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CONNECTING TO YOUR COMPUTER BY USING THE PC
CONNECTION CABLE
The PC Connection cable connects your VTech
®
learning product to your computer so
your Slimline Notebook can exchange information with the computer by using the Artificial
Intelligence Learning™ Desktop Software.
Connecting the PC Connection cable:
1. Turn off your computer.
2. Plug the serial connection of the PC Connection cable
into an available serial port on the back of your
computer.
3. Make sure the unit is turned OFF.
4. Plug the other end of the PC Connection cable into
your VTech
®
learning product.
Important!
Your PC Connection cable requires a dedicated serial port (COM1 or COM2). If you are
unsure of the exact location of the serial port, refer to the manual supplied with your
computer. Any programs sharing the serial port must be closed in order for the VTech
®
PC Connection Manager to function properly.
UPLOADING FILES FROM THE MAIN UNIT TO THE PC
After you have successfully set up a connection between your unit and the PC, and installed
the desktop software, press the PC Connection button on the unit in order to upload
information from the Phone Book, Progress Report, Word Processor and Artwork Studio.
INSTALLING ACTIVITIES FROM THE PC
1. Press the website button on the desktop software, and you will be taken to an Internet
site from which you can download activities.
2. Select the activities you would like to download.
3. Click the Download icon on the desktop software to display the Download screen.
4. At the Download screen, you can select which activities you want to install on your
VTech
®
learning product. To install an activity, select the activity and click “ ” to add
it to the install list. To remove an activity from the install list, select the activity and click
“
”.
5. The activities in the install list will be installed to your VTech
®
learning product during
the next PC Connection. You may press the PC Connection button on your VTech
®
learning product for immediate installation. All previously installed activities on your
VTech
®
learning product will be replaced by the newly installed activities.
Visit www.vport.com/Artificial_Intelligence/us for additional information about new
learning activities and games that become available for your VTech
®
learning product.
You can automatically go to the website from the desktop software by clicking on the
Website button. To download activities, follow the instructions on the website.
INSTRUCTIONS & ACTIVITIES
