i bought two of these so icoud reD books on tape to him.He is 9ys with autism. we cannot get any of the butotons gp To work. Play wont stay dow n rewind is useless ditto fr fast forwRd..any ideas? I have TWO. of thess things and an unhappy boy i bought two of these so icoud reD books on tape to him.He is 9ys with autism. we cannot get any of the butotons gp To work. Play wont stay dow n rewind is useless ditto fr fast... » Read More i bought two of these so icoud reD books on tape to him.He is 9ys with autism. we cannot get any of the butotons gp To work. Play wont stay dow n rewind is useless ditto fr fast forwRd..any ideas? I have TWO. of thess things and an unhappy boy « Show Less
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That is sad and so sorry to hear. My grandson hasn't had a problem with his The buttons were stiff when he first played with it but doesn't seem to have a problem with it now. Maybe you got a defective one. I would see if you can return it. Good luck
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I'm sorry you had problems with yours . My mother has none with hers. Maybe you can contact RCA directly and let them know of your problems. Sorry i can't help further.
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Are you playing it on a flat surface? The RCA player that I have has worked fine thus far. You might want to contact the seller and request a replacement or a refund.
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I also had problems with buttons -- but I still gave it two stars in the beginning -- then the play/volume button stopped working after about a week -- at first I could push the Play button and then hit it on the table and get sound - then it quit completely - what a piece of junk - I threw it in the trash and ordered a Panasonic - well worth the extra $$$ -- very high quality!!!
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Kim,Joshua has the best advice and have your son or you follow his instructions.If all fails contact Amazon and let them know the problem and you can get an replacement right away!
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The leap frog is a piece of junk. My muse doesn't work well either. It is not sensitive enough. My kid hates the leap frog. It is so lame. Good luck with yours! Sorry I can't be more helpful.
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Maybe you might need to change the batteries. My daughter's Unicorn signs and says so much stuff. I don't remember if there is switch to change from Try Me to Play. You can always contact someone of the issue you are experiencing with your Unicorn.
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My 3 year old also has the throw first mentality when he gets mad/frustrated. His Leapster has been thrown across the room a dozen times (it's usually the first thing within reach since he keeps it on the nightstand in his bedroom). On one of those throws it got a small area of damage in the upper corner of the LCD screen (stays white/orange), but all the games still work.
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Even my five year old has problems playing most games on my DS - he's just learning to read, and most games have word-instructions, rather than spoken instructions like the Leapster. While some of the arcade style games he can enjoy for a short time (he can only go a few levels before these games become too hard for him, coordination-wise), and some of the kids games he can play with help from me (reading the in-game instructions for him), he generally prefers his Leapster, as does his 2 year old brother. Also, the Leapster is made to withstand a young child throwing, dropping and banging it around, whereas the DS is built with older kids, teens and adults in mind. Even my five year old has problems playing most games on my DS - he's just learning to read, and most games have word-instructions, rather than spoken instructions like the Leapster. While some of the arcade style games he can enjoy for a short time (he can only go a few levels before these games become too hard for him, coordination-wise), and some of the kids games he can play with help from me (reading the in-game instructions for him), he generally prefers his Leapster, as does his 2 year old brother. Also, the Leapster is made to withstand a young child throwing, dropping and banging... » Read More Even my five year old has problems playing most games on my DS - he's just learning to read, and most games have word-instructions, rather than spoken instructions like the Leapster. While some of the arcade style games he can enjoy for a short time (he can only go a few levels before these games become too hard for him, coordination-wise), and some of the kids games he can play with help from me (reading the in-game instructions for him), he generally prefers his Leapster, as does his 2 year old brother. Also, the Leapster is made to withstand a young child throwing, dropping and banging it around, whereas the DS is built with older kids, teens and adults in mind. « Show Less
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I am having the same issue with just the Thomas the Train one. Everytime we bring it up for our son to play with Thomas, we get the "Just-in-time debugging" as well. If anybody figures out the solution, do post it on here, if you dont mind...
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let's say your son records six thoughts today and gets ready to transcribe them. he will find his six, numbered recordings and easily flip from one to another. say the second one is forty-five minutes long. in the play mode he can "rewind" back to a point he missed or "fast forward" and whiz thru the bad/boring stuff. the two round buttons below PLAY/STOP/REC are rewind and fast forward keys. ___ more. the little machine stores recordings by date. so in stop mode, your son can use the rewind and fast forward keys to find a date and recording. its a great little thing. took it to a old vets reunion and recorded a couple of fun guys' remarks. it's one of those things, Wendy, that i always stuff in my pocket now. and, its xmas. here's betting he loves it.
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That's a great question! I don't know! In fact, mine stopped playing all together yesterday! He's not even a year old! And I push the button and keep him where the kids with him, so it's not bc they're rough with him. Our first one was from a consignment sale and did the same thing, but I assumed it was bc the people before were rough on him. Now we have two Elmo's that don't work.
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It's actually funny...I don't really know. I never did figure it out. When my son turned 4 months am started banging the toy he changed the tune. I tried banging it myself, nothing but the same music came on. I hand the toy back and he bangs it and the music changed. I'd ask him but he doesn't talk yet...Sorry I'm no help. My sons keeping it a secret. He's 1 now, hopefully someone else can help.
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I think my situation is a little different... It would probably be great for your daughter. I have a non-verbal Autistic child who is 8. We don't play this game the same way that most would. But I read the regular instructions and think it is a good game. She would probably like
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Did it work? I hope so. I tried emailing Leapfrog and they just gave me a generic answer that didn't help. For anyone else needing help with this just click on the "Storybook" game and play through it all the way to the end. It unlocks all the other games. Hope I helped.Also, regarding batteries... I recommend the AC adapter for when you are home if you can use it. Leapfrog.com sells it for under $10.00. (Depends of course if your child will sit still to play it.) Take care!
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It must be broken and you should return it and ask for a new one. I know the two I bought for my grandchildren worked very well. Good luck!
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We have the same problem!!!How frustrating!!! This is the one toy my daughter really wanted for Christmas and it's not working!!Can't register the code nor will they send me the confirmation email!
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Hi,Well I have been trying to buy one of these for like 2 months now. It was always sold out everywhere. Finally at Target the manager told me that Leap Frog had stopped sending them out to retailers and also recalled the ones they had in stock. Mainly because they found a problem with the leap pads, some sort of glitch. I called Leap frog and they still don't know when they will be out and fixed. This is probably why you still have not received your new one. Hope you do... Take cae!
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I feel your pain. my 4yr old has been a Thomas/train fanatic since he was 1.5 yrs old and has about every engine they produce. I found Bash @ WalMart, stumbled upon Dash @ BigLots and cannot find Ferdinand anywhere. The train HAS been released, however, because I've seen them on ebay... one for $99 and another offer to buy all three for $125! The ad says it won't be released until 2011. If that is so, how are ppl getting them to sell on ebay? People are actually paying these ridiculous amounts for these trains... I dont get it, either. All I've heard from my son is, "where's Ferdinand?" "I need Ferdinand." I feel your pain. my 4yr old has been a Thomas/train fanatic since he was 1.5 yrs old and has about every engine they produce. I found Bash @ WalMart, stumbled upon Dash @ BigLots and cannot find Ferdinand anywhere. The train HAS been released, however, because I've seen them on ebay... one for $99 and another offer to buy all three for $125! The ad says it won't be released until 2011. If that is so, how are ppl getting them to sell on ebay? People are actually paying these ridiculous amounts for these trains... I dont get it, either. All I've heard from my son is, "where's... » Read More I feel your pain. my 4yr old has been a Thomas/train fanatic since he was 1.5 yrs old and has about every engine they produce. I found Bash @ WalMart, stumbled upon Dash @ BigLots and cannot find Ferdinand anywhere. The train HAS been released, however, because I've seen them on ebay... one for $99 and another offer to buy all three for $125! The ad says it won't be released until 2011. If that is so, how are ppl getting them to sell on ebay? People are actually paying these ridiculous amounts for these trains... I dont get it, either. All I've heard from my son is, "where's Ferdinand?" "I need Ferdinand." « Show Less
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I am on my second one and just got in the mail and already the screen goes black, I am so dissapointed and frustrated that I waited 2 weeks and so did my four year old daughter only to recieve it not working! [[ASIN:B004Z7H07K LeapFrog LeapPad Explorer Learning Tablet pink