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INTRODUCTION Keep all your secrets safe and locked away with the Secret Safe Diary Colour by VTech ® ! This diary has a voice activated locking system that only responds to your voice! The colour screen and voice memo recorder makes this personal organiser really stand out! 20...
INCLUDED IN THIS PACKAGE One VTech Secret Safe Diary Colour • ® • One Parent’s Guide WARNING: All packing materials, such as tape, plastic sheets, packaging locks and tags are not part of this toy, and should be discarded for your child’s safety.
BATTERY NOTICE • Use new alkaline batteries for maximum performance. • Use only batteries of the same or equivalent type as recommended. • Do not mix different types of batteries: alkaline, standard (carbon- zinc) or rechargeable, or new and used batteries. •...
PRODUCT FEATURES 1. Unlock Button Press this button to activate the voice unlock function, then say your password to open the cover. This button is also used in My Pet to record and say your pet’s name. The Microphone is located on the top of the diary.
5. 6 Category Buttons Press one of the Category buttons to choose one of the 6 categories: My Diary, My Pet, My Friends and Me, My Voice Recordings, My Games and Activities, My Settings. 6. 26 Letter Buttons Press these buttons to write a diary entry or to input information in certain games and activities.
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11. Shift Button Hold down this button and then press a Letter Button to type a capital letter. 12. Escape Button Press this button to go back to the previous screen. 13. Secret Drawer Lock Button Press this button to open the secret drawer. 14.
USB rubber cover is fully covering the USB Port. 21. AUTOMATIC SHUT OFF To preserve battery life, the Secret Safe Diary Colour will automatically switch to clock mode after several minutes without input. The diary will display the clock for several seconds before turning off.
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If the password is incorrect, “incorrect password” will be heard and the cover will open for you to input the number password. ACTIVITIES: The VTech Secret Safe Diary Colour has over 20 activities to play! ® Category 1: My Diary Here you can write, edit and view your secret diary entries.
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Category 2: My Pet Here you can look after your very own virtual pet! You can choose between 3 different pets: a Cat, a Dog and a Horse. 1. Giving your pet a name Once you have selected a pet you can give it a name. You can then record your pet’s name by pressing the Unlock Button.
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Cat’s Mini Game: Balls of wool will roll towards the cat from three directions. Press the corresponding Arrow Buttons to knock the balls of wool away! Horse’s Mini Game: Help the horse run in a race! Press the OK button to help the horse jump over the hurdles.
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Press the Save Button to save the information. You can edit or delete your information when entering this activity and pressing the Function Button. My Friends When entering the My Friends activity for the first time, ‘Add New Contact’ will be shown on screen. When adding a new contact, you can select a cool image for them.
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Voice Changer Record your voice and then apply fun voice effects. There are 6 voice effects to choose from: pitch up, pitch down, slow down, speed up, robot, echo. Select your preference and then press the OK Button to save. Press the Function Button to create a new recording, or to delete or edit the voice file.
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My Games and Activities 4 – Counting Shapes Count the number of shapes shown in the picture. On the left of the screen an image containing different shapes will be shown. On the right side will be a question asking you to count the amount of a particular shape.
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My Games and Activities 9 – Parachute Landing Let’s do a parachute jump! Look at the wind speed and wind direction indicator. Position the helicopter at the best place to try to land on the island. Use the left and right Arrow Buttons to move and then press OK to jump.
7. Memory Settings: Here you can delete all save files. CONNECTING TO A COMPUTER You can connect the Secret Safe Diary Colour to a PC or Mac computer using a USB cable (not included). Once connected, you can transfer files between the diary and computer. Please follow the below steps to make the connection.
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A USB port is usually marked with this symbol: • Two removable drives called “VTech 1779” and “VT SYSTEM” will appear. “VTech 1779” is for storage of your data. “VT SYSTEM” is for storage of system data and cannot be accessed.
Minimum System Requirements Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 10 Operating ® ® ® ® System macOS version 10.7, 10.8, 10.9, 10.10, 10.11, 10.12 or 10.13 The Microsoft and Windows logos are trademarks of the Microsoft ® ® Corporation in the United States and other countries. Macintosh and Mac logos are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the United States and other countries.
0330 678 0149 (from UK) or +44 330 678 0149 (outside UK) and a service representative will be happy to help you. IMPORTANT NOTE: Creating and developing VTech ® products is accompanied by a responsibility that we take very seriously. We make every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information, which forms the value of our products.
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