Fisher-Price I6019 Instruction Sheet
For 1 or 2 players / Ages 3 and up
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
MODEL 76019
P/N 823A3000 Rev.A
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BUTTON FUNCTIONS
Up: Hard (Fast) Drop the Tetrimino ( on 3- and 4-Block Tetriminos only)
Down: Soft ( Slow) Drop the Tetrimino
Left: Move Tetrimino one cell left
Right: Move Tetrimino one cell right
Left Rotate: Rotates Tetrimino counterclockwise / Select a menu
option
Right Rotate: Rotates Tetrimino clockwise / Select a menu option
WARNING: EPILEPSY AND SEIZURES
READ BEFORE OPERATING YOUR PLAY TV
A few people may experience epileptic seizures when viewing flashing
lights or patterns in our daily environment. These persons may experience seizures while watching T V pictures or playing video games. Players who have not had any seizures may nonetheless have an undetected epileptic condition.
Consult your physician before playing video games if you have an
epileptic condition or experience any of the following symptoms while
playing video games: altered vision, eye or muscle twitching, other
involuntary movements, loss of awareness of your surroundings, mental
confusion and /or convulsions.
Family Tetris is a unique game that allows both children and adults to
play cooperatively, at any skill level. The object is to position the falling
Tetriminos across the bottom of the Matrix in order to create a solid
line with no empty spaces. Tetriminos are the 7 shapes created from
4 blocks ( Minos) joined together, and can be rotated or moved as they
fall. When an entire horizontal line fills with Minos, the line clears from
the Matrix. If lines are not completely filled with Minos, they will not
clear from the Matrix, and the Tetriminos will continue to stack up higher
and higher. If the stack of Tetriminos reaches the top of the Matrix, the
game is over!
SETTING UP
BATTERY INSTALLATION
On the back of the controller, remove the battery compartment door
and insert four (4) “AA” (LR6) batteries as indicated inside the compartment (alkaline batteries recommended). Replace the battery compartment door. Do not over-tighten.
NOTE: Batteries in the controller should give you about 10 hours of
game play ( if alkaline batteries are used). The game will not operate normally when the batteries begin to run low. The screen may be
blurred and resetting the game may not work. Be sure to install fresh
batteries. There is also no memory function. All game data will be
erased when the power is turned off or batteries are replaced.
Hold Trigger: Hold Tetrimino (works using 4-Block Tetriminos only)
Star t Button : Pauses gameplay / Selects a menu option
PLAYING FAMILY TETRIS
If your Family Tetris is connected to your T V, turn on the TV, then set
the TV to the appropriate video input mode (see set-up section of this
manual ). If your Family Tetris is connected to your TV through a VCR,
turn on the T V and VCR, then set both the TV and VCR to the appropriate video input modes (see set-up section of this manual ). Next, turn on
the power to your Family Tetris by sliding the POWER BUTTON on the
controller. After a brief star t-up animation, the Main Menu will appear
on the TV screen.
Using the directional buttons on the Main Unit, you will be able to scroll
through the different game modes you can choose from. Once the
game mode you wish to play is highlighted press the Start button.
MAIN MENU
Family Tetris features five Tetris variants :
1) Family: Cooperate to clear each level!
Summary:
One or two players (each in their own Matrix) contribute Line Clears
toward the Goal throughout 15 levels, in the fastest overall time.
Goal per level = 10 lines. (5 lines if both players using 1 block)
ADULT SUPERVISION IS RECOMMENDED WHEN INSTALLING
BATTERIES.
CONNECTING TO YOUR TV
To connect Family Tetris directly to a TV, the TV must be equipped with
audio and video input jacks. They are commonly found on the front of
the TV near the contrast, color, and picture adjustment controls; or on
the back of the TV near the antenna and cable/satellite jacks.
Insert the yellow video plug from the game into the Video-In (yellow)
jack on the T V.
Insert the white audio plug from the game into the left Audio-In (white)
jack on the T V.
Set your TV to the appropriate video input mode. ( See your TV’s operating manual for details.)
CONNECTING TO YOUR VCR
If your TV doesn’t have audio and video input jacks, you can connect
Family Tetris to your VCR.
Insert the yellow video plug from the game into the Video-In (yellow)
jack on the VCR.
Insert the white audio plug from the game into the left Audio-In (white)
jack on the VCR.
Set your TV and VCR to the appropriate video input mode. (See your TV
and VCR operating manuals for details.)
2) Race: How fast can you clear 40 lines?
Summary:
One or two players (each in their own Matrix) contribute Line Clears
toward the Goal of 40, in the fastest overall time.
3) Marathon: Go for a great score !
Summary:
The goal is to complete all 15 levels (150 lines in total) to get the most
points possible. There is no time limit.
Goal per level = 10 lines.
4) Dig: Clear the bottom line!
Summary:
The goal is for one or two players, at either 3 or 4-Block Tetrimino sizes,
to complete 15 “Digs” either alone or by cooperatively “digging” to the
bottom through a progressively deeper broken line pile, and then clearing the bottom line. Each bottom line clear by either person contributes
one dig, until at 15 digs, the game is over.
2P mode has both players trying to reach the bottom and clear the
bottom line, however each grid is played independently and when one
person clears they contribute a “dig” toward the 15 dig total, and only
their broken line pile increases, while the other player continues. This allows both players to play at their own pace while trying to complete the
game in the fastest time and maintain an increasing challenge.
5) Versus : Compete against another player!
Summary:
For two players only using 4-Block Tetriminos, both players attempt to
clear lines in order to send new lines into their opponent’s matrix. The
player to outlast or cause the other player to reach the top of the Matrix
wins! The winner of the match is the first player to win two of three games.
Simultaneous Lines Cleared New Lines Sent to Opposing Player
2 1
3 2
4 4
NOTE: If your TV or VCR does not have AV inputs, a “Y” adapter may be
purchased separately at any electronics store.
ADULT SUPERVISION IS RECOMMENDED WHEN CONNECTING
CABLES TO A T V AND VCR.
PRACTICE MODE
In all variants except “Versus”, when two players are playing and one
of them reaches the top, their game is only temporarily over. They enter
into practice mode and are able to play (without contributing toward
the goal) until the opposite player reaches the goal, at which point both
players will again continue playing. While one player is in practice mode
CREDITS
Blue Planet Software, Inc.
Original Game Designer …………………………... Alexey Pajitnov
Tetris Design Team …………………………………. Henk Rogers
Alexey Pajitnov
Brian Rogers
Tyson McCann
Lead Game Designer ………………………………. Tyson McCann
Quality Assurance …………………………… …….. Shawn Tanabe
Alexander Rogers
Lani Husson
Publisher – Radica
Programmer/Author - Hi-Score TV Limited
Production Company - Hi-Score TV Limited
and the remaining player reaches the top, both players’ games are over.
• Options
• Sound Effects: On/Off
• Music: On/Off
• Ghost Piece: On/Off
• Back to Main Menu
• Transformers used with the toy are to be regularly examined for damage to the cord,plug, enclosure and other parts. In the event of such
damage, the toy must not be used with this transformer until the
damage has been repaired.
• The toy is not to be connected to more than one power supply.
• Packaging should be kept as it contains important information.
Please retain this for future reference.
TROUBLE SHOOTING
TV
To locate your auxiliary channel, which is usually not 3 or 4, but a gaming channel found between 2 and 99 (example 2, 1, 0, 99), first try 00 to
see if it is the auxiliary channel. Channels downwards from 3 until a Line
1 or Line 2, Video 1 or Video 2, Front, Aux, AV, etc., appears on screen,
then push the power button on the game and it should automatically
come on if you have selected the correct channel. If this does not work,
another way to determine your auxiliary channel is to take a look at your
television remote. There may be a button on the remote that may take
you directly to the correct channel. The buttons you are looking for may
be labeled Input, AUX, AV, Line, TV/ Video, or Video. If your remote has
one of these buttons, turn your television back to Channel 3 and select
that button. The power button on the game should be turned on in order
for the game to appear on the television. If your television remote does
not have any of these buttons, and channel 00 is not working, you may
need to search the main menu for a way to determine your auxiliary
channel. If none of these methods have helped you locate your auxiliary
channel, you may need to check your owner’s manual and/or contact a
local television repair company.
VCR
When connecting to a VCR, you must first start with a blue background
showing on your television screen. To obtain a blue screen, try inserting
a videotape into the VCR, let it start to play, then hit the stop button.
This may give you a blue screen, then you can channel down to your
auxiliary channel. If the blue screen still does not appear, try entering
your TV and/or VCR main menu and see if it gives you options to select
a blue screen background. Many times if you enter the main menu on
your television you can change the setting from cable to video and display a blue screen. Also if you have an older television, you may locate
a hidden door on your television that has color, picture, horizontal, vertical, and cable, antennae buttons. If your television includes this panel,
you can select the antennae /cable button and see the blue screen
appears. If you have tried all of these options and are still unsuccessful
connecting the console, then you may need to check your VCR owner’s
manual or contact the manufacturer to find out how to set up your VCR
for console games.
Remember, you can’t play our games through a cable box or satellite,
so if you own one of these make sure it is turned off before connecting
the game. You can connect our games through DVD players with the
same connection as a VCR.
If you still have difficulty with setup or operation of your game, please
call our players helpline mentioned at the end of this manual.
If you choose to use an AC Adapter we suggest the following :
Output:
-Voltage: 6 Volts DC
-Current: 300 mA (minimum )
Polarity: Negative Center
Plug Size: 5.5 mm outside diameter, 2.1 inside diameter.
AC Adapters are available at most electronic stores.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is
subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause
harmful interference and (2) this device must accept any interference
received, including inter ference that may cause undesired operation.
WARNING: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s
authority to operate the equipment.
NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the
limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Par t 15 of the FCC Rules.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed
and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee
that inter ference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception,
which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user
is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the
following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that
to which the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help.
90-DAY LIMITED WARRANTY
(This product warranty is valid in the United States and Canada only )
Radica Games Limited warrants this product for a period of 90 days
from the original purchase date under normal use against defective
workmanship and materials (batteries excluded ). This warranty does
not cover damage resulting from accident, unreasonable use, negligence, improper service or other causes not arising out of defects in
material or workmanship. Radica Games Limited will not be liable for
any costs incurred due to loss of use of this product or other incidental
or consequential costs, expenses or damages incurred by the purchaser. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or
consequential damages, so the above limitations may not apply to you.
This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have
other legal rights, which vary from state to state.
During this 90-day warranty period, the game will either be repaired or
replaced (at our option ) without charge to the purchaser when returned
prepaid with proof of date of purchase to: Radica USA, Ltd., 13628-A
Beta Road, Dallas, Texas 75244, USA. Please remove the batteries and
wrap the unit carefully before shipping. Please include a brief description
of the problem along with your return address and mail it postage prepaid.
IMPORTANT: Before returning the unit for repair, test it with fresh alkaline batteries. Even new batteries may be defective or weak and low
batter y power is a frequent cause of unsatisfactory operation.
If you use the product with a transformer, regularly examine for damage
to the cord, plug, enclosure and other parts. In the event of any damage, do not use the toy with the transformer.
CAUTION
• As with all small batteries, the batteries used with this device
should be kept away from small children who might still put
things in their mouths. If a batter y is swallowed, consult a physician immediately.
• Be sure you insert the battery correctly and always follow the
device and battery manufacturer’s instructions.
• Do not dispose of batteries in fire.
• Batteries might leak if improperly installed, or explode if recharged, disassembled or heated.
• Sometimes, a build-up of static electric (from carpets, etc) may
cause the game to stop working. Just reset the game by switching the power button off for a few seconds and it will work again.
• The unit may malfunction when there is radio interference on the
power line and signal line. The unit will rever t to normal operation when the interference stops.
• In an environment with radio frequency inter ference, the product
may malfunction and require user to reset the product.
MAINTENANCE
• Handle this device carefully.
• Store this device away from dusty or dirty areas.
• Keep this device away from moisture or extreme temperature.
• Do not disassemble this device. If a problem occurs, press the Reset
button, or remove and replace the batteries to reset the device, or try
new batteries. If problems persist, consult the warranty information
located at the end of this instruction manual.
• Use only the recommended batter y type.
• Do not mix old and new batteries.
• Do not mix alkaline, standard (carbon-zinc ) or rechargeable (nickelcadmium) batteries.
• Do not use rechargeable batteries.
• Do not attempt to recharge non-rechargeable batteries.
• Remove any exhausted batteries from the device.
• Do not short-circuit the supply terminals.
• Inser t batteries with the correct polarity.
• This product is not suitable for children under 36 months.
• Use only with the recommended transformer type.
• Disconnect the transformer before cleaning the console or controller.
• The transformer is not a toy.
Distributed by:
RADICA USA Ltd.
13628-A Beta Road
Dallas, TX 75244-4510
RADICA :®
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OF RAD ICA GAM ES LTD.
©2006 RADICA GAMES LTD.
PRODUC T SHAPE™
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Tetris ® & © 1985~2005 Elorg,
a Tetris Holding Company.
Licensed to The Tetris Company.
Game Design by Alexey Pajitnov.
Logo Design by Roger Dean.
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