User manual VTECH INCREDIBLE SCIENCE CHASE

[. . . ] TM TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 How to Get Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4 With Windows® 3. 1 or 3. 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 With Windows® 95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] It allows you to select the next environment you would like to visit by clicking on the appropriate picture. Other functions of the remote control include the option to exit the program by clicking the icon, staying in the current environment by clicking the reviewing the photo album by clicking the icon. icon, and In the event that you would like to return to the Space Ship before the remote control appears just press the ESC key on your keyboard. Alphabet Activity Click on this icon to enter the alphabet activity. In the activity, you can click any letter on the screen or press a letter on your keyboard. Then the unit will say a word which starts with that letter and show you a corresponding picture. Click the icon or press the ESC button to exit and return to the Space Ship. 7 Photo Album Click on this icon to see a selection of snap shots showing Missy, Egon, and their friends. Markers Click on this icon to see a selection of pictures you can print out and color. Toolbox The toolbox is available in every environment. You can open the toolbox by clicking on it. When the toolbox is open, certain on-screen objects will cause the cursor to turn into a camera. The camera will reveal pictures of real-life objects related to the object you clicked. For example, if you click on the scientific equipment in the Mad Lab you will see pictures of real-life items you might find in a lab. When you are done investigating the environment for camera items click on the toolbox again to return to normal game play. 8 DESCRIPTION OF ENVIRONMENTS Environment: Arctic Tundra When you first enter the Arctic Tundra, Missy and Egon will give you a brief introduction to the environment. After this you can move the arrow around the screen looking for objects to click. Every time the arrow turns into a hand, that object can be clicked. One of the objects is a window to this environment's science experiment. 9 This environment's experiment deals with density. Objects which are more dense than water will sink; objects which are less dense than water will float. Zinc the dog wants to get across the water to Missy and Egon, but there is no bridge. You must build a bridge for Zinc by selecting items which will float from the 8 objects displayed at the top of the screen. The mouse - point to an object and click with the mouse. The SMART KEYSTM KEYBOARD unit's cursor pad - press the pad to have the cursor jump from one object to the next. Press the ENTER key when the object you want is highlighted. The SMART KEYSTM KEYBOARD unit's alphabet keys - press the first letter of the object you would like to select. Press the ENTER key when the object you want is highlighted. [. . . ] If you don't have enough RAM memory to run THE INCREDIBLE SCIENCE CHASETM software, try closing all other applications to free up the necessary memory. 21 3. Make sure the Virtual Memory is at least 8MB. Windows® 3. 1 or later has to be run in Enhanced Mode. You can check to see if you are in Enhanced Mode by choosing Help in your Program Manager, then going to About Program Manager. [. . . ]