Excalibur electronic 485-P User Manual

Excalibur Electronics
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Handheld
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Model No. 485-P
ongratulations on your purchase of Excalibur Electronics’Free Cell Handheld Game! The Free Cell
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Handheld Game 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.
Table of Contents
Installing Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3
Layout of Free Cell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Functions of the Buttons. . . . . . .. . .. 4
Object of Game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Getting Started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
The legendary King Arthur brandished a magic sword, Excalibur, from which we take our com­p a n y n a m e . With this unique weapon in his hands, he could not be vanquished.
Although Excalibur Electronics can’t claim
the magical secrets of Merlin, King
Rules and Details of Playing . . . . . . . .6
Automatic Power Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Special Care & Handling . . . . . . . . . .9
Battery Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
90-Day Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . .10
Arthur’s court wizard, sometimes our
patented technology may make it seem as if we could. The Free Cell
Handheld Game is another unmatched innovation of Excalibur
Electronics.
Installing Batteries
Your new Free Cell game requires three AA batteries, not included. To install the batteries, carefully turn Free Cell over so that the unit is face-down on a soft surface. Locate the battery compartment on the back of the unit. Then use a small Phillips screwdriver to remove the screw. Lift off
Layout of Free Cell Handheld Game
FREE ZONE
CELL KEYS
1 TO 8
HOME CELL
FREE CELL
ON/ NEW GAME
RESET
the battery compartment lid and install the batteries, making sure to match polar­ity (+ and -). Place the tab of the battery compartment lid in its slot and close the compartment door. Replace the screw and tighten. Remember to push RESET after inserting batteries.
HOME ZONE
CARD ZONE
AUTO
SOUND
UNDO/ START
REPLAY
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Functions of Buttons
Free Cell’s buttons are
easy to use.
On/New game: Use this button to turn Free Cell on or if you wish to start a new game.
Free Cell: Press this key to select a card in the FREE
, or press to move a
ZONE
selected card into the FREE
ZONE.
Home Cell: Press this key to move a card from the
FREE ZONE into the HOME
after the card has been
ZONE
selected, or to move a selected lowest stacking card in the CARD ZONE to the
HOME ZONE.
Auto: Press this key to save time by having the computer move the cards.
Sound: Press this key to
downward.
turn the sound on or off after beginning a new game. (Free Cell defaults to having
Reset: Press RESET if your game malfunctions or locks up to reset the unit.
the sound mode turned on.).
Start/Undo: After press­ing ON/NEW GAME, press this key to enter the game mode using the Undo or Auto functions. Press
START/
Object of the Game
You win when you move all the cards into the HOME
.
ZONE
UNDO again to confirm that you have selected a game using the undo function. During a game using the Undo function, press
UNDO
if you’d like to take back a move.
Replay: Press REPLAY and hold it down for a second if you’d like to restart the cur­rent game.
Arrow button: During a game press the top or bot­tom of the button to scroll through the cards upward or
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Getting Started
To begin, press the reset button to reset the game after inserting batteries. Then press turn Free Cell on. You’ll hear a melody, The game is now in the You’ll see NEW GAME flash- ing on the display.
Next press begin the game. You’ll see that the icons AUTO and
UNDO will be shown alter-
ON/NEW GAME to
RIFFLE mode.
START/UNDO to
nating on the LCD. You can choose between pressing
START/UNDO OR AUTO to
begin the game.
Pressing START/ UNDO: If
you select
START/UNDO, the
game will include the UNDO function. This allows the player to press the
UNDO key
in order to take back the last card. (This doesn’t apply to cards placed in the HOME-
ZONE.)
Pressing AUTO: If you
select AUTO rather than
START/UNDO, the game will
include the AUTO function which means that the com­puter will move the cards into the
HOME ZONE auto-
matically. This allows you to save time during the game.
Once the game begins, you move the cards of the same suit into the
HOME
ZONE by using the FREE CELL KEY and the CELL KEY 1-8.
All the cards must be moved in ascending order. (See below for game rules and details.)
Rules and Details of
Playing Free Cell
Moving cards between the CARD ZONE and
FREE ZONE
To move a card between
the CARD ZONE and the FREE
ZONE, first press the appro-
CELL KEY below the
priate row containing the card you would like to move. Next
FREE CELL. You’ll see
press that the lowest stacking card in the column you chose will be moved to the
ZONE. For example, if you
press CELL KEY 1, the lowest stacking card in column one
FREE
(cell zone one) will flash. By next pressing
FREE CELL,
you’ll move that card into
FREE ZONE.
the
Note that only four cards
can be held in the
FREE ZONE
at one time. If you want to move a card out of the FREE
into the CARD ZONE,
ZONE
first press FREE CELL to select the card, and then press the CELL KEY corres- ponding to the column where you want to place the card.
The card you are moving
from the
FREE ZONE must be
the opposite color of the lowest stacking card in the column you are moving it to. (If you are moving a red card, for example, the low­est stacking card in the des­ignated column must be black.) Also, the sequence must be in descending order.
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For example, to move Card 6 out of the FREE ZONE, 7 is the lowest card you can have in the
CELL ZONE you
are moving Card 6 to.
Moving cards between
CELL ZONES
To select a card in the
CARD ZONE you’d like to
move, press the correspon­ding CELL KEY. The card will flash. Next press the CELL
corresponding to the
KEY CELL ZONE (column) you’d
like to move the card to and the card will move. (Sometimes you can move several cards that are in sequence, but only if there is free space in the
FREE ZONE.)
Moving a Card from the
CARD ZONE or FREE ZONE to
the HOME ZONE.
Two conditions apply to moving a card to the
ZONE: the card to be moved
HOME
must be greater than the cards already in place in the
HOME ZONE, and the suit
must be the same. Note that the cards placed in the HOME
cannot be moved again
ZONE
or taken back by pressing
UNDO.
To move a card into the
HOME ZONE, first select the
card you wish to move by pressing the appropriate cell key button if the card is in
CARD ZONE, or press FREE
the
CELL if the card is in the FREE ZONE. Then press the HOME CELL button to execute
the move.
Illegal moves
During the game, if you make an illegal move, an X icon will display on the LCD.
Keeping Track of Cards
During the game, you can
see the number of cards still left to play on the LCD. You can also scroll further down/up by pressing the s/t key. Your display will
STACK with a number
show next to it, indicating the lowest stack level.
Replay
You can press the REPLAY button if you would like to restart the game you are cur­rently playing.
Game Over
If you successfully move all the cards into the HOME
ZONE, you win! You’ll then
hear a melody and
GAME OVER will display
WIN and
alternately on the LCD. On the other hand, if no cards can be moved at all, the game is done, a short
melody will sound and
GAME OVER will appear on
LCD. Simply press
the
ON/NEW game to start a new
game.
Scroll Key
During a game you may press the top or bottom of the silver round button to scroll through the cards upward or downward.
Atomatic Power Off
Remember, Free Cell turns itself off if no buttons are pushed for 3 minutes. This feature is intended to help save your batteries. Simply press the game key to wake up Free Cell and to return the its former display.
ON/NEW
LCD to
Special Care & Handling
• 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.
Battery Information
• Your Free Cell uses 3 AAbatteries, not included.
• Do not mix alkaline, standard (carbon-zinc) or rechargeable
nickel-cadmium) 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.
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LIMITED 90-DAY WARRANTY
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 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: 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!
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Excalibur Electronics, Inc.
13755 SW 119th Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33186 U.S.A.
Phone: 305.477.8080
Fax: 305.477.9516
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