Oregon Scientific SmartGlobe AC/DC Adapter manual

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    PR18manualSpecialtyversion 6/28/06 11:49 AM Page 1[...]

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    About Y our SmartGlobe ™ Deluxe Edition K i t Getting Started A C/DC adapter Auto off Low battery indicator PC requirements Ke y functions Activities T ouch Compare Find Spanish activities Knowledge Sound Options Built-in speaker Base speaker Headphones Register Y our SmartGlobe ™ Deluxe Edition Access code SmartGlobe ™ Deluxe Edition PC prog[...]

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    Adaptor About Y our SmartGlobe ™ Deluxe Edition Kit Y our SmartGlobe ™ Deluxe Edition is supplied with the follo wing parts; please contact Oregon Scientif ic if any parts are missing. 1 Back Front 2 PR18manualSpecialtyversion 6/28/06 11:49 AM Page 3[...]

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    Getting Started Y our SmartGlobe ™ Deluxe Edition base uses four AA alkaline batteries, which are installed in the back of the base as shown. It is also equipped with an A C/DC adapter connection, which allows the base speaker to work without batteries. Y our SmartPen ™ uses tw o AAA alkaline batteries. T o open the battery cov er , remove the [...]

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    Find T o play a search game, touch one of the ‘Find’ categories with your SmartPen ™ . The SmartGlobe ™ Deluxe Edition will tell you to f ind certain places on the map, and you must answer the questions as quickly as you can. Each activity has 3 dif ferent levels, and for each lev el the player must answer the required number of questions c[...]

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    Spanish Activities ( ) T o learn about a country in Spanish, use the tip of the SmartPen ™ to touch one of the ‘ ’ categories on the activity panel (located on the base), and then use the SmartPen ™ to point to a place on the globe or local map. T o learn more about a particular country in Spanish, use the SmartPen ™ to touch an activity [...]

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    Register Y our SmartGlobe ™ Deluxe Edition Y our new SmartGlobe ™ Deluxe Edition is not only ready to be used right out of the box, b ut can also be customized by age lev el and can receive ne w educational content updated weekly by Oregon Scientif ic editors. Note: It is r ecommended that you r egister your SmartGlobe ™ Deluxe Edition in or [...]

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    c. Click the “Browse” b utton to browse the following location if your W indows XP is installed in the C driv e(C:): C:Program FilesCommon FilesUSB9KD *If your W indows XP is installed in other drives (e.g . E drive E:), then you should br owse for the location below: E:Pr ogram F ilesCommon F ilesUSB9KD d. Click the “Continue Anyway?[...]

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    For further updates, click on the Or egon Scientific logo on your toolbar and f ollow the directions on your scr een. Through our ser ver , you will be able to change your age gr oup, language version** and download the latest inf ormation, including W orld News. 1) Connect the SmartPen to your computer using the USB cable provided. 2) A panel will[...]

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    Oregon Scientific, Inc. 19861 SW 95th Avenue T ualatin, OR 97062, USA Hotline: 1-800-853-8883 Website: www .oregonscientific.com This device complies with P art 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following tw o conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept an y interference receiv ed, [...]