Excalibur 414-2 Operating Manual

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Model No. 414-2

OPERATING MANUAL

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Bar

Master

Deluxe

Excalibur

Electronics

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ongratulations on your purchase of Excalibur Electronics’ Bar Master Deluxe! Bar Master

Deluxe will show you everything you need to know to mix the perfect drink. You’ll know instantly how to choose the right cocktail to go with a special occasion, how to prepare a drink precisely—even which glass to choose!

Be sure, whenever you drink, to drink responsibly—and never drink and drive!

Bar Master Deluxe is easy to use, but be sure to use it safely. Before starting, please read this manual thoroughly, especially noting safety, care and battery information. Keep this manual for reference.

The legendary King Arthur brandished a magic sword, Excalibur, from which we take our company name. With this unique weapon in his hands, he could not be vanquished.

Although Excalibur Electronics can’t claim the magical secrets of Merlin, King Arthur’s court wizard, sometimes our patented technology may make it seem as if we could. Bar Master Deluxe is another unmatched innovation of Excalibur Electronics.

We make you think.

Your Bar Master Deluxe requires two AAA batteries, not included. To install the batteries, carefully turn Bar Master Deluxe over so that the unit is face-down on a soft surface. Find the two battery compartments on the back of the

unit. Use your thumb to lift off each battery compartment lid. Install the batteries, making sure to match polarity (+ and -). Place the tabs of each battery compartment lid in its slot and close the compartment doors.

Installing the Batteries

Layout of Bar Master Deluxe

DISPLAY

(LCD)

ON/OFF

button

RIGHT

button

DOWN

button

LEFT

button

ABC

button

HOME

button

SAVE

button

ACL

(on back of unit)

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Functions of Buttons

ON/OFF: Press to turn the unit on

and off. When you turn the unit on after it has been turned off with the

ON/OFF button, the screen

shown in the Layout of Bar Master Deluxe

on page 3 will be displayed. Press any key to continue where you left off.

HOME: Press to return to the

Home menu screen.

SAVE: Press to save a drink in

memory or to delete a drink already saved. This works only when the user is viewing the Unique Drink Menu screen.

ABC: Press this key to scroll

through a list quickly, jumping from one alphabetical first letter to the next. The

ABC function will

work only on long lists. The direction the

ABC button uses will

correspond to the last direction button (up or down) most recently used.

UP: Press this cursor to scroll up

while in menu mode or to page up in reading mode.

DOWN: Press this cursor to scroll

down while in menu mode or to page down in reading mode.

LEFT: Press this cursor to return to

the previous screen.

RIGHT: Press this cursor to select

a menu item or to go to the next screen.

ACL (All Clear): If your Bar

Master Deluxe locks up or malfunctions, use a ballpoint pen to press

ACL located on the back of

the unit. Also press

ACL after

inserting new batteries.

After you insert two AAA batteries into the unit, a voice will welcome you to the Bar Master Deluxe. If you don’t hear the voice, please use a thin, pointed object to press the

ACL button that

is located on the back of the unit. A copyright screen will then be

displayed. Press any key and “BAR MASTER DELUXE” will flash and then the Home menu screen will be displayed. (A Home icon appears in the upper right hand corner of the display when you are on the Home menu screen.) You can return to this menu at any time by pressing the

HOME button.

All the screens are displayed five lines at a time, and up to 10 characters can be shown on each line. (Go to the Compressed Text information in the

Setup section on page 12 to see how you can view 16 characters on a line.) If the line contains more than 10 characters, highlighting the line by moving to it with your cursor will cause the text to scroll from right to left and show all the text on the line.

The Home menu screen offers you the choices shown below:

DRINKS SAVED [XX] BAR BASICS BAR JOKES TOASTS GLOSSARY BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL

CALCULATOR

SETUP

Remember, you can see only the first five choices until you scroll through the list using the

UP and

DOWN buttons. As you scroll, the

line you are on will be highlighted and mark your position in the list. An arrow at the right side of a line means that the

RIGHT button

may be used to view more information. After scrolling to the desired item, simply press the

RIGHT button to confirm your

choice.

Drinks

You can find out everything you want to know about popular drinks—from an A.J. to a Zombie! You can find a drink either by name or by selecting among six other options. When you are accessing drinks by liquor

Using Your Bar Master Deluxe

Bar Master Deluxe may lock up due to static

discharge or other electrical disturbances.

If this should happen, use a slim,

pointed object to press the

ACL button

on the back of the unit.

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name or mixer, the computer must search through all the drink ingredients. Because this can sometimes take a while, a Sandtimer icon will appear on the right side of the display to let you know that this search is in progress. When accessing drinks by name, some names will be followed by a “++” symbol. This means that there is a further submenu of named drinks that all have the same first word in their name.

Another impressive feature of the Bar Master Deluxe is that most drink ingredients can also be found in the “

GLOSSARY” sec-

tion. This way you can learn more about the makeup and history of the ingredients.

On the Home menu screen, use the

UP and DOWN buttons to high-

light “

DRINKS” and press the

RIGHT button. The following new

screen is displayed. (Note: If longer than 10 characters, an item will scroll from left to right when highlighted.)

The Drinks menu screen offers you the choices shown below:

BY NAME CLASSIC CATEGORY SPECIAL CATEGORY

LIQUOR NAME ALCOHOL (NO,LOW) MIXER GLASS TYPE

Remember, you can see only the first five choices until you scroll through the list using the

UP and

DOWN buttons. As you scroll, the

line you are on will be highlighted and mark your position in the list. An arrow at the right side of a line means that the

RIGHT button

may be used to view more information.

Finding Drinks by Name Step 1.

From the Drinks menu

screen, highlight “

BY NAME”

and press the

RIGHT button. All of

Bar Master Deluxe’s 1000 drinks will be listed in alphabetical order.

Step 2. If you’d like to scroll alphabetically by first letter through the names, first press the

ABC button. (See Using the ABC

Button, Page 13.) Then continue

to press ABC to move alphabetically by first letter through the index. The direction the

ABC but-

ton uses will correspond to the last direction button (up or down) most recently used.

When you reach the first letter of

the drink you wish to find, resume using the

UP or DOWN keys to

scroll through the drinks one at a time. As you scroll, the line you are on will be highlighted and mark your position in the list. An arrow at the right side of a line means that the

RIGHT button may

be used to view more information. When the drink you want to see is highlighted, press the

RIGHT button.

Step 3. After you have selected

your drink, you will see the choices shown below (listings with no data will not display):

(DRINK NAME) INGREDIENT TECHNIQUE GLASS TYPE NOTE TRICK MAKES NON-ALCOHOLIC

VERSION

Remember, you can see only the first five lines until you scroll through the choices using the

and DOWN buttons. As you scroll, the line you are on will be highlighted and mark your position in the list. An arrow at the right side of a line means that the

RIGHT

button may be used to view more

information. Step 4. Highlighting one of these

categories and pressing the

RIGHT

button will reveal information about the drink. After choosing a category, you can return to the above screen by pressing the

LEFT

button. Note: The Technique menu screen

shows one or more steps to follow. (Some Technique lines have sound effects associated with them, such as pouring, blending or stirring. You will hear the sound effect when the top Technique line is selected with the

RIGHT button.) If you want,

you may use the right arrow to view the entire technique in pages of screen text. You may then use the

UP and DOWN buttons to page

through the text. The paged text will then start with the step that was chosen with the

RIGHT but-

ton.

Finding Drinks by Classic Category Step 1.

From the Drinks menu

screen, highlight “

CLASSIC

CATEGORY

” and press the

RIGHT button.

Step 2. Use the UP or DOWN but-

tons to scroll through the categories one at a time. As you

scroll, the line you are on will be highlighted and mark your position in the list. An arrow at the right side of a line means that the

RIGHT button may be used to view

more information. When the category you want to see is highlighted, press the

RIGHT button.

Step 3. Refer to Step 2 in Finding Drinks by Name

to continue.

Finding Drinks by Liquor Name Step 1.

From the Drinks menu

screen, highlight “

LIQUOR

NAME

” and press the RIGHT but-

ton. Step 2. If you’d like to scroll

alphabetically by first letter through the categories, first press the

ABC button. (See Using the

ABC Button, Page 13.) Then con-

tinue to press

ABC to move alpha-

betically by first letter through the index. The direction the

ABC but-

ton uses will correspond to the last direction button (up or down) most recently used.

When you reach the first letter of the category you wish to find, resume using the

UP or DOWN

keys to scroll through the categories one at a time. As you scroll, the line you are on will be

highlighted and mark your position in the list. An arrow at the right side of a line means that the

RIGHT button may be used to view

more information. When the category you want to see is highlighted, press the

RIGHT button.

Step 3. Refer to Step 2 in Finding Drinks by Name

to continue.

Finding Drinks by Alcohol Step 1.

From the Drinks menu

screen, highlight “ALCOHOL

(NO,LOW)

” and press the RIGHT

button. Step 2. Use the UP or DOWN but-

tons to scroll through the selections one at a time. As you scroll, the line you are on will be highlighted and mark your position in the list. An arrow at the right side of a line means that the

RIGHT

button may be used to view more information. When the selection you want to see is highlighted, press the

RIGHT button.

Step 3. Refer to Step 2 in Finding Drinks by Name

to continue.

Finding Drinks by Mixer Step 1.

From the Drinks menu

screen, highlight “MIXER” and press the

RIGHT button.

Step 2. If you’d like to scroll

alphabetically by first letter through the categories, first press the

ABC button. (See Using the

ABC Button, Page 13.) Then con-

tinue to press

ABC to move alpha-

betically by first letter through the index. The direction the

ABC but-

ton uses will correspond to the last direction button (up or down) most recently used.

When you reach the first letter of the category you wish to find, resume using the

UP or DOWN

keys to scroll through the categories one at a time. As you scroll, the line you are on will be highlighted and mark your position in the list. An arrow at the right side of a line means that the

RIGHT button may be used to view

more information. When the category you want to see is highlighted, press the

RIGHT button.

Step 3. Refer to Step 2 in Finding Drinks by Name

to continue.

Saving your Drink

The SAVE button is available only when you are on a Unique Drink Menu screen. This screen shows the drink name at the top as a banner followed by the drink categories in a list (refer to Step 3 in Finding Drinks by Name, for

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the display). When you are at this screen, press the

SAVE button to

save your drink in the computer’s memory. A “

+” icon will be dis-

played to show the drink has been saved. You may save up to a maximum of 25 drinks. If you change your mind, press the

SAVE button

again while on this screen to delete the drink you just saved from memory. The “

+” icon will

also be erased from the screen. The number of drinks you have

saved will be displayed on the Home menu screen under the Saved category with the number of drinks you have saved in brackets (for example [01]). To access your saved drinks, select the Saved category with your cursor and press the

RIGHT button.

The individual drinks you have saved will appear in alphabetical order. Go through the list and select the drink you would like to see as described previously in the manual.

Bar Basics

On the Home menu screen, use the

UP and DOWN buttons to high-

light “

BAR BASICS” and press

the

RIGHT button. The following

new screen is displayed. (Note: If longer than 10 characters, an item

will scroll from left to right when highlighted.)

The Bar Basics screen offers you the choices shown below:

STOCKING A HOME BAR EQUIPMENT GLASSWARE MEASUREMENTS TRICKS OF THE TRADE

As you scroll, the line you are on will be highlighted and mark your position in the list. An arrow at the right side of a line means that the

RIGHT button may be used to

view more information. Go through the list and select the information you would like to see as described previously in the manual.

Bar Jokes

On the Home menu screen, use the

UP and DOWN buttons to high-

light “BAR JOKES” and press the

RIGHT button. A number of

joke categories will be displayed. After selecting a category, the Joke screen will show one or more of the lines that make up the joke. Pressing the

RIGHT button

will show the entire joke in pages of screen text. You may then use the

UP and DOWN buttons to page

through the text. You may also

choose to view the joke from a particular line from the Joke screen by scrolling through the lines and selecting it.

Toasts

On the Home menu screen, use the

UP and DOWN buttons to high-

light “

TOASTS” and press the

RIGHT button. A number of toast

categories will be displayed. Go through the list and select the information you would like to see.

Glossary

On the Home menu screen, use the

UP and DOWN buttons to high-

light “

GLOSSARY” and press the

RIGHT button. Use the ABC button

if you need to quickly scroll through the list, or else use the

and DOWN buttons. Remember, you can see only the first five lines until you scroll through the choices using the

UP and DOWN

buttons. As you scroll, the line you are on will be highlighted and mark your position in the list. An arrow at the right side of a line means that the

RIGHT button may

be used to view more information. Go through the list and select the information you would like to see.

Blood Alcohol Level Calculator NOTICE: THIS DEVICE IS FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT DESIGNED, NOR SHOULD IT BE USED, TO ACCURATELY MEASURE THE LEVEL OF INTOXICATION.

CAUTION SHOULD ALWAYS BE EXERCISED TO LIMIT ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION, TO ADHERE TO ALL LOCAL SOBRIETY LAWS, AND NEVER TO DRINK AND DRIVE!

Step 1.

On the Home menu

screen, use the

UP and DOWN but-

tons to highlight “

BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL CALCULATOR

” and press the RIGHT button.

Step 2. You will be presented with the warning message given at the beginning of this section. Use the

DOWN button to read this

warning carefully. Step 3. When you finish reading

the warning, press

DOWN again,

and a list of weights from 100 pounds to 240 pounds will be displayed. Use the

UP and DOWN but-

tons to highlight your weight and press the

RIGHT button.

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Step 4. The display will give you information regarding what constitutes one drink. Use the

DOWN

button to scroll to the end of this information, and then a list of the number of drinks will be displayed. Use the

UP and DOWN but-

tons to highlight the number of drinks for which you want to find out the blood alcohol level for your weight. Press the

RIGHT but-

ton. Step 5. The estimated blood alco-

hol level will be displayed as a percentage. Press the

LEFT button

to return to the number of drinks to recalculate a different blood alcohol percentage.

Setup

On the Home menu screen, use the

UP and DOWN buttons to high-

light “SETUP” and press the

RIGHT button.

Selecting Sound or Sound Effects will allow you to turn on or off these options. Selecting Scroll Speed or Contrast will allow you to change these settings to one of eight levels. To change any of these options, simply highlight the desired setting and press either the

LEFT or HOME button to

confirm your choice.

Compressed Text is one of Bar Master Deluxe’s major features. This feature allows you to view 16 characters of text on a line compared to the uncompressed 10 characters of text on a line.

When the unit is first turned on, Compressed Text has a default setting of off. To see exactly what this feature can do for you, press the

HOME button and then high-

light “

GLOSSARY.” Select it by

pressing the

RIGHT button.

Highlight “

ALE” from the next

menu and then select it. The dis-

play for “

ALE” is shown below.

Next, press the

HOME button and

then scroll down so you can highlight and select “

SETUP.”

The Compressed Text choice is highlighted, so press the

RIGHT

button. Highlight the “ON” selection and then press the

HOME button. Repeat the instruc-

tions given above for selecting

“ALE” in the Glossary section. The display for “ALE” is shown

below.

Using the ABC Button

If you’d like to jump through an alphabetical list quickly by first letter, press the ABC button. The

ABC function will work only on

long lists. If you try to use the ABC button on a short list, a warning “Beep” will sound. The direction the

ABC button uses will corre-

spond to the last direction button (up or down) most recently used.

Then use the

ABC button to pro-

ceed through the list by alphabetical first letter—

A, B, C, etc.

(Note that the list begins again with the letter “

A” after you have

scrolled through the “Z” listings. You can also scroll backward through the alphabet, from “

Z”to

“A.”)

When you reach the desired initial letter, press the

UP or DOWN but-

tons to scroll one line at a time, or hold either of these keys down to scroll quickly. Press the

RIGHT

button to confirm your choice.

Choosing the Right Glass

A picture of the glass that is appropriate for serving the drink you have selected is shown while you are in the Glassware subsection of Bar Basics and the Glass Type subsection of the Drinks section. Use the

UP or DOWN but-

tons to cycle through the different glasses. The picture screen shows the right arrow symbol, indicating that it may be pressed to view more information about that particular glass.

Auto Power Off

If no key is pressed for four minutes, the unit will automatically turn off in order to spare your batteries. Simply press

ON/OFF and

your Bar Master Deluxe will return to the point where it was before it turned off.

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EXCALIBUR ELECTRONICS, INC., warrants to the original consumer that its products are free from any electrical or mechanical defects for a period of 90 DAYS from the date of purchase. If any such defect is discovered within the warranty period, EXCALIBUR ELECTRONICS, INC., will repair or replace the unit free of charge upon receipt of the unit, shipped postage prepaid and insured to the factory address shown at right.

The warranty covers normal consumer use and does not cover damage that occurs in shipment or failure that results from alterations, accident, misuse, abuse, neglect, wear and tear, inadequate maintenance, commercial use, or unreasonable use of the unit. Removal of the top panel voids all warranties. This warranty does not cover cost of repairs made or attempted outside of the factory.

Any applicable implied warranties, including warranties of merchantability and fitness, are hereby limited to 90 DAYS from the date of purchase. Consequential or incidental damages resulting from a breach of any applicable express or implied warranties are hereby excluded. Some states do not allow limitations on the duration of implied warranties and do not allow exclusion of incidental or con-

sequential damages, so the above limitations and exclusions in these instances may not apply.

The only authorized service center in the United States is:

Excalibur Electronics, Inc.

13755 SW 119th Ave

Miami, Florida 33186 U.S.A.

Phone: 305.477.8080

Fax: 305.477.9516

www.ExcaliburElectronics.com

Ship the unit carefully packed, preferably in the original carton, and send it prepaid, and adequately insured. Include a letter, detailing the complaint and including your daytime telephone number, inside the shipping carton.

If your warranty has expired and you want an estimated fee for service, write to the above address, specifying the model and the problem.

PLEASE DO NOT SEND

YOUR UNIT WITHOUT

RECEIVING AN ESTIMATE FOR

SERVICING. WE CANNOT

STORE YOUR UNIT!

90-Day Limited Warranty

• Avoid rough handling such as bumping or dropping.

• Avoid moisture and extreme temperatures. For best results, use between the temperatures of 39ºF and 100ºF (4º C and 38º C).

• Clean using only a slightly damp cloth. Do not use cleaners with chemical agents.

Special Care & Handling

Battery Information

• Batteries should be installed and replaced only by an adult.

• Your Bar Master Deluxe uses 2 AAA batteries, not included.

• Do not mix alkaline, standard (carbon-zinc) or rechargeable (nickel-cadmi-

um) batteries.

• Do not mix old and new batteries.

• Do not use rechargeable batteries.

• Remove exhausted batteries from the unit.

• Do not short circuit battery terminals.

• Remove batteries and store them in a cool, dry place when not in use.

• To avoid explosion or leakage, do not dispose of batteries in a fire or attempt to recharge alkaline or other non-rechargeable batteries.

Due to continuing improvements, actual product may differ slightly from the product described herein.

If no button is pushed for four minutes,

your Bar Master Deluxe will switch

off to save your batteries.

Just push the

ON/OFF button

to continue where you left off.

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Excalibur Electronics, Inc.

13755 SW 119th Ave

Miami, Florida 33186 U.S.A.

Phone: 305.477.8080

Fax: 305.477.9516

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