TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
Problem | Solution |
No sounds/lights/motion | • Dinosaur power is not on. Slide the dinosaur power/ |
from/on dinosaur | volume switch on. |
| • Dinosaur is asleep. Press the red button on the dinosaur’s |
| back to wake him up. |
| • 9.6V NiMH rechargeable battery pack power is weak. |
| Remove the battery pack from the battery compartment |
| on the dinosaur and charge for 4 hours. |
| • Make sure the dinosaur is upright. The dinosaur will not |
| function on its side. |
Lights blink on lower tail | • 9.6V NiMH rechargeable battery pack power is weak. |
and/or motion is slow | Remove the battery pack from the dinosaur and charge |
and sounds are faint | for 4 hours. |
Clicking noise from legs/ | • The legs are designed with a clutch if the dinosaur legs or |
four lights blink on the | head bump into an obstacle. Simply remove the obstacle |
dinosaur’s neck | and/or place the dinosaur in another location. Press the |
| red button on the dinosaur’s back to resume play. |
Dinosaur does not react | • Remote control power is not on. Slide the power |
to remote control | switch ON. |
| • If L.E.D. on remote control lights when you press a |
| button, power is off on dinosaur. Slide the dinosaur |
| power/volume switch ON. |
| • If L.E.D. on remote control does not light when you press |
| a button, battery power in the remote control is weak. |
| Remove and replace the batteries with three “AA” (LR6) |
| alkaline batteries. |
| • If L.E.D. on remote control lights when you press a |
| button, you may be out of range of the dinosaur. Make |
| sure the remote control is no further than 15 feet from |
| the dinosaur and pointed at the dinosaur. |
| • Bright sunlight or fluorescent light may affect the range of |
| the remote control. Try dimming the light in the room. |
Dinosaur’s eyes are closed | • Dinosaur is in sleep mode. Press the red button on the |
and there are no sounds | dinosaur’s back. |
(but dinosaur and remote |
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control switches are on) |
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Dinosaur operates | • 9.6V NiMH rechargeable battery pack power is weak. |
erratically | Remove the battery pack from the dinosaur and charge |
| for 4 hours. |
| • Electronics need to be reset. Slide the power/volume |
| switch on the dinosaur OFF and then back ON again. |
9.6V NiMH rechargeable | • It is normal for battery to get warm during charging and is |
battery pack feels warm | not reason for concern. |
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