLAYER A AND PLAYER B In two-player mode, the first player will press the Player A key to signal that he or she has the answer. The other player will use the Player B key.
REPEAT REPEAT Didn’t catch the questions the first time? No problem! Press this key to repeat a question or problem. This key is not used in the Word Memory or Sentence Builder activities. ANSWER ANSWER Sometimes questions can get too tough. Press the Answer key to see the correct answer to any question. This key is not used in the Sentence Builder activity. ERASE ERASE Press this key to erase the letter, number or symbol in the cursor position.
ADVENTURE MODE You’ve just been transported into a game world where anything can happen. Your quest in this game world is to find the castle that has the doorway that leads home, but many challenges await you- a frozen valley, giant jellyfish, a powerful magician. You can begin your journey in one of two ways: the Training Program or the World Map. TRAINING PROGRAM If your handheld is docked in the laptop, you will enter the Training Program.
When you first enter the Training Program you must choose to enter one of two magic rooms. The first room leads to Language Arts or word activities while the second room will take you to Math activities. Do your best in these activities to win a chance to collect coins. BONUS GAMES AND EARNING COINS To enter a bonus game and earn coins, you’ll need to do well in the Language Arts and Math activities.
Use Up and Down to decide how much of that item you want to buy, then press Action or Enter to confirm - but wait, this is a game world so everything is a challengeeven shopping! The shopkeeper is a bit lazy so he’ll ask you to add up your purchase. Enter the correct amount to complete your purchase and leave the shop. There are only three reasons that you will not be able to buy items. – You do not have enough coins. – The total amount that you entered was incorrect.
ORGANIZER To enter information using the handheld use Up and Down on the Direction Pad to scroll through letters, numbers and symbols. Use Left and Right to move the cursor. PERSONAL INFO Store your name, a picture you create (in the Face It activity), your phone number, and your birthday. To add pictures from Face It, choose a file that you created in the Face It activity.
WORD ZONE WORD MEMORY Each of the letters of a word is hidden under a magician’s hats and the hats are shuffled. Remember the word and watch where the letters go. It’s your task to place the hats in the correct position to form the original word. Use Left and Right to choose a hat. Press the Action or Enter key to place the hat. SINGULARS & PLURALS In this activity you will encounter the machine SP-1. The machine will show you a singular noun. Your task is to type in the plural form of the noun.
MATH CHALLENGE ROCKET FUEL Adjust the amount of fuel in your rocket pack based on the distance between the launch pad and the landing pad. You’ll see two numbers on screen. Add the two numbers, then enter the correct sum into your rocket pack. Example: 22+16=38. Enter 38 into the rocket pack for a perfect landing. COUNTING STARS Enter the correct weight to balance the weight of your basket. Use subtraction to see how much weight you need to use. Example: 62-22=40.
Example: 142, -, 42 = 100. Some correct answers: 142-42=100, 100=142-42. Can you think of any other answers? STORE STOP In Adventure mode, use Up and Down to add an item to your shopping cart. Use Up and Down to decide how much of that item you want to buy, then press Action or Enter to confirm - but wait, this is a game world so everything is a challengeeven shopping! The shopkeeper is a bit lazy so he’ll ask you to add up your purchase.
UP PERISCOPE Pilot the submarine to the ocean surface. Try to avoid hitting any objects underwater. Tap Enter or Action to move up. Release Enter or Action for two seconds to go down. Use Left or Right to avoid hitting any objects. HOVERSCAPE The low-flying hoverboards cruise on a cushion of air. Use Up and Down to avoid hitting objects. You can also press Action or Enter to jump over obstacles. You only have a limited number of jumps so don’t jump too much.
DOMINO CRISIS Place flying domino numbers together. To clear domino numbers, like numbers have to be placed together and equal to the amount on the domino. For example: To clear a domino with two, you have to place two dominoes with the number two together. To clear a domino with three, you have to place three dominoes with the number three together. Move the dominoes up and down by pressing Up and Down. Press Right to make the dominoes move faster. Press Enter or Action to exchange their positions.
FIRE LOCK Trapped in an old mine shaft, the only way of escape is to blast your way to the key that will unlock the mine exit. Blast through the walls using the Action button. Be careful. This mine is very old! Explosions will cause the floor to crumble. DOUBLE TEAM™ GOLF Play nine holes on Double Team™’s own golf course. Use the Direction Pad or Cursor Pad to move the cursor which shows the direction you want to hit the ball. Press Action or Enter to go to the tee.
DJ BEATBOX DJ Beatbox and his creature want you to move to the beat! Listen to the notes and watch the creature dance. Pay attention. Memorize the beat and the directions the creature moves. Use the Direction Pad or Cursor Pad to repeat the creature’s moves at the same beat that the DJ used. MUSIC LIBRARY Listen to all eight songs in your VTech® Double Team™ and watch the creature dance. Use the Direction Pad or Cursor Pad to select a song. MELODY MAKER Create your own songs here.
BUCKJUMPER Collect the coins in the air. Time your jumps on the trampoline to spring higher and grab more coins. You’ve got one minute to collect as many coins as possible. COIN CASTLE Choose wisely. As you enter each room in Coin Castle you will be presented with two treasure chests. Choose the chest with the key to earn coins. Choose the wrong treasure chest and lose all of the coins you’ve won. Press the Cancel button to exit Coin Castle and keep all of your coins.
PHOTO GALLERY View pictures of the games. Use the Direction Pad or Cursor Pad to view the pictures. To exit Photo Gallery, press the Cancel button. SCORING One Player mode Language Arts and Math learning activities except Sentence Builder.
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