MESSAGE TO PARENTS
Thank you for bringing home LAPTOP COMPUTER FUN WITH BOB.
This is a wonderful educational product for your child. It's exciting to
learn with Bob!
Bob will help your child to learn about colors, numbers, shapes, and
music! These are fundamental skills combined to form the building
blocks for future development.
Please read the instructions carefully and learn about the many different
features of LAPTOP COMPUTER FUN WITH BOB. This will allow you
to explain them to your child in a way that is easy for them
to understand.
Please note: LAPTOP COMPUTER FUN WITH BOB will not understand
a response from your child if it is made while the unit is talking or
making a sound. Please be sure not to answer any questions while
the unit is talking or making a sound or it may not understand your
response.
ENTER (SOUND EFFECT)
Press this button to watch your computer make funny noises and
show great computer pictures!
MUSIC
Press this button to hear and see the famous "Bob the Builder"
theme song!
INSERTING THE BATTERIES
Important Note: Battery installation should be done
by an adult.
1. LAPTOP COMPUTER FUN WITH BOB requires
3 x 1.5V "AA" or LR6" batteries.
2. The battery compartment is located on the back
of the unit.
3. Unscrew and remove the battery compartment
door on laptop back.(ILLUSTRATION 1).
4. Remove discharged batteries if necessary and
insert new batteries according to the diagram
provided in the battery compartment
(ILLUSTRATION 2).
5. Close the battery compartment door.
Note: These instructions are also stamped onto the
back of the product for future reference.
WHEN TO REPLACE BATTERIES
Change the batteries when Bob's voice becomes garbled
or seems to be slowing down during play.
To ensure proper function:
-- Do not mix old and new batteries.
-- Do not mix alkaline, standard or rechargeable batteries.
-- Battery installation should be done by an adult.
-- Non-rechargeable batteries are not to be recharged.
-- Rechargeable batteries are to be removed from the toy before being
charged (if removable).
-- Rechargeable batteries are only to be charged under adult supervision
(if removable).
-- 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.
WARNING: DO NOT DISPOSE OF BATTERIES IN FIRE. BATTERIES MAY
EXPLODE OR LEAK.
TAKING CARE OF LAPTOP COMPUTER FUN WITH BOB
To protect your LAPTOP COMPUTER FUN WITH BOB, follow these
instructions:
Prevent spills of food and beverage on the unit.
Do not submerge the product in water. If the product needs to be
cleaned, wipe gently with a barely damp, soft cloth.
Do not throw or kick the product, and do not push sharp objects through
the speaker openings.
HOW TO PLAY
LAPTOP COMPUTER FUN WITH BOB combines the fun of a very unique
computer keyboard and screen with the friendly world of BOB THE
BUILDER to encourage learning. With numbers, shapes, loads of
characters and objects to learn about and Bob's friendly voice, the
learning fun goes on for hours.
Choose the mode/way you wish to play: TEACH, MUSIC or QUIZ. Then
press the ON button to start having fun with Bob!
TEACH MODE
In the TEACH mode, Bob encourages you to "PRESS A BUTTON!"
You can press a NUMBER button or a SHAPE button to identify each
of the buttons.
When you press a number button, Bob tells you the name of the number
and even counts out the number for you! As Bob counts, you will see
the correct number of nails appear on screen!
When you press a SHAPE button, Bob tells you the COLOR and SHAPE
and then shows how the shape fits into Bob's world by expanding the
animation into an exciting scene!
You can always press the ENTER button to see and hear funny computer
sights and sounds.
You can always press the MUSIC button to hear the Bob theme song!
ON
Press this button to turn the unit ON.
OFF
Press this button to turn the unit OFF.
MODE SWITCH
Slide this switch to select between the three different modes of learning:
MUSIC, QUIZ and TEACH.
NUMBER BUTTONS
Use the NUMBER buttons (1-10) to learn about numbers and also to
identify some of your favorite characters and objects from the world
of Bob.
SHAPE BUTTONS
Press the SHAPE buttons (there are 8 of them) to identify shapes and
colors in the QUIZ and TEACH modes.
In the MUSIC mode, when you press a shape button, you will hear a
musical note. Experiment with different "notes" to write your own songs!
Laptop Computer Fun with Bob
INSTRUCTION
INSTRUCTION
AA/LR6 1.5V
AA/LR6 1.5V
AA/LR6 1.5V
AA/LR6 1.5V
AA/LR6 1.5V
AA/LR6 1.5V
Battery door
(ILLUSTRATION 1)
(ILLUSTRATION 2)
RESET
Press with a ballpoint pen to reset the game if your unit malfunctions.
SHAPE BUTTONS
MODE SWITCH
Laptop Computer Fun with Bob
Laptop Computer Fun with Bob
NUMBER BUTTONS
ON
OFF
ENTER
(SOUND EFFECT)
MUSIC
LCD SCREEN
Back
RESET BUTTON
RESET
Ages 2 and up
Item No. 59402
