----------------------------------------------------- Fisher-Price(r) Ready for School (TM) Toddler Edition for Windows(r) 95/98 Version 1.01c ----------------------------------------------------- Congratulations on your purchase of Fisher-Price Ready for School Toddler! To supply you with up-to-the-minute information, we have included this ReadMe file. (Please open this window to its maximum size for better readability.) ******************************************************************* INDEX --------- Section Number ------- ------ CD Audio Tracks ....... I Minimum System Requirements ....... II Installation ....... III Running the Program ....... IV Family Resource Center ....... V Recording Messages ....... VI Troubleshooting and Performance Tips ....... VII Technical Support ....... VIII ******************************************************************* I. CD Audio Tracks --------------- Included on this CD are the songs featured in the program. These songs can be played on a regular CD player or the audio CD player of your computer. You may hear a hissing or scratching sound during playback of Track #1 on some regular CD players. In order to avoid this sound, advance the track number of the CD player to Track #2. Please refer to the CD player manufacturer's documentation regarding playback of the audio tracks. ******************************************************************* II. Minimum System Requirements --------------------------- Windows 95/98 Pentium 90 MHz or faster 16MB RAM 4x CD-ROM drive Windows-compatible sound card 256-color compatible video card 10MB hard drive space ******************************************************************* III. Installation ------------ WINDOWS(r) 95/98 1. Insert the Fisher-Price Toddler CD in the CD-ROM drive. 2. If your system supports the AutoPlay feature, then the Setup will start automatically. Just follow the on-screen instructions. 3. However, if your system does not support AutoPlay, then select the Start button; 4. Choose Run from the Start Menu. 5. At the Open box, type "D:\setup.exe", (where D is the letter of your CD-ROM drive.) * If your CD-ROM drive is a different letter than D, type that in, instead. 6. Click on OK and follow the prompts. To uninstall Fisher-Price Toddler --------------------------------- WINDOWS(r) 95/98 1. Insert the Fisher-Price Toddler CD in the CD-ROM drive. (Hold down the key to bypass AutoPlay.) 2. From the Start button, select Programs, and choose the Fisher-Price Toddler group. 3. Select 'Uninstall' and follow the prompts. ******************************************************************* IV. Running the Program ------------------- * WINDOWS(r) 95/98 1. Insert the Fisher-Price Toddler CD in the CD-ROM drive. 2. For systems that support AutoPlay, a dialog box will appear with the following buttons: Play - starts Fisher-Price Toddler Read Me - opens this Read Me file Family RC - starts the Family Resource Center Quit - closes the dialog box 3. Select the Play button to run the program. 4. For systems that do not support AutoPlay, select the Fisher-Price Toddler icon from the Programs menu at the Start button. 5. You can also double-click the shortcut icon (if created) on the desktop. Note: If your system is running a custom desktop, refer to the manufacturer's documentation for instructions on special circumstances. ******************************************************************* V. Fisher-Price(R) Ready For School(TM) Family Resource Center ----------------------------------------------------------- The Family Resource Center (FamilyRC): The Family Resource Center is a program that contains printable Parent Tips and Children's Activity Sheets for all the age-specific Fisher-Price(R) Ready for School Products. These products include Toddler (Ages 1 ½ - 3), Preschool (Ages 2-4), Kindergarten (Ages 4-6), 1st Grade (Ages 5-7) and Reading (Ages 2-4). The Parent Tips provide a wealth of information, advice and general activity suggestions. The Children's Activity Sheets provide a variety of fun learning activities away from the computer. Installing the Family Resource Center: Toward the end of the installation of Fisher-Price(R) Ready for School(TM) Toddler, you are given the option to install the Family Resource Center. If you installed this program, refer to the instructions below to run the program. If you did not install this program, insert the Fisher-Price(R) Ready For School (TM) Toddler CD into your CD-ROM drive and run the Setup program for the FamilyRC. This setup will also install Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0 which is required to view and print the Children's Activity Sheets. Running the Family Resource Center with Windows(R) 95/98: Double-click the Family Resource Center icon installed on your desktop. Or, from the Start button click on Programs, Fisher-Price(R), then the Family Resource Center icon. Using The Family Resource Center: Once you have the Family Resource Center running, click on one of the books at the top to select the desired product-related materials. The open book below will display the topics for the corresponding Parent Tips and Children's Activity Sheets. Click on the pencil icon next to the topic to open the appropriate Parent Tips. Click on the crayon icon next to the topic to open the appropriate Children's Activity Sheets. Click on the Quit button to close the Family Resource Center. Windows(r) 95/98 TaskBar ------------------------ The Windows 95/98 Taskbar may interfere with the user's ability to view Fisher-Price Toddler graphics, animations and program information in certain activities. If you encounter difficulties when the Windows 95/98 Taskbar appears on-screen, enable the Taskbar's Autohide feature: * Click the Start button, then select Settings, then Taskbar. * At the dialog box that appears, uncheck 'Always on top' and check 'Auto hide'. * Click the 'Apply' button, then the 'OK' button. You also have the option of relocating the Taskbar to different sides of the display screen: * Click and hold down the mouse pointer on a blank area of the Taskbar. * Drag and release the Taskbar on the side of the screen where it causes the least interference. Note: If you need to access the Taskbar or the Start menu at any time while the program is running, press CTRL+ESC. To return to the program, click on the program's display area, or press ALT+TAB until the program's icon is selected. ******************************************************************* VI. Recording Messages ------------------ Fisher-Price Toddler comes with 5 random messages that Spot speaks randomly throughout the program. If you have a working microphone set-up on your computer,you can record your own messages over Spot's original messages, so that he pop ups and speaks your recorded messages. You may also replace the messages of the characters in the "Telephone Talk" Level One activity. Your personal recorded messages will play after the giraffe appears and says "There's a special message for you." You can replace all 9 characters with your recorded messages. To record a message: -------------------- (Recording a message will replace the original message with your own.) * From the Main Screen, select Parents Options. In Parent Options you have two choices: Record Messages from Spot or Record Telephone Messages. Choose one. 1. Click on a number block. It will glow when selected. 2. Select the "Play Message" button to hear the saved message. 3. Select the "Record Message" button (which will change to "Stop Recording") and speak into the microphone. 4. When you are finished, click on the "Stop Recording" button. Your message is automatically saved. 5. Select the "Play Message" button again to hear your recording. 6. Click on a different number block to record another message. Follow instructions 2-5. * To switch back to the original message, click the number block that plays your recorded message, then click "Save Original Message". Select play message to check. ******************************************************************* VII. Troubleshooting and Performance Tips ------------------------------------ If the program is very slow: ---------------------------- 1. Close any unnecessary applications that may be running. 2. Make sure your display setting is at 640x480 resolution and 256 colors. Refer to your system or Windows documentation. If the program does not run when you double-click on Toddler.exe from the Explorer or type Toddler.exe from the Run line: -------------------------------------------------------- Fisher-Price Toddler(TM) may require a command line parameter for its executable to run. We recommend running the program from its installed icon; refer to the Sections II and III above to install the icons. If display problems occur: -------------------------- If you experience graphics problems while running Fisher-Price Toddler(TM), contact your video card or system vendor to obtain the latest version of their video driver. Make sure the system is running in 256-color mode in 640x480 resolution. To change the display settings in WINDOWS 95/98(r): 1. Select Control Panel from the Settings menu at the Windows 95/98 Start button. 2. Open the Display control panel. 3. Choose the Settings tab. 4. Select 256 for the color palette and 640x480 for desktop area. 5. Click the Apply and OK buttons. (The system may need to restart.) If sound or microphone problems occur: -------------------------------------- If you experience sound problems while running Fisher-Price Toddler, contact your sound card or system vendor to obtain the latest version of their sound driver. If printing problems occur: --------------------------- Check with your printer manufacturer to make sure you have the most recent printer driver. Screen savers: -------------- If you are running a screen saver in the background and experience video and sound problems during the program, disable the screen saver and the problem should be solved. Refer to your screen saver documentation on how to disable the screen saver. Reinstalling Fisher-Price Toddler: ---------------------------------- If you have deleted or uninstalled any parts of the program and are having problems reinstalling, follow these steps to manually reinstall Fisher-Price Toddler: * Check to see that the Fisher-Price Toddler group is not in the Windows 95/98 Start Menu/Programs. If a program group still exists, insert the Fisher-Price Toddler CD, double click the uninstall icon in the program group and follow the instructions on the screen. WINDOWS 95/98(r): 1. Insert the Fisher-Price Toddler CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2. Select the Start button. 3. Choose Run from the Start menu. 4. At the Open box, type "D:\setup.exe", where D is the letter of your CD-ROM drive. 5. Click on OK and follow the prompts. Improving system performance ---------------------------- These tips are designed to improve your system's performance in WINDOWS 95(r): 1. Right-click the My Computer icon on the desktop, then click Properties. 2. From the dialog box, select the Performance tab. 3. Click the File System button. 4. Select the CD-ROM tab. Set the Supplemental cache size to Large. 5. Match the Optimize access pattern setting to that of your CD-ROM. (It should be set to Quad-speed or higher.) 6. Click Apply, then OK. 7. Restart the computer for the changes to take effect. ******************************************************************* VIII. Technical Support ----------------- Video drivers and system settings --------------------------------- Information about your system's video drivers can often assist our Technical Support staff in diagnosing problems that are encountered when running the program. To get information about your system's video drivers: 1. Right-click the My Computer icon and select Properties. 2. Click on the Device Manager tab. 3. Double-click on Display adapters. Device Manager also displays settings for hardware devices that are not fully supported by Windows 95 or are using device drivers that need to be updated. Contact the system vendor or manufacturer if any subkeys, such as those under 'Display adapters' or 'Sound, video and game controllers' are displayed with a red X or yellow exclamation mark. (Click the plus [+] sign to see the subkey.) Calling Technical Support ------------------------- Please have the following information ready if and when you call: 1. The product name (located at the top of this ReadMe file). 2. The processor and clock speed of your computer (e.g., Pentium 90MHz). 3. The brand name of the sound device installed in the computer. 4. The amount of free memory (memory available to run the program) that the computer has. (Open Explorer on the desktop and select About Windows 95 from the Help menu.) From the dialog box that appears, write down the Memory and System Resources values. 5. The complete and exact error message reported by the program (if any). ------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you for purchasing Fisher-Price(r) Ready for School(TM) Toddler! Technical Support toll-free phone number - 866-690-8369 M-F, 8 A.M. to 6 P.M. Pacific Time. Customer Service toll-free phone number - 866-894-0738 Fax: Our fax number is (818) 246-5604, 24 hours daily. E-mail: cssupport@KnowledgeAdventure.com World Wide Web address: http://www.education.com (c) Knowledge Adventure(R) and Fisher Price (R). All Rights reserved. Knowledge Adventure and the Knowledge Adventure Logo are registered trademarks of Knowledge Adventure, Inc. Fisher Price(R) trademarks and character designs are used under license from Fisher-Price (R), Inc., a subsidiary of Mattel, Inc., East Aurora, NY 14052 U.S.A. Fisher-Price's Ready for School Toddler uses Miles Sound System, Copyright (C) 1991-2001 by RAD Game Tools, Inc. 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