LeapFrog Leapster Explorer User manual

Product Guide & Instructions

This guide contains important information.

Please keep it for future reference.

NOTE: The LEAPSTER EXPLORER™camera accessory is designed to be

used with a LEAPSTER EXPLORER handheld (sold separately).

Please read this LEAPSTER EXPLORER™camera

accessory manual carefully and completely.

Getting Started 3

How to Play 4

Button Controls 5

Camera 6

Video Recorder 7

Managing Photos through LEAPFROG®Connect 8

Fun Learning Activities 10

Troubleshooting 14

Frequently Asked Questions - Camera 15

Frequently Asked Questions - LEAPFROG®Connect 16

Table of Contents

Complete these easy steps to start your child playing and learning with

the LEAPSTER EXPLORER™ camera and video recorder:

1. Unscrew the accessory port cover marked at the bottom of

your child’s LEAPSTER EXPLORER handheld using a Phillips screwdriver.

(Retain and reuse the cover when this accessory port is not in use.)

2. Plug the camera attachment into the accessory port.

3. Turn on the handheld by pressing the power button.

4. Connect the USB cable to the handheld and your computer.

NOTE: A USB cable was included with the handheld.

USB Cable: Use only the USB cable provided by LeapFrog. Using any

other cable may exceed FCC and other regulatory emissions limits. The

USB cable is not a toy. Disconnect the toy from the USB connection

before cleaning.

Câble USB : Utilisez exclusivement le câble USB fourni par LeapFrog

Enterprises Inc. L’utilisation d’un autre câble peut dépasser les limites de

la FCC (Commission fédérale américaine des communications) et autres

limites règlementaires en matière d’émission. Le câble USB n’est pas un

jouet. Déconnectez le jouet du port USB avant d’entamer toute opération

de nettoyage.

5. Click on the LEAPFROG Connect icon on your computer desktop to

open the application. The camera and video recorder software will

automatically download onto the handheld. When you see the message

conﬁrming ﬁles have been saved to your LEAPSTER EXPLORER, it is safe

to disconnect the handheld from the computer so your child can play!

Getting Started

NOTE: To use this camera and video recorder, you must install

software from the LEAPFROG®Connect Application. If you do not

have the LEAPFROG Connect Application for LEAPSTER EXPLORER™

installed on your computer, please go to leapfrog.com/support

Plug in camera attachment

Push power

button

Connect USB

cable to computer

and handheld

Unscrew

accessory

port cover

Once you have installed the camera software using the

LEAPFROG® Connect Application, follow these steps:

1. Tap the Camera and Video Recorder icon on the

LEAPSTER EXPLORER™handheld home menu screen to

begin using the camera/video recorder.

2. Tap the green arrow button to conﬁrm play mode

(the red X will exit the application).

Note: You will see a blank screen while the Camera main menu

loads. This is normal and lasts for approximately 10 seconds.

3. Select an activity from the Camera main menu screen. Tap an

icon once to make a selection and twice to conﬁrm the selection.

4. A tutorial mode will play the ﬁrst time your child explores

a new activity to guide him/her along. Listen carefully,

as the tutorial will only play once.

How to Play

• PresseithertheLorRbuttontotakeaphoto.

• PresstheAbuttontotakevideo.

• Tapthephotogalleryicontoviewthephotogallery.

In Camera and Video Recorder mode you will see a Memory bar

that shows how much space is left.

Note: In the Photo and Video Gallery the numbers indicate how

many photos have been taken and how much video has been

recorded in minutes/seconds.

Button Controls

Lens & microphone:

face away from the user

Viewﬁnder

Press to start/stop

video recording

Press either to take a picture

Press hint to hear instructions again

Camera and Video Recorder mode

Taking Pictures

1. Tap the Camera icon in the camera software

main menu.

2. Press the L or R button to take a picture.

Viewing Photos

You can view your child’s photos through the handheld or through the

LEAPFROG®Connect Application.

•Toviewphotosonthehandheld,tapontheGalleryicononthehome

menu screen or on the camera software main menu screen. Select the

photo to view by tapping the side arrows to scroll through the gallery. To

scroll faster through photos, press on the arrow and hold it for 5 seconds.

•YoucanalsoviewphotosintheLEAPFROGConnectApplicationonyour

computer. See the Managing Photos through LEAPFROG Connect section

for more information.

Deleting Pictures

1. To delete photos from the handheld, tap on the Gallery icon on the home

menu screen or on the camera software main menu screen.

2. Select the photo to delete and tap on the Trash icon.

Tips on taking Pictures:

•Thereisnoautomaticzoom.Toenlargetheobjectintheviewnder,move

the camera and handheld closer to the object.

•Holdthehandheldsteadywhiletakingthephotountiltheimageis

captured on the screen.

•Yourchildshouldholdthehandheldwiththeviewingscreenfacinghim/

her and the camera lens facing away from him/her.

NOTE:

•Upto1,000photoscanbestoredontheLEAPSTEREXPLORER™

handheld; however, the exact number is determined by the amount of

video also stored on the handheld.

•Ifyoudeletephotosfromthehandheldyouwillnotbeabletoretrieve

them.

•AllnewphotosandvideoswillbecopiedtotheLEAPFROGConnect

Application on your computer when you connect the LEAPSTER

EXPLORER handheld. Please see the LEAPFROG Connect section of this

document for more information.

Camera

Recording Videos

1. Tap the Camera icon in the camera software main menu.

2. Press the A button to start or end recording video. Your child

can take up to 3 minutes of video in one recording.

Viewing Videos

•Toviewvideosonthehandheld,taptheGalleryiconeitherin

the home menu screen or in the camera software main menu

screen. Select the video to view.

•YoucanalsoaccessvideosfromtheLEAPFROG®Connect

Application on your computer. See the Managing Photos

through LEAPFROG Connect section for more information.

Deleting Videos

1.To delete videos from the handheld, tap on the Gallery icon

either in the home menu screen or on the camera software main

menu screen.

2. Tap on the Trash icon to delete the video.

NOTE: If you delete video from the handheld you will not be able

to retrieve it.

Tips on recording video:

•Themicrophoneislocatedonthesamesideasthecameralens.

Point the microphone toward the sound to record and hold it as

close to the sound as possible.

•Thereisnoautomaticzoom.Toenlargetheobjectinthe

viewﬁnder, move the camera and handheld closer to the object.

NOTE: Up to 5 total minutes of video can be stored on the

LEAPSTER EXPLORER™handheld. (The exact amount of storage

space is determined by the number of pictures, videos and other

downloaded content, such as LEAPLET™ learning apps.)

Microphone

Video Recorder

Copying photos and videos to your computer

Every time you connect your child’s handheld to LEAPFROG Connect, new

photos and videos will automatically upload to your computer.

Viewing photos and videos on your computer

1. Turn on the LEAPSTER EXPLORER™handheld and connect it to your

computer with the USB cable.

2.In the LEAPFROG Connect Application, click a LEAPSTER EXPLORER

player name to enter the LEAPSTER EXPLORER view.

3.Click the Camera tab on the left-hand side of the screen.

Photos are automatically uploaded to a location on your computer’s hard

drive. You can access this folder by clicking on the Share button at the top of

the Camera tab page.

To view photos on your computer, click on the Folder icon that contains

the picture to view. Select the photo by clicking on the side arrows to scroll

through the gallery.

You can organize photos by creating folders and dragging and dropping

photos into them. Simply click a photo in the middle of the page or from the

folder browser along the bottom, and drag the photo into the folder you want

at the top of the page.

Managing Photos through

LEAPFROG®CONNECT

Camera tab

Once a photo is selected, you can rotate it to landscape or portrait,

zoom in and zoom out or delete it from your computer. There is also

a full screen browsing mode to browse through photos in a larger

default size.

To view videos on your computer, click on the icon and select

the video to view. The video will play using the standard media

player installed on your computer.

Printing photos

After selecting the photo to print, click on the icon.

Deleting photos

After selecting the photo to delete, click on the icon.

This will delete the ﬁle from your computer. Please note photos

are not deleted from your LEAPSTER EXPLORER™handheld when

they are uploaded or when you delete them through LEAPFROG®

Connect. You need to access the photos on the handheld and delete

them from the photo gallery if you need extra space on

the handheld.

Renaming photos and folders

Once a folder or image is selected, you can change its name by

clicking the pencil icon next to its current title.

Sharing photos or videos

Click on the icon. From here, you will be able to access photo

and video ﬁles to email to family and friends.

NOTE:

•Youcannottransferphotosfromyourcomputerbacktothe

handheld.

•AftertheCameraandVideoRecorderisinstalledonyour

handheld, an additional application called Photo and Video Gallery

will also be installed. You may remove the Camera and Video

Recorder application from your handheld on the On My LEAPSTER

EXPLORER page in LEAPFROG Connect to save space. The Photo

and Video Gallery will remain on the handheld to allow access to

photos and videos. If your child runs out of space on the handheld,

you may need to open the Photo and Video Gallery and delete

unwanted photos and videos to make room.

Fun Lab:

A collection of 7 fun learning activities to play with the photos

your child takes! (Note: Your child will need to have at least one

picture in the photo album to play with the photo-related learning

activities in the Fun Lab.)

Controls

D-pad or Stylus: Choose an activity

A button: Conﬁrm selection

B button: Go back

Funimatic:

Use fun tools to edit photos!

• Stretch/distortiontool

• Arttools

• Pictureframes

• Mirroreffects

Note: Funimatic images will be stored for viewing on

the handheld, but will not be available for upload through

LEAPFROG Connect.

Photo Journalist:

Select one of eight missions, then explore the environment

taking pictures of the things on the list!

Zapped!:

Turn a photo into a tool to help zap letters or numbers.

Create New Game:SelectphotostopersonalizetheHero

and Bad Guy spaceships by touching an icon, then select

either “take a new photo” or “use a saved” photo. Additional

customization options include:

•Useaphotoasthebackgroundimageinthegame.

•Changethesoundeffects.

•Makeapersonalcheer.

•SelecteitherMathor Spelling for zapping.

Quick Game: This selection will automatically start a game based

on your child’s level.

Tips:

• TorepeataquestionpresstheBbutton.Press?fortutorialhelp.

• ZapsfromtheBadGuyorfromlettersornumbersthatare

mistakenlyattackedwilldepletetheHero’shealth.

• Lookoutforthebonusship—zapitforaspecialpower-up!

• Bonusround:zapasmanyshipsaspossibleintheallottedtime.

Fun Learning Activities

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