V-tech Iron Man 2 Learning Laptop User manual

Printed in China

91-002396-000-000

2010 VTech

User’s Manual

Dear Parent,

At VTech®, we know that in order to eﬀectively reach kids, today’s learning tools have

to be plugged into the fast-paced world around them. at’s why we created the

Grade School Learning Series – an engaging set  stylized, interactive computers

specially designed to get grade-school kids up to speed with their fast-paced,

tech-savvy world.

Every product in the Grade School Learning Series covers a wide range  school

basics – math, language, social studies, science, and even an intro to basic Spanish.

Activities are presented in a fast-paced, arcade-game style that kids will recognize

and enj. Each learning machine is loaded with hi-tech features such as word

proceors, electronic addre books, plug-in acceories, and PC uplinks – tools that go

hand-in-hand with the way kids learn, play and use information.

As a bonus, each Grade School Learning product includes a ee 1-year membership to

www.planetvtech.com. Here kids can play, learn and hang out, all within a safe and

secure web environment that’s fun for play and approved by Mom.

With the Grade School Learning Series, kids can acce a way to learn that closely

matches the way th already live and play. We thank you for trusting VTech® with

the important job  helping your child learn and succeed. We hope to help your child

discover that “It’s Cool to Be Smart!”

Sincerely,

Your iends at VTech®

To learn more about the Grade School Learning Series™ and her VTech® ts, visit www.vtechkids.com

INTRODUCTION

LCD SCREEN

Volume Slider

QWERTY Keyboard

ON/OFF Button

INTRODUCTION

Thank you for purchasing the VTech®IRON MAN 2 Learning Laptop.

It’s packed with fteen activities and two modes of play that teach language arts, math, logic, and

more! With a fantastic IRON MAN-styled appearance, vivid animations, fun sound effects, a realistic

keyboard and a ashing cursor mouse, your child will feel like a hero as he teams up with Iron Man

on this learning adventure!

Four Armor Buttons

Final Battle Button

Repeat Button

Answer Button

Enter Button

Arrow Buttons

Contrast Slider

Flashing Cursor

Mouse with Enter Button

INCLUDED IN THIS PACKAGE

VTech®IRON MAN 2 Learning Laptop

User’s manual

WARNING: All packing materials such as tape, plastic sheets, wire ties and tags are not part of

this toy, and should be discarded for your child’s safety.

Demo strip removal:

When the product is taken out of the packaging, please remove the demo strip from the unit to

activate normal play mode.

Unlock the packaging locks:

GETTING STARTED

POWER SOURCE

The VTech®IRON MAN 2 Learning Laptop operates on three “AA” batteries (AM-3/LR6).

BATTERY INSTALLATION

NOTE: For best performance, remove all factory-installed batteries and use new, alkaline

batteries.

Make sure the unit is turned OFF.

Locate the battery cover at the bottom of the unit and open it.

Install three new “AA” batteries (AM-3/LR6) as illustrated.

Close the battery cover.

STANDARD FOR BATTERY TOYS

Install batteries correctly observing the polarity (+, -) signs to avoid leakage.

Do not mix old and new batteries.

Do not mix batteries of different types: alkaline, standard (carbon-zinc) or rechargeable

(nickel-cadmium).

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INCLUDED IN THIS PACKAGE / GETTING STARTED

Rotate the packaging locks 90 degrees counter-clockwise.

Pull out the packaging locks.

Remove the batteries from the equipment when the unit will not be used for an extended

period of time.

Always remove exhausted batteries from the equipment.

Do not dispose of batteries in re.

Do not attempt to recharge ordinary batteries.

The supply terminals are not to be short-circuited.

Only batteries of the same and equivalent type as recommended are to be used.

WE DO NOT RECOMMEND THE USE OF RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES.

PRODUCT FEATURES

1. FOUR ARMOR BUTTONS

Choose games from four categories with the armor buttons. Each category uses a different suit

of armor in the games and teaches a different subject.

Mark IV - Language Arts games

Mark V (the Suitcase Suit) – Math games

War Machine – Miscellaneous games

Mark VI – Logic & Memory games

2. LIGHT-UP CURSOR MOUSE

Press the mouse up, down, left, or right to select a choice in the

main menu or related activities. Then press the Enter button

on top of the mouse to conrm.

The Cursor Mouse will light up with special effects.

3. CONTRAST SLIDER

Slide this up to darken the screen contrast, or slide down to make the screen contrast lighter.

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GETTING STARTED / PRODUCT FEATURES

4. VOLUME SLIDER

Slide this up to increase the volume, or slide down to decrease the volume.

5. KEYBOARD

The VTech®IRON MAN 2 Learning Laptop has a typing keyboard. It also features the function

buttons below.

Number Buttons: Press these buttons to enter numbers in related activities.

Letter Buttons: Press these buttons to enter letters in related activities.

Repeat Button: Press this button to repeat an instruction or question.

Answer Button: Press this button to see the correct answer to a question.

Arrow Buttons: Press these buttons to select a choice in the main menu

or related activities.

Enter Button: Press this button to conrm an answer or choice.

Final Battle Button: Press this button to check the status of your power meter (if you

have not yet collected enough power to ll the meter) or to enter the nal battle (when the

power meter is full). For more details, please see the POWER METER section below.

PRODUCT FEATURES

AUTO SHUT DOWN

To preserve battery power, the VTech®IRON MAN 2 Learning Laptop

will automatically shut off after several minutes without input. The unit

can be turned on again by pressing the ON/OFF button.

The unit will also automatically shut off when the battery power is low.

HOW TO PLAY

TURNING THE UNIT ON AND OFF

Press the to turn the unit ON. Press the again to turn the unit

OFF.

ACTIVITY SELECTION

When the unit is turned ON, you will see a short opening animation before entering the activity

menu.

Here, the activities of the current category will cycle through automatically on the screen. To

select an activity from the current category, use the arrow buttons or the mouse to scroll

through the choices and press Enter to conrm.

To select a game from a different category, press any one of the armor buttons to enter the

activity menu for that category. Then follow the same process to scroll through the menu

and conrm your choice.

TWO MODES OF PLAY

Every activity has two modes of play that allow the player to choose the appropriate level of difculty.

Choose from ARMOR BEGINNER or ARMOR EXPERT at the beginning of each game. Use the mouse or

the arrow buttons to make a selection and press Enter to conrm.

POWER METER

Iron Man is building a new suit of armor, and he needs your help collecting the power to make it

go! Every time you successfully complete an activity, (by scoring 80 points or more) Iron Man will

earn a new bar of power on his power meter. Collect fourteen bars to ll the meter. Then Iron Man

will have enough power to take his new suit of armor into battle, and the bonus, Final Battle game

will be unlocked. Press the Final Battle button at any time to check the status of the power meter.

Once the meter is full, pressing the Final Battle button will take you into the nal battle, where Iron

Man teams up with War Machine to defeat an army of robot drones.

PRODUCT FEATURES / HOW TO PLAY

ACTIVITES

Your VTechVTech®IRON MAN 2 Learning Laptop offers a total of fourteen activities with two modes

of play, and one bonus Final Battle activity.

CATEGORY 1: Mark IV

Activity 01: Flight Test

Tony Stark is testing his armor’s ight equipment. Help Iron Man y

by choosing the rhyming word. If you answer correctly, Iron Man

will y higher. If you answer incorrectly, Iron Man will be doused by

the extinguisher robot.

ARMOR BEGINNER mode: Simple rhyming words.

ARMOR EXPERT mode: More advanced rhyming words.

Activity 02: Ferris Wheel Fun

The ferris wheel at the World’s Fair is broken. Help Iron Man rescue

the kids trapped on the ferris wheel by nding the missing vowels.

ARMOR BEGINNER mode: A single vowel is missing.

ARMOR EXPERT mode: A pair of vowels is missing.

Activity 03: Picture Match

Iron Man has been invited to the World’s Fair to give a speech on

important inventions in the history of technology, and he is using a

projector to show the images. The words in this activity come from

technological innovations that changed the world.

ARMOR BEGINNER mode: Learn the names of important inventions by clicking on the pictures.

ARMOR EXPERT mode: Choose the picture that matches the word.

Activity 04: Letter Blast

Iron Man is showing off the accuracy of his repulsors by shooting

the targets. Help him hit the correct target by nding the extra

letter in the word.

ARMOR BEGINNER mode: Words of 3-5 letters.

ARMOR EXPERT mode: Words of 5-7 letters.

ACTIVITIES

CATEGORY 2: Mark V (the Suitcase Suit)

Activity 05: Number Race

Tony is competing in a big race. Help him drive his car in the correct

lane by choosing the number that comes next in order.

ARMOR BEGINNER mode: Skip counting by 1, 2, or 10.

ARMOR EXPERT mode: Skip counting by 3 or 5.

Activity 06: Suitcase Code

Whiplash has interrupted the race and is destroying cars. Help

Tony turn into Iron Man so that he can stop Whiplash. Unlock the

suitcase that holds the Iron Man armor by choosing the number

that’s different.

ARMOR BEGINNER mode: Identify odd and even numbers from 1-50.

ARMOR EXPERT mode: Identify odd and even numbers from 51-99.

Activity 07: Car Catch

Whiplash is battling Iron Man on the race track and throwing cars

at him. Help Iron Man catch the cars with drivers in them so that

they can drive away safely. Listen to the number range and catch

the cars within the given range.

ARMOR BEGINNER mode: Number range from 1-50.

ARMOR EXPERT mode: Number range from 51-99.

Activity 08: Math Blast

Now it’s Iron Man’s turn to go on the offensive against Whiplash!

Help Iron Man lock his targeting system on to Whiplash by solving

the math problem. Answer several questions correctly, and Iron

Man will win the battle.

ARMOR BEGINNER mode: Addition.

ARMOR EXPERT mode: Subtraction.

ACTIVITIES

CATEGORY 3: War Machine

Activity 09: Find the Base

Rhodey has taken the Mark II suit from Tony’s home. Help him navigate

his way back to his military base by guiding the radar signal. The

signal will bounce off a series of mirrors along a course. Every

time the signal hits a mirror, it will change direction. One or two

of the mirrors along the course are missing though. You need to select the angle for the missing

mirror that will keep the signal going to the end of the course. The target position is represented

by the white ag.

ARMOR BEGINNER mode: One missing mirror.

ARMOR EXPERT mode: Two missing mirrors.

Activity 10: Target Practice

The Mark II suit has been modied into War Machine. Rhodey has

agreed to be the pilot of the suit, and he is testing out its repower.

Help Rhodey test War Machine’s repower. Match three shapes of

any kind to make them disappear. Clear all the shapes from the

screen to complete the game.

ARMOR BEGINNER mode: No rows will ll in on the right side of the screen.

ARMOR EXPERT mode: A new row will be added to the screen every 30s.

Activity 11: Signal Scrambler

The bad guys are controlling War Machine by using a remote

control. Help War Machine break free from their control. Interfere

with the signal of the remote control by nding the matching tune.

Press the Repeat button at any time to hear the melody from the

question again.

ARMOR BEGINNER mode: Three answer choices.

ARMOR EXPERT mode: Five answer choices.

ACTIVITIES

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