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Service
If you are aving any operating problems wit your PlayLimit, please use t e following
steps until you are able to resolve t e problem:
1 Use t is User Guide to identify t e problem. See Troubles ooting on Page 14.
2 C eck t e PlayLimit website for t e most recent service information. Go to:
ttp://www.playlimit.com/service
Please include t e following information:
Location and date you purc ased your PlayLimit
A description of your setup (w ats connected to your PlayLimit)
A detailed description of t e problem you are experiencing
Your name and email address
4 Contact t e PlayLimit Service Department by P one at 1-800-555-1234.
Service Department ours are between 9:00AM and 5:00PM EST, Monday t roug Friday.
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Ot er service notes:
To clean t e PlayLimit console, wipe it wit a clean, dry towel.
Lost your coin box keys? Need additional tokens? Order more at our website. Go to:
ttp://www.playlimit.com/service
Need additional cables? Go to your local electronics store.
If you purchased your PlayLimit
in a store, do not return
PlayLimit to the store. Follow
the procedure on this page. If
your PlayLimit is under
warranty and you need to send
it to us, we will issue you an
RMA.
When setting up your PlayLimit,
remember to keep the console
low enough so kids can easily
insert tokens, and high enough
so kids can easily see its Time
Display.
Suggestions & Strategies
Purpose of PlayLimit
PlayLimit allows busy parents a simple and convenient way of limiting t e time t eir
c ildren spend in front of a TV. Study after study as s own t at too muc TV is bad for
c ildren. Even educational video games and programs, if not restricted, can reduce a
c ildrens ability to t ink and learn for t emselves.
How can PlayLimit elp? Simple. By giving kids tokens for a certain time period, parents
set a definite limit on ow muc TV t ey can watc . W ats more, t e tokens empower
kids to manage t eir own time, so parents no longer ave to be t e times up! police.
Once c ildren understand t eir TV limits, parents can encourage ot er activities suc as
reading, drawing, and sports to fill t e void. And t ats t e ultimate purpose of PlayLimit
to be a positive experience for bot parents and c ildren.
Introducing PlayLimit to Your Kids
PlayLimit is quite flexible you can be as strict or as lenient as you want. But regardless
of your approac , you s ould talk wit your kids about PlayLimit before installing it.
Demostrate ow PlayLimit works and explain ow you intend for t em to use PlayLimit
to access video game and/or TV viewing time. T ere are two basic approac es:
Tokens as an Allowance. Give your c ildren a certain amount of tokens over a given
time period. For example, four tokens per day. In t is case, t e c ildren would know
t at t ey ave only one our per day for TV time. If t ey would like to play a video
game for two ours, t ey would ave to save tokens for two days.
