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Reader Rabbit®
Playtime for Baby™
Onscreen Reference Guide
ABOUT THE LEARNING COMPANY
Since 1980, The Learning Company has consistently produced the highest quality
educational software available. Our award-winning products help develop your
child’s underlying thinking skills and creativity, while reinforcing important areas
of the basic curriculum, such as reading, writing, and mathematics.
Every product under The Learning Company brand undergoes extensive research
and testing, with input from educational professionals, parents, and children. Each
product features a precise balance of educational content and entertainment value,
so your child has fun while learning!
How do we do it? Enchanting characters. Challenging situations. Rich game
environments. State-of-the-art graphics and sound. Progressive skill levels and
game segments that can be customized to meet your child’s individual needs.
As parents and educators, we recognize that education is a continuous process.
So we developed a complete system of age-appropriate programs. Carefully
sequenced by age groups, this system makes it easy for you to confidently choose
the right products for your children at each stage of their educational development.
As an integral part of The Learning Company’s system, each of our products
addresses a specific age group and subject area with appropriate themes to heighten
your child’s interest in learning.
© 1999 The Learning Company, Inc., and its subsidiaries and licensors. All rights reserved.
The Learning Company and Reader Rabbit are registered trademarks and Playtime for Baby is
a trademark of The Learning Company, Inc.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
READER RABBIT ® PLAYTIME FOR BABY ™
Hardware and System Requirements ............................................ 2
Setting Up and Starting the Program ............................................ 2
Accessing This Guide Onscreen ...................................................... 4
Visiting Us Online ............................................................................ 5
Educational Focus ............................................................................ 5
Baby Development ........................................................................ 6
Play and Learn ............................................................................... 6
Tips for Parents ............................................................................. 8
Getting Started ............................................................................... 10
Main Menu .................................................................................. 10
Using POP ................................................................................... 11
Playing the Activities ..................................................................... 13
The Reader Rabbit Playtime for Baby Songs ................................ 25
Troubleshooting .............................................................................. 26
Windows® .................................................................................... 26
Macintosh® .................................................................................. 29
Appendix ......................................................................................... 32
HARDWARE AND SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Windows version
Macintosh version
®
Runs on: IBM PC and
compatibles—Pentium® 75 MHz or better
Runs on: PowerPC® Macintosh
or better
With:
■ 16 MB of memory (RAM)
■ Hard disk with 20 MB of
free disk space*
■ Double-speed CD-ROM drive
(quad-speed recommended)
■ DirectDraw-compatible video card
■ Windows 95/98 or higher
■ DirectSound-compatible sound card
■ Mouse
With:
■ 16 MB of memory (RAM)
■ Hard disk with 20 MB of
free disk space*
■ Double-speed CD-ROM drive
(quad-speed recommended)
■ 256-color display
■ System 7.5.1 or higher
■ Mouse
*An additional 7 MB of disk space may be required to install Adobe ® Acrobat® Reader.
SETTING UP AND STARTING THE PROGRAM
Reader Rabbit Playtime for Baby runs from your CD-ROM drive. However,
you need 20 MB of free hard disk space to store some program files. You
can also register this product via modem using a toll-free number.
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Windows 95/98
These instructions assume that the AutoPlay feature of Windows 95/98 is
turned on. (AutoPlay is usually enabled when you install Windows 95/98
on your computer. See your Windows documentation for more information.)
To set up the program:
1. Insert the Fun & Discovery CD into your CD-ROM drive.
2. Click on Yes at the install prompt to begin the setup process.
3. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the setup process.
Once you’ve completed the setup, the program will run automatically any
time you insert the program CD into the CD-ROM drive.
To start the program:
1. Insert the Fun & Discovery CD into your CD-ROM drive.
2. Click on Play.
Whenever you exit the program, you return to the desktop. You can restart
the program directly from the desktop as long as the CD is still in the
CD-ROM drive. (These instructions also apply if AutoPlay is turned off.)
To start the program from the desktop:
■ Click on the Start button. Then choose Programs, The Learning
Company, and Reader Rabbit Playtime for Baby in that order.
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Macintosh
To set up the program:
1. Insert the Fun & Discovery CD into your CD-ROM drive.
2. Double-click on Reader Rabbit Playtime for Baby Launcher, and
follow the onscreen instructions.
To start the program:
1. Insert the Fun & Discovery CD into your CD-ROM drive.
2. Open the Reader Rabbit Playtime for Baby folder on your hard drive,
and double-click on the Reader Rabbit Playtime for Baby program icon.
ACCESSING THIS GUIDE ONSCREEN
You can use Acrobat Reader to view and print out a copy of this reference
guide. To install Acrobat Reader, follow the onscreen instructions during the
program setup process. To access this guide, click on Help in the introductory screen (Windows), or double-click on the Help Guide file in the Reader
Rabbit Playtime for Baby folder on your hard disk (Macintosh). Then
choose Print from the File menu to print out the guide.
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VISITING US ONLINE
Visit The Learning Company’s homepage to learn about our products, get
help from our Technical Support Center, and visit our online store.
Windows:
■ Insert the Fun & Discovery CD into your CD-ROM drive, and click on
Visit Us Online.
Macintosh:
■ Using your Web browser, go to http://www.learningco.com.
EDUCATIONAL FOCUS
For small children, there is almost no difference between playing and
learning. Toys and other playthings serve as fun tools that babies can use
to find out how the world works. Like a baby’s other playthings, Reader
Rabbit Playtime for Baby helps babies learn in a fun way.
Reader Rabbit Playtime for Baby creates a stimulating environment in
which your baby creates music; listens to songs, rhymes, and stories;
experiments with colors and shapes; and builds language skills. Its ten
onscreen activities and related away-from-the-computer activities are
carefully designed so that children between 9 and 24 months can grow with
the activities. Babies will experience each activity in new ways as they pass
through the developmental stages.
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Baby Development
Babies change dramatically between their ninth and twenty-fourth months.
Nine-month-olds may be just beginning to crawl. Their world is one set
firmly in the here-and-now, and they are busy making sense of things around
them. By 24 months, babies are moving around in every which way—
running, climbing, jumping, pushing, and rolling. These babies have spent
time exploring objects for their similarities and differences, and they are
now able to classify and sort. They have also learned how to make many
things work. And they are talking—many times in short sentences.
Play and Learn
The onscreen activities in Reader Rabbit Playtime for Baby provide
exciting play experiences and build important skills that babies need for
future development. You should sit with your baby on your lap when your
child is first learning how to use the computer. The program is designed to
allow babies to focus on the activities without having to worry about
pinpoint control of the mouse. They can simply move the mouse around the
screen, and they don’t need to click to play. The activities are designed to
encourage babies to visit and play them over and over again.
The activities in Reader Rabbit Playtime for Baby will contribute to your
baby’s growth in the following areas:
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Mat Says
Language development
Auditory discrimination
Coordination
Kinesthetic development
Cause and effect
Kaleidoscope Symphony
Sound patterns
Visual patterns
Cause and effect
Rhyme Time
Language development
Kinesthetic development
Sound patterns
Coordination
Cause and effect
My Storybooks
Language development
Beginning literacy
Cause and effect
Musical Drawers
Auditory discrimination
Kinesthetic development
Sound patterns
Cause and effect
Coordination
Peekaboo Bubbles
Language development
Tracking
Predicting
Cause and effect
Beginning literacy
Mat’s Faces
Language development
Cause and effect
Shape Slide
Visual discrimination
Tracking
Matching
Cause and effect
Hide-and-Seek Animals
Language development
Cause and effect
Discovery House
Language development
Cause and effect
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Tips for Parents
Here are some tips to help your baby get the most out of the experience
with Reader Rabbit Playtime for Baby.
Help your baby develop healthy habits during the first experiences
with the computer.
■ Your baby should sit 16 to 20 inches away from the screen.
■ Make sure that the volume is not set too high. Young children’s ears
are sensitive. In addition, babies should not wear headphones when
they are at the computer.
■ Appropriate lighting is important when sitting at the computer. Soft
light, rather than bright or fluorescent light, is best.
■ After spending time at the computer, children should pursue activities
that do not require them to focus their eyes on objects at close range.
Provide your baby with multisensory experiences away from the
computer that complement the developmental concepts presented in
Reader Rabbit Playtime for Baby.
■ Expose your baby to new environments that engage the different
senses—sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch.
■ Sing songs and act out finger plays with your child. You can print out
the words to the Reader Rabbit Playtime for Baby songs and sing along
with the songs in the program.
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■
Play games such as Simon Says with your baby. Use simple directions
such as “Touch your ears” or “Touch your nose.”
■
Have your child blow bubbles. This develops breath and mouth
muscle control helpful for singing and talking.
Put simple puzzles together with your child.
Help your child use blocks to build structures. Stacking blocks
develops eye-hand coordination.
Help your baby act out familiar events such as talking on the phone or
going to work.
Play cleanup games with your child. While you clean up, ask your
child to sort toys by shape, color, or texture.
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■
■
■
Read out loud to your baby. Reading out loud to children fosters a
lifelong love of learning and reading. It unlocks the imagination,
encourages creativity, and develops vocabulary.
■ Read to and with your child every day.
■ To increase your child’s interest in a story, substitute your baby’s
name for the name of a story character.
■ Set a good example by reading on your own. Your child will want to
imitate your good habits.
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GETTING STARTED
Reader Rabbit and Mat the Mouse are playing hide- and-seek, and Reader
Rabbit is IT. Mat races into the house and hides in the big toy chest…and
that’s where your baby’s fun begins.
Main Menu
The program’s Main Menu is inside the toy chest with Mat the Mouse. To
play an activity, click on one of the pictures surrounding Mat, or hold the
star cursor over one of the pictures until the points of the star fill in. To exit
the program, click on the star in the lower right corner, or move the cursor
over the star.
Mat
POP (Program
Options Pad)
Print
Activities
Hide-and-Seek
Animals
Mat Says
Mat’s Faces
Discovery
House
Peekaboo Bubbles
Rhyme Time
Kaleidoscope
Symphony
My Storybooks
Shape Slide
Musical
Drawers
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Exit
Using POP
The icon for POP, the Program Options Pad, is the purple character located
in the top left corner of the Main Menu. POP contains program information
and options.
To open POP, press Ctrl+O (Windows) or control+O (Macintosh). To close
POP and return to the Main Menu, click on the CLOSE POP button or click
on the exit star in the lower right corner of the screen. To choose a button,
click on it.
See a matrix of the
skills covered in the
program by activity
and skill category.
Turn the
background
music off or on.
View the
introductory
video.
See a list of the
program’s creators.
Read about
the program’s
educational
benefits.
Go to the
Personalization
screen.
Exit the
program.
Close POP.
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PERSONALIZATION
The Customize button in POP takes you to the Personalization screen,
where you can supply your baby’s name, a scanned photo of your baby, and
a recording of your baby laughing, babbling, or making other sounds. Your
baby’s name will be included in My Storybooks, and your baby’s photo and
voice will be incorporated into My Storybooks, Peekaboo Bubbles, and
Discovery House.
To have your baby’s name appear in the program:
■ Type the baby’s name in the blue box. If you are using the program
with more than one child, click on the name of the child currently using
the program to have his or her name appear in My Storybooks.
More than 500 of the most popular names in the United States have been
prerecorded in the program. If your baby’s name is among these and you
type it in, it will appear in My Storybooks. You can check the Appendix in
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the onscreen version of this reference guide to see if your baby’s name has
been prerecorded. (See Accessing This Guide Onscreen.)
To have a scanned photo appear in the program:
1. Scan in a photo as a BMP file (Windows) or a PICT file (Macintosh).
2. Locate the directory in the Directory/File window, and click on the file.
The photo will appear in the picture window.
3. Use the framing buttons to frame the part of the picture you would like
to see in the program.
You
can change
the photo whenever you wish. However, only one photo
Read about
the
program’s
file
can be used at any given time.
educational
content.
To
record your baby’s voice for use in the program:
1.
Click on Record, and encourage your baby to talk into
the microphone.
2. Click on Stop when you’re finished recording.
3. Click on Playback to hear what you’ve recorded.
You can rerecord your baby’s voice as often as you like. Any new
recording will replace your previous recording.
PLAYING THE ACTIVITIES
Now you and your baby are ready to start playing the activities and learning
together! Each onscreen activity in Reader Rabbit Playtime for Baby is
accompanied by another activity that you can print out and use to help your
baby learn away from the computer.
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Mat Says
Light
switch
Content: naming body
parts, following directions
Developmental focus:
language development,
auditory discrimination,
coordination, kinesthetic
development, cause and
effect
In Mat Says, Mat teaches babies to identify the different parts of the body
by touch and name. Each time the baby moves the mouse over a part of
Mat’s body, Mat touches that part of her body and invites the baby to follow
her lead. Alternatively, the baby can press any key on the keyboard, and Mat
will select a part of her body at random.
The baby can also move the mouse over the light switch to turn off the light.
The onscreen room will become dark, letting the baby focus on different
parts of the body using a “flashlight.” To turn the light back on, move the
mouse over the light switch again.
AWAY-FROM-THE-COMPUTER ACTIVITY
You and your baby can play Mat Says away from the computer. For
instructions and materials, go to the Main Menu. Press Ctrl+P (Windows) or
control+P (Macintosh). Then choose Mat Says.
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Kaleidoscope Symphony
Choose a
pattern.
Content: shapes, colors,
music
Developmental focus:
sound patterns, visual
patterns, cause and effect
Rotate the
pattern left
or right.
In Kaleidoscope Symphony, you and your baby can observe mesmerizing
patterns, color interactions, and shape interplays while manipulating a giant
onscreen kaleidoscope. Babies will be exposed to diverse musical traditions
as they listen to the music that accompanies the six different kaleidoscope
patterns. Each time the baby chooses a new kaleidoscope pattern or rotates
the pattern, the music changes, and the baby can experience a new visual
and aural world.
AWAY-FROM-THE-COMPUTER ACTIVITY
You can turn your baby’s favorite patterns into a mobile. For instructions
and materials, go to the Main Menu. Press Ctrl+P (Windows) or control+P
(Macintosh). Then choose Kaleidoscope Symphony.
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Rhyme Time
Choose
a song.
Content: music and
songs, names of body
parts
Developmental focus:
language development,
kinesthetic development,
sound patterns,
coordination, cause and
effect
Rhyme Time engages babies with a group of activity songs. Babies use
language, music, rhythm, and body movements as they learn about the
world around them. Babies can select a song by moving the mouse over the
buttons around Mat. Mat will then demonstrate the song’s hand and body
movements. Babies can also press any key on the keyboard, and Mat will
select a song at random.
AWAY-FROM-THE-COMPUTER ACTIVITY
Sing songs to and with your baby. You can print out the song lyrics by going
to the Main Menu and pressing Ctrl+P (Windows) or control+P
(Macintosh). Then choose Rhyme Time.
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My Storybooks
Choose a
storybook.
Move the mouse
over the arrow or
click on it to turn
the pages.
Move the mouse
over text or click
on it to hear it
read aloud.
Content: personalized content, food,
clothing, simple stories, matching
Developmental focus: language
development, beginning literacy,
cause and effect
Move the mouse
over a picture or
click on it to see
movements and
hear object
names and
sounds.
Four simple, rhyming books encourage babies and parents to read together.
The books also introduce early literacy concepts such as telling a story, page
turning, and rhyming. If you have provided your baby’s personalization
information, your baby’s name, picture, and voice will be incorporated into
the stories.
AWAY-FROM-THE-COMPUTER ACTIVITY
To print out the storybooks, go to the Main Menu, and press Ctrl+P
(Windows) or control+P (Macintosh). Then choose My Storybooks, go to
the cover of the book you want to print, and click on Print.
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Musical Drawers
Open a
drawer and
see what’s
inside.
Move the
mouse over
an object or
click on it
to start
or stop
playing it.
Content: music, kitchen
objects, drawers, musical
instruments
Developmental focus:
auditory discrimination,
kinesthetic development,
sound patterns, cause
and effect, coordination
As child development experts and busy mothers can confirm, babies love to
explore drawers! In Musical Drawers, babies can explore the carefully
selected contents of two kitchen drawers that come alive with sounds. Each
drawer contains four different objects.
AWAY-FROM-THE-COMPUTER ACTIVITY
You can make musical objects from objects in your home. For instructions
and materials, go to the Main Menu. Press Ctrl+P (Windows) or control+P
(Macintosh). Then choose Musical Drawers.
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Peekaboo Bubbles
Move the
mouse over
a bubble or
click on it to
pop it and
reveal part
of the
picture.
Content: bubbles,
familiar scenes,
introduction to some
letters and numbers
Developmental focus:
language development,
tracking, predicting,
cause and effect,
beginning literacy
In Peekaboo Bubbles, babies can pop bubbles by moving the mouse over a
bubble or by pressing any key on the keyboard. The popped bubbles splatter
onto a fence to reveal parts of a picture. When the picture is completely
revealed, babies will see an animation that incorporates a letter
or number.
AWAY-FROM-THE-COMPUTER ACTIVITY
You can create your own Peekaboo Bubbles coloring book. For
instructions and materials, go to the Main Menu. Press Ctrl+P (Windows)
or control+P (Macintosh). Then choose Peekaboo Bubbles.
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Mat’s Faces
Move the
mouse over
a facial
expression
or click on it
to change
how Mat
feels.
Content: states of being
Developmental focus:
language development,
cause and effect
Babies love to observe people, especially other babies, up close.
Interpreting facial expressions is one of their biggest clues to understanding
the world and people around them. In Mat’s Faces, babies will delight in
controlling another character’s actions and feelings, over and over again.
They will also learn the words that describe each facial expression. This
activity lets babies explore how people’s faces express how they feel. It also
helps babies develop solid language skills.
AWAY-FROM-THE-COMPUTER ACTIVITY
You can play a guessing game with your baby using stickers. For
instructions and materials, go to the Main Menu and press Ctrl+P
(Windows) or control+P (Macintosh). Then choose Mat’s Faces.
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Shape Slide
Content: shapes, colors,
patterns
Developmental focus:
visual discrimination,
tracking, matching, cause
and effect
The Shape Slide activity combines the best of shapefitter toys and pinball
games. Babies place a shape into the correct hole. Then they watch it slide
and whirl down one of several different pinball tracks.
AWAY-FROM-THE-COMPUTER ACTIVITY
You can create a shape bowling alley game to play away from the computer.
For instructions and materials, go to the Main Menu and press Ctrl+P
(Windows) or control+P (Macintosh). Then choose Shape Slide.
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Hide-and-Seek Animals
Move the
mouse over
a partially
hidden
animal or
click on it to
see it come
out of hiding.
Content: animal names
and sounds
Developmental focus:
language development,
cause and effect
Babies will love to find, identify, and imitate animals in Hide-and-Seek
Animals. Help your baby find partially hidden animals. Then move the
mouse over the animal or click on it, and watch it pop out. Babies will learn
the name of each animal and the sound that it makes.
AWAY-FROM-THE-COMPUTER ACTIVITY
You can make a hide-and-seek toy using stickers of the activity animals.
Go to the Main Menu, and press Ctrl+P (Windows) or control+P
(Macintosh). Then choose Hide-and-Seek Animals.
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Discovery House
Move the
mouse over
doors and
windows
or click
on them
to make
them open
and close.
Content: familiar people
and objects
Developmental focus:
language development,
cause and effect
In Discovery House, babies discover what is behind the windows and door
of a fanciful, nursery-rhyme house. Babies can open and close doors and
windows by moving the mouse over them. They can also press any key on
the keyboard to open a door or window at random. This activity builds on
babies’ fascination with opening and closing things.
AWAY-FROM-THE-COMPUTER ACTIVITY
You can create your own Discovery House. For instructions and materials,
go to the Main Menu. Press Ctrl+P (Windows) or control+P (Macintosh).
Then choose Discovery House.
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Print Activities
Reader Rabbit Playtime for Baby provides away-from-the-computer print
activities that correspond to every onscreen activity. These paper-based
activities extend the social and learning experience begun at the computer,
and they provide more opportunities for babies to experience the program
content. The activities include suggestions to parents about how to continue
the play experience away from the computer, along with stickers that can be
pasted onto play objects, and activity sheets.
To reach these activities, go to the Main Menu, and press Ctrl+P (Windows)
or control+P (Macintosh). For more information about the print activities
that correspond to each program activity, see the activity descriptions on the
previous pages.
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THE READER RABBIT PLAYTIME FOR BABY
SONGS
As you play Reader Rabbit Playtime for Baby, you will hear songs and
music in each activity. You can print out the song lyrics by going to the
Main Menu and pressing Ctrl+P (Windows) or control+P (Macintosh).
Then choose Rhyme Time and click on Print.
Deluxe 2–CD-ROM edition: Disc 2, Baby’s Favorite Songs, includes 17
additional songs that you can listen to with your baby. You can play Disc 2
on your audio CD player.
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TROUBLESHOOTING
Try this first! If you have problems running the program, try cleaning the
CD. Gently remove any fingerprints and dust using a clean, soft, lint-free
cloth dampened with water or a CD-cleaning solution. Avoid using materials
such as tissue, which may scratch the CD.
If you have questions, call our Technical Support Center at 1-319-247-3333.
You can also reach us by e-mail: [email protected].
Windows
1.
2.
3.
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The Reader Rabbit Playtime for Baby program icon does not appear
on the desktop or in the Start menu.
• Reinstall the program.
You see a message that there is not enough available space on the
hard disk.
Reader Rabbit Playtime for Baby requires 20 MB of hard disk space for
the program’s data and executable files.
• Remove unused programs and files from your hard drive after
backing them up. (See your Windows documentation.)
You see a message that there is not enough memory to run the
program.
Reader Rabbit Playtime for Baby needs at least 16 MB of installed
memory (RAM) to run. Your computer’s memory may be filled with
4.
5.
6.
other programs that are running in the background.
• Close any other applications that are running, and try starting the
program again.
The mouse doesn’t seem to work.
There are times in the program when the animation or sound cannot
be interrupted.
• Wait until the animation or sound stops. Then try pressing the keys
or clicking the mouse again.
• Make sure that the mouse is properly connected to the computer.
Program speed is very slow.
Reader Rabbit Playtime for Baby needs at least a Pentium 75 MHz
computer with a double-speed CD-ROM drive for basic performance.
• Close any other applications that are running.
• Make sure that you have the latest Windows video drivers for your
graphics card. (Contact the video card manufacturer to obtain the
latest drivers.)
You do not hear music, sound, or speech.
• Check that the speakers are properly connected to your computer.
Make sure they are getting power and are turned on, and that the
volume is turned up.
• Make sure that your sound card is DirectSound compatible and is
properly installed for Windows. Make sure that the sound card is
specifically designed to work with Windows 95/98. Also check that
the volume is properly set. (See the manufacturer’s documentation
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7.
for additional information relating to your sound card.)
• Make sure the mixer level setting is correct.
Click on the Start button and choose Programs. Next choose
Accessories. Then choose Multimedia (Windows 95) or
Entertainment (Windows 98), and choose Volume Control. Make
sure that the sliders on the mixer control panel are all the way up and
that no mute buttons are selected.
Strange graphics appear; the game action stops unexpectedly.
• Try using the 640 x 480 256-color display mode driver that came
with your video card. (See your Windows documentation for more
information.)
• Make sure you have the latest Windows video drivers installed.
(Contact your video card manufacturer for more information.)
8.
Colors don’t look right.
• Adjust your monitor’s color and brightness.
• Make sure the color display is set to 256 colors.
• Turn off your screensaver.
• Close any other applications that are running.
• Make sure you have the latest graphics drivers installed.
(Contact your video card manufacturer for more information.)
9.
The program window seems small.
The program window may not fill the entire screen.
• For maximum window size, make sure the display mode is set to
640 x 480. (See your Windows documentation for information.)
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10. Nothing prints.
• Make sure the printer is plugged in and switched on.
• Check the indicator light on the printer to be sure the printer is
“online” or “selected.”
• Make sure the printer cables are connected tightly.
11. When you print, pictures or text look faint, blurred, or streaky.
• Replace your printer ribbon or ink cartridge.
12. The printer displays an “out of memory” message.
• Make sure your laser printer has at least 1 MB of memory.
13. You are not able to connect to Visit Us Online.
This feature requires a browser.
• Make sure that you have a browser properly installed.
Macintosh
1.
2.
You do not see the Reader Rabbit Playtime for Baby program icon.
• Make sure the CD is inserted in the CD tray, printed side up.
• Try restarting your computer.
• Make sure that the CD-ROM drivers are correctly installed.
You see a message that there is not enough available space on the
hard disk.
Reader Rabbit Playtime for Baby requires 20 MB of hard disk space for
the program’s data files.
• Remove some files after backing them up.
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3.
4.
5.
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You see a message telling you that there is not enough memory to
run the program.
Reader Rabbit Playtime for Baby requires 16 MB of installed memory
(RAM) to run. Try to increase available memory, and then start the
program again.
• Quit any programs that you may be running.
• Turn off or remove from your System Folder all non-Apple® control
panels and extensions. (Leave your CD-ROM drivers.) Then restart
your computer.
• Reduce the size of the disk cache in the Memory control panel.
(See your Macintosh documentation for more information.)
• Turn off AppleTalk.
• Turn Virtual Memory on.
The mouse doesn’t seem to work.
There are times in the program when the animation or sound cannot be
interrupted.
• Wait until the animation or sound stops. Then try pressing the keys
or clicking the mouse again.
• Make sure that the mouse is properly connected to the computer.
The music and voice in the game are too loud or too soft.
• Choose Sound from Control Panels. Adjust the system’s speaker
volume as needed by selecting the Volumes setting.
6.
7.
8.
9.
You do not hear music, sound, or speech.
• Make sure that the Volumes setting in the Sound control panel in
Control Panels is not set to zero.
• If you have external speakers, make sure they are turned on and
getting power, and that they are properly connected to your
computer. Also check the speaker volume.
• Turn off or remove from your System Folder all non-Apple control
panels and extensions. (Leave your CD-ROM drivers installed.)
Then restart your computer.
Nothing prints.
• Make sure the printer is plugged in and switched on.
• Check the indicator light on the printer to be sure the printer is
“online” or “selected.”
• Make sure the printer cables are connected tightly.
• Check that the system settings on the Print menu match the printer
and printer port of your system.
When you print, pictures or text look faint, blurred, or streaky.
Black ribbons wear out fairly evenly. Multicolor ribbons wear out
unevenly, causing the printout to look streaky or blurred.
• Replace your printer ribbon or ink cartridge.
The printer displays an “out of memory” message.
• Make sure your laser printer has at least 1 MB of memory.
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APPENDIX
This list contains more than 500 of the most popular children’s names in the
United States. Some names appear with several variations in spelling. All of
these names have been recorded for Reader Rabbit Playtime for Baby. If
your baby’s name is on this list and you type it in the blue box on the
Personalization screen, your baby’s name will apear and be spoken in each
of the four books in the My Storybooks activity.
Aaron
Abigail
Abigal
Adam
Adina
Adrian
Aki
Al
Alan
Albert
Alec
Alejandro
Alex
Alexander
Alexandra
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Alexandria
Alexis
Alice
Alicia
Alison
Allen
Allison
Allyson
Alyson
Alyssa
Amanda
Amber
Amy
Andrea
Andrew
Andy
Angela
Ann
Anna
Anne
Annette
Anthony
Antonio
Arlene
Arthur
Asha
Ashley
Aspen
Austin
Baby
Barbara
Barbie
Barry
Benjamin
Bernard
Beth
Betty
Beverly
Bill
Blake
Bob
Bobby
Boy
Bradley
Brandon
Breanna
Brent
Brett
Brevan
Brian
Briana
Brianna
Bridgette
Brittany
Brittney
Brooke
Bruce
Bryan
Caitlin
Caleb
Calista
Calvin
Cameron
Canaan
Candice
Candy
Carey
Carla
Carlos
Carol
Carole
Caroline
Carolyn
Carrie
Cary
Caryn
Casey
Cassandra
Catherine
Cathie
Cathy
Celeste
Chad
Charles
Charlotte
Chelsea
Cheri
Cheryl
Cheyenne
Chloe
Chris
Christa
Christian
Christina
Christine
Christopher
Chuck
Cindy
Claire
Clarence
Claudia
Clay
Clyde
Cody
Cole
Colin
Colleen
Connie
Connor
Corey
Courtney
Craig
Crystal
Cuong
Cyndie
Cynthia
Daisy
Dakota
Dale
Dalton
Dan
Dana
Daniel
Danielle
Darin
Darla
Darlene
Darrell
Darren
Daryl
Dave
David
Dean
Deanna
Debbie
Deborah
Dee
Deirdre
Dennis
Derek
Derrick
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Destiny
Devin
Diana
Diane
Dick
Dominique
Donna
Dorothy
Doug
Douglas
Duane
Dustin
Dylan
Ed
Edward
Eileen
Elizabeth
Ellen
Elliott
Emily
Emma
Eric
Erica
Erik
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Erika
Erin
Ethan
Eugene
Eva
Evan
Eve
Fedora
Felicity
Fox
Frances
Francis
Frank
Fred
Gabriel
Gabriela
Gabriella
Gail
Garreth
Garrett
Garth
Gary
Gatt
Gene
Genevieve
Geoffrey
George
Georgina
Geri
Gerry
Gib
Gibson
Gina
Girlie
Glades
Glen
Glenn
Glynis
Grace
Grant
Greg
Gregory
Gustavo
Gwendolyn
Gwyneth
Hailey
Haley
Hannah
Harris
Heather
Herbert
Holly
Hunter
Ian
Isabel
Isabella
Ivan
Jack
Jacob
Jacqueline
Jake
James
Jamie
Jana
Jane
Janet
Janette
Janice
Jared
Jasmine
Jason
Jean
Jeffery
Jeffrey
Jenna
Jennifer
Jeremy
Jeri
Jerry
Jesse
Jessica
Jessie
Jesus
Jill
Jim
Jimmy
Joan
Joann
Joanne
Jocelyn
Jodi
Jodie
Jody
Joe
John
Jon
Jonathan
Jordan
Jorge
Jose
Joseph
Joshua
Josiah
Joy
Joyce
Juan
Judith
Judy
Julene
Julene
Julia
Julie
Julio
Jun
June
Justin
Kaile
Kaitlin
Kaitlyn
Kara
Karen
Kari
Karin
Karla
Kate
Katelyn
Katherine
Kathie
Kathryn
Kathy
Katie
Katrina
Kayla
Keagan
Kelly
Kelsey
Ken
Kenda
Kenneth
Kenny
Kerry
Kevin
Kimberly
Kirk
Kirsten
Kris
Kristen
Kristin
Kristine
Kristofer
Kyle
Kyra
Lane
Laura
Laurel
Lauren
Laurie
Lawrence
Layla
Leah
Leila
Leona
Lesley
Leslie
Lillian
Linda
Lindsey
Lisa
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Logan
Lori
Louis
Lucas
Luis
Luke
Lynn
Mackenzie
Madeline
Madison
Maile
Marc
Marcia
Marco
Marcus
Margaret
Maria
Mariah
Marian
Mariko
Marissa
Mark
Marla
Marsha
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Mary
Mason
Mat
Matthew
Mattie
Max
May
Megan
Mei
Melissa
Mertis
Michael
Michele
Michelle
Midori
Miguel
Mikaela
Mike
Mildred
Milton
Mindy
Miranda
Mitchell
Molly
Monica
Morgan
Nancy
Naomi
Natalie
Nathan
Nathaniel
Neal
Nelson
Nicholas
Nick
Nicki
Nicole
Nolan
Noreen
Novine
Olivia
Owen
Paige
Pam
Pamela
Pat
Patricia
Patrick
Paul
Paula
Pauline
Pete
Peter
Phil
Philip
Phoebe
Rachel
Ran
Raquel
Raymond
Reader
Rebecca
Richard
Rina
Rob
Robert
Robin
Robyn
Ron
Ronald
Rupert
Ryan
Sabrina
Sajid
Sally
Sam
Samantha
Samuel
Sandra
Sandy
Sanjay
Sara
Sarah
Savannah
Scott
Sean
Seth
Shane
Shannon
Sharon
Shawn
Sheila
Shelby
Sheri
Sherry
Sheryl
Shirley
Sierra
Silvia
Solveig
Sophia
Spencer
Stacey
Stacie
Stacy
Stanley
Stephan
Stephanie
Stephen
Steve
Steven
Susan
Sydney
Tala
Tanner
Taylor
Terri
Terry
Thea
Thomas
Tiffany
Tim
Timothy
Toby
Todd
Toni
Tony
Tony
Tracey
Tracie
Tracy
Travis
Trevor
Tyler
Usa
Van
Vanessa
Vickie
Vicky
Victor
Victoria
Vincent
Virginia
Wallace
Warren
Wendell
Wendy
Wesley
William
Willie
Yamini
Yolanda
Yuki
Zach
Zachary
Zoe
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