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Chapter 1.Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the 

VTech

®

 Power Zone™ Plus Desktop

 learning

product! We at 

VTech

®

 

are committed to providing the highest quality products

to entertain and educate your children. Should you have any questions or
concerns, please call our Consumer Services Department at 1-800-521-2010 in
the U.S. or 1-800-267-7377 in Canada.

The 

VTech

®

 Power Zone™ Plus Desktop 

is an electronic learning aid or ELA.

Power Zone™ Plus Desktop

 offers a wide range of exciting and educational

activities for interactive learning! With the 

VTech

®

 

Desktop Software and Sync

Cable, you can connect the 

 Power Zone™ Plus Desktop 

to your PC and add

new activities from the CD-ROM. If you have a computer with Internet access,
you can download new activities and data files from www.planetvtech.com (using
your Internet-connected computer), and then add those files to your 

Power

Zone™ Plus Desktop

.

LCD

Category
Selector

IR Reciever

Volume
Control

Contrast
Control

ON/OFF
Button

IR Transmitter

Mouse

Mouse
Pad

Speed
Scroller

Keyboard

Summary of Contents for Power Zone Plus Desktop

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Page 2: ...hem to learn to the best of their ability Whether it s learning about letters numbers geography or algebra all VTech learning products incorporate advanced technologies and extensive curriculum to encourage children of all ages to reach their potential When it comes to providing interactive products that enlighten entertain and develop minds at VTech we see the potential in every child ...

Page 3: ...ead the VTech End User Software License Agreement and other respective license agreements before using the accompanying software applications Using any part of the software indicates that you accept the terms of the VTech End User Software License Agreement This product includes software developed by the Apache Software Foundation http www apache org The Apache Software License Version 1 1 Copyrig...

Page 4: ...HE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED IN NO EVENT SHALL THE APACHE SOFTWARE FOUNDATION OR ITS CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT INDIRECT INCIDENTAL SPECIAL EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES LOSS OF USE DATA OR PROFITS OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON AN...

Page 5: ...ktop Software 6 Setting Up a VTech Desktop Software Account 6 Installing Other Bundled Applications 7 If Your Unit Doesn t Turn On or Stops Responding 7 Still Having Problems 7 Auto Shut Off 8 Chapter 4 Mouse Keyboard and Cursor Control 8 Vibrating Mouse 8 Cleaning the Mouse 8 Contrast Control 9 Volume Control 9 Power Button 9 Speed Scroller 9 Keyboard 9 Special Keys 10 Storing the Mouse and Keybo...

Page 6: ...ar Quiz 16 Math Games 16 Addition 16 Subtraction 16 Multiplication 16 Division 17 Basic Math Fun 17 Algebra Attack 17 Geometry 17 Common Multiple 17 Factor 17 Math Challenge 17 Story Problem 17 Trivia Games 18 Sports 18 Geography 18 History 18 Strange Trivia 18 Homework Lab 18 German Tester 18 French Tester 18 Spanish Tester 18 Entertainment 18 Lab Test 1 18 Lab Test 2 19 ...

Page 7: ... 25 Logo 25 File Transfer 32 German Translator 32 French Translator 32 Spanish Translator 32 Spell Checker 32 Chapter 6 Smart Cards 32 Chapter 7 E mail 33 Using E mail 33 Using E mail From Your Power Zone Plus Desktop With the VTech Modem 33 Connecting the VTech Modem to Power Zone Plus Desktop 34 First Time Users Configuring the Power Zone E Mail Application 34 Using VTech s E mail Agent and PC w...

Page 8: ...aft E mail 39 Importing E mail from the Power Zone Word Processor 39 Exporting E mail to the Power Zone Word Processor 39 Using Addresses from the Address Book 40 Printing E mail Messages 40 Updating Your E mail Information and Modem Settings 40 Memory 41 Chapter 8 VTech Desktop Software 41 Add a New User Account 41 Sync 42 Syncing Power Zone Plus Desktop with Your Computer 42 Adding New Activitie...

Page 9: ...ing aid or ELA Power Zone Plus Desktop offers a wide range of exciting and educational activities for interactive learning With the VTech Desktop Software and Sync Cable you can connect the Power Zone Plus Desktop to your PC and add new activities from the CD ROM If you have a computer with Internet access you can download new activities and data files from www planetvtech com using your Internet ...

Page 10: ...g a 9V Adaptor we recommend that you install batteries for memory backup Memory backup batteries are used to save information in Power Zone Plus Desktop s memory Power Zone Plus Desktop s wireless keyboard requires 2 AA size batteries UM 3 LR6 sold separately Battery Installation If Power Zone Plus Desktop suddenly stops working or the sound becomes weak turn Power Zone Plus Desktop OFF for 15 sec...

Page 11: ...attery follow the instructions below 1 Make sure Power Zone Plus Desktop is turned OFF 2 Locate the backup battery cover on the bottom of Power Zone Plus Desktop and open it 3 Use a screwdriver to unscrew the cover 4 Insert 2 AA size batteries as illustrated DO NOT USE RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES in this unit 5 Replace the battery cover Important While replacing the backup batteries the 4 AA size batte...

Page 12: ...S menu 1 Make sure Power Zone Plus Desktop is OFF 2 Locate the mouse jack on the right side of Power Zone Plus Desktop main cabinet 3 Plug the mouse into Power Zone Plus Desktop s mouse jack 4 Turn Power Zone Plus Desktop ON Sync Cable Connection The Sync Cable connects your Power Zone Plus Desktop to your PC When properly connected you can synchronize the information on Power Zone Plus Desktop wi...

Page 13: ...er Zone Plus learning products VTech Desktop Software is not compatible with any other VTech learning products For additional information about using the VTech Desktop Software open the VTech Desktop Software and then choose Desktop Help from the Help menu PC System Requirements Pentium 166 or higher Microsoft Windows 95 98 32MB RAM 64 MB recommended 60MB hard disk space or higher 640x480 screen r...

Page 14: ...the menu and then follow the instructions on your PC screen 4 Click Finish at the Setup Complete screen to complete the software installation 5 After installation is complete you will need to create a desktop software account Setting Up a VTech Desktop Software Account Before setting up a desktop software account make sure VTech Desktop Software is installed on your computer Power Zone Plus Deskto...

Page 15: ... prompted to restart your computer If Your Unit Doesn t Turn On or Stops Responding If Power Zone Plus Desktopdoes not turn on when pressing thePOWER button or if Power Zone Plus Desktop suddenly stops responding the batteries may need to be replaced or Power Zone Plus Desktop may need to be reset 1 Before trying new batteries press and hold the RESET button on the category selector Use the tip of...

Page 16: ... OPTIONS menu To use the mouse push it in the direction that you would like the pointer on screen to move To move the pointer to the right side of the screen push the mouse to the right To move the pointer to the left side of the screen push the mouse to the left To move the pointer to the top of the screen push the mouse away from you To move the pointer to the bottom of the screen pull the mouse...

Page 17: ...Turn Power Zone Plus Desktop OFF by pressing the POWER button again Speed Scroller The Speed Scroller is used to scroll the screen up and down When you press the Speed Scroller it performs the same function as pressing ENTER on the keyboard Keyboard The VTech Power Zone Plus Desktop learning aid has a full alphanumeric keyboard with 65 keys SPEED SCROLLER POWER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 P O I U Y T R E ...

Page 18: ...y each time Press once to activate this key Press it again to release it Repeat key Press this key to repeat the instruction and the question Answer key Press this key to find the correct answer to a question You will not receive points if this key is pressed Important In the 2 player mode this key cannot be used during player one s turn Enter key Press this key after choosing each answer so that ...

Page 19: ...chance to answerthequestionfirstintheactivitiesthathavea2 playermode Categories There are 52 activities divided into four categories they are Training Entertainment Challenge and Tools There is a download category as well for you to access activities downloaded from your PC Main Go directly to the Main Menu Category Buttons Category buttons are available to go directly to the selected group activi...

Page 20: ...w the files on the Power Zone Plus Desktop or RAM Smart Card sold separately The File Manager allows you to move and copy files between the Power Zone Plus Desktop and a RAM Smart Card You can open a file or start a downloaded activity in File Manager You can also rename files or delete files Important Formatting a RAM Smart Card will permanently erase all data stored in the card Formatting Power ...

Page 21: ... First place the mouse behind the base of the main cabinet The mouse cable can fit securely in the cable track as shown The keyboard hangs on the back of the unit as illustrated Chapter 5 Description of Activities Selecting Activities 1 Turn ON your Power Zone Plus Desktop learning product by pressing the POWER button 2 Choose a category Press one of the Training Entertainment Challenge Tools or D...

Page 22: ...tus bar at the bottom shows the current date and time To view the status indicators move the mouse pointer to the top or bottom of the screen Training Zone Training Zone has two playing modes Auto Navigation and Manual Navigation Auto Navigation Auto Navigation includes 3 different training applications each application combines activities from different categories Activities in this zone are Word...

Page 23: ...e displayed Two multiple choice answers will appear Choose the most appropriate word or phrase that fits the meaning of the idiom When the correct answer appears on screen press ENTER Sentence Shuffle A sentence will be shown with its words in random order You will be asked to reconstruct the sentence by selecting and moving words There are two ways to select a word 1 To select a word with the mou...

Page 24: ...ENTER Grammar Quiz A sentence will be displayed with one word missing Three multiple choice answers will be shown at the bottom of the screen Select the correct answer and then press ENTER to confirm Math Games Addition An addition problem will appear on screen Input the correct answer using the number keys and then press the ENTER key Press the FLIP button on the keyboard or click the Flip icon o...

Page 25: ...gure will appear on screen In level 1 you will be asked how many sides are in the given figure In level 2 you will be asked to find the area of the given figure In levels 3 and 4 you need to find the perimeter or unknown of the given figure Input the correct answer using number keys and then press the ENTER key Common Multiple A question and three answers will be shown Find the lowest common multi...

Page 26: ... of a variety of strange and mysterious events Pick the correct answer from the choices given When the correct answer appears on screen press ENTER Homework Lab German Tester In this activity you will be tested on the German words and phrases from the German Translator activity French Tester In this activity you will be tested on the French words and phrases from the French Translator activity Spa...

Page 27: ...ate the dominoes Memory Block A game of concentration and memory this activity challenges your ability to find all of the matching pairs of blocks with a minimum number of guesses Golf Play eighteen holes on Power Zone Plus Desktop s own golf course Use the Direction keys to adjust the direction of the ball and then press ENTER to go to the tee Next you have to control the power of your swing At t...

Page 28: ...creen press ENTER BioRhythm Enter your birthday to see how your days look ahead Will you have a lot of energy Will you be able to concentrate To see the graphs for each state click the corresponding icon To see an explanation click the icon This activity is for entertainment purposes only Tools Calendar Power Zone Plus Desktop will display a monthly Calendar You can view any month between 1900 to ...

Page 29: ... you can track your money transactions The Money Manager activity has four functions New Edit Delete and Print Icons that appear along the top left corner of the screen represent these functions New lets you create new transactions Edit allows you to edit the existing transactions Delete allows you to erase transactions Print lets you print transactions Word Processor The Power Zone Plus Desktop i...

Page 30: ...f text Paste Paste a block of text Most simple editing can be accomplished by using the Backspace and the Del Ins keys When you need to change larger sections or blocks of text use the block editing features The EDIT menu is for editing blocks of text Defining a Block The first step in block editing is to define a block of text To define a block left click on the character at the start of the bloc...

Page 31: ...t Symbols Select Symbols from the TOOLS menu to display a menu of characters and symbols Use the direction keys to choose a symbol and press the ENTER key or the left mouse button to confirm Press the Esc key to return to the document Font Regular Define a block of text and select Regular from the FONT menu The font of the text will be changed to Regular Bold Define a block of text and select Bold...

Page 32: ...e VTech Desktop Software s Printer Agent and Sync cable connected you can print files using the PC s printer Important For information on purchasing the VTech VT 41 printer call our Customer Services Department at 1 800 521 2010 in the U S or at 1 800 267 7377 in Canada A service representative will be happy to help you Help ShortCut Key Table File New Ctrl N Open Ctrl O Save Ctrl S Delete Ctrl L ...

Page 33: ... the built in samples divided into Logo Beginner Logo Intermediate Logo Advanced click Example icon Commands Instructions to the Turtle are called commands Each command begins with a key word telling the Turtle what to do For example forward is a command that tells the Turtle to move forward right is a command that tells the Turtle to turn to the right Often commands will require additional inform...

Page 34: ... sets of additional information or input a number indicating the number of times to repeat the command 4 and the list of commands to be repeated forward 10 right 90 Once this routine is defined one need only to write square and Logo will draw a 10 step square at the current Turtle location This routine can draw squares of only one size To enable it to draw squares of varying sizes define the comma...

Page 35: ...rd house as a command To enable Logo to treat the word house as text there must be double quote marks placed immediately before it It also can be written as print house 4 Variable name Placing a colon before a word enables Logo to read the word as a variable In the example above forward n enables Logo to read n as a variable and use it as input to the command forward 1 Drawing Commands forward fd ...

Page 36: ...n returns the turtle to the center of the screen and sets the turtle s heading to 0 CLEARSCREEN does not affect the pen state or screen colors xcor output the X coordinate of the turtle ycor output the Y coordinate of the turtle heading output the turtle s degree turtlestate ts output 4 turtle properties pen down turtle visible background color pen color wrap make the turtle remain inside the grap...

Page 37: ...emainder of dividing the first input by the second round n output the number rounded to the nearest integer sin n output the sine of its input sqrt n output the square root of its input sum m n output the result of adding its inputs SUM expects two inputs but will accept more if it and its inputs are enclosed in parentheses 3 Word List Commands first n output the first element of its input last n ...

Page 38: ...o a file on the disk open n open a device If the specified file or device does not exist OPEN outputs FALSE close n close a device print n print its inputs to the output stream type n print its inputs on screen and the prompt appears after the last character printed thing n output the value associated with the variable named in the input pause temporarily halt the execution of a procedure wait n i...

Page 39: ...The GO command causes command execution to jump to the location of the LABEL command with the corresponding label repeat count commands count must be an integer The commands in commands are executed count times REPEAT commands can be nested i e the commands part may contain REPEAT commands while condition commands condition must be TRUE or FALSE If it is TRUE the commands in commands are executed ...

Page 40: ...ity is used to check the correct spelling of words Type a word you want to check and press ENTER If the word is spelled correctly Power Zone Plus Desktop will advise you that the word is correct If the word is spelled incorrectly Power Zone Plus Desktop will offer you a suggested list of words If the word is not in the database it will advise you that the word cannot be found Chapter 6 Smart Cards...

Page 41: ... text E mail messages You cannot receive or send any attachments or graphics Important If a Memory Smart Card is inserted into the Smart Card Slot all messages will be saved to the Memory Smart Card To save messages to the main unit remove any Smart Card from the Smart Card Slot Using E mail The Power Zone Plus Desktop can send and receive E mail through two methods The first method is through a V...

Page 42: ...ion and VTech Desktop Software E mail Agent are compatible only with POP3 SMTP E mail accounts The E mail application is not compatible with web based E mail accounts If you are not sure what type of E mail account you have please contact your Internet Service Provider ISP or the provider of your e mail service 1 Before configuring the Power Zone E mail application make sure you have your POP3 SMT...

Page 43: ...oftware is properly installed and running on your Internet connected computer See the section Installing the VTech Desktop Software for additional information 4 Make sure the VTech E mail Agent is properly installed and configured and running on your Internet connected computer The E mail Agent is automatically installed when you install the VTech Desktop Software See the section Configuring the E...

Page 44: ...an begin writing E mail See the section Using the Power Zone E mail Application for additional information Using the Power Zone E mail Application The Mailbox When you enter the Power Zone E mail application you will see your Mailbox Your Mailbox is divided into three smaller boxes Inbox Outbox and Draftbox Click on a box to open it The number that appears in each box is the number of E mail messa...

Page 45: ...you can leave this field blank To continue press the TAB key on the keyboard 5 The next field to appear is the Subject field In this field you can enter the topic of your message You can leave this field blank if you do not want to enter a subject To continue press the TAB key on the keyboard 6 The next field to appear is the Body field This is where you will write your message 7 At this point you...

Page 46: ...mail Agent is properly configured with the correct POP3 SMTP E mail account information and the Sync action is set to Enable 3 Make sure your computer is turned on and connected to the Internet 4 Make sure the Sync Manager is running 5 Press Sync button on the Power Zone Plus Desktop 6 Messages in your Outbox will automatically be sent 7 Incoming messages will be placed in your Inbox Reading E mai...

Page 47: ...a copy of a Power Zone word processor file into the Power Zone E mail application 1 Create a new message or open a saved draft 2 Click on the menu switch button at the top right hand side of the screen to change the menus 3 From the Tools menu click on Import A pop up box will appear 4 To select files from the Power Zone Plus Desktop main unit memory click on the icon that looks like a computer 5 ...

Page 48: ... click on the Close box located at the top right hand side of the screen Printing E mail Messages Power Zone Plus Desktop only supports the VTech VT 41 printer sold separately The Print function only supports printing from theVTech VT 41 printer Important For information on purchasing the VTech VT 41 printer call our Customer Services Department at 1 800 521 2010 in the U S or at 1 800 267 7377 in...

Page 49: ...Desktop With VTech Desktop Software s Organizer you can review add to and update the Address Calendar and Money Manager information stored on your Power Zone Plus Desktop The VTech Sync Manager updates and exchanges the information on your computer and your Power Zone Plus Desktop VTech Desktop Software s Install Tool helps you add new applications and files into your Power Zone Plus Desktop The t...

Page 50: ...ter Sync these changes will update the related records in your computer Similarly if there are records that have been changed in your computer Sync will update the related records in your Power Zone Plus Desktop During a Sync you can also add new applications games or data to your Power Zone Plus Desktop To perform a Sync Sync Manager must be running It is an independent application that controls ...

Page 51: ...e you are at the Download tab 4 AttheFileTransferscreen youcanselectwhichactivitiesyouwanttoaddonPower Zone Plus Desktop To select an activity or file click on it and then click the AddtoListbutton ThenumberofactivitiesanddatayoucanaddtoPowerZone is limited by the amount of Power Zone Plus Desktop s available memory 5 To remove an activity or file from the list click on the item you want to remove...

Page 52: ...Power Zone Plus Desktop to your computer is called uploading This section explains how to upload files from your Power Zone Plus Desktop to your computer Uploading Files onto Your PC 1 Make sure your Power Zone Plus Desktop is properly connected to your computer using the sync cable 2 Make sure Sync Manager is running 3 All other programs sharing the COM port with the Sync Manager should be closed...

Page 53: ...d in the printer 5 The printer has run out of paper 6 The paper did not feed in time Technical Support Creating and developing electronic learning aids is accompanied by a responsibility that we at VTech take very seriously We make every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information that forms the value of our products Errors sometimes can occur but it is important for you to know that we stand...

Page 54: ...part J of Part 15 FCC Rules which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference in a residential installation However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on you are encouraged to try to correct ...

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