Fisher-Price COLOR PIXTER G6512 manual

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    Model Number: G6512 Owner’s Manual Model Number: G6512 Owner’s Manual[...]

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    Let’s Go! •S ome of the tools on the tool menu ar e not av ailable for use in some activities or games. T he Home and the Sav e It! tools are only a v ailable f or use . If a tool is not av ailable f or use , you will hear a t one . •P lease keep this manual for futur e ref erenc e , as it contains impor tant information. IMPORT ANT! If the t[...]

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    Choose a Destination Check out the world maps! T ouch the arro ws on the bottom of the screen to view different regions of the w orld . Asia and A ustr alia 4 Nor th and South America Euro pe and A frica Hint: After visiting a cit y , the destination dot on the screen changes color to red so that you know where y ou’v e been. T o reset, simply tu[...]

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    Nor th and South America 5 •T ouch any of the destination dots on the screen with the stylus to choose a city : New Y ork To r o n t o * San F r ancisco* Me xico City* R io De Janiero Buenos Aires *F or these cities, please see pages 8-20 f or activit y inf ormation. Hint: After receiving 10 passpor t stamps , you ’ll see a "bonus" ci[...]

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    6 Eu ro pe and A frica •T ouch any of the destination dots on the screen with the stylus to choose a city : M adrid* Pa r i s L ondon Amsterdam* Berlín* Rome* Stockholm* Mosco w* C airo Nairobe* *F or these cities, please see pages 8-20 f or ac tivity information. Hint: After receiving all 21 passpor t stamps (including W ashington, D. C.), you?[...]

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    7 Asia and A ustralia •T ouch any of the destination dots on the screen with the stylus to choose a city : D elhi Beijing To k y o * Sy dney *F or this city , please see pages 8-20 f or ac tivity information.[...]

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    8 To ro nt o, S an F rancisc o , Me xic o City , Madrid , A mster dam, B erlin, Rome , Stockholm, Mosc ow , Nair obe and T oky o To ronto is city located in Canada. Landmarks include the CN T ower and the SkyD ome . S an F rancisc o is city located in the United States of Americ a. A famous landmark is the Golden Gate Bridge. San Fr ancisco is know[...]

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    9 Berlin is the c apital and largest city in modern-day Germany . A famous landmark in this city is the Brandenburg Gate. Rome is the capital of Italy and it is c alled the Eternal Cit y . The Colosseum is one of the chief landmarks in Rome. It was dedicated in A.D . 80! Stockholm is the capital and lar gest city of Sweden. This cit y is built on 1[...]

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    10 •T ouch any of the highlighted items on the screen with the stylus to visit it. •T ouch with the st ylus to take a photo f or your photo album. Hint: The illustrations on pages 10 and 11 sho w the cit y of T oronto . Each city will look different![...]

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    •I f you ’ d like to add to your phot o , use any of the tools on the tool menu! Tr y the: “P encil” T ool ; Straight Line ; Shape Maker ; Stamp I t ; Magic W and Eraser ; or Special Effects Sele c t or . Hint: If you’ d like to sav e your creation, touch Sa ve It on the tool menu with the stylus. If you’ d lik e to return to the previo[...]

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    12 •E ach photo y ou tak e is stor ed in your photo album. Y ou can store as man y photos as y ou like! Hint: To clear your photo album, simply turn Pixter® Color off and then back on again. Photo Album •T ouch the photo album on the screen with the stylus.[...]

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    •T ouch the arrows on the bottom of the screen to look thr ough your photos. •I f you ’ d like to add to a photo , use any of the tools on the tool menu! Tr y the: “P encil” T ool ; Straight Line ; Shape Maker ; Stamp I t ; Magic W and Eraser ; or Special Effects Sele c t or . Hint: If you’ d like to sav e your creation, touch Sa ve It [...]

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    •E ach time y ou visit a city , you rec eive a stamp on your passport. Hint: In some cities, you’ll need to play a special game to get a passpor t stamp! P asspor t •T ouch the passpor t on the screen with the stylus. 14[...]

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    •A ft er receiving all 21 passport stamps (including W ashington, D . C.), you ’ll see another "bonus" city on the Europe and Af rica map – Athens! •A ft er receiving 10 passport stamps, you ’ll see a "bonus" city on the Nor th and South American map – W ashington, D.C.! 15 W ashington, D .C. A thens[...]

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    16 •L ook at the outline of a landmark and the puzzle pieces on the screen. Tr av el Games •T ouch the game board on the screen with the stylus. Y ou’ll pla y a random trav el game – Landmark P uzzles or City Scene. Landmark Puzzles Outline P uzzle Pieces[...]

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    •T ouch a puzzle piece on the screen with the stylus. •N ow ,d r ag the puzzle piec e onto the outline. 17[...]

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    •L ook, it fits into place! •G ood job , you ’ve complet ed the puzzle! 18[...]

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    •L ook at the city scene. Do you k now which landmark is missing? Hint: Lo ok at the ? on the screen. City Scene •T ouch the landmark on the top of the screen with the stylus to see if it fits the city scene. 19[...]

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    •E xc ellent – the city scene is complete! 20[...]

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    21 New Y o rk New Y ork is cit y loc ated in the United States of America. F amous landmarks include the Statue of Liber ty and the Empire State Building. I ts nickname is, “ The Big Apple” . •T ouch with the st ylus to take a photo f or y our photo album. See pages 12-13 for more inf ormation. •T ouch with the st ylus to look in y our suit[...]

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    22 Skyscr aper G ame Object of the Game: Build all four Skyscr apers! •L ook at the colored bases (gr een, red , blue and yello w) on the bottom of the screen. •W atch as a piece of a building falls fr om the sk y . Y ou will need to match the color and position of the piece to a base . C olored Bases Building Piece[...]

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    23 •T o put the piece in position, use the stylus. T ouch the piece on the screen with the stylus. •I f you dr ag the stylus to the right, the piece mov es to the right.[...]

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    24 •I f you dr ag the stylus to the left, the piece mov es to the left. •W atch the piece fall in the c orrec t position![...]

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    25 •N ow ,a new piece falls! •W ow ,y ou ’ve complet ed all four sk yscrapers! Hint: If you’ d like to return to New Y ork, touch Home on the tool menu with the stylus.[...]

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    26 R io De Janiero Río de Janiero is loc ated in Brazil. It is the second largest city in Brazil. Y ou’ll find the world’ s best k nown and most visited monument , “Cristo Redentor ” or Christ the Redeemer , located atop C orcov ado Mountain. •T ouch any of the highlighted items on the screen with the stylus to visit it. Hint: To get a p[...]

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    •C hoose a color (by number). T ouch the screen with the stylus. 27 C olor by Number •T ouch the paint buck et in the low er left corner on the screen with the stylus.[...]

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    28 •N ow , find the number in a piece (or pieces) of the picture. T ouch the piece with the stylus to fill it with color . Hint: If you’ d like to return to the previous screen, touch Home on the tool menu with the stylus.[...]

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    29 Pa r i s Pa ris is the c apital and largest cit y of F ranc e. There are a number of historic landmarks in this city including the Eiffel T ower , Arc du T riumph and Cathedral of Notre Dame . •T ouch any of the highlighted items on the screen with the stylus to visit it. Hint: To get a passpor t stamp for this cit y , y ou need to go to the C[...]

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    30 •C hoose a color (by number). T ouch the screen with the stylus. C olor by Number •T ouch the paint buck et in the low er left corner on the screen with the stylus.[...]

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    •N ow , find the number in a piece (or pieces) of the picture. T ouch the piece with the stylus to fill it with color . Hint: If you’ d like to return to the previous screen, touch Home on the tool menu with the stylus. 31[...]

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    32 L ondon L ondon is the capital of the United Kingdom of Gr eat Britain. There are a number of his- toric landmarks in this city including the Houses of Parliament and W estminster Abbey . •T ouch any of the highlighted items on the screen with the stylus to visit it. Hint: To get a passpor t stamp for this cit y , y ou need to go to the London[...]

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    L ondon Under ground Object of the Game: Navigate the subw ay car to the next stop. •L ook at the screen. Note the location of your subwa y car and the nex t stop (red dot). Next Stop Subwa y Car •T ouch the subway car on the screen with the stylus. Now , drag the subway across the tracks to the next stop (red dot). 33[...]

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    •O ops, you ’ll hav e to find another route! •Y ou made it! Hint: If you’ d like to return to the previous screen, touch Home on the tool menu with the stylus. 34[...]

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    35 C air o C airo is the capital of Egypt. Cairo has more people than any other city in Africa. In Egypt, you c an see ancient pyramids and the Great Sphinx. •T ouch any of the highlighted items on the screen with the stylus to visit it. Hint: To get a passpor t stamp for this cit y , y ou need to go to the Archaeological Dig game . T ouch the sa[...]

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    •T ouch the screen with the st ylus. •N ow use it to scrat ch the "dir t" off the sur face of the ancient ruin. Ar chaeological Dig Object of the Game: Unearth an ancient ruin! •L ook – it ’ s a wall of hieroglyphics! Hint: If you’ d like to return to C airo, touch Home on the tool menu with the stylus. 36[...]

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    •T ouch any of the highlighted items on the screen with the stylus to visit it. Hint: To get a passpor t stamp for this cit y , y ou need to go to the Tiger Hunt game. T ouch the boulder on the D elhi screen with the stylus to play . Delhi D elhi is the second lar gest cit y in India. Delhi is an old and crowded city . Y ou c an see The Red F or [...]

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    •T ouch the screen with the st ylus. •N ow use the stylus to scratch the sur face and find the tigers. T iger Hun t • Rooaarrr! It ’s two tigers! Hint: If you’ d like to return to Delhi, touch Home on the tool menu with the stylus. Object of the Game: C an you find the tigers? 38[...]

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    •T ouch any of the highlighted items on the screen with the stylus to visit it. Hint: To get a passpor t stamp for this cit y , y ou need to go to Great W all Maze game. T ouch the Great W all in the background on the Beijing screen with the stylus to play . B eijing Beijing is the c apital of China. Beijing has many temples. Y ou c an see the Gr[...]

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    •L ook at the blink ing dot on the bottom left co rner of the maze. This is the start point. •T he end point is in the upper right corner of the maze . Grea t W all Maz e •T ouch the star t point with the stylus on the screen. Now , drag it to make a trail through the maz e on the screen. Object of the Game: F ind your way out of the maze . 4[...]

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    •C ontinue to drag the stylus on the screen through the maze t o get to the end point. Hint: There is no time limit! •I f you hit a dead end , simply retrace your trail (the trail er ases as you retrace) with the stylus and tr y a different direction. 41[...]

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    •Y ou found your wa y out! Hint: If you’ d like to return to Beijing , touch Home on the tool menu with the stylus. 42[...]

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    •T ouch any of the highlighted items on the screen with the stylus to visit it. Hint: To get a passpor t stamp for this cit y , y ou need to go to Color by Number game . T ouch the white caps on the S ydney screen with the stylus to play . Sy dne y Sy dney is the capital of the State of New South W ales in Australia. Y ou c an go to the Sy dney O[...]

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    •C hoose a color (by number). T ouch the screen with the stylus. C olor by Number •T ouch the paint buck et in the low er left corner on the screen with the stylus. 44[...]

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    •N ow , find the number in a piece (or pieces) of the picture. T ouch the piece with the stylus to fill it with color . Hint: If you’ d like to return to S ydney , touch Home on the tool menu with the stylus. 45[...]

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    46 Create y our own drawing or write a message with the stylus. T ool Menu “P encil” T ool T ouch for freestyle dra wing or writing. •T ouch the arrows t o choose the ty pe of marking. Choose or o r o r . •T ouch the arrows t o choose a c olor palette . Now , choose a color f or y our “pencil” tool. •T ouch to sa ve your choices .[...]

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    47 T ouch the screen with the stylus. Now , drag the stylus on the screen and stop . Lo ok – a straight line! Hint: Make y our own shapes or create your o wn connect-the-dots. T ouch to make straight lines. Straigh t Line •T ouch the upper arrows t o choose the type of line. Choose or . •T ouch the low er arrows t o choose a color palette . C[...]

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    T ouch the screen and drag the stylus to make small or large shapes . Hint: To make a triangle , touch the screen and drag the stylus to mak e the base of the triangle. Then, touch the base line with the stylus and drag it to complete the triangle . 48 Shape Maker T ouch to make shapes. •T ouch the upper arrows t o choose a shape. Choose or . •[...]

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    T ouch the arrows on the bottom of the screen with the stylus to see each of the stamper designs. 49 Stamp It! T ouch for stamper ar t. F irst, pick a continent. T ouch a region on the screen with the stylus. There ar e stamper designs specific for each r egion.[...]

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    50 T ouch the screen with the stylus to choose a stamper . T ouch the screen as man y times as you like with the stylus for lots of stamper fun![...]

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    51 Magic W and Eraser T ouch to make your stylus an eraser or go to special eff ec ts! •C hoose eraser , magic effects or undo . •T ouch to sa ve your choice . If y ou chose eraser , use y our st ylus to erase an y par t of what ’ s on the screen.[...]

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    52 If y ou chose magic eff ec ts , you ’ll need to select a background lay er . T ouch the arrows on the bott om of the screen with the stylus to scroll through background choic es. After y ou choose a background lay er , use y our st ylus to “ scratch ” through your creation to r eveal the hidden image . If y ou chose undo , , whatever y ou [...]

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    F ull Screen Erase T ouch to choose an animated full screen er ase with cool sound effects. T ouch the screen with the stylus to choose the effect. Wa t ch and listen as your dra w- ing disappears. Hint: After using the full screen er ase , you’ re still in the same activit y using the same tool. 53[...]

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    54 Special Effects S elec tor T ouch to choose a special effect. Choose an effect: P aint Bucket, T ypist, C onfetti, Rotator , Color Surprise and Scratchboar d . T ouch with the stylus. Choose an effect and the color . T ouch to save y our choices. T o fill in a selected drawing area, select the area.[...]

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    T ouch with the stylus. T o create y our own caption, touch each letter of each w ord with the stylus. T ouch to sav e y our caption. T ouch the bottom of the screen with the stylus to see your caption. T ouch . Y our pic ture is all mix ed -up! Choose the conf etti to ol again to mix-up your picture in smaller pieces. 55[...]

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    T ouch with the stylus. Lo ok, your picture“turned”! T ouch with the stylus. Surprise! T ouch with the stylus. U se the stylus to remov e the “black ” coating on the screen. 56[...]

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    Hints: -Y ou can sav e one picture or game at a time! Each time you save a picture or game , it replaces the one already there. -A ft er y ou save a picture or game, it will appear on your screen again. To make a new picture or game, choose another ac tivity/tool. 57 S ave I t! (and Adjust C ontr ast) T ouch to sa ve or r etrieve y our pic ture or [...]

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    Home T ouch to go back to the Home Screen. Check out the world maps! T ouch the arrows on the bott om of the screen to view different regions of the w orld. 58 Asia and A ustralia Nor th and South America Euro pe and A frica[...]

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    59 Calibr ating the Stylus Mark on Screen T ip of Stylus IMPORT ANT! T he mark made on your screen from the stylus and the location of the tip of the stylus may not align. When this happens, y ou need to calibrate the stylus.[...]

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    ™ C alibr ation Hole •T urn Pixter® C olor pow er on. W ait until you see the Home Screen. •T urn Pixter ov er and locate the calibration hole . • Inser t, push and hold the st ylus in the calibration hole . T urn Pixter® Color ov er so that you can see the scr een. •W hen you see two , remov e the st ylus from the calibration hole . ?[...]

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    Care • Keep water , sand and dir t off of this car tridge. • Keep this car tridge awa y from direct sunlight and excessiv e heat. •D o not immerse the car tridge. Simply wipe the outside of the cartridge with a cloth to clean. • This car tridge has no consumer ser viceable par ts. Please do not take this car tridge apar t. 61[...]

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    One (1) Y ear Limited W arr anty F isher-P rice , Inc., 636 Girard A venue , East Aur ora, New Y ork 14052 warrants Pixter® Color Global Explorer™ is fr ee from all defects in material and work- manship when used under normal conditions f or a period of one (1) year from the date of pur chase. Should the product fail to per form properly , we wi[...]

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    Consumer Information Questions? W e ’ d like to hear from y ou! C all F isher-P rice® Consumer Relations , toll-free at 1-800-432-5437, 8 AM- 6 PM EST Monday through F riday . Hearing-impaired consumers using T T Y/TDD equipment, please call 1-800-382-7470. Or , write to: F isher-Pric e® C onsumer Relations 636 Girard A venue East Aur ora, New [...]

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    Fisher -Price, Inc., a subsidiar y of Mattel, Inc., East Aurora, NY 14052 U.S.A. ©2004 Mattel, Inc. All Right Reser ved. ® and ™ designate U.S. trademarks of Mattel, Inc. PRINTED IN CHINA G651 2pr-0920 www .pixter .com[...]