VTech’s InnoTab tablet for children is one of this year’s top Christmas gifts. It saves parents’ iPads getting bashed and will keep the kids quiet for a few hours when you need it most.
VTech InnoTab reset screen
Best of all it’s not just for games, it’s a great educational tool, too – with plenty of reading, maths, geography and logic apps available to download or buy on cartridge.
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But what if you want to pass the tablet on after Christmas? Maybe your child got more than one (lucky thing!) or actually prefers the Leapfrog LeapPad Explorer tablet or (gasp) the Apple iPad.
How can you reset the InnoTab to its factory settings so you can give it to someone else or sell it on eBay?
It’s isn’t immediately obvious how to change the name on the VTech InnoTab’s opening screen. See also - Group test: Best tablets for children
But it’s actually very easy.
Simply fire up the tablet, and press the cog wheel next to the name you want to change. Up pops a virtual keyboard that lets you change the name. If selling the InnoTab change it to “Your Name” (not actually your name, of course, just the words Your Name) so that there next owner can simply change that to his or her own.
And remember it’s worth keeping all the packaging when your child first open the gift, so that if she or he doesn’t get on with it (unlikely in the case of the InnoTab or LeapPad) you can sell it as “Good as New”.
Check out details of the new VTech InnoTab 2.
Read our review of the LeapPad 2.
Comments
RACHEL said: httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv SHOWS YOU STEP BY STEP HOW TO RESET SUPER EASY
Matt Medley said: There is a much easier way to reset the data settings on this device Take the battery door off Locate the small plate cover with the single phillips head screw Take the door off inside will be a battery looks like a watch battery Remove the battery along with all of the AA batteries used to power the unit Flip it over and push and hold the power button for 30 seconds This deletes all of the EEPROM data stored on the unit Put the watch battery and AAs back in screw the small door down and power back on Itll go to the initial setup screen
sheela40 said: its for my daugters innotab
sheela40 said: I am trying to download the learning lodge application its says download completed but how does it show its done
Jerry said: Mine was doing that too amp all of a sudden stopped Meanwhile I just got a replacement via emails to vtech
Al Duque said: Same here I did the update and it and the screen stopped working Do not do the update
Cher_stephenson said: my touch screen stopped working after i did the update im sending it back very disapointed little boy
Cher_stephenson said: mines doing that too ive emailed vtech
becky said: hi i have spent hours trying to find out what i can do to put my daughters innotab back to normal its suddenly started playing up when you touch an icon on screan it puts the next one on its like it needs reconfiguring or something sometimes it doesnt recognise that you are touching the screan at all i cant find the receipt and dont know what to do shes only been using it for 3 days
Nnicurn95 said: mine is doing the same thing and i read the manual and cant figure out why its happening very annoying
Paul said: Mine keeps reasking for date and time every time I turn it on but remembers the name and other settings -- any idea what is causing that
Kid Computers said: I am also experiencing similar issues with a few of my products