V-tech Spinning Lights Learning Hippo User manual

User’s Manual

Printed in China

91-003039-000 US

Spinning Lights Learning HippoTM

Dear Parent,

At VTech®, we know how important the ﬁrst day  school is for your

child. To help prepare preschoolers for this important event, VTech® has

developed the Preschool Learning™ series  interactive ts.

Preschool Learning™ features fun characters and inviting school themes

that use technology to capture a child’s aention and teach important

preschool skills like spelling, counting and the alphabet. ese vital skills

are taught in a way that's bh fun and highly engaging to maintain a

child's interest. Children will also be introduced to fun school suects

such as art cla, music cla and even rece! With Preschool Learning™,

learning is fun om day one!

At VTech®, we know that a child has the ability to do great things.

at’s why all  our electronic learning products are uniquely designed

to develop a child’s mind and allow them to learn to the best  their

ability. We thank you for trusting VTech® with the important job 

helping your child learn and grow!

Sincerely,

Your iends at VTech®

To learn more about VTech® ts, visit vtechkids.com

INTRODUCTION

Thank you for purchasing the VTech®Spinning Lights Learning

Hippo™.

The Spinning Lights Learning Hippo™ provides 6 entertaining and

educational activities that teach phonics, letters, words and counting

with spinning lights and sounds! Special sound effects, cheerful

melodies and light animations help your child learn about animals, food

and musical instruments. Enjoy interactive fun by moving the hippo’s

mouth, pulling the bird lever, and moving the hippo’s tail up and down.

Included In This Package

• OneVTech®Spinning Lights Learning Hippo™

• Oneuser’smanual

WARNING:

All packing materials, such as tape, plastic sheets, packaging locks

and tags are not part of this toy, and should be discarded for your

child’s safety.

ATTENTION

Pour la sécurité de votre enfant, débarrassez-vous de tous les produits

d’emballage tels que rubans adhésifs, feuilles de plastique, attaches

et étiquettes. Ils ne font pas partie du jouet.

NOTE:

Please keep this user’s manual as it contains important information.

Unlock the packaging locks:

Rotate the packaging lock counter-clockwise

90 degrees.

Pull out the packaging lock.

INTRODUCTION

GETTING STARTED

BATTERY INSTALLATION

1. Make sure the unit is turned OFF.

2. Locate the battery cover at the back

of the unit.

3. Use a coin or screwdriver to loosen

the screw and open the battery cover.

4. Install 2 new “AA” (AM-3/LR6)

batteries into the battery box as

illustrated. (The use of new, alkaline

batteries is recommended for

maximum performance.)

5. Replace the battery cover and tighten

the screw to secure.

BATTERY NOTICE

• Usenewalkalinebatteriesformaximumperformance.

• Useonlybatteriesofthesameorequivalenttypeasrecommended.

• Donotmixdifferenttypesofbatteries:alkaline,standard(carbon-

zinc) or rechargeable (Ni-Cd, Ni-MH), or new and used batteries.

• Donotusedamagedbatteries.

• Insertbatterieswiththecorrectpolarity.

• Donotshort-circuitthebatteryterminals.

• Removeexhaustedbatteriesfromthetoy.

• Removebatteriesduringlongperiodsofnon-use.

• Donotdisposeofbatteriesinfire.

• Donotchargenon-rechargeablebatteries.

• Remove rechargeable batteries from the toy before charging (if

removable).

• Rechargeable batteries are only to be charged under adult

supervision.

GETTING STARTED

PRODUCT FEATURES

1. MODE SELECTOR

To turn the unit ON, slide the MODE

SELECTOR to the LETTER FUN ,

WORD FUN or the MUSIC TIME

position. To turn the unit OFF, slide

the MODE SELECTOR to the OFF

position.

PRODUCT FEATURES

BIRDLEVER

TAIL LEVERBALL

MOUTHBUTTON HANDLE

123BUTTONABCBUTTON

MODE

SELECTOR

2. HIPPO’S MOUTH

Press the HIPPO’S MOUTH to play a quiz

game.

3. HIPPO’S TAIL

Move the HIPPO’S TAIL up or down to go to

the previous or next letter.

4. BIRD LEVER

Pull the BIRD LEVERtospintheLEDlights

which will stop on a random letter.

5. ABC BUTTON

Press the ABC BUTTON to play 4 songs

sung by the hippo and bird characters.

6. 123 BUTTON

Press the 123 BUTTON to count from 1 to

10 with the lights.

PRODUCT FEATURES

7. BALL

Rolling the BALL makes silly sounds.

8. VOLUME CONTROL SWITCH

(Located on the back)

Slide this switch to adjust the volume.

9. AUTOMATIC SHUT-OFF

To preserve battery life, the Spinning Lights Learning Hippo™ will

automatically power down after approximately 40 seconds without

input. The unit can be turned on again by pressing any button.

ACTIVITIES:

The Spinning Lights Learning Hippo™ offers a total of 6 activities.

1. LETTER FUN

Slide the MODE SELECTOR to LETTER

FUN to learn letters and phonics. Learn

different letters and their sounds by moving

the HIPPO’S TAIL up or down to move

the light one letter at a time. Pull the BIRD

LEVER to see the lights spin and land on a

random letter.

ACTIVITIES

2. WORD FUN

Slide the MODE SELECTOR to WORD

FUN to learn words and fun facts. Learn

different words and fun facts by moving the

HIPPO’S TAIL up or down to move the light

one word at a time. Pull the BIRD LEVER

to see the lights spin and land on a random

word.

3. MUSIC TIME

Slide the MODE SELECTOR to MUSIC

TIME to play music. There is a song

for every letter. Hear different songs by

moving the HIPPO’S TAIL up or down to

move the light one song at a time. Pull the

BIRD LEVER to see the lights spin and land

on a random song. When the song finishes

playing, make a new selection.

Please refer to the MELODY LIST for details.

4. SINGING FUN

Press the ABC BUTTON to enjoy 4 alternating

songs, sung by the hippo and bird characters.

Oncethesongisdone,itwillreturntothe

activity that the MODE SELECTOR is on.

Please refer to the SUNG SONG LYRICS

for details.

5. COUNTING FUN

Press the 123 BUTTON to learn how to

count from 1 to 10 with the lights. Each time

you press the 123 BUTTON another light

will appear and encourage you to count the

numberoflights.Onceyoucount10lights,

the counting begins again from 1.

ACTIVITIES

6. QUIZ TIME

Press the HIPPO’S MOUTH for QUIZ TIME.

The hippo will ask you a question depending

ontheactivityyouareplaying:

 • InLETTER FUN mode, the hippo will ask

you to find a letter.

 • InWORD FUN mode, the hippo will ask you to find an object.

 • InMUSIC TIME mode, the hippo will ask you to find an

instrument.

Move the tail up or down to make a selection. After you answer the

question correctly or time is up, it will return to the activity that the

MODE SELECTOR is on.

MELODY LIST

A Animal Fair

B When The Saints Go Marching In

C Can Can

D ShooFly,Don’tBotherMe

E TheBearWentOvertheMountain

F Mary Had a Little Lamb

G HeyDiddleDiddle

H OhWhereHasMyLittleDogGone?

I HumptyDumpty

J OhSusannah

K Alouette

L ThisOldMan

M Baa, Baa Black Sheep

N PollyWollyDoodle

O YankeeDoodle

P Row,Row,RowYourBoat

Q The Wheels on the Bus

R PollyPuttheKettleOn

S Pop! Goes the Weasel

ACTIVITIES / MELODY LIST

T LondonBridgeisFallingDown

U Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

V OldMacDonaldHadaFarm

W A Tisket, A Tasket

X HickoryDickoryDock

Y ThreeLittleKittens

Z I’ve Been Working on the Railroad

SUNG SONG LYRICS

SONG 1 (ABC Song)

ABCDEFG

HIJKLMNOP

QRSTUVWXYandZ

Now I know my ABCs

Nexttimewon’tyousingwithme?

SONG 2 (Sung to the tune of Bingo)

I love to learn and I love to spell,

Ahippo’swhatIam-O!

H-I-P-P-O!

Ahippo’swhatIam-O!

SONG 3 (Sung to the tune of Pat-a-Cake)

Spinthelights,spinthelights,canyousee?

I’m a hippo that’s smart as can be!

Count lights, learn words, sing along with me.

Time for us to play, learn and laugh—yippee!

SONG 4 (Sung to the tune of Farmer in the Dell)

Learning letters is fun,

Let’s sing our ABCs

Learning letters is fun!

MELODY LIST / SUNG SONG LYRICS

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