Tamagotchi 42830 Virtual Pet Magic Purple User Guide
- June 17, 2024
- Tamagotchi
Table of Contents
- 42830 Virtual Pet Magic Purple
- The Product
- The Birth of Tamagotchi
- Tamagotchi’s growth
- The Screen
- Caring for your Tamagotchi
- PROFILE SETTING
- MEAL&SNACK
- BATHROOM
- CONNECTION
- FAMILY
- EXPLORE MY TOWN
- TRAVEL TO OTHER TOWN
- ITEM BOX
- NOTEBOOK
- FIRST AID KIT
- Replacing Batteries
- Troubleshooting
- Reset button
- Read User Manual Online (PDF format)
- Download This Manual (PDF format)
42830 Virtual Pet Magic Purple
User Guide
42830 Virtual Pet Magic Purple
Wonder garden
The next generation of the interactive Virtual pet
CAUTION
- As the product is a wireless device using electronic waves please do not connect device to App when in hospitals or on aircrafts.
- Please do not use this product if you have a pacemaker as it contains electronic components, speakers, magnets etc.
- Misuse of batteries could result in heating, rupture, combustion, or leakage.
- If you use rechargeable batteries please use only the appropriate nickel-hydrogen rechargeable batteries, and be sure to observe the recharger instructions regarding how to recharge.
- Stop use if the product or the battery becomes wet. This may cause a short-circuit.
- Do not place in water or fire, disassemble, or solder.
- Should liquid leaking from a battery come in contact with the eye, rinse immediately with a large amount of water and consult a physician. Should the liquid come in contact with the skin or clothing, wash with water.
- The batteries should be replaced by an adult.
- Keep battery away from children. Battery may be harmful if swallowed.
- Only use batteries of the same or equivalent type as indicated. Batteries must be inserted with the correct polarity. Do not short-circuit the supply terminals. Do not attempt to recharge non-rechargeable batteries. Rechargeable batteries must be charged under adult supervision. Do not mix alkaline, standard or rechargeable batteries, or different type of batteries. Do not mix new and used batteries. Remove batteries when not in use or discharge. Supervise children if they are replacing batteries themselves to ensure these guidelines are followed. Store unused batteries in their packaging and away from metal objects which can cause a short-circuit.
- The 2.4GHz frequency used for application transmission and photos taken at Tame photo spots is used in all sorts of devices (smartphones, tablets, wireless LAN and microwave oven etc.) and radio wave interference may make transmission difficult and possibly affect the working of other devices.
Inquiries about Tamagotchi On series products
Bandai Customer Support Center
2120 Park Place, Suite 120, El Segundo, California 90245
Open Monday — Friday 10:00am to 5:00pm (excluding national holidays, and
summer and winter holidays) Or send inquiry email to Customer Service on
www.bandai.com
Precaution for use
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No guarantees are provided regarding lost data.
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Do not place in water or operate with wet hands.
This may cause the product to break. Avoid use or storage in high humidity. -
This product is composed of precise electronic parts. Do not drop, get wet, soil, or disassemble. Avoid use or storage in high or low temperatures. Battery life time will vary depending on the type of batteries using.
Recommend to use alkaline batteries. -
By using brand new alkaline batteries, device can stay around 10 days with around 30 min. usage per day.
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May malfunction with other infrared remote controls such as those for TVs.
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May malfunction in settings such as by sunlit windows or directly under fluorescent light. Transmission is not possible under strong lighting such as sunlight.
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Press reset button in case of malfunction.
Do not place sticker, etc. over the connection component.
The connection will not work if obstacles are between the connection components, preventing the detection of infrared rays. -
Do not move product while transmitting. Clock accuracy: 10 seconds per day.
MADE IN CHINA
Manufactured for Bandai America Incorporated, 2120 Park Place, Suite 120, EI
Segundo, California 90245
Actual size, color, style and decoration may vary. Bandai logo: ® and © 2020
Bandai.
TAMAGOTCHI and all related logos, names and distinctive likenesses are the
exclusive property of Bandai. © BANDAI, Wizz. All Rights Reserved.
DISCLAIMER
Warning: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by
the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to
operate the equipment.
NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits
for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These
limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference in a residential installation.
This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if
not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment
does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be
determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try
to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation between
the equipment and receiver. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit
different from that to which the receiver is connected. Consult the dealer or
an experienced radio TV / technician for help. Shielded cables must be used
with this unit to ensure compliance with the Class B FCC limits. This device
complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following
two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2)
this device must accept any interference received, including interference that
may cause undesired operation. CAN ICES-3 (B)/NMB-3(B). This device contains
licence-exempt transmitter(s)/receiver(s) that comply with Innovation, Science
and Economic Development Canada’s licence-exempt RSS(s). Operation is subject
to the following two conditions:(1) This device may not cause interference.
(2) This device must accept any interference, including interference that may
cause undesired operation of the device.
The Product
***** See p.4 for how to enter letters
Do not place in water or operate with wet hands. This may cause the product to
break. Avoid use or storage in high humidity.
The Birth of Tamagotchi
Follow the steps below to play with your Tamagotchi On.
Insert batteries
Various Settings and the Birth of Tamagotchi
Complete the settings, starting with the clock, and an egg will appear in the
room. Tamagotchi will be born after about a minute!
*The gender is decided randomly. The same gender may occur successively.
Entering letters
Energy If no button is pressed for around 30 seconds, Saving the screen turns off to go into energy-saving mode. Mode Press any button for play mode.
Tamagotchi’s growth
Tamagotchi changes in appearance and characteristics as it grows.
It changes according to how you take care of it! The time it goes to sleep
depends on the stage of the Tamagotchi. Keep an eye on it!
Next generation
Tamagotchi can get married and have a child who looks like them.
With each generation, a Tamagotchi may grow up to have an appearance different
from those before!
Twins?
Once in a while you will have twins! Twins will grow up into identical
siblings or begin to differ in appearance!
The Screen
From the home screen, you can look at the Care icon screen (below) or go out
to the Yard. (p.6)
Caring for your Tamagotchi
PROFILE SETTING
Check the status of your Tamagotchi or change the settings!
To increase the happiness level, give SNACKS, use ITEMS or ACCESSORIES or
VISIT towns to make/play with friends, and other features to discover!
To increase the tummy meter, give MEALS.
Setting
You can change the settings of the Tamagotchi On!
You can change the design behind the icons (icon background)! When your play locations have opened up and you have acquired new design, you’ll be able to choose the icon background menu in settings.
MEAL&SNACK
Give your Tamagotchi food when it is hungry, or its happiness level is low!
Got chi points are required for food at the RESTAURANT.
- Some SNACK items will increase both the happiness level and tummy level!
BATHROOM
Take your Tamagotchi here if it needs to poop or is dirty!
Yard
Press in home screen mode and you will be able to get out to the Yard! In the
Yard there will be all kinds of events and you will meet Tampers!
Live with Tampers
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Select ITEM from the ITEM BOX and select OUTSIDE!
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When you have Tampers visiting the Yard, you can choose to live with them. If yes, select YES!
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Visit the Yard from time to time and check up on your Tamped.
There may be a marriage partner for your Tamped! -
When a Tamped gets married, the couple will have a baby!
You may start living with a Tamped from the Child stage!
If you would like to bring the item back inside, select YES when it asks.
Tampers will disappear if you don’t go and check up on them.
When Tamagotchi enters a new generation, Tampers will disappear.
*Marry your Tamped with your friend’s!
Select CONNECTION TAMAGOTCHI TAMA PET (p.8)
CONNECTION
Let’s play various connection and download functions!
TAMAGOTCHI: connection to play with another “Tamagotchi On” device. (p.7)
DOWNLOAD: Play not available in US or Canada at this time.
APP: Bring your character to App. (p.8)
Connection with another Tamagotchi
Place the connection component of both Tamagotchi units level with each
other and within the range shown on the left.
Connection will not work under sunlight or other bright light.
Connection will not work if they are too close.
*Tamagotchi On cannot connect with Tamagotchi units which are not in the appx
“Tamagotchi On” series.
Watch the screen during connection! You can move the connection component
once this screen is shown. Don’t press any buttons while this screen is shown!
If this screen is shown, press to return to the connection standby screen and
try again.
Tamagotchi
Connection with other Tamagotchi On devices
PLAYDATE | Play with your Tamagotchi friends
- Select PLAYDATE and the connection standby screen will be shown
*Do the same on your friend’s Tamagotchi On device to get the connection standby screen - Point the units at each other and press
- When they are connected, one of the activities below will start!
*When your Tamagotchi characters are twins, VISIT will start!
GIFT Send items to your friend!
- Decide which one of you will give an item, and which one will receive Select GIFT in the connection menu.
- Select GIVE if you’re giving, and RECEIVE if you’re receiving.
- If you’re giving, choose BOX or STORE depending on where the item you want to give is located, then select the item.
- When both screens show the connection standby screen, point the units at each other and press to start gifting!
If you give from the BOX, the item will be deleted.
If you give from the STORE, you can buy again.
MARRY
Propose to your friend’s Tamagotchi!
- To propose marriage, select MARRY in the connection menu.
*If your Tamagotchis happen to be twins, you may select MARRY and marry either one of them. If your friend’s Tamagotchi character happens to be twins, select MARRY in your friend’s Tamagotchi On device. - If your friend’s Tamagotchi On device shows the connection standby screen, press Button B on one of the units to start the connection.
When they are connected, the Tamagotchi of the one who selected will go to the other’s Tamagotchi and propose marriage.
*If both select MARRY, they will marry right away. - The one who received the marriage proposal has to select YES or NO to the marriage. The connection standby screen will be shown again. Point the units at each other and connect.
- If the other accepts the proposal, the two will marry! Two eggs will be laid. Each Tamagotchi will take one egg, and both will start life with babies (p.12).
Proposal conditions
Both Tamagotchi characters are in the Adult stage.
Tamagotchi characters need to be the opposite gender.
Both devices need to be Tamagotchi On.
TRAVEL Travel with your friend to different places.
- Choose TRAVEL on the connection menu.
- If you want to travel in your friend’s device, select VISIT and you will be on standby mode. If you want to visit your own destination, select INVITE.
- If you have selected INVITE, select your destination and you will be in standby mode.
- If you and your friend are both in standby mode, face your devices toward each other and press B button together. Tamagotchi will appear on the device on which you have selected INVITE and you will be traveling together!
*If the going-out destination of your choice is not immediately available in the device on which you have selected VISIT mode, you will be able to enter the area following TRAVEL!
TAMAPET
Marry your friend’s Tamped for a new generation pet.
- If you and your friend want your Tampers to have babies, both of you select TAMA PET on your connection menu.
- You and your friend will be in standby mode. Either one of your Tamapets will appear in the other’s Yard. Both Tamapets will have an egg. The visiting Tamapet will then go home with an egg.
- A next-generation Tamapet will hatch from the egg and start living in your Yard.
APP More play in Tamagotchi On App
Download Tamagotchi On App on your smartphone or tablet and you will be able
to grow and take your Tamagotchi out to play or download items!
See instructions inside the App for ways to play.
App images may differ slightly from actual App.
App only works with Bluetooth enabled smartphone/tablet.
Tamagotchi On App can be found on the App Store and on Google Play.
To return a Tamagotchi to Tamagotchi On device, press any button and select
YES and follow App instructions.Select YES when you want to go home in
the middle of App connection or when your smartphone/tablet has run out of
battery charge. If Tamagotchi goes home in the middle of app connection,
play data in the App will not be saved.
To DOWNLOAD gifts from the App, select DOWNLOAD on App and following
instructions.
Recommended distance for communication between the app and
Tamagotchi On: about 12 inches.
Storage and number of gift items
*Storage and number of items are the same with gift items
20 MEAL & SNACK FRIDGE
24 ITEM BOX ITEM
16 ITEM BOX ACCESSORY
Download the App!
Tamagotchi On App is an App for smartphones and tablets.
For information or help to download, go to the below URL.
Tamagotchi.com
FAMILY
Here’s everything you can enjoy about Tamagotchi character’s family!
Parents
Your Tamagotchi character’s dad and mom will babysit it! If you take your
Tamagotchi to its parent’s house, they’ll babysit for you! Take your
Tamagotchi character here when you are not available to take care of it!
- After the second generation, you can take your Tamagotchi to its parent’s house.
- They can babysit from morning to evening. After that, Dad and Mom will bring your Tamagotchi back home.
- If you want to take over its care from Dad and Mom, press any button at the caring screen. You’ll be asked if you want to take your Tamagotchi home. Select YES to take over.
- They can’t babysit when the tummy meter or happiness level is at zero.
Family Tree
You can see your Tamagotchi family tree! At first, your current Tamagotchi is
shown. Each time you press Button A, the previous generation is shown. If
your Tamagotchi dies, the family tree ends, and your next generation will
start at first generation.
Up to 999 generations can be displayed.
Save your Tamagotchi family tree in the App!
If you connect with the App, your Tamagotchi family tree will be saved in the App.
Photo
You can see a photo of the whole family!
Grandparents are not displayed for first-generation Tamagotchi and certain characters.
You can see a family photo for first-generation Tamagotchi after it reaches the Adult Stage.
EXPLORE MY TOWN
Have fun at the STORE in the TamaMall and the PARK in your town!
Store
There are many different stores in the TamaMall!
Select SHOP if you want to shop, or GAME if you want to play games.
Then, select where you want to go or what you want to play.
You can save up to 3 of the same item.
Be careful! If you buy more, you’ll just lose Got chi points.
Park
How to play the games
The games in EXPLORE MY TOWN that you can play at the STORE GAME!
LIBRARY
Can you count how many books Otolithic lends out? Guards come to Otolith’s library and borrow and return books. Add the number of books Otolithic gives the guard and subtract the number returned. When the input screen appears, press the A button to select the number of books that have been borrowed, then press the B button. If you can guess each answer correctly 3 times in a row, you win the game! But…if you give an incorrect answer, it’s game over!
DRESSMAKER
Help to make a gorgeous dress! When you start the game, a gauge is displayed. Press the A button as many times as you can in 12 seconds to give your Tamagotchi character energy to sew a dress. The gauge moves to the right according to how many times you press the A button. The more you press the A button in 12 seconds, the more gorgeous the dress will become! But…if you don’t press the button enough, the dress won’t look good and you won’t win as many Got chi points!
TRAVEL TO OTHER TOWN
Let’s go to various places around Tamagotchi Planet. There are many places you
can go! The areas shown as “???” may get unlocked by certain triggers as you
play. Try various things!
*The places you can visit depend on the version of the product.
In each area, choose where you want to go or what you want to do and select it
You can take purchased items from the SHOP with you!
Square in each area
If you become friends with someone at the Square, you might be able to marry
them!
The name of the Square is different for each area. It’s the first place to choose in each Town.
You can meet many Tamagotchi characters at the Square!
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You’ll meet different Tamagotchi characters in each area.
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If you brought an ITEM with you, you can play with the
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Tame Friend you meet and become friends.
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They’ll be happy if you bring an ITEM they like!
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You can see the buddy level at the NOTEBOOK-»TAMA LIST (p.13)
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If you become best friends with a Tamagotchi character you meet at a Square, it might propose marriage to your Tamagotchi!
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If you are proposed to, decide whether to accept and select your choice.
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If you select YES, the two will marry! An egg will show up! (p.12)
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You can also propose marriage to a Tamagotchi you like! (p.11)
*Only characters in NOTEBOOK FRIEND (p.13) may propose marriage.
Shop in each area
Each area sells exclusive items!
First, select the category of item you want to buy, then select the item.
You can save up to 3 of the same item in the ITEM box.
Be careful! If you buy more, you’ll just lose Got chi points.
Special locations in each area
Each area has a famous place to visit! Each town has a special place to visit
(third place in each Town) Can you figure out what to do there!?
*The places you can visit depend on the version of the product.
Marriage proposal
Propose marriage to a Tamagotchi you like and get married!
You can propose marriage by selecting PROPOSE in the town where the Tamagotchi
you want to ask lives!
Choose the one you want to propose to and select it.
If it agrees, the two will marry! The next generation egg will be laid. (p.12)
You need a ring to propose. You can buy one at JEWELRY (p.10) in STORE.
You can check if you have a ring or not by looking in ITEM BOX-SPECIAL goods.
(p.12)
The higher the buddy level, the better the chance that it will accept the proposal! (p.13)
If it says UNKNOWN in the NOTEBOOK-»TAMA LIST (p.13), you can’t propose to that Tamagotchi.
With twins, choose which one will propose.
The next generation of Tamagotchi is born! When two Tamagotchi characters marry, two eggs appear, and the
next generation of Tamagotchi is born!
After the second generation is born, you need to name your Tamagotchi. See p.4
Entering Letters.
When you reach the 16th generation, the oldest generation will be deleted from FAMILY TREE (p.9). If you do not want it to be deleted, save it to the Tamagotchi App! (p.8)
When twins are born you can give each one a name!
A new generation begins! It will live with Dad and Mom until
after the Baby Stage.
Tamagotchi care at the Tame Hotel
If you select TRAVEL TO OTHER TOWN TAMA HOTEL LEAVE, the hotel will look after
your Tamagotchi for you! Check your Tamagotchi into the hotel when you can’t
look after it yourself!
You can leave it in the hotel from morning until evening.
It costs 10 Got chi Points per hour to leave it in the hotel. Your Tamagotchi
will come back when there are no more Got chi Points.
When you want to look after your Tamagotchi yourself, press any button on the
home screen, and when you’re asked if you want to check it out, select YES. If
the Tummy meter or Happiness level are zero, you can’t check your Tamagotchi
in.
ITEM BOX
The items you’ve acquired are saved here!
- You won’t lose items when you use them, but you’ll lose them if you give them away. (Some items can’t be given – p.7).
- Your Tamagotchi can have up to three of the same ITEM and ACCESSORY.
- Only one of each kind of SPECIAL item can be saved.
- You can save 24 ITEMs and 16 ACCESSORY items.
- To delete an item, scroll to it and select DELETE. All of that item will disappear, regardless of how many you had. For example, if you had three of that item, all three will be deleted.
- You can’t delete the bear, ball, or items in SPECIAL.
Only ITEM for the Baby Stage can be selected while at Dad and Mom’s house (p.9).
When it grows from Baby Stage to Child Stage, ITEM for the Baby Stage can no longer be selected.
NOTEBOOK
See lots of information and read and write messages! If something new has been
added to NOTEBOOK, it will be shown after you select NOTEBOOK in the Care icon
screen.
Tame list Saved from TRAVEL TO OTHER TOWN
Tamagotchi characters you met when you TRAVEL TO OTHER TOWN are registered
here!
- Only Tamagotchi characters in the towns you’ve unlocked will be shown in the list.
- Tamagotchi characters you haven’t met yet appear as “?”.
- YOU can propose marriage to a Tamagotchi of the opposite gender. The better friends they are, the better the chance that it will accept the proposal!
Friend Friends from CONNECTION
Information about friends you’ve connected with are recorded here!
You can save up to 20 entries in your Friend book. Even if you connect with
new friends, none will be added until you create some empty slots by using
FAMILY – DELETE.
Messages you’ve exchanged yet your friend are shown, the newest first!
- To delete a message, scroll to it, then press Button B and select DELETE.
- Careful! If you delete a friend from your Friend book, your messages with that friend will also disappear!
To delete the selected friend from your Friend ?Okot EEIE%’LE’E rom the
screen.
Diary
With CAMERA (p.12), CONNECTION (p.7), the photos you took are saved! You can
save up to 10 photos.
To delete a photo, select it, and press Button B then select DELETE. ‘With
CONNECTION, photos are sometimes taken.
FIRST AID KIT
If your Tamagotchi gets sick, hurry and help it get better!
If Tamagotchi screen looks like those to the right, quickly select FIRST AID
KIT.
Is Tamagotchi dying?
If you leave it sick or don’t look after it well, the Grim Gotchi will come to
your Tamagotchi. When you notice the Grim Gotchi, quickly select FIRST AID KIT
and call the ambulance!
If your Tamagotchi dies…
The “Death screen” will be shown. Press Button A to see the profile of the
Tamagotchi that died. If you want to raise a new Tamagotchi after one has
died, press Button A while holding down Button C. A new egg will appear in the
room, and a Tamagotchi will be born in about a minute! *items etc. will be
passed on to the new Tamagotchi. (There are some elements which will not be
passed on – p. 3).
Replacing Batteries
When your battery has worn down, Kamentha will let you know.
When this screen is shown, you won’t be able to do anything.
Follow the directions on p.3 to replace both batteries with new ones.
If you select CONTINUE, you can resume taking care of the Tamagotchi you
already have.
Be careful! If you select RESET ALL, all data will be deleted and reset to default settings.
Deleted data is not guaranteed.
Change batteries when…
- The batteries may become worn out during continuous play and the following could happen instead of “Kamentha’s notification” being shown. If this happens, replace the batteries and follow the directions in “Replacing batteries” above.
- The screen becomes all dark or shows nothing.
- The sound becomes quieter.
- The screen flickers or otherwise malfunctions.
Troubleshooting
First check here:
Tamagotchi.com
If connection with another unit of the Tamagotchi On doesn’t work:
- Check that the Connection menu of both are correct before trying to connect © Connection will not work under sunlight or other bright light.
- Point them at each other the correct distance apart. Holding them too close may also not work. (p.7)
- When both units are showing the connection standby screen, press Button B again on one of the units.
- Tamagotchi On series cannot connect with other Tamagotchi units which are not of the Tamagotchi On series.
It’s hard to see the LCD screen: Adjust the brightness of the screen
(p.6)
If there’s no sound: Make sure that SOUND is set to ON. (p.6)
The screen is black (or is showing nothing), or there’s no sound, and pressing
the reset button doesn’t do anything:
- The batteries may be worn out. (Sometimes, the batteries wear out before Kamentha (p.14) can be shown.) Follow the directions in “Insert batteries” (p.3) to replace the batteries.
Tamagotchi won’t get up or won’t go to sleep:
- Tamagotchi gets up and goes to sleep by itself. Check on the clock screen that the time has been set correctly. (p.3)
- If AM/PM is reversed, Tamagotchi’s day and night will also be reversed.
What date would be shown on February 29th during leap years?
0On February 29th during leap years, please change the TIME SETTING to February 29th (p.6). Everything will work as usual from March 1st.
*Please check that the date and time are correct, as events may happen on birthdays and commemorative days.
THE ITEM IS FULL was displayed after download:
- There is a fixed number of items that can be saved for each item type. If you reduce the number of items by deleting items in stores (TamaMall and restaurant) or each save destination, you can download new items. (p.9).
Reset button
If the unit stops functioning or the screen is not as normal after a strong
blow to the unit, etc.
*If nothing shows on the screen after pressing the reset button, remove the batteries and insert them again.
- If you want to continue taking care of the Tamagotchi you already had, select CONTINUE. After the normal screen is shown, go to TIME SETTING (p. 6) and set to the current date and time.
- If you want to reset and start from the beginning, select RESET ALL.
Then, set the time, birthdate, and name, and a new egg will appear (p. 3).
A Tamagotchi will be born after a short while.
*Be careful! If you select RESET ALL, all data, including FAMILYTREE, ITEM BOX, NOTEBOOK and MESSAGE HISTORY, will be deleted and reset to default settings.
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