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The manufacturer of this product (“Manufacturer”) hereby warrants to

the original purchaser that the product (and all components) will be

free from defects in materials and/or workmanship for a period of one

(1) year, beginning from the date of purchase (the “Warranty Period”).

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the purchaser, any part that Manufacturer determines to be defective,

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DanceDanceRevolution Classroom Edition Product Warranty Information

20 01

NOTES TABLE OF CONTENTS

A HEALTHY REVOLUTION ........................ 01

PARENTAL CONSENT .............................. 02

GETTING STARTED ................................. 04

GAME CONTROLS ................................... 08

HOW TO PLAY ........................................ 09

GAME MODES ......................................... 11

ADMINISTRATION MODE ......................... 13

HARDWARE ........................................... 15

FAQS ..................................................... 16

TROUBLESHOOTING ............................... 17

CREDITS ................................................ 18

NOTES ................................................... 19

LIMITED WARRANTY .............................. 21

A HEALTHY REVOLUTION

Active gaming is a concept used to describe the combination of a

physical activity with a technology driven game. Players must use

their body in order to play the game.

DanceDanceRevolution

: Classroom Edition

is active gaming at its ﬁ nest,

and, helping students stay active and ﬁ t by fusing an interactive video

game with real physical dancing and popular, high-energy music.

Recognized by industry experts, school administrators, and doctors,

DanceDanceRevolution

: Classroom Edition

is an innovative and fun

solution to promoting a healthy lifestyle and ﬁ ghting child obesity.

However, there are more than just physical ﬁ tness beneﬁ ts,

as the title also promotes team-building skills. In

DanceDanceRevolution

: Classroom Edition

, students are randomly

placed in different teams, fostering social interaction and teamwork.

You are provided with data tracked during the game, allowing you to

monitor users’ scores, body mass index (BMI), calories burned, and step

counts. In addition, the

DanceDanceRevolution

: Classroom Edition

website, www.ddrclassroomedition.com, allows parents, students,

and other teachers access to collected data and the accompanying

reports. In order to use the website feature, your school administrators

need to have Internet access for the school. Note that only students who

have completed the parental consent form can have their information

uploaded to the website.

Konami has taken the

DanceDanceRevolution

® experience and

morphed it into the world’s most advanced interactive dance and

ﬁ tness platform available. Get ready for a healthy revolution!

02 19

PARENTAL CONSENT

Each student in your class must have the following parental consent

form signed in order for their information and progress to be part

of the

DanceDanceRevolution

: Classroom Edition

website. After

everyone has returned a signed consent form and they are all

properly stored at your school location, you can use the website to

access a variety of reports for your class. With the consent process

complete, select the check button in Administration mode to have

your student’s information sent to the 100% secure website.

FCC WARNING

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is

subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not

cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any

interference received, including interference that may cause

undesired operation.

Changes or modiﬁcations not expressly approved by the party

responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate

the equipment.

NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the

limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against

harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment

generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not

installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause

harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no

guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.

If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or

television reception, which can be determined by turning the

equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the

interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that

to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

IC WARNING

This device complies with Industry Canada licence-exempt RSS

standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

(1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this device must

accept any interference, including interference that may cause

undesired operation of the device.”

Le présent appareil est conforme aux CNR d’Industrie Canada

applicables aux appareils radio Exempts de licence. L’exploitation

est autorisée aux deux conditions suivantes : (1) l’appareil ne doit pas

produire de brouillage, et (2) l’utilisateur de l’appareil doit accepter

tout brouillage radioélectrique subi, même si le brouillage est

susceptible d’en comprom ettre le fonctionnement.”

CREDITS

Konami Digital

Entertainment:

President and EVP,

North America and

South America

Tomoyuki Tsuboi

President and

EVP, Europe

Shinji Hirano

EVP of Production

Kazuya Takahashi

Vice President, Sales

and Marketing

George Richard

Vice President of

Operations and

Administration

Todd Koniares

Vice President of

Human Resources

Suzanne Cantey

General Counsel

Brandy Carrillo

Sr. Director of

Strategic Marketing &

Partnerships

Clara Baum

Sr. Director of Online

James Kwon

Director of IT

Cesar Pardini

Director of

Corporate Planning

Takashi Sugita

Director of Sales Support

and Operations

Alaine DeLeon

Director of Licensing

Michael Rajna

Director of Public

Relations

Jay Boor

Director of Creative

Services

Ulises Gerardo

Sr. Creative Manager

Ron Walters

Contents Ofﬁce of

e-Amusement Studio

Katsunori Okita

Manager of

e-Amusement

Studio Strategy Ofﬁce

Yukio Shiono

Vice President of

Production

Jeremy Airey

Senior Producer

Hiro Chiwata

Assistant Producer

Niais Taylor

Programmers

Dan Hewitt

Brad Dodge

Artist

Shirley Zhou

Senior QA Director

Wladia Summers

Ken Sato

Joan Guirey

John Chavez

Byron Taylor

PDP:

Product Development:

Tom Roberts

Storm Orion

Oz Karacal

Thomas Gosney

Product Management:

Michael Chang

Helen Zhang

Systems Engineering:

Steve Lavache

KK Leung

Scott Terell

Konami Digital

Entertainment would

like to also thank the

following for their

contribution:

El Segundo Public

Schools

Dr. Geoff Yantz

Superintendent

El Segundo High School

Principal

Jim Garza

Physical Education

Teacher

Rainy Smith

El Segundo Middle

School

Principal

Dr. Jack Plotkin

Physical Education

Teacher

Lori Preuss

Extension Specialist -

Obesity Prevention

West Virginia University

Extension Service

Emily Murphy, PhD

Assistant Professor

Co Director USF Active

Gaming Research

Laboratories

University of South

Florida

Lisa Witherspoon, Ph.D.

Co-Founder

ConnectTIVITY

Cindy Sisson Hensley

Long Island University

Adam Noah, Ph.D.

PARENTAL CONSENT FORM

Consent Form for DanceDanceRevolution Classroom Edition to be

Played in _________________________ [Name of School]

_________________________ [Name of School or Teacher] would

like students to play a video game produced by Konami Digital

Entertainment named “DanceDanceRevolution Classroom Edition”. If

you permit your child to play this game, he or she would stand on a

dance pad and hit colored arrows laid out in a cross pattern with their

feet to musical and visual cues. Students would be scored by how

well they time their dance to the patterns presented to them. Each

student’s game score will be displayed on a group player screen to

promote healthy competition and promote physical activity. Behind

the scenes, and not visible to other student players, the game will

collect your child’s name, date of birth, height, weight, gender,

student ID, class year, body composition information, calories

burned, number of steps performed, and player scores over time. If

you would like, Konami offers a web interface for you to sign up and

monitor your child’s progress at http://www.ddrclassroomedition.

com/parents. In turn, Konami will collect your child’s information

to report that information back to you in the online parent progress

report and compare student data in the aggregate. Neither the

school nor Konami will disclose information about your child without

consent. Konami shall not be responsible for any leaks of information

by the school, teachers, and/ or administrators.

Pursuant to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA),

20 U.S.C. § 1232g, parental consent is required before personally

identiﬁable information from your child’s education records may

be disclosed to Konami. If your child is age 18 or over, he or she is

an “eligible student” and has to provide consent for disclosures of

information from his or her education records.

I,_________________________, herby agree to allow [Name of School

or Teacher] to disclose DanceDanceRevolution Classroom Edition

data on _____________________ (student name) to Konami for the

purpose of maintaining parent progress reports available from their

online interface and collecting general statistics on student health.

You may withdraw your consent to share this information at any time.

This request should be submitted in writing and signed.

Signature of Parent, Guardian, or Eligible Student

________________________________________

Date:____________________________________

DDRCE ID #:________________________

04 17

GETTING STARTED

Package Contents

The game is pre-installed onto a PC and when turned

on, the game starts automatically, opening directly to

DanceDanceRevolution

: Classroom Edition

Keyboard

The provided USB keyboard can be used to navigate through the

menus by pressing the UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT arrows as well as the

ENTER and BACKSPACE keys. You’re also required to type in data for

session names and student or class information.

Monitor

A standard PC monitor is included. You can adjust the brightness,

contrast, and volume. There’s also a switch to select the type of input,

but for DDRCE, it should always be set to HDMI.

Wireless Dance Mats

The smart card will have to be inserted into the top of their dance mat

before each session starts. Without an inserted smart card, a dance mat

will remain inactive and will not save information. The dance mats are

light, easy to store, and can be conveniently charged on the mobile cart.

Coordinator

A coordinator unit is also included. This receives signals from each

of the

DanceDanceRevolution

® dance mats, and processes the

information so that each player’s arrows properly appear in-game.

9. How do I change or update information on a smart card?

a. Student information can be changed in Administration Mode.

b. Under Student Management, select Student Registration

to change the date of birth, nickname, student ID, and

class. Student name, however, cannot be changed after

registering the card the ﬁrst time.

c. Select Update Progress to update the student’s height

and weight.

10. Not all mats are being recognized by the game. What

do I do?

a. Turn off the mats that are not being recognized and take

out the students’ cards. Press the reset button at the other

side of the mat, on the left side. The mats’ LED should ﬂash.

Turn on the mats and then insert the students’ cards one at

a time.

11. Will all the students’ information be available online?

a. Parents will need to have signed the Parental Consent Form

in order for their child’s information to be available online.

12. How can parents see their child’s progress?

a. Parents can go to the

DanceDanceRevolution®: Classroom

Edition

website, www.ddrclassroomedition.com/parents,

and log in using their child’s assigned Card ID.

13. I lost/forgot my password. How can I reset my password?

a. If you have lost or cannot remember your password, you

can contact Customer Support at DDRCESupport@konami.

com or call (855) 705-1332 between 8:30am – 5:00pm PST,

Monday – Friday. They will help you reset the password for

the system.

14. How do I order more equipment (Cards and Mats)?

a. You can contact Customer Support at (855) 705-1332 if you

would like to order more cards and mats.

TROUBLESHOOTING

For customer service, please go to www.ddrclassroomedition.com.

There, you can search though troubleshooting topics,

announcements, and more. For additional questions and comments,

contact customer service at DDRCESupport@konami.com.

If you have forgotten your password, you can email Customer Support

at DDRCESupport@konami.com or call them at 1-855-705-1332.

NOTE: Customer Support is available between the hours of 8:30am -

5:00pm PST, Monday through Friday.

16 05

FAQS

1. Do students have to stand in the middle of the dance mat?

a. No. They can stand anywhere they want on the mat. The most

important thing is to have a solid base by placing your feet

shoulder length apart. This will set you up to perform the dance

moves well.

2. When do I step on the arrow?

a. You should step on the arrow when it reaches the clear,

stationary arrows at the top of the Dancing Lane. Do your

best to feel the beat and you’ll get more accurate as you

keep trying.

3. What do the arrow colors mean?

a. The colors of the arrows represent the music note count of each

step. Yellow = whole notes, green = half notes, blue = quarter

notes, pink = eighth notes and above.

4. What do the bars behind the student names represent?

a. These bars represent the consistent good performance of the

respective student. The better the student dances, the more the

bars will ﬁ ll up.

5. What do the 4 diamond shapes near the student name mean?

a. This graphic indicates which arrow the respective student is

pressing. This is good to ﬁ nd out which player you are if one

should lose their place.

6. When I am playing, what lane do I look at?

a. For beginners, it is best to start with the Beginner level. This will

help to condition the player for more difﬁ cult dance moves.

The system is designed, so that a player can select any difﬁ culty

they desire at any moment. If a difﬁ culty is too easy or hard,

the player can dynamically switch between all levels.

7. Should I look at the mat when I am dancing?

a. It is not recommended. The best thing is to concentrate on the

arrows as they move to the top. As you continue to play, your

spatial awareness will dramatically increase. Also, there is a

raised area in the middle of the mat to help you ﬁ nd center.

However, it is recommended to look down once in a while.

Players tend to move forward or backwards on the mat.

8. Do I need an even amount of players?

a. No. Players will be randomly assigned as the cards are inserted

in the mats. Teams, however, will be uneven.

Smart Cards

Included in your DDRCE package are smart cards that students will use

to identify themselves in the game. Depending on which package you

purchased, you will receive 250 smart cards with the 12-mat package

and 500 smart cards with the 24, 36, and 48-mat package. Each card

can be registered to a student in Administration Mode which they can

use every time they play to keep track of their progress. Information

is saved onto the PC about the student’s physical activity sessions,

including burned calories, BMI, total number of steps, and play history.

It is recommended to reserve a certain amount of smart cards to be

made into FREEPLAY cards. Students will use these cards when tracking

progress is not necessary or desired. The number of FREEPLAY cards

should ideally be the same as number of mats available.

A/V Cart

The mobile cart serves as the main storage device and can be locked

for safekeeping. The PC unit, coordinator unit, and smart cards are kept

together via the cart. Additionally, the black case inside should always

remain closed unless needed for a tech-support issue.

Lockable Mobile Recharging Cart

The charging cart serves as the main storage device for the dance mats

and can be locked for safe-keeping. While on the mobile cart, the wireless

dance mats are being recharged.

Workbook

The workbook includes 18 sample lessons that are split between

ﬁ tness content and dance content, and are equally divided to cover

elementary school, middle school, and high school students. These

guides were developed to help you create unique lesson ideas that

are not only fun, but also developmentally appropriate to use in the

classroom. All lessons come with grade-level suggestions, objectives

that meet one or more NASPE standards, and a detailed description of

the activity being taught.

After the lesson plans, there is a competition section of

the workbook, which suggests several ways to use the

DanceDanceRevolution

: Classroom Edition

by encouraging healthy

competition. Incorporating competition such as the ones suggested

in the workbook will increase motivation in the students, as well as

physical activity levels before, during, and/or after school hours.

NOTE:

The lessons included may need to be modiﬁ ed to ﬁ t the teacher’s needs

depending on the number of students and the number of mats available.

06 15

Set-Up

First connect your

DanceDanceRevolution

: Classroom Edition

unit to an outlet, and then connect the unit to your video and audio

sources (speaker).

Create a guest card by writing freeplay on a smart card,

and then turn on the PC unit, monitor, speaker system, and a

DanceDanceRevolution

® dance mat. Insert the guest card into the

dance mat, and play the game to conﬁ rm the product works.

NOTE:

It’s recommended you also create a new student registration in

Administration mode to test this feature, as well.

It is important that you spend time playing the game and exploring

the different game modes. You should feel comfortable with all of the

game features before preparing lessons. For example, be familiar

with which songs have a higher beats per minute (BPM), which songs

are most popular with the students, how long the break is between

songs, how the score is displayed, etc. In order to provide the most

developmentally appropriate lesson, you should be well aware of how

DanceDanceRevolution

: Classroom Edition

affects student learning

and ﬁ tness levels.

NOTE:

When you visit www.ddrclassroomedition.com and login, you can gain

even more detailed statistics regarding your students’ progression. (Only

available for students who have had their guardian sign the parental

consent form. Your school must have Internet connection to upload

information.) View easy-to-understand charts and graphics and see just

how classes compare in terms of progress, or even speciﬁ c students, grades,

schools, districts, and countries.

System Settings

Adjust the system settings and set the current date and time.You can

also change the Administrator’s password here.

System Updates

The system will automatically check for updates every time it is turned

on. If there are available updates, the system will prompt you to

update. This will occur ONLY when there are available updates.

HARDWARE

There is additional hardware that can be used with

DanceDanceRevolution

: Classroom Edition

. The following

information lists what external peripherals the game supports.

Video output

Resolution: Supported resolutions are 1280x720 – 640x480.

Cables: VGA. DVI, composite, and component are available via VGA

Converter box.

Monitors/Projectors: Supported monitors are any brand that support

the above resolutions and have a VGA port.

Audio

Supported audio cables must have at least a standard 3.5mm audio

plug or stereo RCA plugs to be used with the system; the other end can

be ¼”, XLR, RCA or whatever connector is compatible with the existing

audio system.

14 07

Playlist Management

Create and edit new playlists. Form customized playlists before class

to ensure maximum activity time once the lessons begin. Playlists can

be created with speciﬁ c themes such as students’ favorite songs, high

BPM songs, or slower paced warm-up songs. Use your creativity and

mix it up!

The playlists saved here appear in the Dance screen and are

available when choosing a song.

To create custom playlists, choose Playlist Select in Song Management

under Administration Mode. Select “Empty” to create a brand new

playlist or any previously created playlists to edit them. Once you

select a playlist, you can choose songs under the Source List and add

them into the Target List. You can rearrange the Source List based on its

title, song length, or tempo to quickly sort through the songs. You can

also delete songs in the playlist by highlighting the song under Target

List and selecting the X icon on the right. You must select the Disc icon

to save a new playlist or update a previous playlist. It will prompt you to

name or rename the playlist to save any changes.

Edit song list

Under Song Management in Administration Mode, you can select

certain songs to be hidden from being played in the game.

NOTE:

If you select a playlist with the song(s) that are hidden, it will still be played in

the game. You will need to delete the speciﬁ c song from the playlist in order

to completely hide it.

Local report

Review past sessions and information. You can ﬁ lter though your

reports to ﬁ nd key data.

Student analysis

Insert a student’s smart card into the smart card reader to view

their progress and history. The total information includes: student

name, date registered, BMI (height and weight entered manually

to calculate this), number of sessions, song totals, total steps,

score, number of successful steps, and calories burned. This data is

considered sensitive information and should NOT be shown to the

rest of the class. Student analysis should only be available to the

instructor(s).

QUICK SETUP

Power on the A/V Cart:

1Connect power cable to socket on exterior of black case

2Flip power switch on case exterior to on position

3Open upper cabinet and press the power button on the PC

Charge the mat:

1Connect power cable to socket on exterior of black case

2Flip power switch on case exterior to on position

3Place the mat on the rack.

a. While it is charging, the red LED light on the mat

should be on.

b. When the mat is fully charged, the red LED light will turn green.

Projector Setup (If you’re using a projector, follow these steps):

1Connect VGA video cable to your projector and the

DDRCE machine.

2Turn on your projector and have it ready to receive video

signal from the DDRCE machine.

3Turn on DDRCE machine. Your projector may automatically

turn off while it waits for video signal so please turn back on.

4Do not forget to connect audio cables as well to set up

the speakers.

NOTE:

There may sometimes be

problems getting a mat to

read cards or the mat may

refuse to charge. These mat-

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