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KEYBOARD BATTERY INSTALLATION

1. Locate the battery cover on the bottom of the

keyboard and open it.

2. Insert 4 "AA" batteries as illustrated.

DO NOT USE RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES in
the keyboard.

3. Close the battery cover.

BATTERY NOTICE

Install batteries correctly observing the polarity (+ , 

_

) signs to avoid leakage.

Do not mix old and new batteries.

Do not use batteries of different types together.

Remove exhausted or new batteries from the unit when you are not going
to use the unit for a long time.

Do not dispose of the batteries in fire.

Do not attempt to recharge ordinary batteries.

Do not short-circuit supply terminals.

BACKUP BATTERY INSTALLATION

Make sure the unit is OFF.

Locate the backup battery cover on the bottom
of the unit and open it.

Insert 1 CR2025 battery as illustrated.

Replace the battery cover.

Turn the unit ON.

Remove the plastic strip from the backup battery. (During the first time
installation only) To avoid damage to the unit from leaky batteries, replace
the backup battery at least once a year.

NOTE: While replacing the backup battery, the 4 “C” size batteries must be kept

in the unit or the unit must be connected to the 9V adaptor while the
adaptor is plugged in. If not, you will lose all the information stored in
activities such as:
•  Word Processor

•  Money Manager

•  Calendar

•  Telephone Book

•  Scheduler

•  Data Pairs 1

•  Test Trainer 1

•  LOGO

In addition to these activities, newly setup players' names and scores will also be lost.

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Summary of Contents for Power Zone 2000

Page 1: ...VTECH Printed in China 91 01252 005 USER S MANUAL...

Page 2: ...n to the best of their ability Whether it s learning about letters numbers geography or algebra all VTech learning products incorporate advanced technologies and extensivecurriculumtoencouragechildren...

Page 3: ...BATTERY INSTALLATION 3 BATTERY NOTICE 3 BACKUP BATTERY INSTALLATION 3 4 AC ADAPTOR CONNECTION 4 ON OFF BUTTON 4 RESET BUTTON 4 AUTOMATIC SHUT OFF 4 VOLUME SWITCH 4 CONTRAST SWITCH 5 MOUSE KEYBOARDAND...

Page 4: ...E 11 COMPREHENSION 11 SECRET WORD 11 GRAMMAR QUIZ 12 PARTS OF SPEECH 12 WORD SEARCH 12 CROSSWORD 12 SYNONYMS 12 ANTONYMS 12 WORD PUZZLE 13 SOUND ALIKES 13 SENTENCE SHUFFLE 13 CREATIVE WRITING 13 MATHE...

Page 5: ...TAC 18 15 MAGIC 24 15 THIS TO THAT 15 FRACTION ACTION 16 NUMBER PATTERNS 16 MATH CHALLENGE 16 TRIVIA CHALLENGE 16 17 UNDERSEA LIFE 16 ANIMAL LIFE 16 ENTERTAINMENT 16 MYSTERY EVENTS 17 TECHNOLOGY 17 S...

Page 6: ...3D MAZE 19 ART STUDIO 20 CARD MAKER 20 PICTURE MAKER 20 PERSONAL OFFICE 20 33 WORD PROCESSOR 20 24 TELEPHONE BOOK 24 SCHEDULER 25 SPELL CHECKER 25 CALENDAR 25 CONVERSION PAD 25 CALCULATOR 26 LOGO 26 3...

Page 7: ...UND EFFECT 33 BACKGROUND MUSIC 34 DATE TIME 34 SCORING STATISTICS 34 PRINTER SETUP 34 TROUBLESHOOTING FOR PRINTER ERROR 34 TOOLS 35 GENERAL 35 DISPLAY 35 HOW TO USE AN EXPANSION CARTRIDGE 35 36 ACTIVI...

Page 8: ...e the risk of electric shock Input AC120V 60 HZ 9W Output DC 14 5V 4 5 VA The adaptor should be periodically examined for conditions that may result in the risk of fire electric shock or injury to per...

Page 9: ...10 in the U S or 1 800 267 7377 in Canada The VTECH Power Zone 2000 is an electronic learning aid This unit offers a wide range of exciting and educational activities for interactive learning The unit...

Page 10: ...lug to the printer port 4 Turn ON the VTECH Power Zone 2000 learning aid and the printer Please refer to Printer Setup for the list of printers that the VTECH Power Zone 2000 learning aid supports POW...

Page 11: ...Y INSTALLATION Make sure the unit is OFF Locate the backup battery cover on the bottom of the unit and open it Insert 1 CR2025 battery as illustrated Replace the battery cover Turn the unit ON Remove...

Page 12: ...panel The unit will show an opening animation and you can select a category or an activity Turn the unit OFF by pressing the OFF button on the front panel RESET BUTTON If the ON button is unable to t...

Page 13: ...from you To move the pointer to the bottom of the screen pull the mouse towards you In most activities pressing the left mouse button will have the same effect as pressing the Enter key CLEANING THE...

Page 14: ...re some special function keys Esc Break Escape Key The Esc key allows you to exit the current activity By repeatedly pressing the Esc key you can go back to the main menu Esc Break Break Key Press the...

Page 15: ...turn Enter Enter Key Press this key after typing each answer so the unit registers your input Quick Tag Player Player Key Press this key to select the 1 player or 2 player mode in the activities that...

Page 16: ...ft Player Right Player Keys A question is asked the first person to press his or her player key will get the opportunity to answer the question first BACK LIGHT KEY Press the key to turn ON OFF the ba...

Page 17: ...he printer selection window The player can press this button to change the printer For details please refer to Printer Setup C a r t r i d g e Cartridge button When the cartridge button is pressed the...

Page 18: ...nyms 1 4 YES Word Puzzle 1 4 YES Sound Alikes 1 4 YES Sentence Shuffle 1 4 YES Creative Writing NO NO All Mathematics except magic 24 1 4 YES Magic 24 NO YES All Trivia challenge 1 4 YES Robot Hunt 1...

Page 19: ...3 to answer directly COMPREHENSION A paragraph will first appear and then questions related to the paragraph with multiple choices will be given Use Up Down key to choose the answer or select the answ...

Page 20: ...d then press the Enter key or the left mouse button You can select a word from a horizontal or vertical direction To change the direction of the word you are selecting use the icon The icon enables yo...

Page 21: ...n To place the word where you want it point the mouse in the space between the two words and click the left mouse button Once you have completed the sentence press the Enter key to confirm your answer...

Page 22: ...higher levels a written question about an addition problem will appear Choose the answer from multiple choices and then press the Enter key MINUS MADNESS In the two lower levels a subtraction problem...

Page 23: ...he answer by pressing Up Down key or you can use the mouse to select the correct answer and press the Enter key or the left mouse button or type in 1 2 or 3 to answer directly TIC TAC 18 This activity...

Page 24: ...sts your knowledge of undersea life You are asked a question and are given three answers to choose from You can select your answer by pressing Up Down key or by using the mouse to choose the correct a...

Page 25: ...or the correct answer Press the Enter key or the left mouse button to confirm your answer or type in 1 2 or 3 to answer directly GEOGRAPHY This challenging trivia game tests your knowledge of geograph...

Page 26: ...D RACE RALLY In this action game the object is to drive along the track as fast as you can to win the race First select a car by pressing the cursor key or click on the car directly Confirm the select...

Page 27: ...uter will display a chessboard with two white tiles and two black tiles located in the middle When it is the black tile s turn you or the computer must place the black color tile in a location where t...

Page 28: ...asily You have access to a wide range of painting and graphic editing tools PERSONAL OFFICE WORD PROCESSOR The VTECH Power Zone 2000 learning product offers you one of the most important applications...

Page 29: ...that the file name should be no longer than 8 characters Save as You can save the document under a different name Delete When you no longer need a file erasing it is a good idea Select Delete from th...

Page 30: ...block of text first define the block and select the Cut icon from the EDIT menu The block will be removed from its current position and will be placed in memory You can paste the block in any locatio...

Page 31: ...can align the selected text or current line to the right with the right margin You can align the selected text or current line to the center with the center margin INSERT Page break The Page break too...

Page 32: ...ur friends and relatives The Telephone Book starts by showing the record sorted alphabetically by names The Telephone Book activity has five menu icons along the top left corner of the screen Once the...

Page 33: ...is correct If the word is not in the Spell Checker database it will advise you that the word cannot be found or offer a list of suggested words CALENDAR This activity gives a calendar between the year...

Page 34: ...he Turtle to turn to the right Often commands will require additional information such as how far forward the Turtle should go For example forward 30 tells the Turtle to move forward 30 steps right 90...

Page 35: ...squares of varying sizes define the command with an input to square n repeat 4 forward n right 90 end This command contains additional information or input n which indicates the variable size of the s...

Page 36: ...read n as a variable and use it as input to the command forward 1 Drawing instruction forward fd n turtle goes forward N steps back bk n turtle goes back N steps left lt n rotate the turtle left coun...

Page 37: ...te ts output the turtle s propery wrap WRAP makes the turtle remain inside the graphics window no matter how large a movement command is given Any time the turtle moves off the window borders it wraps...

Page 38: ...in output the sine of its input sqrt output the square root of its input sum output the result of adding its inputs 3 Word List instruction first output the first element of its input last output the...

Page 39: ...utput window content pots print the titles of all user defined procedures POTS stands for Print Out Titles erase er remove the definition of its input from the workspace The input to ERASE must be a p...

Page 40: ...ILE evaluates its first input and runs the LOGO command s in its second input if the value of the first input is TRUE WHILE will continue this process until the value of the first input is FALSE to en...

Page 41: ...ata Pairs 2 DATA PAIRS 2 In this activity you can quiz yourself on the stored data pairs you inputted in Data Pairs 1 TEST TRAINER 1 In this activity you are allowed to input your own questions and an...

Page 42: ...ny printers can be configured to work like a different model The VTECH Power Zone 2000 learning aid can also be used with printers that are set up to work like the printers listed above Please refer t...

Page 43: ...veral settings are available in this section including Screen Saver When there is no input for a while an animated picture will be shown and move around on the screen You may select a type of screen s...

Page 44: ...s that you ve learned in the German Translator activity FRENCH TRANSLATOR This activity will help you learn French phrases and vocabulary You will be introduced to simple French words and phrases FREN...

Page 45: ...O Intermediate Scheduler LOGO Advanced Spell Checker Money Manager Calendar SCORING CODE Code 1 Player Mod 2 Player Mode 1 Question per round 5 Question per round 5 Correct answer on 1st try 20 Starti...

Page 46: ...nonyms 1 Antonyms 1 Word Puzzle 2 Sound Alikes 1 Sentence Shuffle 1 Creative Writing NO All mathematics except Tic Tac 18 1 All Trivia Challenge 1 Robot Hunt NO 3D Race Rally NO 3D Tic Tac Toe NO Trea...

Page 47: ...ou might have A service representative will be happy to help you NOTE This equipment generates and uses radio frequency energy and if not installed and used properly that is in strict accordance with...

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