Dear Parent/Guardian,
Thank you for choosing the Barbie™ Fashion T.
Designed with fun in mind,
the Barbie™ Fashion Tis packed with
stimulating games and activities that will
make an invaluable contribution to your child’
The activities used to help further your child’
writing skills, art, reex, mathematics, memory
games.
The Barbie™ Fashion T provides a dependable and
realistic introduction to a computer tablet, and
encourages creativity and independent learning.
Learning with Barbie™ is so much fun!
BARBIE and associated trademarks and trade dress are owned by
and used under license from, Mattel, Inc.
© 2012 Mattel, Inc.
The Barbie™ Fashion T is supplied with the following
parts (please contact your retailer should any parts be missing):
1 - Unit
2 -
3 - Stylus pen
4 - USB cable
5 - Case
Chapter 2
Chapter 1
1
Game theme
selection instant
access buttons
Power button
LCD
touch screen
Getting Started
The Barbie™ Fashion T operates
on 3 “AA” size batteries.
Battery Installation
1. Make sure the unit is turned off.
2. Open the battery cover at the back of the
unit using a coin or straight blade
screwdriver
3. Insert 3 “AA” size batteries (note the
correct polarity: +, - ).
4. Replace the cover
The underside of the tablet has a thick wall
which may present slight difculty when
changing the batteries. It is recommended
that adults help children to change the
batteries using a suitable tool.
Unit
About the Barbie™ Fashion T
Features
30
• Fashion
• Design
• Shopping
• Pets
• Music
• Party
• Games
• Gadgets
Multimedia
• Digital sound and animation
Display
• LCD touch screen
•
Automatic shut-down
Unit
Interface
• Touch screen with writing
recognition
• QWERTY keyboard
• Number keys
• Home key
• Fun animation buttons
• Game selection instant
access buttons
• Volume control buttons
• Backlight button
• Music on/off button
Audio
• The voice of Barbie
®
• USB plug
Contrast
control
• Remove exhausted batteries from the toy.
• Do not short-circuit the supply terminals.
Starting the Barbie™ Fashion T
In order to play and access all 30
games in the Barbie™ Fashion T,
please pull and remove the T
before turning on the unit. T
Barbie™ Fashion T by pressing
the “
” button located on the
top right hand corner of the tablet or by
pressing on the “Home” button located
at the center
turn off the power by pressing the
“ ” button.
Auto-off
If there is no input on the unit after a few minutes,
and the player
tablet, the unit says “OK! Let’
and automatically turns itself off to conserve
power
the
button or the “home” button to
turn the unit back on.
Storage & Care
T
simple rules:
• Regularly examine the unit for damage to the cord, plug,
enclosure and other parts. In the event of such damage, the unit
must not be used until the damage has been repaired.
•
• Keep the unit clean by wiping the exterior of the unit with a dry
cloth.
Scoring
At the end of each game round (consisting of ten questions in
most games), after the successful completion of all levels in
an activity
shown so the player can see how well they have done.
Again?” screen will appear and the player can choose if they
want to play again or exit and choose another activity
Time Limit
For most games, the player has from 30 to 120 seconds to answer
depending on the question and game.
Useful Features and Controls
T
T
game plays.
Keyboard
The Barbie™ Fashion T features a
fully functional computer keyboard.
Instant
Pressing an instant access button will bring the player to a list of
activities in that category
Home
Press the “Home” button to turn on the product. If the product
is on, press the “Home” button to exit the screen currently on
display and return to the previous menu.
V
Press the volume controls to adjust the volume.
2
V
control
3
4
Home button
Power button
Backlight
Home button
Headphone
socket
USB socket
Battery
requirements
Stylus
compartment
Battery cover
Chapter 2
Chapter 1
Caution
• Do not mix different types of batteries or old and new batteries
together.
• Only use batteries of the same or equivalent type as recommended.
• Remove all batteries when replacing.
• Remove batteries if the unit is not going to be used for long
periods of time.
• Do not dispose of batteries in fire.
• Do not recharge non-rechargeable batteries.
• Remove rechargeable batteries from the toy before charging them.
• Rechargeable batteries should only be charged under adult
supervision.
•
• The unit should not be dismantled.
•
temperatures.
•
sunlight.
• The unit should not be subjected to extreme force or shock.
Game Rules and Selection
Game Theme Selection
There are 8 themes in the Barbie™ Fashion T: Fashion,
Design, Shopping, Pets, Music, Party
The main theme selection menu will automatically scroll to the next
theme every 5 seconds. The player can also touch the left and right
arrow keys displayed on the screen to scroll to the next theme and
touch on the image or press “Enter” to select.
All the games under
a theme
are listed in the game title selection menu. The player can
touch the up and down arrow keys on the
screen to scroll through the activity names
and touch the title or press “Enter” to play
Alternatively
instant theme access buttons to go straight to a
particular game theme. Every 15 seconds, if the unit is idle, Barbie
®
will say “Pick a theme to play! T
Attempts
In most activities the player will have three attempts per question.
Barbie
®
will reveal the correct answer after three incorrect attempts.
If there is no input after 15 seconds, Barbie
®
will repeat the
instruction prompt.
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Contrast
Press the contrast controls to adjust the
contrast.
Demo
Press the
button to see a demonstration of some of the
exciting features and activities in the Barbie™ Fashion T.
Answer
Press the
button to reveal the correct answer to a question.
The player needs to think carefully before pressing this button as
no points will be awarded for that question.
Help
Press the button for extra hints to a question. Using this
function will reduce the total score for the current question.
Not all games have this function.
Repeat
Press the
button to repeat a question or an instruction.
Backlight Button
Press the button to change the backlight from seven different
colours or to turn it on and off.
Enter
Press the
button to submit an answer
Delete
Press the
button to delete the previously entered letter
number or drawings.
Pause
Press the
button to pause game play
resume game play
Barbie™
Press the
button to play a short and fun animation with music.
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