Leapster Toys - Page 5 - Recent Questions, Troubleshooting & Support

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Instead of 1 starter game and a few demo game that you get from Leapfrog Connect, you can also get more downloadable games for your Leapster 2. You can get it here:
leapster-2.blogspot.com

Try to uninstall and re-install the LeapFrog Connect and wait until it finish configuring and updated the software both on the PC and the console, It may takes 10-20 mins for it to complete updating.

One more thing, you have to make sure that you get latest LeapFrog Connect software from LeapFrog website instead of installing it from supplied CD.

Instead of 1 starter game and a few demo game that you get from Leapfrog Connect, you can also get more downloadable games for your Leapster 2. You can get it here:
leapster-2.blogspot.com

It sounds like you did everything to try and fix it..did you let the batteries stay out at least ten seconds? It sounds like it's quite defective. and I would give it back to the store you bought it from? if it's been a long time you also can send the company a note directly to the manufacturer. Or you can buy a new one, and return the old one nit's box? good luck!

• Follow these steps to calibrate your Leapster Learning Game system -

1. Remove any game and turn the Leapster off.
2. Turn the unit on.
3. When the sign in screen appears immediately press and hold down "home"(house), "hint"(question mark), and "B" buttons together for 4 seconds.
4. Now you will see a few options.
5. Press the "A" button for the touch calibration option.
6. Now just touch the stylus on the cross-hairs and it will be calibrated.
7. Now you want to restart the unit.
8. Redo the steps if this should not work the first time.

Regards, Tony

• Try calibrating the screen

1. Turn the Leap Pad off.
2. Now hold the question mark button for two seconds and then power the until on while still holding the question mark button down.
3. The unit will power on and when you see the "calibration Screen" you can release the question mark button.
4. Touch the crosshairs with the stylus and a large crosshair icon will appear in the middle of the screen.
5. Touch this icon with the stylus and this will bring up the screen calibration procedure.
6. Touch all 5 crosshairs as the appear.
7. Press the "B" button to exit after completing the calibration.

Regards, Tony

Turn on your child's Leapster Explorer handheld.
When the SIGN-IN menu shows up, press the left D-pad and Hint button at the same time.

This will give you the PARENT SETTINGS menu.
You will need to start them from scratch to choose a new pet. It is sad but at current it is the only way to choose a new pet.

For a temporary fix, connect the unit via the usb to the computer and launch the leap frog connect software. Once it reads your unit, (you will know that it is connected because you will see a little eject button by the leapster icon on the top left of the screen), go to "settings" on the top right hand side of the screen. When it asks you to format, say yes, then follow the remaining instructions.

Hope this helps.

Welcome to FixYa!



Ensure NO GAME is in unit
Power Unit off
While turning Leapster 2 on, hold down HINT KEY. (Key in middle with question mark on left hand side)

Once unit switches to other menu, Hit A to begin calibrating.
Follow prompts with Sylas pen to reprogram Stylus pen.
Once you are done it will return to original Calibrating Menu.
Power Unit off Turn unit on with game inserted. Stylus pen should respond.



1) Ensure that a cartridge is not inserted

2) Hold down the Hint (?) button while turning the unit on. Continue to hold the Hint button down until the LEAPSTER menu appears. 3) When the LEAPSTER menu screen appears, press the A button 4) Touch each of the crosshairs that appear with the stylus 5) Restart unit


Do comment if it helped or not in any manner ill know.

Change the batteries to all new ones of the same brand. Most of the rechargeable ones are not powerful enough. My kids have that problem every time the batteries get low.

we are having the same problem! any success with solving it?

Hold down the following buttons at the same time: Left Arrow-Home-A Button. Then touch the X icon that appears at the bottom of the screen and follow the audio instructions. You can only delete a name when all 3 name slots are filled.
Hope this helps!

Hi I had the same problem, use the instructions on the following site. Worked for me. http://quicksolutionsforbigproblems.blogspot.com/2009/01/leapster2-touchscreen-doesnt-work.html

HI, try these steps...

1

Change the batteries. Sometimes this seems like a simple and obvious step, but is often overlooked. The Leapster console runs off of four AA batteries.

2

Hold the power button on the Leapster console. If you still do not see a display on the screen with a fresh set of batteries, then you got one of the bad consoles. This was a bad batch of consoles that were sent out by Leapster.

3

Contact Leapster customer support. They should be able to replace your Leapster learning system free of charge. With all of your information ready, it should be quick and easy to get a replacement console.

Welcome to Fixya

The screen needs to be re-calibrated if the stylus pen is not responding. Please see procedure below:

1) Ensure that a cartridge is not inserted
2) Hold down the Hint (?) button while turning the unit on. Continue to hold the Hint button down until the LEAPSTER menu appears.
3) When the LEAPSTER menu screen appears, press the A button
4) Touch each of the crosshairs that appear with the stylus
5) Restart unit

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You can try calibrating the stylus pen. Hope this works :) Here are step by step instructions straight from the Leapster2 website:

If your Leapster2 does not respond to the stylus pen, it needs to be calibrated. Calibrating the Leapster2 is easy:

1) Ensure that a game cartridge is not inserted in the Leapster2

2) Hold down the Hint (?) button while turning the unit on. Continue to hold the Hint button down until the LEAPSTER2 menu appears. Remember that you need to hold the "Hint" button down the whole time while you are pressing the power button, and releasing it.




3) The LEAPSTER2 menu will show the options Base Info, Cart1 Info, Cart2 Info, Cart3 Info, and Touch Calib. If you do not see this menu after powering on the Leapster2, turn the Leapster2 off and repeat steps 1 & 2 until you see the menu.






4) When the LEAPSTER2 menu screen appears, press the A button on your handheld.

5) Using the stylus pen, touch each of the crosshairs that appear

6) Restart unit