Franklin IC-110 User Manual

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Getting Started .............................................. 5

Install the Digital Book ............................. 6

Adjust the Contrast .................................. 7

See a Demonstration ................................ 8

Select Setup Options................................ 9

Learn the Keys ......................................... 10

Pre-game Decisions..................................... 12

Selecting Teams ...................................... 13

Viewing Player’s Stats............................. 17

Picking Starters ....................................... 18

Creating Line-ups .................................... 20

Changing Line-ups .................................. 24

Play Ball! ....................................................... 26

Starting the Game.................................... 27

Managerial Moves.................................... 29

Managerial Strategy................................. 32

Using with the Baseball Encyclopedia ...... 41

Setting Up a Game................................... 42

Using Team Mode .................................... 43

Contents

Using All-Star Mode................................. 44

Using GOLD + CARD............................... 49

Reference...................................................... 56

Offensive & Defensive Moves................. 57

Digital Book System ................................ 58

Specifications .......................................... 62

Limited Warranty (USA only) .................. 63

Index ......................................................... 64

Introduction

With

All-Time Baseball Manager

you can manage a Major League ball game. You can manage both teams or play against a friend.

All-Time Baseball Manager

allows you to make offensive and defensive managerial moves, such as pinch hitting or running, bunting, stealing bases, or sending in a relief pitcher.

All-Time Baseball Manager

or with the

Big League Baseball Encyclopedia

can be used by itself

card. When used alone all games are played in team mode. When used with the

Baseball Encyclopedia

you can play in Team

Big League

Mode or All-star mode. Team mode lets you choose a team in a specific

year and use their roster to play the game. You can choose from 12 notable teams in the history of big league baseball.

All-star Mode lets you create a team using any player in the history of baseball that is in the Franklin

Big League Baseball Encyclopedia

. You can make the ultimate teams, and play them against each other.

Getting Started

If you’re using the

Manager

for the first time, read this section.

All-Time Baseball

Install the Digital Book

You must install the digital book before you can use it.

1. Turn the Digital Book System off.

2. Insert the

slot on the back.

Line up the digital book’s tabs with the notches in the slot. Then snap the digital book in place.

3. Press .

All-Time Baseball Manager

ON/OFF

All-Time Baseball Manager

Protect Your Digital Books

Never install or remove a digital book while the Digital Book System is on. If you do, you may erase information that you entered in the other installed digital book.

in a

Adjust the Contrast

You can adjust the Digital Book System’s screen contrast at any time. Here’s how.

1. Turn the contrast wheel.

contrast wheel

2. If the screen is blank, check the batteries.

See “Replacing the Batteries” in Reference.

Help is Always at Hand

To... Press...

See a help message at any time

Move down the message Exit the message

HELP

BACK

See a Demonstration

Here’s how to see a demonstration of what the

All-Time Baseball Manager

1. Press

CARD .

2. Press or to select the

Baseball Manager

3. Press

4. Press

ENTER . MENU .

symbol.

5. Press to highlight

Demo . Then press

6. To stop the demonstration, press

can do.

All-Time

Run Demo under

ENTER .

CLEAR .

Using with the Encyclopedia

If you installed the Big League Baseball Encyclopedia, see “Using with the Encylopedia” before continuing.

Select Setup Options

Under the Setup menu, you can decide to play with or without a designated hitter (DH), turn the animated graphics on or off, or set the automatic shutoff time.

1. Press

2. Use to highlight an option. Then press

3. If setting Automatic Shutoff, use to select a number from 1-8. Then press

MENU .

ENTER .

Understanding Setup Options

Playing without DH-- If you pick a team that

used a DH, this setting will be disregarded. Turn graphics on or off--Turn the animated

graphics on or off with this option. Setting Automatic Shutoff--The

Baseball Manager

automatically after 2 minutes of nonuse.

is preset to shutoff

All-Time

Learn the Keys

Function Keys

CLEAR

MENU MORE

SPEC

LIST CARD ENTER

BACK

HELP

Direction Keys

Gold Key Combinations

+ +

CARD

numbers Type numbers.

Clear to the menu. See the menus. See list of base runners. See players’ stats. View player or team lists. Switch between digital books. Enter request or make a batter

swing at the ball.

Back up or erase letters.

See a help message.

Move the cursor left or right. Move up or down. Page up or down.

Go to the top or bottom of a list. Bring information over from the

other cards.

Learn the Keys

Offensive Move Keys

Use the offensive move keys during a game to manage the team at bat. You can make moves from the menu until you memorize the keys.

B S

Make batter bunt. Make base runner attempt to

steal a base.

H P R

ENTER

Put hit and run into effect. Pinch hit for batter. Pinch run for base runner. Make batter swing away. Go for the long ball.

Defensive Move Keys

Use the defensive move keys during a game to manage the team in the field. You can make moves from the menu until you learn the keys.

I C

Issue an intentional walk. Change the pitcher.

Understanding Clear

CLEAR

will never erase teams or line-ups that you have selected.

Pre-game Decisions

This section shows you how to select teams, and create line-ups.

Selecting Teams

You must select the visiting team first. Pick a team by selecting a team from the list or by entering one of the 12 team names and years.

Use the Menus

1. At the Visiting Team request line, press

LIST

. Then highlight a team and year.

2. Press

ENTER .

3. At the Home Team request line, press

LIST

. Then highlight a team and year.

4. Press

ENTER .

Selecting Teams

Or Type a Team Name and Year

1. At the Visiting Team request line, type a team name and year. Then press

If you type in a team name and year that isn’t one of the 12 available, you’ll see a message stating the team doesn’t exist in the

Baseball Manager

. Press to see the

LIST

available teams.

2. At the Home Team request line, type in a team name and year. Then press

Once you pick both teams, you’ll see the following menu:

At this point you can continue on and select the line-ups, or go back and change teams.

ENTER .

All-Time

ENTER .

Typing Numbers

To type numbers, hold down the key. Then press the number keys.

Team Choices

Selecting Teams

When you press you’ll see the following teams. These are the teams you can play a game with in

Manager

Team Name Year

New York Mets 1986 Philadelphia Phillies 1980 Cincinnati Reds 1975 Oakland Athletics 1973 Baltimore Orioles 1970 Los Angeles Dodgers 1963 Pittsburgh Pirates 1960 Milwaukee Braves 1957 Boston Red Sox 1946 St. Louis Cardinals 1942 New York Yankees 1927 Chicago White Sox 1917

LIST

All-Time Baseball

Selecting Teams

Changing Teams

You can change teams at any time before you start a game. It’s easier to change a team before creating a line-up.

1. Under the Team Mode menu, use to highlight the team you want to change.

2. Then press

ENTER .

3. Type in a new team and year. Or press

LIST

to select a new team from the list.

4. Press

ENTER .

Viewing Player’s Stats

Any time a player’s name is highlighted, press to see that player’s stats.

SPEC

You’ll see a player’s stats for the year you specified when you picked the teams. For example, if you picked the 27 Yankees, you can see Waite Hoyt’s season stats.

1. Highlight a player’s name.

2. Then press

3. Press again to leave the stats

SPEC .

SPEC

screen.

Picking Starters

There are two ways to pick starters: Automatic where one is selected for you, or you can pick your own. Once you select Pick Line-ups, you must pick starters and create line-ups before you can change anything.

1. Under highlight

2. Press

Team Mode , use the arrow keys to

Pick Lineups .

ENTER .

Automatic Starters

3. Under Visiting Starter , highlight

Automatic . Then Press

4. Under Home Starter , highlight Automatic . Then press

ENTER .

5. Next, move to Creating Line-ups.

ENTER .

Picking Starters

Or Pick Your Own Starters

1. Under Team Mode , use the arrow keys to highlight

ENTER .

2. Under pitcher. Then press

3. Under Home Starter , highlight a pitcher. Then press

4. Next, move to Creating Line-ups.

You must create your line-ups before you can change pitchers. See “Changing Line-ups” for more details.

Pick Lineups . Then press

Visiting Starter , highlight a

ENTER .

Changing Pitchers

Creating Line-ups

You can create line-ups in two ways: automatically or on your own.

Automatic Line-ups

1. Under Create Visiting Lineup , use to highlight

Automatic .

2. Press

The line-up for you.

3. Under Create Home Lineup , use to highlight

ENTER .

All-Time Baseball Manager

Automatic . Then press

will generate a

ENTER .

Or Create Your Own Line-up

1. Under Create Visiting Lineup , use the arrows to highlight batting position

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