How to Fix the Touch Screen on the Leapster 2

The Leapster 2 is a wonderful handheld electronic game for kids. However, sometimes the touch screen will stop working (usually due to kids accidentally recalibrating it by pressing random buttons). This article will show you how to fix the touch screen on the Leapster 2 by recalibrating it.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Leapster 2

1. Ensure that a cartridge is not inserted into the Leapster.

2. Hold down the Hint button (labelled with a "?") while powering on the Leapster. This will bring up a menu of options.

3. Press A ("Touch Calib") this will start the touch screen calibration process. "Starting touch calibration" will appear on the screen briefly followed by a black screen with a white cross in the upper left corner.

4. Touch the cross that appears with the stylus pen. When you touch it, the cross will change to 4 dots and then a new cross will appear on the screen. Repeat this process for 5 crosses total - one in each corner and one in the middle.

5. Turn the Leapster off and back on again. The touch screen should now be working again.

Resources

• LeapFrog Leapster 2 Learning Game System

[gsoeding]

on 1/6/2010 Thank you, thank you, thank you! This was so helpful.

[rika1082]

on 12/30/2009 Fabulous!! This just kept me from buying a new one!! I thought my kid just dropped it one too many times, but thankfully I was wrong!

[coonkitty2000]

on 11/12/2009 This was EXACTLY the solution that was needed. Many thanks!

[kittycooks]

on 10/6/2009 This is helpful. Thanks for the info!