EXCALIBUR 450 User Manual

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OPERATING MANUAL

Excalibur

Electronics

Model 450

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ongratulations on your purchase of
E x c a l i bur Electronics Speaking

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Bingo! You, your friends and family
will enjoy hours of fun playing your favorite
Bingo games.

TABLEOFCONTENTS

CHAPTER 1:What’s Included . . . . . . . . page 3

CHAPTER 2: Installing the Batteries . . . . . page 3

CHAPTER 3: Key Functions . . . . . . . . . page 3

CHAPTER 4: Playing Right Away . . . . . . page 5

CHAPTER 5: Rules of Bingo . . . . . . . . page 5

CHAPTER 6: Special Care & Batteries . . . . page 7

CHAPTER 7: Limited One-Year Warranty. . . . page 8

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CHAPTER I:What’s Included

Your Speaking Bingo includes everything you need for you, your
family and friends to enjoy Bingo any time, anywhere. This box
includes:

• The Speaking Bingo Electronic Unit

• 25 individual Bingo cards

• 1 six-card fold-out

• 100 round number markers

CHAPTER 2: Installing the Batteries

Your Speaking Bingo requires three “AAA” batteries. Turn your unit
so that it’s face down. The battery compartment is at the top. Use a
small Phillips screw driver to remove the screw. Lift off the battery
compartment lid. Install three “AAA” batteries, making sure to
match the polarity (+ and -) with the diagram inside the battery com­partment. Place battery door back on unit and screw shut.

CHAPTER 3: Key Functions

Speaking Bingo uses five keys and a recessed reset button.
START/CALL

This button begins the game and starts the announcing of numbers.
After you press it, a melody will play. Then the voice will begin to
announce the numbers. As each number is announced, it will also be
displayed on the LCD. All numbers called will remain on display
until a game is over.

This button is also used to announce each number on demand when
the unit is in manual-announce mode. (See AUTO/MAN., below.)

When the unit is in automatic mode (“AUTOCALL” will be dis-

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played at bottom, left), you can press the START/CALL button to
stop the calling temporarily. Calling will resume when you press
START/CALL again.

NO. OF TURNS
Pressing this button momentarily displays the number of calls that
have been made during a game.

AUTO/MAN.
Press this button to shift between automatic number-calling and
manual number-calling. When the unit is in automatic mode, it will
call and display a new number about every 10 seconds. When in
manual mode, it will announce and display a new number whenever
you push the START/CALL button.

NEW GAME
Press and hold this key for one second to end the current game. Then
press START/CALL to start a new game.

MUTE
Press this button to turn the voice off. Numbers will continue to
appear on the display, allowing you to play without disturbing others.

RESET
If your display “freezes” or your unit malfunctions in any way, use a
paper clip or ballpoint pen to press this recessed button carefully.

CHAPTER 4: Playing Right Away

It’s easy to start playing. You can play by yourself or with others.
Each player gets one or more cards—depending on how many he or
she wants to play—and a supply of markers. (If a player runs out of
markers, he or she simply takes more.) Then start your Speaking

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Bingo by pressing START/CALL. It will call out randomly selected
numbers in a clear, easy-to-hear voice. Each newly called number
will flash on the display until a new number is called. (See “RULES
OF BINGO” below for a review of the rules.)

Special notes: Your game will shut off after a few minutes to save
your batteries if no buttons are pushed. To restart your game, just
press START/CALL. If 75 numbers are called, you’ll hear musical
tones,, and your unit will shut itself off. Press START/CALL twice if
you wish to continue your play.

CHAPTER 5: Rules of Bingo

Bingo rules are quite simple. Each player receives at least one card
and some markers. Speaking Bingo calls out numbers one at a
time. Players look for the called number on their cards, and the
players cover any called number with a marker.A player wins when
he or she gets five squares in a row on his card covered—horizon­tally, vertically or diagonally. (Many Bingo players also count "four
corners"—covering the top and bottom "B" and "O" as a win.) The
winning player must call "Bingo" to claim the win, when the game
ends. It’s possible for more than one player to bingo at the same
time. Any jackpot is split between bingo winners.

Cards

Each card has the word "BINGO" printed across the top, with five
vertical numbered squares under each letter of that word—except
for the center square. Each card thus contains 24 numbered squares
and a free center square.

To help players find their numbers quickly, they are called out
according to the lettered row they are in. The "B" column contains

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five numbers between 1 and 15. The "I" column contains f ive num­bers between 16 and 30. The "N" column contains five numbers
between 31 and 45 (with the free space in the center). The "G" col­umn contains five numbers between 46 and 59, and "O" contains
five numbers between 60 and 75.

The center squar e

The center, free square can be used with any four covered squares
that intersect the center. To play, you need at least one card, but you
can use more than one. In fact, many players like to use a special
combination of six cards that guarantees each number (1-90) called
will be represented on one of the six cards. With six cards, a player
has a number to cover on each call. Your Excalibur Talking Bingo
includes a special six-card folding sheet to use for this purpose.

Game variations

There are many different kinds of Bingo games that you can play
as a change of pace. All are still based on covering the called num­bers on your card. For example, as the last game of the night, some
Bingo players play "Cover All" (sometimes called "Blackout")—
ALL the squares on a card must be covered to win. In "Six Pack,"
the winner must make a vertical or horizontal pattern of six num­bers, two rows of three (house rules decide whether it’s legal to use
the free square). In "Top and Bottom," the winner must fill the top
and bottom row of a card. In "Eight States," to win a player must
fill the numbers surrounding the center free space. In "Blood,
Sweat and Tears," the winner must get three Bingos on one card
(one marker on each corner doesn’t count as a bingo in this varia­tion). You may even invent your own variations.

CHAPTER 6: Special Care & Batteries

7.1 Special Car e

• Avoid rough handling such as bumping or dropping.

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

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

7.1 Battery Information

Speaking Bingo uses 3 AAA batteries.

• Do not use rechargeable batteries.

• Do not mix alkaline, standard (carbon-zinc) or rechargeable
(nickel-cadmium) batteries.

• Do not mix old and new batteries.

• Install batteries so that the polarity (+ and -) matches the dia­grams in the battery compartment. Turn unit off when installing.

• Use only batteries of the same type and equivalency.

• Remove exhausted batteries from the unit.

• Do not short circuit battery terminals.

CHAPTER 8: Limited One-year Warranty

EXCALIBUR ELECTRONICS, INC., warrants to the original consumer that its prod­ucts are free from any electrical or mechanical defects for a period of ONE YEAR 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,

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are hereby limited to ONE YEAR 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 consequential 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: [phone]

Fax:[phone]

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.

DO NOT SEND YOUR UNIT WITHOUT RECEIVING AN ESTIMATE

FOR SERVICING. WE CANNOT STORE YOUR UNIT!

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