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Getting Started Introduction ................................................................................................................. .................................................. 3 Contents ..................................................................................................................... ...........................[...]
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Intr oduction 3 Intr oduction The Kid T ough ™ FP3™ Player is perfect for your little ones. It comes with six songs and two stories already loaded. Plus there are hundreds more songs and stories ready for easy purchase and download from the Fisher -Price ® Song & Stor y Online Store! Just add the ones you and your child want. There’ s ne[...]
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Song and Story Player USB Cable CD-ROM with FP3™ Player Software 4 Contents Neck Strap Headphones[...]
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Internal Memory ...................... 128 MB SDRAM (approximately 2 hours of songs and stories) For additional storage, this player accepts an SD card with up to 1 GB of storage (sold separately and not included). LCD Screen ...............................1.4” Connectivity ..............................USB (version 1.1 or higher) Batteries .....[...]
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Battery Installation 6 Battery Compartment Door[...]
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Battery Installation 7 • Locate the batter y compartment door on the side of the player . • Loosen the screw in the batter y compartment door with a Phillips screwdriver . Remove the battery compartment door . • Insert two “AAA” (LR03) alkaline batteries. Hint: We recommend using alkaline batteries for longer battery life. • Replace the[...]
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In exceptional circumstances, batteries may leak fl uids that can cause a chemical burn injury or ruin your toy . T o avoid batter y leakage: • Do not mix old and new batteries or batteries of different types: alkaline, standard (carbon-zinc) or rechargeable (nickel-cadmium). • Insert batteries as indicated inside the batter y compartment. •[...]
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Connecting the Neck Strap 9 • Push the neck strap clasp onto the pin on the back of the player .[...]
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Connecting the Headphones • Insert the headphone plug into the headphone jack on the player . 10[...]
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11 Connecting the Headphones[...]
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T rack Forward Stories 12 Player Operation V olume Up V olume Down Songs Play/Pause T rack Backward Power Switch V olume Down V olume Up[...]
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Player Operation 13 • Slide the power switch on the back of the FP3™ Player to turn power on. • Select songs or stories by pressing either button. • Press the play/pause button to start. • Use the volume up + or volume down - buttons to adjust volume to a comfortable level. • Press the play/pause button to stop your song or story . Pres[...]
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Operating System ........................ Microsoft ® Windows 2000 or Windows XP (not compatible with Macintosh) Hardware ..................................... Intel ® Pentium ® processor 500Mhz Video ............................................ Video Graphics Card with 1024x768 resolution* RAM .............................................. 256M[...]
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15 Installing FP3 ™ Player Softwar e If you plan to use the FP3™ Player with more than one computer or if you have mor e than one FP3™ Player , please note the following. • The FP3™ Player Software can be installed on up to fi ve computers. • If you purchase two or more FP3™ Players, install the software on all computers from just on[...]
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16 • Double click on the player software shortcut on your desktop to launch the software. Y ou will be asked to activate your software. If you plan to use the Fisher -Price ® Song & Stor y Online Store, click “yes.“ - Y ou can view the animated tutorial to learn basic operations. - Y ou can browse Frequently Asked Questions (F AQ’ s). [...]
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Connecting Y our Player to Y our Computer 17 • Insert the USB cord (smaller end) into the USB port on your player . • Insert the larger end of the USB cord into the USB port on your computer , generally marked with this symbol . • The player turns on automatically and “connected“ appears on the player's LCD screen.[...]
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18 Copying Songs Fr om a CD to My Library[...]
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• Insert a music CD into your computer . Notes: - Be sure you are connected to the Internet when you insert your CD. The FP3™ Player Software automatically imports song/story and artist information about the music CD you inserted. If you are not connected, you will need to enter this information manually . - Y our computer may automatically lau[...]
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20 Cr eating and Saving a Playlist[...]
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Cr eating and Saving a Playlist A playlist is a collection of songs and stories you create. It can help you quickly move your favorite tracks to your player . • Click the “Create Playlist” tab. Select the tracks in the “My Librar y” panel that you would like to add to a playlist. Click the “Add to Playlist” arrow . • Click the “Sa[...]
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22 Copying T racks to the Player[...]
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23 Copying T racks to the Player • Make sure your player is connected to your computer using the USB cord provided. • Click the “My Player” tab. • Select the tracks in the My Librar y panel that you would like to copy to your player . • Click the “Copy T o Player“ arrow . Hint: Songs go to the song playlist and stories go to the sto[...]
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24 Copying a Playlist to the Player[...]
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Copying a Playlist to the Player • Make sure your player is connected to your computer using the USB cord provided. • Click the “My Player” tab. • Select the playlist in the “My Librar y” panel that you would like to copy to your player . • Click the “Copy T o Player” arrow . Hint: Songs and stories are automatically kept separa[...]
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Viewing and Assigning Icons 26[...]
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27 Viewing and Assigning Icons Icons help your child identify songs and stories. • Click the “My Librar y” tab. • Look in the icon column. - A closed green dot means that an icon is assigned. - An open green dot means no icon is assigned. - A closed red dot means the track was purchased at the Fisher -Price ® Song & Stor y Online Store[...]
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28 Cr eating Icons[...]
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Cr eating Icons 29 • Click the “My Librar y” tab. • Click an open green dot in the icon column. • Click the “New” button on the Icon Picker panel. • Now , use the pencil and eraser tools to create a new icon. • After completing your icon, click the “Save“ button. • Now , give your icon a new name, and then click the “Okay?[...]
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30 Changing Icons[...]
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31 Changing Icons • Click the “My Librar y” tab. • Click the closed green dot of the icon you want to change in the icon column. • Click the “Edit“ button on the Icon Picker panel. • Now , use the pencil and eraser tools to change icon. • After changing your icon, click the “Save“ button. • When you’re done changing icons,[...]
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32 Removing T racks from the Player[...]
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Removing T racks from the Player 33 • Make sure your player is connected to your computer using the USB cord provided. • Click the “My Player” tab. • Select the track you would like to remove. • Click the “Remove from Player” button. • The track will be removed from your player (but not from your librar y).[...]
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34 Using the Fisher -Price ® Song & Story Online Stor e[...]
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35 Using the Fisher -Price ® Song & Story Online Stor e Parents can br owse the store and pur chase songs and stories appr opriate for your child. Y ou will need an Internet connection (high speed access is recommended for faster downloads). A major credit car d is requir ed for song or story pur chase. • Be sure you are connected to the Int[...]
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36 Disconnecting Y our Player • T o exit the FP3™ Player Software, click the close window icon X near the top of the window . • T o disconnect your player , click the “eject disk” icon from the task bar . • Select the “USB Mass Storage Device” (your player) and click “stop.” • Click “OK” to confi rm. • A message will ap[...]
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Using an SD Car d (Optional) 37 64 MB ............................... 3 hours 128 MB .............................. 4 hours 256 MB ............................. 6 hours 512 MB .............................. 10 hours 1 GB ................................... 18 hours Y our player has an internal memory that stores approximately 2 hours of songs and s[...]
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38 SD Card (not included) • Make sure the player is turned off. • Loosen the screw in the batter y compartment door . Remove the batter y compartment door . • Gently insert an SD card into the slot in the side of the player , as shown. • Y ou will feel a click when the SD car d is in place. Note: The card will only fi t in one way . Please[...]
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Pr oblem Cause Solution T racks will not play Batteries are weak or exhausted Replace the batteries in the player with two, new “AAA” (LR03) alkaline batteries. Player is off Slide the power switch on the back of the player to turn it on. Can not transfer songs to or from my computer USB cord may not be properly connected Check connections on b[...]
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Care • Keep water , sand and dirt off of the player . • Keep the player away from direct sunlight and excessive heat. • Wipe the player with a soft, clean cloth. Do not immerse this toy . • This player has no consumer ser viceable parts. Please do not take this toy apart. • Do not drop the player on a hard surface. Consumer Infor mation 4[...]
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FCC Statement (United States Only) This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequenc[...]
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42 Visit us on line at www .service.fi sher -price.com. Call our Consumer Relations Department, toll-free at 1-800-332-3457 , 9 AM - 7 PM EST Monday through Friday and 11 AM - 7 PM EST Saturday . Hearing-impaired consumers using TTY/TDD equipment, please call 1-800-382-7470. Write to us at: Fisher -Price ® Consumer Relations, 636 Girard Avenue, E[...]
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Fisher -Price, Inc., a subsidiary of Mattel, Inc., East Aurora, NY 14052 U.S.A. ©2006 Mattel, Inc. All Rights Reserved. ® and TM designate U.S. trademarks of Mattel, Inc. PRINTED IN CHINA K3420pr -0920[...]