Mattel my PASSWORD JOURNAL Instruction Manual page 2

Speaker
Notebook Clip Secret Storage Compartment
Invisible Ink Pen Holder
Glow & Show Light
button functions
ACCESS BUTTONS – Press either button to open journal.
SELECTOR SWITCH – Turn to select an option: Password, Intruder Alert, Journaling Ideas, Settings (See next page).
When the Selector Switch is Turned to Password, Intruder Alert, or Journaling Ideas (white icons):
PLAY BUTTON (WHITE) – Press to play back whatever audio you have selected with the selector switch.
RECORD BUTTON (WHITE) – Press to record whatever audio you have selected with the selector switch.
When the Selector Switch is Turned to Settings (purple icon):
VOLUME BUTTON (PURPLE) – Repeatedly press this button to cycle through 3 different volume settings.
GLOW & SHOW LIGHT BUTTON (PURPLE) – Press to toggle through light options: the Glow Light (allows you to see the
invisible ink); the Show Light (for reading and writing with regular ink or pencil); and off.
RESET BUTTON - Press the Reset Button with the tip of a pen to reset your password so you can open the journal without a password.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
Pressing Reset when the journal is CLOSED – will only erase your password and allow you to open the journal without a password.
Pressing Reset when the journal is OPEN – will erase ALL of your customized messages: your password, intruder alert, journaling ideas, and
also any recorded intruder. Just think of it as a fresh start to be creative!
recording tips
Speak clearly into the Microphone when recording. For best results, record in a quiet environment free of background noise,
and from a distance of about an arm's length away (1 foot/30 cm).
Access Buttons
Speaker
Buttons
Play (white)
Volume (purple)
Record (white)
Light (purple)
Mic
LED Light
Selector Switch
Password
Intruder Alert
Journaling Ideas
Settings (purple)
password
RECORDING YOUR PASSWORD
1 Press the Access Button to open the journal cover. NOTE: If you have difficulty opening the journal the first time, try pressing the
Mic
Reset Button with the tip of a pen.
2 Turn the selector switch to Password and press the Record button
3 When the LED light comes on, clearly say your chosen password (See RECORDING TIPS).
4 You will then be asked to repeat your password. Be sure to speak clearly and say your password the EXACT same way each time! If
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spoken correctly, your password will be accepted. If not, you will be asked to try again.
HINT #1: Sometimes a short password works better than a longer one. "Cat" is easier to say correctly than "hippopotamus."
Reset
HINT #2: If the journal does not accept your password after speaking it clearly, try lowering your voice and repeating it.
Button
PLAYING BACK YOUR PASSWORD
If you want to hear what you just recorded, make sure the Selector Switch is turned to Password and press the Play button
CHANGING YOUR PASSWORD
If you don't like the password you recorded, you can easily re-record it. Turn the Selector Switch to Password,
Record button and follow the prompts.
NOTE: If you do not want to set a password, you don't have to record one. In that case,
the Access Buttons will automatically open the journal.
USING YOUR PASSWORD
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When the journal is closed, press one of the Access Buttons and the journal will ask, "What's the password?" Hold the journal at arms
Door
length and try to say your password the same way you recorded it. This works best in a quiet environment, and you should speak in a calm,
level voice.
intruder alert
RECORDING YOUR INTRUDER ALERT
Personalize your journal even more by recording your own Intruder Alert to protect your secrets from intruders (ex. "Caught you!"). Just turn
the Selector Switch to Intruder Alert
prompts from the journal.
RECORDING AND PLAYING BACK THE VOICE OF YOUR INTRUDER
If someone tries to use your password, your journal will record their voice so you can hear who it was! When you open your journal, it will let
you know that there was a "New Intruder." To hear who it was, turn the Selector Switch to Intruder Alert
journaling ideas
PLAYING PRE-RECORDED JOURNALING IDEAS
If you would like some help figuring out what to write, turn the Selector Switch to Journaling Ideas
journal will then say one of 31 random ideas to get you started, such as "Write about your best friend."
RECORDING YOUR OWN JOURNALING IDEAS
You can also record your own journaling ideas! Set the Selector Switch to Journaling Ideas
will ask, "What do you want to write about?" Then you just tell it whatever that might be – for example, "My Best Memory," or "My mom's
birthday party."
You can record up to 10 journaling ideas at a time. If you record more than that, you will start erasing the oldest ideas that you recorded.
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