Vtech V Smile Finding Nemo Nemos Ocean Discoveries Owners Manual 92420 8.11

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©2005 Disney/Pixar

User’s Manual

Dear Parent,

At VTech®, we know that every year, children are asking to play video games

at younger and younger ages. At the same time, we understand the hesitation

of most parents to expose their children to the inappropriate content of many

popular video games. How can you feel confident in allowing your children

to play these games, and still educate and entertain them in a healthy, age-

appropriate manner?

Our solution to this on-going debate is the V.Smile™ TV Learning System

– a unique video game system created especially for children aged 3 to 8.

The V.Smile™ TV Learning System combines a kid-friendly design, age-

appropriate curriculum, entertaining graphics, and fun game play into

a unique experience that your child will love and you can support. The

V.Smile™ TV Learning System engages your child with two modes of play:

the Learning Adventure - an exciting exploratory journey in which learning

concepts are seamlessly integrated, and the Learning Zone - a series of games

designed to focus on specific school skills in a fun, engaging way. Both of these

educational modes offer your child hours of learning fun.

As part of the V.Smile™ TV Learning System, VTech® offers a library of

game Smartridges™ based on popular children’s characters that engage and

encourage your child to play while learning. The library is organized into

three levels of educational play – Early Learners (ages 3-5), Junior Thinkers

(ages 4-6) and Master Minds (ages 6-8) – so that the educational content of

the system grows with your child.

At VTech®, we are proud to provide you with a much-needed solution to the

video game dilemma, as well as another innovative way for your child to learn

while having fun. We thank you for trusting VTech®‚ with the important job

of helping your child explore a new world of learning!

Sincerely,

Your Friends at VTech®

To learn more about the V.Smile™ TV Learning System and other VTech®

toys, visit www.vtechkids.com

INTRODUCTION

Nemo is safely back home and is very proud of his father’s journey to find

him. Nemo wants to be brave just like his Dad, so he sets off on a new

adventure of his own. Come explore the ocean with Nemo!

GETTING STARTED

Choose Your Play Mode

Move the joystick up or down to choose the play mode you want. Press

the ENTER button when you have finished.

Learning Adventure

In this play mode, you can help Nemo explore the ocean by playing four

exciting adventure games in familiar scenes from the “Finding Nemo”

movie. Choose “Adventure Play” to play through the games in story order,

or “Quick Play” to play each adventure game separately.

INTRODUCTION

Adventure Play — Play the

games in story order and help

Nemo complete the mission.

Quick Play — Play the adventure

game of your choice without

having to follow the story.

Explorer Log Book — Learn

interesting facts about the sea

life you encounter during your

adventure.

Learning Adventure

Learning Zone

Options

(1) Adventure Play

When you turn the unit OFF, V.Smile™ remembers your place in the

Learning Adventure game. To continue your adventure, simply turn the

unit back ON and select “Continue Game” under the Adventure Play menu.

Please note that you can only do this if the game has not been removed

from the unit, and the power supply has not been interrupted.

(2) Quick Play

In the Quick Play menu, use the joystick to highlight a game and press

ENTER to play.

Note: For the details of all Learning Adventure games, please refer to the

“Activities - Learning Adventure” section.

Learning Zone

In the Learning Zone menu, choose any game you like. To change the

game level between Easy and Difficult, move the joystick to the one-star

icon or two-star icon, and press ENTER to choose. Use the joystick to

move the cursor to the game you want and press ENTER to play.

Note: For the details of all Learning Zone games, please refer to the

“Activities - Learning Zone” section.

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INTRODUCTION

Continue Game— Start a previous

adventure from where you left off.

New Game — Start a new adventure

from the beginning.

Options

Move the joystick up and down to move the cursor between Music and

Chances.

The Quick Play and Learning Zone modes each have their own settings

on the game selection page.

(1) Music On/Off Selection

To turn the background music On or Off, move the joystick left or right to

select “On” or “Off.” Press the ENTER button to choose.

(2) Normal/Unlimited Mode Selection

To choose between Normal and Unlimited modes, move the joystick left

or right to select “Normal” or “Unlimited.” Press the ENTER button to

choose.

In the “Unlimited” mode, you will have an unlimited number of chances to

play the games in Adventure Play.

Choose Your Game Settings

If you are happy with the current settings, press the ENTER button. To

change the level to Easy/Difficult, move the joystick left or right to the

one-star icon or the two-star icon. Press the ENTER button to choose.

Use the joystick to move the cursor to the icon and press ENTER

when you have finished.

The Quick Play and Learning Zone modes each have their own settings

on the game selection page.

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INTRODUCTION

Start Your Game

For Learning Adventure, please go to the “Activities-Learning Adventure”

section.

For Learning Zone, please go to the “Activities-Learning Zone” section.

FEATURES

HELP Button

When you press the HELP button, you will hear some helpful game

instructions or hints.

EXIT Button

When you press the EXIT button, the game will pause. A “Quit Game?”

screen will pop up to make sure you want to quit.

Move the joystick to to leave the game or to to cancel the exit screen

and keep playing. Press ENTER to make your choice.

The EXIT button also allows you to get back to the previous menu.

LEARNING ZONE Button

The LEARNING ZONE button is a shortcut that takes you to the Learning

Zone game selection screen. When you press the LEARNING ZONE

button, the game will pause. A “Quit Game?” screen will pop up to make

sure you want to quit.

Move the joystick to to go to the Learning Zone, or to to cancel

the screen and keep playing. Press ENTER to choose.

Two Player Mode

Two-Player Mode is only available if a joystick is plugged into the “Player

2” port on the main unit. When both joysticks are connected, Player 1 will

control all menu screen operations.

During a Learning Adventure game, two players can team up to play. When

play switches from one player to another, the player icon will change colors

and the current player will be announced.

In the Learning Zone, two players can play head-to-head at the same

time.

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FEATURES

Explorer Log Book

The Explorer Log Book (ELB) is a fun way to learn interesting facts about

sea life. When you see the ELB stars during the Learning Adventure,

collect them to add a new fact to your Explorer Log Book. When you reach

the end of the adventure path, you will be able to view the facts you have

collected. You can also view all the facts by selecting the Explorer Log

Book in the Learning Adventure menu. To hear an interesting fact and

see its picture, use your joystick to choose a star icon, and press ENTER.

The facts you have collected will have colored pictures, and the ones you

have not collected will have black and white pictures. To see the colored

pictures, collect the star icons in the Learning Adventure. There are nine

facts in each adventure path, for a total of 36 in the entire game.

ACTIVITIES

Educational Curriculum

Learning Adventure

Path 1 Reef Exploration Sea Animals

Mini Game 1 “Moonfish” Agility Training Observation & Timing

Path 2 The East Australian Current Shapes

Path 3 Submarine Salvage Life Science

Mini Game 2 Hermit Crab Rescue Logic Skills

Path 4 Undersea Highway Colors,

Color Combinations

ACTIVITIES

Learning Zone

Zone 1 Sea Life Gallery Sea Animals

Zone 2 Seagull Brothers Comparison Skills

Zone 3 Guess the Impression Shapes & Patterns

& Memory Skills

Zone 4 Coral Nursery Color Matching

Learning Adventure

Nemo Control Nemo by using the joystick

Energy Touch these objects to boost your energy level

Energy Bar Use this to keep track of your energy

ELB Stars Collect these stars to add a fun fact to your Explorer

Log Book

Bonus Collect these objects to earn bonus points

Score Keep track of the points you have earned

Basic Controls

The controls are the same in all games, unless otherwise noted in the

game descriptions.

( ) Move to the left ( ) Move to the right

( ) Move up ( ) Move down

ENTER button Select or dash (depending on the games)

Learning Adventure Game Status Bar

In each adventure game, the status bar stays on the screen to show how

you are doing.

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ACTIVITIES

Energy

Bonus

Nemo

ELB Stars

Score

Energy Bar

Learning Adventure Activities

Path 1 - Reef Exploration

Game Play

Are you ready to explore? Nine animals

are hiding in the reef. To find them, press

ENTER to dash and burst the question mark

bubbles.

Curriculum: Sea Animals

Easy Level: More common animals with fewer obstacles

Difficult Level: More special animals with more obstacles

Mini Game 1 - “Moonfish” Agility Training

Game Play

Here’s a chance to sharpen your swimming

skills. Watch the moving fish, and press

ENTER at the right time to pass through

them!

Curriculum: Observation & Timing

Easy Level: Fish swim more slowly, in a simpler pattern

Difficult Level: Fish swim more quickly, in a more difficult pattern

Path 2 - The East Australian Current

Game Play

Take a ride on Crush and collect the shapes

to learn their names. Look out for the other

turtles!

Curriculum: Shapes

Easy Level: Learn shapes, with fewer obstacles

Difficult Level: Match shapes, with more obstacles

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ACTIVITIES

Path 3 - Submarine Salvage

Game Play

There are all kinds of things in the submarine.

Can you tell the living things from the non-

living things? Find as many living things as

you can. When you see a living thing, press

ENTER to burst its bubble and learn its

name. Look out for obstacles.

Curriculum: Life Science

Easy Level: A voice clue will be given after the object is touched

Difficult Level: No clue will be given. More obstacles to avoid

Mini Game 2 - Hermit Crab Rescue

Game Play

The hermit crab is trapped in the stone maze.

Can you help him out? First, press ENTER to

select any of the round stones, and move it

away using the joystick. Then, lead the crab

out of the maze in the same way.

Curriculum: Logic Skills

Easy Level: Simpler puzzle with more possible moves

Difficult Level: More complex puzzle with fewer possible

moves

Path 4 - Undersea Highway

Game Play

The undersea highway is very crowded with

fish and shells. Collect the shells to learn

their colors. In the difficult level, challenge

yourself by finding the shells that result

from the color combination at the top of the

screen. Look out for the other fish!

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ACTIVITIES

Curriculum: Colors, Color Combinations

Easy Level: Color learning, with fewer obstacles

Difficult Level: Color combinations, with more obstacles

Learning Zone Activities

Zone 1 - Sea Life Gallery

Game Play

Find the picture of the sea animal that

matches the word clue at the top of the

screen. To choose a picture, press the colored

button that matches the picture frame.

Curriculum: Sea Animals

Easy Level: More general sea animals

Difficult Level: More specific sea animals

Zone 2 - Seagull Brothers

Game Play

Listen to the description and find the seagull

that is being asked for. To choose a seagull,

press the colored button that matches its

post.

Curriculum: Comparison Skills

Easy Level: Comparisons

Difficult Level: Superlatives

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ACTIVITIES

Zone 3 - Guess the Impression

Game Play

The fish are doing impressions. Remember

the impression done by the fish, and find

the matching combination of shapes inside

the shells. To choose an answer, press the

colored button that matches the answer’s

shell.

Curriculum: Shapes & Patterns, Memory Skills

Easy Level: Symbols

Difficult Level: Shapes

Zone 4 - Coral Nursery

Game Play

The baby fish are so busy playing, they

can’t hear their mothers calling them home.

Can you help each mother find her baby

fish? Move Pearl or Sheldon close to each

baby fish to chase it into its mother’s mouth.

The color of the baby fish should match its

mother’s color.

Curriculum: Color Matching

Easy Level: One color per mother fish

Difficult Level: Two colors per mother fish

ACTIVITIES

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CARE & MAINTENANCE

1. Keep your V.Smile™ clean by wiping it with a slightly damp cloth. Never

use solvents or abrasives.

2. Keep it out of direct sunlight and away from direct sources of heat.

3. Remove the batteries when not using it for an extended period of time.

4. Avoid dropping it. Never try to dismantle it.

5. Always keep the V.Smile™ away from water.

WARNING

A very small percentage of the public, due to an existing condition, may

experience epileptic seizures or momentary loss of consciousness when

viewing certain types of flashing colors or patterns, especially on television.

While the V.Smile™ TV Learning System does not contribute to any

additional risks, we do recommend that parents supervise their children

while they play video games. If your child experiences dizziness, altered

vision, disorientation, or convulsions, discontinue use immediately and

consult your physician. Please note that focusing on a television screen

at close range and handling a joystick for a prolonged period of time may

cause fatigue or discomfort. We recommend that children take a 15-minute

break for every hour of play.

TROUBLESHOOTING

If you have a problem that cannot be solved by using this manual, we

encourage you to visit us online or contact our Consumer Services

Department with any problems and/or suggestions that you might have.

A support representative will be happy to assist you.

Before requesting support, please be ready to provide or include the

information below:

• The name of your product or model number (The model number is

typically located on the back or bottom of your product.)

• The actual problem you are experiencing.

• The actions you took right before the problem occurred.

If you wish to buy additional joysticks for your V.Smile™, please visit us

online, or contact our Consumer Services Department.

Internet : www.vtechkids.com

Phone : 1-800-521-2010 in the U.S. or 1-877-352-8697 in Canada

CARE & MAINTENANCE / TROUBLESHOOTING

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OTHER INFO

DISCLAIMER AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

VTech® Electronics North America, L.L.C. and its suppliers assume

no responsibility for any damage or loss resulting from the use of this

handbook. VTech® Electronics North America, L.L.C. and its suppliers

assume no responsibility for any loss or claims by third parties that may

arise through the use of this software. VTech® Electronics North America,

L.L.C. and its suppliers assume no responsibility for any damage or loss

caused by deletion of data as a result of malfunction, dead battery, or

repairs. Be sure to make backup copies of important data on other media

to protect against data loss.

Company: VTech® Electronics North America, L.L.C.

Address: 1155 West Dundee Rd., Suite 130, Arlington Heights,

IL 60004 USA

Phone : 1-800-521-2010 in the U.S. or 1-877-352-8697 in Canada

NOTICE:

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.

OTHER INFO

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- Advanced Math - Art & Creativity

- Vocabulary

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